Father's Day card with Chomas Creations engraving tip

Oh boy, I almost (I did say almost, right) feel guilty because this card was soooo easy to make!  The title is from the Studio store.  The kraft cardstock is made for cards and pre-scored.  All I did was use the Chomas Creations engraving tip in the Cameo with a speed of 3, a thickness of 33, and double cut to etch the sentiment in the card.  Then I swiped a Tim Holtz distress ink over the top of it!  I've been sooo busy lately (I know excuses, excuses) and had just a few minutes to get this done!  I think it gives a pretty neat look as the ink absorbs into the etched cardstock and is darker then the rest of the card!

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3 ring circus with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

Ah the story of my life!  With 4 kids and 3 dogs it is often a 3 ring circus in my house.  My mom was watching us try to load our mini van one night, trying to get the kids in, dogs get out and are running around the mini van, we are chasing dogs, telling the kids to get their seat belts on, and in her car my mom is just cracking up telling me she can hear the circus music playing.  It is funny, it is hard, but I wouldn't have it any other way! 
I had to find a circus font for this page, so I googled circus fonts and came up with this one.  I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder with a Staedtler pen to draw the title.  Doesn't it look amazing???  Doesn't look like it was drawn by the Cameo!  You can get the file for the title here... 3 ring circus

I also used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder to draw the journaling lines in the circle.  The share for the journaling circle is right here on my blog... journaling circle

And here are all the members of my 3 ring circus!  I also added some ribbon and canvas stickers to the page for some fun extras!  The rings were also cut with the Silhouette Cameo!

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Birthday card with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder and some free fonts!

So I see these doodle fonts that I like from someone else, then realize there is a whole bunch more by the same person!  So if you are looking for some dingbats and cute fonts (some are thin and would work great for journaling), look no further then MTF fonts!
I used the MTF Cupcake font for this card, as well as the MTF Sweetdings for the actual cupcake.  Did I mention both are FREE fonts!  And look how cute!  I drew them both with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder and the Staedtler triplus fineliner (one of my fav pens!).  I used a thickness of 4 and a speed of 5 for the drawing.
 Notice how the font looks like a thin font or single line font.  This will work at smaller sizes for these fonts, but the bigger you get the font will look outlined.

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Even more free handwriting fonts!

Pinterest is one of my favorite places to waste time!  While pinteresting (is that a word?) today I found a list of 50 handwriting fonts!  Keep in mind when you use these fonts the thinner the better if you want to draw with your Chomas Creations tools.  Any thicker font will look outlined.  Some of the thinner fonts will look like handwriting, depends on the size you make the font. 
On the Shabby Creek Cottage here is a list of 50 fonts... fonts
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Memorial Day

A special thanks to all of those that have served our country.  I am proud to be an American.  That is why the parts Chomas Creations manufacturers are all Made in the USA.   It is very important to our company.
Today I will celebrate with my Gramps, Aubrey who served in WWII.  He is an amazing man and a very important part of who I am.  My other Grandpa Corbin also served in WWII.  What a lucky girl I am to come from these strong roots!

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Track & Field with Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

My oldest son is a runner, and his track event is hurdles.  I just love watching his passion for the sport, and wanted him to do the journaling for this page.  I added some lines right to my layout as well as the little hurdlers on the bottom that I traced in Studio.  I drew both with the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder and a Sharpie liquid pencil (this is awesome for sketches!)  I have the hurdler file here if you are interested... hurdles

I added the journaling lines right to my background paper and let my son do the journaling!  Again this was done with the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder and the Sharpie liquid pencil, I did it at the same time as the runners.

 

I made the title as well as bracket boxes (what are these things called anyways?) in Studio as well. 

Here is the finished layout!  Because I had a lot of pictures and some were a little blurry (hey he is a fast runner lol!) I made a collage.  The smaller the pics, the less you can tell they aren't perfect!

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Mother's Day card with Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

Just one more Mother's Day card to share!  Have to have one for both the moms in my life!  But this one I designed myself in Studio so if you would like the download for this whole file (the card background with hearts and the mother's day sentiment) you can find it here... mother's day card.
I did draw the hearts with the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder and a Bic Mark-its on this silver glossy cardstock (you may have heard that I got 2 sheets for under $1 at Target! lol) 

First I drew the hearts, then without removing the mat from the machine I added the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder and a stylus to score a line for the card.  Again without removing the mat from the machine I added the blade and used the cut settings for chipboard to cut out the scallop card design.
The mother's day sentiment was just cut from cardstock and added to the front of the card.

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Mother's day card with Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

I hope I'm being sneaky enough so my mom doesn't see this!  It won't be on facebook until after Mother's Day!  hehe! 
I used the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder with a Infinity permanent marker by Write Dudes.  I thought it showed up pretty cool on kraft cardstock.  I went with a different look for this card!  I also used some glossy cardstock I got from Target (2 12x12 sheets for under $1!)  It is thicker then cardstock but cuts very nicely when you use the chipboard settings in Studio.  Both files are Studio downloads for this card. 

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Transformers birthday card with Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

Today my son turned 7 (where has the time gone???) and I thought a Transformers birthday card would be perfect for him!  What says boy better then Transformers and silver?  I got this silver cardstock from Target 2 pieces for $1!  It is glossy so I used a full sized fine point Sharpie in the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder.  I used a speed of 3, a thickness of 1 and double cut.

You can also cut through this silver cardstock with the Silhouette Cameo.  The design from this I made in MTC.

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New video with the Chomas Creations holders!

But I didn't do it this time!  I think this video will help show just how easy it is to use the Chomas Creations holders in the Cameo!  Linda of The Paper Boutique was having a blast with the holders in her Cameo, stop on by her blog and check out the video...  The Paper Boutique

So why is my poor blog lacking you ask?  Well my whole family has been working on putting in a brick paver patio in our back yard!  It has been a ton of work and I can't wait till it is finished!  Here is a sneak peek of what we have done so far (still a lot to go!)

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Laptop decorating with the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder

I just love vinyl and I need to get it out more!  I had a lot of fun doing this on an old laptop of mine that went to the kids.  I wanted to add a little "umph" to the design so I used the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder in the Cameo to draw with a  Bic Mark-It ultra fine marker.  I wish my Sharpie in the same color hadn't dried out, but I kind of didn't put the cap on tight!  Then I would have had a bit of a thicker line. I use a double cut when using permanent markers as you can see them better when they are done.  By the way this was near impossible to get good pictures of!  Reflective black surfaces, UGH!  This file was a download from the Studio store.
Click on the pictures to see the details a bit better!  The pink on pink design I used shows up much better if you are looking at it in real life!  lol

 

 

 

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A very Lego birthday with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

These photos are from my son's 6th birthday.  He got so many Legos, and he was a happy camper!
I used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder with a gel pen to make the journaling doodle circles.  I have the file for those here if you would like to try... journaling circles  I make a whole bunch all at the same time so I can just grab one and add quick journaling to my page.

One of my favorite features of the Silhouette Studio software is the fact I can add any font to use for cutting or drawing!  And of course I can weld the pieces all together which makes it easier for gluing to the page.

Here is the finished page with some added ribbon and chipboard stars.  I had these stars that had light blue glitter on top and didn't match my page, so I took a few layers of the chipboard off so the glitter was gone, then inked them!  So if you ever have chipboard that isn't matching, that is an option!

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Cool in the pool journaling on your background page

Well it is spring.  It is also 40 degrees and rainy out and right now in Michigan we have flood warnings and freeze warnings at the same time!  So what better reason to do a summery page?  Brighten up my mood a bit and pray for summer!
I've been scrapbooking for years (eeek 15!) and one of the things I always liked was when the journaling was done right on your background page.  Well I don't have a 12x12 printer.  One would be nice... So why not get this same look with the Cameo and the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder?  Easy!  Write your journaling in Studio, there is even a type tool, place it on your page where you need it, then draw away!  I have a list of thin fonts I like to use just for this here... thin fonts
This one is from Lettering Delights called LDT Casual.

All of the files on this page are Studio downloads.  I have so many and I just need to search and use them! 

 

 

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Family with Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

I'm known for taking a lot of pictures so sometimes when I do scrapbook pages I have to make that the focus of my page (well I often do this lol!).  This page is no exception!  I find it easiest to line the pictures up, especially if they are all the same size like this page. 
I wanted to add my journaling right to the page on this so I drew some lines using Studio and the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder with a Staedtler triplus fineliner.  I add all of my pictures to the page, add the page to the mat, add some lines in Studio, then just draw away!  You could also do the same with text, but I wanted to do some hand journaling!

I also used the Staedtler pen in the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder to draw the title (this was a Studio download) and then used the offset function in Studio to cut a shadow around the title.  Because the pen was centered in the pen holder you could cut around it in shadow.  If you add a small pen to the adjustable marker holder you will still be able to draw with it, but it won't line up if you want to cut in shadow.  I have an example of this here... difference between pen and marker holders

Here are both pages together! I already had a bunch of these kraft colored circles laying around, so I just used the pen to draw around them by hand.

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Fill images in Silhouette Studio

Kay of Clever Someday is always coming up with something super cool to do with your die cut machines!  I am often asked about filling fonts or images and she linked me to this video she made, short, sweet and right to the point, you have to watch...  filling fonts
So today I finally had a chance to give it a go!  I just filled hearts and you will have to watch the video to understand what the % means on this picture.  I used a gel pen in the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder to do these, next I'm trying it with the Chomas Creations engraving tip!
These images are just over 1 inch tall, of course the smaller the image, the smaller scale you could get away with. 

So everyone asking how to fill a font, here you go!  Thanks Kay!

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Hoppy Easter from Chomas Creations!

I apologize for not wishing everyone a Hoppy Easter yesterday but I was out of town visiting family!  Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!  And bring on spring already!  I feel like this is Mother Nature's April Fools joke on us!  32 degrees today, brrrrr!
Use the coupon code hoppy10 at checkout to save 10% off your entire order in the Chomas Creations store!  Good until 4-5-2013.

This card was drawn with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder and a black metallic Chomas Creations gel pen then colored in with Copic markers!

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