I was inspired to make my card by this beautiful card by Marion Vagg. Marion had posted the card while we were both taking an online card class called Clean & Simple. I have admired it since then and finally decided to use it as inspiration for my card today. One of today’s assignments in…
My son came home from school and shared a cool website with me called Tagxedo that his teacher showed the class today. It allows you to make word clouds in just about any shape, using any words you like. I was able to enter my blog address and it automatically pulled all of the words…
I made this fun little tag using Close to my Heart’s new Artiste Cricut cartridge. The tag shape was cut by selecting the 3D Object, Shift, and keys on page 33. I cut it first from the La Belle Vie Mauve cardstock and again from a piece of Colonial White cardstock. I sponged the edges…
Any excuse is a good excuse to go shopping! Right? Today is day 6 of the awesome Kickstart Online Card Class that I am taking. Over the past couple of days, they have talked about getting inspiration from going “shopping” both inside your own craft room with supplies that you haven’t used in a while…
Check out this great video showing how to “Span the Space” featuring tips and tricks for stamping across multiple surfaces. If you’d like to order any of the products to make the cute projects in the video, feel free to do so by clicking the image below.
I am currently taking a fabulous Online Card Class called Kick Start. It is a two week class that focuses on helping to find our creativity and “mojo” when it has been lost. Today is day 3 of the class and so far I am really enjoying it! Today’s class is all about organizing our…
This card design was inspired by a super cute card I saw on Julie Davison’s blog here. I love how she used a simple scallop square as her card base. I created my card a little larger using Close to my Heart’s beautiful La Belle Vie Collection. I started by cutting a 5-1/2″ scallop square…
For a home décor item that really shines, the My Creations™ Star is second to none. One of the best ways to decorate the star is to cover it with your favorite papers like I did here with the new Pear & Partridge papers. I inked the edges of the papers with a little Chocolate…
Clearly the Best, Stamping with Close To My Heart: “The Swipe Hype” features the swiping stamping technique. With stamp swiping, you can add texture, distressing, movement, and motion to your products.