CTMH You’re Pawsome

A couple of months back I made quite a few cards using this layout, I had over 10 of these flower ovals left over from a card workshop I held...and, of course, I couldn't throw them away! I still have several leftover and one of them came in handy for this quick card for my …

Happy Lunar New Year!

This card came quickly together yesterday when I decided I wanted to create a card to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Did you know it's the year of the rabbit? I thought this cute little bunny from Close To My Heart's set, If Snowflakes Were Kisses, was perfect! His hat and scarf are not really …

CTMH More Sending Good Vibes

I've continued to make more of these Sending Good Vibes cards and they are actually going into the mail! woo hoo! Sometimes, I admit, that I make cards and never send them. Especially if they are seasonal, I just feel like I can send a fall card in the winter. oh well. Here I've used …

CTMH Frosty Days Stitched Swirl Background

Have you tried paper piecing? It might be a technique that you forget about ... until you have a perfect stamp set for it! Check out Close To My Heart's new stamp of the month, Frosty Days. The animals are adorable and are perfect for this! I dug through my Mix-In paper scraps and found …

CTMH Frosty Days CAS

My kindergarten class is so generous! I have a few thank you notes to make for Christmas gifts and couldn't wait to play with Close To My Heart's newest stamp of the month - Frosty Days. It's so cute and as Lois mentioned, I LOVE cute animal images. Some of you know me so well! …

CTMH Four Seasons Autumn

I have a challenge in my Stamped Blessings - The Craft Corner facebook group to post a card with the theme of "thankful". Each month I give away a participation prize and it just has to include some Close To My Heart products (current or retired). The idea is to get everyone sharing their creations! …

CTMH Whole Latte Love

I hadn't planned on making a third card for the Fall | Winter Coffee Lover's blog hop but ... today my co-teachers and I were treated to Starbucks by one of our kind parents! What a nice treat, especially as we headed out to a cold and windy recess. I whipped up this card to …

CTMH One Star One Night One Child

What a beautiful stamp set this is! I love all three stamp images included in Close To My Heart's One Star One Night One Child stamp set. If you missed out on November's Stamp of the Month the sentiment in this set could be used in so many of the card examples posted with the …

CTMH Christmas Snowflake Mandalas

The original designer of this idea (that I am aware of!) is Close To My Heart Maker Andrea Sherman. But I CASED a CASEr and so on it goes! But can you blame me?!? I really love the newest Close To My Heart stamp of the month called: Christmas Snowflake Mandalas. It is perfect either …

CTMH Layering Slimline Cardfront Stencils

In my final Stenciling video I explored Close To My Heart's Layering Slimline Cardfront stencils. There are three layers, and it is gorgeous! The only drawback is that you need to be a hostess to purchase it with your free CTMH cash. No worries! I have monthly Mystery Hostess drawings and everyone who orders on …