Mila

I am taking a few days off from blogging due to the loss of our kitten Mila. Although she was only 1½ years old, she developed severe inflammatory bowel disease and we could not save her. All her vets were wonderful, but she became too weak to survive. She fought a hard fight for the last five weeks and died yesterday.

She was my constant crafting companion and a wonderful sister kitty to our 7 year old cat, Jackson. Bill, Jackson and I will miss her so very much.

Here are a few of our favorite photos from our short time with her.

Linda and Bill

Silhouette Portrait Winner and Sale

Just a quick reminder that the Silhouette sale runs through March 31st.

Please click here and type in the Promo Code BOUTIQUE when you order to receive the savings. Now for the sale details.

Silhouette CAMEO® plus the following print & cut related items:
1 package of temporary tattoo paper
1 package of printable adhesive kraft paper
1 package of printable adhesive gold foil
1 package of printable adhesive silver foil
1 package of printable white sticker paper
1 package of printable clear sticker paper
1 package of printable adhesive cotton canvas
for $269.99 (MSRP $357.92)

or

Silhouette Portrait™ plus the following print & cut related items:
1 package of temporary tattoo paper
1 package of printable adhesive kraft paper
1 package of printable adhesive gold foil
1 package of printable adhesive silver foil
1 package of printable white sticker paper
1 package of printable clear sticker paper
1 package of printable adhesive cotton canvas
For $129.99 ($237.92 MSRP)

And 30% off all specialty media with my Promo Code BOUTIQUE.

1 Silhouette CAMEO® and 1 vinyl starter kit for $269.99
1 Silhouette Portrait™ and 1 vinyl starter kit for $129.99
Vinyl starter kits for 25% off
25% off vinyl/transfer paper

Now for the big announcement….

The winner of the Silhouette Portrait is:

Kathie Craig said...
I posted on Facebook and I subscribe to your blog.

Congrats Kathie! Please email your address and contact information to me at lkaisermt@gmail.com so we can send you this marvelous machine! A very special thanks to Silhouette for sponsoring this incredible giveaway!

Have a great week!

Make it in Minutes Monday

Welcome to Make it in Minutes Monday… the Mini Series. I thought it would be fun to feature some quick and easy cards or projects that take minutes to make, but look like you spent hours.

But before we get started, click here to enter my Silhouette Portrait giveaway and to check out Silhouette’s mega sale. You are going to love using their print and cut feature.

This desk organizer did take more than a few minutes to make, but was so worth it. I purchased this easy to assemble file (#48177) from the Silhouette on-line store.

You will be surprised at how durable this organizer is. Click here to order an SVG version of Lori’s 3D Drawer Desk Organizer. The great news is that you can cut her SVG file, using a variety of cutting machines including the new Cricut Explore. She even has an assembly video to help make this functional and cute piece. I love how versatile this organizer is and the drawers are sized to hold 3 x 4 project life cards!

Have a great week!

Silhouette Promotion and Giveaway!

I am giving away a Silhouette Portrait thanks to Silhouette! To enter to win the Silhouette Portrait cutting machine, you need to be an email subscriber of my blog. You can sign up over on the right side of this blog (if you are not there already). And leave a comment under this post, only one comment per person please. For additional chances to win, please help me spread the word about the giveaway. For each mention on your blog, Facebook post, or re-pin you receive an additional chance to win. Just leave an additional comment on this post that you did. You have until midnight MDT on Tuesday March 25th to enter and the winner will be announced on Wednesday March 26th .

I am so excited about this wonderful promotion! One of my favorite features of the Silhouette is the ability to do print and cut!

Please click here and type in the Promo Code BOUTIQUE when you order to receive the savings. Now for the sale details.

Silhouette CAMEO® plus the following print & cut related items:
1 package of temporary tattoo paper
1 package of printable adhesive kraft paper
1 package of printable adhesive gold foil
1 package of printable adhesive silver foil
1 package of printable white sticker paper
1 package of printable clear sticker paper
1 package of printable adhesive cotton canvas
for $269.99 (MSRP $357.92)

or

Silhouette Portrait™ plus the following print & cut related items:
1 package of temporary tattoo paper
1 package of printable adhesive kraft paper
1 package of printable adhesive gold foil
1 package of printable adhesive silver foil
1 package of printable white sticker paper
1 package of printable clear sticker paper
1 package of printable adhesive cotton canvas
For $129.99 ($237.92 MSRP)

And 30% off all specialty media with my Promo Code BOUTIQUE.

Here is a card and video I did on how to use digital paper with the print and cut function.



Love this card I made using digital paper with the print and cut feature!



Remember when ordering to type in Promo Code BOUTIQUE to receive the savings!

To see more wonderful Silhouette projects, be sure to check out their Pinterest page.

Box Card Part Two

I have received numerous emails regarding my box card that I posted on Monday, asking how to make the card if you do not have a cutting machine.

Thanks to Splitcoast Stampers, here is a link for wonderful step by step instructions that do not require a cutting machine. In addition to directions for a card that fits into an A2 envelope, there are also directions for a card that fits into a 6 x 9 inch envelope. I love options!



I think you will also love their video which demos how to make the larger size.

Have a great day!

Make it in Minutes Monday

Welcome to Make it in Minutes Monday. I thought it would be fun to feature some quick and easy cards or projects that take minutes to make, but look like you spent hours.

I cannot believe this is my first box card and how really easy it was to make. There are lots of instructions for making this type of card posted on the Internet, but I found a way to use my Silhouette to do most of the work.

Lori Whitlock has created several box card designs that you can choose from at the Silhouette on-line store and I love them all. I used the box and star cut from her box card birthday file and replaced her other cuts with chipboard stickers from my stash.

Here is a close-up showing the cute chipboard stickers and how they pop up out of the box.

Its ready to go! This card measures 4.25x5.5 when complete and folds flat to fit in an A2 envelope. Adorable!

I love Lori’s original file and that I can change it to suit my needs. Click here to order an SVG version of Lori’s Box Birthday card. The great news is that you can cut her SVG file, using a variety of cutting machines.

Have a great week and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

Simply Organized Sunday

Welcome to Simply Organized Sunday…SOS for short. Every Sunday I showcase blogs, websites or posts that provide innovative approaches to organizing and designing your craft space as well as other areas in your home.

Since spring is almost here, I thought we would concentrate on organizing our home.

Be sure to visit tatertots and jello for 15 clever organizing projects.

If you are in the mood for more spring cleaning ideas, visit Clean and Scentsible.  I love the information on how to organize your pantry and how to organize under your kitchen sink!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for my quick and easy birthday card in a box!

Thank You……

Thank you for all the prayers, comments, phone calls, emails, cards and flowers regarding the loss of my husband’s mother. Phyllis died peacefully surrounded by her family last Monday and we are extremely thankful for all your support. Thank you all for allowing me to have this time with my family and I am grateful for the opportunity to be posting again.

Sad News

Hello all. I'm going to be taking a break from blogging for a short time to spend time with my family. My mother-in law fell and sustained a massive head trauma. She is in hospice and will not be with us long.

Thank you all for your prayers, phone calls, emails and support. We really appreciate it.

Make it in Minutes Monday Saint Patrick’s Style

Welcome to Make it in Minutes Monday… the Mini Series. I thought it would be fun to feature some quick and easy cards or projects that take minutes to make, but look like you spent hours.

I turned this adorable owl (Design ID#55900) from the Silhouette On-line store into a quick and easy shaped card. First, I cut two offset shapes of the body and glued them together to form the base of the
card. To finish it, I scored the back piece about one inch from the top before gluing the two offset pieces together.

I love how easy it is to make an offset using Silhouette’s Studio software. It is a feature that I frequently use for shadows. Sometimes I weld the pieces together, however this time I used the glue and fold method. I added faux white stitching and lots of bling! Super easy card and so cute!

Simply Organized Sunday Spring Cleaning Time

Welcome to Simply Organized Sunday…SOS for short. Every Sunday I showcase blogs, websites or posts that provide innovative approaches to organizing and designing your craft space as well as other areas in your home.

Today we are going to tackle the refrigerator, one of my least favorite places to organize. However, these pretty DIY shelf liners made by Sweet Haute are so going to help get me motivated. The thought of combining crafting with organizing and cleaning my refrigerator makes me smile.

Be sure to visit Sweet Haute for directions!

I have to admit, that this post got me thinking on how to better organize my refrigerator, so I searched for some tips and found this informative post on BuzzFeed.

Click here to see 27 organizing tips

My goal is to have my refrigerator looking like this. Wow… I never thought of using baskets!

And then labeling them. Another crafting project for the kitchen!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for my quick and easy Saint Patrick’s Day card…it is a cutie!