Kristina Baldwin This Dream Easel card made by Nicole B. makes me think of being a Close To My Heart Consultant. As a Consultant, you get the opportunity to have sneak peeks into new products on a regular basis. And who doesn’t love to play with new stamping and scrapbooking products before anyone else?!? A dream … Read more Dreamer Easel Card
Looking for inspiration for cards or scrapbook layouts? Look no further than the Make It From Your Heart books from Close To My Heart. There are two books currently–Volume 1 and Volume 2. Each softbound book contains 16 two-page layout patterns, 2 single-page patterns and 12 different card patterns. You just can’t beat the price of … Read more Book of Inspiration
The fun and artsy font of CTMH’s July Stamp of the Month—Circus Alphabet–is perfect for a birthday card. This birthday card is so quick to put together with the help of the Cricut Artiste Collection. Using the bright and cheerful papers from the Lollydoodle Paper Pack along with some Flamingo Dots and Bitty Sparkles makes … Read more Circus Alphabet Birthday Card
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I coordinated class gifts for the teachers in both my son and daughter’s classes again this year. Since I’m always short on time, I tried to keep the ideas similar enough that I wouldn’t be stressed out more than I needed to be at the end of the school year. First, I started by making … Read more End of First Grade Teacher Gifts
With our End-of-the-Year party theme centered around space, I figured doing the Teacher Thank You Card in that same theme was only fitting. I made it in a 5″ x 7″ size so there was a little more room than the standard 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ card for families to sign it. We passed it around … Read more End of the Year Teacher Appreciation Cards
Here’s a July Stamp of the Month card (Circus Alphabet) made using the lower case font to create a patterned paper done with the tone-on-tone technique. It also uses the negative piece from a heart shape cut from the Cricut Artiste Collection. Add in some fun embellishments (Aqua Dots, Washi Tape and separated Burlap Ribbon) … Read more Circus Alphabet Stamp of the Month Card
I love party themes. It was so fun to collaborate with my daughter’s 1st grade teacher this year to come up with a party theme for the end of their school year last month. Because all the kids in the class were so fascinated with space this year (we even had my husband come … Read more Blast Off to 2nd Grade Party
I loved Pharrell Williams song Happy as soon as I heard it in Despicable Me 2. Funny how the song took awhile to hit mainstream and gain in popularity, isn’t it? Well, as soon as I saw that Tresa, another CTMH Consultant, was organizing a Flash Mob to Happy at CTMH’s Convention in honor of … Read more Happy Flash Mob at CTMH’s Convention
As I look back on the month of June, I realize just how busy I was! I can’t believe I posted so little. Wait, thinking back on how much I did last month, I guess I can see why I hardly posted. So I vow to be WAY better this month; at least I know … Read more Cricut Artiste Purse
It’s July–already! That means a *NEW* Stamp of the Month is now available from Close To My Heart. This month’s Stamp of the Month–Circus Alphabet with it’s funky letters are perfect for creating titles and sentiments or for adding some bold, beautiful backgrounds to your projects. Watch this short 2-minute video to be inspired!
Today’s card was created using one of CTMH’s Hostess Rewards Stamp sets. It was a favorite of mine as soon as I saw it. I remember when I was a little girl and I absolutely adored unicorns. I had stickers, posters, figurines–you name it–I probably had it! And it seems like we’ve gone full circle … Read more Unicorn Dreams Card
Today was officially the last fieldtrip for this school year. At our school we have a parent who is the Fieldtrip Coordinator for each class. They work with the teacher to plan the trips and then coordinate drivers–no easy task that’s for sure! There were way too many times this year when trips were almost … Read more End of School Year Appreciation
It’s a new month which means another *NEW* Stamp of the Month! (It’s hard to believe it’s already June, huh!?!) This month’s stamp set–Kaboom–is perfect for preparing for next month’s celebrations. You can use it to create cards, craft some home decor or even get your 4th of July layouts done before you even take … Read more Kaboom Stamp of the Month