Have you been loving the Witches Hat featured on page 38 of Close To My Heart’s Annual Inspirations Book? If so, I have great news for you! There is a step-by-step tutorial that you can follow to create your very own Witches Hat. Step 1–grab your Cricut Artiste cartridge! Don’t have one yet, click … Read more Cricut Artiste Witches Hat
With Picture My Life Scrapbooking Programs being the focus of this month’s special with Close To My Heart, I thought it would be fun to show you some other ideas throughout the month that you can do with these pocket scrapbooking programs aside from their intended use. This first idea is compliments of my roomie … Read more Mini Album with Picture My Life
I love party themes. It was so fun to collaborate with my daughter’s 1st grade teacher this year to come up with a party theme for the end of their school year last month. Because all the kids in the class were so fascinated with space this year (we even had my husband come … Read more Blast Off to 2nd Grade Party
As I look back on the month of June, I realize just how busy I was! I can’t believe I posted so little. Wait, thinking back on how much I did last month, I guess I can see why I hardly posted. So I vow to be WAY better this month; at least I know … Read more Cricut Artiste Purse
Here’s a fun Spring themed project you can make using the CTMH Cricut Artiste Collection. The inspiration was all the beautiful blooming daffodils outside. I cut the box, the flower, the pennant banner and the grass border out on the Artiste cartridge. I embossed the box and then sanded it to get a little more … Read more Artiste Flower Treat Tube
About a month ago I received a bunch (2 full boxes!) of used beakers that were about to be thrown out. There are so many great things you can do to re-use these. So this upcycled beaker vase became one of this month’s Stamp Club projects! Quick and easy, but very delightful! It only takes … Read more Upcycled Beaker Vase
Yesterday, I shared a video with you showing some of our wonderful My Creations products…including this Kraft Ring Box. So today I thought I would show you one I decorated. It was so quick and easy to do! And the 3-D bow from our Cricut Artiste Cartridge was the icing on the cake! And … Read more DIY Kraft Ring Box and Fabric Ring
This month’s Stamp of the Month with Close To My Heart–“Life Is Tweet” seemed like the perfect stamp set to pair with a handcrafted paper birdhouse. I’m very happy with the results–as were the ladies in my Stamp Club that got to make one this month! Supplies used: Footloose Paper Packet Kraft Cardstock Life Is … Read more A Handcrafted Paper Birdhouse
I thought I’d share this fabulous project that I saw on scrapbooking.com today. It’s a Celebration Gift Box made with Close To My Heart’s Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. Here’s what it had to say: The Cricut Art Philosophy Collection cartridge from Close To My Heart offers many options to help you grow an amazing … Read more Cricut Art Philosophy–Tip of the Iceberg
We have a lemon tree in our yard. And while there are plenty of great desserts, marinades and of course lemonade you can make with lemons…I’m always looking for new and clever ways to use our abundance of fruit! New use…homemade Lemon Sugar Scrub! A perfectly simple recipe for a DIY sugar scrub. And with … Read more Homemade Lemon Sugar Scrub
By request, here is a quick video tutorial on how to make a corner bookmark. Hope you enjoy it. And if you have any questions or if there is a technique or project you’d like to learn more about, feel free to leave me a comment and let me know!
Last weekend was our National Scrapbooking Month Crop. It was so fun! Part of the fun was all the creativity that went into planning it as well as the creativity that occurred at the event. Here are some darling fun flap boxes made with the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (and so is the flower and … Read more Gifts Made Special with Cricut Art Philosophy
It’s been a few years since I’ve made one of these Corner Bookmarks so I thought I would give it another go. I always love how they turn out. So simple yet so elegant, too! Add in Close To My Heart’s Florentine Collection and it’s positively stunning. I used the Zip Strip (the 1/2″ border … Read more Heartfelt Treasures Corner Bookmark
Today we will be giving our final gift for Teacher Appreciation Week. I created a little Treasure Box of Love out of Close To My Heart’s My Creations Card Box. This is how it looked when I was done… I took pictures of each of the kids in the class giving our teacher a hug … Read more A Treasure Box of Love
Our preschooler’s teacher was wonderful this year. The Preschool Moms wanted to give her a memorable class gift, to show our appreciation. After a few brainstorming sessions, we decided to create a Teacher Crayon Monogram. I’ve seen several versions of these…from way-too-basic to way-too-elaborate. While I’ve always thought they were such a cute idea, I’d never tried one out. So … Read more Teacher Crayon Monogram