Packed with Punch

I hope your Valentines Day was full of love!

As I'm preparing for our next class this Saturday, I am feeling blessed with all the love I have in my life. We spent a beautiful, peaceful day in Big Bear yesterday for Tom's youngest brother's FIFTIETH birthday.  The snow was fresh, clean and cold.  There is something very reviving about the beauty of it all.

I am lookimg forward to our get together tomorrow!  Lynn was posting the date to her calendar and let us know that it is National Margarita Day..... So Margarita we will.  We're going to have a Mexican potluck as well. I think it's a good idea to keep the cards more simple...BUT... get ready because I am going to challenge you a bit more in the coming months; both with techniques and with Cricut classes.  I'm sorry it's taken me this long, but I'll get on it!


Here are the scrap pages using our Avonlea papers...

Here are two of the cards ..... I'll try to add the other two later....

I'd love to have you join us tomorrow at 9:30!!!

HAPPY 2013!!!!

I wish you all a lot of good health and happiness with TONS of time to stamp and craft this year!
I also hope to find more time for crafting this year ...  but with the addition of 3 new grandbabies within 6 months....I also plan on doing a TON of hugging!!!!

Here are the cards for our January class on the 19th.

And the layouts...

Hope to see you!

Happy December 1st!!!

It's so hard to believe that we are already in the last month of 2012.  They years go faster and faster!
With a whole month of festivities planned...I also get to look forward to the next new CTMH catalog that we should receive shortly after Xmas!!!   With that comes the retirement list of items that will no longer be available.  A fellow CTMH consultant, Alissa Chilton, put together this great file with pictures of the retiring stamp sets... Enjoy!

Retiring Items List!

The retiring items list has just been released by Close To My Heart. All items on the retiring list are only available while supplies last, effective immediately.  If some of the retiring items are on your wish list, I recommend ordering sooner, rather than later!  Consider them an early Christmas present to yourself....or wrap them up and put them under the tree!  Here is a list and pics of the retiring stamp sets...

A1104 A Tweet

A1111 A Tulip

A1116 A Melody

A1122 Bravo

 A1128 Quick Cards-Shell

A1129 A Rainbow

B1365 Spring Up

B1369 Rosy Regards

B1374 Bee Happy

B1397 He is Risen

C1439 Enjoy Life

C1440 Take a Picture

C1442 Tailor Made

C1450 Eclectic Edges

C1452 Delight

C1455 Aspire

C1456 Heartfelt Treasures

C1457 Happy Camper

C1458 Paper Lantern

C1473 Remarkable Wreath

 

 C1474 10 Things

C1485 Super Powers

C1498 Country Life

C1499 Perfect Day

D1195 The Works Alphabet

D1222 Tiny Typewrite Alphabet

D1296 Chocolate Alphabet

D1301 Hodge Podge Alphabet

D1303 Classmate Alphabet

D1462 Splendid Day

D1464 Card Chatter-Love

D1467 Trees & Things

D1472 Simple Memories

D1478 Bingo Alphabet

D1505 Roar

D1508 Diverse Backgrounds

D1511 Kick Back

 E1013 Field Trip Alphabet

That covers the retiring stamps!   There will also be new WHILE SUPPLIES LAST ITEMS added to my website on December 1! Contact me with any questions at luvdotz@aol.com! All orders of $50 or more placed from December 1 (12:00AM MST) through December 31 (11:59PM MST) will also receive a FREE Bonding Memories Glue Pen!  Shop early before all the items sell out!

Hurry to my CTMH website to purchase these great deals!  Only available while supplies last!!!

Workshop for October 20th!

Hello!  

We are heading into our busiest and most fun time of year!  Wouldn't it be great to have your Halloween layouts ready for pictures? I like having two double page layouts... when do you ever have enough room for all of your pictures on only one 2 page spread? I am starting to incorporated the "C" embellishments that go with each kit. For $25 you will have 4 pages and a full pack of the accompanying embellishments.  

The first layout is a modified version of the Workshop on the Go by Karen Pedersen. She added a few extra pieces of paper to an already great layout. 

 

The second layout is one that I adapted from our newest publication Make it From Your Heart. It has 48 pages of GREAT layouts and cards for only $7.95.

I will post pictures of the card class later in the week.  Hope you can make it!

Two Great October Specials!

Can you believe that October is here already? What happened to September? What happened to summer for that matter? LOL! The good news is that a new month brings new Close to my Heart promotions! And do I have a couple of great ones to share with you today!

October Stamp of the Month 

The October Stamp of the Month is so cute! The best thing about it is that it coordinates with our new Artiste Cricut cartridge! Gotta love that. It will help make your Christmas cards faster, simpler, easier!

Available October 1-31, 2012 only.

With a minimum qualifying purchase, get your D-size Stamp of the Month set for just $5.00 US / $5.50 CAN! Add the stamp set to your cart on this page at full retail price or, with your qualifying order, add it at checkout for the promotional price.

Spend:	$50.00	No purchase required
You pay only:	$5.00	$17.95 (full retail)

Set of 11
Recommended My Acrylix® Blocks:
2" x 2" (Y1003), 1" x 3½" (Y1002), 3" × 3" (Y1006)

Click here to order your own Stamp of the Month 

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Free Studio J Layout Promotion

Get a free Studio J layout in October! With this special promotion, when you buy nine Studio J layouts, you’ll get another custom-printed layout for free! It’s the perfect opportunity to use any Member Bonus layouts you may have or try Studio J for the first time. To receive the discount, just add 10 or more layouts to your cart. You’ll see a discount reflected in your order total. And you can mximize this promotion by ordering in multiples of 10. Buy nine, get one free. Buy 18, get two free. Buy 27, get three free. Up to four free layouts! If you haven’t tried Studio J yet, now is the time to start! Don’t forget to try out our new Express Collections where you can create lots super cute of layouts even faster!

Click here to try Studio J for FREE!

Offer available October 1-31, 2012. Shipping/handling may apply. Offer valid for custom prints only, purchases of JPG files are not eligible for this promotion. JPG files are included free with every printed layout purchased.