February Scrapbook Workshop is Here!

When I first saw the new Seasonal Expressions 1 book, I instantly fell in love the the “Hello Lovely” paper line. It features roses…which in my world…never gets old…and a beautiful, or shall I say lovely, color palette. This combination made creating these workshop layouts super easy for me. The first three of the five layouts…

Seasonal Expressions 1 New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH Seasonal Expressions 1 New Product Blog Hop! The new Close To My Heart Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book went live on January 1st. As a consultant we get to preview the new products a full month prior to the live day…just one of the many reasons why I love being a Close…

Celebrate National Papercrafting Month!

Several things come to mind when I think of January. One, it’s the end of the holiday craziness. Two, its’ the end of my break from winter break (sadness) and three, it’s he halfway point of the school year (come on summer). However, January is also National Papercrafting Month. Many…even most…have no idea, but if…

January's Stamp of the Month…"Adore You"

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! January 2017’s Stamp of the Month is called….. ****Adore You**** With over 25 participants in this blog hop, you are sure to find lots of wonderful ideas on using this month’s Close To My Heart’s Stamp of the Month.  The hop makes a circle, so if…

A Farewell to the 2016 Holiday Expressions Idea Book

At the time of this post, there are only 2 weeks…that’s 14 days…or 336 hours…or 20,160 minutes before the 2016 Close To My Heart Holiday Expressions Idea Book retires.  Most items will be retiring for good…never to be seen again.  In fact, the Snowflake Thin Cuts and the City Sidewalks Digital Cricut Collection have already…

Oh Deer! 8-Page Workshop

I have created four layouts using Oh Deer! Workshop Your Way. A couple of the layouts are based on layouts offered by Close To My Heart…with my own twist, of course, and the other two are all mine. I wanted to play off the gold and silver that the complements contained, by adding silver and…

Swan Lake 12-Page Scrapbook Workshop

December’s workshop layouts are finally completed! Woohoo!  The workshop features one of the paper collections from the current Seasonal Expressions Idea Book, called Swan Lake. It’s this year’s fall/thanksgiving collection, but I think it’s versatile enough that it could be used for many, many themes. Did you know that Close To My Heart offers scrapbook…

Rustic Home 8-Page Scrapbook Workshop!

Where does time go? I’ve been so busy with work and other obligations that time has flown by and my blog has fallen to the back burner…but I’m going to try and remedy that. So I’m going to start by sharing with you the layouts that we will be making at my next scrapbook workshop…

June's Stamp of the Month…"The Long Way Home"

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! June 2016’s Stamp of the Month is called….. ****The Long Way Home**** With almost 30 participants in this blog hop, you are sure to find lots of wonderful ideas on using Close To My Heart’s June Stamp of the Month.  The hop makes a circle, so…

Welcome to CTMH Stamp of Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! April 2016’s Stamp of the Month is called….. ****Life in Pictures**** With almost 30 participants in this blog hop, you are sure to find lots of wonderful ideas on using Close To My Heart’s April Stamp of the Month.  The hop makes a circle, so if…