As you may have noticed, I have been playing with my blog backgrounds for the past couple weeks. I keep going back and forth between wanting to have a cute background and not. (Thanks Kimberly for your sweet comment about the background I had up during the past few days.)
I decided that the backgrounds I was playing with, although cute, were too bold and distracting, so…I am going to leave the background white until I can figure out a way to make it more subtle.
I wish I could take credit for this super cute piece of artwork. The CTMH Art Department actually created this using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. The die cut circle shape has served as a mask to create a unique background using the spray pen. Isn’t that clever? They also used some Glitz Glitter Gel,…
May’s Creative Club project will be a fun storage box with a magnetic closure to file your handmade cards. We will also be making dividers to go inside. You can also use it as a recipe box or to store your 4×6 photos. We will be using an awesome new CTMH product called My Creations…
Here’s a fun way to use your File Folder Coluzzle Template. We made this project in one of my hostess clubs a couple years ago. First we cut out two large file folders and then glued them together to create the little book. Then we decorated them with Groovy Blossoms B&T, which I believe is…
Close to my Heart supports an incredible charity called Operation Smile. They are a non-profit organization that provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates for children around the world. Every year CTMH has a special stamp set that they create where $7 of the proceeds go directly to Operation Smile. We, the Creative Design…
This card was inspired by Nichole Heady. She created a card similar to this using papertreyink stamps. Check out her card here. I recreated her card using CTMH’s January stamp of the month called Eastertime. I also used a few other stamps including “Happy Birthday,” and “Friendship Word Puzzle.” Inks: CTMH Baby Pink, Sweet Leaf,…
Happy New Year! Happy January! Happy National Papercrafting Month! There are so many reasons to celebrate! I am excited to share with you lots of fun specials that start today! January Stamp of the Month With a minimum qualifying purchase, get your D-size Stamp of the Month set for just $5.00 US / $5.50…
Hope you find a happy medium for your blog. I just spruced mine up a bit with a kit from Shabby Miss Jenn. I think I like it and may have learned enough from the tutorial to try to do something on my own. (now THAT’S a scary thought). *Ü*
Yes, I was going to tell you about SMJ, but Jeanne beat me to it. They do have some really nice blog kits for sale there. I went to that website you posted a while back and I thought that the pages were nice, but that the scale was off a bit. So, I made my own using the digital kit of my choosing. It was super easy and I can change it to suit whatever holiday or season I want.
I hope you find something you like!
I can’t believe I just read this post!!! I am surfing blogs with the same decision in mind. I think I am going back to white!
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Hi Lisa!
I like a plain background myself. I think when the backgrounds are too busy they compete with the artwork. Love your blog! BTW, I left you something on my blog!
Happy Stamping!