photo by Jessica Claire

Congratulations to Izzy, who is the randomly selected winner of our second bundle of Cricut Cartridges!!

Thank you everyone for entering both giveaways and thanks again to Provo Craft for supplying the cartridges. If you haven’t checked out the DIY wedding class on the Cricut website, you can hop over and see it here.

Happy Monday everyone!

Today, I am excited to announce part 2 of our Cricut Cartridge Giveaway! This set has cartridges that are primarily focused on weddings and love. Here they are:

*Storybook:

This is actually the font I used for the numbers on my projects. It is a really pretty font and the cartridge also has some fun shapes and phrases.

*Tie the Knot:

This one has fun wedding phrases and shapes and also has some great project items such as favor boxes, a scalloped pennant and cones. I used this quite a bit on the other project ideas I showed in the video.

*Sweethearts:

Lots of great shapes for any occasion, as well as some cute ones for showers, anniversaries, weddings, valentines day and engagement parties. There are tag, card and envelope features, so there are tons of projects you could use this one for.

*Formal Occasion:

This cartridge has shapes for any dressy event. It has phrases and cute frames too.

Just like last week, you can enter up to 3 times by taking the following steps:

1. Comment on this post, telling me what your favorite wedding detail is/was. Or- you can tell me what your favorite cricut cartridge is.

2. Tweet or post on Facebook about this giveaway. Once you have, comment with a link back here.

3. Blog about the DIY class and the giveaway. Once you have, post again here with a link to your blog post.

You can enter each way only once. You can enter until midnight on Friday, July 15th. I will announce the winner on Monday the 18th.

**Thank you to Provo Craft for supplying the cartridges for these giveaways. Other than the company supplying the items, I am not receiving any sponsorship/payments from Provo Craft for this post**

My class is now up on Cricut’s website! In it, I talk about trends and give project ideas including vase wraps, labels, snack cones, a cute card box idea, drink stirrers and many more. Then I give step by step instructions on how to many adorable scalloped escort cards and table number signs.

Ignore the bad quality of the photos above. They are screen shots of the video. I want to give a big thank you to Amanda Phelps for the beautiful calligraphy on the escort cards.

The video is totally free and you can watch it here any time!

**To make things even more exciting for me, the wonderful team at Provocraft gave me some cricut cartridges to give away!!*** I will be splitting them into two giveaways.

The first will be a set of 3 fun cartridges that are great for everyday crafting and weddings as well:

Paper Lace (my favorite new cartridge!)

Damask Decor

and Carousel

Next week, I will be giving away a set of four wedding related cartridges too!

You can enter to win these three cartridges in 3 ways:

1. Comment on this post, telling me how you would use the cricut for a wedding. Or- if you did use the cricut for your wedding decor- I’d love to hear how!  Also, if you watch the DIY class, let me know what you think!

2. Tweet or post on Facebook about this giveaway. Once you have, comment with a link back here.

3. Blog about the DIY class and the giveaway. Once you have, post again here with a link to your blog post.

You can enter each way only once. You can enter until midnight on Thursday, July 7th. I will announce the winner on Friday the 8th.

Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend everyone!

Also, if you are local- don’t forget about the Queen Bee Market next weekend (the 12th & 13th). I will have all of my new holiday products and more and you don’t want to miss all of the great buys from amazing crafters!

Well, guess what? I’m the guest blogger this week! I was honored when Jeannett wanted me to share my story with her readers. I am raising money for I’m Too Young For This- an organization support and raising funds and awareness for adolescents and young adults with cancer. You can read my post here.

A few crazy facts about young adults with cancer:

(1) Each year, nearly 70,000 young adults, aged 15-39, are diagnosed with cancer and roughly 10,000 will die due to the disease.

(2) Over the past 30 years, young adults (15-39) have seen the greatest increase in cancer incidence than any other age group.

(3) The 5-year survival rates in young adults has not improved over the past 30 years on par with other age groups.

You can find more information on my Life Rearranged post and also on the i2y website.

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Guess what we are giving away? A fully custom banner by me! So, if you have been wanting to order a banner for anything, now is the time. For a few bucks, you can enter the giveaway and be helping people like me.

Here are a few recent custom orders I have made:

(excuse the bad pictures…)

Also, a few new items in my etsy shop:

Thank You Banners:

(photo by Matthew Morgan)

Just Married Banners:

(photo by Meg Perotti)

If you were not a winner, never fear- Lisa is doing a big giveaway on her blog as well, so hop on over and try your luck again! Or, just stop into her store and pick something up for yourself. My pewter heart makes me happy every time I look at it- not to mention all the compliments I get about my necklaces that she has made!

Thanks Lisa for giving our readers this opportunity!

I’ve told you about my love for Lisa Leonard and her amazing jewelry. You get to hear about it some more today! This week, Lisa is having a wedding week on her blog, with photos from real weddings and some great stories (be sure to read the comments after each post!). In conjuction with that, Lisa has offered to give away a custom pewter heart to two of my lucky readers!

I absolutely adore these hearts- they make a great wedding or shower gift and also are a great prop for your wedding day! You can use them in pictures, hang them from a photo frame (the guest book table is a great spot for that!) or have it hanging on the bride or groom’s chair. A great heirloom that can be customized any way you like.

Here are a couple views of the heart in action, taken by Cameron Ingalls:

Here is a sneak peak of one we used for Jessica Claire’s workshop (photo taken by one of the attendees, Angel Canary):

To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment. You can tell me what you would have it say, how you would use it or you can just say hi. To get an additional entry, follow Lisa on twitter. (Just post a second comment telling me you are following her). The winner will be picked on Monday afternoon.

So, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to their blog and enter.

In other blogworld news, a friend of mine, Jeannett, just launched a new blog that I think is pretty incredible. Although it is not wedding related, I wanted to share it with you. Every couple of weeks, she will feature the story of a woman whose life got changed. Who had plans, but they got rearranged. Along with their story, she will also be hosting a giveaway. Here is the cool thing though: it is not just a giveaway, it is a fundraiser for an organization of the storyteller’s chosen. For every $1 you donated to the cause, you are entered into the giveaway. Good prizes and even better causes.

This week, she is featuring the story of another amazing woman, Lisa Leonard. Please go check it out. Lisa’s family story is incredible and her jewelry is absolutely gorgeous. For every $1 donated to the Cornelia deLange Syndrom Foundation, you are entered to win a $75 gift certificate to Lisa’s shop. A win win.

So hop on over to life rearranged and find out more about Jeanette’s great idea.

#3- Jennifer!

Jennifer, please let me know your email address so I can have Lindsey contact you and send you your petal pusher. Congrats!

But wait- everyone can be a winner! Lindsey  is offering 15% off in her shop this next week to all followers. Just enter the code FOLLOWER when you check out.

To make it even better, my sister in law Lindsey is giving away one of our banners! You could win one of these:

Go over to her blog and leave a comment.

She called me her baby sister-in-law, so I guess that makes her my much older sister-in-law  Seriously, though, Lindsey is super talented, creative and is a wonderful mom to my three cute as can be nieces and nephews. She crafts the cutest tea towels, posy pins, headbands for the little ones, bags, checkbook covers and more.

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**And- guess what?? To spread a little more cheer, she is giving away one of her petal pushers to our blog readers!** I have one and wear it all the time. In fact, you can spot it in our recent family photos by The Youngrens.

All you have to do is hop on over to Lindsey’s shop, and come back and tell me what item you would love to GIVE someone. Now, I know we all want her stuff for ourselves, but today is about giving

While I was typing this, my son decided to take off his clothes. It is a good day.