{"id":3288,"date":"2018-04-26T04:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepitsimplestampers.com\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2018-04-26T08:44:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T13:44:45","slug":"ink-inspiration-blog-hop-focus-on-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepitsimplestampers.com\/?p=3288","title":{"rendered":"Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop – Focus on Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Joanne Cantrell. I hail from a tiny town in the middle of the United States.<\/p>\n

This month\u2019s theme is TOOLS.\u00a0 Stampin’ Up!\u00a9 has so many great tools to choose from, I really had a hard time deciding.\u00a0 In the end, I decided to highlight the one tool that most of you use every day!<\/p>\n

The STAMPIN’ TRIMMER<\/a>!<\/p>\n

This poor little guy is often used and abused and always taken advantage of!\u00a0 But, with a little love and TLC (tender loving care!), it can be the greatest weapon in your Stampin’ Up!\u00a9 tool arsenal!<\/p>\n

Let’s see what Stampin’ Up!\u00a9 had to say about it during it’s debut in 2012.<\/p>\n

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Now that you know what we are dealing with… a simple, basic cutting tool that is a go-to tool for all occasions.\u00a0 Whoopdey-do!<\/p>\n

But wait… there’s more!<\/p>\n

Lets test this puppy to it’s limit!\u00a0 What can this trimmer do?<\/p>\n

It can do layers…<\/p>\n

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It can do pleats…<\/p>\n

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It can do fun folds…<\/p>\n

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Oh boy, can it do fun folds…<\/p>\n

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What?\u00a0 Oh, just another fun fold!!!\u00a0 Can you tell I like the fun folds?<\/p>\n

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I will say this was my first try at a Twist & Pop card.\u00a0 I used the a video tutorial by Rajni to come up with this card.\u00a0 It’s a big larger than your normal card, so it will need a special envelope and additional postage if you are mailing.<\/p>\n

Oh yeah, it can do boxes too!<\/p>\n

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The projects you can do with the Stampin’ Up!\u00a9 are only limited by your imagination!<\/p>\n

(All these projects used the Bubble Over Stamp Set, which will be sticking around in the nne catalog, and Bubble & Fizz Designer Series Paper, which is only available as supplies last).\u00a0 The Bee card also uses Dragonfly Dreams.<\/p>\n

And, don’t forget that TLC I mentioned early.\u00a0 Frenchie Martin has an excellent video about how to care for your Trimmer…\u00a0 be sure to check it out!<\/p>\n