Not craft related but who can pass up a good deal?

I just got an email from RueLaLa and they are offering a special deal to new customers through the 28th of October.  If you sign up between now and then you get a $20.00 credit to use on any of the products.  If you are not familiar with RueLaLa they are on online boutique that offer designer products (clothes, accessories, housewares, gifts, vacations etc) at a great discount.  I have had great customer service with them in the past.  Last year I ordered a henkels knife for my dad and they accidentally sent two.  Before I received either of them they caught their mistake and told me to keep the extra free of charge (this is after they issued me a random $20.00 credit for the holidays, so really I got a great deal on two SUPER expensive knives).

Click Here for YOUR invite

Happy Crafting,

Halloween Cards

Hi Crafters

Look at this adorable ghost from Paperdoll Dress Up! How sweet is he?!  I embossed the orange with a halloween folder I got from Oh My Crafts for .77!  I found the brown cards and envelopes on clearance at Joann's for less than .50 for a pack of 8.  I didn't realize the envelopes were like this until I opened the package but I think it's kind of cool. I added a halloween stamp with white ink.

How sweet is this little witch? She is from A Child's Year.  I love the jagged detail of the hem of her skirt. Provo Craft really does think of it all.

I had so much fun making these cards for my friends. I got them done in no time at all!

Happy Crafting,

Good Deal Tuesday

I'm always up for a great deal.  A few folks had posted about finding $10.00 carts at their Joann's stores so I went to check it out on Monday.  Normally my piddly store has little inventory especially in the cricut department.  I was surprised when I arrived to find they had a bunch marked to $10.00
I got

• Base Camp
• Sesame Street Friends
• Hello Kitty Greetings

They also had

• Happily Ever After
• Tear Drop

I didn't get those because I'm not a big paper piecer and I don't have patience for skinny letters and little pieces.

The best part is I was able to use my teacher 15% off discount (I guess the computer didn't know they were carts). So they were really less than $10.00!  I hope you can find some great deals!

Happy crafting,

Want to win a Gypsy?

Mixology Crafts is giving one away.  You just have to subscribe to get updates to their posts.  If you have  a blog you can double your chances by linking back to their blog. Good luck!

Happy crafting,

Hi Strangers!

Hi Crafters,
Happy Fall!! I have missed you!  I haven't done much crafting after my marathon of a scrapbook week for my friend's wedding gift.  I made some cute last minute birthday cards and unfortunately did not take pictures.

I was inspired by Robyn over at My Pink Stamper who issued a winter challenge.  I also saw a call from Operation Write Home saying they needed winter cards.  I merged the two together and this is what I came up with.

The snowflake came from A Child's Year. I got this stamp from a studio g collection at Joann's last year.  I then embossed it with silver embossing powder.  I used the cricut markers around the outer edge and added a few stickle dots for a finishing touch.

I have a few more Halloween projects to post this week so be sure to check back!

Happy Crafting,

Wedding Book Part 2

Hi crafters,

I finished my friend's wedding gift this weekend!  I did a total of 20 layouts in one week.  I am so happy with the way it came out and I hope she and her husband love it.

The Husband and Wife are from Storybook using the fancy font for the first letters and the regular Storybook font for the other letters.  Happily Ever After also came from Storybook.  The scalloped circle and squares are from Mini Monograms and embossed with the cuttlebug.  The word Love is from Sweethearts.  The sand dollar is from Stretch Your Imagination.

The letters for CAKE are from A Child's Year.  The cake is from Sweethearts.  The glasses are from Stretch Your Imagination.  Cheers is in the Gypsy font.

Celebrate is cut from Gypsy Wonderings. Friends is from A Walk in my Garden.

This is another favorite!  This brings the Bride's and Groom's alma-matters together.  Longwood is done with Plantin Schoolbook and VMI is done with Lyrical Letters.

This is the last page.  I used the cricut markers to write on the shape and instead of cutting out the letters I just cut around the shape.

Happy Crafting

Beach Wedding Card

Hi Crafters,

I made this card last weekend.  It will go to the couple getting married in a few weeks.

I got the tutorial for this card from This Blog

Happily Ever After is from Storybook.

The shells are from Life's a Beach.

Happy Crafting,