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
Here is the first card that I made for Stampin' Out Alzheimer's. I plan to make a few more, but we'll see how tomorrow goes. I have a 2 day crop Friday and Saturday so I want to get all my SOA projects done tomorrow.
I'm having a blast creating the projects for the SOA challenges. Here are two more that I did today.
This is a 3D box.
This is a memory journal made from a composition book.
Here are a few of the projects that I have been working on for the Stampin' Out Alzheimer's event.
This is a keepsake box that I made to keep special things in.
This is a post it note holder.
This is a cupcake box. Jodi helped me with this one.
Some of you may know that my Nana had Alzheimer's. We dealt with this horrible disease for over 15 years as it slowly stole her away from us. It started with a small amount of confusion and led us to a place where she didn't even know who we were. She never knew my children. I was able to take Jodi to see her once, but she never actually opened her eyes and saw her. This is a terrible disease. It is debilitating to the patient as well as to the family. The toll it takes on the family is often greater than the toll that it takes on the patient. The patient has no knowledge of what is going on so they don't feel the pain or miss the memories like we do. Nana was so lost in her Alzheimer's that she wasn't even really aware when Papa passed away. We were fortunate to be able to have them both in the same nursing home. Papa ate with Nana every day. Even in his last days they were together. They were married over 50 years and he cared for her at home until it wasn't safe for him to do so anymore. It wasn't long before he joined her in the nursing home. She outlived him by several years. She was like a baby in those last years, unable to talk, walk or do anything for herself. This disease is a regression through all the stages you go through as a child. It is something that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
This week there is an event going on called Stampin' Out Alzheimer's. It is an online paper crafting event that is designed to bring awareness to Alzheimer's, raise money for research, and to bring all of us together that have been touched by Alzheimer's. This event is my focus for my projects this week. I look forward to sharing them with all of you.
For more information on this event you can check out their website at www.stampinoutalzheimers.ning.com
