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Close to My Heart offers such a complete product line you can create scrapbook pages, cards and even home decor as well as other craft items.  

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I offer bi-monthly crops, annual weekend retreat, parties and even one on one support.  

Valentines Day Advent Calendar!

January 25, 2016

You’ll Love This Valentine’s Day Advent Calendar!

The timeless love sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning has inspired countless thousands of people to “count the ways” they love one another for over a century now. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’ve come up with an irresistibly cute project to help you count the days! Take a look:

Didn’t we tell you it was the cutest? :) And it’s amazingly simple, too. Starting with our Designed Décor Red Magnetic Chalkboard, we added a big heart cut from the Charlotte paper packet. Next, we cut 14 adorable envelopes from a variety of cardstocks and glitter papers with our Cricut® Artiste collection. Have a look:

After cutting them out, you’ll need to fold your envelopes. Use a bone folder to get deep creases so the flaps will stay in place—no adhesive required! Then attach a set of hook & loop dots to each envelope. These Velcro-like dots make opening and closing the envelopes a cinch!

Now for the fun part: decorating and filling the envelopes! We attached a heart to every envelope and attached a number on top. Feel free to embellish your envelopes to your “heart’s” content!

What will you put in your envelopes? A note with something you love about your significant other? A little piece of candy? A picture of a favorite memory? An act of love you’d like to complete that day? Whatever you choose, it’ll get you and everyone else at your house even more excited for the big day!

Make your own heart-filled advent calendar, so you can count the ways AND the days this Valentine’s!

Recipe

Happy Valentine’s Day Advent Calendar
X7025B Charlotte Paper Packet, 1246 Hollyhock Cardstock, X5927 Ruby Cardstock, X5760 Cotton Candy Cardstock, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, X5780 Pomegranate Cardstock, Z3076 Gold Glitter Paper, Z2006 Designed Décor Red Magnetic Chalkboard, Z679 Liquid Glass, Z1805 Hook & Loop Dots, 1772 Memory Book Glue Dots™, Z1204 Bone Folder, Z3171 Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection, Z3170 Cricut® Artiste Collection, Chalk

Cricut® Shapes:
Art Philosophy
1″ Shift <Heart1> (cut 14, p. 26)
11 ½” Shift <Heart1> (p. 26)

Artiste
2 ¼” Shift+Card <Z> (cut 14, p. 61)
½” <font> “1234567891011121314”

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All new Seasonal Expression just launched today

Its January 1st and that means new products!!!  I am in love with the product in this catalog and absolutely love the whole Regatta line.  We even have new thin cuts for use with your Big Shot.

Shop the Online catalog now!!

Close to my Heart Planner System

I wanted to show my planner from CTMH and what I have done with it so far! You can still get yours at www.LoriKutsch.ctmh.com

Close to my Heart - White Pines

December 31st is the last day to order your White Pines papers and coordinating  supplies.  Don't miss out!!

Today I used left over pieces of my White Pines Workshop on the go to create this two page layout.  Other items used are CTMH Glitter paper to cut "Family" using the CTMH Cricut Cartidge - Artiste (9.75x3.75) and the White Pines Picture my Life cards.  

Order your supplies on my website www.LoriKutsch.ctmh.com

Planners Gonna Plan: The Everyday Life™ Planner System from Close To My ...

On Dec 1st be sure and order yours!  Just go to www.LoriKutsch.ctmh.com

I now have an Etsy!!

Its not huge, but I am stating to post items I have made on Etsy.  So if you see something I post, and don't want to make it yourself, you might be able to find it on my Etsy!

Check out my Etsy!!

This is my most recent project.  One mug, two sides.

HUGE Savings on Cricut Explore Air

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking through my links. 

Want to be able to easily make pretty décor, personalized gifts, and fun cards for upcoming holidays? Then you need to treat yourself to a Cricut Explore Air™ — Cricut's very popular electronic cutting machine. It's the best DIY crafting tool to be developed since the sewing machine! 

The Cricut Explore Air is versatile, easy to use, and allows for very precise cuts. It's also incredibly affordable, especially since Cricut generously discounted the cost by up to $200 on the machine and bundles — just in time for the holiday crafting season! 

With the Cricut Explore Air™, you can cut over 60 different types of material, including paper, fabric, plastic and vinyl to name a few. The Explore Air also features Cut Smart™ technology, which allows you to cut a wide range of shapes and sizes with exceptional precision, from ¼" tall up to 11½" wide x 23½" tall. 

This Cricut Explore machine is called the Air because it has built-in Bluetooth® capability. This means you can use Cricut’s free iPad app and design anything you want from your iPad, just like you would on your home computer, but with the convenience of being able to take your projects with you anywhere. Then, you can just wirelessly send your project from your iPad to your Explore Air to bring it to life.

While the Cricut Explore Air is impressive on its own, purchasing it with one of Cricut's bundle offerings makes it even more valuable. Each bundle comes with different accessories that allow you to expand your creativity and make your crafting projects even more simple and fun to create. Plus, by purchasing your Explore Air with a bundle, you're able to save a bundle in the process! 

Go to Cricut.com and check out the savings Cricut is offering on their Cricut Explore Air™ and bundles today so you can get your very own in time to make this holiday season your most creative one yet!

Do you need vinyl???

Check this out. I found this on Amazon. You get 5 rolls (you pick the color) of 5 ft x 12 in Oracle 651 for $23.05. If my math is correct that makes it $0.92 per 12x12 sheet. That is a great deal!!! You can get yours by following this link Order here

CTMH Fundamental Scrapbooking Workshop

Experience the beautiful Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking workshop—available only during November! This workshop has been created using all the items featured in our campaign exclusive My Legacy™ album bundles, available during November for $71.80 USD / $85.25 CAD each! When you purchase the album bundle, you will also qualify to receive a value pack of side load or top load Memory Protectors™ FREE—a savings of $19.95 USD / $23.75 CAD! Along with the album style and design of your choice, each bundle includes one Paper Fundamentals Enchantment pack, one Fundamental stickers Enchantment pack, one Peacock Fundamental assortment, and three sheets of White Daisy cardstock. You will then be set to turn these beautiful products into fabulous layouts using the new Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking workshop featuring five layouts you can make using all the supplies in your bundle.

Each bundle will also include a PDF cutting guide to give you ideas on pages to create. I will email it to you.

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