Blog Break While I Work on Getting Better...

Hello my crafty friends!

I just wanted to let you all know that I am currently taking a little down time to sort through some things & get better.

I recently had surgery and while I got some good results like NO CANCER,  I do have another health issue to contend with and take care of.

So while I am doing that I am taking a little bit of a break from blogging.

Please know I will come back & resume my usual line up of postings so check back. I hope to be back by August.

I appreciate your support very much and really want to continue having this blog.

I just want to get better first!

Thanks so much to all of you!

Sweet summer greetings!

FABULOUS FRIDAY FIND- Tim Holtz Clean Up Cloth

Hello crafty bloggers! Thanks for stopping in for today's find.
It's the awesome CLEAN UP CLOTH from totally terrific Tim Holtz.

It's a white ,100% Cotton, flour sack towel which is 29 inches x 28 inches.
 It provides quick clean up & absorbs your liquids from your craft sheet in a snap! 

Tim Holtz used this in his Creative Chemistry 101 online course!

This towel is a great, washable, handy dandy asset to your distress workshop!  The more you use it and wash it, the better!

I have seen it online for $2.49 @ Simon Says Stamp.
If you like to get inky, you should totally have one of these.

Happy Friday Everyone!!!

 

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

TOOL TIME TUESDAY- LePen

Happy Tuesday!

Today's tool is the LePen technical drawing pen by Marvy uchida.

These gorgeous, streamlined pens are sleek and come in seven point sizes. From .03, .05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8,  to brush tip.
They are acid free and have pigment ink inside. They are great for lettering, doodling, cartooning, fine detailed drawing & many other applications.
You can use these to write directly on your photos & scrapbook pages. That renders these fine pens as a must have for those of us who archive, memory keep & chronicle.
They offer a variety colors to chose from.
The price varies depending on the point of the pen you purchase & of course if you buy a single pen or as a set.

Often times we may not think of our inks, pens, markers and such as tools but they are and having ones that help fulfill our creative vision are essential.

You can't go wrong with Marvy Uchida products. They have been in the industry for quite a while and carry terrific products.

All the best & crafty goodness, 

Sonia

CRAFTING TIP OF THE WEEK #146 Acrylic is Idealic!

Hello Crafty Bloggers!
Today's tip offers a way to help you store your acrylic stamps.

If you like using the empty CD or DVD case method you may like this idea too.
I use the CD case method myself but one day I ran out of them & had my mind set to find a way to store my newest acrylic stamps. It  was too late for me to get out to buy some & I was too impatient to wait. So...
I racked my brain thinking of a possible temporary solution that would be comparable to the CD method, compact & simple.

Guess what? I found a way.

I had some mini acrylic albums handy & so I thought I would give them a try.

I was able to store my stamps on them perfectly. One thing that I figured I wouldn't do though was store any on the front cover because I did not want them to be coaxed off when handling or storing the stamps.

I used the accompanying sheet which shows the name of the stamp set & has all the images printed on them as my cover. I adhered it on with removable adhesive.
I skipped a page so that my stamps would not want to stick to each other.
I only needed the equivalent of 2 pages. One acrylic mini album came with 6 individual pages (acrylic sheets).
I am not sure if I am going to leave them this way since I do like everything to be uniformed & orderly, (can we say OCD?)  but I do like that the system works and it is orderly.
I have a little binder ring keeping them together but quite honestly I could probably store the set standing upright in a box & use index labels & it would be perfectly fine. Regardless, this is a method that works, looks neat, takes up a small footprint of space and is adaptable to craft spaces of all kinds.

So if you are in a pinch or just looking for a new way to store your acrylic stamps maybe this will work for you.
I was looking for my camera to take a picture but it's in Canada...go figure.
I have been looking for that thing for a few days now. My cousin called to let me know that I left it @ her house during my recent visit. 
I hope you can picture in your head.
    
Hope this was insightful.
Have a great week everyone.

FABULOUS FRIDAY FIND-SCAN DIGITAL.COM

Hey There! Thanks for tuning in for today's find.

I chose the website: scandigital.com as today's find because it offers a plethora of incredible services to help you with your archival needs.

They provide photo, album, slide & negative scanning services. They also provide conversion services where they can digitize your projection slides from back in the day. They also do film & video transfers as well.

If anyone out there needs this service, this website is the place for you.

Their website has much more detailed information and if you need to speak with someone they provide telephone consultations or you can contact them by e-mail.
Their pricing is listed on the website as well & I must say I was pleasantly surprised at how reasonable it was.

As crafters, scrapbookers, memory keepers and picture takers I thought a site like this one was a wonderful resource.

Imagine the possibilities.
You can get them to convert those old 8mm slides into a cd that you can in turn play @ your daughter's bridal shower or you can get those old photos of your ancestors & create a family cd to gift for a family reunion. I mean the ideas & possibilities with the use of the services they provide are many.
Check them out & tell me what you think.
Have a lovely weekend!

TOOL TIME TUESDAY- 100 Shaped Cards CD

Hi Bloggers!

Today's tool is brought to you by Hot Off the Press & it is their 100 Shaped Cards CD.

 
This CD is packed with lovely art work for cards that are simple to make with full instructions and a tutorial included. You can personalize the cards with the included art. Many have a "Made by me" tag to sign and place on the back of you card. Themes include birthday, Easter, Halloween, Mother's & Father's Days, Christmas, thank you, new baby, Valentine's, get well, love, Thanksgiving, hello, New Year, St. Patrick's Day and more!

You simply glue the art to a blank card, cut out and embellish. It's that simple but the looks are fabulous! Plus the card insides are part of the art. Print as often as you like, as much as you like. Most cards are 5"x6 1/2" in size.

 The average price for this CD was $14.99 USD. You can purchase it online via Paper wishes.com or through HSN.com.
This is certainly a useful tool worth the investment. When you consider that one specialized card can cost upwards of $5 this will pay for itself after a few uses.