Have you been loving the Witches Hat featured on page 38 of Close To My Heart’s Annual Inspirations Book? If so, I have great news for you! There is a step-by-step tutorial that you can follow to create your very own Witches Hat. Step 1–grab your Cricut Artiste cartridge! Don’t have one yet, click … Read more Cricut Artiste Witches Hat
Close To My Heart has a *NEW* Halloween Stamp Set called Halloween Greetings. When preparing for this month’s Stamp Club, I decided to use this set as it’s so spectacular. I love the different fonts, images and sentiments it contains (plus, it doesn’t hurt that it’s also a Cricut compatible set, too!) I designed the … Read more Frightfully Cute Halloween Card
Need to thank someone? Why not make an amazing matchbox sized to fit a gift card using CTMH’s Cricut Artiste Collection? Even the 3-D flower was created using the Cricut Artiste cartridge. And don’t forget to line the inside of your box for a little extra detail! Be sure to check out my other … Read more Cricut Artiste Matchbox Gift Card Holder
This is a second project we did at my Custom Cricut Class. I altered the Cricut Artiste Present Card to hold a gift card by adding one of our now retired small paper bags. I love how the pinked edges create the look of some tissue paper popping out! This project was super simple to … Read more Cricut Artiste Present Gift Card Holder
Last night, I taught a Custom Cricut Class. There were 2 objectives…1.) show them how to use their *NEW* Cricut Explore Machines and 2.) create some gift card holders. This scallop edge gift card holder card made from CTMH’s Cricut Artiste Collection was one of three projects we made. This was to give them … Read more Cricut Artiste Gift Card Holder
Watch this 6-minute video to learn how to make your own perfect party favors using CTMH’s Cricut Artiste Collection along with the My Acrylix Big Top Stamp set. You’ll fall in love with these cute and easy ideas!
The fun and artsy font of CTMH’s July Stamp of the Month—Circus Alphabet–is perfect for a birthday card. This birthday card is so quick to put together with the help of the Cricut Artiste Collection. Using the bright and cheerful papers from the Lollydoodle Paper Pack along with some Flamingo Dots and Bitty Sparkles makes … Read more Circus Alphabet Birthday Card
Here’s a July Stamp of the Month card (Circus Alphabet) made using the lower case font to create a patterned paper done with the tone-on-tone technique. It also uses the negative piece from a heart shape cut from the Cricut Artiste Collection. Add in some fun embellishments (Aqua Dots, Washi Tape and separated Burlap Ribbon) … Read more Circus Alphabet Stamp of the Month Card
As I look back on the month of June, I realize just how busy I was! I can’t believe I posted so little. Wait, thinking back on how much I did last month, I guess I can see why I hardly posted. So I vow to be WAY better this month; at least I know … Read more Cricut Artiste Purse
Close To My Heart has exclusive Cricut Collections that you can use to make great projects. You can choose from our four collections–each contains a total of 700 images along with 3 coordinating stamp sets and 3 coordinating chipboard sheets of shapes. There’s the newest collection–Artbooking: And here are a few project samples from this collection… OR there’s … Read more Cricut Collections – Artbooking and Artiste
Here’s a fun Spring themed project you can make using the CTMH Cricut Artiste Collection. The inspiration was all the beautiful blooming daffodils outside. I cut the box, the flower, the pennant banner and the grass border out on the Artiste cartridge. I embossed the box and then sanded it to get a little more … Read more Artiste Flower Treat Tube
Here is the Stamp of the Month card my Stamp Club made this month. It’s a basic black and white card with a pop of color. And what makes this set even better is that the Balloon Talk Stamp set coordinates perfectly with the Cricut Artiste Collection. Additionally, I used the following products: Aqua Dots Z1853 Black … Read more Balloon Talk Stamp of the Month Card
Today’s card is another sample created using this month’s Balloon Talk Stamp of the Month. It uses the Ombre Technique along with Washi Tape and our Cricut Artiste to make a quick and easy, yet stunning card. To get your own Balloon Talk Stamp of the Month set, click HERE.
It’s clear that using Close To My Heart’s exclusive Cricut Collections can help you create amazing projects. Just check out the amazing layout on p. 122 of the Idea Book. Have you seen it? It caught my eye as soon as I saw it! Find out how to make your own scrapbook page shine with … Read more New Heights Abound Scrapbook Layout
Surprise! How fun is this Pop up Card?!? Can you believe that you can actually fold it up flat and mail it? You can! This is how it looks when you fold it up flat to mail it to someone special. Here’s what it looks like when … Read more Surprise Pop Up Cards!