Have Your Cake and Eat It Too…

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are refreshed for the week ahead.

This weekend I made a masculine birthday card using the Sweet Treats cartridge and some old KI paper. You know you’ve been scrapping a long time if you recognize that paper!

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Imagine Video: Vball Girl

My BF Nicole came over Sat. night for the first time since mom’s brain surgery nearly five months ago. It was much needed and we played with my new Cricut Imagine!

We made a volleyball player and a darling princess.

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Here is the video on the volleyball player. Please leave a comment for my little girl Cali after watching the video. It will make her day! (Her part is right at the beginning of the video if you don’t want to watch it all)

New September Carts with Handbooks

I just can’t ever decide if I like a cartridge until I flip through the whole handbook several times. So, if you haven’t seen the new releases yet, here they are along with the links to view the handbooks. Enjoy!

Birthday Bash

Click HERE for the handbook

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Nifty Fifties

Click HERE for the handbook

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Shall We Dance (exclusive for Cricut Circle members)

Click HERE for the handbook

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Baby It’s Cold Outside Card

Well, after blogging for an hour and everything being deleted, this post will be short and sweet.

Card made with Create a Critter, Peachy Keen Stamps, and My Pink Stamper Winter Punnies stamps.

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Birthday Kits for Sale

Birthday Page Layout

I have 12 kits available from the Creating Keepsakes Convention class I taught a couple weeks ago. Everything is cut and ready to go for you with detailed instructions, color picture, and a “push this button” cutting guide if you would like to recreate it with your own Cricut!

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The price is $10 plus S/H of $5. (if you get redirected to the main page of the blog the kit is soldout)

Just want the instructions and cutting guide without the actual kit?

I will send you the PDF file that has everything you need to know to recreate this layout with your own colors and style.The cutting chart includes page numbers from the handbooks, sizes and exactly what buttons to push. Not only that, but I have included images of the handbooks with the buttons to push indicated.
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$15 Cricut Carts

Creative Xpress has all the retired carts on sale for $15.

They are:

  • All Mixed Up
  • Base Camp
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Beyond Birthdays
  • Blackletter Solutions
  • Christmas Cheer
  • Christmas Solutions
  • Fabulous Finds
  • Indi Art Solutions
  • Locker Talk
  • Makin The Grade
  • Mini Monograms
  • New Arrival
  • Paper Pups
  • Printing Press
  • Sans Serif
  • Soccer Solutions
  • Stamped
  • Stone Script Solutions
  • Street Sign Solutions
  • Teardrop
  • Zoo Balloo

Want to see what is on each cartridge? Click HERE for a list of all Cricut Cartridges and their handbooks in pdf form.

New Thanksgiving and Cmas Seasonal Carts

If you haven’t heard already, there are three new seasonal cartridges. And lucky for us…the imaged have been leaked! They are Thanksgiving, Christmas Village, and Christmas Cards.

Thanksgiving

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Christmas Village

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Christmas Cards

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Your favorite? I love the phrases on the Thanksgiving but think I would get the most use out of the Christmas Cards.

Seasonal Cartridges retail at $24.99 and are supposed to be available for just a season.

We Are Giving Away TWO Cartridges!!

Okay ladies… Many of you know that  am teaching at the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Tulsa in a couple weeks.
A lot of you also know that I am also taking care of my MIL who has brain trauma as a result of brain surgery to clip an aneurism nearly four months ago. She has no short term memory and I am by her side nearly 24/7.

What does this have to do with you?

Well, as I was racking my brain as to how in the world I was going to deliver a super class jam packed with value while taking care of mom at the same time, I got a gentle (okay, maybe not-so-gentle) nudge in my Spirit asking why I always have to do things MY way (which is usually the more complicated way!).  And so I decided that instead of stressing myself out for the next two weeks creating Design Studio files to give to my class, I would humbly, down-on-my-knees, beg you Design Studio super stars to graciously share a file with me that you have made.

Here are the details:

*Everyone who leaves a comment with a link to a file you have personally created will be eligible for a chance to win a cartridge. You can also just leave a comment saying you emailed me and contact me directly at info at learningthecricut dot com. I still need you to leave a comment though so I can include you in the give away.

*Gypsy files are fine also, as long as I have permission to convert them to Design Studio files as well.

*By commenting and sharing your file, you are giving Learning The Cricut permission to share your file on a dvd to the class attendees at the CKC Tulsa Convention.

*ALL files used will be given FULL credit including name, blog info, and any other info you would like me to provide with your file.

*The files will be used ONLY for this particular class and will not be redistributed in any other way.

    You are probably wondering what the cartridges being given away are, huh?

    You will be able to choose from:

    Hello Kitty Font
    Basketball Solutions
    Mini Monsters
    Robotz
    Graphically Speaking
    From My Kitchen

    I will randomly pick two people who have shared their files to each win a cartridge. I’ll announce the prize winners on Wednesday, August 18th. Thank you so much for sharing with me. I absolutely LOVE the community of Cricut users!

    My Beautiful Bra…

    Our precious Cricut friend Monique has recently been diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. You can follow her journey on her Caring Bridge Site

    Last night I made this card for her with my Gypsy. I used the bikini top from Life’s A Beach, flipped one of them and welded them together. Pretty cute for a bra I must say:)

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    Robyn from My Pink Stamper has encouraged us all to send pink cards her way, and I would like to make that a reality. You can participate in the “Pink for Monique” campaign by sending cards and words of encouragement to:

    Monique Griffith
    1879 Butterfly Ct.
    Rocklin, CA 95765

    I can not possibly imagine what she and her family are going through right now. I do know that we can lift her up and keep her covered in prayer. My Jesus is a healing Jesus,  and I know that He has her family in the refuge of His wings.

    I have never used a “linky’ before, but if you make a card for Monique (or a breast cancer/pink card in general), Please link your pic so we can all be encouraged and inspired. Thank you all!

    New Cartridge Handbooks

    Curious to see what is in each of the new cartridges? Click each link to see the pdf file of the handbooks.

    Mini Monsters:

    http://www.cricut.com/res/handbooks/2000192MiniMonsters.pdf

    Cindy Loo:
    http://www.cricut.com/res/handbooks/2000333CindyLoo.pdf

    Wall Decor & More:
    http://www.cricut.com/res/handbooks/2000270WallDecorandMore.pdf

    Freshly Picked:
    http://www.cricut.com/res/handbooks/2000313FreshlyPicked.pdf

    Toy Story: Not release yet