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Often times I’m asked the purpose of the cutting strip and what function it serves for the Inspiration. The reason that the Inspiration has a cutting strip is to ensure that the blade doesn’t come in contact with the base of the Inspiration and which can leave cuts and grooves on your machine and damage your blade as well. When dealing with different crafting adhesives, vinyl, sticky backed papers there can start to be a buildup of adhesive residue on your cutting strip. A great way to remove the buildup is wiping it off with a wet wipe. If you find that the tape that is holding down your cut strip is peeling away due to years of use, you may want to consider getting a replacement strip.

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The internet has allowed us to cross oceans, literally in a matter of seconds with the help of technology. Today there are so many wonderful ways to keep in touch with family and friends and of course, crafting friends we meet online via email and Skype! The internet has proven to be very helpful when it comes to communicating with others who have the same hobbies as we do, like scrapbooking! Forums and even abandoned threads are still a great resource to help answer questions that you may have about your Inspiration and the software. Regardless of what level you are at learning and using your Inspiration, someone out there just like you probably had the same questions and posted to an online forum.

Camping Tent

Paper crafting is not just a hobby, but an expression of what we are and the things we like to do. For those of you who like to hike, or just like going camping this is the perfect project, but it also makes a great gift for kids who get to enjoy camps over the summer too. This summer I was able to take a hiking trip with an amazing group of friends. Since this was my first time, I didn’t anticipate the almost five mile hike. I was pretty exhausted by the time we got to our destination and started prepping our camp to get all the tents set up. I have to say it was a pretty impressive sight to look around our camp and realize we packed everything in with fifty pound packs. I made this tent to preserve the memories of that trip.

Do You Need to Change ...

The blade holder is the most important part of the Inspiration. Hard to believe that such a small tool plays such a significant role in the cutting capabilities of the Inspiration. Not only is it important to keep the blade sharp, but it’s also important to keep the blade holder clean from cutting fiber and debris from your paper crafting projects. You will always want to make sure that if the blade holder is not secured in the blade carriage of the Inspiration that you have it stored in a safe location where it won’t get lost or more importantly damaged.

Saving On Paper

One of the most exciting parts of creating your projects is actually cutting them out and assembling them. It’s pretty amazing to see your creations come to life and look even better than you expected. I’ve made projects that required me to test cut my images several times, especially while creating dimensional projects, so that the assembly was perfect. Since every material that you cut will require a different combination of both pressure and blade length you may find in some cases that you may need to cut your image multiple times to ensure a good clean cut. Here is a technique to save on paper and learn what settings work the best for you.

Friends are Sweet Treats Popsicle ...

When I think of summer time, I think of cold drinks, shade and cool treats. I still remember the homemade popsicles that were made from Kool-Aid (at least that’s how they were made in my house). I love those memories as a kid playing out in the pool and then cooling off with a Popsicle. This treat was usually shared with my Golden Retriever, Rocky. I guess when you’re a kid germs don’t seem to bother you as much!

Deleting Your Registry

Coffee just seems to call my name on slow mornings. After that first cup, you feel reset and ready to conquer your day! If only our Inspiration and the software had a way to reset itself. Well guess what, it does! Here are some instructions for you to try when you feel like your Inspiration Studio software might need a quick pick me up!

Downloading Got You Down?

We know how valuable your time is and it’s important that when you finally sit down and start using your cutter you have everything you need. I often refer to crafting like cooking; you have to have all the ingredients to make a masterpiece soufflé! Crafting is no exception to that rule. So it’s important you not only have the idea in mind, but the pieces to help create it. Your images whether you create them or download them from our library are important components to create all those amazing projects.

Fresh Lemonade Tin

We get together with good friends often, and most of the time it is at my house. That means I’m in charge of providing snacks and drinks. Nothing says summer like a glass of cold, fresh lemonade. Not only is it a great way to decorate for adults getting together, but it’s a great way to decorate the kid’s lemonade stand too. I hope that you’re enjoying your summer—there’s going to be plenty of warm, sunny days. Just make sure that you have plenty of ‘fresh lemonade’ on hand to help cool you off!

Upgrading Your Inspiration Studio Software

It’s obvious in the electronic world how quickly the latest and greatest goes to yesterdays has been and forgotten. It seems like cell phones and lap tops are outdated before you even get them out of the box. However, that still doesn’t stop the drive to want to purchase the newest products that are available. When it comes to technology we all like to take advantage of anything that can help simplify or enhance our daily lives, especially when it comes to our hobbies and the things we love doing the most.

Where to Locate the Inspiration ...

If you haven’t checked out www.Pazzles.com lately, you’ll have to go take a look. We wanted to make our website more user friendly, as well as help potential customers navigate our sight to get a better idea as to what our wonderful products are all about. In this change we shuffled around a few things, one of them being the location of the Inspiration Updates.

One Blade for Everything You ...

There are a lot of different die cutting machines available on the market today. There’s no doubt that you’ll agree that none can compare to what you can do with the Inspiration’s powerful cutting and all the added capabilities you get from our added tools. Top that off with unbeatable software and it’s easy to see that that no other machine can rightfully compare to the Inspiration and its capabilities. When it crafting we think that you should have plenty of options so that your creativity is never limited but we also know that it is important to keep things simple and easy.

Transporting Your Inspiration

Whether you’ve been a scrapbooker for a while or you’re new to paper crafting. The one thing that we all have in common is the desire to mingle with other crafters to share ideas, projects and learn the latest and greatest techniques. I can’t think of a better place to do all that than the Craft Room. I think before too long you’ll find yourself calling each other friends, not just fellow crafters with a thing or two in common. I know that a lot of you have coordinated events locally, and some that have even traveled across the U.S. to scrapbook together.

Using Your Pazzles Cutting File ...

The biggest benefit to being an Inspiration owner is the ability to create and design within the software and not being restricted to costly cartridges with a limited amount of images. With the Inspiration Studio software you can create limitlessly. That means that whatever you can imagine, you can create! For those of you that are just getting started learning your new software or like the idea of cutting pre-made designs then you’ll want to check out our Image Library here in the Craft Room as well as our image CD’s that you can purchase in our online store.

Varying Pressure Settings

I hope you were able read the blog posted by Amanda last week and took a tour of the Craft Room. It was nice to see the many amenities that are offered there for our Craft Room members. I hope you’re taking advantages of the forums, videos, workshops as well as all the awesome images in our image library. You can never get too much of a good thing, and when it comes to your membership, there’s a lot to take advantage of! The Craft Room is also a great place to visit with other Inspiration users who use their machines on a consistent basis and can offer input to shortcuts, cutting different materials, and what pressure settings they use with their Inspirations. Take advantage of the resources that are available to you to help make the learning process easier and more enjoyable. Even if you don’t have friends to craft with locally, here in the Craft Room everyone is a friend!

Basic Function Tool Bar

The Basic Function tool bar plays an import part to the software as it holds the Type, Special Effects, Draw, the Image Gallery as well as the Auto Trace, WYSIWYG, and the Cut Project ability. I hear from a few Inspiration users a week who call up in a panic wondering what they did wrong and why the tool bar isn’t on their screen. Right away people think that they’ve done something wrong or that they will be unable to bring the tool bar back up again but this is actually an easy fix.

Pre Programmed Settings in Your ...

I love visiting the local craft stores. Although I may not go with the intent to purchase a specific supply, it never fails that I find a paper product that I love. There are so many different kinds of papers. Some papers are made with different materials that can range from linen, paper and even have more plastic components. Depending on the paper and what's it made of will depend on what settings will work best for you.

How Many Versions of Software ...

Having different versions of software available to purchase can sometimes be confusing. We understand that, and I hope that by reading these blogs that it clarifies things for you. Since there are so many versions I’m sure a few of you are wondering what happens to the older versions of software, and if you should continue to hang on to all the different versions you’ve purchased.

‘Royally’ Beautiful!

This week I chose this card created by Pinkalicious of the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate. I thought this would be a wonderful way to honor such a special occasion for our friends in the UK. I will admit that I was very excited to watch the wedding. Our family line is actually related to Princess Diana of Wales so it made the royal wedding even more special to me.

Using Dongle Keys With Your ...

We are all busy people, and in the hustle of trying to raise families, run a household, jobs and crafting. It’s comforting to know that there are things that help make life just a bit easier. It’s amazing how the simple conveniences in general help make things run more smoothly and help to eliminate added stress to our already busy lives. Crafting is no exception! Pazzles always has your best interest at heart and when we launch new products; our customers are our only focus. Everything we do is to help make life easier for you, and make your crafting experience more enjoyable.

Cutting Control Panel

Have you ever been so busy with daily projects, chores and household duties you never take a minute to sit down and take a break? The Inspiration in a lot of ways can be like that too. Sometimes just simply unplugging the USB cable or turning the cutter off is just the thing it needs for a quick break so it continue to keep working hard for you.

Easter Flowers

There’s nothing like a great project, but a project that’s easy to assemble and has a big impact—that’s even better! I loved these cute Easter egg flowers that Chris designed. What a fantastic way to dress up your eggs and display them. When she brought them in to the office I instantly started assembling the perfect flower. Then the next thing I knew I had created three, and if it wouldn’t have been in the middle of the work day well I probably would have hung out at her desk all day!

Easy Easter Egg Buddies

I think that we all know that creating fun projects like these still brings out the kid in all of us. So maybe we are just all kids stuck in grownups bodies! When I created these little ‘Easter Buddies’ I right away thought not only are they cute decorations, but they would make great place settings to write the names of friends and family members on them to reserve their special spot at the table for Easter brunch or dinner.

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