Check out the latest mini albums from Close To My Heart–the My Creations Mini Mix Album and the My Creations Mini Folio. Both albums are perfect for a quick gift or to highlight a special event or trip. They go together in no time at all–with endless possibilities. Watch this short video to learn more … Read more My Creations Mini Mix Album and Mini Folio
Creating a darling basket full of strawberries seemed only natural when CTMH released it’s special Taste of Summer Paper Packet and Taste of Summer Stamp Set in honor of National Scrapbooking Month. Plus, I found these cute berry baskets at Michaels that would work perfectly for holding the fun 3-dimensional paper strawberries. Cutting the strawberries … Read more You’re Berry Special
How would you like to make your very own darling May Day Basket? Well, you’re in luck because today, I have a step-by-step tutorial for you to create one! Let’s get started… Supplies First, we need to gather the supplies. For a small basket (about 3-1/2″ tall and 2-1/4″ wide), you’ll need: (1) 1/2″ x … Read more May Day Paper Basket Tutorial
Today’s project is a cute little Easter basket. It is one of the projects we made at my Stamping on Saturday class. And surprisingly enough, it takes only a few supplies to create. Here are the supplies I used on it: *NEW* Dizzy Circles Stamp Set (C1610) Desert Sand Stamp Pad (Z2118) Desert Sand Cardstock … Read more A Tiny Little Easter Basket
Using CTMH’s Stamp of the Month—Choose Happy–I set out to create a St. Patrick’s Day type project to do with my Stamp Club this month and here is the result! There was some initial intimidation with being able to do the paper weaving, but once everyone figured it out and passed the test of having … Read more St. Patrick’s Woven Heart
Looking for thoughtful Thank You gift ideas but short on time? These little Thank You Chocolate Candy Tins are quick and easy to make. My son had his Destination Imagination Competition on Saturday. It takes a lot of volunteers to make it happen–both from the schools and other dedicated adults! He had 2 Team Managers, an … Read more Thank You Chocolates in Small Metal Gift Tins
Short on time for creating a special Valentine’s treat? Use the Diaper Fold Technique and create any size container/pouch to stuff with some yummy chocolates like Hershey Kisses & Hugs! Supplies used: Heartstrings Paper Packet (X7193B) Heartstrings Workshop Stamp Set (G1090) Whisper Ink Pad (Z2172) Pink Shimmer Trim (Z1986) Sanding Kit (Z1294) Cranberry Striped Twill … Read more Valentine’s Diaper Fold Treat Container
Need a quick Valentine’s treat idea? Fill a cellophane bag with Hershey’s Hugs and Kisses and make a cute topper using Kraft Cardstock and CTMH’s Xoxo Stamp Set. I finished it off with a little border doodling using a journaling pen, added a darling puffy heart from the Chalk It Up Assortment then sealed it closed … Read more Valentine’s Hugs and Kisses Treat Bag
It’s just one week until Thanksgiving. Are you ready? Here’s a creative idea for place settings using CTMH’s Cricut Art Philosophy Collection. We made this thankful turkey project at this month’s Stamp Club. We started with the Fry Box cut from the Cricut Art Philosophy in Saddle Cardstock. We then added a Saddle Fundamentals Cardstock … Read more Cricut Art Philosophy Thanksgiving Place Setting
This darling little tote cut from CTMH’s Cricut Artiste cartridge was one of the projects my Stamp Club made this month. It uses this month’s Stamp of the Month–It’s the Little Things. It incorporates random stamping, masking as well as using the Quilling Tool to roll the 3-D flower (also cut from the Artiste.)
It’s official, the Fall Soccer Season is over. Phew, we made it! I’m excited to have my Saturdays back as well as my Wednesday and Thursday late afternoon/evenings back, too (at least until Spring time!) My son’s coach asked me if I could make up the End-of-the-Season Gifts for each of the players on the … Read more End of Soccer Season Gifts
Happy Halloween! For many, it’s just not Halloween until there’s candy corn involved, right? I created this fun Candy Corn Box as part of a SUPER fun Choose Your Own Adventure Challenge Close To My Heart was doing on their *NEW* blog (found HERE.) And guess what? I won! Yay! You can see all the … Read more A Candy Corn Halloween
Close To My Heart has a *NEW* collection of quick and easy kits designed to make darling projects in no time at all. We made these Cut Above Halloween Treat Bags at my Stamp Club this month. We took the kit up a notch by simply adding an additional black circle to mat the sentiment … Read more Cut Above Halloween Treat Bags
Close To My Heart’s October Stamp of the Month—Home for the Holidays–coordinates beautifully with the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection. This stamp set makes festive holiday tags, darling handmade cards as well as the perfect accents for your scrapbook pages. You can purchase this stamp set all month long for it’s regular retail value of $17.95 … Read more October Stamp of the Month: Home for the Holidays
This Jack-o-lantern created with Close To My Heart’s Cricut Artiste Collection along with the Frankenstein pictured below (also made with the Cricut Artiste) are my favorite paper craft decorations for Halloween. I made these a few years ago when I was teaching at Convention–showing off the soon to be released Cricut Artiste. Not only do … Read more My Favorite Paper Crafts Halloween Decorations and Cards!