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My Valentine card making has officially begun. I chose to make Easton's first.

I LOVE the sketch from Mojo Monday this week. Looooooooove it! I hope to make another card tomorrow with the square one.

Close To My Heart products used: Silhouette Creative Basics Paper Pack (retired), Black Cardstock (1386), 12" x 12" Basic Antique Textured Cardstock Combo Pack (X5747), Dimensional Elements Simple Alphabet Uppercase (Z1047), Dimensional Elements Hearts (Z1278), Black Stamp Pad (Z2105), Round Sponge (Z697), Holiday Craft Buttons (Z1285), Bamboo Waxy Flax (Z906), Clear Sparkles (Z1104...just color them with a read sharpie marker to make the red ones on my card!).

Click here to order from my website 24/7...especially when you are stocking up for Valentine making.

By the way, don't forget that the National Papercrafting Month (Felicity) special only lasts a couple more days. Email me with any questions. You can take advantage of this special on my website.

A Whole Lotta "New"

Don't you love the smell of a new car, or the fresh new carpets in a new house, or the soft sweet skin of a new baby? I do too! New is almost always special. And the new things that I have to share today are no exception. So, get ready for a whole lotta 'new'!

1. New Year: Happy 2010! I hope this year is filled with happiness, love and laughter for all of you!

2. New Idea Book: The Close To My Heart Spring 2010 Idea Book is live today. I have a photo of it on the left side of my blog and by clicking on that photo you can view the book page by page. It's gorgeous and full of fun new products and amazingly outstanding artwork and ideas. You can order from this Idea Book by clicking here, which will take you to my website, then click 'shop online'.

3. New Stamp of the Month: The January Stamp of the Month (D1406 - True Friends, set of 11) is available starting today (through January 31). There are several ways to get it:

• earn it FREE when you spend $100 or more (before shipping and tax)
• earn it for 75% off ($5.74) when you spend $75 or more (before shipping and tax)
• earn it for 50% off ($11.74) when you spend $50 or more (before shipping and tax)
• earn it for 25% off ($17.21) when you spend $25 or more (before shipping and tax)
• purchase it for full retail price ($22.95)

I've included a photo of a standard (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") card I made using this set. I've also included a scan of the carrier sheet in the stamp set so you can see all of the images. The actual size of this carrier sheet is 6" x 6". Isn't this an awesome and versatile set? It's great for card making or scrapbooking and includes some fun and trendy brackets and frames, as well as four great sentiments.

Close To My Heart products used: True Friends Stamp Set (D1406), White Daisy Cardstock (1385), Cranberry Cardstock (1272), Basic 12" x 12" Textured Cardstock Combo Pack (X5747), Silhouette Level 2 Paper Pack (X7090B), Silhouette Creative Basics Pack (no longer available), Versamark Pad (Z891), White Daisy Embossing Powder (Z673), Black Embossing Powder (Z670), Cranberry Grosgrain Ribbon (Z1103), Fresh Shapes Dimensional Elements (Z1019), Cranberry Marker (Z2316), Corner Rounder (Z578), 3D Foam Tape (Z1151), Sanding Kit (Z1294).

4. New Sign-Up Special: Along with the current Felicity Special (click here for more information), comes an awesome Sign Up Special. During the month of January, when you sign up to be a new Consultant with Close To My Heart, you get the Felicity kit absolutely FREE with your New Consultant Kit. It's only $99 for your New Consultant Kit (before shipping and tax) and you will not believe the great stuff that comes in it. In fact you get over $350 worth of products for that $99. Here is a photo of what comes in your kit and a list of the products.

In addition to Business Training and Marketing Supplies, the products you will receive are:
· My Acrylix® Beautiful Day Incentive Stamp Set
· My Acrylix® Bee Mine Petite Perks Stamp Set
· Veranda Workshops on the Go™ Guide
· Spring 2010 B&T Duos® Sampler
· Connections Club™ Reward: Sprinkles
· Connections Club™ Cards (25)
· Color Swatches
· My Reflections® Veranda Level 1 Kit
· My Reflections® Veranda Level 2 Paper Packet
· My Reflections® Veranda Level 2 My Stickease® Assortment
· 12" * 12" White Daisy Cardstock (24)
· My Acrylix® Follow Your Heart Stamp Set
· My Acrylix® Authentic Stamp Set
· My Acrylix® One of a Kind Stamp Set
· My Acrylix® Cherished Flourishes Stamp Set
· 2" * 3V" My Acrylix® Block
· 4" * 4" My Acrylix® Block
· Barn Red Exclusive Inks® Pad
· Cocoa Exclusive Inks® Pad
· Garden Green Exclusive Inks® Pad
· Juniper Exclusive Inks® Pad
· Filigree Charms
· Just Blooms® Spring Blossom
· Brown StazOn® Ink Pad
· Mini-Medley Antique Copper Accents
· Double Scrubber
· My Acrylix® Spritz Cleaner
· Bonding Memories® Glue (1.7 oz.)
· Sponge

To sign up right now, click here. Close To My Heart notifies me quickly when you sign up and I will contact you to set up some time to do training, answer questions and help you get started. I have a wonderful team of consultants with Close To My Heart called The Pacemakers (because we keep 'the Heart' pumpin'!). We have lots of fun together creating and building our businesses.

29!

29! No, that is not how old I am. Alas, I passed that eons ago. Tannon scored 29 points yesterday in Lone Peak's win over Westlake High School. So far, we are undefeated. WOO HOO! Way to go, Tan Man.

Don't forget...Felicity is in full swing. Click here for more details. You can click here to order from my website 24/7 (even on days you score 29 points), or you can email me (Pedermom@aol.com) with any questions.

Have a wonderful New Year's Eve.

Come Celebrate with Me!

"Celebrate what?" you ask. National Papercrafting Month, Silly! I'll bet you were thinking Christmas or New Years or something like that. Nope. How could those ideas possibly pop in your mind before National Papercrafting Month? I just don't get it (ha)!

National Papercrafting Month is actually in January, but Close To My Heart is jumping at the bit. They want to make sure that not only can you get this great kit in January, but you can order it now and have it in your hands to play with in January. To celebrate, they have created this GORGEOUS collection called "Felicity."

"What's in the Felicity Collection and why do I need it?" you ask. Once I tell you and show you what comes in the collection, you will know the answer to your second question. Not only do you get a stamp set that includes a complete alphabet, flourishes, birds, argyle patterns, flowers and leaves, but you also get twelve 12" x 12" background and texture papers (B&T papers in CTMH language) in three different color schemes, and six coordinating 12" x 12" shaped papers perfect to use whole or in pieces on layouts, cards, boxes, journals, or countless other papercrafting projects. On top of all of that, you will also receive a two-sided, full-color brochure giving you project ideas along with the recipes for each project.

You can order or earn the Felicity Collection between now (December 15th, actually) and January 31, 2010...or while supplies last.

There are five ways to get the Felicity Collection. Read carefully so you can choose which way works best for you.

1. Purchase it at full price ($34.95 before shipping and tax)
2. Place an order of $60 or more in stamp sets (Stamp of the Month excluded) and receive one collection absolutely FREE!
3. Place an order of $125 or more in Close To My Heart products and receive one collectioin absolutely FREE!
4. Host a home gathering or workshop with minimum sales of $400 (before shipping and tax) and receive one collection absolutely FREE!
5. Join Close To My Heart between January 1-31 and you will get one absolutely FREE with your New Consultant Kit.

Here are several projects that I have made using the Felicity Collection. Feel free to click on any image to see it larger.
Click here to enter my website (24/7), then click on Shop Online to place an order.