Free Gymboree Gymbucks

I have $75 worth of Gymboree Gymbucks free to anyone who would like them. The Gymbucks are good for purchases made from January 17-27th. These can be redeemed online or in the store. Email or leave me a comment if you want any and I can either email you the Gymbucks coupon number or send it to you in the mail.

Happy Shopping!

Update {1/17/2008} - Wow, those went quick…all Gymbucks are gone. I usually have either Gymboree coupons or Gymbucks about once a month if you want to check back. Thanks for stopping by.

Cute V-Day Project from Ana Cabrera

Have you started any Valentine’s projects yet? Check out this super cute project from Ana Cabrera at the Coconut Goddess. She made this out of a Sweethearts candy box. What a clever and fun gift to give. She has some really cool and unique projects.

Show & Tell - happy birthday card

Today is my honey’s birthday…Happy Birthday Vlad! Here’s the card I put together for him. I really like how it turned out.

I used 8×8 cardstock and folded in half. I created all the letters with the Sizzix Big Shot {fruit smoothie} die. A flattened Cheerios cereal box worked great for the letter backing. I used a small flat bristle paintbrush to apply the glue for the letters. To make sure the letters were aligned properly I kept a ruler positioned to where I wanted them and just lined the letters up against it. For the orange circle I punched this with the Fiskars {large} squeeze punch. The Fiskars squeeze punches are the best! The white mesh I purchased at Home Depot in the drywall section, you can get 150 feet for under $3. This is the same type of mesh that was on QVC recently. You can get white and yellow at the local hardware store. The mesh is self-adhesive and so easy to work with. I really like working with this and it adds such a cool look to your projects. The ribbon stuck right to it.

Products used

• Cardstock {DCWV}
• Brown circle & small flower inside card {Gin-X}
• Ribbon {SEI}
• Patterned paper {My Minds Eye}
• Mesh {FibaTape}
• Glue {Ultimate!}

Friday Freebie - get organized

Organization is always a popular New Year’s resolution. Download these free organizers specifically for scrapbooking and crafting from OrganizedHome.com. Over 20 downloads including planners for both 12×12 and 8.5 x 11 projects, planners for organizing your die cuts, punches, scissors, quotes, and more. Plan layouts and albums, track your tools and supplies. So cool!

I love the scrapbooker’s calendar. Keeping track of your scrapbooking goals, crops and classes will be easy.

For you fabric crafters there’s even a fabric organizer just for you.

For you ambitious organizers check out the home management planners too.

Happy Friday, have a wonderful weekend ~ MamaSheg

Show & Tell - coffee sleeve mini album

Here’s a little mini album I made documenting Nika’s 1st snow. I made this out of a Starbucks coffee sleeve and it was super easy and quick to do.

The album has a total of 8 pages. I used a Starbuck’s holiday coffee sleeve and embellished with a free download from Canon’s Creative Park. Additional embellishments are the wood snowman on the cover, ribbon, stickers, and Autumn Leaves stamps. I also added stickles to the paper embellishments and some gemstones to make them look a bit prettier. The blue polk-a-dot paper is from My Minds Eye.

This was so easy and fun to make. Check out my previous post on Starbuck’s mini albums. There is a video tutorial on how to make these coffee sleeve albums.

High-fashion, Low price - Sarah Jessica Parker’s new clothing line

Have you heard about Sarah Jessica Parker’s new clothing line, BITTEN? Every piece in the collection is under $20! Take a look for yourself and see how stylish the clothes are.

BITTEN reflects Sarah Jessica Parker’s personal style and currently offers nearly 1,000 apparel and accessories pieces. Lots of cute stuff. The clothing line is designed for women of all ages and sizes {XS-XXL in tops, 0-22 in bottoms, and 5-11 in shoes}.

Where can we get it? Exclusively sold at Steve & Barry’s stores {no online option at this time}. Check here to locate a store.

High-fashion, low price…that’s the way fashion should be. Oprah featured BITTEN on her show today. You know it’s gonna be big.

Me & my girl

Here’s a couple fun pics of me and my girl. Vlad took these yesterday at Grandma’s house. We finally got to celebrate Christmas with our family.

Nika had a great time!

Friday Freebie - embrace life

Start the new year off right with this fun digital kit from Memory Makers magazine called Embrace Life.

Simple Scrapbooks magazine has instructions and downloads for a very cool perpetual calendar.

Sugarplum Paperie has an awesome embellishment for you. Pick up the rusty fluer de lis.

Over at the Paperclipping site, Noell Hyman has directions on how to make a really clever and unique focus journal.

What to do with old gaming systems

Here’s something to consider next time you upgrade your gaming system or if you are looking to help out the community…

Check out The Friends of Youth organization they have an office in Redmond. The Friends of Youth provide an array of services for young people and their families in the areas of prevention, shelter care and housing, and treatment across King & Snohomish Counties in Washington State. Here in Bellevue they have a shelter for homeless youth. I didn’t realize homeless youth was even a problem in our area.

Today Nika and I met with Jason at the organization and dropped off an Xbox game console and over a dozen games for the kids. Next time you upgrade your gaming system please consider donating to this charity. They are always looking for entertainment items such as video games, books, movies {DVD & VHS}. They are also in need of adolescent clothing {new & gently used}, toiletries and suitcases or luggage.

I know there are a bunch of you out there with stuff like this to donate. This is all tax deductible too. I really like the idea of helping a charity right here in our hometown. If you are interested in donating please call Jason 425.869.6490. They also have a fund raising event coming up in March, Antwone Fisher is the guest speaker.

The coolest robot

Have you seen the Pleo dinosaur robot? This is so cool. Not to mention super cute and highly sophisticated. The pleo explores and reacts to its environment and expresses emotion!

The price is steep, but I sure want one. I got my 1st programmable robot when I was 9 years old and always had a fascination with them. You really have to check out the video to see how cool this is. With nearly 40 devices that enable sight, touch and movement–this is truly amazing for a consumer toy.