Spring 2010 New Products Sneak Peak!!!!

The new Spring 2010 Catalog is amazing!  Close To My Heart just keeps outdoing themselves each new  Idea Book!  The papers, new embellishments, stamps and such are all just rocking!  I won't get to play with my gift from Santa until after Christmas.  Contact me at any time if you would like to receive your copy of the new idea book!

Spring 2010 Connection Club Items Sneak Peak!!!!

Santa sent the UPS truck to my house with an early Christmas gift!!! My big box of new Spring 2010 catalog items is here!  I am so just loving these new items!  You can earn any of these for free with each $200 spent.  You can place your order through me or through my website: http://delores.myctmh.com .

Your new choices of items come in the following color combos:

{A} Sweet Leaf & Colonial White:  Dashed 1/4" Ribbon, Corduroy Brads & Metal Circle Tags
{B} Twilight & Colonial White: Colonial White Brads & Lg Brads with circle in circle design, Twilight edge anchors & oval bookplate frames
{C} Blush & Chocolate: Chocolate 3/8 grosgrain stitched ribbon; brown and blush felt diecut flowers & blush oval ribbon slides
{D} Tulip & White Daisy:  1/4 white grosgrain ribbon, tulip sparkly-gem daisy flowers & tulip and clear sparkles.
{E} Sunflower & Antiqued Copper:  Sunflower buttons & dotted 3/8" organdy ribbon, copper picture hangers
{F} Outdoor Denim & Pewter: OD buttons, pewter brads & square bookplates & arrow photo clip
{G} Cranberry & Silver:  1/4 silver grosgrain metally ribbon, cranberry photo clips, brads and metal square tag
{H}Cocoa & Desert Sand: Dotted cocoa 3/8 grosgrain ribbon, cocoa triangle filigree photo corners, desert sand brads and suede flowers
{I} Olive:  All metal brads, photo clips, brackets and square frame
{J} Black & Colonial White:  5/8" black grosgrain ribbon with stitched edges, large pewter color paper clips, large pewter brads with white background & black floral designs
{K} White Daisy:  Crocheted flowers, rounded edge anchors, brads & 3/8" ribbon with alternating grosgrain & satin pattern textures

I have to give Close To My Heart's corporate team a huge shout out for these!  They rock!

More Super Simple Thank You Cards

More super simple quick Thank You Cards!  I made a few stacks of these for teacher gifts and for door prize favors for the staff luncheon at my son's elementary school.  They are always a hit!

To make these projects you will need the following supplies:

Card 1 - Top 

Jingle Creative Basics Collection (X5808)

Feathery Flakes Stamp Set (D1317)

Thank You Stamp Set (D1361)

Juniper Card Stock and Ink Pad

Foam Tool (Z1090)

Clear Sparkles (Z1104)

Card 2 - Middle 

Emporium Level 2 Paper Packet (X7105B)

Thank You Stamp Set (D1361)

Cocoa Ink Pad & Card Stock

Card 3 - Bottom

Twitterpatted Level 2 Paper Packet (X7118B)

Thank You Stamp

Crystal Blue Card Stock

Twill Ribbon (No longer available)

Cocoa Ink Pad

National Paper Crafting Month - Felicity Collection - Earn It Free!

Starting today the new Felicity Collection is available to purchase or earn for FREE!

The Felicity Collection features decorative die-cut paper, three gorgeous color schemes, and a D-size stamp set that include flowers, flourishes, argyle, birds, and an entire alphabet!
This collection has a retail value of $34.95 US/ $40.95 CAN. You can buy it outright, or get it free!
There are two ways to qualify for a FREE Felicity Collection:

• Purchase a minimum of $60 US / $70 CAN in full-retail priced stamp sets (A, B, C, D, and E-size). (Excludes Stamp of the Month, Art & Soul®, Workshops on the Go™, and customizable (K) stamp sets.)
• Place an order of $125/$145 CAN or more in full-retail priced Close To My Heart products.
  

Limit of one FREE kit per order.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PAPERS AND STAMP SET

Teacher Gift Thank You Cards - Grace

I've been busy working on Thank You Card for the 5 teachers in my life and they door prizes for the teacher and staff Christmas luncheon this week.  This is the first in the series from my Grace paper packet stash.

Supplies needed to complete this project:

Grace Level 2 paper packet (B&T & Twilight card stock)  (Z7117C)

Colonial White card stock card base.

Thank You Stamp Set (D1361)

Chocolate Ink Pad

Gold brads

Scallop border punch

bookplate die and cutting system

Christmas Gift Tags

Using the new Just For The Holidays is a popular stamp set to use for creating gift tags this Christmas.  Borrowed from a concept by fellow CTMH Consultant Vicki Wizniuk (click here to view), these gift tags will be used as teacher gifts and for door prizes at my son's elementary school's teacher luncheon.

To complete this project you will need the following product:

White Daisy, Olive, Tulip & Cocoa Card stock

Olive, Cocoa & Tulip Ink Pads

Just for the Holidays Stamp Set (D1380)

Circle & Scallop Punches and/or Nesting Dies

Punch tool

Ribbon

Tickled Pink Layout

The special Tickled Pink Constant Campaign from this summer turned out to be the perfect backdrop for some black and white pictures of my daughter.  She loves the bling and the glittered papers were perfect!  I loved embellishing the White Daisy Mini-Medley Accents with Blush reinker dyed Peal Paint.  More sparkly bling for my pink princess!

This project was created with the following products:

Tickled Pink Paper Packet (B&T paper)

White Daisy Card Stock

Sassy Strands (retiring)

White Daisy Mini Medley Accents Collection (Z1136)

Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint (Z1039)

Blush ReInker (Z2206)

Oxford Color-Ready Alphabet (X5749)

Holiday Heyday - Online Clearance Sale!!!!

Starting at 10AM Central time, Close To My Heart is offering a huge clearance sale on tons of items!  Stamp Sets, Retiring Paper Packets, Ribbons, Embellishments, Tools and More!!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY SITE AND SHOP

Most of the items will not last long and the sale ends December 17, 2009.  Shop early for the best selection!

December Stamp Of The Month: Notice The Details

You can buy this stamp set directly from my website or earn it free!  CLICK HERE to view and order!