Talk about making a quick card… How about creating a finished card or layout title in five seconds flat? Watch this video to see Close to my Heart’s new series of single-image A-size My Acrylix® stamp sets. Use them for quick scrapbook layout titles or easy, one-step cardmaking. Each one is designed to complete your…
I realized that I never posted my Mother’s Day gifts for you to see, so I thought I would share them now. (Better late than never I suppose. LOL!) I found a really great new company called Origami Owl that sells what they call “Living Lockets.” The idea is that you purchase a locket with…
We are going to a wedding today and I just realized that I never made a card for the happy couple. I whipped this one up pretty quickly with my Cuttlebug, and embossing folder, some rectangle Nestabilities, a charm I had in my stash, and Close to my Heart’s Card Word Puzzle stamp set (my…
Using Close to my Heart’s exclusive Studio J online scrapbooking software makes creating beautiful layouts quick and easy! You can create this darling layout in just minutes by watching this month’s Love Your Layout video. You’ll use toggle accents and My Stickease images to help you preserve those special moments. Watch the video and then…
I posted this last year, but I must post it again because my mom is the most amazing woman I know, and I don’t want her to forget it! She is smart, beautiful, kind, has a heart of gold, and is a wonderful mother and grandmother! She is also one of the strongest people I…
I made this Mother’s Day card using two of Close to my Heart’s May promotions — the Dotty for You Paper packet and the May Stamp of the Month called Friendship Bouquet. I also used the Say it in Style stamp set along with a little Cocoa Ribbon and my Watercolor Pencils & Blending Pen….
I just updated my cash and carry clearance items list. If you are interested in seeing all of the goodies that I have for sale, feel free to click the tab at the top that says “For sale,” or click here. I will try to be better about updating it more often. I would love…
Be sure to visit my CTMH Facebook page today for a fun little contest. I’ll give you a hint, it has something to do with creating a project with the Art Philosophy Cricut bundle…
There is nothing better than getting what I like to call “happy mail.” I get enough bills and junk mail filling my mailbox these days, so when I get a card from a friend, I always open it first. It never fails, a smile is always the result. My sweet friend Christine just sent me…