Did you know that there are COVID-19 Close To My Heart Stamp Sets? It’s true. We offer five different stamp sets related to COVID-19. All perfect in their own way. Initially, only the first three stamp sets shown above were introduced and available for purchase individually. You might remember me sharing the other two sets … Read more COVID-19 Close To My Heart Stamp Sets
Are you looking for an easy handmade thank you card that you can create for all those essential workers who’ve been helping us all weather COVID-19? Here’s a really easy and quick card to show your appreciation. And if you’re short on supplies or have a lot of thank yous to create (or maybe both!), … Read more A Handmade Thank You Card for COVID-19 Times
Just as Close To My Heart did an adorable mini album perfect for Mother’s Day, they just released another fabulous mini album perfect for Father’s Day.
As promised, here is another great Graduation Card idea. I’ve always loved this Teacher Appreciation Stamp Set–this owl is just too cute! Unfortunately, this particular set has been discontinued. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use this card design to create another stunning card yourself!
As we in the U.S. prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, it seemed like an appropriate time to reflect on some of the reasons I’m thankful for owning my own stamping business. First, I’m thankful for the flexibility I have with my business. I’m able to take vacation when I want rather than being worried that … Read more Three Reasons I’m Thankful For Owning My Own Stamping Business!
Today marks one week until my kids head back to school. Wow. Summer went so FAST this year. If you’re also thinking about back to school and you’d like a fun way to give your child’s teacher a special note and possibly a gift card to start off the year (maybe for Starbucks or a … Read more Back to School Gift Card Holder
Today was the first day of school for my kids. I wanted to create a little something for the teachers so I went with something useful. I stamped up little notebooks for them to use throughout the year. I did get a little grief from a friend who works at a school about my use … Read more Back to School!
It’s that time of year again! Time to send the little ones back to school. I thought I would share a few back to school cards and crafts with you that I’ve made over the years. Pencil Vase – I made this project as a teacher appreciation gift, but it could also work as a … Read more Back To School Cards
Hi! I’m Kristina Baldwin, and this is my blog. I love crafting (just like you), so I’m always looking for creative papercraft ideas to try out. When I try out a new card making technique or start using a new stamp set, I take pictures to share with you on this site. I’ve been sharing … Read more About Me
In honor of Veterans Day, I thought it would be a great time to let you know how you can get involved in giving back to our military. First of all, if you have a bunch of blank cards lying around, you can look into Cards for Soldiers. They have information about their specifications HERE. … Read more How To Send Cards To Our Troops!
I coordinated class gifts for the teachers in both my son and daughter’s classes again this year. Since I’m always short on time, I tried to keep the ideas similar enough that I wouldn’t be stressed out more than I needed to be at the end of the school year. First, I started by making … Read more End of First Grade Teacher Gifts
Since I shared the details of our Kindergarten Graduation Celebration yesterday, I figured today would be a good day to share our End of the Year Teacher Gifts. I created the ever popular Teacher Crayon Monograms for each of the teachers. (the Crayon Monogram Tutorial is my most popular post!) I then got some … Read more End of the Year Teacher Gifts
Here’s a fun (and easy!) treat holder you can craft with CTMH’s Cricut Artiste cartridge. It’s a Strawberry Treat Holder, complete with a stem! This was the Make-n-Take project we made this weekend at my Customer Appreciation Celebration. Everyone LOVED it’s simplicity and it’s cute factor…and why wouldn’t you!? One of the awesome features of this … Read more Cricut Artiste Strawberry Treat Holder
Today we will be giving our final gift for Teacher Appreciation Week. I created a little Treasure Box of Love out of Close To My Heart’s My Creations Card Box. This is how it looked when I was done… I took pictures of each of the kids in the class giving our teacher a hug … Read more A Treasure Box of Love
Our preschooler’s teacher was wonderful this year. The Preschool Moms wanted to give her a memorable class gift, to show our appreciation. After a few brainstorming sessions, we decided to create a Teacher Crayon Monogram. I’ve seen several versions of these…from way-too-basic to way-too-elaborate. While I’ve always thought they were such a cute idea, I’d never tried one out. So … Read more Teacher Crayon Monogram