CTMH Let’s Eat Cake Fussy Cut

Fussy cutting is time consuming, true, but it lets you do really cool things! I have the Let's Eat Cake stamp set and matching thin cut dies (thank you Close To My Heart!! I won this as a prize from them recently and LOVE IT). But, to be honest I struggled coloring my cake image …

CTMH Let’s Eat Cake

Thank you Close To My Heart for this prize winning! Last month CTMH had a drawing for those of us who made and posted a card wishing Jeanette (CTMH Founder) a happy birthday. And, I won! I had been eyeing CTMH's Let's Eat Cake set (with matching thin cut dies) because it was so darn …

Happy Birthday Jeanette!

We are celebrating our Close To My Heart CEO and founder, Jeanette Lynton's birthday! As a pioneer in the stamping and papercrafting industry, she has put so much time and heart into helping others discover their creativity and preserve their memories. She truly is one-of-a-kind. So, these sweet birthday wishes are for you! My First …

CTMH Thoughtful Critters Slimline Card

My nephew is celebrating his 16th birthday -- I wish I had thought to put that number on this card! I had so much fun creating it. The squirrels are a strange addition, I know! He liked to shoot them with his BB gun so last year I got him a target for his birthday …

heARTful stamping challenge winners!

I almost forgot to share the card I made for my hubby's birthday! I dug around and found some really old stamps I hadn't used in a while and mixed things up! The birthday images are a mix of The Angel Company, amuse|studio and I included Splash of Color from Close To My Heart so …

CTMH Documented

I needed to whip out a quick birthday card for my nephew who is turning 14. Those can be tough! I had fun using some of the stamp images from Close To My Heart's new stamp set called Documented (scrapbooking). It has so many cool images for adding details to cards and scrapbook pages...I need …

CTMH Free Cake!

This was such a quick but fun birthday card to make!  CTMH's Free Cake! stamp set is just $2.95 but it's one you definitely need to tuck into your shopping card before April 30th , when the current Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog retires.  I was inspired by one of Vicki Wizniuk's cards from way back …

CTMH Stargazer Happy Birthday!

Rush, rush, rush! If you are like me, most often you look at the calendar and realize "eeck!", I need a birthday card right NOW!! This was such a quick card to create with it's CAS design and easy to color image from CTMH's new stamp set, Stargazer (for cardmaking). The background was easy to …

heARTful stamping Challenge

This week's theme and monthly prize ALL this month we've been having an  Anything Goes heARTful stamping Challenge.    Share any stamped project you are working on this week - please no digital images.  There are weekly Top 3 winners and a random winner from all of the participants receives the monthly prize drawing. December's prize winner will …

Happy Birthday Chalkboard Style

card supplies: Eat Cake (limited edition - FREE set for hostesses during May),                     Itty Bitty Birthday, Cupcake Toppers die set, white embossing powder, onyx baker's twine, cardstock:  buttercup, blueberry, petitie polka dot and onyx, white pencil - all items from A Muse Studio This card was …