Author Archives: Dana

About Dana

Hi there! My name is Dana Kessler and I have been a consultant with Close To My Heart since 2005. I was first introduced to CTMH at a crop - and when I saw our brand new My Acrylix Stamps, I was hooked! Nine years later, I now lead a fabulous team of over 25 Scraptabulous Designers and I have been blessed to earn six incentive trips with Close To My Heart. Scrapbooking is my passion, and I love sharing our great products with others! I offer monthly workshops, home gatherings, digital scrapbooking classes, weekend crops, and one on one training and design help.

Subway Word Art Scrapbook Layout & SPECIAL!

Wow! Can you believe it is already July??? I am finally adjusting back to real life after Convention in Disneyland. I had such a crazy, awesome, fabulous time – but sleep was definitely *not* on the agenda! 🙂

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Dana’s July Customer Special

Spend $50 (before shipping and tax) from my website between July 1 – July 31, and receive a FREE NEW PAPER PACK in August! You must join the July Mystery Hostess Party so that I know you are participating. This is a GREAT time to stock up on those items that are retiring on July 31, so don’t delay! For the full list of retiring items, click here.

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July 2014 Stamp of the Month: Circus Alphabet

Hello and Welcome to the July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month we are featuring the fabulous and fun Circus Alphabet! How awesome is this set??? If you have arrived here from Jen’s blog, you are on the right path. If you happen to get lost along the way, the complete list of hopers can be found here. Continue reading →

Cousins Scrapbook Layout with Pemberly

Cousin cuteness!!!! Here is a quick post of another layout that I recently completed from my Workshop stash! Super easy and fun – just the way I like it!!!! Continue reading →

Ariana Sympathy Card with Big Hug

The Ariana vintage paper works great for sympathy cards – it has a little formality, but beautiful colors and patterns. I never enjoy sending out sympathy cards, but I do hope that when they are opened, the recipients can sense how much I care for them and mourn their loss. Continue reading →

Bling Bling Wedding Card with the Cricut Explore

Well, it’s not often I get to make a wedding card, so I decided to bling this one right out! For the base of my card, I used the Sophisticated Baby Announcement Card in Design Space. I just rotated it, deleted the text, and added my own flair. The bride and groom are from the CTMH Artiste cartridge. Continue reading →

Life is Beautiful with You Mayberry Scrapbook Layout

So – I am seriously going KUH-RAZY right now getting ready for CTMH Convention in Disneyland next week! Soooooo stinking excited!! I leave on Monday and my mind is going one gazillion miles a minute trying to get all my crafting, housework, laundry, and packing done while still trying to figure out the kids schedule for my parents! I know some of you can totally understand where I’m coming from… It’s nuts, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world! 🙂 Continue reading →

Happy Father’s Day!

I hope this day finds you celebrating with the special men in your life! I just wanted to share some of the cards I made with for my guys. I have been using my Cricut Explore exclusively, trying to learn and familiarize myself with everything – it’s a crazy learning curve! But I have to admit, it’s super fun and addicting! Continue reading →

Crazy Maze Fall Layout with Mayberry

I had an epiphany last weekend – I am DONE creating workshops with ALL the current papers from Close To My Heart! I won’t get anything new until July, so I have some time to do whatever kind of crafting I want…. Hmmm… Whatever shall I do???? Catch up on some personal scrapping – that’s what! 🙂 Continue reading →

Embossed Graduation Cards using the Cricut Explore

WOW!! I am so excited to have these cards finished! I don’t know about you, but I seem to *always* wait until the last minute to make special event cards. Well – not this time! We have received 3 graduation party invites so far and I actually have ALL the cards done ahead of time. Ahhhh….. I think I may be graduating from Perpetual Procrastination! Continue reading →

Bridal Shower Card – she’s going to the Chapel!

I was so excited to create a Bridal Shower card this weekend for my daughter’s gymnastics coach. I really wanted to try something different and use my Cricut Explore – which is still quite intimidating to me! So – I hopped on PInterest, did a little searching, and found a card I totally loved. I can’t tell who the original designer of the card was, so please forgive me for not giving credit where credit is due. Here is my version: Continue reading →

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Dana Kessler / email: craftingdiva@sbcglobal.net / 989-252-4248