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I have a North Face Big Shot back pack and i got black pen ink on the white Northface logo can i get it out? ?

I do not want to put the backpack in the wash and i dont even think its washable. I need a way to remove the pen without smearing it or putting it in the washing machine. This is a very expensive back pack please help!

Regular ink pen comes out with hairspray. Marker does not. Spray some hairspray on a cloth and rub a small corner of the pen stain to see if it will work for you. Normally, you'd spray the hairspray right on the stain, but I wouldn't want it on the whole bag.

If this fails, try baking soda mixed with a little water into a paste and rub it in to the ink.

Good luck!

Spring 2009 Creativ Festival - What NOT to do with your Big Shot machine!

Sizzix 655268 Big Shot Cutting-and-Embossing Roller-Style Machine $64.86 The stylish black-and-pink Big Shot works with the entire Sizzix product library, including the biggest and smallest dies and most exciting techniques. If that isn't big enough, this ultimate roller machine cuts everything from cardstock to fabric, and many things in between. Now that's a big deal. Included with the Big Shot are a pair of Standard Cutting Pads and the Multi-Purpose Platform, which...

Sizzix Big Shot Express Machine, Black $102.95 With just the push of a button, the Big Shot Express leaves the crank behind. Instead, this motorized shape-cutting and embossing system quickly cuts even the longest dies in as fast as 2 seconds, while still being 100% compatible with the Sizzix product library. If that wasn't big enough, this ultimate roller machine cuts everything from cardstock to fabric, and many things in between. How's that...

Sizzix Big Shot Pro Machine $253.36 For the crafter who wants it all comes the pro-strength machine that does it all! From Sizzix's smallest dies to their biggest 12" x 12-3/4" plastic-backed treasures, the Big Shot Pro Machine works with every Sizzix and Ellison design ever made. This machine is constructed of industrial materials and features a 13" wide opening for all of your materials: paper, cardstock, foam, cork, magnetic shee...

This Is What Democracy Looks Like: An Independent Media Center/Big Noise Film Shot By Over 100 Media Activists $29.00 ...

Teaching Children to Use and Appreciate Guns: Making of a Shooter DVD (1946) $4.99 Making of a Shooter is a great film that demonstrates how much attitudes about gun safety and culture have changed since the 1940s. Young Jimmy wants a gun, but has to learn the basics of how to hunt, shoot, and safely carry a gun before he can go out hunting. This film discusses basic safety tips like remembering to unload your gun when you break for lunch. Jimmy eventually kills a duck with his ...

Bubble Big Shot The world's farthest shooting Bubble Blaster! Blow a blizzard of bubbles. Just pour the bubble solution into the gun and pull the trigger. Shoots bubbles up to 15 feet! Requires 4 AA batteries (not included)....

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Simple Impressions Embossing

Getting personal checks designed and made up is becoming more popular, especially because you can choose your own design. Among popular themes are cartoons, fine art, geometric, plain checks, watercolors, sceneries, or animals and fun checks like teddy bears, games, rainbows, toys, fantasy, trains, planes, motorcars, and sports.

Among the exclusive designer checks available are paintings by famous artists and favorite book characters like those from Winnie the Pooh. Some companies offer

"Limited Edition" designs, while there are also special designs for the sight-impaired that have embossed, easy-to-feel guidelines.

While designing a check, you can mix and match various features and have fun creating your own personal check. The traditional wallet check or the top stub or end stub checks--with stubs at the top or end to keep records--are among the types you can choose from. Enhancing the design of you personal check by adding a symbol or monogram adds that extra bit of distinction to your check.

The lettering style you select for the design of your personal check also adds to its exclusivity. From the standard block lettering to a calligraphic or artisan style, the point is that it should complement the overall design of your check. Adding a message or byline can also add extra character to your checks. Or, using a shadow print as a background graphic will further enhance the overall impression of the check.

There are numerous sites online to choose from, each offering varied designs. Mix and match your needs and create a design to suit your taste.

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Embossing a 12" Strip with Cuttlebug

Sizzix - Simple Impressions - Embossing Folder - Stars and Swirls The revolutionary Sizzix Simple Impressions Embossing Folders use a patented system that makes embossing quicker and easier than ever before. On opposite sides of a clear plastic folder, a positive hard plastic mold nests into a negative metal stencil and creates a sandwich for your cardstock, metallic foil, paper or vellum to be embossed. This large Simple Impressions Embossing Folder measures 2 ...

Sizzix Simple Impressions Die & Folder POST NEW YORK $7.79 Sizzix Simple Impressions Die & Folder POSTMARK NEW YORK Size: LARGE (2-1/2" x 3-1/2"). Embossing made simple. Simple Impressions brass stencils combined with the specially formatted folders will produce elegant embossed images every time. The folder holds the brass stencil in place as it runs through the machine. For extra security, use temporary bond glue tabs 38-9551. For replacement folder...

Sizzix Simple Impressions Die & Folder PAR AVION POSTMARK $7.79 Sizzix Simple Impressions Die & Folder PAR AVION POSTMARK Size: Large (2-1/2" x 3-1/2"). Embossing made simple. Simple Impressions brass stencils combined with the specially formatted folders will produce elegant embossed images every time. The folder holds the brass stencil in place as it runs through the machine. For extra security, use temporary bond glue tabs 38-9551. For replacement folde...

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Sizzix Die Bigz

There are many motifs which are 'standard' for weddings; doves, rings, shoes, flowers (especially in bouquets) and, of course hearts.

Rings are tricky to cut out, so if you're looking for a ring embellishment the best thing is to find a suitable rubber stamp. Using gold or silver embossing powder, stamp and emboss the ring on a square of card and if you can, make it look as much like THE ring (wedding or engagement) as you can. Cut the square out, mount on a slightly larger square of contrasting or gold or silver card (preferably textured) possibly using a foam pad for dimension, and you have a basic but effective wedding embellishment.

Wedding scrapbooks are usually full of wedding cake shaped embellishments, but if I can get hold a good wedding cake shape, I like to use them as tags. Every page needs at least one tag, so if you're working on a whole wedding scrapbook rather than just a layout, you can save time by making a batch. The easiest thing to use is a die cut of a wedding cake. You can usually find these advertised on eBay or you may even have the die if you have a die cutting machine. If you can make your own, pearlized card looks lovely, and is usually available in white or ivory as well as shell pink, all good colors for a wedding.

There is a sizzix bigz die which is perfect for this. Cut one from plain paper and one from fancy and write your journaling on the plain version. Be careful to do that before you assemble your tag, it's not fun afterwards! You could turn the fancy tag into an elaborate cake by adding tiny pearly dots from a soufflé pen to give an icing effect and then decorate with the smallest cut out flowers you can find in several toning colors. You can then stick your journaling on the back and add to your page with enough ribbon for someone to turn it if they want to read. Or trim the journaling until it is slightly smaller and mount it on top of the full size cake shape. In either case add a ribbon or fiber so you can add the tag to the page. You can use the same technique to cut out shoes and add some tiny flowers where the buckles would be. Personally I like to finish most things with a little transparent glitter, but not everyone likes glitter as much as I do!

Flower embellishments can be made by cutting out flowers from any flowery scrapbooking paper, such as the le-romantique two sided paper 'loves labyrinth'. The design features a number of rose pairs. Cut out one entire design to use as a base and then cut out single elements. Add these to the base with a spot of silicone glue and tease into a 3D shape. When dry you can add tiny spots of clear glitter to finish it off. The result is an embellishment which will be a perfect match for a layout made with the l-romantique papers, tags and frames.

You can also make flowers from die cuts or even more cheaply using a stencil or template such as '20 Blossoms' from Hot off the Press. Many sheets of acrylic stamps include different sized flower heads. You can stamp these, cut them out and layer them together, gently curling the petals for a 3D effect. For something modern try 'Mindy's flowers' from Mindy Terawasa which provides swirls and stems you can stamp on your scrapbook pages while you add the 3d flower heads you have created. For a truly delicate look, try making your flower head from vellum and add just a tiny amount of sparkle. Then glue several flower heads together to make a simple bouquet.

Tiny 3D flowers look great attached to almost anything, a conventional tag, even one originally designed for a parcel, can be made to look good with a few 3d flowers. But weddings are one place where a heart motif is most definitely appropriate. The good news is that this is usually very easy to find. Many craft punches will create hearts of different configurations, but don't just use the cut outs. You can use the heart punches to embellish your wedding pages by cutting a strip of paper, plain if your background is patterned, patterned if your background is plain. Punch the strip and remove the punched out hearts (for use on other pages), then either placing the paper strip back direct over your background, or put a ribbon below it to make a very decorative border. Ribbon can be very useful in creating a contrast of texture as well as color and satin ribbon provides a beautiful shiny surface which looks very luxurious.

There are so many possibilities when it comes to wedding pages, I am often surprised that some people shy away from them in the belief that there's little creativity involved. Your scrapbook is what you make it and that's half the fun. One day create a layout from a design you've seen and embellishments you've bought, the next do it all from scratch and really express yourself. There are no rights and wrongs. Only what appeals to you!

You can can find all the embellishments and scrapbook paper you need at dinglefoot's scrapbooking supplies.

Sizzix Bigz XL purse bags & SU Topnote Teacher thank you notes

Sizzix 655267 Accessory - Cutting Pad, Extended, 1 Pair $13.98 SIZZIX-Bigz XL Cutting Pads are for use with Bigz XL dies; Movers and Shapers; Original dies; and Bigz Dies. Size: 6.25H x 14.75W. These thick acrylic cutting pads easily accommodate the XL format of Bigz XL Dies. Imported....

Sizzi by BIGkick/Big Shot Te by turz Accessory-Silicone Rubber 7.875-Inch by 5.75-Inch by 0.125-Inch $3.25 Used with a Sizzix Multi-Purpose Platform in a Sizzix BIGkick or Big Shot machine, Silicone Rubber is a durable embossing accessory made specifically for Sizzix Texturz Plates and an Impressions Pad (all items sold separately). This sheet measures 7-3/8" x 5-3/4" x 1/8" and presses thin material surfaces such as paper, cardstock, and foil to make a lasting impression. For added versatility, use Im...

Sizzix Tim Holtz Bigz Die Tattered Florals By The Each $19.98 A Bigz die cleanly cuts thick materials including cardstock chipboard fabric foam magnet leather metallic foil paper and sandpaper (in limited use). Its wider size offers you more design options. Measuring 5 1/2'' x 6" this Bigz die showcases the bold and edgy style of Tim Holtz(R). This die is designed for use only with the Sizzix BIGkick and Sizzix Big Shot machines and requires the use of a pa...

Sizzix Bigz XL BIGkick/Big Shot Die, Favor Box $26.93 What's bigger than Bigz? The answer is Bigz XL dies. Sizzix's biggest designs ever, Bigz XL dies cleanly cut a variety of thick materials, including cardstock, chipboard, fabric, foam, magnet, leather, metallic foil, paper, and sandpaper (in limited use). Just imagine the giant-sized possibilities! Measuring 6" x 13-3/4". This die is designed for use only with the BIGkick and Big Shot machines and...

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Dies Use Sizzix

Can you use cuttlebug dies with a sizzix or sizzix sidekick?

Yes, pretty sure you can.
You need the plates though.
It should say when you get the cuttlebug what plates to use with sizzix when you buy it.
Hope This Helps

Using your Cuttlebug with the XL Bigz Sizzix dies.

Replacement Embossing Folders 5 Pack-For Use With The Sizzix Sidekick Machine $2.71 SIZZIX- This 5 pack of replacement Embossing folders is for use with the Sidekick machine. Made in China....

Sizzix Easy Emboss Large Die For Use In Big Shot & Tag-A-Long-Ink & Quill by Stu Kilgour ED23100, 2 Item(s)/Order $17.98 No need for a light table and stylus or machines that require a confusing combination of plates with rubber sheets. The Easy Emboss die patented system provides supreme embossing quality for fast, easy and affordable embossing with the help of a repositionable brass stencil and counter die. Large stencils measure approximately 2-1/2"x3-1/2" and medium stencils measure approximately 3-3/4"x1-1/4...

Sizzix Easy Emboss Large Die For Use In Big Shot & Tag-A-Long-Phrase Now Showing by Stu Kilgour ED23123, 2 Item(s)/Order $17.98 No need for a light table and stylus or machines that require a confusing combination of plates with rubber sheets. The Easy Emboss die patented system provides supreme embossing quality for fast, easy and affordable embossing with the help of a repositionable brass stencil and counter die. Large stencils measure approximately 2-1/2"x3-1/2" and medium stencils measure approximately 3-3/4"x1-1/4...

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Sizzix Decorative Die

Scallop Dress Card

Sizzi by BIGkick/Sidekick Cutting Pads 1 Pair/Package, Decorative Strip 13-Inch $4.80 For die-cutting longer dies with the Sidekick, BIGkick, and Big Shot machines, use a pair (sold together) of 13" decorative Strip Cutting Pads. These thick acrylic Cutting Pads easily accommodate the extra-long format of Sizzlits Decorative Strip Dies. Use in the BIGkick and Big Shot machines also requires the Extended Spacer Platform (sold separately). Available in packs of two....

Sizzix 654448 Sizzlits Accessory Plastic Storage Case for Decorative Strip Dies $9.40 Brightly emblazoned with the stylish Sizzix logo, this easy-locking Plastic Storage case reliably secures and safeguards up to 10 Sizzlits Decorative Strip Dies. A clear plastic open-hinge top provides easy, at-a-glance viewing of die titles. Lightweight and durable, the exterior of the case measures approximately 13-1/4" x 3-5/8" x 2-3/4". In addition, these stylish and functional cases are stack...

Sizzlits Alphabet Die Set: Bug In A Rug $29.72 Sizzlits Alphabet Sets are a total lettering solution. Compact and portable, each die is designed to cut a single sheet of cardstock, paper, metallic foil, or vellum. Measuring 2-3/8" x 2-5/8", each die in this 9-die Bug in a Rug Alphabet Set showcases the whimsical style of noted Sizzix die artist Stu Kilgour. This set comes complete with uppercase and lowercase letters. On each die are four to s...

Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Train $4.75 ...

Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die: Bats $8.00 Sizzlits decorative strip dies die-cut eye-catching edge-to-edge borders onto single sheets of lightweight paper and cardstock. Decorative strip dies offer continuous charm to any card scrapbook page or papermaking challenge. This sizzlits decorative strip die measures 12-5/8 and is compatible with the bigkick and big shot machines (with the extended spacer platform and a pair of 13 cutting pads) ...

Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die-Gingerbread Men ...

Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die-Frills ...

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