Free Coffee Cup Card and Pocket for SCAL and Cricut Design Studio!

**Edit** I also have  a print and cut template available, you can download it here.
Happy Tuesday folks! I was playing around in design Studio before Christmas because I wanted to make a cute holder for a Starbucks gift card that I bought my sister for Christmas. Here is what I came up with:

On my first [...]

Valentines Day with The Rubber Cafe!

I know, I know, we just finished Christmas and here I am with a Valentines project. I love Valentines day! The crafts, the sweets and the colors red and pink! Plus there is no pressure on the day as opposed to Christmas…well for us ladies anyway he he.
I made this card with the Scroll Border [...]

The Craft Diet: It’s easy, It Works and it’s Fun!

Oh boy, it’s that time of year again…time to walk the strait and narrow and make up for all of our holiday indulgences. Before you run out and but the latest Zone, South Beach, Atkins, Best Life book on the self save yourself $20 and follow my plan: The Craft Diet! It really works! Here [...]

Finished calendar, a green tip and a freebie!

Happy day after Christmas everyone! I had a fantastic holiday, we spent Christmas Eve with my Husband’s family, Christmas Day with my parents and today we lounged around in our jammies and played with our new toys (one of my new toys is a Cricut Expression!) How was your holiday?
The Calendars I made for gifts [...]

Mission: Gift in under 10 minutes!

Make a gift in less than 10 minutes? Something someone would actually want? Yes you can. Take a look at this:
If you do any beading at all you will have the supplies on hand, if not you can find what you need at a craft store or even wal*mart. You will need:
Silver headpins, French ear [...]

A super quick gift! Seriously.

Here is a frame I made for my aunt to hold a photo of her with my kids:
You can make one two in less than 30 minutes. Here’s how:
Buy a plain wood frame (mine was from the dollar tree) and paint it metallic blue. Let dry.
Stamp snowflakes and swirls randomly over the frame with clear [...]

Cricut DS envelope freebie and a quick teacher gift!

Hi folks, the countdown is on, I have presents to wrap (in some cases buy!), cookies to bake, a house to clean…then my husband asks “Do you have any more Christmas cards left?”
Never fear the Frugal Crafter is here! Here is a way to make quick handmade cards and envelopes! The envelope is made in [...]

Crafty Storage

I used to spend more time reorganizing my supplies than actually using them….or hunting for an elusive stamp, button or roll of wire. If you’ve been there maybe you can use some of these storage ideas…They are cheap (mostly free!) and effective!
I have a large collection of rubber stamps. My clear and unmounted stamps are [...]

Snowflake border freebies!

Happy weekend everyone! I’m sure you are a busy as I am this time of year with only a few days til Christmas. So here is a quick post and a couple of freebies:
Here are 3 snowflake border png (3″x12″, 300dpi) files to use on your winter scrapbook pagers. Download the pink border here, the [...]

The Frugalcraftroom

I love to see pictures of other peoples art-rooms, scrap-rooms and studios! Some are so pretty I’d hate to work in there and make a mess! well, my room isn’t exactly lovely but it is my favorite room in the house even though it isn’t really a room. I took over a quarter of our [...]