Today’s Thanks a Bunch Card is the card that inspired my Mystery Stamping Challenge this weekend. If you’re not familiar with this, each month over on my SunnyDay Memories Facebook Page and my Private SunnyDay Memories Crafty Friends Group, I share a number of “clues” for creating a project. It’s a lot of fun. Then … Read more Thanks a Bunch Card
Today I have a card full of hugs & kisses to share with you. I used the Now & Forever Collection from Close To My Heart. The fabulous paper has a very classic look–with this heart paper. But it also has a bit of vintage feel to it too with some of the other patterns. … Read more Card Full of Hugs & Kisses
Okay if you are like me, when you saw my title of “a how-to process for organizing your photos” you got really interested, right? Maybe even a little excited by the prospect of finally getting a little sense of order to all your photos? Well, I’m right there with you, my friends! So that’s why … Read more A How-to Process for Organizing Your Photos
This Year of the Rabbit Card is the perfect way to wish someone a Happy Lunar New Year. I used CTMH’s *NEW* Year of the Rabbit Stamp Set to create it. It’s such an adorable set. And the best part (in my opinion) is that you could also use it for Easter projects, too! Here … Read more Year of the Rabbit Card
I recently needed to create a half birthday card and I came up with this You Are the Best Card. I love how my vision of doing halves turned out just as I had envisioned. Have you ever created a half birthday card before? This is my first! I work part-time at a school and … Read more You Are the Best Card
Today I have this Laugh Often Love Much Card to share. I love this sentiment from the Now & Forever Stamp Set. But what I like even better than the sentiment is how it looks. I always forget just how much I love the look of a white embossed image on dark cardstock. It’s so … Read more Laugh Often Love Much Card
Today I have this You’re in My Thoughts Card to share. I used our *NEW* It’s the Little Things Cardmaking Kit to create my card. This new collection offers the perfect way to celebrate National Papercrafting Month. You get to choose if you want to create cards with the cardmaking kit or layouts with the … Read more In My Thoughts Card
It’s back by popular demand. Did you miss out on getting your February Virtual Album Retreat Bundle? Many people did as it sold out before the registration deadline. Well Close To My Heart listened and has opened up the option to pre-order a kit (no selling out this time!) until Friday, February 13th. But that’s … Read more Back By Popular Demand
Today’s The Adventure Begins Card is part of a *NEW* collection in CTMH’s recently released Jan-Mar Catalog. I created the card using the Are We There Yet Paper Collection. I paired these fun travel inspired papers with the coordinating Are We There Yet Scrapbooking Stamps + Thin Cuts. Even though this stamp set is marketed … Read more The Adventure Begins Card
Ready to celebrate the New Year with a New CTMH Catalog? There are so many wonderful products in the Close To My Heart Jan-Mar Catalog. You’ll find fabulous papers, a great assortment of stamps for upcoming holidays and the every day, as well as some fun stencils and dies. If you’re a Close To My … Read more Celebrate the New Year with a New CTMH Catalog
One of our most popular events is coming up! We’re talking about none other than the February Album Retreat, of course! We love Album Retreat for so many reasons, but mainly because we get to spend time creating with all of you! Join us for three days of instructional fun with some of our favorite … Read more Win a FREE CTMH Virtual Album Retreat Bundle
For this year’s final Make It Monday, I have this Shooting Stars Birthday Card to share with you. And the best part about this card–all the items I used to create it–are on sale right now! That’s right. This year’s Boxing Week Sale is positively amazing. Perhaps the best sale I’ve ever seen CTMH offer. … Read more Shooting Stars Birthday Card
It’s time for the Annual CTMH Boxing Week Sale! The sale offers incredible deals each day starting at 11 pm (PST) December 25 through 10:59 pm (PST) December 31. This year’s sale will feature discounts up to 25% on all products included in the 2022–2023 Core Products catalog for the entire sale. New offers on … Read more Annual CTMH Boxing Week Sale
For today’s Make It Monday, I have this You Brighten My Day Card. When I saw the cheerful colors and patterns in the Seas & Greetings Paper Collection, it seemed perfect for making a card with this sentiment. The sentiment is from the Shooting Stars Stamp Set. And since today is Make It Monday, here … Read more You Brighten My Day Card
If you’re ready for a change of pace from the Christmas crafting then this lovely Kisses & Hugs Valentine’s container might be right up your alley! Close To My Heart has a new product line just in time for Valentine’s Day crafting. Introducing the Now & Forever Collection. You’ll find beautiful patterned papers. Plus, the … Read more Kisses & Hugs Valentine’s Container