Archive for October, 2011

Hi and Hello.

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Hi, and Hello! Today I’m sharing a couple fairly quick and easy cards made with the Random collection from Crate Paper.  As a working mom I don’t always have a ton of time to spend on each project, so I rely heavily on patterned paper and diecuts and chipboard to do a lot of the […]

Beautiful Dreamer gift bag + Fall Sale at It’s in the Bag!

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

I love making gift bags and using them to give a little gift.  There’s just something about that handmade touch that makes gift-giving so much more special.  What’s more is giving a set of handmade gift bags as a gift.  Same concept as making and giving greeting cards.  This time it’s the packaging though. I […]

Halloween Gift Packaging + Giveaway.

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Happy Monday! We’re starting off the week with some more fun Halloween stuff….and a giveaway! I like to give my kids a little something on holidays.  But Halloween is a tricky one because they’re already getting tonnnnns of candy.  So I saw a Groupon offer come up for $10 to a local cupcake place….but I […]

Adventures in Couponing.

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

I’ve never been a huge fan of shopping at Walmart.  The experience, or the atmosphere rather, well, it’s not always great.  But let’s be honest, this whole recession business is getting old.  If you’re fortunate enough to still have your job, that’s great, but the price of gas and milk and everything else is going […]

Halloween Banner.

Friday, October 7th, 2011

One of my best investments since I got in to this whole papercrafting world has been these banner dies.  I use them all. the. time.  I’ve made little books with them, put banners on cards, and as I’ve done before and here today – made a banner for home decor.  I love love love banners […]