Have you seen Close To My Heart’s newest catalog yet? The Seasonal Expressions 2 Catalog is now live and is packed with so many wonderful new products that your wish list will be full in a matter of minutes as you do your initial look through it!
A fun collection of *NEW* items that stood out to me was the Calypso Paper Pack. Doesn’t it just scream “Summer, here I come!”
May is National Scrapbooking Month and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate!
All month long you can grab yourself either the Happy Times Paper Pack or the Happy Times Stamp Set–OR get both!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day & Week! This year our school’s Teacher Appreciation Committee chose to do a garden theme for the week’s festivities. So in keeping with that, I decided to do a Calla Lily Card with the students.
I punched out enough white cardstock circles for each student to write an adjective they thought best described our teacher. I did a tri-fold with each to create a calla lily shape and glued them down onto a Juniper Cardstock card base with a Glue Dot so that each could still be opened. I drew in some stems using our ShinHan Sap Green Alcohol Marker where they could be seen and then attached a bow using CTMH’s Thistle Extra Thick Twine (I untwisted the twine to get a softer look to the bow before I affixed it using a Glue Dot.)
Like cameras? How about vintage cameras? Well then, you are going to love Close To My Heart’s April Stamp of the Month—Life in Pictures!
This set of 13 images has a wonderfully classic feel to it with a variety of vintage style cameras and fun coordinating sentiments.
One of the projects we created at this month’s Technique Time Class was this fun “Happy” Turkish Fold Card.
There’s a real simplicity to the card, but then when you open it up, it has a wonderful “wow” factor!
What better way to start a Monday than with a super simple card design!?! With the *NEW* My Reflections Paper Packets from the Seasonal Expressions 1, you get 2 sheets of pre-printed cards. These cards, while designed to be perfect for Pocket Scrapbooking, also can make some ridiculously easy cards, too! For this particular card, … Read more Simple Penelope Card
It’s the final few days to get your hands on this month’s Stamp of the Month—Sunshine Birdies. This sweet little stamp set has such a fun whimsical feel to it–from the font of the sentiments to the cheerful birds and butterflies. I used CTMH’s Cricut Art Philosophy to create the base to my card–I thought … Read more You are My Sunshine Card
Today’s share is a unique twist on a Gift Card Holder. I used a brown lunch bag! I cut it at 3″ keeping the base folded up to create my pocket.
Instead of adhering the sides closed to create the pocket, I simply made a belly band that I secured to the back of the bag.
Then the fun started!
Close To My Heart’s March Stamp of the Month—Sunshine Birdies–is a fun & whimsical stamp set.
I started my card by creating a watercolor sky background using our Watercolor Paints and the large flat paintbrush from our Paintbrush Set. I have to say that I truly love our Watercolor Paper.
This past weekend was the Scrapbook Expo in Pleasanton. We offered a free Make-n-Take and wanted to showcase the oh-so-adorable Animal Greetings Stamp Set that benefits Operation Smile. With each stamp set sold, $7 goes to Operation Smile forever changing the life of a child with a cleft palate or cleft lip.
It’s such a cute stamp set that we sold out of what we had in stock within just a few hours on the first day!
Happy Leap Day! With it being a Leap Year this year, you get one extra day to get your hands on Close To My Heart’s February Stamp of the Month—Balloon Animals!!
Isn’t this giraffe card darling? Such a creative spin using this stamp set.
Today’s card is one I received from a swap I participate in using the Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart. Unfortunately, the creator of this particular card didn’t include her name so I can’t give her credit for this stunning card. Isn’t this card amazing? I love how the animals really … Read more Balloon Animals Birthday Card
Still looking for that perfect Valentine’s Day card? Here’s one that is stunning and goes together quickly! Here are the supplies I used to create it: Mr. & Mrs. Stamp Set (C1621) La Vie En Rose Paper Packet (X7201B) Black Stamp Pad (Z2105) Whisper Stamp Pad (Z2172) Pomegranate Stamp Pad (Z2653) Black Shimmer Trim … Read more A Swoon Worthy Valentine’s Card
This month, Close To My Heart is offering a special stamp set dedicated to providing additional support to Operation Smile, an amazing organization that provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates for children all over the world!
If you are familiar with CTMH, you know that a percentage of every stamp set sale goes to support Operation Smile. We also offer the ability to round up your order totals to donate that change to them as well. There’s even an exclusive stamp set each year dedicated to supporting Operation Smile. This year that stamp set is called Animal Greetings and it is SUPER adorable!
CTMH donates $7 from each sale of this stamp set to Operation Smile.
It’s a new month–time for another new Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart! This month’s Balloon Animals Stamp Set is an adorable one. You get 13 images perfect for a fun celebration.
I was so excited to use this stamp set because of it’s playful nature. It seemed perfect for using googly eyes–and who doesn’t love a pair of googly eyes!