Coffee Lover Blog Hop continues!

This week kicks off Teacher Appreciation at our school and there are always a few specialists and staff members that get overlooked. So, I had some extra Starbucks gift cards and it's perfect timing with the Spring Summer Coffee Lovers blog hop going on... Did you know I'm a Super Sponsor? You can have a …

CTMH Sweet Tweets & Flower Shoppe

FINALLY!! I actually cut into my Close To My Heart Flower Shoppe paper pack. It is so pretty and there are so many great patterns, that I have held off until now. For my card today I actually used one of the card designs from CTMH's Flower Shoppe cardmaking workshop from last year. I tweaked …

CTMH Strawberry Mice & Square Paper Scraps

What a fun and easy card to create. I am so grateful for CTMH Maker Laura Beacham who first created a series of these cards. She did fussy cut the mouse so if you have time, that is a fun look too! Plus, it is a great way to use up your paper scraps. This …

CTMH Sweet Tweets Catty Inspired

This was a really fast and fun card to create using Close To My Heart's newest Stamp of the Month - Sweet Tweets! CTMH lets you purchase these for retail but when you spend $50 -- you can get it for just $5! It's such a great value and if you are a VIP, then …

CTMH Sweet Tweets

It's fitting to start off the month with Close To My Heart's Sweet Tweets! I'm here visiting (finally - after two flight cancellations!) my parents in upper WI. My dad has gone through 350 lbs of bird seed this winter and is getting ready to open another 50 lb bag today. phew...those are some lucky …

CTMH Precious Moments

And so here we are! The last day of March -- how did it happen so quickly? It's the last day for you to get Close To My Heart's March stamp of the month - Precious Moments. It's also the final day of their Stamptacular Sale! Don't worry, new temptations await you! tee hee.... About …

CTMH Precious Moments

I have been having so much fun creating with Close To My Heart's March stamp of the month: Precious Moments. My set didn't arrive until mid-March (my own fault for not preordering it!) and I didn't realize how much fun I would have coloring it! Here I used Copic markers for this sweet kangaroo. This …

CTMH Hedgehog Cuteness! Precious Moments SOTM

This card started out as a clean and simple card like the ones I created here. And then, as papercrafting "oopsies" tend to happen, my card started to evolve. First, after watercoloring this little hedgehog from Close To My Heart's March stamp of the month, Precious Moments, I decided to add a little blue to …

CTMH Precious Moments

Woot! Woot! I came home from work to find a box of goodies on my doorstep! Inside was Close To My Heart's March stamp of the month -- Precious Moments. I have been waiting on this cute set to arrive! Good news though, CTMH has caught back up to their normal shipping turnaround schedule...so if …

CTMH Frosty Days & Coffee Helps

Whoa!! This card came together so fast! Today is the last day to get your hands on Close To My Heart's Frosty Days, January SOTM. I love all of the critters but since I'm partial to coffee, I love this big bear holding a mug. Normally I have been paper piecing this stamp set but …