New Images at Fairy Dust Crafts

Heylo there girls and boys..

I'm pleased to announce that there are new digi images available over at Fairy Dust Crafts - designed by Lexi herself. Why don't you head on over now and take a look?

Also, don't forget our fortnightly challenge over at Lexi's Creations, you have until 22nd January to get your creations in with the theme of 'Say it with Love'. I hope you can join us, and good luck to all those who've entered.

xo

Digi Stamps

Evening all. I'm just dropping by.. to ask for your opinion on DIGI STAMPS.

I have been exposed to these marvellous things more and more recently, and I have begun to open up to the advantages of them. Biggest one? They take up a LOT! less space than woodmounted or cling/clear/polymer stamps. They are a LOT cheaper and they can be resized and flipped to suit your needs for any particular creation.

Of course, the first time I really used a digi stamp was for my DT creation at Lexi's Creations this week, she draws her own, and they are available at Fairy Dust Crafts in the 'Digi stamps' section. 

After that, I started searching the Internet for more digi image which I liked and suited my style. I came across a lot of sites with gorgeous designs. I will list some of them at the end of this post. What with me getting a new printer off my boyfriend at Christmas (Advent AWP10) I thought it would be the perfect time to start printing my own digi images to use with my cardmaking. I'm looking forward to building my collection.

Are there any websites which you find yourself going back to? Also, do you save your images to your computer/laptop and then back them up on an external drive?

Any hints or tips would be appriciated, and if you could send some websites my way for me to take a look.

List of sites:
Fairy Dust Crafts - Digi Images
ImagEnation
Sassy Studio Designs
Sentiments 4 You
Pink Car Studio
Whimsy Stamps - Meljen's Designs
Kenny K Downloads

Over & Out, Lou. xo

WOYWW 81 (inc. Sew Easy review)

I've got a few things to show/tell you today, so I best get cracking. After I tell you the state of the weather WINTER WONDERLAND is the phrase of the day, even the slush has been turned to crisp whiteness, the snow is falling so heavy. It looks beautiful - for once.

Onto my desk.. a closed laptop and a lack of Ribena or coffee, the reason for this - I had just got up. Centre stage is my copy of Cardmaking & Papercraft, with and email of mine which I sent in a few months ago! Yippee, a friend on Trimcraft alerted me too it, and so I rushed out to buy a copy last night.

In the left hand corner of the picture are some cards I made last night (I have tidied up the wreckage caused by those.. - I'll be posting some later). In front of those is my Kindle, in its lovely blue cover, LOVE this piece of technology. YUM! On top of that is my first attempt at a friendship bracelet, if anyone is interested, let me know and I will post about them in more depth. They are really fun, and although at first it seems like they will take ages - it passes the time away quite nicely when you are watching crap TV.

My email including one picture of the two I sent in - which were cards
made using the Bentley Bear Chipboard embellishments (the free gift
included in the magazine).

Stacked up at the right hand side are some of my embossing powders (I keep them in plastic boxes as it eases the use of them, both application and tidying up)- as well as some Versamark. And then closest to the camera are some goodies I bought off another friend on Trimcraft, some Coordinations card stock (for use with my CB - when I get it!! after Santa has been - can't wait to start playing), and a background stamp.

Oh, and on the chair is my beloved bag from Accessorize - its navy blue and brown with flowers and deers and things on, and its HUGE! :D I use my North Face brown plaid backpack for uni though - otherwise I would end up with curvature of the spine - seriously!

WRMK - SEW EASY TOOL REVIEW - *CLICK HERE*

Anything else.. let me know.

xo

WRMK - Sew Easy Tool [Review]

Hidiho, thanks for stopping by. You're in for a treat, if you like stitching that is.

My Sew Easy tool featured amongst the stuff on my work desk last Wednesday. A lot of you seem to be interested by it, and Julia Dunnit, Chief of WOYWW suggested I write a full on review about it, and I figured I have had it long enough and used it enough times to write a half decent review, so here goes.

Now I may be a bit bias, but I LOVE the tool.. I think that is partly because I love the look of stitching, whether it be real of faux, on cards and projects, and this tool makes real stitching easy to replicate.

Materials it works well on:
Patterned paper - most brands, such as Cosmo Cricket, Basic Grey (although the BG creases more so than other patterned papers)
SU! patterned paper

Materials not so well:
Bazzill - Kraft cardstock - although I find if you heat the cardstock with a heat gun first, this does help the tool penetrate to create the holes.
SU! Cardstock

As for the tool itself, here is a picture to demonstrate.

In the end at the bottom there is a little compartment in order to store the needle that comes with the tool. It has a blunt end, which is handy, that way you don't prod your thumb every time you thread it back through the paper. The tool also comes with a foam mat which measures 11" x7", this makes it easier for the tool to penetrate the material your creating holes in.

The foam mat - measures 11 inches x 7 inches

Now comes the fun part: the heads. I own four as of now, and to be honest I have one clear favourite, the scalloped pattern, which is the green-y coloured head. I use it all of the time. You get a standard looking stitch head with the tool, that is the pink head, which creates holes in a straight line.

The heads are easy to get on and off, you just give them a little twist.

 *Click Here* for the full range of the heads and embroidery floss available from the WRMK range.

It is easy to use, and you can create straight lines, circles, zig-zags, anything. Just move the tool how you want.

So to sum it up: do not expect too much from the tool, it only has plastic spikes, so its not going to pierce really thick material. But some of the patterns you can achieve using it are intricate. It does crease the paper some what, but the peoples blogs I have visited that use a sewing machine say the same thing happens. It is relatively cheap, and you can use it with any sort of embroidery floss.

Any questions about this tool or how you use it, please contact me. :)

xo