Jun 24 2010
Thinking Outside Of The Box (…or should I say Cartridge Box!)
When using the Tie the Knot Shape Cricut Cartridge, my initial impression was that I would likely use this cartridge for wedding-related projects and designs only. But when I really studied the vast amount of images on the cartridge, I was struck next by how [...]
Jun 23 2010
New Years Card
Create a 4 by 8 inch side fold card from an 8 by 8 inch square of dark brown card stock.
Adhere atop card a matte of lighter brown card stock cut at 3 ¾ by 7 ¾.
Cut a piece of blue card stock to 3 ½ by 7 ½. Run top 2/3s through [...]
Jun 22 2010
When getting rid of your old Cricut mats, be sure to save the clear plastic protective cover. I love to reuse these covers. You can do so many things with them. I’ve cut them into “ghost” letters and numbers to use on my projects.
Clear number inked and stamped
I’ve also used them to make keepsake [...]
Jun 21 2010
I had the pleasure of working with the Destinations Crtridge this month. This cartridge has been on everyone’s “hot” list since it debuted and I was anxious to see why. Upon first glance I noticed it had a lot of the major U.S. cities covered – like New York, Boston, San Francisco, etc. As I [...]
Jun 17 2010
by Laura Mendoza
My son is learning to count and so I thought this would be a big help to him. He loves Elmo and giggled the entire time I showed him the album.
The front cover says “Elmo says” and the back cover says “Count with me”
Each inside page counts an item from the cartridge 1-10. [...]
Jun 15 2010
February Tips & Techniques
Scrunch a Bunch with Cricut
This is a fun technique for adding texture and dimension to your Cricut cuts.
To make the flower for this card I cut multiple flower images from the Forever Young Cricut cartridge in varying sizes.
I then took the flowers and scrunched them up into a little ball in my [...]
Jun 09 2010
On my last order from CX I got this adorable embossing folder. With two little boys I’m always in need of a new “boyish” embellishment.
I immediately thought of metal when I opened this embossing folder. I was wondering where I could get a thin piece of metal to try this out with. When I [...]
Jun 08 2010
Creating Your Own Lace Cardstock
Do you love to use lace cardstock as much as I do? It’s so pretty to work with, and can be layered on top of cardstock or cut apart and used to enhance any scrapbook page. About the only “negatives” to using lace cardstock is that it can be a bit [...]
Jun 07 2010
My assignment this month was to utilize the Designer Greetings cartridge and can I say that I absolutely love this cartridge!!! I can’t believe the amount of images this cartridge contains. It is definitely a must have in my opinion!!
There are so many options to creating with this cartridge and my mind was swirling with ideas once I started working with [...]
Jun 03 2010
by Wendy Price
When I get a new Cricut cartridge, I love to flip through the books admiring all the great cuts and dreaming up the projects I’m going to create with them. Then I love to take a second look and find unique ways I can use some of the cuts. For example, did you [...]