4 1/4" × 5 1/2" Happy Valentine’s Day Card Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern (Wishes: Lucky Layers™) found on page 27 of our how-to publication  Wishes ™ for inspiration. Create your own subtle pattern paper by randomly stamping the flower in Saddle ink on Saddle cardstock. Add visual interest to the sentiment by masking the sentiment and stamping the flourishes in Saddle ink. Then, mask the flourishes and stamp the sentiment in Cranberry ink. Embellish with stamped accents, paper accents, and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

4 1/2" × 4 1/2" Smitten Card Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern (Wishes: Just Right™) found on page 39 of our how-to publication  Wishes ™ for inspiration. Add a little glam to the Dimensional Elements heart by first sponging the heart in Champagne ink and then sponging glitter gel over it. Set it aside to dry and then repeat the process until you achieve the look you want. Create your own subtle pattern paper by randomly stamping the sentiment in Champagne ink on the card base. Embellish with stamped accents, paper accents, and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter B. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their B element will be featured in their post. My project features the "B"at from the Cricut Artiste cartridge. It was a little strange to be working on Halloween projects in January but a customer requested that I make some cards for her and here they are. I used an older paper pack called "Hooligans" from Close to my Heart.  I cut out the bats on black card stock and used the <fit to page> function.  It cut them out at 5 1/2" each and I got two out of a 12x12 sheet.  I then cut out the bats on patterned paper at the same dimensions.  I cut the wings off of each patterned paper bat and flipped the paper on the other side to show the complementary pattern.   That is what I love about Close to my Heart products, they all complement each other!...

With All My Heart Milk Carton Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. To carry the embellishment design across multiple sides of the carton, choose accessories that bend easily, like the Opaques Pearl flourishes. Then gently help the accessory adhere where you want it by guiding it with your finger. Embellish with stamped accents, paper accents, and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

12" × 12" Smitten with You Page Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern (Make It from Your Heart ® : Pattern 15—Left) found on page 34 of our how-to publication  Make It from Your Heart ® for inspiration. Make your own glitter paper by creating a small puddle of glitter gel on a scrap piece of paper and then tap your sponge in the puddle. Spread the sponge over your paper as much or as little as desired. Set aside to dry. Create your own subtle pattern paper by randomly stamping the flower in Champagne ink on Champagne cardstock. Embellish with stamped accents, paper accents, and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

Welcome to our very first Everything ABC's Blog Hop! This will be the first of many throughout the year so make sure to check out what we have new for you about every two weeks. Happy New Year and Happy Hopping! For this hop we will be featuring the letter A. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their A element will be featured in their post.  For this card you will need: Avonlea paper pack ( X7155B ) Silver shimmer trim ( Z1799 ) A sentiment/image stamp Pacifica ink pad ( Z2192 ) Slate ink pad ( Z2173 ) I created a simple New Year's card using the A vonlea paper pack.  I started out with a card base of Avonlea teal cut at the standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" dimensions.  I then used one of the gorgrous B&T papers to cut a 3 x 4 1/4" piece.  I used two strips of our Silver shimmer Trim cut at 4 1/4" each and adhered to the top and bottom.  I then cut a piece of 2x2...

Have you heard of the One Little Word challenge from Ali Edwards?   Apparently it has been around for a few years and I have been sleeping under a rock!  I have decided to participate in the One Little Word challenge this year.  After going g back and forth between "passion" and "purpose" I made a decision. Well I don't know if it was really a decision because I wrote the two words on slips of paper and then drew from them.  I didn't like that "passion" came up the first two times so I had my kids pick.  I finally settled on "purpose" because that is what I think I originally wanted anyway, lol and passion drives purpose, right? I used a retired paper pack from Close to my Heart called Life's Delights for the cover page as well as the Friendship Alphabets large and Trinity alphabets.  On each of the squares at the top I rambled on about something either professionally, family, or personally related to what i want to find a purp...

January 2013 Happy Valentine's Happy Valentine’s, set of 7 Recommended Blocks: 2" × 2" (Y1003) 2" × 3 1/2" (Y1009) 2" × 6 1/2" (Y1010) 4" × 5" (Y1012) Beautiful Stamps, Amazing Discounts Each month you can enjoy a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5—that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing. January 2012: Happy Valentine’s (S1301A) Spend $50 and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5. Incredibly Cool Crafts In love with the artwork we created with this stamp set? Get ready to make it yourself! Purchase the materials listed here along with your deeply discounted Stamp of the Month set to get started! Materials Needed S1301A My Acrylix ® Happy Valentine’s X7156B Clementine Paper Packet 1272 Cranberry Cardstoc...