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!

March Monthly Challenge

Ladies you still have a couple more days to do the March Challenge!
Create you own gift bag with matching card!
You can choose to use your cricut to cut out a gift bag or buy a plain bag at the store.
Just one rule… Your bag and card must have a spring flair
Deadline is March 31st
To submit your finished product e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.

Check out the Ippity stamps we have for sale!

Crop Night this Friday!

Walgreens Photo is offering a Free 8x10 Photo Print when you enter code FREEPHOTO at checkout. Select in-store pick up or pay $0.99 to ship to your home. If you prefer to go into the store to get your free photo, you may do so with this Printable Coupon which may be used today, Feb 25,2010
http://www.walgreens.com/topic/photo/thursday.jsp

We are now selling the Unity Stamp Line- Ippity here on our Blog!

To see larger images click on the Ippity Stamps button at the top of the page(next to home.)It will take you to another page and from there you can click on each stamp individually to view them.

Enjoy!

Crop Night/ Workshop

Bring any scrapbooking supplies you may have and scrap the night away! We will have snacks and refreshments for you to enjoy while you work. Plus we will have all of our stamps, inks, tools, and Idea books for you to use. If you make a Close to my heart purchase during our crop night we are offering 20% off. Plus one lucky lady will go home with a free stamp set! Crop fee is $10.00 per person.

Plus we are combining our mini chipboard album workshop in with a crop night! If you choose to do the workshop we will waive the $10.00 crop fee. (If you would like to participate in the workshop we must have your PAID RSVP by February 18th, the cost will be $20.00)

Where: 1400 W. Marlette st Ione (castle park clubhouse)
When: February 27th from 5:00 P.M to 10:00 P.M

Crop Night

When: February 5th

6:30 to 11:00 P.M.

Where: Castle Park Clubhouse

1400 W. Marlette in Ione

Cost:$10.00

What to expect: Bring any scrapbooking supplies you may have and scrap the night away! We will have snacks and refreshments for you to enjoy while you work. Plus we will have all of our stamps, inks, tools, and Idea books for you to use. If you make a Close to my heart purchase during our crop night we are offering 20% off. Plus one lucky lady will go home with a free stamp set!

Please RSVP by: February 3rd!

Valentine card workshop open house

When: February 2nd at 6:00 P.M.
Where: Clark's Corner in Ione

Come in anytime from 6:00 to 9:00 to enjoy some coffee and to make a card for your special valentine! We will provide all the supplies you need to create your card.
Cost will be $5.00 per card.

We will also have pre-made cards available to purchase for $4.00 per card.