If you consider a TAPE GUN dangerous! Lol. Sometime back I purchased a tape gun from THE Stamp Queen. It was "new" to me--and while I loved the large capacity--the threading and ungunking was a real pain. So yesterday, after my 1 hr. drive to town to have blood work done---FASTING blood work--translate: NO COFFEE--thank God Theresa went with me--I don't think I could have stood it by myself!-we went and played. It was a girls day out. We hit AC Moore (which was pointless-it's sadly becoming a mish-mosh of junky stuff), Michaels (OHMYGOSH~! What BEAUTIFUL spring things they had!), the health food store (I am allergic to wheat so had to stock up on special breads, crackers, etc. that can only be found there), and then had lunch on the way home at Peking Buffet. Yum! ANYWAY--I digress: while at Michaels I got a Scotch Tape Gun....this is what the reverse side looked like. Note the PAST TENSE....!
It was a steal with my 50% off coupon! GO ME! It was a bit tricky to open the first time--but loading the tape, even though it's a wrap this here, loop that there...it wasn't too hard. Easier than the old one. Then I hit the embellishments aisle because, well, even though it's at least a pretty pink...you can tell a man designed it and the Stamp Queen needed some serious BLING! I found crystal embellishments by Reflections (more on that later) and alpha stickers by Me & My Big Ideas---all for $ 1!!! That name brand label had to go. It took a lot of patience and even more Goof Off--but it came off! Then it was time to embellish! Now, I've used crystal "appliques" before-and some of them were so flimsy that once it was actually placed on the paper well, it was cattywhampus to say the least! These-by REFLECTIONS-are AWESOME! I placed, removed, replaced...SEVERAL TIMES! They held their shape, the crystals stayed stuck and they are FIRMLY adhered to the tape gun. While I thought the alpha stickers were vellum rub ons, they actually show up much better with white background so that was another plus!
Typically, I tie a pretty ribbon around my tools so they are easy-peasy to spot on a table during class, crops, etc. A ribbon on this would interfere with the "trigger" and well, we can't have that. I'd say the stickers and crystals will help me locate MY GUN anyway! I mean, is there
ANY DOUBT whose this is?! Lol! Oh-and then there's "ammo"! It comes with not one but TWO rolls of tape...and I can easily pick up more at Michaels when I am in town. No more internet ordering and shipping costs. The purchase of this tool also helps support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The box says, "From 2010 to 2011, with each product purchased, 3M will donate $ 1.20 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure with a minimum of $ 25,000.00."! SO-the Stamp Queen is also
supporting the ta-ta's! I gotta say--you're gonna have to practice a little bit to get the feel of this "weapon"...just like a real gun (I shot a real gun for the first time this year. While I couldn't do the smiley face on the target like my step-son, I at least HIT the target! And I will practice some more...) or any other new tool, ya gotta practice. See, my type-a personality gets me in trouble: I *should* be able to use it/do it PERFECTLY...the first and every time! Learning...to go a little easier on myself! Once I got the feel for it, the angle right...it worked fine. I am happy with it. I like the glam! It's fit for a Queen. The Stamp Queen! Oh-and the new magazine I got yesterday says:
Princesses QUEENS wear crowns to remind them that they are smart and beautiful
because some days it's easy to forget.
I like that. A lot. Off to polish my tiara and admire my glammed atg GUN and feed the boys! Until next time, happy stamping and scrapping! Blessings, Sharon
Hi all. Thursday is actually my "Friday"---and I LOVE having a 3-day week-end! I am soooo spoiled but, I am the (Stamp) Queen, afterall! Lol! There's soooo much I want to do today--this week-end... so let's get started. What I REALLY REALLY want...are the goodies I ordered from Close to My Heart yesterday-but they won't be here until the first of the week. You see, last week I got the petal die from Theresa (and, for the record-she did not open mine and play with it--even though I encouraged her to do so--even though her's is on back order...she waited until my pain subsided and I could come and play to actually try it...) Anyway-while we were playing with it she mentioned what a cute CARROT it would make...and this is what she came up with....! ISN'T IT ADORABLE???!!!! Visit Theresa's blog at http://artful-whimsies.blogspot.com/ to see more of her great work. And--ya know, take a minute to leave a comment on the blogs you visit--we really appreciate the "kudos"--share the sites with friends and become "followers". It's a great way to get new ideas, find out about new products AND-it makes all the time and effort we put into posting (and trust me, if you've worked with Blogger---it can be an effort! One post...can easily take an hour between writing, photos, etc.)--worth it. Back to the carrots-- am going to make at least 28 of these for the preschool director to give to the kids (she made me feel guilty-I will do something else for them from me...!) and I am anxious to get started on them!
Didja see the egg splatters? It looks like she may have "lost it" while looking for her hormones! I feel her pain! Lol! I hope I win!! That's it for now. Time to go get ready for worship. It's a beautiful day out--I hope to get out and enjoy it a little bit! Until next time, happy stamping and scrapping! Blessings, Sharon
SOLVED~! So--we all know how Theresa and I feel about Tim Holtz stuff---but---when I saw the filmstrip die and I had a 40-50% off coupon...well, it had to come home. At least I know his dies (usually) work. This one has some weird clips and cuts in it---in other words it's not symmetrical ---but I can live with it since it was less than $ 10! But then...I went to cut it. Here's the dilemma: while I have the extended cutting pads for the Big Shot...the base is only well, small?! So now what do I do? Of course, it's next to impossible to hold it all together, run it 1/2 way through and then flip it around...without it all slipping (I know, I tried-I failed). But then I had a light bulb moment! Solution? Double-stick tape! Making sure it was on the outer edges of the the die--I put down 3-4 small pieces, layered my paper on top, put all that together in it's proper sandwich layout, and ran it through, flipped it around, and ran it the rest of the way. Presto! A long cut out even though my Big Shot base is much smaller! Maybe ya'll knew this trick already-maybe not. For me--I thought it was worth sharing!
If you consider a TAPE GUN dangerous! Lol. Sometime back I purchased a tape gun from THE Stamp Queen. It was "new" to me--and while I loved the large capacity--the threading and ungunking was a real pain. So yesterday, after my 1 hr. drive to town to have blood work done---FASTING blood work--translate: NO COFFEE--thank God Theresa went with me--I don't think I could have stood it by myself!-we went and played. It was a girls day out. We hit AC Moore (which was pointless-it's sadly becoming a mish-mosh of junky stuff), Michaels (OHMYGOSH~! What BEAUTIFUL spring things they had!), the health food store (I am allergic to wheat so had to stock up on special breads, crackers, etc. that can only be found there), and then had lunch on the way home at Peking Buffet. Yum! ANYWAY--I digress: while at Michaels I got a Scotch Tape Gun....this is what the reverse side looked like. Note the PAST TENSE....!
Typically, I tie a pretty ribbon around my tools so they are easy-peasy to spot on a table during class, crops, etc. A ribbon on this would interfere with the "trigger" and well, we can't have that. I'd say the stickers and crystals will help me locate MY GUN anyway! I mean, is there ANY DOUBT whose this is?! Lol! Oh-and then there's "ammo"! It comes with not one but TWO rolls of tape...and I can easily pick up more at Michaels when I am in town. No more internet ordering and shipping costs. The purchase of this tool also helps support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The box says, "From 2010 to 2011, with each product purchased, 3M will donate $ 1.20 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure with a minimum of $ 25,000.00."! SO-the Stamp Queen is also supporting the ta-ta's! I gotta say--you're gonna have to practice a little bit to get the feel of this "weapon"...just like a real gun (I shot a real gun for the first time this year. While I couldn't do the smiley face on the target like my step-son, I at least HIT the target! And I will practice some more...) or any other new tool, ya gotta practice. See, my type-a personality gets me in trouble: I *should* be able to use it/do it PERFECTLY...the first and every time! Learning...to go a little easier on myself! Once I got the feel for it, the angle right...it worked fine. I am happy with it. I like the glam! It's fit for a Queen. The Stamp Queen! Oh-and the new magazine I got yesterday says:
This is the front...I accidently created this...! I managed to get a black smudge on the right edge-and had to trim part of the card base off...then I got the idea of attaching the little fold-over panel...it juts a little off the side (it's attached to the backside of the back panel...) and fold over the front...so to open the card... you move the rosette piece...and today, when I opened it, I decided that the inside of the flip panel didn't look finished...see what I mean? Scroll down...
So--I know-I just posted about STUDIO J---scroll down--and I was going to check my blog for the "life events" from 2010...and I did. And I am SO EXCITED I can't stand it! Instead of having to go back through months and months of photos...I was able to simply click on the photos in my blog and save them to another file that I can use when I go play with STUDIO J! That cut out COUNTLESS HOURS of searching and editing and....OH WOW! That just made my day! I easily have "the best" of 2010 at my fingertips ready to play! Hmmm...maybe that flylady thing can wait another day! ; )
