Once again we have exciting news to share with all of you. We have added another member to our family here at Pazzles, please meet David! David has joined me in the technical support dept, and is extending his knowledge and experience working in the software industry to help support all of you.
Have you ever had trouble finding the right size element for a project? You can find the perfect tag, sticker, title or die cut but it is the wrong size. It reminds me of the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. Everything is Too Big or Too Small and hardly ever can I find one that is Just Right.
My dad has been and always will be a dairy farmer. Oh sure, we pulled him in to the scrapbooking business for quite a while but as the saying goes you can take the man out of the dairy, but you can't take the... Okay maybe that isn't quite the saying but you get what I mean! So when I needed a gift box for him I decided to turn a gable box in to a cow. The little cow turned out so adorable and was so easy I decided to make him a few little friends. Aren't they adorable? These are a very quick project and are so cute. I hope you enjoy them!
Valentine's Cruise: February 10–16, 2013 A six night cruise to the Western Caribbean on Royal Carribbean's Independence of the Seas. Leaving from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and sailing to: George Town, Grand Cayman; Falmouth, Jamaica; Labadee, Haiti. Port days are open for touring the port towns. Sea days are for classes and cropping! There's plenty for your spouse or non-crafting friends to do on the sea days.
Chantilly, Virgina September 7- 9, 2012 Chantilly is located in western Fairfax County in the Northern Virginia region of Virginia. During the Civil War, the Battle of Chantilly took place nearby. It is approximately 24 miles from Washington D.C. and is home to Dulles International Airport The hotel is located only six miles south of Dulles International Airport and offers easy access to the heart of Washington, DC. The hotel is centrally located to popular area attractions that include the National Air and Space Museum as well as many other Smithsonian Institution destinations in downtown Washington, DC.
Sadly, the Chicago retreat was our last retreat until this fall. Klo and I will miss meeting all of you! However, we have been busy planning our next 2 EVENTS! We will have another one in September AND something REALLY fun scheduled for February. Be sure to check back later today to find out more about both opportunities. :)
I couldn't come up with a clever title for this week's Tricky Tuesday tutorial. Yet, doing this one little process will make your life a lot easier AND...the little icons for your cutting files will be a lot prettier. If you ask me, that is VERY clever!
Father’s day is just right around the corner. Maybe you celebrate by enjoying a family BBQ or by hitting dad’s favorite burger joint. Whatever your plans are for the big day, mark dads favorite beverage with a tie tag and let him know how much he is loved and appreciated.
Is your Dad a handy man type of guy? Does he have all the tools and the tool belt to go with it? Then this is the perfect way to tell him how special he is!
I am so excited to introduce you to the newest addition to our Pazzles family! Amanda H. just joined our team this week as our new Marketing Manager. Her exuberant spirit, passion for crafting, and extensive knowledge are a wonderful addition to our team. Plus, I have a new office roomie, yay! We thought it would be a great idea to give Amanda H. a moment to introduce herself to all of you and share her first official Pazzles file. I am sure you will see many new and exciting things coming soon from her!
I love my Inspiration and I know you all love yours too. When we say the possibilities are endless, we really mean it! I love knowing I can throw a custom themed party for friends and family creating everything I need with my Inspiration from the invitations, right down to the delicious cake and pastries I’ll serve. The hard part is deciding which idea I want to go with next. So my only real dilemma is finding more friends, or just throwing more parties!
While Moms may appreciate the extra effort that goes into a card with lots of layers and frills, Dads tend to like cards that are bold and simple. This easy cut away card lets Dad know he is the BEST of the best.
When you are a beginner with the Inspiration Studio Software it is hard to decide where you want to start. Do I make a title using my own font? Or do I try designing a scrapbook page using images from the image gallery? You have visions of beautiful projects like the ones you have seen in the Craft Room Image Library. And then..... you realize that you have to walk before you can run.
A mustache card! Honestly how were we going to get through this masculine card series without a mustache card? This card is very easy to make and though it is simple, I think it is also adorable! I have also included alternative text so the card can say "Thank You" or "Happy Birthday". With how in trend mustaches are right now I am sure you can find someone who will love this card!
Wow! We have had some tumultuous weather at Pazzles last night and today! A lot of our area has been suffering from power outages and knocked down lines, and unfortunately Pazzles headquarters is not immune! Our internet and phones have been up and down all morning. We are currently running on our backup internet however if you have tried to contact us either via chat or phone today and haven't gotten through we hope you will forgive us! We'll keep working on getting a more reliable connection but until then we're are just trying to not blow away on this blustery day!
For all the dads out there who are country at heart from their boots to their hat, I created this card just for you. Let that special cow poke in your life know how much they’re loved by creating this cute western shirt card. Yee Haw!!
Tomorrow Klo will be winging her way to Australia to do some exciting Pazzles work with our friends across the sea! Due to her trip there will be NO CLASSES IN JUNE! We're sorry for the break but hope you can understand how important it is for our international friends to get a chance to spend time with Klo! Remember that we have all of Klo's classes archived so if you have ever missed a class, now is a great time to catch up on what you missed! Click here to go to the archived classes!
Button, button, who's got a button? This card centers around a big button. So go dig through your stash of buttons (we both know you have one) and find one! You can then easily coordinate your paper colors to match the button for a perfect card for any occasion. y the way, you may have noticed that today's card and yesterday's card both use stamps from Verve®. We are loving their stamps and think you will too so if you haven't already taken advantage of the coupon for 15% off all Verve stamps at www.shopverve.com maybe today should be the day! Come back tomorrow for another card in our Masculine Card series!
I love this card for a couple reasons. First of all it is a wonderful way to use up small scraps you have laying around. Secondly, it can easily be adapted to any color theme which means it is easy to make this a girl card too! I also love that it is just classic and elegant. I hope you enjoy this second card in our Masculine Card series!
June means a lot of things to me - half way through the year, summer vacation, and both Father's day and my father's birthday. So as we were thinking on projects for this month, I naturally started thinking about "man" cards. For most of us, manly cards are a struggle. There are so many options out there for girly things between ribbons, rhinestones, flowers and swirls; when it comes to the guys on the other hand I am often at a loss. Our team decided to face this challenge head on and bring you a series of masculine cards that hopefully will help you always have the card you need for the men in your life. We hope you enjoy this card series!
Do you ever look around your craft area and think to yourself "I am not sure if my hobby is crafting....or collecting."? I know many of you log on and get your cutting files, carefully making sure to collect as many as you can, but how many of those files are still waiting to be used? With that in mind, here's this month's challenge: Make a new project using at least one image from the Pazzles Craft Room library that you have never used before.
What happens when you’re traveling for crops and forgot to pack your Inspiration manual? Problem solved! Did you know that there is an in software manual included in your software?
I am willing to bet that you have favorite papers that you use over and over again. When I find a company that has designs that I love, I am a very loyal customer. If the papers cut really well on my Inspiration I will use those papers consistently. Have you ever wished you could save the pressure and blade length settings for those papers?
Have you seen those 3D flowers that have the fun fringed look? Well, this week in class, I will be showing you how to create your own quilled flowers. This is fun and easy class that gives a lot of punch to your crafting projects. Don't miss it. Classes are Sunday 7pm, Monday 5am and Monday 1pm, all times are Central Standard Time. Be sure and check the Time Conversion Chart. Everyone is welcome at class, to join, simply go to Klo's Classroom and Enter Classroom, join as a guest.