I am excited to offer a special Mother/Daughter* workshop on Saturday April 9th from 1pm – 4pm. This will be a perfect opportunity for Moms and Daughters to spend some quality time together. We will be making these cute boxes to hold cards. You will also each make 4 tabs to go inside your boxes…
I have had a personal Facebook page for a while and decided to create a special page for my Close to my Heart business. I met a sweet, sweet gal at a vendor event that I did this past weekend (see photo above) and she told me all about her business Facebook page and convinced…
This week the Heart 2 Heart Challenge Blog is hosting a “From Your Heart to Ours” challenge. The challenge is to share a Home Decor item. I wanted to share this picture frame that I made using the new Bliss paper packet, Level 2 Assortment, and Irresistibles Villa Die Cuts. I started with a $1…
If you live in the Riverside/Orange County/San Diego area and have kids, you must check out this awesome consignment sale this weekend! It starts tomorrow (Friday 3/11) and goes through Sunday. As a consigner, I was able to shop early today and there were TONS of great deals! They have everything from newborn to size…
The Heart 2 Heart Challenge this week is to create a card using 3 images to create a “scene.” I actually have 2 sets of 3 images in my card. The first set is the clouds. The second set is the flowers. To make the clouds, I cut out a cloud shape with some cardstock…
At Close to my Heart, we know we’ve got the best clear stamps and blocks—and we’ll prove it! Throughout March, when you buy your favorite My Acrylix® stamps, we’ll give you a free My Acrylix block. Not only will you have the best stamps on the block, you’ll have the best block, too! Just purchase…
March’s Creative Club will be held on Wednesday, March 16th and Thursday, March 17th. We will be making this cute Spring-themed gift basket using the adorable March Stamp of the Month. You will learn how to use our fabulous Watercolor Pencils and everyone will get a FREE Blending Pen with their kit. The cost for…
This week’s Heart 2 Heart Challenge is a color challenge. (And let me just say, it was a challenge for me, although it did bring me out of my comfort zone a bit which is always good.) The colors are Gypsy, Cremé Brulee, and Black. I have to admit, my Gypsy ink pad was still…
Sadly I had to make another sympathy card. This one is for my mother-in-law because my father-in-law passed away last weekend. It was very sad because my MIL was not even home at the time. She was in Minnesota with my nieces when it happened. But now everyone is back in Wisconsin celebrating his life….