CTMH's Latest Cartridge - Cricut® Artiste

For those of you who haven't seen the new CTMH Cricut cartridge yet, here's a very small idea of what it can do!  I have it, so if you need some more info before deciding to order one, just ask!

There is a typo in the Artiste booklet for one of the projects. On page 49 of the booklet, the slide box is unable to be cut at the 6.5" suggestion. The largest that it can be cut at is 5 ¾" using the Fit to Page function. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Layout & card updates coming soon - still have my loot paked up.  Office should be back together in a few weeks!  (I hope!!)

I realize this posting is a day ahead of the usual weekly posting, but I didn't feel right updating something fun on Sept. 11th. Please keep the men and women who died, and their families & friends, in your thoughts today.  As always, thanks for looking.

Using CTMH's new Alcohol Markers

You might not be interested in the project itself, but take note of how Brian is coloring the image.  Remember, he states he used the new pigment ink to stamp the image since pigment ink won't run or bleed when using these markers.  Good to know, thanks for the tip Brian!

P.S.  As you read this, I am back at school.  Today is the first day, wish me luck!  Kids return tomorrow - here's to hoping I have great kids this year!

Custom Color Ribbon: Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon

Ever run out of the color ribbon you need?  Not anymore!  CTMH's color ready seam binding ribbon transforms to what ever color you want.  All you need is some ink & a dauber - or better yet, a reinker & spray bottle!  Take a look to see how it's done!

Stepping Up Your Stamping: A CTMH Tutorial!

For those of you that aren't sure about stamping, this one's for you!

One year later, almost the same issues

It seems I haven't posted in a year. Oddly enough, this time last year we were waiting for Irene, anticipating yet another basement flood. As it turns out, we made it through Irene fairly well with that. Of course, we lost power for 6 days while people 7 houses away did not. As I recall, it was not exactly an awesome end to my summer vacation. A year later, my office is recovering from a flood that happened - twice - on the first day of summer vacation. After a crappy job installing a sump pump and leaving my floor 2.25 inches higher on one side than the other, the end is in sight. In 3 weeks I should have a new, level floor and then, with a little luck, a nice, new, vinyl plank floor. This has started the basement renovation, so at least if my office had to flood, it kicked us in the butt to get moving on making it a nice, open space suitable for entertaining. But again, not an awesome end to summer. This has left almost no chance for scrapbooking (everything is in boxes.) I did manage a weekend crop with my SCS Pal Liz...which was fun with her and her pal...but overall totally sucked as a crop experience. I also managed to get to my first CKC and took 7 classes, 6 of which were amazing. Here's to a peaceful school year to all - especially me - and the hope that I update this more than once a year.

Up & running!

No, not me. I'm busy battening down the hatches waiting for Irene, and hoping my basement (aka office, scrap area, scrap storage area) doesn't flood. Again. Any fast, hard, tropical rain means at least a wet rug...and this sounds like it could lead more to Lake Ramo than a wet rug. I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime, our new Meetup group has launched! If you live on Long Island and want to meet up with a bunch of fun, somewhat crazy girls who like to scrap, stamp, make cards, laugh, and snack...we're the group for you! Here's the address:

http://www.meetup.com/Layouts-Cards-Crops-Oh-My/



Unfortunately, it's really only for people from Long Island. The goal is to actually meet people, which is difficult if you aren't local!

So, if western Suffolk isn't "way out east" or "too far west" for you, join us! There's no membership fee!

More soon on those layouts from the weekend crop.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Layouts galore...if all goes according to plan.

"Summer vacation" always seems so long to my parent-friends. I don't know why. July flys by, before you know it a week of August is also gone, and in just a few short weeks school starts again. I can't imagine where my July went, and now I need to start thinking about finding my school notes and lessons.

But not just yet.

I'm attending a weekend crop before school starts up, so I have been kitting layouts and printing pictures the last 2 days, getting ready for my marathon. I'm going to try to make up for the layouts for classes lost in the now-infamous kitchen & basement flood we had a few months back. I'm going to start regular layout classes again in the Fall and would like to get all of the samples done before school starts. OK, maybe not all...but a really solid dent will be helpful. That's my goal.

Of course, I'm cheating. I'm recreating layouts in past CTMH Idea Books, WOTG kits (which I never actually do, I just order them for the exclusive stamp sets!), and layouts from other books my scrap-pal and enabler friend Debbie told me about. Thanks Debbie - let's hope they help us get some layouts done!

I have made a few cards in the interim after totally misunderstanding - twice - what a friend asked about. I'll get photos and post those as well.

I hope you have spent some summer hours crafting! Until next time, thanks for looking!