July's first JOC Show!

Fun Crafts and Fun Guests on this Joy of Crafting show! We start the show with one of favorite Guy Crafters, Joel Kutaka!

Joel from Celebrations shares a great project using washi tape. He shares some new techniques that I just gotta try!

Then, we get a preview for our upcoming store event, Snow Much Fun! Beth from Mapunapuna BFC shares one of the "Frozen" themed project you can make on July 12.

Our third guest, I was so excited to meet! Remember how I said I've been spending a lot of time on Instagram? Well, here's why! Through IG friends I got to meet JOY! She's on IG and loves Project Life.So, she shares some tips on how she puts together her layouts.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you're having a blast this weekend! Hope you can catch the show!Happy Crafting!

We Love YOUR Crafts!

Happy Aloha Friday! We LOVE that you want to share your projects with us! Here's this week's winner of our We "Heart" Crafts photo contest!

Eva U. of Honolulu created a gorgeous calendar for next year using Sister Stamps! Don't you just love her Copic coloring!

Congratulations, Eva!

Want to win a $20 Ben Franklin Crafts gift card, too? Take a photo of a craft that you made, email it with a list of your supplies to joyofcrafting@gmail.com and check our website on Friday to see if you won for the week! Simple as that! (Official rules can be found here)

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend!

Stamp Aloha officially starts TODAY!

Happy Aloha Friday Everybody! Today is the official start of the Stamp Aloha cardmaking contest! Start turning in your card creations to one of our 6 Ben Franklin Craft stores or check the entry form for details about mailing your entries in.

Read more about the contest on my earlier post and  click here  for the entry form.
Happy Cardmaking!

Stamp ALOHA Cardmaking Contest

Have you heard about our cardmaking contest? YES! Ben Franklin Crafts along with Rubber Stamp Plantation, dandelion designs and Sister Stamps, are co-sponsoring the first annual Stamp Aloha contest.
The rules are simple...just make a card using stamped designs from at least one of these sponsor stamp companies. The categories to enter in are the three stamps companies and a Keiki category for those 12years and under.

You can use other companies' stamps, too, but the main/focal stamped design must be from the sponsor stamp company category you choose.

Here's the official entry form.. Turn this form in with your card entry to any of our 6 Ben Franklin Crafts stores between Fri., Aug. 17 and Monday, Sept. 3.

So, this is a head's up so you can start planning your card (s) now! There will be one winner for each category and they will each win stamps and paper plus a $25 Ben Franklin Crafts Gift Card!

Thanks for stopping by today and ...go make a card!Happy Stamping!