I Love Tommy!

This is so true in more ways than one. 1) Tommy is the name of one of my brothers.  Tommy is only 2 1/2 years younger than me and we grew up together.  We were a pair.  Tammy and Tommy.  My youngest brother is Samuel.  So we’re Tom, Tam, and Sam.  Nice, huh?  Considering my…

New Cricut Artbooking Collection

This past week, I was fortunate enough to attend the annual Close To My Heart convention at the Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida.  While there, the newest addition to the CTMH Cricut line was revealed.  If you haven’t heard about it yet, you are in for a treat!  This particular collection will definitely make…

Tool Time at H2H

This week we’re having a “tool” challenge this week at Heart 2 Heart.  It may sound like a straight forward challenge, but it’s not really.  The first time I read the challenge title, I thought that we were to create something using our favorite CTMH tool, but I learned that it was also okay to make tools the…

A Note for You

This week at Heart 2 Heart the challenges is to “Tuck It In”.  In other words, use envelopes in some form or fashion or some kind of tuck. My card was inspired by some envelope advent calendars on Pinterest.   I used Dream Pop papers which will be available on May 1st for only $10 with a…

April Cards, Etc. Workshop

Thanks to being off last week for spring break, I was able to get several projects done.  One of which was the three cards for the this month’s Cards, Etc. workshop.  This month I will start having my monthly card class on Monday evenings, due to customer feedback.  This month will be on Monday, April…

Tag, you're it!

The challenge at Heart 2 Heart Challenges this week is to make a tag or use a tag(s), in your project. There are so many ways to use tags.  Of course, you can create a stand-alone tag, or you can put tags on a scrapbook page, or make a mini-album out of tags, or put…

New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to the  2013 Spring/Summer New Product Blog Hop! This special blog hop consists of 35 Close To My Heart consultants and even more projects that will both show off the the latest products from CTMH and inspire.  The hop makes a circle, so if you are starting here just continue until you make your…

Home Decor at Heart 2 Heart

It’s been two weeks since I posted for Heart 2 Heart.  Really?  I’ll never get over how quickly time passes.  Now if the school year would just go by just as fast. 🙂 The challenge this week is to create a Home Decor project.  It’s something that I definitely don’t do enough of, so challenges…

Fancy Fold Challenge at H2H

It’s time for another challenge at Heart 2 Heart Challenges.  This week the challenge is to create a card with fancy folds.  What’s a fancy fold card?  Anything that requires more than just a standard card fold.  I chose to create a diamond fold card.  This was new for me, but I loved the challenge….

Secret Message Thank You Card

I found a secret message technique on the internet the other day and I thought I would try it out with a 3 1/2 x 8″ Thank You card.  I’m waiting on my new goodies from the upcoming Idea Book to arrive mid-week, so until then, I decided to revisit my Dakota paper pack.  I…