It’s Your Day Buckle Card
This card was created using the It’s Your Day Stamp Set. It’s an exclusive Stamp Of The Month set, just in time for National Stamping Month. You can see the current Stamp Of The Month at my Online Store.
Kristina Baldwin
An Artiste Floral Wreath
One aspect that was very popular last year with Close To My Heart’s Art Philosophy cartridge was the beautiful 3-D flowers you could make. Our *NEW* Artiste cartridge is no exception…it has several new beautiful flowers. Here is a floral wreath I created for teaching at Convention this summer. It uses papers from our *NEW* … Read more An Artiste Floral Wreath
Cricut Artiste: One Size Fits All
Discover how to create multiple-piece projects using the Close To My Heart Cricut Artiste cartridge. You no longer have to size each individual piece (which I absolutely LOVE!)–the Cricut machine cuts the pieces to fit one assembled size of your choice! This is perfect for not only all the 3-D projects contained on this cartridge but also … Read more Cricut Artiste: One Size Fits All
Live Inspired Canvas Journal
Close To My Heart has added several new My Creations products with the debut of their Autumn/Winter Idea Book; one of them being their *NEW* Canvas Journal. This hardbound journal covered in canvas with 80 lined pages offers many great possibilities for personalization. You can stamp on it, you can decorate it with papers and … Read more Live Inspired Canvas Journal
Back to School Card
In addition to creating a layout to commemorate the start of Kindergarten for my kids, I also created a Back to School card to give to our Pre-K teacher from last year. Both my kids absolutely adore her (as do I!) Her school year doesn’t begin until next month so we’ll probably go visit her … Read more Back to School Card
Back to School Scrapbook Layout
It’s back to school time and Close To My Heart has you covered for capturing that first day back! CTMH’s *NEW* Scholastic Workshop on the Go is the perfect choice for a quick & easy way to get your Back to School scrapbook layout done. The nice thing about these kits is that you can … Read more Back to School Scrapbook Layout
CTMH’s New Alcohol-Based Markers
Watch this short video to learn about the smooth effect you can create with CTMH‘s *NEW* alcohol-based markers. Use the two complimentary colors to create one amazing piece of artwork! To see all of amazing new alcohol-based markers, click HERE.
Love Artiste Card
Yesterday, I shared a swap card I had made. Today’s share is my 2nd swap card I made. This card uses one of our Close To My Heart stamp sets (love these stamp sets!!) called Love. I used our *NEW* Cricut Artiste to cut out the heart images and paired it with our *NEW* Pear … Read more Love Artiste Card
Bonjour Card
This weekend I’ve been working on finishing up some swap cards. Here is one I made using our *NEW* Bonjour Stamp Set. As you can see, I added a layer inside so that the sentiment would show up better against the Black CS Card Base (although our *NEW* Metallic Markers would look amazing on the … Read more Bonjour Card
Love Your Layout: Creating Custom Ribbon in Studio J
Use Studio J to create a beautiful digital layout in just minutes by watching this month’s Love Your Layout video. You’ll learn creative techniques, including how to create the custom candy-stripe ribbon featured in this month’s layout. Watch the video and then try it HERE for FREE yourself!
It’s Your Day Card
An easy, clean (no sponging or inking of the edges–a tough one for me!) card made with our *NEW* Avonlea Paper Packet (contains 4 *NEW* colors–Avonlea Off-White, Avonlea Teal, Avonlea Green & Slate.) I also used some of our *NEW* Burlap Ribbon (I’m loving this stuff…perfect for oodles of Autumn type projects!!) along with an … Read more It’s Your Day Card
Baroque Artiste Purse
A quick and easy 3-D purse using CTMH’s *NEW* Artiste cartridge along with this month’s Stamp of the Month—Baroque Borders. Features our *NEW* Slate & Ruby colors as well as our *NEW* Pearl Badge Buttons featured in our Wrangler Assortment (they make a great purse button don’t you think?) and *NEW* Hook & Loop Dots … Read more Baroque Artiste Purse
Space Party Using Moonlight Papers & Cricut Artiste
Part of what CTMH wanted me to accomplish while teaching at Convention this year was to show other uses for our *NEW* Halloween-themed paper Moonlight. One of the things I chose to do was create a Space Birthday Party which focused on the greens and purples of the paper packet. Unfortunately, I wasn’t lucky enough … Read more Space Party Using Moonlight Papers & Cricut Artiste
Create a Space Party with CTMH’s Cricut Artiste
Create a space-themed party for all the little astronauts in your life. It’s simple using Close To My Heart’s Cricut Artiste Collection and the My Acrylix Outta This World Stamp Set! Be sure to stop back tomorrow because I’ll be sharing my spin on using the “Birthday Boy” key found on the *NEW* Artiste cartridge.
Cricut Artiste Strawberry Treat Holder
Here’s a fun (and easy!) treat holder you can craft with CTMH’s Cricut Artiste cartridge. It’s a Strawberry Treat Holder, complete with a stem! This was the Make-n-Take project we made this weekend at my Customer Appreciation Celebration. Everyone LOVED it’s simplicity and it’s cute factor…and why wouldn’t you!? One of the awesome features of this … Read more Cricut Artiste Strawberry Treat Holder