My Sister is Married

My sister and friend is finally married! Such a wonderful time of celebration.

New Orleans

I am so grateful and excited to be able to take a trip to New Orleans with my work.
See you in a few days!

New Spray Pen Video!

Watch how the new spray pen works on this Close to my heart video!

Gift Card Holder

Cut a 5" x 12" piece of cardstock
Score it at 3 1/2", 6", and 8 1/2"
Fold so the center pops up like a tent
Cut a small part out of the center tent area for your card to fit into
Glue only the outer edges of the tent area.
Decorate to your liking!

Slider Card

Cut 5 1/4 x 12 card stock base
Score 4" on each side
Fold
Cut one side just a hair shorter so it lays flatter when folded
Take a plastic bag and cut a 3" strip
Wrap around one of the edges and tape. Do not pull to tight or it will cause problems when pulling.
Decorate the front of the card
Cut (2) 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 for pull out part of the card
Attach bottom pull out first. Adhear top of pice only to plastic bag. (practice to make sure it looks right)
Adhear front pull out to back side adhearing the bottom of the piece only to the plastic bag. (Again practice to make sure it looks right)
Fold card together and adhear the one edge to seam the card together.

Mini Catalog - Inspirations

Spring/Summer 2011 Idea Book Released February 1, 2011

Close to my heart has a new mini catalog called Insperations! Twelve pages of stamps, papers, accessories and of course, artwork!

The Inspirations brochure is a sneak peek of products in the new full size Spring/Summer 2011 catalog, which will be available in February.