Kristina Baldwin 
It’s week 4 of my Mail It Monday and I have a simple Sympathy Card to share. While this card won’t be mailed, it was shared around the office for signatures today for a co-worker who had a death in the family. I don’t know about you, but sympathy cards are always harder for me … Read more A Simple Sympathy Card
Have you heard the news that CTMH’s Chantilly is back? The beautiful Chantilly Collection is our latest Bring Back My Pack featuring the same beloved patterns in updated colors. You can see a quick preview in this 1-minute video. PAPER You can choose to get the Chantilly Paper with the exclusive Sticker Sheet or without. … Read more CTMH’s Chantilly is Back!
Even though there’s no mail for this week’s Mail It Monday because of the holiday, I still created my ‘Til The Cows Come Home Card to mail tomorrow. I’m loving this *NEW* Udderly Wonderful Stamp Set–which is probably apparent since I used it for last week’s card, too! I paired the adorable cow from the … Read more ‘Til The Cows Come Home Card
Today I created a card for National Sticker Day. Using stickers to create a card makes the creation process so speedy! I grabbed my Smitten Paper + Sticker Pack along with the Coordinating Cardstock and created this card in a matter of minutes. An extra bonus to using the CTMH Smitten Collection Stickers is that … Read more A Card for National Sticker Day
Are you ready for our first All-day Craft Class for 2022? It’s coming up so soon. We can’t wait to share some great new tips and tricks for your cardmaking with you. Plus, some great Fun Fold Cards are also in the mix of what we’ll be creating, too. Registration closes this Saturday, January 15th. … Read more First All-day Craft Class for 2022
It’s week 2 of my Mail It Monday and I have this adorable Udderly Wonderful Card to share. I couldn’t wait to use our *NEW* Udderly Wonderful Stamp Set. And this simple design was a great opportunity to really let this cow shine! I kept everything about today’s card super simple. The longest part of … Read more Udderly Wonderful Card
Today I created a card for National Shortbread Day. Since we just introduced the color Shortbread in the 2021-2022 Core Catalog, I thought it would be fun to create a card using the Shortbread Cardstock along with the Shortbread Stamp Pad. I love how it turned out! I used our Sweet Little Things Stamp of … Read more A Card For National Shortbread Day
Yesterday I shared an adorable card created with products from the *NEW* Close To My Heart January-February Catalog. I told you that I’d share more about it today. And that’s what I intend to do! Have you seen it yet? If you haven’t, you can check out the online version HERE. As you’d expect, there’s … Read more Close To My Heart January-February Catalog
How adorable is this Oh Happy Day Card? It’s from our *NEW* January Stamp of the Month, Sweet Little Things. It’s absolutely darling. As soon as I saw this stamp set I was in love. And I have no doubt it’s going to be a favorite! I wanted to keep the focus on the darling … Read more Oh Happy Day Card
Are you ready for my *NEW* Mail It Monday for 2022? When COVID hit so many months ago, I started doing a weekly Make It Monday post. I’d share a color challenge, a sketch or other creative prompt. With the new year, I wanted to take it a step further! If you’re like me, you … Read more Mail It Monday for 2022
There are so many CTMH Boxing Week Deals to be had! Have you been checking out the deals? It’s the final 2 days to grab your favorite Close To My Heart products–both current and retired–at a discount. There’s Evergreen Glitter Paper. Shimmer Brushes like this Avocado Shimmer Brush. Stand alone dies like this Build-a-Rainbow Thin … Read more Boxing Week Deals To Be Had
For this week’s Make It Monday (92nd edition), I’m sharing this Let’s Celebrate Card for the New Year. The beauty of this card is that it could be a New Year’s Card, but it could also be a birthday card. Or a card for any reason to celebrate–a job promotion, an engagement, retirement. It’s so … Read more Let’s Celebrate Card for the New Year
It’s almost time for the 2021 CTMH Boxing Week Sale! Close out the year with some amazing savings from the Close To My Heart Boxing Week Sale! This sale offers incredible deals each day from December 26 through December 31. With new offers posted daily at 12:00 am (MST) and expiring at 11:59 pm (MST) … Read more 2021 CTMH Boxing Week Sale
How adorable is today’s Be Mine Koala Valentine Card? Seriously, the koala is so cute! Today, I wanted to share a more traditional take on the *NEW* Close To My Heart Smitten Collection. Yesterday’s projects focused in on some of the accent colors of this paper collection. Whereas today, I leaned more into the pink … Read more Be Mine Koala Valentine Card
Today I wanted to share with you a couple of punny Valentine’s Day treats you can create with Close To My Heart’s *NEW* Smitten Collection. Yesterday I shared all about the Smitten Collection–from the cheerful, bright colors and patterns in the papers to the darling stamp set with or without coordinating dies. As you can … Read more Punny Valentine’s Day Treats