January's Stamp of the Month… "This Moment"

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! January 2015’s Stamp of the Month is called….. ****This Moment**** With around 60 participants in this blog hop, you are sure to find lots of great inspiration to start the new year!.  It makes a circle, so if you are starting here just continue until you…

September's Scrapbooking Workshop

Before I show you the layouts for September’s Scrapbooking Workshop, let me tell you a little about my new Workshop-on-the-Go Club Program.  As I’ve done for nearly four years now, each month I feature a CTMH WOTG kit, which contains everything needed to complete at least two 12×12, double-page layouts.  Each kit is always $29.95…

Cricut Project of the Week & Free Cutting File

This week’s Cricut project actually uses cuts from all three Close To My Heart Cricut cartridges: Art Philosophy, Artiste and Artbooking.  I used a sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping for inspiration, though oddly, there’s absolutely zero stamping on this card. Did you also notice that it’s not Seaside? LOL  This card uses the fall-themed paper pack…

Sick of Seaside yet?

Day 2 of the CTMH Blog Boosters Annual Inspirations Blog Hop. Again, consultants will be adding art work over the next 6 days, so the linky list at the bottom of this post will continue to grow and grow during that time. So be sure to come back often so you can see what’s new….

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…

"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…

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…

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…

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…