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Friday, September 10, 2010

Made in USA with Chomas Creations embossing/scoring kit

Well now, here we go! My very first ever blog hop! Hope you enjoyed your visit with Sarah Pink Cricut I'm so excited! I hope you are all loving what you see! It felt good to do a layout about what our family values most, especially on this occasion.
So want to know one of the most important things to me & my husband, something so important we are teaching it to our kids? Made in USA. Speaking of Made in USA, did you know that our mini gel pen, mini Sharpie, & micro Sharpie holders as well as our embossing kits are all Made in USA? Not only that, we are a small family business & some nights you will find our whole family around the table cleaning and assembling parts! Even my 2 littlest ones join in & help how they can.

So I made a layout about just how important Made in USA is to my family. This is a photo of us all on 4th of July in our 4th of July T's, ready to celebrate!
I wanted to try something different with the metal sheets, so I embossed my silver Ten Second Studios metal sheet with the Chomas Creations embossing kit, then without removing my mat, I took out the embosser & added the Chomas Creations mini Sharpie holder! I then repeated the same design, with the Sharpie filling in the grooves! I think it turned out so cool! Key is to make sure your metal sheet is smoothed down very well, because sometimes with the embossing, areas start to raise a bit. That way the mini Sharpie won't write on the design where it isn't supposed to. That is what I did to my title & the star embellie.


For my flag, in Design Studio using Graphically Speaking, I added the little stars to the center of the flag. I added my metal sheet, colored side down to my embossing mat, & embossed my image. I then used a paper stump to make my stars POP! I then sanded off the raised image. I did the same thing for the flag part of my image.

My fav kind of tape to use to attach metal is the Terrifically Tacky Tape, once it is stuck down there is no removing it! Here is the finished page, and if you would like to read the journaling I will add it to the end of this post.


**CLOSED** Winner annnounced!
Now for my very first blog hop ever, I thought how about a sale on everything & a cool Made in USA prize? I'm sending out a mini gel pen holder & set of mini gel pens to one lucky hopper! Just leave a comment after this post and I will pick a random winner Sunday night, 9 pm'ish, unless I'm running late! Feel free to become a follower of my blog, I am always adding new ideas for using the Chomas Creations products.
For a super sale, this weekend only you can get a mini gel pen holder & a set of 10 pens for just $27.50! This price includes shipping! If you would like all 20 colors of the new mini gel pens, the price is $32.50, also includes shipping!
Also if you order a micro Sharpie this weekend, I will throw in a black micro Sharpie marker to get you started for FREE!
Don't worry, if you want to order this weekend, & you end up being the lucky winner, I will refund the purchase price of the holder & a set of pens!
Rules are simple, only 1 entry per person, and you MUST leave me some sort of contact info! I will post the winner on my blog & you will have 2 weeks to claim your prize.
I also have another giveaway celebrating the fact that Memory Miser picked up the entire Chomas Creations line to sell, WOOHOO! You can enter for that one here... Memory Miser giveaway


Now are you ready for the next stop on the hop? You are now off to Dawn's Addiction for more cute ideas!
Here is a list of everyone on the 9-11 blog hop...
Pink Cricut
Amy Chomas
Dawn's Addiction
Yellow Bird Creations
Scrappin Navy Wife
Janjas Blog
DSJM Designs
Creations by Christie
Jenny K Scrappin Addict
Mc2Productions
Our sponsor for the hop is Craft E Corner and they will be donating a Cricut A-Z DVD for one lucky hopper! There is also a discount code that you can find on Pink Cricut's blog!

And in case you would like to see the journaling from my page here it is!
Such an important symbol to our family, those 3 words... made in USA. From our cars, to our living room & dining room furniture, to the pencils we buy the kids for school, we take pride in buying everything we can with those 3 words. Now we've started our own family business, keeping everything we can in the USA. In fact Grandpa Al manufacturers all of our parts in his pull barn. This whole business has had a trickledown effect, helping other small businesses in our area, and in the USA. We make sure to stress to our children just how important those words are, & hope they keep the same values of their parents. After all, they were made in USA as well! July 4th, 2010

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mmwilken said...

Great job!! Love how everyone is remembering 9/11 today. Thanks for being apart of the blog today

Evelyn said...

Love your layout. The embossing looks great. Definetely becoming a follower of your website.

Joanna said...

I just loooove the way this embosses! YOu are very talented! Thanks for the chance to win!

Joanna said...
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Madison said...

Love the embossing. It is really cool. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for doing the hop today! My brother is in the NAVY.
~Madison www.funkycards.blogspot.com

Lisa Rhodes Lamer said...

very cute thanks for sharing!

**Treefrog** said...

That is so great that you are keeping business here! I live in a very small town and alot of the businesses have went over seas and LOTS of people are out of work. That is why the US is having the problems we have now, ANYWAY thanks and love your products and your layout, been a follower for awhile and have fun with the blog hop, looks like your doing GREAT! TFS
Theresa http://binkyblossoms.blogspot.com/
mccadesmom at gmail dot com

Vicki said...

Amazing project. TFS


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Anonymous said...

I am new to embossing and love the ideas you have here.

bginga@bellsouth.net

Cheryl Gaffney said...

Love it!! :) Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win!

Cheryl @ CardsbyCG.blogspot.com

Shawna Magrum Pederson said...

Love the embossing and the chance to win an embossing tool of my own ;)
Shawna
craftsp at comcast dot net

Raven B said...

WOW this is amazing. I love the details and the coloring. Great new idea.
Hugs,
Raven
thatsmerb at gmail dot com

Theresa said...

I love blog hops because they introduce me to great new blogs. I really like your LO, especially the embossing.
Theresa
firelass51@aol.com

BuzzyBeeCottage said...

Love your LO. The embossing is awesome.

Kristine said...

Your embossing is great! Love the look!

krissaxt at yahoo dot com

Laurieinaz said...

Wow, Amy, those are awesome. Really, really nice work.

Sandy said...

Wonderful flag, Amy! Great layout - and I, too, love Made in the USA! I'd love to win the gel pen holder for sure.

Kimi said...

Love your project!! So different then anything else I've seen! Favorited your blog so I can come back and check everything out!! :)

kmbrlysue22@yahoo.com

Ladybugz Creations said...

Iloveyour embossing. very neat

Suzy Nurmainy said...

Love the embossing! the flag and the stars are awesome!!! Glad I did the blog hop, TFS :)
nsuzy at comcast dot net

Unknown said...

What a great layout, I love the embossing. Thanks for sharing.

Scrappin' Sista said...

Awesome projects. I can't wait to experiment. TFS.

Christel
www.onescrappinsista.blogspot.com

Heather said...

Love the embossing!

SherriC. said...

Oh My Amy this LO is AMAZING, I love the flag......I must get the embossing kit........
brodiec88 at hotmail dot com

Kathy said...

Love the embossing on metal!

kmgillon@yahoo.com

Java Jen's Creations said...

Wow! So many awesome creations on your blog! I am now a follower! Thanks for the chance to win!!


javajen1 at hotmail dot com

Tazzee said...

Love the embossing! Looks great thanks so much for the ideas.

TracyM #6773 said...

Fabulous page Amy - love your metal embossing :)
Thank you for being part of the 9/11 Blog Hop and for the chance to win!!!

Hammy Crew said...

What an incredible page!!! I need to buy some metal because it looks amazing :)
Thanks for all your hard work! And your give away

crazyaboutcricut said...

WOOOOOOOW, that looks amazing! I totally love that look!! Thanks so much for showing this :)

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crazyaboutcricut@hotmail.com

Donna said...

Love the blog hop, it is so fun to find new blogs to stalk LOL I Love how you embossed the metal. Going to have to try this for sure!

tiffany said...

fabulous ideas, and sharpies are my fav tools!

Jodie R said...

Amy, Your LO is awesome! Yhank you so much for the reminder too!

Anonymous said...

I love your blog and can't wait to try the gel pen holder! Thanks for being so creative and sharing with us!
Krista Haws

Hawks Nest Hobbies said...

I am enjoying the embossing projects I've seen today. I like how you added the colors to the flag.
Thank you for creating a beautiful card for a very special day.
Debbie H.

Lori said...

Love the layout Amy!

Lori
thepaisleyturtle@gmail.om
thepaisleyturtle.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your first blog hop...Thank you so much for the chance to win... I love your creations...The embossing is amazing...
Celeste
tbabutterfly@gmail.com

Unknown said...

these are awesome! I love the embossing and drawing!!

Deb said...

I so look forward to seeing your newest layouts, Amy! The things you've done especially with the embossing set have given me so many wonderful ideas for layouts and cards. I'm asking for that set for my birthday and now it's on sale, it's the perfect time for my husband to get it for me!

Anonymous said...

Nice LO Amy, what a beauitful family you have. The embossing on the Lo pieces certainly make them pop. Thank you for sharing your time, talent and generosity.
Cathy S
seashore@telus.net

Unknown said...

I totally love your project!
beejee77@comcast.net

Liz said...

this is fabulous

scrapaholicjen said...

I love the embossing on metal - it looks fabulous! Thanks for sharing your idea!
qtme2003 at yahoo dot ca

~*Jen*~ said...

Great job!! The metal looks so good with your layout!
alaska.girl.24@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

I am so excited about trying out the embossing after seeing what you have done with it.

Way cool, especially with the gel pen added in

LindaL memorycreators@yahoo.com

Wendy aka Bling Queen said...

This looks really cool. I will have to try it. thanks

hkatmom said...

I love the embossing!!!

Anonymous said...

I love your blog! your pages are so beautiful and creative! thanks for sharing them =)

erindavis_23@hotmail.com

Barbara said...

What a gorgeous page, thanks for sharing all of your techniques. I need to use metal more often.

kellmg said...

Great Lay out!! Love the metal!! Thanks for sharing!!
Kellie
kel_l_mg@yahoo.com

ScrappyJess said...

That art metal is so very cool!

RobinDiane Creates said...

Love the embossing on the metal. awesome layout! Thanks for sharing.

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MeganLynn said...

I love the embossing details, thanks for sharing all your creations im new to your blog and just love your stuff!!
Megan
MLynn2@gmail.com

Deb with Dogs said...

Absolutely love your embossing work, plus it shows us what your product is all about. GREAT JOB and good luck with your great new product.

Unknown said...

I just love the embossing! I really need to order one of those!

Unknown said...

Super Cute Idea! Thanks for the chance to win! I LOVE the flag!!!

Anonymous said...

I just realized that Cricut products are Made in China...

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