Great Deals in our Clearance Section

We have a great Clearance Section on my website and we also have a Going Soon section that you won't want to miss out on.  There are lots of great items that you have wanted to get but have been putting it off.
Well now is the time!
As you know the holiday's just keep coming and before you know it they are here!  So get ready now.
These are just a few of the item that you can get so be sure to check them all out!

For Valentine's we have cute Treat bags  5 each of 2 designs.  They were $14.95 and now only $4.35
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For Birthday's we have cute Treat bags  5 each of 2 designs.  They were $14.95 and now only $4.35.
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For Home Decor we have a Framed chalkboard with magnetic surface. Sawtooth hangers on back. Interior dimensions: 14½" × 12".  Was $28.95 and now only $10.75.  If you don't like the Red Trim you can paint it to match your decor.  That is what I did for my kitchen.  We use it on our refrigerator to leave messages, to do lists, or the menu for the week.  You won't be sorry if you get this one.  Of course you can decorate any way you want.   
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Don't for get when you order $50.00 or more you get the January Stamp of the Month Adore You for only $5.00

When you order $60.00 or more you can still get the January Stamp of the Month plus in January you can get the Welcome Home Kit for Free.

Thanks for stopping by! You can shop here

Sweet Treat Holders for Halloween

Here are just a few sweet treat ideas.  First up is the Z2058 Cut Above HalloweenTreat Bag Kit.  It comes with everything you need to make your Treat bags a real treat.  It makes 10 Treat Treat bags, 5 each of 2 patterns. You will get the stickers to put on your candies, the clear bags to hold you candies, the candy holder and the round circles and 3-D foam squares for the Circle.  You can add a sentiment of your choice or purchase the coordinating stamp set B1466 Sweet Salutations.
See the complete line of the Cut Above kits here.  There not just for Halloween!

These two Treat bag toppers are cut from the Z1790 Artiste Cricut cartridge page 78 It uses the Z1990 Thistle Ribbon, Scaredy Cat Paper Pack, Scaredy Cat Assortment.  The stamp set used is D1605 Halloween Greetings.

Not into candy!  Well then here is something that everyone can use.  Who doesn't need a bewitching but cute pencil.  The stamp sets used to make these are B1460 Trick or Treat Sweets and B1453 Frightfully Fun.  The star shape is cut from the Z1790 Artiste cartridge page 62.

You still have time to order what every you need for Halloween.  Join in on my Online Gathering.

Christmas Party Hostess Gift

Here is one of the Hostess gifts that I made for our community Christmas Party.  I make this holders for lots of things and they are very easy to make.

I put peppermint bark and some caramel kisses in a clear Close To My Heart bag and tied a ribbon close to the bark the I cut off the excess.  I use a binder ring to hold the box together and tie tole all around.  I used one of the tags I made from my card swap.

If you need a tutorial on how to make these let me know.  They are so easy.

December Kard Klub Swap

This months card swap was at Erin's.  It was our Christmas gift exchange and that is always fun!  We started the evening off with a little treat holder that Erin made by folding a 6x6 paper, she put a cute and yummy candy in it too.  Each of the holders were different.
Jeannine passed out homemade butter-brittle in a fry box that she cut out from the Artist cartridge. Each holder was different too.   I love butter-brittle and Chocolate !!

Erin had set a beautifully decorated table with a red table cloth and white embroidered with red napkins.  She had a birch centerpiece that was filled with white and green flowers and foliage.  I really need to remember to take more pictures.  Usually that is not my problem.
Then it was time for the card swap. For this month our theme was a Christmas card or a Tag.  Here are Jodie, Donna Jean's, and Erin's.

Next we have Laurie's, Debbie's, Kathy's, mine, and Tamara's.  Laurie's was a mouse house stamp and she used copic markers to color it in.  Mine was done with all Washi tape.  Kathy's was a picture that she found, can you tell she just got back from Hawaii?  Debbie cut out a stamped image and placed it on her embossed card. Tamara's was gold embossed and Martha Stewart punches.

That's it for the cards.  Now for the tags.  I didn't get to make my card for last month so I made a card and a tag for everyone this month.  I cut the tag from the Artist cartridge and the book plate is from Fabulous Finds.  The image is a free printable from google images.  The flowers are from Jo-Ann's and so are the white and gold balls and the silver jingle bell.  Pam made her tag and embossed the Merry Christmas.  Jeannine cut the mitten from the Artist cartridge.  She hide the snowflakes on her Gypsy and then stamped snowflakes where she wanted them.  I love the fur that she used for the cuff.   Lani embossed her tag then went over it with white ink and punch out the snowman.  So cute.

These are the make up cards that Kathy and I brought.  I really love all the colors in Kathy's card.  Don't you?

Next it was the desert, Erin made a Bird Nest Cake and it was delicious we all asked for the recipe.
Check out those plates.

When we finished with desert we did our gift exchange.  We drew numbers and chose gifts with the option to steal something already picked.  I came home with a Bind It All machine.  We had such a great time.  Thanks Ladies!

I forgot to post the ornament that Tamara made.   You can see it here   Sorry Tamara!!!!!!

Whooo's Your Valentine? National Papercrafting Month: January 2013

You are going to love this and not just for Valentine's Day either.  You can get yours with a qualifying order.
When you place an order of $35 or more in Close To My Heart products, you’ll receive the Whooo’s Your Valentine kit for only $10. Qualifying purchases must come from Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book product (or products live on my website through January). Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book preview items are not eligible as qualifying retail purchases for this campaign.
You can see below that you will be getting a sneak peek at a couple of new items that we will have in the next Idea Book. 
It is available December 13, - January 31, 2013.




Featured Products: Whooo’s Your Valentine kit (CC1022)
12 – Die-Cut Boxes (3 each of 4 colors: Blush, Hollyhock, Ruby, White Daisy)
3 – 12" × 12" Cardstock Sheets (Blush, Hollyhock, White Daisy)
1 – Sheet Silver Glitter Paper – new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
12 – Treat Tubes with Lids – new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
1 – My Acrylix^® Whooo’s Your Valentine Stamp Set (D-size)


Be sure to get yours now these are while supplies last and they are going to go fast!  Don't wait!!!

Cricut Pumpkin Box CTMH

Here is a cute Pumpkin Box from the Sweet Tooth Boxes cricut cartridge page 15 at 9 1/2".  I used the the moonlight paper pack  from Close To My Heart.  The leaf,  vine and stem are cut from Thanksgiving.
I am using this in the H2H Challange and the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

The box is the top to the ice cream cone conely1 and 2

Cardstock:  Chocolate, Sweet Leaf, and Olive
Ink:   Olive, Chocolate.

Card and Sweet Treat Holder from the July Card Class #2

I have been making 1 Christmas card each month in my Class to get a jump on Christmas.  This month I wanted to make a hanging ornament so I created this one in my Gypsy using the Art Philosophy cartridge.  Using Olive cardstock and a page from the new Pear & Partridge Paper Packet.  You are going to love this one!  New Products will be available Aug 1st.

Here I used the card layer from page 47 and hid the cutout in the center.  I put the oval from the center of the Decorative Layer hiding everything but the oval and placed in the center near the top.  Creating a second layer in the Gypsy I cut out the Decorative Layer/S the same size as the oval so they would match up.  I also put the sweet treat tag on this layer.  In the 4th layer I use the ornament from Layer/S I cut 2 out of the new Ruby.  In the 5th layer I cut out Shape2 from page 36 to use for the pop up part of the Title in Colonial White which I stamped with Christmas Love D1492 in Ruby.  I just masked off the Star.  If you don't have a Gypsy you can do the same thing in the Cricut Craftroom. 
I randomly stamped the background on the card using 3 of the stamps from Happy Clusters C1471
The Sweet Treat Holder is scored and folded to have a flat bottom.
The Sky really is the limit!!!  If you can imagine it you can make it.  Give it a try and see what you come up with.

My Originals Sweet Surprises Card Kits

Watch this video to see a cute treat holder and gift box envelope.  This is a great one for any age.  The kids would have a great time making these as well as getting them too.

Just fill the treat cup with the treat of your choice or goodies of any kind.  Like colorful candies or buttons for the crafter.
If you would like these you can order them now and have them in time to make and send out for Easter.  Or make as a Thank you for coming to your Easter Party.  Place them in a basket for your guest to take as they leave.
They would make a great Thank You for a hostess gift too.  Just give this to the hostess as you enter the party with your gift basket for a nice surprise.
Order yours here.
They make a great gift to give to the card maker in the family too.  I would love to see what you come up with.

Happy Valentine's Day Card

This months Card Class was all about Valentine's Day.  We used the Art Philosophy cartridge for everything.  I just love how useful all the cuts are on this cart.  This is the pillow box cut and one of the layered hearts.  It is so easy to put together too.

The pillow box with the heart was made by one of my customers Jeannie Jeffers.  She brought everything pre-cut and all ready to sponge, emboss, glitter and put together for our classes.  She even showed how to emboss the band and glitter the heart.  The ribbon just put the icing on the cake!

By putting the band on after the pillow box is sponged, put together and puffed out was her great tip so that the box keeps its shape.
The heart was spray glued and the glitter was sprinkled on with a spoon.  She keeps her glitter with a plastic spoon in a Ziploc container.  That was another great tip for the class.  Jeannie did a great job and everyone just loved what she did.
We have a guest designer each month in class they are one of the members that wants to make something and teach it to all of us.  That is so much fun..

This would be a great Gift Card Holder or even a Sweet Treat Holder too. 

Thanks Jeannie we all loved it.

I still have a couple extra if you want to make one.  Just let me know.



Happy New Year 2012

I hope that all of you had a safe and happy New Year. 
It has been kind of lazy day today just hanging out with 2 of my Grand Kids.  I got a new Cricut cartridge Sweet Tooth Boxes so we decided to just play around with some of the boxes and here is one of them.

We had fun putting the little sweet treat house together.  I like the fact that it is cut from 2 piece so that you can make it on the larger side.
It is a milk carton design and all the other ones are one piece so you are limited to the length of paper.  But since this is 2 separate pieces that you glue together it lets you make a larger on from a 12x12.  This one was cut at 11 3/4". 
I had to use the paper that I had with me but I think it turned out ok.  My grand daughter was having fun helping me put it together and choosing which papers to use.
We made a tool box for her brother and a small box for my youngest grand daughter that did not get to come with us.
I will fill up them up with candy and something special for each of them for Valentine's.
All the products used were Close to my Heart.
Paper Pack:  Roxie
Cardstock:  Sunny Yellow, Olive, Desert Sand.

I just love the little Sweets sign.