Family Friday's

Hi Everybody!
I had hinted about this a couple of weeks ago on my FB page, and I am now happy announce that Friday's will be Family Friday @ Crazy About Cricut!  I have 4 kids, and don't always get the time I need/want to craft.  And sometimes life just gets sooooooooo busy!  Family time to me is spending time with the kids. So every Friday I will have a project for a kid, by a kid, or with a kid.  I'm excited to combine the two things in my life that I am most passionate about!  I would love for you all to join me and post your projects.  If we have 1 to 10 projects posted, then those 10 will each get a special thank you from me.  If we get more than 10, we will have a drawing for a prize instead!  The deadline will be the following Thursday.  No matter what the result, I hope everyone marks that day on the calendar so we all make sure we get to spend that quality crafting/family time.  Ok, enough babbling, on to the first project!

Pre-made notebooks are a great project to do with kids.  I found these at Michaels for $1!  What kid doesn't like to have a notebook to draw in, or make as their own little journal?  My 6 year old decorated this notebook using the butterfly from New Arrival, some Stickles, and Peachy Keen stamps.

She added color to the cheeks with Stampin' Up chalks :)

My 7 year old designed this cover using the Paisley cartridge, Stickles, Zig markers, and Peachy Keen stamps.

She colored the cheeks with chalks too:)

That's it!  The cuts from these carts were easy to layer, something you need to consider when putting your projects together.  Thanks so much for joining me on Family Friday and I look forward to seeing all of your creations! 

Take A Look At The New Cricut Imagine!

Hi Everybody!

Above Rubies Studio has posted a picture of the new Imagine machine from Provo Craft. It looks cool! Take a look:  http://www.aboverubiesstudio.com/videos-and-projects/cricut/introducing-cricut-image-2010-cha-release/2066/ .  Let me know what you think of it! Thanks, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :)

Imagine from Provo Craft

Hi Everybody!
We have all heard the rumors, and now here is some official information about the newest trouble machine  Provo Craft is putting out. 


 The Next Big Thing From Provo Craft!



As a Cricut Circle member, we wanted to introduce you to the exciting new product being revealed and celebrated at CHA. Let’s hear a warm round of applause for Cricut Imagine, the world’s first tool that precisely prints and cuts with the touch of a button, requiring no computer or software.


With print and cut together, now and you can add color and dimension to your creative projects, bringing them to life like never before. Cricut Imagine saves you time since you no longer have to use three different tools to get designs, print, and then cut projects. The new machine helps you add more personalization and creativity to projects with a new library of content including shapes, patterns, and color. In addition, Cricut Imagine is easy to use and is built upon award-winning cutting and printing technology from Provo Craft and HP. Cricut Imagine is currently on display at the Craft & Hobby Association Summer Convention and Tradeshow in Chicago.


Cricut Imagine gives new life to all your original Cricut cartridges! Now you can add colors and patterns when pairing the original cartridges with NEW Cricut Imagine Colors and Patterns cartridges.


“Cricut Imagine is not only unique to the crafting industry, but to the world of technology. There is not another device that incorporates printing and cutting the way this machine does,” said Jim Thornton, CEO of Provo Craft. “The pairing of print and cut technology could only be done by the leaders in each category—HP and Provo Craft. We’re eager to see what our customers can now do with a simple sheet of white paper and Cricut Imagine print and cut technology.”


Cricut Imagine features include:

Cricut Imagine cartridges are enhanced by Cricut Pattern and Cricut Color cartridges to add dimension and layering


Cricut Imagine is fully compatible with all original Cricut cartridges.


Compatible with Gypsy by Cricut handheld design studio


Easy-to-use LCD touch-screen navigation so that all information is right at your fingertips


New detachable accents to be able to personalize your machine with colors and textures


Access to a vast new library of content and artwork: Over 150 original Cricut cartridges (with several new cartridges introduced each month), 12 new Cricut Imagine Art cartridges specifically for this new machine, plus 12 new Cricut Imagine Colors & Patterns cartridges


On-board color and pattern selector - choose your own colors, sizes, and much more


Works with paper sizes up to 12” x 12” and make cuts from .25” to 11.5”, making large-format print and cutting possible


Retractable paper tray


No computer necessary


Uses same blades and blade housing as current Cricut products


Uses a separate mat than original Cricut machines


Suggested retail for Cricut Imagine is $599.99. To learn more about this unique machine visit here. For more information on Provo Craft visit the Provo Craft Home Page or follow us on Twitter.


You can click here for all the latest updates: http://www.cricut.com/imagine/.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. Let me know what you think! Hope everyone had a chance to craft today :)

To Cover or Not to Cover?

Hi Everybody!
I posted the question on my FB page of "Do you cover your bug, or do you let it run wild and free?".  Most people covered their bugs, but some who covered it said the cover ended up next to their bug since they used their bug so much!  So I thought I would show what I use to cover mine.  I bought this ladybug vinyl cover on ebay over a year ago, and I love it.  This was before I thought of covering my bug with vinyl.  Thanks for looking, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :o)

My Creative Time Challenge #8

Hi Everybody!

Here is my entry for this weeks Throwback Thursday challenge over at My Creative Time. My daughter's birthday is coming up, and she wants to have a Cricut crafting party (sniff, sniff, I'm so proud!!)  So this is the birthday card I'll give her. I'm still working on the invites :)  Details for this project below. Thanks, and hope everyone had a chance to craft today!

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  Celebrations cart - hat, and hat layers
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  Potpourri cart - Cricut head
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  DCWV shimmer paper - hat layer
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  card base - unknown
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  stamp - Stampin' Up

Crazy About Cricut: Challenges & Hops

Hi Everybody!
I posted on my Facebook page the other day asking what challenges everyone was doing.  I decided to add the ones that people responded with to my challenges and Hop page.  Please go over to that page and enter these new challanges if you get a chance.  Thanks, and I'm off to go try and make some of these challenges myself! Thanks, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :)

New Blog Candy Winner From Picnic Blog Hop

Hi Everybody!
Well, I never heard from the previous winner, so I used random.org to choose another winner.  So congratulations to...................

#45 - TeresaK said...

Oh, that is just so cute! Thanks for the great idea!

Teresa

 Teresa I sent you an e-mail, so I hope to hear back from you! Thanks again to everybody who entered :)  Hope everyone had a chance to craft today!

Forgotten Father's Day Card

Hi Everybody!
I found these pictures of the card I made for my husband for Father's Day that I totally forgot to post!  It was a while ago, so I don't remember the sizes of  all the little pieces.  I do know I cut the card base @ 5 1/2".  I used 6 different carts, so I was glad to have my Gypsy!  Here are all the carts I used:

*Wild Card (base, and sentiment)

*Paper Dolls (tools)

*Everyday Paper Dolls (bbq)

*Cars (Mater the tow truck)

*Camp Out (tent, and fish)

*Big Rig and flags - I can't remember!!

*I inked the edges to give an extra layer to the front.

I used my Sakura white gel pen to draw the lines on Mater. I did not want to have to do the layers on a cut that small!!

I outlined all the cuts using the Cricut Markers. I love the effect this gives the cuts!

I thought this tire track paper with the foil in it was the perfect paper for this card :)

Hopefully this helps show some ideas for masculine cards. Thanks, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today!

Watch Martha Here!!

Hi Everybody!
In case you can't get to a tv, you can watch all things Martha on HSN here:

http://www.hsn.com/watch-hsn-live_xh.aspx?cm_re=LeftNav*watch*HSNtvLive

Sorry for the enabling! Hope everyone has a chance to craft today :)

Throwback Thursday Challenge

Hi Everybody!
Here is my entry for My Creative Time Throwback Thursday Challenge. Another great challenge, and this time we had to use the Wild Card cart to make a card. And I of course used my Gypsy!!  Here is my project with details below. TFL, and hope everyone had a chance to craft today!

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  House (pg. 75) and layers cut @ 6"
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  Martha Stewart Halloween paper pack (This was one of my biggest deals ever, I got this pack for $1 @ Big Lots!!)

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   Bitty Boos stamp set from Stampin' Up
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  ColorBox Frost White ink pad
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  Zig black marker to outline the ghost

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  Karen Foster brads in metallic luster
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  grave cut @ 1.5 " (on pg. 68 using icon feature )
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  pumpkin card (pg. 68) cut @ 1.25" (cut card portion off)

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  spider from Bitty Boos set
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  StazOn Jet black ink

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  yellow paper from my stash
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  added strip of Martha Stewart paper on inside to finish it

Boot Birthday card

Hi Everybody!

I hope you all are having a great weekend! I had a great day with my family.  We stayed inside since it was 100 degrees outside!  So while I was inside, I made this card for my nephew who is turning 2 today.  I made it for a little kid, but this would work for an adult too.  I can't believe I actually made a masculine birthday card!!  Details below. Thanks, and hope everyone had a chance to craft today!

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  boot = Just Because cart
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  sentiment = Zoo Balloo
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  Stickles in gold
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  Zig marker for black stitching
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  Sakura white gel pen = white stitching

Martha Stewart + Cricut = AWSOMENESS

Hi Everybody!
I just wanted to make sure everybody knew about the latest big news from Cricut:

MARTHA STEWART DEBUTS LIVE AT HSN ON JULY 19!!!

Check out obsessedwithscrapbooking.com for even more details.  Here are the images from the 3 new carts that debut on July 19th:

Seasonal

Elegant

All Occasions

Sorry for the enabling!!  Thanks, and hope everyone had a chance to craft today!

Kids Krafts Krafty Kreations

Hi Everybody!

Crazyaboutcricut is my mom.  I love to craft with my mom.  Here is a project we made together. 

Here is the inside:

Here is the back:

It's Me again.  Isn't this the cutest!  One day we took my Cricut out onto the table in the backyard, and made some projects. She's 7 years old, so I thought the Create a Critter would be a cart she could layer herself.  She did a great job!  I love that my daughter is as crazy about crafting as I am, and is just as crazy about cricut as her mom!  (She actually wants to have a Cricut birthday, with the Cricut head and everything!)  I hope everyone had a chance to craft today, especially if you have a kid to craft with!

Check Out Some New Blogs!

Hi Everybody,
I wanted to get to know all my followers better, so I put in a inklinkz (like Mr. Linky) so everyone can put a link to their blogs for all of us to check out.  I had put this in a previous post, but it was kind of long and I think the link might have been getting lost. So I'm moving it here so everyone can see it!  Please check out some of these other blogs and leave a comment letting them know you were there. Thanks, and hope everyone had a chance to craft today!

TURNEDGYPSY GIVEAWAYS

Wow, this is one awsome giveaway to ONE person!  July 18th,10 cuttlebug folders, $10 gift certificate from Oh My Crafts and 1 yr subscription to Paper Crafts Magazine (ALL to 1 Person)!!!!!!  Head on over to turnedgypsy for enter!

Just a Thanks and Receivers of Blog Awards

Hi Everybody,
OK, so, I'm hoping that all of you know how genuinely thankful I am to have so many new followers and people that like my projects.  I'm a stay at home mom of a 7, 6, 2 year old, and 5 month old, and sometimes its hard to feel like our world is anything over 3 feet tall!  I adore my family, though, and am thankful to be home with them and be there to take the pictures that I EVENTUALLY will scrapbook (I keep telling myself, and my husband that or I can't justify buying any more supplies!!).  So now, enough with the mushy stuff.  To thank all of you, please enter your blog link in this post. I would love to see who all is following me, and this way we will all be able to share with each other.  I look forward to seeing all of your creations.  Speaking of sharing, I recently received two blog awards. I then was supposed to pass the awards on to 10-12 blogs.  Some of them I picked because they are fairly new, and I really liked the way they are starting out. All of them I picked because I gain inspiration from them one way or another.  Thanks to all of you :)  Ladies and gentlemen, please pick up your blog awards, display them on your blog, and then pass them on to 10-12 of your favorite bloggers.

1. http://www.kricutkrazy.com/
2. http://scrappinwithkimmy.blogspot.com/
3. http://www.kinderstampo.com/
4. http://matthewayaladesigns.blogspot.com/
5. http://cheryl-gibson.blogspot.com/
6. http://redmonkeyscrapper.blogspot.com/
7. http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
8. http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
9. http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/
10. http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/
11. http://busywiththecrickycake.blogspot.com/

I hope everyone had a chance to craft today!

Winner From Follower Celebration

Hi Everybody,
I wanted to announce the winner from my follower appreciation contest I had last week.  And the winner is (using random.org).................

#1- My name is Debbie said...
Your blog is very nice I love all your work and enjoy watching your videos, I just received the Preserves cart in mail yesterday, thanks for sharing and giving me a chance to win :) 

Debbie, please contact me so I can ship your prize out to you! You have one week, so hurry! I will also send you your blog candy winner button for your blog.  Congratulations!!

Picnic Hop Blog Candy Winner!!

UPDATE: Cricut Lite cart winner posted @ pinkcricut.com!!

Hi Everybody!
I hope you all had fun at the picnic blog hop, I know I had an absolute blast! Thank you so much to everybody who participated, and to all my new followers. Stay tuned for a special thank you post tomorrow!  Ok, and now to announce the winner for my blog hop blog candy.

 And the winner is (using random.org)................

#16-Monica said:
How cute was this.
It made me want to play!!!!!
fabulous ideas all throughout this hop! wow!
Love your site. I have so much to explore now!Thank you all.

Yaaaaaaaaay Monica!! Monica, I've sent you an e-mail.  I've also included your special "Crazy Winner Button", so be sure to let me know when you've posted it on your blog :)  Please respond within 1 week, so I don't have to draw another winner!  Stay tuned for the winner of the H20 Cricut Lite cartridge!!!  Thanks, and I hope everyone had a chance to craft today :)

Another Krazy Kricut!

Hi Everybody,
Just wanted to let you know about a chance to win a cartridge over at kricutkrazy.  Click on the link, and you can follow the directions to enter. Hurry, it ends in a couple of days. Be sure to check out her series on doing all the projects that come with the cricut carts (you know, the ones in the beginning of the handbook).  Thanks, and hope everyone had a chance to craft today!!

Amazing Weekend, and My First Blog Awards!!

Hi Everybody,
Wow, as if this weekend wasn't great enough with the success of the picnic blog hop, I found out that I received 2 blog awards! I want to thank NDI's Projects Blog for liking my blog enough to give me these awards. I'm very honored :) And an even better part is that I now get to pass these awards on to 10 of my favorite bloggers!  I am planning a special post on Tuesday to celebrate reaching 200+ followers, and I will list the blogs I choose for this award on that day.  I will also be answering some questions I got about cart storage, and details for the project I made for the hop.  Thanks so much everybody for showing so much crafty love, and for such wonderful comments!!!!!!!!  I hope everyone had a chance to craft today :)

Another Throwback Thursday Challenge!

Hi Everybody!

Here is the card I made for the Throwback Thursday challenge.  Details below. I hope everyone had a chance to craft today!

• Gypsy
• Zooballoo cart
• monkey using card feature @ 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
• DCWV shimmer paper
• D'vine Swirls embossing folder
• Sakura white gel pen
• PK Princess face set (I love this stamp set, but not to sure I'm lovin' it on this monkey. It was the only one I had that would fit this size face though.)
• Zig marker to color vines
• Joann brand kraft cardstock

Picnic Blog Hop

Hi Everybody!


Welcome to our Picnic Blog hop :) It's my first one, and I am SOOOOO excited!!  Hopefully you came from Paper Crafts by Candace , which took you here! I'm the last stop on the hop, so make sure you left a comment on all of the other blogs in the hop. If you did, you will be entered to win a SUPER cool prize provided by Memory Miser. For this hop, I decided to make a little game set that would be perfect to take along on a picnic and relax and play with your family. On one side you can play tic-tac-toe, which is perfect for any age, but also good for the little ones. For the older ones, you can flip the game board over, and play connect three! (It is connect three because of the size of the board. Connect three is more fun in this size!) The pieces are ants and watermelon (since ants seem to love watermelon!).  One of my favorite parts about this project is that is uses a cricut cartridge box.  I save mine, because they seem like they could be so useful.  So it was perfect for this. 

BLOG CANDY ALERT!!

Before you hop out of here, check out what I am giving away:

A Martha Stewart accordian photo album, Magic Scraps slide mounts, and My Minds Eye kitty title rub-on.

For a chance to win this, all you have to do is leave a comment (with a way to get a hold of you if you win), and become a follower!  I'll use Random.org, and announce the winner on Monday.  Hope you enjoy my project! Be sure to head on over to pinkcricut and make sure you entered for the SUPER prize!  Thank you, and hope everyone had a chance to craft today!!

Subscribers, and followers celebration with BLOG CANDY!!

NOTE: The contest for the blog candy is closed. Thank you soooooo much to everybody who left such awsome comments!  I'm a little behind, so I will post the winner on Monday.  See everybody back here tomorrow for the blog hop! (See the info below the picture of the frog on the right side of my blog.)

Hi Everybody!
I am overdue to show my appreciation for all the people who subscribed to me on my YouTube channel here, and who "friended" me on Facebook here, and who became followers to my blog. I can't tell you how much it means to me to be able to share my projects with everybody, and how nice it is to get such great comments.  So to show my thanks to everybody, I made a cute, simple project in your honor, and even better................I am giving away some blog candy!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaay! To be entered to win the blog candy, just leave a comment on this post.  For an extra chance to win, you can become a follower.  I will close this on Friday, July 9th @ 10 p.m. PT so I can be ready for the picnic blog hop that starts on Saturday.  Details for project, and candy below.  Thank you, and hope everyone had a chance to craft today!!!

Made this using the Preserves cart. Cut word @ 6" with fit-to-length feature. Cut single and double strawberries @ 1", 1 1/2", and 2". Super simple!!

AND THE BLOG CANDY IS...........

A Soooooo cute K & Co Photo Cube Kit!!

So don't forget to leave a comment by Friday! And followers get an extra chance!!  Thanks :)

4 NEW CARTS! And giveaway update :)

Hi Everybody!
When I checked my FB page this morning, I was SHOCKED to see that there are going to be 4 more carts released in August! Check out here and here to check out some images for these new carts.  And leave a comment telling me which one is at the top of your wishlist! And is it before or after the Lite carts?? 

I also had planned a giveaway today for reaching 150+ friends on my facebook page, but I forgot it was 4th of July weekend! So the giveaway will be day after tomorrow instead. Be sure to come back and check out for a cute project, and great prize!!  Thanks, and hope everyone had a chance to craft (or spend holiday time with family) today :)

My Pink Stamper, My Creative Time Throwback Thursday, Cricut Me That, and Peachy Keen Challenges Entry

Hi Everybody! I was so excited to be able to make these entries for some challenges.
Details below. Hope everyone had a crafty holiday weekend!!

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  My Pink Stamper Color Challenge = pink (panda cheeks), green (mats and page base), brown (mat), orange (dotted mat)
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  My Creative Time-Throwback Thursday = use New Arrival cart (green mat behind orange with stitching and scallop top)

Cricut Me That (fruity) and Peachy Keen (sketch)

Blog Hop!!

Hi Everybody!
Sarah over at Pink Cricut (http://www.pinkcricut.com/) asked me to join her and 8 other talented ladies in a blog hop! I am sooooooo excited to be in my first hop! Here are the details:

Join us on National Picnic Day, for a picnic themed blog hop! Start at www.pinkcricut.com , and hop your way to 9 other blogs by 9 other fabulous women! :)

Hop to be learn, Hop to be inspired, Hop to Win!

And, guess what?? We will be having lots of Blog Candy for Dessert, including a cricut cartridge!

Blogs that will be on the trail:
Creations by Christie
Scrappily Ever After
Cricut me That
Scrappy Mel
You Had me at Craft
Scrappin' with my Bug
Kreative Krafts
Paper Crafts by Candace
Crazy About Cricut

This will be a lot of fun, so I hope to see you there!! And I hope everyone had a chance to craft today!

Cricut Me That Followers Drawing!!

Hi Everybody!
If you hurry on over to http://cricutmethat.blogspot.com you can still enter to be a follower, and enter for a chance to win some cuuuuuuuute blog candy!! Good luck, and hope everyone had a chance to craft today :)