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How Are You?

March 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
A handmade card using digital elements

What a great weekend! I’ve been able to spend a little more time at my craft desk then I usually do. And if you’re wondering, I managed to meet my 2010 NY Resolutions by just a smidge! I made 2 cards earlier this month, one of which I didn’t post because it used similar supplies as this one, and a 12 x 12 layout yesterday.

I’m still trying to find an adequate photo editing workflow though. Right now I’m using a combination of iPhoto, Lightroom, and sometimes Photoshop CS. I love processing photos in Lightroom, especially now that I understand the awesomeness that is Nikon RAW, but I prefer iPhoto’s organization and face-recogition system. It just feels a little clunky switching from one to another in a session. And because the Lightroom version I have is version 3 beta, I’m hesitant to do ALL of my photo editing in Lightroom since I’m afraid of all of my photos getting “trapped” in an expired version, but I’m still going to do all my photo editing in it anyway.

Supplies:
Jen Martakis Designs Notebook Basics DigiKit
Stampin Up Ruby Red card stock
Stampin Up Kraft card stock
White card stock
American Crafts Small Sentiments stamp set
Colorbox Fluid Chalk ink in Dark Brown
American Crafts Precision pen in Black
American Crafts dotted grosgrain ribbon
Cricut Storybook Cartridge
Martha Stewart 3-in-1 Butterfly Punch

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Catching Up On My Scrapbooking

February 27, 2010 By 2 Comments

Valentine’s Day Tulips, originally uploaded by krisalis903.

In this layout, I used Jen Martakis’ February DigiKit as well as her Notebook Basics kit. The Notebook Basics is definitely going to be one of my new favorites! I love the versatility.

Supplies:
February DigiKit
Notebook Basics DigiKit
Bazzill Swiss Dots Paper
Bazzill Basics 8.5 x 11″ Kraft Card Stock
Bazzill Basic 8.5 x 11″ White Card Stock
Die Cuts With a View Rub-On Quote Stack for Cards

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Happy Birthday with Bella Blvd.

February 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Happy Birthday with Bella Blvd., originally uploaded by krisalis903.

Yep, I’m still working through my stash of stuff this month. This is the first card I’ve made for February (I have another one I still need to photograph and post).

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Martha Stewart Gives the Scor Pal a Run For Their Money

February 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I was browsing today and I discovered that Martha Stewart actually makes a scoring board of their own similar to that of the Scor Pal, except with a few tweaks. If you read my post a while back on the Scor Pal and how much I loved it, you could imagine my excitement. They’re also selling it and for much cheaper, and with some added features.

I do love my Scor Pal tremendously and use it every time I make cards. On the other hand, I’m looking at the Martha Stewart board and I’m thinking–narrower scores! That would be awesome! Still I think the only way I would trade in is if my Scor Pal broke or if for some reason I found a need for the narrower scores (which you can still achieve with the Scor Pal anyway) and the envelope tool (I don’t have any issues making envelopes as it is).

You can read the comparison for yourself.

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You Can Never Have Too Many Birthday Cards

January 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Happy Birthday, originally uploaded by krisalis903.

Supplies
Stampin’ Up Certainly Celery card stock
Stampin’ Up Certainly Celery classic ink
American Crafts Ultimate white pen
Kelly Panacci border stickers
Happy Birthday embellishments

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