Create with Liz

Hello Crafty Friends! I am excited to share this cute Spring card with you today! This patchwork idea was inspired from Pinterest. You will have hours of fun using this patchwork idea on your own cards! ENJOY! :) Instructions: Cut (1) piece of white cardstock at 3 3/4" x 5" (This is your patchwork background)   Cut (1) colored cardstock of choice at 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" (I used Periwinkle) Cut (8) pieces at 1 5/8" x 2 1/4" of random colors and patterns of B&T paper (I used the March-April mix-in papers and Honey Bunny papers from CTMH) Cut a 2 1/4" or 2 1/2" circle (I used a 2 1/2" retired scalloped circle thin cuts)  Cut (1) rainbow using the Happy Snail Trails stamp + thin cuts Here's the scalloped thin I used. Rainbow was colored  with Periwinkle ink and Sage ink (stamp pad painting) with a small waterbrush, light green tri-blend marker, yellow tri-blend marker, and pale pink tri-blend marker. This is what the piece looks like before c...

 Hello all!  It's been a while since I've posted any artwork! The holidays were busy, and life got even busier! Some of you may have not heard the news last week. We received some heartbreaking news that CTMH will be closing their doors after 40 years in the paper-crafting industry on June 30, 2024! We are all trying to process this news and figure out what's next! I would have been with CTMH for 30 years this fall! I am extremely sad, but grateful for this amazing company, for the friendships I have made, and all the opportunities it gave me throughout my paper crafting career! I have learned so much! I am very grateful to my wonderful customers for their loyalty, friendship, and supporting me for nearly 30 years! I have the best customers!! I hope you will continue to follow me and support me in my next paper crafting adventure! Details coming soon!    This will be my last CTMH Card Workshop that I will be creating! It makes me sad that it's all coming to an end so...

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy December! I hope you're enjoying all the holiday festivities and the spirit of Christmas! I would like to share a fun treat bag cover holder with you! I made two different treat bag covers for my Santa's Workshop projects that will be held in my home this week! I am excited to paper-craft with my peeps! This is the biggest party of the year! I include dinner, holiday projects, bingo for CTMH products, and a fun drawing! We have so much fun! I thought it would be fun to share these projects here, so you can enjoy creating them for yourself, neighbor's, customers, and friends and family!  Here's the instructions: 1. Cut a piece of cardstock color of your choice @ 4 1/4" x 11".  2. Cut a piece of B&T paper of your choice @ 4" x 4". 3. Score the cardstock @ 1", 5 1/4", and 6 3/4". Fold all scoring lines with a bone folder.  4. Glue the 4" x 4" B&T paper between the 1" and 5 1/4" scori...

Hello Crafters! Happy November 1st! Hope you're enjoying this time of year! Today, I am celebrating my 29th Anniversary with CTMH! I can't believe how fast time flies! What an amazing journey this has been! I love this company so much!!💗 As we are getting closer to Thanksgiving and Christmas is right around the corner! Have you thought about Christmas cards yet? I am excited to share my brand-new Christmas Card Workshop called Warmest Greetings! It creates 16 cards two of 8 designs! There's 14 standard size cards and 2 slimline cards!  I think you're going to really enjoy this one! I loved creating them!  There are three options to receive my cutting files:  Option 1 -  Place a $25 min. order on my website here: https://lizjohnson.closetomyheart.com                                                             ...

Happy Fall!  I can't believe summer has officially come to an end! But I love Fall and the cooler temperatures, leaves turning colors, and pumpkin everything!  This card has all the Fall feels! These plaid front stencils from CTMH are AMAZING!! You're going to love creating beautiful artwork with these!  To create the plaid technique, I first taped down the stencil with some washi tape or masking tape. I sponged the large stripe first with a blending brush and honey butter ink pad. You can create darker or softer shades by how hard you sponge and how much ink you pick up. I sponged the smaller stripes in between the bigger stripe with pumpkin ink. I turned the large stencil opposite directions and sponged with mist ink. In between the large mist stripes, I sponged the smaller stripes with toffee ink. The colors look so pretty together! You will have so much fun creating so many different color combinations!  Here's the supply list: CC9239 Plaid Ca...

Hello everyone! I have been a little MIA this past year due to some health problems. I took a break from a few things so I could focus on my health. I am excited to be back and start sharing my love of paper crafting with all of you again! 💗 Here's a fun card I created using the X7296B "It's the Good Life" paper and Gnomes for Autumn stamp + thin cuts. How many of you love to decorate using blue pumpkins? I do! I love that they are non-traditional! They are so fun, and they look so cute! This card is perfect for using leftover strips, scraps, and zip strips! I love to create cards that I can use up scraps! I hate wasting! Lol First, before you begin gluing strips, I used the toffee shimmer brush to splatter the top half of card. You can also use a water brush and toffee ink pad to pick up ink in the lid and splatter your card.  I cut different sizes in length and width of the paper. Widths are 1/4", 3/8", 3/4", and 1/2". I laid the strips across t...