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I'm Here for You, Rain or Shine!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Hello! Today is my last day guest designing on Joy's Blog. I want to start this day off with a BIG THANK YOU to Joy for having me and YOU (her followers)! Thank you Joy for letting me take over this week! To you (her followers) THANK YOU for the warm welcome and the sweet comments! It's been such a fun week! I hope I have inspired you to pull your cricut's out and get them chirping away!

For my last project, I have a super simple and quick card to share using the Cricut Jolly Holiday Lite cartridge. I know this is a Christmas cartridge hee hee but I love finding ways to use it year around! For example, this little penguin goes perfect with My Creative Time's, I'm Here For Your Rain Or Shine stamp set! The sentiment, puddle, and little splashes are all from this set!

I added some Liquid Glass to the umbrella, puddle, and splashes. I left the inside of my card blank for now. Like I mentioned earlier, this was super quick and easy! I love those kind of cards!

I hate saying good-bye's! So instead, I'm going to say see you soon! (I hope you will come visit me at my blog!) Many, many, MANY thanks to Joy again for letting me share my projects with you this week!

Hugs, Leanne

We have TWO GIVEAWAYS!

Leave me a comment here AND on my blog CreatedbyLeanne, follow my blog and I'll pick one lucky winner Sunday!

1) The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to My Creative Time! I'll announce the winner next Monday on my blog, you will have till 11:59 central time Sunday night to comment! Don't forget to leave a way for me to contact you!!

2) AND This week's cartridge giveaway is the: Cricut Sophisticated Cartridge

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below (or HERE if you are viewing in email) about Leanne's project and your plans for Father's Day (if any). This will enter you in to the cartridge giveaway AND the My Creative Time $25 gift certificate giveaway. Don't forget to leave a comment on Leanne's blog also for the My Creative Time $25 gift certificate.

2) Subscribe to my Obsessed with Scrapbooking newsletter HERE.

That's it!

Leave a comment under all posts this week to maximize your chances of winning!

Winner will be announced on Monday, May 27, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

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From Our Family to Yours Cricut Graduation Card!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Good morning! I hope everyone is having a AWESOME week! I've enjoyed being on Joy's Blog SO much and hate that it's getting close to the end!

This week is graduation at our local High School. My cousin's daughter will be graduating and I wanted to make her a card! I used Cricut Essentials for the frame (cut once in kraft and again in pattern paper). The family is from the cartridge Pack Your Bags!

I used the background stamps in the My Creative Time's, Build A Banner set on their clothes. I used the polka dots for the woman and little girl and chose to go with the stripes for the man and little boy! I used the Stitched oval die and heat embossed a sentiment from the From Our Family to Yours set.

For the inside of my card, I used another one of My Creative Time sets, Follow Your Dreams. I did one sentiment in black and the other one in red. I also used the diploma that comes in the set!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for my final day as guest designer on Joy's Blog! Thanks for looking!

Hugs, Leanne

We have TWO GIVEAWAYS!

Leave me a comment here AND on my blog CreatedbyLeanne, follow my blog and I'll pick one lucky winner Sunday!

2) AND This week's cartridge giveaway is the: Cricut Sophisticated Cartridge

How can you win?

2) Subscribe to my Obsessed with Scrapbooking newsletter HERE.

That's it!

Leave a comment under all posts this week to maximize your chances of winning!

Winner will be announced on Monday, May 27, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

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See the Cutest Baby Shower Gift EVER!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Hello! It's me again, Leanne, from CreatedbyLeanne! I'm back with day three of ~~stealing~~ guest designing for Joy's Blog! Wow! I can't believe how fast the week is passing by! I hope everyone is enjoying because I'm having a BLAST!!

Today, I have a baby gift to share with you! The french fry box (or that's what I call it lol) is from the Art Philosophy cartridge. The cute little baby in the bath tub is from the Baby Steps cartridge. The sweet little face is from PK-650 Just Baby Face assortment.

I used one of the background stamps in My Creative Time's, Build a Banner set to add polka dots to the bath tub. I also used My Creative Time's, Scallop And Stitched circle dies and stamped a sentiment from Many Greetings on top. I added some hemp to the back for my bow.

Thank you for stopping by and I'll be back again tomorrow!

Hugs, Leanne

We have TWO GIVEAWAYS!

Leave me a comment here AND on my blog CreatedbyLeanne, follow my blog and I'll pick one lucky winner Sunday!

2) AND This week's cartridge giveaway is the: Cricut Sophisticated Cartridge

How can you win?

2) Subscribe to my Obsessed with Scrapbooking newsletter HERE.

That's it!

Leave a comment under all posts this week to maximize your chances of winning!

Winner will be announced on Monday, May 27, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

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Fun in The Sun Masculine Card and GIVEAWAYS!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Good morning! It's Leanne again, from CreatedbyLeanne! Thank you so much for joining me on day two of guest designing here on Joy's Blog! Also, another shout out to Joy for having me!

I have another fun card to share with you today! For this card, I've used two of the cricut lite cartridges Fun In the Sun and Celebrate With Flourish. This man reminds me so much of my hubby that I can't help but chuckle every time I look at him! Maybe not so much the belly but the hair or shall I say the LACK of hair LOL!

I used one of the background stamps from My Creative Time's, Spring Chicken Background set to stamp a floral pattern on his shirt. I love how that jazzed it up a notch! I added a small amount of stickles to represent sand and also to give a little sparkle :) The sentiment on the front is from My Creative Time's, Inspiring Words Accents stamp set.

For the inside of my card, I've used a sentiment from My Creative Time's, More of My Favorite Sayings.

Thanks for stopping by but don't forget....

TWO GIVEAWAYS!

Leave me a comment here AND on my blog CreatedbyLeanne, follow my blog and I'll pick one lucky winner Sunday!

2) AND This week's cartridge giveaway is the: Cricut Sophisticated Cartridge

How can you win?

2) Subscribe to my Obsessed with Scrapbooking newsletter HERE.

That's it!

Leave a comment under all posts this week to maximize your chances of winning!

Winner will be announced on Monday, May 27, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

Want to see more of my projects?
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GiddyUp Pardner Father's Day Card and TWO GIVEAWAYS!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:00 +0000

It's Guest Designer Week and you all are going to LOVE Leanne's work - take a look below:

Hello everyone, this is Leanne from, Created by Leanne, here taking over Joy’s blog this week! I am SUPER excited that Joy has asked me to guest design for her all week! Thank You Joy!

Just to tell you a little about me! I live in Northern Alabama with my husband of 21 years. We have one wonderful son and 2 BEAUTIFUL grandbabies. My family is my world! I have been crafting since 2007. It all started when I bought my first Cricut (the baby bug)!

I was immediately HOOKED!!

Since then I've owned every machine Cricut has released and as many cartridges as I could possibly get my hands on hee hee! I love anything and everything that has to do with paper crafts! I started out with every intention just to scrapbook but now I find myself making more cards and 3D items!

As for my style, I create things that I hope will make people happy and smile! Crafting is my outlet and wished I could do it all day everyday but we all know how that is ~ family first! I hope you all enjoy this week as much as I know I will!

My first project I'd like to share with you today is a card I've made for my husband! Father's Day is just around the corner and this year I didn't want to wait till the last minute (like I normally do) to make his card!

I've used the solutions cartridge, Camp Out for the frame. The cowboy on the horse, the desert background, and the badge were all cut from the Yee Haw cartridge.

Just a FYI, my husband has always secretly wanted to be a cowboy hee hee so I think he will love this!

On top of the badge, I've used hemp to make a bow and one of the buttons from My Creative Time's, Stitched Button Dies set. The sentiments are also by My Creative Time!

For the front, I've used the set, Turn That Frown Upside Down For the inside, I've used the sets Lots of Love and Here's Lookin at You. Sorry about the photo! I have such a hard time taking pictures of the inside of my cards!

Here's another view....

I will be here all week with more cards and I even have a 3D item to share! It's going to be a FUN week and I hope that you will come back and visit each day! Have a GREAT week and thanks for looking!

In honor of Joy letting me guest design this week I thought it would be fun to do a giveaway!

Leave me a comment here AND on my blog CreatedbyLeanne (I would LOVE for you to follow my blog also) and I'll pick one lucky winner Sunday!

The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to My Creative Time! I'll announce the winner next Monday on my blog, you will have till 11:59 central time Sunday night to comment! Don't forget to leave a way for me to contact you!!

Hugs, Leanne

Next up: Winner of the Teddy Bear Parade Cartridge is Chris-Creations in Bloom!

Chris, please contact me at joyster110@gmail.com to claim your cartridge! You have two weeks to claim the prize!

This week's giveaway is the: Cricut Sophisticated Cartridge

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below about Leanne's project and your plans for Father's Day (if any). This will enter you in to the cartridge giveaway AND the My Creative Time $25 gift certificate giveaway. Don't forget to leave a comment on Leanne's blog also for the My Creative Time $25 gift certificate.

2) Subscribe to my Obsessed with Scrapbooking newsletter HERE.

That's it!

Leave a comment under all posts this week to maximize your chances of winning!

Winner will be announced on Monday, May 27, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

Want to see more of my projects?
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Michaels, Joanns and Hobby Lobby Coupons!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:29:00 +0000

Happy Shopping!

Joanns also has a lot of their papercrafting at 50% off - see stores for details!

Also at Hobby Lobby

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FREE Cricut The Frist Few Years and When I Was A Kid

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:01:00 +0000

Until May 22, the new Cricut cartridges The First Few Years and When I Was A Kid are free this week in the Cricut Craft Room.

Here's another quick peek at the layouts you can make with them:

Cricut The First Few Years:

Cricut When I Was A Kid:

Not only that, the Cricut Design Team has created five layouts with files and instructions for you to use FREE until May 22. Take a look at them below:

True Love Layout:

Star Spangled Fun:

Heart Bubble:

Daughter:

Call of the Wild:

Don't forget I have TWO giveaways going on this week!

To be entered to win the Cricut Teddy Bear Parade cartridge:
Leave a comment below letting me know your thoughts about these layouts and the Cricut Craft Room.

To be entered to win Firmoo sunglasses and vouchers towards Firmoo sunglasses, head over HERE.

Speaking of free, tonight's the night for:

Lain Ehmann's monthly FREE scrapbooking webinar:

Addicted to washi tape but not sure how to use it? Or maybe you’re in love with the sticky stuff and want to learn MORE ways to put your favorite trend to good use. In either case, washi guru Monica Bradford has some creative tips up her sleeve. In May’s free scrapinar, Monica will wow you with her prowess as she wrangles her washi and makes it do her bidding. You’ll never look at washi the same way again!

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

ALL NEW tips and techniques for using washi tape on your projects

How to incorporate popular trends using washi

How to create your own washi tape

Storage ideas for your rolls

And more!

Spend an hour with Monica Bradford and me, and you’ll be ready to holler Washi Wahoo!

Join Us May 17th for Free!

Click HERE to register for this FREE scrapinar!

Can't make it that day? No problem, there will be a replay for a limited time afterwards.

Finally, do you like Star Trek? I love it and I just saw the new Star Trek Into Darkness movie and it was fantastic! Lots of links to older Star Trek themes but with a new twist. Loads of fun. I probably will only see it another 3-4 times in the theater - LOL!

Have a great weekend!

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Two New Layout Based Cricut Cartridges Released Today!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:53:00 +0000

Provo Craft has come up with a great idea: design a cartridge that makes 50 layouts quickly and easily!

The two new cartridges, Cricut The First Few Years and Cricut When I was a Kid, both embrace this concept. Take a look below for more details:

Cricut The First Few Years Cartridge:

As shown above with the red arrows, the sizing is given in blue for each of the elements to make the layout shown in the main square.

Also, you may notice that the images are not terribly specific so you could make this layout but use a different title (ex: "Our New Home").

Here are the 50 different layouts. While many of them are single photo layouts, there are some that are multi-photo.

And it comes with a font:

Here's a sample layout made by the Cricut Design Team:

Cricut When I Was A Kid Cartridge:

Too cute, right??

Don't forget I have TWO giveaways going on this week!

To be entered to win the Cricut Teddy Bear Parade cartridge:
Leave a comment below letting me know your thoughts about these cartridges and the overall concept.

To be entered to win Firmoo sunglasses and vouchers towards Firmoo sunglasses, head over HERE.

This post may contain affiliate links, which help my diet coke fund.
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Firmoo Sunglasses Giveaway!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:09:00 +0000

I just got contacted by Firmoo.com to host a sunglasses giveaway!

Wondering who Firmoo.com is?

We're the World's Most Popular Online Eyeglasses Store with 580K+ fans on Face book. Our mission is to offer varieties of unbelievable cheap yet fashionable prescription & Plano eyewear to the consuming public. All of our eyewear is directly from an affiliate factory, so our price is 85%~90% lower than in the traditional brick-and-mortar stores.

Check out some of the sunglasses below (click on photos to see more choices):

Here are two of my favorites:

Here's what you can win:

If there are more than 50 participants:
ONE Person will win A pair of sunglasses of their choice, including shipping

SIX people will win a $20 sunglass e-voucher to purchase sunglasses HERE at Firmoo.

That's Seven Winners TOTAL!

If less than 50 Participants:
SIX winners will win a $20 sunglass e-voucher to purchase sunglasses HERE at Firmoo

To be eligible, you MUST visit the Firmoo site HERE, pick out the sunglass model you like and leave a comment below with the model mentioned. Then, tell the Rafflecopter form you did this.

How can you win?

Use the form below (if you can't see the form, click HERE):

a Rafflecopter giveaway

If you want to have Prescription Sunglasses, Firmoo recommends you to choose a pair of eyeglasses frame HERE, and tint the lenses into sunglasses lenses. You may visit the Firmoo Prescription Page HERE to know how to make Prescription Sunglasses.

Note: I did not receive compensation in any way to host this giveaway. It is sponsored and provided by Firmoo.com. I am not affiliated with Firmoo. I will send you the e-voucher codes by email. I am not responsible for shipping.

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Make A Manly Pillow Box with the Cricut!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:30:00 +0000

Need a gift card holder for a guy? Or a guy teacher?

My son has had a wonderful teacher this year and I'm getting his "end of school year" gift together. A gift card is usually appreciated and fortunately, our school provided the info about what stores/restaurants/hobbies that the teachers like. So helpful.

The pillow box is a perfect solution. Larger than a card, smaller than a gift bag.

I found this fun, chevron pillow box hidden away on the Cricut Something to Celebrate cartridge. Amazingly, there are quite a few pillow boxes on this cartridge (see below-photos from cricut site):

I cut this pillow box at 8.5". The box comes out to about 4" x 6". I inked the edges to hide the score lines. I used Scor-Tape to adhere the box. Ribbon is from Stampin Up!

Quick and easy! My favorite kind of project!

I found the teacher appreciation tag at 24/7 Moms as a free download HERE. Thanks to 24/7 Moms for this fun tag!

And now for our giveaway!

This week's giveaway is the Cricut Teddy Bear Parade cartridge!

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below letting me know if you make mini-albums. I love to make them!
2) Subscribe to the blog HERE.

That's it!

Enter every day by leaving a comment below for more chances to win!

Winner will be announced on Monday, May 20, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

Don't forget to sign up for this FREE webinar:

Lain Ehmann's monthly FREE scrapbooking webinar:

Addicted to washi tape but not sure how to use it? Or maybe you’re in love with the sticky stuff and want to learn MORE ways to put your favorite trend to good use. In either case, washi guru Monica Bradford has some creative tips up her sleeve. In May’s free scrapinar, Monica will wow you with her prowess as she wrangles her washi and makes it do her bidding. You’ll never look at washi the same way again!

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

ALL NEW tips and techniques for using washi tape on your projects

How to incorporate popular trends using washi

How to create your own washi tape

Storage ideas for your rolls

And more!

Spend an hour with Monica Bradford and me, and you’ll be ready to holler Washi Wahoo!

Join Us May 17th for Free!

Click HERE to register for this FREE scrapinar!

Can't make it that day? No problem, there will be a replay for a limited time afterwards.

Want to see more of my projects?
Click HERE to see my gallery!
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Make A Swoosh Basketball Gift Bag!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:30:00 +0000

Day two of our manly-man week of projects is this basketball gift bag.

I love to get these kraft gift bags and dress them up with Cricut cuts. You can personalized a gift bag pretty quickly with the Cricut.

I used the Cricut Sports Mania cartridge and cut the basketball at 6" and the Swoosh word art at 3".

I made some of the framed blue layers myself in the Cricut Craft Room (free online design program with more info HERE).

Using the Bo Bunny Double Dot paper gave the basketball some texture. A white Signo Uniball pen added faux stitching.
And now for our giveaway!

This week's giveaway is the Cricut Teddy Bear Parade cartridge!

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below letting me know if you use washi tape (that new paper tape that's all the rage).
2) Subscribe to the blog HERE.

That's it!

You will have more chances by leaving comments on the daily posts so be sure and do that!

Winner will be announced on Monday, May 20, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

Speaking of washi tape, don't forget to sign up for this FREE webinar:

Lain Ehmann's monthly FREE scrapbooking webinar:

Addicted to washi tape but not sure how to use it? Or maybe you’re in love with the sticky stuff and want to learn MORE ways to put your favorite trend to good use. In either case, washi guru Monica Bradford has some creative tips up her sleeve. In May’s free scrapinar, Monica will wow you with her prowess as she wrangles her washi and makes it do her bidding. You’ll never look at washi the same way again!

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

ALL NEW tips and techniques for using washi tape on your projects

How to incorporate popular trends using washi

How to create your own washi tape

Storage ideas for your rolls

And more!

Spend an hour with Monica Bradford and me, and you’ll be ready to holler Washi Wahoo!

Join Us May 17th for Free!

Click HERE to register for this FREE scrapinar!

Can't make it that day? No problem, there will be a replay for a limited time afterwards.

This project is linked up on Snap!

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Fun Rocket Man Card PLUS Giveaway!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:30:00 +0000

Today, I am kicking off a week of projects for the boys and men in our lives.

This 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" card could be for a child or pre-teen/teenage boy.

The rocket is from one of my favorite Cricut cartridges, Nifty Fifties and was cut at 4-3/4". Stamp is from Papertrey Ink.

To make the star background, I ran the paper through the Cuttlebug with the Stars folder and then swiped a white inkpad over it.

Be sure and use an embossing gun on the ink or it will take forever to dry. Or you could use white embossing powder instead.

I've decided blue is one of the hardest colors to photograph. I promise these blues match in real life.
And now for our giveaway!

This week's giveaway is the Cricut Teddy Bear Parade cartridge!

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below letting me know what cartridges you use most for your "manly" projects.
2) Subscribe to the blog HERE.

That's it!

Winner will be announced on Monday, May 20, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize.

Finally, I need your help! I am in a Pinterest contest and would appreciate it if you could repin THIS PIN

It's for the project shown above. Thank you so much!!

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Get Your Michaels, Joanns, Hobby Lobby and AC Moore Coupons Here!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:15:00 +0000

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope all the mothers and grandmothers have a wonderful day!

The winner of the big Mother's Day giveaway shown above is:

Diana Tarn-Natareno

This week's coupons are great - mind the dates, though.

Joann's expire today (Sunday). I will add some fresh Joann's coupons to this post as they put them up so be sure to check back.

COUPON BELOW IS ONLY FOR TODAY, SUNDAY, MAY 12!

Hobby Lobby Specials below:

Joann's Coupons Only Good through Sunday, May 12

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How To Make A 5 Minute Elegant Mother's Day Card

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:51:00 +0000

Need a quick Mother's Day Card?

Look no further than the Cricut Craft Room and their huge selection on fast and easy, two layer Mother's Day cards that are $1.99 each.

These three cards took 5 minutes each to make from start to finish because it's just two layers. Lay them out in the Cricut Craft room . Cut and layer the two pieces. Piece of cake! Gluing the intricate pieces probably took the most time.

These are sized at 5" x 6.5" and cut like a dream.

Cut at 10". Cricut Mother's Day - 08 Card

Cut at 6.5" Cricut Mother's Day - 06 Card

Cut at 10" Cricut Mother's Day Card - 13

Head over HERE to see these and more of the Cricut Mother's Day cards selections. These are digital products.

It's time for Lain Ehmann's monthly FREE scrapbooking webinar:

Addicted to washi tape but not sure how to use it? Or maybe you’re in love with the sticky stuff and want to learn MORE ways to put your favorite trend to good use. In either case, washi guru Monica Bradford has some creative tips up her sleeve. In May’s free scrapinar, Monica will wow you with her prowess as she wrangles her washi and makes it do her bidding. You’ll never look at washi the same way again!

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

ALL NEW tips and techniques for using washi tape on your projects

How to incorporate popular trends using washi

How to create your own washi tape

Storage ideas for your rolls

And more!

Spend an hour with Monica Bradford and me, and you’ll be ready to holler Washi Wahoo!

Join Us May 17th for Free!

Click HERE to register for this FREE scrapinar!

Can't make it that day? No problem, there will be a replay for a limited time afterwards.

Wondering what washi tape is? It's paper tape that has become all the rage - you can find some really cute rolls of it at Michaels under the Recollections brand.

Photo of washi tape from LeBox Boutique on Etsy - click HERE to see more.

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How to Make An Elegant Mother's Day Home Decor Project!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:00:00 +0000

May is National Scrapbooking month and Michaels Stores is showcasing all kinds of fun ideas and projects that "Make Every Moment Count".

To see Michaels "Look Book" of scrapbooking ideas for the "Make Every Moment Count" theme, head over HERE. There are some quick,
fun Mother's Day ideas there, as well as graduation and Military themed projects.

I promised more details on how to create my Mother's Day Home Decor Project that I made for the Michaels Make Every Moment Count Challenge. Here are exact instructions on creating this:

First, here is a list of the materials I used to create this project. All of the items are available at your local Michaels store.

- Cricut Expression 2 with Cricut Alphabet font included
- Cricut Flower Shoppe Cartridge
- Cricut Ribbons and Rosettes Cartridge
- Heidi Swapp Sugar Chic Paper Pad
- Heidi Swapp Sugar Chic Embellishments
- Bazill cardstock in raspberry
- Raspberry Ink
- Imaginisce Cordless Hot Glue Gun with glue sticks
- Mod Podge Gloss Lustre with foam brushes
- Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive
- 3 wooden blocks (3-1/2" cubes)
- 4 wooden feet
- Apple Acrylic Paint
- Martha Stewart Dry Embossers
- Brayer
- We R Memory Keepers Piercing Mat

Follow these steps to create the project:

1) Using the Apple acrylic paint, paint edges of the three cubes (as shown). Make sure to paint whole face on one cube for the bottom of the project. Paint 4 wooden feet.

2) Using the Heidi Swapp Sugar Chic paper pad, cut 13 pieces of paper at 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" in various patterns.

3) Using Mod Podge Glossy Luster and a foam brush, put a medium layer on Mod Podge on the cube itself. Lay paper on top and use brayer to smooth out paper. Wipe up any Mod Podge that leaks out of the edges. Apply another coat of Mod Podge on top of the paper. Cover 4 faces on two cubes and 5 faces on one.

4) Glue feet on bottom cube using hot glue gun. Arrange cube faces in a pleasing manner, offsetting the middle one. Glue cubes together using hot glue gun.

4) Cut out "MOM" letters using the Cricut Expression 2 and the Cricut Alphabet Font using Font 3, regular and shadow at 2.5". Adhere regular to shadow section using Scotch Quick Dry glue.

5) Using the Ribbons and Rosettes Cricut cartridge, cut out seven Scallop 2 at 1-1/2"in various colors. Assemble using hot glue gun.

6) Adhere letters to rosettes using hot glue gun. Adhere rosettes to cubes as shown for both the title and other sides of the cube. Decorate cube with photos and Heidi Swapp embellishments.

Assemble the paper flower OR use artificial flower:
7) Using the Cricut Flower Shoppe cartridge, make the cabbage rose for the top. You will need to cut out 6 of the Fun2 flowers at 3.5" using raspberry cardstock. Ink edges. Using scissors, cut into each flower to form individual petals.
8) Using largest dry embossing stylus and piercing pad, place flower on pad and go around edges and center of each flower until the flower folds up to the middle. Curl edges of petals. Adhere the first 3 flowers together by nesting them using the hot glue gun. Make sure that petals are offset from the adjacent layer.
9) The next three layers need to get progressively tighter and smaller. Use stylus and hands to compress and overlap petals. Glue into flower base. Place jewel in center of flower.
10) Cut Ruffle5 leaf at 3.5. Use stylus to create center line of leaf. Ink edges. Curl edges. Arrange leaf and flower on top. Adhere with glue gun.

I loved using the Heidi Swapp Sugar Chic paper pad - the colors were fun and made the project pop. the pad actually has some bonus journaling boxes, borders, letters and other goodies that you could cut out. It's a great value!

I know that looks like a lot of steps but honestly, the project went together in less than 2 hours.

Please leave a comment below letting me know what you are making (cards, frames, food, etc.) for the upcoming Mother's Day, Veteran's Day, end of the school year and Father's Day holidays.

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Make an Elegant Mother's Day Home Decor Piece!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:43:00 +0000

May is National Scrapbooking month and Michaels Stores is showcasing all kinds of fun ideas and projects that "Make Every Moment Count". To see Michaels "Look Book" of scrapbooking ideas for the "Make Every Moment Count" theme, head over HERE. There are some quick, fun Mother's Day ideas there, as well as graduation and Military themed projects.

Michaels contacted me recently and asked me to create a project around this theme. A 3-D Mother's Day project seemed to be a fun way to showcase kids' photos.

Supply List (all available at Michaels Stores):

- Cricut Expression 2 with Cricut Alphabet font included
- Cricut Flower Shoppe Cartridge
- Cricut Ribbons and Rosettes Cartridge
- Heidi Swapp Sugar Chic Paper Pad
- Heidi Swapp Sugar Chic Embellishments
- Bazill cardstock in raspberry
- Raspberry Ink
- Imaginisce Cordless Hot Glue Gun with glue sticks
- Mod Podge Gloss Lustre with foam brushes
- Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive
- 3 wooden blocks (3-1/2" cubes)
- 4 wooden feet
- Apple Acrylic Paint
- Martha Stewart Dry Embossers
- We R Memory Keepers Piercing Mat

Exact instructions will be in my next post, up later today!

It's time for Lain Ehmann's monthly FREE scrapbooking webinar:

Addicted to washi tape but not sure how to use it? Or maybe you’re in love with the sticky stuff and want to learn MORE ways to put your favorite trend to good use. In either case, washi guru Monica Bradford has some creative tips up her sleeve. In May’s free scrapinar, Monica will wow you with her prowess as she wrangles her washi and makes it do her bidding. You’ll never look at washi the same way again!

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

ALL NEW tips and techniques for using washi tape on your projects

How to incorporate popular trends using washi

How to create your own washi tape

Storage ideas for your rolls

And more!

Spend an hour with Monica Bradford and me, and you’ll be ready to holler Washi Wahoo!

Join Us May 17th for Free!

Click HERE to register for this FREE scrapinar!

Can't make it that day? No problem, there will be a replay for a limited time afterwards.

Wondering what washi tape is? It's paper tape that has become all the rage - you can find some really cute rolls of it at Michaels under the Recollections brand.

Disclosure Note: Michaels provided a gift card for supplies to make the project. This post may contain affiliate links.
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Make a Quick Mother's Day Card!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:50:00 +0000

Today's 5" x 7" card was made using the Florals Embellished Cricut cartridge. I cut the flower at 3-3/4" and used the Imagine to simplify the color selections. But, you could also cut this flower using the regular Cricut machines. The sentiment is by My Creative Time's "Mom, You Rock" stamp set.

As you can see above, the flower layers from the bottom up and gets thicker as you get up to the last piece, the light purple center. I like how this adds dimension to the die cut.

I changed out the blue background on the first layer, as suggested by the handbook above. I liked white better.

Here's another close up of the flower. The circles in the center cut out nicely with a sticky mat.

I added a 1-1/2" strip of coordinating paper on the inside, as glimpsed above.

I also used another My Creative Time's sentiment on the inside - "Moms are angels put on the earth by God..." - I love that! Here are all the sentiments on the set:

Paper was by DCWV, Core'dinations and Echo Park. Ribbon by Papertrey Ink. Scalloped oval combo by Stampin Up!

Don't forget to enter the BIG GIVEAWAY in honor of Mother's Day!

The winner will get:

TWO Cricut Expression 2 machines

and the choice of

EITHER

TWO Canon DSLR T3 Cameras

TWO Kitchen Aid 5 quart Artisan Mixers

(color TBA - may not be the one shown)

Please use the form below to enter to win this FABULOUS, HUGE giveaway! If you can't see the form, click HERE and scroll down to find it!

Also, you can choose to give a set of the prizes to another loved one, besides Mom, if you would like.

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How to Layer Cricut Iron On Vinyl!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:20:00 +0000

Today's T-shirt features layered iron-on vinyl! It was incredibly easy to do. Just follow these steps:

1) Iron shirt where vinyl will go for 15-20 seconds using highest, non-steam setting.

2) Place bottom layer of vinyl (yellow star layer in this case) onto shirt, with its plastic backing intact. Using a iron cloth over it (I used a pillowcase), iron for 15-20 seconds. Then, turn shirt over and iron the backside for 15-20 seconds.

3) Remove plastic backing from bottom layer. Carefully, place top layer onto bottom layer, with its plastic backing intact. Use parchment paper to cover bottom layer and prevent trouble. Now iron with your iron cloth over both layers for 30 seconds on front. Turn shirt over and iron with iron for 15-30 seconds.

4) Wait until vinyl cools and remove plastic backing and parchment paper. Shirt is finished!

One last tip: You cannot layer on top of the glitter vinyl -that must be the top layer!

The "Rock Star" was cut from the Cricut Rock Princess cartridge at 5". That cartridge has some great word art that's perfect for iron on vinyl layering. Here's a link to the handbook: Cricut Rock Princess Handbook

Here are all the cool Iron On Vinyl colors Provo Craft has come out with - they are $12.99 each.

We've only got a few more days left to sign up for the May Layout a Day class! I hope you will join me in doing this class. I am a little nervous about doing so many layouts but I really want to do this! Here's some more info on the class:

Want to make 31 layouts in 31 days?

Lain Ehmann is running her "Layout A Day" class again in May. Join me as we take on this fun class together! Daily video and daily prompts are a great spur to action. I am hoping to learn how to make layouts faster.

Here are the details:

What’s Waiting for You in May:

31 days of brand-new video prompts and lessons, guaranteed to bust you out of any scrapbooking rut, bring a smile to your face, and make your hair shine!

Exclusive message board for LOAD members only where you can connect and chat with the coolest scrappers on the Web!

Private gallery for our members where you share your daily creations, win prizes, and strut your stuff!

31 never-before-seen sample layouts!

Random surPRIZES, Hugh sightings, and fun for all!

SPACE IS LIMITED!
To Preserve the Intimate and Personal Atmosphere of This Event,
Participation Is Capped!

Click here to sign up!

Here's what others have to say about Layout A Day:

“Before I did LOAD I would spend hours on a page. Now because LOAD is on during one of the busiest times at work (16 hour days!) I’m scrapping quicker, not afraid of committing, and best of all using up all my old stash! I’m loving the prompts scrapping stories I wouldn’t have thought of. I’m seeing a style and what I enjoy using on my pages.”-learncreatedo

“I am having SO MUCH FUN with LOAD!!! I’ve been pushed to go beyond what I thought my creative limits were and I can’t thank you enough for that. I look forward to your email every morning and I always want another prompt as soon as I finish my daily challenge. Thank you so much for this awesome challenge; this LOADster is absolutely loving it!!!”-Jennifer.

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New Cricut Iron On Vinyl Atomic T-shirt Project

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:30:00 +0000

Provo Craft has come out with two new cartridges, specifically designed to go with their new Cricut Iron On Vinyl! They are called Cricut Brooklyn Iron On and Cricut Boho Graphics and both retail for $29.99.

To make a cute t-shirt for my son Robbie (shown above), I used the nuclear/atomic image on this T-shirt from the new Cricut Brooklyn Iron On cartridge - check out some of the other fun images on this cartridge:

I love all the nerdy images on this cartridge! I am so making a "pi" shirt for next year's Pi Day (nerd that I am...). But how cute would that tie or glasses, mustache, bowtie look on a boy's onesie!?

Provo Craft has conveniently created a page on their website to see all about the iron on vinyl, including instructions and projects - check it out HERE.

The number one piece of advice is to FLIP your images - don't forget! That's a project killer. Also, just follow the instructions that come with the vinyl.

I found the iron on vinyl easy to work with overall. Most difficult is that I found the setting for the pressure on the Expression was a little too heavy and ended up partially cutting through the clear sheeting, which made the weeding (removal of parts you won't iron on) very tough.

In the end, once I was past the weeding toughness, it was quite easy to iron on and the results were quick and smooth.

Tomorrow, I will show you a project where I layered the vinyl and used the glitter vinyl also. I LOVE the glitter vinyl! It is really glittery!

Here is a peek at the Cricut Boho Graphics cartridge:

Here are all the cool Iron On Vinyl colors Provo Craft has come out with - they are $12.99 each.

What do you think of the new cartridges? Do you like iron on vinyl? Have you used it before/a lot?

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Anna Griffin Cuttlebug and Folders Back on HSN Tomorrow!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:11:00 +0000

Anna Griffin will be back on HSN tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 7 am and 4 pm (EST) and Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 1 pm and 7 pm (EST).

The gold Anna Griffin Cuttlebug bundle sold out in January when it was first shown. I don't know if this will be "Today's Special Value" when it airs. It was the TSV in January. You won't want to miss out on this!

Here is the link to the Cuttlebug with Autoship folders ($140 incl. shipping). When you get the autoship, you will receive additional folders every 3 months or so and will be charged around $25 plus ship/hand each time you receive these additional folders. This link will show what additional folders come in the autoship. They do have a flex pay for this.

Click here for more details: Cuttlebug with Autoship

Here's more info on the Autoship option:

About this AutoShip Offer

First receive the Anna Griffin Cuttlebug with folders

Then receive 3 additional shipments of the Anna Griffin Folders
    - Each set includes (4) A2 Folders, (4) A2 Matching borders, (4) 5x7 Folders and (4) 7" Matching Borders
    - July: Inspiring Impressions Embossing Folders
    - September: Holiday Trimmings Embossing Folders
    - December: Joyful Expressions Embossing Folders

Receive reduced S&H on all future shipments

Choose #230542 to purchase this item without AutoShip service

AutoShip Puts You In Control

It's convenient - hassle-free automatic delivery of your favorite products

It's easy - Charges are automatically applied to your credit card for the selling price of $24.95 with reduced S&H per shipment and any applicable sales tax

It's peace of mind - prices never increase while you stay on AutoShip

You can also buy just the Cuttlebug with folders and no autoship but the better deal is the autoship, in my opinion.

Last time, you couldn't buy just the folders without the Cuttlebug but now you can! Here is a link to just the folders, as shown above ($24.95 plus shipping): Anna Griffin Folders

There is no option to buy the "autoship" folders without buying the whole autoship bundle.

Anna will have other new paper sets and items for tomorrow's show, as well as some of her other items that sold out in January. Her stuff sells out quickly so I suggest you order it fast if you want it. Some friends missed out in January because they hesitated.

Here are some more Anna Griffin card samples as shown on the HSN site:

Happy Shopping!

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Sweet Mommy Card

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Happy Friday! Kim here, from Scrapin Mom Of One Inspiring Little Boy. Today is my last day as guest designer at Obsessed With Scrapbooking. I want to thank you all for making this such a fun week for me! I have enjoyed reading all of your sweet comments. A HUGE Thank You to Joy for graciously inviting me this whole week ~ huge hugs to you!

Okay there are a ton of things going on today, so I promise not to keep you all long! I have shared cards this week that revolve around events that are coming up in my life, using My Creative Time's new release. This last card is for someone extremely precious to me ~ my Mom! She has been through a great deal the past few years. She always has her chin up and forges forward! She is such a "SWEET" and giving person. I don't tell her enough how much I love her!

I bought the cartridge, Spring Cottage, specifically for the window cut and never even opened the box! Sad, right?? So since I like my cards with dimension, I cut it out 2 times, so I could pop dot it and add acetate for the glass look! I don't think you can even see this in my picture. This cut has a flower box, leaves(??), and flowers (which I did not cut out). I cut the leaves out 2 times because I wanted a fuller look. Then I decide my flower box need to be scored, just to add a little detail! I inked everything up!

My little flowers are from scraps from the "Stitched Button Dies" that I had laying around. The sentiment "Sweet" is from the new stamp set "Life is Good". My "mommy" sentiment is from an oldie, but goody, "Mom You Rock" . I did emboss the background with a new folder I bought awhile ago. Of course my little signs are from dies, and I will list them below! The BEAUTIFUL button and hemp are from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique. I hope my mom likes her card.

Materials Used:

Cricut Cartridge ~ Spring Cottage ~ window, leaves and flower box

My Creative Time ~ "Life Is Good" ~ Sweet sentiment

My Creative Time ~ "Mom You Rock" ~ mommy sentiment

My Creative Time ~ "Chunky Jars Accessories" ~ die with mommy on it

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Ticket Die" ~ ticket

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Button Dies" ~ flowers

Liz's Paper Loft Boutique ~ clear button and hemp

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink & Acetate and scraps for my stash for the flowers

Embossing folder from the James' Set

Ink ~ Archival and Tim Holtz

Ribbon from Paper Trey Ink

Clear embossing power

brad

Now don't forget today is My Creative Time April Release! So make sure you hop along with us to see some super inspiring creations! Also remember the giveaways that Emma and I are having! My giveaway are 2 of my FAVORITE places to shop!

GIVEAWAYS

Okay in celebration of Joy allowing me to take over her blog for a week and Emma’s April Release, I have decided to have a giveaway! Fun, right? To qualify for my giveaway all you have to do is head on over to my blog, Scrapin Mom Of One Inspiring Little Boy, become a follower and leave a comment! Simple, right?

1st prize is a $25.00 gift certificate to My Creative Time

2nd is a $25.00 gift certificate to Liz’s Paper Loft Boutique

I will announce the 2 lucky winners on my blog on Monday, April 22. You have until Sunday, April 21 @ 12AM EST to comment. PLEASE leave a way to contact you! Random.org will pick the winners.

Emma's Giveaway:

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!

Go visit Emma's blog, My Creative Time, to see her exciting giveaways this week as well & to see some AMAZING sneak peeks!

GOOD LUCK!

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Best Day Ever Wedding Easel Card

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Good morning, this is Kim from Scrapin Mom of One Inspiring Little Boy. Today is my fourth day guest designing at Joy's blog! I must say, I have been enjoying reading your comments ~ Thank You so much!

Today I will be showcasing the new stamp set from My Creative Time's release, "We Are Family". I have a sweet friend who is getting married late Spring. So I thought I would think ahead and make her a wedding easel card.

Well when I first saw these little potty people, I had to use them with the sentiment "Best day EVER!" on these little banner dies. I think they work so wonderfully together.

I knew that the Tie The Knot cartridge has the CUTEST church and wanted my happy couple to be in it. So after cutting out my church, I thought it needed a little something ~ but what? My church needed some siding! I just scored some lines for a little dimension. The pictures don't do it justice at all but I love it in person. I decided to accent my windows and bell with hearts. Of course I couldn't leave with out adding an adorable stitched little cloud ~ love clouds!

For the inside of the easel card I couldn't resist using an older but PERFECT sentiment with the "Stitched Ticket Die". I hope my friend and her new hubby like their card, but most importantly that they have a future filled with happiness!

Material Used:

Cricut Cartridge ~ Tie The Knot ~ church (cut @ 5.33)

My Creative Time ~ "We Are Family" ~ potty people & sentiment on church

My Creative Time ~ "Fly Away With Me Sentiments ~ banner die

My Creative Time ~ "Fly Away With Me Dies" ~ clouds

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Layering Heart Dies" ~ heart on windows, bell and inside

My Creative Time ~ "Many Greetings" ~ sentiment on inside

My Creative Time ~ " Stitched Ticket Dies" ~ tickets

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink, Bella Carta (Devoted) EP ( bought at Liz's Paper Loft Boutique)

Ink ~ Archival, Versa Mark and Stampin Up

Clear Embossing powder

Ribbon from my stash

GIVEAWAYS

1st prize is a $25.00 gift certificate to My Creative Time

2nd is a $25.00 gift certificate to Liz’s Paper Loft Boutique

Go visit Emma's blog, My Creative Time, to see her exciting giveaways this week as well & to see some AMAZING sneak peeks!

GOOD LUCK!

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Gypsy Now Links to Cricut Craft Room and Birthday Wishes Just For You!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000

One quick thing: be sure to scroll down and see the info on how to link your Gypsy to the Cricut Craft Room so you'll easily be able to use all your cartridges while in the Craft Room. No more plugging in cartridges as you cut in the Cricut Craft Room! Plus they've added a $20 digital credit to your account!

Also, the winner of the Creative Cards Cricut cartridge from last week is Linda Hobein! Congratulations, Linda!

Hello ~ Happy Wednesday! Today is day 3 of my guest designing on Joy's blog and the My Creative Time Sneak Peeks! I hope you all have enjoyed this week so far! I am still having so much fun, and I hope you all are too! Let's get right to my card today!

Well today I will be showcasing the stamp set "It's All About You" . There is a coordinating die called "Stitched Mini Frame and Arrow" ( SOLD separately). Some other ladies on the design team will be showcasing some other stamps and dies. Just head on over to Emma's blog to see ALL the fabulous creations! I promise you are going to want this whole entire release ~ you are going to LOVE them!

For my card today I needed to make a card for someone special in my life, and there is this PERFECT sentiment on the "It's All About You" stamp set! This special person LOVES to shop, so I searched through my cartridges for a bag.

I found this bag on 3 Birds on Parade cartridge. Now you are probably thinking, "What? Where???" On page 39, there is this cute little ghost bird holding his little treat bag! I enlarged the image on the layer 1 button. This bag has jagged edges on the top but I knew that wasn't going to be an issue because I wanted to add some boa! Now, my sentiment is heat embossed on a scrap piece of paper that came from the "Stitched Postage Frame Die" . My balloons were created with the dies from the "Warm Holiday Fun" stamp set. I added some twine, and this card was complete! Something quick and simple, right??

Materials Used:

Circut Cartridge ~ 3 Birds on Parade ~ gift bag ( cut @ 13.75)

My Creative Time ~ "It's All About You" ~ sentiment

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Postage Frame Die" ~ paper that comes from the center

My Creative Time ~ "Warm Holiday Fun" ~ dies for my balloons

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink, Simple Stories and Paper Company

Twinery Twine

Ink ~ Archival

Ribbon ~ Paper Trey Ink

Boa

GIVEAWAYS

1st prize is a $25.00 gift certificate to My Creative Time

2nd is a $25.00 gift certificate to Liz’s Paper Loft Boutique

Go visit Emma's blog, My Creative Time, to see her exciting giveaways this week as well & to see some AMAZING sneak peeks!

GOOD LUCK!

Here's the latest on linking your Gypsy to the Cricut Craft Room:

	April 16, 2013 Dear Cricut Gypsy™ owner, Gypsy linking is here! We're happy to announce that you can now upload content from your Cricut Gypsy™ device to your account in the Cricut Craft Room® design software. Here's how: Make sure you have the latest versions of Cricut Craft Room® and Cricut Sync. Connect your Cricut Gypsy™ device to your computer and follow the prompts to update the firmware. Open the latest version of Cricut Craft Room®, agree to the linking Terms and Conditions, and then sync and uplink your cartridges.
	That's it! After you link your Cricut Gypsy™ device to your Cricut Craft Room® account, you will be able to access the cartridges on your device in Cricut Craft Room®—and vice-versa! For more information, visit our FAQ page. We've put detailed, step-by-step instructions there, too. If you're not familiar with the Cricut Craft Room® design software, now's the time to link your Cricut Gypsy™ device and try it out! Just like your Cricut Gypsy™ device, Cricut Craft Room® lets you drag and drop your images onto the virtual cutting mat design away—size, slant, weld, rotate, flip, or stretch to make your perfect image. If you're not familiar with the Cricut Craft Room® design software, now's the time to link your Cricut Gypsy™ device and try it out! Just like your Cricut Gypsy™ device, Cricut Craft Room® lets you drag and drop your images onto the virtual cutting mat design away—size, slant, weld, rotate, flip, or stretch to make your perfect image. We'd like to give you a $20 credit to purchase digital images and try Cricut Craft Room® and Gypsy linking for yourself. Just shop for digital content on Cricut.com—when you check out, you'll see your credit in the shopping cart. Then log in to Cricut Craft Room® using your Cricut.com account information and you'll be able to start using your images. Any unused portion of the $20 credit will expire on May 17, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. MST, so hurry and start shopping now! We know that the wait for Gypsy linking has been long—we appreciate your patience and are confident that you will find it worth the wait! Thank you, The Cricut Circle™ Team Good news, huh!? YAY! A couple more things: Cricut now has repair options for those of you with Gypsies that do not work. See below: Click HERE to see more details about the repair plan. Also, Provo Craft announced this in regards to the Gypsy: While we are dedicated to providing ongoing support and repair options for the Cricut Gypsy™ device, we have made the decision to stop production on the current Cricut Gypsy™ model. This will allow us to focus our efforts and prioritize our product offering. We will still offer support and content updates for the Cricut Gypsy™ device.

And this about the Cricut Design Studio:

We will also stop providing updates to the Cricut DesignStudio® software in order to focus those resources on creating and improving the Cricut® experience. We will still offer support for the software, but there will be no further content updates for the Cricut DesignStudio® software.

You can get the final update to Cricut Design Studio HERE -there will be no cartridges added after April 11, 2013.

What do you think about all the news?

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You Make Me Happy When Skies are Grey!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Good morning! It's Kim again!

Lots going on this week! I am on day #2 of guest designing at Miss Joy's blog, Obsessed With Scrapbooking, and day #2 of My Creative Time Sneak Peeks! What a FUN week I am having! Thank You Joy for having me this week and Miss Emma for coming out with such an AMAZING release!

Now don't forget to head on over and check out all the details over at Emma's blog ~ trust me you don't want to miss out! But I will give you a little hint about her giveaway at the end of my post! I am really trying my hardest to keep my posts very brief all week!

Today Emma and the design team will be showcasing the "I'm Here for you Rain or Shine" stamp set with 3 different dies! The "Stitched Umbrella Die", "Stitched Boots" and the "Stitched Daisy Die" . Now don't go looking for these at My Creative Time's shop just yet ~ they will be there this Friday for you all to purchase! I LOVE this release more than words right now! There are so many awesome sentiments, little images, and, of course, the dies!

But for today's card I decided to not use any of the new dies! I decided I would use my Cricut again! So I found these boots on the Nate's ABCs cartridge.

Since I like tons of dimension, I cut each layer out twice. I wanted them to look like the real rubber boots - all shiny! I achieved this look by pressing my cuts onto a Versa Mark ink pad. Then I scooped some UTEE over them and used my heat gun. I let the first layer dry and then repeated again. I did this at least 2 times.

Once the cuts dried, I just adhered them all together. The boots from this cartridge did not have handles on them, but that was no problem. I just took thick wire and made them myself. I just taped down the wire on the back of the boots! Easy, right? Then for my background, I just took a sponge dauber and some blue ink.

The clouds were my final touch! I just LOVE how Emma's dies have her signature stitching on them! The little water marks under my boots are from this set as well! My cute little sentiment is from this stamp set, and I thought it fit perfectly with my card. I have to say I LOVE how these boots turned out! I rarely ever say that about my creations but these in person are so ADORABLE!!

I told you Emma has left nothing out of this release!

Materials Used:

Cricut Cartridge ~ Nate's ABC's ~ boots

My Creative Time ~ "I'm Here for you Rain or Shine" ~ sentiment and watermark

My Creative Time ~ "Fly Away With Me Dies" ~ clouds

My Creative Time ~ "Vintage Stitched Label Dies" ~ die with sentiment

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink

Ink ~ Archival and Memento

Versa Mark

UTEE

Copic

Ribbon from M's

Wire from J's

Thank You for stopping by but don't forget ~

Giveaways!

1st prize is a $25.00 gift certificate to My Creative Time

2nd is a $25.00 gift certificate to Liz’s Paper Loft Boutique

Go visit Emma's blog, My Creative Time, to see her exciting giveaways this week as well & to see some AMAZING sneak peeks!

GOOD LUCK!

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You Have A Way of Brightening My Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Tracey) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Happy Monday! I am so thrilled that Joy, from Obsessed With Scrapbooking, is having me guest design this week on her blog! Thank You for being so super sweet and kind, Joy! Plus, this couldn't happen at a more perfect time! Do you know why?? Emma, from My Creative Time, is having a HUGE release this week ~ YEAH!! Today is Day #1 of Sneak Peeks. Head on over to see all the amazing projects the MCT ladies have created for today! Click here for all the details. This release is seriously jam packed with endless possibilities! You can see more of my projects over at my blog, Scrapin Mom Of One Inspiring Little Boy, if you would like.

Okay I promised to keep my posts as short as I possibly can this week, but I LOVE to talk! LOL! I will list all my materials below my pictures all week. Just to let you know, I have a habit of adding a great deal of dimension to my cards, so that my A2 cards never fit into a normal A2 sized envelope! But never fear, that is why there are glassine bags. I will tell you where I purchase them in my list below!

For my card today I am using the new stamp set "You're Brilliant" . I wanted to play on the words of this sentiment by using a lamp and phone. With today's technology driven world, hearing a voice every once in a while is so nice! This stamp set has so many PERFECT sentiments on it! I decided I wanted to create a little scene here today! I pulled out my Kate's ABC cartridge and found this cute little lamp and table. I cut out the lamp shade twice and pop dotted for dimension. My sentiment fit perfectly in the MCT frame die. I even cut my paper in half to give my wallpaper a seam! LOL! Most of this card was done with scraps I had laying around! I scored a scrap piece of paper for my baseboard as well. To make my twine curly I used glue and water around a pencil! I also LOVE to clear heat emboss my sentiments. A real simple card right! There is also something on my card that will be coming up this week! Shhhh ~ don't tell anyone ~ I snuck this in!

Materials Used:

Cricut Cartridge ~ Kate's ABC's ~ lamp (cut @ 4.71) and table (cut @ 3.24)

My Creative Time ~ "You're Brilliant" ~ sentiment and light bulb

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Postage Frame" ~ picture frame

Liz's Paper Loft Boutique ~ hemp and where I buy my glassine bags

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink and DCWV ~ Citrus

Timeless Twine

Clear Embossing powder, Ink and Sakura pen

I will be here all week with more fun cards to share with you all featuring something everyday from this release! I hope you enjoy and see you back here tomorrow!

But wait there is more ~ just keep reading!

GIVEAWAYS

1st prize is a $25.00 gift certificate to My Creative Time

2nd is a $25.00 gift certificate to Liz’s Paper Loft Boutique

Go visit Emma's blog, My Creative Time, to see her exciting giveaways this week as well & to see some AMAZING sneak peeks!

GOOD LUCK!

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