CTMH December Specials

Can it really already be the last month of 2022?!? Yikes. Raise your hand if you have your present shopping done. Raise your hand if your cards are done... Yeah, I can't raise it for either of those two. sigh... December Stamp of the Month Forest Critters has some sweet images that help us think …

CTMH Four Seasons Winter

I'm chipping away at my Christmas cards and I just love the beautiful papers in Close To My Heart's Four Seasons paper packs. These can be found in their Core catalog so that means they are available all year round. I love that! For this card I used the Four Seasons Winter print. The stamp …

CTMH Cyber Monday Sale

It's a late start in the day - 5 pm EST - but if you have the will power to wait and check it out, I'd love for you to see what surprises Close To My Heart has in store for us in today's Cyber Monday Sale! I ended up placing a nice "re-stock" order …

Close To My Heart’s Black Friday Sale!

I know you have a lot of options of where to spend your crafting dollars. And, it's going to be hard to wait until 5 pm ET to see what Close To My Heart marks on sale! Yikes! Right now CTMH has 7 other promotions going on in addition to their Black Friday sale! The …

CTMH Christmas Snowflake Mandalas

This is such a pretty card! Of course, I CASEd it from Amy Moore, another Close To My Heart Maker. But can you blame me? There is so much sparkle and it reminds me of when I was a young girl, we did 3D paper tole crafts with my mom. The fussy cutting of this …

CTMH Four Seasons Autumn

I have a challenge in my Stamped Blessings - The Craft Corner facebook group to post a card with the theme of "thankful". Each month I give away a participation prize and it just has to include some Close To My Heart products (current or retired). The idea is to get everyone sharing their creations! …

CTMH Whole Latte Love

I hadn't planned on making a third card for the Fall | Winter Coffee Lover's blog hop but ... today my co-teachers and I were treated to Starbucks by one of our kind parents! What a nice treat, especially as we headed out to a cold and windy recess. I whipped up this card to …

CTMH Santa Fuel & Coffee Helps

I couldn't resist combing these two stamp sets from Close To My Heart. I know when I am playing Santa, I definitely need extra fuel to keep me going! ha ha... I also happen to love the blackboard / chalkboard style of card and it let me squeeze in lots of coffee cups in the …

CTMH Holly Emboss/Stencil Combo

This new Holly embossing folder and two step stencil kit has been so popular! My friend Juliet actually pointed it out to me in the catalog as the first thing that caught her eye. I was like hm.... And then I started playing!! The possibilities are endless, and I just finished filming an almost one-hour …

2022 Fall | Winter Coffee Lover Blog hop

Woohoo! It's time for another Coffee Lover's blog hop. Thank you again to super star Amy Tsuruta for unwavering dedication to organizing and running these hops. If you are just arriving, here are the basic details -- and you are in for a treat! 2022 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Friday, November 11 …