Right now at My Grafico, get 40% off ALL products. Yep, that's right! But hurry, this sale disappears at 12 pm PDT.
Happy crafting!
Monday, October 31, 2011
My Grafico Spooktacular Halloween Sale
Right now at My Grafico, get 40% off ALL products. Yep, that's right! But hurry, this sale disappears at 12 pm PDT.
Happy crafting!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Gingerbread Chalet Village - Free Gift
Start decking the halls with an adorable Gingerbread Chalet Village! Get yours ready for the holiday season and get started making some for some special family and friends. Use them as illuminated lanterns with an electronic LED tealight inside, or use them as little gift boxes (or both)! Each chalet stands about 5.5″ tall but can be made as tall as about nine inches tall. All five projects can be made as-pictured on any mat size, except for the envelope that fits the card, which is too small to fit on a 12×6 mat.
You also get a cute little cracker, perfect for holding a few little treats. Place one at each place setting at a holiday dinner or luncheon, or make lots of them for classmates or colleagues. (Great for using up random pieces of leftover holiday paper!) You also get the adorable Baking Card with envelope and can easily use any of the elements from it separately on other projects. If you have the Gingerbread Kisses stamp set from Punkin Patch Stamps, the “NOEL” stamp fits perfectly on the tag, but you can also create the tag plain and stamp your own message or design.
How to get Gingerbread Chalet Village Free:
- Visit www.SVGCuts.com and make a purchase of $9.98 or more between now and Wednesday, November 2nd 2011.
- Add Gingerbread Chalet Village SVG Kit to your cart.
- During Step 2 of Checkout, type FREEGIFT into the Discount Coupon section. Doing so will subtract the value of the SVG Collection from your total. This gift is a $6.99 Value!
- All of your files, including the free gift, will be available for immediate download after you complete your purchase!
While there, don't forget to pick up this week's FREEBIE. It is an adorable Gingerbread Man.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Pumpkin Surprise
Hey everyone. I finally have a new project up and just in time for Trendy Twine's pumpkin challenge. Actually, that challenge is what made me get off my butt and make something. Nothing like a giveaway to stir the creative juices, huh?
Lesley's requirements were to use a pumpkin or Jack-O-Lantern with some sort of twine on your project. I think this cute little guy qualifies. I used a pumpkin from SVG Attic's Pick a Pumpkin set.
I choose the skinner, taller pumpkin for a couple of different reasons. First, I like this face as it reminds the hubby of me when I get out of bed in the morning. Getting old and all that, seeing as I just turned 38 this past Sunday. Oh, my aching back!
Here is a shot of my clever use of twine. o_O I thought Trendy Twine's Orange Truffle for Thanksgiving would be cute to use for the stem. What do you think? Like it?
The second reason I wanted the taller pumpkin was so I could stash my goodie in there. Yep, this is a dual-purpose Halloween card. Closed, it is an adorable card, open it's girl's dream come true - free chocolate. I just took the pumpkin with all the elements and the inside treat holder piece and sized it up 150%. That way all pieces would fit together perfectly.
I did use one of My Thoughts Exactly's Ghostly Greetings for the sentiment but I forgot to stamp before taking pictures. There's that old brain not working again. I also thought the candy bar needed some bondage. The end flaps had to stay down to fit into the card and make tacking it to the base easier as there is no bottom.
The middle treat holder piece came from Michelle. Her's was coffin shaped and for our treat holder challenge at the Make the Cut forum. In her file, the coffin and middle piece are separate. I just took that piece and added my pumpkin.
You can get more details over at Michelle's blog and download the file. Go check her out, she is crafty and generous! Michelle is also part of our awesome team for the Nutcrackers in November challenge. For two weeks in November, there will be 11 challenges. You guys need to go head over there and scope it out, we have some AMAZING sponsors. Join the forum and be sure to enter as many challenges as you like.
Hope you to see you all there and happy crafting!
Lesley's requirements were to use a pumpkin or Jack-O-Lantern with some sort of twine on your project. I think this cute little guy qualifies. I used a pumpkin from SVG Attic's Pick a Pumpkin set.
I choose the skinner, taller pumpkin for a couple of different reasons. First, I like this face as it reminds the hubby of me when I get out of bed in the morning. Getting old and all that, seeing as I just turned 38 this past Sunday. Oh, my aching back!
Here is a shot of my clever use of twine. o_O I thought Trendy Twine's Orange Truffle for Thanksgiving would be cute to use for the stem. What do you think? Like it?
The second reason I wanted the taller pumpkin was so I could stash my goodie in there. Yep, this is a dual-purpose Halloween card. Closed, it is an adorable card, open it's girl's dream come true - free chocolate. I just took the pumpkin with all the elements and the inside treat holder piece and sized it up 150%. That way all pieces would fit together perfectly.
I did use one of My Thoughts Exactly's Ghostly Greetings for the sentiment but I forgot to stamp before taking pictures. There's that old brain not working again. I also thought the candy bar needed some bondage. The end flaps had to stay down to fit into the card and make tacking it to the base easier as there is no bottom.
The middle treat holder piece came from Michelle. Her's was coffin shaped and for our treat holder challenge at the Make the Cut forum. In her file, the coffin and middle piece are separate. I just took that piece and added my pumpkin.
You can get more details over at Michelle's blog and download the file. Go check her out, she is crafty and generous! Michelle is also part of our awesome team for the Nutcrackers in November challenge. For two weeks in November, there will be 11 challenges. You guys need to go head over there and scope it out, we have some AMAZING sponsors. Join the forum and be sure to enter as many challenges as you like.
Hope you to see you all there and happy crafting!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Halloween Shape Sale at Silhouette
Now through October 31, you can save on Halloween shapes in the Silhouette Online Store. Jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, spider webs, and witches are all just 75¢ ea.
Whether you have a subscription, a download card, or credit card, this sale will get you more for your money. Stop on by the Silhouette Online Store to get your Halloween fix today.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Lettering Delights Holiday Swing Sale!
A Modern Twist to Halloween...
Create a stylish Halloween with modern medallions, lacey details, and detailed silhouettes with a new products from Patricia Zapata.
Includes 20 different cut-its files to create five different bunting
designs, 5 medallions, gift or favor boxes, frames, hang tags and more!
Our favorites? A detailed spider web placemat and lacey dimensional
pumpkins. See what I mean.
Patricia has been designing creative products at A Little Hut,
her online store, since 2004. As a graphic designer with over 10 years
experience, she is a popular paper crafters who’s been featured with
Do It Yourself, HGTV, Martha Stewart and more. She has also published
her own book, “Home, Paper, Scissors” loaded with 30 beautiful paper
projects for creating items ranging from lamps to bowls to keepsake
boxes and journals and other accessories for the home. Lettering Delights is thrilled
to bring Patricia’s intricate designs and modern styles to you.
As we slide past Halloween and into the Holidays, gear up for Christmas with their Holiday Swing Sale.
With Dollar Days pricing on select holiday products, now is the time
to gear up for your Christmas crafting. But hurry! This sale will be
gone in a jiffy. Shop now through October 31.
Here is a little peek what's on sale:
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Another Crafty Re-Do
Hey everyone and a big shout out to all the new followers. Thanks for hanging with me and checking out my crafty projects! It thrills me that anyone would follow me to check out my newbie craftiness and goofy ranting. You all must be a few fries short of a Happy Meal like me! Hahaha, just kidding, well, not about me but you guys. How sweet you all are for joining me here. Loves ya!!
Today, I just wanted to share a little project I did to restyle my old, beat up knife holder. Lame, huh? I was bored and really wanted something to use my husband's Multi-Max
on. So no wood was safe from me.
First, if I wanted to stain it a different color I had to get off the sealer so it would take color. Thank goodness the wood is light so I didn't have to sand all day. I did go a little deeper on the front here. You can see all the misses when putting the knives back. Looks like we were mad at it!
The color I chose was Red Spice from Apple Barrel mixed with a little water for a stain look. Why red? Because that is my accent color in my kitchen and also my favorite color. Any red will do. I needed it to be a little darker to match but I really don't care. I like it!
Yes, yes, I know I am a messy painter. My husband came by and started to freak when he saw my splatters. Red dyes are strong, he says. I said it's acrylic paints, they wash up with water. Guess who won that argument? Me! Because I hurried and wiped up the mess so he wouldn't be. Haha! I love him but he can't win any argument. Never!
After the paint is dry, a couple of coats of a glossy sealer keeps everything nice. The block sits next to the stove so I wanted it to be easy to wipe off. Any old sealer will do I would think. I didn't use a food grade one. Do you think I should have, seeing as they will touch food? Did I just poison all of us? If you see me not blogging for a few weeks, alert the authorities and tell them what happened!
Here it is finished. What do you all think? The silver is a little much against the red for my eyes right now. I am sure I will get used to it though. I just love red so much I don't care. Muahahahaha
Sorry for the picture overload but I wanted to show the finish up close. I can't believe I got it that smooth. I think I'm gonna like it. Any excuse to sand, paint and color my world red, I'm for it.
Now I need to find an excuse to use the new Dremel 4000
rotary tool my hubby bought for my birthday. Yep, no flowers and candy for this girl, give me power tools and a new processor and RAM any day of the week. Really?!? You didn't know I was weird already? Well, now you do!
This week is almost over so I will wish you a great weekend! *Waves to all the new and old ladies* Thanks for coming by! Wait, that came out wrong. Old?!? I need a new word, ancient? No, mature? That still doesn't sound right. How about veteran? Yeah, that's what we will go with, veteran followers. Goodbye to all you new and veteran followers, have a great weekend and happy crafting!!
Today, I just wanted to share a little project I did to restyle my old, beat up knife holder. Lame, huh? I was bored and really wanted something to use my husband's Multi-Max
on. So no wood was safe from me. First, if I wanted to stain it a different color I had to get off the sealer so it would take color. Thank goodness the wood is light so I didn't have to sand all day. I did go a little deeper on the front here. You can see all the misses when putting the knives back. Looks like we were mad at it!
The color I chose was Red Spice from Apple Barrel mixed with a little water for a stain look. Why red? Because that is my accent color in my kitchen and also my favorite color. Any red will do. I needed it to be a little darker to match but I really don't care. I like it!
Yes, yes, I know I am a messy painter. My husband came by and started to freak when he saw my splatters. Red dyes are strong, he says. I said it's acrylic paints, they wash up with water. Guess who won that argument? Me! Because I hurried and wiped up the mess so he wouldn't be. Haha! I love him but he can't win any argument. Never!
After the paint is dry, a couple of coats of a glossy sealer keeps everything nice. The block sits next to the stove so I wanted it to be easy to wipe off. Any old sealer will do I would think. I didn't use a food grade one. Do you think I should have, seeing as they will touch food? Did I just poison all of us? If you see me not blogging for a few weeks, alert the authorities and tell them what happened!
Here it is finished. What do you all think? The silver is a little much against the red for my eyes right now. I am sure I will get used to it though. I just love red so much I don't care. Muahahahaha
Sorry for the picture overload but I wanted to show the finish up close. I can't believe I got it that smooth. I think I'm gonna like it. Any excuse to sand, paint and color my world red, I'm for it.
Now I need to find an excuse to use the new Dremel 4000
rotary tool my hubby bought for my birthday. Yep, no flowers and candy for this girl, give me power tools and a new processor and RAM any day of the week. Really?!? You didn't know I was weird already? Well, now you do!This week is almost over so I will wish you a great weekend! *Waves to all the new and old ladies* Thanks for coming by! Wait, that came out wrong. Old?!? I need a new word, ancient? No, mature? That still doesn't sound right. How about veteran? Yeah, that's what we will go with, veteran followers. Goodbye to all you new and veteran followers, have a great weekend and happy crafting!!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Stamping Away!
For my projects today, I decided to make a few cards. My friend Trish started a challenge over at the Make the Cut forum. She provided the
files and we were asked to come up with something crafty. I have
the Tender Thoughts by A Jillian Vance Designs stamp set and when I saw the files, the first thing that
popped in my head was a monotone background.
Something demure and simple, that really showcases the stamps. Makes the sentiment the focal point of the card.
Thank you for coming by and taking a look. Hope you enjoyed my project for today. Have a great day and happy crafting!
My original intention was just two cards. When I cut the honeycomb pattern out in
American Crafts “Play” line paper, I loved the negative too. So I decided to make another card. The white card stock is Georgia Pacific in 67
lb. The ribbons were just a pack I picked
up at Hobby Lobby, can’t remember the brand.
Thank you for coming by and taking a look. Hope you enjoyed my project for today. Have a great day and happy crafting!
Free Print N' Cut Christmas Card
I know it might be a little early for Christmas cards when we have two other holidays to go but I couldn't resist. Shery K Designs came out with a beautiful red and blue printable card for FREE! So, I just had to share.
In you download comes:
-1 printable 5.5x4.25 inch Full card
-7 Elements
-1 printable 5.5x4.25 inch Background
And of course, any of the elements can be used in other projects. To get your free card, just click the image above or on Shery K's name. Enjoy and have a great day crafting!
In you download comes:
-1 printable 5.5x4.25 inch Full card
-7 Elements
-1 printable 5.5x4.25 inch Background
And of course, any of the elements can be used in other projects. To get your free card, just click the image above or on Shery K's name. Enjoy and have a great day crafting!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Upcycled Frame
Hello all! I am back today with a project I have been wanting to finish for a while. Don't know why I took soon long when it was a super easy and fast re-do. Not really an upcycle but a re-use I guess.
I had this beautiful frame that was left to me when my grandmother passed away. Gram actually had a few that were similar and they remind me so much of her. She was a big Home Interiors kinda girl so her house was always so fancy with ornate frames and candle holders. LOL Such great memories of visiting there every weekend. I needed to get a picture in this frame!
Seeing as this is going to hang in my dining room that has an Italian feel to it, I headed to The Graphics Fairy on an image hunt. She has an amazing amount of vintage, copyright free images - Italian, French, historical, you name it, she has it. You can get lost there for a whole day.
I settled on the grape image above. It is simple and elegant. I printed my image on a Square1 Masterpiece adhesive fabric sheet. I did this because the old glass is pretty cloudy and riddled with chips. After printing my image I simple stuck it to the top of the glass. It came out even better than I imagined because the fabric absorbs ink very well and has soft feel to it.
I tell you these pictures do not do this justice. I was a little worried about the image I picked. I mean how good can just grapes look? Well, they look good! You can't tell by my cruddy photography skills but it has a slight browning around the edges. Makes it look real vintage. Don't know why my camera didn't pick it up. Stupid flash!
I used the best quality and premium photo paper settings for my printer. I wanted to really saturate the sheet. It took about 15 minutes to dry and the colors came out fabulous. So deep and rich! I can't tell you how happy I am with how this came out. It looks like a purchased canvas painting.
The wall I have it hanging on in this picture is not it's final resting place. I just had better indoor light here. The wall where it now hangs is more of a deep wine color, looks much better there, let me tell you! I really need to invest in an external flash or better lighting so indoor pictures come out better. My craft is killing my pocket book. ^__^
I had this beautiful frame that was left to me when my grandmother passed away. Gram actually had a few that were similar and they remind me so much of her. She was a big Home Interiors kinda girl so her house was always so fancy with ornate frames and candle holders. LOL Such great memories of visiting there every weekend. I needed to get a picture in this frame!
Seeing as this is going to hang in my dining room that has an Italian feel to it, I headed to The Graphics Fairy on an image hunt. She has an amazing amount of vintage, copyright free images - Italian, French, historical, you name it, she has it. You can get lost there for a whole day.
I settled on the grape image above. It is simple and elegant. I printed my image on a Square1 Masterpiece adhesive fabric sheet. I did this because the old glass is pretty cloudy and riddled with chips. After printing my image I simple stuck it to the top of the glass. It came out even better than I imagined because the fabric absorbs ink very well and has soft feel to it.
I tell you these pictures do not do this justice. I was a little worried about the image I picked. I mean how good can just grapes look? Well, they look good! You can't tell by my cruddy photography skills but it has a slight browning around the edges. Makes it look real vintage. Don't know why my camera didn't pick it up. Stupid flash!
I used the best quality and premium photo paper settings for my printer. I wanted to really saturate the sheet. It took about 15 minutes to dry and the colors came out fabulous. So deep and rich! I can't tell you how happy I am with how this came out. It looks like a purchased canvas painting.
The wall I have it hanging on in this picture is not it's final resting place. I just had better indoor light here. The wall where it now hangs is more of a deep wine color, looks much better there, let me tell you! I really need to invest in an external flash or better lighting so indoor pictures come out better. My craft is killing my pocket book. ^__^
Monday, October 17, 2011
New Spooky Kit and Freebie from SVG Cuts
"Spook out your October with spooky goodies galore! Make their sturdy, adorable cauldron and fill it with fun-sized candy bars or even homemade cookies or brownies. You can make it no matter what mat size you’re using, and the outside is oh so fun to emboss! (Bonus idea: you can also use it in March as a “pot o’ gold” and fill it with chocolate coins!) Wrap and embellish fun-sized candy bars (specifically sized to fit Butterfinger©, Kit-Kat©, M&Ms©, Milky Way©, Snickers© and Twix©). If you’re making more than one at a time, they’ve made it easy for every mat size."
- Visit www.SVG Cuts.com and make a purchase of $9.98 or more between now and Sunday, October 23rd 2011.
- Add Party On Elm Street SVG Kit to your cart.
- During Step 2 of Checkout, type FREEGIFT into the Discount Coupon section. Doing so will subtract the value of the SVG Collection from your total. This gift is a $6.99 Value!
- All of your files, including the free gift, will be available for immediate download after you complete your purchase!
And if the new kit wasn't good enough, here a new weekly freebie to spook you out. Just click on the pumpkins below to be taken to SVG Cuts blog to download.
What goes great with this new kit? The new Punkin Patch Halloween Stamps, that's what! Have you tried the new stamp line? Shipping is FREE for one week only! Coupon valid through Sunday, October 23rd, 2011! Get em' now! Use coupon HALLOWEEN2011SHIP during checkout to save!
Have a great week and happy crafting!!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
A Week of Giveaways at In Love With a Bug
My friend Melanie is celebrating reaching 300 followers on her blog and Facebook page In Love with a Bug! She is giving away a yummy prize each day of this week! That means there will be a giveaway EACH DAY for the next seven days! There will be goodies from Prima Marketing, Creative Charms, The Twinery and more. You will have until Midnight CST on Sunday, October 23rd to enter each giveaway. Melanie will announce all of the winners (1 for each day's giveaway) on Monday, October 24th!
For details on how to enter, just click the image above to be taken to her blog. The rules are pretty simple. Oh and tell her I sent you, pretty please. ^__^
I hope I win some goodies too! Maybe I should let her know my birthday is next Sunday, the 23rd! Do you think that will help my chances? LOL
Friday, October 14, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Free Fishing Vest Card
Have you guys been over at SVGCuts lately and checked out the blog? Lots and lots of good stuff! Mary always makes awesome files, especially the free ones. LOL
Click the vest above to be taken to SVGCuts' blog to download the freebie. And if you are looking for some more camping related SVG goodness, check out the Forest County Collection.
"Escape to the simple life! Kick back and create a special project that evokes cozy feelings. Make a birthday card for your fisherman or a gift box covered in woodsy cabin decor. Keep it simple and feature just one item or go all out and group three or five items together with a ribbon in the corner of your project. Perfect for scrapping fishing or camping pictures or creating a banner for a special outdoorsman's birthday, anniversary or retirement party. Put another log in the fire, make some cocoa and get craftin!" Available for only $6.99 for the complete collection. It's a great deal with all the elements you receive.
To be taken to the freebie or camping collection, just click any of the images above. Have a great day and happy crafting!
Click the vest above to be taken to SVGCuts' blog to download the freebie. And if you are looking for some more camping related SVG goodness, check out the Forest County Collection.
"Escape to the simple life! Kick back and create a special project that evokes cozy feelings. Make a birthday card for your fisherman or a gift box covered in woodsy cabin decor. Keep it simple and feature just one item or go all out and group three or five items together with a ribbon in the corner of your project. Perfect for scrapping fishing or camping pictures or creating a banner for a special outdoorsman's birthday, anniversary or retirement party. Put another log in the fire, make some cocoa and get craftin!" Available for only $6.99 for the complete collection. It's a great deal with all the elements you receive.
To be taken to the freebie or camping collection, just click any of the images above. Have a great day and happy crafting!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Fang-tastic Blog Hop Winner!
Wow, what an amazing hop! What'd you all think? So exciting and now I get to have even more fun by picking out a winner! But first, let me show you another project I made for my Associate Pastor and his lovely wife.
I made another pumpkin and monogram tile. When Sarah saw the pumpkins I made for the church, she fell in love. Her husband came over with a blank pumpkin and asked if I would decorate it for his wife. What a great husband! How many do you know that would run out to Michaels (he took my youngest with him so he would know what to buy LOL) just because his wife mentioned she liked something. Also, on top of the pumpkin, you can see my first attempt at making my own crinkle ribbon. Didn't come out too bad if I do say so myself. It would probably help if I had ever seen crinkle ribbon in person to compare with. o_O
I had an extra tile laying around and thought I would make that too. They just moved up here and don't have a lot of decor yet. Besides, who doesn't like getting personalized gifts. I know I do. I just haven't made anything for our house yet. And don't they have just the best last name for this time of the year?!? I told Caleb it would be cooler if his first name was Edgar and his middle Allen. LOL
Oh well, I guess you all really came here to see who won the $10 gift certificate to SVGs by Bee, huh? Drum roll, please! The winner is #11 - Eva! I will be emailing you the details soon. Congrats and thanks to you and all my new followers for entering and coming by the see everyone's great projects. Hope to see you hang around a while.
I made another pumpkin and monogram tile. When Sarah saw the pumpkins I made for the church, she fell in love. Her husband came over with a blank pumpkin and asked if I would decorate it for his wife. What a great husband! How many do you know that would run out to Michaels (he took my youngest with him so he would know what to buy LOL) just because his wife mentioned she liked something. Also, on top of the pumpkin, you can see my first attempt at making my own crinkle ribbon. Didn't come out too bad if I do say so myself. It would probably help if I had ever seen crinkle ribbon in person to compare with. o_O
I had an extra tile laying around and thought I would make that too. They just moved up here and don't have a lot of decor yet. Besides, who doesn't like getting personalized gifts. I know I do. I just haven't made anything for our house yet. And don't they have just the best last name for this time of the year?!? I told Caleb it would be cooler if his first name was Edgar and his middle Allen. LOL
Oh well, I guess you all really came here to see who won the $10 gift certificate to SVGs by Bee, huh? Drum roll, please! The winner is #11 - Eva! I will be emailing you the details soon. Congrats and thanks to you and all my new followers for entering and coming by the see everyone's great projects. Hope to see you hang around a while.
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