Thursday, May 31, 2012

June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop



 Welcome to the June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  If you are coming from Helen's blog you are in the right spot!  (you'll find the complete list and beginning of this hop at Kathleen's blog - but this is a full circle blog so you can just go right on round)  I am so glad to have you!  So grab a cup of tea (if you are anywhere near where I am make it an iced tea - boy is it hot!!) and enjoy the hop - there is lots of inspiration for you this month!  Close To My Heart has really outdone themselves this month and I'm so excited to share with you some awesome specials!!!

First up is the June Stamp of the Month
Life is Tweet (S1206) set of 15




 
 
I love the copic marker technique that I learned from Nicole over at {capture the moment} blog.  I used that to make these notecards - they look great bundled as a set






I also made this 3x3 card



Thanks for stopping by :)  Now hop on over to Doreen's blog Where is Your Happy Place or keep reading for an amazing special in the month of June!!!

IT'S BACK!  Consultants and Customers alike have been begging and Close To My Heart has delivered!  Stampaganza!!!  Buy Two Stamps and get the Third stamp for FREE!*

Purchase any two stamp sets (sizes A, B, C, D, or E) at full retail price and receive a third stamp set of your choice FREE (of equal or lesser value)—a savings of up to $29.95!


The lowest priced set is......choose one of these stamp sets for FREE
A-sizeA-size
B-sizeA or B-size
C-sizeA, B, or C-size
D-sizeA, B, C, or D-size
E-sizeA, B, C, D, or E-size
 
Here are some examples of orders and how Stampaganza will work for you

If you want to order these six sets:
1 A-size
2 B-size
2 D-size
1 E-size
You will receive the A-size and one of the B-size stamp sets for free. These are the two lowest priced stamp sets on the entire order.
If you want to order these six sets of stamps:
1 A-size
1 B-size
1 D-size
3 E-size
You will receive the A-size and B-size stamp sets for free. 
**Note that even though they ordered three E-size stamp sets, they still will receive the A-size and B-size sets for free because these are the two lowest priced stamp sets on the entire order.
 
*  Stamps that do not count toward a qualifying purchase include customizable (K), Workshops on the Go™, Cricut® collection, and Stamp of the Month (both discounted and full-priced) sets.
 
So contact your CTMH consultant today to take advantage of this awesome special!!! 
If you don't have a consultant please contact me or place your order on-line here
 
Now hop on over to Doreen's blog and enjoy the inspiration!  
 
Elizabeth



Elizabeth Mindemann alwaysdeeper@hotmail.com www.ejoym.blogspot.com
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SEM Birthday Celebration Hop









  Welcome to Broken Treasures :)  I'm so glad to have you here for Scrapping Everyday Miracles Birthday Bash!  We have an exciting hop planned for you this weekend but that is not all!  There will also be lots of tutorials throughout the weekend on the SEM blog from past designers and FIVE fun and easy challenges that you can enter to win some amazing prizes!!!!  The celebration continues on our Facebook Chit Chat Group where we will be offering games each day of the event that will have some fabulous prizes.  
 
If you are arriving here from Jeannine's blog Creative Chaos you are in the right place!  If you just arrived from the World Wide Web :)  you can circle through or start at Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog so you don't miss out on a single giveaway :) 
 
I have not been with the SEM design team very long but my favorite page for them so far has been this page from the challenge where we had to pick one word to describe us.  My sisters helped me pick my word :)
 





 
I used the Pemberley paper pack from Close To My Heart and the Card Word Puzzle stamp set - it is my favorite one!  
For my celebration projects I made this card 





I thought this was the perfect celebration card because it can be used for so many different things . . . 
birthday, graduation, promotion, new baby, etc.  I love the way the card came together and has a masculine feel to it - I'm thinking of using it as a Father's Day card for my husband.  Celebrate being a great dad! 
I also combined Ali Edwards Summer Manifesto with the Happy Family Summer Bucket List Challenge and decided in our family we are going to celebrate summer!
 





I'll post more this weekend on our summer list.
Our hop Grand Prize has been provided by two wonderful sponsors...  Paper Loves Glue and Memorable Seasons...  Our grand prize winner will win both a gift certificate for $15 to Paper Loves Glue and a $20 gift Certificate to Memorable Seasons.  If that isn't enough both sponsors have provided a discount to their stores!!!!!


As a special offer to all the followers and participants of Scrapping Everyday Miracles, Paper Loves Glue, is offering a special discount of 30% off the entire store. Just enter code SAVE30 upon checkout atpaperlovesglue.etsy.com. This offer is valid until June 13, 2012.


 For a limited time (until June 30th), if you shop with us and use the code MIRACLES at checkout, you can save 15% off your purchase. This offer does not apply to items in the Pre-order section since they are already 25% off. Please place separate orders for Pre-order & In-stock merchandise if you’d like items from both. 

I'm offering Blog Hop Candy :)  Any stamp set (up to $17.95 value) from the current 
Close To My Heart Idea Book

To enter:
Go to my Pinterest Boards.  
Come back here and comment telling me what your favorite board is, why you love it and ONE thing you want to try to make or do :)  **crafting and summer boards are my favorite right now**

You can find me at these places on the web 
(You do NOT have to follow me anywhere 
- it is NEVER a requirement for my giveaways - 
but I would love to have you join my facebook, blog, twitter, or pinterest family any time) 
Linked In
Meetup
Facebook Page
Pinterest
Twitter
Website

Have fun and remember in order to qualify for the Grand Prize you must comment on all the blogs in the line-up. .  The hop will remain open until Sunday night, June 3rd at 11:59pm PST.
SEM blog http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/
Nic http://scrapmethis.blogspot.com
Sherri  http://faithandscraphappiness.blogspot.com/
Einat  http://scrapinit.blogspot.com/
Cara  http://bitsbaublesandbliss.blogspot.com/
Jeannine http://creative-chaos07.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth http://ejoym.blogspot.com/ **you are here**
Lisa  http://creativejuicefreshsqueezed.blogspot.com/  <----- go here next
Dolores  http://scrapperinnewyork.blogspot.com/
Amanda Johnson http://asjmade.blogspot.com/
Linda Trzos http://mgpmblog.blogspot.com/

Make sure you also stop by our Facebook page for games, challenges and even more prizes.  And don't forget, Monday, June 4th will be a new challenge and another chance at a prize! 
 
Hop on over to Lisa's blog Creative Juice Fresh Squeezed and see what fabulous project she made! 

linking with these parties :)
 
Elizabeth

Elizabeth Mindemann alwaysdeeper@hotmail.com www.ejoym.blogspot.com
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Friday, May 25, 2012

Clearly the Best!



My Acrylix® stamps are clearly the best in the stamping industry, giving you incredible creative freedom loaded with possibilities. 

Did you know?

       1.  My Acrylix stamps are ready to use right out of the package—no cutting out, mounting, or applying stickers required. Just place the stamp on your block, apply ink, and you’re set!
2.  My Acrylix stamps and blocks are clear, making it easy to stamp in exactly the right spot.
                         

3.  My Acrylix stamps can be used to create a variety of popular looks, including:
  •  base and shade stamping                      



  • creating your own patterned paper                           
                                
  • sponging on multiple inks for single-impression, multi-color images                               
4.  Many My Acrylix stamps coordinate with Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge shapes, giving you lots of creative possibilities. Cut the shape on your Cricut® machine, stamp the image on the shape, and attach to your project! In the Idea Book, the images outlined in red coordinate with Cricut® shapes.
                               
                                 
                                      

5.  My Acrylix stamps are super easy to maintain, store, and transport.



June 1-30 is STAMPAGANZA:
Purchase any two stamp sets (sizes A, B, C, D, or E) at full retail price and receive a third stamp set of your choice FREE (of equal or lesser value)—a savings of up to $29.95!
*customizable (K), Workshops on the Go™, Cricut® collection, and Stamp of the Month sets are excluded*


Elizabeth

Elizabeth Mindemann alwaysdeeper@hotmail.com www.ejoym.blogspot.com
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Kids say the funniest things!




Do your kids say or do the funniest things?  Mine do.  
They always have me laughing at the things they say and do!  

My son dressed for gardening with an oven mit, flip flop and boot.  He said he wanted to be cold on one side and warm on the other :) 


My daughter, who currently is in speech therapy because she doesn't say very much, is always bringing a smile to our faces with the way she dresses :)  


All three of my kids love to have a good time.  My daughter has started speaking and we are all thrilled.  The other day my oldest said to me, "Mom we need more babies"  When I asked him why he explained that  our girl is talking now so she is no longer a baby and he likes babies.  He said to me, "I want ten more Mom."  I was not sure whether I should laugh or cry at the thought of thirteen children.  
Three have me busy enough!




I need to remember to write down these things more often because they make for great scrapbook pages!  Scrapbooks are for my kids to remember these days (and me too!).  

Jeannette Lynton is having a contest of sorts (with prizes!) for all the funny stories and things your kids say.  Why not head on over and share a story?  You might even win something :)

While you are at it check out the Kids challenge over at Scrapping Everyday Miracles!  My boys, who are not the sit still and make an art project type of kids no matter how hard I try to make them do art projects, want to join in on this fun!  We'll see - Saturday will be our scrapbook day - I'm not sure if I'll have anything to share with you or not after this weekend.  

Thanks for stopping by!  I'd love to hear your stories too so feel free to leave some comments on funny things your kids say or do :)  Let's share the love!  
Elizabeth

Elizabeth Mindemann alwaysdeeper@hotmail.com www.ejoym.blogspot.com
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