On the go with Chomas Creations embossing kit

Warning:  this is a very busy layout!!!  But it was made for a very busy boy, hehe!  And when I say busy, I mean busy, don't at all that the photo on this layout fool you!
  I used a stylus in the adjustable pen holder for the Cricut with Boys Will Be Boys to make all of the arrows for this page.  I embossed them on Ten Seconds Studios metal sheets, then sanded them.

I also used Boys will be boys to do the title on this page.

 I used the adjustable pen holder to do the journaling lines.

Here is the busy completed page, along with my sweet boy!  The papers and chipboard are all My Mind's Eye.

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hahaha with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

My youngest daughter found these awesome sunglasses for a steal at a garage sale (just $.25!)  She was so proud of her find we had to tell Gramma, hehe!  I wanted this page to be a lot of fun to go with the pictures, and what is more fun then embossing???
I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder with a stylus in the Cameo to emboss these patterns on metal sheets.  By having the metal sheets face color side down, then embossing, you can sand the raised image to get this look.

I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder with a Sharpie no bleed pen to draw the journaling lines in the bubbles.  These were a recent share for Studio that you can find here, along with directions...  journaling bubbles

The title is from the Silhouette Studio store.

Here is the completed page!  I cut a bunch of circles in Studio to add to the background along with my embossed metal circles.

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Transformers birthday card with Chomas Creations embossing/scoring kit

So a couple of hours ago I found out my son was invited to a birthday party, he was given an invite to give to me, which I didn't get.  So the party is TODAY!  And I needed a quick card!
Can you even believe I made this card in less then 15 minutes??  Maybe even 10...  Sssssh don't tell!
I used the Chomas Creations embossing/scoring kit in the Cricut to score the side of the card for easier folding, and to emboss the Transformers design on a metal sheet.  I had made this file in Make-the-Cut awhile ago for another birthday card, so this one was super easy!

Now I have to run and get a quick shower as I'm off to roller skating!  Wish me luck!  I'm sure it will be amusing!!



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Detroit Tigers with Chomas Creations embossing kit

One of my favorite things to do in the summer is to head to a Detroit Tiger's baseball game!  This year was tons of fun as it was an earlier game and we got to celebrate after in Detroit, and even headed to dinner downtown. 

I used SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot) for this layout.  You can download images from the internet and then trace them in SCAL.   As you can see from the image, I added a dashed border around the outside, a feature I just love in SCAL.  I then used the Chomas Creations embossing kit and the Ten Seconds Studios metal sheets (colored side down) to emboss the images.  After they were done, I sanded the raised side to make the images pop, reminds me of the old fashioned signs!

For the background paper for this page, I downloaded a fence image, then used the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder with the black metallic mini gel pen on kraft cardstock.  You can download the fence image here... fence image

I did the journaling on one of my journaling circles I have tons of, then added to the metal sheet and just cut around it...

You know how sometimes someone hops into your pictures, and you really just don't want them there?  Well that explains the clever placing of buttons on my photo! 

A heads up that by clicking the shop button at the top of my blog, you will be brought to my online store.  While it doesn't look pretty yet, it does work, and I can now take credit cards, as well as paypal.  Prettiness to come later, as soon as I get this zen cart thing figured out, UGH!

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Waiting for Santa with Chomas Creations embossing kit

I'm lucky to be a guest designer for the 12 days of Christmas blog hop going on over at Honeybearz Designs!  I've also donated a Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder & all 20 mini gel pens over there as part of some stocking stuffers.  For a chance to win, hop on over to Honeybearz Designs and check out what they have going on!
Well with all the fun and excitement of my new Chomas Creations adjustable holders, I've been missing playing with my Chomas Creations embossing kit for the Cricut!  So I got it out to play hehe!  I used it to make the reindeer and candy cane border on a metal sheet with the Christmas Cheer cartridge.  After I embossed it, I sanded the raised image.

I then designed the title with Doodletype and the Santa with Christmas Cheer and cut them out.  I used fuzzy vinyl from Silhouette to add the beard and trim on Santa!

Here is the completed page along with my boys.  It is a few years ago, but this sweet picture finally has its own page hehe! 

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More happy holiday cards with the Chomas Creations embossing kit

The other day when I was making Happy Holidays embossed designs with the Chomas Creations embossing kit on Ten Seconds Studios metal sheets, I did a bunch at the same time!  I added glitter to the raised image side that was embossed, then sanded off the raised image to make the design pop!  Here are some more cards that look just a bit different then the last set I did!  Because I had smaller scraps this time, I cut the paper into smaller pieces and got more cards out of it! 

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Custom Crops trick or treat layout with Chomas Creations embossing kit

I have another layout up at Custom Crops!  Just in time for Halloween, here is a page for all your little trick or treaters!  You can get step by step instructions on how I did this layout as well as the file for it using Happy Hauntings here...  trick or treat layout

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Princess frames with Chomas Creations embossing kit

OOoh nothing like some girly pretty princess frames!!!  I used the Chomas Creations embossing kit on Ten Seconds Studios metal sheets to make these designs! 
Perfect for my pink sale in the Chomas Creations store!  Use the code pink10 to save 10% off your purchase at checkout.  And to see the pink cards I did for the Link Up for Pink party click here...  pink post

I used Design Studio with Once Upon A Princess for the designs, which you can download here...  princess crowns  Notice when you download that if you want the words made by single letters (I used the font from Once Upon A Princess to make the word princess) in Design Studio to face the right way, you have to write the word backwards, then click on it and use the flip feature. 
Here is a close up of the princess crown!

I added some circles with an embossed outer edge so you could see the stickers better.

And here are the frames!  The paper, ribbon and stickers are all Imaginesce.

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Detroit Tigers with Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder & embossing kit

OOoh today is game 4 for the Tigers, and I'm ready for the win!  So I thought I would scrap a page of the Tigers game we went to with all 4 of my kids this summer.  While I would love to say it went smoothly, it kinda didn't as my youngest was too young to deal with baseball, especially at 8:30 pm, eeeek!  But we did have fun, and the Tigers did smoke 'em!  18-2!  WOW!
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So here is my page hehe!  And if you want the baseball border for Make-the-Cut to use with the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder, you can download it here... baseball border
First I drew the baseball border with the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder & the black metallic mini gel pen.  As you can see you can get very fine details!

Then I used the Chomas Creations embossing kit to make the "D" designs as well.  I flipped the blue metal sheet face down and then sanded the raised image.  Make-the-Cut now has a dashed line feature and I used it on this image!

Here is the finished page!  We got lucky to go to such an action packed game where the Tigers won 18-2!  There were lots of hits and home runs and waves and junk food and fun!  Well for the adults, the 2 littlest didn't much care for it hehe!

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Boy frame with Chomas Creations embossing kit

A few more boy frames for you to see!  I used the Chomas Creations embossing kit to make the stars for these frames.  You can download the DS file here to use... striped stars

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Halloween frames with Chomas Creations embossing kit & engraving tip

I like to show the difference between the Chomas Creations embossing kit & the Chomas Crations engraving tip from time to time using the same image, so you can get a better idea of what they each do!  With the Chomas Creations embossing kit you get a raised image on things such as metal or vellum.  Here I used it on a metal sheet to make the spooky title and the embossed cirlce image.  I sanded the raised image to give it this look.

I used the Chomas Creations engraving tips with Core'dinations cardstock on these frames to do the spooky title and circles. 

I decided to try something a bit different this time and added some Mod Podge to the engraved cardstock to see what would happen, and I really like how it glossied it up just a bit.

Notice the difference?  One is more for embossing (leaving a raised surface with the Chomas Creations embossing kit), and the other for engraving, or etching (scratching into the material with the Chomas Creations engraving tip). 
If you have ever looked at the tips together, they do have different tips to them.  The Chomas Creations embossing tip is an aluminum tip, which the Chomas Creations engraving tip has a tip made of carbide. 
Here are all 4 of the finished Halloween frames I did!  The papers and goodies are all Making Memories.

You can get both the Chomas Creations embossing kit or engraving tip on sale this week in the Chomas Creations store when you use the coupon code pink10 at checkout for 10% off your entire order!

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