With this month’s special…purchase 9 Studio J layouts, get 1 FREE, it’s a great time to think outside the box on creating digital scrapbook layouts. I created this Moonlight Memory Match Game as part of my Extravaganza teaching this summer at CTMH’s Convention. I wanted to show how you could do more than just traditional digital … Read more Studio J: Moonlight Memory Match Game
Thinking of making handmade Halloween cards this year? How about something quick & easy as well as stinkin’ cute!? It’s as easy as cutting out a jack-o-lantern face from CTMH‘s *NEW* Cricut Artiste cartridge! I just took a piece of textured Autumn Terracotta CS (now retired), sanded it a bit to expose that texture and … Read more Simple Pumpkins with CTMH’s Cricut Artiste
Autumn officially began on Saturday. And for me, there are two things that just scream Autumn….leaves and candles. So why not put the two of them together with an Autumn Handstamped Candle?!? Another view…
This past weekend my son and daughter turned 6-years-old. I truly thought my days of being able to do a joint themed birthday party for them was going to be over by now. I mean how can you get a totally girly-girl who loves pink, princesses and all things frilly to agree with a boy … Read more Carnival Party: Fish in a Bag Soap
One aspect that was very popular last year with Close To My Heart’s Art Philosophy cartridge was the beautiful 3-D flowers you could make. Our *NEW* Artiste cartridge is no exception…it has several new beautiful flowers. Here is a floral wreath I created for teaching at Convention this summer. It uses papers from our *NEW* … Read more An Artiste Floral Wreath
Close To My Heart has added several new My Creations products with the debut of their Autumn/Winter Idea Book; one of them being their *NEW* Canvas Journal. This hardbound journal covered in canvas with 80 lined pages offers many great possibilities for personalization. You can stamp on it, you can decorate it with papers and … Read more Live Inspired Canvas Journal
When I received my box of “top secret” *NEW* Autumn/Winter CTMH products to teach with at Convention this year, I was -of course- over the moon with the *NEW* Cricut Artiste cartridge. But there were also many other great finds, too. One of them being the *NEW* 12″ x 12″ Chalkboard Sheet. I had been … Read more Vinyl Chalkboard Sheets Perfect for a Chore Chart
July has completely flown by. I can’t believe in just a couple of days it will be August. Wow! First, I was away in Dallas for CTMH’s Annual Convention and after being home only 2 full days, I was then off to the East Coast to visit the in-laws and attend a family friend’s wedding. … Read more Precious Wedding Momentos
This month’s Stamp of the Month with Close To My Heart–“Life Is Tweet” seemed like the perfect stamp set to pair with a handcrafted paper birdhouse. I’m very happy with the results–as were the ladies in my Stamp Club that got to make one this month! Supplies used: Footloose Paper Packet Kraft Cardstock Life Is … Read more A Handcrafted Paper Birdhouse
We have a lemon tree in our yard. And while there are plenty of great desserts, marinades and of course lemonade you can make with lemons…I’m always looking for new and clever ways to use our abundance of fruit! New use…homemade Lemon Sugar Scrub! A perfectly simple recipe for a DIY sugar scrub. And with … Read more Homemade Lemon Sugar Scrub
Today we will be giving our final gift for Teacher Appreciation Week. I created a little Treasure Box of Love out of Close To My Heart’s My Creations Card Box. This is how it looked when I was done… I took pictures of each of the kids in the class giving our teacher a hug … Read more A Treasure Box of Love
Our preschooler’s teacher was wonderful this year. The Preschool Moms wanted to give her a memorable class gift, to show our appreciation. After a few brainstorming sessions, we decided to create a Teacher Crayon Monogram. I’ve seen several versions of these…from way-too-basic to way-too-elaborate. While I’ve always thought they were such a cute idea, I’d never tried one out. So … Read more Teacher Crayon Monogram
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Both the kids and I are so excited to share the fun gifts we’ve been creating the last few weeks for our Preschool Teacher. Today we will be giving her a Pencil Vase with fresh flowers (not the egg carton tulips that I just placed in there for the … Read more Teacher Appreciation Pencil Vase
This weekend was all about getting ready for Easter at our house. Yesterday, the kids and I dyed Easter Eggs. But the real fun was Saturday. On Saturday, the kids and I went to a last minute Easter Party hosted by my friend Kjirsten. Now, even though Kjirsten decided to host this last minute, she … Read more My Peep Bunny Loves His New Chocolate Car
If you have any children in your life, it’s probably safe to say you’ve seen the resurgence of the popularity of superheroes. Superheroes have made a big comeback recently (or maybe they’ve always maintained a popularity but recent movies and such are making them more prominent in the market!) and can be found almost everywhere. … Read more A Super Powers Card for Your Superhero