Product review

Here is a question for you that I would love you to think about for a second, if you have a second or two to spare (step away from your coffee maker for a second). Do you have a really really good Paper trimmer?? I mean a paper trimmer that actually cuts straight everytime, a paper trimmer that has a good ruler that isn't wonky, one that has something to hold your paper down so while you are cutting you get a perfect cut??? Do you have a paper trimmer that folds up or cuts so you don't have little funny looking torn edges???

I found THE PERFECT paper timmer, thanks to Deborah who found this paper trimmer first...and all I have to say is WOW it cuts through paper so easily without having to jig your blade this way and that. It cuts your paper right the FIRST time not the second and third, and it is easy to just trim a little off without bending or mishaping your paper. Believe me I have tried different paper cutters...the name of this paper trimmer is: "12 by 12 Precision Paper Trimmer" by Making Memories and it has a self sharpening blade. I highly recommend this paper trimmer, and one can pick it up at Michael's using your coupon otherwise it is like $79.99 in the end with taxes over at Photo Memories.

I have tried the cute Fiskars paper trimmer (the small desktop one), and at first I thought this one was the best but I was WRONG. It doesn't cut your papers straight at least I don't think it does, and it needs it's blade replaced a fair bit too (perhaps that is just a sign of how often I use it :P)! I have had friends swear by this paper trimmer but it just doesn't cut it (tee hee pardon the pun)...

Then my dh found this really nice industrial kind of size paper trimmer, that is heavy...not that easy to store, for me at the Dartmouth Surplus store for $30.oo and again I was mislead to think this was THE paper trimmer. This paper trimmer is also by Fiskars, but it doesn't have a super ruler on it...wears off the trimmer quickly I found! Sure it cuts nicely, sure it is easy to remove the blade to change it, but you have to have a bit of umph to push down on the handle then slide it all in one go...kind of hard if you have arthritis. It cuts better than the Fiskars small paper trimmer, and I liked the rotary trimmer better than the small blade that slides through your paper.

Happy crafting :)!

Hugs,
catherine

Blog Candy winner

So, today is the day that I used Random number generator to give me my number for the winner of my guessing what the thing was that my dh made for me. Wow, I was impressed with so many of you and how fast you guessed what it was that he made me. Sheesh, thought it would have taken a little bit longer !! Yes, it is a marker holder...too cool eh??

So on to the winner of my BLOG CANDY GUESSING GAME, the winner is.......

#7 Melissa

congrats Melissa please get in touch with me with your mailing addy, so that I can mail out your goodies ( that is once I figure out what they might be).

Hugs,

catherine

All That Scraps stamps

Question for you all, I just recieved in the mail some fun stamps from All That Scraps company and so I am wondering if you put them right on the tins themselves in between stamping usage or what do you do?? Any ideas?? they are Ez Mount system if that helps...not to familiar with this unmounted Ez mount foam stuff...

Hugs,
catherine

busy busy busy while my computer was ill

Here is my swap card for the card challenge that we had to do for our last crafty night at Deborah's place, thank you Deborah for such a fun night :)! I couldn't believe it, I forgot my card at home and I was about to just turn around with Julie to go get my card...but she wouldn't let me do that. I was so upset with myself too...just ask the gals who were there that night :)! I forgot to take a picture of the sliding part of the outside of my card...*sigh*, am having one of those days.

Here is the inside of my interactive card, pretty neat and the best part is it is something different. I used to have the link for this flower, grrr...but the repair guy removed it too...I got it from a video online and am not too sure where. If you know the one I am talking of, can you please send me the link to it so I can share it with you all :)! Thanks....

Here is a card that I created at our crafty night at Deborah's, I used the blouse that I was wearing for inspiration...will have to take a picture of it for you and see what you create using it for inspiration. I used a tag that Deborah gave me, then I stamped a sentiment on it...another different style for me. I thought it needed something more, but the gals told me that when in this situation sometimes once you add more it is too late. So I followed their advice and stopped while I was ahead :)!

Here is a "Spring Card" that I made, using a template that Deborah gave us the night of our crafty night...so when I got home this is what I created and hoping to possibly see if my sister likes it to use for a wedding invitation. I wasn't too happy with the placement of the ribbon, so on my next card I fixed it and put it where I felt it needed to be. Anyways, I LOVE this style card :)! What do you think?? Would it be good for a wedding invitation or not???

This card I used some of my patterned paper from K and Company 12 * 12 pad of paper, LOVE this paper...it is beautiful stuff. I also used the Studio G clear stamp, that I got from Deborah the night we were over at her place for the crafty night. Cute eh??? I LOVE this chicky :)!

Oh yeah, since I am on the topic of those lovely clear stamps...Julie gave us a hint to make these stamp well. She told us that you stamp your stamp using versamark clear ink pad first...then stamp using whatever ink you usually use. It works amazingly, and it looks like you used a regular rubber stamp. Give it a try I DARE ya :p!

Thank you Kim for picking me up some of the NEW Cuttlebug folders, I decided to use one for this card I made that I was debating to use for a card for Isaac's teacher on the first day of school. I decided against it, will use it for another part of the year or for someone else... LOVE how it turned out though :)! At first I was going to leave it just plain, but then I felt it needed some color and so I rubbed my coffee archival ink pad across my card and voila this is what I created.

I have had this buggy stamp set for a long time, and I haven't used it yet...so I felt it was high time to create something using it. It is kind of a soft elegant card...what do you think??? This stamp set has a bunch of bugs in it...like: spiders, butterflys *shh, don't tell Julie*, ladybugs, grasshoppers, caterpillars etc. I will post a picture of the set next time for you all to see :)! I also used a "thinking of you" sentiment too but it is really faint there for you to see....

This is another set that I haven't really gotten around to using, but since it was VERY windy here and there are leaves blowing all over the place I thought I should break out this set. I tell ya we have been having the strangest weather here lately, one second it will be sunny and hot...the next minute it will be pouring down rain with thunder/lightening. Then back to sunny and warm, then pouring rain etc etc. LOVE this stamp set too :)! It kind of made me think of Thanksgiving and or fall...not that I am rushing things here...even though the stores are. Julie told me the other day that she heard xmas music in a store, I couldn't believe it we haven't even gotten Halloween through with. In a hurry much??

Yep, another card...you are probably wondering where I got this burst of card making from or what the heck I have been drinking to make this many cards! This is what happens when I have no computer, and I have time to create things for you my readers...I created lots as you can see. Lol!!

I used this pretty patterned paper out of another slab of K and Company 12 * 12 paper...pretty eh?? The stamped sentiment is out of a set I picked up from Carousel rubber stamp store, and it is by Cornish Heritage Farm. Gotta love that font...

This is my second attempt at a "Spring Card", love this type of card :)! I just had to break out my coffee set by See D , since I hadn't used it in a long time.

Here are two pictures that I took of my lil dd in her pigtails, to cute eh?? She looked so grown up in this cute outfit that I picked up from Frenchy's about 2 weeks ago now. She isn't wanting to eat her waffle, she is trying to pawn it off on her big brother. Lol, that is what she does when she doesn't want to eat something...she tries to feed it to someone else.

Here is a closer shot of her, trying to give her waffle to her BIG brother...but he told her no thank you and that she had to eat it. Lol, gotta grab these pictures while the going is good :)!

computer = sick

Sorry, I didn't actually post anything on Friday about my blog candy guessing contest...but my computer got hit with a pretty icky virus had to get taken care of...so here I am back once again...I will give you all one more day since my computer has ticked me off. I will post tomorrow morning who won...and sorry (LOL) my dh isn't the yummy blog candy tee hee...he's my blog candy :p!

Okay enough with that...I am off to figure out what I need to do go get my e-mails...

Hugs,
catherine

Clifford the big RED dog

Yep, this is supposed to be Clifford the BIG red dog :)..cute eh??? Why am I making a huge deal about this picture?? Well, my son doesn't make me pictures...he doesn't like to color or draw but today he made me this. When he does draw or color, you should see the concentration involved and he doesn't color outside the lines either. He is 4 and just had his first day at Preschool, he had a really good day today and can't wait to go back on Thursday. Had to share with you this special picture :)!

Hugs,

catherine

Guess what this is?????

Okay, for a really really good blog candy contest....here's what you have to do...is tell me what my dh has made for me, it is what he is holding in this picture. You have until Friday morning to give me your answers and I will get you a rockin prize...yep, I said rockin I know :p! So what is this thing a-ma-jigger???

Let the games begin:

Hugs,

catherine