Sneek Peek of New Carts
Oh my goodness!! Cricut is releasing over 100 new cartridges in 2010!!
Farm Life Nature Halloween Nursery Rhymes Robots and more!!!!!!!!! I LOVE the Halloween one!
Check out this blog for some photos of them from CHA:
http://blucricut.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/new-cricut-cartridges-winter-cha-2010/
Dolls from a Kid’s Perspective
I have been busy, busy today with the Cricut. What have I been making you ask? Not anything for me (sniffle sniffle), but my step daughter Cali and her half sister Gabi begged for some Cricut time. So, I took over the kitchen table for two days. They love cutting animals, but then they decided on some dolls. Here are the pics of the dolls we made. They are 11″ tall. You wouldn’t think it would take that long to cut the pieces, but it felt like forever today! Each one told me what colors and exactly how they wanted it cut. I was just the cutter lady today:) They are now proudly hanging on the outside of the closet door. Introducing our beautiful dolls designed by a 7 and 8 year old.
The Cheerleader is by Gabi
Mermaid by Gabi
Blinged out angel by Cali
Whew…I’m ready for bed!
Time to Update Design Studio
Cricut has released a font update for Design Studio. The last update for the actual software was November of 2009. If you have not updated to this version, you’ll need to go ahead and download the update. Everyone else will only need to download the “font pack” which will add the new Cake Basics cartridge and the Once Upon a Princess cartridge.
Making Cakes with the Cricut
Sometime back I saw a video on how to decorate cakes with your Cricut. (You can check out the video by clicking HERE) Well, I guess Provocraft liked the idea too because they have just announced a cake decorating cartridge bundled with an expression. If you are interested, go to the Cricut website. When you see the banner above, click on it. It will have a place for you to enter your email to be notified when it is ready.
I don’t decorate cakes, but know several people who do. I can’t wait to see the neat things people come up with. The only problem would be actually eating it once you spent all of that time on it!
Once Upon a Princess: New Cart!
Well, today is ‘hello Thursday’ on the Cricut website and look what they have released! The new cartridge is called Once Upon a Princess and is said to be out mid February. They are getting so many cartridges I can’t keep up!
My 7 yr. old will just adore that unicorn! And look at that castle! It would be an awesome birthday party decoration.
Cricut has this princess crown as a project on their site. You can see all the details by clicking HERE.
Linda, at www.just-a-scrappin.blogspot.com has previews of some of the handbook pages you can see HERE. She also has a link to preview the handbook as a pdf HERE.
For those of who who don’t already know, CHA (Craft & Hobby Show) is just about to start. Be expecting to see lots of great new products released. I wish I could be there to see all of the new goodies. I’ll do my best to keep you updated, or at least link you to the ladies ‘in the know’.
Kiss Me Froggy
I know it has been a while, but I finally have some time to share with you a layout I have been playing with. Over the holidays, I purchased the new Sweethearts cartridge. I just LOVE it!
I used the Sweethearts cartridge for the title and frog, and the DonJuan cartridge for the lips. The frog had another layer for the mouth, but it just didn’t look right to me. So, I improvised. The paper is from Dreamstreet.
***Make The Cut Software***
Don’t forget…if you haven’t taken the time to check out the new Make The Cut software, you are missing out!
I don’t know if you have seen the new software available for the Cricut called Make-The-Cut, but it is awesome! You can cut fonts from your computer and trace/layer clipart.
Check out their website which includes two video demonstrations athttp://bit.ly/5oRAFL.
They are having a 40% off sale right now, and I have a code for you to save an additional 10%. At checkout, use code BRAN-22TT-NY
You can download a trial version at http://bit.ly/5oj68B, and purchase the regular version at http://bit.ly/6uaBWN.
I’m just starting to play around with it, but it looks awesome!
Fall Page Kit Preorder
I am starting to take pre-orders for the fall page kit using the new Gypsy Wanderings cartridge. I just love the shadowed title…Cricut did great on this one!
All the papers and diecuts are already cut. All you have to do is assemble. Papers, diecuts, ribbon, thread, button…it is all included for you. As always, there are colored photos and detailed instructions to walk you through.
Kits will ship no later than December 1st. Price is $18 plus $5 shipping.
New Sweet Treats Cartridge
I’m lovin this new cartridge! Cricut.com says it is to be released December 1st. This may just be on my ‘Black Friday’ list if it is in stores by then. This is a must have for us…we eat too much ice cream!
The Cricut website’s description is: “Celebrate a birthday with cakes, ice cream, and presents! This cartridge contains icons with layers and shadows, tags, and cards as well as cupcake holders and party favors. With this charming cartridge, you can throw a party you’ll always remember!
The cartridge includes: Layers, Shadow/Blackout, Tags, Cards, Cupcake Holders, and Party Favors creative features.”
Sneak Peek of our Fall Kit
I just wanted to share some pictures from our new fall kit that will be released soon. If you know you want one, send an email to infoATlearningthecricutDOTCom and I will reserve one for you. As usual, I only have a limited number of kits.
The “Autumn” phrase and shadow, owl and shadow, and tree branch are all from the new Gypsy Wanderings Cartridge (available only on the Gypsy, but can be viewed in Design Studio). The paper is from Dream Street from the SAM paper line.
Sweetheart Cards
One of my favorite new cartridges that I still haven’t been able to get yet… Sweethearts!
On it there is a card feature that I think makes them just adorable. My favorite is the frog…but tons of them are great. All of the images are available to cut regularly as well. Here’s a look…
