Fabric Basics with Close To My Heart

Did you know Close To My Heart now offers exclusive fabric that coordinates beautifully with their Paper Collections?  Check out this 7-minute video to learn great tips and techniques for using fabrics in your artwork–where to use it, how to adhere it, and how to create ruffles, flowers and so much more (and all without … Read more Fabric Basics with Close To My Heart

Close To My Heart and Cricut Craft Room

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

Muslin Gift Bags

Now that the *NEW* Spring/Summer CTMH Idea Book is in full swing, there are many, many wonderful *NEW* products to discuss and showcase.  In this short 2-minute video you can see just how quick & easy gift-giving can be with our *NEW* Muslin Gift Bags!  Watch how you can say ‘thanks’ by giving a gift that … Read more Muslin Gift Bags

Random Stamping How-To

Ever see a darling project that you wish to re-create but can’t find the patterned paper it was made with?  This sometimes happens to me when I’m looking through the Close To My Heart Idea Book.  It’ll take me a minute, but then I realize that darling paper was created by random stamping!!  What’s random … Read more Random Stamping How-To

Merry & Bright Layout

Sometimes the simplest embellishments are the ones we overlook!  This is true in this layout…the only embellishment used is the Gold Metallic Marker. But boy does it pop, right? If you look closely, this Merry & Bright page uses dots created with the gold metallic marker to add extra sparkle around the edges of the … Read more Merry & Bright Layout

Create Your Own Patterned Paper

This installment of “Clearly the Best: Stamping with Close To My Heart” features a stamping technique for creating your own tone-on-tone patterned paper.  It’s a short 4-minute video that will inspire you to add a little depth to your projects simply by adding some tone-on-tone stamping.  I know you’ll enjoy it!

Smitten Valentine’s Card

Another card made using this month’s stamp of the month–Happy Valentine’s.  Pretty simple.  The only real time intensive portion was on the cracked glass technique on the rose.   The cracked glass technique is really quite simple if you are familiar with heat embossing.  At its core, it’s simply creating layers of clear embossing on … Read more Smitten Valentine’s Card

Behind the Scenes

Ever feel like you’d like to learn a little more about the basics of stamping?  Well, here it is in a nice short 4-minute video! This video episode of CTMH’s “Clearly the Best”  features some core basic stamping techniques that will help you enhance your projects.  Enjoy!!

Holiday Advent Calendar

Have you seen CTMH’s *NEW* Advent Calendar Kit? I just finished mine up and thought I could provide you some helpful tips for completing yours!  First, here are some pictures of mine… Some great tools to have on hand for this project are… Liquid Glass (ensures strong bond) Finishing Files (great for smoothing the chipboard … Read more Holiday Advent Calendar

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