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 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 …

CTMH In Full Bloom watercolor

On Monday I began my Spring Break! I celebrated by having a cardmaking workshop in my home -- I love having people over to create and visit. This card using Close To My Heart's In Full Bloom Scrapbooking stamp and thin cut die was my favorite! It's a stunning card but truly it's so fast …

CTMH Message in a Bottle

LOVE this new Close to My Heart stamp of the month -- Message in a Bottle. Now I have that song stuck in my mind. I can't wait to play with it more, but I happened to get this stamp set at the same time I picked out Hydrangea Blooms. This set is a Hostess/Maker …

CTMH In Full Bloom Picture My Life “CASE”

Have you heard of Close To My Heart's Picture My Life cards? They are technically designed for scrapbookers but they make great card elements too! Here is the In Full Bloom set of cards. I was inspired from page 15 in the CTMH new catty...I just had to recreate that black and white flower panel …