Gotta Love Hemp!

Want a different look with hemp? Just tie it in a knot then fray the edges! How simple is that? I LOVE using hemp on my cards...the texture is fabulous, it's so easy to use, and hemp is super inexpensive!

My Peeps Layout

I love this layout! I really liked the polaroid look of the pictures to give the layout a fun personality. To recreate this look, add a horizontal text box across the bottom of each photo mat and click on the color picker to make it white, just like the photo mat. That's it! Simple! {Helpful tip: Get a shadow on the polaroid portion to make it look dimensional by making sure the "text box" you added overlaps the photo.}

Love Your Layout!

Close to My Heart has a brand new webshow called Love Your Layout! Each month there will be new video showing you a fun layout you can create in Studio J. Open up Studio J and create the same layout just be following along step-by-step! I really do LOVE this layout! :)

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month!

When you place an order of $50 or more in Close to My Heart products in the month of May, you can get the exclusive You & Me scrapbooking kit for the discount price of just $15—that’s more than half off the retail value! You’ll create two fully embellished two-page layouts using the new cardstock-weight B&T Duos® papers, D-size stamp set, accessories, and instructions. You can also purchase the kit at full retail for $34.95 with no minimum purchase required. Become a Close To My Heart Consultant during May and we’ll include a You & Me kit for free* as part of your New Consultant Kit. Contact me today to get the celebration started.