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You need this quick and easy costume for Halloween.
When you need a costume quick for Halloween, you’ve got the best costume ever! This fun twist on a costume works for even the least celebratory person. You will definitely get noticed! Grab the free SVG file, cut it in any color, iron-on, and go! Enjoy the party.
Free SVG file [costume]
This post is a part of the monthly SVG blog hop. Visit all the other free SVG files shown and linked below.
Cricut’s Reveal the Deal Sale – Mug Press, Maker, Joy, Explore Air 2.
Now through 9/21, Cricut is running their Reveal the Deal sale featuring the Mug Press on sale for the first time ever at $179! The Maker is also on sale for $299, Explore Air 2 for $199, and the Joy for $159!
Cricut.com is offering Free Economy Shipping on orders $99+ with code SHIPSEP or SEPSHIP through 9/30.
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Mug Press on sale for $179! Valid through 9/21.
Maker machine is $100 off! Valid through 9/21.
Explore Air 2 is $50 off! Valid through 9/21.
Joy machine is $20 off! Valid through 9/21.
EasyPress Mini only $49. Valid through 9/21.
A beautiful mini-album made using materials provided by i-Crafter.
This month, the DCC (Designer Crafts Connection) is being sponsored by i-Crafter. If you aren’t familiar with i-Crafter, you are going to love their products, they are so creative. I first experienced i-Crafter at a Creativation conference and their booth was all the buzz as a new company displaying products. They have been going strong ever since.
I would first like to thank Designer Crafts Connection for the opportunity to work with amazing companies and designers. And specifically for this post, I would like to thank i-Crafter for providing materials used with this project.
There are nine other projects created for this Designer Crafts Connection hop. Please take a moment to visit all the projects to see how each designer worked with i-Crafter.
The image above shows what i-Crafter sent to me. I love the little house dies and the 3D embossing folder, but I am setting them aside for another project. All those little clear pockets hold embellishments for a mini-album, which the parts were also included. A detailed direction document showed how the mini-album gets put together. I put mine together pretty much as explained.
I jumped in and put the mini-album together. After designing the front and back cover, I started on the inside. There was no way i-Crafter could send all these dies for the album and embellishments, but it was amazing that they sent all the parts pre-cut and labeled. It was a fun project to put together and one I think they could easily sell as kits.
While the mini-album follows a theme, there is a lot of variety from page to page. The image above has a storage envelope, embellishments, and an acetate page. Each of the three acetate pages has a word on them: Live, Laugh, Love.
The theme is also carried throughout using coordinating papers and shapes. The mini-album form is held together with an accordion binding which is so clever. The video below will walk you through the entire process and then show each page when finished.
Time to start your holiday shopping with a discount code from Arteza.
It is time to start your holiday shopping. When looking for your art-focused people on your list, I am sure they would welcome something purchased from Arteza. Not only are art sets great gifts for artists looking to take their craft to the next level but they also provide a one-stop-shop for all essentials.15% off discount code (artsets15) on the below Art Sets.
**This coupon will expire on September 30th.
https://arteza.com/dp/extra-large-acrylic-art-set
https://arteza.com/dp/large-acrylic-art-set
https://arteza.com/dp/small-acrylic-art-set
https://arteza.com/dp/studio-mixed-media-art-set
https://arteza.com/dp/metallic-mixed-media-art-set
Arteza is launching a complete kids’ line of products filled with clay, paint by numbers, coloring books, dough, puzzle art, dot parkers, and more. The kids’ line will be expanding on September 20th. Shopping kids products us the 10% off coupon (kidslaunch10) for all kids products available now.
Arteza Kids Wax Crayons: Introducing an assortment of vibrant, non-toxic crayon offerings such as regular or jumbo-sized, and normal or special finishing (like glitter or metallic).
Arteza Kids Watercolor, Finger, and Tempera Paints: Fun and bright paints unique to Arteza that are easy to clean, water-based, and kid-safe.
Arteza Kids Colored Pencils: Break-resistant vibrant assortment of non-toxic colored pencils with one-of-a-kind options such as erasable, double-sided, metallic and neon, and scented.
Arteza Kids String Art: The string art for kids includes a set of fun designs for your child to make their very own 3D art. These come with step-by-step instructions, safe plastic push pins, and a display stand.
This nifty product can repair your zipper without any tools needed. Check out how the FixnZip works.
I was sent a few packages of FixnZip to review. I can’t tell you how many zippers have failed me over time. Coats, suitcases, sleeping bags – the list goes on and on. This product would have been a lifesaver for sure. I like how they come in different sizes dependent on the application.
The above image is a zipper that has been fixed with the Fixnzip. It was really easy to do and there were no additional tools needed. Check out the video below showing you just how easy it was to do.
FixnZip can be found at Amazon. (affiliate link) https://amzn.to/38JjBhG
Before summer leaves, learn how to make this firefly stamped card.
Do you love fireflies? Or maybe you call them lightning bugs? Either way, make this cute encouraging card before summer’s end and they disappear. This card was made as a part of the Fairy Stampers Video Design Team. Twice a month I create and post on their YouTube channel a video tutorial.
Many of the items I use in posts are provided by the manufacturers to promote their products.
A special thanks to those brands who sponsor this site.
A close-up of the finished card so you can see the Aqua Shimmer on the bodies of the fireflies.
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Follow along and make this pumpkin mandala for fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving. It is so versatile it works for card making or home decor. #sponsored #cutcardstock
Today I am using an SVG file to create a Pumpkin Mandala Card. This design works well for Halloween, Fall, or Thanksgiving. I’ve used the mandala for a card but you could make it larger for a beautiful decor piece. Or just framing the card would be nice too.
Many of the items I use in my posts are provided by the manufacturers in order to promote their products.
A special thanks to those brands who sponsor this site.
Orange, brown, and gold card stocks are being featured this month on CutCardStock. I am using Cosmic Orange and Stardream Metallic Card Stock in Bronze. I really like the iridescent quality of the Stardream card stocks.
I cut the CutCardStock on a Cricut Maker. The Cosmic Orange was cut at 100# and the Metallic Bronze was cut twice at 100#. While the mat is still in the Maker, just hit the go button again.
The SVG file for the pumpkin mandala can be found at: [mandala]
The printable paper design for the barn wood is a part of a Halloween pack and can be found at: [barn wood]
A close-up of the finished card shows off some of the detail in the printed barn wood image and the ink blending on the mandala.
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 rhinestones Shop at: AZ |
 Scotch Tacky Glue Shop at: AZ | SSS |
Grab this free set of printables for your Halloween crafting.
A set of Halloween printables for crafting. You’ll get three pages of background images and one full of clip art images. The set is a downloadable zip file. Each page is a pdf. Print as many times as you want.
Grab these files from the store [Halloween printables]
