Hope For Japan

From now until April 30, purchase the exclusive “Hope for Japan” A-size stamp set for the special price of only $5 (retail value $7.95 US) and Close To My Heart will donate 100% of the profits to the American Red Cross’ efforts in Japan. This beautifully designed stamp set reminds us of how our hearts are hopeful for those who are in need.  Order it here.

A Surprise in My Mailbox

My grandma made cards for everyone's birthdays, anniversaries, and other special events.  When she passed away, my grandpa asked me to make an assortment of cards for him to send to family and friends.  I made about thirty cards, including this one:

The papers are from Close to my Heart, as well as the stamp set.  I sanded the cardstock used for the tree trunk, making it look more rugged.  The trunk and leaves were cut using my Cricut.  The most time-consuming part of this card was gluing the leaves on to the tree.  I love the simplicity of this card and it ended up being one of my favorites of the cards I made for Grandpa.  I was pleasantly surprised to receive it in the mail when my husband and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary.

Give a Miracle

These are two of the cards I made from the Miracle Workshop on the Go Kit.

The pinwheels were fun and simple to make.  The Miracle WOTG Kit includes a full stamp set.  Two of the stamps are squares with marks for cutting to make the pinwheels.  Really, any square works, just cut from each corner towards the center, stopping 3/4 of the way from the corner to the center.

After making your cuts, fold each corner towards the center and glue it in place.  Place a button, brad, or other circle (I cut a circle from my kraft border) at the center and voila!  Pinwheels!

This is a list of other suggested Close to my Heart items to use to complete the workshop, all of which are available at my website:

E1010  My Acrylix^® Chocolate Alphabet Large

$34.95

Z2111  Chocolate Exclusive Inks^® Pad

$5.25

Z2160  Twilight Exclusive Inks^® Pad

$5.25

Z1204  Bone Folder

$4.95

Z1294  Sanding Kit

$3.50

Z341  Mini Glue Dots®

$7.50

Y1000  1" x 1" My Acrylix^® Block

$3.95

Y1004  2 1/2” x 2 1/2” My Acrylix^® Block

$7.50

Y1005  1” x 6 1/2” My Acrylix^® Block

$6.50