Tool Extravaganza - Regina

Welcome back to our final week of our month-long feature Tool Extravaganza!!

That's right. Only a few more days left and then we'll be announcing 3 lucky winners!!!

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Today we have Regina Mangum sharing her talents with us

using the Clicut.

JOYRIDE LAYOUT

I love to cut things out, especially very finely detailed images and I also love a straight edge! I knew I wanted to showcase my all-time favorite hobby blade: The Clicut Retractable Pen Knife. (To be fair, I'm also showing off the ever-cool i-Mat 8 x 8 Self-healing Mat!)

I wanted to do something special with the photo of my little rugrat having the time of his life on a train ride and decided to create a woven photo.

A. Print 2 copies of the same image, one in full color, the other in black & white.

B. My photo is a 5 x 7. The smaller the photo, the tricker the weave as photo paper is thick. This size worked well.

C. Trim one photo horizontally.

D. Trim second photo vertically.

E. Weave strips as you would a basket. Don't worry if you are left with a crazy looking shape as you try to line up the image.

F. Crop and trim the woven image and mat with cardstock.

Supplies list:

Patterned Paper: Bon Voyage Collection; Autumn Splendor Collection (Imaginisce)

Stamps: Just the Ticket sentiment (PTI)

Cardstock: Brown textured (American Crafts); Very Vanilla, Basic Grey, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!)

Fibers: Canvas Rope (Canvas Corp.)

Accents: Pinstripe Mister Huet (Studio Calico)

Dies: Train Tracks (Taylored Expressions); Pennants and Notebook (PTI); Studio Classic Dies (Lifestyle Crafts)

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PHOTO COASTERS

My next project is a set of colorful Photo Coasters. I used various patterned papers and added a few embellishments, being careful to keep things relatively flat, as these would be usable coasters. I also applied a self-adhesive laminate sheet (available at your local office supply store) and trimmed with the Clicut.

1. Trim patterned paper slightly larger than coaster.

2. Adhere coaster with strong adhesive.

3. Trim with Clicut around coaster.

4. Repeat with each coaster and also after applying laminate sheet.

Supplies List:

Patterned Paper: Makin' Waves Collection, Hippity Hop Collection, Hello Cupcake Collection (Imaginisce)

Stickers: Hello Cupcake, Makin' Waves, Hippity Hop (Imaginisce)

Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizazz, Chocolate Chip; Pumpkin Pie (Stampin' Up!)

Accents: Mister Huey (Studio Calico)

Other: Self-Adhesive Laminating Sheets (Avery); Coasters (PTI)

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GIVEAWAY:

This month we're going to do something a little different with our Giveaways!

At the end of the month we will randomly select 3 lucky winners from all the monthly posts (so make sure you leave a comment everyday!).

Each winner will win an Imaginisce Tool package.

Prize #1:

i-rock tool & accessories, i-rock LED lighted tweezers, pink jewel tray

Prize 2:

i-bond tool & a variety of glue stick packages, Little Snips

Prize 3:

Hybrid Petal Roller, Roly Rosies, Pop-up Posies, Fabric Roly Rosies

So remember to leave us a comment daily and you'll be entered into our Giveaway!

(Please note: we reserve the right to make substitutions if stock is unavailable)