Thank you for helping to make 2012 a successful year for my Close to my Heart business. As grateful as I am for your business, I am so much more thankful for your friendship! Close to my Heart has provided so many wonderful opportunities for me over the past 8 years, but the friendships I…
I have such wonderful neighbors and always want to give them something special at Christmastime. Unfortunately I am not the best cook, so whenever I try to attempt to make something fancy, it always ends up being a disaster. (No, seriously. It does! LOL!) This year I tried a couple of fun recipes that I…
I know I have said it before, but I’ll say it again…I love being a Close to my Heart Consultant! Every year at Christmastime, Directors get a special gift from the Corporate Office. This year was no exception. Just look at this pretty Brighton keychain and beautiful handmade card that showed up in my mailbox…
Jeanette Lynton posted a couple of great practical gift ideas on her blog earlier this week including this adorable gift card holder that can be made with the new Artiste Cricut cartridge. I made a similar card last month using the same shape and size with different paper and stamps that you can see here….
I made this Christmas card using the cute owl and the scallop circle image from the stamp set in the adorable Whooo’s Your Valentine kit. (See this post for more information on how you can get the kit for only $10!) To make the card, I started with a piece of Close to my Heart’s…
Starting today, you can celebrate National Papercrafting Month with an incredible deal—our Whooo’s Your Valentine kit for only $10! Combine your love of papercrafting with the contents of this kit to create personalized valentines—perfect for classrooms, co-workers, and as gifts for your favorite friends and neighbors. This darling kit, which retails for $40, can be…
I absolutely LOVE our new Monogram Stamps. (If you know me, you know how much I love personalized stationery and these little stamps are PERFECT for making your own sets of stationery, among many other things!) The best part is that they are only $2.95 each! Yes, you read that correctly…only $2.95! Wouldn’t it make…
It’s easy to incorporate chalk, metallics, and bling into your artwork with a few embellishments you can use on your everyday papercrafting projects. Let me show you how! Check out these great projects from the Close to my Heart Art Department for some creative ideas! This Merry & Bright page uses dots created with the…
We had our annual Consultant Club Christmas party last week which included a potluck dinner and a gift exchange. Just look at the beautiful burlap wreath that my creative friend and downline, Vanessa Garcia, made. Isn’t it pretty? I was thrilled to be the one who got to keep this beauty! Thanks Vanessa!