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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 Graze Box Card

August 7, 2015July 22, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Have you heard of Graze? They are a company that do nutritious and yummy snacks by mail. Well, most times their boxes arrive and look the same. Essentially a kraft colored box with a decorative interior. But every once in a while the box arrives in my mailbox and it’s super cute inside and out. … Read more Upcycled Graze Box Card

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!

How to Make a 4th of July Pinwheel

August 8, 2015July 4, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Happy 4th of July! How about making a fun and festive pinwheel?!? The perfect DIY project for the 4th of July (or an average summer day!)

The key is to always start with a square. I used Close To My Heart’s Exotic Flower Hostess Stamp Set (B1477) since it is a perfect square. To make this project interesting, I decided to use a piece of transparency rather than cardstock. I stamped the image using Black StazOn ink (Z888.) Then I flipped the piece over and colored in the image using ShinHan’s Warm Grey (Z2468), Carmine (Z2448) and Marine Blue (Z2458) Markers.

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?!

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

Little Message Typed Note Card

August 9, 2015April 30, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Here’s a final sample of CTMH’s April Stamp of the Month—Typed Note. I received this card from Wendy T. I love that she used our Paper Fundamentals. These papers are often overlooked but are so versatile and pretty with their unique patterns and glossy embossed look on one side of the cardstock. She carried … Read more Little Message Typed Note Card

Thank You Typed Note Card

August 9, 2015April 27, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

This is the final week for the Close To My Heart’s April Stamp of the Month, Typed Note. This card is one I received in a swap from Theresa M. I like how she not only colored the sequins with our ShinHan Markers, but also decorated the inside of the card, too. What a great idea. … Read more Thank You Typed Note Card

Friend Typed Note Card

August 9, 2015April 17, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Here is another sample of a card created with this month’s CTMH Stamp of the Month–Typed Note. This card was created by Wendy C. It has a nice soft feel to it when paired with CTMH’s *NEW* Blossom Paper Collection. I also love that she used Liquid Glass on the typewriter keys to give … Read more Friend Typed Note Card

Exotic Flower Hostess Rewards Stamp Set

August 9, 2015April 15, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

As part of Close To My Heart’s Hostess Program, they offer exclusive stamp sets that are only available to hostesses AND are at a reduced cost! There are 3 Hostess Stamp Sets contained in the Seasonal Expressions 2: Tagged with Love (C1614), Paper Bird (C1613) and Exotic Flower (B1477). I crafted this card using the Exotic … Read more Exotic Flower Hostess Rewards Stamp Set

Typed Note Card

August 9, 2015April 1, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

This month’s Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart is going to be a popular one–I can feel it! Or maybe it’s just that I had several people ask me to get the Typed Note Stamp Set as soon as it was available! This stamp set comes with 19 images perfect for … Read more Typed Note Card

St. Patrick’s Woven Heart

August 9, 2015March 11, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Choose Happy Woven St. Patrick's Day Heart

Using CTMH’s Stamp of the Month—Choose Happy–I set out to create a St. Patrick’s Day type project to do with my Stamp Club this month and here is the result! There was some initial intimidation with being able to do the paper weaving, but once everyone figured it out and passed the test of having … Read more St. Patrick’s Woven Heart

Choose Happy Stamp of the Month

August 9, 2015March 5, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

I absolutely love the name of this month’s CTMH Stamp of the Month—Choose Happy. It’s just so positive and perfect! And so is this amazing mini album created with CTMH’s Cricut Artbooking Collection! The Choose Happy Stamp Set comes with 14 images–adorable frames, borders and sentiments.