Todays Featured Blog: Ann Schach

How is it that a blog with this many gorgeous creations exists and this is the first time I have come across it... omg, Ann has so many beautiful cards on her blog, I cannot believe I have never come across it before! BEAUTIFUL!!!! Go check her out for yourself!

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Christmas or New Years Crackers

Aren't these adorable? They are so pretty. Last year, my boyfriend and I spend New Years Eve together with our 7 kids (I have three, he has four) and I looked around for projects to make for New Years Eve. You know those little crackers that you pull apart and paper comes out, well, that is what this is. These are made for Christmas, but with New years Eve, right around the corner, why not make them for your home celebration? Be sure to send me a link to the ones you create so I can post them here.

Where did all the pictures go and why haven't you answered my email?

In the past few days, I discovered a few interesting things.

1. When you delete photos from Picasa, it deletes them from your blogger posts.
2. If you use blogger, you should check your gmail regularly.

So, what does this mean to my regular readers? I recently, deleted all my photos from my picasa web albums that I didnt want or need to save. What I did not realize at the time was this would delete them from my blogger posts, this is the reason, you are getting blank pictures with boxes and question marks. See, I usually prepare a bunch of blog posts in advance. Since I am in the military, my schedule is sometimes unpredictable and I like to keep my readers interested, so I set posts to automatically load on any given day. When I recently deleted some photos from my photo account, it wiped all the pics from my scheduled posts. Ooops. Since I get stuff from all over the internet, I did not want to go back and find all these missing pictures again, so, there are blank pics. As far as I know, you can still click on the empty box to download the cutfile. These posts will be ending soon, as I mostly caught up through December before I realized. There may be a few more over the next few months and sorry to all of you this has been inconvenient for!

I have also learned that many of you send emails through gmail. I never read this email because I use yahoo. Now I know that I have been getting tons of emails from gmail and I will start reading in regularly. Thanks for your patience and I promise your posts will be back to you soon. If you recently emailed me about the problem with my pictures thanks! I will not be responding to each of you individually, however, if you sent me an email on a different subject, i look forward to your emails and comments always and will be responding soon!

Merry Christmas!!! I look forward to another year of blogging with you!

Free Gift card holder cut file

Just stumbled across this cut file for a gift card holder. What a Christmas Eve Treat!

clipped from imagesbyheatherm.wordpress.com The download includes two single layer svg files for use with either version of SCAL.  These files are for personal use only.  Feel free to link to this post, but the files are not to be shared or distributed in any way. Download the files from here.

Free Spongebob SVG

SpongeBob Svg by Stacey

Wrapping with scrapbook supplies

EMBELLISH PURCHASED GIFT BAGS WITH HOLIDAY MOTIFS

Designs by Jen Lessinger

Jen raided her scrap stash to make cute holiday-theme embellishments for these plain paper gift bags. She covered one with a patterned-paper rectangle and topped it with a holiday greeting. On the other, she arranged round epoxy stickers in a Christmas-tree shape.

Free woody SVG

Woody SVG by Stacey

Another new video, from one of my new favorite bloggers! Okieladybug's Scrap N More Today Okie is creating a fabulous gift bag tag here is the supply list

Brown lunch bag
patterned paper
solid cardstock or paper
ribbon
embellishments
graduated punches (ex. circle, oval or square)

Wrapping with scrapbook supplies

MAKE A GIFT BOX WITH HOLLY-LEAF CLOSURES

Designs by Gabriella Hunter

Gabriella cut the holly-leaf gift-box shape from solid cardstock and then embellished the top with a ribbon and button.

Customize the look of this tiny holiday gift box by cutting the pattern from heavyweight patterned papers or changing the shape of the closure. The pattern includes two closure types!

Download the free holly-leaf gift-box pattern.

Buzz lightyear SVG

Free Buzz lightyear SVG by Stacey

Mini Lunchbox Alteration

Another video from OkieLadybugs Scrap and More

Look at these fab lunch boxes she altered and created a video to show you how, not only that, but she also shares this cut file for personal use. Be sure to drop by her blog and give her some blog love!

LUNCHBOX PS, which is set on the 12x12 mat and THE LUNCHBOX GEO, which is set on the 12x6 mat.