DJ's Sundries

Welcome to the Craftin' and Stampin' Crew  SWAN LAKE Blog Hop! I and some of my Craftin' and Stampin' Crew members decided we wanted to share  some of our creations on a monthly basis with the  monthly featured paper collections.    If you hopped over from Angela's blog, you are in the right spot.  If you happened by here today, please see the entire line-up below. This hop will be featuring the October Featured paper from Close To My Heart called Swan Lake !  My team has put together TONS of amazing inspiration to help you  get crafty with this AMAZING paper packet and coordinating pieces!! If you lose your way along this hop, please see the line up below: Jessica  Rene Angela Cheri I really didn't think that this paper packet matched my personality, but decided to give it a try anyway.  Boy was I wrong!  It is absolutely beautiful.  The colors are gorgeous and the p...

There are so many great bags out there.  You use them once and then you're done, or are you?  Not me.  You can take a plain bag and make it cute in just a matter of minutes!  This saves you money too.  Just grab what you have on hand and make it work.  I've even used shopping bags and made them into great gift bags.  You can also make them to coordinate with your card.  That's what I did for this cute card .  Here's an example of a really simple one. I just took some great baby paper from Close To My Heart's "Georgie" collection and added a chipboard sticker from the "Georgie" complements .  Tie a bow with some great ribbon (like 3 Girl JAM), add your gift and tissue paper and you're good to go.  How simple is that? You can click on the names of the Close To My Heart Products above to find the items I used.  Unfortunately, 3 Girl JAM is closing shop, but there are still a few items available here . Still not convin...

Hello everyone.  Are you ready to plunge into Day 2 of the Getting Cricky Highlight week.  I am really excited about today's project.  I love the way it turned out.  Remember that I am using the Coffee & Tea for You & Me in all the projects that I post this week.  Over at Getting Cricky, we really want you to see how great Kristal's stamps work and how versatile they are.  A portion of the proceeds from each of Kristal's stamp sets is donated to charity.  The stamps are also manufactured in the US and that's really important to Kristal.  I think they are fabulous stamps and I love the versatility they provide.  You can click on each image below to purchase these stamps. Aren't these stamps great?  Hop on over to check them out for your self.  Special Promo: Every order that totals $25 will include a free mini set of stamps.  You can also use the code "cherifreeship" to receive free shipping.  This is...

Do you have shopping bags sitting around?  You know, the kind you get from retailers in the mall.  They are too sturdy to throw away, but you don't want to use them as a gift with your favorite store written across the front.  No worries, with just a little creativity (and maybe a Cricut), you can re-purpose those bags into your very own original gift bag.  I once saw one on YouTube and I decided I finally had something I could do with those bags that I have stacked up.  It's also a great way to turn a plain, inexpensive gift bag into something special. As I mentioned in my last post, I attended a baby shower for a co-worker tonight.  She is expecting a baby girl and I had a bag I had been saving for just such an event.  I was so excited to use it!