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. I’ve mentioned before that I think they make a very nice album.
But to be honest, I’m not very loyal to one brand. It usually comes down to what’s on sale, what’s cute, what kind of mood I’m in.
So what about you…what’s your fancy when it comes to albums? Any loyalists out there?
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 guru, Lain Ehmann. Along with Tami from Bcr8tuv, she is doing the 4th annual LOAD challenge starting Feb 1.
LOAD stands for Lay Out A Day and just as the name implies, the challenge is to create one layout per day, capture it, and share it with the other members via a Flickr group.
What You’ll Get:
A challenge!
Daily inspirational emails from Lain with tips, challenges and techniques
The chance to win the grand price (by uploading a layout each day for the entire month) and other cool scrap loot
Weekly tutorials
Inspiration from other bloggers
and much more!
Cost: $25
What You Need To Do:
Sign up by sending a PayPal payment to lainehmann <at> comcast <dot> net. (select “personal” when sending to avoid processing fee)
Create a Flickr account, if you don’t already have one
I fully expect to get overwhelmed and probably feel a little intimidated in the company of some great scrappers (and somehow stowing some scrap tools in my suitcase to Blissdom so I can be eligible for that grand prize!)
And I can’t wait.
Win It! Ready to join me? One person will receive a free registration for LOAD Version 2.10! Here’s how to enter:
Comment on this post telling me whether or not you expect to be totally challenged or think this will be a cake walk
For extra entries, tweet about this giveaway up to once a day and/or subscribe to this blog (and if you don’t know about Twitter, check it out!)
Entries must be made by Friday, January 29 at 11:59 p.m. MST. (the winner will be announced in time for you to sign up if you don’t win!)
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 layout when its time to pack up and go home. Aaaack!
But, take a look at this great little thing I found surfing the net. Its called the Page In Progress Box (or PIP Box) by Cropperware…
The PIP Box comes in Cherry Blossom or Retro Blue and is available for $24.95 at cropperware.com.
A big thank you to Cropperware for providing one PIP Box for me to review…and one to giveaway to one lucky winner!
Win It! One Confessions reader will win a PIP Box of their very own. Here’s how to enter:
Comment on this post telling me whether or not you attend a monthly/semi-regular crop
For extra entries, tweet about this giveaway up to once a day and/or subscribe to this blog.
Entries must be made by Friday, January 29 at 11:59 p.m. MST.
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 you have any questions or tips on the Gypsy, please leave a comment!
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” function on the Cricut itself (which I’m still a bit confused about).
I see another tutorial on this coming…
But as to not leave you hanging for now, here is the definition of the Relative/True Size tool from the Gypsy Quick Start Guide:
Click this button to toggle on Relatvie Size mode (white) or True Size mode (yellow). When highlighted white, this feature allows you to control the size of the images selected in relation to the size of the key height character. Every chartridge contains a key height character, and the size of every other character in that cartridge is based on the size of this key character. This is done so that when images are selected to be cut they are the correct size relative to one another. For example, if you enter the images C-a-t to be 1 inch tall, where “C” is the key height character and “a” should be half the height of “C”, then the “a” will really only be half an inch tall. You can control the exact size of all images selected without regard to the key character by toggling the button to True Size mode (yellow).
I’m probably making this harder than it really is, but I’ll do some testing and will get back to you (probably in video tutorial form) and let you know what I find out.
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).
(Simply search for the cartridge you want in the top right corner. That will take you to the Cricut site search page. Find a link that says “Cricut® cartridges-Cricut® _______™ Cartridge” or something along those lines. It will usually be at the top. Then, click on that link and look for “Cartridge Sample” near the top right hand corner. Click on that and it will open up a .jpg file that you can print out. If there is no cartridge sample, you’ll have to do a little more searching, but I’ve been able to find a detail sheet for every cartridge so far.)
Being a merciful scrap blogger, I decided to split yesterday’s Gypsy video into two posts. 17 minutes was a bit long…
So continuing on, here is some info on the basic workings of the Cricut application on the Gypsy. More to come over the next couple of weeks. (And don’t forget to enter to WIN your own Gypsy from Provocraft over here. Go now…it ends January 19. Its ok…the video will wait. Promise.)
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