So, after I broke my Bind-It-All {or it stopped working, or whatever}, I gave the machine to Mr. Lifeguard to see if he could fix it. I told him not to worry about taking it apart since it was already not working. So he ended up having to strip it down to the machine guts ~ which were pretty interesting to see, I might add ~ and then found what the problem was: a piece of chipboard punch-out had gotten wedged in there in such a way that it was preventing the punches from moving all the way forward. That's why it wasn't punching one of the holes anymore. So, my advice to all you Bind-It-All owners out there is to empty out your machine regularly!
In other news, I've been very productive the last few days. I made two Father's Day cards ~ one for my dad and one for my father in law. It was not so easy to make two totally masculine cards, but I survived. You can see them here:
Father's Day Card #1:
Father's Day Card #2:
I also finished a tag with a little help from my friends. :D We ran a "contest" during the June Crop where people drew numbers for a chance to tell me what to do to a tag base I had started. In the end, the tag turned out really great & this is what the collaborative effort left us with:
Life Tag:
And, if that weren't enough, I also finished the next layout in my World of Wonder mini album, and have a new tutorial video posted for you over on my YouTube Channel: World of Wonder, Part Four. This layout focused on the concept of growth & I used images from the "Eat Me/Drink Me" portion of Alice in Wonderland to underline that theme.
World of Wonder, Part Four:
I hope you enjoyed seeing everything & that you're all gearing up for an amazing summer! Thanks for watching my videos & stopping by my blog!
~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.
P.S. If you like Graphic 45, be sure to check out this post to be entered for a chance to win some of your very own: Graphic 45 "On the Boardwalk" Giveaway.
I have the corner rounder from Zutter na dmine stuck, no way would it move, even doing what they told me to do. They sent me out a replacment, then I took a hammer to mine to see it that would ge tit to work, it did, but i was not gonna try the hammmer first because that would void my warranty
ReplyDeleteGood thing they gave you a new one! I almost bought those, but I was waffling because so many people complained about sticking. While I was still trying to make up my mind, We R Memory Keepers came out with the Corner Chompers & I went that route instead!
ReplyDelete~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.
Thanks for the virtual crop, kathryn! It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed it a lot, great game with the tag. It came out really beautiful! And I scrapped, watched and chatted at the same time! lol
ReplyDeleteGreat run down of all that you have crafted lately! I can't wait to finish my tag that we created on Sunday! :)
ReplyDeleteKathryn - these are great! What's the letter stamp set you used for Father's Day #1? Love the stitching detail and large size of the letters....
ReplyDeleteThanks! - Erin
Thanks, Erin! Those are the Technique Tuesday "Big Timber" alphabet stamps. There are two sets in that font. I used the lowercase stamp set {I don't own the uppercase stamp set}. I love how large they are ~ they're lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteWow I need a nap after reading that long post! Fabulous projects. I wish I could have made it to the monthly crop looks like you had a fun time!
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