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Entries from January 29th, 2010

you know when…

January 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments · giveaway, this and that

(Hey, dont miss the giveaway at the end of this post…wink, wink.)
You know when life gets crazy and nothing really goes as planned?
You’re chugging NyQuil, just to be able to breathe through your nose?
When all the spoons are dirty?
When soccer (x 3…count them…3 boys) consumes your every available moment?
Your email inbox is nearing capacity?
You have [...]

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Tags: gift card·giveaway·scrapbooking·snapfish

the golden mean

January 27th, 2010 · 6 Comments · this and that

Seems to me, there are two schools of thought when it comes to scrapbooking.
There’s the Got To Get My Pictures In An Album Quick…Because I’m So “Behind” sickness.
Then there’s the “I Can’t Decide Between The fuchsia, Periwinkle And Chartreuse Background Paper Because This Page Has. To. Be. Perfect!” syndrome.
First off, who started this whole idea [...]

scrapbooks: what’s your fancy?

January 20th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Polls

I’m a 12×12 album girl. I like all different brands. I’ve got about 18 albums and 13 of them are Creative Memories. When I first started scrapbooking, that’s all I would use. And not surprising, since they really got the industry rolling. I cut my scrapbooking teeth on Creative Memories.
Another brand I like is Pioneer. [...]

LOAD version 2.10 {giveaway!}

January 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · giveaway

Update: Out of the two brave souls who entered, #1, Amber is the winner of this giveaway!
In a couple of week I’ll be embarking on a journey to a place where no (wo)man has gone before. Ok, just kidding about that last bit.
But I am accepting a challenge from my new online friend and scrappy [...]

the PIP Box…a review and giveaway

January 16th, 2010 · 57 Comments · giveaway, product review

Update: The winner of this giveaway is #16, Patricia!
I love attending crops. They are the modern day quilting bee. Its a social outlet as well as a creative one (and sometimes, there’s a lot more socializing than scrapbooking going on…)
One problem I have, as I’m sure you do, is being in the middle of a [...]

gypsy week: cutting with the gypsy…the final step!

January 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · cricut, giveaway, gypsy, how to, product review

Well we did it. We thoroughly explored the Gypsy in all its wonder. Today I show you how to connect the Gypsy to the Cricut and how they work together. I also show you my trick for cutting multiple paper scraps in one pass through the Cricut.

I hope you enjoyed these video tutorials. And if [...]

gypsy week: how to design with the gypsy – part 3

January 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · cricut, giveaway, gypsy, how to, product review

Here’s the last video on designing with the Gypsy. Today we’ll go over the the kern tool.
I also mention the Relative/True Size tool, which truly, I don’t see the need for on the Gypsy. I’m still trying to figure out how this works on the Gypsy and how it relates to the “Real Dial Size” [...]

gypsy week: how to design with your gypsy – part 2

January 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · cricut, gypsy, how to, product review

So moving on, today I’m going to show you how to use the weld, preview, delete, copy and undo tools.

Any questions? Please feel free to leave a comment on this or any other post. And don’t forget to enter the Gypsy giveaway here (before 1/19/10).

gypsy week: how to design with the gypsy

January 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · cricut, gypsy, how to

This is the last video for the week…we’ll resume next Tuesday with more on designing with the Gypsy. Below, you’ll learn how to scale, flip, rotate and group images in the design area.
(And a word of warning…please don’t be alarmed by the sudden barking of a certain Chihuahua. He’s harmless…really).

Until next week!

gypsy week: how to link cricut cartidges to the gypsy

January 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized

Have 45 seconds? Then you can link your Cricut cartridge to your Gypsy. Here’s how:

Here are the links I mentioned in the video:
Cricut Cartridge storage container tutorial:
Splatter Pattern
Cricut Cartridge Detail Sheet:
Cricut.com
(Simply search for the cartridge you want in the top right corner. That will take you to the Cricut site search page. Find [...]

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