Kristina Baldwin 
Let’s get creative together using today’s Make It Monday Card Sketch! This week for our 82nd edition of Make It Monday, I thought I’d share an easy card sketch to inspire you. There’s nothing better than having a design already prepared for you. Unless of course it also includes the cutting dimensions, too! While my … Read more Make It Monday Card Sketch
Get ready for some fantastic savings during our Last Chance Clearance Sale. We’ll be adding over 30 new items to our clearance section! For many of these new clearance items, this will be the last time they will be available. These items will be offered at incredibly low prices, but only while supplies last. This … Read more Last Chance Clearance Sale
This year your Christmas cheer starts here! For many years I’ve been doing festive holiday project tutorials for the 12 weeks leading up to Christmas. It’s my annual 12 Weeks of Christmas gift I offer to my newsletter/mailing list subscribers. This year we’ve listened to your requests and are offering a 12 Weeks of Christmas … Read more Christmas Cheer Starts Here
For today’s Make It Monday (81st edition), I’m sharing this Hauntingly Happy Halloween Card. The inspiration for this card came from a photo of cards being sold by Current Catalog. Do you ever find inspiration for a card in a catalog or another ad? Perhaps it inspires you for a scrapbook layout? Or maybe you’re … Read more Hauntingly Happy Halloween Card
To celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the Close To My Heart VIP Program, we’re offering a brand *NEW* exclusive VIP Hip Hip Hooray Kit. This kit is exclusively created for VIP Customers. The Hip Hip Hooray workshop includes an exclusive, party-themed paper packet with a coordinating sticker sheet and stamp set. These exclusive items are … Read more Hip Hip Hooray Kit
Want to know how to get a FREE exclusive stamp set from Close To My Heart? Silly question, right? Who wouldn’t want a free stamp set! It’s really simple. Have you heard about our Craft with Heart Subscription Boxes? We have one for cardmaking and one for scrapbooking. This is the current Craft with Heart … Read more Get a FREE Exclusive Stamp Set
If you’re looking for the perfect handmade holiday gift to give this year, I have the answer for you! Close To My Heart just released a *NEW* Calendar Kit that is super simple to put together. And the best part of it is that when the year is over, the pages can be slipped into … Read more The Perfect Handmade Holiday Gift
For this week’s Make It Monday (80th edition), I’m sharing this darling ‘Tis the Season Slimline Card. This card actually inspired my Mystery Stamping Challenge over on my SunnyDay Memories Facebook Page. It was an impromptu challenge in honor of World Cardmaking Day on Saturday. Did you celebrate by making a card or two? This … Read more ‘Tis the Season Slimline Card
Are you ready for 12 weeks of Christmas inspiration? We are only 1 week away from my annual 12 Weeks of Christmas. If you’re new around here, this is what you can expect. For 12 weeks leading up to Christmas I send out FREE tutorials to my newsletter subscribers. So this means if you aren’t … Read more 12 Weeks of Christmas Inspiration
Earlier this month, Close To My Heart shared a really fun blog post on how to paper piece stamped images. Sometimes it can seem a bit overwhelming to try a new technique. But when it’s broken down step-by-step it becomes so much more manageable. So in case you missed it, I’m sharing the post with … Read more How to Paper Piece Stamped Images
For this week’s Make It Monday (79th edition), I’m sharing this Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch Card. But I’m taking it a step further and challenging you to try something I did over the weekend. Create two of the same card but add a few changes to the second one. We all like to have … Read more Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch Card
With today being the first day of fall, I thought my You Make My Heart Smile Card was a perfect one to share. I love fall. And I love the Pumpkin Spice Collection. Plus, I especially love the *NEW* Smile Big Operation Smile Stamp Set. I’ve already shared a card using this stamp set and … Read more You Make My Heart Smile Card
For today’s Make It Monday (79th edition), I wanted to share some inspiration on the *NEW* CTMH Card Front Stencils. Earlier this month I shared how you could get one of these stencils for FREE–as a thank you from me. It only made sense for me to show you some fun ways to put these … Read more CTMH Card Front Stencils
For this week’s Make It Monday (78th edition), I have this cute Hugs and Fishes Slimline Card to share. The background is a super fun Alcohol Marker Marbling Technique I’m sharing for you to try out yourself. It’s really easy to do and gives such a unique look to your projects. I shared how to … Read more Hugs and Fishes Slimline Card
Today I’m announcing my first ever 12 Weeks of Christmas Projects Kit! I’m so excited to offer this option this year. I’ve been doing the 12 Weeks of Christmas for years. If you’re not familiar with my 12 Weeks of Christmas, I’ll explain. Each week, leading up to Christmas, I send out a project tutorial … Read more 12 Weeks of Christmas Projects Kit