Let’s Stay Home Stamps & SVGs Retiring

The Let’s Stay Home stamps and SVG files will only be available through August 31. Be sure to get them before they are gone!

art created with The Great Indoors (CC5217)

Let's Stay Home was created to help us document the times we are now living through. They have been a great way to craft and document our experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be nice to look back on these unprecedented times in years to come.

art created with On Repeat (CC5218)

 Here is a closer look at all of the stamps retiring on August 31:

Let's Stay Home (CC3212)	The Great Indoors (CC5217)	On Repeat (CC5218)
Forever Grateful (CC7210)	Forever Grateful (CC7210)	Through Thick & Thin (CC7211)

The collection started with Let's Stay Home (CC3212). It is the stamp set pictured in the upper left. In mid-May The Great Indoors (CC5217) and On Repeat (CC5218) were released (pictured in the top row in the middle and right).

Forever Grateful (CC7210), the two stamp sheets on the bottom left, and Through Think & Thin (CC7211), on the bottom right, were originally in the National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 and Bundle 1 respectively. They were later released outside the bundle.

Also available until August 31 are the free, yes, I said free, Let’s Stay Home SVG, In This Together SVG, and Paper Pal Medical Heroes SVG. The SVGs can be used with a variety of digital cutting machines including the Cricut Maker™ and the Cricut Explore™.

Visit the Let's Stay Home Promo page on my Consultant Website to see all of the options and to download the SVGs.

If you are interested in getting the Forever Grateful and/or Though Think & Thin stamp sets in  cardmaking bundles, there are a few each of the National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 1 (CC7212 – includes Though Thick & Thin stamp set) and National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 (CC7214 – includes Forever Grateful stamp set)

Below is more information about the cardmaking bundles from National Scrapbooking Day. The bundles can now be found in the Online Only section of my Consultant Website until they are sold out.

The National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 1 creates 20 cards (4 each of 5 designs). This bundle includes 6 sheets of glossy UV-coated patterned cardstock, card bases, the Through Thick & Thin Stamp Set and Black & White Dots; just use you own inks and adhesive.

To create the cards shown below, you will need the National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 1 (CC7213), Candy Apple Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z6509), Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z4189), Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2895), Pixie Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2844) and Thin 3-D Foam Tape (Z2060) or similar supplies.

card created with National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 1 (CC7213)	card created with National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 1 (CC7213)
card created with National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 1 (CC7213)	card created with National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 1 (CC7213)
card created with National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 1 (CC7213)	Through Thick & Thin Stamp Set in Cardmaking Bundle 1

I chuckle at the humor in the Cardmaking Bundle 1 because I try to look at the bright side of life. Sometimes it is very hard, but I try.

After National Scrapbooking Day the CTMH Art Department created some additional artwork using the Through Thick & Thin stamp set.

art created with Through Thick & Thin (CC7211)

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The National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 also creates 20 cards (4 each of 5 designs). This bundle includes the Mix-in Paper Packet (X9015), four cardstock sheets, card bases, the Forever Grateful Stamp Set and Wooden Arrows (Z3552); just use you own inks and adhesive.

To create the cards showns below, you will need the National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 (CC7214), Candy Apple Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z6509), Glacier Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2841), Sapphire Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2848), Thin 3-D Foam Tape (Z2060) and Glue Dots® Mini Dots (Z2089) or similar.

card created with National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 (CC7214)	card created with National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 (CC7214)
card created with National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 (CC7214)	card created with National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 (CC7214)
card created with National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 (CC7214)	space intentionally left blank
Forever Grateful Stamp Set in Cardmaking Bundle 2	Forever Grateful Stamp Set in Cardmaking Bundle 2

While I hope no one would never need them for this, Forever Grateful is a great stamp set to thank the helpers during other life events, e.g., flood, fire, injury, etc.

After National Scrapbooking Day the CTMH Art Department created this additional artwork using the Forever Grateful stamp set.

art created with Forever Grateful (CC7210)

Be sure to grab the Let's Stay Home stamps & SVGs before they disappear when August ends.

Easter Traditions Wood Banners

CTMH just introduced two great banners for Easter.

Easter Traditions Wood Banners

The shapes are cut from wood so they are very durable. There are two options; one featuring adorable Easter bunnies and the other Easter eggs that spell out Easter or you can purchase one each in a bundle. Each banner comes with a digital art file to make it easy for you to embellish the shapes using papers of your choice. The Mix-in Paper Packet (X9013) was used on the completed samples. It looks like White Ribbon (Z4196) was used to hang the bunnies and the Easter eggs were strung on Mink Twine (Z4221). Save 20% when you purchase the bundle that includes both banner designs!

Here are the options available on my Consultant Website.

Bunny Wood Banner CC3209	Easter Egg Wood Banner CC3210
Easter Traditions Wood Banners CC3211	Completed Easter Traditions Wood Banners

CTMH created a flyer with all of the Easter Traditions details:

Easter Traditions Flyer

A PDF of the flyer can be downloaded here.

I think this is such an adorable banner bundle. This offer is available through April 30 while supplies last.

Be Mine Special Announcement

CTMH has a great new project to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a crafty way!

Be Mine Wooden Heart Banner

The Be Mine wooden heart banner is perfect for Valentine’s Day and beyond. This special is a great way to add some perennial décor to your home! The adorable wooden banners are easy to personalize, allowing you to create your own unique banner.

Be Mine Heart Banner (CC12021)

When you purchase the Be Mine Heart Banner you will receive five wooden hearts and an SVG file to be able to cut the shapes shown.

Here are two different versions of the wooden heart banner. Click on either image for a closer look. You might have noticed that the banner on the left is covered with papers from the Oh My Heart Paper Packet (CC12011). The banner on the right is embellished with Acrylic Hearts (Z3553).

completed Be Mine Banner

completed Be Mine Banner

I think some Wooden Arrows (Z3552) were painted or inked and used to embellish the banner on the left.

Here is the Be Mine Flyer summarizing the special.

Be Mine Flyer

If you would like a printable PDF of the flyer, you can download it here.

Be Mine is available from January 15 to February 29 while supplies last.

Happy Birthday Mom

While I am late posting this card, it was completed so I could give it to my mom the night before her birthday. I created this pop-up box card for my mom because she has liked hot air balloons for as long as I can remember. This card was made from the Box Cards SVG Kit at SVGCuts.

And here is the card from a different angle:

I used the retired Balloon Ride paper from Close To My Heart. Not only is the paper name perfect for this project, so is the pattern. I used CTMH cardstock in the following colors: White Daisy, Sunset, Sky and Crème Brulee (Sky and Crème Brulee are retired). I also used Paper Fundamentals Whimsy (the now-retired version). The Crème Brulee cardstock was too plain, so I stamped it using Geometric Backgrounds (D1559; retired) using Crème Brulee ink (retired).. I also thought the white on the middle balloon needed something so I stamped it using Jumping Geometrics (D1637) and Crème Brulee. I inked the cloud edges and stamped the sentiment from Joyful Birthday (B1419) using Sky ink (retired).

I hope you like the card as much as my mom did. Thank you visiting today.

Retirement Celebration Card and Gift

Someone who works on the same floor as I do is retiring this month. She is also a talented seamstress. I created this card and little gift for her in celebration of her retirement. The Iris Fold Pincushion Card and Sew Craft Wall Decor are from the Sew Crafty collection available from SVG Cuts.

This is the front of the card I created for her. The buttons were created with a Sizzix die I won on a blog hop, cardstock and Liquid Glass. Most of the papers I used were sewing themed or reminded me of sewing or a sewing product.

And this is card inside. I really wish her the best of everything so I combined the CTMH Operation Smile Happy Everything stamp set with the word "retirement" I created using the Tiny Typewriter Alphabet stamp set. I attached the banner using the Mini Stapler so both sentiments show.

I could not resist reminding her that I created the card and I thought since one of her hobbies inspired the card that the sentiment was perfect.

And this is the gift I created for her:

In addition to Close To My Heart products, I used supplies from my stash to create these items; I listed where I purchased it in case you want to try to find anything that might still be available:

• Colonial White Cardstock (1388)
• My Acrylix™ Happy Everything Operation Smile Stamp Set (D1653)
• My Acrylix™ Tiny Typewriter Alphabet Stamp Set (D1222) - retired
• Bamboo Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2103)
• Cotton Candy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2193)
• Sponge Daubers (Z726) or Value Pack of 12 (Z1938)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• Flamingo Dots (Z1934)
• Mini Stapler (Z2027)
• Liquid Glass (Z679)
• Scallops (item #SD14010) from Summer Days designed by Bella Road for Echo Park Paper Co. - Crop Chocolate (store closed)
• Trim Marks (item #CB-SL25004) & Pretty Pattern (CB-SL25002) in Sew Lovely Collection Kit (item #636068) by Carina Gardner for Carta Bella - Hobby Lobby
• Chloe's Closet (Making Memories) - Tuesday Morning - at least I think it is Chloe's Closet as the paper was not packaged with the full product name or manufacturer information
• DIY Shop Paper Pad from Crate Paper - Tuesday Morning
• Bo-Bunny's Back To Basics: Decaf Dot (#I2DD58I), Harvest Dot (#I2HD710), Dark Denim Dot (#I2DDD604) - Crop Chocolate
• Craft and Light Blue Cardstock - unsure
• One Of A Kind stamp (C1120) from Stampabilities - Hobby Lobby
• various ribbons - Hobby Lobby
• Basic Grey Designer Half Pearls Opaline - Crop Chocolate
• Studio His & Hers Gemstones - Hobby Lobby
• Scrapp'n Supplies Self Adhesive Rhinestones - unsure
• Teresa Collins Signature Essentials Enamel Shapes - Jo-Ann Fabrics
• Sew Crafty SVG Kit from SVG Cuts
• Cricut® Design Space and Cricut® Explore
• Sizzle Sizzling Buttons #5 (item 654430)
• Cuttlebug
• Dritz 100 Glass Head Pins - Jo-Ann Fabrics
• DMC Embroidery Floss #347 and Ecru - unsure
• Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive

I am a Close To My Heart Independent Consultant and most of the linked products above may be ordered from my Online Business Address. The list of other products and links to them (if any) are for your convenience only; they are products I have been happy using. I am not an affiliate of any other retail outlet. If the craft projects I share inspire you and you would like to use Close To My Heart products to create them I would be grateful if you placed an order on my OBA.

I really hope the recent retiree likes the items I created for her. Thanks for visiting today.

Father's Day Card for My Brother

I made with card in consultation with my mother; she will be giving this card to my brother for Father's Day.

While checking Facebook the other day, I came across a post where if you commented on it you had the opportunity to win an SVG from My Treasured Kutz (link is to their Facebook page). Unfortunately the contest is over (and I did not win), but while visiting their Facebook page I found an SVG freebie that My Treasured Kutz (link to their store) was offering. It was the Dad's Workbench Background Card Plus Envelope SVG Digital Cut File (MTK-DC-1073) and I think you still might have a couple of days to download it as their freebie.

I used CTMH's You're The Best Stamp Set to decorate the front of my card. I used Flaxen Exclusive Ink™ in second generation and Olive Exclusive Ink™ on Colonial White cardstock which was then layered on Olive cardstock.

I used Thin 3-D Foam Tape to attach the back of the workbench to the card so the "pegs" were more visible.

The SVG for Dad's Workbench Background Card Plus Envelope SVG Digital Cut File (MTK-DC-1073) has a coordinating metal die My Treasured Kutz MTK-CK-4091 "Honey Do" Tools. Unfortunately I did not think I would have enough time to order the die to use for Father's Day 2015, so I improvised and used hide contour and slice on Father's Day Card - Man of House in Design Space until I got some images I liked. I cut the tools from silver Slice Metallic Paper except I trimmed the saw blade and layered it on some tan cardstock inked with Cocoa.

In addition to Close To My Heart products, I used some supplies from my stash to create my card:

• Kraft and tan Cardstock
• Warm Sweater (item #1023) from Hot Chocolate by Fancy Pants Designs, Inc.
• Slice Metallic Paper by Making Memories
• 12" x 12" Colonial White Daisy Cardstock (1388)
• 12" x 12" Olive Cardstock (1245)
• Flaxen Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2642)
• Olive Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2137)
• Cocoa Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2114)
• My Acrylix™ You're The Best Stamp Set (C1571) - retired
• My Acrylix™ Trinity Alphabet Stamp Set (E1021) - retired
• Sponge Daubers (Z726) or Value Pack of 12 (Z1938)
• 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive (Z3022)
• Thin 3-D Foam Tape (Z2060)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• Cricut® Design Space and Cricut® Explore
• Father's Day Man Of House Card - CDS #M39CD6 - Father's Day Card - Man of House
• Dad's Workbench Background Card Plus Envelope SVG Digital Cut File (MTK-DC-1073) from My Treasured Kutz
• Glass Cutting Mat, Craft Knife
• Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive

I am a Close To My Heart Independent Consultant and most of the linked products above may be ordered from my Online Business Address. The list of other products and links to them (if any) are for your convenience only; they are products I have been happy using. I am not an affiliate of any other retail outlet. If the craft projects I share inspire you and you would like to use Close To My Heart products to create them I would be grateful if you placed an order on my OBA.

I hope my brother and you like the card. Thanks for visiting today.

Easter 2015

Happy Easter! I needed a few gifts for men, for some reason I do not see them carrying a round lip balm in their pocket, so I created these chick and bunny boxes from My Scrap Chick.

To create some interest and dimension on my boxes I embossed, inked and used foam squares to attach some pieces.

Then I needed a few more lip balm standing cards; see Wednesday's post for more information. Since time was getting tight, I used the same patterned papers, but selected different colors of cardstock.

Yesterday I delivered Easter goodies to those I will not see today and they were a hit (if I so say so myself).

Close To My Heart supplies I used to create the boxes:

• Cashmere Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2175)
• Crystal Blue Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2117)
• Pixie Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2644)
• Honey Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2162)
• Sponge Daubers (Z726) or Value Pack of 12 (Z1938)
• Scallop Embossing Folder (Z3021)

Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Cricut® Design Space, Cricut® Explore, Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive, foam dots, cardstock from my stash, white marker, black gel pen

I am a Close To My Heart Independent Consultant and the linked products above may be ordered from my Online Business Address. The list of other products and links to them are for your convenience only; I am not an affiliate of any other retail outlet. If the craft projects I share inspire you and you would like to use Close To My Heart products to create them I would appreciate it if you choose to order from me.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you! I am happy you found an opportunity to visit my blog during this busy time of year.

Today, instead of Christmas cards, I am sharing some treat holder gifts I made using the Santa's Sweets SVG Kit from SVGCuts.

The first item I created from the kit is this Mason Jar Snowman using mostly scraps from my stash. I could not find enamel dots at my local stores so I used gemstone style embellishments. The ribbon is from a box of trims my mom keeps. So it would be easy to remove the snowman from the jar I use glue dots to attach the ribbon rather than tie a ribbon around the jar.

Then I created the Mitten Box using Black and Glacier cardstock and Snowhaven paper from Close to My Heart.

I used the Score Board to create the "ribbing" on the mitten cuff because I thought adding another patter or bling might take away from the beautiful paper.

The next item I created from the Santa's Sweets kit is the Gingerbread Man Box. I mostly used paper from my stash except the "icing" which is Yuletide Carol from CTMH. I used similar gemstone like embellishments as on the snowman. I forgot to put the bow tie on before taking the this photo.

Thanks again for visiting today. I hope you like my latest creations. I hope you and yours had a great holiday celebration.