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It’s just 1 week until my first holiday project tutorial gets emailed out. That’s right, my Annual 12 Weeks of Christmas is almost here!! But the only people who receive these amazing holiday project tutorials (cards, gifts and wrapping ideas) are those who are on my Mailing List. If you aren’t already on my Mailing … Read more 1 Week Until 12 Weeks of Christmas Begins
Can you believe that Christmas is exactly 3 months from today? If you plan on making handmade holiday cards this year, how would you like to get them done early so you can enjoy the holiday season to it’s fullest? Here are 3 tips for getting your holiday cards done early this year… First set … Read more Three Tips For Getting Your Christmas Cards Done Early This Year!
Today on Close To My Heart’s blog, they talked about how the National Stamping Month Special–From the Heart–is designed to be versatile and let you be the artist. While the From the Heart Stamp Set is definitely a beautiful set–and one which you would use over and over again–these cards can make some pretty … Read more From the Heart Christmas Card
My favorite time of year is almost upon us. I love the start of autumn (even though here in California it is still hot, hot, HOT!) and all of the holiday crafting that ensues. If you’ve followed me for a while, you know that each year I do a promotion called my 12 Weeks of … Read more 12 Weeks of Christmas Coming Soon
It’s finally arrived! Close To My Heart’s holiday collection is here! The *NEW* Holiday Expressions Catalog is full of crafty goodness for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Fall, Christmas and more. I made this fun Santa Circle Accordion Card with the *NEW* Little Saint Nick Stamp and the *NEW* Ho, Ho, Ho Stamp. I kept mainly to 3 … Read more CTMH Holiday Collection
It’s week 4 of the CTMH Warehouse Sale–and in my opinion–the best week (so far!) This week there are items perfect for your holiday crafting. There are glitter stickers, die-cuts, treat bag kits and more. All at 50% off. The item I’m most excited about is the 3-pack of Thin Cuts dies. My favorite die–the … Read more 50% off Holiday Craft Supplies
Today is Tuesday…which means it’s another new week of 50% off deals with CTMH’s Warehouse Sale! The items this week are all perfect Halloween crafting companions. There’s this super adorable Monstrous Halloween Stamp Set and coordinating die set for only $13.48! Crazy! I love this set and have used it so much. And since it … Read more 50% off Halloween Crafting Supplies
Today is National Watermelon Day. Did you know that? I sure didn’t until I saw it listed in my planner for today. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to create a card! Plus, when I checked if I had any watermelon images on the Cricut cartridges I owned, this cute watermelon slice popped up in … Read more Happy National Watermelon Day!
This year Canada celebrated their 150th Anniversary on July 1st. And as luck would have it, CTMH is introducing a *NEW* exclusive Cricut Collection called Hello Canada. So…in celebration of this special anniversary, CTMH is offering this Cricut Collection PLUS a special celebration stamp PLUS a paper bundle (which includes *NEW* paper colors!) at a … Read more CTMH Special for Canada’s 150th Anniversary
In celebration of today, I wanted to share this 4th of July card I created. I combined patterned papers from CTMH’s No Worries and Jack Paper Collections and used the Fourth of July Stamp. I really like how it turned out! I especially like my layered star I created with the Basic Star Thin Cuts … Read more Happy 4th of July!
Today’s card is a spectacular one! It’s one I received back from Jen L. in the card swap I participated in. It has a nice simple design but with lots of great depth and texture added to it. And what could be better than a birthday card!?! Perhaps a birthday card with a super fun … Read more Let’s Party Birthday Card
Today is National Donut Day! I made this fun donut card to mark the occasion. Close To My Heart has a super fun stamp set and coordinating die set that made my card possible. This particular set (Sugar Rush Cardmaking Bundle) is actually from our Seasonal Expressions 1 Catalog, but CTMH is still offering it–while … Read more Happy National Donut Day!
Father’s Day is right around the corner. Honestly, I can’t believe today is June 1st! How did that happen?!? So if you are looking for a quick and easy (and great looking!) card to use for Father’s Day, look no further than Close To My Heart’s Father’s Day Cardmaking Kit! Now don’t let the name … Read more Father’s Day Card