A huge thank you to Christine Adams & Amy Amundson for the inspiration behind 2 of the cards! ...
Saturday, October 18th, 2014 At my home 9:00 – 2:00 Come and create when it fits your day! (It should take approximately 2 hours to complete all the projects.) Cost is $15 and you will make: *1 masculine birthday card * 1 feminine birthday card * 1 wedding/anniversary card * 1 thank-you card * 1 sympathy card One of these designs will be...
Recently I held a workshop using the CTMH Artbooking Cricut cartridge to create a layout for each of the 4 seasons. The first layout is Spring Bloom, using Sophia papers. The second layout is Endless Summer, with Footloose papers. The next layout is Autumn Harvest, using Olivia papers. The final layout for winter is Snow, featuring Frosted papers. The ladies who attended did...
I love to create cards and gifts for all the special people in my life. I love the whole process of designing something with the recipient in mind! So I wanted to share my latest layout which I made with a very special baby girl in mind. Our nephew/godson and his wife just had their first child and I plan to put this...
Sorry I have neglected to promote this great Picture My Life special until now. I have just been gone way too much this month! But there is still plenty of time to take advantage of this great program that makes scrapbooking faster, simpler, & easier! Check out my site to shop now! ...






My first projects with product from the new Annual Inspirations use the Snowhaven paper packet. This first card is a very non-traditional use of the papers! It was also fun using the Dots embossing folder for the background! It features the scooter from the Make It Merry stamp set. This next design is a gift card holder cut from the Artiste Cricut Cartridge....
YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!!!! Check out this fantastic Idea Book on my website. Or contact me to get your hands on a copy that will inspire you over and over again!! ...
Here is a picture of greeting cards made using some B & T paper from the Skylark paper pack, a little bit of cardstock and a Picture My Life Card as the sentiment. So simple! So fast! ...
It's almost August and that means the NEW Close To My Heart Annual Inspirations Idea Book will be live to order from!!!!! It has so many great new products and wonderful design ideas! You will love it! Let me know if you'd like your very own copy. It will also be available online on my website. But until then, check the site for...
It has taken me a bit to get into this new scrapbooking format, but after seeing all the amazing projects at convention, I am truly excited about Close To My Heart's Picture My Life Scrapbooking programs! There are so many great collections that coordinate with some of my favorite paper packs! It is a great addition to make scrapbooking faster, simpler, & easier!...
On August 1st Close To My Heart's new Annual Inspirations Idea Book will be live and you're gonna LOVE it!! I am excited to share that with you soon! But to make room for lots of new things, CTMH is retiring some products as well. To see what is going away, click on the link to my website. On my page click on...
I am recommitted to my blog and decided to give it a fresh look. I hope you like it. The green is my favorite color, so it just had to be included! So along with the revived blog, I have a new workshop to share! I hope you can join me Tuesday, July 22nd for a Base and Bling...
Close To My Heart now sells Embossing Folders and are kicking off the new Idea Book with a great special! ...
A friend of mine needed baby cards for some of her patients/friends and these are the designs I created. ...