Gadget Gal's new toy - Clip-It-Up

I have to admit that I am a bit of a gadget gal. Tell me something will improve my scrapping, or make me stand out in the scrapping crowd - and I just have to have it. Sales Rep's rub their hands together when they see me coming, lol. You name it, and I probably have it!!

I started scrapping with Creative Memories - dont ask me how many of their tools and templates, and the like I have, and then I discovered the World Wide Web and the US scrapping sites. Every new thing I had to try and get. You really should see my cupboard: Fastenator and a gazillion staples for it; Phrase Maker and a bazillion labels for that; and the list goes on. However I wont bore you with too many more details, except to let you in on one of my better purchases.

After much discussion at the FORUM, I decided I needed to have the Clip It Up. This time, I did a bit of research to make sure that this was something I would use and not hide away.

I used to store my alpha stickers (A4 size and smaller) in one of those plastic 4 drawer thingy's - well 2 actually, and my rub ons in plastic sleeves in an A4 folder - well 2 of those as well.

Not that successful cos I could never find anything when I needed it, and then I forgot that I had a particular rub on, one I could have used on my previous layout - but isnt that always the way.

Anyway, I digress.

I bit the bullet and placed an order with Marg at CPC, an lo and behold, in super quick express post time, lol, I had my new toy:

Wow, base unit, top tier, and a cover. And it is so huge.

I just had to wait for Daz to go out, and lucky for me he obliged, so I could set it up.

It was a bit of a struggle, putting it together, but once I read the instructions with my glasses on, lol, it went together nicely.

The boys were amazed with this huge contraption that was taking up a mountain of space on my scrapping desk, they couldnt decide if I really needed it or not - that was until I started emptying the various receptacles for my alphas and rub ons. What a stash.

It was then that they decided I should have bought 2!! Cheeky little brats :)

Anyway, it will be a while before my new gadget is set up fully cos I am waiting for my new scraproom to be finished - well, to be started actually - so I can place her permanently on display. But here is a sneak peek of what she is like now:

Isnt she just the bees knees???

Anyway, I think you should all go out and purchase one of these beauties. I know my scrapping life will soon be so much easier.

Take care

TD xoxo

NEW Kaisercraft File Set.

Need a file set to add to your craft tool box? Stop your search - Kaisercraft's new File Set are perfect for distressing papers and smoothing the edges of Beyond-the-Page albums, and at great value - you can't go wrong!

Basic Grey Rub-on Tool

I love rub-ons !

I have an abundance of them!
Alphas, words, flourishes, any variety that you can name, from such manufacturers as Basic Grey, 7 Gypsies, Bella, Kaisercraft, Making Memories, Prima, Fancy Pants, and so the list goes on.
With each of these packets I have received various rub on tools - paddle pop sticks, round wooden stick, round plastic sticks, icy pole sticks - lots of different ones, but none of these work anywhere near as well as the Basic Grey Rub on Roller Stylus.



This tool is magnificent! It is the ideal shape to hold, not too heavy, nor too light, it's double ended, and the rub on stylus not only rolls easily but is also spring loaded. This makes applying rub-ons over a number of layers much easier, and the other end is flat and is used to set the rub-ons or to take out the tiny air bubbles that you sometimes get.

I really recommend this tool as a must have in your stash, and I know that there are some available in the SHOP.

as reviewed by Deb

Do you have a Cuttlebug???

Well if the answer is no, then why haven't you...lol....but if the answer is yes, well you are going to love the Nestabilities dies that will be landing in store very shortly. They come in lots of different shapes, and each set comes with at least 5 sizes, mostly 6, making them very versatile. The great thing about the Nestabilities is that they not only cut, but emboss and stencil as well, all with the same die, they are also very thin and easy to store. I store one of my sets in a CD case and another couple in a CD tin, so they take up hardly any room at all. Here is one of the Scallop die sets, which you can see comes with 6 die, the largest being around 4 inches and the smallest around 1 1/4 inches across.Here are a couple of Christmas cards I did with the scallop dies, and all I did was fold a piece of cardstock over then placed the scallop die so that it just sat a little over the folded edge, ran it through my Cuttlebug and it cut a 4 inch scallop card, pretty cute? Another great thing to do is use the die to cut a window in a card, and you can then emboss the window which looks gorgeous. The possibilities are endless with this great product, so keep your eye out in the shop very soon, and give them a go, I'm sure you'll love them.

You can see a little demonstration video here.