Frugal Fridays: Gift Bag Die Cut with Buttons $1.00 today only and a Fall Twig Tree

Hello everyone!
So how's the weather in your neck of the woods?  It's been rather odd here.  Frigid temps at the beginning of the week forced us to turn our heat on.  It was soo cold going to the bus stop in the morning  that I had to put Adoree's Winter coat on her.  Right now it's in the 40s but by mid afternoon it is suppose to be 70s.  Makes it soo hard to dress..think I need a bigger closet so I can store Winter and Summer clothes side by side to deal with Mother Nature's fickle mind!  LOL! 

Today's Frugal Friday special is my Gift Bag Die Cut with Buttons.  It is on sale today only for $1.00.  Hurry though this price will disappear at midnight EST tonight Oct. 8, 2010.  This really is a versatile file which will work for scrapbook pages, cards and more. Click on the words above the preview to purchase the file but before you go I do have a few projects to share with you.

Gift Bag Die Cut with Buttons

Check out this awesome gift tag CDT member Lisa did with my gift bag die cut with buttons file.

She used Sam and Hailey's Designs 9 x 4 gift bag file for the bag and my Gift Bag Die Cut with Buttons for he cute little gift tag.  Isn't this little set just adorable.  You could use Christmas paper and change the flower to red to make a poinsettia to make a set like this for Christmas too. For Halloween you could add a ghost or pumpkin shape from my Chocolate Nugget Treat Purse file. 

Here is a layout I made a long time ago but it shows you another way you can use the gift bag die cut file.

Lastly, I have a project done by Sue.    She created this great card for my Oct sketch challenge (the sketch is designed by Aussie Caz...isn't it great!) using my Festive Twig Tree file.    

See that gorgeous ribbon...Sue got if from Scotland by winning Jennie Bean's challenge last year.  Isn't it gorgeous!  If you would like to win some goodies from Scotland  too be sure to check out Bean's challenge this year on the Paperthreads forum here.  Sue used Laury's melted crayon technique for the leaves and pot...you can see Laury's video here.  This technique looks like soo much fun but I just know I'll have to do it when the kids aren't around...I don't want to see what they think of me melting their crayons and I don't want them to think it's okay for them to do it either!  Oh and if you would like to join my Oct card sketch challenge..it's not too late..check out the deets in the Paperthreads forum here.

Festive Twig Tree

 

I just had to share with you this photo.  Laury made me this pretty pink pearl bracelet and gave it to me at the retreat!  What a precious gift this is.   Thanks Laury!  I asked Laury if it would be okay for Adoree to wear this as a necklace instead.  I showed Adoree when I got home from the retreat and she couldn't wait to wear it to church.  She loves dressing up!  One week for church I wanted to put pants on her and she said "but pants don't make me look like a princess!".  Now with this precious necklace on she did indeed look like a princess.  The clasp is a heart and she had to have it on the front.   Where has my baby gone!  She definitely doesn't look 3 in this photo!  Did you see her hair is finally growing in...she has officially stopped sucking her thumb and I'm hoping she is going to continue to let her hair grow in.  We can't wait to do some hairstyling!

Well my battery is going dead and I need to get ready for a crop tonight and tomorrow.  So..I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and thanks for stopping by!

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SALE time, retreat goodie bags and more sketch and idea organization

Howdy!
     Sorry I wasn't in touch last week.  I went to the retreat and had a blast!  It was soo fun to meet all these wonderful ladies I type at all the time.  I came back exhausted though...guess I'm not a party animal any more!

Oct 2nd is World Card Making Day!  I love to make cards and hope to have some time to work on some this weekend.  I have decided to have a sale to celebrate World Card Making Day and also to celebrate the official opening of the Paperthreads store in 2006.  I have many files that would work great for cards, layouts, and home decor.  I also  have digital scrapbooking products and some digital stamps too.  Please stop by my store if you get a chance by clicking here.  But before you go I do have a few other things to share with you  including my second segment on organizing your sketches and layout ideas.  Oh and many of the other PT designers are also having sales soo.....Paperthreads is a happening place to be! 

First up I'd like to share with you the goodie bags I made for the retreat.  I think they turned out pretty cute!  It's amazing what a few cutter files can do to spice up a plain Dollar Tree gift bag!  Hopefully, this will give you some ideas of what you can do to spruce up your gift bags inexpensively for birthdays or Christmas even.

These photos don't really do the bags justice as the lighting wasn't the greatest where I took these at the retreat.  I used my Notebook Edge: Shaped Notes file and the pen tool holding a glitter gel pen to draw in the names using my cutter.  The flourish is also from that file I just covered it with glitter glue after cutting.  The flowers are from my Rolled Up Flowers file.  I sprayed them with glimmer mist before rolling up.  I love the little bit of shimmer it gave the flowers.  If you would like to purchase either of these files to decorate your own bags click on the words below the previews.

Notebook Edge: Shaped Notes

Rolled Up Flowers

Now I know you are dying to know what was in our goodie bags.  So I took a photo.  However, my goodie bag contribution isn't in the picture!  Why?!  I was running short on time and decided not to make myself one!  LOL!  I will be making a few as hostess gifts for the crop I'm going to next weekend so I will share them sometime after that along with a tut.

Look at all those wonderful items!  Aren't they great!  Adoree and I just ate the chocolate covered pretzels.  They were sooo good....I know I should save the last one for Tyler but I'm tempted not too!  I even got some diamond dust which I have been wanting to try forever now!  I love that each time I use any of these items I will think of the great lady who gave it to me!

Okay now on to the second segment of my sketch and layout idea organization.  If you missed the first segment click here and scroll down.  You would think after that long post I would have said everything I needed to!  Guess not!  LOL!

I do have a few magazines that are very well laid out and I can't bear to rip them apart to put them in my binder soo.......

I take them to an office store and they spiral bound them.  This allows them to lay flat making it easier to use them.  I also have the office store put an acrylic transparent front cover and back cover to make the magazine a little more durable.  Then I use Post It Flags and my label maker to make labels that designate the number of photos each section of the magazine covers.   If you click on the picture you can see the inset photo shows labels "3-5", "6-7" and so on because that is the way Becky Higgins set up her wonderful magazine.  I love being able to turn to the page I need immediately.

Sometimes I have magazines though that aren't set up by number of photos.  No problem my system will still work with these magazines as you can see above.  I still got it spiral bound.  This time I used Post It Tabs so had enough room to write but you could still use the flags and label maker...I was just being lazy! 

This is one of my favorite magazine issues.  The book tells you what papers and embellishments you need to make at least two layouts plus cards, tags, mini books and more.  They even tell you how to cut the paper exactly in order to make all these items.  Anyway, as you can see in the photo above (click on the photo to enlarge it if you need to) that the sketch  on the left is designed to accommodate 5 photos while the sketch on the right works for 9 photos so it I put a 5 and 9 tab on the right side of the page.  I like that the tabs are clear where the adhesive is so I can stick them on without worrying about covering up my instructions.  Plus they are removable if I goof!  It does look like I have a jumble of numbers there but really it's easy to find the number I need.

Okay that concludes my sketch and layout organization.  I hope this inspired some of you.  If you have any questions or have a way to improve my system....I'm all ears.  Just e-mail me at shellys art @ verizon.net (take out spaces please).

I'm working on a freebie so please check back for it.  Have a fabulous weekend!

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Frugal Fridays: $1.00 Pinwheel dressed up for Valentine's Day

Howdy,
       My CDT members have been busy getting ready for Valentine's Day.  They have made some awesome projects using my pinwheel file.  Get it today only for $1.00....this price will expire at midnight CST (check clock that is shaped like a watch to the right of my blog).  Click preview below to purchase but...before you go scroll down to see what fabulous items my CDT has made! 

First up CDT Lisa made a wonderful coordinating gift set.  She not only used my pinwheel as a bow topper but also my loving owl tag file for the card.  I just love the google eyes.  That heart paper is gorgeous!  Who wouldn't want to receive a great gift set like this!?!

 

Next up CDT member Brett made up a wonderful gift bag too. She used Sam and Hailey's Designs terrific box bottom gift bag.

My pinwheel is a great finishing touch to this lovely bag.  I just love the colors Brett used.  Look even the patterned paper has pinwheels on it.  Simply stunning!

 

As you can see this pinwheel will work for any holiday depending on the papers you used. Not only can you use them for party favors when sticks are added but remove the stick and you have a fab gift bag/box embellishment.  Why not try this file for a buck and show me what you can do with it.  E-mail creations to shellysart@verizon.net.

I'll be back tomorrow with a surprise!

Shelly

 

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Happy Birthday Tyler and coupon!

I can't believe it my little guy is 5 today! Where has the time gone?! Kindergarten next year! UGH! Before I know it he will be graduating from high school. He loves to watch building shows so hopefully he'll build us a mansion for our retirement! LOL! He told his uncle he was having a Sponge Bob party so we had to go find stuff to fit the theme. Below are the highlights of the party.


The cake was pretty neat! The little figurine's heads popped off when you pushed a button.



Great gifts!



I was pretty happy to find these Sponge Bob crackers. Gotta love it when the snacks fit the theme!



These were ice cream cone cupcakes. Tyler really wanted to make these for his pre-school class. I hope they aren't too messy for the teachers!



NEVER buy those silcone pans. Items do not rise in these pans! The cupcakes inside the cones look like the size of mini tandy cakes even though I followed the directions. I have the silcone bread pans too but the same is true of them. I know because I made bread in one of these and one of the disposable bread pans. The disposable one flowed over it rose so much and the one in the silicone pan didn't even hit the top rim of the pan.

Okay now I know you're waiting for that coupon! Well first I need to remind you about my monthly sale then I'll give you the coupon I promise!

I know Christmas is in the air! Everyone is scrambling to make those Christmas cards and get them sent out BEFORE Christmas this year. I have a card in my store on sale that will make things easier for you. It cuts all in one piece. I've even supplied the sentiment and a rectangle backing to place behind the angel. It is on sale the whole month of November for 50% off. A great deal! Click on the photo below to be taken directly to it in my store.



Okay, you've made it this far and now I will give you the coupon.

In honor of my son's and husband's b-days I will give you a file for 99cents! Hubby's birthday is on the 21st too! By using the following coupon code during checkout SS1108_33977 you will receive 1.00 off my gift bag die cuts with button file. Click on the photo below to be taken directly to the file in my store. Hurry though coupon expires 11/21/2008 EST.




Thanks for looking , reading and shopping!

Shelly

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Freebie Kit for DSO color challenge

Here is the kit I made up for DSO color challenge. I just started joining these challenges as this is only my second kit ever made. I love Kim's color choices and am having so much fun!
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credits:

The gift bag I used is a digital cutter file which I imported into PSE. You can buy the file at my Paperthreads store by clicking on the photo below. E-mail me proof of purchase and I will send you a layered PSD for digital scrappers.


Mega Doodle Inspired definitely inspired this kit. I am a product tester for Brandy and am having so much fun testing and creating with her awesome products. The keychain kit is available by clicking on the preview. I used the engraving action that comes in this kit for my birthday charms.


I also used the following Mega Doodle Inspired products and you can use them too by clicking on the links to get taken to her store.
transparent sticker action
Elements Grab Bag #6
Mega-Paper Maker 03 Action
Mega-Pattern Set 01
The cupcake is also Mega Doodle Inspired but I don't think it is available any more.
Scrappin cop-frayed fabric brushes and buttons
Designs by Helen buttons
Rachel Scutt-Multi-Layer Bow #2

I think that is everyone I need to give credit to. If I missed anyone I'm sorry just let me know and I'll fix it right away.

Thanks for reading, clicking and looking! I was hoping to have some photos to share with you of our outing to the Harvest fest but I have a fever and should go relax down before my daughter wakes up!

Shelly

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