Kristina Baldwin 
I’m so excited to share Close To My Heart’s Paper Hug Stamps. These *NEW* stamps immediately spoke to me when I saw them in the *NEW* May-June Catalog. If you’re like me, you’ve missed seeing people and giving them hugs. So how cute and fun is it to have stamps (not just one!) to use … Read more Close To My Heart’s Paper Hug Stamps
For today’s Make It Monday (59th edition), we’re going to explore how to easily create 11 beautiful cards. Have you heard of One Sheet Wonders before? If you have, you know how awesome they can be for helping you create a bunch of cards quick & easy. And if you haven’t heard of them before, … Read more How to Easily Create 11 Beautiful Cards
As we get ready to head into the weekend, I thought I’d share a simple card sketch with you today. It’s a great way to get crafty before the BIG Close To My Heart 2-day National Scrapbooking Day Event starting in just a few hours. This card sketch is so simple. It makes creating a … Read more A Simple Card Sketch
You’ve been waiting and here it is–the CTMH National Scrapbooking Day Celebration Schedule. While the times could shift somewhat, it should help give you an idea of when the different projects will be shared. Plus, if you happen to miss part or all of one of the projects, the nice thing is you can always … Read more CTMH National Scrapbooking Day Celebration Schedule
Ready to add a little sass and humor to your handmade cards? Close To My Heart’s *NEW* Cheerful Humor Cardmaking Kit makes it easy to do. This exclusive kit was released as part of the upcoming 2-day CTMH National Scrapbooking Day Event this weekend. The kit not only comes with this sassy, humorous double stamp … Read more Add a Little Sass and Humor to Your Handmade Cards
For today’s Make It Monday (58th edition), I’ve got this beautiful Just a Note Sweet Fruit Card to share. I created this card yesterday during my Create with Kristina Cardmaking Class and loved the look of the color combination. So you guessed it–I’m making it today’s Color Challenge. This beautiful, cheerful color combination is ideal … Read more Just a Note Sweet Fruit Card
It’s only 1 week until Close To My Heart’s National Scrapbooking Day Celebration and I can’t wait! Are you joining us? I sure hope so. It’s hard to believe it was a month ago we announced our intent to have this creative celebration. Now it’s almost here. In fact, just a few days ago, CTMH … Read more Close To My Heart’s National Scrapbooking Day Celebration
If you haven’t done so in the past, why not make a handmade Mother’s Day Card this year? Yesterday, I shared a gorgeous card that I created with our *NEW* Mother’s Are the Best Stamp Set. And before that I had shared another lovely card created with this same set. Both of these cards used … Read more Make a Handmade Mother’s Day Card
Today I’m sharing this beautiful Mothers are the Best Butterfly Card. If you haven’t yet, it’s time to start thinkng about Mother’s Day. And this stunning card would be perfect for a Mother’s Day Card. Or really for any day as I kept it pretty generic; not using the Mother’s Day specific sentiments contained in … Read more Mothers are the Best Butterfly Card
Don’t miss checking out the new Close To My Heart Clearance Items. Everyone loves a good deal and you definitely can’t go wrong when you find handy clearance items. Many of these deals are over 50% off! Some are even 75% off! How about some Raspberry Twine for only $1.50? This is the perfect embellishment … Read more New Close To My Heart Clearance Items
For today’s Make It Monday (57th edition), I’m sharing my Scandinavian Folk Art Greetings Sunflower Card. It’s another project I created with this month’s Stamp of the Month. And I love it. It’s so simple. It’s hard to believe I was hesitant about this stamp set when I first saw it. I’ve been creating so … Read more Scandinavian Folk Art Greetings Sunflower Card
Look at how beautiful this new Friendship is a Blessing Stamp Set from Close To My Heart is. It’s one of two new stamp sets that were just released as part of their Lest We Forget Special. I couldn’t resist getting this set. It has all these gorgeous floral images. And can anyone really have … Read more New Friendship is a Blessing Stamp Set
I’m so happy with how my You’re the Best Box Card turned out. I’ll be the first to admit that when I saw this month’s Stamp of the Month, Scandinavian Folk Art Greetings, I felt stumped. I had no idea what I was going to create with it. The set definitely had me feeling creatively … Read more You’re the Best Box Card
A few weeks back, Close To My Heart did a blog post about color and how to create perfectly balanced color combinations. As a papercrafter, choosing color combinations is a big part of each project we create. So it only seems fitting that I share this information with you in case you missed it. It … Read more How to Create Perfectly Balanced Color Combinations
Get these amazing, empowering SVGs with an Operation Smile donation through April 15th. If you’re familiar with Close To My Heart you know that we have been a champion for Operation Smile for years. We always offer a stamp set dedicated to supporting Operation Smile. With the purchase of this set, $7 goes to the … Read more Empowering SVGs with an Operation Smile Donation