More Stamp of the Month Cards, December Specials, and Merry Christmas Eve

This week has been filled with family, fun, food and festivities for the Pedersens. It has been a wonderful week having all of our family here.  We have already had several family parties, and have another one this afternoon.  Maybe it's good our whole family doesn't live close by. I might never get anything done!  I would much rather hang out with all of them than anything else.

I was so excited to wake up this morning to SNOW! This photo is the view from my bedroom back window when I woke up this morning, and the snow is still coming down!  There is nothing quite like a white Christmas!  It makes me want to go whip up a batch of hot chocolate and snuggle up in a blanket by the fire.

I wish you and your family a wonderful holiday. May it be filled with all of the people you love. Don't forget to take great pictures so that you can scrap your memories later and leave that legacy for your family to look back on over the years as they re-live the memories of this week.

Today I am sharing two more cards I made with the irresistible December Stamp of the Month.  I made one card for each of the stamps in the set to share this month and I am running out of days! Where does the time go? Anyway, for that reason, I'm sharing 2 today...cards for May and June; Mother's Day and Father's Day. The December Stamp of the Month is available only during December and can be yours for only $5 with a $50 order (see details of this special and 2 more December Specials after the photos).

4" x 4" card made with the December Stamp of the Month

Detail shot of card

4" x 4" card made with the December Stamp of the Month

Detail shot of card

December Stamp of the Month:  Carrier sheet actual size is 6" x 6"

I wanted to remind you of the wonderful specials that you can take advantage of this month:
1.  Whooo's Your Valentine
2.  December Stamp of the Month
3.  FREE gift!
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1.  Whooo's Your Valentine:   You may or may not know that January is National Papercrafting Month.  Since we at Close To My Heart love to party, we are celebrating a bit early. Our National Papercrafting Month Special ("Whooo's Your Valentine") began on December 13 (yesterday) and runs through January 31.  Yippee! 

Spend $35 (either on my website or by contacting me: 801.360.9896, pedermom@aol.com) and get the exclusive "Whoo's Your Valentine" treat tube kit for only $10 (valued at $40)!

The kit includes:

• 12 die-cut boxes

• 3 cardstock sheets

• 1 sheet of silver glitter paper (so pretty!)

• 12 treat tubes

• An exclusive D-size stamp set created specifically for the kit!  (see below)
  
  

  

  Whooo's Your Valentine Exclusive Stamp Set (carrier sheet actual size is 6" x 6")

   

These little goodies are perfect for gifts and classroom projects. The "Whooo’s Your Valentine" kit will make Valentine’s Day a cinch! If ordering on my website, you will get a prompt at the end of your order to add it. Easy Peasy!

2.  December Stamp of the Month:  I know I have already shared a few things about this special, but the coolest part of all is that if you spend $50, you qualify for the December Stamp of the Month at $5 ($17.95 value) AND it will also qualify you for the "Whooo's Your Valentine" kit for only $10. That means you would spend $65 ($50 order + $5 Stamp of the Month + $10 "Whooo's Your Valentine" kit + a FREE gift (see #3 below) if you order on my website) and have $112.90 in merchandise. That's about a 58% savings.  Nifty!  The December Stamp of the Month is a great set! 

December Stamp of the Month: carrier sheet actual size is 6" x 6"

3.  FREE Gift:  As a reminder, if you spend $50 or more on my website this month, you get this awesome glue pen absolutely FREE ($4.95 value)!  So, my advice to you is to take advantage of all 3 of these specials on my website and you get the advantages of all of them.  Using my website is the key because this FREE glue pen only comes with website orders. 

April Showers Card and December Specials with Close To My Heart

Card made with the December Stamp of the Month

Happy Friday!  I'm so excited that today is the day that my daughter and her family arrive from Chicago to spend the Christmas holidays with us.  With the huge storm in the midwest, we are so grateful that their flight wasn't cancelled. They are on their way across the country now.  It is so hard to have them so far away. I am counting the minutes until we head to the airport to pick them up! Easton, Daysha and Tannon all arrived last weekend, so that means we will ALL be together for the holidays. I think Dawson is extra excited to have someone other than Dan and I to hang out with. :)

I wanted to remind you of the wonderful specials that you can take advantage of this month:
1.  Whooo's Your Valentine
2.  December Stamp of the Month
3.  FREE gift!
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1.  Whooo's Your Valentine:   You may or may not know that January is National Papercrafting Month.  Since we at Close To My Heart love to party, we are celebrating a bit early. Our National Papercrafting Month Special ("Whooo's Your Valentine") began on December 13 (yesterday) and runs through January 31.  Yippee! 

Spend $35 (either on my website or by contacting me: 801.360.9896, pedermom@aol.com) and get the exclusive "Whoo's Your Valentine" treat tube kit for only $10 (valued at $40)!

The kit includes:

• 12 die-cut boxes

• 3 cardstock sheets

• 1 sheet of silver glitter paper (so pretty!)

• 12 treat tubes

• An exclusive D-size stamp set created specifically for the kit!  (see below)
  
  

  

  Whooo's Your Valentine Exclusive Stamp Set (carrier sheet actual size is 6" x 6")

   

These little goodies are perfect for gifts and classroom projects. The "Whooo’s Your Valentine" kit will make Valentine’s Day a cinch! If ordering on my website, you will get a prompt at the end of your order to add it. Easy Peasy!

2.  December Stamp of the Month:  I know I have already shared a few things about this special, but the coolest part of all is that if you spend $50, you qualify for the December Stamp of the Month at $5 ($17.95 value) AND it will also qualify you for the "Whooo's Your Valentine" kit for only $10. That means you would spend $65 ($50 order + $5 Stamp of the Month + $10 "Whooo's Your Valentine" kit + a FREE gift (see #3 below) if you order on my website) and have $112.90 in merchandise. That's about a 58% savings.  Nifty!  The December Stamp of the Month is a great set!  Today I thought I'd share an April Showers card I made with it.

December Stamp of the Month: carrier sheet actual size is 6" x 6"

3.  FREE Gift:  As a reminder, if you spend $50 or more on my website this month, you get this awesome glue pen absolutely FREE ($4.95 value)!  So, my advice to you is to take advantage of all 3 of these specials on my website and you get the advantages of all of them.  Using my website is the key because this FREE glue pen only comes with website orders. 

 

St. Patrick's Day Card and December Specials with Close To My Heart

4" x 4" card made with the December Stamp of the Month

Today I thought I'd share another card I made with this month's awesome Stamp of the Month (Year Round Cheer).  This time I created a card perfect for March giving. I think it turned our pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself. Then again, I am a little partial to the color green...and who doesn't want to "stay lucky"?  There is a products used list at the end of this post with links to the products I used on my website, for your convenience. This awesome set can be yours for only $5 with a $50 order (before shipping and tax) during the month of December only.

Detail photo of card

December Stamp of the Month: Year Round Cheer

Be sure to check out my last post for details on ALL of the December specials and how to get them. There are 3 (yep, THREE!) specials this month that you can take advantage of all at once by ordering on my website! Cool Beans!

Hint: You can spend $65 and get over $112 in products {including a $5 Stamp of the Month ($17.95 value), a $10 Valentine Treat Kit ($40 value), and a FREE Glue Pen ($4.50 value)}! Treat yourself to a holiday gift from you to you! {Wink!}

CTMH products used:  December Stamp of the Month, Love Life Stamp Set, Perfect Fit Frames Stamp Set (used with the Cricut Cartridge*) White Daisy Cardstock, Pear Cardstock, Adventure Mini-Inks Pigment Pads (used Topiary and Pear pads),  Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Versamark Pad, White Daisy Embossing Powder, Blue and Green Sparkles Assortment, Harvest Twine Assortment, *Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.

Whooo's Your Valentine Special, December Stamp of the Month, FREE Gift, and I'm Back!

I have been out of town for the past week and had great intentions of posting while I was gone. I even uploaded several things from my desktop computer to Dropbox so that I could access them on my laptop while out of town and use them for a few blog posts. For some darn reason I was unable to access what I uploaded so my great intentions were for naught.  I also had plans to keep up with all of my regular blogs while I was gone and just had no time.  Please forgive me for not commenting over the past week. What is that saying? The road to *#@! is paved with good intentions?  Oh dear! I'm in trouble!

I have a few important things to share today to make up for lost time:
1.  Whooo's Your Valentine
2.  December Stamp of the Month
3.  FREE gift!
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1.  Whooo's Your Valentine:   You may or may not know that January is National Papercrafting Month.  Since we at Close To My Heart love to party, we are celebrating a bit early. Our National Papercrafting Month Special ("Whooo's Your Valentine") began on December 13 (yesterday) and runs through January 31.  Yippee! 

Spend $35 (either on my website or by contacting me: 801.360.9896, pedermom@aol.com) and get the exclusive "Whoo's Your Valentine" treat tube kit for only $10 (valued at $40)!

The kit includes:

• 12 die-cut boxes

• 3 cardstock sheets

• 1 sheet of silver glitter paper (so pretty!)

• 12 treat tubes

• An exclusive D-size stamp set created specifically for the kit!  (see below)
  
  

  

  Whooo's Your Valentine Exclusive Stamp Set (carrier sheet actual size is 6" x 6")

   

These little goodies are perfect for gifts and classroom projects. The "Whooo’s Your Valentine" kit will make Valentine’s Day a cinch! If ordering on my website, you will get a prompt at the end of your order to add it. Easy Peasy!

Here's a video to tell you a little more about it:
 

2.  December Stamp of the Month:  I know I have already shared a few things about this special, but the coolest part of all is that if you spend $50, you qualify for the December Stamp of the Month at $5 ($17.95 value) AND it will also qualify you for the "Whooo's Your Valentine" kit for only $10. That means you would spend $65 ($50 order + $5 Stamp of the Month + $10 "Whooo's Your Valentine" kit) and have $107.95 in merchandise. That's about a 40% savings.  Nifty!  The December Stamp of the Month is a great set!  Today I thought I'd share a Valentine card I made with it since we seem to be all in the Valentine spirit.

3.  FREE Gift:  Just because we are celebrating Valentine's Day a bit early, it doesn't mean that we aren't still in the holiday spirit that comes with this time of year. As a reminder, if you spend $50 or more on my website this month, you get this awesome glue pen absolutely FREE!  So, my advice to you is to take advantage of all 3 of these specials on my website and you get the advantages of all of them.  Using my website is the key because this FREE glue pen only comes with website orders. 

December 7th

Are there some dates that you memorized in history class that have stayed with you over the years?  Events that were somehow more to you than a date, but something that you connected to and felt almost a part of?  One of those dates for me is today,  December 7th, the day that Pearl Harbor was bombed.  I have always been so fascinated by this event and have had the good fortune to visit this sacred site several times.  Most recently, this past March, my son, Dawson and I were there.

Dawson's favorite subject in school is history and he was so excited to see Pearl Harbor in person.  He was fascinated to see things in person he had only seen in history books, on television and on the internet. 

Today, as I reflect on this important day of American history, I want to say thank you to those brave men and women who were in Pearl Harbor that day.  To those who fought,  many who didn't live past that day, thank you for your service and sacrifice. 

December Stamp of the Month Card and a FREE Gift

4" x 4" card made with the December Stamp of the Month

What an awesome Stamp of the Month that CTMH has provided this month. Don't forget that this set can be yours for only $5 with any $50 or  more purchase (before shipping and tax) in December. It is valued at $17.95, and again, only available this month. If you'd like it, I suggest you order it through my website (you'll be prompted to add it at the end of your order) because you will automatically qualify for the free gift that way (keep reading for details).

December Stamp of the Month (carrier sheet size is 6" x 6")

FREE GIFT:  All orders placed on my website in December that reach or exceed $50 will also include a free Bonding Memories® glue pen (Z553)—a $4.50 value! 

Close To My Heart Retiring Products

Did you know that our current Idea Book runs through January? That means that there will be a brand new one on February 1 (so exciting!). I always look forward to the release of a new Idea Book, but at the same time feel a little sadness as some of the old products must go to make room for the new ones coming. Below you will find a lists of the items that will be retiring from this Idea Book. These products are available only while supplies last. Get 'em while you can!

To see these products you can do a few different things:

1. Just turn to the specified page in your own Idea Book if you have one.
2. Go to my website and browse the Idea Book (you'll see it by looking in the "Products" tab).
3. You can go to my website and click on "Shop" then enter the item # to see the product. 

If you are interested in ordering any of these items, you can do so on my website, or by contacting me (801.360.9896, pedermom@aol.com). Don't forget that if you order $50 or more (before shipping and tax), you will qualify for the awesome December Stamp of the Month for only $5. If you place your order on my website, you will also receive a FREE gift from Close To My Heart for all orders over $50 (before shipping and tax). It's a Bonding Memories Glue Pen. Yipee!

December Stamp of the Month - If you are ordering on my website and order $50 or more (before shipping and tax), you will be prompted to add this set for only $5 ($17.95 value) if you'd like before you check out.

Bonding Memories Glue Pen: CTMH's holiday gift to you if you spend $50 or more (before shipping and tax) on my website during December. It will be automatically added to your order for FREE!

2012 Autumn/Winter Idea Book Retiring List

Item#   Description                     Idea Book Page No.

Z1349 Shimmer Designer Brads 127

Z1360 Rhinestone Designer Brads 127

Z1361 Brads Red Assortment  127

Z1362 Brads Pink Assortment 127

Z1363 Brads Blue Assortment 127

Z1364 Brads Green Assortment 127

Z1365 Brads Basic Assortment 127

Z1387 Wooden Designer Buttons 125

Z1391 Buttons Clear Assortment 125

Z1395 Irresistibles™ Eclectic Chipboard Die-Cuts (the alphabet) 130

Z1465 Irresistibles™ Make-It-Count Numbers 130

Z1681 Dimensional Elements  Numbers  131

Z1761 Dimensional Elements Ornaments 131

Z1762 Dimensional Elements Snowflakes 131

Z1765 Color-Ready Arbor Wooden Shapes 130

X7147C Stella Complements Canvas Shapes 68

X7148C My Stickease® Pemberley Assortment 68

X7150C My Stickease® Victory Assortment 69

X7153C My Stickease® Florentine Assortment 69

X7158C La Belle Vie My Stickease® Assortment 38

X7160C Flirty Complements Dimensional Elements 50

X7161C Moonlight Complements Dimensional Elements 56

X7162C Pear & Partridge Complements Glittery Rub-Ons 62

Z1464 Milepost Shapes 128

Z1466 Bling Assortment 128

Z1695 Urban Felt Alphabet  130

Z1696 Keepsake Felt Alphabet  130

Z1709 Just Blooms® Petals Paper Flowers 129

Z1460 Foundry® Ribbon Slides 126

Z1711 Foundry® Binder Clips 126

Z1712 Foundry® Number Plates  126

Z1461 Décor Journaling Spots 129

Z1687 Bohemian Assortment  128

Z1689 Timeless Charms 128

Z1692 Tough Tags 128

Z1694 Bouquet Assortment 128

Z1741 Haunted Assortment 128

Z1749 Autumn Lane Assortment  128

Z1763 Boutique Assortment 128

2012 Autumn/Winter Idea Book Retiring List

Z1772 Dimensional Elements In Color—Holiday 128

Z1393 Mini-Medley Accents Black Collection  126

Z1316 Designer Ribbon Cocoa Collection 124

Z1385 Designer Ribbon Blue Collection 124

Z1615 Designer Ribbon Red Collection 124

Z1616 Designer Ribbon Green Collection 124

Z1388 Newsprint Rub-Ons  130

Z1700 Dark Chocolate Tapestry Velvet Rub-Ons 126

Z1733 Black Tapestry Velvet Rub-Ons 126

Z1743 Festive Velvet Rub-Ons  126

Z1742 Parlor Velvet Rub-Ons 126

Z1407 6" x 6" Olive Quick Pic™ Album 122

Z1408 6" x 6" Pansy Purple Quick Pic™ Album 122

Z1054 My Creations® Display Album 132

Z1378 My Creations® Banner 132

Z1614 My Creations® Memory Game 132

Z188 Craft Jars 120

Z1352 4 1/2" Colonial White Circle Cards 123

Z1353 4 1/2" White Daisy Circle Cards 123

Z1731 My Originals® Sweet Surprises Card Kit 123

X7147B My Reflections® Stella Paper Packet 68

X7148B My Reflections® Pemberley Paper Packet 68

X7150B My Reflections® Victory Paper Packet 69

X7153B My Reflections® Florentine Paper Packet 69

X7158B La Belle Vie Paper Packet  38

X7160B Flirty Paper Packet 50

X7161B Moonlight Paper Packet 56

X7162B Pear & Partridge Paper Packet 62Z1252 Cutting Knife 135

G1041 Workshops on the Go® Avonlea Cardmaking Kit 22

G1043 Workshops on the Go® Pear & Partridge Cardmaking Kit 66

G1040 Workshops on the Go® Spellbound Cricut® Kit 14

G1042 Workshops on the Go® Scroll Album Kit 23

G1044 Workshops on the Go® Advent Calendar Kit 67

G1045 Workshops on the Go® Avonlea Scrapbooking Kit 21

G1046 Workshops on the Go® Clementine Scrapbooking Kit 29

G1047 Workshops on the Go® Dakota Scrapbooking Kit 35

G1048 Workshops on the Go® La Belle Vie Scrapbooking Kit  41

G1049 Workshops on the Go® Scholastic Scrapbooking Kit 47

G1050 Workshops on the Go® Flirty Scrapbooking Kit 53

G1051 Workshops on the Go® Moonlight Scrapbooking Kit 59

G1052 Workshops on the Go® Pear & Partridge Scrapbooking Kit 65

Retiring Stamps in the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book

Item#    Stamp name     Page #

A1104 A Tweet 90

A1111 A Tulip 68

A1116 A Melody 94

A1122 Bravo 92

A1128 Quick Cards—Shell 80

A1129 A Rainbow 85

B1365 Spring Up 71

B1369 Rosy Regards 67

B1374 Bee Happy 83

B1397 He Is Risen 74

B1402 My Peeps 72

C1439 Enjoy Life 95

C1440 Take a Picture 93

C1442 Tailor-Made 94

C1450 Eclectic Edges 99

C1452 Delight 71

C1455 Aspire 96

C1456 Heartfelt Treasures 68

C1457 Happy Camper 84

C1458 Paper Lantern 90

C1473 Remarkable Wreath 70

C1474 10 Things 105

C1485 Super Powers 47

C1498 Country Life 82

C1499 Perfect Day 80

D1195 The Works Alphabet 117

D1222 Tiny Typewriter Alphabet 117

D1296 Chocolate Alphabet Small 114

D1301 Hodge Podge Alphabet 114

D1303 Classmate Alphabet 114D1462 Splendid Day 77

D1464 Card Chatter—Love 106

D1467 Trees & Things 76

D1472 Simple Memories 66

D1478 Bingo Alphabet 113

D1505 Roar! 89

D1508 Diverse Backgrounds 102

D1509 Magic Adventures 78

D1511 Kick Back 81

E1013 Field Trip Alphabet 114

 

December Close To My Heart Specials

4" x 4" card made with December Stamp of the Month. Detail shot later in this post.

Happy December! It's a month of joy, festivities, family and excitement.  We at Close To My Heart thought we'd join in the joy and offer you some great specials.

In this post...
1.  Huge Sale
2.  Free Holiday Gift
3.  December Stamp of the Month
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1. HUGE Sale: You’ll be tickled with the FABULOUS new sale items on my website that went up at midnight this morning (December 1). Just head to my website and click on "While Supplies Last."

Among the new additions you will find a wide variety of paper and coordinating accessories, all with a substantial markdown. You will also find that most of the items that are currently available will also see a further markdown at that time.

2. Free Holiday Gift:  To sweeten the deal even more, from December 1–31, all orders placed on my website that reach or exceed $50 will also include a free Bonding Memories® glue pen (Z553)—a $4.50 value! Shop early, because these deals are only available while supplies last.

3. December Stamp of the Month:  With every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax) during the month of December, one of these awesome month-to-month stamp set (Year Round Cheer) can be yours for only $5.  That means if you spend $100, you can purchase 2, and so on. Nice!  This stamp set is a perfect holiday gift, and for only $5...why not?

December Stamp of the Month (Year-Round Cheer). Actual size of carrier sheet is 6" x 6"

Frame cut with the wonderful CTMH/Cricut Artiste Cartridge.  This cartridge cuts over 700 images and fits many of our stamp sets!  Cool beans!

Close To My Heart Supplies used: December Stamp of the Month, Universal Backgrounds, Perfect Fit Frames, White Daisy Cardstock, Topiary Cardstock, Ruby Pigment Ink Pad, Versamark Pad, White Embossing Powder, Red, Pink and Purple Sparkle Assortment, Harvest Twine Assortment, CTMH/Cricut Artiste Cartridge (to cut frame.  Yep, it fits with our stamp sets!) 3D Foam Tape.

CTMH/Cricut Artiste Cartridge

Universal Backgrounds Stamp Set

Perfect Fit Frames Stamp Set