That’s right…it’s time for another giveaway! This month it’s for two (yep 2!!) stamp sets. Just in time for BOTH Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, you could win yourself the “perfect” stamp sets to celebrate… Perfect Fit-Mom Stamp Set AND… Perfect Fit-Dad Stamp Set Pretty cool, right? So how can you win, you may be … Read more Want 2 Free CTMH Stamp Sets?
New month equals new Stamp of the Month with Close To My Heart. I am loving the *NEW* My Sunshine stamp set for sure! How great are these images?!? Here is the first project I created using this stamp set. I love how the wing is a separate image so you can stamp it in a different … Read more April Stamp of the Month: My Sunshine
It’s a perfect time for you and your kids to make your very own Easter Basket using the Cricut Artiste Cartridge! This little basket is made at the minimum size of 2″–perfect to coordinate with Hoppy Easter Stamp Set. Add in some Liquid Applique for texture to the bunny’s body and a cute *NEW* … Read more Kids Easter Basket with Cricut Artiste
Happy 1st Day of Spring! I thought this cheerful card from Lisa S. was a perfect card to share today. It uses the *NEW* adorable Bugs & Hugs Stamp Set along with the emboss resist technique–love this technique as it really makes things POP! Check out the fabulous grass/flowers/mushrooms combo at the base of the … Read more Life’s Sweet Card
Close To My Heart has a fun *NEW* interactive embellishment–perfect for a scrapbook layout. The *NEW* Spinner is a stampable white chipboard piece complete with a removable moving arrow. Plus, if that wasn’t cool enough, there’s also a fabulous coordinating stamp set; the Wheel of Life Stamp Set helps make this new embellishment have even more … Read more Interactive Scrapbook Layout
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I created another card with some paper braiding (which I still need to make a video for–I demo’d this at CTMH’s Annual Convention last summer and promised to make a “how-to” video; time has just slipped by!) Love how it makes the trendy chevron pattern when you do it! … Read more Lucky St. Patrick’s Day
We’re quickly approaching St. Patrick’s Day (as is apparent by my DD designing this year’s Leprechaun Trap!) I designed this fun St. Patrick’s Day Treat Tube for my Stamp Club last month. It uses our *NEW* My Creations Clear Treat Tubes along with some cuts from our Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to make the … Read more A Little Luck for St. Patrick’s Day
Learn how to create an 8″ x 5″ mini album from start to finish using an eclectic array of papers, stamped images and Cricut Artiste shapes from Close To My Heart. This idea is so stinkin’ cute, I know you are going to love it! Enjoy!
I love how Close To My Heart has so many fantastic stamp sets. They are all so fabulous! This A Bowwow Stamp Set is so darling… I used this stamp set along with our *NEW* Buzz and Bumble Paper Collection. I colored in the image with our Watercolor Pencils and then softened it using … Read more A Bow Wow Dog Card
I finally finished it…a hair accessory organizer for my daughter. I started this project nearly a year ago…{GASP}!! Pretty pathetic considering this is quite an easy project to do! Sadly, I have many (and I mean many!) projects like this in my craft studio. When a project isn’t pressing, it gets put to the … Read more Hair Accessory Organizer
I’ve only used the Cricut Craft Room a few times–mainly to use digital cartridges I’ve purchased. But after watching this short 5-minute video showing some fun CTMH projects made with the Artiste and Art Philosophy cartridges along with the Cricut Craft Room, I realize I need to utilize it more often! Hopefully you’ll learn a … Read more Close To My Heart and Cricut Craft Room
Mustaches are very trendy right now; so much so that Close To My Heart released a stamp set called Perfect Fit–Dad to coordinate with their mustache cutout found on the Cricut Artiste cartridge. Pretty fun stamp set, right? I played around with the circle frames to create the eyes…just insert some brads! You could … Read more Fun with Mustaches
For Valentine’s Day I wanted to share a fun valentine with you. With mustaches being all the rage these days, this makes for a cute card! “I {mustache} you a question…will you be my valentine?” 🙂 Card uses the Cricut Artiste cartridge to cut out the mustache (at 1″) and then the Perfect Fit-Dad Stamp … Read more A Fun Valentine
A quick tag created using up left over chipboard from the Advent Calendar WOTG (“Workshop on the Go”) a few cuts using the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge along with the Whooo’s Your Valentine Stamp Set.