Summer Celebration

In Thursday's SEM celebration blog hop I mentioned that I am combining Ali Edwards Summer Manifesto with the summer "bucket" list blog challenge over at The Happy Family Movement.  
Here is our list

I used my copic markers to jaz things up a bit and make my list look more like summer - I mean come on - this is me we are talking about :)  I have do draw or scrapbook something - speaking of which I am super duper excited to scrapbook this summer now that we have a list to actually follow . . . yeah I get excited about scrapbooking and lists I'm that kind of person.
So on our list you will find:

• Go tent camping in the backyard
• Play in the creek on Sunday afternoons
• Go visit local parks and fish
• Have a picnic at the pool
• Go to the zoo
• Visit Nana and Pop-Pop
• Make smores and roast hot dogs over a campfire in the back yard
• Catch lightning bugs
• Make sandcastles at the beach
• Pick peaches, blueberries, cherries, apples (when in season)
• Have a giant water fight (use hose, balloons, water guns, etc.)
• Go miniature golfing
• Go to the $ movies and get popcorn
• Visit Great Nana and Great Pop-Pop
• Go swimming at different pools
• Get ice cream cones
• Watch a movie outside in the backyard or to a drive in or a movie in the park
• Go visit Grandma and Grandpa
• Go to Port Discovery and Baltimore Inner Harbor
• Go to Longwood Gardens to see the Giant Tree Houses
• Watch fireworks
• Go to a baseball game
• Go bowling

We have a few other things on our list but the boys helped to make this one - funny because visiting people was the thing they added.  They just love to be with people they love - come to think of it so do I :)Have a great summer whatever you do - and look for the blessings in your every day life - I'm going to be looking for them in my life this summer as well :)  

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It's Back!!!!

Customers and Consultants alike have been begging for Stampaganza 

and Close To My Heart has delivered!  

Fabulous stamp images for your cards, scrapbook pages, banners, and more can be yours FREE in June for every two my acrylix stamp sets (sizes a, b, c, d, or e) you purchase at full retail price, you’ll receive a third stamp set of your choice FREE (of equal or lesser value)

a savings of up to $29.95 per set!!

BUY 2 AND GET 1 FREE!!  WOOHOO!!  Get those wishlists out and start shopping today!!

Stampaganza started on June 1st and will last until Midnight on June 30th!

Have a scrappy friend or family member?  It's not too early to think Christmas gifts :)

Buy now and save time and money later!  

You may choose your FREE set from any of the current stamp sets we sell (excluding customizable (K), Workshops on the Go™, Cricut^® collection, and Stamp of the Month) that is of equal or lesser value than the lowest priced set you purchase. 

You may select stamp sets that are included in the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book or the Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book.

For example, when you purchase two qualifying stamp sets and...

The lowest priced set is...	...choose one of these stamp sets for FREE
A-size	A-size
B-size	A or B-size
C-size	A, B, or C-size
D-size	A, B, C, or D-size
E-size	A, B, C, D, or E-size

No tax is charged on FREE stamp sets. Shipping/handling is charged based on the full retail value of the item.

You can order as many stamp sets as you want to.  So stock up on all those stamp sets still on your wish lists!!

To start shopping click on the shopping cart!!  WOOHOO!!

                                             

But why stop there with the freebies?

When you book and hold your Stampaganza On-line Catalog Party with me in JUNE, you will receive:

• A FREE 2012 Winter Idea Book just for booking & holding the party!  (shipping at the end of July!)
• A FREE June Stamp of the Month
• At least $25 in FREE stamps, inks or paper from CTMH (with qualifying party) 

Share the great news about Stampaganza with all your friends!  Join in on all the on-line creative fun with me:
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Also, be sure to Contact me today to set up your Stampaganza Catalog Party in June!  I am very excited to help you earn LOTS of fun exclusive Perks in addition to FREE Stamps!

- Sales must reach $150.00 in order to qualify for the extra perks, however, the Free Idea Book is yours!

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Scrapping Everyday Miracles Birthday Bash

We are well on our way through celebrating SEM's birthday with a HUGE Bash. tons of giveaways, lots of fun and challenges and games and everything a good birthday celebration should have :)  If you have not checked out Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog and the great Facebook Chit Chat Groupyou totally should :)  There are some great prizes all weekend long and you do not want to miss out!
I'm holding a layout challenge today on the Chit Chat Group for a summer layout.
Here are a few samples of summer layouts I have done in the past few summers. This page is of my boys after a trip to the Crayola Factory and the purchase of Sidewalk Paint

 The boys had so much fun painting everything BUT the sidewalk :)  My favorite is the picture of my oldest in the top left corner - you can just see the mischief in his eyes!


Here is another layout of our family enjoying the warm sunshine.  God's blessings are seen all around us in different ways.  I love the various seasons and the everyday miracles they bring.  The sunshine, the longer days, all the water fun, the relaxing and "stress free" days of summer.  I am so thankful for the changing in the weather so that I enjoy every season in its time :)

Now it is your turn.  Put together a Summer layout of any kind, post it to your blog or on-line photo gallery and link it to the post over at our Chit Chat group.  To play along make sure you link to the Chit Chat group and not here. I would love to read your comments so leave me some love but link up over at Facebook :)  For every challenge and game that you join you get an entry into the grand prize
Have a great weekend!!

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Feature A Friend {on Friday}

The internet is an amazing place and I am meeting a ton of people via blogs, pinterest, facebook and the many other on-line social media outlets.  I'm so excited to announce to you a new series I am starting called Feature a Friend {on Friday}!  I have some great guest bloggers lined up to show you all sorts of tips, techniques and inspiration for scrapbooking, cardmaking, photography and all sorts of paper crafting!  If you are interested in doing a guest post please e-mail me and we'll set up a date.  I am booked through September but am looking for the fall and winter :)

First up is my friend Nicole from Scrap Me This Scrap Me That Blog and Scrapping Everyday Miracles.

Without further ado . . . I give you Nicole!

So I am just tickled pink to be the first friend featured on Elizabeth's blog Broken Treasures... Every Friday she will be featuring a friend on her blog.  How exciting is that!!!


Here we go.....


I wanted to share a technique with you that I just love and that would be  are shaker boxes.... I have two different ones to show you.... 


First one is used in this layout and is super easy....

I used the packaging from a package of Basic Grey Brads.... what is important here is to add a little water on the edge that you are going to glue down to the layout.... that way you can easily rub away any paper that is still glued on their from the original packaging.


Second we will learn how to make another kind of shaker box... which I made for this layout....

First of all you need to decide what you shape and theme of your box... this works great with diecuts from a machine... but since we dont all have a diecut machine I decided that I would show how to free hand make one.  


Second you need to figure out what to use for foam... I have tried the following....
Pre-made cut foam frames that have adhesive on both sides-  Pictured on the left (you are confined to their shapes and sizes)
Foam tape cut and placed around the edge- cant use small beads or glitter because they can come out... and you do not have a smooth edge from the side
Cardboard- Works but then you see the cardboard from the side
Kid Craft Foam-  Works the best and you can get it in a ton of different colors.... I love to use white because you can color any color you would like....and white usually looks best against the images in the shaker box-Pictured on the right

Next you cut out the background... if you are using a diecut just trace the diecut onto the background paper.... or you can free draw it like  I did around the corn that I knew I wanted inside my shakerbox

Now you will want to cut it out of the background paper and trace it onto to the foam and then cut the foam out

You will need to cut out the inside area of the foam so I just drew1/4" on the inside all the ways around... it doesnt have to be perfect... you dont have to measure or anything just eyeball it.... then cut it out.  Now we have the foam and the background.  Next we want to make the clear cover... what I think is the best is to use plastic from packaging... it is thick and completely clear.  You can also use transparencies or even plastic bag packaging but once again these are not as firm as the other plastic.  You can see the packaging I used below

You can trace your shape onto the plastic using your background... if you are really good you can hold the background on the plastic and cut around it... now you should have the background, foam and clear cover.

Next you need to make the frame that goes on top... this needs to be  cut the  most precise because this what you will actually see.  You are going to take your background and flip it over and trace it onto the backside of  the paper you want to use for the  frame... we are working on the backside of the frame because we dont want any of our pencil marks to show.  The shape you just traced will not actually be your cut lines... at this point you need to draw the cut lines about 1/8" wider that the background shape.... so that in the end the frame is larger than the background, foam and clear cover. 

Cut it out... then you are going to have do like you did with the foam and cut the inner area.  Draw your cut lines  about 1/4" or slightly more from the edge  remember to continue to work on the backside so that you dont see your pencil marks... cut it out

Now we have all our parts so we need to start putting them together... first glue the foam to the background. 

 Next fill it with the things that you want inside your shaker box... this can be chipboard, beads, buttons, glitter, mica. pretty much whatever you would like.... remember not to fill it too full... if you want to put thicker things you can go go back and cut another layer of foam.  Glue the frame to the clear cover and cut away any of the clear cover that hangs out....

Glue the top and the bottom together making sure that none of the  beads, etc are in between.... You can take a marker and color around the edge if you would like it to match your frame or just leave it white...

You are done.... your finish project should look something like this.... I have seen all kinds of cute shakers... ice cream cones are really cute as well as even title for layouts... the sky is the limit!

I would love to hear what you think about shaker boxes and I definitely want to see what you create with them so feel free to stop by my blog anytime!!!!!  http://scrapmethis.blogspot.com

Thank you Nicole for sharing this great tutorial and beautiful layouts!  Don't forget to check out Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog for some great challenges and prizes as we celebrate at the blog and our facebook Chit Chat group :)  Have a great & blessed weekend!

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