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Congratulations to Helen Stevens who was randomly selected as our Free Stuff Friday winner and will receive a prize pack from DCWV! This prize from DCWV includes The Glam Rhinestone Stack Neutrals & Brights!

The Glam Rhinestone Stack includes 24 sheets of 12″x12″ printed cardstock, with rhinestones on every page! Comes with 24 sheets; 2 of each print. The Glam Rhinestone Stack has array of flowers and geometric designs, all highlighted in shades of olive green, butter-cream yellow, coral red, and robin egg blue.

Helen’s winning answer to ”Are you following CreateForLess on Pinterest?” was…

“Haven’t really looked into Pinterest. I just like my favorite websites like Create for Less. On my MAC I have a Top Sites tool that lists my top 24. You are among a few that are affixed permanently!”

By Crafts-a lot Contributor, Mable who is an avid reader of craft blogs & magazines and has aspirations to improve her crafting skills. Join Mable on Facebook to socialize and share with other crafters!

I love planning birthday parties. I love the decorations, party games, invitations, food and the most fun part for me is picking a theme!

I vividly remember my 5th birthday I had a rainbow theme party. I got to pick out the decorations, plates & napkins, invitations and my cake. I had streamers in rainbow colors, a confetti cake and a rainbow table cloth with matching plates and napkins. It’s been 20+ years since my party, but it’s still a very pleasant memory.

My favorite blog for party ideas is One Charming Party. They posted a series of posts for a Pajama Glam Party, and it’s the most adorable idea I’ve ever seen. I love the feather boas, because every glam girl needs one.

Pajama Glam Party

I saw this while spending quality time with Pinterest, The Golf Par-Tee. She piped green frosting to look like grass on the cupcakes, and added a donut hole to be the golf ball. The green cups are jello with a mini marshmallow for the golf ball.  It was his 6^th birthday, so all the golf flags had a 6. The kids wore foam visors, and they even had a putting green!

Golf Par-Tee

iCandy Handmade posted their Princess and Superhero Birthday Party idea. It was a great idea because it was for boys and girls. Each kid got their own capes and she had fun activities for them. First, it was Squirt the Villain.

Princess & Superhero Birthday Party

No Birthday party is complete without party hats. It makes the day more special, and the pictures are sillier when you are wearing party hats. There are a lot of tutorials out there to make your own to go with your party theme.

Birthday Party Hats

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By Cardmaking & Scrapbook Layout Contributor, Peg from the blog Peg’s Crafting Corner.

One of the “in” and fun thing is to use a sketch to create your layouts.   They’re  helpful when you aren’t sure just where to begin or need a little inspiration for a page. This is a simple sketch and layout I created.  The one fun thing about using sketches is that your embellishments don’t have to match the ones on the sketch the butterflies here are 2 flowers and 1 butterfly on my layout.  You can turn the elements in any direction you’d like. Card makers use sketches, too! 

The following products can be found at CreateForLess:

• K & Co. Spring Blossom Paper Pad
• K & Co Abrianna Chipboard Chipbox
• Paper Accents Variety Pack Cardstock
• Fiskars Punch Everywhere Starter  Set
• Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Spring Flower Punch
• Paper Trimmer
• Green Brad
• Favorite Marker
• Favorite Taper Runner
• Click to Download Fun with Sketches PDF
  

  Fun with Sketches

Once  you have the paper and embellishments to create the layout,  you will want to print out the sketch and the pictures.  First trim the pictures according to the sizes listed on the Fun with Sketches PDF.   Next, trim the background  paper (yellow Paper Accents Cardstock) to be a little larger than the pictures.  Here I left those measurements up to you because you may have a piece of patterned paper that doesn’t have a large pattern  such as the tulips in the right corner.   My background papers measured 6 ½” x 4 ¼”  for the large photo and 1 ½” x 1 ½” for the smaller ones.  Adhere to photos and the background paper to the layout using your favorite tape runner.  Be sure to keep the sketch design in mind. 

Punch 2 flowers using the Spring Flower Punch and the yellow cardstock and 1 flower from the green cardstock.  Layer the green and one yellow flower on top of the last yellow one and put the green brad through the center.  Attach the flower on the layout where you’d like it.  Remember the fun thing about using a sketch is it’s ok to put things in different places. 

Trim a piece of yellow cardstock for your “title” square that measures 2 ½” x 3″ and lay it aside.  Trim a piece of green cardstock that measures the same size.  Center it in the Fiskars Punch Everywhere as shown in the picture.

The punch is made to punch once to set the pins and then you will have to push down a second time a little harder to make the cut.

You will now have a piece that looks like this.

Place some adhesive on the back of the frame and attach it to the yellow cardstock you trimmed. 

Adhere it onto the layout and write in your message.  Notice on my layout, I turned my frame sideways.  That’s ok because I’ve still used the element of the sketch and made it my own.  Add the flower and butterfly to the layout where you’d like them and your layout is now finished. 

Be sure to use the sketch and create your own layouts!  For even more fun join the CreateForLessFacebook page and share with everyone what you have created. 

By Craft Celebrity Mark Montano, from the blog Mark Montano’s Big Ass Blog.

You’ll Need:

• Nylon zip ties in different colors (or black and white)
• Scissors
• 2 jump rings
• 1 large lobster claw

Here’s How:

1. Make your first link in a size you like. This will determine the size you cut your other zip ties.

 5. Add a jump ring with the lobster claw to the other end so you can close it.

By Paper Crafts Contributor, Lauren Romano.

I have such a love of butterflies, so if there’s any way I can incorporate them into my decor, I’m happy. The fridge is a blank canvas so it’s a perfect spot to attach some 3D butterfly magnets. They take very little time to create and by the end of the project, your fridge can be covered in beautiful butterflies.

What you’ll need:

• Small magnets
• Felt
• Mod Podge
• Glitter Glue
• Two colors of cardstock

Step 1. Cut a butterfly shape from a piece of brightly-colored cardstock, then bend the wings up slightly to give a 3D effect.

Step 2. Cut a singular piece of felt for the thorax/head/abdomen, then roll it so it fits evenly between the wings. Use the scissors to round out the top and bottom of it, then carefully glue it on.

Step 3. Cut antennae from a piece of cardstock, then push the ends into the center piece so they stick out.

Step 4. Use glitter glue to outline and decorate the wings.

Step 5. Let it completely dry before moving onto the next step.

Step 6. Attach a round self-adhesive magnet onto the back of the butterfly and hang it up on your fridge.

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