Over the holidays my husband and I went to a Chalk Art contest in the park. It included professional artists and amateur categories of all ages. Some of the designs were amazing in detail and design. Others were fun and whimsical or just plain weird. The children's designs were colorful and sweet.
Those little flagged paper clips are adorable but way over-priced! Save money and make your own at home, they are super quick and easy!
Do you consider yourself a Paper Crafter, a Card Maker or a Scrapbooker? I personally consider myself a Paper Crafter. Whether it is cards, boxes and dimensionals, or scrapbook pages, I want to make them all. However, I do know that there are those of you who are a bit more focused. I often hear, " I only make cards" or "I stick to scrapbooking". Being focused on one thing means you probably do it very well. However, be careful that you don't miss some wonderful cutting files just because they don't fit in your 'category' of interest.
In the last few months our friends at Adobe Systems have released yet another version of their design software. Our pazzles team is proud to announce that the plugin for Adobe’s CS6 version is available free to download from pazzles.com
Have you seen the New Images added to our Image Library on Friday? The latest group included three cards. The Hello Card just begged to be recreated. It was so simple and yet it had so much potential! I could envision several different ways to interpret it.
Have you seen the New Images added to our Image Library on Friday? The latest group included three cards. The Hello Card just begged to be recreated. It was so simple and yet it had so much potential! I could envision several different ways to interpret it.
Take your boxes to new heights with this amazing paper hot air balloon. Using a small dowel or candy stick, paper, and twine you can create your own - complete with a weaved basket case with plenty of room for treats!
We are going to be creating some fun MINI Mini Album Keychains this week. This will be fun to have for gifts or to just have for you to show off your kids, dogs, vacations, grandkids or whatever you want. If you want to work along, have a cereal box, liquid adhesive, paper, mod podge (or laminate if your prefer) ready for class! If you haven't joined us for a class before, all you need to do is go to Klo's Classroom and Enter Classroom and join as a guest. Classes are on Sunday Evening 7:00pm, Monday Morning 5:00am and Monday Afternoon at 1:00pm, all times are CST (Chicago time zone), here is a Time Conversion Chart to help you find the time in your area.
Today I am posting a 15 Minute Project. It is exactly as it sounds - a project that can be completed start to finish in 15 minutes or less. All of the images provided in this project will be images found in our library. Here is a simple, yet versatile card that can be as feminine or masculine as you need it to be. I hope you find the perfect occasion and special person in your life to share your card with.
Have you discovered the newest movement in Scrapbooking? It goes by different names: Project Life, or Simple Stories for example. It differs from the scrapbooking we are used to because it reverts back to the pocket type page protectors. Do you remember those from years ago? Each photo slipped into a pocket. You might have a spot for writing what the photo was about but that was pretty much all you did. The updated version of this is so much better!
How do you tell the real fonts from the fakes? Does it even matter? Read on for a full-fontal investigation!
Can you believe it is already July?! It seems just like yesterday I was planning all our summer events and BBQ’s in preparation for our busy summer. If you want to help keep life organized for you and your family, creating this project will be a must this summer. I found this frame on a discount table at Kmart about a year ago and never got around to printing a picture large enough to go on the inside. So, I thought using it for a white board or calendar is exactly what my teenage daughter and I needed.
We are going to 'shake' it up a little this week. I will be showing you how to create shaker boxes. These are fun to put on cards, projects and layouts. Class starts at 7:00pm on Sunday and Mondays at 5:00am and 1:00pm all times are CST, so be sure to check out the Time Conversion Chart for the time in your area. If you haven't joined us for a class before, simply go to Klo's Classroom, then Enter Classroom and join as a guest. Looking forward to 'Shaking it Up' with everyone.
Did you know that the cruise fare prices dropped recently? I booked mine a few days ago and saved almost $100 per person for my balcony view cabin. This would be a great time to get the reservation in for our Pazzles Cruise.
Beginning today we are going to have a new blog on Thursdays. Just Chatting is going to be an opportunity for you to get to know us here at Pazzles a bit more personally. We also want to get to know you better.
Even though I don't mind my own handwriting, I still love the pen tool for journaling. I just can never get my lines as straight on my own, not to mention how easy it is to misspell something as you are writing it and after that there is no going back! So I love the pen tool, but one day I noticed something was wrong. I had all these little loops in my letters that shouldn't be there. There IS an explanation the answer is actually very simple.
Have you seen the New Images added to our Image Library on Friday? The latest group included three cards. The Hello Card just begged to be recreated. It was so simple and yet it had so much potential! I could envision several different ways to interpret it.
Did you know that there are over 185 file extensions for fonts? A file extension is that little 3 letter code after the dot in a file name. We are used to .com, .net, and .wpc at the end of a file name. All font names also have a file extension after them as well. File extensions are often ignored but they are vital if you want to know what type of file you are working with. I am not going to ask you to know all 185 font file extensions but I would like you to be familiar with a few of them. I also want you to understand what types of font files will work best in the Inspiration Studio Software.
This months challenge is Christmas in July (or whatever holiday you choose to celebrate in a normal December). You know how we always say we are going to start on our projects early this year, or make cards early and send them BEFORE the holidays? Well, this challenge is the perfect way to get started towards fulfilling those goals. You can make anything you want as long as it is something you will be using in the month of December, whether it is a gift, decoration or a card, just do it. Then share it in the July 2012 Challenge folder. If you haven't joined us for a challenge yet, this is the perfect time to do so. You can read more about the great prizes on the Challenge Page.
We are having class this week, we will be learning to create a fold out card with a fun center. I am looking so forward to seeing everyone and having classes. If you haven't been to a class before, be sure and join us in Klo's Classroom on Sunday at 7:00pm, Monday at 5:00am or Monday at 1:00pm. Here is the Time Conversion chart if you need to see what time it is for you.
A cute origami pinwheel complete with folding instructions. Use as a full sized pinwheel or as an adorable decoration. Card includes different sentiments: "Happy 4th", "Happy Birthday", "For You", and "Celebrate"!
Don't worry! You don't have your days mixed up. We switched to a new version of our video editing software and we encountered some MAJOR changes that required writing new code on our website. Thanks to Dave and Cris, we our now up and running again! Please accept our apologies for the delay! You would think that text would not be so difficult to understand. After all we are living in a 'Techie' world and we use text everyday. In fact, I sometimes wonder if I still remember how to write in cursive! I love all of the interesting fonts that are available for my computer. I think I have collected more fonts than I will ever be able to use in my lifetime. Once you master the basics of the Inspiration software, you are ready to try some fun things with all those fabulous fonts you have collected. This is usually the first time you realize that text is its own creature.
We are very proud of the image library we have created here in our Craft Room. Since our images are produced and owned by Pazzles it is important that we protect our designs in the process of sharing them. However we also want to allow you the freedom to use the designs for many purposes - whether you are hosting a crop or a birthday party. That is why we have an Angel agreement policy that protects our designs while still giving you the freedom to create.
For June I challenged you to make a project using an image from the Craft Room Library that you had never used before. I think this was a really fun challenge and from the looks of it you guys had a lot of fun with it too! If you haven't seen all of the member made projects yet, make sure to check them out because they are incredible!