Kristina Baldwin Happy Dr. Seuss Day! In honor of the day, I thought I’d do up my own little Seussism 🙂 Congratulations! You’ve begun your own business with paper, stamps and ink. It’s all so exciting, don’t you think? You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You have become a … Read more Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Are you familiar with the idiom “If March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb” and vice versa? I remember this from my childhood while growing up in North Dakota (and…I can already hear it…things like “wow, North Dakota?”, “I’ve never known anyone from North Dakota”, “North Dakota?”) Just the … Read more In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
We’re quickly approaching the end of February, which means it’s almost time to say good-bye to another Stamp of the Month—Thoughtful Tidings. So I thought I’d share a couple more card ideas using this stamp set. It’s a great set because it has several images that coordinates with the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. I made … Read more A Few Thoughtful Tidings
Here in Northern California we have been spoiled with some exceptionally nice weather this week. Today was so gorgeous that I was inspired to create something. My inspiration actually came from a sugar cookie my son received this past Valentine’s Day. I used CTMH‘s Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to create 2 hearts cut at 3-3/4″. … Read more Spring Beauty
Create a pair of “dino-mite” scrapbook pages for a girl and a boy. Simply by changing up your color palette, you can achieve a masculine or feminine look using the exact same stamp set (Roar! and Princess Wings.) In this Close To My Heart video, we show you how to create the scrapbook pages featured on … Read more Dino-mite Scrapbook Pages
Close To My Heart‘s *NEW* Superhero Collection is not only great for creating fun layouts all about the superheroes in your life, but it’s perfect for patriotic projects, too! Think Presidents Day, Independence Day and more. If you had today off from work making it a 3-day weekend…I hope you had an amazing time with … Read more Happy Presidents Day!
When I received CTMH’s *NEW* Spring/Summer Idea Book, I was so excited about the *NEW* Superhero Collection. First of all, I knew I’d have plenty of pictures to scrapbook utilizing these papers; afterall, my twins birthday party this year had a superhero theme. And, I love how these papers have a nice vintage appearance to … Read more When I Grow Up…I Want to Be a Superhero!
Watch CTMH’s latest Love Your Layout episode to see how to make this fabulous Studio J layout. In just minutes, you’ll learn how to create your own patterned paper, crop My Stickease accents between pages, plus you’ll even learn a fun new way to use text boxes.
As a fun Valentine’s treat for you today, here is a how-to video on how you can create your own heart tote using CTMH’s Art Philosophy cartridge as well as the A Blossom Stamp Set. Hope you enjoy it. Happy Valentine’s Day!
This weekend has been all about getting the kids Valentine’s ready for their class party. Valentine’s Day is such a great opportunity for some do-it-yourself projects. It’s so much more meaningful and full of love when you can make something yourself–which is what Valentine’s Day is all about, right? This year I brought back a … Read more DIY Valentine’s Ideas
The more I use CTMH’s Cricut Art Philosophy Collection…the more I LOVE it! I made this card by cutting out the cupcake image in both our Kraft Cardstock and our now retired Mayberry papers. Then I used the Art Philosophy Celebration Stamp Set included in the Cricut Collection to stamp both cupcakes and did a … Read more Celebrating Cricut Art Philosophy
While it’s not an official holiday,“Send a Card to a Friend” Day is on the calendar. And it’s a fun idea so why not celebrate it, right? Here’s a card I created with this month’s Stamp of the Month—Thoughtful Tidings (which coordinates beautifully with the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge!). I also used a bunch of other *NEW* products… … Read more Send a Card to a Friend Day
Next in the Studio J® video series is this video on how you can perfectly place embellishments to get great new looks to your digital layouts. Watch the video and discover the tools in Close To My Heart’s Studio J® that help you perfectly place your embellishments right where you want them!
You may remember weeks ago I posted this project idea HERE. Well, I’ve finally been able to get the how-to video done for it. Sorry for the long delay. It’s a combination of switching to a new computer as well as using new editing software. But it’s done now…ready for your enjoyment!
Happy Inspire Your Heart with Art Day! I thought today would be the perfect day to share my Valentine’s Advent Calendar. It’s definitely not a complicated project…just one that takes a bit of time to complete. But the end result is so worth it. And if you have kids–it makes it so much better! … Read more Inspire Your Heart with Art Day