Scrapcation Getaway

10% OFF and guaranteed arrival for Christmas until Dec 16th!

2011-12-13T09:39:00.000-06:00

Just a few more days to take advantage of this deal! Order any of these preselected LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS and get 10% off, plus it's guaranteed to arrive before Christmas! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. If not, you can shop here.

Here is another look at the handstamped charms that are featured below.

Ready to start shopping? Go here!

Be sure to associate your order with "Last Minute Shopping Open House".

Isle of Agape Necklaces

2011-11-29T15:56:00.000-06:00

I just wanted to take a moment and show you these ADORABLE necklaces that I ordered for my neices. They are from a little etsy shop called Isle of Agape. (btw, I'm not being compensated to share this with you, I just love them that much!). I was so pleased with the quality and professionalism of the shop that I wanted to give her a little shout out on my blog!

These precious little necklaces were only $10 each!! My neices are going to love them!

Click here to go to the Isle of Agape shop!

Uppercase Living BLACK FRIDAY SALE 50% select items!

2011-11-23T14:14:00.000-06:00

Get Ready. Get Set. Get Inspired. Fighting crowds and standing in lines isn’t fun for anyone. Instead, shop our Black Friday event for a more inspiring experience! Between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. MT, you can get selections of our larger-than-life Grande Format designs and our Playful Collection of Blume Jewelry for 50% off! See photos below for some of our products that are eligible for the sale!

Click here to see our Playful Collection that is 50% off on Friday!

Click here to see all of our grande format expressions that are 50% off on Friday!

All you have to do is place an order with us on Black Friday (November 25), and we'll include this adorable sheet of Holiday vinyl with your order!

Want to join others in living a life inspired? November is your month! From now until November 30, new Demonstrators can join UL for only $49. This price applies to each of our Starter Kits—Uppercase Complete, Expressions, or Blume—for a savings of up to $250 at sign up.

You get $150 in free product credit with your kit!

You can earn 25% or more in commission!

You get more than $400 in jewelry with your kit! (who wouldn't want that?!)

You only have to sell $600 a year to remain a demo! (so easy!)

You can earn rewards through sales and work your way towards:

-A beautiful necklace valued at $100+

-A Spa Gift

-A Girl's Trip to NYC with other demos

-A Mediterranean cruise!

Not to mention, you get to work with some of the most kind and inspiring ladies across the country. We are a very giving and sharing group of people. We have a FB page where we share ideas and photos and support for one another. I have never seen another company like this one before! We truly are a family.

That is why I would love for you to join my team! I am here to answer any questions you may have and help you start your business! You will not regret it!

tamara_bennett7@hotmail.com

Whoa Doggie! What a DEAL!!

2011-10-28T19:34:00.000-05:00

Holy Cow! What a deal!

Check out what Uppercase Living just announced!

It’s a great time to be part of an inspiring company! Beginning November 1 at noon MT through November 30, new Demonstrators can join UL for only $49. This price applies to each of our Starter Kits—Uppercase Complete, Expressions, or Blume—for a savings of up to $250 at sign up.

Once you join, you’ll have the entire UpStart period (90 days!) to keep your sign-up savings. Hit your UpStart and you won’t have to pay the remainder on the price of your Starter Kit—you can earn it by achieving all the levels in the UpStart Program.* The best part is the UpStart Program awards you with $100 in cash when you hold your first Open House within 30 days, and submit $1200 in your first 90 days. So, you’ll receive an amazing deal on your starter kit AND have $100 in your pocket!

**If you're interested, but worried about meeting your upstart, don't worry, I met mine with no problems. I can help you every step of the way! This is a great time to join! People are starting to do some shopping!

Email me if you have any questions! tamara_bennett7@hotmail.com

or go here to sign up:

http://tamarabennett.uppercaseliving.net

Cheap & Creepy Decor pt.3

2011-10-12T16:06:00.001-05:00

I've finally gotten around to posting about the rest of my halloween decor! Here is a pumpkin that my mom bought on clearance last year after halloween. It was a sad and boring orange. Until I painted it a base coat of hunter green and then went over it with some green Extreme Glitter Paint from Michaels. I love that stuff! It is so pretty!! This picture really doesn't do it justice.

And now for my pride and joy...

I bought this lovely shelf at HL half off! I got it for $20. I was dying to have some sort of space in my house that acted as a mantle of sorts. I needed place to decorate in other words.

I purchased the "creepy fabric" at walmart for about $4 or so. Yes that is really the name of it. "Creepy Fabric". LOL.

I got the grey skull at our local thrift store for a buck and the pumpkins on the left are fake from the Dollar Tree. The bumpy squash is real. It is from a local farmer down the road.

The gruesome potion bottles are all made by me. So easy! The tall one is an old bottle of soap that I poured water, red food coloring and a little bit of coffee in. Why the coffee? It darkens it up to look more like blood.

The smaller bottles are tiny liquor bottles. I don't drink, but I found these at a wedding we went to recently. Another guest left them on the table after they were empty, so I snatched them up!

The label for the vampire blood can be found here. The Ogre snot is here and the Skele-grow is a label made by my friend Lindsay the Frugal Crafter. See the picture below for a better look at her labels!

More cheap & creepy decor!

2011-09-30T20:11:00.000-05:00

What's a girl to do when she's stuck at home on a friday night with two little boys and nowhere to go? Make the house creepier! Tomorrow is October 1st! I couldn't resist pulling out my cheap halloween decor that I bought from the Dollar Tree back in August. LOL. yes August.

In my town, if you don't grab it now, it won't be there later. Esp at the DT!

These creepy spiders were 2/$1.00 at the dt. I attached them using scrapbooking pop dots.

Then I decided to go gather some broken branches from the woods and spray paint them black. I then spray painted an old coffee can black and added some sand in the bottom. Then I stuck my painted branches in it and added some rocks to keep it all in place. Then I spray painted the rocks on top black as well.

When I got it inside, I added 3 of these crows. I got them for $1.00 each at DT. I think Michael's has them too, but probably not for a dollar. I also had some spanish moss laying around and added it too!

My kids love it!!

Cheap & Easy Halloween Decor + SVG Freebies!

2011-09-26T20:56:00.000-05:00

Things are getting creepy around here! I decided it was close enough to Halloween to start decorating! I love halloween and up until now, we've always lived in a tiny apartment or trailer. Not this year! We now own a 5 bedroom house! So I have plenty of room to decorate! Just wait for Christmas! LOL.

I got out some black vinyl and cut these creepy spiders in all sorts of sizes. Check out all the places they are creeping around!

I had seen this idea here. If you don't own a cricut (which really speeds up the process). She has a template on her blog for cutting them out. As soon as I put the first one up, my son says "ohhh Awesome mom!". Those words made it all worth while. Makes me feel like by doing little things like this I'm building memories for my children. Hopefully they look back and remember how cool mom decorated the house on halloween and really brought the season to life!

If you do own a cricut and have SCAL, you can use the files below to create your own creepy fun!

Spider SVG

BAT svg

Girlie Birthday Card

2011-09-17T10:32:00.000-05:00

Don't you just love it when you're getting ready to go to a birthday party, the gift is wrapped at the last minute and you realize you have no card?

Well that's what happened yesterday. I had about 20 minutes to spare before I had to leave and I just put the finishing touches on the tissue paper in the gift bag (in otherwords, stuffed it in). LOL. I realized I needed a card. I ran to my craft room, which was a WRECK. I really need to clean it up.
I dug through a drawer of junk that I sometimes throw stamped images into that haven't been colored yet. I found this little girlie. She was perfect for a 6 year old's bday!

I colored her with my copics really quickly (I haven't used copics in months). I'm surprised I remembered how. I added some distressing inks to the edges and it made her *Pop*!

Quick, easy & simple.

This card qualifies for the challenges at Creatalicious, Cute Card Thursday.

My Paula Deen Dining Table Look-a-Like!

2011-09-15T17:16:00.001-05:00

A few months ago I had no idea that Paula Deen even had her name stamped on any furniture, then one day I went held an Uppercase Living open house at a lady's home and she had the most gorgeous dining table. I knew I would never be able to afford one. So I kept my eye out for one that looked similar that could be transformed.

Then I came across this huge table on craigslist for $300. I talked her down to $250, since 2 of the 8 chairs needed repair. I took the broken chairs to a friend who makes cabinetry and he repaired them for me for free. I was going to pay him, but he refused, so I made him a chocolate pie as a thank you.

I took the chairs outiside to primer them. I used Valspar white primer.

I them brought them inside and sat them one by one on top of the dining table and hand painted them with a brush. *Oh my this was exhausting. Each one took 2 hours to do 2 coats.

Thankfully, after the first 4 chairs were done, a friend let me borrow a paint sprayer to finish the job. Let me tell you, it was a lifesaver. I was losing motivation to get this monstrous job finished, but once I got to using the paint sprayer, holy moly was it easier! I wish I'd used it from the beginning. I'm told that the one I used is about $100. Totally worth it. I'm going to be asking Santa for one for Christmas.

Well after everything had a good paint covering, I had one last problem, 4 chairs had been painted by brush, 4 by sprayer, so the texture they had wasn't quite the same. Not that the sprayer gave it a bad texture, it just didn't match. So I went over the ones that had been sprayed lightly with a brush to give them the same texture.

The next step was to add some distressing. *I know, Paula's tables aren't that distressed. But I have 2 little boys who WILL distress them if I don't. So to prevent future stressing over paint touchups, I intentionally scuffed them up.

If you'll notice in the close up of the next photo, Paula's table has a little bit of tea stain glazing on it.

I attempted to recreate this by mixing my own clear glaze with a latex paint called "fried dough". LOL. I love that name. It turned out quite nice!

Finally, I put a good coat of polyurethane on top of the table, so spills would be easier to clean up, not to mention it prevents glasses from leaving water rings.

So here is my version of a Paula Deen Linen Dining Table set!

And here is the real thing!

Holiday Mini and & Blume Jewelry are LIVE!

2011-09-01T22:20:00.000-05:00

If you're looking for some very unique jewlery, you will love Blume!

It is very affordable as well with prices ranging from $9.95 to 119.95

This is a customizable bangle! You can design your own vinyl expression to wear!

This is just one of many gorgeous charms!

They even offer handstamped charms!

Our new Holiday Mini features many decorative vinyl pieces that can be used year after year!

I love this chalk wall christmas tree!

And these chalk wall tombstones!

And don't you love these snowflakes!

To start shopping to my website!

To learn more about joining my Uppercase Living team, go to my site and click "Join my Team"

or feel free to email me with any questions you may have at tamara_bennett7@hotmail.com

5 Quick & Cute Cards

2011-08-19T10:02:00.000-05:00

I've finally got my card crafting mojo back! Yay! I love doing cards. They are quick and can satisfy your crafty cravings. And with 2 little boys running around, I need something that I can do quickly, because sure enough...there WILL be an interruption.

Mom, I'm hungry!

Mom, come look at this!

Mom, Brett has a poopy diaper! (lol)

or the baby is crying because he bumped his head (trying to learn to walk)

Ok, on to card #1, I made this one using a free file from SVGcuts blog, which you can snag here. I love all the juicy layers to this svg. It is 4 layers deep! Stunning in person and yet so simple!

This card, I can't take the credit for, I found it in a stash of old scrapbooking goodies that belonged to my aunt, someone did an excellent job on it, so I tore out the inside and recycled it (i do this a lot). I really hope that the people who recieve my cards do this as well, that way the love that went into it can be appreciated by more than one person. The only thing I added to this card are the jewels in the center of the flowers.

It looks to me like it was created using simple scallops that were cut to look like flower petals (brilliant!).

I forget where this adorable little girl is from, but I just love her! I added some stickles to her hairbow.

This is another card created using a free file from SVGcuts blog. You can get it here. I love how cleanly their images cut and how easy they are to assemble!

And lastly, this one was created using a new file that i just made. You can get it free here.

It has 3 layers. I added a little flower at the bottom, with a button and then a rhinestone on top.

Simple, yet elegant.

Blume Jewelry Preview!

2011-08-16T15:59:00.001-05:00

I am so excited to show you the new Uppercase Living Blume Jewelry catalog!!

It is available for ordering starting Sept 1st!

If you love this jewelry, you'd be a great person to sell it! Just go here to Join My Team!

I'll help you every step of the way!

To get started shopping, go here.

My new gallery wall!

2011-08-14T20:33:00.001-05:00

I love my new gallery wall! I am so excited to show you! I got the idea for it from Shanty 2 Chic!

I bought several picture frames from thrift stores and a couple from walmart. Total cost was about $25! That includes the photos. I edited all of my picture for free using Picnik. To see a tutorial for how to do this yourself, go to Shanty 2 Chic!

Here is a close up!

Entertainment Center Before & After

2011-08-11T10:00:00.000-05:00

Finally! I found something to hold our 46" TV! I am really not sure if this was what this piece was intended for originally. To me, it looks like a weird bookshelf with lights and red velvet?

Anyhow, i got it at a local thrift store for just $10!

As soon as I got it home, I pulled off all of that hideous red velvet and pulled out a bajillion staples. Then I got some pretty orange fabric with flourishes running through it (hard to tell from photo). I used my handy dandy Fabritac glue to adhere it to the backing and then nailed it back on!

Perfect for my living room!

The fabric cost $10, so I was only out $20 total!

Have you heard of Picnik?

2011-08-08T22:40:00.001-05:00

Thanks to Kevin & Amanda's blog, I learned about a FREE little website where you can easily (and fun, might I add) way to edit photos! Here are some examples of what I did with Picnik.

This was done using their "color boost" feature and a little "vignette" feature which adds the dark edges.

This was done using the "Holga-ish" feature. I love how professional this looks!

This is a feature called "60's style" Love the old look!

This features is a "soft focus" you choose where you want to focus!

This change is very subtle! If you notice only he and the swing are in color!

This is another example of "Holga-ish".

This is another example of the "vignette" and "color boost" combo with a little "soft focus" added.

I hope you learned a little something. I am not a pro at this, I just learned by playing around with the settings. It is a very easy to use site and a lot of fun to play with! It allows you to save the edited photo directly to your computer. The site is free, however if you would like to use some of their upgraded features, you have to pay. You can try them out for free though! They even have upgrades that allow you to diminish wrinkles, add a tan, add makeup and remove blemishes! Talk about photoshoped! LOL. It is a lot of fun to play with even if you don't choose to upgrade. *BTW, I'm not paid to say any of this, I just love the site!

So go play and enjoy feeling like a pro at editing your photos!

Go to Picnik now!

Getting Crafty with Vinyl

2011-08-08T21:53:00.000-05:00

As some of you know, I'm an Uppercase Living demonstrator and while I was in Las Vegas at the 2011 UL Convention, I got these cute little owls! I decided to fancy them up a bit. First, I swiped some Stampin' Up lumiere pearl paint randomly across the canvas at a diagonal, then I applied a coat of modge podge. When all was dry, I added the owls, some ribbon, jewels and buttons! Easy, cute and cheap decor!

You can buy our vinyl in more than 50 colors, so these owls are customizable! You can find them by going to our site and searching for "Three Hoots" or item # 18788.

This is the smallest size and they are $23.95

Shipping is just $5.95!

Need a little extra cash?

2011-07-24T23:00:00.000-05:00

I am home now from our 5th anniversary Uppercase Living Convention and wow was it jam-packed with new, fun additions to my business! We have so many great new vinyl expressions, 12 new fonts, 1 new color, a new idea catalog, a new holiday mini catalog, AND a new inspirational jewelry line... blume !

Yes, you read that right! Uppercase Living is excited to announce starting September 1st, we will begin selling inspirational, personalizable jewelry! Why contain the inspiration within your home or office, when you can now take it with you wherever you go? I am very excited to show you everything new we have to offer!

The possibilities are truly endless with Uppercase Living, so I hope you’ll take a moment to check it out! Selling Uppercase Living is an excellent way to earn a little extra cash, meet new people and get a little time with the girls!

The above photo lists everything included in our Starter Kits. Each kit is $249, however, if you want the complete kit (to sell vinyl and jewelry), you just pay $299! That may sound like a lot, but it is an amazing value. Not only does it include $480 worth of jewelry, and tons of free vinyl, but it also includes $150 in free product credit to use anyway you choose.

To join my team go to: http://tamarabennett.uppercaseliving.net
If you have any questions regarding joining my Uppercase Living team, please email me at tamara_bennett7@hotmail.com

Below are just a few of our products:

A couple of cute cards...

2011-06-24T16:38:00.000-05:00

This was a quick and easy card that I made for my SIL for her bday. I used Kate's Silhouette's from SVGCUTS.com

This little card is for my MIL I just love the little seal!

Birthday card for a State Trooper!

2011-06-12T12:15:00.000-05:00

I'm not sure if I mentioned it yet on my blog, but in case you didn't know it, my husband is a state trooper. So when it came time to make him a bday card, I couldn't resist a little joke about cops and donuts. LOL. I found this picture of a cop pulling over a Dunkin Donuts truck. The inside says: "Get 2 dozen this time!"

I created the cute little donut svg file also, which I was planning to share with you all, but mediafire is having issues. So I'll share it in a few days when it decides to cooperate!

Bath Time Layout

2011-05-30T10:04:00.000-05:00

I am loving scrapping these pics of my precious little boy! It's so fun to do baby pages again! I found this cute little svg of a bird in a bird bath that I had saved long ago. It was a freebie from Treasure Box Designs a while back. I thought it was perfect and unconventional for this type page!

This page qualifies for the challenge at ScrapRoom which was to use the following items on a layout...4 different patterned papers, buttons, ribbon, handmade embellishment, and stitching! I finally got brave enough to use my sewing machine on a scrapbook page and I stitched the big circle down. In hindsight I should have used thicker thread. Oh well.

I also used the sketch this week from Sketch Inspiration.

Big Brother Layout + Freebies

2011-05-27T17:44:00.001-05:00

Howdy folks! Welcome back! I got another scrapbook page done today! I think I'm going to do his whole first year album with kraft paper as the background. I just love the way it makes any color pop off the page and it's so versatile! I created this fun little title "Big Brother" for the page. I also created one that says "Lil Brother" if anyone would like them, they are for sale in my etsy store for just $2.00 for the pair. I used this week's sketch from Sketch Inspiration.

I cut the cute little gears out of some patterned paper that i had. I love them! So cool for a boy's page. Nice alternative to flowers.

Pretty Panties SVG

Apple Preserves SVG

Apple SVG

Apple Card SVG - I also had this one made so it can open as a card.

Happy Easter SVG

Hope you enjoy these! As always I'd love to see what you make with them. Feel free to leave a comment! I love hearing from all of you!

A Wedding Card

2011-05-26T14:25:00.001-05:00

A friend of mine is getting married in a few days and I made this card for her. I am not totally pleased with the way it turned out, but some cards are just that way. I used the svg files from SVGCuts called Kate's Silhouettes.

I used this sketch from Cute Card Thursday.

Welcome Baby Brett LO

2011-05-25T16:59:00.000-05:00

I finally got a chance to get some scrappin done. I am just now, 9mos later, getting around to scrappin my first pictures of my my newest little one, Brett.

I used this month's sketch from Sassy Lil Sketches. This LO also qualifies for the banner challenge at Scrapbook Sisters!

Random Free SVGs

2011-04-28T13:55:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone, here a couple of random freebies!

Modern Branch SVG

Sun Flower SVG

Coffee Table & End Tables Re-do!

2011-04-19T11:27:00.000-05:00

After painting a hutch to go in my entryway, I was inspired to tackle my livingroom furniture. It has been with our family for 6 years and they have seen many hot wheel races and monster jams thanks to my son. So needless to say they have seen better days (esp the coffee table). My son prefers to play standing up rather than sitting on the floor like most kids, so everything he does is usually on the coffee table.

BEFORE

First, I primed everything with Valspar White primer.

Then I applied 3 good coats of Valspar Satin La Fonda Copper.

When everything was dry, I added a coat of glaze to the corners and egdes to give it an antiqued look. You can see a tutorial here. Then I applied a thick coat of polyurethane protective spray.

AFTER

3 Quick Cards

2011-04-19T10:45:00.000-05:00

I put these cards together in less than 20 minutes...Wanna know how? I colored the pictures ahead of time! LOL. My husband is always watching some show like Law & Order that I care nothing about, yet he wants me to sit there with him. So instead of watching tv, I color! Then later I can put together a quick card!

Altered Baby Food Jar

2011-04-19T10:39:00.000-05:00

Today I decided to make use of some of my empty baby food jars. I filled this one up with the Robin's Egg Whoppers (love those!) I simply spray painted the lid white and wrapped it in pretty paper. Then I added the "Handle with Care" free printable that I got from It Is What It Is. (If you haven't been there, check out her blog! Awesome stuff!)

Thanks for stoppin by!

Make A Wish!

2011-04-15T15:50:00.002-05:00

Hello again! Just poppin in for a minute to share my mom's birthday card with you! I made it like a week ago and am just now getting around to sharing it with you. I made it using my own Whimiscal Owl SVG. It cut beautifully. I have the file for sale in my etsy store for just $1.25.

30% off Sale at LSS!

2011-04-07T09:43:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to let you know everything at Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff is 30% today only.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie w/Pretzel Crust

2011-04-06T12:18:00.001-05:00

I just had to share this pie with you all. It is quite possibly the prettiest pie I've ever made. LOL. I usually just go by the motto: "Who cares if it's messy, it'll still taste good.". But this pie defied the odds of messy cooking in my kitchen. I posted about it on facebook and as usual, I expect people to want the recipe, so I thought I'd just blog about it and post the recipe here. That way just in case any of my followers want it, they can enjoy it too!

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie w/Pretzel Crust

(I need a catchy-er name!)

Ingredients for filling:

1 Pint Strawberries (cut into fourths)

1 Container Strawberry Glaze (i used sugar free)

8oz. Cool Whip

8oz Cream Cheese

1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Crust:

1 1/2 Cups Pretzel Sticks (chopped)

1 Stick Butter (melted)

1 Tbsp Sugar

Mix the pretzel sticks, butter and sugar together and spread in pie pan. Pat down and put in oven on 350 degrees for about 8 minutes. Remove pie crust to cool. While crust is baking, mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Then fold in cool whip and stir til blended. When crust is cool you can add this in. Then mix strawberries and glaze to add to the top. Refrigerate and enjoy!

A Hutch Redone!

2011-03-28T21:54:00.001-05:00

So I needed something to use as an entryway table in between my front door and coat closet. The space was screaming for some color. I found this "not so beautiful" hutch at our local thrift shop for just $25! I know most people probably walked right by it thinking, ugh! that thing isn't worth $25. But, if you took a closer look, it was a very solid piece of furniture and it only had very minor flaws. With a little sanding and about 3 cans of spray paint, it was reborn!

BEFORE

AFTER

I got these knobs at Lowes, but they were too brassy looking for me. I found some handles that I loved (see below) and I liked the shape of these knobs but wanted them to match the handles a little better, so I took a Scotch Pad and sandpaper to them and aged them a little bit, see below.

Before sanding

After Sanding

Love these beauties!

Now I have the perfect place to store all of our board games!

All supplies were purchased at Lowes.

3 Cans of Valspar "New Avocado" Spray Paint

2 Knobs

2 Handles

Total about $20.00 + $25 for hutch =$45 for one really cool piece!

Strawberry Card--Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

2011-03-24T12:25:00.001-05:00

Whew! I'm back again! I've been one busy gal unpacking boxes and trying to get our new home up and running. Not to mention keeping my 6 and half month old little boy happy. We love our new home, especially my new craft room (which hasn't seen much action yet).

Anyways, I'm back just in time for a great sale! Lindsay is having a Spring Sale!

Everything at Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff is 30% off Now through Saturday!

Speaking of Spring, I'm in the spring mood right now, I thought I'd drag out an oldie but a goodie of Lindsay's. I LOVE strawberries and I adore this digi stamp with it's cute little white blooms. I had a lot of fun with this card. I used a sketch from CardPatterns. I also used this adorable strawberry paper from CosmoCricket. I got this paper pack just for this cute paper. The ribbon is just some from my stash and then I added this cute little button to the middle (see below).

Here is a close up of the little button.

Lastly, I added some Lumiere paint from Stampin' Up to the petals of the flowers. They reminded me of some tiny white flowers (or weeds) that I used to pick in my yard when I was little. The petals were shiny, just like these.

I've been gone so long, I haven't had a chance to show you all of Lindsay's new sets!! Check these out!

These sets are all regularly about $5.00 each, but they are on sale for $3.50!

Don't forget about the spring sale! Hop on over to Lindsay's to grab a digi freebie and see a video!

I Make Dirt Look Good! & an announcement!

2011-03-15T20:29:00.000-05:00

I'm back! We're finally moved in to our new house and finally finished unpacking. Well, mostly. LOL. My craft room is up and running! Yippee! I finally have my room back. I have been so deprived for the past 6 months since my son was born. I have had to share a room with him and he is such a light sleeper that there was no crafting being done while he slept. So....without further ado...here is my new craft room!

I know. It's still kind of a mess, but at least it's all in one place now. It's hard to tell from the pics, but the room is a charcoal grey with a pink stripe. I may eventually paint my cabinet pink too. I also have a small desk for my sewing machine that I plan to paint pink.

And finally, here is what I did today! This is a scrapbook page of my son last fall. He loves the mud.

Announcement!

I created the title myself and have decided to start selling some of my svg files in my etsy store. Since we bought the new house, I could stand to make a little extra cash. Don't worry though, I'll still be offering freebies on here every once in a while. But I'll also be showcasing files that I've made that are for sale.

Like this one "I make Dirt look good!" is $1.25 in my store.

Pop on over there and have a look at the other files for sale. I don't have many yet, but check back later for more!

We Bought a House!

2011-02-26T16:49:00.000-06:00

We just purchased our first home! It is pre-manufactured home, so right now it looks more like a very large trailer than a house, but with a beautful porch and a garage added, I just know we can make it look like our home. I can't wait! I packed my first boxes in today, but we are still a long way from getting moved in. I want to do some painting first before we haul all of the furniture over there. It sets on 10 acres of land, has 5 bedrooms and 3 baths! Much larger than our 3br, 2ba trailer! I will have my own craft room once again and my baby boy will have his own room. My husband will have a "man cave", at least until we have another child or two....LOL. I'm not giving up my craft room!

These pictures were taken before the previous owners moved out, so ignore the gorgeous furniture that's not mine. LOL.

THE BEST PART: the kitchen! It's probably not very sanitary, but I just drool over it.

The next best thing, the master bath! Has his/hers walk-in closets!! and a beautiful tub!

Well that is it for now, till I get moved in and I'll share more photos. I just wanted to share it with you all and warn you that I may not be posting much within the next week or two, because I'll be moving in!

Also, before I go, I wanted you to know there is a sale going on Sunday at MyGrafico 40% off!!

I'm Having a Giveaway!

2011-02-22T11:26:00.000-06:00

GIVEAWAY TIME!

Hop over to my Uppercase Living facebook page and become a "fan"to be entered for the drawing!

You can win a 3 Letter Monogram for your car window or laptop or wherever you want to put it! You choose the letters & font!

Drawing will be on Thursday at 3pm

Some more of my jewelry...

2011-02-21T15:16:00.000-06:00

Here are a few jewelry pieces that I had fun making the other night.

Dollar Deals!!!

2011-02-17T13:38:00.000-06:00

Have you checked out the dollar bin at MyGrafico? Every week Lindsay will put a few older sets on sale for $1, they will go on sale Wednesday and be on sale for 1 week only. Check out this weeks Dollar Deals! Get them while you can because they will be back to regular price next week! Be sure to check each week for new Dollar Deals!

Dinosaur Crayon Roll

2011-02-16T18:26:00.000-06:00

I've been working away at my sewing machine again! It is amazing how much I'm learning on this thing! The more I use it, the more confident I'm becoming! I even added ric rack to this one! I made this one for my son, it has dinosaurs on it! I just love the teeth!

To see a tutorial, go here.

Super Cheap & Easy Teacher Gift!

2011-02-14T22:09:00.000-06:00

This was a really fun project! We've had a lot of snow lately and I got really bored. As you know, I haven't been able to do much crafting in my craft room since my baby boy sleeps in there 75% of the day. But I can bring my sewing machine into the dining room! So here is what I made! I love this! You will definately see more of these in the future. What's even better? It only cost $1.00! That would be a dollar tree frame.

Go here to see the tutorial!

A few Homemade Valentine Treats

2011-02-14T21:52:00.000-06:00

My oldest son, Travis is 4 years old and already has a girlfriend. It was kind of arranged before birth, LOL. So we had to create a one-of-a-kind Valentine gift for her. I took a little tiny baby food jar and removed the label, cleaned it well and then decorated it a bit and filled it with red m&ms. I attached this super cute tag that I got from Hello, Good Gravy!

A new tradition that I've started with our family is making chocolate dipped pretzel rods for each holiday with color coordinating sprinkles! EVERYBODY loves these! At first I just made them for the kids at church, then I realized how much the adults loved them too, so this time I made enough for everyone! (Sorry about the terrible night time pics!)

Here are some more Hello, Good Gravy tags! Love em!

You Make My Heart Soar....

2011-02-10T00:01:00.002-06:00

I've been trying to decide what to do for my husband's Valentine's card for a while now, I finally just decided on this simple design. At first, the balloon looked a little boring on a plain kraft paper background, so I used my white marker to create clouds! I love the simple look.

I used the hot air balloon svg from the Up Up and Away Clipart/SVG set from Lindsay. It was very simple to cut and assemble!

Luna Lovegood's Radish Earrings

2011-02-09T18:09:00.000-06:00

Well I'm snowed in again today, so I decided to make good use of my time. A friend of mine asked if I could make some "radish earrings" like the ones that Luna Lovegood wears in the Harry Potter movies. So I googled them and found this tutorial! It was surprisingly very easy. Luckily I had all the supplies already on hand! I think they turned out pretty good. What do you think?

A Stylish Card for a Stylish Girl

2011-02-02T21:56:00.001-06:00

It's Thusday again! Time for a Lindsay project! Once again, I'm sorry I haven't been posting as often, but to be honest, there's a reason for that. LOL. I am having to share my craft room with my newest little one. His crib is in there and it is hard to find time to get in there while he's not sleeping. It wouldn't be a big deal, but he is such a light sleeper!

However, I did find time to whip up a couple of quick cards this week. This one was a birthday card for my SIL. She is a very fashion-forward girl. So on the inside I put "to a girl with style". I love the earth tones of this one!

You can get this great digi and the rest of the Posh & Trendy stamps here.

I used the card sketch from Clean & Simple.

This card is a re-make. I did one just like it a year or so ago when Lindsay first released this stamp. At that time, I didn't have copics. I decided to re-create it with brighter and bolder colors and I love the result! This card is an inspirational/graduation card. You can get the stamp here for just $1.00!!

One more thing before you go, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff store has everything 30% off Thursday-Sunday!

Time for you to hop over to Lindsay's blog to check out the freebie and the DT gal's work!

You Can Now Shop on my Uppercase Living site!

2011-01-30T13:00:00.000-06:00

Hello again everyone! Just wanted to let you know that my Uppercase Living website now has the capability to let you shop on your own. You no longer have to "go through me" to place an order.

Simply register on the site and start shopping!

http://tamarabennett.uppercaseliving.net

January has a Buy 2 Get One Free sale on all products!

Ends Monday!!

You Make My Heart Smile...

2011-01-27T00:01:00.000-06:00

Whew. It has been a long time since I've posted anything crafty....Finally I'm back for Thursday's with Lindsay! Here is a quick and cute Valentine's card I made using Lindsay's "A Little Lovin" svg set and my cuttlebug. I love my new cuttlebug!

Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog for a freebie!

Check Out My New Job!

2011-01-26T16:44:00.000-06:00

Have you been looking for a fun way to make money? Be your own boss? This is it! I became and Uppercase Living Demonstrator just a couple of months ago, and already I think it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. It allows me to stay home with my two little boys and supplement my husbands income. I have been able to meet some wonderful people and have had so much fun at the open house parties!

The Start Up Kit comes with $141.60 in supplies PLUS $25 in product of your choice - for $55! Seriously! And if the bargain isn't enough, how about a positive new thing in your life that will bring happiness to YOU and others, and of course the money, too! Deal ends Thurs at Midnight! If you'd still like to join after that it is $99.

Click here to Join My Team!

Click here to view our Products! (Contact me to order)

Today's the Day! Start your own business!

2011-01-25T09:42:00.002-06:00

Today's the day! Start an inspiring and super fun Uppercase Living business of your own for just $55! You'll get all the supplies you need, plus $25 in free product. WOW!

It’s Uppercase Living’s 5 year anniversary and it’s time to celebrate! For everyone who starts a new business on January 25 from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. MT, we’re offering our Essentials Starter Kit for the exclusive five-year anniversary price of just $55! That’s a savings of $44 over the regular price!

Our Essentials Kit contains everything you need to reach success in your new business. Along with a $25 product credit, you’ll receive catalogs, samples, order forms, Open House invitations, and much more! This special offer is only available when you join us from January 25-27, so don’t wait. Contact me at tamara_bennett7@hotmail.com to find out how you can begin your journey with UL!

Click here to Join My Team!

Click here to view our Products! (Contact me to order)

Due to such a great response, this promotion was extended til Thursday at Midnight!

Life is busy....

2011-01-24T16:39:00.000-06:00

Once again I've been a crappy blogger, but look how much fun we've been having! These are from our trip to Florida!

Going...Going...Gone! Sets for $1.00!

2011-01-06T00:01:00.002-06:00

Hold on to your hats! Lindsay has an awesome deal! She has 14 sets marked down to $1.00 each! You must get them now, because after January 9th, they will be retired! Below is a list of all the sets on sale:

Babies and Bows Digital Stamp Set

Funky Forest Digital Stamp Set

Cute Halloween Digital Stamp Set

Winged Things digital stamp set

Pretty Princess Digital stamp Set

Patriotic Collection

Teariffic Stamps

Puddle Fun Stamps

Old Paper Stamps

Cool Kid Card Kit

Most Tools

Girl Thing Stamps

Sweet Stitches Papers

Many Blessings Stamps

I decided to use this simple umbrella digi from the Puddle of Fun set. I printed it on some polka dotted paper from My Mind's Eye. I then added some colorful jewels to the polka dots. I then used my *new* Cuttlebug and swiss dots folder to emboss the background. I used my Martha Stewart Punch on the bottom, then finished it off with a little bit of orange distress ink from Tim Holtz! Whew.

Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog for a freebie!

Now for your thursday freebie, sorry it has been so long! Here's a Valentines' svg for you!

Heart Crown SVG

Blog Candy Alert!

2011-01-01T22:44:00.002-06:00

Just wanted to pop in and let you all know that Jacque is offering some fabby candy over at her blog. You can check it out here http://jacquesmagnolias.blogspot.com/2010/12/followers-sweet-stuff-friday-sketchers.html. Hurry, don't wait...it ends Jan 7th!

Crayon Roll

2010-12-30T14:32:00.000-06:00

Whew, it's been a while since my last post, but I've been busy playing. I got a Cuttlebug and a Sewing machine for christmas! So yesterday I went to get some embossing folders and fabric. I picked up the cutest fabric, but didn't have a clue what I was going to do with it yet. Then I remembered a cute tutorial I'd seen for a Crayon Roll up a while back. So I decided to make that my mission today. I am so pleased with how it turned out! I just followed the tutorial found here. Next up, one to hold some Color Wonder Markers!

A Name in a Frame Gift

2010-12-23T23:32:00.000-06:00

One last minute gift...I made this for my neice. The flourish was an svg freebie from svgcuts.com a few months ago.

A Quick Stocking Stuffer!

2010-12-15T22:31:00.000-06:00

Before I show you what I made today, I want to let you know that EVERYTHING in Lindsay's shop is 25% off through Saturday!

Every year I fill a stocking for my mom and mother in law. I do this because one year as I was opening my stocking and looking at all my goodies it dawned on me that my mom always does this for me, but who makes one for her? No one. How sad is that?! So I decided right then and there that I would make that my mission each year. The things we get in our stocking are usually not big or expensive, but it is always fun to open them and I always love the things my mom puts in mine (especially the candy!)

So I made this cute little chapstick holder to go in my MIL's stocking. I used Lindsay's Nifty Gifty's SVG template and it was quick and easy. The set is on sale for $2.25 this weekend only!

Here is a picture of the other great things you get in the set.

Now don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog for a freebie! Sorry no free svg today,

I got a little busy this week.

Cheap & Easy Holiday Gifts! + SVG Freebie!

2010-12-09T00:01:00.002-06:00

Hello everyone! This week Lindsay's DT girls are showcasing different ways to package holiday food items. I chose to package Hershey kisses and Wintergreen Lifesavers. I put them in a Starbucks Frap bottle. I removed the label and decorated it with Lindsay's houndstooth cranberry paper. I also used one of Lindsay's new sets called Winterwear to create the digi stamp on the front. The top has a digi from last year's design.

The set includes 21 cute digital stamps to decorate your winter cards and scrapbook projects. All the stamps are black and white but they are easy to recolor however you like! The set includes mittens, hats, sweaters and scarfs in patterns, solids and outlines (great for paper piecing!), 3 sentiment frames perfect for scrapbooking and cardmaking and a cute snowman you can dress up of leave as is! That is 21 stamps for only $4.50!

Here is a little project that my mom had me work on. She is hosting a ladies Christmas party on Monday night and wanted to create some cheap and easy party favors. So she bought several of these cute little candles at Walmart on sale for $1.00 each. She wanted me to help her spruce them up a bit. So I wrapped them in cute christmas paper and tied a ribbon around them. Then I used a digi stamp from Lindsay's Christmas Cupcakes set to put on the top.

Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog for a Winter SVG freebie!

Now for your freebie! Here is a Mr. & Mrs. title that would make a perfect wedding card or scrapbook page title. Enjoy!

Mr & Mrs. Title

A few bracelets...

2010-12-08T14:37:00.000-06:00

Here are a few new pieces that I've created.

This one is for my SIL who is a dental assistant.

This & That....

2010-12-07T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone! Sorry once again that I've been lax about posting. I have certainly been busy. More often than not, I've been baking or taking care of little Brett (who is now 3 months old!).

This is perhaps one of my favorite pieces of jewelry that I've made yet. It is in blue/gold colors of my alma mater, Murray State University. I made it for a friend who is currently seeking a nursing degree at MSU.

Here are some more skinny note pads that I made for a customer. She requested TN Vols theme with the names of her friends. If you've never seen these before, check out Kerry's Paper Crafts for a tutorial.

Black Friday Sale!

2010-11-23T21:43:00.000-06:00

Happy Black Friday, If you are busy doing your holiday shopping today be sure to make time to swing by Lindsay's stamp stuff so you can find all the stuff you need for packaging your gifts, scrapbooking and making loads of handmade cards and tags. There are even party printables too and today and tomorrow they are 50% off, this is the biggest sale of the year so don't miss out!

Thanksgiving sale!

2010-11-23T21:41:00.001-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all living in the us, I hope you are having a wonderful day with your families. If you get a chance pop over the Lindsay's stamp stuff and check out all of her new stuff, everything is 40% off on Thursday along with all of MyGrafico shops.

Here's the latest from Lindsay!

Craft Fair Photos, a Freezer Tee, Magnetic Boards & Freebies!

2010-11-22T20:19:00.000-06:00

Well, here it is over a week after my first craft fair and I'm just now posting about it. It was not as successful as I had hoped. It was a lot of fun and a great learning experience, but unfortunately, it was not well advertised. There was no sign by the road and no ad in the paper. I think the person hosting relied soley on facebook to advertise. I did sell $28.00 worth. Not quite worth all the effort, but at least I have 2 more fairs to go to. The magnetic boards have sold well in my craft booth at the local trader's mall. I am selling them $10each or 2/$15.00.

These are soem Geneva "Sandra Bullock" watches that my DSIL is selling. She has them in several different colors and designs. They are $10.00 each. If you'd like to purchase one, or more, please email me at tamara_bennett7@hotmail.com Shipping is $3.00.

Here is a bracelet that I made for a local sorority girl. Their mascot is the panda. So I found these cute little panda beads on ebay. I made the red beads myself.

Here is a bracelet that I made for my DSIL. She is a dental assistant, so I got the cute little teeth beads on ebay.

And here is a t-shirt that I made for a friend's little boy. Her husband has a shirt just like it that she got him at Old Navy, but they did not make it in the baby's size, so she asked if I could make one like it. Of course! haha. I just used my cricut and SCAL and replicated the design. I cut it out in freezer paper and then used the freezer paper as a stencil to paint. If you've never tried this before, you can see a tutorial here. You can download the Gobble Gobble SVG here.

Finally, here are a couple of the magnetic boards I was talking about. I made these using decorative cookie trays that I got from the Dollar Tree. I made the bottlecap embellishments myself and cut the UK using my SCAL and cricut. You can download it here.

Here is one representing our local school colors.

Christmas Hand Sanitizer Holders + Free Scut File

2010-11-18T00:01:00.001-06:00

Hello there! Once again, I'm making things for my upcoming craft fairs! here are some cute little hand sanitizer holders. I got the mini hand sanitizers are just $1 each at bath and body works. I got the idea from Pink Buckaroo Designs. She has a very simple tutorial on her blog. I created a scut file on my scal program to cut these with. So if you have SCAL and a cricut, you can download the free file below. If not, then head on over to Pink Buckaroo and follow her tutorial!

I used Lindsay's Holiday Paper Pack to cover these cute little things. I just printed the paper and cut it to the size I wanted. So simple!

Hand Sanitizer Holder SCUT File

This project qualifies for the following challenges: 2 Sisters (Christmas), ABC (H-Holidays), ALota Rubber (Christmas), Bee-Crafty (Christmas), Crafty-Ann (Christmas Project), Crafty 4 (Christmas), DigiStamps 4 Joy (Christmas), Robyn's Fetish (Christmas Colors), Lexi's (Traditional Christmas Colors), MyGrafico (Christmas), Our Daily Bread (anyting but card), Stamp Man (Christmas), Stamp Something (something digital), Stampin' royalty (feature PP), Stampin w/Dragon (Holidays), Tiffany doodles (Anything but card), Totally Gorjuss (Traditional xmas colors)

Before I let you go, I wanted to show you all the great new sets that Lindsay has released lately. There are so many, I haven't had a chance to play with all of them, but you should definately check them out!

Click Here to go to Lindsay's Store!

Skinny Note Pads & Christmas Planners! Free digis!

2010-11-16T15:52:00.000-06:00

Sorry I haven't been posting frequently lately. I have been so busy crafting that I haven't had time to blog about it! haha. So here are some things I've been up to lately....

These fun little note pads were made using a wonderful tutorial at Kerry's Paper Crafts (Love her blog!) I created the digi stamps to go on the front using my Microsoft Publisher program. You can download them at the end of this post.

Here are a couple more! I just love these papers!!

Click on them to open the larger file and then right-click to save.

And here they are without the circles...

I also had time to make these cute little Christmas Planners! Way easier than they look by the way...as long as you follow this great little tutorial!

Avon Chapstick Holders + Hello Kitty Freebie

2010-11-10T23:18:00.000-06:00

I am still working on items for my craft fairs coming up. Here are some more avon chapstick holders I made. The first one is using Lindsay's Nature's Christmas Set. I colored it with copics and added some inking to the edges then some red stickles and pearl paint to Santa and the holly berries. The second one is made using some freebie clipart that I got for joining the PC Crafters site. The third one uses Lindsay's Winterland clipart set. So easy, just print!

To make these, just cut them at 5.5"x3.5" Then a 3"x1" strip. I scored the holders at 2 3/8" and 3 1/8" Then I scored the strips at 3/4" and 2 1/4". Then I just use my ATG gun to adhere the strips to the holders along the score line. I used a corner rounder punch to finish them off.

I just wanted to remind you that there is a sale going on today!!! So hop on over to Lindsay's store!

Per follower request, here is your thursday freebie, a Hello Kitty Reindeer! Enjoy!

Hello Kitty Deer SVG

Breast Cancer Encouragement Card + Turkey Freebie

2010-11-04T00:01:00.014-05:00

This week I decided to make a card for my son's preschool teacher. She was just diagnosed this past week with breast cancer. I just wanted to cheer her up a bit. So I used Lindsay's new set of bold black & white digital papers. I opened the paper that I wanted in my publisher program. I right-clicked on the paper and chose format picture/object. Then I clicked on the "recolor" button. Then I just chose a sassy color of pink! I am in love with this zebra print. It isn't your typical print. It is very artistic looking!

I also used Linday's breast cancer awareness digi stamp. It is an old freebie, but you can still get it here. I used my paint.net program to add the zebra print to the bra as well. You can see my tutorial for doing this here. I just added a couple of doodle flourishes behind the image and a bit of ribbon and inking to the edges.

I found this quote on google and put it inside. This card qualifies for the following challenges: Aly's Stampin' Challenge (distressing), City Crafter (get your digi on), Color Cue 9 (Pink, white, grey, black), Cow Girl Sunday (bling it on), Craft your Passion (Anything goes), Crafty Card Makers (use digi in unusual way), Incy Wincy (Anything goes), Inktegrity (Anything goes), Lexi's Creations (Anything Goes), My Sheri (Get well), Paper Players (anything goes), Stamp Something (pink), Wee Memories, (free 4 all)

I also wanted to show you Lindsay's two new sets! You can read more about them here. She's been a busy gal!

Now don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog for a freebie!

Time for your Thursday freebie! Per request, here is a Turkey! The SVG file is below. To save the digi stamp, click on the image to get the larger file, then right-click to save.

Turkey SVG

Grinch Pills --Free Scut File

2010-10-31T13:46:00.001-05:00

Here is one of my favorite projects I've done so far! I just love these! I am dying to make more! I designed the little tic tac holder in my SCAL program and saved it as a scut file. You can download it below. I've made it very easy for you! I've even included the design that I put on the front!

Right click on the image below to save. Then all you have to do is print!

Click HERE for the Scut file.

Right click on the image above for the printable file.

Looks aren't everything...

2010-10-29T12:10:00.000-05:00

I think this is one of my most favorite cards that I have ever made. I just adore this little Frankie from Bugaboo. I used the cracked edge svg file that gave away as yesterday's freebie. I am not sure I like the way it turned out, but Frankie's cuteness makes up for it. The sentiment is a freebie from TLC.

Here is the inside:

Warm Winter Wishes + Border Freebie!

2010-10-28T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hello and Happy Thursday! This week I wasn't in the mood to color, so what better time than to use some clipart?! I usually don't work with clipart, but after making this card, I definately will more often! I love how easy it was. And first of all, I must apologize for the sadness of how the photo turned out. My mother borrowed my camera, so I was forced to use an older one (that I despise) and it didn't turn out so well. So when I tried to make another one, the camera batteries were dead. argh!

Anyways, back to the card. I used a sketch from InStyle Stamps blog. I printed the clipart on textured white cardstock. I printed the gifts and the tree star two times, because I wanted to layer them with pop dots (hard to see in photo). The paper is from DCWV. It isn't supposed to be christmas paper, but it reminded me of snow, so I thought it looked nice. Then I just added some sparkle!

You can find this set here.

This card qualifies for the following challenges, 2Sisters (Anything goes), ABC (Glitter), Bee-Crafty (Xmas), Craft Your Passion (Glitter), Crafty Pad (Xmas), Delightful Sketches (It's beginning to look a lot like xmas), Gingerloft (Winter), Snap Creations (Christmas), Lothian Crafts (Christmas), Meljen's Designs (Anything goes), Papertake Weekly (Sparkly & Bright), Quixotic (Christmas is Coming), Sew Many (Anything goes), Fourth Friday (Christmas), Wild Orchid (Pastels)

Don't forget about the sale at MyGrafico, 25% off this weekend. So snag those last minute Halloween sets!

Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog for a freebie!

Now for your weekly freebie! A cracked edge border! I did it in a 12x12 and A2 size format.

Wagon Get Well Card

2010-10-27T15:38:00.000-05:00

Here is a cute and fun little card that I made the other day using last week's wagon freebie. I cased a card that I had seen on the Scrappin' Navy Wife's blog. She has some adorable cards! I love how she uses faux stitching on almost all of them. Makes quite an impact. This card wouldn't be nearly as cute without it!

BTW, the inside says "Hope you have a speedy recovery!

I made my own business cards! + Freebie!

2010-10-20T16:04:00.000-05:00

First of all, I want to let you know about a sale going on all day Thurday. You can get 40% off at MyGrafico. So if you've had your eye on any of Lindsay's new sets, now is the time to buy! If you haven't seen her new stuff, scroll down!

This week I opted to make something totally different. I needed to make some new business cards for my upcoming craft fair in december. So I used Lindsay's new Bowling Fun Papers to create a fun and colorful business card! I manipulated the papers on my free Paint.net program and then saved the file and opened it in my Microsoft Publisher program to add the text.

Here is the first design I came up with. I was beginning to run out of printer ink, so I altered the design some more and came up with another design which you can see below.

I acutally like the white design better. What do you think?

Before I hand over your freebie, I wanted to show you Lindsay's other new sets!

Bowling Fun Clipart Set

Arcade Party Printables

If you love these sets, now is the perfect time to buy! The 40% off MyGrafico sale is Thursday only! Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog for a freebie!

Now for your freebie! A cute little wagon! I can't wait to make a card with this one!

Wagon SVG

Halloween Avon Chapstick Holders-- Craft Fair Items

2010-10-18T15:39:00.000-05:00

Here are some chapstick holders that I made to sell in my craft booth. I got the chapsticks on sale from Avon a couple of months ago for just .59 cents each! I plan to sell them for $1.50 each.

The holders are really easy to make. I cut them at 5.5"x3.5" Then a 3"x1" strip. I scored the holders at 2 3/8" and 3 1/8" Then I scored the strips at 3/4" and 2 1/4".

Christmas Hostess Gift + Halloween Freebie

2010-10-13T22:10:00.019-05:00

I'm finally getting into the christmas spirit. This is my first christmas project this year so far. I absolutely loved making this simple hostess gift. It was cheap, fast and fun! haha. I got the idea from Kerry's Paper Crafts. If you've never checked out her blog before, you should! She has some great ideas!

The container is a from some fresh strawberries from my local produce store. I simply washed it out. The confetti and candles were from Dollar Tree. The Christmas tag on top is from Lindsay's Nature's Christmas set. The December 25 on top of the ribbon flower is from Lindsay's Christmas Cupcake Wrapper Set.

I used red stickles for holly berries and pearl paint on santa's beard. It looks so much better in person!

Forgive me for the poor lighting on the photos. I took these after the sun went down and I am used to working with natural light. I need to get some kind of light box set up.

This project qualifies for the following challenges: ABC Christmas (Under the Tree), ABC Challenge (X-Mas), Craftylicious (anything goes), The Crafty Pad (Something for a friend), Create 4 Fun (Use a digi), Flourishes (Gift), Flourishes (Inky edges), Inky Impressions (Anything Goes), Make It Crafty (Distressing), One Stop Craft (Alter It)

I also wanted to remind you of a great sale going on til Saturday at Lindsay's store!

Now for your freebies! Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog to snag a freebie!

Trunk or Treat SVG

I've also got a free digi for you!

Dinosaur Party Favors + 4 Freebies!

2010-10-07T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone, you better hold on to your hats, this is a long post! It's Thursday and I'm so excited to share my project with you this week! Yesterday was my son's 4th birthday and tonight we're having his party! He loves dinosaurs, so I used that as my theme! Remember that cute little TRex SVG I made a while back? Well I decided to turn him into a digi stamp (you can snag him below).

Then I used Lindsay's Fun Fair SVG template to make the popcorn box to hold all the goodies. Well, i thought it needed a handle, so I used Lindsay's ticket strip svg as a template, but I didn't cut it on my cricut I used the printable template. I also created my own "Admit One" ticket digi stamp to overlay on the ticket strip. I copied and pasted the ticket digi stamp over each ticket on the strip, then printed and hand cut! So easy and it makes the handle look so cool! I made 10 of these in no time at all!

This project qualifies for the following challenges: Cowgirl Sunday (Anything Goes), Crafty Ann's (Anything but a card), Gingersnap Creations (Punches), Karber Weekly (Go Digital), Stamp, Scrap & Doodle (Open Challenge), Stamp-n-Doodle (Anything Goes) and Sweet Stampin (Punch it out).

Here is the Fun Fair SVG templates. They are just 3.00 folks! You get a tapered popcorn box, a strip of tickets with perferations that you can weld end to end to make a roll and a single ticket that you can resize to fit your need and even resize to match any ticket runner stamps you own, just think of the possibilities! Also you get a prize ribbon layered die cut, you can cut all the shapes form solid cardstock or mix and match with diffrent colors and patterns for a funky look. There is so many ways you can use this set! Cut these designs with your Cricut Machine and Sure Cuts a Lot (scal) or Make the Cut (MTC) software or use the printable tempates and cut them by hand like I did!

I also had to make these cute little test tube candy holders to in each favor bag (10 total). One child that will be coming to the party has several food allergies, so I made him one with Smarties inside! I wasn't sure if Skittles were safe or not, but I knew he could have smarties.

Thanks for stopping by, now head on over to Lindsay's blog for a freebie and to check out the work by the rest of the DT! Before you go, don't forget to grab your freebies below! (Right-click to save)

With Deepest Sympathy...+ Freebie

2010-09-30T00:01:00.002-05:00

It's Thursday...so you know what that means! Time for a Lindsay project! She has two new sets available! I decided to use this beautiful cross from the Many Blessings set. I used the sketch from 2S4Y this week. I colored the stamp using my copics. I love the purple! I've never used my purple copics much, but I will now. I cut the card base with my cricut using an old svg from Mamaw's Legacy.

The purple dew drops I made myself using a hot glue gun and alcohol ink. Lindsay has a tutorial here.

This card qualifies for the challenges at Easy Craft Projects (Purple), One Stitch at a Time (Anything Goes), Stamp Something (Fall Colors, Stamptacular Sunday (Fall colors) and Tuesday Throwdown (punches)

Don't forget to check out Lindsay's blog for a freebie and the DT's work!

Now for a freebie! Sorry I haven't had any in a while.

Skeleton SVG

2010-09-24T11:02:00.000-05:00

Here is another jewelry set I made the other day. I hope you like it!

Strawberry Swirl Set $20.00

Color Me Happy Bracelets

2010-09-21T13:12:00.000-05:00

I had time to make a couple of bracelets this morning while Brett was napping. Just thought I'd share them with you! I love these magnetic clasps!!

$6.50

$7.00

Grab Your Party Hat!

2010-09-21T13:09:00.000-05:00

I created this card for my cousin who is serving in Afghanistan. His birthday is next month and our family is getting together a care package to send him. So I picked up some candy and made this card to put in the box.

Baby Shower Thank You Cards

2010-09-13T15:24:00.000-05:00

Hello again! I don't have much time, so I'll make this quick. Brett is starting to wake up and he's gonna be hungry again. haha. I've been working on making and addressing thank you cards. I made 20 of these really quickly. They were very easy. The paper is "dreamy" from My Mind's Eye. It reminds me of a baby crib or mobile. The footprints were cut using scal and my cricut. You can find the free file here.

Meet Baby Brett + Lindsay Project

2010-09-09T00:01:00.000-05:00

If you've been wondering where I've been, I am finally back! Not sure how often I'll be posting though since there is a new little boy in my life and he already has me wrapped around his tiny little finger!

So in honor my first post after having my new boy, which I'll introduce to you in a moment, I made these baby shower favors. They would also be great to give out after the baby is born instead of the old fashioned bubble gum cigars. I bought these plastic shot test tubes at shotwizard.com. They are 5" tall and perfect to fill with all kinds of yummy candy. I chose to fill this one with some grape flavored Nerds (since this is all I had on hand). However the tiny nerd box was just the right amount to fill the tube! I used Lindsay's test tube holder template. I cut it using the SCAL software and my cricut. However if you do not have a cricut, Lindsay also has the printable template available! And they are only $3.00! would have put some ribbon somewhere on this project, but i left all my ribbon at my mom's while working on the hooded towels...oops.

Now I introduce to you:

Brett Maverick Bennett

Born Sept 3rd, 2010

Weighed 8lbs, 3oz.

A Couple of Hooded Bath Towels

2010-08-30T21:25:00.000-05:00

Just thought I'd pop in for a moment to show you two more hooded bath towels that my mom and I made. I think this strawberry one is my favorite out of all the ones we've done.

On another note, I am scheduled to be induced Thursday night, so if you don't hear from me for a while...I'm probably spending time with my newest little bundle of joy! Can't wait to return and show you pictures!

Tutu Girl Paperdoll Freebie

2010-08-28T12:18:00.000-05:00

Here's another paperdoll file for you. In case you missed the fireman doll, check the post before this one. I am designing these files to go with the paperdoll freebie at Quilling Patch. If you have never checked out their free collection of paperdolls, go here.

Tutu Girl Paperdoll SVG

A Cherry Branch Card + Paperdoll Freebie!

2010-08-26T00:01:00.000-05:00

It's an exciting day at LSS! First of all, we want to welcome a new DT gal, Laurel Seabrook! We are also having an End of Summer Sale! It lasts til the 28th, everything is 30% off!!

Click here to go to the LSS Store.

Now for my card. My mom had me make another card for her this week. This one is for a lady that works for her CPA. I used the Birds & Branches Set. I colored the cherry blossom branch with my copics. I love the results!

I used this sketch from Clean & Simple. This card qualifies for Easy Craft Projects "girly" challenge.

Now for your freebie! This week I decided to create a Fireman Paper Doll. I used the paperdoll freebie at Quilling Patch as a template. If you've never checked out their collection of free paperdoll downloads, well you should!

And as always, stop by Lindsay's blog to grab a freebie and check out the work by the DT!

Fireman Paper Doll

Welcome Baby SVG Freebie

2010-08-25T16:57:00.003-05:00

9 Days Counting....

Welcome Baby SVG

A Halloween Card...

2010-08-23T20:56:00.001-05:00

Here's a cute little halloween card I put together. Unfortunately the picture isn't the best. I didn't take it in daylight, so it has an odd glow because of the unnatural lighting. Anyways, I thought it was just a really cute image from Mo Manning. I love how the little dog is dressed up like a cat.

This card qualifies for the "get dotty challenge at Aly's Sunday Challenge and the "anything goes" challenge at Craft your Passion.

Mommy to Be SVG

2010-08-22T16:15:00.000-05:00

Just 12 days & Counting.....

Mommy to Be SVG

A few crafty projects I've been working on....

2010-08-21T08:52:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone! It's a rainy gloomy saturday morning here. I just thought I'd pop in for a moment to show you some of my latest projects.

I am currently working on a total of 5 hooded bath towels and here is the first one. I cut the little flowers out of some fabric and then adhered them to Steam-a-Seam. I cut the little leaves with my cricut and put it on Steam a Seam also. Then I found this cute ribbon for the stems and put it on Steam a Seam (Love that stuff!). After it was all ironed on, my mom carefully stitched around each flower to make sure they wouldn't go anywhere.

I've also been making some more glass pendants to sell in my craftbooth. Here are some examples of the ones I've done.

I also made this jewelry set. It was much easier than it looks! I love this one. I think it is quite possibly my favorite so far!

Christmas Scrapbook Title SVG

2010-08-20T14:18:00.000-05:00

I know it is a little early to start on Christmas scrapbooking, but if you're like me, you still haven't scrapped last year's photos, so here is a little page title to get you going!

Peace, Joy, Love, Cheer SVG

Football is Life SVG

2010-08-20T14:14:00.000-05:00

Fall is coming up and you know what that means!! Football season!

I just loved those days of sitting on the cool bleachers wrapped in a blanket with a cup of hot chocolate while cheering for my brother's high school team. I really miss those days...

Football is Life SVG

A Birthday Card w/a Bra + Freebie

2010-08-19T00:01:00.000-05:00

Before I get started telling you about my card, I wanted to let you know about a one day only sale going on at Lindsay's Stamp Stuff! She's putting everything in the store 40% off until midnight tonight! So go check it out!

This week I made a card for my Aunt's birthday from my mother. My mom was going to purchase a card from the dollar store, but I told her to let me handle it! I used this cute little bra from Lindsay's On the Line Set. On the inside I put "Sisters are like bras... The provide lasting support, are close to your heart and add a little spice to your life."

I found these cute little clips at HL.

I used this week's sketch from Mojo Monday.

Ok, now for your Thursday Freebie! Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog to grab a freebie and check out the DT's work!

And don't forget about that 40% off sale! Click here to visit the LSS store!

Chic Silhouette 4