I am taking another fun Online Card Class from the awesome gals at onlinecardclasses.com called Insider. It’s all about clever ways to add interest to the inside of your cards. The homework on the first day was to take a card that you had already created and add something fun to the inside. I was…
I recently found some old photos of the first time we took the kids to the snow. (Living in Southern California, we don’t get to see snow much.) The kids had so much fun that I wanted to create a layout for them so they could remember the great time we had. I was excited…
As many of you know, Close to my Heart has three AMAZING Cricut Collections including the Art Philosophy Collection, the Artiste Collection, and the all new Artbooking Collection. Every single one of these Collections are fantabulous (is that even a word?)! LOL! They each come with an exclusive Cricut Cartridge, (3) coordinating stamp sets, and…
Yesterday I posted a video on how to make Close to my Heart’s new Base and Bling Fabric Necklace. Today, I want to show you another way that you can use the fun Base and Bling Jewels and Accents. I created this purse using CTMH’s Artiste Cricut Cartridge. I brought the purse image on page…
One of my favorite new Collections from the Close to my Heart 2013 Autumn/Winter catalog is called Frosted. I love the colors and patterns used in the Paper Packet. This card is one of the projects that I recently created with the new Frosted Collection. I made the base of the 5″ x 7″ card…
It’s here! It’s here! The brand new 2013Autumn/Winter Idea Book goes live today. It is filled to the brim with wonderful new products and lots of great project inspiration. You can view the book online here. If you would like your own copy, feel free to contact me and I will be happy to send…
One of the projects I made using Close to my Heart’s new Base & Bling Hair Clips was this fun Artwork Board to display kid’s projects. I donated it to the Operation Smile Live Auction and was thrilled to hear that it sold for almost enough to pay for a surgery for one child! Thank…
Pre-order the new Artbooking Cricut Collection and get a FREE August Stamp of the Month, a FREE coordinating stamp set of your choice, FREE tax and shipping, and a FREE 2013 Autumn/Winter Idea Book! Yes, the rumors are true! Close to my Heart has come out with an INCREDIBLE new Cricut Collection called Artbooking. It…
Wow! What a whirlwind week it has been! I am excited to share some of the highlights of the 2013 Close to my Heart Convention in Orlando, Florida with you. First, however, I need to apologize for not posting while I was there. I was having some “technical difficulties” with my camera and my computer…