OMG!!! check this out... I want to win this one... BAD!!!

DECEMBER’S MONTHLY GIVEAWAY:

NEW SILHOUETTE CAMEO MACHINE

PRIZE PACKAGE

Oh, My…Let’s the end the year with a PARTY!!!!  Every month, we give an amazing prize package to one lucky winner.  We have been promoting these giveaways on our facebook page, and will now be holding them here.  For our first giveaway held on the MG Party Expressions blog, we have an amazing prize package!

Beginning December 1st, all of our readers will have the chance to win the following:

• A NEW Silhouette Cameo machine
• Adhesive Vinyl Rolls package
• Tim Holtz Core’Dinations & Melody Ross Soul Food Collection Papers
• 3 SVG Cutting Templates from Mygrafico.com
• SCAL3 Sure Cuts A Lot Software from Craft Edge

The giveaway begins on December 1st, and we will post details on how to enter with ways you can earn additional entries on that day, so mark your calendars and come back to the MG Party Impressions blog to enter this amazing giveaway on December 1st!

Visit the Silhouette website to learn more about the new Silhouette Cameo.

Some Questions To Answer...

Earlier today I posted a picture of my pie and it's pie box on my facebook page... I had someone ask what size I cut the project out at...

Well with my new cutter, Cameo by Silhouette, and using SCAL3...I imported everything as I always do, and well I thought that it was importing at the created file size...Well I cut and put together all 8 pieces of the pie and then I went to cut the pie box out, it was  at this time,  I realized that SCAL3 does NOT import your SVG's to the size that the SVG creator set it at...Well like in SCAL2 I NEVER remember having to size any of Mary's files from SVGCUTS.com to anything other than what it imported at...Well with SCAL3 I did not know this...Long story short ... the size of pie pieces are at 4 inches and the pie box is at 8.5 inches ( I think anyway, as I am not currently home to check the sizes right now but I wanted to get the info out to you asap)...

So if you are working in SCAL3 just beware that your projects might not import at the 'right' size...if there is such a thing as 'right' size...but if you are doing other projects like the pie and the pie box, just be sure to size them to what you want...I hope this makes since?

Oh, and yeah it's been some time since I posted anything about my Arizona State Fair projects that I submitted...well I will have pictures on Monday or Tuesday...but I wanted to share with you .... I got a 1st place Blue Ribbon for my Gingerbread House that is a gift box... it is made from the Peony Cottage file from SVGCUTS.com, inside it contains a led tea light so that you have a lantern after you back the cookies using the enclosed cookie mix and cookie cutter with the and some sprinkels to decorate the cookies... Oh what fun that is going to be to give as a gift... I wonder who will get my Blue Ribbon Holiday Gift package? decsions, decsions...lol...
I better get back to what I am up too...I will share more later, after work today...

Happy Thanksgiving to you all and hope you have an even SAFER Black Friday!!!

I know I am sneeking out to get some crafting 'stuff'... a crafter can NEVER have too much 'stuff'

leave me a comment if you know what I am talking about...lol

or just a comment to let me know you stopped by...

TTFN!!!

Got Pie?

Just a quick post .... this is a great file from where else then SVGcuts.com Crisp Days of Fall SVG kit... I just love how it turned out!! Tell me what you think...

I could almost eat it right now...what a great Hostess gift this is going to make...

TTFN!!!

Just a Quick Project for myGrafico DT...Check it out!!!

I just wanted to share with you this weeks design team project...Vintage Appliance Stamps

I am so excited for this week of a Holiday, that I just cannot think of much more to say...

So Happy Crafting and check back soon...

Oh, and after this week there should be LOTS of things to see...I just can't show them yet, cuz some are presents for peps that visit my blog...don't want them to see before I get it to them...

Happy Monday !!!

Spirits of Christmas Past by SVGCUTS.com

WOW, the new set that Mary came out with late last night is so AWESOME!!! it's called Spirits of Christmas Past. I was so fun to make this little book/box.  It looks like a book but it has a slide out match box type gift box...It's easy and fun and pretty fast...
The picture is not good at all..I used some Tim Holtz papers, very non traditional colors and made it a bit Victorian... but I like it...I just wish I had the energy to get up and take better pictures...lol...

I used my Cameo, what else is there...lol...I got to put a cute little paper doll on the front...

It was just a jpeg that I had...I used the Free Silhouette program to do the print and cut, just cuz I am having better luck with that and the Cameo right now...I just might have to upgrade that to the Designer Program. I think it would be a good addition to my crafting abilities...but for now the free program and SCAL3 will work just fine!!!!

Leave me some love...

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving...I don't know how much posting I will be doing in the next week or so...kind of busy...Monday I have a Design Team Project for MyGrafico to share, so be sure to check back by on Monday!!!

TTFN!!!

My Cameo's first cuts!!!

EEKS!!!

It's here...I got my Cameo yesterday.... I did a few print and cut objects....

I love it so far... It makes great cuts, very clean and easy to remove from the mat...

well here you go!!!! Check it out !!!

Oh and I got it on O.co for a VERY reasonable price... less then what is being advertised for sure...



This is how well its packed in there...It's alot lighter then the Expression and looks so cool
in my crafting area...she found her home real quick...booted the Expression right out of the house...



The Cameo in Action!!!



Here it the messy crafting area I work in...lol..no really I printed on my wonderful printer the image that
I created in the Silhouette software, but plan on using SCAL3 for most of my projects...but the first
print and cuts were better with the Silhouette program then SCAL3 but I only did a few cuts...
so I am certain that SCAL3 can do it too...just need to tweak it a bit... 



Me pulling the first cuts off the mat

Mind you this is during my lunch yesterday when I got the package and opened it...
set it up.... and cut some stuff....



 Here I am being very careful as to not rip the whiskers off !!!

Yes they cut just perfect!!!!



Here is the detail and the size that shows just how well it cut!!!
did I say I love it...lol



Here is Tiger all cut out...look at how small yet how accurate it is!!!!! 



This is the final result of my very first print and cut that I did
with my Cameo...
Check out the size and the whiskers that cut so well...
and hardly any white on the edges...
And this is JUST a jpeg that was on my computer that I
pulled into the Silhouette program and printed and cut it....
OMG  I am in love ... all over again!!!
What a great addition to my Craft room!!!



I will post more later, but I wanted to get it out as fast as I could...

so that you can make the same choice as I did....look close at the

Cameo by Silhouette

if you are looking to replace your cutter...

TTFN!!!

Katie

Please remember to leave me some love ... so I know you came by...

MyGrafico Feature File for this weeks Design Team Project

Good Monday, this week we had some clip are to work with...



DreAmLoft Love Bus Clip Art



 


I took this clip art and printed on to some card stock, then used my cutter to cut out a match box file...Added some Kleenex ... and there you have a 'Feelin' Groovy' get well gift... Pretty simple but fun...as some gems and some glitter glue to dress it up... and well you can see for your self...

Now be sure to hop on over to the other Design Team Members blogs' and see what kind of creations they came up with using the same clip art...I saw an altered project...looks pretty cool...so take the time to click on the right side bar for each of the other DT members...

Happy Crafting !!!

Also remeber that you can shop the MyGrafico web store for a bunch of other great goodies...

 check it out...



I've got a NEW TOY coming!!!

Oh, this is a happy day for Katie (ME)... it started out as a very sad story about O.co selling out before I could push the pay now button...it was in my cart and I had to log on ... by that time ... it was sold out ... but I did do a remind me if this product comes back in stock...well, and it did...can you guess what I got? 

hint: It's my next 3 (4) Gifting celebration days... Birthday, Christmas and 7th Anniversary oh and my 5th year at work celebration... oh so excited!!!

Have fun guessing

Oh and Happy Weekend...this was a good day to wake up at the crack of dawn...lol

Merry Christmas....oh well in 3D anyway, lol!!!

So I have been madly working on getting some Christmas decor up and this is a great start...SVGcuts cam out with this AMAZING set that has the Alpha in 3D...and it's BIG 3D...these letters measure about 6.5 inches...I just love them, but not to say the 'C' was pretty challenging...but I got through it and now look at what I have made...I just could not think of doing EACH letter...I might after I have nothing else to do...oh yeah RIGHT...Christmas is coming and I have tons to do...so here you go ....

It's by far NOT the best photo I have taken but I wanted to show it off as soon as I got it done...I like the 'M' but they look ok to me...

Happy Day....

Just a little bit of Fall for you All

I wanted to share with you a few more projects that I completed this weekend...

As most of the time these files are from the SVGCuts  it's their Caramel Apple Pie SVG kit !!!

I just fell in love with this kit...it has so many options including a scrapbook page...oooohhh do I need to get to scrap'n some pages here soon...

Back to my projects ....

Well, it's a cold and rainy day here in Holbrook, I just wish I could stay home and craft and bake ... but work is calling...so I must go for now...

Hope everyone is Safe and Happy !!!