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ilovedale3
04-09-2005, 12:14 AM
OK, so I am scrappin' tonight and I am using my Perfect Layers set to make mats for my pictures. Well, if you have ever seen this system, it uses an X-acto type craft knife. I knew that I was too much of a goofball to use this thing without injury for long... and tonight it happened. I just cut my finger with the knife, and it's a nice large gash too! I went downstairs to get a band-aid and DH asked what was wrong. I showed him my scrappin' injury and he said, "Wow, hon, I didn't know that you were an EXTREME SCRAPBOOKER!" :rotfl:
So, come on, join the new breed of extreme scrappers! Anyone else have any scrap-related injuries? :teeth:
Sandy22
04-09-2005, 12:45 AM
Yikes! I haven't cut myself yet but I'll be more careful from now on.
Stephres
04-09-2005, 09:56 AM
I was hand-sewing something on my page and jammed the needle right into my finger, so I do know the hazards of "Extreme Scrapbooking!" I have also received my fair share of paper cuts from cardstock, so I am something of a klutz.
I just received my perfect layers in the mail from QVC (it was on backorder). Now after hearing your story, I am a little afraid to use it! :earseek:
DooDahDay
04-09-2005, 11:06 AM
I use a olfa rotary cutter with my perfect layers. I've only cut myself once using this,I wasn't looking and picked it up by the blade :blush: ,yes I am a klutz.
scrapcreator
04-09-2005, 11:44 AM
Yikes! I knew there was a reason that I hadn't used mine (of course, I "had" to have it). Maybe the rotary cutter would be safer with it.
No injuries here (yet) so maybe I could qualify under Extreme Scrap Shopper :cool1:
Speaking of QVC, they've got more scrapping shows coming up this Monday...
Jeanne
WDWMom
04-09-2005, 11:50 AM
I dropped my sizzix on my foot once. Can you say OUCH!!!!! That thing is heavy.
I also fell down our steps carrying my SB bag and broke two toes and scrapped my shins. I was on my out to my LSS to scrap. I still went. Did not pass the hospital, but I got lot of pages done that night as it hurt too much to look around and shop.
nicki dahling
04-09-2005, 01:55 PM
I use the rotary cutter.
Cyndi
ilovedale3
04-09-2005, 05:09 PM
I dropped my sizzix on my foot once. Can you say OUCH!!!!! That thing is heavy.
I also fell down our steps carrying my SB bag and broke two toes and scrapped my shins. I was on my out to my LSS to scrap. I still went. Did not pass the hospital, but I got lot of pages done that night as it hurt too much to look around and shop.
Scrappin' with broken toes... that is what I call dedication!!! :teeth:
piratesmate
04-09-2005, 05:17 PM
No serious injuries yet, but I figured it's only a matter of time. I'm always cut or bruised somewhere. :blush: I looked at one of those little sewing machines at ACMoore one week in Jan when they were on sale for $5. I decided against it because I've had my fill of putting the machine needle into my index finger....not an experience I care to repeat!
I did have some serious paper cuts on my fingers from doing those quilled birds for the Everything Swap. They were so bad at one point I had to quill with bandaids on my fingers to keep from having 2-tone birds. ;)
pattyT
04-09-2005, 06:48 PM
no injuries here yet either
but I am ALWAYS dropping the dang sizzlets containers - while they are open -
it is NOT fun putting all those little things back in order :sad2:
Pammy jo
04-10-2005, 09:12 PM
Do you know how sharp a new pair of cutter bee sizzors are? Pretty darn sharp . . .yep, enough to cut yourself pretty bad! Since my first day using them I'm much more careful.
kaygela
04-10-2005, 11:46 PM
I did the same thing with my cutter bee scissors. :sad:
sconnell
04-11-2005, 05:52 PM
sorry to steal the thread, but ilovedale3, do I know you? Where are you in GA?
Sunny
ilovedale3
04-11-2005, 06:42 PM
sorry to steal the thread, but ilovedale3, do I know you? Where are you in GA?
Sunny
Sunny,
I live in Loganville & I'm originally from Cartersville. That's my pic in my siggy!
sconnell
04-11-2005, 09:25 PM
I saw your pic, that's what made me wonder. You look so much like a girl I went to school with. :) :confused3
Well, nice to meet you. :wave2:
ilovedale3
04-11-2005, 09:41 PM
School? High school or college? I went to Belmont University in Nashville for college...
sconnell
04-12-2005, 10:01 AM
High School, Middle School, ...
Haven't seen her in a while, but you really do look like her. Her name is Megan. :confused3
sconnell
04-12-2005, 10:02 AM
Back on topic:
I keep a small first aid kit in my scrapbooking stuff for those little emergencies! Count me in the club!
Spinning
04-12-2005, 05:12 PM
Tee Hee.....Mine was with the CM circle cutters It never failed every time I went to open or close them I would get a small stab wound! Luckily I used them so much they are no longer super sharp!
Oh and i have poked myself with my pointy sissors...not sure how but......
wtpclc
04-12-2005, 05:47 PM
I'm always getting rather severe paper cuts, that need to be bandaged before I bleed on pages. I have also trimmed my finger nails with the personal trimmer. The worst one was last week, though. I was measuring the paper backing from my tape runner to find out how much tape I had used. (Helping a neighbor for a scrapbook for church and only wanted to charge what I used. Please don't think I'm a scrooge, it was at cost for supplies and nothing for my time). Anyway I got the worst paper cut in the world. The scab is still there. Yikes! Only I could do major damage with paper!
ilovedale3
04-12-2005, 09:07 PM
I guess I need to get myself a sirst aid kit for my scrapbook room too!
BTW, I was just looking at the page that I was working on the other night when the Perfect Layers calamity happened. Oh yeah, there is BLOOD on it! :rolleyes: Not too much, but something tells me that ain't acid-free....... :teeth:
wtpclc
04-12-2005, 11:07 PM
Oh yeah, there is BLOOD on it! :rolleyes: Not too much, but something tells me that ain't acid-free....... :teeth:
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