Happy Bearthday with Punny Pals!

Today my baby is 14.  Ok, I said it out loud.  Or typed it, rather.  I guess now I have to ACCEPT it, lol.  I used the Jennifer's Hand Alphabet and Punny Pals My Acrylics Stamp to create a card to match her current interest--pandas!

You can get the Thin Cuts to match the Punny Pals this month only as part of the Share A Smile  fundraiser for Operation Smile! Round up your October order to donate even more, and you could win a NEW stamp set as a preview from the NEXT Idea Book!!!

I used a few other CTMH products for this card, and a GREAT Lawn Fawn grassy hill die and Polka dot paper.   

Can you see his little beady eyes made out of Black Dots?

I created the stalks of bamboo using Toffee CS (a mix of both the regular shade and the reverse side that is a tad lighter), my Mahogany ShinHan marker, and the super-cute Thin Cuts--Ribbon Border die.

Hope my Cubbies can pull off the win today to top off her birthday!  :)

Card Kit

Share a Smile with Close to My Heart and Operation Smile!

Have you heard about Operation Smile?

Close to My Heart has partnered with Operation Smile over the years to provide free, life-changing operations to children around the globe.  Each year, they have offered several special products for consultants and customers to purchase and raise funds for this amazing organization from special stamp sets to T-shirts.

I am excited to share with you that in October, Close to My Heart has added a special Share a Smile Card Kit with exclusive Thin Cuts to match the current Operation Smile Stamp set, Punny Pals!

The kit is an unbelievable savings! It is just $39.95 (with a retail value of $48.69!)

Share A Smile Card Kit (stamp sold separately)

The stamp set is still available separately...

 As well as the thin cuts...

 And extra card bases and envelopes!

You can purchase the kit, or individual pieces all month to support Operation Smile while supplies last!

But that's not all!  Every time you place an order, you can round your order up to the nearest dollar, giving the extra as a donation to Operation Smile™. During October, your round-up donation will go even further, because Close To My Heart will be matching all round-up donations, up to $10,000 USD!

Guess what???  There's MORE!!!  When you participate in our Share a Smile promotion by purchasing any of these special items or rounding up your order in support of Operation Smile™ you will automatically qualify for a chance to win a not-yet-released stamp set from our upcoming 2018 Seasonal Expressions 1 idea book! We’ll be choosing winners throughout the month of October, so any time you place an order, you can be a winner!

I am so excited to get mine and post some projects for you to see, so come on back later this month!

Who Loves Ya? Hello, February!

OH my goodness, what I wouldn't give for another two days this weekend!  I can see you all out there nodding your head right along with me and shouting AMEN!  Some of you have had sick kiddos, I know...and others just had too much to possibly fit into two tiny days.  Me?  Well, I have been battling headaches for a while now, and this has been what I now refer to as a "headache weekend." Why I get such horrid headaches on the weekends I still have no idea.  All I know is that when I do, I get next to nothing accomplished.

SO, while I didn't get any crafty time, I will manage to cut out a few "old school" construction paper hearts tonight to leave for my sweeties to find in the morning...each with a little note telling them something I adore about them.  I saw the idea HERE, and I encourage you to play along this month!

Since it is also the first day of February, I have a couple tidbits of Close to My Heart news to share!

The Stamp of the Month for February is just the cutest little thing!!! You can get it anytime in February on my website for the regular price of $17.95, OR you can get it for just $5 with a $50 purchase!  Check out Balloon Animals...

AND, if that isn't enough...we have a BRAND NEW stamp set, Share the Love, available to raise funds for Operation Smile!!!

Support Operation Smile Here today!

 Have a great week!  See you again soon...

Smile, it's Saturday!!!

Oh my goodness!  I am so excited to share this with you today!  Close to My Heart has supported Operation Smile for as long as I have been a consultant, and now they have yet ANOTHER way to contribute to giving children everywhere a reason to smile!  Take a look at these pics from the Close to My Heart website!

You can now find Operation Smile T-shirts on my website for purchase!  Consultants do not receive any commission from the sales of these shirts and the price does not count toward hostess rewards, instead, $10 of the purchase price goes straight to Operation Smile!  Now THAT is something to SMILE about!
Find them HERE starting today!

Don't forget about our special Operation Smile My Acrylix Stamp set, Happy Everything,  that is only available until the end of August too!  Another fantastic way to make a difference in the life of a child!  :)

For more information on Operation Smile, visit this page on my website.  :)

Close to My Heart Convention Themed Up Card!

HI EVERYONE!!!

I am a little hyped up on adrenaline so excuse me for yelling!  ;)

It is the last night of our little off-site Close to My Heart Convention, and I made a little something to commemorate the occasion.  Corporate decided to go with a Disney "Up" Theme for this year's shin-dig, so I thought this was a great way to wrap up our time here...

I tied up the balloon strings with a piece of Extra Thick Twine in Thistle to match the Paper Fundamentals Whimsy striped Thistle Cardstock.

I used the balloon image from the current Operation Smile Happy Everything My Acrylix to create a giant bouquet of balloons on my card.  I stamped them in Black Pigment Ink from the Mini Pigment Pad Set and then used several differnt colors of ShinHan Alcohol Ink Markers to color them in.  I popped some up with foam tape for a bit of dimension.  The clouds are cut on White Daisy CS with the Art Philosophy Cartridge on my Explore.  Then I used a black marker to add the details just like the gals over at convention added to their adorable UP layouts.  The sentiment is bright and cheery like the balloons!

Operation Smile My Acrylix

You're the Bomb at This Moment

Welcome back Wednesday!  ;)

Sooooo, been thinking about that cutie patootie stamp set, You're the Bomb, I showed you on Monday?  I HAVE!  I ADORE all the expressions you can make with it, and I used it to make a SAWEET little man-card for that lovey day next month...(whispers) Valentines Day!  Yep, it is JUST around the corner I tell ya!

Know what?  That is seriously just a card base with some stamping action...of course with a little bling thrown in for good measure!   I used my Archival Black Ink, Flaxen, and Glacier.

That little mustache and tie are both from the NEW Stuck on You Puffies in the Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book!  You can get a copy of the Idea Books absolutely FREE (one of each per customer) right now until the end of January with any online order!  There is a little something for everyone right now!  ;)

CTMH You're the Bomb with Operation Smile

Happy first Monday of 2015!!!  Yep, I know, I did it again, lol...I can't help it because new beginnings are just sooooo fresh and exciting, and, well...NEW!  :)

Now, this isn't exactly NEW news to share, and Close to My Heart has been funding Operation Smile with a portion of My Acrylix stamps sales in the past as well as taking donations from customers at checkout if they wish.  BUT now there is a NEW opportunity to directly impact the life of a child.  Every time this FABULOUS My Acrylix set, You're the Bomb, is purchased through March 2015, they will donate $3 to Operation Smile! 

You're the Bomb!

WHAT is Operation Smile?

"Close To My Heart is partnered with Operation Smile^®, an organization that provides free, life-changing surgery that repairs smiles and reshapes lives, one child at a time. Since 2008, Close To My Heart has provided support to change the lives of over 1,500 children and their families. Buy with pride. Your business with Close To My Heart makes a big difference in the life of a child."

For more details and to meet 6-year old Ming, visit my website HERE!