Freebie! Home sweet home printable

It's been a while since I have made anything free- and it's about time! Drum roll please.... Check out the "Home sweet home" printable! If you print it off I would LOVE to see how you used it! Feel free to repost... it is a great joy as an artist to see people spread the love!

Click here for the download!

Coffee Cup Chronicles

Are you one of those lucky people who has friends scattered around the globe? It's easier than ever to stay in contact with these special people but when my dear friends are across the globe I find it hard to keep that creative connection with them.

I have a few friends who I swap constant inspiration with who are getting ready to make big changes in their life geographically. I recently invited them over for bunch and we started a creative way to keep in touch and we call it "The Coffee Cup Chronicles".

Photo Credit By KTO

I gave each of my friends a coffee cup and it was with the agreement that they would take a picture of themselves once a week with their cup, no matter where they are in the world and load it to our facebook page and tag one another in it.

Now- I am giving away these two beautiful coffee cups to the 30th lucky reader who comments below. You and your friend can join in the fun and think of each other over a cup of tea or java! You can comment as many times as you want!

Contest ends today at 2:00 CST

New Years Letter 2010

Since the year 2001 I have written a letter to myself every New Years to be read the following year. It is a wonderful, quaint tradition in which I am magically surprised about how "right on" I was the previous year about the direction I felt my life was heading. I always like to start my letters by saying, "What wonders this new year will hold, if only you knew then what you know now..." It's kind of like a time capsule of sorts- peering into the future and describing what we see there. Some of my friends have adopted this tradition and it has been a moving experience for them. One said, "It was one of the most crazy, life changing, amazing things I have ever done. When I read the letter to myself, I couldn't help but cry. I had done everything that I had hoped."

I like to close each letter to myself with ten wishes that I hope for the coming year. It may be things like; I wish I would become a more peaceful person or I wish that I would look back on this year and be pleased. These are not so much "goals" (I do write those up every year) but more attributes that I hope when I look back on the passing of a year that I would have amassed into my character.

This is a wonderful tradition to incorporate in your New Years traditions, and to help spur you on I have designed some fab stationary you can print off to begin your own New Years Letter. I made two different versions this year as I always have requests from the gents to not make things girly. Here is what they both look like:

Click Here to download and enjoy!

I would love to hear from some of you who did this last year and see what your thoughts were when you read your letter!

Lony online mag

Ready for a fun read? Check out Lony magazine, it's a free online magazine. It's only their second edition, but it has a lot of really cute things in it. On a side note, I am dying to know what font they used in this photo shown above. Lot's of other cute things inside the mag... take a gander here to read.

I don't know about you; but I think online magazines are where everything is headed. Do you have any favorite online reads?

FREEBIE: ITUNES christmas music sampler

It's free just this week, so download quickly friends! Itunes is offering a free Christmas music sampler. From Weezer to Amy Grant, this is the perfect music to get you in the holiday spirit and complete some of those Christmas projects you've been meaning to do! Get to downloading here.

'Stache Bash: downloadable party and tutorial

For some reason at our office we have a "beard thing" going.  Boys and their beards make me smile, and so will this party: 

You can see the rest of the post here and check out tutorials on how to make your own ribbons and even a downloadable mustache scoring card.  Thanks again to the lovely Twig and Thistle.  They do their part to make the world a more fun and lovely place!

Freebie: downloadable wedding favor

Just saw this amazing goodness on style me pretty!

Designed by Twig and Thistle you can get your free template here

Freebie Cards...for EVERY occasion

So, do you need a card? Well, look no more. This is your source for every kind of free card!  Check out the Stationary Store and start downloading and printing!

Freebie: downloadable wedding favor

Saw this beautiful box from Twig and Thistle on Style Me Pretty. Isn't it lovely? Then again everything that comes from Twig and Thistle always is. 

 Download yours for free here. 

Freebie: Lists to help you meet your healthy lifestyle goals!

 I don't know about you, but this time of year I always get motivated to get into shape.  Perhaps it is the impending thought of the public appearance my thighs are about to make in my swimsuit- but something about this time of year makes it easier to kick my butt and get moving.  So... with that said, I have a present for you!

I made a new list for you called "Health Goals". I created it to help us all get in shape and make good healthy choices.  I firmly believe that making small movement in the direction of your goals will add up in BIG ways when done over time! The front of the lists help you tackle the hard stuff: working out, eating those fruits and veggies and saying no to bad things and YES to good things!  

 

The back of the list will let you at a glance see everything that you have eaten that week.  

Let's do it guys!  Let's get in the best shape of our lives!  Who's with me?  I will start by declaring to you all what my fitness and food goals are for the week.  

Workout Goal: 6 times a week, at least 20 minutes a day.  It doesn't have to be all in one work out.  (Meaning I can lift weights for 10 minutes in the morning and walk for ten minutes at night after work.) The key is that it just needs to happen sometime. 

Eating Goal: Say, "NO" to frappachinos! They are my weakness guys!  That frozen delectable treat...I can't seem to help myself.  So, I am only going to say "Yes" twice a week this week.  

I hope that these lists will jump start you into getting healthier.  At the front of my post I was talking about swimsuits- and even though I was joking around about looking good in one (and I know that we all want to!) I really want to encourage you to get healthy for reasons other than superficial ones.  Be healthy because this is the one life you have been given.  Be healthy so you can run and play with your grandkids.  Be healthy because life is short and we should make the most of it.  

What about you all? What are your fitness goals? Download your lists here and comment and tell us all what your goals for the week are!

Freebie: Lovely labels

Some lovely labels from Just something I made. Click here for the download. 

Fabulous Freebie!

Check out this lovely download from A Print A Day! Get your free label, note book page and sticker here. 

{Seen via One Pretty Thing}

Party anyone?

Got a party coming up? Well, here is a fab party invite from Heirloom Paperie. You can download this sweet card for free here. 

An apple card freebie!

You can snag this apple card for free from Creature Comforts.  Click here to get your free printable card. 

Cold Play Free Album Download

 So good I had to share! You can download the new live album here FOR FREE!!!!!! Get it while you can!

Date Night!

Anybody who has ever had to plan a date knows that they're not easy to plan.  So here's the challenge.  Print off one of my date invites and plan a date for your special someone.  Tonight I am taking Greg on  date and I am going to try to make it cost less than $25.  It should be a challenge, but I love any opportunity to get creative!!  I will comment on my post later this weekend to let you know what we did.  So who's with me? Who will rise to the challenge and plan one amazing and awesome date?  Comment and let us know what you did!

Click here to get your date invite that I made for you!

Thank you note freebie

Check out this freebie thank you note from Heirloom papers.

Download here!

Quiet Please!

Twig and Thistle has made this sweet download for mothers day.  Snag one for your momma today.  Click here to download. 

Freebie lists- for the over achiever!

Hey everybody!  Check out my latest creation available for download here and here on Le Blahg! Snag yours and take some time to peruse around the site.  It's full of witty writing, helpful tips, and style galore! While you're at it; show your support and leave a comment and tell Le Blahg you are a faithful Baca Creative reader!  Much love to you all! 

Posted: 5/23/09

Check out the lists in action on Ivy from Bulgaria's blog. 

Card freebie!

Card from Modish website.  Design by E.M. Papers

Download your free card here!