I love you layout with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

I was playing around with the Sakura Souffle gel pens on black cardstock trying to get a chalkboard look and wanted to do something with the "I love you" goodie that I made.  If you want to get the fonts I used on this page, they are here... chalkboard fonts
Again I will say you need to use a slow speed (1) and a low thickness (1) with these pens as they are really juicy!  I used them in the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder to draw this.

The journaling quote is a share I designed that you can get here, along with a tutorial... journal thought bubble  I also used a gel pen in the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder to draw these.

Here is my finished page, along with me and my little love bug!

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Artist with Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

My little artist!  Hoping one day she gets into the whole scrapbook thing!
I used 2 files for Studio, the first is artist and the 2nd is water color paint set.  I then used the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder with a .1 mm Copic Multi Liner.  These pens are made to go work with Copic markers, so no smearing.  And can I just tell you how amazed I was at just how smooth they draw with the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder in the Cameo??  AWESOME!!

I then colored in just a small portion of the things I drew with Copic markers.  For the silver I used a silver Sharpie marker.

I needed some thicker lined journaling circles, so I made some in studio.  You can download the share for these here... journaling circles thick  I again used the Copic Multi Liner in the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder to draw the lines on these.

I wanted the small splashes of color from the Copics to be the only color on this page, so I used some Basic Grey papers in shades of brown on this page. 

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Fun Christmas tags with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

I love making my own Christmas tags with the Chomas Creations holders!  These are my fav and I will be making more this year!!!
I saw the cutest idea for a gift tag and had to make my own!  I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder with a GLITTER gel pen to draw the tag designs!  If you want the file for Studio for these tags, you can get it here... gift tags  Gelly Roll by Sakura make some amazing gel pens that center in the Chomas Creations pen holders.

If you want to learn how to use the cut line settings to make your own tags, I have a tutorial here.. tag tutorial  I added lots of fun ribbon to these tags.  I can't wait to use them!

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Birthday card with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

One of the coolest things about the Sakura Souffle gel pens is how they look on black cardstock!  And they also look like they have a slightly raised texture. 
I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder with the pink Souffle gel pen to draw the flourish background on this card.  The design as well as the birthday sentiment are from the Silhouette Studio store.

Once again I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder with a stylus to score this card.   You can get the tutorial and file for Studio for the card here... 5x7 card
I added some Viva Decor to make the white raised images on this card as well.

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What a crazy bunch with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

If there is one thing I love to do with the Chomas Creations pen and marker holders it is making my own background paper!  Sometimes it is hard to find paper that works just right for what you want to do!  Different sports, your school logo, your child's favorite show!  You can make your own!  Or keep it simple like this graph paper :)
I used the black metallic gel pen in the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder to draw the graph paper on kraft cardstock.  You can get the file for the graph paper here... graph paper

The title was from the Studio store.  I cut it out of the Silhouette corrugated cardstock using the settings provided by Studio!  It worked really well and I like the texture it adds!

Here are my crazy kids with my niece and nephew!  I kept it simple to focus on the kiddies!

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Boy vs. Burger with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

This was a really big moment in our household with a super picky eater!  The first time he ate a cheeseburger!  We do find humor here in the every day little things!  By the way, boy WON!  hehe
I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder in the Silhouette Cameo with a Copic multi-liner.  If you are familiar with Copic markers, the multi-liner is a pen you can write with that won't smear with the Copic markers.  So just think, anything you would normally cut, you could draw with the multi-liner, then color in!  ANYTHING!!! 

Here is the design all colored in!  I know my coloring skills can use some work hehe!

I also made the journaling circle with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder and a gel pen.  You can get the file for this here...  journaling circle

All of the arrows were Studio files.  Here is my finished page with my son the ham!  Or hamburger hehe!

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Christmas tags with Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

This is one of my favorite things to do every year with the Chomas Creations holders!  Make my own Christmas tags!  You can do a whole page at a time, this has 24 tags on it!  You can get the Christmas tags file for Silhouette Studio here... tag file

Well now, how about a tutorial on making your own tags?
I added a 12x12 sheet of paper to the Silhouette mat.  Then I added the Signo Uniball white gel pen to the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder. 

Now in Silhouette Studio I clicked on the outside of the design (1), this highlights all of the tag shapes.  Then click on the cutline settings icon (2) and turn off the cutlines by clicking no cut (3).  Now you can draw all of the snowflakes and the to and from.  The to and from are a Lettering Delights thin font.  The Signo Uniball gel pen needs a bit of drying time so I set my speed to 1 and my thickness to 5.

Now we need to cut the tags.  In Studio again click on the outside of the tags (1) and click on cut (2). 

Now we need to turn off the snowflakes so they don't cut.  Click close to one of the "m" in from to highlight all of the snowflake pattern (1) and click on no cut (2).  Now you can replace the adjustable marker holder with the blade and cut the design.

Now your tags are all done!  I used the white but you can use any color for these!  And you can always use the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder with most gel pens to center them and use this design.  I did take a few seconds to fill in the to and from words with white gel pen so they would look solid.

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No tricks only treats layout with Chomas Creations engraving tip

Figured I had to get one more layout done for Halloween this year before I move on to Thanksgiving and Christmas pages!  Happy Halloween everyone!  May your holiday only be filled with treats hehe!!


I used the Chomas Creations engraving tip in the Silhouette Cameo to etch the spider web design in the Core'dinations cardstock.

The title was a download called no tricks only treats from the Studio store.

I did my journaling on a thought bubble I made using the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder.  You can get the free Studio share here... thought bubble

Here is the finished layout of all my trick-or-treaters ready to get some treats!! 

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School time layout with Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

So I've been scrapbooking for 15 years now, and something that happens when you have been doing any craft that long is you get a lot of "stuff".  I have overwhelming amounts of "stuff" here so I'm trying to use some of it up on my layouts, that or I give it to the kids to make things with!
And another thing, I got in trouble by my daughter for scrapbooking last years' school pictures this year and I was told I HAD to make this years scrapbook page this year.  So late into school, but here is a back to school layout!
This corkboard has been sitting around for years.  I found out you can draw on it with Sharpies, so that is how I did my title! I added the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder to the Silhouette and used a full sized fine point Sharpie.  Hey if it fits under the Silhouette rollers, I'll give it a try!

The embossed start was done with a stylus in the Chomas Creations adjustable holder.  I made a bunch a long time ago so I could just grab one as needed!

The journaling was done on one of my thought bubbles and the Chomas Creations adjustable holder.  You can find the share and tutorial for these here... thought bubbles  The star here was an old chipboard star that was glitter pink.  I just removed the first few layers of the chipboard and drew on it with the Sharpie.

Here is my layout with 3 of my 4 heading back to school!  My 2 youngest are holding up their signs I made with the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder and white gel pen on black cardstock!  

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Adore you with Chomas Creations engraving tip

I'm so lucky to have these 3 beauties as my nephew and nieces!  Photography by me of course!  And as you can tell I adore them!
I used the Chomas Creations engraving tip in the Cameo to etch the heart background onto Core'dinations cardstock.  I used a pressure of 33, a speed of 6 and double cut to etch the design.

I lightly sanded the design for the distressed look that I got!  And by lightly I do mean lightly!
The title was a Studio download called adore you.  The heart was already in the title.  I did layer the cuts to make them stand out a bit!

I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder in the Cameo with a Sakura Glaze pen to draw the journaling lines in hte circle.  You can get the download for the journaling circle here... journaling circle

I added some ribbon and my super cute picture to my page and voila!  Another scrapbook page done!  I'm on a roll!  I didn't realize how much I missed scrapbooking until I stopped for awhile (not on purpose, just busy!)

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The boys with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

Aaaah boys!  They are a ton of fun, but not a ton of fun to get a "good" picture of!!  Of course these pictures say a whole lot more about my son and nephew then a serious one any day!!
I really liked the journaling bubbles I created in MTC from yesterday so I had to make some for Studio!  If you would like the share to these journaling bubbles, you can download them here... journaling bubbles  I added a Sharpie pen (no bleed!!!) to the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder for the Cameo (fits perfectly inside, so it is centered) and drew the journaling lines.  You can use the cut line function in Studio to turn lines on and off, which I did to make these journaling bubbles.

How about a quick tutorial on making the journaling bubbles work in Studio!?!

This is the easiest way I have found.  The lines are all grouped to make this easier to do.  Hightlight the entire design, click on cut line settings (1) and click no cut (2).

Now highlight only the lines (1) on this design (stay inside the thought bubbles to do this easiest).  Click on cut (2).  Add the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder to the Cameo and draw your lines.  Do not remove the mat from the machine when you start the next step. 

Highlight your entire design again (1) and click on cut (2).

Now highlight only the lines again staying inside the thought bubbles (1) and click on no cut (2).  Now just your thought bubbles are going to cut.  Replace the pen holder with the blade and cut the design. 

I also made the title and arrows in Studio, and if you would like that share you can get it here... boy arrows  When I notice that a cut is going to kind of fade into the background I will layer 2 or 3 cuts to make it stand out more, like I did on this page.

I used a distressing tool to rough up the edges of my papers, and added some ribbon to the page and of course pictures of my boys! 

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