Sending Christmas Blessings

Christmas Blessings Card Kit

We are rapidly approaching the most wonderful time of the year, and we know how crafters like to plan ahead. That’s why we have created the new Christmas Blessings Card Kit, featuring an exclusive My Acrylix® stamp set, Christmas Blessings, designed especially for the Christmas season. Create the set of 12 cards shown above using … Read more Sending Christmas Blessings

Holiday Sparkle Shaker Cards

October CTMH Special Holiday Sparkle

October CTMH Special Holiday Sparkle

Have you seen the fabulous Close To My Heart October Special yet?  The Holiday Sparkle Shaker Cards?  As you’ll see in this video, all you need to create these shaker cards is some adhesive (and ink if you want to stamp sentiments on the inside of the cards–and who wouldn’t, right?!)

October Special: Holiday Sparkle💛

Posted by Close To My Heart on Monday, October 1, 2018

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Thank You Balloons Card

Thank You Balloons Card

Thank You Balloons Card

At this time of year it’s so easy to be focused solely on stamp sets for the upcoming holidays–Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.  When you look through Close To My Heart’s newest catalog, the  2018 Holiday Expressions, you’ll find many other wonderful stamp sets for use every day.

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Breast Cancer Awareness with CTMH

Breast Cancer Awareness

Be a Ribbon Warrior!  In honor  of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve brought back the My Acrylix® Ribbon Warrior Stamp Set and the coordinating Thin Cuts bundle at a 20% discount! Show your support for loved ones and friends with meaningful, heartfelt artwork made using these exclusive items.  These items are only available in the month … Read more Breast Cancer Awareness with CTMH

Hello Pumpkin Halloween Card

Hello Pumpkin Halloween Card

Are you getting excited for Halloween?  Or maybe your thoughts are already to the holidays like many crafters!  Well, if you aren’t local to the San Francisco Bay Area but you’d enjoy making an assortment of 8 different holiday projects ranging from cards (like this one) to 3-D items like Christmas Gift Card Boxes, you … Read more Hello Pumpkin Halloween Card

Last Day to get FREE Kind Heart Stamp

Your Kind Heart Card

Last Friday, I shared a super sweet stamp called Your Kind Heart that I am giving as a thank you gift to those who make a Close To My Heart purchase of $50+ (pre-tax and shipping) with me by the end of today. This stamp is one that cannot be purchased or ordered–it’s that exclusive! … Read more Last Day to get FREE Kind Heart Stamp

Just Treats September Stamp of the Month

Sweet Friends September SOTM Card

September Stamp of the Month Just Treats

New month = *NEW* Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month!  And the September Stamp of the Month, Just Treats, is definitely a MUST-HAVE 🙂  Check out all the great sentiments and images you can use for the everyday as well as the upcoming holidays and seasons.

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Celebrate National Stamping Month with FREE Stamps

CTMH's Memories in the Making Special

September is National Stamping Month and Close To My Heart has a wonderful exclusive calendar kit (perfect to keep for yourself or for holiday gift giving!) as well as 2 stamp sets only available this month. Memories in the Making💛 Posted by Close To My Heart on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Watch this short video … Read more Celebrate National Stamping Month with FREE Stamps

Close To My Heart’s 2018 Holiday Expressions

CTMH 2018 Holiday Expressions Catalog

CTMH 2018 Holiday Expressions Catalog

It’s finally here!  Close To My Heart’s *NEW* Holiday Expressions 2018 Catalog is now live.  Just look at how beautiful the cover of the catalog is!  And guess what?  The inside is just as spectacular! 🙂

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How to Make an Impossible Card

For the Love of Crafting Impossible Card Top View

For the Love of Crafting Impossible Card

Today’s project is one where the name is simply so deceiving–it’s called the Impossible Card but truthfully it’s so impossibly simple to do!  Usually, my love of crafting resonates strongly with my daughter but this card was way more in my son’s wheelhouse this time around.  This design is based on a popular magic trick called the Hypercard Illusion trick and is one he himself has done (but it didn’t look as pretty!)  Today I’m going to show you how simple it is to do so you can create your own.

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