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The Girls

Instructions:
 
My assignment for this month was to use the new Calligraphy cartridge to create a layout and two cards using only the Gratitude and Celebrate features. This cartridge offers endless opportunities and wonderful choices for a “fancier” script font.
 
For the “The girls” layout I chose photos of my daughter and me. I wanted the [...]

Cutie Pie

Instructions:
 

1. Start out with white cardstock as your background.

2. Cut two 12x 3/8 strips of the green/teal dot paper. Add to the side of your layout.

3. Cut one 10 ¾ x 1 inch strip of the teal flower paper, add to top of the layout.

 
4. Cut one 9 ½ x 1 inch strip [...]

It’s time again for another fun CX Mid-Week Challenge…a little inspiration to get you through the rest of the week. Just a reminder: for each challenge, you will have 2 weeks to complete it. All entries must be turned in by 9:00 am MST on the due date. Every entry will get a name into a hat [...]

Trifold Card
 

Instructions:
Cut a piece of 12 by 12 cards stock to 8 x 12.
 
Score at three 4 inch increments and fold up so that you have a card that is 8 x 4.
 
Cut three 3 7/8 x7 7/8 pieces of Bellezo paper, ink all edges with brown ink and glue  to top panel, right –fold [...]

Movie Ticket

 Instructions:
 Who doesn’t love 
 summer movies?  This
 invitation is the perfect
 way to get the girls
 together for a long night
 of movies and popcorn. 
 
 Cut 6 x 12 sheet of red
 cardstock.  Fold in half
 to make 6×6 square card
 
Using Design Studio, cut movie ticket in black from Tags, Bags, Boxes & More cartridge [...]

It’s time again for another fun CX Mid-Week Challenge…a little inspiration to get you through the rest of the week. Just a reminder: for each challenge, you will have 2 weeks to complete it. All entries must be turned in by 9:00 am MST on the due date. Every entry will get a name into a hat [...]

“Hope” Card

Instructions:
 
- Cut patterned paper slightly smaller and adhere to card base front.
  
- Cut a different patterned paper piece to approx. 5×3, mat onto a piece of cardstock and adhere to front of card using foam mounting tape.
 
 - Cut out the word “hope” onto two shades of the Bazzill cardstock Trio, using <Phrase6> of the [...]

Batter Up

 Instructions:
1)       Place (2) 12×12 sheets of white cardstock next to each other
2)       Cut an 11 inch “Background” feature from the “Baseball is Life/baseball player” key. On the red dotted swiss cardstock
3)       Next trim a second sheet of the red dotted swiss cardstock to 11 ¼” x 11 ½” and butt the edges of the [...]

I just found out this morning that CX will be bringing in the entire Slice line by Making Memories. Being a clueless Cricut snob, I decided to go check out the Slice website and see what it is all about. There were several things that impressed me and, as can be expected, there were some [...]

Check back every Thursday for a list of the promotions starting on Friday morning!

Get a Jukebox with your new Expression, an Essentials Kit with your new Original or Create machine & get an extra cartridge WITH EVERY ONE!
Or score a great deal and pick up Design Studio & Jukebox for only $79.99 (a $179 value)!
 
 
BRAND NEW [...]