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Come and use the Betterpress by Spellbinder's with me!

  Come and use the Betterpress by Spellbinders with me! A few months ago I went to a 2 day event that was sponsored by Spellbinders and it was so much fun.  We got a ton of spellbinders dies and toured the offices and warehouse.  We did a couple make and takes at the office and one was with the Betterpress system.  I fell in love with the crispness of the press and how beautiful the cards turned out.  Its rally hard to see unless its in person but the image is pressed into the cotton paper making it look like a professional print. The better press works with a lot of different machines including the BigShot, Vagabond, Sizzix Switch, and Spellbinders Platinum.  It really just needs to fit the Betterpress through without an issue.  I would imagine if you can fit an old steel rule die, you can fit the Betterpress inside the machine. I am involved in a monthly card swap and decided to use my Betterpress for them. You first put your metal press plate on the...
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Come make a sticker organizer with me out of a shoe rack!

 Come make a sticker organizer with me for your sticker collection! Have you ever wanted to organize your sticker collection in a way that you can see all of them?   Do you have an over abundance of stickers?  Is your sticker binder overflowing? If your answer is yes to any of those questions, keep reading!  I have a storage solution for you. What you will need: 4 tier metal shoe rack  LInk to a similar one Clips  link to a similar clip 1 pc of cardboard Your stickers I am currently in the process of putting my sticker organizer back together as it was over flowing!   This is what it looks like now. (I had already taken some stickers off and cleaned out the basket. Get your shoe organizer out of the box and bend down all the prongs except the top.  We are going to use the top as a catch all for ribbon or whatever you want to throw in there.  I typically will use that for new stickers then later organize them onto a clip. Take your c...

Come and see what I did with My Favorite Things Stamp Set "Evolving Friends"

  I was shopping one day and came across this stamp set that was "evolving friends".  It as perfect for my daughters next birthday.  She loves this character and I knew she would love it. This brand is a great brand and I own several of their dies/stamps and they work well! I always use my Misti for placement, its one of my favorite tools.  I have another blog about how to use it and how awesome it is if you do not already own one.  I then colored in the stamps with my Spectrum Noir markers and had my Cameo 5 cut them out for me using the pixscan mat. I love how the card turned out.  What do you think? Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog.  Follow me here and on Instagram! www.imginbugcrafter.com www.instagram.com/imginbugcrafter

October's Card Club Card

  October's Card Club! This month the club decided to do a Christmas Theme but to make card kits.  I love this idea as that way you can customize the way the cards look.   It also was challenging as you want to make something that will be easy to put together and not require too much.  I chose to use my Silhouette Cameo 5 to cut the design out.   I found this cute reindeer and made a few alterations.  The card is larger than a regular A2 card so I ended up making envelopes as well. This is the end result: I also decided to cut a pc of brown cardstock for the inside and made those cute stickers from my cameo as well. I printed out a copy of the card I made so that the people have a reference on how to assemble the card and put one in each card kit.  I ended up also putting them in clear cellophane envelopes so that its easier to keep all those bits together!  I am so excited to give these away and excited to see what i get. Please follow ...

Come to the monthly card club with me!

  I have recently joined a card club!  We meet every month and exchange cards or card kits.  The ladies are so nice and so creative.  I cannot wait to see what they make next! The next card I made for the swap had to be Halloween or fall themed.  I chose this cute dog ghost card for my theme.  I included a wobbler so that the dog shakes as well!  I love how it turned out. I really love being part of a monthly card club as it really makes you create and gets the juices flowing.    What do you think of this one?  I really love it. Thank you for reading and please consider following my blog! ImGinbugCrafter

Come and do a card swap with me!

 Come and do  card swap with me! So I have been officially scrapbooking since around 2000 or 2001 but then got into cards at some point.  I think because my friend Sandra started making them.  I have never done an official card swap until recently.  I went to the Creative Escape/Spellbinder retreat and thought hmmmm Ill try it out!   The only rule was you had to make 21 cards and had to use a spellbinders product.  I knew from seeing other card swaps that I prob needed to make 21 of the same card so that is what I got started on.   I felt like to really do the right thing, I would include envelopes, clear plastic sleeves, and the card in each little packet. I've really loved this die and never used it so I had to make the Sunday Drive Christmas card from Spellbinders. I ended up with a ton of really nice cards that other people made.  I love this spellbinders set but it was a lot of work. Let me know what you think! Thank you for re...

Mint Stamp Machine by Silhouette

 Come and make a stamp with me! I haven't used my stamp making machine in quite some time.  My husband is a Special Ed teacher and he asked me today if Amazon sold custom stamps and I laughed and said, your wife does! He couldn't believe that I could make stamps!  haha so I designed a stamp for him to use for his teacher passes etc. The supply list is really all Silhouette branded items as for the stamp maker I feel theirs come out best.  I have seen others use reinkers from your current collection and they work. Supplies Silhouette Mint Machine Silhouette Mint stamp kit, I chose the 15x60 mm set Silhouette reinkers I designed the stamp in the Mint software that comes with the machine. We have beetles so he wanted a beetle on his stamp. You simply feed the stamp blank into the machine and the machine accepts it and makes your stamp in seconds. You adhere the stamp blank on the block it comes with.  Then you want to put ink onto the pad di...