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Sunday 2 June 2013

June - Day 2

Day 2: Tell us all about your favourite craft gadget and why it’s just the bees knees OR Craft something that has a summer theme

Hello blogworld,

Oh dear I'm suffering today - full of cold, again!  I'm really looking forward to when summer finally, properly starts and I am not getting colds every two weeks!

Right, I thought I'd do this one earlier in the day as my weekends hardly ever go to plan and I find I run out of time all the time!!!

So, as I joined this late, no craft from me - but I can tell you what is my favourite craft gadget.  It is my Cuttlebug!!!

Oh my how did I ever get along before it??  I have to admit to getting one fairly late on in my card-making career - only about 4ish years ago, before that I stamped and cut those images out into squares (mostly) or I stamped on any old scrap of shaped card I could find.  I used stickers a lot and pre-cut shapes and heat embossed if I needed embossing.

Then the world of the 'bug opened up and I was in heaven!!!!  I have to admit here the only reason I picked the 'bug over the Big Shot was the style of the 'bug - I thought it looked nicer than the Big Shot.

I emboss with it, I increased my die collection astronomically and I use it to help make almost every single card I make.  OK I might not use it every time, but if I don't use it, it's only because I'm using a shape I've already pre-cut.  I almost had a fit when I broke my C-plate recently - hubby was going food shopping past a local craft shop and I made him go in and get me a new plate same day!

So there we go - my favourite craft gadget.

See you tomorrow.

Sarah

8 comments:

Jacki Daniels said...

Great stories Sarah looks like a few of us have taken up the challenge lol

Sue said...

Hi Sarah
I hope you feel better soon.
I only got my Bigshot just over a year ago, I could never manage without it now!
Sue xx

Kairen said...

And theres me thinking you could only emboss with the bug. I'm so wrong

Crafts-by-Alison.blogspot.com said...

Sarah sorry to hear you have a cold and I agree the cuttlebug was the best craft gadget I ever bought too. Love Alison xx

Hannah said...

Hope you feel better soon! I have no 'gadgets' I'm starting out and pretty much just make basic cards and recycle things from shops etc but i'm learning lots!x

Jo said...

Great post Sarah, I have the Big Shot but quite fancy one of them that take them huge dies....is that the Cuttlebug? Think I might have to get a letter in to Santa real early! Hope you feel better soon!
Hugs Jo x

Mel @ Melusberry HQ said...

Love my Big Shot! Crafting wouldn't be the same with it! Great post! Look forward to tomorrow's post!

Mel xx

catherine said...

I agree with you Sarah that the cuttlebug is a great item to have. I used mine constantly but then invested in the Calibur only to give me a bigger size range. However the cuttlebug still sits on my table and used just as much
x catherine