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  • Check this out…

    “Oh my word!” is what I said out loud when I received this in the mail yesterday. Rachel from Wonderfully Whimsy sent me this beautiful book. Isn’t it amazing? Check out the detailed sewing. Wow! Thank you soooo much Rachel! You are a sweetheart!

  • Coluzzle News

    As I am sure many of you have heard, Provocraft is no longer making the Coluzzle cutting system. Many of the more popular templates have become hard to find as vendor’s supplies run out. If you are a Coluzzle lover, like me, I am happy to tell you that Close to my Heart still has…

  • I am honored and humbled…

    I recently received this honor from Rachel at Wonderfully Whimsy. I am truly touched! Thanks Rachel! I am not very good about passing along tags, so instead below are 10 blogs that I visit regularly. (Actually I have hundreds of them in my google reader, but these are my latest “reads.”) Be sure to check…

  • Bird Basics Card

    I am on a Birthday Card kick these days. Here is another birthday card that we will be making as part of a workshop at the end of the month. All products used are from Close to my Heart. The floral paper and ribbon are from the Emporium Creative Basics Collection. I love the Creative…

  • A Happy Hello Card

    This is a simple and easy card that you can mass produce quickly. I used CTMH’s Argyle Backgrounds for the polka dots, Classmate Alphabet for the flower stem (A Happy Hello), June Word Puzzle for the flower, and Happy Easter for the leaves.I colored the flower with CTMH Watermelon and Sunny Yellow markers and added…

  • That was fast!

    Well, you ladies are quick. Looks like we have our 5 goodie recipients. I have emailed everyone except for Alyssa and Sandra. Would you two mind emailing me at lisa@myctmh.com with your mailing addresses so that I have them on file when I get ready to send you your goodies? Thanks! *Ü*