I have been scrapbooking for about 22 years. I started when my daughter was around three years old. At that time scrapbook die cuts or any other type of embellishments where just not around or very hard to find. It’s a lot of fun for me to see how my children’s books have evolved over ...
The stories of the times when it appears that death brushed by us come to rest in my heart softly. The account of the people in the house, my brothers, sisters, mother, father, and others close to each other in the darkness, Pirata not barking, armed men smashing the gate and their guns and tanks ...
Subliminal Messages – Of Death and Dying – How to Prepare Yourself for the Moment Death is a natural part of life. Every living thing in the world dies at some point. However, for humans, it’s something very painful. In fact, it’s so depressing that there are still so many who consider it a taboo. ...
Humanity throughout the ages have seen death as something loathsome and gruesome; something dreadful, something preferable to avoid at all cost–that is, if a choice were given–but without any other option, are forced to succumb for lack of any power over its occurrence. Anticipating the termination of life at an unexpected moment and the possible ...
Death first. Is death just a part of life? Is it simply an impersonal, random event with no hostile intent? All longevity models (evolution) think so. On the other hand, if death is imposed – that changes everything. What a massive understatement. Evolution and Biblical Creationism, are the two primary competitors in Western thought on ...
Death and dying are difficult topics to speak about but we cannot escape from them.We need to realise that we do actually face death throughout life in order to learn about grief and loss. We may go through a divorce or several break-ups in relationships;we may lose a beloved pet or an item that had ...
Custom die cutting is a process directly inspired from the cookie cutting and stencil matching patterns of yesteryears. In fact, cookies and use of stencils are still very much in vogue and so is the process of custom die cutting. Stamps, envelopes, labels, stickers and other three dimensional objects that are created in multiple copies ...
This past Christmas my husband bought me a red personal die cutting machine. I was so exited! I am really into scrapbooking and love to use die cuts. I usually buy my diecuts from a website called No Ugly Die Cuts. http://www.nouglydiecuts.com/ But I thought making my own would be fun. Well, this past week I ...