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CriCut Tutorials

clock May 31, 2009 13:39 by author dbeard

Animals

Hello Kitty Simple Card Video – The Pink Stamper – One of our favorites

Giraffe Template

Disney Mickey Mouse Autograph Book Tutorial Video

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Friday Update

clock May 29, 2009 21:55 by author dbeard

 

Cricut Freebies


Wide Mouth Bass

Decorative Edge Squares

Fleur-de-lis-filigree

Baby Shower Variety

Spaced Out

Carousel and Carriages

Bone Border

Picket Fence 

Various Borders

Ding Bat Font For SCAL

Cricut Tutorials


Organizing Ribbon Tip
Make your own elements
Cricut Basics Layering

12 Quick Cards

Layering Vinyl Pieces

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Wednesday Early Edition

clock February 18, 2009 07:58 by author dbeard

 

Cricut Freebies


Jens Brain Things is offering a cute Dumbo SCAL file today.  To get the file, you have to leave a comment requesting it.

Paper Sissors Ink is offering a modified watering can today.  Uses the ‘George’ cartridge.

Scrapped Lives is showing off a neat little box made from George, or Plantin, or Don Juan.  Remember to ask for the file in the comments to receive a link.

Denise's Scrapbooking Room is offering a picture frame for friends.

Denise's Scrapbooking Room is also offering an idea for a name picture mat.

 

Cricut Scrapbook Ideas and Projects


Mud Maven is showing off a couple ‘happy birthday’ cards.

Selah Cafe has a ‘wild’ cartridge inspired card to show off.

SKSCRAP has a ‘mini monograms’ cartridge idea for ‘warm wishes’.

Creative Express has an interesting card today made from the Home Accents Solutions cartridge.

Selah Cafe was feeling ill and took the day to make a number of cards. Stop by and check them out.

Capadia's Designs is showing off how to change her candy box to include new shapes.

Creative Liberties has a nice flower card that she is showing off.

 

Cricut Resources


The Pink Stamper has another tutorial today using the ‘Wild Card’ cartridge.  She shows how to make an OWL card and envelope.

Obsessed With Scrapbooking has found a font being sold for $10 that includes 52 boxes you can cut with your CriCut.  Each ‘letter’ is a different box so the one font file is all you need. Check it out.

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Monday Night Bloggering

clock February 16, 2009 20:06 by author dbeard

 

Cricut Freebies


Denise's Scrapbooking Room has continued with the dingbat font into frame theme except this time she is offering a circular template.  Neat.

Denise's Scrapbooking Room has also made a template for a card holder shaped like a chair. This stands up and holds a sentiment card.

Paper Scissors Ink has a Home Accent cartridge made Dahila card tonight.

Scrapation is offering up 12Mb of free SVG files for you gals out there tonight.

Living Locurto is offering scads of downloadable PDFs for use with SCAL.

 

Cricut Scrapbook Ideas and Projects


Paper Arts has a wildcard idea tonight.

Blue Robot is showing off a thank you card tonight.

Busy With The Cricky is showing off some BBTB ‘B’ Challenge ideas tonight.

TeriBeri has a mini album layout idea tonight using the Fabulous Find cartridge.

Scrappin' With Dee Dee has a Guy’s birthday card to show off tonight.

Mud Maven has some more valentine love tonight.

Capadia Designs has a very cute valentines card tonight.

Busy With The Cricky has a cute Easter egg to show off tonight.

Busy With The Cricky also has a Story Book cartridge idea tonight.

Cricut Resources


Just A Scrappin has found some color Palettes for use with our projects.

The Pink Stamper has another great tutorial today.  Learn to make a card and matching envelope.

The Pink Stamper has some great tips for the Wild Cartridge.

The Pink Stamper has some great tips for the Cricut cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes and More

Jens Brain Things has a video tutorial about hiding the selected contour problem.  This is the work around first on Capadia Designs but now in video form.  Thanks, Jen.

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Cricut Sunday Night

clock February 8, 2009 21:23 by author dbeard

 

Let’s all say a prayer for those in Australia  affected by the fires.  Two of our regulars, Lets Be Scrappy and Blue Robot, are aussies so keep them in your prayers.

Cricut News


Obsessed With Scrapbooking has a great video from CHA about the 2009 releases coming from Provo.

Cricut Freebies


Designs By Sky is having a birthday but she is the one giving away the cupcakes.  Yummy, Cupcakes…..

Blue Robot has been out looking for 4 leaf clovers and wants to say hello.  I am not certain what a love donkey is but the card sure is nice.

The Frugal Crafter has some very nice candy covers.  These are little boxes to cover lolly pops. Too Cute.

Capadia Designs has some more of those awesome medallions.

Ruely is offering a fan tail Owl tonight as well as an Easter Chick, a horse and a Cat.  Be sure to say thanks for all the great animal files she shares.

Paper Sissors Ink has a neat gerbera daisy design tonight. Check this out.

Scrapped Lives has a neat childs card that features a measuring scale.

Cricut Scrapbook Ideas and Projects


Lisa's Space has a layout tonight she made for her grilling DH.

Grandma's House of Cards has another cute Tilda project for you to look at.

Scrapped Lives has a neat tea dispenser project up that you should see.  If you ask her, she will even let you have the file.

SKSCRAP has a cute hedgehog valentine card tonight.  She also has another ‘Friends Forever’ layout tonight.

Scrappin Dad has a coupling valentine card ideas from his  ‘Happily Ever After’ cartridge.

Learning The Cricut has a beautiful valentines heart card tonight.

Lisa’s Stamping weblog has a Happy Heart tonight.

Silkeshimazu has the last part of her 2009 calendar up tonight.

Pretty Paper User is showing off a wild card tonight.

Creations By Christina has a valentine card that features a dog.  Interesting choice but cute none the less.

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Tuesdays Here Again

clock January 28, 2009 22:45 by author dbeard

 

Cricut News


Have you guys seen the new deep cut blades.  HERE is a video example of one in action.

Cricut Freebies


Blue Robot is adventuring today in his Hot Air Balloon. Bon Voyage! Blue Robot.

Ruely is offering a cute little sea horse today as well as a penguin.  Oh!, Ruley also has a cat themed card up.

Denise's Scrapbooking Room has a group of flourishes for your projects.

Scrapped Lives has some nested designed shapes.  You should leave her some comment love and she will make good with the file. 

My Crafty Life is offering his weekly freebie.  Let him know you appreciate this.

Cricut Scrapbook Ideas and Projects


OkieLady Bugs Scrap N More is showing off a new card idea from a card challenge.  Nice Colors on this one.

Paper Blossoms has a valentine card idea she made for her husband.

While we are on valentines, Going Buggy has a humorous valentine card idea up tonight. Scrapin With Dee Dee also has a hello kitty card idea up.

All Pink Girl has a very nice card idea up. 

Paper Scissors Ink is offering some calorie free chocolate bunny ideas.

All Things Crafty has a neat valentines card to show off tonight.

Sue's Cricut and Crafts is showing off some new items from the Wild Flower Cartridge

Cricut Resources


Cricut Guide has a tutorial about how to share your design studio creations with the rest of the world.

Capadia Designs has a tutorial of sorts available.  She shows how she made her neat snow flakes along with a number of variations.  She is even sharing the final result.

Capadia Designs has another tutorial to create stars. 

My Crafty Life has a tutorial on creating paper piecing files from a colored image in SCAL.

My Crafty Life also has a tutorial on creating an SVG file in SCAL from a JPG.

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Saturday Morning Gazette

clock January 24, 2009 08:47 by author dbeard

 

Cricut News

 


CHA Sneek Peeks

 

Cricut Freebies

 


Every Thing Cricut has a ‘threading water square’ available.  I am not certain of what that is.

 

Busy With The Cricky has an Obama logo available.

Denise's Scrapbooking Room is offering Lacrosse themed SVG files.

Blue Robot is offering a cute birthday card.

 

Cricut Resources

 


Capadia Designs has a quick tip on using the negative function on the CriCut.  She has several examples of positive and negative versions of a number of Cricut cartridge items. 

 

Capadia Designs also has a design tutorial for making candy holders.  This includes the required SVG for SCAL.  Be sure to tell her thanks for her work.

Jens Brain Things has a new tutorial up about creating a word tag.

 

Cricut Project Ideas

 


Paper Blossoms has a cute valentine card.

 

If you needed card ideas, Everything Cricut has just posted a lot of her new cards.

Busy With The Cricky has her own take on a popular valentine box. 

100 Things has some cute card ideas up.

Mud Maven has a new card idea available.

Scrappin With DeeDee has a Hello Kitty project idea up.

Lilly Beans Paperie has a new card up that comes with a challenge.  Check out her blog to find out more.

The Frugal Crafter is showing off some thank you cards.

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Thursday In Review

clock January 22, 2009 22:26 by author dbeard

Cricut News

Everything Cricut is showing off the new Provo Cartridges.

 

Cricut Freebies


Rock Out with Denise’s Scrapbooking Room and her ‘Rock Band’ theme freebies she put up today. Denise is also offering a New Home Topper.  Let her know you enjoyed it.

Paper, Sissors, Ink has a little spring time for you and your front door.

Blue Robot is offering a ‘Remember When’ card for download.

 

Cricut Projects


100 Things has a cute turtle project idea up.  If you liked that one, she also has some nice coordinated ideas for flowers and a catepillar. HERE

Capadia has an interesting show board with 3d flowers idea up.  Looks easy with nice colors.  She used it for a retirement party.

Cricut Scrapbooking Ideas


SkScraps has a pattern idea up for scrapbooking pictures.

Speaking of pictures, Its Just Me, Heather has some scrapbooking ideas for Disney World.  Sign me up for Disney World!

Cricut Resources


A Step By Step Manual For The Cricut

Learning The Cricut has a video tutorial about getting the most out of the recent Design Studio update.

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Wednesday Night Blog

clock January 21, 2009 21:26 by author dbeard

 

Provo News

It looks like some new cartridges will be shown off at CHA.

Hannah Montana
Sponge Bob Square Pants
Ashlyns Alphabet
Stamping Solutions
Kitchen and Bath Decor
European Decor

 

Cricut Freebies


Blue Robot is offering some Easter leftovers.  Its a cute egg pattern available for SCAL.  Blue Robot also has a Easter Wagon available for all of you Easter bunnies as well.

Denise's Scrapbooking Room continues in the scouting theme.  Today she offers Boy Scout SVG/SCAL files for you.  Stop by and let her know you support your scout.

Denise also has scouting cookie files available as well.  With Girl Scouts in the house, I know I will need these.

Scrapi Is asking how cold was it at your house.  At ours it dropped to 25F.  I sure hate it for Bglad who was at –19F.

Capadia continues her valentine theme today.  Let her know how cute this file was.

Cricut Scrapbooking Ideas


 100 Things has a family tree design for all those genealogist out there.

Paper Blossoms is showing some title work with her Cricut.

Its Just Me, Heather is showing off her new page.

Cricut Project Designs


Grandma's House of Cards is showing off how to use the Hello Kitty! cartridge.  Its a simple card but Kitty is so cute.

Going Buggy has a cute hippo design tonight made with the George cartridge.

 

Cricut Resources


Ohh! The Pink Stamper has another video tutorial up.  This time we learn how to make end caps and shadows.  You wait here while I get the popcorn.

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Sunday Consolidation

clock January 17, 2009 22:14 by author dbeard

This week our friends were getting ready for valentines.  In this theme, I found you a number of ideas, projects, and freebies that are Valentines related to help you get ready for that special day.

Valentines Special


Love Flourish In Card Size

With Love From Blue Robot

Love Spell By lilybeans_paperie

Valentines Files

Valentines Day Heart

Valentines Day Card 

Cricut Freebies


BGlad is offering a “Let Freedom Ring” SVG file in honor of Dr. MLK day.  We were lucky to have him as the leader of that movement.

Denise's Scrapbooking Room is offering a collection of Air Force SVG files.   There are quite a few there so if you have someone in the Air Force these are for you.  She also has Navy Titles, Unknown Soldier, Basic Training, Welcome Home, Marines all in SVG.  Be sure to say thanks to her for all of her hard work.  There are a lot of files she has put together to share with us.

 

CriCut Projects / Ideas


The Frugal Crafter is showing off a beautiful card.  Simple and elegant.  Now to top that off, she made this a slider/spinner as well.  NEAT. She describes how to make the spinner / slider so stop by and get a look at it.

Paper Blossoms has a door hanger made for a baby’s room.

100 Things has uploaded a number of bird themed project ideas.  To be made from scraps, these are very nice.  Have a look.

Scrappin' With DeeDee has posted an amazing card.  Very nice.  You MUST stop by and see it.

CriCut Resources


Jen at Brain Things has a Design Studio Tutorial up showing how to copy and paste elements within a design.  I like these videos. Very well done.

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