Obsession or Addiction?
Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference when it comes to our hobbies. I like to say it's an addiction. I have no control over it, and I have to do it...but my husband disagrees with me, and he calls it an obsession.
What does he really know anyway?
I can't control the urge to buy that latest new designer paper. Staying up until 2 am because a creative urge struck and I can't walk away. Hours spent wading through my bins and boxes of elements and embellishments to find just the right thing to fit in that teeny tiny corner of the page. Hurried trips at almost closing time to the local scrapbook store because I must have the coordinating rub-ons that I talked myself out of at the last trip to the scrapbook store.
What does that sound like to you? To me, it sounds like something I can't control. And that to me is an addiction!
How many of your significant others, or family members think your just crazy because you have to have a whole room dedicated to this stuff? Which of you had to have special cabinets built in? Whose next favorite place to shop besides the scrapbook stores and Paperthreads is places like Ikea, Bed Bath and Beyond and all those other great places with nifty little storage cubbies to safely keep your supplies?
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If all these apply to you, then I think you are, sadly, an addict like me. There is no cure for this. The only way we can help you is to feed your addiction by creating great new things, adding new product, building better machines, and having lots of sales!
With that in mind, we will help you be addicted a little bit more by having some great sales this weekend, so check it out!
And don't forget the games and activities at the forum, we have a lot of fun things going on, and the more the merrier!
My name is Michelle, and I'm a cutter addict.
Thankfully,
Michelle Hessler
Paperthreads.com, Owner
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Forum Member of Month
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by Shirley Clark, Shirley Clark Designs
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It's always fun to pick the forum member of the month, but it's also very hard to narrow it down to one person. We have so many awesome forum members! After a long deliberation, I finally narrowed it down to a person who has been with us since February of this year. During this short time, she has already achieved the status of "Cutter Fanatic," and is very active on our forum. She plays bingo and participates in the challenges and swaps. She's also quick to welcome new members and helps out with a question here and there. She seems to have all those qualities that I love to see in a forum member!
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So, I'm sending a special thanks to Paperthreads Forum Member, games, AKA Ginger. Thanks for all you do to help make the Paperthreads Forum a friendly, caring and informative place to learn the A, B, C's of using a die cut machine!
Ginger will receive Celebration Piggy Bank Card Collection, by Shirley Clark Designs, for being chosen the Paperthreads Forum Member of the Month!
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Cuttervision: Ginsu Knife Tool in KNK Studio
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by Michelle Hessler, Paperthreads
Klic-N-Kut Studio/GE has so many great features that it’s hard to choose just what is my favorite ones to use! One of the most helpful tools for editing your graphic or creating a new graphic is the Ginsu Knife tool. Ginsu comes from the now famous infomercials in 1978, where they marketed the knives so sharp they could cut anything! In KNK Studio/GE the Ginsu Knife tools are so precise and flexible that you can alter or change any of your designs with a few quick flicks of the mouse!
This video tutorial will take you through the process of using the Ginsu Knife tools, showing the difference in the two Ginsu options, and showing a practical use of the tool!
This video will be provided here for a short time. After that, you'll be able to find it and other vidoe tutorials in the Paperthreads Cuttervision section at www.paperthreads.com/forum.
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by Carrie Schwartz, Carrie's Creations
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I had the privilege to interview Ginny from Ginny’s Happy Cuts, one of our newest designers. Ginny joined Paperthreads in March. She has two hundred and ninety-six files currently in her store! Her methods and ideas are revealed below. I believe you will learn much about her personality and designs as you read.
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Find out all about, Colorforms, homemade sandals, sewing by hand, quilting, and how Ginny's obsession with creating things started early in life! To read the full text of this interview CLICK HERE!
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Quick Tool Tip: Using Picks
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by Jan Bryson, Sam & Hailey Designs
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Are you ever frustrated by getting tiny pieces out of the middle of your titles and die cuts? Scissors tend to be difficult to use for fishing out those little interior parts. For one thing, scissor blades are flat, even at the points. If you are trying to poke out something round, the flat blades of the scissors can distort the shape. Additionally, scissors blades tend to be hard to push through paper initially (they are meant for cutting not poking). The paper can suddenly give out and your scissor blades may punch a much larger hole than desired in your work! A round pointed pick tool works much better for this purpose since it comes to a very fine point that slides easily into the space you are trying to work with.
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There are a lot of things you can use for a pick tool. Try a paper piercer or even a dental pick from the pharmacy. The Pazzles Tool Kit comes with a nice pointy pick tool that's just perfect for working out tiny interior cuts! This tool kit has lots of tools that will help your cuts come out more cleanly and smoothly. You don't have to own a Pazzles brand die-cut machine to use them! There are handy tools like a chisel, tweezers, ruler, craft knife, bone folder, replacement blade storage area, and of course the pick! The Cricut Tool Kit has a similar pick tool pictured above.
So, find yourself a handy pick tool today and you'll be cutting happier in no time!
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