Great Impressions - September Stamp of the Month

 

The Fall season officially doesn't begin yet for another few weeks according to the calendar, however this months stamps are all about Halloween. Halloween is a personal favorite time of the year for me to decorate and create handmade items. If you are a fan of all things Halloween like myself, then you will love this months stamps!

The Stamp of the Month is the Kitties in Pumpkins Stamp. It is in the upper left corner of the stamp design sheet. This stamp is on a sale for a price of $9.74, regular white tag price of $12.99.

These individually sold wood-mounted stamps, supplies and sample photos can be found in aisle 10 of our Paper Crafts department. There you will also find the sample design board with all of the actual card samples displayed for inspiration.

 

 

 

 

     This month the coordinating stamps are in the price range of $3.99 to $13.99 each.

A project sheet with full instructions on how to create each card is available both in our store as well as online to print. 

 

September 2015 Project Sheet Instructions

 

 

 

Don't forget if you create with any of our store products to upload your creations on Social Media and use the hashtag #CraftsDirectDIY and we may highlight your project on our website or in our store!

 

 

 

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New Year Sale!

Project Ideas: Fall & Halloween

We have a ton of new projects around the store, what catches your eye?

Fall Clothespins

Eek Glass Block

Frankie & Friends Easel

Fall Inlay Frame

Sheer Mod Podge Pumpkin Jar

Simple Stories Blocks

Pumpkin Wood Blocks

Boo Tile Banner

Haunted House Stand

Give Thanks 5x5 Tile

Leaves Are Falling Stand

Love Forever Clothesline Shadowbox

So Very Thankful Tile

Simply Thankful Tile

Give Thanks Stand

September Stamp of the Month

Don't forget about the September Stamp of the Month by Great Impressions!

*You can view this sample card display down in the Paper Crafts Department.*

This September Stamp is available to purchase for $9.74

You can find the Stamp of the Month and other coordinating Fall & Halloween themed stamps in aisle 10 in our Paper Crafts Department. 

 

 We also have the printed Project Sheet instructions for the cards shown above available in the store as well as in PDF Form here. 

 

Geo Mesh Wreaths!

The designers in the Floral Department have been busy creating these beautiful Geo Mesh Wreaths. These wreath samples are for sale and are individually priced.

 

 

Don't forget we will be having a class on September 25th, Thursday 6pm - 8pm

Fall Geo Mesh Wreath Class

Make a fall wreath using a popular product called Geo Mesh. Susie will walk you through the steps of creating your very own wreath. All supplies are included.

                                   Instructor: Susie T. | 6:00 - 8:00pm | Cost: $30

 

To see the events scheduled for September, please see the calendar on the website here.

Project Ideas: Halloween Edition.

Even though there is only a week until Halloween is here - you definitely still have time to make some crafty Halloween creations!

We have lots of inspiration on our website with Halloween projects we have created in the past, which you can find HERE. We also have been pulling great ideas from Pinterest onto our Halloween Board which you can check out HERE. 

And today I also wanted to share with you some of our latest Halloween Projects we have come up with here at Crafts Direct. You can find supply lists and project instructions for each of the projects below by clicking on the project names.

Happy Halloween crafting!

Pumpkin Clothespin

Bat Clear Tube

Happy Halloween Disc Ornament

Trick or Treat Shadow Box

Trick or Treat Paint Can

Frankenstein & Jack-O-Lantern Halloween Jars

Win It Wednesday: Halloween Baking.

Are we ready for another WIN IT WEDNESDAY?!

This week's WIN IT WEDNESDAY is a collection of Halloween Baking Items! Included in the prize are pumpkin shaped party bags, a set of both small and large baking cups, and two Wilton sprinkles (Jack-O-Lanterns and Spider Mix).

Remember - to be entered to win - go to our Facebook Page and LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE the Win It Wednesday post to get yourself in the running to WIN!

Win It Wednesday: Halloween Canvas.

Are we ready for another WIN IT WEDNESDAY?!

This week's WIN IT WEDNESDAY item would be the perfect addition to your Halloween Decor. The giveaway this week is this Pumpkin & Owl 20x24" Halloween Canvas - but it's not just any canvas - it is a LED Light-up Canvas! The eyes of the owls - and the jack-o-lanterns actually light up!

(We have a video of a similar canvas showing how it lights up here: http://instagram.com/p/fK-mHNPs1E/)

Remember - to be entered to win - go to our Facebook Page and LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE the Win It Wednesday post to get yourself in the running to WIN!

Project Ideas: Doodlebug Halloween Parade.

Somehow we have arrived in October...which of course brings with it Halloween and all the fun Halloween crafting projects to create too!

Today I wanted to share a couple projects that our designer Sarah Lynn created using the Doodlebug Halloween Parade line.

These pillow boxes would make great party favors or packages for special treat or treaters at Halloween. You can find project instructions for the Pillow Boxes HERE.

She also used the line to create this magnetic board and coordinating magnets - a great decor piece and of course useful to hold notes or photos throughout the month too! You can find project instructions for the Magnetic Board HERE.

Upcoming Events: Make & Takes, Demos and Samples!

We have so many fun events coming up this week!!

I'm very excited to share all that we have planned for this week. We are thrilled to have American Crafts and Simple Stories coming to Crafts Direct on Thursday and they will each be offering Free Make & Take projects. 

On Saturday we are also lucky to have Doodlebug Designs coming for a Free Make and Take. In addition to the visits from the paper crafting companies we are also offering a Make & Take, a product demo of the Loom Bands, and Wind & Willow samples on Saturday as part of our Anniversary Ad celebration! 

More information on each event - along with dates, times, and locations can be found below. (You can check out the complete calendar with a listing of all the events HERE.)

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On Thursday (Sept. 19th) from 2-4pm American Crafts will be offering a Free Make & Take at our Paper Crafts demo counter. We will be making these great embellished Hot Chocolate Packet holders. More info HERE.

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On Thursday (Sept. 19th) from 5-7pm Simple Stories will be here offering a Free Make & Take at our Paper Crafts demo counter. We will be making these 6x8 Snap book Pages. More info HERE.

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On Saturday (Sept. 21st) we also have some fun things planned - from 1-3pm at our Paper Crafts Demo counter our instructor Heather will be here to help you with a Free Make & Take project - where we will be making these adorable Halloween Photo Tags. More info HERE.

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Saturday from 1-3pm in our Kitchen Display room will be offering samples of a few of the Wind & Willow Dip and Dessert Mixes. More info HERE.

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Also from 1-3pm on Saturday we will be offering a demonstration on making Loom Band Bracelets at our Paints & Basics demo counter - this is great way to learn the basics and get started on your own set of Loom Band Bracelets! More info HERE.

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And finally on Saturday from 6-8pm Doodlebug Designs will be here and offering a Free Make & Take creating this fun Fall Card. You can join them at our Paper Crafts demo counter. More info HERE.