Two More Cards Added Today!

Larger than the everyday note card. These measure 5"x6.5". Black cardstock with matching envelope. Perfect for silver or metallic gel pens! $2.50 each with FREE SHIIPING!

*S*A*L*E*

Rocker Glam Series On Sale!!!

The Long Overdue Update...

Well first let me start off by saying I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. I ended up working a double on Christmas, until 10pm on New Year's Eve and back in at 7am on New Year's Day. Mom and Bill got me a Wii and I've been spending way too many hours playing Animal Crossing. Didn't get the Cricut like I wanted but Mom reminded me that my birthday is right around the corner.

The Spring semester started on Monday and I've been trying to accustom myself to getting back into the swing of things seeing as I've been out of school for twelve years. Here I go giving away my age! I'm taking Math, English, two Psychology classes and Spanish. Yo estoy muy desconcertado.

I've started a new shop called Strange Candy. I want to keep IssueGirl more cards and jewelry and throw all of my other little creations into the other. I have a lot of funky items I need to upload but my homework load has prevented me from doing so. Here are a few samples of what will be up for grabs on Etsy.

Michael's is getting some amazing card stock in. I drove up to Paducah last week and found a Poppy themed pack that I picked up. I've made the cards but again, no time to take photos. I'm not working on Sunday so hopefully I'll be able to get it done then.

Valentine's and St. Patty's is right around the corner so keep you eyes out for themed items. Currently I have two Valentine photo frames and a cute little scrapbook. Wednesday night I made a St. Patty's Day shamrock photo frame and a lot of jewelry. They'll all be posted soon. I promise.

Swap-bot is growing on me and I've been signing up for swaps left and right. I even created a cozy mittens/gloves swap today. With the temperatures in the negatives and single digits I figured it would be a great idea. Here's a list of the swaps I'm currently signed up for.

Mixed CD Swap

100 Things I Love - 100 Things I Hate

Gigantic Survey - All About You

Business Card Swap

One Pair of Socks Swap

10 Surprise Items

09/09/09 Postcard Swap

I feel like I'm leaving something out and I probably am. Of course! The January Giveaway! This month, the giveaway will be for a set of 2 Valentines Fridge Flair magnets! I will make this a new post with all of the details.

I hope everyone is doing well and finds lots of new stuff to check out!

Gift Packs Are Here!

The sun came out today for about 15 minutes and I was finally able to take photos of these. These gift packs include a handmade card with a matching silver tin, perfect for small gifts! The cards measure 4" x 5.5" and come in a clear cello envelope for protection. The tins measure 2" across and 1" high. I intentionally left the cards blank on the inside so you can use them for any occasion! They should be up in my shop by this afternoon sometime :D

Black Friday Is Upon Us

IssueGirl will be having the following sales today in honor of Black Friday:

*Notes Cards*

Buy 3, Get 1 Free

*Jewelry*

Buy 1, Get 1 Half Off

*Box Sets*

$4.00 per set

*Shipping*

Free Shipping On $20 or More

Use the code BLACK FRIDAY in note to seller.

Please wait for an updated invoice.

I Heart Handmade: Holiday

The I Heart Handmade Holiday show is going on today through December 20th. Head on over to check out the great crafters, including IssueGirl!

Contest: Win a Set of 3 Handmade Floral Boxes

These babies aren't even in my shop yet!

Win this set of 3 Black & White Floral Boxes. Each one is hand cut and constructed from 80lb. cardstock in various floral patterns and comes with pastel tissue paper inside. Perfect for jewelry or other small trinkets.

The boxes are in three sizes.

White (middle) 4.5" x 4.5" x 1"

Black (top left) 4.5" x 3.5" x 1"

Black (top right) 3.5" x 3.5" x 0.75"

In order to enter, simply head over to my shop, pick out something you like and leave a comment about it back here, along with a valid email.

This giveaway will run from today, November 14th through November 31st. Winner will be announced on December 1st.

Contest Rules:

1. No purchase is necessary to win.

2. Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States ages 18 or older who currently reside within the United States. Contest is void where prohibited by law.

3. Entry must be received from an ip address within the United States, and prize can only be shipped to addresses within the United States.

4. Entries are limited to one per person.

5. To enter, leave a comment on this blog entry describing your favorite item from IssueGirl's online store, located at http://www.issuegirl.etsy.com/.

6. Winner will be required to affirm that he/she agrees to and has complied with all rules of the contest, and meets all contest eligibility requirements.

7. There is one prize. The prize is a set of three floral print handmade paper boxes. The approximate retail value of the prize is $6.50.

8. Ineligible entries may be deleted at any time without notice.

9. The odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.

10. The name of the winner will be added to this post after the completion of the contest.

11. Winner will be notified by email only. Entrants must provide a valid email address at time of entry. If no valid email address is given, or if winner fails to respond to email within 3 days from the time notification email has been sent, the win will be null and void and a new winner will be chosen.

12. The contest begins on 11/14/08. All entries must be received by midnight EST on 11/31/08. The winner will be selected on or about 12/01/08.17.

Twenty Under $20 Holiday Gift Guide

So far the following crafters have signed up for my Twenty Under $20 Holiday Gift Blog.

If this sounds like something you're interested in (ITS FREE!) let me know.

To learn more about the gift guide, go here.

Cheers!

Artful Artsy Amy

CBT's Closet

The Damnation Army Store

KMC Designs

LoveMeKnot Creations

Pamela Michelle

Paper Girl Productions

Starry Designs

Undies

Last Day To Sign Up!

Join American Craft Guide for their I Heart Handmade: Holiday Show.

If you're interested in signing up for a virtual booth take a look at the Exhibitor Tool Kit. You can reserve your booth here. The cost is only $10 and will bring a lot of new traffic to your site. The holiday show runs November 21st through December 20th, a perfect time for you to showcase your goods for the Holiday sales.

IssueGirl will be there along with other fabulous artists and crafters!

New Color Kits

Currently available in the following colors: Purple Rain, Green With Envy (Sold), Scarlet, Cool Water, Fools Gold, Victoria, Soleil, Blush and Midnight. I'll be going through my inventory and adding more soon! Check them out here.

New Designs!

I made these on Sunday while watching The Order of The Phoenix. I was thinking about seeing if any of the local shops in town would be interested in carrying a line of cards. I almost like these too much to sell!

Halloween Sale at IssueGirl!

In the spirit of things, IssueGirl will be having a one day only sppoky Halloween sale!

Buy 3 note cards, Get one FREE!

FREE shipping on orders of $20 or more!

Head over to IssueGirl now!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Rocker Glam!

Last week I was cleaning out some of my bins and I found the wing charms I purchased months ago. Initially I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with them but I liked them so I bought them anyways.

I made a three charm necklace for myself last month and I've gotten a lot of complements on it so I decided to take the wing charms and do the same.

All four of the necklaces are made with silver diamond cut ball chains. Here's the breakdown of the charms:

Rocker Glam I: Silver wing charm, grey iridescent fleur de lis, pink Swarovski crystal drop

Rocker Glam II: Silver wing charm, grey iridescent lion, black faceted glass bead

Rocker Glam III: Silver wing charm, grey iridescent crest, flat grey bead with clear Swarovski crystalsRocker Glam IV: Silver wing charm, grey iridescent altered fleur de lis, mother of pearl donut bead

They all retail for $18 and you can find them here.

Color Kits by IssueGirl

Here's the latest addition to IssueGirl. Color Kits are essentially 40mL glass vials filled with a variety of beads, findings, clasps and whatnot. Each one has a specific color theme. In them you may find lampwork, seed beads, millefiori, glass rondelles, Swarovski crystals, charms, findings and a number of other unique items. So far I've listed two on etsy: Turquoise Dreams and Pretty In Pink. I had planned on putting the whole lot up but my laptop keeps timing out when I try to upload the photos. Not sure if it's an issue on my end or etsy's.

Rock Out With Etsy!

I just posted this about an hour ago on etsy. It's my OOAK DIY Rock Star Scrapbook Kit.

This scrapbook is made from five brown paper lunch bags, which gives you extra big pockets for additional photos or momentos. It has rock star themed cardstock and is finished with black, sage and brown polka-dot ribbon. It comes with 3 large pieces of cardstock to put your photos on as well as tags and stickers.

I also make custom paper bag scrapbooks in any theme you can think of. Just ask!

The Times They Are A Changin'

What initially started off as a blog about my crafting is now morphing into a blog about my ramblings. Because I'm lazy, and it's easier, I'm now smushing my blog and IssueGirl's blog into one. So to all of my crafty friends out there, I'm sorry but you'll have to sift through all of my personal stuff as well. Hope you guys don't find it too boring!

Travel To The Far East

Totally different from our Rockstar line, these Far East themed cards make me want to find a quiet corner somewhere and reflect on things. I love the colors and designs. These cards have a white base with matching envelopes. I decided to go with a textured cardstock this time and it finishes the cards off nicely. There are four up for grabs in the store and I plan to add more within the next few days. Keep an eye out for scrap paper packs with this theme as well!

Rockstar Themed Cards at IssueGirl

I was lucky enough to score the rockstar cardstock at an amazing price so I scooped up as much as I could. At first I wasn't sure what I wanted to create with it and I'll admit, it sat in my tote for about a month or so. Then the card making bug hit me last week and I've been crafting up a storm. I've already sold five of them and as much as I'd like to keep them around because they're so damn cute, they need to go.

All of my Rockstar themed cards have an ivory base with matching envelope. They are sealed in a clear cello envelope for extra protection in shipping or can be kept in to give as a gift. The cardstock is high quality and many of the cards have silver or gold foiled designs on them. I've added glitter to the card you see here (Guitar Rockstar Card) and also to the Smile Gorgeous Rockstar Card to give them that little something extra. My favorite card has to be the Deathly Molecules Rockstar Card. The design is a basic hexane ring but with small silver skulls making the connections. I've been thinking about making it into a t-shirt design for all of us science geeks! You can check out the store here.