It’s 1 week until Halloween–the perfect time to send out some Halloween cards. Do you send out Halloween cards? You should! Here are 3 reasons you should send them out. Halloween lends itself to creating some fun & unique cards. Look at this adorable Jack-o-Lantern Card I created using a basic circle card as my base. … Read more 3 Reasons You Should Send Out Halloween Cards!
This darling little Halloween Box is so quick and easy to put together with the help of Close To My Heart’s Cricut Artiste Collection. It’s the perfect little box to put a little treat in for your special trick or treaters this Halloween. Making fun little treats for those special people couldn’t be easier … Read more A Halloween Box Who’s ‘Trick’ is a Treat!
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
Do you love a great deal? And how about a sneak peek? Well, you are going to love this month’s CTMH Special! This month, CTMH is doing a sneak peek of select products from the upcoming 2015-2016 Annual Inspirations which will be released on September 1st. As part of this sneak peek, they are offering … Read more Get Organized with CTMH’s August Special
On Saturday we held our semi-annual Crazy for Cards Event. Guests came and made an assortment of 12 cards, complete with envelopes. We had a variety of different styles–traditional cards, unique folds, money holders (like pictured above and below) and we sprinkled in a few useful techniques as well. It’s always a fun event! This … Read more Wonderful Cards and Useful Card Techniques
Creating a darling basket full of strawberries seemed only natural when CTMH released it’s special Taste of Summer Paper Packet and Taste of Summer Stamp Set in honor of National Scrapbooking Month. Plus, I found these cute berry baskets at Michaels that would work perfectly for holding the fun 3-dimensional paper strawberries. Cutting the strawberries … Read more You’re Berry Special
Today’s project is a cute little Easter basket. It is one of the projects we made at my Stamping on Saturday class. And surprisingly enough, it takes only a few supplies to create. Here are the supplies I used on it: *NEW* Dizzy Circles Stamp Set (C1610) Desert Sand Stamp Pad (Z2118) Desert Sand Cardstock … Read more A Tiny Little Easter Basket
Are you looking for Cricut crafting ideas and projects to try? This is the place! You’ll see 3D art projects, professional looking cards, and seasonal ornaments here. And lots more. I hope that you get inspired to try some of these projects – you and your Cricut will be busy for weeks to come! Close to My Heart papers, stamps, and … Read more Cricut Crafts That You Can Make
A super cheerful card created with the help of CTMH’s Cricut Artiste Collection. This is one of the many cards we will be creating next weekend at our Annual Crazy for Cards Event. Supplies used: Cricut Artiste Exclusive Stamp Set Honey Stamp Pad (Z2162) Scaredy Cat Paper Pack (X7185B) Honey Cardstock (X5668) White Daisy … Read more Hello Weekend!
With today’s big rainstorm warnings here in the SF Bay Area, I thought sharing this rain-themed card today was appropriate. I received this card from Rita P. Isn’t it great? I love the color choice as well as the layout of it. Here are the supplies she used to make it: Rain or Shine Stamp … Read more Rain or Shine Card
Today’s fabulous Halloween card is compliments of Terry M. The stamp set she used, Halloween Greetings is a real fun one. You’ll notice that it coordinates beautifully with images from the CTMH Cricut Artiste Collection. The other supplies used to create this card are: Archival Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad (44751) Scaredy Cat Paper Packet … Read more If the Broom Fits Witch Card
This Jack-o-lantern created with Close To My Heart’s Cricut Artiste Collection along with the Frankenstein pictured below (also made with the Cricut Artiste) are my favorite paper craft decorations for Halloween. I made these a few years ago when I was teaching at Convention–showing off the soon to be released Cricut Artiste. Not only do … Read more My Favorite Paper Crafts Halloween Decorations and Cards!
Watch this 6-minute video to learn how to make your own perfect party favors using CTMH’s Cricut Artiste Collection along with the My Acrylix Big Top Stamp set. You’ll fall in love with these cute and easy ideas!
The fun and artsy font of CTMH’s July Stamp of the Month—Circus Alphabet–is perfect for a birthday card. This birthday card is so quick to put together with the help of the Cricut Artiste Collection. Using the bright and cheerful papers from the Lollydoodle Paper Pack along with some Flamingo Dots and Bitty Sparkles makes … Read more Circus Alphabet Birthday Card
Here’s a July Stamp of the Month card (Circus Alphabet) made using the lower case font to create a patterned paper done with the tone-on-tone technique. It also uses the negative piece from a heart shape cut from the Cricut Artiste Collection. Add in some fun embellishments (Aqua Dots, Washi Tape and separated Burlap Ribbon) … Read more Circus Alphabet Stamp of the Month Card