CTMH In Full Bloom & Message In a Bottle

I am so happy with this card using Close To My Heart's In Full Bloom scrapbooking stamp set and the April stamp of the month. This special birthday card for my sister came about from leftover pieces lying out from my last card workshop. I like to cut multiples of the thin cuts, and CTMH's …

CTMH In Full Bloom CAS

Once again, I am taking inspiration from Close To My Heart's Picture My Life cards and another CTMH Maker! I don't have the PML cards but this was such a fast and easy card to create -- and the way my life has been lately, that's what I need! This card is the perfect way …

CTMH Message In a Bottle & In Full Bloom

I am constantly inspired by our Japanese Close To My Heart makers -- their creations blow me away! I bookmarked some sweet tags that Masumi (IG @masuchan111) created using CTMH's April SOTM Message In a Bottle and their In Full Bloom cardmaking stamp set. This card is the results of springboarding from her ideas. I …

CTMH Many Wishes Happy Birthday

Close To My Heart's National Scrapbooking Day Facebook LIVE event is coming in two weeks! Don't forget to mark your calendar for May 6 and 7 if you like to follow along. You can just watch or cut and create with the talented CTMH team. I just love listening to their banter and great tips... …

CTMH Message in a Bottle SOTM

Normally I have some sort of sentiment on the front of my card...but! Everyonce in a while I create something that actually "could" be framed and then I leave it blank. This card is a perfect example! Earlier in the month I combined Close To My Heart's stamp of the month, Message in a Bottle, …

CTMH Flowers of Remembrance

Designed especially for Anzac Day—a day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand—these two stamp sets lend themselves to a wide variety of commemorative occasions. Save 20% when you purchase the We Will Remember Stamp Set Bundle, which contains both sets. I happen to LOVE poppies and just adore this new stamp set. I also want to …

CTMH In Full Bloom Birthday

Tomorrow is my mom's 89th birthday! I had to make her a special card and CASEd another Close To My Heart's maker (IG @cedarridgeink) for this beautiful card! I loved the clean and simple (CAS) look of her card. One of my favorite CTMH sets of 2022 has been the In Full Bloom scrapbooking set. …

CTMH Old and New

It's fun to mix old and new stamps from my stash. It's like rediscovering an old friend and it's so fun to reconnect. In my first card I am using Close To My Heart's April stamp of the month - Message in a Bottle and a retired set, Woodland Greetings. You might be thinking, "I …

CTMH In Full Bloom Cardmaking

Just like that, Spring Break is done, and my taxes are basically complete. I was not as productive as I had wanted to be, but I did get some rest and had time to stamp a bit too. Unfortunately, I got sucked into a silly reality show marathon, but it was a good chance to …

CTMH & Two Fun Stencil Techniques

On Monday I hosted a class that I called Stencil Magic because I featured ... wait for it! ... stencils! I wanted to highlight the new Many Wishes cardmaking bundle Close To My Heart rolled out for it's National Scrapbooking Day promotion, but I wanted to show other ways to use stencils. These two cards …