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Cheerful Welcome Sunshine Wreath

May 9, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Happy Monday! For the start of another week, I thought this tutorial on how to make a paper wreath was perfect. As an added bonus, this wreath is SO easy to make and will take you no time at all to finish. Watch this short 4-minute video to see how you can make your own.

Happy Teacher Appreciation!

May 3, 2016May 3, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Teacher Appreciation Calla Lily Card

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day & Week! This year our school’s Teacher Appreciation Committee chose to do a garden theme for the week’s festivities. So in keeping with that, I decided to do a Calla Lily Card with the students.

I punched out enough white cardstock circles for each student to write an adjective they thought best described our teacher. I did a tri-fold with each to create a calla lily shape and glued them down onto a Juniper Cardstock card base with a Glue Dot so that each could still be opened. I drew in some stems using our ShinHan Sap Green Alcohol Marker where they could be seen and then attached a bow using CTMH’s Thistle Extra Thick Twine (I untwisted the twine to get a softer look to the bow before I affixed it using a Glue Dot.)

A No-Sew Dr. Seuss Horton Costume

April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Horton

Recently, my kids’ class put on a production of Seussical Jr. They did an AMAZING job. It was impressive to see how the kids not only learned their own lines and songs, but those of the other characters, too!

Step one was deciding if they wanted to try out for one of the roles or to be part of the set design and/or creating the costumes. My son wanted to be Horton and my daughter wanted to be Mrs. Mayor. So they both did their tryouts and were selected for their chosen roles…yay!

Step two was deciding if they wanted the costume crew to create their costumes for them or if they wanted to do them on their own. They chose the latter. Now it was time to put on my thinking cap for the Horton costume. I felt doing Mrs. Mayor would be simple enough–just some bright clothes and a sash saying Mrs. Mayor would suffice.

Happy Turkish Fold Card Tutorial

April 6, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Happy Turkish Fold Card

One of the projects we created at this month’s Technique Time Class was this fun “Happy” Turkish Fold Card.

There’s a real simplicity to the card, but then when you open it up, it has a wonderful “wow” factor!

Cute Easter Basket

March 27, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Spring Critters Easter Baskets

Happy Easter! Before the day was over, I wanted to share the cute little Easter baskets I made for my kids this year. They are a twist on one I’ve created before but they turned out so super cute with this year’s *NEW* Spring Critters Stamp Set and coordinating Thin Cuts dies.

Closeup Spring Critter Easter Basket

Look at how easy it is to get a nice image with the coordinating die for this stamp set–I’m so in love with these sets and can’t wait to see what new ones CTMH releases in their May Seasonal Expressions 2!

Stuck on You Gift Card Holder

March 23, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Stuck on You Gift Card Holder

Today’s share is a unique twist on a Gift Card Holder. I used a brown lunch bag! I cut it at 3″ keeping the base folded up to create my pocket.

Instead of adhering the sides closed to create the pocket, I simply made a belly band that I secured to the back of the bag.

Stuck on You Enclosure Card

Then the fun started!

Leprechaun Binoculars

March 18, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Did you find any leprechauns yesterday? Did you set up a trap but didn’t catch any of the sneaky fellas? Maybe you need to try out a pair of Leprechaun Binoculars! This year I wanted to try something a little different. Each year the kids and I have made a leprechaun trap since the kids were really … Read more Leprechaun Binoculars

St. Patrick’s Day Projects

March 18, 2016March 15, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

We’re closing in on St. Patrick’s Day! Here are a couple of quick and easy (and cute!) projects you can try out yourself. I made these cute (and simple!) cups. All you need are some green paper cups, Black Shimmer Trim, Gold Glitter Paper and 3-D Foam Tape. I carefully wrapped the Black Shimmer Trim … Read more St. Patrick’s Day Projects

A Swoon Worthy Valentine’s Card

February 12, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Still looking for that perfect Valentine’s Day card? Here’s one that is stunning and goes together quickly! Here are the supplies I used to create it: Mr. & Mrs. Stamp Set (C1621) La Vie En Rose Paper Packet (X7201B) Black Stamp Pad (Z2105) Whisper Stamp Pad (Z2172) Pomegranate Stamp Pad (Z2653) Black Shimmer Trim … Read more A Swoon Worthy Valentine’s Card

Share the Love Valentine’s Box

February 10, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

Looking for a Valentine’s Day gift that is straight from the heart and easy, too? Make this adorable little box and fill it with your sweetheart’s favorite candies!

This is one of the projects I made with my Stamp Club this month. It’s as simple as a few cuts, a few scores and then some embellishing!

Read moreShare the Love Valentine’s Box

Make a Cricut Valentine’s Mailbox

January 27, 2016 by Kristina Baldwin

It’s time to start getting ready for Valentine’s Day! And what better way to get ready than to create a super adorable Valentine’s Mailbox that you can stuff with cherished notes or yummy treats! This video will show you step-by-step how you can create this amazing 3-D project using our exclusive Cricut Art Philosophy and … Read more Make a Cricut Valentine’s Mailbox

DIY Peppermint Bowl or Platter

December 19, 2015December 14, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Peppermint Platter

About a week and a half ago I happened to see a small chunk of a holiday DIY segment on a morning show. They were talking about making a festive and easy Peppermint Bowl out of Starlight Mints. I was intrigued!

I was just killing a little bit of time when I saw it so didn’t really have plans of making one. However, we had a holiday party to attend this past weekend and I thought it would be fun to give it a try–only instead of doing a bowl, I wanted to try a raised platter.

It was really simple to do and my family was extremely impressed with the results! So here is a little quick tutorial so you, too, can impress your friends and family!

STEP 1:

Peppermint bowl supplies

Gather the supplies (Starlight Mints and a candlestick–both can be purchased at your local Dollar Store–bonus!!) You’ll also need Parchment Paper, a Cookie Sheet and a hot glue gun.

Thanksgiving Place Cards

November 20, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Thanksgiving Treat Place Cards

Want a fun way to create place cards for Thanksgiving dinner this year? Why not try one of these adorable (and easy!) treat containers that would be perfect for a place card. They can be as simple or as elaborate as you want.

Turkey Hershey Kiss Treat

This one we created in my Stamp Club this month. I loved using our beautiful Fundamentals Papers–they make it look so elegant without any extra work!

How to Create Dixie Cup Party Lights

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Dixie Cup Party Lights

If you stopped by our Close To My Heart Scrapbook Expo booth in Santa Clara, CA this past August, you would have seen these Dixie Cup Party Lights I made and strung across our booth. I had every intention of posting instructions (they are really quite simple!) shortly after the event, but life somehow always gets in the way! But I decided it’s better late than never, right?!

Dixie Cup

STEP 1: Gather enough Dixie Cups to cover your strand of lights–plus 1 extra (for the template!)

Back to School!

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 by Kristina Baldwin

Today was the first day of school for my kids. I wanted to create a little something for the teachers so I went with something useful. I stamped up little notebooks for them to use throughout the year. I did get a little grief from a friend who works at a school about my use of apples. Apparently, teachers get tired of all the apple-themed gifts. Who knew? I guess I can understand as I think more about it though. Hopefully the teachers weren’t like, “oh no, more apples!” =)

This darling Crayon Bouquet is something I wanted to share since last spring–and the timing seems perfect with the start of school!