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Handmade Shoppers Update

by Larri In Card Making, Crafty Things, Cricut, DIY, Free Printables, Freebies, Handmade Goodness, Life n Things, Planner Addicts, Planner Stickers, Shopping Tagged Card Making, Craft Room, Craft Storage, Craft Supplies, Crafting, Cricut, Freebies, Happy Planner, Paper Crafts, Plan with Me, Planner, Planner Stickers, Printables, Stamping, Template

A note to my friends… (part 4 ~ Handmade Shopper Friends)

Well, we’re almost finished with July. Where does the time go?

It has been VERY warm here in Northern California and I have been inside with the air conditioning on most of the time. However, when I play outside, there needs to be some water involved, because it is HOT. So, I’ve spent a little bit of time in the pool and have taken a couple river rafting trips!!!!

Spending time on the river is my favorite thing to do, so I may be going again tomorrow! Crossing my fingers….

How are you holding up? Are you dealing with the heat? What do you do when you need to get out of the house and what type of activities are you enjoying this summer? I feel very limited in what we are allowed to do right now ~ So what is making this summer FUN for you? Please share in a comment or even send me a personal email. We need to share some good ideas amIright?

Now we’ve made it to Part 4 of my series of notes. Today is for my Handmade Shopper Friends!

First, here is a recap of where we’ve been, and what is still coming:
1.   Planner Friends Read Here
2.   Crafty Friends Read Here
3.   My Handmade Shoppers ~ Today, Read Below
4.   My Stampin’ Up! Shoppers ~ Still to come
5.   My Giveaway Subscribers and Winners!! ~ Still to come…

Now, just for you My Handmade Shoppers…

My little factory is still in business and I appreciate everyone who has stopped by to buy a Handmade Candle or two. I make small items in large batches, so when my handmade products are released to my shop they don’t last long. Large batches for this girl are usually 20-40 products at a time. Candles for instance take multiple days for me to prep and pour and I typically make 4-6 different scents, with only 8-12 candles per scent. After each scent has cured I will package them and work on the next scent, so it is a big time commitment. Each collection is made with patience and love.

Some great news ~ my Summer Dreams Collection is going to be launched in just a few days! I hope you’re excited ~ Because I am thrilled! Stay tuned for additional details coming soon.

Some even better news is all of the amazing products I have been working on! I have been a creative, crafting, crazy person! I’ve designed and made prototypes, sent samples to family and friends and you are in for some amazing new products.

What are they you ask? Well, here are a couple ideas for you to ponder: Decorative Pillow Covers, Cosmetic Bags, Stickers, Die Cuts, Bookmarks, Templates for Crafting, more Planner Printables and much, much more!

Stay tuned and I know you’re going to LOVE all the new goodies!!

Thank you for all of your encouragement, feedback and support! It truly means the world to me when I hear from you, so don’t be shy…

X O X O

Crafty Friends Update

by Larri In Crafty Things, DIY, Free Printables, Freebies, Life n Things, Planner Addicts, Planner Stickers Tagged Card Making, Craft Room, Craft Storage, Craft Supplies, Crafting, Cricut, Freebies, Paper Crafts, Plan with Me, Planner, Planner Stickers, Printables, Stamping

A note to my friends… (part 3 ~ Crafty Friends)

Hello Crafty Friends!

I hope you’re enjoying my updates this week. I have to say it has been really fun for me. I’m enjoying sharing with you and in return, a couple of you have reached out to say hello, share a smiley face and even drop me an email. I am loving the feeling of connecting with you. Isn’t that what we all need right now?

Mostly, I thank you for participating, peeking your little head in to respond back and let me know we are in this together!

So, today is Part 3 in my little series of notes to you and I’m saying a specific hello today to all of my Crafty Friends! If you missed Part 1 you can read it here. Part 2 can be read here.

So my Crafty Friends…

What can I share with you today? Well, first let’s figure out who I mean by Crafty Friends. To me, the Crafty Friends may just be the BEST. Shhhh… don’t tell the others, I may be playing favorites 😊 However, to me, the CRAFTY ones are probably the most similar to me. We love crafting just to CRAFT. We make a little bit of everything AmIRight?! We are not just addicted to paper, planners, stickers, sewing, journaling, etc. We like to dip our hands into anything we can find!

Crafty Friends can paint, sew, make cards, iron on stuff, use Mod Podge, staple things, photograph people, journal, Bible study, make soap, have Golden Scissors, probably have 15 different types of adhesive (for all occasions,) cut wood, use machines like Cricut, Silhouette, laminators, use foils, lots of sticker paper, may wear an apron, sometimes even goggles, and may have lost the feeling in the tips of their fingers from that darned glue gun!

Are you with me? We have “war wounds” from our crafty adventures, we have bled for our art (even if it was only a paper cut, it counts!)

My committment to you…

So, with you Crafty Friends, fellow warriors, here is my renewed commitment to you. I will be sharing more crafting tutorials on my YouTube Channel. This is one I have struggled with for a long time… but I figured now is the time. Get over it and just do it. So stay tuned for more of those to come along with easy to follow PDF tutorials you can save for your next crafting session.

Some of the projects I have coming up include:
Wall Art – using sticker paper
Mini Albums – for photos, memory keeping and even sticker storage
Planner Pages, Meal Planning and Planner Organization
Card Making Tutorials
Making Your Own Templates for Projects
And so much more!

I hope you’re excited and please give me a little shout out to let me know you’re here! Wave hello…

X O X O

Teresa Collins Happy Box Unboxing

by Larri In Crafty Things, Organization, Planner Addicts, Planner Stickers, Shopping, Shopping Hauls Tagged Craft Room, Craft Storage, Craft Supplies, Happy Planner, MAMBI, Meal Planning, Organization, Paper Crafts, Plan with Me, Planner, Planner Stickers, Stickers

Are you a fan of Teresa Collins? Do you live and breathe by The Happy Planner products? Well, today I am sharing an unboxing of the best two creations, coming together, since peanut butter and chocolate!!! YES! It is THAT Good!

We all love The Happy Planner for their beauty, function, organization, flexibility and all the yummy things that help make time management and organization fun. The best part is reaching the goals that we can set within their pages!

I hesitate to think that anyone hasn’t been introduced to Teresa Collins with her gorgeous and elegant style of planning products. She is an amazing lady who has built her brand with a passion and drive that is so inspiring and contagious!

Teresa’s brand is motivating, inspiring, elegant and purposeful; and typically centered around a palette of pink, gold and black! So chic!!!

So, these two collaborated, came together and created a Be Happy Box that is a Must Have for us Planner Addicts with a more elegantly stated push for positivity and Girl Boss-iness!

Check out my Teresa Collins Happy Box Unboxing video and see all the beauty and function inside and then RUN to The Happy Planner website to get yours while they are on SALE! They’re currently 28% off, cheaper than when I bought mine at Joann’s with a coupon!

Included in the kit:

1 Classic Guided Journal
20 Sheets of Classic note paper
3 Cling Stickers
3 Rolls of Washi Tape
1 Pouch
1 Mug
1 Paper Pad (52 Sheets)
1 Puffy Sticker Sheet (32 Stickers)
1 Sticker Book (30 Sheets)
1 Punched Envelope

Be Happy, Buy Your Box, and Happy Planning!

HSN’s 24 Hour Craft Day Event

by Larri In Card Making, Crafty Things, Cricut, DIY, Greeting Cards, HSN, Organization, Planner Addicts, Shopping, Stamping Tagged Adaptive Tools Cricut Maker, Adhesive, Anna Griffin, ATG, Card Kits, Card Making, Craft Room, Craft Storage, Craft Supplies, Crafting, Cricut, Cricut Maker, Cuttlebug, Debossing Tip, Embossing, Glitter Glue, Greeting Cards, HSN, HSN 24 Hour Craft Event, Liquid Embellishments, Organization, Paper Crafts, Perforation Blade, Planner, Sara Davies, Stamping, Stickers, Storage, We R Memory Keepers

Starts TODAY ~ 10pm EST or 7pm PDT, July 15

If you’re not familiar with shopping HSN.com (Home Shopping Network) well, I have some great news for you! It seems back in the day, televised shopping channels were more of an annoyance, silly items that only your grandmother would consider buying. Over the years I’ve found much respect and LOVE for HSN.com and QVC.com. Sister stations that have evolved into something quite fun, with amazing prices on products I love! Did they truly evolve or am I just closer to my grandmother’s age? Hmmmm…

Anyhow, every few months, it seems quarterly now, HSN hosts an amazing 24 Hour Craft Day event. They have great prices, exclusive bundles you cannot find anywhere else and some of our favorite and most popular brands for crafting.

Here are some highlights:

There is always a Today’s Special that is the best price and usually a bundle of great products.
The Today’s Special is usually brand new to the market and you can only purchase through HSN, the manufacturer’s haven’t even released the items for sale yet. So this is your very first chance to get your hands on Brand New Products.
HSN offers Flex-Pay, which is like “layaway” with no interest or fees and the item ships to you immediately, while you can make payments over time, often up to 6 months.
During their 24 Hour Craft Day Events you save a TON on shipping!!! Anything you order will be shipped for $5. That’s it. Even if you submit several different orders, as many items as you like, everything ships for one flat rate of $5 (assuming you complete your orders within the hours of the event.)

HSN features some of the Best Brands including:

Cricut
Anna Griffin
Crafter’s Companion
Art Bin
Brother
Copic
Diamond Dotz
Fiskars
Heidi Swapp
Janome
Silhouette
Sizzix
Spectrum Noir
Spellbinders
Tim Holtz
We R Memory Keepers
Xyron and MORE…

Highlights for July 16, 2019

Today’s Special is scheduled to be a Cricut Maker Bundle with all of the NEW ADAPTIVE TOOLS we’ve all been waiting for! The new Adaptive Tools (only available for the Maker machines and do not work with the Cricut Explorer machines or previous models) are:

The Wavy Blade
Debossing Tip
Engraving Tip
Perforation Blade

Check Out the New Adaptive Tools for the Cricut Maker Here

Watch Anna Griffin’s Preview of the Today’s Special Here

Crafter’s Companion Offers a Free Booklet

Crafter’s Companion is always a hit on HSN Craft Day and Sara Davies shows up throughout the event, I don’t think she sleeps, and runs through an amazing array of new products which tend to sell out quickly.

They even offer a Free Online Booklet as a Shopping Tool featuring the products available during this HSN Craft Day Event. Download a copy here:

Take a nap after work tonight, stay up late and get ready to shop some of the best new products, exclusive bundles and great pricing tonight. Or just set your DVR and plan to shop before you leave for work tomorrow LOL

Enjoy your shopping! Leave a comment and share what you couldn’t live without and what magically landed in your shopping cart!

As always… Be Thankful, Be Kind, and Keep Livin’ Lite!

Beach Happy

by Larri In Card Making, Crafty Things, DIY, Greeting Cards, Occasions Catalog 2019, Stampin' Up!, Stamping Tagged Adhesive, Card Kits, Craft Room, Craft Supplies, Crafting, Embossing, Greeting Cards, Kylie's International Blog Highlights, Occasions Catalog 2019, Paper Crafts, Stampin' Up!, Stamping, Vote for Larri 2 Comments

Today I am sharing a card I made using the super fun Beach Happy stamp set from Stampin’ Up! I just adore this stamp set and thought I would even share it with Kylie’s International Blog Highlights for April 2019. You can find this stamp set in the 2019 Occasions Catalog pg 37.

The theme is “Encouragement” so I used the sentiment Wishing You Sunny Days, included in the Beach Happy set.

The colors I chose were Lovely Lipstick, Powder Pink, Soft Sea Foam with a tiny bit of Crumb Cake. I used some glycerin with my sponge daubers to blend the background using the Soft Sea Foam for the sky and some Crumb Cake for the beach sand.

I also pulled in the Seaside embossing folder for the look of waves on the layer of Soft Sea Foam cardstock.

So, what do you think?

If you like this note of encouragement as much as I do, please Vote for Me here in this awesome International Blog Highlight. If I receive enough votes I may be able to participate in Kylie’s upcoming Blog Hop!! Whoot Whoot!

Vote for my Beach Happy Card if you LOVE it!

Feel free to email me with any questions and if you would like to shop my Stampin’ Up! store you can click here!

Hope to see your vote today and I will catch you in the next post!

New Craft Room Storage!

by Larri In Crafty Things Tagged Adhesive, Card Kits, Craft Room, Craft Storage, Craft Supplies, Crafting, Greeting Cards, Organization, Paper Crafts, Paper Pumpkin, Sale-A-Bration 2019, Stampin' Up!, Stamping, Storage

Storage by Stampin Up — Storage by Stampin’ Up! Available April 1, 2019

If you’re always searching for a new and better storage solution for your crafting space, like I am, well, here is a Brand New Option. I am super excited to see these and plan to purchase quite a few for my craft room as I am reorganizing and even planning to repaint my craft room this month.

Stampin’ Up! has revealed a whole new suite of Modular Storage Products! Whether you have an entire room or a small corner in your home for crafting, your creative space should be tailored to you. The new product line, Storage by Stampin’ Up!, provides you with modular storage solutions that let you organize—and customize—your space your way!

I’m using the Configuration Chart (click here) to see how many pieces I need to organize my stamp pads, markers and Stampin’ Blends and cannot wait to see the transformation in my craft space! I LOVE to organize and like easy access to my crafty things, so this will be an amazing solution to my organizational frustrations. Here is a pricing sheet to plan out your Wish List.