Playing with Long Forgotten Punchers

Eeeeewwwwww filled with dusts, so sad :(  Last 11 April, after reading one of the wishes of a fellow crafter in our RAK group, she mentioned that she wants cute embellishments.  As far as I know I already packed and sent the package but to date she hasn't received it yet.  Hopefully tomorrow or at least early next week she has it.

I know I'm a bad crafter coz I buy a LOT of tools and materials but it takes years before I think of using it.  It's a sickness that I'm doing my best to overcome BUt I know I'm not the only one, right?

Here are the cuties I punched and crossing my fingers she will appreciate the effort if not the items itself.

Looking at all my punchers, I noticed that ( aside from the accumulated dusts) my MS punchers ... most of them turned yellowish.  I hang all of it on a rod as well as my Stampin' UP and other brands but all my EK Success punchers are in a drawer.  I think I should keep them in one of my drawers.  Oh well, that's another story.

until then....

Easter Candies All Set!

I have no idea if there will be kids knocking on every door in our area for candies tomorrow, Maundy Thursday.  Year after year I just prepare some coz I learned my lesson well.  I used to prepare A LOT but some years no one came and in some years there were a lot all dressed in Swedish traditional Easter costumes =)  Well, my son would be happy to have all the goodies if no ones comes hehehehe.

One thing we are so sure of is that all our staff will be getting Easter eggs from us and my son worked hard for making sure everyone gets equal amount of goodies.  After he sorted and packed, I tied each with a ribbon.  The cards are still in the process so I guess this night will be a long one for me.  It's OK coz I get to play with my Cricut once again.

My son reminding me that HE WILL GET all the excess!

There he is packing the sorted goodies in eggs =)

The candies all set!!!  Oh the one with extra pack of candy is for our sweet staff who is allergic to eggs and milk.  I have one pack that she can enjoy coz I'm sure not all the candies inside the egg is good for her.  Now, the candies in plastics are for kids who might knock at our door tomorrow =)

Have a blessed Easter!

 

Brother ScanNCut CM600 Images/Patterns

Ever wondered what images/patterns you will get or should I say built-in your machine?  I did!!!!!  I searched and searched for internet at least a glimpse of the images/patterns before I buy BUT to no avail.  I just took the risk of buying the unit.  All I know is that CM300 model means 300 built-in images and since I bought the CM600 en toto I got 600 images/patterns.  I believe that's enough for me since I have tons of images that I can scan and cut using this machine PLUS in the very near future all users will get free images from the Brother website ... if I'm not mistaken.  Also, I have 120 Cricut Cartridges  to date so definitely I will still use my Cricut Expressions from time to time.  Wondering what I will do with my Silhouette?  I use it for my PC fonts and dingbats.

Heniweys, as I have promised from my yesterday posts with regards to The ScanNCut machine, here are the images/patterns included at the CM600 model:

 

 

So there you go =)

Have a great week-end!

Brother ScanNCut Has Arrived (Unboxing)

Finally, finally, finally my Brother ScanNCut has arrived yesterday morning after 10 days of waiting game.  Are you interested to buy one?  The model I bought is CM600 and I bought it at Create and Craft TV which is based in UK.  There is CM800 in Denmark but sending it here costs a lot as compared to Create and Craft TV for only 9.90pounds.

Can you believe I haven't tried it?  In fact, when it arrived I just unboxed it and opted to do gardening instead.  Hubby found bunches of spring flowers at the front yard and since it's my free day I removed all the unwanted grass and dead leaves so new flowers may sprout freely.  After 2 hours of gardening I had to stop coz my body ached pretty bad especially my back.  The backyard needs TLS, too, but will do that when the weather get better.

Anyway, maybe you are wondering what you're gonna get if in case you buy the machine ... so let's unbox it!

First, the box came with slight damages and my first reaction was "OMG!!!!!  I hope the machine is fine and undamaged."

I'm so surprised that the item is so light to the point that I wondered if there is a machines inside.  Upon opening the box I felt relieved because no damages insid.

Get the main box out of the postal box and you will see the Brother SanNCut Project and Idea Book.  Lots of great idea and it's tutorial in the said book plus the complete checklist of what's included inside the box so don't forget to check it twice.

Once you really open the main box inside you will see immediately 2 sheets of cutting mat.  One mat is low tack adhesive mat and the other is the standard mat both in 12 x 12 inches.  Note:  One of the mats (standard mat) if you flip it over you will see your Iron-on fabric applique contact sheet.  I still need to explore this further coz I have no idea about appliques =)  Sorry I forgot to take a picture of the said sheet.  It's smaller than the cutting mats.

After the mats just on top is the high tack adhesive fabric support sheet which once again I have to explore this further by playing with the machine itself. 

The fabric support sheet is on top of an a4 box so let's open that small box first:  You will find
these items:

It contains a white pouch and inside that pouch are your spatula, touch pen, deep cut blade/holder, and the standard cut blade/holder.

 Aside from that you will find the Operating Manual in CD form, Quick Reference Guide, ScanNCut Canvas info, List with details of the accessory,  the product safety guide written in different languages, a warranty card.   OOOpppsss there it is - the fabric applique sheet beside the CD Operating Manual!

 

You will also get the Basic Quilting Guide and I find it very useful especially for those who haven't tried quilting or sewing =)   And of course the booklet of all the images built-in the machine.  Patterns/images varies depending on the model you will buy or bought.

Note:  The above booklets I will show details on my next post so hang on =)

Now, let's check the baby!!!!  there she is nicely and safely packed =)

She's a real beauty.  I haven't removed the seal so naturally i haven't tried the machine yet.  Hopefully this week-end =)

Happy week-end everyone!

Eeekkkk I almost forgot - yes AC Adapter and a power cord are included, too =)

My Lost and Found FiloFax

During my Advertising days in the Philippines, I always have my Filofax with me.  It was given by one of my first cousins (father side) when I was just 28 years old.  For years I have been wondering where in the world did I put it.  Deep in my heart I know I brought it here with me in Sweden when I migrated but tried to look for it in all those boxes several times but to no avail. Well, luck came last Saturday evening while I was thinking of my hubby who was in Stockholm for 2nights and 3 days. 

My poor over-used Filofax is really old but I know with TLC I will be able to do something about it which by the way I haven't decided yet.  I feel that I have to do something about the over-all look of it and either I will cut some beautiful cardstocks or maybe buy fillers if it's on sale.  Will I transform it into my blog planner?  Hhhmmm but I already have one using right now.  Oh maybe a handy art journal or maybe a diary.  Hhhmmm but I don't do diary coz I have a Project Life planner.  I know there are lots of things to do with Filofax but I just need a little time on deciding what exactly will I do with it.  All I know is that I'm so happy to finally found my Filofax after 18 years!

 What do you use Filoax for?  Any suggestions?

Impulse Buying to Cure the Blues

With so much going on in my craft zones I totally forgot that I've got 3 NEW Cricut Cartridges which I got last 23rd of January this year.  The truth is it was a snowy day and I'm all alone at home feeling blue and buying something normally makes my mood glad and such gladness would last the whole day feeling the excitement as to when the package will arrive.  Well, I'm glad I did buy it out of impulse coz looking at the cuts one can make is really awesome.  I even had no idea that new cartridges being sold does not have the overlay and having said that one has to buy a separate Universal Overlay.  Whew!  I actually bought it,too, because it was on sale - practically paying nothing at all and thinking that maybe someday I need it.  Little did I know that I really need it to use my new bought cartridges.

Small Talk Frames & Tags is actually my favorite now that I have scrutinized every page in the booklet.  It is just so perfect for my Project Life.  The question is will I not be lazy to make some cuts soon?, haist!  I'm not really lazy - it's just that so much going on in my life that I tend to do easier craft tasks with my limited free time.  Yeah, I have to dwell on making cuts from this cartridge for one day sooner or later coz the images are truly perfect for Project Life.



Edge To Edge -  it's very inspiring to cut my own stencils using this cartridge.  Each cut is truly unique in it's own way.  Well, the same way with my Paper Lace 1 and 2 cartridges I can cut stencils but in edge to edge the images I see are truly different.

 
When I Was a Kid Cricut Circle Membership - I bought it because it's been 4 years now that I don't do scrapbooking.  Bad, right?  I'm just tired everyday that conceptualizing my layout I end up falling asleep.  So, maybe just maybe with this cartridge scrapbooking part of my son's childhood years will help me.    Oh my I didn't even know that there are 2 kinds of this cart :  the Cricut Circle Membership and Cricut® Everyday Cartridge, When I Was a Kid.  The one I bought states that Digital Version included and Cricut Membership logo.  Hhhmmm so does it mean my cart has more cuts than the other kind?  I don't know - I have to find that out one of these days.


So there you go!  What winter blues can do to me!!!!

Closer View : Project Life Wellington Edition of Childhood Mini Kit

As promised here I am again to show you another Project Life Childhood Mini Kit: Wellington Edition.  If you are interested to know what's in the Childhood Mini Kit:  Bridgeport Edition, go check out my post yesterday =)

Let me show you the Wellington Edition:

When you buy the above kit, aside from a very compact packaging, Becky Higgins herself has a note card explaining Project Life and at the back you will read how many pieces of journal cards in the box.  For this kit you will get:

10pcs  4 x 6 Title Cards ( Horizontal and vertical Use)
10pcs  4 x 6  Journaling Cards
40pcs  3 x 4 Prompt Cards 
40pcs  3 x 4 Journaling Cards

All 100 cards are double sided so you just have to choose which side you want to use for your layout.

 10 pcs 4 x 6 Title cards :  horizontal and vertical use

 4 x 6 Journal cards :  horizontal and vertical use  Note:  you'll get 2pcs of each card

3 x 4 Prompt Cards and the other side is for journaling - your choice.  You get 2 pcs of each card.

3 x 4 journal cards vertical and horizontal use

3 x 4 journal cards vertical and horizontal use

There you have it =)

Tomorrow I will show one of the Core Kits.  See yah!

Closer View : Project Life Childhood Mini Kit (Bridgeport Edition)

As I have mentioned in my previous post, I'm here to actually show you what you'll get when you buy the Childhood Mini Kit:  Bridgeport Edition.  You see, before I finally decided on buying Becky Higgins Project Life Kits, I did my best to browse and see what I am actually getting but then I didn't find any.  yes, there are video clips showing their kits but not on a deeper scale.

Here goes .....  When you buy the above kit, aside from a very compact packaging, Becky Higgins herself has a note card explaining Project Life and at the back you will read how many pieces of journal cards in the box.  For this kit you will get:

10pcs  4 x 6 Title Cards ( Horizontal and vertical Use)
10pcs  4 x 6  Journaling Cards
40pcs  3 x 4 Prompt Cards 
40pcs  3 x 4 Journaling Cards

All 100 cards are double sided so you just have to choose which side you want to use for your layout.


Now let's see the designs showing both sides per batch:

10 pcs 4 x 6 Title cards :  horizontal and vertical use 

4 x 6 Journal cards :  horizontal and vertical use  Note:  you'll get 2pcs of each card

3 x 4 journal cards vertical and horizontal use

3 x 4 journal cards vertical and horizontal use

I forgot about this, sorry.   Also 3 x 4 cards =)

3 x 4 Prompt Cards and the other side is for journaling - your choice.  You get 2 pcs of each card.

3 x 4 Filler Cards or a Journal card - your choice.  You get 2 pcs of each card.

So there you have it!  Take a look and maybe it will help you decide if it is the right kit you need =)

Tomorrow I will show another kit, promise!