One Dollar Wednesday at Jessica Sprague

One Dollar Wednesday at JessicaSprague.com!

Today only you can pick up a couple of digital kits for a steal…

TODAY for JUST $1 you can grab the popular: Everyday Stamps  This file includes .abr brushes only.

EVERYDAY STAMPS

And, you can snag the following awesome product for HALF OFF, which makes it $2… Brown Basics

BROWN BASICS

While you are at jessicasprague.com getting your kits, be sure to check out the samples made with each of these kits at the bottom of each listing.

 

Tuesday Freebie + New in Shop

Good Morning! I hope your week is turning out beautiful! Today Lori has many fun new shapes available at both her SVG shop and Silhouette Portfolio.  We love to see what you create, be sure to post them to Lori’s Facebook page. Be sure to grab this freebie with any purchase in Lori’s SVG shop.

 Today only, this flag owl  SVG file is FREE with ANY PURCHASE. Just add coupon code: FLAG OWL at checkout and the cost will be deducted from your purchase.

 

Here are some of Lori’s newest shapes added to the SVG shop and her Silhouette Portfolio! Thanks for stopping by… Lisa

Teacher Gifts by Mendi + Ornate Cards by Christine

Today on the blog we have the talented Mendi and Christine. Today Mendi blew me away with these adorable teacher gifts. My mom was a teacher for many years and would have loved something like this. Mendi says…
As many of you are wrapping up your school year I thought I would share an idea for a quick and easy teacher’s gift.  I ran across some bare wood plaques at my local craft store when I was searching for ideas and thought they would be perfect. A simple coat of paint (and perhaps a light spraying of clear Kylon to seal) and they were immediately transformed and ready to cover. 
I have always been attracted to primary colors and school themes so I had a big stash of school themed papers to turn to, but it’s not hard to find something perfect these days with all the school ruled papers, cork, chalkboard and ruler paper out there on the market. I think Lori’s Take Note collection from last year would be super cute for this!
For these projects I used the following cutting files designed by Lori:
Pencil (Silhouette store only)
Apple (Silhouette store only)
September Art (Silhouette store only)
LW Happy Font
I hope I’ve inspired you to create a quick personalized gift for a special teacher in your 
life. I was serioulsy amazed with how quickly these came together!
Next we have Christine sharing these beautiful cards with us.
Today I am sharing two cards that I made with the Ornate Pull Out Cards.  I used numbers 1 and 4 today but the others are super fun too.  
Here are the cards together.  You can opt to leave the background piece, the fancy part, alone and it’s really pretty or you can back it with some cardstock, like I did with my cards.  For me, I liked the additional strength that it gave the card but you’ll want to make sure to use a very plain paper if you do so that those gorgeous cut outs don’t get lost.

Here are close ups of each card individually.  I used Lori Whitlock’s Sweet Girl paper and embellishment collection from Echo Park to create these cards.  The little extra sticker and brad here and there really make these cards extra special.

Here is what this card look like when the base is pulled out from the wrapped sleeve.  Lots of room for writing a special message or a signature.
My second card is pictured below.  
And here is a closeup of the center of the card and what it looks like pulled apart.  There are so many ways to decorate these cards and what a fun and different way to create an interactive card.
Thanks for stopping by.  Here are the supplies that I used to create my cards.
Lori Whitlock SVG’s: 
Other Supplies:
Sweet Girl Paper Collection by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park Paper
Sweet Girl Embellishments by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park Paper
Sweet Girl Cardstock Paper by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park Paper
Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cut Machine

 

Silhouette Portrait Giveaway + Chipboard Sale

Guess what?? I have another Silhouette Portrait to GIVEAWAY today! This is an awesome machine worth $130!

Now is your chance to enter to win! I’ll be giving away a SILHOUETTE PORTRAIT cutting machine to one of you, my awesome readers! All you need to do is enter below. You can earn multiple entries by following us on Facebook, commenting below, tweeting about the giveaway, and signing up for the email updates. In the comments section tell me your favorite paper crafting trend. Already have a cutting machine? Tell your friends and family to come enter! Please help spread the word and strengthen the industry! This giveaway is open to US customers only. I will announce the winner on Monday, May 13th. Enter below:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Did you know Silhouette recently released chipboard made to work with their machines? Well, they did and it’s awesome! I had a chance to play with the chipboard this week. In fact, I created a chipboard mini album and added it to the Silhouette Online Store and my SVG shop this week. And, I created a handy video tutorial to help you put it together.

And, to sweeten the deal, my readers can get the following offers through May 15:

(1)    1 Silhouette CAMEO®, 1 pack of chipboard, 1 natural dust cover, 1 $25 download card: $269.99
(2)    1 Silhouette Portrait™, 1 pack of chipboard, 1 grey dust cover, 1 $25 download card: $129.99
(3)    1 pack of chipboard, 1 $25 download card: $19.99

Now is the time to buy if you want to get a machine or chipboard!

To get the discounted pricing make sure you use this link:  www.silhouetteamerica.com/chipboard and make sure you USE CODE: LORI at checkout.

There are so many fun things you can make with Chipboard. The Silhouette Chipboard works great with their machine. I am really amazed at how smoothly it cuts. If you’d like to learn a little more about the chipboard Silhouette has a helpful video HERE.

Have a great week and good luck on winning the Portrait!!