Rock the Block

Rock the Block!

You can get an exclusive E-size stamp set and the My Creations® Collage Cubes for just $15 with your qualifying purchase through January 31st!

Join the craze! When you place a minimum order of $25 from the Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book, you can get two new products for just $15: the My Creations® Collage Cubes (a Spring/Summer 2012 sneak-peek product!) and the exclusive My Acrylix® Rock the Block E-size stamp set. That’s a retail savings of almost $30! You're going to love the Collage Cubes and the Rock the Block stamp set, which work together for interactive, 3-D fun.

Check out the great video at the end of this newsletter for more details.

Click here to start shopping or contact me to place your order! 

*Offer valid December 19, 2011–January 31, 2012. Tax and shipping/handling apply. Some restrictions and exclusions apply. Only items available in the Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book count toward your qualifying purchase total

Studio J Members - Only Special

January is free layout month for StudioJ® members! For every 9 custom-printed Studio J layouts you buy, you’ll receive the 10th layout free. To receive the discount, just add 10 or more layouts to your cart. You’ll see a discount reflected in your order total. And you can totally take advantage of this promotion by ordering in multiples of 10. Buy 9, get 1 free. Buy 18, get 2 free. Buy 27, get 3 free. And so on! Ifyou’re not a member yet, now’s a great time to join!

Baby Shower Advice Cards

 One of my husband's cousins are expecting a new baby in the first weeks of March. Since alot of the family members live at different distances, I created this advice cards using the Zoology Stamp Set.

Each card will be slipped in with invitations, that way the card can be sent back filled with advice if the guest can't attend the baby shower.  I used some beige marblized paper from my stack, but thinking these would also look cute on some colonial white with distressed edges too!

Of course, I'm working on the album to slip all these awesome cards in at the baby shower for the new mom to look back on later and hand down when the baby gets older!

MrsChadT

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February's Workshop

This month's Creative Club Workshop is a set of 12 valentine cards. I'll be holding this workshop on February 11th from 2 - 4pm in my studio. This is a family friendly workshop for kids and adults.

Come join me and create 12 small (2.5" x 3.5") valentine cards or cut them half to make a set of 24 classroom valentines.

Your kit will include :

 * 12 pre-scored cards (4 red, 4 black, 4 pink, and 4 white).

* A set of bitty rhinestones

*Several pre-stamped sheets of sayings and hearts

* 1 yard of red and white baker's twine 

* 1 yard of black & coca and white baker's twine.

If you attend the workshop, I'll have other miscellaneous embellishments and glitter glue available for use in addition to your kit.

Contact me for more information or to sign up for this month's class. Please contact me no later than January 25th if you would like to join us or order a kit.

Payment is due by January 25th. You can send me a check or pay online securely with your credit card account by using the PayPal "Buy It Now" button below.

Local Kits - No Shipping

# of Kits

1 Kit $5.00 USD 2 Kits $10.00 USD 3 Kits $15.00 USD 4 Kits $20.00 USD

Long Distance Kits

# of Kits

1 Kit $10.00 USD 2 Kits $15.00 USD 3 Kits $20.00 USD 4 Kits $25.00 USD

To find out more about my monthly no commitment Creative Club, click here.

You do not need to be local to participate.

Romance Your Card Contest

I’m holding a special card contest and want to see your never-before-published romantic cards. Proceeds from this contest will benefit a 10-year-old Delaney Heller who has been diagnosised with a diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) (a tumor located in the Pons, middle, of the brain stem).

I'll award the wiinner with a $100 gift certificate from Close To My Heart to purchase the latest card making products. Participants will also have the opportunity to win other prizes which include (and not excluded to) card making products, restaurant gift certificates, packaged candies, and more!!

How to Enter:

1.Create an original, never-before-published card with ROMANCE as the theme of your card. Card size may not exceed 5.5” x 8.5” nor be smaller than 2.5” x 2.75”.

2. On a seperate piece of paper include your name, address, daytime phone number, and email address.

3. Mail to:  Romance Your Card Contest, Studio 54, 1307 Park Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701.

4. Entries must be postmarked by January 25th. All entries will be judged during First Friday inside the Pajama Factory at 1307 Park Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701. Attendees will be given a voting card in which to choose their top three favorite cards. Winners will be determined by the number of votes received. Voting will be held from 5pm – 8:30pm on February 3, 2012. Multiple entries are permitted. The contest is open to all individuals in the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).

5. Entries will not be returned. By submitting your entry to the Romance Your Card Contest you are also donating your artwork (card) to be auctioned off after the voting through eBay and other online sources for the benefit of 10-year-old Delaney Heller.

Entry Fee:

$2.00 per entry

Please make checks payable to: Susan Lower or write "Paypal" along with your contact information to recieve an invoice and pay online for multiple entries.

Official contest details can be found here.

New Years Wedding Photobooth Tag Album

I had the privelage of whipping up this custom New Years wedding album in a rush order around Christmas this week.

As you can see by this first page, it's not any ordinary kind of wedding album.  This new years wedding album was design to hold poloraid photos and wish tree tags. Kinda of cool, uh?

I have to admit it was the first time using my sewing machine to stitch paper, but that is probably the coolest part to me on creating this book. The hardest part was making sure the photo pockets lined up so when I stitched the pages the tag pockets matched onthe front and back of the pages.

Along with this special new years wedding album I hand stamped six dozen wish tree tags and strung them with red and white baker's twine. I'm so excited that CTMH will be offering baker's twin in the new idea book coming out in February!

It's New Years Eve! Is the party at your house or are you ending somewhere to watch the ball drop?

Happy New Year!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I am so grateful for all of you who have helped my business grow this year. I am especially thankful for those of you who started out as my customers and quickly became my friends. Becoming a CTMH Consultant in 2011 has provided me with such wonderful opportunties to gain new friendships and challenge and stretch my creativity.

I began my crafting business many...many years ago, and have been amazed how much I've learned through the processes. I've played around with many mediums until I found my niche making books and cards. What can I say, I just love books, and I really appreciate all of you supporting me through out the years. I'm looking forward to the new adventures in paper craftng that awaits us in 2012, especially if the new 2012 spring/summer idea book is any indication. Then it's going to be awesome!

This month I have a special gift to thank those of you that place an order (of any size) with me. Anyone who places an online order, a Club order, or calls or emails me with an orderany time during the month of January, will receive a FREE package of Remarks Glitter Rub-Ons ($13.95 value).