Last night, I taught a Custom Cricut Class. There were 2 objectives…1.) show them how to use their *NEW* Cricut Explore Machines and 2.) create some gift card holders. This scallop edge gift card holder card made from CTMH’s Cricut Artiste Collection was one of three projects we made. This was to give them … Read more Cricut Artiste Gift Card Holder
Close To My Heart has exclusive Cricut Collections that you can use to make great projects. You can choose from our four collections–each contains a total of 700 images along with 3 coordinating stamp sets and 3 coordinating chipboard sheets of shapes. There’s the newest collection–Artbooking: And here are a few project samples from this collection… OR there’s … Read more Cricut Collections – Artbooking and Artiste
I know, I know school is just beginning so why the heck am I doing a post about graduation now? Well, truth be told, the summer just flew by before I could even stop and think about sharing all the great ideas we did at our Kindergarten Graduation Party last spring. But they were so … Read more Kindergarten Graduation
By now I’m sure everyone has heard the news–but just in case you haven’t, Close To My Heart has another *NEW* exclusive Cricut Cartridge! The new collection is called Artbooking. And here is a look at the amazing 700 images you can cut with it (Can you believe it? Another 700 images!!!) … Read more Cricut Artbooking–Are You Ready?!?
I’ve only used the Cricut Craft Room a few times–mainly to use digital cartridges I’ve purchased. But after watching this short 5-minute video showing some fun CTMH projects made with the Artiste and Art Philosophy cartridges along with the Cricut Craft Room, I realize I need to utilize it more often! Hopefully you’ll learn a … Read more Close To My Heart and Cricut Craft Room
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
One of the newer and very popular benefits of Close To My Heart’s My Acrylix stamps is the fact that many of them coordinate with Cricut Art Philosophy shapes giving you lots of creative possibilities! Cut the shape on your Cricut machine, stamp the image on the shape, and attach to your project. In CTMH’s … Read more My Acrylix Stamps: Part IV
While playing with my Art Philosophy cartridge, I came up with a fun idea for a party favor pouch using just a few shapes. I’ve made up a how-to video and will be posting it shortly. Be sure to check back soon!!
Here are the details for my DIY Superhero Party Invitations… Like I said in my post yesterday, the most important part was to keep it simple; partly since I wasn’t just making one and partly because I have a lot of other things on my plate currently. Secondly, I needed it to work for both … Read more DIY Superhero Party Invitation Details
I’m finally home from what some might call the ultimate vacation…first Disneyland for CTMH’s Annual Convention followed by Las Vegas for my sister’s wedding and the first thing I want to tell you about is CTMH’s *NEW* Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge! As someone (there may only be a handful of us left!) who didn’t previously … Read more *NEW* Close To My Heart Cricut Cartridge
Yesterday I mailed out all of my April 2022 Mystery Project kits. This is something I do each month as an extra special way to thank those who make a Close To My Heart purchase with me. You never know what it will be. It could be a card, a tag or even a 3-D … Read more April 2022 Mystery Project
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day I created this Lucky to Call You Friend Card. I started with the Stamp of the Month, Winged Masterpiece. The sentiment in this set was perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day card. Next, I knew I wanted to do a blend of greens and gold with my card. I … Read more Lucky to Call You Friend Card
How would you like a FREE Halloween Design Space File? Lucky for you Close To My Heart did a blog post today sharing some cute Halloween projects, complete with Cricut Design Space Files. Halloween may look a bit different this year than what we’re used to, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still have some … Read more Free Halloween Design Space File
Here’s an Amazing Z Fold Card that anyone would love to receive. It’s the perfect amount of visual appeal with the unique Z Fold technique and the simple, uplifting stamped message. In addition, it’s a fabulous way to show off patterned paper, too! And speaking of patterned paper, did you know this paper I used … Read more Amazing Z Fold Card
Are you finished with all your holiday preparations and now feeling the holiday spirit? Or maybe it’s a little bit more of a feeling of holiday stress? If it’s a more of the latter because you still need a few small gifts for co-workers, neighbors or even teachers, Close To My Heart recently shared some … Read more Last Minute DIY Holiday Crafts
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