Archive for June 2011

Sunglasses Card!

Thursday, June 30, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hi everyone! 
I made this really quick card using the Forever Young cartridge for the Cricut and my new Martha Stewart corner rounder punch! I love both of my new tools, they are both awesome. I am so glad that I bought them recently! 

This card was really easy. I cut out the sunglasses at 1 1/2 inches and attached them on top of the patterned piece of paper with some pop dots. I love adding dimension on my cards and scrapbook pages! 

The card is an 8 1/2 cardstock cut at 5 1/2 (in half) and then scored/folded in half. I like working with this size because there is only one cut to make!
I really didn't measure the layer pieces, I just cut them down until they looked the way I want. Usually I do measure them though. 

Then I added a stamp that says Hello Friend. Some pink ribbon and a little knot on top and I was ready to go. 

I did add some glitter to the sunglasses on the lens part because it looked too flat to me. It just gives it a little extra shine I think!



Now you are all set to make your own card! The best part is you can do this with any die cut or shape that you want to put on the front! I just really wanted to use the sunglasses because it is summer here! 

Happy Crafting everyone!

Layout using A child's year cartridge

Monday, June 27, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hi everyone!
I made this layout using the A Child's Year cartridge with my Cricut Expression.
I used the cut of the little girl with the wheelbarrow.
 I cut the little girl out at 7 inches. I cut the main cut and the shadow feature. Then I coloured her leaves in, I thought they should be flowers for the page though. I coloured her bow in after with my silver sparkly pen. 
The paper with the orange and butterflies is one sheet, it's from Echo Park. It's from their walk collection. Sorry I don't remember the exact name of it. 
I added two pieces of ribbon and some buttons. Then I created my photo matte. I used two pieces of cardstock from the same piece of paper. It was just something that I had in my scraps so I don't know the name of it or anything. 
Very simple layout for one picture. I did end up putting a picture on it and a title. I called in fall walk because that is what the picture was from. 

Happy crafting!

Delight in the Little Things card

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hi everyone!
I made this really simple card using the doodlecharms cartridge and my cricut.

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I then accented it with some glitter and added ribbon and buttons for more dimension. 

Happy crafting!

Hogs and Kisses Card

Sunday, June 19, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hi everyone! It's Father's Day today so I thought I would share the card that I made. 
I used the Cricut with the cartridge just because cards.

I love this card! This cartridge is great and I am so glad that I bought it! It has so many cute cuts on it and it's pretty easy to use too. 
All you do is make sure that your real dial size is off and you keep the size on for all the layers including the words. 
For this card I used the stencil creative option instead of the words. 

Hope you like it!
Happy creating!

Review: Slice vs Cricut

Sunday, June 19, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hi everyone! 
I thought I would write about the good and bad points for both the Cricut Expression and the Slice Elite. 

Slice Elite
Good:
Small and portable
can run on battery
glass cutting matt is restickable

Bad:
Need to replace blade often 
4' max size
not as many cuts on the cartridge
tears paper a lot

Cricut Expression
Good:
More cutting options
expression cuts a large size
Some cartridges make things like bags
They have Disney character cartridges

Bad: 
Expensive (machine and carts)
Need to buy new matts every so often (can re-stick though)
need to have a power supply
heavy
Learning curve to use it

As you can see both machines have good and bad points. As far as cost goes the Cricut is more  money, but I think that the money goes further with it because you can get more out of the cartridges that you buy. The Slice ones do not have as much on them. 
In terms of using them, the Slice is easier to use, but the Cricut can do more things.
Both machines work hands free, that is if you buy the magnetic glass matt and collar for the Slice. 

All in all, I would probably recommend the Cricut because I feel like it can do more with one cartridge compared to the Slice. I haven't put mine away since I got it about 3 weeks ago. I have been creating with it non-stop. Whereas the Slice I have put away and only brought out for one project. 

Hope that this will help someone out there decide! Any questions are welcome!

Graduation Card

Saturday, June 18, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hello everyone!
I made this graduation card for my friend who just finished University. I am so proud of him!
Anyway it is a really simple card! I didn't want to add glitter or ribbon to it because he is a boy and I didn't think that he would really be into those things.
I just picked up a package of graduation stickers from WalMart and a piece of parchment looking paper and created a simple card.

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Very simple, but yet pretty and classic looking.

Happy creating and congratulations to everyone graduating! Next year it is my turn!

Anniversary Card

Thursday, June 16, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hello again!
I hope that you are all having a great day!
I made this card for my fiancee's parents' 28th wedding anniversary.
I used my Slice to cut out the hearts, and heart letters. Using the Je T'adore cartridge.

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I then added some fake stitches around the blue card with my inkesenntials white pen from Ranger. Added some ribbon and I was all set to go!
On the inside I put "time to celebrate" and 28 in black stickers that I had in my stash. 

Pretty simple and a great card! 

Happy Crafting and Creating.

Dragonfly Card

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hi again!
I made this really easy card because I have some grandmother stickers kicking around that I wanted to use.
I cut out the dragonfly from the doodlecharms cartridge using my Cricut.
I think it was cut out around 2 3/4 inches. Maybe a bit bigger I don't remember sorry!

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Then I added a fun piece of bright yellow ribbon that has bees on it. I thought it went well with the dragon fly. I added a face and some white detailing to make it really pop out! 

Enjoy and happy crafting!

Heart Card

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hi everyone!

Here is another easy card that I made for my fiancee just because, but it would be great for Valentine's Day too.

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I cut out the heart card from the doodlecharms cartridge and the little heart on it as well. I believe it was cut out at 3 inches.

I then made the background more interesting by stamping the image of a heart in light pink ink all over it. 
The card was made from an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet cut in half and folded. 

That's all there is to it! 

Happy creating!

Princess Layout

Monday, June 13, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hi everyone! 
I made this great layout using Recollections Fairy Tale line. It is a great line and I loved using it. I got it on clearance actually so I think I only paid 0.01 for each sheet! That's right only one cent. I love buying things on sale!
This layout was very simple. Just cut up the various pages used. I think I used three different pages from that collection.

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After I took pictures I did matte a picture and put it on there. I just didn't want to share the picture as it is a little too personal.
I used some glitter glue to add a little bling to the page!
The ribbon was applied using the "cheater" method. Just tape it to the back on the paper to fasten it on. I did put a little ATG under the bow part of the ribbon. I will post a video soon of how I attached the ribbon using that method. I didn't come up with that name for it though. 
Here are the links to where I got that name from:
She is great! She has tons of videos for the cricut too!

Enjoy the layout! Happy creating!

Bags made from the Cricut

Saturday, June 11, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hi everyone!

Today I am going to show you something I made from the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge with my Cricut Expression.
I cut these out using the fit to page button. I think they cut around 6 1/4.
They cut out in a 2D form and you just fold the creases and then glue it together.

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This one is the regular bag with no creative button pushed. I cut out a flower from the cartridge and pop dotted it up on the outside.

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This bag is the rolly poly creative button.

These bags can be used for anything you wish. They would be perfect for little gifts. I am keeping my pop dots and glue pen in mine right now. 

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Happy creating!



Cupcake Card

Thursday, June 09, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Hi everyone!
Here is a quick and easy way to make a birthday card using your Cricut. I used the Doodlecharms cartridge for this.

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I cut out a cupcake at 3 inches and all the layers. I glued them together using my ATG and zig 2-way glue pen.
The card is an 81/2 x 11 sheet cut in half and folded. 
I then cut a piece of patterned paper so that is was smaller than the card. (This is a great way to use up scraps from scrapbook layouts!)
I added some bling using glitter glue and Martha Stewart glitter pens. 
I added a piece of ribbon using Robyn's cheater method and popped up the cupcake with some pop dots. 

That is all! Now it's all ready for a stamp or a personalized message inside. 

Happy creating!

Kitty Card

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 0 Comments A+ a-

Here is a quick card I made using the doodlecharms cartridge for the cricut. It is quick and easy to make. 

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I just cut out all the layers and then glued them together using my Zig 2-way glue pen.
I used an 81/2 x 11 sheet of cardstock cut in half and folded to a card shape. I then cut a piece of patterned paper to make the top layer of the card. It is just a bit smaller than the card. I put a piece of ribbon around using Robyn's cheater method. and added a little bow to it as well. 
Then I pop dotted up the kitty which I cut out at 2 1/2  inches I think. In hindsight I could have made it bigger but I will know now for next time. Still getting used to the sizes it makes thing.
You can use this card as a thank you, or maybe a friend has a kitty who is having a birthday or something!

Have fun and happy creating!

Cricut Expression by ProvoCraft

Monday, June 06, 2011 1 Comments A+ a-

Hello there!
I recently got a Cricut Expression. It is very exciting for me because this is something that I have been wanting to get for a while now. I have a Slice which is great for small things, but the Cricut can really make your pages come to life. I have only been using it for a little while now, I just got it a couple days ago.

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I have two cartridges for it and a few more on the way in the mail to me. Currently I have Doodlecharms and Plantin Schoolbook. Both are really great. Doodlecharms has a lot of little creatures in it and something for every season. It also has some Christmas and Easter cuts on it as well as baby things.

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So far I really enjoy using the Cricut. It is a great investment I think that will really help you create more creative pages and cards.
The only downside I will say is that the cartridges are so expensive. I have found mine on sale so far so that has been lucky. Each cartridge comes with an instructional booklet with information on that specific one. It also gives you an idea for a project.
I have found that the internet has been a great resource for information on the cricut including videos on how to use different features and how to make different projects.

Happy creating!
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