Kristina Baldwin 
This just in–2 truly fun stamp sets from Close To My Heart will no longer be available come February 1st. In response to inquiries CTMH has received from Instagram, they will be discontinuing both #makesmehappy (D1658–a Hostess Rewards Stamp Set) –a stamp set that coordinates with the Cricut Artistry Collection and Instalife (C1615) from the … Read more Get ‘Em Before They’re Gone!
January is an exciting month with Close To My Heart. There are many *NEW* and exciting things happening. First of all, January is National Papercrafting Month. To celebrate, CTMH is offering an exclusive Picture My Life (CTMH’s version of pocket scrapbooking) kit called Live Your Day–and it’s only $8.95!
This Live Your Day Collection coordinates beautifully with our *NEW* Everyday Life Planners that were just released last month.
Playing with watercolor paints is awesome–it’s like you can’t mess it up! Need a little more color, add it. Need less color, add some water. Plus, there are fun techniques you can do with the paints. The one I’ve done here–a Salt Watercolor Technique–uses Kosher salt. It’s super simple and just requires a little patience (or a craft heater works, too!)
Basically, you want to begin with Watercolor Paper.
Not only does January mark the start of a New Year, it also is the start of a *NEW* Close To My Heart Catalog! That’s right the Seasonal Expressions 1 is now current and full of fabulous new CTMH products.
This treasure trove of new product is only good thru April 2016. So don’t wait to check it out! You can see it online HERE. Or I’d be happy to send you a hard copy–just send me an EMAIL with your mailing address.
This card I created uses both the *NEW* My Anchor Stamp Set along with the *NEW* coordinating My Anchor Thin Cuts dies.
Happy New Year! Are you busy thinking about your resolution for the year? Or maybe you already decided before midnight struck and now are simply conquering your first day with the new resolution?
How about a new tradition? Instead of making Christmas/holiday cards to send out perhaps you wait until all the hustle and bustle is over and then create handmade New Year cards! It’d be a nice and unexpected card to receive in the mail, right?
As I’m sitting and filling in my *NEW* CTMH Planner with dates for the upcoming year (can you believe tomorrow starts 2016?!?) I thought it was the perfect time to remind you that today is the last day to get the special CTMH Planner Bundle at over 15% off the retail price of each item individually.
Didn’t get it for Christmas? You know you still want it! Don’t deny your planner self the chance to be organized in style for 2016.
With this bundle, you will receive:
About a week and a half ago I happened to see a small chunk of a holiday DIY segment on a morning show. They were talking about making a festive and easy Peppermint Bowl out of Starlight Mints. I was intrigued!
I was just killing a little bit of time when I saw it so didn’t really have plans of making one. However, we had a holiday party to attend this past weekend and I thought it would be fun to give it a try–only instead of doing a bowl, I wanted to try a raised platter.
It was really simple to do and my family was extremely impressed with the results! So here is a little quick tutorial so you, too, can impress your friends and family!
Gather the supplies (Starlight Mints and a candlestick–both can be purchased at your local Dollar Store–bonus!!) You’ll also need Parchment Paper, a Cookie Sheet and a hot glue gun.
The wait is over…the *NEW* Planners from Close To My Heart have arrived!
Plus, CTMH is offering a great deal to get you ready to start 2016 off right.
Here are the details:
Attention all planner addicts! During December, you can get your hands on the *NEW* gorgeous Everyday Life album from Close To My Heart, the accompanying Everyday Life 2016 planner pages and the coordinating Everyday Life Perfect Plan roller stamp in an exclusive product bundle for only $29.95. That’s over 15% off the retail price!
Do you love a great deal? Who doesn’t, right? For 5 days, you can get 25% off of select Close To My Heart products! How’s that for a good deal? So what are these select items you may ask? They are strategically selected items that are perfect for creating handcrafted gifts and cards for the holidays–including–wait for it–our exclusive Cricut Artfully Sent Collection!
Here is a complete list of all the items you’ll find at a 25% discount:
I wanted to take a quick moment to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!! And if you are reading this early enough in the day and would like some fun conversation starters at the dinner table (whether for the kids or for the adults!), Close To My Heart has some wonderful ones HERE.
In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought it was the perfect time to reflect on why I’m thankful to be a Close To My Heart Consultant and have my own stamping business.
1. The flexibility. On Monday, I spent nearly the whole school day in my children’s classroom. I was able to help organize and cook dishes with both 3rd grade classes in order for them to come together and celebrate a Thanksgiving Feast. After cooking with the students, I then helped serve at the feast and then after they had recess and lunch (even though lunch was no longer needed–there was so much food!!), I returned to the classroom to watch the students give their presentations on the endangered animals they’ve been researching the last few weeks. There aren’t too many traditional jobs that allow you to choose when you’ll work!
2. The relationships. I’ve said it before and I have no doubt that I’ll continue to say it, but the friendships and relationships I have built by becoming a CTMH Consultant are amazing.
Want a fun way to create place cards for Thanksgiving dinner this year? Why not try one of these adorable (and easy!) treat containers that would be perfect for a place card. They can be as simple or as elaborate as you want.
This one we created in my Stamp Club this month. I loved using our beautiful Fundamentals Papers–they make it look so elegant without any extra work!
Are you familiar with CreativeLive? It’s a wonderful resource of online broadcasts about a variety of interesting creative topics. You’ll find anything from photography, music to crafting to making money. If you’re local to the Seattle or San Francisco area, you can even be a live guest! How cool is that?!? You’d get the opportunity … Read more CreativeLive with Close To My Heart
Yes, you read that right! Close To My Heart’s November Stamp of the Month is geared toward preparing for the New Year–2016! While the stamp set definitely is designed for using in celebration of the new year, you can utilize it in other ways, too. It’d be great for layouts (nice little journaling lines!) or … Read more Cheers, 2016!
If you stopped by our Close To My Heart Scrapbook Expo booth in Santa Clara, CA this past August, you would have seen these Dixie Cup Party Lights I made and strung across our booth. I had every intention of posting instructions (they are really quite simple!) shortly after the event, but life somehow always gets in the way! But I decided it’s better late than never, right?!
STEP 1: Gather enough Dixie Cups to cover your strand of lights–plus 1 extra (for the template!)