Kim McArthur

Ok....I used the ‘wheel of names’ spinner thingy (thanks, Pat) and the winner is TRACY!!!!! Congrats!!!!!

Good morning!! Who is going to be the hostess for our Gnome card making workshop?! Orders in before 11am this morning will all count! Draw is at noon!

Hey guys...have you had a chance to look at the new Idea Book? See any ‘must haves’? Just to remind you, if you want to join us in creating the Gnomes Christmas cards, you have until Monday morning to either place an order on my Close To My Heart page or email, message, or call me to place an order. Any order, whether for the card workshop or not, placed before Monday at 11 a.m. will put you in the draw for hostess benefits! We are already up to 1 1/2 price item for the hostess! Woohoo!!!

I’m so happy that so many of you interested in this Gnome Christmas card workshop! For every order that comes to me before Monday, you will be eligible for the hostess credit! I’ll make the draw Monday at noon! Let me know if you have any questions!

Don’t you just love this adorable Gnome Matter stamp set from Close To My Heart?! Join me and some of my friends for a great afternoon of making Christmas cards using this set and one of the newest paper collections. Not into Christmas cards? These would also make great birthday cards, just because cards, or simply thinking of you cards...anything to make someone smile cards!! I’m still working on a date that we can get together, but this set won’t last long! Items needed fo...r this workshop are listed below. Items marked * are necessary for these cards. Z3741 Gnome Matter Stamp + Thin Cuts * Z4181 Stitched Circle Z3318 Basic Circle D1283 Say It In Style Paper Pack: X7259B Timber* Card stock: Black (3), New England Ive (3), Ruby (2) Toffee (1), French Vanilla (1) + White GIitter Paper (1) Z3312 Gold Glitter Gems, Z4054 Gold Thread, Z4191 Silver Glitter Gems, & Z4213 Silver Thread + Z3563 Diamond Stickles Ink: Z4189 Intense Black & Versa Mark + Gold & Silver Embossing Powder The snowflake pictured is a retired product. It measures 3 inches (you can use anything you may have in your stash that is similar) I used Close To My Heart’s markers to colour in the gnomes but any markers you have or even pencil crayons will work. If you really like the way these cards look and want to duplicate them, you will need to order the items listed above. You can use any paper you have on hand to have a different feel to them. Also the circle thin cuts can be any circle cuts you have on hand if you don’t wish to purchase the CTMH thin cuts (as an aside, I love our thin cuts! They are sturdy, come on a magnet sheet, and work so well! I use the stitched circle thin cut lots!) I will be placing an order Monday, July 6th if you want to save a bit on shipping. I can ‘curb side’ deliver for you. Or, you can go to my website and place your order there for direct shipping! I’m so looking forward to sharing this with you!! I’ve been looking for a way for us to spend some time together crafting and hope you will join me!! Any questions, send me a message! Enjoy this very sunny hot day!!