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Chirp Chirp!!!!! We've all been asking for it for a while now.... and our dreams have come true! CTMH has paired up with Cricut to bring you the exclusive Art Philosophy Cartridge! This cartridge has over 700 images ranging from elegant rosettes, fun borders and lace to trendy gift boxes and banners! There are 3-D items and a font on this cartridge. You’ll also receive three My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets as well as three sets of 9" × 12" Dimensional Elements that work in tandem with the cartridge. On top of that, numerous My Acrylix stamp sets in the Idea Book pair wonderfully with images on the Cricut® cartridge. Wanna see a more?  Check out CTMH's page on Art Philosophy here: http://www.closetomyheart.com/en/Ideas_and_Inspiration/Cricut%20Art%20Philosophy%20Collection.aspx Check out this video put together by CTMH to introduce you to Art Philosophy: Available beginning August 1st on my WEBSITE OR Pre-order your bundle through me today!  Here...

Recently, I was browsing through my Pottery Barn Kids catalog and I came across a super cute Easter sign .  I tore that page out and started to gather my supplies!  This sign sells for $49 at Pottery Barn kids, but I made mine for less than $10!!!!! I had a 16x20 canvas on hand, so I painted it with a shimmery blue paint.  I liked the streaky, distressed look that I got with one coat, so I stuck with it.  I pulled out some Close to my Heart papers in the colors I needed and started browsing my Cricut cartridges for images.  I love that CTMH paper is double sided with patterns, so I can use the subtle "back" side to patterns and get just the right color! I cut the chick from "Once Upon a Princess" using paper from Zippidee, Splendor and Olivia paper packs.  The egg was cut from Doodlecharms with Sophia paper, then cut in a zig zag pattern to resemble the broken egg.  I cut "Happy" from Celebrate with Flourish from the Sophia paper pack and Easter f...

I've started doing a monthly class with 2 other local consultants:  my friend Jayma and my friend/downline Michelle.  We each prepare 5 or 6 cards and then the ladies have 2 1/2 hours to create what they can.  We had birthday cards, Thank you cards, Valentines Day cards, Thinking of you cards and more.  January marked the 3rd month for Jayma and I and first with Michelle!  This will definitely be a monthly thing :)  Here are my cards from the class: Supplies: Magnifique Level 2 Circle of Love Say it in Style Pear, Lagoon, Pacifica Ink Colonial White Crochet ribbon Stickles, Blue/Green sparkles Supplies: Olivia Level 2 A Little Thanks The Present Cocoa, Sunset ink Supplies: Sweetheart Level 2 Bohemian Alphabet Unity Sweetheart stamps Cotton candy, black, tulip ink Dimensional elements hearts Black ribbon Spray pen/ glimmer mist Supplies Wings Level 2 Colonial White Organdy ribbon Dreams come true Thank You Black, Vineyard b...

I love using up my older stash of CTMH paper kits!  I brought a few paper packs to the All Day Crop and was able to use up quite a bit of my stash!   Here are more of the layouts I completed at the all day crop last Saturday: Houligans Level 2 papers American Crafts Thickers Misc embellishments Magic Moments Level 2 Papers Lots of Dots Alpha Misc Ribbon Olivia Level 2 Papers Basic Craft Buttons Pearl Opaques American Crafts Thickers Olivia Level 2 papers Posterboard Alpha American Crafts Thickers Wings Level 2 Paper Wings Level 2 assortment (ribbon) American Crafts Thickers Amore stamps Discovery Level 2 papers Posterboard Alpha Be True Stamps I did a few others that I'll share next time!  All CTMH products can be found HERE!   Be sure to check out the DEEPLY DISCOUNTED products too ;)

I've been going through my layouts from this year (some are in boxes, some are in a drawer, none are in albums yet) and I wanted to showcase my favorite ten of the year!  Olivia Kit of the Month--- I was not a huge fan of the "fallish" layout that was featured, but I knew the colors would go perfectly with my daughters 2 year pictures.  Ice Cream- Hooligans Papers, Party Pennants and I Scream stamps.  Simple, lots of white space, but just enough! Magnifique Dad Layout- I love this pattern from the Magic How To Book BOYZ- Zippidee papers with another Pattern from Magic Another magnificent layout with Magnifique !  These blues are really amazing! Sweet Cherries- Cherry-O had such great colors!  I used up every inch of that paper pack! Spring Time with Splendor !  Veranda - very elegant and perfect for this picture! Rockin' the playful sporty layouts with You Rock Felicity- flowers work with baseball stadium pics too! ...

Welcome to the Paper Secrets Holiday Blog Hop. I made a couple of things to share with you today. I created this lovely paper tree by punching a LOT of 1 1/4" circles of Mistletoe Paper, then used pearl floral pins to secure them in rows to a styrofoam cone.  As I neared the top, I had to use some adhesive so that they did not flare out, but sit in the cone shape.  At the top, I stamped 3 stars and adhered them to the top of the cone.  Supplies: Styrofoam cone Pearl Floral Pins CTMH Mistletoe level 2 paper CTMH Mistletoe Creative Basics paper D1320 Shining Star Stamps I created a second paper tree using instructions from Tracey Mason .  I created an accordion flower with a stamped sentiment for my topper on this one.   Supplies: Styrofoam Cone CTMH Mistletoe Level 2 papers K& Co paper D1380 Just for the Holidays Stamps I created a total of four paper trees to sit upon my mantel!  The "subway art" was a free printable from eighteen25 ....

This card goes out to all of YOU! Thank you for everything!  For being my friends, customers, viewers and followers!  I do this for you :) I created this Thank You card using the Olivia Level 2 papers along with November's Stamp of the Month: A Little Thanks and The Present. Supplies: Olivia Level 2 A Little Thanks The Present Cocoa & Sunset ink Don't forget to grab the November Stamp of the Month AND a FREE stamp set of your choice with $100 order!  Only 2 more days :) SHOP HERE!

Did you know you can run the CTMH Clear Cards through a cuttlebug to emboss them????  IT'S TRUE!  And it looks amazing! I used the embossing folder "spots and dots", placed my card inside and ran it through.  Then I used sandpaper and rubbed over the embossed images.  Doing that gave it a frosted look, making the embossing stand out even more!  These clear cards are now a MUST HAVE!!!!  Look how much fun: Supplies: Clear Cards Olivia Level 2 Smoothie, Pear, Gypsy, Black ink Pear Mini Medleys Thank You stamps Be Yourself stamps ***** There's only ONE MORE WEEK to take advantage of CTMH's amazing promotion for November! You could create the card above earning the Be Yourself Stamp set for FREEEEEEE!!!! The month of November is a GREAT time to place an order!! With every order of $100+ you will not only get the Stamp of the Month for Free ($22.95 value), you will also get a stamp set of your choice for Free too!! That's up to a $45.90 va...

Yesterday was the First ALL DAY CROP & Idea Book Party hosted by myself and Jayma !  It was a huge success and tons of fun! Here are the Make-n-Takes that we did with everyone: Mine: Tri-Shutter Card  Supplies • Olivia Level 2 paper pack (X7128B) • The Present stamp set (D1436) • Pearl Opaques (Z1336) • Ink: Smoothie (Z2196), Barn Red (Z2104), Cocoa (Z2114) • Sanding Kit (Z1294) Instructions • 5-1/2” x 12” piece of Cardstock • Score at 2, 4, 8, 10 • Score short edge 1-1/2” from top and bottom Focal Point • Cocoa cardstock: 4” x 2-1/2” • Colonial White cardstock: 3-3/4” x 2-1/4” • Stamp and embellish as desired Front and back panel • Floral: 1-7/8” x 5-3/8” (2) • Floral: 1-5/8” x 2-3/8” (2) Center section • Cocoa cardstock: 2-3/8” x 3-7/8” • Green: 1-3/8” x 1-7/8” (4) • Orange: 1-3/8” x 3-7/8” TECHNIQUES: *Rock n Roll Stamping *Second Generation Stamping *Sandpaper Stipple Jayma's  Tri-Fold Card Supplies • White Daisy Cardstock...