Feeling So Blessed

Today, I am celebrating five years♥ as a consultant with Close to my Heart, and "blessed" doesn't even begin to describe how I feel. As I celebrate today's milestone, I want to bless each of you. I will posting a few personal specials in my VIP group this weekend as my way of saying "thank…

Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You

Can you believe that we only have only ten more days before April arrives?!!? Do you know that that means? You just have a little over four weeks to order from the Seasonal Expressions One catalog AND many of our amazing products are already low in quantity. Each of your favorite paper collections are well loved…

St. Patrick’s Day Inspiration ~ A Color My Heart Dare Challenge

We have a new challenge for you at Color My Heart Dare. This time, we are asking you be inspired by this St. Patrick's Day mood board and create something that reminds you of this upcoming "Irish" holiday. When my children were young, St. Patrick's Day was celebrated with Leprechaun traps, gold candy, glittery foot…

Where did the month go?

I don't know about you, but it feels like just yesterday I was hearing a prediction about winter ending soon, followed by dropping temperatures with three snow storms and now I am looking at what to create for the spring holidays. ♥Where in the world did February go?♥ Before it comes to an end, I…

He Makes Things New ~ Color Dare Tic-Tac-Toe

As I look out my window at the quiet iciness of winter, I was inspired to create this bright card for the Color My Heart Dare challenge. I know that, in a few months, once again, things will be made new and the bold colors of spring would be right outside my door.  Isn't it…

The Joys of Buying a “New” Stove

I know that this is not what you might want to read about on a craft blog, but as I sit here, a year older, reflecting on those things that brought me joy in the past year, I wanted to share with you about how this ♥blessed little business♥ provided a "new" stove for our…

February Specials

I am posting this a day early, because I am leaving to teach at my very first weekend Cricut™ retreat, and I wanted to make sure that you knew that during the month of February, we have some incredible specials that you are going to L♥VE.  This is one of my favorite months of the…

There is Still Time Sign-up, Stock-up, and Save before January 31st

Where did the month go? I feel like January just flew by like the dead leaves in the winter winds. Thank goodness, you still have ♥one more week♥ to sign-up for my February Workshops, purchase the Magnolia Frame Kit, get my Seasonal Icon File for FREE, save 35% on our Alphabet Stamp sets, get a…

New Changes for the New Year

We all make goals to challenge ourselves in the New Year, and, for me, this means reflecting on this past year and finding new ways to ♥inspire, instruct, and inform♥ you. Having time away from my craftroom gave me time to think and pray about all aspects of my daily paper crafting adventures that I…

Seasonal Magnolia Frame with a Design Space™ File

It's National Papercrafting Month, and our Magnolia Frame-It-Up Kits are perfect for creating a year round home decor piece that is unique to your home.  As many of you know, I decorate my home for each season, so, when I saw this kit, I knew that I needed to get out my Cricut™ create something…