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  • The Perfect Gift for Mom, Friends and CoWorkers

    Carol

    Whether you need a gift for your mom, your bestie or even your co-workers Close to my Heart has put together the perfect package because you know… it’s the little things that tug at your heart. This month only, we are offering the Mini-Album Package and it is LESS THAN $20 bucks and you have options… Read more

  • The Most Important Scrapbook Tool

    Carol

    If I can share with you one tip above all others, invest in a good paper trimmer! I am talking about a full 12 x 12 minimum size. Not something that only trims papers, or a paper cutter, but a normal paper trimmer like Fiskers SureCut Paper Trimmer (Z1783). While it seems like a hefty… Read more

  • The Versatility of City Sidewalks

    Carol

    City Sidewalks can be a very versatile, Here is a card inspired by a snow globe. Using Cricut Design Space basic shapes to cut the snow globe (circle) and base (triangle). The remaining images are from City Sidewalks. To make the card more dimensional without getting too thick to mail, I used the thin 3D foam… Read more

  • Free Basic Scrapbooking Class

    Carol

    Have you wanted to learn to scrapbook but wished you could give it a try before buying a bunch of stuff? Beginning November 29th I will be offering a Basic Scrapbooking Class here at the Creatively Carol Craftroom.  We will go over basic scrapbooking tools and techniques and everyone will make a scrapbook page.  … Read more

  • Motivational Monday – A Sketch with Flowers – Follow Up

    Carol

    Good Afternoon, So I am curious, how many of you did your work from the sketch and how many were waiting to see what I did with the sketch?  As I explained earlier today, this was done from a scrapbooking challenge I was given to create a page using flowers. I was not contented to… Read more

  • Veterans Day Special – Thank You for Your Service

    Carol

    Today will be a busy day here in our little piece of heaven, Veterans Day means many different things to my husband who served during the Vietnam War. Since he didn’t hear thank you’s when he came home (he still thinks about it 40+ years later) his heart swells with gratitude because he is often… Read more

  • Trump as President – Remember to Journal Your Feelings

    Carol

    I for one am very glad this election is over and we can go back to all the other intrusive commercials 🙂 I expect that we will now start seeing all the Christmas ads more frequently now. This country was very divided in this election and whether you were a supporter of Donald Trump, Hillary… Read more

  • Motivational Monday Sketch for Lots of Photos

    Carol

    Today’s Motivational Monday Sketch will work great for lots of occasions but when I look at the sketch, I think this will work great for holiday photos. You can switch out the two 4 x 6 photos on the right and put a large focal point picture like the Christmas Tree or  Thanksgiving turkey and… Read more

  • Did You Turn Back Your Clocks?

    Carol

    This article was first published by Readers Digest, but I found so much of it interesting I wanted to share it with you.  When you finish, leave me a comment and tell me if you think we should end daylight savings time or continue to adjust clocks twice a year. Benjamin Franklin came up with… Read more

  • What Are You Crafting Today?

    Carol

    I love Saturdays… my husband has college football on the television and I am upstairs and working on the project for my Nov 30th workshop. I am making a Countdown to Christmas block calendar with our City Sidewalks paper from the Holiday Expressions Catalog. These papers are so versatile, yes they work great for Christmas… Read more

  • 68% of Women are Lonely, Are You?

    Carol

    Since the birth of social media, we are a much lonelier people. You may have hundreds of friends on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, but while you watch your friends post about their lives, kids and such, we no longer “have time” to get together and it is causing more adult women to feel very alone.… Read more

  • Cutting Custom SVG Files

    Carol

    Do you have a Cricut or a Silhouette?  If you are like me you don’t like to have your cutting be limited to a cartridge or things extra you have to buy. When I started with Close to my Heart we didn’t have any connection to a cutting machine.  When the Cricut first came out… Read more

  • Capturing the Moments with your Phone

    Carol

    I ran across this article in my monthly Costco magazine written by Marc Saltzburg and wanted to share it with you. THE BEST CAMERA, as they say, is the one you have with you. Oh sure, your digital-SLR-toting friends might get their lanyards all tied in a knot about you hoist­ing your iPhone or Android… Read more

  • Get Your Coloring Fix with Yuletide Joy

    Carol

    Happy October!  While our minds are on scary things like costumes and candy it is also time to start thinking about those handmade cards and gifts for Christmas.  I know, I said the “C” word, but I would say it now, than have you regret it later. Yuletide Joy is October 2016 Stamp of the… Read more

  • Christmas Holidays are Around the Corner

    Carol

    You can see it in almost every store you walk into, Christmas is just around the corner. Actually there is just over 12 weeks left before Christmas. October 5th starts my annual 12 Weeks of Christmas gift to you. This is only available to people ON MY MAILING LIST.  That is right, if you are… Read more