I love snow. And snowflakes. A lot actually. I’m drawn to snowflake stamp sets, dies, wrapping paper–you name it. If it has snowflakes, I most likely will love it! So now that I no longer see it regularly like I did when I grew up in the Midwest, I relish the opportunity to use it in my crafting! 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope whether you spend your day with friends or family (or both!) that your soul is filled with joy and gratitude. I made these fun treat holders for my kids as well as my niece and nephews. They are always fun to make. Plus, they work for any occasion and are quite … Read more Thanksgiving Treats
It’s been a pretty busy week for me as I’ve been preparing for a school craft fair today. I made a bunch of these popcorn ornaments as I love the creative look to them. I haven’t made them in years. In fact, if you want to make some of your own, I did a popcorn ornament tutorial 8 years ago (wow, 8 years! )
Ever have a project you start and then it falls to the wayside and gets forgotten only to be found months, even years, later? Yep, this is one of those projects 🙂 I just finished it last week and LOVE how it turned out.
Yesterday I shared a whimsical card for the holidays which featured our Oh What Fun Paper Collection. Today I have a more traditional card I received from Nicole Green. Her card features our ‘Tis the Season Paper Collection.
It’s time to start thinking Christmas Cards! If you make your own holiday cards do you tend to go the traditional route or a little more whimsical like today’s card I received from Debbi Foley?
Yesterday all of my mailing list subscribers received the 5th and final holiday card tutorial as part of my annual 12 Weeks of Christmas. If you aren’t currently on my mailing list, that means you missed out. But you know what? There are still 7 more weeks of creative tutorials for gift and wrapping ideas. … Read more Need Handmade Gift or Wrapping Ideas?
Happy Halloween!
No tricks here–just a friendly reminder that today is the final day to get this month’s fabulous treats. The Thanks & Giving October Stamp of the Month can be yours for only $5 when you make a $50+ Close To My Heart purchase–but only through today!
Today, October 30th, is National Checklist Day. I swear by checklists; it’s how I can stay on top of all the things I need to get done. Before Planners were all the rage, I was all about creating checklists and organizing the daily tasks I needed to complete. In honor of it being National Checklist … Read more Here’s your 2018 Christmas Card Checklist!
Today’s project is a great home decor piece perfect for both Halloween and Thanksgiving. Plus, these paper pumpkins are incredibly easy to make, too!
Do you create handmade holiday cards? Whether you have in the past or you are thinking about doing it this year for the first time–NOW is the perfect time to get a start on them!
We are rapidly approaching the most wonderful time of the year, and we know how crafters like to plan ahead. That’s why we have created the new Christmas Blessings Card Kit, featuring an exclusive My Acrylix® stamp set, Christmas Blessings, designed especially for the Christmas season. Create the set of 12 cards shown above using … Read more Sending Christmas Blessings
The Stamp of the Month for October has a very strong Thanksgiving vibe to it. The Thanks & Giving Stamp Set from Close To My Heart has wonderful sentiments and beautiful images (16 total images!) Plus, just like all the previous Stamp of the Month sets, you can purchase it for the discounted price of $5 when you spend $50 or more on CTMH products. It’s an amazing deal!
Have you seen the fabulous Close To My Heart October Special yet? The Holiday Sparkle Shaker Cards? As you’ll see in this video, all you need to create these shaker cards is some adhesive (and ink if you want to stamp sentiments on the inside of the cards–and who wouldn’t, right?!)
October Special: Holiday Sparkle💛
Posted by Close To My Heart on Monday, October 1, 2018
Are you getting excited for Halloween? Or maybe your thoughts are already to the holidays like many crafters! Well, if you aren’t local to the San Francisco Bay Area but you’d enjoy making an assortment of 8 different holiday projects ranging from cards (like this one) to 3-D items like Christmas Gift Card Boxes, you … Read more Hello Pumpkin Halloween Card