You layout with Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder for the Silhouette

So some of us may look at a photo like this and be like "UGH"!  Why can't I get one good pic of my kid and me... Well I thought that while we were trying to get the photos at his preschool graduation, and I will admit I was bummed at the time, but when I got home and started going though my pictures (there are about 10 just like this that my hubby took, trying to get a "good" one), and saw these, I started cracking up!  Why?  Because that is just my son.  That is how he is, every day, he cracks me up, he is goofy, and he keeps us all on our toes.  So here it is!
There are these cool subway art titles for download in Silhouette Studio, I drew this one with the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder for the Silhouette.  Then I used Studio with the knife tool to cut out a few of the words and put them in bright colors to make them pop!  Look how easy the mini gel pen holder made it to line them up!

 I have a bunch of these oval journaling blocks I keep on hand to do some quick journaling.  You can download the file for this one for use with the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder for the Silhouette for Studio here... oval journal

Here is the awesome pic I was telling you about hehe!  The papers are all Echo Park Little Boy collection, love the bright colors! 

Don't forget there is still a sale going on in the Chomas Creations store!  Save 10% off your purchase of $30 or more using the coupon code august10 !

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Rhinestone T's!

Ok, if there is one thing I like, it is BLING!  How can I resist adding BLING to everything?  hehe Why not, right?  So I found this SUPER cute flamingo shirt from Old Navy on sale for just $4 (some were even marked down to $2!), and couldn't resist an XOXO pattern I downloaded from Silhouette Studio.  The shirt had 2 flamingoes head to head, so I thought the XOXO was perfect for this!  Did you know your Silhouette could cut these templates for head set rhinestones?  There are a bunch for download. 

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New puppy post!

Sorry no projects today, but I wanted to share what, I mean who, is keeping me busy!  We just got Mazy yesterday, so be prepared for some sweet puppy pages hehe!
Mazy is a 10 week old yorkie poo!  She should only be 5 pounds full grown, I'm loving small dogs, they come with small messes and eat small amounts hehe!  Oh and the baths only last 2-4 minutes hehe! 

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Pupppy love with Chomas Creations engraving tip

There is a lot of puppy love in our house, some of which the puppy doesn't seem to appreciate hehe!  Don't worry, the puppy isn't in any danger!
I used the Chomas Creations engraving tip on Core'dinations cardstock to etch the bone pattern for background paper (lucky for me as I have no doggy paper!)  If you would like the Design Studio file which uses A Child's Year and Doodletype for the background paper and title, you can download it here... Puppy Love file
Here is the close up of the bones...

I used the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder to do the journaling box...

Here is the title and I used A Child's Year for the boy and puppy silhouette, I inked the edges of it.

And here is the completed page!

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Save the tatas card by Paula...

Look how cute this card Paula from More then Favors made with Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder!  For more details head to Paula's blog... More then Favors
Thanks Paula, it turned out super cute!!!

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Watch me grow with Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder

Here is another layout I got done with the mini gel pen holder, and I've been asked how I get the journaling circle, so here goes!
This page was done with Jubilee for the title, and Basic Grey's Olivia line papers and embellies.



I used the rectangle from George to draw the lines in Design Studio on one page, which ends up looking like this...

On another layer in Design Studio I added a bunch of circles to the page, you could also add squares, shapes, brackets, ovals (you get the picture). Mix up the colors, and the colors of paper for more variety. I cut these out...

I do this every once in awhile, so I have a bunch of hand, and just grab for one when I need it.  You can get the Design Studio file for these here... journaling circles

a boy and his toys with the Chomas Creations embossing kit for the Silhouette

We all know how messy boys can be, so I tried my hardest to "dirty" up this page!  I used MTC and some of the truck files from Lettering Delights for my designs.  I used the thin paths feature ( you can see how to do that here... thin path tutorial ) for making the title look like it is a single line font.  Then I drew the designs with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder for the Silhouette and the black metallic mini gel pen.  The journaling circle was also done with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder

I then used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder and stylus to make the tires border on this page.  I put the colored side down on my embossing mat, and this time instead of sanding my image, I ran a black StayzOn ink pad over the top of it to make it POP!

Here is the completed page, along with my messy little boy having a good ole' time!  The papers are all Basic Grey.

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Flamingo card with Chomas Creations embossing kit for the Silhouette

I was sent some metal sheets from All that Jazz Supplies to try out with the Chomas Creations products, and let me tell you how awesome the metal sheets they have work with the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder Silhouette Cameo with a stylus!  Well you can see that here hehe!  And they are heat activated, so no need for glue, you can just heat it up with your heat embossing gun, or an iron!  Super easy! 
Here is a card I made with MTC, you can download the flamingo design here... flamingo design for MTC  I also used the Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder and gel pens to make the circles on the card, and the Chomas Creations  adjustable pen holder and stylus to score my card!

For the inside of my card I used K Andrews stamp set Positive Thoughts and Quick Quotes paper and ink to stamp with.

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Bee Happy card with Chomas Creations engraving tip

Tyler at All That Jazz Supplies sent me some samples to try out with the Cricut & Silhouette, to see if they worked with the Chomas Creations tools!  This was my first try with the Chomas Creations engraving tip for the Cricut and the copper sheet from All that Jazz.  I used the new upgrade to MTC and some of the files I had downloaded from Lettering Delights (this is from Sweet Nothings gift card holders).  I added some foil tape around the copper sheet as well!  The copper worked great with the Chomas Creations engraving tip for the Cricut!

I also used the Chomas Creations embossing tip to score this 5x7 card!  You can get the file for Design Studio using George to do this card here... 5x7 card

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Oh baby layout with Chomas Creations engraving tip & the Expression 2!

For all of those out there wondering if the Chomas Creations products will work in the Expression 2, the answer is YES!  This is a picture of the Chomas Creations engraving tip hard at work in the Expression 2!

I used the Chomas Creations engraving tip with Core'dinations cardstock to etch out the heart pattern on multi-cut of 2.  Then with a light sanding the hearts all really POP!

Isn't that pretty???   I have a bunch of these jouranling circles I keep on hand that I made with the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder to do my journaling.

Here is the completed page, along with my beautiful baby who will be 7 in a month!  I ran across these pictures and couldn't resist, thinking back of how far that lil peanut has come in 7 years, which is reflected in my journaling.  The papers and embellies are all Making Memories.

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Winner of the Freedom Isn't Free blog hop...

Sorry it took me so long to draw the winner, but here it is!  This is for the K Andrew stamps that were donated by Kristal!
Jenny said...

Love you cards so simple yet so cute.

Jenny

Jenny you have a week to contact me! Congrats Jenny!

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Make a wish card with Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder

Just a quick birthday card for my dad's birthday!!  I used the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder and the Chomas Creations assorted mini gel pens for the background of the card (Graphically Speaking circle pattern), and the papers and ribbon and cardstock sticker are all Imaginesce.  For a tutorial on scoring your cards with the Chomas Creations embossing tip and a free download file, head here... card scoring tutorial  I like to make up a bunch of these cards and have them ready!

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Guest Designer over at Cricutolics!

I was asked to be guest designer over at Cricutholics for July 28th!  To see how I made this card, hop on over and check it out!  I used the Chomas Creations embossing tip for scoring the card, and the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder to make the sentiment on the card!

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Make-the-Cut's newest update & what is means for using your Chomas Creations mini gel pens!

Oh boy!  You all know I love Make-the-Cut, and I love all the new updates that are free that come my way!  But of all the updates I've gotten over the year, this is by far my fav!  Wait till you see why!
Now, my Cricut friends that own MTC already, you will love this!  You can update to MTC 3.3.2 right here and see all of the new updates (like linking to your Lettering Delights account!) and it will NOT, I repeat, will NOT get rid of your Cricut drivers!  And for all the Silhouette fans out there, the Silhouette drivers are in the download that make it super easy to cut or draw to your Silhouette!
Now here is my fav part, hehe!  Start by picking a font you want to use and type what you want it to say.  Now right click on your typed out words, click on shape magic, advanced, and click on thin paths!  (do this all while it is grouped together, do not ungroup and try this as it doesn't work right!)

I found this cute bunny on the internet and traced it like normal.  Notice how on the before it is double lined, but by using thin paths, your bunny and text all go to single line! 

You can get the free MTC bunny file here!  I included both the before and after!

Now, I used the Cricut and the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder for the Cricut to draw the before and after!

Of course I wanted to give the Silhouette a try with MTC as well!  That little machine makes a lot of noise but really does a fantastic job with the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder for the Silhouette!

I also had a cool palm tree I had embossed awhile back, and I wanted to try that with thin paths.  Here is the embossed palm tree with the Chomas Creations embossing kit BEFORE thin paths...

Which of course looks really cool for embossing, but I wanted to try and see the thin paths with the palm tree.  Here is what it looks like in MTC...

You can download the file for the palm tree here!

Here is the palm tree drawn with the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder for the Cricut...

And here is the same file to draw with the Chomas Creations mini gel pen holder for the Silhouette...

So just think, all your fonts with that single line you have always wanted to draw with...

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