June Jackpot! Goodie Boxes are BACK!
I'm SO excited for the June campaign from Close to my Heart because they are BRINGING GOODIE BOXES BACK!

Last June, this was the greatest deal of the year!! We scored CTMH product at 50% off and MORE!! The goodie Boxes were Chock FULL of amazing products and it was such fun to compare what we all got! They have made it even MORE exciting this year by adding
JACKPOT DAYS!!!

There are TWO kinds of specials running - Jackpot Days and Goodie Box Days!
June 1st - July 1st. New items are posted daily at 8:00 am Mountain Time.

Visit my website at www.valerieblack.myctmh.com

On Jackpot days:5 products will be offered for sale at special discounted prices. On each Jackpot day, we've selected one of the 5 products to be the Jackpot item for that day, but you won't know which one it is (isn't it exciting!). If you happen to order the Jackpot item, lucky you! We'll reward you with a fabulous Close To My Heart jackpot, which may be one FREE product or a bundle of several FREE products! For those of you who aren't risk-takers, you'll want to purchase all 5 items to guarantee you'll hit the Jackpot! If you purchase multiple quantities of the Jackpot item, you'll receive multiple products FREE. So, buy as many as you'd like of each item—there's no limit—and you could be a big winner!The free items will be featured on the Jackpot June shopping page, alongside the 5 discounted products. We'll send your FREE items with the products you've ordered—and we'll pay the shipping/handling for your free items! Special shipping is offered on the discounted products you purchase: just $0.99 US / $1.99 CAN for each item.So, how do you know if you've hit the Jackpot? Each day we'll announce what the Jackpot item was for the previous day on www.facebook.com/closetomyheart and at http://www.closetomyheart.com/.

On Goodie Box days:You will be able to purchase a Goodie Box filled with wonderful Close To My Heart products at 50% or more off retail value. The Goodie Box contents will vary by day (we're not revealing specifics but you'll be thrilled!) and will include favorite current and retired stamp sets, paper packets, embellishments, and other great scrapbooking, stamping, and cardmaking items. We have made every effort to differentiate the Goodie Box offerings by date so you can purchase boxes on different dates and receive a wide variety of products. The prices of the boxes will vary but each will be at least 50% off retail value. The higher the box price, the greater your savings from the original retail value. We're also offering discounted shipping. How much is shipping/handling for the Goodie Box deals? For the US, shipping for a Goodie Box will range from $7.00 US to $9.00 US.

Welcome To My Blog!

Hello and welcome to Today, Tomorrow, and Yesterday’s Memories blog! With much inspiration from my friend Barbra, as well as my wonderful friends and customers, I am excited to introduce to you my new blog space! Here’s where you’ll find the latest & greatest news on everything about Yesterday’s Memories, my creative tidbits and all things important to me.


You will see first hand all the cool new Close To My Heart products, creative ways to use them, technique tutorials and so much more that surrounds my creative world.


Plus there will be opportunities for FREE blog candy!!! So bookmark this blog, add yourself as a follower, email to all your friends and let’s get this party, I mean blog started!!!!


I would love getting your feedback on Yesterday’s Memories and this blog — and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future. Please feel free to comment on the posts, email me at yesterdaysmemories@charter.net or reach me by phone at 517-974-7072. I look forward to hearing from you! Don't forget to visit my website at http://www.valerieblack.myctmh.com/


Gotta run, my craft room is calling!
~Valerie

How To Make Accordian Album Purse

So many of you have asked me how I made this cute scrapbook accordion album in a purse! You won't believe how easy it is to make!

My friend Michelle shared the directions with me, and it so quick, easy and fun to make. The purse shown here is made from the New Close To My Heart Caboodle paper and our March 2010 Stamp of the Month.

Let's get crafty!

For the inside Album:

1. Cut 1 piece of White Daisy Cardstock into (1) 12 x 4 strip and (1) 9 x 4 strip. Score each strip at 3 inch increments. Glue the two strips together by overlapping one section of each strip to create a 18 inch strip.

2. Decorate each section of the folded card stock strip with 2 1/2 X 3 1/2 coordinating B & T papers. (Front and back, but not the back of the section that will adhered to the inside of the purse.)

For the Purse:

1. Cut (1) 10 1/2 X 4 1/2 piece of cardstock.

2. Score the strip at 1 1/2, 2, 5 1/2, 7.

3. Round off the corners of the 1 1/2 scored section to form the purse flap.

4. Cover the outside of the purse with coordinating B & T, card stock and embellishments of your choice. Leave the inside blank.

5. Set (2) eyelets, 1 at each end of the purse flap, 1/2 from the 2 edges. Feed a 9 inch piece of ribbon through each hole and tie a knot in each end to secure. Add Velcro to secure flap closure.

6. Adhere the blank back page of the accordion album to the back of the inside of the purse (folded side up). The album should be centered evenly on the 2 sides and resting on the bottom of the purse.

WOW wasn't that fun!? You now have the cutest little purse album. Wouldn't this make an adorable Grandma's brag album?!