CTMH Thoughtful Critters From Slimline Celebration

Hooray! I managed to create one more "quick" card using these cute little woodland animals. Last week I finally sat down and colored a few of them. They are from Close To My Heart's new stamp set, Thoughtful Critters. It is just one of many "must have" stamps and thin cut dies from CTMH's National …

CTMH Cute As A Bug

Yay or Nay for bugs?!? I personally prefer butterflies but this Cute As a Bug stamp set from Close To My Heart is mighty cute indeed. I love some of the designs in the bug wings -- they are almost folk-arty. I'm not going to say all boys love bugs -- my son hates them. …

CTMH More CAS Cards!

I have one week left of summer vacation and you'd think I'd be making super complicated cards right now...but, nope!! I'm in a clean and simple (CAS) state of mind. tee hee... If you missed my last post, you have to check it out! While those two cards were also CAS - they really felt …

CTMH Isabella Clean and Simple

Close To My Heart has beautiful patterned papers! I have some real favorites and really love the Mix-In paper packs that they offer too. You can create beautiful, clean and simple (CAS) with these papers, of course, but in my latest video I'm embracing the "white space". Leaving huge areas of empty, white space can …

CTMH Country Horse

Close To My Heart has just a few of this beautiful, realistic looking Country Horse stamp set. You can also get it with a matching thin cut die option. Love this feature from CTMH!! I needed to make some quick teacher farewell cards for some last minute departures and I knew the perfect card to …

CTMH Layered Butterflies thank you

Here is another one of the cards we made at my recent in home workshop. I can't tell you how nice it was to sit and visit again with friends! This card features a Close To My Heart paper pack from at least two catalogs ago...Happiness Lives Here. I believe you can still get it …

CTMH Smiles From the Garden

I know, I know!! I have lots of butterfly stamps and even more florals! tee hee... but I couldn't resist this new stamp set from Close To My Heart. It is called Smiles From the Garden and I got the set with the matching thin cut dies. I love the doodled, whimsical style. My card …

CTMH Multi Square Windows Thin Cuts

This weekend I found out a neighbor is entering hospice and I wanted a Thinking of You card FAST!! I had a scrap of Close To My Heart's new Isabella patterned paper pack out and I saw my beloved Multi Square Windows thin cut dies on their freshly released Retirement List. Insert sobbing face emoji …

CTMH Wishing You Everything – Birthday

This year, Close To My Heart's Wishing You Everything stamp and matching thin cut die set has been my go-to for birthday cards. You can find it in the main catalog and I expect to see a retirement list soon...we'll see if it's on it! I'm not going to lie, this sentiment took me a …

CTMH Butterfly Background

This new Close To My Heart item WILL SELL OUT! (I predict...based on the popular Sunburst thin cut die selling out last catalog cycle). The CTMH Butterfly Background thin cut die really is lovely because it's 3D and you can make a card as quickly (or as detailed) as you want. I couldn't make just …