November 30, 2011

Warm Winter Wisher

Happy Wednesday my friends. I am still not feeling well. I must say I will never take being healthy for granted again. I never realize how great it is to be healthy until I am completely miserable and sick. I have to dose up on medicine just to get going, to do a load of dishes or laundry or to make it to school. Thankfully I have just under 2 weeks left of school for this semester. I bet by then I will feel a ton better though which I guess is good. Just in time to have a month off and be able to craft. I really have been itching to craft. LOL!

Anywho, the end of the month seems so bitter sweet sometimes. It is the close of a month filled with amazing projects using an amazing kit created by amazingly talented designers. But it is all the beginning of a new month where those amazing designers get to showcase another delightfully amazing kit. I REALLY love December's kit. I hope you will join us tomorrow when I share the kit, the new sketch, and a fabulous LO!!

But for today let's showcase our delightfully talented designer, June and her lovely card.

JUNE

I love that the focal point of her card is the handmade glittery snowflakes that I made for the kit.
LOVE IT!! For more details about this card, please visit June's blog.

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow. :-)

November 29, 2011

4 fabulous Christmas Cards and It's a wonderful life

Good morning my friends! Today I have several projects to share with you. Some fabulous Christmas cards from Julie and and beautiful LO from Debbie. Now I am not sure if you've been keeping tabs but Julie has created 7 layouts and 4 cards with our November kit and she says she has a bunch of stuff leftover. The November card kit is sold out but there are still some scrapbook kits left and they have been discounted.

JULIE





Debbie


For more details about their projects please be sure to check out their blogs.

Debbie - Love lifes little pleasures
Julie - Life with the Tucker and Wolek clan



November 28, 2011

Something That Made Me Smile

Good Morning and happy Monday my friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was filled with rest and work. And now today it is back to school after having the last week off. Good news is I only have 2 more weeks of this semester. I CANNOT wait to be done. I had no homework over the holiday break and it felt great. I need to get my craft space organized so I can craft while I am in between semesters.

Anywho, today I have an awesome LO to share with that our Delightful Designer, Julie created using November monthly kit.

JULIE
For more details and inspiration please visit Julie's blog. :-) I have a few more projects to share with you this month that were created using the November kit then I hope you will join me on December 1st and throughout next month as I share with you some delightfully awesome projects using the December monthly kit.

The December monthly kit is now available and previous kits have been greatly discounted. Be sure to check it out. :-)

I am so thankful for my super talented design team. Each month I think that they have just out done themselves creating with the kits and when the next month's kit comes out they just blow me away. Their fussy cutting, creativity, and beautiful arrangement of the embellishments included in the kit. Just WOW!! We are also going to have a super special guest designer joining us in December. Can't wait to share with you who that is. :-)


November 27, 2011

"Just hear those sleigh bells tingling, ring-ting-tingling too"

Good Morning my friends! Sadly I still feel crummy. Just when I thought I was at my 'peak' of my sickness, I would get worse. Now it has moved in my chest. Ugh, I just need to feel better already. LOL!!

But on to today's project because it is a beauty!! Our Delightful Designer, Abby, created this lovely sleigh using the November Monthly kit. :-) I think it is absolutely delightful!!

ABBY
For inspiration and details about this project, please visit Abby's blog. Our holiday weekend special ends today so if you are interested in saving $5 (min order of $10) or FREE SHIPPING (Domestic orders over $50 and International orders over $75) please head over to Artful Delight.

There is already only ONE December card kit left and several scrapbook kits. The November card kit is sold out and we have a few scrapbook kits. We also have some 'previous kits' for sale at a discounted price. We have some Crate Paper collections packs as well as some American Crafts Extreme Value Pack of Adhesive available for sale too.

We will have a few more projects to share with you this month using the November monthly kit so be sure to stop by tomorrow for some more crafty goodness!! :-)

November 26, 2011

Winners!!

Happy Saturday!! So did any of you make it out for some Black Friday shopping? I did some online shopping but I did not make my way through any crowds. When my kids get a little older and want specific toys and such I will probably have to 'Black Friday' shop just to afford Christmas, lol!!

I did work last night though and it wasn't that bad. So, I got to be a part of Black Friday without having to wait in lines and spend money, lol!

I have some winners to announce. The winner of the sketch challenge and the giveaway I had a week or so ago. So here we go.....

The winner of the random goodie box is:

..........Diana from D.L ART..........


And the winner of the sketch challenge is:


..........Jill from Just Jill..........

Please send me an email with your snail mail within 72 hours so I can send out your prize. Congrats ladies!!! :-)

November 25, 2011

Papa Love

Good Morning my friends!! I hope you had a wonderful turkey day. Even though I didn't feel the best I managed to make 3 pies. :-) It was awesome to just hang out with the family without work or school to take up our day. We haven't done that in almost 3 months.

Here is a pic of our feast:


And two of my favorite people (the two Tony's):

And now for the fabulous LO that our Delightful Designer, Julie created using the November kit. She didn't post this on her blog because it is a present for her dad, so sshhhh, don't tell anyone I posted it. LOL!! (Julie did give me the O.K to post it though)!


I will be back later today to post the winners of my giveaway and this month's sketch challenge.
Did you see the holiday weekend deals? There is free shipping for Domestic orders over $50 and International orders over $75 (weight limit restrictions will apply, email me for details) Also use coupon code HAPPYHOLIDAYS to receive $5 off your order (min order $10).



November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving my friends.

Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.

I have a photo to share of my lovely family hanging out playing some Mario Bros last night and then I will leave you with some funny Thanksgiving cartoons.






Happy Holiday!! I will be back tomorrow with another fabulous project from one of our Delightful Designers using the November monthly kit.

November 23, 2011

Party Time

Good Morning my friends! Super quick post because I don't feel well and I haven't been sleeping well....I just feel exhausted. Plus I need to do some last minute grocery shopping for our dinner tomorrow. What are your plans for Thanksgiving?

Today I have a fabulous card to share with you that our Delightful Designer, June created using the November monthly card kit. There is only one card kit left and a couple scrapbook kits.


JUNE

For more details and tons of inspiration please visit June's blog . Don't forget to play along with this month's sketch, the challenge ends tonight at 11:59pm EST.

Any also don't forget about our holiday deals that start tomorrow too. :-) Have a wonderful day!

November 22, 2011

Enchanting

Good Morning!! It's gloomy and rainy here in Virginia. The perfect, stay at home and snuggle with your kids weather. :-) Just a couple reminders:

  1. Did you get a chance to see the December kit reveal yesterday?? If not click here!
  2. How about this months sketch challenge for your chance to win that amazing December kit? Have you played along? Link up your project in the sidebar for your chance to win. The challenge ends tomorrow at 11:59pm EST.
  3. And last but not least my recent giveaway ends tomorrow at 11:59pm EST, click here to enter.
Alright not to share with you an awesome LO that our Delightful Designer Julie created using the November monthly kit.

I love how Julie used the stamp that is included in the kit to make the border on this LO!!! For more details and inspiration please visit Julie's blog.

Oh and one last thing, did you see our Black Friday/Holiday weekend specials? Click here for more details. :-)

November 21, 2011

December Kit reveal

YAY, Happy Monday! I don't have school for a whole week!!! So I know it's not the 25th but with the holidays here later in the week and "Black Friday" I worried that many of you would not be around blog land this weekend. So I decided to have the kit reveal a bit early. :-)

SCRAPBOOK KIT

this kit will include:

Basic Grey Picadilly collection (12x12 sheets - 1 each)
Farm Life
Home Sweet Home
Blue Plate Special
Cloth Feed Sacks
Lemongrove Avenue
Bread Box
Eat at Joe's
Fresh Baked Bread
Flap Jack Breakfast

Authentique Gathering collection (12x12 sheets - 1 each)
Together
Harmony
Bloom

Lily Bee Design Head Over Heals collection (12x12 - 1 each)
Slushie
Dreamy

Coordinating Cardstock - Bazzill (12x12 - 1 each)
Turquoise Mist
Green Tea
Red Rock
Jacaranda

Embellishments - sizes and color may vary per kit
1 package American Crafts Thickers - Jewelry Box in White
3 - Basic Grey Picadilly collection Wood Buttons
1 package - Amy Tangerine - Hi Friend Remarks stickers
1 sheet - Authentique Gathering collection Icons
3 - Basic Grey Picadilly collection -Metal Flowers
5 - Amy Tangerine - Field House Paper Leaves
1 package - Basic Grey Picadilly collection - Die Cut shapes
approx 10 yards - Orange Twine - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Light Blue Ric Rac - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Orange Seam Binding - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 Artful Delight handmade Orange Felt Loop Flower
1 Artful Delight handmade Light Blue Felt Loop Flower
2 Artful Delight handmade butterfly embellishments
1 large handmade rosettes (Debbie)
1 handmade circle scallop (Debbie)
2 handmade brown and white flowers (Debbie)
1 handmade orange and white flower (Debbie)
*the picture shows 2 large handmade rosettes but it will only include 1*


CARD KIT


this kit will include:

Basic Grey Picadilly collection (6x6 sheets - 2 each)
Farm Life
Home Sweet Home
Blue Plate Special
Cloth Feed Sacks
Lemongrove Avenue
Bread Box
Eat at Joe's
Fresh Baked Bread
Flap Jack Breakfast

Authentique Gathering collection (6x6 sheets - 2 each)
Together
Bloom

Lily Bee Design Head Over Heals collection (6x6 - 2 each)
Slushie
Dreamy

Coordinating Cardstock - Bazzill (8 1/2x11 - 4 each)
Turquoise Mist
Green Tea
Jacaranda

Embellishments - sizes and color may vary per kit
1 stamp set - Paper Smooches - Word Up
1 package Basic Grey Picadilly collection Wood Buttons
1 package - Amy Tangerine - Hi Friend Remarks stickers
1 sheet - Authentique Gathering collection Icons
3 - Basic Grey Picadilly collection -Metal Flowers
3 - Amy Tangerine - Field House Paper Leaves
approx 10 yards - Orange Twine - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Light Blue Ric Rac - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Orange Seam Binding - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 Artful Delight handmade Orange Felt Loop Flower
1 Artful Delight handmade Light Blue Felt Loop Flower
2 Artful Delight handmade butterfly embellishments
2 small handmade rosettes (Debbie)
1 handmade circle scallop (Debbie)
2 small handmade orange and white flower (Debbie)
1 - 0.5 fl oz bottle of Glossy Accents

Also new starting in December - The price for the card kits will increase to $27.50 for a single purchase and then we will be offering a subscription for the card kits: 6 month subscription for $23.50/month plus shipping. The raise in price was prompted by 2 things; I wanted to be able to offer a subscription price and I also wanted to be able to include a full stamp set in the kits as opposed to a mini set. I think you will be able to see from the picture and the list of kit contents that the card kit is jam packed with goodies and certainly well worth it's price.

Black Friday/Holiday weekend specials

Coupon code to use for $5 off (min order $10) - HAPPYHOLIDAYS

Also there is no coupon needed but there will be free shipping on orders $50 or more. ($75 min purchase and weight limit restriction on International orders)

I will also be listing some items for sale other than monthly kits. This is an American Crafts This to That Value Pack of Adhesive they retail for $19.99 but I will be selling them for $17.49 (and the $5 off can be used)
I will also be selling collections packs from Crate Paper - Paper Heart and Peppermint collections as well as the chipboard from those collections. The collection pack will sell for $17.50 and the chipboard will sell for $4.75.






The coupon codes are good Nov 24-27.

International purchases are welcome. Please send me an email prior to purchase for exact shipping charges.

November 19, 2011

Joy of Christmas

Happy Sunday my fellow crafters. It is gloomy here in Virginia and expected to rain. UGH!! I did hear the best news yesterday; I found out Tony doesn't have to work on Thanksgiving either. He is in management for a grocery store and we were both certain he was going to have to work. BUT since his boss has to be there and there is no need for both of them to be there she is giving him the day off. YAY!!! A day of family time and yummy cooking. We will be having our traditional Thanksgiving feast; turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, corn, and homemade biscuits. Then for dessert we will be making blueberry pie, apple pie (My FAV), french silk pie, and pecan pie. We have been trying to get in to the tradition of watching A Christmas Story but the lil ones only make it so far in that movie. One day they will enjoy it and we can spend the evening curled up watching the movie. :-)

Today I have an amazing LO to share with you that our Delightful Designer Abby created using the November monthly kit. :-)

ABBY


For more details about this LO please visit Abby's blog. Be sure to stop by tomorrow.....rumor has it we will be having our December kit reveal a bit early. :-)

Christmas Ornament (picture tutorial)

*warning, this post has a lot of photos*

Good Morning my friends!! I hope your weekend has started off right. Yesterday I didn't have school or work and it felt great to not do much. I was in the mood to snuggle on the couch and watch a Christmas movie and the only thing I could find on "watch now" on Netflix is the remake of Miracle on 34th Street. I enjoyed it. :-)

Well on to the fun stuff. So earlier this week I stopped in my LSS and they had this super cool paper ornament. They told me it was from a Basic Grey ornament kit. The kit had die cut circles that were already scored, basically all you had to do was assemble it. As awesome an idea that was, I couldn't pull myself to buy the kit so I went home and decided I was going to use papers from the November kit to make an ornament. Now, Tony is a Math whiz so I asked him to use a mathematical equation to figure out where the score lines were to go and of course he was able to figure it out. LOL!!

Now I am a little rusty at trying to give "directions" clearly in writing but I am going to give it a try. I hope I don't confuse you. LOL!!

Don't be intimidated by making this ornament for yourself. Once you mark off the "score spot" the rest is super easy. So let's begin.

First thing you want to do is chose your papers. I chose 5 papers from the November kit.

Now I chose to use my Spellbinders Nestabilities Circle Dies, but I think next time to make it faster I will use my Cricut. I had to cut 20 circles out. It didn't take a long time but I think I could have saved a little more time (read: I won't get a cramp in my hand from cranking the Cuttlebug 20 times, lol) with my Cricut.


I used the 3" circle die. With the measurements I give you, you need to make sure the circles are 3".




Now I have my 20 circles. I don't have a picture of it but next I inked the edges with some of my Colorbox Chalk Ink. I wanted to do it with my Walnut Distress Ink but my pad was a little "dried out," not really but I had to ink the edges of 20 circles, I wasn't sure it would make it.

Next is the "tricky" part. Grab your score board, whether it's the Martha Stewart Score Board or Scor-Pal, doesn't matter. Grab some masking tape or easily removable tape and a ruler.

You are going to measure, 2 9/16". Along the grove, place a tape at 0 and then at 2 9/16".

Next you are going to grab one of your circles and your bone folder or scoring tool.
Keep sliding your circle over until they line up like the photo below. Just until the "edges" match the bottom right corner of the tape. Does that make sense?

Use your scoring tool that and score from one end to the other like the photos below.


Then you will spin the circle and line the end of the one score line with the edge of the tape and score. Check out the photo below.



Keep working your way around until you have created a scored triangle.

Score a triangle on each of your circles. The next step is up to you. You can either embellish the circles with pictures, stickles, bling, or really whatever you would like. If you chose to add some pictures you will do the same steps above. Cut out the circles and score a triangle.


I chose some of my favorite photos and lined the circle die on the photo where I wanted it cut. (I don't have photos of that step)



After you cut the circles and score the triangle you will cut out the triangle. Make sure you cut to the inside of the score lines. You want your triangle to lie inside the score lines on your patterned paper circles. Are you with me so far??

Adhere the photos to random circles. I chose to adhere them to mostly the solid colors. That is really your chose though.

Ok, so if you have stayed with me this long then we are in the home stretch. Now I made several of these ornaments so I could figure out the best way to assemble the dome. I really had no idea how to tackle this. I will show you the way I figured out how I could best assemble and explain. If you try and make one of these and find an easier way to assemble it then by all means use it. I must say I was a bit frustrated until I assembled it this last way that I am going to explain.

Here we go: First you will take 5 random circles. That is why I chose 5 different pattern papers. Now if you can think of this dome having a cluster of 5 circles for the "top", 5 for the "bottom" and 5 for each "side" that may help in visualizing how to put the together.

The photos I am going to share won't match each other in the process because as I said I made several of these ornaments in order to get it right. LOL! So you will take 5 of the circles and adhere them as I have above. Actually take 10 of the circles and make two separate 5 circle clusters. One for the top of the dome and one for the bottom.




The next step is to build the sides. This part is hard to explain so I will just share photos.


Did any of those photos make sense. You used 10 circles already to make the top and bottom so you will be piecing the other 10 circles around the sides. Ultimately what you will want 5 open flaps at the top so you can adhere the "top" of the dome.
As you are adhering the top of the dome, you will want to take some ribbon and adhere it in between one of the flaps so you can hang it.

Above you will see two photos of the finished ornament. And there ya have it. So what do you think? I really wish I would have had time to make a video to share but this past week after my kids went to bed I was in class and there is no way possible to film a video when they are awake. LOL!! I hope you will give this a try. I REALLY like the way it turned out. If you do make one I would love to see your finished project, please leave me a comment with a link to your project.

It may seem like a lot but once I figured out how to assemble the dome it really came together pretty quick. Probably took me no longer to make this ornament than it would have to make a card or LO. No longer than an hour and I would say most of that was cutting the circles. I will be making more over the next few weeks and I will be hanging them on my tree. With my lil ones I am not able to have fragile ornaments, last year they broke them all.

Well that's all for today. Stop by tomorrow for more inspiration. I am also hoping to have the December kit reveal a little early this month. With the 25th falling on "Black Friday" and the day after a holiday, I am not sure many of you will be around that weekend.

Don't forget to play along with this month's sketch. :-)