Bella Scripture Frame

My mom loves purple, green, and pearls, so this Christmas gift couldn't have come together more pefectly. I also showed her this copper shimmery paper last weekend and she loved it, so I was sure to use it. Plus it matches the frame perfectly! (I hope she's not reading this post before Christmas eve!)
After editing the colors of the photo, the ribbon looks like a different shade of green than the paper, but it isn't. It matches perfectly in person :)

You can see the shimmer in the copper paper a little better in this photo...
Supplies used: Close to my Heart Bella level 2 paper pack, adhesive-backed pearls, shimmer paper (from Michael's), and CTMH Olive grosgrain ribbon. The 8"x10" frame was a find at Marshalls, and I printed the verse in dark brown ink onto cardstock from my printer.

Italy Memory Box & Card for a Christmas Gift

I made this Memory Keeper box and card as a custom order for a customer on my ShopHandmade store. He wanted a box that he could wrap his wife's jewelry gift in, and that was reminiscent of their trip to Italy over the summer. He also wanted a matching card. I wanted to use Close to my Heart's Vintage Travel paper pack, but since it's retired I found this paper at Michael's (and I actually like it better!).

I used the Rustic Alphabet to stamp "ITALY." I think this stamp set combined with the second generation and rock 'n roll techniques really give it a rustic feeling. The hemp tied on the "I" and "L" and around the map add to it.
I also found this great paper at Michael's. Daniel send me some photos of their trip and they have some great ones at the Coliseum in Rome.
This is the message that Daniel wanted inside the card for his wife (in English). I translated it to Italian for the inside of the box. (I hope it's translated correctly...I used an online service since I don't speak Italian!)
Here is the card. I used the same paper as lines the inside of the box. So that it wouldn't look too much like a Valentine's day card, I added some holly leaves to the bottom hearts. I used the Love Language stamp set, but believe it or not, it did not have "love" in Italian. So I used the "mi amor" stamp, and added the "e" from "dulce" to create "mi amore," which is "my love" in Italian.
For the inside of the card, I printed Daniel's message, surrounded it with the holly stamp from the December Word Puzzle, and covered the berries in Martha Stewart's red glitter. (I love her super sparkly glitter...it's the best!) I lined the left side of the card for Daniel to add a picture of them on their trip. (The card is 6.5" x 5" so it's perfect for a 4" x 6" photo.)

Child's Accordian Name Decor

I don't really know what to call this...other than CUTE! :) It's for Chris's cousin's daughter, who is 2-1/2. My original idea was to do an alphabet board book, but I couldn't find stamps to go with every letter and didn't want to make 26 of them! But Elizabeth's name is long, so it seems like it's still a lot of the alphabet.

I used coasters and covered the fronts and backs with this colorful paper. All stamps are from Close to my Heart. Click any image to see it larger.

I had a hard time coming up with "I" but with lots of help from my Close to my Heart friends, I ended up with some great-looking icicles. I used the "Around the Block" stamp set (Nov stamp of the month) and the carrot from "All Decked Out" to create icicles. I stamped the carrot at different lengths, then used a white gel pen to color over the horizontal lines. Then covered in liquid glass and sprinkled with a tiny bit of silver and aqua glitter, and covered the rest in prisma glitter. I cut out the roof stamp and paper pieced it over the tops of the icicles so they'd be flush with the roofline.

Here is the back...

Stamp sets used: Life's a Jungle, Treetops, Bird Basics, Around the Block, Easter Eggs, Rustic Alphabet, Sans Alphabet

Birthday Memory Keeper Box

I made this box using Close to my Heart's Memory Keeper box to keep my birthday cards in. I have saved all my birthday cards since my 9th birthday and needed something else to start keeping them in :) I also made one for my aunt and gave it to her birthday...she LOVED it!

Connor's Name Frame

I made this baby name frame for my sister's baby shower. She's due in February...I am so excited for another baby to spoil. My niece, Madison is only 1-1/2, so she and Connor are going to be very close in age.



The frame is 8"x10", so if you cut the squares at 1-3/4" they fit across perfectly with a nice amount of space between each square. If you try this, beware of the frame creep...the opening is actually more like 7-3/4" x 9-3/4"...so before you start adhering squares, be sure everything is spaced correctly for the frame you are using.

The squares with the letters on them are 1-1/2". I cut the letters out on my Cricut on double-sided sticky paper, then adhered to the square and covered in brown flock. I used Martha Stewart's flocking powder - it's basically crushed velvet. (For girl frames, I use glitter instead.)

Supplies used: CTMH Life's a Jungle stamp set, Dimensional Elements Organic buttons, hemp, and chocolate accessories; Martha Stewart flocking powder; DCWV Animal Crackers glitter paper stack. The frame is from Michael's.

Madison has a frame like this with the Daydream paper. I've posted it before, but I have better pictures of it now.

Girly Room Decor

I bought this "M" made of chipboard at a scrapbook store months ago, with my niece, Madison in mind. I finally got around to decorating it and will give it to her for Christmas. She's 1-1/2 years old and her room is pink, green, and yellow, so this Daydream paper from Close to my Heart is perfect! I have made her a couple other things using it as well.

I'm very happy with how this came out. I used Mod Podge over the paper to seal it, then embellished.


For the center of the flower I punched a frog from the paper, then covered it with a clear button and used hemp to tie them together. I also glittered the flowers with just a little silver and iridescent prisma glitter.

CTMH supplies used: Big Pinks paper flowers, Daydream Level 2 Paper Pack, Sweet Leaf ribbon collection, bitty sparkles, clear craft buttons, hemp, blush ricrac, prisma glitter.

Jingle Tri-Shutter Card & Gift Card Holder

I've seen a few of these cards around the blogosphere and just had to try one. They're so much fun...and not too difficult! I used the bright-colored Jingle paper from Close to my Heart and turned my tri-shutter card into a gift card holder. I don't really like giving gift cards, but we all have friends and family where we don't know what to get for them except for a gift card, so this makes it a little more thoughtful.

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All supplies are Close to my Heart unless otherwise noted.
Paper: Jingle, Stamp Set: Holiday Jingle, Snowflakes: Martha Stewart Punch

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You can find the tutorial to make this card here.