To chalk or not to chalk..............

For the last 12 months or so I've been chalking my files before scanning.
Why?........because some very talented ladies convinced me they would look better that way and because they were right :-)

I understand that not everyone chalks there cuts and have had some people ask what the files look like just assembled.

I'm not going to double scan every file I make but I thought I would share the dinosaurs with and without the chalking. As you can see they are still a cute and usable cut even without the chalking.

Chalked

No Chalk

Stegosaurus

No set of dinosaurs is complete without some version of a stegosaurus. This little fellow is my version of the spiky backed critter.

Triceratops

This triceratops is the second dinosaur that I've made. He'll eventually be bundled with some other dinosaurs and will also form part of a pre-historic bundle.

Diplodocus

I needed some dinosaurs for a couple of pages so I decided to make them. This is the first dinosaur that I came up with and I personally think he's cute. There are more dinosaurs to come and some other pre-historic files to go with them.

BOGO is finished !!!!!!

TSI's Buy-On-Get-One Free cutter file sale is over. If you participated by purchasing any of my files then, THANK YOU! If you haven't claimed your free files yet, you have until the end of June to do so :-)

Pirate Layout

This is the layout I made using the files from my "Pirate & Title" files.

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Pirate & Title

Well here they are all grouped and packaged :-). I've already loaded these files on to TSI for anyone who is interested and I'm joyfully playing with my layout so that I can share it with you all.

Pirate & Title = $3.99

Pirate title

This is the title I made to go with my pirate paper piecing. I only made the basic word (in singular and plural) so you could all ad a few of your own words to personalise it. For me the title will read "Pirate Camp" but it could just as easily be "Pirate Costume", "Pirate Party", "My little Pirate's" etc etc.

Ohh take a close look..........do you like that the "P" has a wooden leg :-), I think its cute

Pirate

My daughter went to her first scout camp last year and the theme of the camp was pirates. I've made this paper piecing to go on my layout as well as a versatile pirate title that I will share later this week.

Bogo Sale has begun!!!!

I've just spent an hour sending off files to ladies that emailed me during the night. :-)

Now don't forget that if you purchase any of my files from That's Scrap Inc between the 6th and 16th of June you can request another of my files (of equal or lesser value) for free. All you have to do is send me your TSI invoice and tell me which files you want. This is just like getting 50% off so if there are files you want now is the time to shop.

I will get around to sending out the free files as quickly as possible but please remember that I'm on the other side of the world to most of you and I also have to go to work. If you do send me an invoice and I don't get back to you with your file within 48 hours please contact me again :-)

Oh and to make it easy for you to contact me there has been a direct link to my email added at the top of my files section at TSI. See image below if you can't find it

Mini Golf Layout

I haven't completed a layout for a while. I just haven't had the time or felt the motivation. Anyway this morning I decided to finish off a layout that I started a few weeks ago. The photos are of my family playing mini golf at Mingara. The files are from my "Golfing Bundle"

DPS

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It's TSI's 1st Birthday :-)

Can you believe its been a whole year since I first started selling my files on That's Scrap Inc !!!!. Here is a link to the newsletter with all the goings on for the month. One of the things that might interest some of you is a "buy one get one free" deal going on between the 6th and 16th of June. During this time if you purchase one of my files from TSI then you can select another of my files (of equal or lesser value) to receive FREE!. All you will have to do to receive your free file is email me (link is at the top of my files section at TSI) with your invoice and let me know which file you want. Feel free when emailing me to say HI! and let me know if there is something you would like me to design.

As another part of the celebration we have decided to launch our "Ntitled" club. This club will run every month and if you join you will receive over 20 fantastic files each month. The files have been created by several f the TSI designers and you can see the files included for June HERE. Membership is $10 and if you join for the next 6 months then you will get 1 month free. Here is a close up look at the files I've made for the June "Ntitled club"..............these files will never be available anywhere else!!!!

Sorry I'm MIA :-)

I know I haven't posted in a while and I'm sorry about that.

The truth is there is just too much going on around here. My mum is also unwell at the moment and thoughts of her are also taking up alot of my time. At the end of this month I will be flying to Brisbane to be with my mum while she is in hospital recovering from an operation.

I started this blog because people wanted my files and because I enjoyed sharing them. Over the last month I have been feeling pressure to create files when I'm not feeling at all creative. Because of this I've decided to not post any files this month. I will upload the 2 files that I haven't managed to get onto TSI yet but that will be it for the month. Hopefully I will feel rested and creative next month.

Golf Bundle

Here is the Golf files all bundled together. Normally at this point I would show you my layout....................oooppps, I haven't had time to make it yet. I promise to share it when I finally find time to get crafty. I will upload this file to TSI sometime this week.

Golfing Bundle = $3.99

Golf Title

This is the title I've made to go with the golf elements. I also made the extra words so that the title could easily be used with putt-putt or mini golf pages.

Golf hole

Here is another golf file to go with Mondays post. When I'm all done I'll bundle them up for anyone that's interested.

Golf ball on tee

I've dragged out my much neglected family photo album. Scrounged around for any photos that I've already printed and discovered that its time to get more photos sorted and ready for printing. The one thing needing scrapping, that I've already got printed, is a family day at the mini golf. Here is the first file in a golfing bundle.

Thailand Album Title Page

This is the title page I created for our family Thailand Album. The orchids are a cutting file that I was thinking about releasing but I really want to play with it a bit more first.

I have a lot going on at home at the moment and quite a few worries which are not leaving me much time to scrap. I am also finding it hard to get motivated because the Thailand album is now finnished and I have to re-group and work out where I'm up to on my family album.

If you want to see the Thailand album pages all together then you can see them HERE if you are a member of scrapshare or HERE if you've joined the TSI forum.

Karon's Party Time Layout

I thought I would get back into my posting groove by sharing with you all some of the fabulous things that Karon has created with files from my "Party Time Bundle"
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and because Karon is such a clever girl she has also used one of the files to make this beautiful card.
I really need to remember to go back and use my files when I find time to card make. Thanks for the inspiration Karon.

Oh the drama................

Just to add to my tiredness, I got a phone call from my mum with some disturbing news and then my computer crashed :-(

Sometimes life is not meant to be easy but I'm back now and will live to post another day LOL

Hi all...........I'm so tired :-(

I have a few layouts to share with you and I'm working on some new files but the truth is i'm just to tired to even think about it at the moment.

I've worked full time the last few weeks and I feel like the pressures of parenting have also been full time so I really need to just unwind and sleep.

If I don't get around to it this week then I will definately post next week.

Au Revoir Title : LAYOUT

Here is the layout I made with my AuRevoir Title. The pictures are of my kids at Phuket airport when we were starting the long journey home.

Au Revoir Title

I'm using this title with some photos of my kids in Phuket Airport when we were heading home after our holiday. I thought, along with the 10 favourite things page, it would be a great way to finalise the my album. You could also use this file if you were saying goodbye to someone, something or sometime.

10 Favourite Things layout

I've got a crazy busy week this week so I thought I would post Monday's post on Sunday. This is how I utilised my "10 Favourite Things Title" and this page will be the last page I place in my Thailand album. The flowers are simple to create in KNKGE studio but I might consider making a freebie for those still using GSD files.

10 Favourite Things Title

I thought for the last page in my Thailand album it would be nice to list every ones 10 favourite memories from the holiday. You could also us this file with a nice portrait photo of someone and list their 10 favourite things at that time of their life.

This title comes with both a "favourite" and a "favorite" version of the file

10 Favourite Things Title = $2.49