National Papercrafting Special

This year celebrate National Papercrafting Month with an exclusive *NEW* Kit from Close To My Heart!  You can learn more about this month-long special as well as get some inspiration for projects to create with this kit (make a mini album, traditional scrapbook layouts or even create cards!) in this 5-minute video. Let’s celebrate!

Operation Smile Stamp Set

New from Close To My Heart is a special stamp set to support Operation Smile.  While a portion of every stamp set sold from CTMH already goes to Operation Smile, with the purchase of You’re the Bomb at full retail price, CTMH will donate $3. So now you can truly change the life of a child … Read more Operation Smile Stamp Set

How To Begin Organizing Your Christmas Photos For The Scrapbook!

For a limited time, CTMH has a *NEW* Express Collection in Studio J called Yuletide Carol.  From now through February 28th, you can utilize this paper kit to quickly load all your Christmas photos and then create layouts in no time at all. These pre-designed layouts are perfect for quick layouts that still look stunning. You … Read more How To Begin Organizing Your Christmas Photos For The Scrapbook!

Confetti Wishes Birthday Present Card

  Today’s card shows how stunning the overlays on CTMH’s Cricut Artbooking Collection can be.   I love that I was able to use scrap pieces of the various patterns in the Confetti Wishes Paper Packet to complete my stack of presents. This card design is one that we made at my Crazy for Cards … Read more Confetti Wishes Birthday Present Card

Tool Time: CTMH Embossing Tools

Today’s Tool Time is about learning to put your embossing tools to the test and getting amazing results.  While you can either dry emboss using embossing folders or do wet embossing using powders, today we will be focusing on the latter.  Plus, you’ll even see how you can emboss with any of the 40 colors … Read more Tool Time: CTMH Embossing Tools

Crazy for Cards Event

This event is over, but we had a great time! Stay tuned for future events, and check out my upcoming events on my calendar. ———————————————————————————– If you are local to the San Francisco Bay Area, you don’t want to miss our Annual Crazy for Cards Event!  There is still 1 week left to register for … Read more Crazy for Cards Event

January Stamp of the Month

January’s Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart is perfect for getting ready for Valentine’s Day. This Moment Stamp Set includes 12 images that coordinate with CTMH’s Cricut Artbooking Collection.  And it can be yours for just $5 with a minimum $50 purchase. To start shopping, click HERE.

Cityscape New Year Card

Happy 2015!  It’s hard to believe it’s already the start of another new year.  That just means you have a clean slate to tackle new crafting projects, complete more scrapbook layouts or whatever your crafting goals are for the year.  I shared this quote this morning on my Facebook Page as I think it’s definitely … Read more Cityscape New Year Card

Cutie Pie Cricut Artiste Cupcake Card

Today’s card is one that my Stamp Club made this month with the current Stamp of the Month—Cutie Pie.  The card base is cut from CTMH’s Cricut Artiste Collection.  Then we did some paper layering behind the cutout cupcake using the *NEW* Heartstrings Paper Collection as well as the Lagoon Hearts Washi Tape.  We finished … Read more Cutie Pie Cricut Artiste Cupcake Card

Merry Christmas Washi Tape Card

Today’s share is a quick and easy holiday card created by using Washi Tapes from Close To My Heart.  This is a perfect design when you need to make up a lot of cards!  The longest part of the card is embossing the Merry Christmas sentiment!  Finish it off by adding a couple of White Enamel … Read more Merry Christmas Washi Tape Card