Zebra card with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

Well it was time to experiment with the Zing again as I got some extra mats!  I added one of the Chomas Creations embossing mats to a Zing mat so I could work with some embossing!  My first experiment was on Core'dinations cardstock.  This cardstock has a color on one side and either black, brown or kraft on another.  So when you emboss on the white side of the one I chose, the black side is raised, and when you sand the white shows through.  I used a stylus in the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder and set the force of the Zing to 160 and used a multi cut of 2.

When you sand the raised image this is what you get!  I have the zebra print for MTC for share here... zebra print

I added the thanks to the front of the card and it is done!

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Ouch with Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

My son Jack had a little run in with a tree on his bike (thank goodness for helmets!!!) and ended up with quite a bit of road rash!  This whole page is a bit of a scrap lift (something easy to do when you are in a rut!)  Someone else had stamped the thought bubbles, but I thought I would just cut them out instead.  I used the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder in the Zing with a Zig Ball pen.

I drew the "ouch" pattern and the title on a 12x12 sheet of kraft cardstock with MTC.  I have the file for share here for this page... ouch  The font is a Lettering Delights thin font called Typewriter.

I wanted to layer this page, and thought it would be a lot easier to use the negative space instead of all the thought bubbles to the page.  But of course I couldn't throw out all the thought bubbles, so I added journaling lines to them with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder and a Pilot Precise V5 and can use them on another page!

I added some clouds to the top of the page, and used the same cloud pattern to add to the tree. 

Here is the completed page with my boo boo boy! 

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Taylor with Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

Look what made its way into my life this last week... It is a Zing!  Sandy of  I love KNK figured I needed one becaues she wants to see what I can do with it!  I have been playing with it with some of the Chomas Creations tools, and can I just say, WOW THAT IS SOME POWER!  First I tried it out on a metal 12x12 sheet I had big plans for with the Chomas Creations engraving tip, and this is what I got with it in the Zing!

I used these settings in the Zing:  force 160  speed 10 and multi-cut of 3-5 (didn't make enough of a difference to do 3, 4 or 5 so I will just stick with 3 next time)

Then I wanted to see what it would do on acrylic!  The settings are as listed.  The same meal sheet is behind the acrylic so that I could get a picture of it.

Of course I also had to test out the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder!  I did try one of the Papermate Flair pens in the Zing without a holder and as you can see it just can't get a good grip on the marker, it could wobble back and forth.  I'm using Sandy' suggestion of the 25 post it notes in a stack to measure the height of the marker here.

So I used the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder in the Zing for more support and it left no room for wobble! 

This is a harlequin pattern I made quite awhile ago for MTC.  You can get the file here...  harlequin background  I used the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder with the Papermate Flair pen.  I used a force of 10 and a speed of 10 on the Zing.  After I drew the pattern I used the Copic markers in just a few of the diamond shapes to color them in.

The title was also cut with the Zing.  Smooth like butta!  (that is like butter hehe!)

I kept this page simple and just added some ribbon and a senior picture of my beautiful daughter!

There are so many different kinds of pens you can fit in the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder for the Zing (this will center the pens in the holder).  Think glue pens and ball point pens and most gel pens, oh my!

Here is a Sakura Glaze gel pen in the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder drawing with the Zing.

And if it doesn't fit in the adjustable pen holder there is always the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder!  It holds up to 1/2 inch in diameter and will give all markers the support you need!

Here is the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder with an ultra fine point Pilot Precise V5 (you can see how smooth it drew the design, and super thin to!)

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Chomas Creations holders and the Zing!

I often get asked if Zing users can use the Chomas Creations adjustable holders for the Silhouette Cameo and the answer is YES!  Great news as the adjustable holders can use such a wide variety of pens and markers.  I want to thank Jeannie of Nonna's Scraps for taking these pics for me and doing this post on her blog for all of you!  Single line fonts, KNK Zing and Amy Chomas---Oh My! Jeannie also has a video on how she centers the pens in the adjustable holder.
This is the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder in the Zing with a full length gel pen.

Now Jeannie says this is the "o-ring" test and that you Zing users know what this means!

And here is the pretty card that Jeannie made with the new Lettering Delights fancy flourishes, the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder and a glitter gel pen.

Now keep in mind if the adjustable pen holder works in the Zing, so will the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder!  The Chomas Creations adjustable holders will also work in the KNK Maxx, Groove, Groove-e and Eagle models.

 

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