It started with a "pin"

Yes, I am talking about PINTEREST.

 I started  a few  boards with my favorite You-tube music videos, then crafts…before you know it….I am hooked!

 I began searching and pinning cute pics!.

 Soon, I was smitten and my addiction led me to facebook again….now my poor blog is suffering….as I have not made anything.

 How about you - has Pinterest got you pinning out of control??

Here's a nice music video from a canadian /quebecer..juno award winner..she sounds like a young Joan Baez

Happy Easter everyone!
I have been too busy learning how to "Pin It"....(Thanks Elaine for the invite!)

....(so sorry I do not remember where this is from....but cute!
                                                                             LOL

Vagabond

Here's a great video from CHA . Tim Holtz shows us how to use the new 

"Embossing Diffusers" and how the "Gauge Keys" work with his Vagabond.

He also provides those of us who currently own the Vagabond....the opportunity to get these gauge keys...to avoid us jamming the rollers from using too thick a sandwich. I have been using cereal boxes cut out to achieve the same effect as the embossing diffusers. The keys will be great to prevent the machine from a premature death!!!!

Here's the link to the promotion:

http://sizzixblog.blogspot.ca/p/where-in-world-is-your-vagabond.html 

As  a devoted Vagabond user, I have taken the challenge and want to show you Where in the World is My Vagabond. . .see "she" is right by my head...LOL

(This just my profile with my friend on my messy scrapdesk!)

Love my Vagabond.

I got my Vagabond last April...LOVE. LOVE LOVE  HER!!!

I know Tim Holtz will not like me....as he thinks of "it" as a "boy"...

I have been using only the Sizzix brand dies and embossing folders and Cuttlebug embossing folders in her as I heard many vagabonds have died...gulp!

So I have been using my trusted  little Cuttlebug by Provocraft or my Bigkick for sandwiches that are sometimes "tight" or "if-fy" LOL.

I have my Cricuts but these are used for mostly cutting fonts and images...whereas I use these other die cutting machines exclusively for embossing.

I do use Spellbinder dies(these can cut and then emboss and use as a stencil) in my cuttlebug and am afraid to use them in my vagabond for now...... (I heard some have wrecked the motor when the sandwich used jambed the rollers.......)

 Here is my baby when I first got "her" :

WOW!!!

Isn't she cute. It came with stickers like the olden days....places you've been to.....This baby is electronic so you just press a button...no more cranking..... and very  compact( into a cute little case when closed). I do not have much room so it is nice.....Plus it saves my poor wrist  from using the crank on the other machines.
Only one year warranty?????

Happy St Patrick' s Day

Happy St Patty's Day !
I was listening to my local CTV news....I thought I'd share this  delightful video from you tube: