Frugal Fridays: $1.00 versatile box today only.

Hi everyone,
     It's Friday again!  That means it's time for my Frugal Friday special.   Today only you will get my collapsible box with ties file for  $1.00.   Hurry though this price is disappear at midnight EST today May 14, 2010.   Click on the words below to purchase. 

collapsible box with ties

I love that this box is secured with ribbon so when you are done it can be stored flat.   It can even be mailed in a card for a great surprise gift!  You can use it hold snacks like peanuts at a party if you line them with napkins.  It's also great to store little items like brads, eyelets, even to coral bottle of stickles.   You can cut it out of paper to match your decor too.  It's definitely a useful box and worth every penny!

I'd like to share with you a wonderful project Jane shared with  me.  Jane was the inspiration behind this airplane box.   She used it for the Delta Pioneers Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, filled with goodies and raffle tickets.  I think they decorated the table wonderfully!  Thanks for sharing your awesome project Jane!

I think these would make great party favor for a boys party too!  Click on the words below if you'd like to purchase a plane and take flight yourself!
airplane box

I also have a Prop plane box designed as another request which will be in the store soon..here is a sneak peek.

I am working on a digital wedding kit too and hope to have that in the store soon.  Here's a sneak peek at some of the elements and papers in that.

Sooo see I have been doing something other than spending time on Facebook!  LOL!  I do have many ideas swimming in my head and hopefully I can get them on paper soon!


I have been enjoying all the Spring flowers lately.  The previous post I showed you my daughter enjoying the tulips and now I'd like to share with you the lilacs.   They are done blooming now but boy did they smell heavenly and look beautiful when they are in full glory!  Looks like the peonies are next to bloom...I love them as well!  Before I had kids by scrapbooks were filled with flower photos....it will be great this summer now that my daughter is older I should be able to rekindle my passion for flowers again.

Have a glorious weekend!  Looks like the warmer weather is returning!  Yeah! Oh and to the right you'll see I installed a chat box so hopefully it will be easier for you to leave comments and ask me questions.  
Shelly

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Crazy Mixed up Sale going on NOW!

This Winter season with all this snow has got me going CRAZY!  So Laury and I have decided to have a crazy mixed up sale starting now and ending on the annual customer appreciation day on the 15th.  You'll have to check out the Ad above to see which days you'll save the most....told ya we were crazy!  Stop in when you can!  You can see Laury's files here and my items here.

 

I promised to deliver a heart box just in time for Valentine's Day.  So here it is.  This box is becoming a trademark with me....as I've done sooo many.  It is a great design and I love that it requires no glue.   Click on the preview to purchase.  

Oh and if you like this style of box I have another one for you.  This little airplane box is perfect for little and big boys!  Click on preview to purchase.

Do you have a Valentine for your sweetie yet?  Well I'm hear to help.  Check out this cute little card designed to look like a pack of matches.  Isn't the sentiment just the cutest! You even get an envelope file too.  Click preview to purchase.

So have you guys been bombarded with snow?  We actually got only about 10-12" last Friday into Sat.   I know others not too far from me got upwards of 20 plus inches dumped on them.  However, it's snowing now and they predict just much if not more with this snow storm.  UGH!  I am soo ready for Spring!  I actually saw the buds popping out of the ground the other day..guess they were ready too!  I long to see flowers, green grass and NO coats! 

I do have the perfect file in my store to please all you snow lovers and haters out there.  It's called No More Snow!  Click on the preview to purchase.

The sun was shining on Sunday and it wasn't too bad out so the kids did get to play in the snow.  They had a blast!  I guess the snow is good in some way after all!   LOL!  We tried to make a snowman but the snow wouldn't pack together enough.  Here is picture of the kids making snow angels.

Oh and check out this snow angel digi stamp by Karen's Doodles.  Isn't it the cutest!  I love the facial expression.  Karen is such an amazing artist!  What do you think should I buy that stamp for a layout featuring the above photo? 

I do have a few more new files in the store that were previously only available in my membership club.   I don't have time to share them all with you now....the bathroom is calling "clean me!".  You can take a peek on your own by clicking here and keep scrolling through the pages.  I hope to have a few more file in the store before customer appreciation day is here.

Oh and  I have decided I can not keep up with the weekly technique Tuesdays features so I am going to strive for every other week.  If you have any techniques you'd like to me to show just let me know!

I am hosting a daffodil challenge on the Paperthreads Forum on Customer Appreciation Day on Feb 15.  If you participated last year then you know how much fun it is. If not then please stop by the forum and join in.  It is fun and there will be freebies and prizes involved!  Many of the other designers are featuring challenges with lots of cool prizes too.  Yep..it will be a day of goodies and creating!  Oh and we are also having a blog hop so be sure to join us for that too on the 15th.

Bathroom awaits!  So wish I could afford  a maid!  LOL!

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Technique Tuesdays??: ribbon wreath, tree, 50% off SALE, and freebie

Ho Ho Ho  Merry Christmas!  Well it will soon be time for Santa to arrive.  Are you ready?  If you need a few last minute gifts I do have a sale going on in my store.  You can save money and create an awesome handmade gift in minutes!  Just remember the glue does have to dry!  LOL!  Click on the preview to purchase files in AI, GSD, KNK, SVG, and WPC formats.  If there is a file not available in SVG in my store please purchase it in any format and e-mail me the proof of purchase.  I will then e-mail you the SVG file ASAP!   I also have a few digital scrapbooking kits and a few commercial use items in my store.  Thanks for stopping by!  Close the door on your way out! LOL!

I have been very busy getting ready for Santa.  Actually, I still have Christmas cards to make.  So when the Scal-hints yahoo group shared this video for making a woven ribbon wreath I just had to try it.  I absolutely love it!  Thanks guys and En-May!    It looks more complicated then it really is.  After you get the hang of it..it goes very quickly!

Below is the card I made with a wreath I made on my first try! I was in a hurry once again as this was a teacher's card. My son's last day was Tuesday and we were invited to the party so I was running out the door with this card. Thank goodness I didn't need any envy!

I used iridescent jewels on the wreath and bow but they don't show up very well in the photo.  The holly leaves is an actual metal charm.  However, I tried to mimic the look of the metal charm in the Peace charm.  I cut it out of paper then used my turning paper into metal tut from previous technique Tuesdays posts.  You can find it here if you missed it.  I used my Christmas Word Charms file.  Click on the preview below if you still have Christmas cards to make too!  LOL!    It's a steal at the special price of  $1.15!   Oh I almost forgot for the background paper  I also used my tut for making colored core cardstock found here.

As I mentioned I still have quite a few cards to make!  So I made another card using this technique. This card is based on a great sketch by Mojo Mondays....week 115.

Look closely.  Can you tell this ribbon was the same ivory ribbon I used in my first card example?  I bet you can't!  Want to know how I magically made this green ribbon.  See photo below.

You can use your Copic markers (and possibly Sharpies or Bic) to color white or ivory ribbon.  Use the broad tip of the marker and color slowly.  The ink will absorb into the ribbon and saturate completely even coloring the other side.  It may look a little splotchy at first but it will soak in and even out your color in a few minutes.  (Hmm I think I'll be stocking up on white or ivory ribbon the next time I go to the store!)  The Dew Drops started out clear too and I colored them to be ruby red jems with the Copics.  I just love these markers but I love them even more when I can find other uses for them!

I used the tag from my Tags Galore file.  You can click on the preview in case you need to add it to your stash!  It's a steal at 50% off!

The scallop circle came from my cookie time file.  Click preview below to purchase it at 50% off.

The bow on the green wreath was made using Michelle Hessler's wonderful bow templates.  You can see the video tut on how to make templates and how to use them here.  

Since we are taking about ribbon.  I wanted to share with you a wonderful card my fabulously creative design team member Lisa made for me!  I just love how the ribbon makes the tree!  You can add the trunk and star from my previous "ribbon tree freebie" to make your own ribbon tree. Add some brads for ornaments and you are done!  Super quick but looks great!

I have one more item to share with you then I'll get to your freebie.  Elizabeth a talented member of my creative design team made my airplane box for her son.  He loves anything military related!  She plans on giving this to him filled with some sweet treats at the airport.  What a wonderful tasty surprise!  If you'd like to make your own airplane box you can only get it through my membership club.  You can purchase it by clicking on the photo below.  If you'd like to see what files will have been entered into the membership so far see the pink camera slideshow to the right.

 

Whew!  I bet you thought I'd never stop jabbering!  Now on to the important stuff..your freebie!  This an old file I dug up and revamped a little.  I hope you enjoy it!  The zip file contains AI, GSD, KNK, SVG and WPC formats.  I will leave this file up at least until the 26th so if you are busy celebrating you can still get it.  I do ask that you please do not share this file but instead direct them to my blog to download it themselves.  Even though this file is free my TOU still applies.  Click on the preview to download the file.  You also get a plain mat without the ornament hook (not pictured). 

 

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Goodnight!

Shelly

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Frugal Fridays: $1.00 bouquet, 50% off storewide sale, penguin ornament, and glass block

Happy Holidays!  Are you in the Christmas Spirit?  If not I am having a fabulous sale that might get you in the moood!  See the details in the Ad below and it to go shopping!

That's not all I have for you today.  For today only 12/18/09 I am offering my lollipop bouquet file for only $1.00.  This price will expire at midnight EST.  See the clock on the right hand side to see what time it is in the store right now.  This makes a great teacher's gift...you can even replace the lollipops with pencils and erasers tops.  It also makes the perfect hostess gift.  Click on the preview below to purchase.  Also, scroll down to check out what Sue Shaff did with this file...she made a million kisses bouquet...how sweet is that!  She used Hershey Kisses and wooden dowel rods.    Oh yeah with Valentine's Day coming up this file would be perfect for the sweetie in your life too.  Perfect for those of you who are early birds and whom I admire greatly!  I haven't even begun to think about V-day I have yet to mail my Xmas cards! 

I'd also like to share with you a wonderful project by Kelly Stone a member of my creative design team.  She used gallery glass to paint the background of this glass block then she added vinyl cutouts to it.  This one uses my build a snowman file, tree is from Ginny's Happy Cuts Christmas Wishes file, and the snowflakes are from Sam and Hailey's Design's Itty Bitty Snowflake file. These blocks are soo popular now a days and they make quick gifts.

Click on the preview below to purchase my file at 50% off today!

I'd also like to share this wonderful ornament Sue Shaff made with my penguin file.  She simply cut out the penguin's belly and place a photo behind it.  She did enlarge the file a bit so she could use a larger photo.  I just love her out of the box and onto the tree thinking!  LOL! 

The penguin file is only available through my quarterly membership.  It is not too late to join.  You get at least 20 high quality files for only $10.00.  You can buy gift memberships too...just place the person's forum name in the spot on the order form.  Click on the the cutey below if you'd like to purchase my membership.

Oh and I have added another file to membership that was designed for all the little boys and big boys too in your life.  It is an airplane on a cloud box.  I love this box style..it comes together quickly and requires no glue to put it together.   Again if you'd like to purchase my membership click on the preview below.

If you don't care for surprises and want to know for sure what you are getting for your $10.00.  You can checkout the camera slideshow marked Membership Club files to the right and see what has been offered so far.  You can also show this slideshow to a fellow crafter and ask her if she/he likes what they see so you know if they would like the membership as a gift or not.

Okay time for lunch so Bye for now! Thanks for stoppping by!   Merry Christmas!
Shelly

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