I thought I would share another sample of this month’s Close To My Heart’s Stamp of the Month—A Happy Hello. This card is one I received from a swap. I love the clean appearance of the white background–the embossing adds a nice depth detail. Plus, the sponging around the word “hello” is a nice touch to draw … Read more A Final 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
Today’s share is a card made with CTMH’s February Stamp of the Month—A Happy Hello. I used my Spray Pen and some Desert Sand Re-inker before stamping. Then I used sponge daubers with my Topiary and Desert Sand inks to create the branch and leaves. Additional supplies used: Kraft Cardstock (Z1375) Honey Stamp Pad … Read more A Happy Hello Card
It’s February which means it’s time for another *NEW* Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart. This month’s set–A Happy Hello is so cheerful as the name implies. This happy stamp set full of 15 images can be yours for only $5 with a qualifying $50 purchase this month. To get your own … Read more A Happy Hello February Stamp of the Month
This year celebrate National Papercrafting Month with an exclusive *NEW* Kit from Close To My Heart! You can learn more about this month-long special as well as get some inspiration for projects to create with this kit (make a mini album, traditional scrapbook layouts or even create cards!) in this 5-minute video. Let’s celebrate!
Today’s card is one that my Stamp Club made this month with the current Stamp of the Month—Cutie Pie. The card base is cut from CTMH’s Cricut Artiste Collection. Then we did some paper layering behind the cutout cupcake using the *NEW* Heartstrings Paper Collection as well as the Lagoon Hearts Washi Tape. We finished … Read more Cutie Pie Cricut Artiste Cupcake Card
This darling little tote cut from CTMH’s Cricut Artiste cartridge was one of the projects my Stamp Club made this month. It uses this month’s Stamp of the Month–It’s the Little Things. It incorporates random stamping, masking as well as using the Quilling Tool to roll the 3-D flower (also cut from the Artiste.)
Today’s card was created with Close To My Heart’s November Stamp of the Month—It’s the Little Things. I love these types of stamp sets–they have great solid images along with outline images for an amazing amount of versatility. The stamp set lends itself to layering of images–whether stamped from light to dark or stamped and … Read more It’s the Little Things Congratulations Card
I know we still have a few weeks of October, but I can’t help but share the upcoming November CTMH Special–Lucky 5! so you can be prepared (I know I want to be!) It’s the 5-Year Anniversary of Studio J–our amazing online digital scrapbooking and there are A LOT of great ways we are celebrating (5 … Read more Get Ready for November: Lucky 5! Special
Each month with my Stamp Club I always create a project using the current Stamp of the Month. Here is the card we created this month using the Home for the Holidays Stamp Set (this set coordinates with our Cricut Art Philosophy Collection.) It was fun showing off the ease and beauty of using 2 separate … Read more Polar Bear Home for the Holidays Card
Close To My Heart’s October Stamp of the Month—Home for the Holidays–coordinates beautifully with the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection. This stamp set makes festive holiday tags, darling handmade cards as well as the perfect accents for your scrapbook pages. You can purchase this stamp set all month long for it’s regular retail value of $17.95 … Read more October Stamp of the Month: Home for the Holidays
When I created today’s project share, I wanted to do something a little different with this month’s Stamp of the Month—Family is Forever. I’ve seen lots of projects created using the beautiful tree (which seems like a great choice given it’s beauty and size.) My project (which is one of the ones my Stamp Club … Read more Family is Forever Basket
A fun little tag perfect for adding to a yummy treat. Yesterday, my kids had their birthday celebration at school. To stay in theme (we’re taking them to Disneyland for their birthday) I baked up some Mickey Mouse Sugar Cookies. We then decorated the ears with some candy melts to finish off the theme. Both … Read more #30yearsofhappy Yum Tag
Today’s card is a perfect example of how you can use up your scraps! For this card I used the following items: #30yearsofhappy Stamp Set (September Special–get it FREE!) Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad (Z2105) Chalk It Up Paper Packet (X7184B) Chalk It Up Complements (X7184C) Gold Shimmer Trim (Z1985) 1″ Circle Punch (Z1999) … Read more #30yearsofhappy Thinking of You Card
September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart will be celebrating all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September*, you will qualify to receive the exclusive C-size stamp set #30yearsofhappy FREE (a $13.95 USD / $15.25 CAD value)! This special offer is part of … Read more #30yearsofhappy