For today’s Make It Monday (50th edition), I’m sharing this simple and quick to create Daisy Meadows Just a Note Card. Both the lovely Daisy Meadows Paper Collection and the Just a Note Stamp Set just debuted today in the *NEW* March-April Close To My Heart Catalog. Since today is Make It Monday, I thought … Read more Daisy Meadows Just a Note Card
For today’s Make It Monday (49th edition), I’m sharing this sweet, cheerful Cherished Blossoms Smile Card. On Friday, I shared my Cherished Blossoms Love Card which was created with the same stamp set, but it has such a completely different look to it. The Cherished Blossoms Stamp Set that was created to coordinate with the … Read more Cherished Blossoms Smile Card
For today’s Make It Monday (48th edition), I’m sharing this beautiful animated butterfly friend card. With today being Presidents Day, it seemed like a great time for a color challenge using our all-american colors–red, white & blue! I also just discovered that our Creativity in Motion Stamp sets from last fall, are available again. So … Read more Animated Butterfly Friend Card
Today for Make It Monday (47th edition), I’m sharing this darling Cat’s Meow Shaker Valentine Card. I figured since we are less than a week away from Valentine’s Day, today would be a perfect day to do a traditional Valentine’s Day Color Challenge. So I whipped up this fun card to provide a little inspiration … Read more Cat’s Meow Shaker Valentine Card
Today for Make It Monday (46th edition), I’m sharing some scrapbooking inspiration with CTMH’s Huntington Pattern. Huntington is a retired paper collection that Close To My Heart released years ago. They created a scrapbooking workshop to go with it. This particular pattern is from that workshop. And it’s such a great pattern. So verstatile! At … Read more Scrapbooking Inspiration with CTMH’s Huntington Pattern
For today’s Make It Monday (45th edition), I’m sharing this adorable DIY Valentine’s Day card. Since Slimline Cards are all the rage these days I thought this would make for a fun pattern to share with you today. Since I was using our *NEW* Slimline Cards & Envelopes, I added a 1/2″ to the length … Read more Adorable DIY Valentine’s Day Card
For today’s Make It Monday (44th edition), I’m sharing this fun You Make My Heart Happy Treat Box. This box would make a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, you name it. I chose to use colors that were a little more bright & cheerful rather than the traditional pink and reds … Read more You Make My Heart Happy Treat Box
For today’s Make It Monday (43rd edition), I’m sharing this cheery thank you card that has inspired today’s Color Challenge! It all started by grabbing this month’s Stamp of the Month, Every Thank You. I immediately thought of the Star Patterned Paper in the Party Time Paper Collection and thought it would pair so wonderfully … Read more Cheery Thank You Card
For today’s Make It Monday (42nd edition), I’m sharing a Vision Board for 2021 and beyond. Since we’re fresh on a new year, now is a fabulous time to create a Vision Board. Plus, Close To My Heart just released a *NEW* Wood Frame that is perfect for holding your Vision Board! This Wood Frame … Read more Vision Board for 2021 and Beyond
For today’s Make It Monday (41st edition), I’m sharing this wonderful holiday tradition scrapbook layout. While this holiday season likely looked different for us all, I have no doubt that there was a tradition or two you were still able to keep. This layout would be a great way to document it! And today I’m … Read more Holiday Tradition Scrapbook Layout
For today’s Make It Monday (40th edition), I’m sharing this beautiful Glittery Handmade 2021 Card that I created using a pattern I shared with you about a month ago. I wanted to show you how you can use the same pattern (found HERE) and make a few minor adjustments and get a completely different look … Read more Glittery Handmade 2021 Card
For today’s Make It Monday (39th edition), I’m sharing this darling handmade stocking card. I blended 2 past paper collections for this card. It uses the Wood Grain Pattern from Timber and the Holly Pattern from Comfort & Joy. Plus, it uses the absolutely adorable The Jubilee Crew Stamp Set. Such a cute set! As … Read more Darling Handmade Stocking Card
For today’s Make It Monday (38th edition), I’m sharing this beautiful Snow Much Fun Animated Layout. I used our fun Animated Holiday Cheer Stamp Set to create this layout. The snowflakes are so cool when in motion–they look like they are twirling around! I also used the pretty Snowflake Patterned Paper from the Holiday Stack–which … Read more Snow Much Fun Animated Layout
Today there will be a Close To My Heart Cyber Monday Sale beginning at 2pm (PST). Just like our Black Friday Sale, you’ll find both current and retired product at great discounts. Additionally–again, just like Black Friday–we’ll have an exclusive item only available during this sale. Introducting our *NEW* DIY Wood Phone Stand… How fun … Read more Close To My Heart Cyber Monday Sale
For this week’s Make It Monday (36th edition), I thought it was the perfect time to share a Thanksgiving 2020 Scrapbook Layout. So I found a great layout pattern to share with you and then whipped up this layout so it’s ready for me to add my photos right after Thanksgiving. Today’s layout pattern is … Read more Thanksgiving 2020 Scrapbook Layout