Joy in the Journey

 

It is fitting that our last special for CTMH is called Joy in the Journey.  It is a sad spring when CTMH has announced it is closing its doors.  If there are products that you want, get them now.  Things are selling out.  Get your hands on the Color of the Year before it's gone forever.

Luckily, Stampin' Up is welcoming CTMH Makers into their fold and many of us are moving to the company.  Check in to see what is happening with the closing of CTMH and updates about Stampin' Up this summer.

Image: Wendy Bell

Seas the Day

These times are a little crazy, and while we are all having rough time, it helps to see the good in all of this.  While our son's day care is closed and we are working at home with this new schedule, I am grateful for the extra time to "Seas the Day" to spend with him.  We are spending more time together, especially love the outdoor playtime in the water.

Know someone who can't get out of the house?  Send them a surprise in their mailbox.

Into the Wild

Out of all of the collections in this Seasonal Expression, Into the Wild is my favorite.  Those blues and greens and greys are perfect for the outdoors. And while I know it is typically "boy colors", this gal's favorite color is blue.  The outdoor components to this collection are perfect for hiking or star gazing photos, or that backyard camping adventure with your kids.   Check out the whole collection at my inkysquids store.

Paper Dolls and Pets

Cut it OutPlaying dress up is something we all did, whether our clothes or our dolls.  These stamps help you create your own army of paper dolls and dress them up for any situation your crafting project might need.    Have pets in the family?  Paper Pets are a great addition to the family.

Name of the Game

Love Is the Name of the GameI Heart Us is this month's featured collection with a light color palette and rainbow images.

Make It Magical

We’ve brought back the popular Magical Paper Pack for a limited time! Now through September 30, get the More Magical paper packet and coordinating products, which are suited for all-purpose crafting, including and especially your visits to amusement parks, parties, and other adventures! Save 25% when you purchase the More Magical Workshop kit, which includes the More Magical paper packet and a selection of other products you can use to create four 2-page scrapbook layouts and eight cards! 

This stamp set was originally only available to consultants who attended convention in Disneyland.  Get your hands on it today.  It's a great set and is very inspiring.

Home Decor

For National Papercrafting Month, we’ve designed a set of beautiful papercrafted monograms. Each comes as part of a kit containing the sturdy chipboard letter base, rose gold accents, die-cut floral embellishments, and letter stickers for customizing your final artwork piece. The finished letters are the perfect size for adorning any wall in your home.

These versatile letters can also be used together to spell out a whole name or word, which is why if you buy five letter kits, you can choose a sixth kit FREE!

You can also receive your choice of letter kit free by hosting a qualifying party in January or by signing up to be a Consultant! 

Use papers and complements from the Chelsea Gardens to create your own Home Decor to highlight photos or bring nature inside.

Papel Picado

Ever heard of Papel Picado?  I bet you've seen the Mexican folk art.  Papel picado or "perforated paper" is a decorative craft made out of paper cut into beautiful and elaborate designs.  Create your own version with the Fiesta Time stamp set.  And then decorate your party with papel picado in beautiful banners of paper designs.

Welcome Home

Every January, we celebrate National Papercrafting Month as a way of acknowledging the pure joy of playing with paper! We scrapbook with it, we make cards with it, we decorate with it—in short, we craft with it! This January, we are celebrating the joys of paper-crafted home décor with the beautiful Welcome Home wreath kit. This kit comes with pre-cut pieces you can simply pop out and attach to the sturdy chipboard wreath base, making a welcoming décor piece for your home.

City Sidewalks Cricut Digital Cartridge

 

Dress up your artwork in holiday style with the festive images from this mini digital Cricut® collection. We've designed this collection to work with our City Sidewalks paper packet, so you can complete Christmas projects in less time. 30 complete images, including titles, photo frames, borders, card sentiments, card overlays, and other cheery Christmas designs.The fun and playful images are sure to have you singing your way through all your Christmas crafting!

Florence Layouts

Florence is the last featured kit from the Summer Seasonal Expressions.  It's a fun and versatile kit that can be used for all kinds of photos.  Check out the Workshop Your Way instructions here or join me in a class.  Have you seen the Florence Complements?  It comes with 2 – 6" × 6" Coordinating Sticker Sheets and 1 – Assorted Kraft Die-Cuts with White and Rose Gold Foil.  The die cut sheet has gorgeous elephants and intricate flowers.  The sticker sheet provides matching titles, flowers, and much more.

Basically The Best

During the month of August, when you order our Whimsy, Adventure, and Enchantment Fundamental papers, you can choose to get either the Rustic Home or Uptown Fundamentals for FREE! Both of these Basics packs feature foil designs and specialty materials for making your artwork unique. Yep, this deal is basically the best! These fundamental packs are versatile paper collections that you can use for almost anything. They are general enough to work on their own. But because they use our Exclusive Color palette, the fundamentals also work well with our other specific themed paper packs to add depth and texture to your scrapbooks and paper crafting. Get yours today!

Introducing the New 2016-17 Annual Idea Book!

The new Close To My Heart 2016-17 Annual Inspirations Idea Book is here! It is chock full of new products, including our Fundamentals line, new ink colors, albums, organization, and more.

Products in this Annual Idea Book are available until next July. It has lots of great paper and embellishments, including loads of new ribbon, that will complement the Seasonal Expressions kits throughout the year.

New this year, CTMH is introducing a Color of the Year. Sea Glass is a wonderfully minty green color that is found in many decor and fashion statements.

Contact me for your copy of the Idea Book!

La Vie En Rose Cards

 

La Vie En Rose My Reflections collection is a very flexible set of papers.  The samples shown here take advantage of the rose B&T and the red motif. Use it to get a jump start on Valentine's Day or anniversary cards, or think outside the box.

 

But the majority of the B&T paper pack is actually basic Black and White Daisy patterns. They can go with anything you want them to match.  Use direct to paper technique or sponge ink on the paper.

La Vie En Rose

La Vie En Rose Scrapbook

 

La Vie En Rose is a very versatile kit of black and white (with a little bit of rose). The La Vie En Rose My Reflections collection includes a paper packet of double-sided B&T paper, badge buttons with flower images, and a coordinating sticker and die cut packet. Check out the coordinating gold accents, sequins and foil tape, to match! 

 

For more ideas using the La Vie En Rose Collection, check out media channels using the hashtag #ctmhlavieenrose

 

Santa's Wallet

Santa's Wallet is a cute card that I've seen throughout Pintrest and the web. It's a super easy card, and was also easy to make into a gift card.  The card base is a solid Cranberry Cardstock and the belt is solid Black Cardstock.  The belt buckle is a Cricut cut in CTMH's glitter paper, with a Bitty Sparkle in the center.  The center of the gift card is two simple pockets on left and right.  One side is a sentiment card to sign, while the other is the place for the gift card.

 

Take Me Home

Sangria is a beautiful new kit with lovely fall colors and general enough images to match any project, not just Autumn ones.  These papers make great Thanksgiving layouts.  Pair it with the "Housewarming Hello" and create pages or cards about a new home.

In addition to the Paper Packet with Autumn colors, the Sangria Assortment is a great collection of molded resin flower shapes. A new collection of enamel gems in 3 pink shades is available and a new color of Thick Twine can be found in Poppy color.

 For more ideas using the Sangria Collection, check out media channels using the hashtag #ctmhSangria

Nevermore tags

Nevermore is a great set of papers to use for Halloween parties and making paper crafts for Halloween treats.  Get a jump start on your goodie bags with these cute tags.

Simple shapes such as the scalloped circle and the tag create easy foundations for stamped images.  And don't forget to stamp off set.  It makes the spider webs look ultra creepy, like they are hanging in the corners.

Each one of these examples uses one of my favorite products we carry, shimmer trim.  We have three new colors, Coral, Aqua, and the ones in these examples, Green.

#ctmhnevermore

Nevermore

Do you have a super hero in the family?  Nevermore is the new Halloween collection of papers from the Holiday Seasonal Expressions.   Create spooky new layouts and other projects in time for the ghostly season.  Celebrate Fall family gatherings with colors like eggplant, sunset, and whisper. 

As always with the Idea Book collections, I will feature a different paper kit each month. You can follow me and other CTMH paper crafters by using hashtags on social media.  This month's hashtag is #ctmhnevermore.

Nevermore Paper

Rainbow Fundamentals

The Fundamentals line was expanded from paper to other coordinating items. The Fundamentals line already comes in double sided paper with a color/white design on one side and a glossy pattern on the other. Now, it has coordinating accessories! Fundamentals Sticker packs have four sheets of stickers, alphabets in several colors, titles, labels, and icons that are universal for many projects. The Fundamental Assortments include wooden stickers, paper bows, plastic clips, and a sheet of glitter stickers.