I'm a Little Teapot ...

Well, yes, I am losing a lot of that teapot shape myself -- but I've had my eye on the Chamomile Friendship Cards over at SVG Cuts, and thought I would try it! I had a lot of fun making one and hope the person for whom it is intended enjoys receiving it! The file cut beautifully with my Sizzix eClips and I used the Sizzix Texture Boutique to emboss a couple parts of the card. And I used Hello on it and shadowed it using eCal to get both parts of the Hello. I also cut out a little oval to write my message on the inside since I used cardstock printed on both sides.

If you click on the image you should be able to see a little more of the detail. I also used my Colorbox fluid pastels to enhance those cute polka dots on the lid. I probably should have used a little highlighting on the yellow part of the pot so you could see that embossing - oh well - something to remember for next time! If you click on the teapot card photo you can see the embossing better!

In the photo you can see some of my favorite things - it's also probably the cleanest part of the storeroom/craft room!  The Texture Boutique is the perfect size for me, I really do have limited workspace in this combined space. Yes, the Sizzix eClips takes up a lot more room than my old baby Bug (Cricut personal) but it is so much better and the cuts are well, they are just perfect. Also pictured is my old Windows XP laptop which has the eCal software loaded on it. Actually it still has the Cricut software on it too!


Copyright 2008-2012, ACK, for Generational

Card Making with the Sizzix eClips & SVG Cuts & eCAL

Hopefully you have followed my previous blog posts on card making with these great products. A word of warning for anyone who wants to purchase the Sizzix eClips - do it before March 1st when the price goes up to $349.99 for the machine and eCal bundle. Buy it now and it is $299.99 at Punkin' Patch Stamps with eCal AND a $20 gift card from SVG Cuts. As far as I am concerned their files are the only ones to buy and use with eCal. Sure, you can still drag out the hand-held controller for the eClips, but SVG Cuts' files are just so nice and they have assembly tutorials for their kits.

Back to card-making. I haven't really made any new ones lately, but this is my favorite from the Everday Cards kit from SVG Cuts. The cardstock is from K&Company and is Life's Journey. I like it so much I bought another stack of it. The envelopes are made from a paper stack from My Mind's Eye.

Copyright 2008-2012, ACK, for Generational

Price Hike on the Sizzix Coming March 1st!

I took a few days off from blogging, but got word yesterday that on March 1st Sizzix is raising the Minimum Advertised Price for the Sizzix eclips + eCAL bundle will be $349.99! I wanted anyone who was considering the purchase to get a heads up on that. If you order through Punkin' Patch Stamps before March 1st you will still get the $299.99 price + free shipping for your Sizzix eClips + eCAL + a $20 gift certificate at SVG Cuts. If you order after March 1st at Punkin' Patch Stamps you will pay $349.99 + free shipping for your Sizzix eClips + eCAL + a $20 gift certificate at SVG Cuts. You really can't beat the deal.

BTW, I am not an affiliate of Punkin' Patch Stamps or SVG Cuts, just a very satisfied customer.


Copyright 2008-2012, ACK, for Generational