October is Time to Share the Smile with Operation Smile™

Have you wondered about Operation Smile™?  And why Close to my Heart would raise money for such an organization?  What about your role in helping the cause?

Close to my Heart partnered with Operation Smile™ to help kids smile again - one at a time.  You can read a little more here.  A smile can be a powerful thing, and why wouldn't we want to help.

There are lots of ways to help others out.  With natural disasters, as we've seen, people will collect money almost anywhere you shop.  You can help Operation Smile™ a little at a time by rounding up your order to the nearest dollar - that could be 3 cents or 99 cents (or anywhere in between - okay, and could also be 1 and 2 cents).  Three cents might not seem like it would make a difference, but what if 100 people rounded up just 3 cents.  We'd have $3 dollars.  What if another 1000 people rounded up just 3 cents?  Well, that's another $30.  Even though that example would take a while to collect the $240 necessary for an operation, we'd get there.  And the odds are of only rounding up 3 cents is pretty low.

Sometimes you can do a little more.  Take October 2017 for example.  What would you say if I told you you could donate $7 by purchasing a stamp set?  Would you do it?  For $17.95, you'll get Punny Pals (D1751), and $7 will go toward a life changing operation.

As I mentioned, this month Close to my Heart is "pushing" the stamp set by sweetening the pot.  For this month only, and while supplies last, you can get a coordinating set of Thin Cuts for cutting out the adorable animal shapes. Even better, we’ve built an exclusive card kit that includes the Thin Cuts along with card bases, envelopes, paper pieces, and instructions that you can use to create endearing cards that will sure enough bring a smile to anyone’s day!

Close to my Heart is so passionate about this campaign, how about this?!
"When you participate in our Share a Smile promotion by purchasing any of these special items or rounding up your order in support of Operation Smile™ you will automatically qualify for a chance to win a not-yet-released stamp set from our upcoming 2018 Seasonal Expressions 1 idea book! We’ll be choosing winners throughout the month of October, so any time you place an order, you can be a winner!"






3" x 3" cards and envelopes: $9.95 for 32 of them.  That's a GREAT deal!  I'm stocking up on just this item for the future. : )

Thin Cuts for the stamp images, because who wants to have to hand cut these babies out when there's a machine to do it quick and easy for you.  This set is $28.95 and includes all 13 animals from the Punny Pals stamp set.

Why not go for it, and save some money too?!  If you want to purchase the two items above, the total is $38.90.  Well, with this package, you'll get the 10 sheets of cardstock and 1 sheet of glitter paper for an additional $1.05.  Yes, all of this is $39.95!  PLUS you'll get cutting diagrams and instructions to make 6 different card designs.





Don't think it can get any better?  What about Close to my Heart matching?!
Close to my Heart will be matching round-ups this month up to $10,000!  Meaning that your round-up donations will go even further to improve the lives of children!

In a nutshell:
Buy Punny Pals
Buy the kit and make 32 cards (great gift idea!)
Round up (all year round) your order
CTMH will give up to $10,000 this month to Operation Smile™
Be entered to win a stamp set from the 2018 Seasonal Expressions 1 (that comes out in January) idea book!