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This Happy Life Card

September 25, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Can you believe there are only a few more days of National Stamping Month? October will be here next week! I can’t believe it. If you haven’t had a chance to get your hands on one (or all 3!) of CTMH’s exclusive National Stamping Month Stamp Sets–Hello, Life, don’t delay much longer.

These stamps sets pair together so well. Even though they each were designed with a specific type of crafting in mind (cardmaking, scrapbooking and pocket scrapbooking) the images contained in each set are perfect complements to each other.

For this particular card, I used both the Pocket Scrapbooking and the Scrapbooking Hello, Life Stamp Sets.

Paper Garden Card

September 16, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Close To My Heart’s September Stamp of the Month is absolutely beautiful! The Paper Garden Stamp Set comes with 9 unique images for making stunning cards, layouts or other home decor pieces. As is true with every Stamp of the Month, if you spend $50, you can get this stamp set for only $5!! Would … Read more Paper Garden Card

An Online Card Swap

September 9, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Tomorrow is National Swap Ideas Day! It’s a day that encourages people to share creative or helpful ideas–perfect for us crafters, right?!? So I thought it’d be fun to do an online card swap. We can virtually swap card projects with each other. Sounds fun, right? Here is my ‘swap’ for you:

National Stamping Month–Hello, Life!

September 2, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Happy National Stamping Month! In celebration of this special month, Close To My Heart is offering 3 exclusive, limited-edition stamp sets called Hello, Life! Each of these sets is designed with a specific crafter in mind. However, they all pair beautifully together. Plus, they also coordinate with our *NEW* Cricut Artistry Collection. There’s the Hello, … Read more National Stamping Month–Hello, Life!

Last Day to Get Framed

August 31, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Today is the final day to get your hands on Close To My Heart’s August Stamp of the Month—Framed. If you are a cardmaker–this is a stamp set you’ll definitely use over and over again!

To get the wheels turning on the possibilities with this stamp set, here are some samples created for a card swap I participate in.

Sneak Peeks of New CTMH Products

August 25, 2015August 24, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Are you eagerly awaiting the release of Close To My Heart’s *NEW* Annual Inspirations Book? There are some amazing *NEW* products just waiting to be put to the creative test! Lucky for you, some of these items are being released a little early…a little sneak peek, if you will. Here’s what you can get your hands on right now…

*NEW* Cricut Artistry Collection

In either the traditional cartridge form or *NEW* Digital version (both come with the same 3 coordinating stamp sets and full package of assorted cardstock.)

*NEW* Zoe Paper Collection

Get Organized with CTMH’s August Special

August 12, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Do you love a great deal? And how about a sneak peek? Well, you are going to love this month’s CTMH Special! This month, CTMH is doing a sneak peek of select products from the upcoming 2015-2016 Annual Inspirations which will be released on September 1st. As part of this sneak peek, they are offering a spectacular deal–and I mean spectacular. With the first part of the special you can get your hands on the *NEW* Marker Roll-up for just $17.95 and you then receive a D-size stamp set called Balloon Wishes which has a retail value of $17.95 and coordinates with the Cricut Artiste Collection absolutely FREE. Pretty amazing, right?

CTMH Cricut Artistry–It’s Here!

August 12, 2015August 3, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

It’s here! Close To My Heart’s *NEW* Cricut Collection–Cricut Artistry. And guess what? You can purchase the collection in it’s traditional format with a cartridge and booklet OR you can choose the Cricut Artistry Digital Download option. Both options contain:

700 images
3 coordinating stamp sets
a pack of 20 sheets of cardstock (2 sheets each of 10 different colors!)

Operation Smile & CTMH – Make Someone Smile

August 7, 2015July 28, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

2014 CTMH Operation Smile Base & Bling Necklace

Close To My Heart has been supporting Operation Smile since 2004. A portion of the proceeds from each sale of a stamp set has gone to this wonderful charity. Plus, customers can always round up their order totals and donate the change to Operation Smile–such a simple way to help out. Consultants got in on the action and began having Silent Auctions at our local events and even at the Annual Conventions to support this cause.

Last year, the support expanded to an exclusive Base & Bling necklace created by CTMH only for Convention attendees with a minimum donation amount (pictured above.) It was so well received, that they did it again this year!

Also, last year was the first year for a 5K run–just like the necklaces, it was a hit so they did it again this year. Would you believe that we raised over $40,000 for Operation Smile during Convention this year between the necklaces, the auction and the 5K run?!? Amazing, right?

Upcycled Toilet Paper Roll Project

August 7, 2015July 10, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

As promised earlier this week, here is an upcycled project I created using this month’s Stamp of the Month—Life Is Wonderful. It’s a little treat container! I reinforced the base using a cut out circle and some Liquid Glass. Fill it with whatever treat you’d like and then wrap it in some tissue paper (a perfect square works nicely!) Tie the top closed–I used some Glacier Extra Thick Twine. I unraveled the twine to make it a little more substantial–a fun and easy technique.

Now comes the fun part–

CTMH Happy Hexagons Gum Box

August 7, 2015July 8, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Today’s project is a Gum Box Container I created for my teammates attending CTMH’s Convention. It’s part of the little gift I’m giving to each of them. Convention starts tomorrow–it’s so exciting!! Soon all the newest CTMH goodies will be revealed. Today I’ll be CTMH’s Leadership Day. Usually no big surprises are revealed to us, but sometimes we get a small taste of what’s to come. Like last year, we got a chance to use the *NEW* ShinHan Alcohol Markers before anyone else (well, 1 day ahead of everyone else!)–so that was our little sneak peek!

Ice Cream Dream

August 8, 2015June 25, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

The Stamp of the Month—Ice Cream Dream–from Close To My Heart is an absolute must-have! This set is so adorable and just perfect for summer–whether making cards, layouts or even 3-D items.

This style of card for holding money or a check was requested by one of my Stamp Club members so I designed it using this month’s Stamp of the Month. How perfect would it be to give this card with some cash in it for someone special to go and grab some ice cream on a hot day?!

Just Sayin’ Card

August 8, 2015May 29, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

It’s the final few days to get your hands on Close To My Heart’s May Stamp of the Month—Just Sayin‘. This set of 14 images has sentiments and trendy images perfect for both scrapbooking and cardmaking. I created this card for my Stamping on Saturday Class as well as my monthly Stamp Club. It’s a … Read more Just Sayin’ Card

You’re Berry Special

August 23, 2015May 11, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Taste of Summer Cricut Artiste Strawberries

Creating a darling basket full of strawberries seemed only natural when CTMH released it’s special Taste of Summer Paper Packet and Taste of Summer Stamp Set in honor of National Scrapbooking Month. Plus, I found these cute berry baskets at Michaels that would work perfectly for holding the fun 3-dimensional paper strawberries. Cutting the strawberries … Read more You’re Berry Special

Feliz Cinco de Mayo

August 9, 2015May 5, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Using CTMH’s Ice Cold Summer Stamp Set, you can create a festive card for Cinco de Mayo festivities or for a summer party. I used the “Center Charms” card design from the Originals Card Confidence Program. Other supplies used: Taste of Summer Paper Collection (CC1038) Sunset Cardstock (X5758) Cotton Candy Cardstock … Read more Feliz Cinco de Mayo