Quick & Easy Bridge Fold Card

CTMH Bridge Fold Card

Want to learn how to do a quick & easy Bridge Fold Card? In Close To My Heart’s current Craft with Heart Cardmaking Subscription Box it’s one of the card designs included along with slimline and standard A2 cards. This style card makes for a unique way to create a handmade card. It’s also perfect … Read more Quick & Easy Bridge Fold Card

4 Mini Card Patterns

Samples of Mini CTMH Holiday Cards

Today I want to share 4 Mini Card Patterns with you. Yesterday, in my Make It Monday blog post, I showed 2 cards using one of these patterns. I mentioned that they were from a blog post that Close To My Heart shared last week. Because it’s always good to have card sketches/patterns on hand, … Read more 4 Mini Card Patterns

New Create with Kristina Virtual Class

Create with Kristina Virtual Class

I’m so excited to announce my new Create with Kristina Virtual Class. As I’ve been tweaking how I used to run my in-person classes due to the pandemic and thinking how to best provide creative inspiration in a virtual class setting, I came up with an idea that I think will be a perfect blend … Read more New Create with Kristina Virtual Class

Social Distancing Make It Monday 7th Edition

CTMH Amazing Mother Card

CTMH Amazing Mother Card

Since Mother’s Day is coming up, I decided to do another FREE card pattern for this week’s Make It Monday.  This pattern is from our now retired Originals Card Pattern Book and is called Winning Combination.  As I’ve done in the past, I altered it a tiny bit so that my stamped image would fit properly.  Always feel free to alter to your needs!

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Social Distancing Make It Monday 6th Edition

CTMH Poppy Sentiments Thanks Card

CTMH Poppy Sentiments Thanks Card

This week’s Make It Monday features another FREE card pattern.  This Top Band Pattern is from our now retired Wishes Card Pattern Book.  It’s a simple design and one you can certainly alter a bit as I’ve done here today!

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Social Distancing Make It Monday 4th Edition

CTMH All We Need Is Each Other Card

CTMH All We Need Is Each Other Card

This week’s Make It Monday features another FREE card pattern.  This CityScapes Pattern is from our now retired Wishes Card Pattern Book.  This is a great card design with the stacked look to it, but also because you can create 4 cards from just 1 sheet of 12″ x 12″ piece of cardstock!

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Social Distancing Make It Monday 3rd Edition

CTMH Everything Whale Be Okay Card

CTMH Everything Whale Be Okay Card

This week’s Make It Monday features another FREE card pattern!  This “Pretty Simple” Pattern is from our now retired Originals Card Program.  It’s a great pattern that, like it’s name says, is pretty simple!  But even though it is simple, it doesn’t mean you can’t dress it up a bit.

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