Kristina Baldwin

Today with the start of Summer I thought I’d share a layout designed by one of my team members, Carrie, which I think showcases a great summer combo of colors! It uses our Stardust Paper which has a nice mix of Moonstruck, Honey and Topiary colors.  It’s a nice gender neutral layout too so I … Read more Welcome Summer!

Thought I’d share a little artwork from a younger age group today.  Here are the darling frames that my 3-year-old dynamic duo painted for their daddy…. Lucas’ frame.  Total boy, right?  The idea was to use one paint color but after starting with the brown, he decided he needed a little green too.  And surprisingly … Read more Happy Daddy’s Day!

Last week I tried some yummy pumpkin bread swirled with cream cheese at the recommendation of my friend, Chris.  It was so delicious that I was inspired to try my hand at baking my own.  So last night I googled some recipes and chose one that sounded like a winner.  The swirl effect didn’t turn out … Read more Life is Good

Close To My Heart’s White Core Cardstock makes it the perfect candidate for distressing.  And with our many fun tools, you can get some great effects too! Using an embossing stylus, dry emboss your CS, flip it over and then sand the raised edges Using sandpaper or a sanding block, sand your CS in a … Read more A Guide to Non-Stress Distressing

Have you seen our *NEW* Zippidee Paper yet? It has you thinking Summer Vacation doesn’t it?!?  Perfect for those trips to Disneyland or DisneyWorld! I wanted to create something really fast that could include the fun *NEW* Fancy Fuzz Zippidee Borders. Here is what I came up with also using our Exclusive “Ticket to Ride” … Read more Zippidee!

This month’s Stamp of the Month, “Wonderful Friend” has some perfect images for those masculine cards that are always so tricky to make.  And with Father’s Day right around the corner, you couldn’t ask for a better stamp set! Here’s a quick circle card I whipped up this afternoon using this set.  The argyle image … Read more Wonderful Friend

We made this fabulous project at a class that I taught, at the Santa Clara Scrapbook Expo. It’s a mini album that we are making from scratch using our very popular Flip Flap Memory Protectors. You can to add up to 14 photos in this charming album made using our *NEW* Passages Paper.

Creating your own paper flowers and medallions are very trendy right now.  There are several ways to do it from the very basic to the quite elaborate.  Here is my take on a paper flower which, without a doubt, is on the very basic side of the scale! I cut several variations of circles and … Read more Paper Flowers

I made this card last night at our monthly stamp club.  Joyce taught us this Pop-Up Accordian Card.  Here it is opened up… I used our Unforgettable Paper Pack, Watercolor Pencils and the Blending Pen.

I just {heart} this stamp set “Extreme Happiness“!  I’ve made so many fabulous cards and even a layout or two with it.  Here is a card we are making in my Stamp Club this week.  It has both the rock-n-roll technique as well as a faux wood technique used in it. As you can see I’ve … Read more Extreme Happiness

Looking for a cute little mini album that is oh-so-simple to put together??  Check out our adorable 3″x3″ Mini Albums.  They come in Kraft or Ivory. I whipped up a darling one a couple years ago featuring several cute candid photos of my daughter Addison. I used an idea from Stacy Julian called “Colorful You”.  I … Read more The Perfect Mini Album

Okay, so many of you that know me well have heard me say how I was less than excited at the prospect of digital scrapbooking…I just love that hands on aspect of traditional scrapbooking!  When they announced Studio J last summer at CTMH’s Leadership Conference, I was lukewarm on it.  Truly–I felt like the oddball as … Read more Studio J Rocks!

CTMH’s My Creations Acrylic Mini Album is clearly full of potential.   Here’s an album I made to try it out. Can you see the potential?

This darling card was designed by Melanie for our Team Celebration/Meeting last weekend.  It uses our *NEW* fun and playful Splendor Paper and the *NEW* Hot Diggity Stamp Set (it’s just too stinkin’ cute!) I made one addition to the card…I added our *NEW* Stardust Glitz Glitter Glue.  It just adds a little depth and some … Read more Hot Diggity!

Here is a beautiful card made by my dear friend Madeline.  I was so touched when she gave it to me.  It uses our very popular Veranda paper along with Follow Your Heart Stamp Set. Don’t you just {heart} her flowers?!?!