One of my favorite things about making my own cards is that I can design one card and then choose different colors, patterns, and papers to make a “boy” version and a “girl” version. These cards were inspired by the design I used on this card. I brought the Birthday Girl card from page 25…
Here is a little sneak peek at the cover of the 40 page Seasonal Expressions catalog that will go live on December 1st. (There are sooooo many fun new goodies inside including this CA-UTE Valentine treat kit!) Would you like to order the goodies from Seasonal Expressions a whole month earlier? Join my team as…
Thank you to everyone who guessed how many candy corns where in this treat box. You may be surprised, but there are actually 346 inside. The person who guessed the closest was SueB who guessed 250. Congratulations Sue! Please contact me with your mailing address and I will get your stamp set out to you…
I was honored and beyond humbled to be chosen by two of the sweetest, most creative women I know for a special “Creative Blogger Nomination.” Karen Pederson and Alyson Mayo both nominated me for this special honor. Karen is an INCREDIBLE artist with a knack for making every project look simply perfect! I love her…
Welcome to this month’s Simply Inspired blog hop! This month we are featuring Close to my Heart’s new Artfully Sent Cricut Collection. If you arrived from the fabulously creative Brenda Rose’s blog, then you are on the right path. I have been having so much fun with this new Cricut Collection. I decided to get a…
Close to my Heart’s new Artfully Sent Cricut Collection is A-MA-ZING! I had so much fun making this Halloween card and popcorn bucket last night. The card is from page 44 of the Artfully Sent booklet. I brought the card into Design Space and mistakenly made it 5″ wide and 7″ tall, so the finished…
October’s Creative Club will be held on Thursday, October 23rd at 7pm. This month we will continue our celebration of Fall by making a set of (15) cards/envelopes and a matching tote with a “thankful—fall theme.” The basic project kit is $30 and includes all of the following: (2) 12″ x 12″ Pathfinding Patterned Paper (15) Colonial White A2 sized cards/envelopes (1)…
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to order a kit that includes all of the paper, embellishments, an exclusive stamp set, and instructions for creating a fun scrapbook layout? Did you know that Close to my Heart has 9 kits like this? They are called Workshop on the Go Kits and I LOVE them!…
I have been having soooo much fun playing with the new Artfully Sent Cricut Collection. This is one of the many pop-up cards that is on the cartridge. Isn’t the pop-up flower pot cute? The small “You’re the best” sentiment is from one of the three stamp sets that come with the Collection. I used…