Would you like to get a discount on your scrapbooking supplies? Would you like to be one of the first to get the latest CTMH products? Or would you like to make extra money or enjoy the camaraderie of other inky friends? Whatever your reason, I’d love to talk to you about joining one of…
Cricut Key of the Week & Free CCR Cutting File
I’m so excited for Close To My Heart’s newest Cricut baby…Artfully Sent. Unfortunately, due to some issues with ProvoCraft, we can’t get it until August. 😦 Boohoo. Thanks to the three that we do have though, Art Philosophy, Artiste and Artbooking, there is no shortage of creative possibilities. The cartridge and key that I’m going…
Hostess with the Mostess
Close To My Heart is celebrating their 30th Anniversary. I learned about them nearly 14 years ago. To think that they were in existence 16 years before I heard of them…oh, the pain of it! So much paper and stamps that I could have bought! LOL Anyhoo, one of the things that always amazes me…
Throwback Thursday
Fourteen years ago or so, I worked at a rubber stamp store named Stamp Cabana. It was one of the most fulfilling jobs I’ve ever had. I LOVED working there. While there, I really pushed for them to start carrying scrapbook stuff, but they didn’t want to become a scrapbook store. However, there were a…
Joy Fold Card
I created this card for this month’s Cards, Etc. class. I wanted to incorporate a fancy fold with the Stamp of the Month, so I began searching for inspiration. I found this tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers and this card on Google images and came up with this… I cut the Slate base at 4 1/4″…
Paper Fundamenals Giveaway
How would you like to win this beautiful collection of Close To My Heart’s Paper Fundamentals Basic Collection? This is a gorgeous collection of 20 double-sided 12×12 sheets (2 each of 10 designs). One side of each paper has a glossy, embossed resist, tone-on-tone pattern on one side and the other side has a matte…
Retirement List, Price Changes and Gift w/Purchase
RETIRING ITEMS: In just a little over two weeks, Close To My Heart will be saying goodbye to quite a few products to make room for all of the new goodies in our soon-to-be-released 2014-2015 Idea Book. Some items are already sold out and the availability of these items will most likely change between the…
Valuable Lesson at Convention
For those of you that didn’t know, last month, I attended the annual Close To My Heart Convention. This year it was at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. I really had a great time, but one of the highlights of the event came when I attended a business class presented by a wonderful consultant…
Jubilee Precut Kits
Below are the two Jubilee Precut Kits that I have available. (I apologize for the quality of the photos, but lately I can’t seem to get my camera to cooperate.) The kits are only $15 each and include everything seen in the photo, except where noted. You can save $5 by picking up both for…
July's Stamp of the Month…"Circus Alphabet"
Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! July 2014’s Stamp of the Month is called….. ****Circus Alphabet**** With around 40 participants, you are surely to find wonderful inspiration through this blog hop. It makes a circle so if you are starting here just continue until you make your way back and you will…
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