Itty Bitty Instax Camera

So over July 4th weekend, Hubby and I brought the kids on a short road trip across the border to spend the holiday in Vancouver, B.C.. We visit the Richmond Night Market every Summer and this year was no exception. We always find interesting trinkets at the fair and on this trip, I was especially thrilled to find these:

At first sight, they resemble the balls from the Gacha Gacha machines that we bought at the MT Expo. When I looked closer, I realized that they were mini Fujifilm Instax camera keychains! They were just like miniature versions of the Fujifilm Instax Mini-8 instant film cameras! *freaking out*

Ever since Hubby bought me a Fujifilm Instax Mini-25 several years ago, I have been slowly building my collection of Instax instant film cameras. I just never knew that they come so small!

Seriously, how cute is this? It measures only about 1.25" x 1.25". My Instax Mini-25 looks huge next to it!

If you are or will be in the Vancouver B.C. area, you can find these at the Instax booth in the Richmond Night Market. I was so giddy with excitement when I found these that I did not take note of the name of the booth but you cannot miss it. "Instax" is on their banner and they only sell Instax-related stuff.

These keychains were $8 for a pair but I had to have one of each color available. Who cares that they are not real working cameras? They are too stinkin' cute! When the Instax Mini-8 were first released, I had a hard time picking out the one color that I had allowed myself to buy. With these keychains I can finally pretend that I have them all.

Hubby calls this shot "The Family Portrait". lol!

And they look just as pretty as I imagined that they will be. ♥

Happy Birthday {using in-laid technique}

This is the first full week since school ended that I'm actually not out of town somewhere. So happy that I finally got a chance to sit down to make something!

During the summer I don't have much time for crafting as I want to spend as much time as I can with the kids. Every now and then, they'd let me have some me-time when they do their own thing. I came up with today's card idea on one of those occasions.

Using my Silhouette Cameo, I cut out the present from white cardstock and the stitched rectangle over it with a Mama Elephant metal die. Next, I cut the same size present again with my Cameo, this time using patterned papers. I assembled that together, and snipped off the bow.

To finish the card, I in-laid the present into the white cardstock, stamped the sentiment, and adhered a die-cut bow on top.

The card took about 15 minutes to make. That's actually a lot faster than it took me to write this post. lol.

Ack! Did you hear that? The kids are yelling for me and it seems that my me-time for today is over. Excuse me while I go entertain them. Talk to y'all later! :)

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Supplies:
Present: LD Claus Applause Cut It/SVG
Metal dies by Mama Elephant
Happy Birthday stamp.

Friday Freebies!

Happy 4th of July!

Here are your Friday Freebies:

Click HERE or the image above to go to the LD site. Add Layered Party Hat (Cut It/SVG) to your cart and checkout. You pay $0.00! The link to the download will show up after the "transaction" is completed.

scrapNfonts is a sister site of LD and they too have a freebie to give away. Click HERE to go to their Fontaholic blog and download the Sparkler Packs (printable).

Silhouette users, don't forget to grab the weekly freebie from the Silhouette Online (Shape) Store.

New LD Layered Party plus Get Happy for free.

There are a lot of things happening over at LD. Firstly,  Layered Party is new to the LD store. Use these cutting files to make rosettes, pinwheels, and banners for your parties.

 

 There is also a new "Sneak Peek-of-the-Month":

The "Sneak Peeks" are only available during the checkout process when you are buying something else. They are priced at 50% of the regular price as an introductory offer. Great deal!

LD has been running a new "Earn-It-Free" promotion every month in their store but this month's free collection has got to be my favorite so far.

I *heart* the Get Happy collection! There is a fairy, a unicorn, and rainbows and hot air balloons! LD has even made it super easy to earn the whole thing for free. Just spend $15 between July 1st and July 31 and the entire Get Happy collection will be added to your LD library at no additional cost! Click HERE for the full details.

One more thing, there is also a new coupon that you can use in the LD store:

Use the code getitnow to save 25% on purchases of $10 or more.

Also, if you have not downloaded your bonus freebies for July, click HERE to find them.

phew! That's all for now. Have a great 4th of July!!

Bonus freebies for July 2014

Here are the LD bonus freebies for the month:

 

Click on the image(s) below to go to the LD site and add the Fruity Picnic graphic set, DB Food Fun dingbat, and the Flower Party Pinwheels printables to your cart and check out. You pay $0!

If you use Silhouette Studio, I have a video tutorial that will show you how to print-and-cut the Flower Party Pinwheels printables. Just click HERE to see it.

There is also a free sample alphabet posted on the LD site. Unlike their usual freebie(s), you cannot checkout with the whole alphabet set to get it for free. Instead, you can only download a word or a phrase. Hence a free alphabet sample. (Hint: Use it to make a free title for your scrapbook page!) 
 

To get your Watermelon alphabet sample, click HERE to go to the LD site and click on the Try Me Now tool on the top right corner. Enter a word or a phrase in the text box and the preview box will show you how it looks like in the form of the alphabet. If you like the way it looks, you can get the word/phrase as a free sample by clicking on the Save button. Don't forget to change the image to a higher resolution before starting the download. Note that you can only download the word or phrase that you type in the text box for free. Unlike the usual LD freebies, you will be charged for the alphabet if you try to check out with the entire set in your cart.

Click HERE to get your free sample.

1-DAY ONLY! Sale on all LD Patriotic Cut Its (SVG) and graphics!

Heads up! LD is running a 1-day sale on all their patriotic files including Cut Its, Graphics, Printables, and more.

Don't forget to use a coupon to get an even better deal. The code supersummer will take 40% off your entire purchase of $15 or more.

This sale is good for one day only and it will end on Tuesday night. Click HERE to grab the deals before they're gone.

Friday Freebies {plus new Holy Hodgepodge bundles}

It's Frrrrriiiiiiday!!! There's a new freebie and new art and cutting files on the LD site!

The Holy Hodgepodge bundles are this week's new releases. There are 12 sets in each bundle and here is a sample of what the Holy Hodgepodge Cut Its bundle include. Click HERE to see what other images are included. Be warned that there are A LOT of files.

The designs in the Holy Hodgepodge GRAPHICS bundle are in the .png format. They do not have cutting lines but are great for your digital projects.

The Holy Hodgepodge Paper Pack comes with 12 sets of digital papers that coordinate with the Holy Hodgepodge Graphics and the Cut It bundles. Click HERE to see what is included.

If you are buying any of the Holy Hodgepodge bundles, don't forget to use your coupon. The code SuperSummer takes 40% off any purchase of $15 or more on the LD site. The regular price of the Holy Hodgepodge Cut Its bundle is $60 but with the current sale and coupon, the price drops to $15! Great deal!

Click HERE to get your Holy Hodgepodge.

Now for today's freebie...

Click HERE or the image above to go to the LD site. Add DB Patriotic Words to your cart and checkout. You pay $0.00! The link to the download will show up after the "transaction" is completed.

TIP: DB Patriotic Words is a dingbat. To use with your Silhouette Studio program, just install the file like you would a font. Use the TEXT tool to bring the image onto your virtual mat.

scrapNfonts is a sister site of LD and they too have a freebie to give away. Click HERE to go to their Fontaholic blog and download the Home Sweet Home Patriotic Print  (printable).

Silhouette users, don't forget to grab the weekly freebie from the Silhouette Online (Shape) Store.

Have a great weekend!