Do you remember your first project on your cutter? Perhaps that is not so far back to remember or perhaps, like me, that is now years ago. The first project is always a bit of a challenge - everything is new and unfamiliar and it can make you a little unsure. However the feeling you get when you finish that project and realize you have triumphed is truly a wonderful experience.
Have you ever wondered what the arrow buttons are for on the top of your Inspiration? These buttons make it easier for you to align the starting position of your blade over the top of your desired starting position on your paper.
Our lives are full of big things and little things. The big things take all our time, the little things hold all the meaning. A school supplies note, we have all had one in our hands at one time or another. Just another errand to run; another item on our to-do list. But these little things are the things memories are made of. This is what scrapbooking is all about, the little memories. This is also what makes the Pazzles Inspiration so suited to my scrapbooking, it is the one tool that makes my memories what they truly are; unique.
Does it ever get a whole lot better than purses? They are the very definition of fashion and function wrapped up in to one package. Aside from the fact that they can be mildly addicting (and spendy) they are probably one of the best things on earth! Well....ok maybe not on all of earth, but they are pretty great! So here is a great way you can take your favorite accessory and make it out of paper.
I loved this Martini glass that Angie made. It shows how easy it is to customize a gift for that special friend. These are great party favors for a get together with your best girlfriends. How exciting to have a glass customized with your name! I love how easy it is to take a piece of vinyl and add that little touch, and dress up something so simple like this glass and make it a one of a kind. Thanks for a great idea for my next party with friends and family Angie!
Have you started cutting your most recent project and found that your cuts aren’t as clean as you remember them being in the past? It’s certainly easy to forget how long you’ve been using the same blade. Here are some ways to help you determine if you need to change out your blade.
The Inspiration Studio Software has so many amazing tools that we often lose track of some of the smaller but no less useful features. The Italic tool is one such feature. We are all familiar with the term Italic, but perhaps familiarity makes us unable to see the potential hidden there. You may ask, “What is she talking about? Italic is for fonts, right?” Let me help you look at this tool from a different angle. (Pun intended. :))
Pazzles is on its way to St. Charles, IL for the Scrapbook Expo on August 20th and 21st! We will be at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, which is located about 40 miles west of Chicago. You can learn more about this Scrapbook Expo show by clicking here. You can also learn about the great city of St. Charles by clicking here and learn about all the other great things you can do in the area while you are there here. As always we would love to see you, answer your questions, or help you get stocked up on supplies and images. Hope to see you there!
There are so many things to love about this page that I am not sure where to start. I love how the creator, Toni, incorporated so many fun little images. The vegetables sticking out of the dirt next to the fence are just so cute! I also love the moment she captured in her photograph. We always think to grab the camera when we go on a trip, have a get together, or when we get all dressed up but what about just out in the backyard watering the garden? Thank you Toni for sharing such a simple but special moment with us!
Pazzles will be in Charlotte, NC August 13th and 14th. As always, we'll be there to answer your questions, stock you up on supplies, and give you a great deal on Pazzles images. Whether you are a Pazzles customer or are thinking about becoming one we would love to see you! You can learn more about the beautiful city of Charlotte, NC by clicking here and check out all the other great things you can do in the area while you are there by clicking here. The scrapbook expo is hosted by CKC and will be held at the Charlotte Convention Center. You can learn more about the show and register by clicking here.
As an Inspiration user you always have access to the latest updates for the Inspiration. These updates provide you with not just fixes but also upgraded features to make your Inspiration the best it can possibly be all for absolutely free. If only the same principle applied to all our purchases! I would love to have someone give me free upgrades to my house, my car, or even just my vacuum!
We have all experienced it….THE BOX finally arrives at our door. We clear a spot in our craft room or craft space, we set the kids in front of a video and we open THE BOX. We are so excited. We have had visions of the wonderful things we will create, so much so that we can’t sleep at night. We KNOW it won’t be instantaneous. We are not after immediate gratification, we know that something this fantastic will take some perseverance to learn. But WE ARE READY!! We set the Inspiration up, admiring the pretty color and shiny surface. We install the software, download the upgrades and dive in to creating. It doesn’t matter whether it is a star, a circle or a word….we are almost shaking with anticipation. Now is the time to CUT IT OUT….
This week's Fabulous Find is this beautiful scrapbook page done by user, Miztaken. I love the topic of the page, which is about the friends she has found through paper crafting. Isn't wonderful how this hobby has brought so many of us together who we otherwise would never have known?
There are a lot of communities out there excited to share their cutting files they’ve created using their Creative Cutters. It’s always fun to get new cutting files. It’s kind of like getting a small present!
I will admit that sometimes I am stumped when it comes to choosing a topic for Tricky Tuesdays. At those times, I usually just start playing with the Inspiration Studio Software hoping to come up with…Inspiration. That is how this lesson began. I was exploring the Draw Polygon tools and realized that I could easily make scalloped circles! Eureka! I had done this technique ages ago (Yes, I am a dinosaur when it comes to Pazzles!) and tucked it back in the furthest recesses of my mind. Was I ever excited when I remembered it.
Pazzles will be in beautiful Santa Clara, CA at the Scrapbook Expo! The Expo is August 6th and 7th and will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center. As always, we will be there to answer you questions, help you get restocked on supplies, or give you a great deal on one of our many products! For more information about the Santa Clara show visit the Scrapbook Expo page by clicking here.
Oh where to begin with this beautiful file by Opal777? Another member asked for help finding a tailor dummy in the forums (did you know you can do that? 99% of the time someone will show you one or make it for you!). Opal quickly jumped in and made this gorgeous tailor dummy that she uploaded in to the Pazzles Albums. So I love this file first of all because it reminds me what a great and helpful community we have on the craft room. Where else could you get a cutting file literally "tailored to order"?
There are so many products out there that we as Inspiration users are excited to try and cut. From time to time you may find that you have better luck with one product over another as far as how easy they are to cut through and the results you will get in the end. With a bit of experience you’ll find that by varying pressure, speed, and blade length you can get great cuts out of almost any material. Most of this comes with practice and patience as you find what settings work best for you.
I think one of the most valuable attributes of the Pazzles Inspiration System is the ability to create anything I need for a project. I can choose from hundreds of fonts and most of them are free on the internet. If I can’t find exactly what I have in mind I can make it look the way I want. I have COMPLETE CONTROL over the results. I don’t need to buy a new cartridge or download to get the look I want. I don’t need to settle for something that is so-so. I don’t need to pop in one cartridge and keyboard overlay, cut ONE thing, pop in another cartridge and overlay, cut ONE more thing and repeat, repeat, repeat. In the Summer Splash page pictured here, I altered the fonts to fit the theme. Simple ways to alter fonts are to tilt the letters or resize them as I did for the word ‘laugh’. (Use the Break text by Character option under the text menu to separate the letters.) But did you know that you can change the fonts in other ways?
Craft room user, anamoreno, made this stunning little memories book. The title "Recuerdos" is Spanish and I am told translates to "Memories". There are a lot of pages to this little book (check them out in our gallery under "Other Treasures")and they are so packed with detail it is easy to forget just how tiny the book actually is.
When we found these DVD tins for a smoking deal when you buy in bulk, we thought it would be great to pass the savings on to you and give you some ideas of how you could use them. If you love our ideas or have ideas of your own swing on by the Member's section of our store for a screaming deal on these DVD tins. Make sure you are logged in to your account so you can see the member's only price!
Have you ever had trouble getting your computer to recognise your Creative Cutter? While there can be a lot of variables as to the reason that this happens, a good place to start is looking at your power source. Since the power source that the Inspiration is plugged in to will vary from household to household, it is wise to take in to consideration what kind of an area you live in. Are you prone to power outages or power surges?
I was browsing the internet for chipboard to buy and really getting a headache over it. Not because I couldn’t find any, there were lots of places that sell chipboard for very reasonable prices in every dimension I could think of. Where I really got stuck is on the thickness of the chipboard. I knew I wanted something with some rigidity and thickness to it but not so thick that I couldn’t cut it. All of these websites were referring to their thickness in things like “caliber” or “50 point” or “0.022”…0.022 what?! Is it a caliber, a point, an inch? What do those even mean? Have you ever been in my shoes? If you haven’t, lucky you! But whether you have or have not had to deal with this headache I am here to shed some light on this tricky issue
I must admit that I have always had a soft spot for dimensionals but there were so many wonderful things about this design by Craft Room member, Phlumpets, that it was impossible to pass up. Look at all the gorgeous details, don't you feel like you could just step right over to that cradle? I completely love the beautiful mobile hanging from the cradle's canopy. All of the lace just makes the cradle feel rich and soft, just like a cradle should! Thank you Phlumpets for sharing such a stunning project!