DIY Americana Decor

CTMH Americana Decor Tags

Yesterday Close To My Heart did a blog post with a wonderful DIY Americana Decor tutorial. With the 4th of July right around the corner, there’s no better time than now to create this stunning home decor piece! Just in time for the fourth of July, follow along with us in this DIY dĂ©cor session … Read more DIY Americana Decor

Social Distancing Make It Monday, 13th Edition

CTMH Pre-K Layout Closeup

For this week’s Social Distancing Make It Monday, I’m sharing another FREE scrapbook layout pattern with you. Now that school is out for the summer, you may be looking to document the school year (or perhaps past school years!) This pattern is a great intro page. A pattern to focus on that school photo taken … Read more Social Distancing Make It Monday, 13th Edition

Graduation Cap Favor Box

Graduation Cap Favor Boxes

Today I’m sharing a tutorial on how to make a Graduation Cap Favor Box. It felt appropriate to share this fun project today as it’s my kids’ last day of school. It’s also a time when many are not having the opportunity to celebrate rites of passages such as graduation ceremonies. These would make a … Read more Graduation Cap Favor Box

How to Create a Handmade Graduation Cap Card

CTMH Graduation Cap Card

Today I wanted to share how to create a handmade graduation cap card with you. This is a really fun card design. Plus, it is so perfect for graduation because of the shape of the portion that springs forward. Perhaps the best part of this card design is that it will mail flat. But once … Read more How to Create a Handmade Graduation Cap Card

Handmade Special Day Card

Today I’m sharing this handmade special day card. The design for this card is one I shared a few weeks back during one of my Make it Monday blog posts. The pattern is called Winning Combination. It’s a very simple pattern. But very effective in design. I love the bright, bold colors in the Stitched … Read more Handmade Special Day Card

How to Heat Emboss on Acrylic Shapes

Today we are going to talk about how to heat emboss on acrylic shapes. This is a fun technique. One I had not even considered. That is, until yesterday when Close To My Heart did a blog post about it! So in case you missed it, here is the post they did: One of the … Read more How to Heat Emboss on Acrylic Shapes