My Journey with CTMH is Coming to an End

Hello everyone. I hope you are enjoying the unseasonably warm weather we have been having.

Today is the last day of my journey with Close To My Heart. I really appreciate the experiences I've had and everyone I've met during my last twelve years as an Independent Consultant/Maker. I've made memories that I will treasure forever. Thank you to everyone I've gotten to know on this path. All of you have had a positive impact on my life.

I also want to share my latest card with the April 2024 Stamp Of The Month Little Hedgehogs.

Little Hedgehogs Birthday Card

This card was created for my great-niece. In addition to the April 2024 SOTM (S2024), I used paper from the Storybook collection (January–March 2023 catalog), Seabrook cardstock and ink, Blending Brushes and Julip Shimmer Brush. The stamped images were colored with Colorista by Spectrum Noir™ pencils. I mixed and matched stamp sets for the sentiment, but unfortunately I do not remember which sets I used.

If you are a CTMH VIP customer, today is your last day to earn VIP Credits on your orders placed before 11:59pm MDT. Any VIP Credit in your account needs to be spent by end of day (11:59pm MDT) on May 31, 2024.

Also, if you need any Workshop Guides, either for scrapbooking or cardmaking workshop kits featured in catalogs, or from many of the promotions Close To My Heart has offered since January 2020, please visit Workshop Guides and download any instructions you may need by June 15, 2024.

If you purchased any SVG files, they too need to be download by June 15, 2024. If you need help downloading the files, I posted some information about accessing you Digital Library on March 25, 2024.

Thanks again for being part of my CTMH journey. I appreciate each and every one of you.

Little Hedgehogs Birthday Card

Hello crafty friends!

I thought I would share this birthday card I created a couple of weeks ago.

Little Hedgehogs Birthday Card (Front)

This card was inspired by project 3 from the Love Notes Card Workshop. Rather than using a square near the card center, I sized a rectangle behind the hedgehog. I used an older paper I have been hoarding Craft On (from the Seasonal Expressions 2 2019 catalog). I love black backgrounds where the colors pop.

Little Hedgehogs Birthday Card (Inside)

The stamped images hidden inside behind the hedgehog are from previous (retired) Craft with Heart™ Cardmaking subscriptions. I think I've told you before that I keep the stamp sets from the subscriptions nearby at all times because I like to have a variety of sizes and fonts of the sentiments I use most when cardmaking.

I used Carolina, Clover and White Daisy cardstock in addition to the Craft On patterned paper and I colored with the Colorista by Spectrum Noir pencils.

Little Hedgehogs is the April 2024 Stamp Of The Month and it is available with or without Thin Cuts.

Thank you for visiting today! Have a great rest of your week.

April 2024 CTMH News

Happy April Fools! What a month March 2024 was! Despite the big announcement at the end of February, CTMH continues to bring us some wonderful new items to spark our creativity! First up is the new stamp of the month. Isn't this an adorable set?

Little Hedgehogs—April Stamp of the Month

Little Hedgehogs—April Stamp of the Month (S2404)

Little Hedgehogs (S2404) is an exclusive D-Size set of 15 stamps. Little Hedgehogs is available only during the month of April 2024. The stamp set can be free for CTMH VIP Customers who place a qualifying order during April 2024. Those who are not CTMH VIP Customers can place a qualifying order and purchase the stamp set on the same order for only $5. Everyone qualifies for additional sets at $5 for each additional $50 spent on the same order. The April 2024 SOTM is also available for $19.95 with no other purchase required. The recommended CTMH My Acrylix® Blocks for this stamp set are: 1" × 1" (Y1000), 2" × 2" (Y1003), 3" × 3" (Y1006), and 4" × 4" (Y1017).

Little Hedgehogs—April Stamp of the Month + Thin Cuts (Z7148)

If you select the Little Hedgehogs—April Stamp of the Month + Thin Cuts (Z7116), you receive the same D-Size set of 13 stamps plus 10 metal dies to cut the shapes shown. The Stamp of the Month + Thin Cuts is only $19.95 with a qualifying order; the Little Hedgehogs—April Stamp of the Month + Thin Cuts is also available for $34.95 with no other purchase required.

The CTMH Art Department created cards using Little Hedgehogs:

cards created with Little Hedgehogs

Little Hedgehogs is available only during the month of April 2024.

Joy in the Journey

Joy in the Journey

Introduced a little early (this past Friday, March 29), is the April special Joy in the Journey. The special features exclusive products, Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet and coordinating cardstock (some with resist and foil) featuring the Color of the Year Journey and a stamp set. There will also be discounts on existing Journey products. For your planning purposes, you should know there is a limited number of bundles available at the beginning of the sale, but CTMH will be making more available as soon as possible.

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The Joy in the Journey flyer (PDF format) can be found here. Joy in the Journey will remain available through April 30, while supplies last. 

April 2024 Supplement

At 5pm EDT Friday, March 29 the new products pictured below were made available on my eCommerce site. 

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The products would have been in the May-June 2024 Catalog if CTMH were not closing later this year. Soak Up the Sun (May 2024 SOTM) appears to be held until May, but that may change after the Corporate Office opens later today. It is my understanding that Summertime Borders would have been the June 2024 Stamp Of The Month; instead it available now with Thin Cuts without a qualifying purchase. Click on any of the images above for a better look; the same eleven page flyer (PDF Format) with the new products can be found here.

With the announcement the Close To My Heart is closing, be sure to check the Clearance section of my eCommerce website regularly. Who knows when a new group of products will be reduced and posted in the Clearance section?

VIP Customers, please keep in mind that April 2024 is the last month to earn VIP Credit and you will need to redeem any VIP Credit in your account by May 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm MDT. Any unused credit will expire on June 1, 2024.

All customers, please download any Workshop Guides you may need by June 15. Also, you should check your Digital Library for any Digital Art (SVG files) that were added to your account. I wrote a post about how to check your library and download the files about a week ago. Please download Digital Art as soon as you can so you have time to verify you are able unzip the zipped file and view the SVG file(s).

Thank you for your support over the past twelve years. Also, thank you for your patience while the shipping department catches up on the increased number of orders that the closing announcement prompted. 

Have a fabulous April!