My Favorite Products

This is a list of my favorite products in the world of Scrapbooking.

• Cricut - this machine does it all.  You can cut paper, fabric, vinyl, stencils, stamps, cork, chipboard, etc.  The possibilities seem endless.  With the numerous cartridges and now software like Make the Cut and Sure Cuts A Lot, you can cut anything you can imagine.  My favorite thing about the Cricut is that you can print your own letters for scrapbooking or even school projects and you never run out of the letter "e".  There is nothing more frustrating than having to by multiple packages of letters at $4.99 a pkg just because you need more e's than the 3 that come in one package.
• Scotch ATG Gun - this is the best adhesive product I own.  The original models were way to expensive for adhesive, but the introduction of the Pink ATG Gun with a price of $29.99 most places made it a must have, and it comes with two rolls of tape (a great item for the 40% coupon at Michaels).  Once you get the hand of it you can attach almost anything very easily and the roll of tape seems to go a long way.  Also the permanent adhesive holds very well.  Plus it is Pink which is always a plus in my book.
• Cuttlebug - not only does it do an awesome job embossing cardstock but it cuts as well.  This machine has allowed me to give new life to all my old Sizzix and Sizzlits dies and well as try out some of the other die cutters out there.  It is so much easier to use these old dies on the Cuttlebug that to lug out the old machines.  Plus it takes up less space on my work table.  I was never a huge fan of embossing until I got this tool.  Now I will be embossing anything that I can roll through the machine.
• Stickles - okay I admit that I bought my first Stickles because they were on sale "buy 3 get 1 free" and I figured that was a good time to stock up.  OMG, I am totally addicted now.  This simple little bottle of glitter glue can really add some Wow to an ordinary layout.
• Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby Paper - probably my favorite paper stack out there right now.  Of course I am working on baby albums and the colors are pinks and blues.  But I just love the look of this paper and my layout looks amazing.  This is another great item for that 40% coupon at Michaels.

This list is a work in progress.  As I try out new products I will add my favs on here.

Memory Mania University

Today is orientation day and pep rally for Memory Mania University. This is the scrapbooking school that my local scrapbook store offers. I have never taken scrapbooking classes before, but I figured that if I was going to give this scrapbook thing a real chance then a few classes my be smart. Best of all, most of the classes are offered during the day so I can take them while Dylan is at school. Since this is a Pep Rally we were told to bring treats for our "Sorority Sisters" and so I made these cute little cups and filled them with candy. I'm not sure what the other ladies will come up with, but this was the best I could do. When I signed up for the classes I had no idea that they were this serious about the whole "university" concept. I am hoping that it will be fun and that I actually learn something. Plus it is a great way to meet other people and make friends (which I admit I haven't done much of since we moved here). I will check back in later and let you know how it went.

These are the gifts I made for my sorority sisters. I used my Cricut with the Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge to make the cheerleaders. I used a file I found online with my Make the Cut Software to make the boxes, also with the Cricut. I used Peachy Keen Stamps for the faces along with StazOn Ink in Jet Black. The awesome zebra print paper is Safari Untamed by the Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby. I also used my awesome new ATG gun to hold everything together.