I Want to Share The Memories With You!

And so much more!

Every Person who buys MyMemories Suite Software using my STM promo code STMMMS18876 during this Special Limited Time Offer is eligible to receive a One Year RAKStar Membership - free!! That's a free HUGE Digital Scrapbooking kit every month - and it's MyMemories Suite compatible, so it's like getting a free software content upgrade every month!! Valued at $247.35!!!  This is what you do:  Email me the receipt of the MyMemories Suite Software purchased using my code STMMMS18876. The receipt must be dated between February 24, 2012 and March 31, 2012.

You Must purchase before March 31st and you must use my code to get this great membership.

Copyright 2008-2012, ACK, for Generational

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