Make a Cute 5 Minute Gift Bag!

You all know I love a gift bag project, right?  

Well, yesterday morning at 8 am, my daughter comes over to me and says she needs a gift bag for her friend Emily and can I make her one before we leave for school.  WHAT?  In her defense, she mentioned it the night before but I forgot.  Oops.

Of course, I jumped at the challenge, wanting to make her happy and secretly thinking this would make a good blog project. Add in the "need to rush to school" and that's how the 5 minute gift bag was born.

Minutes 1-3: Decide on paper and cartridge.  I used the Cricut Storybook cartridge and some paper from Echo Park.

Minutes 4-5: Cut "E" regular and shadow at 5-1/2" using the Storybook Cricut cartridge.  While it's cutting, cut background paper and adhere to bag.  Tie bow and adhere with glue dot.  Search for matching tissue.  Put "E" on bag.

Minute 6: Rush and photo bag for blog.

DONE!

I got some questions yesterday about vinyl and yesterday's post -  here are the answers:

1) Where did you get your vinyl?
My vinyl is from the Cricut site HERE and the Cricut brand is made by Oracel (#631) which is typically rated for indoor use only. My experience is that it is extremely hardy and has lasted perfectly on my car and on my vinyl cups that I wash in the dishwasher.

2) How do you layer vinyl?
Here's a video where I layered vinyl (click HERE if you can't see it).  It's the first video I ever made so be kind...LOL!

3) What Cricut cartridges have a mustache on them?
Cricut 3 Birds on Parade, Artiste, Billionaire, Cricut Decals, Funny Faces, Paper Doll Dress Up, Summer Celebrations, Mustaches and Glasses (digital).

4) How do you wash the straws for the cups so they aren't icky?
I just put those in the dishwasher but I never put milk in the glasses - just soda or water so it rinses out easily.

Here's a new contest:

From now until June 6, you can access the new Cricut Chalkboard Fonts cartridge for FREE in the Cricut Craft Room.  

Provo Craft is also hosting a Pinterest Contest around this new Cricut Chalkboard Fonts cartridge (on sale soon).  Click HERE and HERE to find out more about the contest.

Here are some Joann's coupons for this weekend:

And finally, here's this week's giveaway:

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below (or by clicking HERE if you are seeing this in email) letting me know what your next craft project is.  Click HERE if you don't know how to leave a comment.

2) Subscribe to the blog HERE.

That's it!

Winner will be announced on Sunday, June 2, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.  Must be 18 or older.

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Dollar Tree Crafting Finds!

Here are some fun Dollar Tree crafting finds -  remember that everything only costs $1!

Mostly found on this trip to Dollar Tree were many variations of the plastic "to go" cups.  I chose the large cups on the bottom to make teacher gifts - I like the stretchy straws in them.  I'm planning on personalizing them with layered vinyl (future post will have details).  Then I will put their gift cards inside.

These cups below would be great for smaller kids since they've got the lanyard string.

Plastic bowls would be fun also to vinyl for pool parties or you could vinyl the bowl and make it into the base of a gift basket.

 These plastic boxes on the left could be used for lunchbox/food storage or school supplies and would also be super cute with vinyl on them.  The heavy glass beer mugs on the right look amazing when you use glass etching on them!

The glasses below could be either vinyled or etched for a wedding party, gift or just your own home use.

 More variations below on the plastic "to go" cups in different sizes and configurations.

  I love these sports themed cups for a birthday party, end of season sports party or for a coach!

Here are some plastic coffee mugs also that could be decorated!

 More glass to etch and some very inexpensive grosgrain and satin ribbon in various colors (on the right).  Mirrors and frames on the left.

Don't forget that Dollar Tree is an excellent place to get styrofoam and floral foam - WAY cheaper than Joanns and Michaels.

 Mini clipboards are fun to decorate with Mod Podge and paper - would be a fun craft for Girl Scouts or a slumber party.

 Decorating the composition books is another fun craft using patterned paper and Mod Podge.  Finally, on the right, there's plenty of glue sticks, glitter, glitter glue and craft/popsicle sticks for other crafty fun!

I hope you found some good ideas from this post!  There are plenty of fun, inexpensive craft finds at Dollar Tree.

Do you shop at Dollar Tree? Does this post inspire a project from any of these items?

For those of you wondering what I meant about decorating the cups with vinyl, see the photo below.  I made those using Cricut vinyl.  I have had them for 2 years, washed them in the dishwasher (cause who has time for hand washing) and they look just the same.  So the vinyl really does hold up.

Here's this week's giveaway:

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below (or by clicking HERE if you are seeing this in email) letting me know if you liked the Dollar Tree crafting info above or if you have ever used vinyl or glass etching.  Click HERE if you don't know how to leave a comment.

2) Subscribe to the blog HERE.

That's it!

Winner will be announced on Sunday, June 2, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

Last but not least, here are some coupons for AC Moore good over the next few days:

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Are you the sharpest tool in the shed?

 Back in my construction management days at Mobil Oil, we had a saying that went "He's not the sharpest tool in the shed..." when referring to a contractor we didn't like.  Needless to say, when I saw this saying on the Scrappy Moms "For the Boys" stamp set, I was hooked!

The perfect sentiment for the smart men in your life - combine the sentiment with the tool box from the Cricut Father's Day cartridge and it's a match made in heaven.

Tool box was cut at 2" - card is 4-1/4" x "5-1/2".

Check out this cool manly stamp set from Scrappy Moms called "For the Boys":

I have some more manly cards coming up using this set - isn't it versatile?  LOVE IT!

Here's this week's giveaway:

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below (or by clicking HERE if you are seeing this in email) letting me know if you make a lot of cards for men.  I'm trying to get some manly man cards stored up!  Click HERE if you don't know how to leave a comment.

2) Subscribe to the blog HERE.

That's it!

Winner will be announced on Sunday, June 2, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

Want to see more of my projects?
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Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner - Firmoo Sunglasses and Sophisticated Cartridge Winners!

I've got some winners to announce - WOO HOO!

Let's start with the Firmoo sunglasses giveaway:

GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF Sunglasses of their choice (including shipping) is: Dayna Jansen

And here are the winners of the $20 e-vouchers for sunglasses on firmoo.com:

Here is the Cricut Sophisticated Cartridge Winner: Scrappin' Granny

Congratulations to all the winners!

Sunglass Winners: Please contact me at joyster110@gmail.com with your name and what you won. Make sure it is a good email address.  I will email you the e-voucher.

Cricut Sophisticated Cartridge Winner:  Please contact me at joyster110@gmail.com with your name, address and what you won and I'll get that cartridge shipped out ASAP.

Winners have two weeks to claim their prizes.

Didn't win?  Never fear because I have this giveaway going on this week:

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below (or by clicking HERE if you are seeing this in email) letting me know what Cricut cartridge you are looking forward to getting next.  Click HERE if you don't know how to leave a comment.

2) Subscribe to the blog HERE.

That's it!

Winner will be announced on Sunday, June 2, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.


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Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day!  

This holiday brings to mind all the soldiers and their families who have sacrificed so that we in the U.S. enjoy all our freedoms. I am so grateful for the service, sacrifice and bravery that our soldiers embody - thank you to all the military, past and present, and all of their families.  We are free because of you!

It's time to sign up for Lain Ehmann's free June Scrapinar!

“6×6 Pads for 12×12 Pages”
with Lisa Echerd

We know you’ve been hoarding those adorable and oh-so-affordable 6×6 paper pads. They are so cute and inexpensive, but what do we do with them besides admiring them? Well, we’ll help you! In June’s free scrapinar with YouTube scrapbooking sensation Lisa Echerd, you’ll learn how to stop hoarding and start using those pads on your traditional scrapbooking pages.Here’s What You’ll Learn:

• How to choose the best pads for your scrapbook pages

• How to use die-cuts to make your investment go even further

• When to use whole sheets or partial sheets

• Tips on how to leverage these little gems to get an abundance of pattern choices

• And more!

Spend an hour with Lisa and me, and you’ll be ready to use up those 6×6 paper pads! AND… one lucky attendee will go home with THREE 6×6 paper pads from our sponsor, Echo Park!

You must register for this FREE scrapbooking webinar - Click HERE to sign up!

Can't make it that day?  Don't worry - there will be a replay available for a limited time afterwards!

This week's giveaway:

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below (or by clicking HERE if you are seeing this in email) letting me know how you celebrate Memorial Day.  Click HERE if you don't know how to leave a comment.

2) Subscribe to the blog HERE.

That's it!

Winner will be announced on Sunday, June 2, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

Want to see more of my projects?
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