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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Happy birthday sketch card with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

I needed a quick birthday card and the Silhouette and the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder were the perfect machine for the job!  I used one of the Sakura Gelly Roll gel pens in the holder with the KG Second Chances chalkboard font to draw the sentiment on the card.  The card was already cut to size and scored, so all I did was add it to the machine and go!  I used a speed of 1 and a thickness of 10 to draw the design.  These pens are really juicy so slowing down the speed helps them not smear.

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Back to school sign with Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

Back to school signs!  I love these for the first day of school every year!
I used a Signo Uni-ball white gel pen (can I again say just how much I LOVE this gel pen?) in the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder.  Because these pens are pretty juicy, you do need a slower speed of 2 and a thickness of 1 so they don't smear.  Try to keep your designs away from your rollers as well when you are drawing with these pens.

Again I'm going for the chalk look that is so hot right now!  This is just plain black cardstock!  How cool does that look? 
The fonts I used here are all from Da Font (top to bottom)
KG Second Chance
Vintage One
Sketch Serif
Denne threedee
Vintage One

Look at those details!

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Body butter labels with the Chomas Creations adjustable holders for the Silhouette

 I made my own body butter, chocolate mint, for some of the ladies on my list!  I used Young Living essential oils in my mix!  I will post the recipe at the bottom of this post if you would like it!  If you have any questions on the essential oils feel free to ask me! 
I used the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder with a American Crafts chalk marker in pink on Silhouette's self adhesive cardstock for the labels. 

The font is Lettering Delights thin font Angel.  I used a speed of 2 and a thickness of 1 to draw the design.  And then thought a scallop would look super cute cut around it! 

My daughter helped me by adding some ribbon and even some jingle bells to the jars! I  found these jars in the Target $1 spot!  Bell Jars in 4 ounce sizes would be cute to. 

Body Butter recipe!
In a double boiler melt 1/2 C cocoa butter, 1/2 C coconut oil, 1/2 C shea butter. 
Remove from heat & stir in 1/2 C almond butter
Let cool until solid, can add to fridge if you are inpatient (like me)
Add 20 drops Young Living peppermint oil, whip until light and fluffy!
Smells just like mint chocolate chip! 

If you would like to learn more on essential oils you can contact me amyc222@yahoo.com
Check out more on my oily blog... Getting Oily



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Another brighter back to school sign with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

This is my daughter's back to school sign with more spunk!  I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder with the Gelly Roll Moonlight gel pens.  Being these pens take longer to dry I slowed the speed down to 2 and used a thickness of 9. 
The fonts are all chalkboard fonts as follows.
Ella...  KG Second Chances
4th grade... Sketch Nice
Elementary... Sketch Serif
9 years old... Denne Shuffle Euro Hollow
Class of 2023... Vintage One
Again the school is partly edited out on this sign.

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Back to school sign! With Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

It's the most wonderful time of the year....  Hear me singing up here in Michigan?  Kids are going back to school soon!  I did this last year so they would each have a sign to hold up and it would be easier to remember which year is which for the scrapbooks!  The kids loved them! 
I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder in the Cameo with a white Sakura Gelly Roll gel pen for my son's sign.  This is just black cardstock, super simple!  I used a thickness of 10 and a speed of 4 to draw everything.  All of the fonts are chalkboard fonts that I found online.  You can find out where I found them here...  chalkboard fonts
Jack... KG Second Chances
3rd grade...  Sketch Nice
Elementary... Sketch Serif
8 years old... Denne Shuffle Euro Hollow
Class of 2024... Vintage One
Part of the name of the school has been edited out.

 

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Chalkboard look with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

Ok I do have plans with this project, but I was so excited how these Soufflle gel pens by Sakura show up on the black cardstock and kind of gave that chalkboard feel, that I had to just share!  That and this fun blog called I should be mopping the floor (shouldn't we all?  lol) shared these awesome fonts that would be fun to draw, and even engrave, she calls them chalkboard fonts.  There is a long list (25!) of these chalkboard fonts here... I should be mopping the floor
Here are just 3 of the fonts I chose to try out.  I used the Souffle gel pens in the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder in the Cameo to draw these.  This is just normal black cardstock.  Because these gel pens are very juicy, I do slow my speed down to about 3-4 to do this.  And they do take a couple of minutes to dry, so let the project sit on the mat until dry so as not to smear (live and learn!)

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