A few years ago I started to get a little sad on my birthday because I thought it just meant getting older. But I quickly realized that every day that the Lord allows me to be here with my friends and family, is a day to be thankful and a time to rejoice! Yesterday I…
June’s Creative Club will be held on Thursday, June 21st at 7pm. We will be making a set of personalized mini Kraft cards/envelopes using your very own personalized stamp, the beautiful Quick Cards — Butterfly stamp set, some Kraft cardstock and mini envelopes, and our awesome White Daisy pigment ink pad! The project kit is…
Close to my Heart’s My Acrylix® stamps are clearly the best in the stamping industry, giving you incredible creative freedom loaded with possibilities. Did you know? My Acrylix stamps are ready to use right out of the package—no cutting out, mounting, or applying stickers required. Just place the stamp on your block, apply ink,…
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…