CTMH Sweet Little Things and Smitten

I am not sure why I waited so long, but I finally bought the Sunburst Background thin cut die from Close To My Heart. It came out over a year ago and quickly sold out! I hadn't noticed it was back in stock until recently and I'm so glad I added it to my order. …

CTMH Smitten + You Are Enough

What a combination of product! The cutsey Close To My Heart Valentine promotion called Smitten, paired up with their elegant You Are Enough paper pack. The latter is still available -- you can find it in the Online Only section. I wanted to show you how well these stamps can pair with other papers and …

CTMH Sweet Little Things

Are you ready for a sweet trio of cards using Close To My Heart's January Stamp of the Month?! I am on a mission to start using up some of my older paper packs and have lots of half-finished CTMH packets. The papers are so lovely that often I am partly hoarding them but it's …

CTMH Sweet As Honey SheetLoad sketch

I have been a lurker, admiring Crafty Al's SheetLoad of Cards sketches for a while but suddenly I was seeing her January sketch EVERYWHERE! So, I jumped on the bandwagon and decided to go ALL in. Today I'm holding a Crafty Zoom since many of us are at home, alone with our crafts. (That's not …

CTMH Smitten for Valentine’s Day!

I love the new Smitten workshop from Close To My Heart! It's perfect for Valentine's Day but I urge you to look even further -- I think it works all year round. Especially if you like puns!! Did you catch my YouTube video where I showed how easy it was to convert a slimline card …

CTMH Feathered Friends with Barn Door

Here is another Close To My Heart catalog CASE! This catalog may be my favorite for artwork so far! I have been CASing away the cards -- which, of course meant, I needed those stamps! ha ha... But, really! How can you resist such lovely stamps like Feathered Friends and this Barn Door stamp? I …

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge

Yay! I love a card challenge with a long window to play -- I struggle to meet short deadlines although sometimes they are also the push I need. Either way, this is my entry for the Caffeinated Christmas Card challenge where you have to include at least one snowflake. For my card I used a …

CTMH Sweet Little Things

Thank you Close To My Heart for this fabulous way to kick off your stamp of the month offering! Sweet Little Things is a joy to color (or not! It looks great just left alone with some pretty paper!) and makes for a sweet card or scrapbook layout. I had so much fun creating these …

CTMH Smitten – slimline vs. A2

Have you seen the new Smitten promotion from Close To My Heart?!? You might have not taken a second look because you don't make Valentine's Day cardsyou don't like puns (shocking!!)you don't like slimline card designs In my Facebook LIVE I showed how easy it is to go from a slimline design to an A2 …

CTMH Sweet as Honey Cardmaking Workshop kit

Sadly, after the holidays I had to make several sympathy cards. My heart goes out to those of you who have lost loved ones over the holiday, or who are missing loved ones from your celebrations. I tend to use flowers for these types of cards, but I had just received the new Close To …