Alcohol Marker Madness
Close to my Heart alcohol-based markers that are sure to brighten a page, spruce up a
card, and add pizazz to any project!

OK. I know this isn’t a card or a scrapbook page, but I just had to share this fun (and easy) photo border treatment. First of all, I have to give credit for this adorable photo to a fabulous photographer named Wendy Whitacre of Blue Lily Photography. She took some great photos of my kiddos…

This is a card I made for the new Heart 2 Heart challenge. If you love Close to my Heart products, you must check out the Heart 2 Heart challenge blog! This week’s challenge was to use at least two different ribbons on a project. If you are anything like me, you must have TONS…
We’re excited to be working with My Craft Channel, an online craft TV network, to create a new video series called “Clearly the Best.” Have you ever wondered why I love Close to my Heart’s My Acrylix stamps so much? Take a look at the first video in this series and you will see just…

I am so sorry that I wasn’t able to post the winner of the contest earlier. We had a “refrigerator emergency” and had to go out and buy a new one tonight. It is so hard for me to make such a large purchase decision last minute without time to do any research! (I research…

This month we will be getting a head start on our Christmas Cards. We will be using the Oh Deer! patterned paper along with the Very Merry Holiday stamp set to create 16 cards (4 each of 4 designs.) This month’s local class will be held on Thursday, October 20th at 7pm. (If you’d like to order a…

Looking for a quick and simple masculine birthday card? This card only took a couple minutes to make. I adhered a piece of 4″ x 5-1/4″ patterned paper from the Cats & Bats Collection to a white card base. The “Happy Birthday” sentiment from the Eat Cake & Celebrate stamp set was stamped onto a…
Thanks for bringing this video to my attention. The markers do have the lovely brush & fine tips, but they didn't show much of how they blend together. What is your opinion, Lisa?