Rhinestone T time!

Oh boy, did I have fun yesterday making some rhinestone T's for my daughter! 
For this one I used the thin paths feature in Make-the-Cut to thin my alphabet, then I used the rhinestone feature to make all the little circles. 

Last year she was a bumble bee so I made her a bumble bee T, this year a butterfly, so I made a butterfly T for her to wear!  Look at all the bling!  This one and the rest were done with files I downloaded for Silhouette Studio.

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Spidey layout with Chomas Creations engraving tip for the Silhouette

More Halloween pages!  Got to get last years done before this Halloween rolls around hehe!
My son is in LOVE with Spiderman, so he knew that is what he had to be for Halloween!  And being he was Spidey, I wanted a Halloween page with spiderwebs and spiders!  Being I used the Cameo, I got to make a full 12x12 sheet of background paper!   I used the Chomas Creations engraving tip for the Silhouette to etch these spiderwebs into Core'dinations cardstock.  They were the free download for the week with Studio.  The engraving tip is available for pre-order in the Chomas Creation's store now!

The title was done with the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder for the Silhouette.  I then cut around it with the blade, that new click blade in the Cameo is AMAZING!  If you are just keeping your Silhouette or Silhouette SD and want better cutting, it will fit in those machines to.

And here is my little web slinger!

Don't forget to use the coupon code 10fall to save 10% off at checkout in the Chomas Creations store!

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Beary cute layout with Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder

My daughter had her eyes on this bear for a long time, but being it is HUGE, I refused to get it for her, thinking of how many stuffed animals we have in our house.  Well along comes Auntie Kristie, and all bets are off!  She had to get this for her birthday, and now the HUGE bear resides in our house!
Don't forget there is a sale going on in the Chomas Creations store when you enter the coupon code 10fall at checkout!
I used the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder & pink glitter gel pen to draw all the bears on the background paper with the Cricut & Create A Critter.  You can get the file for this page here... beary cute

Being my title letters are small and would be hard to cut and adhere, I instead drew them with the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder!

I also used the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder to draw the journaling lines to write my journaling on.  You can see how to do this here... journaling tutorial

Here is my completed page, along with the HUGE bear!

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Hey new Cameo users!!! Great news!

Great news!  All of the Chomas Creations goodies for the Silhouette work with the Cameo!  So if you already own a Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder, mini Sharpie holder, embossing kit or engraving tip for the Silhouette, you can use them!  And if you are new to the Cameo and want to invest in these puppies, GO FOR IT!  They work, wahoooo!
And now is a great time because if you use the coupon code 10fall you can save 10% off your entire purchase in the Chomas Creations store!!! 
Here is a picture of the Chomas Creaitons mini gel pen holder in the new Cameo hard at work!!

And here is how beautiful it draws!  Look at that, 12x12 background paper!

Here is a picture of the Chomas Creations engraving tip on Core'dinations cardstock, again a 12x12 background.

Here is the Chomas Creations embossing kit at work on Ten Seconds Studio metal sheets!

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Canvas portraits by Easy Canvas Prints

I have a post that is a bit different for you today!  I was contacted by Easy Canvas Prints where they can turn your Photos to Canvas to try out there service.  I don't know if any of you know this, but I am a photographer (in my spare time hehe) and I just did my daughter's senior pictures, so this could not have come at a better time! 
I decided to do a 12x18 canvas.  Easy Canvas Prints was super easy to navigate, and if I could have figured out which picture to choose (I had a lot of favorites, hehe) it would have gone even quicker!  I chose to do the wrap around in 3/4 inch, and to do the image wrap, which is just the same as my image wrapped around the sides (this means you do have to have enough space around your main subject so you don't cut any part of them off).  Here is a picture up close of the image wrapped around so you can get an idea of what I'm talking about.

You can also choose to mirror your print if you don't have enough room around your subject, or add a color around the oustide instead.  The process took maybe 10 minutes start to finish so for sure it was an easy canvas print. 

I edit my photos ahead of time, but you can use their site to edit, and even zoom in on your photo and move it around.  You can also choose to change your photo to black and white, and even have them do minor retouching for you!

Easy Canvas Prints also has a facebook page and if you go there and like them you can get 50% off your next order and get free shipping!  SCORE!!

I was also amazed at how well my canvas print was packaged!  There was a lot of extra room around it for shipping so it arrived safe with no dinged up corners.

All in all I'm very impressed!  I'm going to have to go back and get some of the rest of my kidlets and do a collage on my wall!  This was a great start though! 

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Enjoy every moment with Chomas Creations engraving tip for the SIlhouette

Did you know there is now a pre-order going on for the Chomas Creations engraving tip for the Silhouette?  You can read more about that here... Silhouette engraving tip
Here is a page I did using the Chomas Creations engraving tip for the Silhouette with Core'dinations cardstock on the bottom half.

Using the exact same file I used the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder for the Silhouette to draw the top half of this layout.

I also used the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder to draw the lines for this journaling circle.  You can get the free file for that here... journaling Silhouette

Here is the finished layout!  It is my oldest daughter's senior year of high school, so these are some words of advice I had for her!

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Pre-orders for Chomas Creations engraving tip for the Silhouette

You've requested it, so here it is!  I'm now taking pre-orders for the Chomas Creations engraving tip for the Silhouette, Cameo or Wishblade!  Just think, anything you would normally cut with the Silhouette, you can now engrave, or etch instead!  The tip of the engraving tip is made of carbide, a VERY hard metal, and it lasts forever! 
Engrave or etch on surfaces such as acrylic, metal sheets, plastic, clear cardstock, and my favorite, Core'dinations cardstock!
And the best part?  All made in the USA! 
The pre-order price for the Chomas Creations engraving tip is $27.    These will ship on or before November 4th, 2011.  Keep in mind if you order it with another product, they will ship at the same time.  You can pre-order in the Chomas Creations store here... engraving tip for the Silhouette

Here is the Chomas Creations engraving on a Ten Seconds Studio metal sheet in the Silhouette machine, notice it just goes in place of your blade holder...

And here it is on Core'dinations cardstock...

And here it is on a vellum sheet, click on the image to view it better...

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7 year anniversary with Chomas Creations engraving tip

Kristen from Zoey & the furballs shared this AWESOME frame she made for her 7th anniversary with me, and I thought it was soooo cool I wanted you all to see it!  She used the Chomas Creations engraving tip on Core'dinations cardstock to engrave, or etch, the 7's on the background paper.  If you have been around my blog long you know how much I love engraving on the Core'dinations cardstock and the effect it gives!
You can get lots more details on Kristen's blog... Zoey & the furballs

Thanks so much for sharing Kristen!!!

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Custom made frames added to my store!

So I've been making frames for weeks now for a craft show I was doing, and the show was a bust!  I don't know if it was the weather, the time of year, or the area I'm in, but it was a super slow show.  So I'm adding the frames to my store and you have a chance to get a custom made Chomas Creations frame!  All made with love by me hehe!! 
Also use the coupon code 10fall to save 10% off your total order in the Chomas Creations store at checkout!  Watch for more frames to be added daily!

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Kalahari layout with Chomas Creations engraving tip

Last year for my mom's 60th birthday all of her kids, spouses and their kids took her to the Kalahari in Ohio to celebrate!  We had an AMAZING time!  I highly recommend it there, tons of fun things to do!
I used the Chomas Creations engraving tip with MTC and Core'dinations cardstock to make the title and leaves on this page.  You use the engraving tip with a regular Cricut mat, I like to use a multi cut of 2, and then give my designs a light sanding.

I also used the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder with MTC to add journaling lines right on my page!  I actually did it when the pictures and ribbon and paper were already on my page as a last minute thing!  It worked awesome, and I'll be trying it again!  And look how much easier it is to keep everything in line!  Lots of room for journaling! 

I made this a 2 page layout as I had a ton of pictures I needed to add! 

Don't forget to use the coupon code pink10 to save 10% off your entire order in the Chomas Creations store!  Offer ends 10-16!

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