Just in Time for Valentine's Day

Here's a little Valentine Idea if you are looking for a last minute gift idea! We made this at one of my clubs tonight and had a blast! Each little milk carton closes with a flap in the bottom so that you don't have to ruin it to open it and find the goodies inside. It's made with our fabulous That's Amore paper and the Damask Tiles stamp set.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Celebrate Our Anniversary with Free Stamps!!!

To kick off our 25th anniversary as a leader and innovator in the stamping business, Close To My Heart is giving all of our stamp purchasers a fabulous gift! When you spend $25 in stamps (Customized Name and Stamp of the Month excluded), you’ll receive a custom-designed B-size My Acrylix® Good Times stamp set (retail value $13.95), packed with fun and versatile party-inspired images, for FREE! Gotta love free stamps! To get your set free, go to my website at: tracy.myctmh.com or send me an email!

Happy stamping!
Tracy

And the Winners Are.......

It was so fun to hear everyone's posts about their favorite new products! There are so many great products and goodies in just one Idea Book! Thank you all for sharing what your favorites are.

As promised, I drew two names from everyone who submitted their favs! And now is the big moment to announce the winners! Woohoo!!! The winners of our new product poll are.....

drum roll, please......


Colleen I. and Meika B.!

Congratulations ladies! I will be emailing you and getting your fabulous prize to you! Enjoy!
Check back often everyone for lots of new artwork, polls, contests and more. I've been busy stamping and can't wait to post all of the fun new projects I've been working on!

Happy stamping!
Tracy

Unforgettable Layout

When I opened the Spring Idea Book for the first time, I immediately fell in love with the new paper packet called Unforgettable! It's so warm and pretty! Here's a layout I made using the Creative Rhythm layout idea in the scrapbooking guide Cherish. Love this book! It makes scrapbooking so easy!

What's Your Favorite Product?

What is your favorite new product in the Spring Idea Book? Is it the Unforgettable paper packet? Or perhaps one of our fun new "Family Ties" stamp sets? Or our new Blush ribbon collection? There are so many fabulous new products to choose from! I'd love to hear what is your favorite new product! Just leave a comment on my blog between now and January 30th with your favorites and I will randomly pick 2 lucky winners who will receive a fabulous prize package! I'm not allowed to post on the blog what the prize package is, but email me at: tracy.myctmh.com and I'll tell you what it is and send pictures!

Don't have a catalog to look at? No worries! Head on over to my online shopping site at: www.tracy.myctmh.com and click on "Products" and you can flip through a virtual Idea Book and drool all you want at the fabulous stamps, papers, and ideas! :)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I love New Years. It feels like it is full of promise and new opportunities. :) I also love New Years because it brings a new Idea Book! Our brand new Idea Book is full of beautiful new papers, stamps, ribbons and more! To flip through the Idea Book, email me for a free copy or go to www.tracy.myctmh.com to view it online.

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas...

On the Twelfth day of Christmas, my stamping friend gave to me....a scrapbook layout to share a memory! :)

Here it is Christmas Eve and our last day in the 12 days of Christmas. I hope you have had as much fun as I have! Check back soon for fun artwork from our brand new Spring Idea Book to kick off the new year! I want to wish all of you a wonderful and warm holiday with your loved ones. Merry Christmas!

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas...

If you are like me and busily wrapping presents today, then this idea is for you! More gift tags! I love making home made gift tags for presents, and they don't take much paper so it's a great way to use up small pieces of your favorite background and texture papers. Here are just a few ideas!

On the Tenth Day of Christmas....

Here is another gift idea to celebrate the 10th Day of Christmas. :) This cute mini-scrapbook is made from our Merry And Bright Card kit! YES! The very same card kit that I used in the Christmas cards the last couple of days.

On the Nineth Day of Christmas...

I just had to share the other two card designs from the Merry & Bright card kit that I shared yesterday. They were so adorable that I wanted to share all four cards! Each kit comes with 4 designs and three of each design for a total of 12 cards. Love them!

On the Eighth Day of Christmas...

On the eighth day of Christmas my stamping friend gave to me....

A card kit that's as easy as can be! :)

I love Close to My Heart's originals card kits. They go together really fast and look adorable. And they even include extra goodies like 3-D foam and ribbon! This Christmas kit is called Merry and Bright. Aren't the elves adorable? I threw 10 of these cute cards in less than 15 minutes. Enjoy!

On the Seventh Day of Christmas....

Another storm is rolling in here is Utah as I type...another perfect day to stay home and stamp! So, I made another talking Christmas ornament...this time one for my son. When I showed it to him, he took it into another room so no one could hear him record on it. When he brought it back I about cried as I played it to hear him sing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." It was so sweet! I love these MyPages Talk recorders!

On the Sixth Day of Christmas....

Here is a little treat to celebrate the sixth day of Christmas! A talking Christmas Ornament. Really! I made this Christmas ornament with our fabulous MyPages Talk Voice Recorder. I simply decorated the cover and added one my daughter's school pictures. Attach some ribbon to hang it with (liquid glass is fabulous for attaching the ribbon to the slick surface on the back!). Then I recorded my daughter singing a Christmas song. The voice recorder can record up to 30 seconds. Just press the little white button on the right side to play. The locking feature on the side prevents her voice message from being erased accidentally. This will be a priceless ornament that preserves her sweet voice.

On the Fifth Day of Christmas....

On the Fifth Day of Christmas my stamping friend gave to me....

A card with a Christmas Tree! :) I just love this song! Hee! Hee!
Here is another Christmas card made with the Evergreen stamp set. It's nice and simple so you can make a whole stack! Notice how the trunk of the tree is made out of Cocoa ribbon. Enjoy!

On the Fourth Day of Christmas...

Today it is snowing here in Orem and everything is totally covered in blanket of pure white snow! It really makes it feel like the holiday time. I love it! All the snow also makes me want to stay inside and stamp! Hee! Hee! Here are a few gift tags that I created this morning as I hibernated indoors. They just flew together! The trick is to find one gift tag layout you love and change it up by adding different accents or different stamped images. It makes tag making faster, simpler, and easier!

On the Third Day of Christmas.....

On the Third Day of Christmas, my dear friend gave to me....

A winter survival can full of goodies!

This Winter Survival Can is made from a new quart size paint can that I bought at a local paint store. Then I filled it with hot cocoa, Kleenex, hand sanitizer etc. Decorate the outside with a fun winter theme. These make great teacher gifts!

On the Second Day of Christmas.....

"On the second day of Christmas, a dear friend gave to me.....

An Acrylic album under my holiday tree!"

:) This is holiday acrylic themed acrylic album would be a fabulous gift for any friend or family member! The clear acrylic pages are fun to dress up with rub ons and fun dual-sided paper that you can see on both sides! This album uses the Evensong paper packet, Holiday buttons, Love Letters rubon ons and Cranberry ribbon. To order, go to www.tracy.myctmh.com.

Celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas

I love this holiday time. It's so festive and fun! And it's fun to create holiday magic in cards and gifts. To help celebrate the holidays I am counting down to Christmas with the 12 Days of Christmas Celebration! Every day for the next 12 days there will be a new piece of holiday artwork on my blog! Cards, gifts, tags and more...to help you get in the holiday spirit. Enjoy the holiday season!

I'm Thankful for....

I'm thankful for......

• good friends to stamp and scrapbook with
• cameras, without which I couldn't take photos of my precious memories to help me remember them
  
• a dear husband who supports me in my stamping and scrapbooking and never gives me grief about a messy house when I've been stamping instead!
• three dear children who inspire me to scrapbook
• and of course fabulous stamps and papers to play with! :)

Christmas Countdown Calendar

I am so excited about my upcoming holiday gift workshop! We will be making these adorable Christmas countdown Calendars...great gifts for family and friends! You can countdown the days until Christmas with songs to sing and activities to do together each day in December.

The workshop is Tuesday, December 2nd at 10 am or an evening session at 7pm. Everyone is welcome! Just let me know and we'll have fun creating Christmas gifts together!