Here's "Lucy"

A new year and a new idea book to enjoy. This is a picture of the new Lucy paper. It is even cuter in person! I haven't had too much of a chance to play with some of the new stamps and papers, but hope to change that this week end. Getting rid of this bronchitis is #1 on my agenda right now. I haven't been able to fully enjoy this beautiful warm spell, so I really wish it would just continue for a while longer. My hopes this year are to remember that I have a blogspot, and to post a little more often. This past year has been especially full with "other" things. I'm still in the process of getting everything moved from the old house. Getting much closer now. It's hard to go through 45 years of living in one spot!

Here's to wishing a happy, healthy, safe year for all!

Here are some of the graduation cards I've been working on. Congrats to all the 2011 graduates!

Studio J--get a free one this month!

Go to closetomyheart.com during the month of June and check out this free offer!

Happy New Year to all my family and friends!

I resolve to try to be a better poster this year!! Somehow real life sometimes gets in the way and I get side-tracked. Doesn't everyone??

I am excited about the sneak peak brochure Inspiration from Close To My Heart®. The new idea book will be coming in February and run thru August, as we've gone to 2 books annually instead of 3. This one is a winner, and I know you'll love it too.

This brochure introduces a few new products that will be in the new catalog, and has many things offered at a discount when you purchase the Workshop On The Go kit (hereafter known as the WOTG!! Wings, one of the 8! new paper packages is featured, and the artwork is superb! I'm hoping to attach it to this post so you can see it. If not, please go to http://www.closetomyheart.com/ and you can view it there. P.S. Ok, brochure won't come up, so I'll try another picture for you of the Stamp of the Month (SOTM). Love it! It uses paper from the Wings kit.

Wishing all of you a very happy, healthy and prosperous new year. Hoping to see you all soon.

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