Coupons for the week of July 17th-23rd, 2011

WOO!HOO! I'm off to CHA tomorrow! I'll be updating the blog and posting video's starting Tuesday when the show opens! 

AC MOORE
Click here for the AC Moore 50% off coupon and here for this week's ad!

ARCHIVER'S
See the email ad that I got which includes a link to a 25% off coupon (one item.) which is good until July 24th.  Also buy 10 get 10 sheets of cardstock good until the 19th. Did you know that you can get 50% off copies every Tuesday in July? In addition, they have announced a contest for who makes the best decorated 7Gypsies tray with each in-store winner winning a $100 store card and the overall winner getting $1000. Last year the entries were simply amazing!

HANCOCK FABRICS 
Here is the latest email.

JOANNs
Here is the link this week's email. Lots of coupons good until the 23rd. $5 shipping, 4 40% off coupons good online or at the store and a 25% off your whole online order!

HOBBY LOBBY
Click here to see this weeks in store special and a 40% off coupon.

MICHAEL'S  
Go to their interactive weekly ad and see what they have in store for you this week! Here is a copy of the weekly email I got. 

NEW FOR KNITTERS!

LION BRAND YARN
Here is the latest email from Lion Brand.

MARY MAXIM
Here is the latest email from Mary Maxim.

Thanks and have a great week!

M-C

For the record, by posting the coupons here, I am not endorsing any of the stores, just including them for your convenience and mine! Nor do I purport to have listed everything or not made a mistake.

Coupons Week of May 22-28, 2011

AC MOORE
Click here a 40% off coupon good all week as well as their weekly ad.

ARCHIVER'S
See the email ad that I got which includes a link to a 30% off coupon good until May 25th. 

HANDCOCK FABRICS
Here is the web version of the latest email I got from them.

HOBBY LOBBY
Here is the email I got from HL for this week for in store promotions, which includes a 25% off one regular priced item coupon. Amongst other specials this week stamps and all Slice products are 40% off and some of the bling and all ribbon by the spool are 30% off. Click here to go directly to the 40% off one regular priced item coupon.


JOANNs
Click here to see the email I got from JoAnns this week!

MICHAEL'S  
Go to their new interactive weekly ad and get your 40% off coupon plus 12 more covering a multitude of products. 

SCRAP-MART
Scrap-Mart has a monthly coupon code. I thought I would add it here for those of you who might be interested. Their email says you need to enter KETTLE in the customer comments after checkout!

For the record, by posting the coupons here, I am not endorsing any of the stores, just including them for your convenience and mine! Nor do I purport to have listed everything or not made a mistake.

Enjoy!

M-C

Michael's have a new interactive ad whcih you can find here! From what I see, you can print the weekly coupon directly from the ad.

Coupons Week of April 10 to 17, 2011

UPDATE 4/12/20011 - Michael's Coupons added and link to latest Archiver's ad (ad has no online coupons)

AC MOORE
Click here for your 40% off one regular priced item AC Moore coupon!

ARCHIVER'S
Sorry, no new online coupon this week.  Instead, they sent coupons via snail mail.  So do make sure that you register to get their coupons in the mail! Here is the link to their latest ad.

HOBBY LOBBY
Here is the link to the web version of the email sent by HL this week which includes a 40% off any regular priced item.

JOANN'S 
Here is the link to this week's email!

MICHAEL'S  Here is a link to this week's coupons!
Hope you are having a great week!

M-C

 

Painting Plastic

I really wanted to lighten up my scrap room a little and the ugly black clip-it-ups and the grey multi drawer organizer and the white  and black ribbon boxes just were not making me feel happy anymore!  And surely you know tha there is nothing more important in a creative space than to feel very happy, though it is likely that for some unhappiness also works!  But unhappiness inspires me to write poetry and songs, not make pretty scrapbook pages, and minis!  So I decided to paint all these plastic things! I'm sure many of you have done that, but for those of you who haven't it can really be a great thing and you can repaint the same items over and over again, simply by using a spray plastic primer.  Of course you can also use Krylon Plastic Paint.  The Clip-it-Ups, multi-drawer and single drawer green chest and the aqua colored ribbon boxes were all primed first. The pink, yellow and green ribbon boxes were not primed. I used Krylon plastic paint on those!

Green Clip It Up



Aqua Clip-it-Up

Pink Clip-it-Up

Green multi drawer painted plastic organizer

Pink and green and blue and yellow and aqua, Oh My!

Looks Good even up close!



Even those black office stackable drawers can be painted!

Hope you enjoyed this post!
M-C

Project Share - 12 x 12 Layout

I was in our local scrapbook store the other day looking at the new papers, and touching them, LOL!  Yes, it is just one of those things, I have to see things in real life to get excited about it!  Pictures are wonderful, but they really aren't a substitute, if you know what I mean!  I'd seen the two new Graphic 45 paper lines, Le Cirque and Curtain Call on line but wasn't sure what I'd do with it. When I saw it in the store, I immediately knew I needed to make a heritage layout for my album.  So here it is:

In addition to the Graphic 45 Le Cirque paper, I used a crocheted doily, some Prima lace, Prima bling. a hand made rosette flower, 3 Recollection flowers and a big black Petaloo flower. I used a skeleton leaf under the rosette, and two black medallions (one has a pearl center) that I got at Michael's.

I am going to re-scan the original picture with my new Epson Artisan 810 printer in the hopes that I can get a scanned copy that is as detailed as the original.  I must say that this scan of my mom and dad's picture is not nearly as good as the original and that is likely due to the very old scanner I used the first time.

Thank you so much for stoping by and visiting with me!
M-C

I haven't Disappeared, Honest!

I know, I can't seem to keep up with anything or anyone the way I'd like to these days! Have the days gotten shorter? Either they did or my interests have just gotten broader, but at any rate I always feel that there is so much I want to do, look at and read about that often, at the end of the day, I have nothing tangible to show for the day other than the house being clean and the beds and laundry being done!

A couple of weeks ago hubby dragged me along for a nice, if very short, trip to Canada. We went to London Ontario for three days, soI really didn't get to see anyone I knew!  We flew from the Cincinnati airport (CVG), which is actually in Hebron, Kentucky to London (Ontario) via Toronto. As you can see from the very enhanced and brightened picture of Toronto I took from the airplane, we were not flying in on a bright sunny day! Now there was something that I found a little weird!

We flew Air Canada, and believe it or not, all but one leg of the trip was in a prop plane? Yes you heard me right, a plane with propellers, not jet engines! I can't remember the last time I did that, in fact I can't remember doing that at all, but given that I've been flying for over 45 years, yes I am that old though I was pretty young when I first flew to Paris, the odds are pretty good that I must have hopped on a prop plane at some point!

I was fortunate enough to meet and travel with two of Hubby's students and they were seriously the nicest young women. Imagine little me, and I mean that literally as I am just under 5 ft 4 walking with three people who range in height from 5 ft 11 to 6 ft 2!  Yup, I travelled with giants, LOL!

Someone who is not a giant and that we spotted while waiting for our plane in Toronto was Don Cherry and Ron MacLean of Hockey Night in Canada fame! We were reminded of his flamboyant jackets when in the airport in London where he had a jacket he had donated for a charitable cause. I took pictures of Andrea and Brandis with the jacket so they could show their friends and family.

 I did visit a Michaels and two local scrapbook stores while in London and I truly feel sorry for my Canadian scrapbook friends! At this time the Canadian dollar is at par or worth even a touch more than the US dollar, yet an item that costs $1.99 here, was  $4.49 there!  Seriously?  I guess that despite the fact that the item in question was made in China, it must have travelled to the US and then to Canada. 

My biggest disappointment was not finding anything at all in any of the stores that was made in Canada for the Canadian market.  There was one line of stamps in one of the local scrapbook stores, but that was it!  I hope that when I travel in the next year to Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec city, that I will be lucky enough to find something different than the big names we are all familiar with, Prima, My Minds Eye, K & Co etc. It is always finding the things I haven't seen first hand that enchants me when I visit a local scrapbook store!

Next I hope to post my "pages" for the March layout class I'm teaching, so please come back soon!

Thanks for dropping by,

M-C

Busy Bee Update

I know that it's been a while since I've updated, so here goes!  Life has been a bit of a challenge lately with a sinus infection, followed by a trip to Florida followed by a pinched nerve in my neck and then in my lower back!  Thank goodness for the chiropractor who has been treating me back to relatively painless mobility!

I have been crafting, you know that since I did post the 6 pages I put together for my February class.  What else have I made this year?

Well I made 12 ATC's to fill one of the 7 Gypsy trays. It is a swap I'm doing with my friend, Janie in Florida.  She got the cards and opened them this week which is one reason that I didn't post them here, I didn't want here to see them ahead of time! 

I also created a 6"x61/4" prayer page for a fellow crafter on You Tube who is battling cancer. Krafty Katsy had a bone marrow transplant and if you are the praying sort, I would ask that you add Katsy to your prayers!  She is a sweet lady and what she is going through is so difficult! We were asked to do shabby chic pages and include a picture of ourself so that she might see what each of us looks like. I will be adding my favorite prayer to the back side of the page!

I also created a mini album using the Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime collection. Here are a few pages from the book, you cans ee the whole thing in the video on YouTube! I have no idea what I'll be doing with this mini ( think it is about 6"x9", so if you have any ideas, please do let me know!

  

Thanks for reading!!!!

February LO Club Pages Revealed

It's time to show the three 2 page layouts (LO) that I've come up with for my February LO class! I hope that my students will enjoy making them.  I know that these are LOs that I'll be able to use in my album!

Each was made using Echo Park paper and rather than have one consistent team like I had last month, all six pages were weather themed, I thought it would be more fun to do three different themes which given that my students are all teachers, they will be able to use in their albums! Fingers crossed that they will be pleased enough to allow me to come up with something in March!

Thanks for looking and do stay tuned to see what my next giveaway is!!!! Did I happen to tell you guys that I love giveaways???

Christmas Card and Last Call for the Christmas Giveaway!

I made this card for the aunt of a friend of mine who loves cardinals. I used Distress Inks and a glossy cardinal sticker as well as the Winter Doves stapm from Stacey Stamps. I cleaned off the ink from the doves before actually stamping the image!

Also just a reminder that I'll be drawing the winner for my giveaway today (Dec 15th) at 9pm eastern!  I hope to get the goodies out before the weekend.  I'd say tomorrow, but as luck would have it we are expecting another storm, so it might be a couple of days before I can get to the post office! Good luck to one and all.  Remember, it was not enough to subscribe/follow my blog/YT channel, you also had to comment!

Good luck to one and all!!!

Another Christmas Mini Album

I posted this on YouTube a couple of days ago and thought I'd share it here too! I hope you enjoy it and that the recipient will fill it with Christmas pictures that they love! For those of you who don't know, you can enhance your viewing experience by changing the numbers to the left of the YouTube Logo in the viewer and you can even watch full screen by clicking on the 4 arrows to the left of the YouTube logo. Please do leave a comment if you enjoy it...and only if you enjoy it, LOL!

Coupons for the Week of October 18-23rd, 2010

AC MOORE
AC Moore has a 50% off bonus coupon here, good all this week!

ARCHIVER'S
Archivers came out with a new ad and a new 30% off coupon good until the 19th only.
HOBBY LOBBY
I guess we have to get used to HL not giving us weekly 40% off coupons anymore.  This week we have a 30% off stained glass, really? What it really means is that we have to take a closer look at their weekly ad since it usually does contain some good bargains, including on scrapbook paper and ink sets this week!
JOANN's
I'm still waiting for those to show back up, :( Seems like I may never get those again, LOL!

MICHAEL'S
You can find Michael's new ad here and two coupons here.  One for 40% of any one regular priced item and  a 20% off coupon on all Martha Stewart items.  Both are good until October 23rd.


Have a great shopping week and let me know if you get some real savings!

Also remember there are only a very few days left until my next giveaway!!!! Have you registered for your chance at winning a Cricut Cart or $25 worth of scrapbook supplies???

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving and COUPON Time!

Hello everyone!  Hope you had a great week and are looking forward to all the beautiful fall weather! Though in my neck of the woods we are expecting a record high of 89 today! I'd also like to wish my Canadian family members and friends a very Happy Thanksgiving! You know with the colder weather up in Canada, they celebrate the blessings of a good harvest earlier than is done in the US.

 

AC MOORE
AC Moore has a 50% off bonus coupon here, good Monday (it was good Sunday but I missed it). If you scroll down that same link, you'll also find a 40% off coupon!

ARCHIVER'S
Archivers came out with a new ad and new coupons, 40% off any item and the buy some cardstock, get some cardstock free. The are good until Wednesday the 13th.

HOBBY LOBBY
In addition to a 40% off coupon, HL also has 40% off all Paper Studio Scrapbooking supplies and Stampabilities! Check out the entire in store weekly ad for more info!

JOANN's
I'm still waiting for those to show back up, :(

MICHAEL'S
Like AC Moore, Michael's has a 50% off coupon that is still good Monday. Under the same link you will find a 40% off anything coupon good through Saturday and a bonus 40% off coupon on Artist paints, pencils, pastels and markers!