Celebrate Your Creativity! (December newsletter)

	DECEMBER 2013A NEWSLETTER FROM SHEILA Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant Supervisor (913) 485-4355        Album Retreat Visit Sheila's Stamping Stuff blog to see all my completed pages from theClose To My Heart Album Retreat.  It was a wonderful weekend spent with friends, creating fabulous scrapbook pages designed by the CTMH Art Department and featuring the Artbooking Cricut cartridge.   "Like" my Facebook page for creative ideas, CTMH specials, and other fun info.  Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide There’s still time to spread the joy of fabulous holiday projects! The Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide is sure to add some special sparkle to your artwork this season with its robust line of paper, embellishments, stamps, and more. The new products and project inspiration found within are sure to bring some merry and bright trimmings to your creations, and the unbelievable promise of limited-time FREE product is yours! Until December 31, every order you place totaling $100 in retail-priced products from the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide and/or the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book qualifies you for one FREE “star” item of your choosing from the Gift Guide. Take advantage of a shining opportunity to have the best in holiday-themed crafting supplies. View the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide » Stamp of the Month: Special Care Home remedies that heal With the December Stamp of the Month, Special Care, it is easy to extend some homemade healing to those you love. Its gentle reminders and many sweet promises make this stamp set a great way to say “I care,” and you’ll want its warm sentiments for your wintertime greeting cards and layouts. Throughout the month of December, the Special Care stamp set is just $5 when you place an order of $50 or more. With a full retail value of $17.95, this $5 Stamp of the Month deal is a terrific treat, so take care to order yours today! See the December Stamp of the Month » Join Close To My Heart Now is the time to become a new Consultant! You have until December 15 to join Close To My Heart as a new Consultant and qualify for a FREE Picture My Life™ scrapbooking program of your choice*! This is your chance to own your own business doing something you love, as well as receive a stunning new product that allows you to beautifully scrapbook your memories in minutes! Capture this opportunity immediately and get started on a wonderful creative journey. *Consultants must join by December 15 and submit minimum qualifying personal sales of $300 by March 31, 2014 to be eligible. Close To My Heart reserves the right to substitute product options in the event of an inventory sellout or unavailability of one or more of the Picture My Life™ items during this offer. Find out more about joining Close To My Heart »

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Special Care (December SOTM Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop which features the Special Care stamp set from Close To My Heart.  This stamp set contains 6 images which are designed to resemble laundry care tags.  My creation combines the "Gently Wash" image with an adorable hippopotamus to welcome a new baby to the family.   

If you have come here from Jen's Gina's Little World of StampinHeaven blog, you are on the right path!  Blog Hopping is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one!  

My creation combines the "Gently Wash" image from Special Care with an adorable hippopotamus from Wild Wonders to welcome a new baby to a family.  Patterned papers are from the ProPlayer kit and are used with Pacifica cardstock and some Black Glitter Paper.  For some added detail, the Stitch Guide was used to create a pattern along the edge where the two patterned papers meet.  Once the holes were punched, this was hand-stitched with some Waxy Flax. 

Place a $50 minimum order this month and you are eligible to purchase the Stamp-of-the-Month Special Care for only $5.

Special Care (set of 6 stamp images)

Now "Hop" on over to Lori's 'Saving My ...' blog to see her work.  Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting inspiration and other fun ideas. 

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355