How to Make a 4th of July Pinwheel

Exotic Flower Pinwheel

Happy 4th of July!  How about making a fun and festive pinwheel?!?  The perfect DIY project for the 4th of July (or an average summer day!)

Exotic Flower Pinwheel

The key is to always start with a square.  I used Close To My Heart’s Exotic Flower Hostess Stamp Set (B1477) since it is a perfect square.  To make this project interesting, I decided to use a piece of transparency rather than cardstock.  I stamped the image using Black StazOn ink (Z888.)  Then I flipped the piece over and colored in the image using ShinHan’s Warm Grey (Z2468), Carmine (Z2448) and Marine Blue (Z2458) Markers.

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My #1 Paper Crafting Time-Saving Tip!

3 Happy Birds Embossed Cards

Happy Birds Embossed Card We are all short on time, right?  And for many of us with school out for the summer, we have even less time!  Our schedules become tighter than usual.  So how can we still create fabulous things with less time?  Here’s my great time-saving tip…

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Thank You Typed Note Card

Thank You Typed Note SOTM Card

This is the final week for the Close To My Heart’s April Stamp of the Month, Typed Note.  This card is one I received in a swap from Theresa M. I like how she not only colored the sequins with our ShinHan Markers, but also decorated the inside of the card, too. What a great idea. … Read more Thank You Typed Note Card

Wavy Blooms Gift Card Holder

Yellow Wavy Blooms Gift Card Holder

One of the new stamp sets in CTMH’s Seasonal Expressions 2 is the Wavy Blooms Stamp Set.  It is simply beautiful!  As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to have it!  We created this gift card holder at our recent Spring Fling Event. I had all our ShinHan Alcohol Markers available for … Read more Wavy Blooms Gift Card Holder

Cricut Artfully Sent: A Happy Hello Card

Cricut Artfully Sent A Happy Hello Card

When I sat down to create a card for my monthly Stamp Club using this month’s Stamp of the Month—A Happy Hello, this card from CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent seemed perfect. Step 1 was to stamp the sentiment “A happy hello” in second generation Desert Sand ink to cover the entire front of the card. … Read more Cricut Artfully Sent: A Happy Hello Card

If the Broom Fits Witch 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

Frightfully Fun Halloween Card

It’s only a little over a week until Halloween so I thought I’d share some fun Halloween cards I received from a swap I participate in.  Today’s card was made by Terry M.  I love how the design of this card allows you to use up those small scraps you have left over from other … Read more Frightfully Fun Halloween Card

Robot Birthday Card

It’s birthday week around here…Wednesday marks the birthday of my husband, his sister, my aunt as well as 2 friends.  Whoa, that’s a lot of birthdays for 1 day, huh?!? I really like this birthday card as it’s pretty straight forward but looks great. Plus, you get the bonus of coloring it–coloring in images can … Read more Robot Birthday Card

You’re the Best Stamp of the Month Card

This May Stamp of the Month (“You’ve Got a Friend“) card mixes some old with some new for a fun, fresh look.  I used the now retired Later Sk8r Paper Collection (love the greens, blues and greys in it!) with the *NEW* Teal Shimmer Trim along with the Aqua Dots and the “You are the … Read more You’re the Best Stamp of the Month Card

Tools for Tasteful Scrapbook Pages

Have you noticed how throughout CTMH’s Idea Book they have various creations that have a little circles that say “Online Video Project” next to them?  Whenever you see these, you can watch a video to learn the tricks for creating that project.  Page 105 has an AMAZING layout that I loved as soon as I … Read more Tools for Tasteful Scrapbook Pages

Alcohol Marker Madness

At Saturday’s Holiday Extravaganza, one of the projects I designed was creating a handstamped candle.  It was a HIT!  For many, it was their first time using our *NEW* Alcohol Markers. If you haven’t tried them yet, I encourage you to watch this short video to learn more about them.  And even if you have … Read more Alcohol Marker Madness