UNDER CONSTRUCTION !! BUT STILL WORKING !!

Just a quick post to tell you all, my blog is currently under construction. I will still be posting blog posts, but I am going to be switching things up, I'll have pages for specific things, like my different storage solutions and the corresponding Cricut Design Space (CDS) Files that I am sharing, MY creations, etc. And as I find and make new things I will add them to the top of the page, I will also still be posting blog posts for specific projects with explanations and descriptions of how to do them!! I am really looking forward to getting this blog in TIP-TOP shape for all of you !! Please bare with me, and don't mind the dust! :) Thank you!

Embossing Folder Organization: Folder, Labels, and Embossing Squares !!

Due to immense interest, I am posting the links straight to this page for the folders I used to organize my embossing folders, plus a link to some copies of the labels, and the 3x3" square I used to emboss and label as well !! Please do the honorable thing and click JOIN THIS SITE to become a follower!! I am trusting the honor system here!

Here is how mine look: 

The link to the folder, which will cost you $0.99 is: 

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/project/17082125

This is already sized to fit everything from borders all the way up to as big as the folder will go, which is a 5x7" Folder or die.

The link to the extra labels so you can cut a bunch out at a time (and save paper) is:

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/project/17200574

And as an extra bonus for my blog followers, here is a link to the 3x3" square I labeled and embossed so I know what the folder looks like: 

https://us.cricut.com/design#/canvas/project/17451572

Also, I keep a set of embossed tags on my desk for 2 reasons, 1- So when I'm working on a project, I can just grab those and see which folder will look best, and which # it is so I can find it easily in the box (I label mine in the order I get them, for now, you need to number them in whatever way makes sense to you!), the 2nd reason I have them, is so that I can grab them and throw them in my purse on shopping runs so I don't end up buying the same folder twice !! Here is a picture of what I'm talking about: 

And here is a link to the Cricut Design Space file for these tags, but really, you can use any tag you would like. 

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/project/16412050

I hope you enjoy these !! Again, please abide by the honor system and become a follower by clicking the BLUE Join This Site link !! Thanks !!

Happy Crafting AND Organizing !!

Corinne 

**UPDATED** HELP !!! I need YOUR help with scrapbook paper/cardstock storage !! ASAP !! Please.

UPDATE :: I did find a solution today for my paper storage needs,  but I have a feeling I will out grow it FAST!  So if any of you have any awesome ideas, please let me know!  It has to be a stand alone unit,  i.e. Not something that sits on a desk or shelf,  because as I explained further down in this post,  I don't have my own Craft Room, just a table and a locker for my stuff.  So, yeah,  not much of a crafty area at all,  but it's the best I can do for now!  I'm thinking maybe some of those drawers posted below might actually help now that the paper is out of the way!  But I'm rambling,  so any advice at all would be great!  

Here is a picture of what I bought today: 

Made by Iris, it's the Scrapbook Chest w/ 6 Cases.

Hopefully this will work for a while, but if anyone has a better solution for me, PLEASE feel free to share it with me, and pictures are more than welcomed !! 

Thanks again,

Corinne

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Hey friends,
Happy Scrapbooking Day !!!  (Did you know that was a thing, and that it is today??)
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So I am at my wits end here, I have been searching and searching and searching for a good paper storage solution and I am just not finding what I need. So, let me outline my needs for you and maybe you can help me this time !! :)

* Storage DRAWERS
* With Casters/Wheels
* Less than 31" tall (It has to fit UNDER my crafting table, as I don't have a craft room, just a little space carved out in the family room that mostly just consists of my large crafting table.)
* VERY Sturdy (I have probably over a total of 50lbs of paper and cardstock. Now I can obviously split the paper up between drawers so it isn't one drawer holding all the weight, but I need the casters to be strong enough to hold the weight.)
* Drawers big enough to hold 12x12 paper/cardstock
* Inexpensive, but not CHEAP, meaning it isn't built using cheap materials that are going to break on me in a month. 
* And finally, I need it to hold as much as possible. 
I have been taking up the couch with my 12x12 scrapbook paper tote boxes, and I need to get them off the couch ASAP. 

Here are some examples of what I've been looking at, but have found either they are too weak, cheaply made, too tall, etc. For whatever reason THESE ones won't work, but I want something SIMILAR. 

LOVE this one, but A- it's too tall, B- I was told that it breaks down pretty quickly.

This is ALMOST perfect. I LOVE the height, but it is too wide, I would need a SINGLE one, not double, but also got the same reviews as the one above. 

Well, you get the idea. This is the type of thing I'm looking for, but one that won't BREAK. 

Please, anyone!! Any ideas? I've spent hours looking at possible solutions, and they just don't seem to be working out. Any help would be great, thank you !!

Please leave me comments here, links, pictures, YOUR storage solutions and where you got them, etc. I need ALL the help I can get!! 

(Can you tell that I am desperate??!!)
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Thank you and Happy Crafting!!
Corinne

JoAnn's Haul And Some AWESOME DEALS and COUPONS !!

Hey there everybody,

I wanted to make a post to show off my crafty haul from JoAnn's tonight !! I am SOO excited because I haven't been able to purchase any crafty items for a while now!! I was literally down to my last few pieces of cardstock, and of course all that was left were the colors I didn't like!! 

So I got a few really good coupons in the mail from JoAnn's because I'm on their mailing list, and have been forever !! Then I called the store and spoke to the manager and she told me about their Smart Phone App, it's called "Jo-Ann" by 5th International US, Inc, and she said that there were 3 more coupons on there that were good until tomorrow, May 3rd, 2014. 2 for 50% off one regular priced item, and 1 for 40% off one regular priced item. THEN, I did a search on the internet and found 2 more coupons for Jo-Ann's, a 50% off  and a 40% off one regular priced item, so in total, I had 7 coupons, 5- 50% off coupons, 2- 40% off coupons!! Here they all are: 

A PILE a coupons for the whole month of May. (Not all coupons pictured, just the ones I used!  lol)

So when I went in, I double checked with the cashier that I could use them all on one purchase/transaction and they said yes. So off I went !! 

Let me tell you, not only did I get to use every coupon I had, but they also had some incredible sales going on! It is Paper Crafting Month after all !! (did you know that?(-; )

 So here is my haul: 

11 Packs or Stacks of Cardstock
1 Stack of 180 sheets of Scrapbook paper
3 Anna Griffin Cuttlebug Folders WITH borders
1 Regular Cuttlebug Folder with border
and
1 roll of double stick scotch scrapbooking tape !!!

Now for some pictures !!!! 

Everything but the tape !!

In the next picture you can really see how much I managed to get !!

Look at all that paper !!! EEEEEE !!!

And last, but certainly not least,  my Cuttlebug folders: 

Anna Griffin Folders: Aviary, Matelasse, and Rosa, And regular Cuttlebug Folder: Cross My Heart ALL with Borders!!

I am SOO excited about the folders because I only had 5 of them and NO borders !! So I'm super excited about those !! 
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Now, I've already gotten a lot of questions about how I managed to get so many coupons, so I will tell you.

* First- I am on JoAnn's Mailing list- Go here to Join the Mailing List , then create an account, and do the following: 

Select your preferred contact option, as you can see, I chose both e-mail and Mail. 

THEN, and this part is important, because they cater their coupons to your preferences as much as possible, you need to select your interests, see here: 

Choose as many as you want, but try to be as specific as possible!! 

So that is how to join the mailing list.
* Second - You can get coupons on their website (click here to go straight to the coupon page).
* Third - Scour the internet, search for JoAnn's coupons, a good site that I've personally had a lot of success with, including today is this Coupons.com, here is the link to the JoAnn's Coupons I used tonight: JoAnn's Coupons from coupons.com. 

You can use as many coupons as you have items in your cart at JoAnn's, but they do have some limitations, so read the fine print on the coupon or go up and ask an employee what the limitations are to the coupons. I do know that you cannot combine the coupons. In other words, if you have a 50% off coupon and a 40% off coupon, you can not combine them to make it 90% off. 
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So, all in all, my purchase tonight should have cost me $168.45, but between my 7 coupons and hitting up the sale items, I saved $73.30, for a total cost of $95.15 !!! AMAZING !!! My best haul yet !!!


Well, I just wanted to share all of this with you guys !! I am going to try to get it all sorted out now !! 

Leave me some blog love with your questions or comments, and also, PLEASE click the Join This Site button in the top right of my page to become a follower !! I would greatly appreciate it !! 

Thanks for reading and Happy Crafting !!!
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Corinne 

I Won !! Woo Hoo !!!

Hey there all,

Hope everyone is doing well !! 

So, this morning I got a neat little email: 

I won !! 

A little while back, I entered this contest on Crafty Saver's FB Page :

 Now, this may seem like some little thing to you, I mean, it's just a small bottle of craft glue, but I've NEVER won anything I've entered. Not one contest, drawing, raffle, anything! They say "Luck of the Irish"? Well, this little Irish gal does not have that luck !! LOL, so yes, I'm excited!! Besides, I'm on an unbelievably TIGHT budget, so anything crafty that I can get for FREE, well that just sends me over the moon !! :-) :-) :-)

So, yesterday, I spent most of the day sending out e-mails with my file for the panels that go with my new friend Narelle's Box Card file (click on the link to go to her page and follow the instructions to get the file if you haven't yet !! She makes it super easy!!) for Cricut Design Space. 

(If you have not yet gotten your own personal copy of the Box Card File, click HERE to go to Narelle's blog and request it there, then go to my previous blog post by clicking HERE and follow the instructions on both our pages to receive both the Box Card File from Narelle, and the Panels for it from me !!)


While I was sending out those files, I managed to make this card: 

I am OBSESSED with owls !!

and I got the front of my mom's Mother's Day card finished: 

Now, I just need to finish the inside, if she would quit walking into the room every time I pull it out to work on it !!

Well, that is all I have for now, I will look this over later and edit the errors, because I am sure there are some. LOL

And I have fixed my "Followers" button now (Didn't realize it wasn't working until yesterday.) so if you haven't done so, please click the "Join This Site" Button at the  top right of this page, ESPECIALLY if you have already received my file for the panels for the box card. I would greatly appreciate it!! Thank you!

Talk atcha later, 

Corinne