Close to My Heart Sale

DURING NOVEMBER WE’RE EXPRESSING OUR GRATITUDE TO YOU BY helping you earn two fabulous My Acrylix® stamp sets for FREE!  When you place a minimum order of $100, you will not only receive the November Stamp of the Month set, A Little Thanks, for FREE, you will also receive one stamp set of your choosing from the 2010 Autumn/Winter Idea Book for FREE*! This means you can increase the value of your purchase by up to $45.90—that’s almost 50 percent more in value! It’s just our way of imparting A Little MORE Thanks to you for being a great customer.
*Free stamp sets include A-D size sets. Stamps that are not available as the free set include Workshopson the Go,™ Stamp of the Month retail, E-size, and customizable K-size. Tax and shipping/handling will apply. Offer good only on orders placed November 1–30, 2010.

October Challenge

Rules: Your finished layout must follow this sketch. You can use any patterned paper but please use two different patterns to create the shapes behind the pictures. You need to have all four photos in the spots shown. Other than that be creative!

To submit your finished product you can either e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.

Deadline is October 22nd

The winner will receive the Petite Perks stamp set.

(You will get your layout back after judging is finished)

Winner of the September Challenge

Congratulations Shelley!

September Challenge

Rules: Your finished layout must follow this sketch. You must have circles where you see them but you can use any patterned paper. You also need to have all three photos in the spots shown. Other than that be creative!
To submit your finished product e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.
Deadline is September 24th

The winner will receive the Petite Perks stamp set. (You will get your layout back after judging is finished)

August Challenge

Rules: Your finished layout must follow the sketch above.

Other than that be creative!
To submit your finished product e-mail us a
picture or hand deliver it to us.
Deadline is August 27th
The winner will receive the Petite Perks stamp set
(You will get your layout back after judging is finished)

Some great news

New Ippity stamps will be posted here on our blog on August 12. They are very cute so don't forget to check back!

We have placed a large order through Cosmo Cricket and are hoping to receive it by the Crop on the 12th. If you haven't seen Cosomo Cricket's collections before be prepared to swoon...

Our next purchases will be through October Afternoon and American Crafts...Hopefully we will have those by the Crop on the 27th

~Crop Night this Friday from 6:30 to 11:00 in Ione. We received our first wholesale order so we will have a few more products available for you to purchase at the crop... Don't forget~Deadline to turn in your completed card for the Monthly Challenge is this Friday~

Keep your fingers crossed ladies we are trying to squeeze in four crops next month.

And the June challenge winner is.....

Shelley!!! She created such a wonderful June Father's Day card.. Congrats Shelley!

July Challenge

Its a sketch Challenge...
Rules: Your finished card must follow the sketch above. Other than that be creative!
Your card must be to us by July 23rd.
To submit your finished product e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.
The winner will receive the Petite Perks stamp set
(You will get your card back after judging is finished)

CROP TONIGHT IS CANCELED!

If you have a card for the challenge we will accept them till the 30th....

Events this week

Crop Night-Friday, June 25th from 6:30 to 11:00 Bring any scrapbooking supplies you may have and scrap the night away! We provide dinner and refreshments for you to enjoy while you work. Plus we have all of our stamps, inks, tools, and Idea books for you to use. If you make a Close to my heart purchase over $25.00 during our crop night we are offering 10% off (you must be a paid attendant of the crop and you cannot combine it with any other offer.) We do prize giveaways throughout the night and one lucky lady will go home with a free stamp set!

Monthly Challenge-Create a Fathers Day Card
Rules: Can only use the colors green and blue and must incorporate embossing
Deadline is June 25th
To submit your finished product e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.
...The winner will receive a Petite Perks stamp set
(You will get your card back after judging is finished)

Great News! We got our seller's permit!! We are now in the process of signing up with suppliers to offer you more products for sale.....

CROP NIGHT INFO-We will be canceling the crop nights on June 5th and July 2nd. We hope to see you at our June 25th and July 23rd crops...

Clark's Corner Workshop/Open House

Join Kandice and I Tuesday, May 4th at Clark's from 6:00 to 8:00 to Create your own Mother's Day Card
Cost is $5.00 per card

We Hope to see you there!

This Friday the 23rd is our Crop Night from 6:30 to 11:00 P.M. Join us for a fabulous time of scrapping! We will provide dinner and all of our scrapbooking tools, idea books, stamps, and inks for you to use. Plus during the crop we will be showing a trendy scrapbooking technique and giving away prizes! Crop Fee is $10.00 a person. Also if you make a Close To My Heart purchase during the crop we are offering 10% off (please keep in mind you must be a paid attendee to get the discount and you must make a minimum purchase of $25.00.)

New Idea Books Are In!

The Summer Close To My Heart Idea Books are here! We ordered a limited amount so we only have 30 catalogs for sale. If you would like to purchase one please let us know and we can set aside one for you. They are $3.00 a piece. Get yours soon because they will go fast!

Clark's Corner Workshop/Open House Tonight!

Come anytime between 6-9 tonight to enjoy some yummy treats and drinks; and make a thank you card. We hope to see you there!

Winner of the March Challenge

Our winner for this month is Niki!
Our challenge for March was to create your own gift bag and matching card with a spring flair. Niki used wonderful colors in her project which really reminded us of Spring time. Way to go girl! Whoever gets that bag and card is one lucky person....




Don't forget our April Challenge ladies....Create an Easter Card
We have only one rule: you must only use pinks and greens in your card.
Deadline is April 30th. To submit your finished product e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us. Winner will get a prize!

Happy Easter

Well March is gone and April has met us with some chilly rain! I the guess the saying April showers bring May flowers will be tested this year. Even though the weather is a bit drab we hope you all enjoy your Easter weekend with your families and you can get wonderful photos to scrap!