I feel like I am late to the paper crafting world even though I have loved and have been playing with paper since I was a kid in the 1950's. I had NO idea, though, what was hidden to me. For some reason, when my husband retired several years ago, I decided to try to use up what I had in the craft room and only went to a craft store if I was out of something like glue. I wasn't really using much up, though. I needed direction! That came in the form of my middle daughter when she brought over a mini album she had made. It was gorgeous! I had no idea that papers were being printed that were so beautiful - or that by going to YouTube, you could learn just about anything. I was familiar with YT but unless you see something, you have no idea what to look for!
Fast forward a few years and I was getting over getting a hip replacement by shuffling around the neighborhood. I noticed that a friend was having a garage sale so we headed down there - me pushing a walker with a seat, just in case I needed to rest. That didn't turn out to be the real need. What I needed was to push home a big box full of paper goodies, including her original little Sizzix die-cutter - red with lever that pushed the little pad through the pressure spot and it weighed a ton! I also got three alphabets and some other dies and several well-worn punches that came back to life after some mostly-tender care.
That was the beginning of my die cutting. I moved up to a Big Shot a few months later when I discovered larger embossing folders that didn't fit in the little machine. Oh, what fun! Today, my daughter brought over the Stampin' Up (made by Sizzix) Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder that I added on to her last order. I can't wait to try it out. It looks like snow falling, getting thicker on one side.
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