Dream Pop Papers are in Bloom!

  The papers in Close To My Heart’s Dream Pop Promotion for National Scrapbooking Month are so delightful and fun.  The patterns and *NEW* colors are fresh and on trend, but I also love the *NEW* “pop” to the cardstock.  Check out the fun embossed look and feel to those tulips!   This project was … Read more Dream Pop Papers are in Bloom!

National Scrapbooking Month 2013

Close To My Heart is celebrating National Scrapbooking Month with a unique paper packet at a bargain price.  Watch this short 2-minute video to get all the details on how you can get your creative juices flowing with this yummy paper collection! Want the fabulous workshop discussed in the video?  Simply purchase the Dream Pop … Read more National Scrapbooking Month 2013

Kindergarten Acrylic & Crayon on Canvas Masterpiece

  Last week was a blur of activity!  It was tough to return to our regular routine of things after my kids’ Spring Break.  But to make it even tougher, it was the final push to prepare for our school’s 2nd Annual Walk-a-thon and Silent Auction.   As a fun donation for the Silent Auction, … Read more Kindergarten Acrylic & Crayon on Canvas Masterpiece

Such a Treat–Homemade Gifts!

Learn how to create a homemade gift from the heart, personalized down to the very container itself, thanks to Close To My Heart’s gift giving products. From muslin drawstring bags to treat tubes, there’s a container for your special treats for a special someone. To see each of the items showcased in the video (as … Read more Such a Treat–Homemade Gifts!

Mini Summer Scrapbook Album

  I’m finally ahead of the game on something!  I made this fun mini summer scrapbook album and now all I’ll need to do is add photos and journaling from this summer and the memories will be captured and complete in no time at all! The album is completely from scratch…I used some thin chipboard … Read more Mini Summer Scrapbook Album

Mother’s Day Treat Bag

{PHOTOS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR PUBLICATION…I apologize for any inconvenience; photos will return after the publication hits the stores} One of the projects we created this month at Stamp Club was this gorgeous Mother’s Day Treat Holder.  I had a request to create a project for Mother’s Day using the Cricut Artiste flowers and this … Read more Mother’s Day Treat Bag

Studio J Peeps Layout

  I actually created this layout last year; ironically, like a day or two after we had our baby chick visit!  That’s the beauty of Studio J–being able to scrapbook memories immediately after they occur and having it take so little time.  I didn’t really realize I never shared it until we had a school … Read more Studio J Peeps Layout

Fabulous Fabric with Close To My Heart

Learn how to dress up a scrapbook layout with fabrics from Close To My Heart’s Chantilly and For Always textile collections.  These fabulous fabrics are sure to punch up the pizzazz in your papercrafting. If you’d like to try some of the tricks to using fabrics in your papercrafting shown in this video, click HERE … Read more Fabulous Fabric with Close To My Heart

Happy Mother’s Day Card

I thought today I could show you a project I created with the Perfect Fit-Mom Stamp Set–a Mother’s Day card.  And I should point out, that this stamp set has coordinating images that work with the Cricut Artiste Collection (awesome!) Pretty, right? Here are the supplies I used to make it: Perfect Fit-Mom Stamp Set … Read more Happy Mother’s Day Card

Want 2 Free CTMH Stamp Sets?

That’s right…it’s time for another giveaway!  This month it’s for two (yep 2!!) stamp sets.  Just in time for BOTH Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, you could win yourself the “perfect” stamp sets to celebrate… Perfect Fit-Mom Stamp Set AND… Perfect Fit-Dad Stamp Set Pretty cool, right?  So how can you win, you may be … Read more Want 2 Free CTMH Stamp Sets?

April Stamp of the Month: My Sunshine

New month equals new Stamp of the Month with Close To My Heart.  I am loving the *NEW* My Sunshine stamp set for sure! How great are these images?!? Here is the first project I created using this stamp set.   I love how the wing is a separate image so you can stamp it in a different … Read more April Stamp of the Month: My Sunshine