Favorite Tools

Good Saturday afternoon to you!!  I wanted to share some of my favorite tools today! First, is the QuicKutz Quick Stik.  Love this thing having long nails! lol 

http://www.amazon.com/QuicKutz-IND-QUICKSTIK-Individual-QuickStik-Pen/dp/B001BQ2HJO/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1326573041&sr=1-1

Janome Sew Mini Sewing Machine.  So cute and portable!  Great for beginners!  http://www.amazon.com/Janome-Sew-Mini-Sewing-Machine/dp/B005TL10AY/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1326573328&sr=1-1

The Cinch Version 2!!  Love this thing!!!  Love that I can do larger books!  I have the Bind it All too but I don't like it as much; I always mess up the holes!

http://www.amazon.com/Cinch-Book-Bindery-Tool-V2/dp/B005571KKC/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1326573969&sr=1-1-catcorr

Love the larger surface space on this trimmer!! 

http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-12-Inch-Surecut-Deluxe-Trimmer/dp/B0038F1A0S/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1326574252&sr=1-1

Favorite Scoring Board!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Scoring-Envelope-Martha-Stewart-Crafts/dp/B0036FDKZS/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-
crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1326574556&sr=1-1

Fiskars Compact Stamp Press.  Best stamp positioner!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-Compact-Stamp-Press-Friend/dp/B005QSGH8A/ref=sr_1_8?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1326575840&sr=1-8

Fiskars Rotary Cutter.  Perfect for cutting chipboard, or when you want to save your trimmer!!

http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-45mm-Contour-Rotary-Cutter/dp/B000B7M8WU/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1326575960&sr=1-1

Perfect Layers.  Love this for getting perfect mats!!

http://www.amazon.com/PERFECT-LAYERS-Set-Tools-Crafting/dp/B005GGTMHK/ref=sr_1_3?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1326576111&sr=1-3

Ok, is that enough for today?!  LOL!  All of these things I keep readily available.  Just some of my favorite things!  Thanks for stopping by and visiting me!  :)  Hugs, Rachel.

Teacher Journal and Basic Grey Distress Kit

Happy Sunday! I am just hanging out today doing laundry and cleaning up and I remembered that I was supposed to post one of my teacher journals. Oops! So here is one of them...This is patterned paper I found in the Grade School Stack from Die Cuts with a View. The argyle paper is really sparkly! The apple in the center I cut out from the same stack of paper. You can purchase this 8x8 stack here. The green cardstock is old olive from SU and I used green Dew Drops for the first time! I love those little things!

Next I wanted to share with you The Basic Grey Precision File Set. I saw it used on the internet and I was determined to find them! LOL I found them in my local stamp store. This is how it comes....

Inside you get 4 different pointy files and two boards. They have a rubber tip to grip on to. They are awesome when you cover chipboard letters and you want to clean up the edges and the small holes in certain letters! You can use them on chipboard, plastic, paper and metal. You can get it at All That Scraps or Eclectic Paperie. Right now at Eclectic Paperie it's on sale for $3.50!! The regular price is $6.99. The price right now at All That Scraps is $7.00.
Thanks for visiting me! I have some things to make today and tonight so I will try to post again later. Have a wonderful day!

Glue Glider and JustRite Stamps!

Hi all! Hope you're having a great Monday evening! A friend of mine came over today and we worked on our Christmas Planners. She is saving it to use for next year but I have already written in mine for this year! LOL. We used our new Glue Gliders and we love them! You know what I love about it? It is really strong adhesive and instead of one continuous stream of glue/sticky tape like the tombo mono adhesive, it's divided into tiny little rectangles. I have been using the red Tombo tape/glue runner and it gunks up a lot because it's a continous piece but also because it's thicker and stronger than the blue Tombo Mono adhesive. Those gunky little chunks drive m crazy!!! They look like a booger! LOL. So the Glue Glider isn't separate glue dots or separate tabs like the Hermafix. It's tiny little rectangles right next to each other and when you glide it across your paper upon first glance it looks like a continuous piece but it breaks off so nice when you lift it off your paper and it doesn't gunk up! I love it!
Now on to the JustRite Stamps. Hopefully you all took advantage of the buy one get one free sale they recently had on starter sets!!! Right now they are having a sale 25% off select items so check them out! You can still get stuff in time for Christmas!! Well my friend ordered all of the buy one get one free sets except for the baking one. I can't wait to play with them!!! We got three different fonts and the Christmas set and one more set, I can't remember what it is right now. But I have to tell you, I even love the box they come in!! Really cute sturdy cardboard boxes! I cannot wait to rip the cellophane off! LOL. I have the Small Letter Set and the Harmony Classic Circle II Stamp Ensemble coming soon!!! :D (that's me smiling really big!!) LOL
Anyway, thanks for checking in tonight! Off to bed. Got a long work week this week; won't have much time for fun! :( So you may not see me much this week. Have a wonderful night and I'll try to update you soon with my new stamp sets! ;)

Love my little tool!!

Having a nice Sunday? I did as planned and Michaels today! They are having a great sale on wrapping paper right now! 60% off! All of my rolls of paper I got 1.59 each!

I wanted to share with you a great little tool I recently purchased made by Making Memories. It's very inexpensive too! It's a paper piercer/sylus in one! Click ~here~ to see what it looks like. I love it love it love it! I have the standard piercer but I had used it so often to re-open glue bottles that it doesn't poke as nicely anymore. I found this at Michaels but you can also get it at Addicted To Rubber Stamps. It makes very tiny holes which I really like and it fits nicely in the holes in the SU Paper Piercing Template. My other piercer was making the holes bigger in my template! It also has a nice shape to the handle so it's easy and comfortable to hold. It has a lid that covers the piercer but it also has an indentation in it and this indentation fits onto the the piecer so that when you turn it (like unscrewing a cap) it comes out. You can flip it around and re-insert it to use the stylus end of it. It's cool! For less than 3.00 it's a steal!

I also have the Making Memories Edge Scraper for Distressing your paper, chipboard, or cardstock. It's awesome! Easy to hold and really roughs thing up! LOL

And just arrived!!!.....My Glue Gliders!! Yay!!! I can't wait to try it! I will let you know what it's like soon! Have a wonderful night!! Thanks for checking in!

I'm such a dork!

Okay, so the wheel's been around a long time right? LOL. So has the SU's Stampin' Around wheel and I've had one for almost a year now, well actually, longer than that. That's not the point. I've had this little gem and an unopened black cartridge (which all this time I thought was green because of the casing), and a stamp thingie, and NEVER used it!!!!!!! Then last night I watched Dawn's video on Dawn's Stamping Thoughts demonstrating how to use them. And guess what? I just now opened the cartridge (after searching my messy room for 20 minutes), and put it in, and grabbed a piece of scratch paper and started rolling away!! LOL. I can't believe I didn't use it sooner! Now I have to get the jumbo one (used in Dawn's video). LOL I love it! :D Isn't that funny? I am such a dork sometimes and the smallest things make me happy! LOL Head over to Dawn's by clicking >>here<<>

Glue Glider.....gotta have it!

Hi everyone! Happy Sunday to you......anybody out there still shopping? :) I have to share something totally cool with you that I just ordered.....it's called the Glue Glider and I found it at Joan's Gardens. It's like the ATG tape gun only much much smaller! LIke 1/2 the size and 1/2 the weight!!!! You must go look at it. She is having a buy one get one free sale until tomorrow!! She is offering it for 12.99. So you get TWO gliders for 12.99 plus shipping. The refills are 7.99 right now. This is a fraction of what the ATG costs! Sharon and Jerri both have it. If you click on their names it will take you to their testimonials. I can't wait to get mine. I have been wanting an ATG gun ever since I saw it demonstrated on Chic N' Scratch! So I am so excited. Just had to share!! Have a wonderful Sunday!

Fiskars Fingertip Control Craft Knife

Have you all seen this? Or does anyone have one? I just purchased mine today and haven't used it yet but saw it in a magazine and had to get one! 3.49 at Michaels! Check it out here...
http://maggiesscrapbooking.com/images/7848406305.JPG
In all it's like 3 inches long. It grips your index finger and you're supposed to have much more control when cutting. I can't wait to try it. If you have this, let me know what you think! ;)