NEW Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book Is Here!

The NEW Close To My Heart® Autumn/Winter Idea Book made its debut today! 

The image is the front cover. But just wait until you see all the GOODIES inside--

Ooo-la-la! 

What grand new products Jeanette Lynton and her Close To My Heart team have provided!

You'll find the new Idea Book by clicking HERE ... 

or click the link showing the Idea Book at the top left sidebar of my blog ... 

that will take you straight to the on-line catalog. 

Browse and shop away!

Now that it's August 1st, the new Cricut Artiste® Cartridge is also now available! 

It's another exclusive product from Close To My Heart, and it's full of 700 new images.

Many of the images will help you make 3-D items -- great for gift giving!

Now hurry on over to click on the "Shop" button 

at the top left side of my blog to order yours today!

Pear & Partridge Card

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                                                                             inside card

Happy AUGUST! 


What better way to spend another triple-digit-temperature day than to create some Christmas cards using NEW papers from Close To My Heart?! 


And here's my first one using the new Pear & Partridge Papers -- I'm lovin' these colors! 


Here's my "recipe" for this ivory card base that's 5 x 6.5 inches:


Green rectangle: 4.5 x 6 inches
Striped rectangle: 1.5 x 6 inches
Ivory rectangle: 3.5 x 3 inches
Pear & Partridge rectangle: 3 x 5 inches


Evensong ribbon: 13 inches
Bitty sparkles
Stamp set: Everlasting Life
Ink: Cranberry


(I modified the card dimensions from one featured in the Pear & Partridge WOTG kit.)


Have a great new month, keep praying for rain for all of us in the Midwest, and happy scrappin'! I'm dreaming of a white Christmas. I'd better be careful what I wish for! (I'll change my wish to a Caribbean cruise, how's that?)