Happy New Year 2010!

2010 is upon us! I can't help but think about all of the wonderful things in store for our family in the upcoming year.

Tim will have a new job, the kids, new friends, and me - new friends and family near. We are waiting impatiently for our new assignment with the Air Force. It is tough. I have the travel bug and really want to move back to Europe. I also want to live near family. My parents live in a town with an Air Force base - so that is an option also. My sister and her family are waiting also for their next assignment. There is a chance that we could be stationed together. Hmm - how often does that happen in the military world. There is good bad and ugly about all 3 of the assignment choices. We are waiting for the spring assignment cycle announcements - hopefully in March!

We had a wonderful Christmas. My parents were here to spend time with us. While they were here this time, they got to play in the snow with the kids. How fun!! My Dad has a new video camera and taped the kids flying down the hill, here by our house.

Here is a family picture in front of the tree, before Christmas Eve Mass. We went over to a friends house and spent a wonderful evening with close friends.

Busy Time of the Year!

Can you believe it is almost Christmas? I am so excited. I am like a kid in the candy store! We had our first snow of the season last weekend. The kids had so much fun playing in the snow. They came home soaked, because of all of the rain that we have had over the past weeks! The snow makes it seem more like the holidays.

We picked up our tree over the weekend also. We have it almost all decorated. The trees upstairs in the kids' rooms are all decorated and they love it it.

We have a busy weekend. Saturday evening Tim is having his office over for a small party. Then on Sunday, we are having Caleb's 8th Birthday party! Wow, where does time go? Eight years ago, we brought home for the very first time a new little bundle. How things have changed since then!

We also found out that we are moving this summer. Our choices include: Vance AFB, Enid, OK, Anywhere in Germany/Europe, and Scott AFB, IL (just outside of St. Louis)! We will hopefully find out around Spring Break, what the Air Force has in store for us!

GO Air Force, BEAT Army/Navy! Woo Hoo

Happy Thanksgiving

Hello,

I just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! My in-laws are in town and the kids are loving playing with them.

Happy Happy Gobble Gobble!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the Way!

I had so much fun working with the Jingle Paper I can't wait to make more layouts! I have seen so many beautiful layouts that I just want to make more!!


Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the Way! Here are the Jingle Cards for the for my Christmas Card Workshop! We had so much fun making these cards!











Here is layout number 2 from the Jingle Workshops on the Go!













Jingle Workshops on the Go Cards!














Jingle Workshops on the Go layout #3!!

Disney Autographs

I finished up Kylies Autograph book from Disney! Don't you just love how it turned out? It was so much fun to make!
I used, the My Creations 3-Wing Binder (Z1141z) and added more pages of White Daisy Cardstock, for all of the autographs. I covered it with the Daydream paper kit (X7108B), Dimensional Elements for the DISNEY lettering, then after using the blush ink pad (Z2106) I used Prisma Glitter on the letters. For the stamping of autographs I used Giggle Lowercase (D1137), and Liquid Glass (Z679). On the side I placed a Just Blooms Paper Flower (Z1033) and a blush button from the Winter Craft Buttons (z1284) collection.

Franconia Elementary Craft Fair

I am working my first craft fair. I am so excited. It is at Franconia Elementary school on Friday, November 13, 2009!! Yes, Friday the 13th! I am not superstitious. It will be a great evening. Come check it out, from 4:30 - 8:30! Can't wait to see you!

November Stampaganza!!!

It's a November Stampaganza!! Have you been looking at several stamps sets and can't decide which one to buy? Well, now is the time to buy them all!!! Close To My Heart is offering a buy 2 get one of equal or less value FREE!!!

I have my list made and I am ready to place my order November 3 (the first working day in November)!!!

Email me today your order and I will place yours with mine. Or you can go to my website www.elissa.myctmh.com and order yours direct and shipped to your address.

Don't forget to order your My Acrylix blocks, Double Scrubber and My Acrylix Spritz to clean your stamps. Do you have ink??

Do you have a friend that you want to order with? If you do, contact me and I can show you how to get more FREE product!

Christmas Card Workshop!

Can you believe it - only 67 days until Christmas!!!
I am offering a 20 card Christmas Card workshop. You will have the choice between the Jingle or Evensong paper kits. If you want more than 20, no problem, I have about 150 Christmas cards to mail out every year! This is helping me get started!! I am so excited and I love both of the paper kits.

The cost will be $25.00 per 20.

Dates Available:

Friday, November 6 at either 9:30 to 12:30 or 6:30
Saturday, November 7 at 6:30
Sunday, November 8 at 2
Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30

I will have all of the papers cut and ready for you to glue and stamp. I have several Holiday stamp sets for you to choose from.

I will need to have your order and payment by: Wednesday, October 28. This way, the product will arrive in plenty of time! Also, please let me know the date you will attend.

Email me today etstong@yahoo.com. Check out my website www.elissa.myctmh.com

You Are Invited!

You’re Invited to a

Mystery Hostess Party!!

Come play with paper and stamps

Find out who the lucky winner is!

Will it be you?

Make a card and have some FUN!

When: Saturday, October 17, 2009

2 pm – 5 pm

Where: my house

RSVP to Elissa Stong

etstong@yahoo.com

Earn tickets – whoever wins the drawing

at the end is the Hostess for the Day!

Must be present to win!

If you can't make it to the party - place an order on my website www.elissa.myctmh.com and I will place you in the drawing for a FREE October stamp of the month.

Here’s How to earn

Tickets for the drawings

1 ticket for RSVPing

1 ticket for checking out my website

www.elissa.myctmh.com & email me to

tell me your favorite part

1 ticket for being on time

1 ticket for bringing your CTMH wish list

3 tickets for bringing your own adhesive

5 tickets for bringing an outside order

5 tickets for signing up for scrap club

5 tickets for signing up for card club

10 tickets for bringing a friend (over 18)

15 tickets for booking a party

FREE Studio J Layouts!!!

Do you want to get 10 Studio J layouts for FREE? October is the month to sign up and join my team! When you sign up to be a consultant between October 1 and 31 and reach both of your Straight to the Top goals, you will recieve 10 Studio J layouts for FREE!

Check out Studio J at StudioJ.com. It is online scrapbooking, love it! Studio J is going to be so much fun, I can't wait until the launch, early spring 2010!

If you are ready to join my team just go to my website www.elissa.myctmh.com or click here to get started.

CTMH is so much fun, I love that I get to scrapbook and make cards at work! CTMH makes scrapbooking faster, simpler and easier than ever before. With several different paper packs to choose from along with 60 different colors of card stock with matching ink pads and markers. Oh, and don't forget about the clear My Acrylix stamps. I love stamping and creating, it is so much fun!

If you have any questions, please email me today, etstong@yahoo.com!!

Kylies First Day of Preschool

Today, Kylie started her 4 year old preschool class. She was so BIG and READY this morning. She said to me - Mom, it is my first day of school, are you going to take my picture. Of course I did. I told her when we got to her class. She said, how about right here by the wall, like you did with the boys. Of course, I had to oblige. Silly little miss. So, I am dropping her off and I say - Kylie do you want me to stay for awhile? (Knowing full well, she did not.) She said no Mommy it will be ok if you leave. Sweet little thing. I can't believe how big she is!

The boys love school and their teachers. I am so thankful. Caleb was hoping on his first day of school, since it was raining that school would be canceled. He is very happy with his teacher!

Cameron is just full of energy and life - crazy wild little man!

Caleb and Kylie started their soccer last weekend and Cameron starts flag football on Saturday. He is so excited. I will miss it since I have to be at 2 different soccer games.

Camera Charger and Philly

I have learned a lesson. Check all bags for chargers before leaving house. We left for Philadelphia on Friday afternoon. Tim got out of work early and we were on the road by 130 in the afternoon. I like to take pictures of the state signs, when we drive into a new state. So we are driving along and I look at the map and discover we will drive through a small part of Delaware. I get gitty!! I know, I am a geek! So I get out the camera and I am all prepared. I take the picture to discover that my battery needs a charge. I FREAK!!! I don't have my charger with me and or second camera's battery is in the charger at home! Oh Man! I am not a happy camper. So, once we check into the hotel, my dear husband looks up several camera stores in the area. No one answers their phone, except one.....they don't have what I need. So, I just decided not to really worry about it. I decided to take pictures sparingly.

Last night we walked down to the Philadelphia Art Museum. The famous steps from Rocky are there. We all ran up to the top and I took a picture of Tim and the kids with their arms up like Rocky.

Today, we walked all around Philadelphia, we saw the City Hall Building, Liberty Bell, we saw where the Declaration of Independence was approved, on July 2, 1776. On July 4th 1776, Congress revised and in August, it was signed. Did you know, that the Capitol of the US was first in New York, then Philadelphia, and of course, now Washington DC. We sat in the room where George Washington stepped down as President and John Adams took the oath of the Presidency along with his Vice President Thomas Jefferson. We also walked through Betsy Ross's house (free with a military ID.) We saw where Benjamin Franklins house stood at Benjamin Franklin square. There really isn't much there anymore. There is a trolley that runs quite a route - $10 for all day for a family of 4 and if you under 5 free! It was great to get back to the hotel quickly at the end of the day.

To make the kids happy, at the end of the day we played Putt Putt and went to the park.

Tomorrow, we are going to go to Church at the Cathedral across the street. I sure hope my battery in my camera holds up. I love stained glass window in Church's. I think we may go to Valley Forge and heady home, too.

We have had a pretty good weekend and enjoying checking off another box on our list of things to do before our move, next year.

Everyday Celebration

Celebrate cards everyday, with this great card kit! You can earn it free, just ask me how.

I finished my Everyday Celebration cards. I love them. I will even give one to my Father in law for his birthday.

My in-laws are coming in from MI today. We are very excited. I will have someone to play with the kids! Hip Hip Hooray!

Workshop Stamp Sets

Here are the EXCLUSIVE stamp sets with the workshops! I am very excited about the stamp set! I have had so much fun using the Twitterpated set!

TwitterpatedGrace


Sweet Home

Jingle

Twitterpated

Here is the new Twitterpated paper and layouts! I love this paper pack. The colors in this paper pack are sorbet, chocolate, sweet leaf, crystal blue and colonial white!

Do you have fall pictures? They would look great with this paper! What about a giant pile of leaves and running and jumping into that! What a great picture.

Club is Wednesday, September 23 at 9:30 am or Saturday, September 26th at 6:30 pm. Contact me today, to save you spot! Space is limited!



This is the first layout for the workshops on the go! Every little dot on the sorbet paper has liquid glass. The chocolate cardstock has random stamping from the stamp set that comes with the paper pack. There are dimensional elements, twill, brads, stamping and ribbon used! Talk about a great deal!

This is the second layout. The wrinkled ribbon didn't stay for me. So, I ended up making it flat. I really couldn't figure anything else out. I used, the dimensional elements, liquid glass, stamping, twill and brads on this too!


This is layout number 3. The workshops on the go comes with directions for only 2 layouts now. I have been doing 3 layouts in my workshops in the past, so I got out my Imagine book and flipped through and voila! I again, used dimensional elements, stamping, brads, liquid glass, but no ribbon.

Last but not least, here are the card designs with the new workshop! I had so much fun working on this! Same thing here, liquid glass, stamping, ribbon, brads and dimensional elements!

I love this paper! I am still working on the pictures to add to these layouts! I need to get cracking!!

National Stamping Month

September is National Stamping month. Close To My Heart has a goody for you. Check out the cards above! The kit comes with the exclusive Everyday Celebration stamp set, 16 blank Colonial White note cards and envelopes, 1 12x12 Colonial White Cardstock, 1 12x12 Dutch Blue Cardstock, 4 12x12 B&T Duos Paper, 1 chocolate distressing inks, 1 dutch blue distressing inks, 1 Mini-Medley Accents shades of chocolate collection, 5' chocolate ribbon with colonial white stitching, 50 3-D foam squares, a sponge, and 1 full color step by step instructional guide.

The featured colors in the paper pack are: chocolate, colonial white, dutch blue, and sweet leaf.

You can get this set for FREE!!! Or, you can order it, for $39.95. To get it for free, you can become a consultant the month of September, host a gathering, or order $60.00 in qualifying stamp set. Click here or go to my website, www.elissa.myctmh.com to order.

Happy Stamping Month!!

Thank You Jennifer

Yeah, I recieved another blog award, from my wonderful friend and upline Jennifer. The Idyllhours blog award is the BFF award - Blogger Favorite Friend.




The rules of this award are:

• accept the award by commenting on the blog of the person that gave it to you
• pass it on to five others
• reveal five things you enjoy doing

Five things that I enjoy doing:

• spending time with the family
  
• scrapbooking
• hanging out with friends
• sleeping
• reading
• traveling

I am sending the Idyllhours BFF award to: Shannon, Jena, Tina, and Vicki.

The Last Month

Wow - what a busy month, we have had.

My oldest son had his last day of school on June 18. We packed up the car and headed out of Dodge. We went to MI and spent some time with Tim's family. We had a nice time and even made it up to the boat for a few days of no computer, cell phone, nor television! It was nice and relaxing.

Tim and I were able to escape for a few days to Las Vegas for a wedding. We had a wonderful weekend, we left the kids with my in-laws.

We got home and my oldest started Boy Scout camp for a week. The two little ones stayed home with me and my Sister, her Husband, and new baby arrived the next day. Then my Dad came in also for a few days. It was so much fun to see my kids with a new baby. They truly love her.

Last week, we were in Orlando. We had lunch the first day at Epcot with: Belle, Aurora, Ariel, Snow White, and Cinderella. We also had our pictures taken with Goofy, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and almost every other character from Disney you can think of! Including Cinderellas, Step Sisters and Step Mother and three of the new Disney Fairies. We went to Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios. We also took a day and went to Sea World.

We were very unimpressed with Sea World this time. With the Disney parks, you are allowed to bring in a small cooler with drinks and food - just no glass. Sea World absolutely not. Bottled water is $3.00 along with all the other drinks, plus, the military discount, is only for a family of four, we are five and Disney has the fast pass to get you on a ride a little earlier, or at a specific time, so that you don't have to wait so long, you have to pay for this privileged at Sea World.

Anyway - I don't have any desire to go back to Sea World for a few years. Disney, though, I am always ready to again.

June 20, Deal A Day

DESIGNER RIBBON HEAVENLY BLUE

Qualify for this fabulous FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

Choose your Stamp Set now by clicking here. Then add your free item at check out.

June 19, Deal A Day

GREAT GOODIES BOX $60 / $74.95

What a deal! For just $60 US/$75 CAN you get approximately $120/$149.95 worth of popular product! And what's more, you get discounted shipping/handling of just $8 continental US, $12 APO, $15 PR, AK, HI, others / $16 Canada. (Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one goodie box only.)

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$60.00 GGBOX60A

June 17, 2009 Deal A Day

CRAFT JARS

Qualify for this fabulous FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

Choose your Stamp Set now by clicking here. Then add your free item at check out.

June15, 2009 Deal A Day!

DESIGNER RIBBON ROUNDS™ RICRAC COLLECTION

Qualify for this fabulous FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

Choose your Stamp Set now by clicking here. Then add your free item at check out.

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$9.95 $0.00 100 % off

Blog Award

I have seen blog awards on other blogs and I wanted one! Well, I got one. I am so excited, it is from my great friend Jennifer. You can check out her blog, http://thecraftingdivainme.blogspot.com. Jennifer always has beautiful artwork and I hope that by the time I have been a Close To My Heart consultant as long as she has, I will be as creative as she is. Thank you Jennifer for your friendship and being there to support me through this business endeavor.

The rules for this blog award are:

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.
Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I don't know any of these ladies, but I go check out their blogs regularly. I love all of their artwork and I wish I had time to scrap lift from everyone of them.

1. http://missgingerdots.blogspot.com
2. http://scrapbookczar.blogspot.com
3. http://karenpedersen.blogspot.com
4. http://roseblossomlegacies.blogspot.com
5. http://wizardshangout.blogspot.com
6. http://ypoulsenscrapbook.blogspot.com
7. http://jessicaspaperpetals.blogspot.com
8. http://fancymelissa.blogspot.com
9. http://lisascreativecorner.blogspot.com
10. http://livelovelaughscrapbook.blogspot.com
11. http://creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com
12. http://stampinbuds.blogspot.com

June 12, 2009 Deal A Day

WHITE DAISY RICRAC COLLECTION

Qualify for this fabulous FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

Choose your Stamp Set now by clicking here. Then add your free item at check out.

June 11, Deal A Day

CRAFT TRAY

Qualify for this fabulous FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

click here, to order!

June 10, 2009 Deal A Day

What a deal! For just $40 US/$50 CAN you get approximately $80/$99.95 worth of popular product! And what's more, you get discounted shipping/handling of just $6 continental US, $10 APO, $12 PR, AK, HI, others / $15 Canada. (Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one goodie box only.)

Art & Soul TV

The second Tuesday of every month, Close to My Heart offers a new Art & Soul webisode. You can see the new webisode by clicking here and going to CTMH TV.

Don't forget to check out the Deal a Day. Something fun and new everyday in June for FREE!!!

June 9, 2009 Deal A Day

METAL RIMMED TAGS FLOWERS

Qualify for this fabulous FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

June 7, Deal A Day

Qualify for this fabulous FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

June 6, 2009 Deal A Day

Qualify for this fabulous FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

June 5, 2009 Deal A Day

Qualify for this fabulous FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

First Friday

It's today! I am having my second First Friday. I have at least one person coming, I am hoping for 3. If you are interested in coming to scrap, bring your supplies and lets scrap! I hope to be working on my little girls album. My goal is to have the kids complete through 2 years old by then end of the year. I am at 21 or 22 months on her album. I would love to get it done, tonight. Then, I can concentrate on the boys. I have all of the pictures printed and ready to put on some pages. Woohoo!

Are you interested in coming over tonight to scrapbook. Leave me a comment and I will get back with you on directions.

Have A GREAT weekend.

June 4, 2009 Deal A Day

What a deal! For just $60 US/$75 CAN you get approximately $120/$149.95 worth of popular product! And what's more, you get discounted shipping/handling of just $8 continental US, $12 APO, $15 PR, AK, HI, others / $16 Canada. (Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one goodie box only.)

go to www.elissa.myctmh.com to order. TODAY ONLY!!!

June3, 2009 Deal A Day

Qualify for these Color Ready Alphabets, Oxford font FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)


click on my web site, www.elissa.myctmh.com

June 2, Deal A Day

It is day number 2 of the June Close To My Heart Campaign. Click www.elissa.myctmh.com to place your order today.


Qualify for this fabulous FREE item by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

June 1 Deal a Day

Today is the day!! Close to my Heart is offering a deal a day. Check it out on my website, www.elissa.myctmh.com.

June 1 deal:

Qualify for this fabulous FREE 3x3 Mini Album Kraft with Jute by adding one My Acrylix® stamp set size A, B, C, D, or E to your order (Customized Stamps and Stamp of the Month excluded). Incredible discounted shipping/handling of $3 US / $4 CAN applies to your Deal-a-Day purchase. (Limit one free item per order. Shipping/handling discount applies to orders of one stamp set and one free item only. The $3 US rate also applies to all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).)

Summer Reading

Do you have a favorite book or series? I have been reading the Twilight series and I am almost done with book 4.


If you have any suggestions for summer reading, please let me know!!

Campaign for June

Hello,

As you know, Close To My Heart has a special campaign every month. In June, Close To My Heart is offering their biggest campaign, the Deal a Day campaign. There will be something special every day of the month. But, there is only one way to find out about the special. You have to go to my website, daily, www.elissa.myctmh.com.

Here are the FACTS about the campaign:

Each special will run for 23 hours, 11 AM to 10 AM EST.

There are two different types of deals offered:

1. Receive a free item with a qualifying purchase. On 24 of the 30 days in June, you can receive a specially-selected current product absolutely free (tax does apply on free items in the US) when you purchase a My Acrylix® stamp set, size A, B, C, D, or E (Excluding Stamp of the Month and customized or K-size sets). The free product will change daily and there can be only one free item per order.
2. Receive 50% off or more on “Great Goodies” boxes. On 6 of the 30 days in June, you can purchase a “mystery” box filled with “Great Goodies.” Contents will vary by box and include both current and retired favorite stamp sets, paper packs, embellishments, and other great products. The six “Great Goodies” boxes will all have different pricing of at least 50% off retail, with some at even deeper discounts! Note that we have made every effort to differentiate the 6 “Great Goodies” options so you can purchase boxes on different dates and receive a wide variety of differing products! No qualifying purchase is required on the days a “Goodies” box is the deal; discounted shipping is also available when orders meet all Deal-a-Day guidelines.

Note that in order to give shoppers the best possible deal on products and shipping, Deal-a-Day purchases must include ONLY Deal-a-Day items and nothing else.

• On “Great Goodies” days, only one “Great Goodies” box and no other items may be checked out in a single transaction.
• On the “free item with qualifying purchase” days, only one stamp set and the free item may be checked out in one transaction.

If there are additional or different items in the cart, the system will not recognize the purchase as a “Deal-a-Day” purchase and neither the “deal” nor the discounted shipping will be accepted.

Tax is assessed on free items based on the full retail value and on discounted items based on the discounted price.

In order to receive this great shipping discount to add to the great product deals, ONLY Deal-a-Day qualifying items may be in the shopping cart at checkout.
Discounted pricing by area is as follows:

Free Items Shipping/Handling
Includes one stamp set and the free item = $3 US
The $3 US rate applies for all non-continental US locations (i.e. AK, HI, PR, APO/FPO, and Guam).

Great Goodies Boxes Shipping/Handling
Shipping will be based on the price of each Great Goodies box, but will be deeply, deeply discounted and represent only a fraction of the value of the contents. Shipping pricing will be clearly posted at checkout on each day that a Great Goodies box is offered.

As a little hint, Great Goodies boxes shipping to the continental US will range from just $6-$10. Boxes shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, APO/FPO, Puerto Rico and other non-continental addresses will range from $8-$32.

If you want to purchase additional items, you must purchase those items separately in order to get the special shipping rate. If you want to order multiple campaign items, you must place multiple orders, to get the great shipping rate.

The free item is not automatically added to your cart after a qualifying stamp set is placed in the cart—you must intentionally add the free item. This is because free items in the US carry tax charges and you must consciously choose to add that small tax charge.

Friday Friday

What a wonderful day. I started off my day by getting the kids ready and off to school. Then is was me time. I got my act together and headed out for a run. Three and half miles later - I was home and in the shower. I had a great run. I wish I wasn't so lazy and ran more often. I feel so good after I run. I may be exhausted, but it is a great feeling. I would like to lose about 3 inches from the mid section. I did Jillian Michaels workout video yesterday - love it! We are going to a wedding in a month and I would like to look good - need to fit into that dress, I wore 5 years ago. YIKES!

Then this evening, I went over to a GREAT friends house sat and talked for a couple of hours and had a couple of drinks. It was a wonderful evening! Thanks!!

Tomorrow is scrapbook club - I have 5 wonderful ladies coming over! I am so excited. I know, I should have pictures to post, but I don't. We are doing the Tinkerin' paper pack from Close To My Heart. I used pictures from Caleb's Pinewood Derby this year. I love it!!!

I will get more pictures up soon. I promise. I have finished my layouts for Bella, Moon Doggie and Animal Cookies. I just don't have pictures on all of them, just yet!

I hope you have a great weekend with family and friends.

Baby Book

I have been working on a baby album for my sister and brother-in-laws baby Peyton. She was born last Monday and now, I am feeling the crunch of getting it done. I have done so many layouts this week, I am working on being burned out. I still need to make a first haircut, first bath, tooth and foods layouts! I will get it all done. I hope to have it in the mail in the next few days. I used multiple paper packs, my stickease, inks and stamp sets. All the products are Close To My Heart. If you see something you like, please check out my website to order the products directly - www.elissa.myctmh.com.

That's Amore Paper pack and Welcome Baby and Chocolate Alphabet Stamp sets

That's Amore Level 1, my stickease and Building Block Alphabet stamp set.

That's Amore Paper pack and Heartthrob and Giggle Caps and Lowercase Alphabet Stamp sets

That's Amore Paper pack, Love Always Journaling Spots and Welcome Baby, Good Times and Chocolate Alphabet Stamp sets

That's Amore Paper pack and Love Always Journaling Spots

That's Amore Paper pack and Key to My Heart Stamp Set - I scraplifted this from Sharon Luff. She posted on the CTMH bulletin boards. I actually got quite a few ideas from her. Thank you for all of your hard work, Sharon.

That's Amore Paper pack, Love Always Journaling Spots and Key to My Heart Stamp Set

Sweet Pea Paper Pack, Just Blooms, May Word Puzzle, Express Postage and the Tickled Pink Stamp Sets

Sweet Pea Paper Pack

Emporium Paper Pack and Just Blooms

Key to My Heart Paper pack, United We Stand, July Word Puzzle, Summer Picnic, and Tickled Pink Stamp Set

Key to My Heart Paper pack

Laid Back Paper Pack

School Zone paper Pack

Enchanted paper Pack, Solos 1, Field Trip Alphabet, Holiday Jubilee Stamp Sets

Enchanted paper Pack, Little Spooks and Hallow-scream Stamp Sets

Abundance Paper Pack

Evensong Paper Pack

Aspen Paper Pack

More To Adore Paper Pack

Notebook Paper Pack

Life Delights and Just Blooms

Daydream Paper Pack, Just Blooms, Liquid Glass, May Word Puzzle, Cupcake Sprinkles, Solos 1 Stamp Sets

Little Girls Stamp set along with Daydream Paper Pack.