I am smitten with my Craft Caddy by Fiskars. After receiving, I couldn't even decide what to put in it. I feel all of my supplies needed such a deserving home.The Craft Caddy is a superb organization tool, because you aren't limited in what it can be used for. You can place whatever your heart desires into the 4 cups. From office supplies on your desk, to your collection of deco scissors, to those markers and pens you use on every project, everything can have a home in this storage system.
The Craft Caddy is made up of 5 pieces, 4 removable cups and a spinning carry handle/cup holder. It's made of sturdy, durable plastic and comes in a variety of colors (red, blue, green, purple).
I choose to keep my Prismacolor colored pencils, Sharpie Markers, and a couple of my daughter's paintbrushes in mine. I really like having bright colored objects in mine, because let's face it, they're so pretty to look at.
Pros:
- A storage system that isn't particular to one item. This can store anything and everything, all over your home.
- Made of lightweight and durable plastic.
- Cups are removable, if you only need one set of items and have limited space.
Cons:
- None really, when it first came out it was hard for me to find online, but that's not the case any more. However, most of the websites I've looked at don't give you an option to choose the color, so I'm not sure if you just get what you get, or if you can put in the comments on those websites what color you want.
The Craft Caddy retails for $12.99 USD and can be purchased online from Fiskars, All Art Supplies, and JoAnn. I'm also sure they can be purchased or ordered at local scrapbooking stores that carry Fiskars products. I've even seen them on occasion at my local Target.
Do you have this caddy? What do you use it for? Let us know!!
The chalkboard sheets packaging includes 2 sheets, 9" x 12" each, rolled into a rectangular package. The issue I had here, was due to the fact that they were rolled, the sheets had a crease in them that I had difficulty getting out. So there may need to be a change in packaging to avoid that.
When I first stepped into the world of crafty blogging, I discovered Elsie Flannigan's blog. I had no clue that scrapbooking could look that cool. I mean, I had always loved scrapbooking, but never felt that I could stray too far out of the box. She showed me that it was definitely ok to try.
So here is my finished layout. I decided that my album was going to be a 7x7 book. I used the Love, Elsie Jack + Abby line, which focuses on home. 
All the supplies you need can be found at Hobby Lobby, and a lot of stuff from your own stash of supplies. The snowglobe (made by 
The insert area is 1/2" wide, so that when you add your photos, you can add embellishments and there will be plenty of room.
I don't have any holiday photos to add to my snowglobe yet (we're going to visit Santa this weekend), so I added two buttons to the photo templates to demonstrate how you can add embellished photos.
The photos go in with this accordian like, plastic separator which pushes the photos right up against the window, so that all the details can be seen clearly, and everything stays in place.
I added rubons to the globe itself and to the base. Be very careful when adding your rubons to the globe because it is rounded and can make applying the rubons a bit more difficult. Just start from the middle and work your way out slowly. Also the base is curved as well. I used a "happy holidays" phrase, so I started in the middle and adjusted the rubon as needed so that the phrase came out straight instead of slanting downward.
All that's left is to tie on some ribbon and glue on any other embellishments you like. The finished product only took around 15 minutes! And what a perfect gift for grandparents, teachers, and all those snowglobe lovers! Happy crafting!
In the color comparison, the Kodak photo is again, much brighter, and when you look way up close (sorry that you can't, as that would be a horrible photograph), the Kodak photo came out a lot crisper, I can see some individual pixels in the HP photo.
Just take a can of spray duster, give your new stamp a quick spray, and TaDa, your new stamps are all ready to go.
For my set, I chose Holiday Cheer. I love the funky, retro style of these stamps. And I knew they were just screaming for glitter! These stamps are closely trimmed unmounted rubber, so it was easy to position the star and sentiment. Those were both stamped in Versamark, then I used heat and stick powder to apply the glitter.
Originally being from Texas (and proud of it!), I had to have the Cowboy and his matching Howdy sentiment. And it's great to have around when you need to make a boy card. I colored him in with my Stampin' Up markers and distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in antique linen. 
I couldn't get the sentiment to do what I wanted on the outside of the card, so it went inside. Worked perfect! And there's still room to write a message!
And finally, I thought the Sunflower was just too cute! But couldn't really think how I wanted to use it. So I turned it into background paper. I stamped it all over in SU Rose Red, Marigold Morning, and Cool Caribbean. And it's hard to tell in this picture but I doodled the center swirls with my stardust gel pen for some extra sparkle. Add a sentiment and ribbon and your all set, Easy peasy!
This is my everyday notebook that I carry around with me, pretty much all the time. I knew a chipboard flower would be the perfect addition to it. I coated the flower with Mod Podge and adhered some coordinating Stampin' Up paper. I then punched 2 holes for the ric rac with my Crop-a-dile. Went through like butter. I sanded the paper with the Basic Grey precision file set.
This is my finished lantern. All you need is the paper lantern, pipe cleaners, cardstock, and floral tape. I am definitely planning on getting some more of these and hanging them in my entry way.
And here is my finished product. I stamped another image and colored it in with my pencils. The photo washed it out a bit but the colors are a bit bolder in real life. 
