Printable coupon links have been updated for AC Moore, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn Fabrics and Michaels. You will find them all under the "Printable Coupons" section of the left sidebar on my home page. Happy shopping!
To make it easier, bookmark my home page on your phone and you'll have it with you when you're out and about! Just show the coupon on your phone to the cashier, let him/her scan it and you'll save money! Happy shopping!
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Loving these:
1. Mad Men Paper Dolls. I haven't had any spare time to catch up on the latest season of Mad Men (damn those kids of mine and their extracurricular activities!), but I'm hoping to watch the first couple of episodes this week. I found these adorable paper dolls on How About Orange last week and thought they were too adorable to not share. I, or course, will be printing out Joan!
2. Cricut Iron On Collection. My oldest loooooves crafts. I just discovered that Cricut has a line of iron on materials and cartridges to go with it. I'm envisioning an entire summer of letting her design her own clothes. Give that girl a bedazzler and an iron and she's ready to knock Tim Gunn on his ass.
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I changed up the kitchen chalkboard for spring. I had stumbled across this quote some time ago and loved it. For some reason, this just makes me incredibly happy.
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Oh! Oh! Oh! Loving these!
1. Downton Abbey Embroidery Patterns. I happy-clapped with delight when I saw these the other day. You can actually buy digital patterns of the familiar faces at Downton Abbey and embroider your own tea towels! There are four different sets available. I, of course, NEED the set with Thomas and O'Brian. I always root for the evil characters. Each set is only $5.00.
Once you've bought your patterns, you'll want to click here and see the most amazing Downton Abbey Tea Party. My sweet CraftChix, who wants a tea party?
2. Disney Character Portraits With Your Face. I'm thinking of ordering these for my daughters. How incredibly cute is this? It is only $15 for a full color JPG sketch of you, your friend or your child as a Disney character. I love the samples with Woody from Toy Story. My own Baby A. would love to be Tinkerbell or Alice from Alice in Wonderland. Thanks for the link Suni!
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As a reminder, you can use these coupons from your smart phone while you're in the store. To make it easier, bookmark my homepage on your phone and you'll have it with you when you're out and about! Just show the coupon on your phone to the cashier, let him/her scan it and you'll save money! Happy shopping!
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Love, love, love these:
1. Lil' Inker Designs Coffee Cozy Dies and Stamps. I'm a sucker for a stamp set that comes with matching thin line dies. My friend Suni, just sent me a link to this company and this set caught my attention. 26 stamps and 4 coordinating dies. Soooo many uses.
2. Flag Paper Punch From TomKat Studio. I own a dozen or so flag dies, but a punch like this could certainly come in handy. I am envisioning using these flags on paper straws, toothpicks on dessert trays, etc. Must have!
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New printable coupons are now available for AC Moore, Hobby Lobby & Michaels. You will find them all under the "Printable Coupons" section of the left sidebar on my home page.
As a reminder, you can use these coupons from your smart phone while you're in the store. To make it easier, bookmark my homepage on your phone and you'll have it with you when you're out and about! Just show the coupon on your phone to the cashier, let him/her scan it and you'll save money! Happy shopping!
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I'm loving:
1. Moda's Nancy Drew Fabric. Reader Karen C. left a comment yesterday, letting me know about this amazing new fabric line by one of my faves, Moda. Thanks Karen! I'm thinking I need the full fat quarter bundle. No idea what I'll use it for. I just know that I NEED it.
2. Macarons from Macaron Cafe. My friend Nick recently sent me a gift box of macarons and I just about fell over when I saw the beautiful packaging. The two tiered box opens up to reveal 20 pastel French macarons. Heaven. Absolute heaven. Mother's Day is coming up if you're looking for a great gift.
Hope I've helped you spend your hard-earned money. Sequestration, my ass....
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I am still plugging away at our Disney World 2007 scrapbook (I think I am on Day 5 of a 10 day vacation). I haven't even touched the photos from our 2004 Caribbean cruise. Baby G may have 4 beautiful baby scrapbooks, but Baby A only has 8 layouts (second child, blah, blah, blah). When we recently visited Disney World, I sighed and thought that I would just add those memories to the ever-growing memory keeping "to do" list.
Then, I caught a look at one of Elise Blaha Cripe's Blurb books on her blog and a light bulb went off.
I hopped on over to Blurb, loaded the software, added my pics, dropped and dragged photos, added text and then produced an amazing 198 page 13" x 11" Disney tome for just under $170 (I used a coupon). I did upgrade to both a hardcover image wrap cover and proline pearl photo pages with white end pages. I put it together in no time at all.
198 pages, people.
It is amazing.
Breathtaking.
Beautiful.
Here's what I learned:
1. Use one of your own photos on the cover. I used a pic that was included on my Disney PhotoPass. I added the title and this is what I got:
2. Don't forget the back cover. I used the lyrics from "When You Wish Upon A Star":
3. Add quotes. I have this as the first page to my book. Loved it.
4. Have a fun opening page. Here I listed everything by numbers:
5. Include your itinerary.
6. Start with their templates and make them your own. I modified several of the layouts and saved them. I then just duplicated them over and over again. The consistency makes the book even more beautiful.
7. Have a great pic? Let it take up the whole page! I used the full photo pages throughout the book. In one of my favorite shots, my mom is holding a sleeping and sweaty Baby A in Adventureland. It is clearly hot and humid. Both of them have closed eyes and incredibly content. Great shot!
8. Divide your book by days.
9. Include an itemized list of the cost of your trip. I wish I had done this with some of our previous vacations. It is easy enough to do... just save your receipts and throw them in an envelope while on your trip. Disney was kind enough to include detailed information of our snacks & meals, so I could include a lot of information:
10. Review your layouts over and over. Then have someone else review them. Then, be prepared to still catch your own silly mistakes. In my book, I mislabeled one of the dates. A silly, unnoticeable mistake, but it drives me crazy. Be prepared to make peace with your mistakes.
11. Include the ephemera. My last few pages were left blank with only titles for "Ephemera", "Maps" and "Tickets & Passes". I plan to fill them up with all of the pocket litter we brought home from our trip. I love looking at my old Disneyland Maps from the early 1980s. Those from this recent trip will be equally cherished in 30 years.
12. Use a coupon. Blurb rocks when it comes to online coupons. Just do a Google search of "Blurb coupon" and you'll most likely find one. No? Wait a week or two and I promise that one will pop up! I was able to save 20% on my book by just waiting a week.
13. Upgrade your papers. The proline pearl papers ensure that you won't see the photos from the back of the page you are currently looking at. It is worth the money. Plus, it makes Shutterly books look like crap. Seriously.
I am seriously thinking of going back and doing the same sort of book for our 2004 and 2006 vacations. It took no time at all, and in truth, this is so much cheaper than traditional scrapbooking. The cost of printing the photos included in my book would have been double the price of my book.
I'm off to go find those pictures...
Note: I have not been paid by Blurb for this ringing endorsement. Haven't heard a peep from them. Just love their product!
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