Valentine’s Day is extra special in our house because it is also my hubby’s birthday! (Our first dance at our wedding was to Martina McBride’s song Valentine.) I want to publicly wish my sweet hubby a very Happy Birthday and a very Happy Valentine’s Day! Even though I always say that birthdays trump Valentine’s Day, …
Did you miss me? I am finally home from the Close to my Heart Caribbean Cruise and am excited to share some of the highlights with you. As many of you know, Close to my Heart has an incentive trip each year that Consultants can earn for free. This year it was a cruise to…
Happy February everyone! I am thrilled that it is finally February 1st for a couple of reasons. First I am excited that the brand new 2013 Spring/Summer Idea Book goes live today. It is filled to the brim with wonderful new products and lots of great project inspiration. You can view the book online here….
February’s Creative Club will be held on Thursday, February 21st at 7pm. This month we will be making one of my most favorite Workshop on the Go Kits ever! It is a brand new 12″ x 12″ Canvas. The best part about this project is that you can finish it in less than an hour!…
Last year I took a great online card class called Clean & Simple. When I saw that they were going to offer a Clean & Simple 2 class, I jumped at the opportunity to sign up. The timing of the class is not great for me as I am working on some deadline projects that…
If you have ever wondered what a “dream studio” looks like, just take a peek at Close to my Heart’s founder and CEO, Jeanette Lynton’s, beautiful space. She posted some great photos of her home studio on her blog today. You can see them here. (But beware. You just may get a little “studio envy.”…
Here’s a little sneak peek at some of the new products in the 2013 Spring/Summer Close to my Heart Idea Book. One of my favorite new collections is called Buzz & Bumble. I created this tag with some papers and Stickease from that collection and another favorite new product—Glitter Paper! So much fun! I’m not…
The ultimate compliment to me is when someone likes my artwork enough to want to re-create it. Today Nancy Ball, a wonderful artist and fellow CTMH Consultant, posted a couple of revised versions of my Whooo’s Your Valentine Christmas card. I loved them so much that I asked her if I could share them with…
This is a fun card that I shared at the Close to my Heart Convention last summer. It uses our treat cups to hold yummy little treats or small little gifts. What I love about this card is that it was soooo easy to make! I used two of the images on CTMH’s Artiste Cricut…