Paper Flowers Mom

Free Back-to-School Scrapbook Pattern! Back-to-school season is in full swing, and we’ve got a free scrapbook pattern to help you celebrate! This pattern originally debuted with our Tinkerin’ paper collection, but we’ve revamped the instructions so they can be used with any papers for any occasion. We chose to use this pattern to document some back-to-school memories using our  Enchantment Fundamental paper packet  and some matching cardstock. We also incorporated our August Stamp of the Month set,  My Acrylix® School Year . This stamp set is designed to help you document both the first and last day of school. Be sure to order the stamp set now because today is the last day—you won’t want to be tardy on this one! And the great news is that you can get the Stamp of the Month for a super great price with a qualifying purchase. However you do the math, more crafting supplies for less money is the always the correct answer!  Yay!! Download the pattern below, and enjoy a littl

Hey ladies!  The warehouse sale is still going on this last week in August.  Boy are there some awesome products available a Great savings :)  Here are just a few that you won't want to miss . . .  Mini Medley Accents Gold Polka Dot Washi Tape Glacier stamp pad Pear Fundamental Assortment Cranberry Fundamental Assortment Treat Bag Bundle Christmas Thin Cuts To get any of these great products (and others) go to my website HERE and click on the promotions tab at the top.  Pick warehouse sale and get to shopping! Blessings friends XOXO Shauna

How to Organize Years of Photos Without Getting Overwhelmed When it comes to scrapbooking, one of the biggest hold-ups for people is feeling overwhelmed with organizing their photos. If you have years of photos piled up on your computer or photos spread between multiple devices, it can be easy to put off preserving your memories. The longer you wait to organize your photos, the more overwhelming it will become—so now is the time to start! Because we believe in the importance of memory keeping, we want to help make the task easier, so today we’re going to walk you step-by-step through how to efficiently organize your digital photos for scrapbooking. It’s a process that may take some time, but which will be well worth it when your memories are all in order! Step One: Consolidate Your Digital Photos Upload all of your digital photos to one location on your computer. We recommend using a photo managing system, like Google Photos or iPhotos, to easily transfer photos from your p

Well ladies it has been CRAYYYY-ZZZZYYY lately with trying to get my house clean and my classroom done before school starts!  I actually finished two more kits weeks ago but haven't had the time to get them out to people.  Whew, I need another summer vacation, hah!  I have a new card kit I want to debut today.  It is soooo stinkin' cute too.  So here goes-- This kit will make five different cards.  They feature sentiments such as thank you, sympathy, and congratulations.  All pieces are pre-cut, pre-stamped, and ready for you to assemble.  All you need are scissors for possible trimming and adhesive of your choice.  Sometimes a little foam square is just what the doctor ordered too.  It adds just a little bit of dimension to your cards and pages.   So here they are ladies (woohoo)! Aren't they cute?!  I just cannot get enough glitter paper.  I will put that amazing paper on EVERYTHING!!  So here's how you nab your card kit.  You can purchase it from m

Our new Annual Inspirations catalog went live August 1, and I can’t wait to show you all the exciting things Close to my Heart has been working on for the past year. In fact, I'm SO excited that I'm going to give you a sneak peek at one of my favorite new products—another installment of our  Make It from Your Heart™  pattern book series (and the crowd goes wild)! Volume 3 of  Make It from Your Heart  is a real game changer. Why? Well for starters, it comes as a collection of loose, 3-ring hole-punched pages that fit inside any of our Everyday Life™ mini albums. You can rearrange or pull out pages anytime you want. Just think: you could pull out the page you need for an upcoming crop and insert it into your Everyday Life™ planner next to the day of the crop. How awesome is that?  Also, this pattern book features 36 two-page layout patterns that use standard photos sizes (no trimming down photos over here, folks!). The layouts are organized by how many photos they use, so

The new  Annual Inspirations idea book has made its debut and with it so did some pretty remarkable new products! I am bursting at the seams with excitement and can’t wait for you to see why! Take your stamping up a notch with one of our new base and shade stamp sets! This beautiful Thoughtful Bird, for example, layers three different stamps to create the intricate detail you see here. You can also get this set as a bundle with its coordinating Thin Cuts die, which makes trimming out the bird a cinch. This stamp set is one of many in the idea book that is sure to add flair to any crafting project!             You’ve been asking for it and we listened! For the first time ever we have a Thin Cuts alphabet! Die-cut your letters and titles using your favorite papers: patterned paper, cardstock, glitter paper, foil paper, vellum…if it’s paper, cut it out! And with no further ado, our exclusive new Color of the Year is Bashful! This beautiful soft pink hue will only be availa