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/

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!

I know lots of you thought the new Once Upon A Princess cart was adorable, so I thought I would share this deal with you.

Oh My Crafts has it on sale for $49.99. They are having a big sale though, and with the coupon code CHA20 it is only $39.99. It is a preorder item and should arrive in their warehouse the end of February.

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.

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!

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’.

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!

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.

Have you heard the news!?!

Pink Stamper at http://www.mypinkstamper.com has released her first DVD called Cricut Fun! Many of you already follow her blog and enjoy her videos-now you can have them in your home. I have a feeling this is the first of many to come.

You can get yours at Custom Crops by clicking HERE- and it’s only $16.99!

Here’s the scoop:

Just in time for the holidays! Join My Pink Stamper, Robyn Cardon, as she creates craft projects that are sure to double your fun! Each project will teach you how to use your Cricut and also give you a solid start in crafting with your Cricut all on your own!

Follow along as Robyn uses her Cricut, stamps, Cuttlebug, and talent to set your creative possibilities in motion. In no times at all, you’ll be designing, cutting, and crafting in ways you never imagined!

Projects include:
Happy Birthday Card
“Friends” Butterfly Card
Stamped Sparkly Flower Card
Monkey Scrapbook Page
Joy Scrapbook Page
Circle Wedding Card
Merry Christmas Card

I have been digging through boxes from when I moved and I found some extra kits I had forgotten about from a class I taught at Scrapbooks Galore. I have 8 Christmas Paper Bag Album kits for those of you who would like them. They are $22 and shipping is $5.

As with all of my kits, there are step-by-step instructions with color photos to guide you through. All of the papers are pre-cut-all you need to do is assemble and add pictures. How easy is that?!

Please let me know if you have any questions. I have turned comments off due to spam, but you can always email me at brandi at learningthecricut dot com. Thanks!