CTMH Back In Stock and Specials Ending January 31

There are a few products that were out of stock and are available again.

The Top Load Memory Protectors™ are available to order from my Consultant Website.

Memory Protectors™ Top Load (4110)

Memory Protectors™ Top Load Value Pack (Z1984)

The full range of Memory Protectors™ can be found on pages 140 through 143 of Seasonal Expressions 1; the Top Load Memory Protectors™ are on page 141.

Back, but not pictured in Seasonal Expressions 1, are the CTMH Adhesive Runners.

Adhesive Runner (Z3372)

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UPDATE: February 8, 2019 – The replacement order of the Butterfly Friendship Thin Cuts arrived and both the Butterfly Friendship Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z4263) and So Much Happy Deluxe Scrapbooking Workshop Kit with stamp + Thin Cuts (Z4503) are available to order again.

Butterfly Friendship Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z4263) the stamp set is available individually (C1773)

So Much Happy Deluxe Scrapbooking Workshop Kit with stamp + Thin Cuts (Z4503)

Because these Thin Cuts are coming from a different vendor, the product is not the same as our other Thin Cuts: the dies come attached to one another by small metal wires that you can break or snip apart and they do not include the magnetic sheet.

While the Corporate Office was testing the dies when they arrived, they discovered that, due to differences in the manufacturing process, the image is mirrored from the way our usual dies cut. Because the shapes are not perfectly symmetrical, this means that when you want to stamp the butterfly onto your cut shape, you will need to turn the cut shape over and stamp on the back in order for the stamp image to line up properly. Keep this orientation in mind, especially when working with our double-sided cardstock or patterned papers.

Remember, there is a limited number available, so be sure to place your orders early to avoid this product becoming unavailable again – I believe there will not be another re-order.

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There are three specials that are ending on January 31: Frame It Up, Craft with Heart™ Subscription Special and Celebrate 35 Years! There is much more detail about each special at those previous links which take you to the specials on my Consultant Website. I also provide more detail and a flyer for each special on my Monthly Specials page.

Stay warm these last few days of January. Thanks for visiting!

Heart Happy Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart Happy Blog Hop! This is a special hop from the group that brings you the SOTM Blog Hops. Today we are featuring items created with anything Heart Happy.

On this hop we have about 17 participating bloggers. If you just happened upon my post, clicking the link to the next blog (typically found near the bottom of the page) will take you full circle.

If you are visiting from ***Created with Heart by Debi McBain*** then you are on the right track; a complete list of participants can be found at Melinda Everitt's If You Bling It.

My card is inspired by Pattern 7 on page 18 of Make It From Your Heart Volume 4. For the layers, I used the lighter side of Ballerina and the darker side of Linen and for the greeting I used the lighter side of Linen.

I hope you enjoyed your visit today. Before you head to your next stop on the Heart Happy Blog Hop, ***Barbara Page Kell's Create Close To My Heart Memories***, product details about my card are below.

All supplies are from Close To My Heart except where noted:

• Heart Happy Workshop Kit with Stamp Set (CC2196) or A Piece of My Heart (CC2191) and Heart Happy Workshop Kit without Stamp Set (CC2197)
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• 12" X 12" Cardstock: Linen (X6009), Ballerina (X5994)
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Pewter (Z2832), Raspberry (Z2812)
• White Glitter Paper (Z3237), Silver Glitter Gems (Z4191)
• Thin 3-D Foam Tape (Z2060), 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• Tools: Swiss Dot Embossing Folder (Z4232), Playful Scallops Embossing Folder (Z4231), Make It From Your Heart Volume 4 (9044)
• Cricut® Cricut® Flower Market Digital Collection (Z3501)
• Heart ― #MD70813 ― page 33 ― Background <c>
• my Design Space file ― I did not cut the smaller heart, but left it on my virtual mat in case you use a different stamp
• Cricut® Explore Air™ 2 (available at Level 3 of Hostess Rewards; see page 3 of Seasonal Expressions 1)
• Cricut® Cuttlebug™ (available at Level 1 of Hostess Rewards; see page 3 of Seasonal Expressions 1)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

If you are not already working with a CTMH Independent Consultant, you may purchase all of the supplies I used at my Consultant website.

I love to hear what folks think about the items I create. If you have a few moments, please leave a comment letting me know what you think of my card. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Barbara Page Kell's Create Close To My Heart Memories***.

Something Fierce Blog Hop

Welcome to our Something Fierce Blog Hop! Today we are showcasing crafty items from the CTMH Something Fierce Paper Pack with various projects created by talented Close to my Heart Consultants.

If you are visiting from Kathleen’s blog then you are on the right track, if not please start at the beginning with our hostess Carol. When you are ready to visit the next blog, you will be visiting Erica's blog (so you do not have to scroll back up I will remind you below).

I hope this card reached its destination before today's hop so it remained a surprise. I happened to need a thank you card, sat down to write some notes about it (I really try to not send similar cards to the same person) and noticed this hop was taking place so I decided to join.

My card is inspired by Pattern 21 on page 46 of Make It From Your Heart Volume 4. I did alter the measurements a bit. My A cut was 4¼" × 2⅞" and my B cut was 4¼" × ⅝". Rather than use watercolor paints to highlight behind the stamped image, I used the Gold Shimmer Brush. I also colored some White Daisy cardstock with the Gold Shimmer Brush (two times) and then cut out the stars.

I used the following products to create this card; all supplies are from Close To My Heart except where noted:

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: Card Captions — January Stamp of the Month (S1901)
• Paper Packet: Something Fierce (X7240B)
• 12" X 12" Cardstock: White Daisy (X6027)
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Embellishments: White Glitter Paper (Z3237); Shimmer Brush—Gold (Z3316)
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Bluebird (Z6508)
• Tools: Thin Cuts: Scallop Border (Z3348), Ribbon Border (Z3349)-retired; Make It From Your Heart Volume 4 (9044)
• Cricut® Cuttlebug™ (available at Level 1 of Hostess Rewards; see page 2 of Seasonal Expressions 1)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform; Sizzix Stars, Dotted Framelits

I love to hear what folks think about the items I create. If you have a few moments, please leave a comment letting me know what you think of this card.

As promised, so you do not need to scroll back up, the next stop on our hop is Erica's blog.

Here is a copy of our blog hop list; clicking the link will take you directly to each person's Something Fierce Featured Papers post.

Carol Loftus	Crafting with Carol
Haley Dyer	The Inky Scrapper
Debi McBain	Created with Heart
Lauren Moore	CTMH Craftings
Julie Scott	Craft With Julie
Danielle Wagner	Dan Yell Scraps
Brittany Allred	Britt Creates with CTMH
Kathleen Androlewicz	Life Is Like a Bowl of Stamps
Brenda Lapp - you are here	Crafting for sanity? Or insanity?
Erica Haskin	Dresses and Spurs
All links open in a new browser tab.

Thank you for hopping with us!

Seasonal Expressions 1 - International Stamp Sets

It is my hope that you are enjoying my posts highlighting products from Seasonal Expressions 1. I know when I first get a catalog that it takes me a few passes to see how items from different pages can be used together to create something beautiful.

Only a few of the International Stamp Sets actually appear in Seasonal Expressions 1 – those in French and Spanish that were introduced in Seasonal Expressions 1:

Seasonal Expressions 1 - USA version - page 109

There were two French and two Spanish stamp sets introduced in SE1. Here they are again with a link to their product page on my Consultant Website:

Merci Beaucoup [French] (B1660)	Joyeux Anniversaire [French] (B1658)
Muchas Gracias [Spanish] (B1659)	Piñata de Cumpleaños [Spanish] (B1661)

There are a few more French and Spanish stamp sets under the International category of stamps on my Consultant Website that do not appear in Seasonal Expressions 1:

introduced in Holiday Expressions 2018
Temporada Navideña [Spanish] (B1619)	Feliz Navidad [Spanish] (B1620)
Saison de Noel [French] (B1622)	Joyeux Noel [French] (B1623)
introduced in Seasonal Expressions 2 2018
Cinco de Mayo [Spanish] (C1717)	Mi Familia [Spanish] (B1602)
Petits Bonheurs [French] (B1598)	this space intentionally blank
introduced in Annual Inspirations 2017-2018
Avec Amour [French] (C1700)	Invitation [French] (C1701)
Quinceañera [Spanish] (B1580)	Vamos a Celebrar [Spanish] (B1579)
Te Quiero [Spanish] (M1190)	Felicidades [Spanish] (C1694)

There are several stamp sets on the International Stamp Sets page that are Australia and New Zealand-themed. Three appear in the Seasonal Expressions 1 released in Australia and New Zealand:

Seasonal Expressions 1 - Australian version - page 109
(the stamps sets are the same in the New Zealand version)

Here are the Australia and New Zealand stamp sets again with a link to their product page on my Consultant Website:

Fairy Bread (C1775)	Loving New Zealand (B1662)
Happy Australia Day (B1663)	this space intentionally blank

There are a few more Australia and New Zealand stamp sets that do not appear in Seasonal Expressions 1 under the International category on my Consultant Website:

Mini Waitangi Day (M1203)	Kia Ora (C1698)
Happy Christmas (B1621)	this space intentionally blank

Finally, there are many ways children refer to their maternal parent: mom, ma, mama, mam, mum, mother, I am sure there are more that I am not thinking of. While it would be nearly impossible for any stamp company to produce stamp sets for each word used for our maternal parent, CTMH has created this stamp set for those who use mum:

Game Day (D1829E)

I hope you enjoyed seeing the variety of international-flavored stamp sets that CTMH offers. The Shop Now button will take you to my Consultant website where you can see the other products that were introduced, read full products descriptions and place orders.

If you have any product questions, do not hesitate to email me. You will also find me on Facebook at Brenda's Paper Crafts. Thanks for visiting today.

CTMH Specials for January

Today, starting at 2:01am EST, is the first day to take advantage of Craft with Heart™ Subscription Special.

Through the end of January, while supplies last, when you sign up for a 12-month Craft with Heart™ subscription you will receive one free Family Ties Cut Above® layout kit in your first subscription box!

Each kit comes ready to assemble with pre-cut paper pieces, die-cuts, stickers, Memory Protectors™ and instructions. The only other supplies you need are adhesive, 3-D foam tape, a journaling pen, and a paper trimmer to trim your photos.

Craft with Heart™ Subscription Special Flyer
download PDF of flyer

Visit the Subscriptions page of my Consultant Website to subscribe or read the subscriptions FAQ. There, and on my January 10th post, you will also find photos of each of the eight layouts from the first 12-month subscription shipment.

Other specials continuing through January are the National Papercrafting Month — Frame It Up, Celebrate 35 Years (Alphabet Stamp Savings) and Heart Happy (Heart Happy continues through the end of February).

The Frame It Up special is Magnolia Frame kits which contain everything you need (except adhesive) to create this beautiful home décor piece. When you purchase 2 on the same order you save 15% each and when 3 or more are purchased you save 30% each. Hostesses who reach the third level or higher of Hostess Rewards and those who become a CTMH Consultant during January will be able to receive a Magnolia Frame kit for free, while supplies last.

National Papercrafting Month — Frame It Up
download PDF of flyer

I first told you about the Celebrate 35 Years! special earlier this month. Though the end of January there is 35% saving on alphabet stamp sets!

Celebrate 35 Years! Flyer
download PDF of flyer

There are two choices for Heart Happy - Heart Happy Special or Heart Happy Album. Both are available until February 28 while supplies last.

With the Heart Happy workshop, you can make one 12" x 12" layout, two 12" x 12" single pages, ten cards, and five tags.

Heart Happy Workshop Flyer - page 1 download PDF of 2 page flyer

Heart Happy Workshop Flyer - page 2 download the Workshop Guide

Visit my earlier blog post about Heart Happy Special to see larger photos of the the items you will create when you purchase the Heart Happy Special and follow the Workshop Guide.

The Heart Happy Everyday Life™ workshop takes this paper packet in a different direction. Use this workshop to create a 6" x 8" Everyday Life™ album perfect for documenting any subject, including you and what you're currently loving!

Heart Happy Everyday Life™ workshop - 1 download PDF of 2 page flyer

Heart Happy Everyday Life™ workshop - 2 download Workshop Guide

If you have any questions about the current CTMH specials, please use the contact form to the right to reach me. You will also find me on Facebook at Brenda's Paper Crafts. Thanks for visiting today.

Seasonal Expressions 1 - Operation Smile™ stamp set

With the introduction of Seasonal Expressions 1, a new Operation Smile™ stamp set was revealed.

Operation Smile™: Be Yourself (D1825)

The stamp set and this one-page layout are featured on the back cover of the Seasonal Expressions 1 idea book.

created with Operation Smile™: Be Yourself

Each time someone orders the Be Yourself stamp set, CTMH donates $7 to Operation Smile to assist them in their important mission of providing facial surgeries to underprivileged children around the world.

In addition to the new stamp set, CTMH also released two new designs of Operation Smile T-Shirts.

Operation Smile® Beauty Is a Light T-shirt

Operation Smile® Just Smile T-shirt

For each of Beauty Is a Light and Just Smile T-shirts purchased, CTMH makes a $5 donation to Operation Smile. The T-shirts are available in sizes x-small to 4X.

There are still some shirts of the previous design available.

Operation Smile™ Simple Smile Pink T-shirt

Operation Smile™ Simple Smile Grey T-shirt

Unfortunately only select sizes are available in the pink and grey designs. Visit the Operation Smile™ page of my Consultant Website to learn what sizes you can choose from.

Another way to support Operation Smile™ is to round up your order when making payment. Any amount helps.

I hope you will join CTMH in supporting this effort.