{More Customs & New Products}

I love a good challenge…especially a creative challenge. So, when someone asks me to design something from scratch, I always immediately say ‘YES!’

Here are a couple of customs I’ve done…

This first one is a birthday invitation for my niece. She is obsessed with Super Mario right now so my sister requested a ‘Girly’ looking Super Mario invitation. I have to say, I struggled a little with this one…how do you make Mario girly?? I am pretty happy with the final product though.

I was recently asked to design some party circles for a Sprinkle. I had never heard of a Sprinkle before (it’s basically a baby shower for someone who already has children) but was ready to dig in and design these favor tags.

 

I have some new items in the shop. If you didn’t already know, I can design just about any party printable you need even if it’s not yet in the shop. I’ve recently added an invitation, straw flags and will soon be adding some cupcake wrappers!

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{Chevron & Polka Dots}

Howdy! Can I ask a favor? If you’re still reading this blog, can you leave me a comment? All you have to do is say ‘Hi'!’ I’m only asking this because I have been debating on whether or not to combine my blogs or if I should keep them separate.

I’ve finally started adding more printables to the shop. I did a custom for a good friend of mine and I liked it so much I thought I’d put it in the shop. It’s a good neutral theme of Aqua, Red, Chevron and Polka Dots that can be used for any type of event/party. Each component is currently listed separately. I can also add/design any components you would need for your party/event.

The banner can be changed to wording of your choice (not to exceed 15 characters).

Text can be added to the Food Labels/Place Cards for a small additional fee.

I’m constantly trying to work on new things and hope to eventually add some of the embellishments I previously sold in digital format.

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{Monster Mash}

I’ve had some design orders come in the last couple of days and I’m very excited about them and can’t wait to get started on them! Before I received these orders I had been working on putting together a party pack using the Little Monsters that I had in my Etsy shop before. I had several requests for them and am just now getting around to finishing these printables. I am sooo happy with the way it is turning out! I hope some boy moms out there will like them too!

I’m still taking orders/requests so if you are interested, you can email me or contact me via convo through Etsy.

Thanks for stopping by!

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{Spring Break}

Did you think I wasn’t coming back? I was starting to think so. Growing 2 babies is a lot more exhausting than I had imagined! I’m still having trouble keeping my eyes open in the evenings but I have been able to get some stuff done.

For example, I have several items complete for my Spring collection that I’m calling Spring Break. I’m not ready for a full reveal so I thought I would give you a little sneak peek just to get your curiosity going.

Wanna see more? Keep checking back because I will likely be posting more sneaks over the next week or so.

Happy Crafting!

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{Black Friday through Cyber Monday Sale!}

{embellish*ology} is having a sale! Now through Monday receive 15% off your total purchase!!

Top 5 reasons to shop the {embellish*ology} sale:

#5 You’re getting top quality handmade items made just for you.

#4 Our products aren’t just for scrapbookers & paper crafters. Most of our products can be used for parties, gifts, and organizing.

#3 You will receive your purchase wrapped and ready for gift giving! We can also send directly to your recipient, with a personalized gift card included!

#2 Christmas is just around the corner and you need gift tags for all those gifts! Our tags look great on wrapped packages.

And the #1 reason to shop the {embellish*ology} sale:
FLAT RATE SHIPPING! Buy as much as you want and only pay $2.00 for domestic shipping ($3.00 International)

HAPPY SHOPPING! 

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{Halloween Dinner Party}

Hi! How is everyone? Been a while, huh? Well, I have a little treat for you from one of the DT lovies, Tessa!

When Tessa sent me her projects, I immediately thought of a Halloween dinner party…

How about this for an invitation design? Tessa used the chandelier tag from the Fright Night Halloween Cut-Outs.

Now that the invitations are taken care of, how about some place cards for the table? For these, Tessa used the Fright Night Labels and mounted them onto black cardstock.

Ok, so we have invitations and place cards how about some favor tags? How cute are these?! To make these tags, all you need are the Fright Night Journaling Squares and some dimensional Halloween stickers

Want an alternative to the invitation above or thank you cards to send home with your guests? Whip up some of these using the Happy Halloween tag from the Fright Night Halloween Cut-Outs.
 

Also, don’t forget in the shop we have these Spooky Halloween Tags that would be perfect for cupcake toppers…

Or these Halloween Wood Grain tags that could also be used for favor tags or labels for your menu items.

So there you have it…a complete set for your Halloween dinner party!

Thank you to Tessa for her great ideas! I’m so glad to have her as a part of my Design Team.  :)

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{A Mini Tutorial}

Hi! Have you been to the shop to see all the Halloween goodies that have been added? What do you think? Got any ideas on how you can use them?

Well, have no fear, Diana is here…..to give us a little tutorial for this super cute mini album!

Diana had a great idea and combined the Little Monster embellishments with the Fright Night embellishments! She used the Fright Night Halloween Cut-Outs, Little Monster Journaling Strips, Little Monster Journaling Cards, Wood Grain Tags-Halloween Colors, and the Little Monster Embellishment Tags.

Below are the step by step instructions.

Step 1: Fold a 12x12 piece of scrapbook paper or card stock in half. Glue together for a more sturdy book, or use double-sided paper and leave unglued for more pages to decorate.

Step 2: Cut into thirds.

Step 3: Punch two holes in the top of each sheet.

Step 4: Decorate pages and thread ribbon through the holes.

Step 5: Hang and enjoy!

And for those of you who need visuals, you can download the PDF, HERE.

This is super cute Diana! I think I may just have to make one of these for myself!

If you decide to try your hand at one of these, send me a pic and I may just feature it here on the blog! [Extra points if you use {embellish*ology} products. ;)  ]

XOXO,

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{A Chance to Win Goodies!}

Hi ya’ll! Just wanted to let you know that The RikRak Studio is giving away lots of goodies including $25 in products from {embellish*ology}! She’s giving away 3 prize packs each valued at $100!! What are you waiting for?! Get over there and enter to win!

Oh, and spread the word!  :)

XOXO,

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{Introducing Fright Night}

Fall is coming, can you feel it? The weather is getting cooler, the days seem to be shorter and college football officially starts this weekend! Halloween is just around the corner and I have the perfect embellishments for you to document the occasion!

Fright Night will be available in the shop this evening. If there’s something you want and it happens to be sold out when you go to the shop, no fear, I will have it re-listed soon.

The Design Team girlies have been working on lots of projects using {embellish*ology} products, including Fright Night, so check back because you are going to love what they’ve come up with.

Tomorrow, Diana has prepared a fun & simple tutorial for a mini album! Here’s the cover. Isn’t it adorable?!

Would love to hear your thoughts on the new products!

XOXO,

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{Custom Designing}

Remember yesterday when I mentioned that some of the things I’ve been working on is custom designs? Well, my good friend Alicia of FatDaddySweets asked me to design some packaging labels for her new cupcake line. If you haven’t tried FatDaddySweets yummylicious chocolates yet, you MUST! And now she has cupcakes WITH her chocolates in the center! OMGracious they are yummy!!

XOXO,

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{A Party for Boys}

I swear I’m not a bad blogger! Just a busy gal who has a bad habit of putting blogging on the back burner.  :(

I have been very busy working on designs for customers and coming up with new designs for the shop. The Halloween collection is done but you’ll have to wait for the reveal on Sept. 1st….if I’m feeling generous, maybe a little before ;)

I’ve also been working on party stuff for a certain cutie patootie nephew of mine. Here’s the invitation design:

Aren’t those cars just the cutest?! I think I’m going to use them on something for the shop.

I’m hoping to do a small shop update sometime this week. I have a couple of new designs I’m anxious to add to the shop. 

XOXO,

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{New Products!}

I’ve added new products to the shop! I’ve been busy, busy working on new designs….new tags, new labels, Halloween goodies, Christmas goodies. Seriously, my brain is on overload! So. Many. Ideas.

Here is a couple of things that were added. Be sure to head over to the shop to see what else I’ve added.  ;)

(click on pics to view details & purchase)

Hope you all had a great Monday!

XOXO,

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{You’ve Got Mail}

Can I just say that I love my customers?! I get requests for things I really wouldn’t have thought of if it weren’t for those unafraid to ask.  ;)

This week I had a request for some of my circle tags to be turned into envelope seals…..Ask and ye shall receive! Envelope seals will be added to the {embellish*ology} shop soon!

Can I get a YEEEEEHAWWWWW!?

XOXO,

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{Wholesale Order}

Well, I’ve been going back and forth on this for a while and last week, I got a convo from a certain scrapbook kit club that turned into {embellish*ology}’s first wholesale order! So, I guess it’s official, I’m offering wholesale prices to retailers & Kit clubs!

I was super excited to get such a large order so soon after the shop’s grand opening. I immediately went to work knowing that I would have many interruptions (life has been very busy lately but that’s another post). Anyway, long story short, 125 of these little babies are in the mail, on their way. Weeeeee!

If you are or know someone who is/would be interested in wholesale pricing for {embellish*ology} products, click on that contact button at the top right of your screen.  ;-)

XOXO,

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{Are You A Weiner?}

Um, oops, that should say *Winner*  :)

Thank you to all who have supported me by commenting here on the blog, on the Facebook fan page, on Twitter! I really, truly appreciate all of my customers & fans. Without you, all the love, time & effort I put into my products/shop would be pointless.

Ok, now for the winners!!

Typography Alpha Strips:

Live.Teach.Create said... So cute!

Bicycle Tags:

EileenMV said... My youngest daughter is learning to ride a bike - definitely would use them on those layouts!!!

Flying High:

glynis said... I love the bikes!

Little Monsters:

Cari said... I looooove the farmer one! It's beautiful!

Wood Grain Tags:

A Sarasota said... Pretty pretty colors! Very happy.
My faves are the bicycles. I really need those for my cards. Awesomeness! tftc,
alecia

Congratulations to all the winners! Please send me your snail mail addy and I’ll have the prizes shipped out soon!

Thanks again to all who got involved in my Grand Opening!

XOXO,

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{embellish*ology Final Sneak Peek: Wood Grain}

Can you believe it? It’s the last sneak peek before the Grand Opening! Don’t worry though because there are many more products than I’ve revealed and will be in the shop tomorrow!

So are you ready for the last peek into the new shop? I’m really liking these wood grain journaling tags and plan to have them in all sorts of colors.

It’s been so long since I’ve scrapbooked so I have really enjoyed playing with my new products. I’m really hoping having this new shop will allow me time to be able to do more scrapbooking. I will still keep A Scrappy Design open…I’m still liquidating all of my current stock and will occasionally add items here and there but {embellish*ology} is going to be my main focus.

I really hope everyone is as excited as I am about this new shop and I hope that you have told all your friends about {embellish*ology}!

LAST GIVEAWAY! Leave me a comment telling me what your favorite sneak peek was or what you would like to see in the new shop (I’m always looking/researching for new themes).

Winners for all the giveaways will be announced tomorrow evening. Don’t forget to check out the shop. All purchases Opening day will include a free gift!

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{embellish*ology Sneak Peek: Little Monsters}

Did everyone have a good weekend? I think it went a little too fast.

So, I did a little scrapbooking this weekend. Digi scrappin’ that is. Here’s the first layout I did:
It’s a pretty simple design but i didn’t want to take away from the photo. I still need to do the journaling. I’m kind of procrastinating on the journaling because it’s not one of my strong points. Also,  I seem to be having issues with words lately. For example, while talking to my husband yesterday morning in Sunday School, I told him I could have eaten an umbrella when I really meant granola bar. What?! Where did THAT come from? But anyway, I digress.

Ok, so are you ready for the next sneak peek? Now, I  have to tell you that I cheated and did my sneak peek digitally but the products will be sold as a physical product (that’s an advantage of being the designer :P). Anyway, I’m sure you’ll get the idea.
 

So what do you think? Do you like what you see of “Little Monsters”? Are you ready for the Grand Opening? Only 2 more days!!

Ok, it’s giveaway time!!! Leave me a comment telling me what you think of “Little Monsters” and you’ll be entered to win a set of Monsters for yourself!

Also, if you didn’t enter the giveaways for the other sneak peek sets, you can enter to win  the Flying High set HERE, the Bicycles set HERE, and the Typography set HERE.

Only one more sneak peek to go! Are you as excited as I am?!

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{embellish*ology Sneak Peek: Typography}

Hi! Are you ready for the first sneak peak of the goodies I will have in the {embellish*ology} shop? I’ve been designing since the beginning of the year and still have tons of ideas flooding my brain. This new shop is going to have lots of goodies for scrapbooking, card making, paper crafting, party planning, and more!

This first set of goodies is going to be great for journaling. I’ve had several ideas on how to use these little alpha strips but want to hear how you would use them.

So, how would you use these “Typography” alpha strips? Leave me a comment with your idea(s) by July 12th and you could win a set!

I hope you liked this first sneak peek! I’m so excited to show you more…..hopefully tomorrow! Be sure to come to the grand opening of {embellish*ology} on Wednesday, July 14th.

XOXO,

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{Exciting News & A Freebie!}

Hello! Long time no blog, huh? I’ve been MIA because I’ve been working on something new and I was on vacation for a bit.

So…..I guess I’ve been teasing everyone long enough. If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you know what I’m talking about ;) My big news is………. that I’m opening a new Etsy shop! Oh, you mean you already knew that? Huh. Well, do you know the name of it? Or know how to find it? Well look no further!

Please join me for the Grand Opening on July 14th, 2010 of my new shop,

I’m very excited about this new shop that will showcase printed embellishments that I have designed digitally. To give you an idea of what will be in the shop, I’ve decided to give you a freebie just in time for the 4th of July holiday. YIPEEEEE! How cute would these be as cupcake toppers or stickers?!

4th of July Freebie

If you have any issues downloading, please let me know.

Be sure to mark {embellish*ology} as a favorite, spread the word and check back on July 14th because there may be some fun Grand Opening festivities!

Whew! You have no idea how long I’ve been keeping that secret. It was about to kill me! LOL

If I don’t see you before the weekend, have a happy 4th and BE SAFE!

xoxo,

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