Every Little Thing!

If you love Purple and butterflies then this paper sweet is for you!  It is so beautiful with the Purple, Black and Julep (color of the year)!  I have had so much fun playing with these products and I'm sure that you would too!  Take a look here:  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/retail/search.aspx?searchvalue=Every+Little+Thing.

I would like to share some of the cards I have made with it!  These are Thank you cards that I sent to my customers this month!  I used the PML cards from the set.

This one is a shaker card I made!  I stamped on top of the acetate using Stazon ink.

This one is from the special we had in September called Share the Seasons.  It came with 2 thin cuts and 2 stamp sets.  You can still get them while supplies last with or without the stamp sets here:  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=12787&ci=14378
It is so much fun to play with!

 On this one I stamped the butterflies in Wisteria on the lighter side of the wisteria paper!

I just love this one using some Sapphire in the paper pack and an old stamp set!  Also using the Thin cut from Share the Seasons which can also be purchased by itself through the year!  Here is the link:  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=12773&ci=14883.  There is also one with circles.

And then one more using the same thin cut.  You cut away where ever you want to make bigger stamping or embellishing areas!

I really love this one!

That is it for today!  I hope you all have a great week and stay warm!  Happy crafting!

Ronda

It's the season of Spooktacular!

Hello!  Who doesn't like a cute Halloween costume???  Well you have to check out this adorable new set that Close to my Heart just came out with today.  These little guys are so dang cute.  The papers are pretty awesome too.  I can't wait to get this in my hands!

Her is the link to view all this cuteness!  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/ctmh/promotions/campaigns/1909-spooktacular.aspx.

You can get just the stamp set or you can get it with the matching Thin Cuts, the 4 guys in blue!  You can purchase the paper pack with or without the sticker sheet.  But really, who wouldn't want this sticker sheet?

Or you can get the entire work shop with a 20% discount. Here is what is in it:

Kit contents:

1 – Frightful Friends Stamp + Thin Cuts (CC10191)
1 – Spooktacular Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet (CC10194)
11 – cardstock sheets (2 Black, 2 Lemonade, 2 Pebble, 5 White Daisy)
1 – Black & White Dots (Z3314)
photo placeholders

So basically you pay $2 for all of that cardstock and the black and white dots and photo placeholders.

Don't forget to download the work shop instructions as they don't include them in the specials order.  Here is a look at the big workshop!

And a few pictures of projects!

I hope you will take a look at all of this cuteness and have a great week!

boo,

Ronda

Charlie's card!

Hello!  There is only 5 day's until Christmas and I have been working on this little card for my Grandson's first Christmas.  I like it so much that I have decided to enter it in the Heart 2 Heart challenge "Season's Greetings"!

Although the paper is not from CTMH, a lot of the products are.  The cute little fox is from a retired Christmas stamp set.

I used the Shaker thin cuts- Z4309, the shaker foam and acetate- Z4310, the loose sequins in gold- Z4235.  You can find all of these products here!  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/retail/search.aspx?searchvalue=shaker+kits

I also used our Season of Joy digital Cricut Cartridge for the Baby's first Christmas banner and if you hurry, you can get that here.  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=9406&ci=12020.

I used some gold stickles to dress up the banner.  I also used our craft paper on this card which you can find here.  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=5782&ci=5952

Here is the inside of the card:

The little Santa hat is from a retired mini stamp, Little Saint Nick!  The rocking horse was on top of the banner I used on the front of the card, I just cut it off.  The believe in the magic came from the Holiday sparkle bundle we had but the stamp set is no longer available.

I sure hope Charlie like's his first Christmas card and I hope all of you do too!

Merry Christmas,

Ronda

Last Day!

August 31 is the last day to shop out of the Close to my Heart Annual Inspirations and the Seasonal Expressions.

All of the patterned paper will be retiring.  Although we will be getting all new one's there are some that I will really miss!  This one is almost sold out and is one of my favorites!  This is the adventure line and it is just filled with water color like paper.  Just beautiful.  I'm showing you the complements too!

Next we have our Whimsey collection.  Soft and subtle!

This one is called Enchantment!  Great for school projects!

and then last we have our Basics!  I will really miss this one.  Beautiful browns and greys!

All of our papers are two sided with a different coordinating design on each side.  Even our plain cardstock has a lighter and darker side of the same color.

I sure hope that you will take a look at these before the end of the day and don't forget to check out the clearance section.  WOW the deals are incredible!  Click on the book on the side or just click here paperdivas.ctmh.com to look at everything we offer.  You can also look through both books by clicking on products and idea books.

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend and be safe!

Happy scrapping!

Ronda

Documenting your life!!!

How do you document your life and family?  For me it is with pictures!  But I don't want to just leave them on my computer so no one ever see's them.  

We have a featured paper pack of the month at Close to my Heart and this month it is called Documented!  I really didn't know what I wanted to do with it so I decided after my Husband said something to me about making pages of our Camaro for some shadow boxes, that I would just use what ever pictures were in envelopes on my desk.  So I started with the Camaro pictures and then moved on to a vacation, then family and then some friends.

So basically I was using the paper to document these events and people I love.  I know a lot of girls that don't journal on there pages and to me that is one of the most important parts of scrapbooking.

Tell your story and write it down.  I don't care if my hand writing isn't that great.  I either write on a journal card or right on the page.

Here are the pages I came up with!  This first one I am going to put in a Challenge over at the Heart 2 Heart Blog. " For the love of crafting".

This one is some pictures of our trip to South Haven!

Here is the car one!

This one is of my Sister and Brother in laws trip here in Michigan!

This one is of Friends from High School and my Work at the Post Office.

I really like the way they all turned out.  I hope you do to!  Would you like help documenting your story?  I would love to help!  Shoot me a message and check out all we have to offer at Close to my Heart.  You will love our products.

paperdivas.ctmh.com.

All for the love of paper!

Ronda

Paper Fundamentals

Happy Saturday!  What a rainy day!  I'm about to go make a batch of super hot salsa to can but before I do I wanted to remind you that the Annual Inspirations and the seasonal expressions books are retiring in 6 days!

We will no longer have any of the Paper Fundamentals!  The new book coming out on September 1 will contain new products and it will combine the products that are usually in the Annual book with products in the Holiday expressions!

Every 4 months we will get a new Expressions book that will carry over products that would usually be in the Annual book.  I'm really excited that we will just have one book to go through.  On your first order of each new book on my website you can get a free book.  Just simply add it to your cart.

paperdivas.ctmh.com

You can also look at the book on my website page by page.  I love that we can do this rather than just looking through products.  I love to be able to see all the beautiful artwork that they provide for ideas!

Here are some pictures of the Paper Fundamental Products that are retiring.

I will miss these paper a lot but I am looking very forward to all of the new ones coming out!

Check all of these out on my website and please let me know if you have any questions.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Scrapping!

Ronda

National Scrapbooking Month!

Hello all you fellow Scrapbookers and card makers!  May is National scrapbooking month and Close to my Heart has some beautiful products only available in May!  There are some awesome bundles at 20% off or you can buy the single products at the retail price.  But I am sure you are going to want at least one of these bundles.

This is a general idea of what the products look like and the name of the promotion is Postcard Perfect!

 Here is the beautiful paper pack.  You might want to get two.  Item #CC5181, you get 16 sheets of double side paper and four of them are vellum for $14.95.

This is the coordinating cardstock pack to go with the paper pack.  Item # cc2181.  You get 12 sheets of cardstock for $9.95

 Make a cute mini album of your vacation and add our bashful every day life album for $14.95, item # Z9996.  It goes perfect.  Don't forget the page protectors!

 Here are a couple of cute cards you can make with the paper!

 Look at these beautiful pages one of our consultants designed!

 This is the must have Postcard Perfect Bundle at 20% off you get the paper pack, the card stock the stamp set and the cut above kit for only $53.95.  Item # cc5185

This is the cut above kit that is beautiful and so easy to put together.  All you need is some adhesive and a journaling pen.  Item # CC5182 is only $24.95.

And here is the stamp set to help you put it all together.  Item #CC5184 for only $17.95.

There are also 4 Cut Above bundles that come with an album, a tape runner and a Journaling pen.

Check it all out on my website at paperdivas.ctmh.com.

I hope you make something beautiful this month!

Hugs, Ronda