Project Wednesday: Frame-able Cards

Yes! I'm still here! Like I mentioned last week... it's run-around-like-a-chicken-with-your-head-cut-off-season. Also known as the Christmas Season. Soooo.... much to get done. My goal this week is to get all my projects finished up before Friday so my wonderful hubby and mail them out to the four corners of the earth. I think for the past few years he has had to ship things out overnight. A pricey procrastinator... that's me! So, all regularly scheduled blog posts may or may not happen for the rest of the month. Just letting you know up front!

Today I have a really cute project for you! I'm excited to share it. It's also my opportunity to guest-post on the Card-A-Day Blog. Be sure to hop over there to see what this month's challenge is. You could win something fabulous! Plus, it's just an all around great place to get some inspiration.

Today's project is... Frame-able Cards

I love making handmade cards. One year I made dozens of different designs and mailed them to all my friends and family. Then I cried when I mailed them, knowing that 99% of them would be thrown out and the other 1% would probably end up with the dust bunnies under someone's sofa. As I was contemplating the card I had planned to make today, I decided I couldn't allow this to happen to this one! Why not make it a jumbo card that could be framed as a piece of holiday decor?

I started by creating this cute digital stamp of my daughter Samantha. {Sadly I realized as I was coloring it that I'd left off her trademark freckles but oh well, what's done is done.} I love this sweet pose and serene expression. It needed a little something Christmasy so I added the present on her lap. As I was drawing it, the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music kept running through my head. And... suddenly... a sentiment was born! This is an awesome grandparent card, in my opinion... who wouldn't love to hear that they are one of your favorite things!

After I colored it with my Copic Markers. {Don't look that close, I'm not that great at it.} I framed it out with some pretty Christmas scrapbook paper. The finished size is 8"x10" so it would fit nicely in a frame! I didn't make it into a traditional card, I'll just write a note on the back {or more likely have my girls write a note}. I love the idea of making something to display and keep rather than something I know will likely be tossed away.

Since I don't think I'll be getting another Freebie up this Friday, I thought I'd share this Digi Stamp with you! I hope you will get some use out of it. This design includes the stamp with and without the sentiment, plus a separate stamp of the little present so you can layer it. There are also cutting lines for the girl and the present so you can do a print and cut on your digital die-cut machine!

Boring but Important Legal Stuff: My terms of use are included in each zipped download. If you have any questions about how you may use this file, please read it. By clicking to download the file, you are agreeing to abide by the terms. If you'd like to share it, please don't. Rather, send your friends a link to this blog post. Once it's no longer available as a freebie, you might be tempted to share it with someone. Please don't! 'Nuf said!

This design will only be up for a limited time, so be sure to grab it while you are here! Click to download your favorite file type:

SORRY!  This download has expired.  Look for it soon in the Sam & Hailey Designs Store!

Time to get crafty, people!

Taking a Sick Day

Happy Monday, Everyone!  It's certainly been a fun weekend with the Anniversary celebration over at VDBC.  I hope you were able to join in some of the fun!  Unfortunately, I'm am feeling quite under the weather this morning.  The girls are safely ensconced on the bus so I think I might actually go back to bed and get some sleep.

So, no Monday Super Steal this morning.  What I am doing though, is to leave my 40% off sale up until tonight! That's way better than 50% off one item.  40% off everything!  The little "Special Offer" signs are gone, but the sale is still there, I promise.

I even uploaded a few new designs over the weekend.  I know!  It's a miracle!

Here are a few samples to tempt you:













What are you waiting for????  Go shopping!  It will really help me feel better this morning. Don't you want me to feel better?

Time to get crafty, people!

Fantabulous Friday Freebie: Fillable 1 Digital Stamp

How's your week been?  I know, it was so hard to work 5 whole days this week, wasn't it?  Just when I was used to it, my kids are off school again on Monday.   What?  Teacher in-service day?  How come they couldn't save that for the day before Thanksgiving, or something?  Everyone knows you shouldn't have school that day.  Or at least not expect that it will be meaningful in any way, except perhaps with a crazed, out of control, waste of a day, running around the classroom wildly, why did we have school today anyway, kind of meaning. 

So, I'm just wondering, did any of you read my Trendwatch article about Buttons this week?  Raise your hand!  Oh you missed it?  Just click on Trendwatch Tuesday up there right below the website banner.  I know a few of you did, because I was asked, "Where did you get that cool jar digital stamp for your card?" at least one time.  Ok, maybe just once, but at least I know there's one of you out there still reading. 

Anyway, the jar digital stamp is a new one I just made.  Well... I have to confess, I drew it a while ago and then never got a chance to use it or post the project.  I just love it, though.  And I had a suspicion that you might, too.  In fact, I'm going to be doing several similar digital stamps in a new line I'm calling "Fillables."  They are simple little stamps that you can the fill up with whatever tiny embellishments you happen to be currently in love with.  I'm currently in love with buttons, so that's what I filled my image with.  You could thow in some beads, or dew drops, or whatever little things you happen to like!  For me, what really does it is the contrast between the graphic "jar" in black and white and the colorful doo-dads "inside" it.

So, with that overly lengthy introduction, let's get on with the freebie!

Today I'm sharing my digital stamp design:  Fillable 1

This is a digital stamp design that you can print, color, and fill however you'd like.  I've even included cutting lines so you can turn it into a Print & Cut on your digital die cut machine.  That's what I did for the sample above.  The download will only be available for the next 24 hours.

Boring but Important Legal Stuff:  My terms of use are included in each zipped download.  If you have any questions about how you may use this file, please read it.  By clicking to download the file, you are agreeing to abide by the terms.  If you'd like to share it, please don't.  Rather, send your friends a link to this blog post.  Once it's no longer available as a freebie, you might be tempted to share it with someone.  Please don't!  'Nuf said!

Sorry!  This freebie download has expired!  Check back next Friday for another Fantabulous Friday Freebie!

If you make something with this digital stamp, feel free to post your project on your blog and then post a link to the comments section below.

Time to get crafty, people!