About Me

Francis Ames

My name is Francis and I am so please to share my knowledge and passion for paper crafting whether it's creating an scrapbook layout, making greeting cards, or some fun 3D projects. I rejoined CTMH and always loved the products since the first time I was introduced to it. My goal is to share techniques with you online and in person. I hope we can become paper buddies. I hope you enjoy my video tutorials on my Youtube channel called "Crafting with Francis" for behind the scenes, new product and brochure launch, and of course crafting tutorials. Join my Facebook group for the inside scoop on Close to My Heart products, techniques, online classes, and in person events.

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About Close To My Heart

Close To My Heart is a direct sales company that offers a wide array of papercrafting products, with special emphasis on scrapbooking and stamping. For more than 30 years, founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton has been a leader in the industry, making many significant contributions to these arts, and making Close To My Heart a premier resource for individuals wishing to enhance their artistic talents and pursue a successful business opportunity.

Close To My Heart’s Independent Makers enjoy a generous compensation plan, which rewards them for promoting our innovative and beautiful products to help every crafter celebrate relationships, share memories, and preserve the moments that matter most.

Our Products

Close To My Heart offers a wide range of products for every papercrafting project, with papers, inks, embellishments, and project kits in coordinating colors and designs. Our pioneering clear polymer My Acrylix^® stamps make it easy to get precise, crisp images every time, exactly where and how you want them. Browse the pages of our current catalog for artwork inspiration and then shop our products.