Kristina Baldwin How would you like a regular dose of inspiration? Perhaps a monthly step-by-step tutorial on how to create a project? Or maybe even learn a new technique? These are a couple of the wonderful benefits you receive when you are a part of my mailing list. If you aren’t already subscribed, it’s simple to do! … Read more Want Inspiration?
Use Close to My Heart’s online scrapbooking software, Studio J®, to create a beautiful layout in just minutes by watching this month’s Love Your Layout(sm) video. You’ll learn creative techniques, including how to create a journaling box with a photo background. Watch the video and then click HERE to try Studio J yourself!
Want to see how to plan the perfect party using one key from CTMH’s *NEW* Cricut Artiste cartridge? It truly is as easy as pushing one key…with invitations, envelopes, banners, cupcake liners, party favor boxes and more…your party will certainly be a hit!
I’ve shared with you that September is National Stamping Month, but did you know that it’s also National Piano Month? I didn’t until recently. Not entirely surprising since I don’t know how to play the piano so I don’t have a close connection with it. I thought this card from Joy was so beautiful and … Read more Sweet Music for National Piano Month
We created these phenomenal Halloween layouts during our Moonlight Halloween Scrapbooking Class. They turned out great! We also made these Halloween Countdown projects!
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