CTMH Card Ideas

It’s here–the final day of my 12 Days of Close To My Heart Deals! Since a big part of what this season is all about is giving to others, I wanted today’s deal to fall in line with that. As you may be aware, Close To My Heart is a big supporter of Operation Smile … Read more 12 Days of CTMH Deals Day #12

Today’s card is a beautiful Christmas card that is easy to achieve using Close To My Heart’s charming Joy to You & Me Stamp Set. Not only is this set a “must-have” for it’s fun & playful images, but it also coordinates perfectly with CTMH’s City Sidewalks Cricut Collection and has cuts available on the CTMH … Read more Joy to You & Me Card

We are less than a week away from Thanksgiving and I’m making New Year’s projects with Close To My Heart’s Stamp of the Month—New Year’s Cheer!  This set of 13 images is super fun for any New Year’s celebrations you might be planning. I made a fun Twist & Pop Card using this set.  I … Read more New Year’s Cheer Twist & Pop Card

My kids are approaching the end of the Fall Soccer Season (thankfully!)  While it’s always fun to watch them make new friends and learn to play as a team each season, it’s always a relief when the end is in sight.  Fall is especially hard with the start of school and all the weekly activities … Read more Soccer Cards for the End of the Season

Today’s card is an adorable one–perfect for Thanksgiving.  I received this card from Jennifer and love it–it’s so cute.  This stamp set is called Forest Feast and is a must have as far as Thanksgiving stamps go.  What’s not to love about a cute male and female Pilgrim squirrel?!? Here is a listing of the … Read more Forest Feast Thanksgiving Card

Happy National Cat Day!  I thought I’d share the cat card I gave to my daughter earlier this year for her birthday–she loves cats!  And this card is quick and easy to create using CTMH Cricut Artistry Collection.

Today’s card from Ramona is not only perfect for Halloween, it’s also great for Dia de los Muertos, too! The Sugar Skull Stamp Set coordinates with CTMH’s latest Cricut Collection–the Cricut Flower Market Collection. The supplies used to create this card are: Sugar Skull Stamp Set (D1698) Black Stamp Pad (Z2805) Thistle Stamp Pad (Z2840) … Read more Sugar Skull Card

I am in love with this amazing Halloween card created by Laurie L. The colors she chose, the off-center layout, the glitter paper–it all works beautifully! If you’d like to re-create this card for yourself (because why wouldn’t you!?!), here are the supplies she used: Monster Crossing (B1528) Emerald Stamp Pad (Z2806) Willow Stamp Pad … Read more Monster Crossing Halloween Card

It’s that time of year again!  Time for my Annual 12 Weeks of Christmas.  Every Wednesday, I email out a holiday project complete with step-by-step instructions to all of my Mailing List Subscribers as a thank you. You get card ideas, holiday gift ideas and holiday wrapping ideas.  It’s a great boost of inspiration to … Read more 12 Weeks of Christmas is Here

Today’s card is spectacular!  It was created by Elise from my Annual Inspirations Catalog Swap.  It’s quite stunning with her use of the wet embossing technique for the background piece; she repeatedly stamped the Black Cardstock with the “Happy Birthday” sentiment from CTMH’s Wise Guy Birthday Stamp Set (C1662). Here are the supplies used to … Read more Birthday Card

Today’s card is a beautiful monochromatic thank you card created by Mary Ann for a Consultant-only Swap that I participate in where we use stamp sets featured in the Annual Inspirations Catalog.  I love how she created such a lovely card by using 2nd Generation Stamping  with Lagoon ink.  Plus, the simple act of layering … Read more Monochromatic Thank You

With every new catalog that Close To My Heart releases, I participate in a card swap with a wonderfully talented group of other CTMH Consultants.  I’ve been doing this for many years now–it’s a great way to be inspired by a variety of styles as well as have beautiful samples of so many fabulous CTMH … Read more Hello Wreath Card

  Did you celebrate National Stamping Day by stamping up some beautiful creations?  Perhaps you used Close To My Heart’s adorable Create Kindness Kit they are offering this month only. These are the latest cards I created with the kit.  I added in Shimmer Trim–the perfect complement for sure!  Don’t forget–you can create any color … Read more Happy National Stamping Day!