Today I’m sharing a quick 3-minute video to show you two great embossing techniques that are featured in the special Love Blossoms Card Kit (which is only available while supplies last!) To purchase the Love Blossoms Card Kit or any other Close To My Heart products, visit my ONLINE CTMH STORE.
How would you like to learn a fun background sponging technique? It’s SUPER easy! Appealing, right? This short video from Close To My Heart will show you how to achieve a really fun effect on your projects. You really only need a few supplies: a sponge, stencil sheets (to create your own custom stencil) or … Read more A Quick Sponged Background Technique
Earlier this month I shared with you how January is National Papercrafting Month. In celebration of the occasion, Close To My Heart is offering a gorgeous Magnolia Frame Kit. To help you see what’s included in the kit as well as see it being put together, here is a short video (only 2 minutes long!) … Read more DIY Magnolia Frame Kit
Want a stamp set that is so simple in beauty but makes such a big impact on your projects? Close To My Heart’s *NEW* Dandelion Wishes Stamp Set is the answer!
Have you ordered your Heart Happy Paper yet? I am in LOVE with all the designs in this paper pack! It’s actually sad that these papers are only going to be available through February (or while supplies last!)
Today’s card is another quick card design with a simple technique to add a special touch to it. To achieve the Ombre Effect, ink up your stamp image as usual and then stamp it on a piece of scratch paper (this would become Second Generation Stamping if you then stamped the lighter tone on your … Read more Merry Everything Card
It’s less than 2 weeks until Christmas and you haven’t started your Christmas cards yet. Not to fret! Here’s a super quick and easy card design that will have you ready to mail your cards in no time. All you need are 4 pieces: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ (scored at 4-1/4″) card base 5-1/4″ x 4″ … Read more Last Minute Handmade Christmas Cards
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
This month’s Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month, Seasonal Trees, offers the chance to try out some really fun techniques with it. For this month’s Technique Time Class, I taught the ladies the Bokeh technique using the stamp set. Even though we all had the same supplies, each of our cards turned out a little different–so awesome!
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.
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!
Today’s project is one that we created at my Technique Time Class last month with the September Stamp of the Month–Just Treats. I love this stamp set. And even though you can no longer order it, I figured I’d still share this project as it’s a fun one (and many of you probably own the set!) This project is one I’ve made for years–in different sizes and different styles–always with great results!
It’s less than 2 weeks until my annual 12 Weeks of Christmas campaign. It’s my way of thanking my mailing list subscribers each year. Every week for 12 weeks leading up to Christmas, a different holiday project tutorial is sent to you. You receive step-by-step tutorials for handmade holiday cards, gifts and wrapping ideas all … Read more 12 Weeks of Christmas is Coming!
Today’s project is one where the name is simply so deceiving–it’s called the Impossible Card but truthfully it’s so impossibly simple to do! Usually, my love of crafting resonates strongly with my daughter but this card was way more in my son’s wheelhouse this time around. This design is based on a popular magic trick called the Hypercard Illusion trick and is one he himself has done (but it didn’t look as pretty!) Today I’m going to show you how simple it is to do so you can create your own.