Who doesn't LOVE a SALE?

It's a Holiday Heyday from Close To My Heart!


SIT BACK AND RELAX. IT'S OK TO START YOUR HOLIDAY shopping a little late this year because the best deals start in December! You can buy everyone on your list a gift and stock up on much-needed supplies, leaving you time to enjoy the festivities!



Beginning December 2, you'll want to get in on the amazing deals like My Acrylix® stamp sets from $2 and My Reflections® paper packets from $5. But that's not all-we have "grab bags" for $30, each filled with over $100 in retail products! Plus, $5 shipping on orders over $100.



This offer is only available through my MyCTMH website. Visit my website and click the Shop Online link. Once in, you'll find a link for Clearance on the left navigation panel. Sale runs from 9am MT, Wednesday, December 2nd through December 17th, while supplies last


My Website


December 2 through December 17 is the time to stock up on fantastic Close To My Heart products at unbelievably low prices! Happy shopping!

Holiday Heyday! Today!

Holiday Hey Day Online Clearance Sale


Save 50- 80%



Sale starts December 2nd at 9 a.m MT!

Sale Ends on December 17th or WHILE products LAST!

Stamp sets as low as $2.00

Ribbon only $4.00

Paper Packets only $4.00



PLUS Much Much More!


Sit back and relax. It's ok to start your holiday shopping a little late this year because the best deals start in December! You can buy everyone on your list a gift and stock up on much-needed supplies, leaving you time to enjoy the festivities. Beginning December 2nd, you'll want to get in on the amazing deals like My Acrylix Stamp sets form $2.00 and My Reflections paper packets from $5.00. But that's not all, we have "grab bags" for $30.OO each FILLED with over $100 in retail products. Plus, great shipping deals on orders over $100.00. These products are available ONLY while supplies last, so mark your calendar and be the FIRST to fill your shopping cart! ONLY while supplies last!


Check out my CTMH site: http://www.heatherstamps.myctmh.com/

https://orders.closetomyheart.com/CTMHConsultants/marketing/pdf/Dec09_CCflyer_US.pdf

Thanks for looking.. Keep Stamping!

Unhappy Floral Order

WARNING DO NOT USE BAKERSFIELD FINEST FLORIST!!

{taken from my facebook account due to loss of my computer- that will be a different post}

received

picture of floweers on website

Does this floral arrangement in the picture look like the arrangement on the website?

Not to me.. after a discussion witht the owner of Bakersfield Finest Florist, who says she persoanlly made the bouquet and it was beautiful and that she followed the teleflora recipe for the Party Time boquet I ordered.. The only apology I received was for the delivery of the wrong day on the order.Everything else was my fault and she was hot as hell to tell me I am wrong..so what can I do?...

Nothing really. Though I was incorrect in saying only 2 carnations and 2 roses.. you can see that there are 3 carnations and 2 roses and 3 little red things that my Mom says are not rosebuds...

so disappointed..but whatever, I am in the wrong and next time I will stick with FTD......

 

 

Today- sooo tired this morning.. talked to the Florist and she happened to be the owner and was appalled and shocked and told me I was making fraudulent charges against her and how could I since she made the bouquet personally and it was beautiful and how dare I say that it was anything but .. she followed the recipe and I am wrong and she had to go because nothing was wrong with the boquet.about an hour ago · Comment · Like / Unlike


Yesterday- so upset at the Bakersfield Florists that my flower order was no where near the order that I placed.. I paid $60.00 for a floral arrangement and my grandma received about $12.00 -$20.00 worth of flowers and a buttload of babys breath I am so disappointed.. I have to wait a day to yell at them because they are not open on Sunday.. I may just end up doing a cc chargeback if they dont fix it.
 
These flowers were for my Grandmothers 90th Birthday Party that I was unable to attend. I chose the colors specifically and the arrangement because it would match the colors of her cake and the colors she said were her favorite. I'm sorry Grandma that they were not as wonderful as they should have been for your 90th birthday party.

Read A Thon

Shirley Lanham Elelmentary School is hosting a Read Athon.

This Read A Thon ecourages students and families to read and raise money for new SLES Library books.
The student gathers pledges from family, friends,etc. etc. then has to participate in the Read A Thon by reading for at least 30 minutes for 11 dys. They then collect the monies pledged and turn it in with their time sheet.

All readers receive a bookmark and $1.00 for every $10.00 pledged to spend at the school store

All students who earned $30.00 or more: will be recognized by a personal bookplate in a new library book.

Top Earning Class from each grade level: Ice Cream Treat

Top Individual Earners at each grade level: $25.00 NEX gift Card

Top Overall Earner: $50.00 Gift Card (Not eligible for $25.00 grade level prize)

It is really hard to receive pledges when you are in a small Community and most everyone has a child or more at the Elementary School.  I have always even as a little girl enjoyed books so being able to help the School receive new books is important to me. I enjoy reading now and buy and or check out many books, I love sharing the enjoyment of reading with others and finding books that take you to a different place. I want to make sure my children as well as others experience that.

This is the first year the school has done a Read A Thon with pledges, it does bring back memories for me of a Jog A Thon I did during Elementary school. Those days people pledged like .15 - $1.00 if you were lucky and paid according to how many laps you finished.

Ahh those are the moments.. Well I am heading out to my J-O-B, sometimes it sounds like such a dirty word..

I promise some layouts for you soon! I have them all laid out except for 3 pages, but you know what I can not find any adhesive.. ughghg.. when I have a day off I have to go hunt some adhesive down so I can finish these layouts.

November Stamp of the Month -D1377 - Around the Block

November Stamp of the Month

D1377 - Around the Block        

How cute is this set??!!

Check out the Gingerbredhouse cards that Karen P. created with this set.

You can purchase it at $22.95 or receive it at a discount with your qualifying purchase. Be sure to visit my website for all the details. Stamp of the Month

November Kit of the Month - Jungle All the Way

Jingle all the Way!

This Jingle Kit of the Month features the cheerful My Acrylix Somethin' Special B-size stamp set, the Jingle My Reflections Level 2 Paper Pack, and the Jolly Assortment of Twinkle Brads. The stamp set is only available with the purchase of this kit. You'll create a two page layout and six cards. Add some neutral cardstock and you will be able to create another two page layout and six more cards and still have paper left over!


Have you missed out on the September Twitterpated kit or the October Sweet Home kit? They are both still available until the end of this year.  Kit of the Month

CTMH Stampganza

STAMPAGANZA!!!   It's finally here!!

Stamp lovers rejoice! We are making it easy to build your stamp collection! Cardmakers and scrapbookers alike will love this opportunity to earn free stamps during our November campaign.



From Tuesday, November 3–30, 2009, purchase any two stamp sets (sizes A, B, C, D, and/or E only) at full retail price and receive a third stamp set of their choice FREE (of equal or lesser value for your entire order)—a savings of up to $22.95.



Shipping/handling apply. Stamp sets available for FREE include: A, B, C, and D-size sets only. E-size, customizable (K), Stamp of the Month, and Art & Soul® sets are not available as the free set. Stamp sets that count toward the qualifying purchase include full-priced A, B, C, D, and E-size sets only. Stamps that do not qualify toward a qualifying purchase include Stamp of the Month, Art & Soul, Workshops on the Go™, and customized (K) stamps.

Kitty Litter Cake

Kitty Litter Cake

1 Chocolate Cake Mix

1 White Cake Mix

2 Vanilla Pudding Cups

6-8 Tootsie Rolls

Butter Cookies

Green Food Coloring

Vanilla Frosting

Bake Cakes according to package directions. I persoanlly let the chocolate cake sit in the pan then I take the white cake crumble it and mix in the pudding to make it stick together.. I frost a thick layer of frsting on the chocolate cake add the crumbled,pudding white cake on top and smooth it out.. Grind the butter cookies about 3/4 cup add some green food coloring and mix well.. heat the remaining frosting in the microwave for 15-30 seconds and pour on th e white cake then add the colored cookie crumbs.  Heat a couple of pieces of tootsie rolls in the microwave and shape in poo..

Add a clean kitty litter scoop and you have a deliciously gross cake for Halloween!

Woes of having a job. ROFLMAO

For me it would seem that having a job is hazardous to my health and my ego..LOL.. 1. I face planted walking down the stairs, no one saw though so I'm good right? 2. A plastic shelving unit smacked me in the face and cut my above the lip 3. wrapping example from the wall I wa getting it down to do a christmas example and knocked evreything on the shelf down like a domino effect (I think I even chipped the shelf..) 4. I've locked up the computers 5. packed a receipt in a box.(LOL) 6. forgotten to give a card with a flower delivery 7. tripped and hit a wall after a flower delivery

is that enough? I am sure there is more, but thought I'd give everyone a luagh today. It is some funny stuff. I don't know if it's nerves or what but I really haven't been this accident prone since Junior High.

Have a great day!
Heather

My life.

My day so far today...


530am, Amanda wake up its 530... Amanda gets up I crawl back into bed and sink low in my covers and go back to sleep.

Amanda is my oldest and goes to Middle school on a different base so she has to ride the bus, she catches the bus at 630..

The doorbell rings, I have no clue what time it is as I don't have my glasses on.. Amanda - Mom the door..Amanda I fumble for my cell phone its 625 in the morning I'm sure the doors for you..Mom she asked for you.. I drag my sleeping non wearing a bra messy head morning breath self out of bed don't grab my glasses and head to the front door. who could be here for me at 625 in the morning.. my thoughts run to my husband being ill, my car lights being on etc etc..

I go to the door noticing my laundry room door that is right next to the front door is open (I hate it being open because my laundry room is ALWAYS a mess). There's some lady who I assume is also in her pajamas, I can't really tell without my glasses..

she says umm..I live just below you and I hate to ask this but I just got back from a long trip and there's always noise like banging and stuff coming from up here and like I'm really just got back from this long and I hate to ask but you could please keep the noise level down.. (or something to that effect)



I just stand there trying to process what she has just said, it's 630 in the morning, my daughter hasn't been loud at all, as a matter of fact she has been the quietest ever.. I'm tired, having been asked from my sleep which I desperately need to go to the door and listen to someone complain about the noise level from my house... so I say umm sure yeah..and close my door.


Here is the thing about this particular Military Housing I live in.. it is 9 stories of I guess you can call them apartments.. I live on the 8th floor, I have lived here for 5 years and NEVER had a noise complaint except from our next door neighbors once, that is when we had our TV on the common wall..it would shake theirs because of the bass.. Anywho.. so later today I am going to go this woman's house and ask what noise she hears when is it the noisiest etc etc.. to try and figure out what she is hearing to make her come all the way up to ask me to be quiet.. I have never asked anyone to quiet down. This is close living quarters everyone has a different schedule.. There are the people above who seem to lift weights at like 500am in the morning, or their daughter who plays 2 instruments at 9 sometimes 10 at night, I can even tell when she is wearing heels because it clicks on my ceiling wherever she walks..LOL But I have never ever once asked them to be quiet, it's something I have learned to accept. Is she asking too much my downstairs compadre, I don't know.
Honestly it depends in my opinion on where the noise is coming from and what noise she is hearing. Is it the microwave door, the laundry room door, do my daughters just walk heavy, are we purposefully slamming things around and making noise...no.. are we being too loud, maybe sometimes and I will take that into consideration..did I need to be told at 630 in the morning when I am groggy and full of sleep..I think not.

Ahh the joys of military housing and apartments.

My Job

I forget how busy I feel when I am gainfully employed.. LOL It has been 3 years since I left my previous job as a Navy Lodge Supervisor, 3 years since my brother in law passed away. It seems like only yesterday, the hurt from his passing is not as fresh and the pain has dulled. The girls often talk about Peaches and what they did with him and when we lived at his and Adriens house, such joy the have from their memories and that is something I am very thankful for..

This post is not about that though, this post is suppose to be about my new job. Geesh, after 3 years of not working a 9-5 job (I guess you could say) I had forgotten how much time away from home and the kids a job takes away from you. I work most days from 10am - 6pm so I am able to get my girls off to school in the morning and if I time my break just right I can spend an hour with them after school (230-330) which leaves them at home for 2.5 hours to work on their homework and chores.. Needless to say but I am going to anyways, my 230-330 break time does not always pan out like I want it to. For example today I will be spding my break earlier and going to the Uniform shop to get the items my husband needs as well as packing a box with said items and mailing it to him on the ship because he forgot them. I will also be mailing my notebook swap, paying a phone bill and hopefully getting something to eat in between that time..

Working.. hmm I have had a home based business for a while, but as it wasn't really bringing in any extra income I took this new job and well while extra money is good is it worth it to lose the time with my family? I spend so much time after work arguing with the kids to pick up this and or that and staying up past their bedtime to work on homework they haven't finished that I am thinking possibly that being employed right now may not be the best time. Then when would be a good time? I'm in my early thirties my daughters are 12 & 10, in 10 more years I'll be in 40's and that will be a large span between employment, even 3 years seems to take people by surprise and I was actually passed on a position I believe because they did not like my reasoning for not being employed for the past 3 years.

My job is great the people I am around all day are fun people, the job isn't too bad there is alot to do but at least you stay busy (I always feel guilty for just standing around doing nothing) so I am always dusting or cleaning windows. I guess I need to figure out for myself do we need the extra income? and if we do is it a fair trade off to lose that time with my family?

Notebook Swap

After the accidental destruction of my first altered Notebook for a swap.. I have finally been able to restore/recreate/redo another notebook for the swap.. Yeah! And thankfully I am still within the parameters of the swap by sending it before the deadline..Another Yeah!!

Cricut Cartridges Used: Indie Art, Hannah Montana
Stamps: Artful Inkables, Sassy Studio Digi Images. CTMH
Embellishments: Brads, Ribbon, Pearls, Paint, Paper Flowers Chipboard, Strawberries

You will notice in the book that some of the images are not colored in, well I left that for my recipient to do so that she could add her own flare. On the last skull image I left as a note box or doodling area on the page.





 
I really hope my swap partner likes her book.. I altered about between 15 & 19 inside pages, Plus the Front & Back Cover & The Fron & Back Cover Inside the book..
Thanks for looking!