"Friend You Lift Me Up" Center Step Card

Today’s card is one that I made for the last Cards, Etc. workshop. I wanted to challenge my ladies with some watercoloring, but truth be told, I was a little nervous that I was pushing it and that they may revolt. 🙂 So I offered them some other coloring alternatives, like colored pencils and blender…

Cricut Key of the Week & Free CCR Cutting File

I’m so excited for Close To My Heart’s newest Cricut baby…Artfully Sent.  Unfortunately, due to some issues with ProvoCraft, we can’t get it until August. 😦 Boohoo.  Thanks to the three that we do have though, Art Philosophy, Artiste and Artbooking, there is no shortage of creative possibilities. The cartridge and key that I’m going…

Joy Fold Card

I created this card for this month’s Cards, Etc. class. I wanted to incorporate a fancy fold with the Stamp of the Month, so I began searching for inspiration.  I found this tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers and this card on Google images and came up with this… I cut the Slate base at 4 1/4″…

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…

My Heart's Swap Group Card

My dear friend and sister Close To My Heart consultant, Tamra Pope, convinced me to join her swap group about six months ago.  I hesitated, because…well, honestly…I don’t need “one more thing to do”.  Maybe you can relate.  However, she’s my friend and I love her work, but mostly I stink at saying no.  Maybe…