Friends and Chocolate Go Together

CTMH Eat Chocolate Card

Yesterday was National Send a Card to a Friend Day. And of course friends and chocolate go together, right? So I whipped up this fun card using the *NEW* Eat Chocolate Stamp + Thin Cuts. While my card today doesn’t utilize the candy box in it’s design, I did want to mention how awesome that … Read more Friends and Chocolate Go Together

Daisy, Daisy You’re Amazing Card

CTMH Daisy, Daisy You're Amazing Card

Today I have this fabulous Daisy, Daisy You’re Amazing Card to share with you. I created it with items from our *NEW* Daisy, Daisy Special. This new collection is so lovely. All aspects of it. The Daisy, Daisy Stamp Set. The Daisy, Daisy Paper Collection. And Coordinating Cardstock. The stand-alone Daisy, Daisy Thin Cuts. And … Read more Daisy, Daisy You’re Amazing Card

Spring Has Sprung Card

CTMH Spring Has Sprung Card

Today’s Spring Has Sprung Card features Close To My Heart’s *NEW* Stamp of the Month, Springtime Borders. I paired this new stamp set with the delightfully cheerful It’s the Little Things Paper Pack. The rainbow stripes worked perfectly with the rainbow image. You can get this stamp set for only $5 with any $50 purchase. … Read more Spring Has Sprung Card

Thanks a Bunch Card

CTMH Thanks a Bunch Card

Today’s Thanks a Bunch Card is the card that inspired my Mystery Stamping Challenge this weekend. If you’re not familiar with this, each month over on my SunnyDay Memories Facebook Page and my Private SunnyDay Memories Crafty Friends Group, I share a number of “clues” for creating a project. It’s a lot of fun. Then … Read more Thanks a Bunch Card

Card Full of Hugs & Kisses

CTMH Hugs & Kisses Card

Today I have a card full of hugs & kisses to share with you. I used the Now & Forever Collection from Close To My Heart. The fabulous paper has a very classic look–with this heart paper. But it also has a bit of vintage feel to it too with some of the other patterns. … Read more Card Full of Hugs & Kisses

A How-to Process for Organizing Your Photos

CTMH Photo Organizer

Okay if you are like me, when you saw my title of “a how-to process for organizing your photos” you got really interested, right? Maybe even a little excited by the prospect of finally getting a little sense of order to all your photos? Well, I’m right there with you, my friends! So that’s why … Read more A How-to Process for Organizing Your Photos

Year of the Rabbit Card

Year of the Rabbit Card

This Year of the Rabbit Card is the perfect way to wish someone a Happy Lunar New Year. I used CTMH’s *NEW* Year of the Rabbit Stamp Set to create it. It’s such an adorable set. And the best part (in my opinion) is that you could also use it for Easter projects, too! Here … Read more Year of the Rabbit Card

You Are the Best Card

CTMH You Are The Best Card

I recently needed to create a half birthday card and I came up with this You Are the Best Card. I love how my vision of doing halves turned out just as I had envisioned. Have you ever created a half birthday card before? This is my first! I work part-time at a school and … Read more You Are the Best Card

Laugh Often Love Much Card

CTMH Laugh Often Love Much Card

Today I have this Laugh Often Love Much Card to share. I love this sentiment from the Now & Forever Stamp Set. But what I like even better than the sentiment is how it looks. I always forget just how much I love the look of a white embossed image on dark cardstock. It’s so … Read more Laugh Often Love Much Card

In My Thoughts Card

CTMH It's the Little Things In My Thoughts Card

Today I have this You’re in My Thoughts Card to share. I used our *NEW* It’s the Little Things Cardmaking Kit to create my card. This new collection offers the perfect way to celebrate National Papercrafting Month. You get to choose if you want to create cards with the cardmaking kit or layouts with the … Read more In My Thoughts Card

Back By Popular Demand

Album Retreat Bundles Back by Popular Demand

It’s back by popular demand. Did you miss out on getting your February Virtual Album Retreat Bundle? Many people did as it sold out before the registration deadline. Well Close To My Heart listened and has opened up the option to pre-order a kit (no selling out this time!) until Friday, February 13th. But that’s … Read more Back By Popular Demand

The Adventure Begins Card

CTMH The Adventure Begins Card

Today’s The Adventure Begins Card is part of a *NEW* collection in CTMH’s recently released Jan-Mar Catalog. I created the card using the Are We There Yet Paper Collection. I paired these fun travel inspired papers with the coordinating Are We There Yet Scrapbooking Stamps + Thin Cuts. Even though this stamp set is marketed … Read more The Adventure Begins Card

Celebrate the New Year with a New CTMH Catalog

CTMH Jan-Mar 2023 Catalog

Ready to celebrate the New Year with a New CTMH Catalog? There are so many wonderful products in the Close To My Heart Jan-Mar Catalog. You’ll find fabulous papers, a great assortment of stamps for upcoming holidays and the every day, as well as some fun stencils and dies. If you’re a Close To My … Read more Celebrate the New Year with a New CTMH Catalog

Win a FREE CTMH Virtual Album Retreat Bundle

CTMH Going Places Travel Album

One of our most popular events is coming up! We’re talking about none other than the February Album Retreat, of course! We love Album Retreat for so many reasons, but mainly because we get to spend time creating with all of you! Join us for three days of instructional fun with some of our favorite … Read more Win a FREE CTMH Virtual Album Retreat Bundle

Shooting Stars Birthday Card

CTMH Shooting Stars Birthday Card

For this year’s final Make It Monday, I have this Shooting Stars Birthday Card to share with you. And the best part about this card–all the items I used to create it–are on sale right now! That’s right. This year’s Boxing Week Sale is positively amazing. Perhaps the best sale I’ve ever seen CTMH offer. … Read more Shooting Stars Birthday Card