CTMH Blog Boosters Annual Inspirations Blog Hop

I’m so excited that this day is finally here!!  The new Annual Inspirations Idea Book is finally LIVE for everyone!!  I’m so thrilled that everyone can now see what has had all of us Close To My Heart consultants abuzzing.  If the new idea book wasn’t enough to inspire you, we’ve got a blog hop…

Last day…

We’re fast approaching the finish line on a lot of great Close To My Heart products and my July specials!  Below is the list of what’s left, but things will run out throughout the day, so if there’s something you want, you better put the pedal to the metal! Today is the last day to…

Health Journey

All my life, or at least since the onset of puberty, I have battled my weight.  I can remember being called a “fat a$$” by a family member and even as an adult, my grandmother would just blurt out, “Tammy, you’re gettin’ fat!”  (Thanks Granny. I wondered why I couldn’t button my jeans.)  Of course,…

Cricut Project of the Week & FREE CCR Cutting File

As I shared with you last week, the newest addition to the Close To My Heart Cricut family won’t be available until sometime in August.  Once I get that sucker in my hand, I’ll get some projects completed and then share them, but for now I’m going to share with you a project that I…

August's Scrapbooking Workshop Projects

Close To My Heart’s latest idea book, Annual Inspirations, will go live on August 1st! So exciting! So much crafty goodness inside.  Our first paper line from the new book that we will be working with at next month’s scrapbooking workshop is called “Seaside”. I know a lot of CTMH consultants that are waiting until…

Throwback Thursday…Creative Lettering

If you are fairly new to the world of scrapbooking, it may be hard to imagine that there was a time that when you needed a title there was no such thing as a Cricut, or Silhouette, or Slice and not everyone had a computer in their home, much less a printer. Sticker letters were…

"Friend You Lift Me Up" Center Step Card

Today’s card is one that I made for the last Cards, Etc. workshop. I wanted to challenge my ladies with some watercoloring, but truth be told, I was a little nervous that I was pushing it and that they may revolt. 🙂 So I offered them some other coloring alternatives, like colored pencils and blender…

Tuesday Tutorial

I’m realizing just how noisy it is around here ALL. THE. TIME.  It’s really starting to get to me, I think.   One of the things I loved about being off in the summer was all the quiet time in the house. Even with the kids being home, they often would play outside, hang in…

Where Old Meets New

As a Close To My Heart consultant, we are able to order products a month before they are available to customers. This gives a chance to try them out by preparing our projects for upcoming workshops, gatherings, open houses, etc.   In preparing for next month’s Cards, Etc. class, I chose to use the new…