I'm celebrating today..........

In honour of my 50^th birthday today and my 10 year anniversary with Close To My Heart, I would like your help celebrating………

If you will help me celebrate both milestones, I will give you gifts with every $50 order you place with me or via my website…….between today and July 31^st.

You can choose an “M” sized stamp set FREE; I will create a set of gift cards for you FREE and also include an embellishment surprise FREE.

This offer is only available through me, in celebration of my ½ century birthday and first decade with Close To My Heart! Email me with your choice of FREE “M” sized stamp item (do not include it with your online order) and I will send it along with your FREE gift card set and FREE embellishment surprise.

Please join me for one my upcoming OPEN HOUSE dates:

Fri, Aug 8 at 6 – 8pm

Sat, Aug 9 at 3 – 5pm

Sun, Aug 10 at 11am – 1pm

Our new annual Idea Book is bursting at the seams with AMAZING new products, including stamps; jewelry; home décor; scrapbooking; and paper crafting supplies.

-To earn tickets for my door prize draws, email me to confirm a seat at my open house.

-Earn even more tickets by helping me fill my August and September calendar. (Invite some friends over for a few hours of fun. We’ll make a project and you can earn FREE product along with having some fun!)

At my OPEN HOUSE you can enjoy a helping at my NEW Jewelry Buffet! Make a necklace or cuff bracelet for yourself or someone special…..it is so fun to give a gift you created yourself!

Pick up your NEW Annual Idea Book for $6, at my OPEN HOUSE and I will include a $6 coupon for you to use on your 1^st order from our NEW Idea Book.

Now on with the show.........

 It is fitting to show you these two cards made with the gorgeous Jubilee patterned paper. I love this Honey coloured paper with the doily pattern. It was edged with Desert Sand and cut with my Sizzix card die. The flowers are cut with retired Free To Be Me paper and tied up with Natural Hemp and a Colonial White Brad.

For my birthday, I plan on taking a whale watching tour....a 3 hour tour.......
We have 3 Orca pods hanging around the island these days, along with Humpback and Minke whales. There are also porpoises and sea lions among many other amazing wildlife to see. I'm really excited as I have wanted to go on one since moving here almost 23 years ago!

All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted.
Paper: Jubilee; Free To Be Me
Stamp: Thank You
Ink: Desert Sand; Ruby
Embellishments: Natural Hemp; Colonial White Brad
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge
Other: Sizzix card die