All Around Creativity with Close To My Heart

CTMH All Around Creativity Grateful Wreath

CTMH All Around Creativity Grateful Wreath

Happy 2020!  And Happy National Papercrafting Month!  To celebrate, Close To My Heart is offering the All Around Creativity Special.  This special features 4 exquisite DIY wooden wreaths for your home decor.  

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Last Minute DIY Holiday Crafts

Last Minute CTMH Holiday Crafts

Are you finished with all your holiday preparations and now feeling the holiday spirit?  Or maybe it’s a little bit more of a feeling of holiday stress?  If it’s a more of the latter because you still need a few small gifts for co-workers, neighbors or even teachers, Close To My Heart recently shared some wonderful festive ideas to help you out on their blog.  

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Happy World Kindness Day!

Closeup CTMH Eat Play Love Framed Artwork

CTMH Eat Play Love Framed Artwork

Today is World Kindness Day.  I thought this sentiment from the Eat Play Love Stamp Set was perfect for this particular day.  So I whipped up this adorable framed artwork piece using the stamp set and coordinating Best Friends Furever Paper Pack.

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Eat Play Love Dog Treat Box

CTMH Art Philosophy Eat Play Love Dog Treat Box

CTMH Best Friends Furever Kit with Stamps

On November 1st I shared the highly anticipated Best Friends Furever Close To My Heart Special.  One of the options of this Special is to get a complete kit to create not only adorable scrapbook layouts, but also super cute cards.  

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Countdown to Thanksgiving

CTMH Turkey Thanksgiving Countdown

If Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday of yours–one you just can’t wait for–this cute project might be right up your alley! Close To My Heart shared this idea earlier this week and it’s so darn adorable that I wanted to share it with you, too!  Super simple way to countdown to Thanksgiving–whether it’s you or … Read more Countdown to Thanksgiving

DIY Tall Halloween Treat Pouch

CTMH Frightful Friends Tall Halloween Treat Pouch

CTMH Frightful Friends Tall Halloween Treat Pouch

Happy Halloween!  Today there are no tricks, just treats for you!  I’m going to show you how you can create these cute (and easy) Tall Treat Pouches.  While my sample today is Halloween themed, I can easily see this project duplicated for Christmas and filled with candy canes or other tall treats for the holiday.  Grab your favorite patterned paper, your Paper Trimmer, some strong double-sided adhesive and a Bone Folder and let’s get started.

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Darling Handmade Wooden Mini Albums

CTMH Dad Wooden Album

CTMH You're the Best Kit contents

While these wooden albums were originally introduced as a special way to celebrate dad and/or grandpa for Father’s Day through a fun album kit, I wanted to remind you that these albums are so darling that you should stock up on them before they’re gone at the end of the month!  They are good for so many more themes beyond Father’s Day…the possibilities are endless.

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You’re My Favorite Triangle Box

You're My Favorite Triangle Box

You're My Favorite Triangle Box

Today’s project is one I created using the April Stamp of the Month, Love So Sweet.  I love how it turned out.  It’s so simple and clean in design.  But it definitely would brighten the recipient’s day when you gave it to them, right?

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CTMH Made with Love Mini Album Kit

CTMH Wooden Heart Mini Album Cover

CTMH Made with Love Mini Album Kit

It’s so stinkin’ cute!  The *NEW* Made with Love Kit from Close To My Heart is absolutely adorable and so precious once made up.  It was just released today and you can find out more about it here with Karen:

Made with Love💝

Posted by Close To My Heart on Monday, April 8, 2019

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Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Treat

Lucky St. Patrick's Day Treat Topper

Lucky St. Patrick's Day Treat Topper

We’re just a few days away from St. Patrick’s Day.  It’s the perfect time to make up some fun & festive treats to share.  Making festive treat toppers is super easy to do and makes for a fun way to give a special treat to someone.

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