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We're born to Shimmer!

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Our NEW shimmer brush will make your artwork glisten! Two different colors are available, gold and clear. But, if you add some reinker from your favorite color to the clear shimmer brush, you can color any project the way you want! 

Gold Shimmer Brush

Clear Shimmer Brush


Jeepers Creepers Cards



Do you love monsters with GOOGLY EYES as much as I do?  We have both stamps and thin cuts (Monstrous Halloween), paper (Jeepers Creepers) and stickers (Assortment) available to play with.  Whether you are hosting a "Little Monsters" birthday party, or going all out for Halloween, these goodies are perfect for your projects.


Spring Critters

Check out these great matching stamps and Thin Cuts! Let these cute critters announce your news by using the easy to stamp Acrylix, Spring Critters, and easy to cut Thin Cuts in your Cuttlebug or Big Shot.



C1638: Spring Critters
Z3207: Spring Critters Thin Cuts

Thin Cuts


New in the Seasonal Expressions is our new line of Thin Cuts to coordinate with some of our stamp sets. These thin metal cutting dies are easy to store. They cut shapes perfectly using any die cutting machine, like the Cuttlebug, Big Shot, or Spellbinders.  Check out all three designs today!

Attach Anything Quickly

Mini-stapler

The Mini Stapler and accompanying staples from Close To My Heart are a wonderful tool for adding a bit of fun and shine to your projects. The stapler itself, is easy to use. It comes pre-loaded with mini staples. When it's time to reload, you will find the mechanism makes slipping the mini staples into place simple and easy. And additional staples are sold in boxes of two thousand - a value so great you'll want to add mini staples to all your projects!
The Stapler also features an easy grip that fits well in your hand. Plus there is no need to strain your grip: it doesn't take a lot of pressure to staple on a project! The lightweight handheld design of the Stapler, in addition to it's wide mouth, allows you to maneuver and place your staples exactly where you want them - without crumpling the edges of your paper! The Mini Staples themselves are more fun and decorative than normal-sized staples.
They can even functionally substitute for adhesives when placing papers, ribbons, and photos on your projects. They make perfect ways to attach memorabilia to your My Crush books.

Paper Fundamentals

Paper Fundamentals

Paper Fundamentals is an expanded line of colorful paper packs with extraordinary properties. One side has an alternating color/white geometric design, while the other has the same geometric design but uses a glossy embossed surface. Use the paper as it is, or color the white parts with ink pads or markers. The embossed surface can be used for many things. Heat it and add embossing powder or glitter to stick to the paper. Use the glossy surface as a resist, and use ink to color the non-glossy areas with a darker color. The adorable strawberries on the front of the Seasonal Expressions II book are made from the Paper Fundamentals.

SE1: PUFFIES!




We got a little taste of Puffies in the Annual Inspirations Idea Book in the Chalk It Up kit.  In the Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book, we have two more Puffies to choose from.  This time, they have glitter!  The shapes  include hearts, arrows, birds, flowers, and butterflies.  Great for adding that little something to your project.

Stuck on You Puffies

June Bug Puffies

Albums For All

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Wowee, even more Lagoon!  Check out the three new album covers in our trendy canvas, Black, Lagoon Chevron, and Ruby Floral.  Each new cover comes in two types of albums, post-bound and D-ring.  The post-bound album is ideal for showcasing classic 12" x 12" scrapbook layouts side by side in Memory Protectors™ featuring the lay-flat seam. On our D-ring albums, we have strengthened the rings to keep your memories secure for a long time.  The sturdy binding is ideal for securing thicker layouts, while the covers are built using a sturdy, rigid material, and covered with coated canvas designed with eye-catching patterns. 
Whatever type of pages you create to preserve your memories, let your layouts find a home in a My Legacy album. Check out the video below and order yours right away!

Organization: Totes


We all know that Lagoon is my favorite color.  It's the perfect mix of blue and green, just like some parts of the ocean.  You can imagine my excitement when I saw the new organization totes from Close To My Heart.  They are LAGOON! 



Our awesome clear organizers in several sizes fit inside the durable rolling tote.  Check out the number of pockets and the amount of space to store the organizers!  The top zips all the way down for easy loading. Front pocket sized to fit 12" × 12" paper, plus two additional side pockets to store more!

We also have a new shoulder tote with snap closure, in LAGOON too!  It comfortably fits our 12" × 12" paper organizers. Perfect for carrying projects in progress, idea books, papers, small tools, and embellishments.


Check out this video for more details about the totes. 

Yuletide Bells and Stockings


This card came together pretty quickly using a few of the tools that CTMH has to  make things easier.  The bottom New England Ivy pattern was created using the Scoreboard, with the arm closed at the angle.  The bells are cutouts from the pre-printed Picture My Life kit.


Holiday Happenings collection can be used just like the Picture My Life cards.  Use them to decorate more than the Crush books.  They work great on Christmas cards too.  The above card was inspired by Patricia, one of the new consultants from the Australasia group that moved to CTMH last year.  She used the Snowhaven kit to create her card.  I switched it up to use the Yuletide Carol Workshop on the Go kit and the Holiday Happenings Assortment.  The "NORTH POLE EXPRESS" was stamped on a cut out from the Cricut.

Quilling Tool


Even though it is the middle of winter, and most things are hibernating or dead, flowers remind us that everything is not dead.  Decorate your house with lovely variations of paper flowers using the Artise Cricut cartridge and the quilling tool.  Check out the video below to learn how to roll flowers to add to your projects.


The Quilling Tool from Close To My Heart helps you create gorgeous rolled paper projects and embellishments that are simply stunning. The tool comes with two sizes - one on each end - to help you achieve as tight or as loose a roll as you would like. The Quilling Tool makes rolling up and curling cut flowers, like our Cricut-cut shapes, quick and easy, so your flowers stay tightly would before you release them and add your adhesive. Take one end, slip it on to your paper and roll away. Just like that. Now both ends of the tool feature tapered ends so that as you roll, the completed portions ease onto the barrel without ripping, of course. Then you simply slide the completed flower off of the end and apply adhesive to both ends and add to your projects.

Yuletide Carol Pop-out


The Yuletide Carol paper kit has several beautiful images, including the bird image above.  I didn't have to add anything to this image, beyond a little glitz with the Shimmer Trim in the corner.


The scoreboard comes in handy when creating cards, in this case, a pop out card.  Scoring at the fold for three separate pop outs makes an easy place to adhere the J-O-Y.

CTMH Scoreboard

Scoreboard



The Scoreboard offered by Close To My Heart features 1/8" increments on the board and a diagonal folding arm, allowing you to make perfectly straight score marks as well as accurate 45 degree score marks on your papers for easy folding. It's really easy to give some added interest to your papers. Extend the arm out, and use as a normal score board for making card bases or creating straight embossed lines. Fold in the arm and create angled embossing lines on your cardstock for a different look. You can try creating a dry-embossed argyle design using the angled ruler. Our Scoreboard also features its own folder tool that fits very nicely, and quite snugly, inside the board, so you don't lose it. This special tool is best for a very smooth continuous crease. The prominent ruler at the top of the board takes all of the guesswork out of scoring placement. That's a definite plus when you're scoring card bases. So whether you are scoring a card, dry embossing a page, or adding other beautiful, inventive patterns that you space and create embellishments all your own the Scoreboard is going to be a great tool for any project. 

CTMH Scoreboard

Punches Punches Everywhere

CTMH offers an array of punches so you can shape your papers and add details to your heart's content! We offer our Corner Rounder and 1" circle punch that can be used in conjunction with any paper or cardstock. The corner rounder is well-suited to round the corners of your photos and can help you create your own additions to your Picture My Life cards and pages! And our 1" circle punch is perfect for punching out Base and Bling Style Sheets to go in our circle pendants.
All of our punches are designed to be easy to handle and use. They sit flat on your table for stability in punching straight lines and feature rubber grips on the base so they don't slide around. They are lightweight enough to pick up and transition to a handheld punch if you want a closer, more detailed look at what you are punching.

Our chevron border, triangle border, and scallop border punches can add that extra special something to your projects. Instead of shaping and punching the very edge of the paper, like the scallop border punch, the chevron and triangle border punches punch their pattern next to the edge of your paper, leaving a thin border. This feature opens up a world of possibilities to artistically express yourself. For example, you can back the negative space of the punch with contrasting paper for a pop of color. You could even weave paper strips or ribbons through the negative space for added texture. Or maybe you want to try taking the small punched shapes to use as embellishments or even confetti!
The punches also feature a clear trap at the bottom so you can see exactly where and what you are punching, in addition to collecting all of your scraps to keep your workplace clean until you're finished.

Protect Your Surface

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CTMH offers two mats to hep you protect your craft work surfaces: the VersaMat and the All-Purpose Mat. The VersaMat has two sides..a self-healing side for cutting and measuring and a cushion side, on the opposite side, for stamping and piercing. It is great for using as a cushion while stamp, for measuring spacing for exact placement, or for use with our piercing tool. The All-Purpose Mat has a non-sticky, heat resistant side and a sticky side that lays facedown on the table to insure that it does not move while working on messy projects. It is easy to clean with water and cloths. Both mats are lightweight and easy to transport to a workshop or crop.

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Check out this video showcasing the VersaMat and All Purpose Mat.

Birds on a Wire

One of the fun things about the new paper packs in this catalog is how some papers have printed "scenes" or clusters of objects printed on them, instead of just a plain or repetitive pattern.  The Skylark packet has a fun paper with birds on a wire over a really versatile grid pattern.  The other side is a pretty Sweet Leaf pattern with faux washi tape design.

This card came together easily.  Using a #10 business envelope as the guide, I cut the base cardstock, Kraft, 8 1/2" X 9".  The faux washi tape was cut out from the other side of this sheet of birds on a wire.  The Skylark Yellow flower and bird are from the Skylark Assortment.   Happy Birthday comes from a very useful stamp set for all occasions called Banner Wishes.

Patterned paper in the Skylar paper packet
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SUPPLIES
Paper: Kraft CS, Skylark Paper Packet
Images:Banner Wishes
Embellishments: Skylark Assortment

Striped Heart

This week's Color My Heart dare asked us to use Blush, Juniper, and Sorbet.  I also found this week's Deconstructed Sketch to be an easy fit to what I wanted to use for my card. I love the new stamp set included in the Skylark Workshop on the Go.  It is perfect for making cards.  I used an embossing folder to create the diagonal stripes and adhered them in alternating colors, leaving a small space in between to let the Juniper color show through.    The half circle in the upper left hand corner is a piece of Juniper Washi Tape from which I cut out the half circle.

Color Dare Deconstructed Sketch



SUPPLIES
Paper: White Daisy, Sorbet, Blush, Jumper CS
Images:Skylar WOTG
Embellishments: Juniper Washi Tape