Celebrate National Friendship Day

Brushed A Budding Friendship Slimline Card Closeup

Celebrate National Friendship Day this Sunday and make some handmade cards to let your friends know you are thinking of them. National Friendship Day falls on the 1st Sunday each August. What a wonderful holiday to celebrate! For many of us during this pandemic we haven’t been able to see our friends like we used … Read more Celebrate National Friendship Day

August Technique Time Class

CTMH Brushed Life Is Beautiful Card

Registration is now open for the August Technique Time Class. If you haven’t been able to attend in the past because you’re not local to the San Francisco Bay Area–good news–now you can! We are doing our monthly Technique Time Classes virtually via Zoom. Each month we create 3 projects that focus on techniques and … Read more August Technique Time Class

Keeping Our Social Distance Handmade Card

Closeup Keeping Our Social Distance Card

For today’s Make It Monday (17th edition), I’m sharing this fun Keeping Our Social Distance Handmade Card. I used a pattern from our now retired White Pines Collection. It’s an easy pattern to follow and has a nice visual appeal to it, too. As I’ve said in the past, feel free to alter these patterns … Read more Keeping Our Social Distance Handmade Card

Social Distancing Make It Monday, 14th Edition

A Budding Friendship Card Closeup

Today’s Social Distancing Make It Monday project is going to be a little different from the past. But only slightly. As usual, I’m sharing a fabulous FREE pattern with you. In addition, I’m sharing this video that will not only guide you through the creation of my card pictured above, but also teach you some … Read more Social Distancing Make It Monday, 14th Edition

A Closer Look at the CTMH Brushed Collection

CTMH Brushed Paper Pack + Stickers

Today I wanted to share a closer look at the CTMH Brushed Collection. Last week I shared that they brought back this popular collection as well as the plans to host a FREE Virtual Craft Event using this collection. Yesterday, CTMH shared a video that gives you a closer look at not only the stunning … Read more A Closer Look at the CTMH Brushed Collection

FREE Virtual Craft Event

CTMH Virtual Brushed Craft Event

Close To My Heart is offering another fun and FREE Virtual Craft Event! Join us on June 30th, 2020 at 2:00 pm (MDT) – right on the CTMH Facebook page! We will be creating one single page layout, three 2-page layouts, and 8 cards using our *NEW* exclusive Brushed collection. If you’d like to create … Read more FREE Virtual Craft Event

Bring Back My Pack Brushed Paper Collection

CTMH Bring Back My Pack Brushed

It’s a Bring Back My Pack Brushed Paper Collection Special for June and July. Close To My Heart is bringing back a new version of the popular Brushed paper packet. It was so beautiful when it was first introduced that I can’t wait to get this new updated one! The one big difference this time … Read more Bring Back My Pack Brushed Paper Collection