Paper Haul From Joann's

Hello Scrappers and Friends! I made an unexpected purchase at Joann's. We just went in to use the restroom while we waited for our appointment and I happened to go past the paper section and all this flew into my arms! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

I loves sales and they get me everytime! All their paper packs were on sale for 70% off and I just grabbed everything and anything paper! Got all these for under $40. Normally these go for $10-$20 each! So I stocked up.

Again I did a video on my Youtube channel showing all the pretty pages and packs I got, check it out and subscribe to my channel! Hope you all have a splendid crafty time!

My First Cricut Mystery Box

Hello Scrappers and Friends! I purchased my very first Cricut Mystery box! This was the November box, they have one every month.

I have always watched others open theirs on Youtube just to see what they got and drool over everything they got but this time it was my turn! This was a Cuttlebug box. This had a retail value of over $150 and I got it all for $26 plus free shipping! I was pretty excited when this came in the mail. I'm hoping to order more in the future because this is such a great deal. The boxes change each month and sometimes you may not get what everyone else got because they run out of items so they throw something else in the box. The boxes can come with vinyl, paper, cartridges, dies, embossing folders etc. You just never really know what you'll get and that's why its called a mystery box! I did a Youtube video on what was all in my box please check it out and subscribe to my channel. I did have trouble pronouncing some of the names of the embossing folders but they are all so beautiful and I can't wait to use them!

You can get your very own mystery box at Cricut.com but make sure if you want one you get there fast because they do sell out fast! Hope you all have a splendid crafty time!

Polaroid Instant Mobile Printer

Hello Scrappers and Friends! My husband let me have my Christmas present early this year, only because I kind of figured it out, oops.

This is the Polaroid Instant Printer for your Mobile devices. It's pretty small and can easily fit in a purse to take with you anywhere. I just downloaded an app called SnapTouch and it connects with the printer via Bluetooth. I choose which print I want and send it to the printer and walah, a picture automatically prints! It is great for get togethers and parties to where you can take a picture of everyone together and then print out a picture for them to take home right then. The paper I have in it now has self adhesive on the back, so I just peel off the paper on the back and it sticks where ever I put it.

The only negative I see so far with this printer is the prints sometimes turn out darker and have an orangish color than what they actually look like. I have read that there is another app out there where you can edit your photos before printing them and brighten the image so it comes out better. I have yet to mess with that though. Also of course another down fall is buying the paper for these as well.

These pictures are smaller than regular prints you get at the store. They would be great for a smash book, planner or mini album. I have also used them on regular layouts so I can fit more onto a page.

I'm a very lucky wife to have such a great husband that listens and gets me these nice things! He's too good to me and I love him so very much! Hope this post helps anyone that has thought about getting one of these. Hope you all have a splendid crafty time!

Christmas Stockings!

Hello Scrapper and Friends! Today I'm going to share with you our stockings that I personalized for our little Family.

My husband picked out his font, I picked out mine and I picked out one for our daughter using a font that looked like a child's writing. My husbands Font was Blackletter, mine was from Nursery Rhymes and our daughters font was Makin the Grade. All using Design Space.

I used Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV) that I had and Ironed them onto the stockings. Make sure when using the Cricut and doing Iron on vinyl, that you Mirror the image so it isn't backwards when you try to iron it on. The stockings I bought from Dollar Tree. They came with their own lettering but I decided to make our own. Dollar Tree has so many awesome things for crafters and everything is one dollar or less so its awesome!

Hopefully I'll have more stockings made next year and maybe I'll get time to add more to these! Hope you have a splendid crafty time!

Birthday Card

Hello Scrappers and Friends! Today I'm going to tell you how I made my cousins little girls birthday card.

I took some card stock and cut it and scored it to turn it into a card. I took a piece of regular card stock and stamped Happy Birthday on it then placed stickles around it for a glittery boarder. I then took 2 strips of Washi tape and placed that towards the middle of the card to add a little more shine I picked out two glittery ones. The little heart on the card is a stamp I used and I took a Wink of Stella pen, the black one, and went over it after I stamped it to add more glitter. The envelope I think turned out pretty good! Took leftover card stock from the card and inked the edges and placed that on the envelope. Then took a plain piece of white card stock and wrote her name on it, inked the edges and placed that on top of the printed card stock.  Then I took two more strips of Washi tape and placed them on the corners of the card stock. I glued a few flowers on the envelope using the E6000 glue and then used Stickles to make the center of the flowers. Flowers are Prima brand.

Christmas Ornaments

Hello Scrappers and Friends! Sorry it's been awhile since I've been on, been really busy with our daughter and everything. I'm hoping to be on here more from now on, so stay tuned for new ideas, projects and hauls! I have some more posts coming to show you what I have been doing these past few months so be on the look out!

So this year I have seen several people make their own ornaments and post them on Facebook and I decided to try and make my own. It was really easy, the hardest part was putting the vinyl on. I bought my ornaments from Dollar Tree and used some permanent vinyl for the lettering. I took some hair spray and dumped some into the ornament and swirled it around to coat the inside. Then I dumped the excess out and poured in the glitter. Swirled that around for a bit and dumped the excess. I let them sit over night to dry before adding the Vinyl. I cut the vinyl using my Cricut Explore. Font I used was Jasmine on Design Space.

I love the way they turned out and I hope to do more for next year. These I made for my parents. I ran out of glitter so I'll have to wait to make more. Hope you like them and it gives you an idea on how to make these yourselves. Hope you have a splendid crafty time! 

Another Great Thrifty Haul!

Hello Scrappers and Friends! My husband and I went out today driving around checking out local thrift shops to see if we could get any great deals. I found some great deals on stamps and a few other scrapbook supplies. Visit my YouTube channel to see the video! Thanks and have a Splendid crafty time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVQ5Nb1K5zo