M-C's Friendship Corner

House Warming Present for Charlene

2012-02-22T13:28:00.000-05:00

I thought I'd share the present I made for Charlene since she is moving soon and will have her own craftroom! I had to wait until I'd actually given it to her, so that I ruin the surprise! I used a wood plaque from Michaels, some Folk Art paint for the base with some of the Distress Crackle paint in Picket Fence. The flowers are Pettaloo and the bird is Recollections. The paper is recycled

Layouts for my February Class

2012-02-10T22:17:00.000-05:00

Here are my layouts for my February 24th class. I leave many of the pages open so that my students can put the number and size of pictures that they want. I really enjoyed using this Echo Park's Victoria Garden Collection! I also used Want2Scrap bling, Bazzill and Coredinations cardstock, a Martha Stewart punch. The flower is made using some flat palyers from Wild Orchid Crafts, which I

A Few Cards

2012-01-26T16:55:00.004-05:00

I have been changing things in the way I live recently and while it's been interesting, it seems to be very time consuming! But I did want to share a few cards that I recently made to send off with my YouTube and Blog giveaways! They were a lot of fun to make! MATERIALS I used the Girls Papperie, Some Recollections pearl trim, a strand from the Cynthialoowhoo bling trim that

Renewable Smash Book Tutorial

2012-01-12T21:16:00.003-05:00

A while back, I made and uploaded a video on You Tube that dealt with what I called a renewable Smash book. Since then, I've gotten a number of requests for a follow up tutorial on how I created the folders. I finally did go through the book explaining the mechanics of each folder, but I thought some instructions and pictures about the whole process might be nice for everyone interested to

My Word for 2012

2012-01-01T20:53:00.001-05:00

Every year, I pick a word to inspire growth and change, and a fresh perspective and I create a project to showcase the word. I hope that my word for this year will bring me to a new level of peace and joy and hence, will rub off on my friends! Strangely enough, this year, the artwork came before the word. In fact I created the canvas as part of a blog hop on Marian Smith's Arty Addict facebook

Happy New Year Giveaway Winner!

2012-01-01T19:56:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year everyone! Well I just came home from a yummy dinner with hubby and thought I would put an end to the wait! So having used Random.org, here is the winner: If you look at the comments, you will see that the second comment was made by Ronni who is getting back into stamping/scrapbooking! I've known Ronnie for a number of years and she is very, very talented! I always thought

Happy New Year Giveaway!!!!

2011-12-21T13:45:00.002-05:00

Well I just couldn't resist! So here is a giveaway that you can enter by posting a comment! I will draw this prize on January 1st from all the eligible entries! What a way to start the new year! Frankly, I'm still so happy because I won something myself just yesterday, that I want to share my happiness with everyone! So enjoy and don't forget to take a look at my previous post to see if you

Christmas Cards, I won a Prize, and my Blog Christmas Giveaway!!!

2011-12-20T18:32:00.001-05:00

SOME CHRISTMAS CARDS Over the last few days I have sent out and made some more Christmas cards. Here are some of the ones that I made last night! Most of the ornaments are stamped on patterned paper. I used copic markers to color and shade. The patterned paper is from BoBunny and Echo Park. Cards 1, 5 and 6 have some K&Co embellishments. The last card is made with a Tim Holtz stamp and

January Layouts

2011-12-19T12:06:00.000-05:00

Here are the layouts for my class in January, which will be January 20th at 6:30pm. I still have 3 kits available, though one is possibly sold, I just haven't gotten a confirmation, The picture placements on pages 3, 4 and 6 are flexible and just one possibility is shown below! Hope you like! I'm also hosting a mini-crop at my home on January 14th and have a couple of spots left for that!

Happy Thanksgiving and Opinions Please!

2011-11-22T11:32:00.001-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who will be celebrating it this week! So what do you think the turkey is talking about? Surely he is asking for a pardon! Or invoking higher powers to let him live...Oh, I've got it! He is extolling the virtues of eating steak! But what can I say, I'm human and an omnivore! The poor critter doesn't stand a chance, no matter how cute he is! Personally, I'm

Janie's Visit

2011-11-17T07:31:00.001-05:00

I had seriously been waiting a long time for this, years really! And like the little girl that I am inside, I thought it would never happen, the day would never come, when my friend would visit me and see my new life in Kentucky. Like Christmas, Janie's visit finally came and was over, far too quickly. As Janie's plane landed, the sun which had been absent for a couple of days, peaked out

Coupons for the week of November 13-20, 2011

2011-11-13T22:27:00.001-05:00

Coupon Update: AC MOORE * Click here to get this week's 50% off coupon good until the 19th. ARCHIVER'S * Click here to print a 30% off one item and a cardstock coupon good until Noveber 15th and another good from November 16th until the end of the month. You can see the content of their latest email here. HANCOCK FABRICS * Here is the link to Hancock's latest email for

Coupons for the Week of November 6-13, 2011

2011-11-06T21:50:00.002-05:00

Coupon Update: Just so you know it is unlikely that I will be able to update the coupons below during the upcoming week. These are however the latest that I've received! AC MOORE ~ Click here to get this week's 40% off coupon good until November 9th and a 50% off coupon good from the 10th until the 12th . ARCHIVER'S ~ Click here to print a 30% off one item and a cardstock coupon

2011-11-03T18:23:00.001-04:00

Well there is no doubt that Fall is now in full swing! Tomorrow my best bud from Florida gets here and we have quite the agenda! I'm pretty sure that my husband thinks Queen Elizabeth is coming! I've cleaned the house, the car, the craft room and cooked a few different meals so that we can have things on hand to eat. Yes my friends, don't pass out, I cooked, I really, really cooked, from

Christmas Layouts with a mini album tucked in!

2011-11-03T09:28:00.001-04:00

Here is my Christmas Layout Kit. I used Echo Park's Seasons Greetings collection, including their 3D Chipboard set as well as Cordinations paper,a gold pen, some ribbon. As usual, these are still in the making, especially the first page... I can't show you everything now, can I, LOL! The mini is still a bit of a secret, you'll see where it will be tucked in for easy access. The uncut kit is $26

Coupons Good October 28th to November 3rd, 2011

2011-10-28T19:29:00.000-04:00

Coupon Update: I decided to put up this post early and just add each coupon as I receive it. Updated Saturday 10/29 Hancock and JoAnn's. Updated Sunday 10/30 Hobby Lobby and JoAnns. Updated Monday 10/31 Archivers and JoAnns. AC MOORE ** Click here to get this week's 40% off coupon good until November 5th and a 50% off coupon good Sunday the 30th only. ARCHIVER'S ** Click here for

Coupons Week of October 24-29, 2011

2011-10-25T18:05:00.000-04:00

Sorry everyone, Blogger misfired and did not save the coupon post. Then to add insult to injury, my yahoo mail, which normally allows me to retrieve trashed emails, decided that they would not do that. I'm not sure that has anything to do with the change in ownership, but what it means is that I can't recreate the post. The coupon post will be back next week! Thanks for understanding!

Coupons for the week of October 17th-22, 2011

2011-10-16T22:33:00.003-04:00

Coupon Update: I usually post the coupon links on Sundays. Check back in this section for updates that come during the week. AC MOORE ~ Click here for this week's AC Moore coupons. ARCHIVER'S ~ Click here for the latest email I've received from Archiver. Sorry to say that they still have not emailed a new coupon! HANCOCK FABRICS ~ Here is the link to the latest email I've

October - Halloween Layouts

2011-10-10T20:30:00.003-04:00

With Halloween fast approaching, my challenge this month was to create the best multi-picture layouts that I could come up with using the Echo Park Apothecary collection. I wanted to do something a little different, so I hope you like the big skull on the 5th and 6th pages, which I designed freehand. I combined the two layouts so you could see the full effect in the last picture! Hope you like

Coupons and an Update

2011-10-09T18:11:00.001-04:00

Coupon Update: I usually post the coupon links on Sundays. Check back in this section for updates that come during the week. AC MOORE Click here for this week's AC Moore coupons. ARCHIVER'S Click here for the latest email I;'ve received from Archiver. I hope that they will send out another with a coupon tomorrow! HANCOCK FABRICS Here is the link to a coupons good

A Couple of Projects

2011-10-03T19:18:00.000-04:00

I really haven't done much at all during the last 2+ weeks! But here is a card I made, finally made one of the 40 or so cards I need to make and I also made a two page layout to gift to someone. First the card, made using Memory box's paper, stamp and die. I used copics to colour the flower and leaves. I also used red stickles around the two rectangles, though it is hard to see that in the

Coupons & Updates - Week of Oct 2-8, 2011

2011-10-02T12:13:00.004-04:00

Coupon Update: ARCHIVERS - A new 30% off coupon good until October 9th for Archiver's came in by email. In addition, Archiver's sent out coupons via a snail mail delivered pamphlet. AC MOORE Click here for this week's AC Moore coupons and flyer. ARCHIVER'S Click here for a 30% off one item coupon good until October 2nd. For those of you in love with these, they have announced

Coupons Week of Sept 25th to Oct 1st

2011-09-25T20:57:00.000-04:00

News: From now on, I'll add updates in this space and any more personal news will be added at the bottom of the post. So.. see below! AC MOORE Click here for this week's AC Moore coupons and here for the flyer. ARCHIVER'S Click here for the latest email I've received which includes a 30% off one item coupon. The coupon is good until September 25th. HANCOCK FABRICS

Coupons Week of Sept 19-24

2011-09-19T20:42:00.000-04:00

News: First I'm really sorry that these are late. There is a nasty virus going around and both hubby and I got it in varying degrees! Hopefully you guys can still use these! I have a hard time believing that I have over 400 YouTube subscribers. That is so awesome! Of course that means I've just got to share some goodies on my YouTube channel and so I'll be posting a giveaway video in

Two New Minis!

2011-09-17T22:24:00.001-04:00

I have been working hard, LOL! I've just finished two minis, and posted videos to my You Tube channel. I've also posted some pictures below the videos! The first is an album using mainly Webster's Pages and is a Friendship album for an overseas swap! I just need to find out more about my swap partner so that I can add a few goodies! Here are a few pictures: The second

Coupons - September 11 to 17th, 2011

2011-09-11T21:44:00.000-04:00

First let me just say how pleased I am to let you all know that I was finally contacted by the two YouTube winners who I hadn't heard from in the allotted week. As luck, or lack thereof would have it, both Jackie (ScrappingLatina) and Christine (SerenityInHim) live in New Jersey and were impacted by Hurricane Irene. I am very happy that they actually contacted me before I could pick new

WooHoo -I'm the featured artist on...

2011-09-06T23:59:00.000-04:00

I'm so incredibly lucky to be the featured artist on Marion Smith's Artsy Artist blog! But more than that, I'm very lucky to be part of the Artsy Addicts community. I'm a big fan of Marion's. Not just of her art, though her talent is amazing and her teaching ability is outstanding, but more than that, I'm a fan of the courageous person she is. Marion is kind and gracious as well as very talented

Check out - 60% off at AC Moore Saturday only!

2011-09-02T21:34:00.001-04:00

Don't usually do this and it certainly won't help me out as there are no AC Moore near here! Good 9-11 AM only!! Have fun shopping! Click on the picture to get a larger printable size! Have a great weekend!M-C

Coupons for the week of September 2-10

2011-09-02T13:43:00.001-04:00

Last updated Sept 06, 2011 AC MOORE Click here to see what AC Moore is offering this weekend! Click here for a 50% off coupon good Sunday and Monday only and a 40% good Tuesday till Saturday. ARCHIVER'S (updated) Click here for the latest email I've received which includes a 30% off one item and a coupon for a cardstock special. The coupons are good until September 10th.

September LO Class

2011-08-30T23:49:00.001-04:00

Here are the "almost" finished layouts for my September LO class. The cost is $30 for all six and everything is pre-cut and ready to go. Please note that I scanned these at Archivers and so there is a small piece missing at either the top or the bottom of the layout! I used the Echo Park Splash collection pack. Hope you like them. Oh, and one more thing, three of the four winners of my

Your Coupons - Week of Aug 28 to Sept 3rd 2011

2011-08-28T21:26:00.000-04:00

AC MOORE Click here for the AC Moore 40% off coupon! ARCHIVER'S See the email ad that I got which includes a link to a 30% off coupon (one item.) which is only good until August 29th. Did you know that you can get 50% off copies every Tuesday in August? Only one Tuesday left, unless they extend the promotion for a third month! I'll post the new coupon on Tuesday if possible! HANCOCK FABRICS

It's Time to Announce the Giveaway Winners

2011-08-27T23:47:00.000-04:00

First let me say that I was overwhelmed by all the comments and all the people that not only commented but played along with the word games! For those of you that did play with the word games, you got extra entries. In fact when you watch the video, you will see that one of the winners won with just such an entry! If you reposted or sent someone over who joined the blog and let me know you sent

Giveaway Final Call

2011-08-24T13:40:00.000-04:00

Just a quick reminder that I will drawing the blog and the You Tube winners in Saturday the 27th! You can see what I'm giving away on this video or in a previous blog post here! Remember that you have to be a subscriber on YouTube or a follower of this blog to be eligible for the respective giveaways. You get extra entries for reposting, and having a friend let me know that you sen t them!

2011-08-22T22:59:00.000-04:00

AC MOORE Click here for the AC Moore 40% off coupon and here for this week's ad! ARCHIVER'S Click here for the latest email which contains a coupon for 30% off one item. The coupon is good until August 24th. Archivers is continuing it's save 50% when you get your photocopies made on Tuesday all of August! That means you can get a colored photocopy of your 12x12 layouts, (their machine only cuts

Ad Lib LO Class Aug 26th - 6PM

2011-08-18T21:54:00.000-04:00

It's that time of month where I'm doing the final prep for my monthly layout class. Here are this month's six pages made using the BoBunny Ad Lib collection pack and a whole lot of photo mats! Cost for this month's class is $30. Next month is all about being at the poo1!

Coupons - August 15-22

2011-08-14T22:33:00.001-04:00

UPDATED August 18th 2011 - Archiver's - Mary Maxim AC MOORE Click here for the AC Moore 50% off coupon and here for this week's ad! ARCHIVER'S Finally an email with coupons to share! Click here for the latest email which contains coupons for cardstock and 30% off one item. The coupons are good until August 21st. Archivers is continuing it's save 50% when you get your photocopies made on Tuesday

Bonjour Montréal

2011-08-09T18:37:00.001-04:00

I've spent the last few days in the Montreal area, where I spent a great deal of my adult life and where my son was born. First impressions are that Quebec City is doing far better than Montreal, but that might just be because you have to go through poorer areas of town to get through the better parts and downtown. I did stop in a few places like Mont St Hilaire which is as beautiful as ever...

Thanks and Bye Quebec City

2011-08-08T12:17:00.002-04:00

I'd like to thank my brother and his wife for a wonderful visit! Going home, is always a little difficult amongst a whole lot of loving and smiling and I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am for all my brother Richard does to be a base for us all! I don't think I've told him how much that means to me and I should have! Despite not being in the best of shape, he took me around town, even to

Visiting Quebec

2011-08-06T09:10:00.002-04:00

It''s amazing how fast time can go by when you are trying to capture so many moments of your poast while catching up with your family. That said, my time in Quebec is quickly coming to a close and I need to make the most of it, with the people that I love! Just for the record, I am missing my husband like crazy and can't wait to be back home with him, which is a bit of a conflict with the fact

Wonderful News

2011-08-04T08:37:00.001-04:00

Yesterday we hung around the house for a while, which is a good thing as I received the following: What's the best way to tell a scrapbooker a story? Take a close look at the picture! That is probably the best news I've had in a long time! I love my son and I love Ashley! She is a wonderful young woman who has made Shaun's live better and fuller! As much as she is a lucky young lady to

Road Trip - Quebec

2011-08-03T14:58:00.000-04:00

It's a little less than a three hour drive from Montreal to Quebec City when you follow the posted speed and there is no construction. There is, a lot of road construction going on in the Province of Quebec. It rained, it poured, it was sunny and more as I drove between the two cities. I stopped, briefly, at the Promenades St Bruno, to get a feel for how my favorite shopping center had changed

Road Trip - Montreal Day 1

2011-08-02T09:09:00.000-04:00

After driving all day on Sunday, I finally stopped in Syracuse, NY for the night! I often stop at Comfort Inns when I'm driving somewhere as I know that I'll have free parking, internet and some sort of a breakfast to tide me over till my lunch stop. I was really surprised that this one offered bacon and eggs as well as the usual continental fare, but then again, it has been someting around a

Coupns Week of August 1 - 6, 2011

2011-07-31T21:00:00.001-04:00

UPDATE August 2nd: Archivers info, Hancock Fabric and JoAnn's Coupons and sales. Even on the road, I'm doing my best to post the coupons! Can't guarantee next week though. Today I am still in the US, crossing the border into Canada tomorrow morning. Next week, I'll likely be in Quebec City, so no promises, though I'll try my best! Have you entered my giveaway yet? Please check the right sidebar

Giveaway... Giveaway... Giveaway

2011-07-30T19:39:00.000-04:00

Hello Friends, Well I have been talking about it and it is definitely time for both a blog (200+ subscribers) and a YouTube giveaway (330+ subscribers)! THE PRIZES I'll be giving away the following: You Tube Winner - "For the Record" Collection Pack. You Tube and Blog (each winner gets one) - Paper Crafting Kit ORthe winner can choose to get the following instead: Blog Winner - April

Coupons Week of July 25-30 2011

2011-07-25T19:28:00.001-04:00

CHA came and went and as you can see in the previous posts, I had a great time! I had fun making lots of video's and took a ton of pictures! One more thing, make sure you really read this post, LOL! I'm being sneaky! AC MOORE Click here for the AC Moore 40% off coupon and here for this week's ad! ARCHIVER'SIt's that time when Archivers doesn't send emails via coupons and instead sends out

CHA Summer 2011- Follow Up - Decorated Trays

2011-07-23T21:58:00.000-04:00

I'm not sure why, but I realize that I took a quite a few pictures of decorated trays. You know, like the one 7Gypsies made famous and that are now made by other companies like KaiserCraft? So here for your enjoyment are pictures that have trays in them. I wish I could tell you the names of the artists that created them, but I'm afraid that the best I can do is tell you the name of the

CHA Summer 2011 - Day 4

2011-07-22T00:06:00.002-04:00

The show may be over, but I've got so many pictures to post that I'm thinking that I'll be posting those for quite a few days more! I'm pretty sure that I'll have a wrap up post this Saturday, before we get back to coupon Sunday! And then there is the matter of a celebration both here and on You Tube, 200 blog subscribers and over 300 on You Tube, both reached this week! So what can I tell you

CHA Summer 2011 - Day 3

2011-07-20T22:07:00.000-04:00

Another great day at CHA with lots of goodies, a class, make and takes and a couple of interviews and one technique video posted on my YouTube channel curtesy of the lovely Holly Simoni at the Spellbinder's booth! It is taking some time to get things uploaded tonight so please be patient! Meanwhile I'll share a few pictures and sit and chat with you guys here on the blog for a little bit! The

CHA Summer 2011 - Day 2

2011-07-20T00:29:00.001-04:00

Ah yes, CHA (the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show) or call it my idea of what heaven would look like! I had an overwhelming great time today and I was very lucky as well! First because that is always what is most important to me, lets just say that I cought up, albeit too briefly because of classes and appointments, with some long time friends, Cathy R and her daughter Melissa, both of

CHA Summer 2011 - Day 1

2011-07-18T23:09:00.000-04:00

It's been a long, fun day and life is really good! That may because I've made it safely to CHA and have already had a lot of fun! I flew into O'Hare at 9:30am Central and went straight to the Hotel shuttle area. No matter how much a hotel wants to, 10:30 am is very early to check people in when you're busy! I had to wait a couple of hours around the lobby, which in all fairness, was more than 3

Coupons for the week of July 17th-23rd, 2011

2011-07-17T14:12:00.001-04:00

WOO!HOO! I'm off to CHA tomorrow! I'll be updating the blog and posting video's starting Tuesday when the show opens! AC MOORE Click here for the AC Moore 50% off coupon and here for this week's ad! ARCHIVER'S See the email ad that I got which includes a link to a 25% off coupon (one item.) which is good until July 24th. Also buy 10 get 10 sheets of cardstock good until the 19th. Did you

Busy Bee Buzzes In

2011-07-11T17:40:00.000-04:00

It has been a hectic few weeks with loads of projects getting done and lots of plans getting made! Amongst other things, I finished a 34 12x12 page Baby's First Year scrapbook for my newest niece Caroline. I didn't dare share any of it with you guys until the album made it to Alaska which it did, just this week! I'll post the pages to my gallery in a few days! I've also been working on making

Your Coupons - Week of July 11-17, 2011

2011-07-04T12:39:00.024-04:00

AC MOORE Click here for the AC Moore 40% off coupon! ARCHIVER'S See the email ad that I got which includes a link to a 30% off coupon (one item.) which is good until July 13th. Did you know that you can get 50% off copies every Tuesday in July? In addition, they have announced a contest for who makes the best decorated 7Gypsies tray with each in-store winner winning a $100 store card and the

2011-06-27T00:28:00.000-04:00

Did You Know... That Archivers, and Hobby Lobby will allow you to show the coupon on your smart phone and just enter the code in their registers? That Michael's will scan the coupon code directly from your smart phone? AC MOORE Click here for the AC Moore 50% off coupon! ARCHIVER'S See the email ad that I got which includes a link a 30% off coupon (one item). Good until June 28th! HANCOCK

Coupons for the Week of June 18-24 2011

2011-06-20T08:19:00.000-04:00

AC MOORE Click here for the AC Moore coupons, two weeks worth are included! ARCHIVER'S See the email ad that I got which includes a link to two 30% off coupons (one item, and cardstock). Good until June 22nd! HANCOCK FABRICS I had to sign up again for these, so sorry, nothing right now. JOANNs All I got from JoAnn;s coupon wise this week is an online code for 40% off. EED173. Also on sale

Coupons for the Week of June 13-18 2011

2011-06-14T10:50:00.001-04:00

New this week: I've added a couple of links for the knitters out there! AC MOORE Click here for the AC Moore coupons, two weeks worth are included! ARCHIVER'S See the email ad that I got which includes a link to a 30% off coupon (one item). Good until June 15th! HANCOCK FABRICS Here is the web version of the latest email I got from them. Click here for 40% off instore coupons (1 for notions

2011-06-09T18:57:00.000-04:00

What a week! I've been sick, again! Sinus and ear infections have me down and this antibiotic is making me just a little woozy then again, maybe it's taking Zertec,or to be precise one of it's genric forms. Anyhow, I didn't get a whole lot done this week. Just five 12x12 pages in the baby book, two cards, and a bunch of posts on Facebook. Oh and I attended part two of my favorite class ever,

Coupons for the Week of June 6 - 11, 2011

2011-06-06T19:04:00.001-04:00

Archiver's coupon updated 6/7/2011. AC MOORE Click here for the latest from AC Moore, including a 50% off coupon good until the 11th! ARCHIVER'S See the email ad that I got which includes a link to a30% off coupon (one item). Good until June 15th! HANCOCK FABRICS Here is the web version of the latest email I got from them. Click here for 40% off instore coupons (1 for notions, 1 for fabric)

Elegant Eclectic Butterfly Mini Albums

2011-05-31T10:28:00.002-04:00

I recently made a couple of minis, out of some of the collections that recently came out that had butterflies and similar color pallets! I wanted to share a few of the pictures, first of the super mini (6x6) which I sent to my swap partner Loretta! I want to thank Loretta for her pictures, mine weren't as good as hers and so she agreed to share hers! I'll post the other mini separately, when I

Coupons for Memorial Weekend and May 30 to June 4th 2011

2011-05-27T17:47:00.003-04:00

Hobby Lobby, Hancock and Archivers updated 5/31/2011 AC MOORE Click here for the latest from AC Moore, including a 50% off coupon good Sunday and Monday! ARCHIVER'S See the email ad that I got which includes a link to the two 30% off coupons (one item and cardstock) that we;ve become used to! Good until June 6th! HANCOCK FABRICS Here is the web version of the latest email I got from them.

Two Pink Paisley Butterfly Garden Mini Album Kits for Sale

2011-05-25T21:54:00.000-04:00

I've been working with the Pink Paisley Butterfly Garden collection and I thought I'd put a couple of mini album kits together for you! I do mean a couple as in there are only 2! So it really is first come first served! Here is a picture of the kit: Check out the video showing you everything that is in the kit here! Thanks for looking!

Project Post - Thank You Cards

2011-05-24T23:06:00.000-04:00

I wanted to make a couple of cards to thank some special ladies who sent me some fun scrappy stuff this week. I hope that these will let them know just how much their kindness touched me and was appreciated! I used the following to make the cards: The Girl's PaperyBazzill Petunia cardstockZva rosesOffray RibbonThank You Rub-on: Pepples IncSpellbinder's Labels Seventeen Hand made flower on

Coupons Week of May 22-28, 2011

2011-05-23T19:27:00.000-04:00

AC MOORE Click here a 40% off coupon good all week as well as their weekly ad. ARCHIVER'S See the email ad that I got which includes a link to a 30% off coupon good until May 25th. HANDCOCK FABRICS Here is the web version of the latest email I got from them. HOBBY LOBBY Here is the email I got from HL for this week for in store promotions, which includes a 25% off one regular priced item

Layouts for my June Class

2011-05-19T19:41:00.001-04:00

The layouts for the June class use the Echo Park for the Record kit. We all seem to love what Echo Park has been doing lately and you'll notice that many of my classes have used their collection kits. This is a glimmer/shimmer misting class. There are three doilies as well as a flower that are misted and we will also be making the flower on the first page. For the Record, LOL, there is also

Coupons for the Week of 15 - 21 May 2011

2011-05-15T11:57:00.001-04:00

FOLLOWING WERE UPDATED on 5/18/2011: Archivers, JoAnns AC MOORE Click here for loads of good coupons at AC Moore for this week. 40% off all week. 10% off all your purchases all day Tuesday. ARCHIVER'S See the email ad that I got which includes a link to a 30% off coupon good until May 25th. HANDCOCK FABRICS Here is the web version of the latest email I got from them. HOBBY LOBBY Here is

Coupons for the Period May 8-14, 2011

2011-05-08T12:37:00.000-04:00

Happy Mothers' Day to all the moms that read this blog and there are quite a few of you! AC MOORE Click here for a 50% off coupon good until May 14th 2011. ARCHIVER'S New ad with 30% off coupon and cardstock special good until May 11th. HANDCOCK FABRICS Here is the web version of the latest email I got from them. The coupon expires today, May 8th. Remember that I do try to update during

And the Winner of the Blog Candy is...

2011-05-02T19:27:00.000-04:00

The winner of the giveaway I put together as part of the Artsy Addict Blog Hop is.... Wait for it! I used Random.org to pick the winner! There were 54 comments on my blog, one of which was mine and didn't count, so I put 53 into the selector. The 17th comment on my blog post was Teri and she is a subscriber! So congratulations Teri! You have one week to contact me with your address! I have

Coupons for the Week of May 2-8, 2011

2011-05-01T21:47:00.001-04:00

First, if you are reading this before 1pm EST on May 1st, 2011 and are a subscriber, have you entered my giveaway, yet? Check out my previous blog entry to do so if you haven't! AC MOORE Click here for a 40% off coupon good until May 6th, and one 50% off coupon good on May 7th! Scroll down for a 50% off coupon good from May 8-14th 2011. ARCHIVER'S New ad with 30% off coupon good until May 3rd

Artsy Addict's First Blog Hop

2011-04-29T03:39:00.006-04:00

ABOUT THE BLOG HOP Hi everyone, welcome to my little spot in Marion Smith's 1st ever Artsy Addict Technique Blog Hop! I am both thrilled and honored to be a part of this blog hop. If you are here, you should have come from Lily Marquez blog! If you came from somewhere else and want to follow the Artsy blog hop, the start point is Angela's blog! Angela worked hard to put the blog hop together!

What a Great Week

2011-04-25T18:49:00.001-04:00

Busy weeks can be great weeks! With most of my prep work done for my Group of 6 Layout class on Friday night, I was able to just have fun on Wednesday with Charlene! We just scrapped and enjoyed each other's company, went out and had Thai for lunch and had dinner at Beef o'Brady's. The Thai food at Spice was just great, the burger at Beefs, not so great!! In fact, it was the worst burger I've

Coupons for the Week of 24-30 April, 2011

2011-04-24T17:41:00.000-04:00

AC MOORE Click here for your 50% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S Sorry, no new online coupon again for this week. Instead, they sent coupons via snail mail a few weeks ago. So do make sure that you register to get their coupons in the mail! Archivers seems to work in cycles, snail mail coupons for a while and then a bunch of emailed ones. Here is the link to their

Travel 1 and 2 Class

2011-04-19T21:50:00.000-04:00

Well I finally finished designing the second part of my Travel class. I'm going to post the first three two page layouts, followed by the new ones! This time I've included suggestions on how to place pictures. Because my group of 6 just want to do the layouts and then worry about adding pictures later on, the designs do not allow for a lot of items that would end up on top of the pictures.

Other Ways to Save - 2 Peas Big Move Sale

2011-04-19T21:14:00.000-04:00

In the interest of full disclosure I actually had this post or at least part of it written quite a week or so ago, but things happened and I didn't get it posted! I am sure you've noticed the Two Peas in a Bucket link in the left hand column of my blog. I recently became an affiliate of their website. So yes, if you use my link, 2Peas will share a very small portion of their profit with me. You,

Coupons for the Week of April 17 - 23, 2011

2011-04-17T22:20:00.000-04:00

AC MOORE Click here for your 40% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S Sorry, no new online coupon again for this week. Instead, they sent coupons via snail mail. So do make sure that you register to get their coupons in the mail! Here is the link to their latest ad. HOBBY LOBBY Here is the link to the web version of the email sent by HL this week which includes a 40% off

Coupons Week of April 10 to 17, 2011

2011-04-11T00:35:00.001-04:00

UPDATE 4/12/20011 - Michael's Coupons added and link to latest Archiver's ad (ad has no online coupons) AC MOORE Click here for your 40% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S Sorry, no new online coupon this week. Instead, they sent coupons via snail mail. So do make sure that you register to get their coupons in the mail! Here is the link to their latest ad. HOBBY LOBBY

My Tea Tag Swap Project

2011-04-04T12:13:00.000-04:00

Here are some things I am working on this week! I am part of a time swap and here is my tag: It is actually very dimensional. The actual background is meant to depict a wall with a chair rail. I used the Stella paper from My Mind's Eye! I used a two sided rivet in the hole of the tag so it would look pretty. The table top and legs are made of wood which I cut, stained and lacquered. I

Coupons for the week of April 3rd to 9, 2011

2011-04-03T09:57:00.000-04:00

SPECIAL SUNDAY ALERT FOR MICHAEL'S - see below! AC MOORE * Click here for your 40% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S Click here for your 30% off one item good until until April 10th! HOBBY LOBBY Here is the link to the web version of the email sent by HL this week. The coupon isn't anything great unless you are in dire need of photo boxes in which case you will

March Layout Class and a Sneak Peek at May's!

2011-03-30T09:14:00.001-04:00

Next are the 6 pages for the April Layout class. There will be a part two of this class in June, with a "For The Record" Class in May, just to break things up a little! Anyone attending the April class is required to also purchase the June class. Total cost of $40 for both, is payable the night of the first class, since the base kit will have been opened and compromised. If you would like to

Painting Plastic

2011-03-29T11:11:00.000-04:00

I really wanted to lighten up my scrap room a little and the ugly black clip-it-ups and the grey multi drawer organizer and the white and black ribbon boxes just were not making me feel happy anymore! And surely you know tha there is nothing more important in a creative space than to feel very happy, though it is likely that for some unhappiness also works! But unhappiness inspires me to write

Coupons for the Week of March 27 to April 2nd, 2011

2011-03-26T19:51:00.002-04:00

Archivers updated 3/29/2011 Hobby Lobby Updated 3/27/2011 Wow two posts the same day, but there are Saturday and Sunday coupons and didn't want to wait for Hobby Loby to come in! AC MOORE Click here for your 50% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S Click here for your 30% off one item good until until April 10th! HOBBY LOBBY Here is the link to Hobby Lobby's emailed post

Busy Bee Buzzes In

2011-03-26T18:08:00.004-04:00

What a wonderful blessed week it's been! Enough to warm the heart of a mom, wife and crafter! First, I went to Indianapolis, Indiana on Monday where I met up with my wonderful son, Shaun who was there for a day to do a video shoot for one of Royall Advertising's clients! If you are looking for a great guy to help you with a web/video project, contact Shaun and tell him you know his mom, LOL!

Coupons for the week of March 20 to 26, 2011

2011-03-20T14:56:00.000-04:00

AC MOORE Click here for your 40% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S Click here for your 30% off one item. The coupons are good until until March 23rd! HOBBY LOBBYHere is the link for this week's ad and coupon (50% off packaged craft feathers?). Of note, 50% off all Spare Part Embelishments! JOANN'SCheck out the email promotions I got here. MICHAEL'S I signed up yet

Project Share - 12 x 12 Layout

2011-03-19T18:52:00.000-04:00

I was in our local scrapbook store the other day looking at the new papers, and touching them, LOL! Yes, it is just one of those things, I have to see things in real life to get excited about it! Pictures are wonderful, but they really aren't a substitute, if you know what I mean! I'd seen the two new Graphic 45 paper lines, Le Cirque and Curtain Call on line but wasn't sure what I'd do with

Sharing a Scrapbook Haul

2011-03-18T00:22:00.002-04:00

I recently purchased a few things from some very talented ladies I've gotten to know on You Tube. I thought I'd share the video here. I'll also post some pictures from the video for those of you who have a hard time watching videos! Here are some of pictures from the video: First up is Jules, known as Jannaviles on your tube. I bought a number of dieccut shapes. You can find the items she

Coupons for the week of 14 to 20 March, 2011

2011-03-17T22:27:00.000-04:00

UPDATED March 17th, 2011 - see Archiver below! AC MOORE http://www.acmoore.com/images/upload/Week11_11couponsE.pdf for your 40% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S Click here for your 30% off one item. The coupons are good until until March 23rd! HOBBY LOBBY Here is the link for this week's ad and coupon (30% off needlework kits). Of note, 40% off all PAper Studio and

Coupons for the Week of March 6 to 13

2011-03-06T21:58:00.001-05:00

AC MOORE Click here for your 40% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S Click here for your 30% off one item coupon good until March 17th! HOBBY LOBBY Here is the link for this week's ad and coupon (30% off needlework kits). Of note, 40% off all PAper Studio and Stampapilities products. JOANN'S Check out the email promotions I got here. MICHAEL'SI didn't get anything from

March Layout Kit/Class

2011-03-05T22:27:00.000-05:00

My kit club ladies wanted some birthday layouts so here they are. Bear in mind that this month's kit includes 6 pages, comes completely pre-cut and ready for the ladies to assemble. The cost this month is $20 for all six pages. I showed them the beginnings of the layouts at the last workshop and they liked them. However, 2 of the ladies cannot make our class Friday the 25th at 6pm, so I am

I haven't Disappeared, Honest!

2011-03-04T10:48:00.002-05:00

I know, I can't seem to keep up with anything or anyone the way I'd like to these days! Have the days gotten shorter? Either they did or my interests have just gotten broader, but at any rate I always feel that there is so much I want to do, look at and read about that often, at the end of the day, I have nothing tangible to show for the day other than the house being clean and the beds and

Coupons Week of February 28 to March 5 2011

2011-02-28T11:21:00.002-05:00

UPDATE: I've updated Archivers as they have come out with two new coupons. Please see below. AC MOORE Click here for your 40% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S (UPDATED March 2nd 2011) Click here for your 30% off one item good and the get 3 free if you buy 3 12x12 cardstock or get 5 free if you buy 5 8 1/2 x 11 pieces ofd cardstock. The coupons are good until until March

Coupons for the Week of 21-27 February, 2011

2011-02-21T19:01:00.003-05:00

Sorry, I was in Canada for the last few days! More on my trip in a separate post! AC MOORE Click here for your 40% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S Click here for your 30% off one item and free cardstock coupons from Archivers. They are good until the 24th! HOBBY LOBBY Here is the link for this week's ad and coupon (25% off one regular priced item). Amongst other

Coupons for the week of 13 - 19 February 2011

2011-02-13T16:35:00.001-05:00

UPDATE Feb 17, 2011 - New ARCHIVERS Ad and Coupons - see below! AC MOORE Click here for your 50% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon! ARCHIVER'S Click here for your 30% off one item and free cardstock coupons from Archivers. It's good until the 24th! HOBBY LOBBY Here is the link for this week's ad and coupon (40% off one regular priced item). /amongst other scrapbook things on sale,

Busy Bee Update

2011-02-10T23:39:00.001-05:00

I know that it's been a while since I've updated, so here goes! Life has been a bit of a challenge lately with a sinus infection, followed by a trip to Florida followed by a pinched nerve in my neck and then in my lower back! Thank goodness for the chiropractor who has been treating me back to relatively painless mobility! I have been crafting, you know that since I did post the 6 pages I put

Coupons for the Week of February 6 to 12

2011-02-06T20:05:00.000-05:00

AC MOORE Click here for your AC Moore coupons! ARCHIVER'S HOBBY LOBBY Here is the link for this week's ad and coupon (40% off Vitaj products). Lots of scrapbook items are 50% off this week. Check the ad for more! JOANN'S Nothing new from JoAnn's this week. JoAnn's is now also sending out digital coupons to mobile devices. In addition to the iPhone app, they will also seemingly send to a

February LO Club Pages Revealed

2011-02-02T13:56:00.000-05:00

It's time to show the three 2 page layouts (LO) that I've come up with for my February LO class! I hope that my students will enjoy making them. I know that these are LOs that I'll be able to use in my album! Each was made using Echo Park paper and rather than have one consistent team like I had last month, all six pages were weather themed, I thought it would be more fun to do three

And the Winners Are...

2011-02-01T23:29:00.000-05:00

It was time to do the giveaway. First I drew the prize for the 100 You Tube subscriber, which was only open to my You Tube subscribers and then I drew the winner for the January Giveaway which included everyone that commented here on the blog as well as on You Tube. And the winners are: < Craftygranny won the Distress It All and TracysTreasures243 won her choice of either the Cricut cartridge

2011-01-31T09:13:00.003-05:00

UPDATED February 1st AC MOORE Click here for your AC Moore coupons! ARCHIVER'S UPDATED!!! Here are the coupons good till February 8th! HOBBY LOBBY Here is the link for this week's ad and coupon (40% offone regulat priced item). The scrapbook specials this week is 30% off chipboard embellishments and 3D stickers. Check the ad for more! JOANN'S JoAnn's is having a big 40% off papercrafting

Coupons - Week of January 24th to 31st, 2011

2011-01-24T15:21:00.000-05:00

I was on planes all day yesterday! I hope that you will forgive my being late two weeks in a row! Have you entered my January Giveaway yet? Get one entry into the drawing for each comment you leave on any of my January blog entries. Repost somewhere (your blog, Facebook or Twiter) and get an additional entry! Lots of cool goodies in this month's giveway! Click here for more information! AC

Coupons Week of January 17- 22nd, 2011

2011-01-17T20:34:00.001-05:00

UPDATED!!! Sorry I'm a day late! Have you entered my February Giveaway yet? Get one entry into the drawing for each comment you leave on any of my February blog entries. Repost somewhere and get an additional entry! Lots of cool goodies in this month's giveway! Click here for more information! AC MOORE Click here for your AC Moore coupons! The weekly coupon is 40% off. ARCHIVER'S UPDATED!!

Busy Bee Update - Paper Flower Tutorial

2011-01-12T15:37:00.001-05:00

There is so much going on around here that I've decided to postpone my trip to Florida. I am flying down for my DMIL's birthday bash with hubby but instead of continuing south, I'll be flying right back home! I will miss seeing my friends, but I want to be able to see the maximum number of them and spend time with my son and his beautiful girlfriend and that just wasn't in the cards this time!

Craft Store Coupons - Week of January 9th to 15th

2011-01-10T00:04:00.000-05:00

AC MOORE Click here for your AC Moore coupons! The weekly coupon is 40% off. There is also a coupon for 50% off one item good on Tuesdat, January 11th! In addition there is a coupon for an additional 25% off certain clearance items. ARCHIVER'S Here are the latest 30% off coupons, good until January 18th! They are also doing an e-newsletter which you can read here. HOBBY LOBBY Here is the link