Your next order at my Close To My Heart shop gets a free handmade card from me, as well as directions on how to make it yourself. The image at the top of this post gives you an idea of the kinds of cards available for this promotion. These feature the new “Sweet Girl” paper […]
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Home Sweet Home
Need a nice but not-too-expensive gift for a wedding or for someone just starting out in a new place (it’s getting to be graduation season, too, after all)? Wouldn’t it be fun if you could truthfully say that you made it yourself? BUT, you say, I’m not crafty AT ALL. This kit is designed for […]
Birthday!
Made a card for a daughter having a birthday… The patterned paper is a Close To My Heart paper from a few years ago and the letters I cut with my Cricut machine (and, oh yeah, the cute guy in the photo is my late Tyrolean grandfather-in-law, Nono). And since she recently returned from a […]
Paper party!
A papercrafter can never have too much paper, right? That’s why Close To My Heart has invited you to a Paper Party. Buy any paper packet or coordinating cardstock during the month of March and get another of equal or lesser value at 50% off. There’s no limit to the number of paper packets or […]
From the artists at Close To My Heart…
…be sure to order at my shop. A New Cardmaking Workshop and Embossing Folder Technique Video! Calling all card makers—we have a new cardmaking workshop available! Complete with photos, paper cutting diagrams, and easy-to-follow instructions, the Love Blossoms cardmaking workshop is a must-try. The best part, it doesn’t matter if you have years of experience or are new […]
Fun & Colorful Technique
The following is today’s post at Close To My Heart’s blog, Make It From Your Heart. You may purchase any of the supplies at my shop for use on your own, or if you’d like to arrange a class with some friends, feel free to contact me here. Sponging and Droplet Technique on Cards We love […]
Perks of hosting a gathering
One of the nice benefits of hosting a gathering is that you get access to stamp sets that no one else has access to…and you can use hostess reward credit to purchase them, which often makes the cost to you–wait for it–zero. An example of items made with an exclusive hostess stamp set, “Got Snow,” […]
National Handwriting Day…
…is January 23rd every year. In today’s world, why even know how to write by hand? There are several reasons having to do with cognitive development and so forth, but here’s a practical reason that’s applicable to both younger people and older people: not only is it often the “write” thing to do, but handwritten […]
January Stamp of the Month – Card Captions
Available this month only, January’s Stamp of the Month can be yours for just $5 when you place an order of $50 or more.
Snail mail is really a good thing
…who knew? Well, snail mail of the handwritten variety is good for both the sender and the recipient, as we paper aficionados know. I have several of Margaret Shepherd’s calligraphy instruction books on my shelf, so this jumped out at me from a column in the New York Times: “My husband sends handwritten notes scratched […]