Weekly Deals September 1

More great bargains on the Weekly Deals today!

Markers and Washi Tape and Rhinestones! 

Super Impressed

I was fascinated by the MIX134 Mixability challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. You "press" flowers and leaves with your Big Shot!

Gardening is an even bigger hobby of mine than paper crafting, so I ventured out to my front flower garden, shears in hand. I learned a few things along the way: most flowers are too "juicy." I threw away a LOT of backgrounds that were just too gross to use. {smile} Plant blood everywhere. Also, less is more. Which is something I forget a lot when I'm crafting. Anyway, this is one of my experiments that turned out well, I think!

To make it "mixed media," I added some stamping in the new Archival Black Ink from Stampin Up, as well as a few pearls. The sentiment is from my favorite set, Watercolor Wishes!

Give this technique a try and see what you get!

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Celebrate Your Fabulousness!

I'm not really a big Halloween person, but I couldn't resist these Spider Web Doilies in the new Holiday Catalog. They are so intricate and lovely! They are black on main side and white on the other, so I flipped this one over to use with the MOJO412.

Here's the sketch:

And here is my color inspiration:

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A Little Spooky for FMS201

I am in love with so many of our new autumn products! The Holiday Catalog will go live on Tuesday, September 1.

How about that Woodland embossing folder?!? So yummy. Add in a fabulous leaf stamp set (with matching framelits!), some sparkly black glummer paper, and you've got an amazing autumn of crafting ahead of you!


Check out the sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches:

I took a few liberties with it, but I love how it turned out! Which product on this card is YOUR favorite? They'll all be available to order on Sept 1!

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Go Wild Skinny Box

What have you been making with your cute 6x6 paper stacks??

These boxes are simple to make and fun to give away! Look what fits perfectly:

This box was designed by Sam at pootles.com--she's a box-making wizard! The link to this specific project page is here. 

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Weekly Deals August 25

It's Tuesday, time for Weekly Deals!

I can always use more Gold Glimmer Paper, especially with Christmas crafting on its way! 

August Paper Pumpkin Favor Box

My August Paper Pumpkin came last week, and during a break from canning endless jars of peaches and peach jam, I made this! The kit came with supplies for 6 cards and 3 boxes, including a stamp set and a Whisper White Craft Ink Spot.

The promotion for half off your first two months of a Paper Pumpkin subscription continues till Sept 10! Go to the Paper Pumpkin website and enter the code HALFOFF to get this great deal! Your kit will cost $9.98 plus tax (shipping is already included) for Sept and Oct. After that, you can continue the kits at full price ($19.95 + tax) or cancel altogether. No obligation!

The kits make great gifts, or great self-contained projects for YOU!

Here's the video of the August kit:

Razzleberry Leaves for FMS

I've been itching to get in the craft room to try my hand at the FMS200 sketch this week. And all those pretty new autumn supplies from the Holiday Catalog have been lonely, too.

Autumn is really my favorite time of year (despite the allergies). The colors are my favorites, and the leaves are so lovely! I was trying to count up our trees , but I lost count around 30. {smile}

Lighthearted Leaves was one of the first sets I wanted from the Holiday offerings, and the matching framelits from the main catalog make them even better. The DSP is called Into the Woods, and the patterns are so detailed--another favorite I have to use up before it's Christmas-time.

Check out Freshly Made Sketches here for FMS200:

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