I am leaving for the Close to my Heart Convention in less than a week! Yay! I am so excited. I have been busy working away on presentation projects, create and take projects, and fun little gifties for my team. It has been a busy few weeks, but definitely lots of fun. I thought I’d…
If you thought Close to my Heart products where just for scrapbookers and cardmakers, think again! My 9 year old son was thrilled to have access to my Cricut machine, my Art Philosophy and Artiste Cricut cartridges, and the papers and embellishments in the Later Sk8r Collection for his 3rd grade Hobby Board assignment. As…
I just realized that I never shared this beautiful nameplate that CTMH made for me last year. The five Advisory Board members and the CTMH Executive Team went to an incredible home in Utah last August for a week for the Advisory Board retreat. Each of us had our own rooms (or shared a large…
Close To My Heart is teaming up with Big Picture Classes to bring you a live webcast with step-by-step instructions for making this Happy Thoughts kraft container. The FREE webcast will air Thursday, May 30 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm (PDT). During the presentation, you’ll learn to make several projects from a variety of…
May’s Creative Club will be held on Thursday, May 16th at 7pm. This month we will be making a great stationery set using Close to my Heart’s beautiful For Always Collection. Your finished project will include a journal, 5 cards and envelopes, a floral pen, and a box with a separation insert to store and…
Whether you use one Cricut-cut piece or several, you can create cute party favors and decorations using your Artiste cartridge. Combine your Cricut pieces with unique stamping techniques and you have projects that will knock your guests’ socks off! Want some recipes and tips for how to make this adorable artwork? Below are instructions for…
Sorry I have been MIA this past week. I was having some problems posting on my blog for some reason, but it looks like everything seems to be in working order again. Yay! (Don’t you just love technology? I really need to get my 9 year old to help me out when I have technical…
March’s Creative Club will be held on Thursday, March 21st at 7pm. This month we will be making some cute Easter projects including (3) treat cup cards and (3) clear pillow boxes that you can fill with any treats you like. (Wait until you see how the treat cup cards work! They have a little…
One of my favorite new Close to my Heart Paper Collections is called Later Sk8r. It is perfect for those “boy” layouts and cards, but it is also cute to use for a more girly project. I love this layout that the Close to my Heart Art Department created which is on page 44 of…