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Trump as President – Remember to Journal Your Feelings
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…
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Motivational Monday Sketch for Lots of Photos
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…
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Did You Turn Back Your Clocks?
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…
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What Are You Crafting Today?
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…
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68% of Women are Lonely, Are You?
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.…
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Cutting Custom SVG Files
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…
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Capturing the Moments with your Phone
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…
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Get Your Coloring Fix with Yuletide Joy
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…
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Christmas Holidays are Around the Corner
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…
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What type of scrapbook tape should I use?
What type of scrapbook tape should I use? Brand new to scrapbooking. I want to make one for my SO. I don’t need it repositionable but I do need it to stick for 10+ years. Clear/cello tape fails eventually. I Thanks! Hi Chuck, Please don’t use cello tape on your scrapbooks, it has acid in…
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Help Your Kids Keep a Journal
I wanted to share with you some thoughts after receiving an e-mail from a friend about their weekend. Here is an excerpt – On Saturday, my family attended the annual Gleason Gras. Gleason Gras is a charity event supporting former New Orleans Saints Safety, Steve Gleason, who was diagnosed with ALS six years ago. (That’s…
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9/11 Fifteen Years Later
I don’t want to post old images of the twin towers or re-live that day through pictures, I am sure that the news will do plenty of that today – like we could EVER forget it. I want to share one current bit of trivia – however not trivial at all. The 9/11 Survivor Tree…
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A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way
October is National Stamping Month and Close to my Heart have a wonderful promotion for you. Here is a little video: I know what you are thinking… but this kit comes with pre-printed bases and all the pieces are already cut for you so even if you think you can’t…think again! I will even do…
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Blessed Beyond Measure
Blessed Beyond Measure is a beautiful stamp set as you can see by this artwork. You can see the outline of the leaves that can be cut with the Cricut® Artbooking collection (Z3196). I love the sayings in this stamp set and having them being individual stamps makes them interchangeable. Why not add some…
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I Survived Another Year at the Utah County Fair!
The Utah County Fair happens every year, the third week-end in August. I have 4 days of pure craziness trying to make everyone happy, and today I don’t have the think in “fair mode”. I am the Vendor Coordinator for the Utah County Fair and I try very hard to make this event a success…