Wall Art Wednesday!

Hello friends!

The days just seem to move faster and faster! It's our Spring Break this week so we've had a lot of fun sleeping in, having leisure breakfasts, staying up late watching movies....my first Spring Break with a Kindergartener so I have a new appreciate for it! 

Just a heads up....if you want to see BRAND NEW stacks that will be in Jo-Anns stores in the next couple weeks, be sure to come back to the blog on Friday for a {video} and a {giveaway}! There are 5 new stacks and they are all so unique...I promise there will be something for everyone. I am particularly excited for a very "springy" stack that will be perfect for my Easter projects this year!! 

2 days....get ready!

My little guy was SO excited when I broke out this Wall Art from the box....

Freestyle Skateboards Wall Accents

Only $9.99 at Target right now!

My 6 year old, Troy, LOVES Tony Hawk and anything skateboarding! He loves to watch the extreme sport shows on ESPN with his Daddy. He doesn't have his own skateboard yet....not sure how long I can put this off for! 

I love how these skateboards look SO REAL and they look like they are hanging right there on the wall. So much fun! Now my little man wants to redo his room in a skateboarding theme.....may have to get a few more of these babies!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!! Be sure to come back on Friday! New paper and a giveaway....a great way to start a weekend ;)

Warehouse Sale!

Hello DCWV Fans!

DCWV is having a warehouse sale with 50-90% off our scrapbook and home décor products!

With Easter and Mother's Day right around the corner, you're sure to find the perfect gift.

 

Corner of East Bay Blvd and 350 East

Building #1422

Provo, Utah

Thursday, April 14th- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Friday,     April 15th - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday, April 16th-   9:00  AM - 1:00 PM

Spread the word to your friends and family by fowarding this email, sharing on Facebook, etc.

See you there!

Tutorial: Folded Circle Flowers

 Wow! What a weekend!! I loved seeing all of our blog fans that came to talk to me at our booth at the Expo!! We had a SUPER busy booth and sold tons and tons of excess inventory and ridiculously low prices!

There will be another Expo in September so if you have a trip planned to Utah in the fall, try to make it the weekend of the 9th & 10th!

And we had an awesome response to our giveaway that was announced on Thursday! I have a big box of goodies just looking at me and it is going in the mail to:

Deanne Washer

Congratulations! Email me at erinmadsen@diecutsinc.com with your address and 

I will get it right out to you!! 

Today I have another awesome tutorial for you for a project from our CHA booth!

These paper flowers are so unique, I've never seen them done before!! They look kinda tricky but trust me, they are easy, easy!

FOLDED CIRCLE FLOWER BOUQUET

SUPPLY LIST:

The Cotton Bloom Stack

Circle stencil tool (or assorted cans or jars you can trace around the bottoms for a circle)

Paintbrush and water or water spray bottle

Assorted silk flowers

5) Wooden dowels

Floral wire

Floral tape

Yellow grosgrain ribbon

Orange grosgrain ribbon

Assorted white buttons

Assorted orange buttons

Mason jar

Pencil

Die cut butterfly shape

Die cut machine

Hot glue gun

Scissors

1.     To create folded circle shape, cut a 1” circle from a piece of paper.

2.     Using the same patterned paper, cut another circle twice the size (2”) as the first circle.

3.     Using a paintbrush and water or spray bottle, wet the larger circle.

4.     Lay the smaller circle inside larger one.

5.     Fold edges of the larger circle to cover the inner smaller circle. As the circle dries, the folded shape will remain intact.

6.     Repeat process using different sized circles from varying papers.

7.     Cut out additional circles from varying papers (do not fold these papers, keep flat).

8.     To create a flower, layer and adhere the different sized folded and flat circles together.

9.     Adhere silk flowers, ribbons and buttons to the centers of circles.

10.  Wrap each wooden dowel with floral tape and adhere to the backs of each flower.

11.  Trace and cut out leaf shapes from green printed papers.

12.  Glue leaves to the stems of flowers.

13.  Fill a mason jar with assorted orange buttons and insert flowers into mason jar.

14.  Curl floral wire around a pencil to create a spring shape. Insert into jar.

15.  Tie mason jar with orange ribbon.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! Back here on Wednesday!!

Week FOUR of DCWV VIP plus a GIVEAWAY!!

IT'S HERE!!

Tomorrow is the big day! Are all of our Utah/Idaho fans ready?! I am feeling a little sad that ALL of our DCWV fans can't join us at the Scrapbook USA Expo this weekend....so at the end of the post and I'll tell you I how YOU can win a box full of goodies straight from our booth at the Expo ;) You know I love you, hee hee!

So if you haven't gotten your tickets yet, usecode: die2 to get $2 off a day pass and $4 off the two day pass!

www.scrapbookusaexpo.com

We will have 4 VIP specials at our booth that you can only take advantage of if you have this DCWV VIP pass! So print it or save it to your phone so you can show us the image at checkout! 

Click HERE to download and print your VIP pass!

So the first week, I told you that the first VIP offer would be....

free embellishment with a $5 purchase

The second week, our second VIP was announced as....

a free vinyl wall clock with a $30 purchase

The third week, I announced that we will have a limited supply of Scrapbook Box Kits! The kits will include $50-$60 worth of coordinating product for only $20! Box Kits will come in the following themes: 

Mango Frost

Safari Kids

Colorful Life

Street Lace

And today, our FINAL VIP special will be

an additional 10% off your entire order!

So there you have it, four EXCLUSIVE deals at our booth just for you!! 

Email a link to this blog post to ALL of your scrapbook friends who live in Utah/Idaho who you know will be at the show! We need your help getting the word out!

Be sure to come over and find me if you are in the booth, I love meeting you!! It will be the highlight of the day for sure :)

OK...since not EVERYONE will be able to come and play this weekend, I wanted to do something super special so that everyone felt included!! As soon as I get to the booth, I will pack up a box full of my favorite finds from the booth and stash it in my trunk :) Then on Monday, I will pick a winner and will mail the goodies straight to you!! 

All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me your weekend plans! You can have an additional comment telling me you are a blog follower and a Facebook fan. And if you post a link to this blogpost on your own blog or Facebook fan, leave yourself another comment! So no more than FOUR comments per follower!!

Have a fabulous day and THANK YOU for stopping by!!

Puerto Rico Scrapbook Event

DCWV is sooo excited to be a part of the biggest scrapbook event in Puerto Rico! 

This is our amazing friend, Yamille....

She owns an amazing store in Puerto Rico, Memory Box and sells TONS of DCWV :) This June, she will hold her 3rd annual Puerto Rico Scrapbook Event! Our interntational sales girl, Ashlee, will be at the event teaching a class from DCWV! I am desigining the pages right now and let me tell you, they are GORGEOUS!!! If you are interested in a little "get-a-way" including sun, sand and scrapping...this is the event for you!! Find out all of the details HERE. Tickets are going fast so sign up today!! 

Tutorial: Poinsettia Flowers

Hello everyone! Another weekend has come and gone. I hope you enjoyed some time to relax and hopefully make some gorgeous paper crafted goodies! I hope you are enjoying all of the fun tutorials that we have had here on the blog lately! I have one more to share....this one is for the large poinsettia flower on the front of our gorgeous Black Current dress....

I think it would be so fun to make these with bright, spring paper and put them on your walls or front door! So different and would totally set the springy mood in your home :)

Download THIS template and follow the instructions below and you will have gorgeous paper poinsettias in no time!

The Black Currant Stack

Poinsettia

Supplies & Tools:

• The Black Currant Stack
• Poinsettia template
• Foam brush
• Black lace ribbon
• Tulle
• Beads
• Rhinestones
• Glue gun

Instructions:

1.     Trace and cut template shape from Black Currant Stack. Each poinsettia requires one circle base shape and 15 petal shapes.

2.     Wet a foam brush with water and wet the back of petal.

3.     Wait about 30 seconds for water to soak into petal. Pinch petal center vertically to create a vein.

4.     Pinch smaller horizontal creases to create additional veins.

5.     Curl and pinch edges of petal by rolling around pencil.

6.     Repeat to create additional petals.

7.     Adhere petals around circle base.

8.     Adhere lace, tulle, beads, and rhinestones to the centers of poinsettias.

Have a great weekend! Be back soon!! ;)

Playtime with Playtime

Hello my blogging friends!!! 

Do you ever leave paper or pictures on your scrap desk or in your bag just waiting for the time to play with it!! That's what I have been doing with the new Playtime Stack! It's been sitting there...for a while....waiting for the emails and "business" to be done so I could play. This morning was my time to put everything else aside to get my hands dirty...or sticky with glue ;)

Love how these prints are printed on KRAFT paper!!! Genius! Why didn't I think of this, geez!! ;) It is so fun and different!! The prints worked perfectly with some pictures from last weekend that I took of my boys at an indoor swimming pool...

{click photo to enlarge}

Love the journaling on the kraft paper....so fun! I have a feeling I will be needing some back up stacks of this one!! I LOVE IT!!! I would love to see a sophisticated stack printed on Kraft...better let my designer friends know ;)

And we have a winner from Monday's giveaway!! 

Gloria Westerman said...

Thank you for the tutorials....

My most favorite was couple of yrs ago....my DD and SIL took us to a Mexican restaurant ....don't go if it's your birthday.....

They put a big floppy hat on me and sing to me and then.......the whip cream pie in the face....

MARCH 15, 2011 7:24 AM 

Congratulations to: Email me at erinmadsen@diecutsinc.com to claim your prize!!! Have a fabulous St. Patricks Day today and weekend I'll be back on Monday!!!

Week Three of DCWV VIP!!!

Welcome to all of our visitors from Good Things Utah!

I hope you loved seeing Nancy and our paper dresses on the show this morning! Nancy showed our gorgeous paper roses so we wanted to give you the tutorial on how you can make them at home! HERE is a video showing you how to make them....

And HERE is the template that you can print to help!!! I promise, practice makes perfect!!

Our paper dresses will also be on display at the Scrapbook Expo!! If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, use code: die2 to get $2 off a day pass and $4 off the two day pass!

www.scrapbookusaexpo.com

We will have 4 VIP specials at our booth that you can only take advantage of if you have this DCWV VIP pass! So print it or save it to your phone so you can show us the image at checkout! Each week leading up to the Expo, I will announce a new special that will be available. 

Click HERE to download and print your VIP pass!

So the first week, I told you that the first VIP offer would be....

free embellishment with a $5 purchase

Then last week, our second VIP was announced as....

a free vinyl wall clock with a $30 purchase

and this week, I get to announce that we will have a limited supply of Scrapbook Box Kits! Box Kits will come in the following themes: 

Mango Frost

Safari Kids

Colorful Life

Street Lace

The kits will include $50-$60 worth of coordinating product for only $20! Supplies are limited so be sure to look for this first when you get to the booth!

Next Thursday I will tell you our 4th and final special! But here's something I need you to do....email a link to this blog post to ALL of your scrapbook friends who live in Utah/Idaho who you know will be at the show! We need your help getting the word out!

This is going to be so much fun!! Just a 10 days until the big weekend!!

Have a fabulous day and THANK YOU for stopping by!!

Birthday Hats & a GIVEAWAY!

Monday...again?! What happened to this weekend?! Way too fast at my house :) Did ya'll do anything exciting?? We watched a lot of basketball, spent time with friends and tried to get some stuff done around the house. So no, not too exciting ;)

Several people emailed me to ask how we made our party hats and cone chair hangers from our Dots, Stripes & Plaids Party in our CHA booth. So I have step by step instructions! 

And to make it better, I am going to give away some goodies to a lucky blog reader! I will be giving away a 12x12 printed, a 12x12 cardstock and a box of chipboard from this line! All you have to do is leave me a comment and tell me about one of your favorite birthday's from the past. Mine would have to be my 6th birthday where my mom rented a chimpanzee named Bubba and his trainer to come entertain me and my friends. And Bubba ended up pulling up my dress and I was soooo embarrassed that my little crush, Daniel, saw my undies! lol. My boys love hearing that story!! 

So check out these instructions and enter in the giveaway!! It's been a little while since we've done one so I wanted you to feel the DCWV love ;)

Winner will be posted on Wednesday!

Dots, Stripes, and Plaids

Party Hats

Supplies & Tools:

• The Dots, Stripes, and Plaids Stack
• Assorted colored feathers
• Circle tracing tool (optional)
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Hot glue
• Scissors

Instructions:

1.     Using a circle tracing tool, cut 10” circles from two coordinating pieces of paper. If you don’t have a tracing tool, find a 10” circular object to trace.

2.     Curl each circle and adhere to each other to create a cone shape.

3.     Cut assorted thin strips of paper (¼” x 12”) and curl around a pencil.

4.     Adhere curly paper strips and feathers to the top of cone hat.  

Dots, Stripes, and Plaids

Party Candy Cone

Supplies & Tools:

• The Dots, Stripes, and Plaids Stack and Cardstock Stack
• Circle punches (1 ¾”, 2”, 2 ¼”)   
• Ribbon
• Foam squares
• Alphabet rub-ons or marker
• Hole punch
• Score tools
• Hot glue
• Scissors

Instructions:

1.     Cut a striped sheet of paper to 10”x10”. Curl into a cone shape and adhere.

2.     Circle punch or hand cut three circles in the following sizes: 1 ¾”, 2”, 2 ¼”.

3.     Rub-on or write the word “FUN” on smallest circle.

4.     Cut a sheet of solid teal cardstock to 6” x 3”.

5.     Score and fold at every ¼” and create a circular fan shape. Adhere ends.

6.     Layer fan shape and circles with foam squares.

7.     Wrap and adhere ribbon around cone.

8.     Punch a hole at the top of cone. Insert another piece of ribbon through the hole to hang candy cone. 

Video Tutorial: Glitter Easter Garland

Spring is finally here in Utah! Well I can't speak too soon but we have enjoyed some gorgeous weather this week!! I even got to run outside yesterday, oh how I hate running on a treadmill! As the weather and my attitude change this time of year, I love to fill my home with colorful, bright decorations to reflect my mood! This year is no different.....

For those who love my Chalkboard wall...here it is all dressed up for spring! I included something new this time, a paper garland that I made using the a solid Glitter Stack-Brights that is available at Michaels' Stores right now! 

HERE is a video showing you exactly how to make this garland! Remember, you can use this technique with any kind of shapes to make any kind of themed garland....it's all up to you!! 

I hope you enjoy it and enjoy a fabulous weekend!!

Week Two of DCWV VIP!

Hey guys!!

Only TWO more week until the Big Scrapbook USA Expo in Sandy, Utah! Last week I promised to announce a different special every week leading up to the big weekend! In case you missed it.....

Here are the specifics:

www.scrapbookusaexpo.com

So here's the scoop:

We will have 4 VIP specials that you can only take advantage of if you have this pass! So print it or save it to your phone so you can show us the image at checkout! Each week leading up to the Expo, I will announce a new special that will be available. 

Click HERE to download and print your VIP pass!

So last week I told you that the first VIP offer would be....

free embellishment with a $5 purchase

The second VIP offer we will be giving you is....

a free vinyl wall clock with a $30 purchase

And the retail value of these babies are well over $30 so you get a killer deal!! Can't guarantee any specific pattern. What we have is what you get to choose from!

Next Thursday I will tell you our 3rd special! But here's what I need you to do....email a link to this blog post to ALL of your scrapbook friends who live in Utah/Idaho who you know will be at the show! We need your help getting the word out!

This is going to be so much fun!! Just a TWO weeks until the big weekend!!

Have a fabulous day!

Wall Art Wednesday!

It's Wednesday...and officially it's "Wall Art Wednesday"! DCWV Home has so much to offer, I want to focus on some of their products every other Wednesday! Today, I am sending my love to all of the DCWV fans in the Midwest! 

The product that I want to show you today is available at Meijer's Stores! Meiijer's has 194 stores in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio & Kentucky. 

I LOVE these darling Memo Boards!! So dang cute! These are $19.99 and in Meijer Stores right now :)

I love how the scroll one has pearls in the centers of the ribbon and the youthful bright, bird board has cute rhinestones! I wanted to show you how I used mine....

So you know all of your clothing receipts you want to save, the little baggies of extra buttons from a new sweater or a tag you want to hang on to? Where do you put those? I didn't have anywhere for those so....

I hung this scroll memo board in my closet so that I could keep track of all of these things! I love it! You could also hang it in your bedroom or bathroom to fulfill the same purpose.

And how cute is my little babysitter? She just repainted her bedroom and the bird memo board was the exact colors of her new room! She was so excited to put pictures up and notes from friends. So fun!

See you tomorrow! Have a fabulous day!!