Wild Rose Stamper

Forever & Always

 

I've been having loads of fun with my Silhouette SD machine (no affiliation, just happy!)  I used it to cut out the banner, the doily, and the shaped piece behind the flower, which I designed all by myself!  Yay!  As someone who used to hate computers with a passion, being able to now make designs on one is a huge thing.  True, I didn't come up with the design myself, as I got the idea from a Papertrey Ink die, but I was so proud that I was able to figure out how to weld and modify.

Anyway, that's really what's been keeping me away from the blog.  I had nothing to show unless you count the oodles of things I've been cutting out; borders, doilies, frames, etc.  And of course, I've been welding stuff to my heart's content (now that I can actually DO it!)  Wouldn't you know, they just announced that Silhouette is releasing a 12x12 inch cutter.  Nice.  Oh well, I wouldn't have wanted to pay that much anyway and I barely have room on my stamp desk for this one.

I'm getting back into my Copic markers.  IT's been about a year since I've used them because I got discouraged at not getting the color I thought I was getting.  I have enough peachy pinks now, thank you.  And they all look the same.  It's so frustrating ordering colors online.  Oh yeah, did you hear that Copic is raising the price of each marker by 50 cents?  They must think we're all rich Americans.  LOL!  The price hike starts August 1st, in case you want to get an order in before then.

Thanks for visiting!  I'm amazed, but honored, that people still come to visit my little neglected blog.  :)

ETA:  Oh my gosh, I was so busy blabbing away that I almost forgot to alert you to an amazing giveaway!  Melissa at Creating from the Heart is giving away some MAJOR stamping goodies you'll want to check out!

Materials:

Stamps: Inkadinkado, Stampin up

Paper: Melissa Frances, Stampin' Up, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Rose Red, Baja Breeze ?

Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, SU Always Artichoke, SU Soft Sky (for sponging)

Accessories: Copic Markers (R81, R83, R84, R39, YG91, 0, C1), crinkled seam binding (Prairiebirdboutique on etsy,) corsage pin, half pearls by Melissa Frances, sewing machine, Silhouette SD

Sweet Little One

 

Aren't these baby shoes adorable!  I love babies and their tiny little shoes and doll-size clothes.

The pretty border was cut on my Silhouette SD from a design I downloaded from Silhouette.  But, I designed the banner myself on my Silhouette Studio.  Can I just say that I was so proud of myself for figuring it out!  I bought the Silhouette in a moment of self-pity for not winning one from any of the 12 giveaways I entered last month.  The hours I spent jumping through hoops to enter those giveaways and I didn't even win ONE.  With all those entries, I thought I might even win two!  I was so crushed that I did the only rational thing: I bought one on Overstock.com.  (And I love it!)

So obviously I'm still here on Typepad.  I started to make the move, but then realized it was WAY more complicated than I first thought.  I got my Typepad files converted to Blogger's preferred format, but it's too big of a file and I haven't figured out how to break it up yet.  THEN, I discovered that I would have to manually transfer every. single. photo.  Over 200 of them.  Not only that, but none of my sidebar lists will be transferred.

I'm considering the option of paying someone to transfer my blog, but it costs anywhere from 50-75 dollars (and for good reason!)  Right now, I'm choosing the path of least resistance by doing nothing.

If anyone has any advice for moving a blog, I'd love to hear it!

Thanks for visiting!  Have a great weekend.

 

Materials:

Stamps: Stampendous, SU

Paper: Basic Grey's Lily Kate, Neenah Solar white classic crest

Ink: Certainly Celery, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Silhouette SD, circle punches, mini buttons, Copics C-1, BV00, B60