Kristina Baldwin Today’s swap card is created from the Workshop on the Go Avonlea Cardmaking Kit by DeAnn B. I love the incorporation of Smokey Plum into this Collection. It really makes it pop! The kit gives you the ability to create 15 cards (5 each of 3 card designs.) Just add ink pads and acrylic blocks … Read more Swap: Avonlea Card
Need a little inspiration? We all do, right?! Watch this short 3-minute video to see why you should get a copy of our *NEW* how-to publication Make It from Your Heart. You’ll love this super affordable publication which is filled with two-page and single page scrapbook patterns, a dozen new card patterns and gorgeous full-color … Read more Patterns from the Heart
The *NEW* Autumn/Winter Stamp Set Swap I participated in for the first time has arrived…a nice big box of fabulous cards designed with brand new stamps to inspire us all! First up…Paisley Flair by Jennifer P. It also features the Casual Expressions Stamp Set, too. And I just LOVE the Silver Shimmer Trim. That was … Read more New Stamp Set Swap: Paisley Flair
Watch this short video and discover how to make accents, cards and 3-D projects with the Close To My Heart Cricut Artiste cartridge. It’s easy to learn with the simple instructional booklet and assembly booklet you receive with the Artiste Collection.
This card was created using the It’s Your Day Stamp Set. It’s an exclusive Stamp Of The Month set, just in time for National Stamping Month. You can see the current Stamp Of The Month at my Online Store.
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
Discover how to create multiple-piece projects using the Close To My Heart Cricut Artiste cartridge. You no longer have to size each individual piece (which I absolutely LOVE!)–the Cricut machine cuts the pieces to fit one assembled size of your choice! This is perfect for not only all the 3-D projects contained on this cartridge but also … Read more Cricut Artiste: One Size Fits All
Close To My Heart has added several new My Creations products with the debut of their Autumn/Winter Idea Book; one of them being their *NEW* Canvas Journal. This hardbound journal covered in canvas with 80 lined pages offers many great possibilities for personalization. You can stamp on it, you can decorate it with papers and … Read more Live Inspired Canvas Journal
In addition to creating a layout to commemorate the start of Kindergarten for my kids, I also created a Back to School card to give to our Pre-K teacher from last year. Both my kids absolutely adore her (as do I!) Her school year doesn’t begin until next month so we’ll probably go visit her … Read more Back to School Card
It’s back to school time and Close To My Heart has you covered for capturing that first day back! CTMH’s *NEW* Scholastic Workshop on the Go is the perfect choice for a quick & easy way to get your Back to School scrapbook layout done. The nice thing about these kits is that you can … Read more Back to School Scrapbook Layout
Watch this short video to learn about the smooth effect you can create with CTMH‘s *NEW* alcohol-based markers. Use the two complimentary colors to create one amazing piece of artwork! To see all of amazing new alcohol-based markers, click HERE.
Yesterday, I shared a swap card I had made. Today’s share is my 2nd swap card I made. This card uses one of our Close To My Heart stamp sets (love these stamp sets!!) called Love. I used our *NEW* Cricut Artiste to cut out the heart images and paired it with our *NEW* Pear … Read more Love Artiste Card
This weekend I’ve been working on finishing up some swap cards. Here is one I made using our *NEW* Bonjour Stamp Set. As you can see, I added a layer inside so that the sentiment would show up better against the Black CS Card Base (although our *NEW* Metallic Markers would look amazing on the … Read more Bonjour Card
Use Studio J to create a beautiful digital layout in just minutes by watching this month’s Love Your Layout video. You’ll learn creative techniques, including how to create the custom candy-stripe ribbon featured in this month’s layout. Watch the video and then try it HERE for FREE yourself!
An easy, clean (no sponging or inking of the edges–a tough one for me!) card made with our *NEW* Avonlea Paper Packet (contains 4 *NEW* colors–Avonlea Off-White, Avonlea Teal, Avonlea Green & Slate.) I also used some of our *NEW* Burlap Ribbon (I’m loving this stuff…perfect for oodles of Autumn type projects!!) along with an … Read more It’s Your Day Card