Kristina Baldwin Excitement is building for the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse on Monday. Whether or not you’re in the path of totality or not, here are some fun treat ideas to celebrate this amazing occurrence: Sun Chips Eclipse Gum Moon Pie Starbursts Milky Way Candy Bars My friend put together this cute “Space Junk” Treat Bag for … Read more Prepare for the Great American Eclipse
It’s that time of year–time for back to school! In fact, today was the first day of school for my kids! Close To My Heart’s August Stamp of the Month, School Year, is the perfect stamp set for the start of school, end of school and everything in between! For this card, I stamped the … Read more First Day of School
Today is Tuesday…which means it’s another new week of 50% off deals with CTMH’s Warehouse Sale! The items this week are all perfect Halloween crafting companions. There’s this super adorable Monstrous Halloween Stamp Set and coordinating die set for only $13.48! Crazy! I love this set and have used it so much. And since it … Read more 50% off Halloween Crafting Supplies
Making a handmade card doesn’t have to be hard or time-consuming. Especially when you can utilize products that can make the process a whole lot faster and easier. If you’re not familiar with Close To My Heart’s product line called Complements, let me introduce you to them today. Complements are a wonderful tool for cardmaking … Read more Easy Handmade Cards with CTMH’s Complements
Happy Friday! Since one of Close To My Heart’s Specials this month is for *NEW* Close To My Heart Consultants, I thought I’d share this fun video from this year’s Annual Convention so you could get a peek into the world of being a CTMH Consultant during one of the most exciting times–the release of … Read more Close To My Heart Consultant Experience
Today we are going to learn how to do a fun (and beautiful!) Salt Watercolor Technique.
First, let’s start with the supplies you’ll need:
STEP 1:
You will want to start by doing a wet wash on your watercolor paper. Simply wet your paintbrush and apply a coat of water to your paper.
Have you had a chance to see Close To My Heart’s *NEW* 2017-2018 Annual Inspirations yet? If not, there are a couple of options for you. First, you can check out the online version of the book. Or you could check out this awesome close-up video tour of the catalog!
August is a very special month with Close To My Heart. Not only is there the exciting release of the *NEW* 2017-2018 Annual Inspirations Book, BUT they are also offering special deals to suit anyone’s interests. Like deals on stamping and scrapbooking products? How about 50% off ?!?! Yep, *NEW* 50% deals will be loaded … Read more August CTMH Specials
Today is National Watermelon Day. Did you know that? I sure didn’t until I saw it listed in my planner for today. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to create a card! Plus, when I checked if I had any watermelon images on the Cricut cartridges I owned, this cute watermelon slice popped up in … Read more Happy National Watermelon Day!
Today Close To My Heart released a brand *NEW* Cricut Collection. Meet the Cricut You Are Here Collection. Just like the previous exclusive CTMH Cricut Collections, this cartridge contains 700 images (so awesome, right?!?) Along with these images, you also get 3 coordinating stamp sets and a 20-pack of cardstock–so you can start cutting out … Read more *NEW* Cricut You Are Here
Today is the last day of July. Usually the last day simply means it’s your last opportunity to grab our Stamp of the Month. But this month it means much more! It’s also the last day to take advantage of Close To My Heart’s Stampaganza. Buy any 2 stamp sets and get a 3rd one … Read more Don’t Miss Out!
It’s the final days of Close To My Heart’s Stampaganza. Don’t miss out on this spectacular deal! To shop the selection of CTMH’s Stamp Sets, visit my ONLINE CTMH STORE.
Close To My Heart’s July Stamp of the Month–Storybook Alphabet is a fun, whimsical alphabet set. It’s perfect to stamp and leave as is, or to grab your markers, colored pencils or even watercolor paints and have fun coloring the letters in for maximum impact! My card today was quick and easy to put together–the … Read more Storybook Alphabet Dream Card
Here’s a cute (and quick!) idea for creating a bag topper using images from Close To My Heart’s Cricut Flower Market Collection. This Cricut Collection can be purchased with a physical cartridge or as a digital collection (for the Cricut Explore.) To see the Cricut Flower Market Collection as well as the CTMH Stamp Sets … Read more Cricut Flower Market Honey Bee Treat Bag
Sea Glass is Close To My Heart’s Color of the Year–until August 1st, that is. Then a *NEW* Color of the Year will debut. Right now, the Sea Glass reinker is on backorder until August 1st. This means 2 things for you…1.) you have a little extra wiggle room for ordering yours since it’s not … Read more This Catalog Item Is On Backorder! Here’s Why You Need To Order It When It Comes Back In!