Birthday Card for an Avid Hunter

We have an relative whose birthday happens to fall on Christmas. This is the card we came up with them for their 2020 birthday.

Quarantine Christmas Birthday Card – front

To create this card I used paper from Happiness Lives Here (coming in the January–February 2021 catalog), Paprika cardstock, Quarantine Christmas (CC112026) – from Black Friday 2020, Through Thick & Thin (CC7211) – from National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 1 and A Little Sentiment (A1244).

Quarantine Christmas Birthday Card – inside

On the inside I used Through Thick & Thin again ("Just roll with it." and the TP image), Celebrating You (C1847) and On Repeat (CC5218) – retired (the year where the zeros look like the virus).

We are hoping that I will be able to put away all of the stamps that mention the pandemic soon. Take care of yourselves.

CTMH Boxing Week Sale Begins Today

This year Close To My Heart is having daily Boxing Week sales again.

CTMH Boxing Week Sale

I am told that there will be incredible deals each day from December 26 through December 31. Each sale day will begin at 2:00am EST (that's 12:00am MST) and expire in 23 hours 59 minutes later at 1:59am EST (that's 11:59pm MST).

During the sale discounted items can be found on the Promotions page of my Maker website. Sale items do not carry over to the next day. Also, all offers are available only while supplies last so, if you really want something, be sure to order early.

All discounted items ordered during the sale count toward earning VIP Credit and the Stamp of the Month at the discounted price or free for current VIP Customers (if you have not earned a free SOTM in December).

CTMH VIP Customer

It is not too late to take advantage of the VIP Customer introductory offer. If you sign up before the end of the day December 31, 2020 you will receive $25 in VIP Spending Credit, rather than the usual $15. Full details are on at the VIP Customer Program page of my shopping website. If you become a VIP prior to the Boxing Week Sale, you could use your VIP Spending Credit during the sale.

I hope you will have an opportunity to enjoy the last few days of 2020; perhaps craft, cook or do something else you enjoy. Best wishes for an even better 2021.

Wishing You A Happy Holiday

On this merriest of holidays I thought I would share some of the Christmas cards we sent this year.

While we typically prefer more traditional holiday designs, we thought in this unique year we would make an exception. I purchased the special on Black Friday and with some inspiration from other Close To My Heart Maker's, I created a few cards to share with family and friends who we thought would enjoy the humor. If we weren't sure, we sent more traditional cards.

All of the cards use Quarantine Christmas (CC115026) stamp set that was available during the Black Friday sale.

Oh Deer! What A Year! cards

In addition to Quarantine Christmas I used Comfort & Joy papers that were featured in the September–October 2020 catalog. I also used Scarlet Glitter Paper.

Snow-cial Distancing cards

I used several stamps sets on this card: Quarantine Christmas, The Jubilee Crew (C1879), Elegant Snowflakes (D1981), The Great Indoors (CC5217) – retired. I also used Serenity paper, Toffee cardstock and Blue Belle Glitter Paper.

Baby It's COVID Outside cards

On my final card I used Quarantine Christmas and Elegant Christmas and stayed with the blue tones with a touch of Toffee.

I think people enjoyed the lighthearted non-traditional Christmas cards; I received a phone call after one family received their card – I'd used the Through Think & Thin (CC7211) – inside their card. I truly hope I do not have a reason to use the Quarantine Christmas stamp set again in 2021. 

I hope you are having the merriest of holidays and wish you a very happy and healthy 2021.

Birthday Card for Nine Year Old

I recently created a birthday card for a young man turning nine years old. I selected bright colors and patterns to create the card – it is a little hard having a birthday during a pandemic.

birthday card for young man - card front

I covered the card front with the bolder star pattern from Party Time and Lagoon cardstock embossed with the retired Confetti Stars Embossing Folder. I used stamps and dies from Wishing You Everything to decorate the card. I added some extra stars using some Sizzix dies from my stash and I added their age using the Simple Serif Lowercase Thin Cuts and coordinating stamps.

birthday card for young man - card open

I carried the stars to the inside of the card; stamping some from Wishing You Everything and a die cut from Sizzix dies. I also added the year from Simple Serif Lowercase and a sentiment from Birthday Greetings (unfortunately this is retired).

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

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: Wishing You Everything Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3779) or Wishing You Everything Stamp Set (D1931), Birthday Greetings (D1899) - retired, Simple Serif Bundle (Z3865) or Simple Serif Lowercase (D1965) and Simple Serif Lowercase Thin Cuts (Z3761)
  
• Patterned Paper: Party Time (X8016B) or Party Time + Sticker Sheet (X8016S)
  
• Cardstock: White Daisy (1385), Lemonade (X6035), Lagoon (X5968), Sapphire (X5957), Green Apple (X6031)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Lemonade (Z6517), Lagoon (Z2895), Sapphire (Z2848), Green Apple (Z6513)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Confetti Stars Embossing Folder (Z3119) - retired
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine
  
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Sizzix Stars, Dotted (662731)
  

Now that a week has passed since their birthday, I can share the card. I hope the young gentleman like receiving this card.

Every Bit of Wonderful Blog Hop

Welcome to the Every Bit of Wonderful Blog Hop featuring the stamp set Every Bit of Wonderful. Every Bit of Wonderful is a special stamp set where $7 USD of the proceeds goes to help Operation Smile™ with their life-changing mission to provide cleft lip and cleft palate repair.

On this hop there are almost 15 CTMH Makers sharing projects created with the Every Bit of Wonderful. Our blog hop is a circle; visiting the next blog (typically via a link near the bottom of the post) will take you back to where you started.

Every Bit of Wonderful Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from ***Becca Whitham's Expressions***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda Everitt also keeps a list of all participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

For this hop I created a card.

card created for Every Bit of Wonderful Blog Hop

I started by stamping several of the stamps on French Vanilla cardstock using Intense Black ink and colored them with a variety of TriBlend™ Markers before fussy cutting. I splattered a piece of White Daisy with a Charcoal Shimmer Brush and, when it was dry, I started playing with the pieces I had. When I had a pleasing layout, I stamped some leaves (using Green Apple), flowers (using Intense Black) and a sentiment (using Black) directly on the cardstock, then used Thin 3-D Foam Tape and 3-D Foam Tape to add the fussy cut pieces. When I was sure the Intense Black ink was dry, I colored the little flowers with TriBlend™ Markers.

Before you head to ***Melissa Robinson's My Heartfelt Sentiments***, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.

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

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: Every Bit of Wonderful (D1977)
  
• Cardstock: French Vanilla (X6046), White Daisy (1385), Black (X6047)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Intense Black (Z4189), Black (Z2805), Green Apple (Z6513)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Charcoal Shimmer Brush (Z3509) 
• TriBlend™ Markers
  

If you are not already working with a CTMH Maker, you may purchase all of the supplies I used at my e-commerce website.

If you have a few moments, please comment below and give me your impression of my card. I hope you are enjoying the projects created with the Every Bit of Wonderful stamp set. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Melissa Robinson's My Heartfelt Sentiments***.

CTMH Happiness Never Grows Old SOTM Blog Hop - December 2020

Welcome to the December 2020 SOTM Blog Hop featuring the stamp set Happiness Never Grows Old. This month there are just shy of 20 CTMH Makers sharing projects created with the CTMH Stamp Of The Month Happiness Never Grows Old. Our blog hop is a circle; visiting the next blog (typically via a link near the bottom of the post) will take you back to where you started.

Happiness Never Grows Old December 2020 SOTM

You should have arrived here from ***Becca Whitham's Expressions***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda Everitt also keeps a list of all participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

Happiness Never Grows Old December 2020 SOTM

Before I dive into the card I created for today's hop, I have to back up a bit. When I was working on the Jingle Joy Cardmaking Workshop (G1219), I didn't just want to wipe off my All-purpose Mat and throw the color away, so I spritzed the Abandoned Coral ink and used a piece of Distress Watercolor Cardstock to pick up the color. There was actually enough ink to color two pieces of Distress Watercolor Cardstock. This is one of them:

background for December SOTM Blog Hop card

Since this piece of Distress Watercolor Cardstock has been dry for awhile, I used Black Exclusive Inks™ rather than Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z4189) to stamp the edges of the Distress Watercolor Cardstock.

card created for December SOTM Blog Hop

I cut a piece of French Vanilla using the Stitched Rectangle Frames Thin Cuts and stamped the sentiment in Black. When I saw the Party Banners Thin Cuts on the Cyber Monday Sale page, I knew I wanted to use it to go with "Miss You!" (if you like this Thin Cut be sure to check out the Cyber Monday Sale before 11:59pm MST TODAY). I embellished the card with hearts from the Teddy Bear Hugs Stamp + Thin Cuts; you could use the Teddy Bear Hugs Stamp and fussy cut.

Before you head to ***Stefani Ewing's Stamp with Stefani***, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.

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

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: Happiness Never Grows Old—December Stamp of the Month (S2012), Teddy Bear Hugs (B1718) or Teddy Bear Hugs Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3774)
  
• Cardstock: French Vanilla (X6046), Raspberry (X5974)
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Black (Z2805), Raspberry (Z2812)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Distress Oxide™ Ink Pads: Abandoned Coral (Z3825)
• Distress Watercolor Cardstock (Z3885), Mini Ink Blending Tool (Z3886), Mini Ink Blending Foam (Z3887), All-purpose Mat (Z2045)
• Party Banners Thin Cuts (Z4152), Stitched Rectangle Frames Thin Cuts (Z4260)
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine (HB1080)

If you are not already working with a CTMH Maker, you may purchase all of the supplies I used at my e-commerce website.

I love to read what folks think about the cards I create. If you have a little time, please leave a comment letting me know what you think of my card. I hope you are enjoying the projects created with Happiness Never Grows Old—the December Stamp of the Month. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Stefani Ewing's Stamp with Stefani***.

Cyber Monday Sale & CTMH Facebook Page Events

Close To My Heart's Cyber Monday Sale continues until 11:59pm MST time tonight (which is 1:59am EST early Wednesday morning).

CTMH Cyber Monday Sale

All of the Cyber Monday Sale items can be found on my e-commerce website, but there are a few that I would like to draw your attention to, primary because the videos from the Close To My Heart Corporate Facebook Page Events and Workshop Guides are still available.

Blue Skies

Blue Skies was the collection released to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day in May 2020. There are four items from the Blue Skies collection included in the Cyber Monday Sale.

Blue Skies Cut Above® Layout Kit (CC5207)	Blue Skies Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet (CC5205)
Beautiful Day Stamp + Thin Cuts (CC5202)	Pinwheel Thin Cuts (CC5204)

The Facebook event took place on Saturday, May 2. Blue Skies was featured in the first segment that day. If you would like a closer look at the Blue Skies options and what you can create with them, I shared images on this blog post (please note all products on that blog post are not available). There are a few Workshop Guides you can download at that blog post. You will find a card workshop, a 6" x 8" Scrapbooking Workshop and a traditional 12" x 12" Scrapbooking Workshop. Just add some cardstock and you can create something fabulous.

Happiest Place

The Happiest Place collection was release in summer 2020. The five Happiest Place items were available during the Cyber Monday Sale when I wrote this.

Happiest Place Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet (CC7201)	Happiest Place Coordinating Cardstock (CC7203)
Happiest Place Acrylic Shapes (CC7204)	Happiest Place Stamp Set + Thin Cuts (CC7206)
Happiest Place Cut Above® Layout Kit (CC7208)	space intentionally blank

The Happiest Place Facebook "event" took place over three days. The Happiest Place Workshop Guide can be downloaded here.

The first Facebook event, on August 26, featured the Happiest Place Cut Above® Layout Kit. The second event featured the cutting for both the card and scrapbook workshops and assembling the cards. The third and final event covered assembling the scrapbook pages.

If you would like a closer look at the Happiest Place options and what you can create with them, I shared images on this blog post (unfortunately all products on this blog post are not available).

These Are My People

These Are My People was release in March 2020, before anyone knew how many people would have stay at home/no gathering orders, so there wasn't a Facebook Live planned for this collection.

These Are My People Cut Above® Kit (CC3201)

These Are My People Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet (CC3202)

Fortunately the Cut Above® is very straight-forward and should be easy to assemble without a video. And the Workshop Guide has all of the cutting information you need to create layouts and cards. Since the stamp set from the These Are My People collection is not available you would need to substitute some images, but CTMH has so many wonderful stamps you will be able to create something fabulous unique to you.

If you would like a closer look at the These Are My People options and what you can create with them, I shared images on this blog post (unfortunately all products on this blog post are not available). 

Enjoy your Cyber Monday shopping until the end of the day.

December 2020 CTMH News

Welcome to December. The year has flown by. I have to set more reminders than ever on my photo so I do not let the time slip away from me. I do not know how or why it feels like the hours, days and month fly by in record time. I sure hope it does not feel this way when I am able to retire.

December 2020 Stamp Of The Month Happiness Never Grows Old

Happiness Never Grows Old (S2012)
available December 2020

Happiness Never Grows Old (S2012) is an exclusive D-size set of 16 stamps that is only available during the month of December 2020. The stamp set can be yours for $5 when you place an order of $50 or more in qualifying Close To My Heart products or it is free when you place a qualifying order and you are a (and you qualify for additional sets at $5 for each $50 you spend). Alternatively it is available for $18.95. Recommended CTMH My Acrylix® Blocks for this stamp set are: 1" × 1" (Y1000), 1" × 3½" (Y1002), 2" × 2" (Y1003), 2" × 3½" (Y1009) and 5" × 6" (Y1015).

The CTMH Art Department created three cards using the Happiness Never Grows Old stamp set.

 

cards created with Happiness Never Grows Old (December 2020 SOTM)

If you would like a list of the products used to create the above cards, you will find the information in the Recipes, a PDF file that lists the products used to make the samples in the November–December 2020 Catalog. I am participating in a Happiness Never Grows Old blog hop this month; you will find my post here tomorrow. Please visit my December SOTM (S2012) Happiness Never Grows Old Pinterest Board for other ideas to use the Happiness Never Grows Old stamp set.

 

 

Bring Back My Pack—Blossom

Bring Back My Pack—Blossom

Bring Back My Pack—Blossom does not kick off until December 15, but I could not keep this a secret. I loved this paper pack when CTMH offered it in 2015. I love the colors and patterns so much and I still use this paper (I purchased a bit).

When Bring Back My Pack—Blossom becomes available, be sure to look for the Workshop Guide under the product description. The Guide will walk you through creating three two-page layouts and four cards. I have not heard if there will be a Facebook Live Event; if there is, I will update the CTMH Facebook Live Crafting Events page you will find the in the green bar above.

Jingle All The Way

Jingle All The Way

The Album Workshop Kit Jingle All The Way continues until December 31 (while supplies last). This album is perfect for documenting all of your holiday memories. This 6" x 6" album kit features the Jingle Joy paper collection, including the paper packet, stickers, and Picture My Life™ cards. It is also sprinkled with the new Evergreen glitter paper! When you visit the product page you can see photos of each page you will create (if you follow the Workshop Guide) and there is even a video with a quick album tour (they even show the Flip Flaps™) and unpacking the bundle.

Moments like These

 

Moments like These

 

The Close To My Heart special Moments like These also continues through December 31 while supplies last. This special includes a Cut Above® Layout Kit and a Base Calendar to create a beautiful 2021 12-month calendar. There is also a My Acrylix® Moments like These stamp set to personalize your calendar pages. Visit the product pages for the Kits to see all of the pages you can create where there is also a video showing how easy it is to create one of the pages and a calendar tour.

 

 

Merry Little Christmas

 

Merry Little Christmas

Merry Little Christmas has a variety of options. There are 3-D wood ornaments in the shape of snowflakes, trees or round and wood tags that have a decorative cut out or not. There are also bundles of ornaments or tags or both tags and ornaments. Each option comes with SVG files to make it easier to use a cutting machine to match the shapes and decorative cuts to cut paper, glitter paper or vinyl to decorate the wood shapes. Other consultants shared that they used Shimmer Brushes to color the wood and I think one even used Distress Oxide™ Inks. Merry Little Christmas is available until December 31 while supplies last, however I noticed that the Snowflakes are already showing "only a few left".

Seasons in Motion

Seasons in Motion

Seasons in Motion is a mix of everyday and holiday-themed stamps that look animated when the tab they are stamped on is pulled under an Animation Sheet or the Thin Cut that creates an Animation Window. In addition to harvest and Christmas/winter, there is an owl and heart shape. The paper stack includes 48 sheets to coordinate beautifully with the stamps. Seasons in Motion is available until December 31 while supplies last. There is also a video on the product page showing some stamps in motion, items created with the collection and everything included in the bundle.

 

CTMH Kids Crafts Feeling Grateful

CTMH Kids Crafts Feeling Grateful

Feeling Grateful is an album kit that was created for CTMH Kids Crafts, but I think with a few minor adjustments it would make a wonderful album to document what any age-range is grateful for. Even though the Facebook Live has passed, the video is still available on the CTMH Facebook Page to assist with cutting and/or assembly. The Album Kit is available until December 31 while supplies last.

 

 

November–December 2020 Catalog

November–December 2020 Catalog

The November–December 2020 catalog is valid through the end of December. You can view this catalog online or download a PDF to view anytime you have your device, but no Internet.

CTMH VIP Customer Program

CTMH VIP Customer Program

It it not too late to take advantage of the VIP Customer introductory offer. If you sign up before December 31, 2020 you will receive $25 in VIP Spending Credit, rather than the usual $15. Full details are on at the VIP Customer Program page of my shopping website. Below is a flyer about the VIP Customer Program (click on the image for a better view or download a PDF of the flyer here).

 

Close To My Heart VIP Program Flyer

Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions; you may reach me via the contact form to the right.

I hope you and yours have a magical holiday season.

CTMH Cyber Monday Sale

 Close To My Heart is having a Cyber Monday Sale.

Cyber Monday Sale

The Cyber Monday sale begins at 5pm EST today. It will run for 33 hours, ending at 1:59am EST Wednesday, December 2 (that's 11:59pm MST Tuesday, December 1).

The sale will feature a mix of current and retired products and some discounts are up to 50%. Quantities are limited, so be sure to shop early. You will find the sale items on my e-commerce site on Cyber Monday - just look for the sale banner.

Sale products count toward earning VIP Bank Credit and Stamp of the Month qualifying orders. If you also subscribe to the Corporate newsletter, you will receive reminders when the sales begin.

I had trouble watching a sneak peek of the sale, but I think there is at least one new and exclusive item. Happy shopping.

November–December 2020 New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart New Product Blog Hop brought to you from same the group of CTMH Makers who bring you the Stamp Of The Month Blog Hop. Today we are featuring projects created with products found in the new CTMH Idea Book November–December 2020 catalog.

We have almost 20 CTMH Makers sharing their creations on this hop. If you just happened upon my post, clicking the link to the next blog (often found near the bottom of the page) will take you full circle.

cover November–December 2020 Catalog

You should have arrived here from ***Pam Furlong Newfie-Scrapper***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda also keeps a list of all blog hop participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

 

I don't know why, as I had many, many ideas, but I struggled to get something created for this hop. I hope I was able to put something together that you find pleasing.

card created for the November–December 2020 New Product Blog Hop

I cut Black cardstock using the Geometric Grids and backed it with the lighter side of Green Apple cardstock. I colored the flowers and Clear Sparkles with TriBlend™ Markers. I added some Clear Shimmer Brush to the wings, stripes and head of the Bee.

Before you head to ***Stefani Ewing's Stamp with Stefani***, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.

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

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: B1730 from the Serenity Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1220), Country Bee (M1264), A Little Sentiment (A1244)
  
• Cardstock: French Vanilla (X6046), Black (X6047), Green Apple (X6031)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Intense Black (Z4189)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Thin Cuts: Geometric Grids (Z3894)
• TriBlend™ Markers: Earth Brown Blend (Z2478), Orange Blend (Z2480), Citrus Blend (Z2482), Citrus Green Blend (Z2484), Light Green Blend (Z2485), Dull Green Blend (Z2486), Purple Blend (Z2492), Blender Marker (Z2499)
  
• Clear Sparkles (Z3274), Clear Shimmer Brush (Z3293)
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine (HB1080)

If you do not have a CTMH Maker, you may purchase the supplies I used at my Maker e-commerce website.

If you have a few moments, please let me know what you think of my card. I enjoy reading your comments. I hope you are enjoying the projects created with the new products from CTMH. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Stefani Ewing's Stamp with Stefani***.

Floral Sympathy Card

Hello. It seems like forever since I've shared anything. There are some months that always seem extra busy to me and November is one of those months. This year I committed to being a Poll Worker so I added a bit to my plate recently with training in late October and working on Election Day.

If you did not get a chance to see the wonderful creations on the You Warm My Heart Stamp Of The Month Blog Hop, please either scroll down. If you do not find it there, click the "Older Post" link near the bottom.

Today I am sharing a sympathy card I created early last week, but it feels like months ago.

Sympathy Card using A Million Little Things

I created this card for one of my mom's former co-workers and her husband. Their son-in-law recently lost his battle with cancer.

The supplies used to create the card:

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: A Million Little Things (D1925), 4 My Friend (D1510)–retired
  
• Cardstock: French Vanilla (X6046), Black (X6047), Blue Belle (X6048)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Intense Black (Z4189)
• TriBlend™ Markers: Light Yellow (Z2483), Dull Green (Z2486), Gold Brown Shades (Z2516),
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Tattered Lace Foundation 8 Nested Rectangle Labels, card base
  

I selected the softer tones of the Light Yellow TriBlend™ Marker for the flowers because I think the color is soothing. I used Blue Belle because I've always loved yellow and blue together. I framed everything with Black to make it pop. I hope the card brings the family some comfort.

CTMH You Warm My Heart SOTM Blog Hop - November 2020

Welcome to the November 2020 SOTM Blog Hop featuring the stamp set You Warm My Heart. This month there are over 20 CTMH Makers sharing projects created with the CTMH Stamp Of The Month You Warm My Heart. Our blog hop is a circle; visiting the next blog (typically via a link near the bottom of the post) will take you back to where you started.

You Warm My Heart SOTM Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from ***Krista's Crafty Corner by Krista Hershberger***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda Everitt also keeps a list of all participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

You Warm My Heart Stamp Set

I think this is such a cute stamp set. Many of the sneak peeks I've seen created by other CTMH Makers have featured the "disposable" coffee cup, so I decided to go in another direction. I created this wreath using the small floral stamp in the upper middle of the above image.

 

card created for the You Warm My Heart Blog Hop

To create the wreath shape, I cut a 2¾" circle from scrap cardstock, then I lightly traced around it onto the center of a 3¼" square with pencil. Then I stamped the floral stamp around the circle using the points of the leaves and petals to guide me. I also stamped some extra onto French Vanilla scraps to fussy cut and fill-in and add dimension to the wreath. I colored the petals with the Coral TriBlend™ Marker and the leaves with the Alpine Green TriBlend™ Marker. After coloring the extra stamped images, I fussy cut and layered them using Thin 3-D Foam Tape. It is hard to see in the photo, but I added Glisten Stickles™ Glitter Glue to the center of each flower.

 

To decorate the wreath I used images from the two new Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts in the November–December 2020 Catalog. The bow is from the Serenity—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts and the banner is from the Jingle Joy—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts. I stamped with VersaMark™ Ink Pad and heat embossed with Silver Super Fine Embossing Powder.

I used stamps from You Warm My Heart and my stamp platform to create "borders" near the bottom of the Peach cardstock. I had some extra fussy cut flowers, so I gave the lower left corner a little pop with them. 

 

Before you head to ***Lauren Moore's CTMH Craftings***, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.

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

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: You Warm My Heart — November Stamp of the Month (S2011)
• Stamp + Thin Cuts: Jingle Joy—Cardmaking (Z3897), Serenity—Cardmaking (Z3905)
  
• Cardstock: French Vanilla (X6046), Peach (X6044), Evergreen (X6030)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Intense Black (Z4189), Peach (Z6502)
• Embossing supplies: Anti-static Pouch (Z4220), VersaMark™ Ink Pad (Z891), Silver Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2067), Heat Tool (Z4252)
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• TriBlend™ Markers: Coral (Z2481), Alpine Green (Z2521)
• Glisten Stickles™ Glitter Glue (Z3558)
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

If you are not already working with a CTMH Maker, you may purchase all of the supplies I used at my Maker e-commerce website.

I love to hear what folks think about the items I create. If you have a little time, please leave a comment letting me know what you think of my wreath. I hope you are enjoying the projects created with You Warm My Heart — the November Stamp of the Month. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Lauren Moore's CTMH Craftings***.

November 2020 CTMH News

Welcome to November 2020. It is hard to see more and more television and print advertisements for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, but it will be fabulous to have an end to the political ads. I am looking forward to seeing any other kind of advertisement on my televisions screen.

I also look forward to creating holiday-themed crafts using the new and pretty Close To My Heart products.

November 2020 Stamp Of The Month You Warm My Heart

You Warm My Heart (S2011)
available November 2020

You Warm My Heart (S2011) is an exclusive D-size set of 19 stamps that is only available during the month of November 2020. The stamp set can be yours for $5 when you place an order of $50 or more in qualifying Close To My Heart products, or it can be yours for FREE with a qualifying order and you are a CTMH VIP Customer. In either case, you qualify for additional sets at $5 for each $50 you spend. Alternatively it is available for $18.95. Recommended CTMH My Acrylix® Blocks for this stamp set are: 1" × 1" (Y1000), 1" × 3½" (Y1002), 2" × 2" (Y1003), 1" × 6½" (Y1005), 3" × 3" (Y1006) and 2" × 3½" (Y1009).

The Art Department at Close To My Heart created this single-layout and coordinating pocket page using the You Warm My Heart stamp set.

 

scrapbook pages created with You Warm My Heart (November 2020 SOTM)

If you would like a list of the products used to create the above cards, you will find the information in the Recipes, a PDF file that lists the products used to make the samples in the November–December 2020 Catalog. I am participating in a You Warm My Heart blog hop this month; you will find my post here tomorrow. Please visit my November SOTM (S2011) You Warm My Heart Pinterest Board for other ideas to use the You Warm My Heart stamp set.

 

 

Jingle All The Way

Jingle All The Way

Jingle All The Way is an Album Workshop Kit perfect for documenting all of your holiday memories. This 6" x 6" album kit features the Jingle Joy paper collection, including the paper packet, stickers, and Picture My Life™ cards. It is also sprinkled with the new Evergreen glitter paper!

Seasons in Motion

 

Seasons in Motion

Due to the excellent response to the National Stamping Month promotion Creativity in Motion, Close To My Heart released Seasons in Motion. Seasons in Motion is a mix of everyday and holiday-themed stamps. In addition to harvest and Christmas/winter, there is an owl and heart. The paper stack includes 48 sheets of papers to coordinate beautifully with the stamps. CTMH also created Thin Cuts to make your own Animation Windows; Animation Sheets are still available.

CTMH Kids Crafts Feeling Grateful

 

CTMH Kids Crafts Feeling Grateful

I shared news of CTMH Kids Crafts Feeling Grateful when it became available for purchase earlier this month. This Album Kit contains the materials needed to craft along with Monica and Maya Wihongi—Monica’s 9-year-old daughter during a Facebook Live on November 24 at 6:30pm EST. Be sure to mark yourself as Going on Facebook to be reminded closer to the event.

November–December 2020 Catalog

 

November–December 2020 Catalog

The November–December 2020 catalog is valid through the end of November. You can view this catalog online or download a PDF to view anytime you have your device, but no Internet. 

CTMH VIP Customer Program

CTMH VIP Customer Program

In October I shared the news that Close To My Heart now has a VIP Customer Program. Below is a flyer about the VIP Customer Program (click on the image for a better view or download a PDF of the flyer here).

 

Close To My Heart VIP Program Flyer

The introductory offer is still available. Sign up before December 31, 2020 and receive $25 in VIP Spending Credit, rather than the usual $15. Full details on at the VIP Customer Program page of my shopping website. Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions; you may reach me via the contact form to the right.

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Have a great November. I hope you and yours have a nice Thanksgiving celebration.