It's that time again!

The new Autumn/Winter Idea Book goes live today! Beautiful new ink colors, papers,stamps, of course, and accessories! I always love looking through and getting lots of ideas for cards and layouts. The new ink colors are in the summer palette, as they are vivid and bright. I can't make up my mind which color would be my favorite. I love them all! I'll be taking my book to study while I'm sitting in line at the elevator!! Harvest has started much earlier than last year, so hopefully that means we'll get through a lot earlier, too. Get outside when you can and enjoy the beautiful fall weather that this time of year brings. It's my favorite!!! I'm posting a couple of pictures from the new catalog. The first is the cute Stamp of the Month, just in time for Halloween. The second shows a page completed from the new Mystique paper kit using Lagoon, Pacifica and Chocolate colors. Hope you Enjoy!!

It's gone Live---the new Summer Idea Book!

Cherry-O everyone! That's the name of one of the new paper packs in the latest edition of our catalog! I can't wait for you to see it. Splendor, Passages and Zippidee are the other new ones. Of course their are plenty of new acrylic stamps to go along and lots of new embellishments. All this comes with some lowered prices, too. How can you beat that?

I'm celebrating my 14th year with Close To My Heart. I can hardly believe it. The company started out as D.O.T.S. (Dozens of Terrific Stamps) then changed to CTMH® a couple of years after I began. I still love it--even more than when I started. We've come such a long way!!

I'm hoping that after my surgery, I can have a mini-open house, or at least a fun call-in with discounts for you to enjoy, probably in June. Thanks for all the friendships and fun I've had in the past 14 years! I would not have been able to meet so many of you if it were not through Close To My Heart!

Blessings to all,

Pam, formerly known as the Dots lady!

Happy, Happy Easter

This is a very special time of year, for we ARE Easter People! Wishing all a very blessed Easter. A little bit of April showers going on today. Hope it's brief so the ground can dry enough for spring work and planting to go on. I love seeing the forsythia, daffodils and other spring flowers in bloom. In a week or so everything should be greening up and blooming out for us to see. How magnificent, after a bleak, cold winter!

I'm adding a pix of a few of the cards I've been making. Recovering from shingles has kept me inside a lot lately. Hope you enjoy. This month's stamp of the month is fantastic. I've already made about 7 cards with it, with plans for more. I love it's versatility! You'll have to check it out!

Have a fantastic week end,

Pam

Good morning and hoping everyone had a very fine St. Paddy's Day yesterday. Thought I'd post a few cards that I've been working on. I'm hoping to get stamp club together again very soon. This 3 week ordeal with shingles hasn't been any fun at all. Finally feeling better, so I'm anxious to get to working on things that I'd planned to do these last couple of weeks. I'm glad the weather is improving. I love spring and can't wait to see some things blossoming. My daffodils are budding up, so I don't want them to freeze. I may have to find some way to cover them up!

Don't forget to check the Close To My Heart link to see the SOTM and specials going on. Sing up as consultant and receive the summer SOTM sets free! Become a follower of my blog and have a HAPPY SPRING!

Wishing you all a great day!

Pam

Happy Valentines Day! Just a little snow falling, but a beautiful day outside. Erin and Kate are outside playing, swinging in the swing on the front porch. We're glad to get to see them more often and wish Jacqui's family could be here this week end, too. Maybe next time!

I'm posting some Valentines that I made with the CTMH "Topstitch" paper package. Hope you enjoy. It's always fun to make special cards for special people! You can make it personal to fit the individual!

Have a wonderful day! Spread some love.

Pam

Lots of Birthdays to celebrate!

January is a big birthday month for our family. I've been working on lots of cards to send. Payton turns 13 on Feb 2, on Groundhog Day! This card is for her, perfect, I hope, since she plays guitar. I used paper from the You Rock paper pack, stamp sets Rock Star and Your Rock. Ink colors are outdoor denim, goldrush and olive. The guitar on the front is one of the new "Top Coats", and is attached with a hinge. Hope she likes it! If you would like a new Spring Idea Book, let me know. Close To My Heart is always up to date with the latest trends! You can click on the pictures to get a closer view.

Hope everyone is trying to stay warm and staying well! Til next time....

Keep stampin' and Scrappin'!

Bringing in the new year wishes

Happy New Year everyone! My wish for all of you is much happiness and good health in 2010. I've had a hard time trying to write the new year. I've filled in the year on several checks in my checkbook to help me remember!

New and exciting things are going on in CTMH. It is National Papercrafting Month, and with the weather outside today, I hope to get some crafting done. First, it's painting 500 clothespins black--for sheep's feet-- for an Ag in the Classroom lesson next week. Spray painting would be nice, but the weather is not cooperating. We've had about 4" so far, and starting to blow.

Do visit the CTMH website (click at the sidebar) for a chance to win a Felicity kit. You can visit everyday to register. And, check out the Stamp of the Month for some great ideas on how to use this set.

Happy crafting! Stay tuned til next time.