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Welcome Home National Papercrafting Month

January 2, 2017January 2, 2017 by Kristina Baldwin

Welcome Home January CTMH Special

Did you know that January is National Papercrafting Month?

Every January, we at Close To My Heart celebrate National Papercrafting Month as a way of acknowledging the pure joy of playing with paper! We scrapbook with it, we make cards with it, we decorate with it—in short, we craft with it!

This year, we’re celebrating the joys of paper-crafted home décor with the beautiful Welcome Home Wreath Kit. This kit comes with pre-cut pieces you can simply pop out and attach to the sturdy chipboard wreath base (it’s like 2 layers of chipboard securely adhered together!), making a welcoming décor piece for your home.

There are four ways you can get the wreath kit:

Holiday Wrapping Ideas

December 23, 2016December 23, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

It’s Christmas Eve eve and maybe you need a few quick, last-minute gift wrap ideas?! Here are a couple of simple ideas that you could easily duplicate in no time at all. First up, are some Wine Bottle Tags. These were super easy to come together as I decided to use Close To My Heart’s … Read more Holiday Wrapping Ideas

How to Make Confetti Party Crackers

November 29, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

complete-confetti-cracker

Time is flying by and before you know it, it’ll be time to celebrate the New Year! With Close To My Heart’s November Stamp of the Month, New Year’s Cheer, you will be ready!

New Years Cheer November Stamp of the Month

This stamp set is perfect for creating a Confetti Party Cracker and today I’m going to walk you through the process.

Confetti Party Cracker Supplies

Supplies to gather:

Toilet Paper Rolls
Tissue Paper
Confetti
Ribbon
Scissors
Additional supplies for decoration

STEP 1:

Acting as if you are going to cut a toilet paper roll in half, cut almost entirely across–just leave a small amount uncut. This will assist with splitting open your cracker when you’re ready once it’s all decorated.

Crop ‘Til You Drop

November 16, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Crop November 2016

This past Saturday we held our Semi-Annual Crop. I always forget to take photos to document the festivities even though every time I always tell myself I need to remember. Well, this time I managed to remember (not right away, but I did remember!)

November 2016 Crop

We hosted it at a new location because for the first time since we started hosting the crops 5 or 6 years ago, our location double booked us (insert sad face here!)

The good news is that our new location turned out to have many benefits (closer parking–which means less distance to haul everything in, nicer kitchen facilities for our lunch, the ability to have product on hand to sell, etc.)

coffee-cup-challenges

I made up some fun Mini Coffee Cups full of ribbons and embellishments to provide challenges to attendees who wanted to earn extra tickets into our prize drawing. No matter how you decorate these Mini Coffee Cups, they are always simply adorable!!

Witch Shoe Treat Holder

October 13, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Looking for a super cute Halloween candy treat holder? Look no further than this fun Witch Shoe! We made this at my monthly Technique Time Class earlier this week–it was a winner! =) Combining the simply adorable Jeepers Creepers Paper Pack with any Halloween project is a recipe for success! The embossed spider web from … Read more Witch Shoe Treat Holder

Halloween Candy Kabob

October 23, 2016October 10, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Monstrous Halloween Candy Kabob

Today’s project is a fun one–a Halloween Candy Kabob I created using small sour cream containers. If you’d like to create your own, you only need a few simple items.

patterned paper
bamboo skewers
adhesive
hole punch
stamps, embellishments and ribbon of choice

First thing you’ll do is create 3 sour cream containers in the size of your choosing. If you’ve never made a sour cream container before, they are super easy! Here is a video I made a few years back on how to make one to help get you started.

Before you seal up the ends of your sour cream containers, you’ll want to punch a hole through the center of each (to allow you to easily slide the skewer through them.) Once you seal one end, be sure to fill it up with candy before sealing the other side.

Blessed Beyond Measure

September 30, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Today is the final day to grab your Close To My Heart September Stamp of the Month, Blessed Beyond Measure! It is such a beautiful stamp set. Here are 2 projects I created recently using the set. First up, a beautiful frame project. It’s a bunch of paper piecing using the Cricut Artbooking Collection (which … Read more Blessed Beyond Measure

Celebrate National Stamping Month

September 7, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

CTMH's September Special

Did you know that September is National Stamping Month? All month long you can celebrate by stamping beautiful creations. And if you really want to get into the spirit, you can celebrate on Saturday, September 17th–that’s National Stamping Day!

CTMH's Create Kindness Card Kit

You know what would be a great way to celebrate? You could snag one of the exclusive *NEW* kits CTMH designed specifically for this month!

Amusement Park Mini Album Kit

August 22, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Mini Album Cover

Summer is coming to a close. Kids have either headed back to school or will be shortly. Now is the perfect time to capture those summer memories while they are still fresh in your mind! Did you take a summer trip to an amusement park this summer? Well, Close To My Heart’s Magical Collection is the perfect companion for those amusement park photos! While the colors in this collection are definitely Disney inspired, the sentiments and images found in the papers and accessories are so versatile that they work well with any theme park.

Back to School Gift Card Holder

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Today marks one week until my kids head back to school. Wow. Summer went so FAST this year. If you’re also thinking about back to school and you’d like a fun way to give your child’s teacher a special note and possibly a gift card to start off the year (maybe for Starbucks or a … Read more Back to School Gift Card Holder

Explore CTMH’s Magical Paper Collection

July 20, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Magical, is one of Close To My Heart’s latest paper collections–and one that is super popular with summer amusement park trips! If you haven’t checked it out yet, here is a great video showcasing the wonderful patterns you’ll find in the collection as well as the amazing products that compliment the collection. Plus, you’ll get a … Read more Explore CTMH’s Magical Paper Collection

How to Create a Chalkboard Work of Art

July 12, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Have you admired beautiful chalkboards but always felt a little nervous about trying it out yourself? This quick 2-minute video will show you how to turn Close To My Heart’s Red Magnetic Chalkboard into a work of art! Even I learned a new trick! One thing she doesn’t mention in this video is if you … Read more How to Create a Chalkboard Work of Art

4th of July Banner

August 1, 2016July 4, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Happy 4th of July!! This Stars & Stripes Banner is a direct result of my daughter telling me that we hadn’t decorated enough for Independence Day this year. An easy fix–create a quick banner using the Cricut!

Grab a few simple supplies…

Stars cut in both White Daisy CS (1385) and Sapphire CS (X5775)
Sapphire Stamp Pad (Z2648)
Cranberry Stamp Pad (Z2116)
Pennants cut in Cranberry CS (1272)
White Shimmer Trim (Z3024)
3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
Base & Bling Adhesive Strips (Z1904)
Sponge Daubers (Z726)
Twine
Confetti Stars
Transparencies or page protectors (cut into squares)
1/8″ Circle Punch

Happy Times Free Standing Pop-Up Card

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Free Standing Happy Times Pop-Up Birthday Card

This card showcases how well the exclusive Happy Times Paper Pack coordinates with the Happy Times Stamp Set. Clearly that was the intent, but it’s so fun when you can make them come together so seamlessly! I kept it very natural with soft hues using Juniper and Canary as my color selection. I added in … Read more Happy Times Free Standing Pop-Up Card

Cute Easter Basket

March 27, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Spring Critters Easter Baskets

Happy Easter! Before the day was over, I wanted to share the cute little Easter baskets I made for my kids this year. They are a twist on one I’ve created before but they turned out so super cute with this year’s *NEW* Spring Critters Stamp Set and coordinating Thin Cuts dies.

Closeup Spring Critter Easter Basket

Look at how easy it is to get a nice image with the coordinating die for this stamp set–I’m so in love with these sets and can’t wait to see what new ones CTMH releases in their May Seasonal Expressions 2!