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CTMH Little Piggy

Have you seen Close To My Heart’s Little Piggy stamp and album bundle? I

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CTMH Little Piggy

Have you seen Close To My Heart’s Little Piggy stamp and album bundle? I know that word “album” might have stopped you in your tracks … but it’s such a great deal with everything! Plus you may find you love the mini album when it arrives. I decided to pair the Little Piggy stamps with CTMH’s spinner die. I think this card is adorable. Even my husband was impressed. The spinner was actually…

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CTMH No Ordinary Dad

CTMH No Ordinary Dad

Close To My Heart just rolled out their No Ordinary Dad special promotion!  Show the dads in your life that you appreciate them using three exclusive stamp sets designed to highlight what makes them special! Save 20% with the No Ordinary Dad Stamp Set Bundle, which includes all three sets!  Or, of course, you can just buy one or the other…   My Dad Rocks $18.95 Best Dad Ever $7.95 No Ordinary…

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CTMH Flowers for You

CTMH Flowers for You

I just love a pretty clean and simple (CAS) card!! Close To My Heart’s latest stamp of the month – Flowers for You – makes that happen! I needed to send some hostess club happy mail out FAST … and these were quick but enjoyable to make. I stamped the bottom image in CTMH’s Intense Black ink and then used watercolor pencils. Intense Black is one of my go-to black inks because you can use alcohol…

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CTMH May Special Promotions

CTMH May Special Promotions

It’s May and that means Close To My Heart just released a new mini catalog! This May/June edition is packed full of summer fun. You can get your free copy with your order when you check out with CTMH — just be sure to sign out under your name, and not as Anonymous. You may also view it online here. May Stamp of the Month Flowers For You is CTMH’s latest stamp of the month! You can buy this…

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CTMH's two day National Scrapbooking Day celebration!

CTMH’s two day National Scrapbooking Day celebration!

In case you missed the news, this weekend Close To My Heart is throwing a two-day National Scrapbooking Day event! It’s over on their Facebook page and you can register here to attend (it’s free!). It will run Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 2. Pre-registered attendees have the chance to win prizes –but you have to be there, unlike before. You can supplement your own supplies or get the kits…

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CTMH Wishing You Everything

CTMH Wishing You Everything

A while back (we’re talking February!) I made a fun fold birthday card for my Monday Motivation. I really love this easy, Z fold card. For my card I used Close To My Heart’s Wishing You Everything stamp and thin cut die set. It’s on sale right now! This fun paper pattern is also from CTMH. It is called Party Time and you can also purchase the matching solid cardstock bundle right away with it. I…

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CTMH Scandinavian Folk Art Greetings

CTMH Scandinavian Folk Art Greetings

Yesterday I received some happy mail — out of the blue. And it made me so happy! Thank you to fellow Close To My Heart consultant Becca Whitman for this gorgeous card. I am a huge fan of Becca’s and her work is even more glorious in person. Becca used CTMH’s April stamp of the month — Scandinavian Folk Art Greetings. I know many folks thought, “not my style”. But Becca has rocked this set and so…

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CTMH Cherry Blossoms Just a Note

CTMH Cherry Blossoms Just a Note

A few weeks back I shared some cards I made during my Monday Motivation. This fun technique is called ink smooshing! It’s so easy and the results are unique each time. I had some panels leftover from my demonstration and turned them into cards. Brenda mentioned that an umbrella would look nice with these blue panels. That reminded me of the pair of rainboots I had from Close To My Heart’s Make A…

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CTMH April Specials

Close To My Heart is celebrating April with several wonderful specials and events. First off, take a look at their Stamp-tacular sale. WOW!! Both regular stamp sets and those stamps with matching thin cut dies are on sale! Plus, CTMH re released several of their popular stamp sets and put them on sale for the first time ever. Below is just a quick peek at the discounted stamp sets but to see…

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Spring | Summer Coffee Lover Blog hop

Spring | Summer Coffee Lover Blog hop

Today is the last day of the Spring | Summer Coffee Lover’s blog hop. I thought it would be fun to use some of my other coffee related stamps — I have a lot! For this fun, clean and simple (CAS) card I used some leftover paper scraps. This cardstock is from Close To My Heart and I’m a Super Sponsor the Coffee Lover’s blog hop! The cute little owl is from Coffee Time, an amuse|studio stamp set.…

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CTMH Build-A-Rainbow Thin Cuts

CTMH Build-A-Rainbow Thin Cuts

I know you have a LOT of rainbow dies to choose from in the wide, wide world of crafting BUT I really do love this simple little Build-A-Rainbow thin cut die set from Close To My Heart. It’s just under $10 and then you “can” add on some coordinating stamps like Charming Backgrounds and Sunny Days Ahead. CTMH used to have a series of “backgrounds”; so, if you have been with us for a while, check…

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CTMH Country Horse Thank You

CTMH Country Horse Thank You

We are celebrating our custodians this week at school so I got crafty this weekend! I paired up 4 different stamp sets from Close To My Heart and used just two inks…Mint and Intense Black. The current stamp sets include: In This Together and Country Horse with a matching thin cut die. The retired two are Through Thick and Thin and January’s SOTM, Many Thanks. I hope they will like it! I also…

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March Close To My Heart Specials!

March Close To My Heart Specials!

We have a brand new mini catalog LIVE!! Welcome to the March/April Close To My Heart catalog. You will get a FREE copy with your order (please sign out with your name — anonymous orders don’t get one, sorry!) or you can check it out online here. There are so many wonderful items to get you into the spring mood! March Stamp of the Month Winged Masterpiece is a stunning new set that looks…

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CTMH Free Card Sketch!

CTMH Free Card Sketch!

Last week Close To My Heart shared a free sketch on their Make It From The Heart blog…and this weekend I challenged my special facebook members to create a card using this sketch. This afternoon I will have a drawing from one of the entries to win a FREE stamp set from my stash. Here is a peek of my two cards that I shared using this sketch… I like the twist of using a speech bubble from In…

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CTMH - New in February!

CTMH – New in February!

It’s hard to believe that a) it’s already February and b) life was still kinda normal a year ago. Close To My Heart has another great COVID 19 (aka Coronavirus) promotion to help you document this time. I think cardmakers may find something to their liking as well. You can purchase the In This Together bundle and really save $$ or, pick the parts you especially like and need. I love that we have…

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CTMH Winter Penguins & Serenity

CTMH Winter Penguins & Serenity

Last week I created a couple of really cute, clean and simple cards using a card in the Close To My Heart catalog for inspiration. You can see them here. Well, I had a left over die cut penguin from playing with my new Winter Penguins set (and honestly, they are all so darn cute — it’s hard to decide which one you will use!). I also still had some Serenity cardstock paper laying out yet. This was…