Close To My Heart's December Stamp of the Month

 Valentine Card:

Are you ready for yet another card made with the December Stamp of the Month? I hope so because I have another one to share. This is a 5" x 7" card that my friend Karen Pedersen   w

hipped up in no time.  When you use your CTMH/Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, do you keep the negative images? Well, why not? I'll bet you will from now on.  She used the negative image of the hearts to create this card. 

CTMH products used:  December Stamp of the Month, Universal Backgrounds, Sonoma Level 2 Paper Pack, CTMH/Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, Desert Sand Stamp Pad, Cocoa Stamp Pad, Dark Chocolate Striped Ribbon, 3D Foam Tape.

You can order this Stamp of the Month (Mad About You) during the month of December only. You can get it for only $5 ($17.95 value) with a $50 order, or you can purchase it for it's full price of $17.95. If you are ordering on mywebsite (just click the shopping basket and it will take you there) you will be prompted to add the Stamp of the Month before you check out.  You will also be asked if you want the fabulous Rock The Block special (see previous post).

December /January Special

Rock the Block

When you place a minimum order of $25 December 19 – Jan 31, you can get the My Creations Collage Cubes (a Spring/Summer 2012 sneak-peek product) for $15.  As a bonus, get the Rock the Block ($29.95 value) E-size stamp set free!

December Stamp of the Month

Valentine Card: Close To My Heart's December Stamp of the Month

Close To My Heart's December Stamp of the Month is beautiful and timely...Valentine's Day is just around the corner.  When you spend $50 in one order during December (before shipping and tax), this gorgeous stamp set ($17.95 value) is yours for only $5!   Of course, you can also purchase it at it's full retail value of $17.95, but why do that when you can purchase the fixin's you need to go with it for your Valentine cards and get it for only $5?

This card is a standard size card (5 1/2" x 4 1/4").  I love that Close To My Heart sells these cards in value packs of 50 cards and 50 envelopes (in either White Daisy or Colonial White) for only $14.95. That's an average of only .30 per card/envelope pair.

I also wanted to point out that this stamp set has any images that coordinate with the oh-so-wonderful CTMH/Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge. See the designs that are outlined (the 'ticket', the two hearts, the circular shape)? Well, that outline tells you that it is a shape that coordinates with the Art Philosophy Cartridge. On the carrier sheet of the set (actual size of the sheet is 6" x 6"), it tells you exactly what size to cut the shape on your Cricut so that it works perfectly to stamp on.  I don't know how I lived without my Art Philosophy Cartridge.  Hand in hand with our stamp sets it is a total winner.

 

Art work created by Karen Pedersen.   

December Workshop

JOY

My December Workshop will be held on Tuesday December 13th, Wednesday December 14th, and Thursday December 15th, 7:00 P.M. at my house. (This is just a reminder for all of you who have already signed up).

The workshop includes the 2 12 X 12 page layout and candy treat holder.  Cost of this workshop is $14.00.  I have also included a JOY banner for anyone who would like to make this.  It will be an additional $5.00 to make this. 

Sign up and money is due to me by Friday December 4th as I will need to get supplies ordered.  You can sign up by e-mail  ranaefennema@hotmail.com or telephone 801-518-3350.  If you are too busy to attend but would like a kit I can prepare a kit for you .  Hope to see you soon. 

Thanksgiving Weekend Special

Thanksgiving Weekend Special

Get more for your money!

I am getting right in there with the big guys and having a fun special during the Thanksgiving weekend. You can get more for your money when you shop Close to My Heart from me, for your Christmas projects and gifts.

  

Here’s the deal:

When you place a $99 order (before shipping and tax) with me between 6:00 AM Thursday November 24th and 11:00 PM Sunday, November 27th, you will get to choose $20 in additional product for free! And, you can also get the stamp of the month for $5. And, your name will be put in a drawing to receive half off one additional item or hostess bundle. All orders need to be placed through me by email or phone.

Need some ideas?

• Purchase the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge for yourself or as a gift and choose $20 in stamp sets that have coordinating cartridge cuts or other product on your wish list.

• Gather $99 in orders from your friends and family, and you choose the $20 in “gifts” for yourself.

• Planning to “catch up” on some scrapbooking in the new year? Purchase a Studio J membership ($30 - $99) and then schedule a personal tutorial time with me to get started.

• Add some personalized stamp sets to your gift list. These run between $5.95 and $9.95 and come with a 1 x 3 1/2 inch block. You can choose from six different fonts, add an icon if you like and have up to 4 lines on the stamp. Paper crafters enjoy “signing” their creations with a “Handmade by…” stamp. Children like to have a name stamp and an address stamp is great for a family or individual. Choose their favorite color ink pad and you have a great stocking stuffer. 

• January is a great time to get organized. Purchase a Inks Organizer $69.95, Acrylix Stamp Set Organizer $12.95,and/or Accessories Case $12.95 and you will have what you need to start your organization in January.

Share this event with your friends. When your friend places an order, you and your friend get put in the drawing for a half price item or hostess bundle!  Start planning your Thanksgiving weekend purchases.  And just a reminder, all orders need to be place through me by phone or email.

I Am So Thankful

Sometimes I wonder why I am blessed with so much.  There are so many people who are much more deserving that I am and I just wanted to take a moment to share my gratitude today.
I have been bless with wonderful children who have become responsible adult citizens.  They are hard working and chose wonderful mates and have become wonderful parents to my 4 beautiful grandchildren.
I have been blessed with another wonderful husband who loves and cares for me.  He listens (even when I think he isn't) and is always doing kind and thoughtful things for me.  He never lets a day go by without showing his love for me.
I have been blessed with wonderful friends whom I love dearly and I have been blessed with having the Gospel of Jesus Christ in my life, that reminds me daily of why I am here and what my purpose on this earth is.
For the last two Christmases I have been giving DeWayne a bad time about not having Christmas lights.  DeWayne is afraid of heights and doesn't like to get up on the roof.  Every time we would go past someones house that had lights on it I would remind him that I didn't have Christmas lights.
Last night when I drove into our subdivision I almost drove right past our house, because it had Christmas lights on it and I didn't even recognize it.
Without my knowing it he and our good friend Ron Koller went and purchased lights and Ron helped DeWayne hang them.  I know this isn't such a big deal but it made me cry.  Not because of the lights but of the fact that he would do something that meant so much to me.
I am so grateful for all that I have been blessed with.  I couldn't let another day go by without sharing my gratitude.

Stamp of the Month Card

Life has been so crazy that I haven't had time to create anything.  I thought I would share a card made with the November SOTM that was created by my friend and fellow consultant Karen Pedersen.  Thanks Karen for your beautiful artwork.



CTMH November Stamp of the Month

  November Stamp of the Month:  As always, CTMH has created a wonderful stamp set for their Stamp of the Month program.  I love this one for so many reasons. It's great for birthday cards, anniversary cards, scrapbook layouts, and so much more.  I've included a little photo of the stamp set for you.  The actual size of the carrier sheet is 6" x 6".

I love that each of the months are represented and include a little bubble to stamp a date in!  Each month stamp coordinates beautifully with the ticket image on the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Collection too!

November Workshop

Fabulous Fall

November's workshop will be this two page 12 X 12 layout and card.

Dates are Tuesday November 15th, Wednesday November 16th, and Thursday November 17th, 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. at my house 4917 Havasu Way.

Cost is $12.00 which includes layout, card, page protectors, and a package of Pewter Mini Medley Accents.  Please reserve you spot by sending your payment to me no later than November 5th.  Hope to see you there!!!!!

Close To My Heart November Constant Campaign

When you place a minimum order of $25 in My Acrylix® stamp sets in November, you can purchase a new D-size Holiday Wishes stamp set for only $5! That’s significant savings off the full retail value of $17.95 US / $19.95 CAN. And here’s a bonus: many of the images in the set coordinate with our Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge for added cutting and stamping fun! See the FAQ for details.



Click on Shopping Basket to place an order or contact me at ranaefennema@hotmail.com



Crawl On Over........................

I was looking for something cute to make for my clients and came across this darling spider on Rachel Ventura's Blog.  I changed him a bit but thought that he turned out really cute.  He was cut with the Close To My Heart AP Cricut Cartridge.  Inside is a small York Peppermint Patty.  If I make any more of these I think I will buy the Pearsons Peppermint Patties as they are wrapped differently and are rounder so you wouldn't be able to see the wrapper.

Directions:

Cut 2 Black  2 1/2" Scallop Circles For Body

Cut 4 Creme Brulee 1 1/2" <tag 3> For Legs

Cut 2 White 1/2" circles for Eyes

Cut 1 Creme Brulee 1/2" circle for Nose

Sponge Creme Brulee pieces in honey or a color of your choice.

Either draw black circles, punch out black circles with a standard paper punch or use our largest Licorice Pearls in black for eyes.

Assemble with adhesive and enjoy!!!!!

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

Friday evening DeWayne and I met Aimie and Kevin and took the kids to the Pumpkin Patch in Draper.  Jon and Misti were out of town and we were tending the kids while they were gone.  We thought it would be a fun time to do a grandkids activity.  The older kids had no problem picking out their pumpkins, Jack was more excited about pulling the wagon and filling it with pumpkins and Zoe wanted the perfect pumpkin so it took her the longest to find the one she wanted.  Afterwards they wanted to eat at Subway (go figure, not my choice of a Friday night dinner but oh well).  We had a good time being with them.  We love spending time with them.  They each hold a special place in our hearts. 

Thursday Thought

I just came across this thought on facebook.  My niece had posted it and I though it was great.  I wish I would have had it when my girls were growing up and having boy problems.  I hope that it is something you might enjoy reading.

Have a "Treemendous" Thursday.



I Love Fall !!!!!!

Fall is my favorite time of the year.  I love the cool mornings and evenings and the warm days.  I love the smell in the air.  It reminds me of when I was a child.

This past weekend DeWayne and I took a ride up Ogden Canyon, over to Monte Cristo, through Hanksville, into Evanston and down through Parleys Canyon. The leaves were just beautiful. We stopped and had a delicious dinner at the Loco Lizard in Park City.    I thought I would share a few of the pictures that my talented husband shot that day.  I love his amazing work.

Try "Studio J"

Although I do not print many of my layouts in Studio J (I still like touching and smelling the papers, and creating with my hands), I do use it to set up my layouts.  I go in and play with the papers that I want and the layout that I desire.  I have found that by doing this I eliminate a lot of paper waste.  I no longer cut and place and then change my mind.  I have it all there in front of me the way I like it before I begin to cut and assemble.  However you choose to use Studio J, I know that this is a program that you will love!!!!!

 

October Stamp of the Month "Holiday Magic"

Christmas is right around the corner and what a fun way to start creating your holiday cards and gift items with this darling stamp set.  You can receive this  stamp set for $5.00 with a $50.00 purchase or purchase it outright for $17.95.

Cards and Tag Below were created by Diana Veenendal



October New Consultant Sign Up Special

October Constant Campaign

New Consultants who enroll for $99 (US&CAN) with Close To My Heart between October 1–31, 2011, will receive one FREE* New Consultant Kit add-on collection! Each of our three add-on collections is priced at $40 (US&CAN) and has a retail value of $80 US /$85 CAN–$130 US/$140 CAN, so this is an incredible deal!

*Shipping/handling is free on add-on collections. US tax will be charged on the retail price of $40.

Dates: Offer valid October 1–31, 2011.

I would love to have you join my team.  Call or e-mail me for Details.

RaNae Fennema 801-518-3350 or ranaefennema@hotmail.com

Spooky!!!!!

October Workshop

It's that time of year.  Fall is in the air and the witches, ghosts and goblins are all about.  Join me for 2 hours of fun creating these blocks and darling layout.  Cost is $16.00.  Dates are Tuesday, October 18th, Wednesday, October 19th and Thursday, October 20th.  I have 2 spots open on Tuesday, 2 spots open on Wednesday and 1 spot open on Thursday.  If interested call RaNae at 801-518-3350 or email me at ranaefennema@hotmail.com

Goblin Valley and Capitol Reef

Bob and Kelly Smith, RaNae and DeWayne Fennema

Capitol Reef

Goblin Valley

From September 15th -17th we sent time with our friends Bob and Kelly Smith, camping in Southern Utah.  We explored Goblin Valley and Capitol Reef.  We had a glorious time of good food, fun, laughter and friendship.

I can't wait to go camping again.  It is so nice to get away.

Great Times and a Good Lesson to Remember

RaNae and Diena at the Utah State Fair

Redd.  What an awesome young man.

Our Make and Take

On Sunday the 11th of September and Wednesday the 14th of September Diena Riddle and I handed out CTMH Catalogs and had a small make and take for the Utah State Fair patrons to make.  It was a great opportunity and experience and we enjoyed every minute of it.  On Wednesday night towards the end of our shift a young man with spiked hair came by our booth.  We asked questions about his hair and got talking with him and asked if we could take his picture.  He even sat down and made a card.  He was an awesome young man.  So many times we judge others because they look different than we do and maybe do things that we wouldn't do.  My visit with him reminded me that we shouldn't judge others by their outer apperance and we should look deeper inside and learn to love and be tolerant of others differences.

Judging Scrapbooks for the Utah State Fair

I was so lucky to be asked to judge the scrapbook entries for the Utah State Fair this year.  Diena Riddle was also asked.  It was so much fun.  We had wonder supervisors over us and we became instant friends. We laughed so much.  I hope that it is something that I will be asked to do again.

Celebrate National Stamping Month with Double the Fun!

That's right! It's National Stamping Month in September! And it will be "double" the fun because we are offering our first-ever double stamp set! This little treat tote was created with the beautiful Roxie paper (my fav!), our new Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, and of our course the Pair-A-Phrase double stamp set that you can get FREE this month!

You can get the exclusive My Acrylix® Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set FREE when you place an order of $75 US from August 15 through September 30, 2011. You'll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes lots of clever phrases and coordinating images you'll use in your handmade cards all year long. The double set has a retail value of $35.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have double the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set! 

Dates: Offer valid August 15–September 30, 2011

September Stamp of the Month

Thursday Morning Sun Rise

I could not believe how beautiful the sun rise was this morning.  I had DeWayne take a picture of it for me so that I could enjoy it all day.  Hope that you enjoy it too!!!

September Workshop

The Great Outdoors

(Elemental Papers)

$14.00

Includes 2 page layout, card, 2 page protectors, 1 package of Memory Flip Flaps, 1 package or Milepost Shapes.

Tuesday Sept. 20th, Wednesday Sept.21st or Thursday Sept. 22nd

7:00 to 9:00 P.M.

Contact me to save your place.

Camping in the High Uintas "Hike to Ruth's Lake"

We spent a wonderful relaxing weekend in the High Uintas.  The weather was beautiful and the hike to Ruth's Lake was amazing.  I have never seen so  many wild flowers in bloom.  I am so grateful for the beauty that has been created for our enjoyment.