Watercolor Pencil Techniques with a Waterbrush

CTMH Watercolor Pencil Card

Today’s video discusses Watercolor Pencil Techniques with a Waterbrush. It’s the 2nd video in a 4 video series. If you missed the first video you can always go back and watch it before viewing this one. Just like the first video, Karen shows us some useful and easy tricks for getting great results using our … Read more Watercolor Pencil Techniques with a Waterbrush

Watercolor Pencil Tips for Beginners

CTMH Watercolor Pencil Shading Comparison

Want to learn some watercolor pencil tips for beginners? You might recall me sharing a past watercolor series that Close To My Heart did with our Watercolor Paints. Well, now they have started a similar series on Watercolor Pencils. This first video has SO many fantastic tips on how to color and shade with Watercolor … Read more Watercolor Pencil Tips for Beginners

How to Create an Easy Summer Card

CTMH Lake Rules Card

Today I wanted to share how to create an easy summer card. The answer is unbelievably simple. Utilize either the *NEW* Lake Rules Stamp Set or Pool Rules Stamp Set from Close To My Heart. Both of these stamp sets make for an easy way to create a simple card. They are the perfect size … Read more How to Create an Easy Summer Card

Home is Where the Heart is Card

CTMH BBMP Home Card

Today’s Home is Where the Heart is Card is a perfect example of how you can use our White Pines Paper for more than holiday projects. While it’s true that White Pines is intended to be a holiday themed paper collection. The papers do have the ability to be used for more than just the … Read more Home is Where the Heart is Card

So Tweet Bird Handmade Card

CTMH So Tweet Bird Card Closeup

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

How to Create Perfectly Balanced Color Combinations

CTMH Color Wheel

A few weeks back, Close To My Heart did a blog post about color and how to create perfectly balanced color combinations. As a papercrafter, choosing color combinations is a big part of each project we create. So it only seems fitting that I share this information with you in case you missed it. It … Read more How to Create Perfectly Balanced Color Combinations