About Me

Mary Crosby

I am a retired teacher, wife, grandmother and mom, gardener, traveler, and crafter. I love just about all crafts and I enjoy sharing with others. I can't imagine Close to My Heart not being part of my life as I joined the company back in 1997 when it was known as D.O.T.S. I've seen lots of changes in all aspects of the business and have made lots of friends, but mostly, I just really enjoy working with colors and textures and paper and sharing my enthusiasm as I learn about new techniques and products.

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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.