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 …

CTMH Sweet as Honey Cardmaking

I have been getting some craft on during these last few snow days!! woohoo...I absolutely love Close To My Heart's new Sweet as Honey paper and stamp line. Here is simply CASEd the new CTMH catalog that went live this week. This set is called the Sweet as Honey - Cardmaking stamp set. It includes …

CTMH January Promotions!

Welcome 2022! Yikes...I have high hopes for this new year - one with good health, lots of creativity and time to play (with my craft supplies, of course!). I'm not demanding! ha ha... If you'd like to join me on this adventure, Close To My Heart has a brand new special called Hello 2022! I'm …

Farewell 2021!!

And so we bring in the last day of 2021 with some rain here and the nice surprise of checking out Close To My Heart's Boxing Day sale! I hope I start sleeping better because I must have an internal alarm that wakes me up to check out the sale each morning at 2 am …

Half way through CTMH’s Boxing Week!

The sales are continuing to blow me away and today -- day #4 -- is no exception! I've picked a few of my favorites from today's list but honestly, there is so much more!! Remember, this is while supplies last and VIPs don't use your cash to purchase, just earn VIP cash! You will still …

Close To My Heart’s Boxing Week sale — in full swing!

So today is actually day 2 of Close To My Heart's weeklong Boxing Week sale. Every morning at one past midnight -- mountain time -- CTMH reveals a whole new selection of current and retired items that are on sale! I'm giddy over today's selection!! I already have most of it because, well, I love …

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you love, peace and joy not just today, on Christmas Eve and tomorrow morning, but the whole year long. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and read my blog -- I appreciate it. Blessings to you and yours...