

...but sometimes life just gets in the way...



This is the bleach technique done by Myra Webb!
I should be on the Stationary Bike and not making this Stationary Box!
But here it is - the prototype anyway - this is based on a box shown on Ilina Crouse's blog.
I really need to organize my blog better!
Today I added a NEW label called Product Review. It's really my PERSONAL review of products that I use.
In some cases it may not be a complete review but a review of a use of that product - for example this post for using the Stampin' Up! Colour Spritzer Tool with your Copics.
I don't review Colour Spritzer Tool completely just show you how I use it with my Copics.
Over the next little while I'm going to go over my blog posts and better organize them for you.
Thanks for visiting!
Today I would like to tell you (again) about the Stampin' Up! Table Top Cutter.
I know there have been tons of reviews on this product but now that it's avaialbe to order through Stampin' Up! again I thought I would share with you what I think of it.
I have both versions of this cutter (the orange/grey Tonic version & the black/grey Stampin' Up! version) and I really LOVE them!
It is my GO-TO cutter whenever I'm working on anything - even the kids school work!
I can say this after having done lots of hands on research for paper trimmers/cutters in the past - I think I first reviewed this one in 2007 and it's still my favourite! See this POST.
Here are some details:
The rulers are in CM and Inches.
The first measurement across the top of the base is 3/4" and the last measurement is 6". It's not marked with a 6 but you can easily tell that it is 6".
They both have rulers again at 5 1/2" and at the very bottom going across the base. The base is done in 1/2 squares (grid) and the grid goes to 5 1/2" and all the way down to 12" (these are not marked with numbers only debossed/imprinted grid lines on the base).
For this reason I prefer the Stampin' Up! model over the Tonic orange and grey - the ruler at the top of the Stampin' Up! is silver with black print/lines and easy to read. The Tonic ruler is done in orange with the lines/print as debossing/imprinting to the grey.
This cutter fits in my bag easily - but I have the "Junior" Crop in Style bag!
Here is the card I just finished for Judith Burns' Stampin' Up! In Colour Swap.
My colour was Bermuda Bay.
If you're in the swap this is the card you will be getting from me!
Stamps: Kind & Caring Thoughts Hostess Level 3
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Ink: Black, Bermuda Bay, White Craft, Versamark
Extras: Heat tool, Irredescent Ice embossing powder, Pearl from Pretties Kit, 1 1/4" Square, 3/16" Corner Rounder & Boho Blossoms punches
It's a lot of work but I just love to swap and host swaps!
I'm a bit of a mail junkie and love getting stuff addressed to ME!
Right now I'm hosting a 4x4 Technique Sampler Swap with other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.
There is a variety of techniques being swap and in the end we'll all end up with 27 different 4x4 Technique samples!
Why 4x4 and 27?
I chose this size because it's easy to work with - put your samples in a photo album or on a ring - and if you start with a 12x12 piece of paper you will get 9 4x4 pieces.
I chose the final number becuase it only uses 3 sheets for your bases and isn't too overwhelming!
Here's a little sneak peek of one I just received from Heather Neidig:
Heather's done the faux silk technique - isn't it gorgeous!
A couple of weeks ago I got together with a fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and LRI Design Clique buddy - Tara McFarlane.
If you're into COPIC markers then you'll be looking for the perfect paper to use them on - right?

I mean everybody has got black scissors these days and I like to know which ones are mine!
I found a bead I liked and added a lanyard to it - voila - my own charmed scissors!
ETA: Just posted Tara's so I'm bumping this post up so everyone can see it!
This week we are working with this ballerina image from Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers.
Here's mine: