For today’s Make It Monday, I have this festive Let It Snow Card. I created it with both the Seas & Greetings Winter Stamp Set and the Seas & Greetings Paper Collection. If you can believe it, on Friday CTMH sold out of all their other holiday paper collection, Christmas Story. So if you are … Read more Let It Snow Card
Today I have a Fa-BOO-lous Ghost Card to share with you for Make It Monday. I used both the *NEW* Fa-BOO-lous Paper Collection and the Fa-BOO-lous Stamp Set to create it. Both the paper collection and the stamp set have a bit of the classic Halloween vibe to it with a nice touch of whimsy … Read more A Fa-BOO-lous Ghost Card
I recently mailed out kits for my VIPs to create this Butterfly Card with New CTMH Colors. My vision was for them to get to see and use all of the *NEW* colors released by Close To My Heart in the 2022-2023 Core Catalog. In my blog post yesterday, I shared a card that contained … Read more Butterfly Card with New CTMH Colors
About a week ago Close To My Heart shared a blog post about how to duplicate techniques you see. They broke down the techniques they used on the cover of the *NEW* May-June Catalog. It’s interesting to get a look behind it all. I wanted to share it with you today to give you a … Read more Duplicate Techniques You See
For this week’s Make It Monday (79th edition), I’m sharing this Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch Card. But I’m taking it a step further and challenging you to try something I did over the weekend. Create two of the same card but add a few changes to the second one. We all like to have … Read more Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch Card
As I promised yesterday, here is my Warm Winter Wishes Card that uses the same beautiful Diamond Patterned Paper as yesterday’s card. The soft hues of the Toffee and Glacier are perfect for this wintery card. I paired the White Pines Paper with the Elegant Snowflakes Stamp Set. I love snowflakes so this was one … Read more Warm Winter Wishes Card
Ready to be inspired with today’s Best Dad Ever Card? Now is the perfect time to create your handmade Father’s Day cards. And with Close To My Heart’s No Ordinary Dad Special, you have 3 fabulous stamp sets to choose from. Or if you like all 3 of them, you can get the Stamp Set … Read more Best Dad Ever Card
Need to send a card to say you really are amazing to someone? Why not add a little humor to it with the Cheerful Humor Stamp Set? I’ve been loving this set so much! I’ve paired it with the exclusive patterned papers that came in the kit. But I’ve also used it with the National … Read more A Card to Say You Really Are Amazing
Today I’m sharing a positively adorable So Tweet Bird Handmade Card. When I first saw the *NEW* May-June Close To My Heart Catalog, I was instantly in love with this *NEW* So Tweet Stamp + Thin Cuts Set. Of course, you can also get the So Tweet Stamp Set alone without the dies. But let’s … Read more So Tweet Bird Handmade Card
If you haven’t done so in the past, why not make a handmade Mother’s Day Card this year? Yesterday, I shared a gorgeous card that I created with our *NEW* Mother’s Are the Best Stamp Set. And before that I had shared another lovely card created with this same set. Both of these cards used … Read more Make a Handmade Mother’s Day Card
For today’s Make It Monday (53rd edition), I’m sharing this 2021 Easter single page layout. Do you ever create your scrapbook layouts ahead of time? Or are you more likely to create them later once you have your photos? I’ve done it both ways. The benefit of creating a layout ahead of time is it … Read more 2021 Easter Single Page Layout
Since we’re celebrating our Cardstock Carnival all month long, I thought it was the perfect time to share 3 techniques with CTMH’s white core cardstock. If you didn’t know, not only is our cardstock 2-toned (with the true color on one side and a lighter shade of that color on the other side), it also … Read more 3 Techniques with CTMH’s White Core Cardstock
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 (23rd edition), I’m sharing a Fabulous Flamingo Handmade Card I received from Judy Faye Garner. I thought this color combination would make for a great Color Challenge this week. Anytime you use a Black & White color combination with a hint of other colors, it really makes those colors pop. … Read more A Fabulous Flamingo Handmade Card
For today’s Make It Monday (16th edition), I’m sharing a fun color combination I used with this For My Beautiful Friend card. This card not only uses today’s color challenge, but also the Close To My Heart July Stamp of the Month, For My Beautiful Friend. This stamp set not only has wonderful sentiments but … Read more For My Beautiful Friend Card