Friday, February 1, 2013

Cutting files part two



TONS of free Silhouette Cut files tonight

I've been playing around with my cameo some more and I have a lot more files to share. 

  I thought that I'd already shared some of these already, but I must have been dreaming, so this is an extra big upload tonight. 

  I'll be posting another set of files shortly.  Please leave a comment if you get the files, I'm curious if these are something that you all will use, or if I should just keep these to myself.











She makes me happy

I based this on a sketch by Shimelle,  I found it kind of hard to scrap the photos at an angle like this, but once I got going it started to work.  I used sequins, and my new curvy bracket edge punch and lots of Washi.  My favorite was the little cameras and the big camera that I colored with my Copic Markers.  They are from Mama Elephant and are the "We Click" set of stamps. Love them!

They call it Puppy Love



  I'm doing LOAD 213 with Lain Ehmann.  Today is day 1, and I had a lot of fun using my stash of washi tape.   I don't know whether or not to be pleased that I still had more pink/red/heart tape than what I used.  Perhaps I have a bit of a washi compulsion!

  I'm using up my stash, although the card stock wasn't necessarily old stash, the washi was definitely a use up type of thing.  The stitched hearts were an old Autumn Leaves set of rub-ons. That felt definitely good to use up.

  I also used nail polish on cardstock hearts that I punched out.  I also used sequins randomly on the page.

Monday, January 28, 2013

It's becoming about the journaling for me.

   I made this page within the last couple months, and I wanted to share it because lately I've been focusing on the "WHY" of the photo.  Why do I choose to scrapbook the photos that I do.

  I know that when I pass on, my children will take the time to look at these, and I want them to know the things that I value.  I have no desire right now to re-do those early Creative Memories scrapbooks with the photos trimmed to within an inch of their lives, but I may someday. It's becoming more important to me to get that information down. 

  This layout is important to me.  Not only does it have beautiful (iPhone!) pictures, but it's also got a little snapshot of a day.  Right now I'm on a workers comp leave from my work, so my days are quite a bit slower paced.  But, I want those who see these pages when I am gone to know that I enjoyed walking barefoot through grass, and to understand that I took the time to breathe in and enjoy the moments that I had. 

  It wasn't just about the photo, that it was about the *memories* associated with the photo.

  So, all this introspection brings me around to another topic.  That of love.  Valentines day is coming up shortly, I have a few Valentines to make and send off to the people that I love in my life.  I'm also working on a few more cut files.   Soon I will post them.

  Take a breath today and find a moment of peace to enjoy your life.  It feels so good!

Friday, January 25, 2013

3 cutting files to share

   I've edited the links so they work now.  Sorry about that!


For those who are doing Project Life, I have two files with the days of the week, one is horizontal and the other is vertical.  I also have "To The Moon and Back" with a heart for potential Valentines sentiments.
 To The Moon and Back is here.  And I apologize if the color fill on my picture makes your eyes bleed.  I was having way too much fun with that.



The vertical days of the week file can be found here.


 And finally, the horizontal days of the week can be found here.  Enjoy!


  Let me know if you have anything that you'd like for me to make, or any types of shapes.  I'm having fun playing with my program as I learn how to use it more and more. I'd love to challenge myself!

Boldt Castle and some fun news


  This is one of my layouts created with this month's Gossamer Blue kit.  This is my second month receiving the kits, and I absolutely adore them!  I subscribe to Gossamer Blue and Studio Calico.  I love them both equally.  I have recently discovered that for me, growing as a scrapbooker is something that I need to take seriously.   Both of these kit clubs fit the bill for me to stretch.  I've also started challenging myself to do new things, learn about what makes my eye happy to look at a page.  AND... to use up my stash! 

  I am going to enjoy looking at those papers I've been hoarding much more if they are in an album.  If I don't love the page I've created, at least I've gotten a memory down, and I can look at it and learn for the next time.

  Now, for the fun stuff.  I'm going to make a couple videos this weekend.  I've not done this, and I don't know how long it will take me to edit them, but this is my new goal. 

  AND, the second bit of fun news is that I'm going to be putting up another cutting file this weekend. 
 
 I had a real rough week this last week, I slipped and fell twice, and then last night I was laying on my left side with my arm curled around under the pillow I was laying on, and I coughed so hard that I pulled the muscles around my rib cage. I've got pain meds, and they do help, but it just made my week not as much fun as it could be. 

  Anyway,  Happy Scrapping everyone!  My file may go up tonight!