It's been a while since I posted anything. I had forgotten all about my blog. Right now I am working on getting my home and life organized. I'll be sharing some tips on how to do that for the next few weeks.
One of the challenges of crafting for me is to use up those scraps of paper. Unless it is a paper that I really love I usually don't use the scraps. One of the wonderful ladies on Mommysavers challenged all of us to do a One Sheet Wonder. If you aren't familiar with the idea, it is where you use just one sheet of 12x12 printed paper to make as many cards as you can without leaving much, if any, scrap. There are tons of templates on the web although some prefer to just cut and create freehand. I need a template or else I wind up with all kinds of scraps that I have to figure out what to do with.
The first set that I attempted made 14 cards out of 1 12x12 sheet of printed paper and 7 sheets of solid colored card stock. The mats and sentiments were made from scraps created when I cut my solid card stock down to make the cards. You can do this by using 12x12 solid card stock instead of 8.5x11.
The second set that I made was 9 cards and a card tote for them. All of the embellishments were made using scraps from the solid card stock that was used to make the card bases. I love the way this one turned out. I'm planning to give it to my 9 year old niece when she comes to visit us this summer.
Wow! I've been away from my blog and away from creating for a while now. We recently had an online crop at Mommysavers and it did wonders for getting my creative juices flowing again. Here are some pictures of what I did.
This weekend I am hosting my first ever online crop over at Mommysavers. I would love to have you join us for all the fun!
Several months ago I had the wonderful fortune to have someone tell me about an online community called the Fiskateers. Of course curiosity got the best of me and I had to go check it out. I emailed for more info and was fortunate enough to be welcomed into the Fiskateer family. That was the best thing that has happened to me in a long time. There are lots of wonderful crafters on the site and I have so much fun creating with all of them. Right now we are having a birthday crop and it is so much fun! I'll be posting pictures of some of my great projects later on. If you want more info leave me a comment with your email address and I'll get some info to you.
I hope you all are having a wonderful and creative weekend!
I'm always on the lookout for a great deal. Today I ran into Michael's to pick up a few sheets of paper and found so much on clearance. I got heavy cardstock for $.49 a sheet and printed paper for $.41. Check out what I got by visiting Mommysavers.com.
This week has been super busy and I'm sure next week will be more of the same. I'm working on a few projects for the Mommysavers crop and promise to upload them here soon. In the meantime if you would like a chance to win a Slice die cut machine check out this blog ~ keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com/.
Is there something that you have had your eye on at Michael's, but wanted to wait for a coupon. Head over to Mommysavers for a coupon worth 50% off any one regular priced item. http://mommysavers.com/boards/whats-store/128964-michaels-printable-coupon-50-off-one-item-exp-7-30-a.html#post1043729
Who doesn't love something for nothing. Today there are lots of freebies available. Check them out on Mommysavers at http://mommysavers.com/boards/blog.php?b=1787.
Have you ever wanted to participate in an online crop?
It's a great experience especially because you can crop at home in your pajamas and you don't have to pack your stuff up. There is no one around to fight over space and you can watch whatever you want on TV.
Here's your chance to participate. Head on over to www.mommysavers.com and sign up for a free membership. You can participate in our crop, engage in some great conversation and best of all learn how to save money in the process.
Need more incentive? Anyone who reads this blog and then signs up at Mommysavers will be entered into a drawing to receive a gift. All you have to do is leave a comment on my blog with your Mommysavers username and make sure you post an introduction on Mommysavers so we all can welcome you.
If you're already a Mommysavers member, just leave me a comment with your Mommysavers username and I'll enter you into the drawing as well.
Next week is our monthly crop at Mommysavers. You can check it out by clicking on the Mommysavers logo on the right hand side of my blog. Each month we have an online crop that rotates between scrapbooking and cards. This month is a scrapbooking crop. It is being hosted by one of our members and she has posted an awesome giveaway on her blog. You can check it out here ~ paperscissorsthread.blogspot.com.
Arby's is offering free food Wednesdays. You can get a regular roast beef for free when you buy a drink. Check out more details on Mommysavers at http://mommysavers.com/boards/samples-freebies-offers/125171-arbys-free-food-wednesdays.html.
I just wanted to take a moment to share a wonderful site with all of you. If you are looking for ways to save money on anything and everything or are just looking for some friends that share your frugal ways you need to check out Mommysavers.com. It is a wonderful community of people who are all interested in living well for less. You'll find tips on saving money on groceries, back to school items, gifts, and even ideas on how to save money on scrapbooking and stamping. It is a wonderful community and I encourage all of you to check it out. You can get there by clicking on the Mommysavers logo on the left hand side this blog.
Go to http://www.thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/ and check it out. They are giving away a $1,000 gift certificate to Custom Crops.
Check out this giveaway for a great prize:
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Join us at http://mommysavers.com/boards/crops/ for an online card crop this weekend. It will be lots of fun for all.
After the crop on Mommysavers and the Stampin' Out Alzheimer's event I got a little burned out so I've been taking it pretty slowly with the papercrafting. I did work on learning two new techniques this week. The first is a pillow box and the second is a butterfly box. Here are pictures of the ones that I made.
Well I managed to complete 25 challenges for the Stampin' Out Alzheimer's Event. That's in addition to the 12 I did for the Mommysavers Crop and the other miscellaneous pages I did. That made this a very productive week. I'm happy with everything I made. I'll update next week to let you know if I won anything. Here are my last 3 projects.
This week and weekend have been busy scrappin' and stampin' times. This week I have been working on the SOA projects. This weekend is a mini crop in celebration of National Scrapbooking Month at Mommysavers. It's good to have all these challenges to do though because it sure is making me catch up on the books for the kids. Here are some of the newest things that I have created.
Mommysavers Crop Stuff
SOA Projects
