Cheap & Easy Halloween Decor + SVG Freebies!

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

5 Quick & Cute Cards

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.

A couple of cute cards...

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!

Big Brother Layout + Freebies

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

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.

Random Free SVGs

Hello everyone, here a couple of random freebies!

Modern Branch SVG

Sun Flower SVG

Make A Wish!

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.

I Make Dirt Look Good! & an announcement!

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!



You Make My Heart Smile...

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!

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

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



A Name in a Frame Gift

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!

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!

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

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

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.