Save my Place

 It's release day over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and this month - - squeeeel it's super cute.  

Calling all readers.  You are going to have to have Save my Place by Melissa Baker-Nguyen along with the awesome stencils, dots & brand new ink Soft Sage.

Aren't these images amazing - the bookworm just makes me laugh!!  

Get ready to create cards, scrapbook pages, tags and bookmarks with Save my Place.  

Add even more fun with two new stencils.  

Study Buddy & Splish Splash will add  pizzazz and dimensional fun to your projects.  

Now for my creation!!!  You know I had to use that bookworm - he's peeking over the books, listening to his buddy the mouse,  reading a great story.  

I coloured & fussy cut out my images & sentiment adding to a fabulous woodgrain paper backdrop and finishing up with a few krafty dots. 

All new releases will be available Saturday Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Gingerbread Kisses

 Mmmmm gingerbread cookies.  Do you feel guilty biting off the legs or head?  It always seems kinda weird to me but they are soooo good.  

Gingerbread Kisses is a terrific stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  I coloured the images with copic markers, fussy cut and placed on the patterned paper. 

One product I have been using lately is liquid applique - it's a long time favourite and great for the snow effect.

Don't forget to decorate your envelope with cute paper & a fun stamp.  

Enjoy & don't forget to check out  Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps for more ideas.

Holiday Village

 Happy Monday - can you believe we are headed into the tail end of November.  Like many of you, I'll be happy to see the tail end of 2020.  It has been a challenge that is for sure.

Christmas is going to look different for many of us, but that means more Christmas cards to send out.  I mean, who doesn't like receiving happy mail - glittery, shiny - sparkly happy mail.

Today's card features a really cute stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps called Holiday Village.  This is a set of 23 fabulous images, accessory stamps and sentiments.  It provides so many options for simple cards, scenes, tags and more  

The big poinsettia flowers form the focal image of my card with gold foil paper, gold embellishing thread, and gold sparkle gems providing back up.  

Enjoy & take a closer look at Holiday Village by clicking on the link.

Changes Ahead

 You may see some changes to my blog over the next few weeks/months ahead.    I'll be posting lots of awesome artwork which I hope you'll enjoy.  

Stay tuned.....

With all my Love

 Each month Close to My Heart offers an exclusive stamp set & this month is a beauty.  With all my Love is a set of 16 images sure to set your heart afire.

The possibilities with this set are endless.  Stamp with intense black ink and watercolour the images with your shimmer brush, stamp pad or watercolour paints. 

Leave the outlines to speak for themselves when stamped in black and matted in black cardstock - striking black & white.  

 

How about heat embossing the images to create a stunning silver or gold background?  

The sentiments are so versatile it is a must have set.

It's time to send some happy mail because who wouldn't love to open their mailbox to find a handmade card especially for them.

Don't forget to add With all my Love to your order before the month is over.  This stamp set is only available during the month of October 2020.

Enjoy,

Jennifer

Coming Soon

It's coming soon....

Brand new paper suites, stamp sets, embellishments and  more.  July/August supplemental catalog does not disappoint. 

View online beginning July 1st at jenniferkelly.closetomyheart.ca

Every Little Thing

This is an exciting time of year as we launch the new Close to My Heart annual core catalog along with the September-October seasonal supplement.  These two great books are packed full of crafty goodness.

Every Little Thing is the first featured collection in the October-November seasonal supplement.

This paper package features new colours, wisteria, julep, lemonade, and evergreen.  The pastels are balanced with sapphire, black and white daisy. 

Black chipboard die cuts - some with white foil will provide the perfect embellishment to your layouts. 

They are so striking against the pastel colours. 

Vellum is making a big come back and these gorgeous sheet of die cuts can be used as is or colour with your Spectrum Noir tri-tip markers.

You will have lots to choose from this 10 x 10 sheet including butterflies, roses, and leaves of varying sizes. 








Co-ordinating cardstock makes your creative process so much less stressful.  You'll receive three sheets each of julep, mint, sapphire and wisteria.

You can also choose your own custom 12 or 24 cardstock pack with minimum 2 sheets per colour. 




Stamps are the backbone of Close to My Heart - it is how Jeanette Lynton began her crafting business 35 years ago.  Every Little Thing cardmaking and scrapbooking stamps are the must have for your stamp collections.

 





I love our Picture My Life cards (PML) and use them often as a journal card on scrapbooking pages or as a jumping off point for cards.

You'll receive 24 double sided cards, 12 each of 4 x 6 and 3 x 4 sizes. 

No layout is complete with a hint of ribbon - the julep velvet ribbon is almost too pretty to cut.  This embellishment is featured in the core catalog so it will be around all year!!

The ribbon is a generous 3 yards (9 feet) 3/8" wide. 

Sparkle sparkle everywhere- use these julep sequins alone or in your shaker cards.  Sizes range from 3mm - 7mm in julep, silver, white, and clear.

These are also in the core catalog so you'll be using them all year round.







 The Every Little Thing scrapbooking workshop combines all the goodies, plus a few exclusives including die cut sheets, and acrylic shapes. 

You'll receive everything to complete two 12 x 12 layouts and two single 12 x 12 layouts.  Instructions are included along with 3 top load memory protectors.

There is a small amount of left over supplies that you can use in additional crafty projects.





September is National Stamping Month and Close to My Heart has released two exclusive stamp sets and thin cuts to set your creative juices flowing.

Dash of Joy and Giving Thanks stamp sets work perfectly with the metal square window and binder clip label thin cuts. 

You're going to want to be sure to add this bundle to your order - remember only available in September.





Phew - CTMH has done it again - you are going to love all the offerings this year, and the great seasonal supplements. 

You can view the catalog online at https://jenniferkelly.closetomyheart.ca/

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