Everyone is a winner in this blog hop!  You all get free shipping on your Close To My Heart purchase IF you email your order to me by July 31st. One person gets a goody bag of NEW CTMH product... Congratulations to Anonymous who said:

My fav verse of the 12 Days of Christmas is the Five golden rings one.
Everytime I hear that song it reminds me of the Muppets version and singing it with my daughter when she was little.
dmcardmaker (at aol dot com)
( new email follower)

Please email me by Friday, July 27th with your name and address to claim your prize!

Christmas in July Blog Hop (Day 2) & Facebook Party

Welcome to the Christmas in July blog hop (scroll down for my FB party info)!

If you came from Nicolette at www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com

then you are in the right place! If not, go back

so you don't miss a thing.  Also, I have Christmas goodies at the bottom of this post!

 I have been busy playing with my new Close To My Heart Pear & Partridge papers which will

be released August 1st, but today I'm sharing

a little blast from the past.  Below is a pillow

box full of treats for someone special using

the retired Mistletoe papers,

Cranberry cardstock, and ribbon.

This weekend I am having an open house to demonstrate the exciting new products int the upcoming Autumn/Winter Idea Book. If you would like to take part in the Facebook party, hop on over to www.facebook.com/aprilctmh and join in the fun! As for blog candy, one lucky lady will win a goody bag of brand new products from Close To My Heart's Autumn/Winter Idea Book! You have several ways to win (comment once for each one you complete):

• Comment below about your favorite verse of the 12 Days of Christmas song.
• Tag yourself in the picture of your favorite new Close To My Heart paper pack (click here for the album).
• Follow me on Twitter.
• Follow this blog.
• Place an order at www.ctmh.com/aprilnourse (I will give you one entry for each dollar spent, only comment once for this task).

The goody bag winner will be chosen Monday, July 23rd at 8 a.m. and posted here so make sure you bookmark this page!  Also, each lady who places an order this weekend will receive a free Idea Book, full of inspiration for your layouts, cards and paper projects.  If you'd like to receive my monthly newsletter, please comment below with your email address.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great week!  Here is the hop lineup:

Nicolette- www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com

YOU ARE HERE: April - http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com

NEXT STOP: LeslieRahye ~ http://leslierahye.blogspot.com

Jackie- http://jackiesscrapping.blogspot.com

Christmas in July Blog Hop & Facebook Party

Welcome to the Christmas in July blog hop (scroll down for my FB party info)! If you came from Nicolette at www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com then you are in the right place!  If not, go back so you don't miss a thing.  Don't miss the Christmas goodies at the bottom of this post!  I have been busy playing with my new Close To My Heart Pear & Partridge papers which will be released August 1st.  Below is a card I adapted from the the Workshop on the Go cardmaking kit. 

This kit includes the papers, embellishments, stamps, instructions, cards and envelopes needed to make 15 cards.  It will be available at www.aprilnourse.ctmh.com on August 1st , but here's a sneak peek at the finished product:

This weekend I am having an open house to demonstrate the exciting new products int the upcoming Idea Book.  If you would like to take part in the Facebook party, hop on over to www.facebook.com/aprilctmh and join in the fun!  As for blog candy, one lucky lady will win a goody bag of brand new product from Close To My Heart's Autumn/Winter Idea Book!  You have several ways to win (comment once for each one you complete):

• Comment below about your favorite verse of the 12 Days of Christmas song.
• Tag yourself in the picture of your favorite new Close To My Heart paper pack (click here for the album).
• Follow me on Twitter.
• Follow this blog.
• Place an order at www.ctmh.com/aprilnourse (I will give you one entry for each dollar spent, only comment once for this task).

 Winner will be chosen Monday, July 23rd at 8 a.m. and posted here so make sure you bookmark this page!

Thanks for stopping by!  Come back tomorrow for another Christmas project!  Here is the hop lineup:

Nicolette- www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com

YOU ARE HERE: April - http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com

NEXT STOP: LeslieRahye ~ http://leslierahye.blogspot.com

Jackie- http://jackiesscrapping.blogspot.com

Stamps for Sale

We have several discounted stamp sets for sale over at www.facebook.com/aprilctmh!  All stamps are used but in excellent condition.  Take a look and get them while they are available!  Here is a small sample: