Month: July 2012

Free Bracket Book Digital Designer Pack!

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Download this great FREEBIE from My Memories Software and use it to make a fabulous BRACKET BOOK, or use the pages individually as you like!   You can now load the freebies directly into your MyMemories Suite Software, and then completely customize them with any paper and embellishments that you have.  If you don’t have the software,  you can still print and use these elements but you won’t be able to customize it digitally, so you may want to consider getting the MY MEMORIES SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD  HERE. If you do decide to try this fabulous digital software, use MY DISCOUNT CODE: STMMMS31200 during your checkout and receive: $10 off the software purchase and a $10 gift certificate to the online store Using MyMemories Software to Customize your Bracket Book Download template file and install it into your software Using MyMemories Suite, choose Create Album From Designer Template and find your project Now you can print and enjoy the provided template, or customize it with your own papers and embellishments. TIP: You can right-click on the white guide and lock it in …

Inspired Artisans: AMY of ROSIE DOG ORIGAMI

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WELCOME BACK  to another INSPIRED ARTISANS FRIDAY FEATURE!!   Please help me in welcoming AMY FOLDER here to tell us a bit about her craft today!   Tell us a little about yourself… My name is Amy, and I am trying to sell origami.   At the moment, there’s not much more to it than that. Well, there is a bit more to tell ;-D I graduated college a couple of years ago with a degree in ceramics, and have been trying to find a job since (we all know how easy it is for artists to find a steady paycheck in this economy!). Ironically, however, after an unfortunate series of family hospital stays, I’ve found myself more interested in nursing as a career option. At the moment, I am in a sort-of limbo between my ceramics career and a future career as a nurse. That being said, I still have no income, so I live at home. I love my parents to death, but I think everyone needs something to keep them from going …

New artist at CAN YOU DIGI IT? !!

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Today is an exciting day for me as I am being introduced as a new CAN YOU DIGI IT?  artist!   MY brand new debut images are on the blog here: Welcome A Creative Need! –.  I would love to hear what you all think of the new images and it would mean so much to me if you stopped by the Can You digi it blog to have a peek.  I will be adding new images every month! I have a card for our Crafty Creations BUTTONS challenge to share today,  stop by to see all the creative ideas the team came up with too!  I’ve used an LOTV ‘summer bears’ image, colored in copics and added a button center and tied it off with embroidery thread. Have a wonderful and creative day!!

Inspired Artisans: Andrea (PAPERNAUTS)

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Hello! Happy Friday!   Please help me in welcoming ANDREA as today’s INSPIRED ARTISTS Friday Feature guest! WELCOME Andrea! Tell us a little about yourself…   Hello there! My name is Andrea, I’m from Texas and I have been a teacher, a Soldier in the US Army, a postal carrier, and currently I’m studying my butt off to prepare for Pharmacy school. I just got married last month and when I’m not busy doing all those other things I love to make cards! What handmade product do you to sell on Etsy and what is the name of your shop? My shop is called Papernaut Cards, which was inspired by an amazing Threadless T-shirt I love: http://www.threadless.com/product/2873/Papernauts I am very passionate about astronomy and astrophysics (Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson is my hero) so the name just seemed to fit perfectly. I also wanted a big part of my shop to feature more quirky, off-beat, scientifically themed cards so I have a whole section listing titled “For Science!” Each of those cards is dedicated to an inspirational …

Inspired Artisans: Dolores Suzin of TODO PAPEL

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Hello, and happy friday!  I WANT TO INTRODUCE AND WELCOME DOLORES to our INSPIRED ARTISANS FRIDAY FEATURE! Tell us a little about yourself… My name is Dolores Suzin, I am a graphic and interior designer and,  I am the proud owner of Todo Papel. I have been living in New York City for over five years with my husband Andy, but we have travelled extensively around the world taking photographs, and have lived in Canada, Cyprus, Mexico, England, and Germany.   I speak Spanish, English, Italian and a bit of French What handmade product do you to sell on Etsy and what is the name of your shop? My shop is called Todo Papel. It translates to “All Paper” from Spanish. In Todo Papel you will find a selection of carefully crafted handmade items, paper goods, adorable felt toys, mini Art, craft supplies, special gifts and colorful die cuts. Do you sell your work elsewhere? I sell my work through Etsy: www.todopapel.etsy.com and recently opened a shop at luulla:  www.todopapel.luulla.com Both fantastic sale venues!Can you share a few …

Kindy Garden Time

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I had the pleasure  of playing with a kindy garden image by Megan Tucker for the Crafty Creations challenge this week!  The challenge is a fun and easy one since it’s a FREE FOR ALL! I used Mojo monday sketch #249  for this card as it seemed to fit perfectly with these papers and the image.  I love these papers by the way, they’re all from First Edition paper pad: Hideaway.   I colored ‘ballerina’ with copics in tea rose and pale pinks, and added some teal gems to her hair and top, and the bottom corner of the card. I hope you all have a creative day and don’t forget to stop by Crafty Creations for the challenge this week!    Deena x

Inspired Artisans: Michelle of SCRAPSECRETS

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Hello!!  Please help me in welcoming  MICHELE for today’s INSPIRED ARTISANS FRIDAY FEATURE! Tell us a little about yourself…  I am a sales rep by day and a crafter by night. I started scrapbooking a couple of years ago when I was looking for a unique present for my goddaughter. SInce then, I have created scrapbooks for friends for important occasions – 30th birthdays, bridal showers, baby showers, anniversaries and engagements. I even got a chance to be a photographer at a friend’s wedding and made an album for them! Last Christmas I decided to make my own Christmas cards. I got such wonderful comments, but the one I seemed to hear a lot of was, you should sell these. A friend of mine offered me a business plan – start slow by writing a blog, then open a twitter account, then start selling. And I did just that. It took me awhile to get up the courage to sell my cards online, but I opened up my Etsy shop for business in May 2012!  …