Mark your calendar for Saturday February 16!! From 10am to 1pm! I'm sorting out lots of things! Retired Close To My Heart papers, inks, and stamps, plus more! If I have not used it in over 2 years, it's gone. Lots of punches,
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Flowers and Stamps
We all have wonderful paper flowers and with the Cricut, you can cut more! I found this cute little trip to spruce up your flowers - Stamp on them!!Choose a stamp set - I'm using "Cup of Good Cheer" B1404. Ink your stamps on your favorite
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Studio J Special (for men too!!)
I love the February Special from Close To My Heart (CTMH): "February is sure to be a month of digital delights because you can purchase any Studio J®
layout for only $5—that’s a savings of $1.95 per layout! This is a
great opportunity to try
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Last Day for Whoo’s! Too Cute to Miss
Today is the last day for Whoo's Your Valentine! It's a very, very cute set that is so versatile, I'm loving it. If you are on Facebook, be sure to check out the Close To My Heart corporate page and see all of the very cool art work that
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Simply Irresistable!
I watched this great video on resist embossing by Monica and Kristine from the Close to My Heart Home Office and I was inspired to create. Long ago, I learned a technique using resist embossing in a different way, using a craft mat and
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Exquisite! Inspiring! A Must Have!!
Our Spring Summer 2013 Idea Book is about to be released!! ! I love this IB! The new papers, stamps, and embellishments are exciting. All of the paper packs are exciting and can be used in many ways by adding different colored cardstock
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Kids and Whoo’s…..
Well, I got brave over the weekend and did a "Whooo's Your Valentine" workshop with 3 kids. We did a simple version of the treat tubes. The kids loved the stamping and gluing parts of the workshop. We made 72 valentine treat tubes
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Stretching out
I follow Brenda Rose, a dear friend and wonderful paper artist, who led me to Iwona "Chupa" Palamountain's blog. The world is very small on the internet! Chupa is another very talented paper artist. Chupa puts up sketch
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Whooo’s Your Valentine
Who's your Valentine? This cute candy tube set from Close to My Heart! That's who! This set is so very versatile - be watching for a few more projects from it. My daughter is super excited to be giving these valentines to her
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Smitten for Shoes
Who would have though my little one would fall for shoes so soon? I needed a pair of shoes for an outfit. I took her along. Before I knew it, she was busy trying on shoes to see if she could wear "big girl shoes". She
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Bling and Alcohol Markers!
Another discovery! You can use your alcohol markers for adding color to your clear, white pearls, or white metal establishments. For the purpose of this entry, I'm using clear gems. You color the top of the embellishment with your
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Valentines in January?
Yes, Valentine's in January! Our January Stamp of the Month "Happy Valentine's" is a very elegant set with wonderful sayings. Through out the month, I'll have different samples to show off featuring this
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Happy New Year!!
It's a new year which means a whole new year of making memories! Make all of those memories count by making commitment to capture your memories while you can remember them!! This year, my goal is to make SG a "Mother's Legacy" album for
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Getting Back into the Swing of Things with Glitter!!
So as I'm recovering from surgery, I hobbled down to my office to play a little bit! Bed rest sounds good for the first 3 days but you can go stir crazy quickly. So I decided to play a bit with our glitter glues (X1769 - Bronze;
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Dye vs Pigment Ink….which is best
!I've
had a lot of questions about our new pigment inks and when to use
them. I love this video with Kristine and Monica! Enjoy as they
explain which ink to use when. Clearly the Best: Pigment vs Dye
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More Christmas Cards!!
I love making Christmas cards! Here's the cards for the upcoming card workshop on December 1, 2012 from 5pm to 8pm. I'm using up all the extra retired papers around - the workshop is $23.00 for 15 cards with envelopes! Come and have some
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Counting w/ Nov SOM + 50% off
Close To My Heart's November Stamp of the Month "Capture The Date" is a great, versatile stamp set! I decided to create some counting cards for my 4 year old to practice learning her print numbers and associating the actual physical objects (in
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Windows of the Heart
I really, really enjoyed making this Display Case to feature our new family pictures done by Allison (Memories By Allison). I called it the "Windows of the Heart" because my Display Case reflects what's important to me - my family. When
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