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DIY Paper Flowers

January 23, 2017 by Kristina Baldwin

Paper flowers are awesome and definitely trendy right now. But the best part is, they are SUPER easy to create. While this video features holiday papers, the concept and method for creating a paper flower, holds true for any time of the year. It’s a quick 3-minute video. Give it a watch and be inspired … Read more DIY Paper Flowers

Holiday Wrapping Ideas

December 23, 2016December 23, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

It’s Christmas Eve eve and maybe you need a few quick, last-minute gift wrap ideas?! Here are a couple of simple ideas that you could easily duplicate in no time at all. First up, are some Wine Bottle Tags. These were super easy to come together as I decided to use Close To My Heart’s … Read more Holiday Wrapping Ideas

Another FREE Scrapbook Layout

December 19, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

With less than a week until Christmas, it seemed like the right time for another FREE Scrapbook Layout/Pattern courtesy of Close To My Heart! Close To My Heart has amazing How-To Books that take all the guess work out of creating handmade cards and scrapbook layouts. Plus, they offer kits called Workshops on the Go … Read more Another FREE Scrapbook Layout

How to Make Confetti Party Crackers

November 29, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

complete-confetti-cracker

Time is flying by and before you know it, it’ll be time to celebrate the New Year! With Close To My Heart’s November Stamp of the Month, New Year’s Cheer, you will be ready!

New Years Cheer November Stamp of the Month

This stamp set is perfect for creating a Confetti Party Cracker and today I’m going to walk you through the process.

Confetti Party Cracker Supplies

Supplies to gather:

Toilet Paper Rolls
Tissue Paper
Confetti
Ribbon
Scissors
Additional supplies for decoration

STEP 1:

Acting as if you are going to cut a toilet paper roll in half, cut almost entirely across–just leave a small amount uncut. This will assist with splitting open your cracker when you’re ready once it’s all decorated.

FREE Scrapbook Layout Pattern

November 23, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

It’s Thanksgiving Eve and I’m thinking about all the things I’m thankful for–one of which is all the wonderful people who support me in my CTMH business. So I thought, what better time than now to share a FREE scrapbook layout pattern for you to use for your upcoming Christmas memories! Close To My Heart … Read more FREE Scrapbook Layout Pattern

Halloween Bugs & Kisses

October 31, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Happy Halloween! I hope you’ve had a spooktacular day. Ours was filled with a school costume parade, followed by a class potluck and then of course trick or treating around the neighborhood. Over the weekend I put together a little treat for my kids to pass out to their friends today at school. I used … Read more Halloween Bugs & Kisses

Halloween Candy Kabob

October 23, 2016October 10, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Monstrous Halloween Candy Kabob

Today’s project is a fun one–a Halloween Candy Kabob I created using small sour cream containers. If you’d like to create your own, you only need a few simple items.

patterned paper
bamboo skewers
adhesive
hole punch
stamps, embellishments and ribbon of choice

First thing you’ll do is create 3 sour cream containers in the size of your choosing. If you’ve never made a sour cream container before, they are super easy! Here is a video I made a few years back on how to make one to help get you started.

Before you seal up the ends of your sour cream containers, you’ll want to punch a hole through the center of each (to allow you to easily slide the skewer through them.) Once you seal one end, be sure to fill it up with candy before sealing the other side.

Free Scrapbook Template from CTMH

August 29, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Florence Layout using Huntington Pattern

Do you ever find yourself in a creative rut? Whether you’re a scrapbooker or cardmaker, Close To My Heart has the answer! CTMH has compiled amazing “how-to” books that are full of ideas. Each idea comes with a diagram, a cutting guide, step-by-step instructions and a color photo of a completed project using that template. It’s really quite awesome.

Celebrate with Ice Cream

July 18, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Did you know that the third Sunday of July is National Ice Cream Day? Yep, that was yesterday! Did you celebrate? I not only celebrated with ice cream with my kids, but also played with this awesome Carnival Fun Stamp Set from Close To My Heart, along with the coordinating Carnival Fun Thin Cuts dies, to create this darling card.

Not only does talking about National Ice Cream Day allow me to share this adorable stamp set, but it also gives me the chance to showcase a super cool trick you can do with this particular set of Thin Cuts that you might not have thought to do before.

How to Create a Chalkboard Work of Art

July 12, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Have you admired beautiful chalkboards but always felt a little nervous about trying it out yourself? This quick 2-minute video will show you how to turn Close To My Heart’s Red Magnetic Chalkboard into a work of art! Even I learned a new trick! One thing she doesn’t mention in this video is if you … Read more How to Create a Chalkboard Work of Art

4th of July Banner

August 1, 2016July 4, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Happy 4th of July!! This Stars & Stripes Banner is a direct result of my daughter telling me that we hadn’t decorated enough for Independence Day this year. An easy fix–create a quick banner using the Cricut!

Grab a few simple supplies…

Stars cut in both White Daisy CS (1385) and Sapphire CS (X5775)
Sapphire Stamp Pad (Z2648)
Cranberry Stamp Pad (Z2116)
Pennants cut in Cranberry CS (1272)
White Shimmer Trim (Z3024)
3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
Base & Bling Adhesive Strips (Z1904)
Sponge Daubers (Z726)
Twine
Confetti Stars
Transparencies or page protectors (cut into squares)
1/8″ Circle Punch

New Ways to Use Your Embossing Folders

June 16, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Today I thought I’d share a quick video showing you two great ways you can use your embossing folders with the use of some ink. Both are very similar, but with two entirely different looks. Close To My Heart is actually retiring several of their Embossing Folders this summer. Be sure to snatch up your … Read more New Ways to Use Your Embossing Folders

Cheerful Welcome Sunshine Wreath

May 9, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Happy Monday! For the start of another week, I thought this tutorial on how to make a paper wreath was perfect. As an added bonus, this wreath is SO easy to make and will take you no time at all to finish. Watch this short 4-minute video to see how you can make your own.

A No-Sew Dr. Seuss Horton Costume

April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Horton

Recently, my kids’ class put on a production of Seussical Jr. They did an AMAZING job. It was impressive to see how the kids not only learned their own lines and songs, but those of the other characters, too!

Step one was deciding if they wanted to try out for one of the roles or to be part of the set design and/or creating the costumes. My son wanted to be Horton and my daughter wanted to be Mrs. Mayor. So they both did their tryouts and were selected for their chosen roles…yay!

Step two was deciding if they wanted the costume crew to create their costumes for them or if they wanted to do them on their own. They chose the latter. Now it was time to put on my thinking cap for the Horton costume. I felt doing Mrs. Mayor would be simple enough–just some bright clothes and a sash saying Mrs. Mayor would suffice.