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 Blessings of the First Noel

October 31st!! Already? Sadly, some of my Close To My Heart favorite specials are coming to an end. Be sure to hop over to my website and click at the top on PROMOTIONS to see what is available! More About My Card For these cards I created my first crafty reel! You can see it …

CTMH Christmas Story

Close To My Heart continues to deliver beautiful cardmaking kits with each catalog they publish. I can't tell you how much I love the designs and the VALUE of these kits. My latest favorite is the Christmas Story Cardmaking kit. That paper!! LOVE. Everything you need to make 16 cards -- 4 different designs (with …

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 …

CTMH Hello Fabulous Circle Lattice

I finally tried a fall version of Close To My Heart's Hello Fabulous stamp set from their Card Creativity promotion. I love it! I combined it with a leftover (because I can't throw anything away!) pumpkin that I had created last year with the Pumpkin Spice Digital Art bundle. The pumpkin is just one of …

CTMH Floating By Stencil

This week I have kicked off a series of videos all about stenciling! It starts with Stenciling 101 here on my YouTube channel or you can find me on Facebook too. During my second video last night I created this fabulous card using Close To My Heart's Floating By bundle. It's part of their Card …

CTMH Autumn Card

I was inspired by fellow Close To My Heart maker Anna Jarnagin's style when I made this card. She has such a striking way of using vertical and horizontal strips of paper and leaving just the right amount of white space that leave me in awe. In my card I used CTMH's Four Seasons - …

CTMH Pull Tab cards

Do you remember this cute little Close To My Heart elf? He is from at least 3 years ago! I got the idea to pair him with the CTMH Pull Tab thin cut die. If you like interactive cards, you need to check it out! The first time you make it, it's a little fiddly …

CTMH Hello Fabulous (bundle!)

Are you getting whiplash yet from my postings? I am alternating between fall, holiday and back to summery, cheerful cards -- all in the blink of an eye. Ha ha. It's because I can't settle on a favorite season and want to share everything I am creating. This card features Close To My Heart's Card …