Hello my friends
 Now that the nice weather appears to be here,it's time to celebrate National Scrapbook Month in May!
What better way to welcome these sunny days then with our new Postcard bundle.

National Scrapbooking Month: National Scrapbooking month is celebrated annually each May, and this year our special features the Postcard Perfect paper packet, stamp set, Cut Above® layout kit, and coordinating cardstock. Postcard Perfect celebrates sunshine, tropical getaways, and family vacations.

The coordinating stamp set comes with titles and phrases to use for scrapbooking with this paper packet. The Cut Above® layouts are similarly themed to make preserving your memories quick and easy.



National Scrapbooking Day: National Scrapbooking Day is celebrated on the first Saturday in May. This year it is falls on May 5, 2018. For Hostesses: When you host a party that reaches the third level of Hostess Rewards or higher (submitting your party order no later than June 5, 2018), you will receive the Cut Above® Postcard Perfect layout kit, FREE. That’s a $24.95 USD/$31.75 CAD value, totally free! For New Consultants: Anyone who becomes a Close To My Heart Consultant in May will receive the Cut Above® Postcard Perfect layout kit, FREE. That’s a $24.95 USD/$31.75 CAD value, totally free!

Love and Friendships Cross Canada Blog Hop

Welcome to our February Blog Hop featuring artwork inspired by Love and Friendships.

To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order or me

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle at her blog to see the list

If you came from "Diana's Blog " then you are in the right place!

Here is my project:
Our daughter's daycare teacher captured a picture of my two granddaughter's. They really do love one another.( yes they have their not so loving moments)but this is a keeper. I used a lot of Pink and gold products as this month many of these products are discounted. Both my favourite colours !

Products used:
Basic Fundamentals
Raspberry cardstock
CTMH Watercolour Cardstock
Bashful cardstock
Gold Foil paper
Raspberry Ink
memento Ink
Shin Han twin Touch Markers
Watercolour paints and brushes
Gold Glitter Gems
Cricut Artistry Cartridge
Kitchen Traditions Stamp D1770
SuperGirl Stamp B1582

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is back to the beginning at "Michelle's blog".
If you. get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle 'S Blog, http://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca, as she has the complete blog list.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring What we love about Spring. So mark March 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

February Stamp of the Month

 Welcome to the February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.

  We will be featuring February's SOTM, which is 'Sunny Thought", a set of 13 stamps.  If you have come here from Haley Dyer's Blog, you are on the right path! 

The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog:  http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html. 

This month we have 25 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go! I love the Colour Pink !!! This month we have a special campaign going on called "Pretty in Pink". A great time to build up products that have a pink theme . Check out your consultant's website today.

 Here is the card I made using this beautiful set of stamps. I see many possibilities besides cards. I am working on a scrapbook layout as I write this. Will add later on the weekend.

  Products Used: Bashful cardstock, Adventure fundamental paper,
 Bashful glitter paper,Bashful shimmer  glue pen, Hearts Thin cuts,  Basic circle thin cuts, memento ink, charcoal ink,New England Ivy ink,ShinHan Twin Touch markers- Tender pink,Sage green.

The following pieces of art are from our CTMH Corporate artists

Now "Hop" on over to Sarah Devendorf's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the SOTM is only available until February 28th 2018 !  
Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

Christmas Layouts using older CTMH Paper

I love the "Beary Christmas " paper but I did not order enough to do the workshop. Instead I used the cutting directions with older paper I had in my stash, What I love about Close To My Heart is that their paper coordinates with many of the older and newer pallets !

Christmas Card Workshop

 ChrisTmas Card Workshop

Make three cute Christmas/holiday cards

Ink, Stamp, glitter

Come join the fun with some other current/new friends

Only $10 ( or free if you place an order  of $20 or more from my website this month)

 RSVP no later than Wednesday November 15th for the Friday November 17th class

or Saturday November 11th for Monday November 13th class

 Contact me  for your spot ctaggio@yahoo.ca

Only 6 spots available 

Get into the Christmas Spirit,enjoy a cup of Christmas Cheer

October Stamp Of the Month

Welcome to the  Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

We will be featuring the October Stamp of the Month, which is  named

             " Christmas Tunes",  a set of 7 stamps. 

 If you are getting ready to make Holiday/Winter/ Christmas cards or prepare Christmas/Holiday Scrapbook layouts, then you will want to add this stamp to your collection.

This stamp is located in our brand newly released 

Holiday Expressions 2 catalog on page 66

If you have come from Michelle Rowley's Blog then you are in the right place 

This Stamp of the Month blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog

This month we have 27 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

Here is my project. I created a card using the following supplies from Close To My Heart
Silver and Gold paper pack X7226B
Black cardstock 1386 (to create 5x7 card)
Black and gold ribbon Z3197
White and Gold Ribbon Z3189
Blush Shimmer Ribbon Z3313
Silver Shimmer Trim Z1799
 Vellum Paper-Z3367
 Largest Round Basic circle from Thin Cut Z3318
Ranger Silver Embossing Powder Z2067
Versa Mark Ink Pad Z891

 Inside of the card

Thanks for looking and always enjoy getting comments !

I am the last stop in the hop but you can start at the beginning  by going to the very talented Melinda's blog

Thin Cut storage

New Product blog Hop

Welcome to our August Blog Hop featuring artwork created from products found in the 2017-2018 Annual Inspirations Catalog. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant  or me to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle at Creations with Michelle. 
If you came from "Brae Montgomery's blog"  then you are in the right place! 

There are so many delightful new products and as a consultant I have had the pleasure of playing with a few different ones these past two weeks.
I love our new colour of the year, "Bashful" and so I created a card using our new bashful cardstock,bashful glitter,gold paper ,Rose embossing folder and our new "You are Here" Cricut cartridge. That's 5 new products all on one card.
Here it is .

Now the next three cards use a stamp set that was previously offered in the annual inspirations of 2016, however it is now accompanied with a thin cut ! Makes it easy to cut and stamp. I used our Shin Han Twin touch markers and another new alphabet embossing folder. We do not carry washi tape so I used some from another supplier.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is "Michelle Hughes ".

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S Blog, http://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca, as she has the complete blog list. 

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring Projects inspired from the New Products from the New Holiday Expressions Catalog. 

So mark September 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

August Stamp of the Month Bloghop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!    We will be featuring the August Stamp of the Month, which is  named

             "School Year",     a set of 9 stamps.  

 If you have school pictures,current or past ,you'll want to add this stamp set to your collection

This stamp is located in our 

Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog on page 59

If you have come from Michelle Stewart's blog
 then you are in the right place !

This Stamp of the Month blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog

This month we have 22 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

Here we go

 My granddaughter

Thanks for stopping by. We love comments so please take a minute to comment on these projects.  We love feedback. 

Your next stop is Michelle Loncar's blog

Happy  150th Birthday Canada !

 What an exciting year we have ahead of us. I remember celebrating Canada's 100th birthday as I was in school and it was quite the event.  This is truly a great time to be Canadian. We are respected globally and whenever I travel I always wear my Canadian Flag pin.

 I made sure to participate in some of the activities in my hometown today. Started off the day with pancakes and maple syrup ! Watched a Blue jay game indoors as we had another damp, hot rainy day.  Then I found out about all of the wonderful opportunities that Close to My Heart is offering to honour our Canadian birthday.

 We now have a custom designed 150 Canada Stamp ! It is available to purchase now.

Here is the link to purchase this stamp

We also have  a Canadian Themed bundle designed especially for us
 It consists of a digital Cricut cartridge. ( You need Design space to be able to use this )
It also includes the stamp above  and matching cardstock
 This is the picture of the bundle

This bundle has a special discounted price of $44.80 for the month of July. 

Here is the link for the special Canada Bundle available for the month of July

We have  many more exciting things to share this month but I will hold off for a few days to enjoy Canada's birthday. Stay tuned ...

Use Up Your Stash Cross Canada Blog Hop

Welcome to our June Blog Hop featuring artwork where we've used our stash mixed with new products. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle Stewart's blog.

If you came from "Michelle Hugh's " blog then you are in the right place!

I decided to go through a stash of pictures and then a stash of product that would match up nicely. I came across this beautiful picture of my mother(she is in the centre). She was asked to be part of a Senior's fashion show and was crowned the Princess of fashion. I think that's where I get my sense of fashion.

I decided to use some of the left over paper from my Workshop, Some Kinda Wonderful".

I used the :

Some Kinda Wonderful complements,paper and black cardstock as the background. I also used the current Flower market cartridge to make the black flower. I really love how this came together.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is "Jessica's blog ".

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S Blog, http://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca/..., as she has the complete blog list.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way.

We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring the Masculine projects. So mark July 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

 Yes today Close To My Heart is holding a flash sale that starts at 5:00 pm.  Thursday June 1st  and ends at 5:00 pm  Friday June 2nd.
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The last flash sale was a huge success and a number of customers and myself snagged some great deals ! Some missed out, so don't hesitate ,when you see a deal, put it into your shopping cart and it will get shipped to your home .

There will be bundled products at 30% off !!!!

All you do is go on to my web site at 5:00 pm . Click Flas sale and then shop for the bargains.

May 2017 SOTM Blog Hop

  May Stamp of the Month

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!    We will be featuring the May Stamp of the Month, which is  named

             " Live, Love, Laugh",     a set of 9 stamps.  

 If you love colouring, then you will want to add this stamp to your collection.

This stamp is located in our brand newly released 

Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog on page 56.

If you have come from Michelle Loncar's  blog then you are in the right place 

This Stamp of the Month blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog

This month we have 26 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

When you spend $50 in product you then qualify to purchase this stamp for $6.

Here is my layout

Materials used:
May STOM
Memento black ink
White Daisy cardstock
Little Dreamer Paper
Gold adhesive sequins
Teal Glitter Tape
Shin Han Twin Touch markers- Peacock green,leaf green,vivid green,golden yellow,lavener

Thanks for stopping by. We love comments so please take a minute to comment on these projects.  We love feedback. 

Your next stop is Tracey Pierce's blog

Cross Canada April blog Hop

Welcome to our April Blog Hop featuring the ShinHan Alcohol Markers. We have 24 colours available, plus a blending marker.

We have an amazing group of talented ladies all across Canada, and they sure would love to hear from you, so before hopping onto the next person, take a moment and leave a comment about what you loved.

If you've arrived from "Diana's blog " then you are in the right place.

If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop, and continue from East Coast to West Coast, you can start here with Michelle's blog

I love our Shin Han twin Touch markers. I have had mine for two years and they are used pretty regularly. Still full of alcohol ink !

Here is my card.

Here is a close up

Supplies Used

I used D1714 Dreamin Big Stamp . So great for colouring, painting etc,

Also used Adventure Fundamental's Paper pack Z3253

Shin han Twin touch colours used were Marine blue,Turquoise Blue and Leaf Green

I heat embossed the word sprin using our gold embossing powder

I also have been using my markers in my CTMH planner to color the special Calendar pages

Here are a few samples

To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant or me to place an order.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is "Brandy's blog ".

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S Blog, http://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca, as she has the complete blog list.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring creations using our favorite NEW paper collection, yes that is right, we have new paper collections coming.

So mark May 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Half Price Scrapbook kits

April Updates

Well here we are into April . Just came back from a Spring Up event in Toronto with 77 Crafters!
Got so many ideas and got to see the new Seasonal Expressions 2 book. Wowzer !!!!
 Here's a sneak peak of the cover.
If you have been wanting Male themed paper,embellishments etc, you are going to love this new book.

 What else is in this book ????

Unicorns, Cacti, Palm Trees,Llamas,Lumberjacks and more !!!!

But wait there are still 24 more days of the Seasonal 1 Expressions book.

  So what new campaigns do I have to share ?

Can't get those pictures scrapbooked ? Got baby pictures sitting on your phones or worse still got wedding pics that you haven't printed ?

Well have I got the solution for you !!!!!

 So these  2 kits only take 15 minutes to put together !!!!!!

 All you need is adhesive !

 Best of all they are only $9.50 per kit. All you add are your pictures.

Watch the video and see !!!!

https://youtu.be/vEtHRCybH3I

 So what are you waiting for ????