Wednesday, October 31

WOYWW #9


Although it's Hallween and I should have some super awesome tutorial.  Unfortunately, with our big move I didn't even have a chance to do any fun Halloween crafts this year!!  *frown*

I do, however, have a brand new edition of WOYWW (What's on Your Work-desk Wednesday)!!  The twist is that I'm not showing you my desk or even a work station.  I'm showing off my new craft room...err...I mean...my future new craft room!!

My hubby & I moved into a new home this past week and I was able to claim and entire room for my crafts!!  I already have soooo many plans for this bare space and I can't wait to get started setting it up!!  Let's get to the new room...

That wall is going to be mostly storage.  I'm going to add another black shelving unit against the back wall and a different, more decorative shelving unit to the right of the current industrial shelves.

That's my little sewing table and funky stool that needs replacing.  You can also see the industrial shelves pretty well in this picture...they work great for me!!

This closet is going to store my Etsy shoppe inventory and will have 3 smaller shelving units inside.

So far, I know the layout and I'm pretty sure on the rooms color scheme...

I'd love to hear your ideas on how to decorate this crafty space!! 
Send me your ideas because I'm ready to get started!!

Thanks for reading!!  Until next time...

Saturday, October 27

A Tour of Our New House

What a crazy summer this has been!!  I don't know about you, but I simply cannot believe it's the end of October already!!  I had so many plans for great Halloween projects & tutorials and I'm totally bummed that they're going to have to wait until next year!!

The good news is that my hubby, my cat, and I have moved into a much bigger home!!  We decided to move to the base where my hubby works because the hour-long commute each way was taking it's toll on him.  Now we live about 10 minutes from his work!!  The down side is that we're only going to get to enjoy this house for about a year before it will be time for him to transfer again.

Here's a quick tour of the new home in it's current state...

FOYER
This is standing just outside of the Foyer looking towards the front door.  There's not much here, but I figured I'd show it to you anyway.

HALLWAY
This is our ridiculously long hallway!! It goes from the front door to the wall of the Master Bedroom at the back of the house.

DINING ROOM
This is a photo looking in from the Foyer.  As you can see our little dining room table is way too small for this room.
This shot is looking in from the Kitchen.  Those boxes are all kitchen items that need to be put into the cabinets, drawers, & pantry.

LIVING ROOM
This view is looking into the Living Room from the Foyer.  

As many of you know, I'm disabled and spend 98% of my time in my home.  This will be the room where I spend my days working on my Etsy shoppe and blogging.
This photo was taken from the Hallway, right next to the Kitchen.

KITCHEN
This is the left side of the kitchen and just so you know, this is giant compared to our old galley-style kitchen!!
This is the right side of the Kitchen looking towards the Breakfast Bar which looks into the Family Room.  Again, lots of boxes to be put away!!

FAMILY ROOM
 Looking through the Breakfast Bar area into the Family Room.
A photo from the Hallway looking towards the right side of the Family Room.
 Another angle which shows the left side of the Family Room and the Breakfast Bar.

LAUNDRY ROOM
Although it's not really a "room", I'm calling this area the Laundry Room!!  I think it has great potential!!

SPARE BEDROOM
Although this is going to be a Spare Bedroom at some point, right now it's just a holding area for my craft supplies!!  Yes, those boxes are all craft supplies!!

CRAFT ROOM
This picture is looking in from the Hallway.  All of the items and boxes you see there are for my Etsy shoppe.
 Here's the big closet I get to stuff with craft supplies or Etsy shoppe inventory!!

OFFICE
This is Hubby's office.  Not much more to say about this room.

MASTER BEDROOM
Sorry this photo is kind of blurry.  This is the last main room of the house.  I would've shown a couple different angles, but I wasn't sure if Hubby would want me showing our personal space in great detail!!


To us, this house is a mansion!!  We've never been so lucky to have a home this big!!  To put this in perspective for you, our last home was literally 1/2 the square footage of this house!!  We're so happy to be living here!!

From now on, I'm taking you along on this new journey...  You'll get to follow us as we unpack, organize, and eventually decorate this new home of ours!!  

I'm going to need your input and ideas at every turn because I've never been good at home decorating!!  If you've already come up with some ideas while looking at the photos, please comment below and share them!!  I need all of the help I can get!!

Thanks for reading!!  Until next time...

Friday, October 12

Tutorial: 1-2-3 Cardmaking

There's a new line of cardmaking products now available at JoAnn's that I think you're going to love!!  It's David Tutera Paper Crafts, which includes David Tutera's Celebrate cardmaking line.

Today I'm going to share an incredibly easy card tutorial that incorporates these super cool supplies.  I'll also show you some additional cards made using this line and I'll even share how you can enter to win a bunch free supplies from David Tutera Paper Crafts!!


SUPPLIES
Card & Envelope
Layer(s)
Embellishment(s)


Step 1: SELECT A CARD
Select a card from the huge selection of sizes, colors, and finishes available in the David Tutera Paper Crafts line.  I chose a matte silver A7 card for this particular project.

Step 2: ADD A LAYER
Select at least one layer to add to the card.

There are so many pre-cut and pre-embossed layers to choose from in this line!!  I love the fact that you don't need any special craft machines to cut or emboss your layers because they're already done for you!!

I chose a dark pink layer that's not only textured cardstock, but it's been embossed with flowers too!!
Simply attach the layer to the card using your favorite adhesion method.

Step 3: EMBELLISH
Choose one or more embellishments.
I really liked this "Thank You:" embellishment as well as the die-cut matte silver border.
Just attach the embellishment(s) to the layer and you're...

FINISHED!!


As promised, here's how you can enter to win supplies from this super cardmaking line...

Three lucky winners will receive a $300 grand prize pack of supplies from
David Tutera’s Celebrate cardmaking line AND a personally signed book from David!
20 additional winners will receive a $50 Celebrate prize pack.


Sign up here for a chance to win: http://pages.exacttarget.com/tutera-optin-blog/.


ADDITIONAL PROJECTS

Here are some additional cards that I made, as well as a card made by my friend, Brook!!

An elegant black & white Thank You card...

A super shiney Christmas Card...

Brook's earthy Sympathy card...

My favorite one so far is this Autumn Birthday Card with built-in gift card holder...



WANT MORE?!?
Check out the links below for more great tutorials using David Tutera Paper Crafts supplies!!

I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Darice-Core’dinations David Tutera Paper Crafts and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own.

Thanks for reading!!  Until next time...




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