Snowman Book
I don't know about the rest of the world but Idaho is seeing its share of snow this year. One thing that stays even once the snow clears is the evidence of where a snowman once lay.
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Winter Wonderland
On Christmas Eve when we walk home as a family from my In-Laws, my significant other still helps me look for Santa’s sleigh in the sky. No matter how old we get we never truly outgrow the spirit of Christmas in our hearts.
Ornaments
Everywhere you look it seems like holiday goodies and decorations are bursting at the seams and yet I can never get enough! Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year because it is an excuse to get in my craft room and make things for people. I especially enjoy homemade ornaments. I love to take time as I trim the tree to remember the meaning behind each and every ornament.
Christmas Indulgence
I have to admit that Christmas is my favorite holiday. I know, I know, it is a really busy time. There are presents to buy (or make) and then they also need wrapped. There are cards to write and send. The house needs decorating, the tree needs set up and the ornaments hung. Then there are all of the extra activities surrounding the holiday. I have a pre-kindergarten program, a first grade program, a Sunday School program, extra choir rehearsals for church, a ministry dinner and a company dinner to attend. All of that “busy-ness” can make me lose sight of what the season is all about.
Birthday Card-Hummingbird with flower
Cards are a great way to express oneself. They are fun to give and fun to receive and most importantly, fun to make. The Pazzles' cutter allows us to make unique cards that you can't find in the store. Also, when you make it yourself the words are always perfect.
Christmas on a Budget
I love Christmas. I love the decorations, the smell, the food, the presents, and everything about Christmas. My favorite part about Christmas is giving gifts to my friends and family. My husband and I have always been on a fairly tight budget for Christmas. With so many presents to buy, we long ago decided to make our gifts each year and Pazzles Creative Cutter has been a huge help!
Happy Black Friday!
It's black Friday! Whether you are getting up before the sun to beat the rush, just got home after braving the crowds, or decided to play it safe and stay home we are glad you decided to spend part of your day with us!
Gobble Til U Wobble
This two page layout by Melinda Beltran really says it all. The family is all with us. We have worked hard preparing the feast that is in front of us. The only thing left is to Gobble away baby, Gobble away. I am sure you will all agree Melinda has an awesome gift when it come to paper piecing.
Traditions
We only have a few days until Thanksgiving. All of us are working hard to make sure we have everything prepared and have taken care of those last minute details for the big day. I think some of us stress out so much because we know that once Thanksgiving is here Christmas is just a hop, skip and a jump away. We can lose sight of how special the day is. Growing up I can remember all the wonderful traditions we had.
Week Wrap Up
Another week has come and gone, and the holiday season is upon us! In between the family visits, turkey cooking, shopping and gift wrapping we hope you find some time to enjoy all the great gifts we have for you here at the Craft Room!
Happy Birthday Monkey card
I don't know about you guys but I am a very tactile person. I love to feel and touch. ( I was always being told as a child " we look with our eyes not our hands".) That is why digital scrap booking is not my cup of tea. I love how paper feels and smells.
Holiday Gift Ideas
The holidays are right around the corner. We are all very lucky that we have such an amazing machine that helps us make an array of different presents, decorations and holiday greeting cards.
We are ready!
The time has finally come for the Pazzles Craft Room to go public! We are so excited to share this site with the crafting community and hope you will love what we have here.You guys are what make this place really special and we can't wait to grow this community!
Boys
In our society it seems to be a girls world. Girls have tons of things to choose from whereas boys are left with far less options. You can find 10 different cute outfits for girls while only 2 for boys. It is no different in the scrapbook industry. There are tons of girl geared papers and embellishments and only a few for boys.
What is that thingy you ...
Have you had trouble getting your friends and family to understand what exactly electronic cutting is? Do they kind of look at you blankly when you get excited about it? I know mine do and it is so frustrating. The men will ask my husband, “So are you and your wife still doing that CRAFT thing?” and you get the feeling they are thinking potholders or macramé. The women will try to compare it to a printer or worse yet, (ugh!!) .....STICKERS!!
Something New Every Day
Here at the Craft Room we are really starting to settle in to our routine and it is becoming increasingly clear that the Craft Room is an addictive place to be! With new blogs every day, new projects, lots to talk about in the forums, videos to watch, projects to share, and cutting files to download you can find something new here every day!
Aloha Scrapbook Page
I love the way a scrapbook page can take us back every time we look at it. Or the page has the same ability to take a person on the journey who was not there to begin with. I have always wanted to go somewhere tropical like Hawaii or St Maarten. With winter just around the corner and our fall being colder than ever I look for comfort and warmth in those past photographs and scrapbook pages.
How Do Your Friends Inspire ...
This past week our team at Pazzles created tags for one of our upcoming featured projects. I decided I wanted to try my hand at making a dimensional rose. In my eyes, I'm still a pretty green in the crafting world. There are just so many different mediums and tools, I feel like every week I am running to my friends to have the explain to me how to use something.
Final Polishing
We are now a month in to beta and almost all aspects of the website are receiving some final polishing. We are so excited to see all of our hard work pay off and plan to continue adding and expanding on this already wonderful site! In case you missed it, here is what went on at the Craft Room this week.
Mini Pages
Have you ever wanted to purchase something and decided not to, but afterward you can't stop thinking about it! I have had that problem with so many of your projects. Unfortunately I can only pick one each week
Winter Day
This weekend it was very cold and it seemed to be an indoor play day. With two boys, staying indoors can be kind of problematic. They have a lot of energy to get out.
Huge Steps Forward in Beta
As we watch week four of beta draw to a close, we've made some huge steps forward. One of the most exciting additions this week is our new store, but there have been many exciting additions to the Craft Room this week!
Pumpkin Treat Holder
Another week is upon us, and I’m at it once again to find that special project. I don't know about you, but I’m having a hard time keeping up with all the fun projects being uploaded. With each project I’m continuing to find more and more inspiration. I can't believe all the entries!
Little Discoveries
While I was creating the colors of the clothes for my wise men, I just couldn’t get my colors right. I was getting pretty frustrated, to say the least. Usually I’m fine in selecting a color that I already have in the pallet, but these images were different. I needed something that had the appearance of being more vintage than the traditional images I’ve made in the past. So I thought hey, I’ll try using my dropper from the color palette and use it on the photographs I was using as inspiration to match the colors perfectly. Wow, what a difference it made!