Plenty for $20

From December 1 - 31st place a $20 order on my CTMH website at the link to the right "Shop with Me" and receive a FREE D size stamp set valued at $22.95 with your order.

  NOTE:  CTMH will pick the set out and include with your order.  Studio J purchases are excluded.  These sets will be retiring sets from their catalogs.

Day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas

Here is a nifty giftcard holder you can make quickly.  I used the Close to My Hearts "A Timber" stamp set to decorate the cards.  It retails for $7.95. 

This is a great set to have in your collection! 

To Create the sleeve:

4" 1/2" x 7" 3/4" piece of cardstock.

Use decorative scissors on the long ends.

Score at 3/4" and 4" 1/4" on the 7" 3/4" side of the cardstock

Fold and glue the 3/4" piece down.

Decorate as desired.

To create Insert:

3" 3/8" x 9" 3/4" White Cardstock

Score at 2" and 6" 1/2"

Glue the edges of the 2" piece along the edges.

Insert into the sleeve.  Ta Dah!

Day 4 of Christmas

Corner Bookmark using a 4x4 piece of cardstock.

The stamp set is of course Close to My Heart, the "A Timber" for only $7.95.  I have used this little set on ALOT of things I have been working on.

I found the tutorial for this cute bookmark at splitcoasterstampers.com.  Here is the link for you to make one.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/cornerbookmark/

Project No. 3 of 12 Days of Christmas

Need a quick gift....these packaged gift tags make the perfect gift. 

The shaped tages were cut using the Cricut, but the square ones were just that.  The bag topper measures 4" x 5'1/4" folded in half with a pair of decorative scissors to the bottom.

I do have some all ready packaged for sale.  They are $2.95 each.  Styles will vary.

Day 2 of 12 Days of Christmas

Project No. 2

These pencil gift holders would make a great gift for teachers or students.  You could also use them to present other types of inexpensive gifts as well. I used the "A Timber" stamp set $7.95 retail, Mistletoe Background and Textured Paper, Ivy Green Cardstock, Cranberry Brads.  I purchased a 12 pack of Christmas pencils for $1.00 from Wal-Mart.  You could put candy canes in them as well.  They are easy and quick to make.

Web Page

Whooo Hooo!!! I now have a webpage with Close to My Heart.  You can get to it from either the icon in my blog in the upper righthand corner "Come Shop with Me" or go to shenderson.myctmh.com. 
I'm REALLY excited.  Now you are able to go to my website, view the products, Idea Book and even order online.  I have also posted my workshops on this site as well.

Special for November

During November Close To My Heart is expressing our gratitude to you by helping you earn TWO fabulous My Acrylix stamp sets for FREE!  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 choice from the 2010 Autumn/Winter Idea Book… FOR FREE!  This means you can increase the value of your purchase by up to $45.90- almost 50 percent.  It is just Close To My Heart’s way of saying “THANK YOU”.

12 Days of Christmas....

YES..I do realize we haven't even gotten through Thanksgiving yet.  Believe me, I am not in a hurry to rush through them.

As I do the projects, I will be posting them.  If you would like to hold a workshop at my house with a few friends, give me a call and we can schedule one!

Twelve Projects leading up to Christmas to make for nickels.

Project No. 1

Bookmarks

Schedule your home gathering at my house or yours to make a few bookmarks and leave with the knowledge and confidence to go home and make more!  In addition to earning free products.

Great gift for school children, classmates or to put in your homemade Christmas Cards.

Just 3 sheets of paper and a little ribbon yields you approximately 8 bookmarks.