Over the long weekend, my daughter and I decided to dive into our kits and start creating From the Funny Farm cards. While Close To My Heart will be hosting a FREE Virtual Event to walk you through the creation of these adorably simple cards, we decided to give it a go on our own. … Read more From the Funny Farm Cards
For today’s Make It Monday (25th edition), I’m sharing this fun Stitched Florals Handmade Card. I thought since today was Labor Day we could do another Color Challenge this week. We’ll be using one of Close To My Heart’s *NEW* colors, Scarlet! It’s such a beautiful, rich red. Along with Scarlet, we’ll also be using … Read more Stitched Florals Handmade Card
Check out this Hey Pumpkin Simple Halloween Card. Cute. But SO simple to create! I started by using one of our white card bases from our White Card & Envelope Value Pack. (These cards and envelopes are super handy to have in your craft stash!) I then pulled out my Got Candy? Paper + Sticker … Read more Hey Pumpkin Simple Halloween Card
How adorable is this Welcome Gnome handmade card?! There are so many wonderful *NEW* Close To My Heart products, but I knew I had to get this *NEW* Garden Gnomes Stamps + Thin Cuts immediately. I love gnomes! And this set doesn’t disappoint! In addition to using this new Garden Gnomes Set, I also used … Read more Welcome Gnome Handmade Card
Discover the magic of animated stamps with CTMH’s National Stamping Month Special: Creativity in Motion! Perfect for DIY cards and many other papercrafting projects, these stamps will have you doing the happy dance right along with them! In addition to offering this super fun Creativity in Motion Special, Close To My Heart is also offering … Read more CTMH’s National Stamping Month Special
For today’s Make It Monday (24th edition), I’m sharing a special handmade thank you card. Over the weekend I was asked for some help in planning out a special thank you card–both in design and supplies. It needed to be a card that could hold many signatures on it. Whenever I need a card for … Read more A Special Handmade Thank You Card
Today I wanted to share how to create a sponged sky background. Close To My Heart shared this on their blog a few days ago and it’s such a great technique. It’s also an adorable card with our Gnome Matter Stamp Set. To make sure you could also enjoy this technique, in case you missed … Read more How to Create a Sponged Sky Background
Here is the perfect card for the dog lover in your life in honor of National Dog Day. This is a sneak peek of a *NEW* product coming out in the Close To My Heart 2020-2021 Core Products Catalog next month. This adorable collage of dogs is a *NEW* stamp set called Let’s Paw-ty (D1952.) … Read more The Perfect Card for the Dog Lover in Your Life!
Today’s Mickey Mouse Circle Twist & Turn Gatefold Card is SO adorable! I received this card from my sister-in-law and couldn’t wait to share it. I wanted to share this card not only because it’s so darn cute, but also as a reminder that several of these items she used in the card are retiring … Read more Mickey Mouse Circle Twist & Turn Gatefold Card
For today’s Make It Monday (23rd edition), I’m sharing a Fabulous Flamingo Handmade Card I received from Judy Faye Garner. I thought this color combination would make for a great Color Challenge this week. Anytime you use a Black & White color combination with a hint of other colors, it really makes those colors pop. … Read more A Fabulous Flamingo Handmade Card
I made this super fun Got Candy? Halloween Card using the *NEW* Got Candy? Collection from Close To My Heart. Last week, I shared how this special was just released HERE. The Got Candy? Collection is SO fun. I’ve already created 2 cards with it and I just received it! The variety of patterns in … Read more Got Candy? Halloween Card
Introducing the *NEW* CTMH Kids Crafts Funny Farm Cards. This is the 2nd kit offered specifically for kids. These kits are designed to help younger crafters develop their own creative skills. The first kit option offered, the Born to Shine Album, focused on scrapbooking. You can see all the details HERE. Such a positive concept–I … Read more CTMH Kids Crafts Funny Farm Cards
For today’s Make It Monday (22nd edition), I’m sharing this beautiful Celebrating You Gatefold Card I made with this month’s Stamp of the Month. It’s part of another Color Challenge. Today I’m challenging you to use the following colors together in a project–Glacier, Nectarine and Candy Apple. You get such a happy, cheerful feeling when … Read more Celebrating You Gatefold Card
I recently came across an inspiring story of 2 brothers who are sending handmade cards to COVID-19 patients. I found the story HERE. I love hearing about these acts of kindness especially when there’s the option to pitch in and help make a difference. I thought I’d share the story with you in case you … Read more Handmade Cards to COVID-19 Patients
Today I have a SUPER adorable Home Sweet Gnome Card I received from Barb Baldwin (my sister-in-law) to share with you. Full disclosure, I LOVE gnomes so I might be a little biased. However, even adding in any bias I might have, I still think this is a pretty clever design! She made her card … Read more Home Sweet Gnome Card
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