My Cricut Scrapbooking

Archive for the ‘cricut cartridges’ Category

I woke up and checked my e-mail this morning to an e-mail from http://cricutmachine.com and they are having a really good sale right now.  All of the new cartridges including Toy Story are $34.95 and FREE SHIPPING!!!!  My kids are OBSESSED with Toy Story right now.  I can not wait to get this cartridge.  My daughter was jumping up and down as I ordered it.

The other day I got an e-mail from them that the gypsy was on sale for $189.00.  That is not unusual, but this Gyspy comes with 6 cartridges and guess what????? All six are an electronic download.

I know at one point they were selling the 4 down-loadable cartridges in a bundle as well for $49.95 and several people have bought it and it does work!  It is no longer on there site but I am POSITIVE that this will not be the last you have heard about this.  There have been rumblings for a long time that cricutmachine.com is owned and operated by Provocraft since the contact information they have listed on there site, and with the BBB are listed on other sites that we KNOW are Provocraft.  I am thinking that this was a test for them to see how the download service would work and maybe, just maybe there will be some more $12.50 cartridges in our future!!!

Hi Everyone,

I have been waiting and waiting for the new Gypsy and Design Studio updates.  Well there is an unannounced update because when you connect and sync your Gypsy it does download a new update.  We now have French Manor and All the Martha Stewart Cake Cartridges on the Gypsy!!!! Yes, connect your Gypsy and sync it to get your updates! (sorry the Creative Memories Cartridges were not included in this Gypsy update)

I thought, what the heck, since there was an unannounced Gypsy update, maybe the cricut design studio has an update as well.  Well guess what??? (click on the picture to go to the site to download the update)

It says that the last update was July 15th but that is not true, it will download a new update with cartridges that are not listed yet.  All the Martha Stewart Cakes are available.  I also saw the new exclusive Creative Memories cricut cartridges in the update as well.

Cheerful Seasons

Reminisce Accents

There was also a new cartridge called Thanksgiving!!!!!

I am off to link my cartridges to my Gypsy!!!

I finally got to use my Cricut Lite Carousel Cartridge.  I made a red and white Big Top cut out of vinyl for a circus themed display at work.  I had the blade depth on 6, pressure 2 and speed max.  I cut the base out in white, then the top layer out in red.  I used clear contact paper from Wal-Mart as transfer tape.  I picked up the red layer and attached it to contact paper.  Eyeballed the placement and attached it the white layer and the peeled off the contact paper.  It turned out great! I love vinyl!!

My friend Lana and I had a great time Saturday at the CHA SuperShow.  My favorite booth that I absolutely had the most fun at was…. Crafter’s Companion (CC for Short) The person who did our card demo with us was so amazing.

She started us out with the Rock A Block.  This is amazing.  I have seen it on HSN but until you try it in person, you just won’t believe the difference from the block stamping method and the Rock A Block method.  Large or small stamps, stamp ink so well and with out smudges or having to worry about putting pressure on the stamping block.  I figured I could always stick a smaller stamp on the larger block, so I decided to get the large Rock A Block set.

We created this card above in the demo.  We attached it by using the repositionable adhesive in the large purple can.  It stays repositionable for 2 minutes and then sets firm.  Then they had cut a mask out of the bear stamp where you only see the balloons and we laid the mask over the card and sprayed it with the iridescent spray and the balloons looks so lovely and sparkle and twinkle.   I can’t wait to try this spray on angels, cupcake tops, snow and anything else I can think of.

The sparkle is hard to see but is is sooooo lovely.

Papertrey Ink was my next favorite booth to visit. I really wanted all of there stamps because they are just so darn cute, and they gave you a free pen, paper and pink bag!

I got the Holiday Signature Greetings stamp set.  These are going to be perfect for Christmas Cards!!!!  Dawn Mc Vey has another set just called Signature Greetings that I wanted but they were all sold out

When I watch Youtube videos, I allways see people with these accent stamps to put on the front of the card, I found some that I really like!

I made another card at CHA with the new Cuttlebug Embossing Plus folders.  I got the heart one, I thought that it would always be nice for a wedding or anniversary card.  They were not allowing us to ink up the folder on the demo so I am including the You-tube video from Kim @ CuttersCreek

Yes, I got to see the Cricut Imagine.  They gave out the Cricut Imagine Sunglasses.  They also sold the 4 new cartridges there.  You got the cricut book free with the cartridge purchase.  I totally scored the Rock Princess…. then to be sick to my stomach today when I got the e-mail from papercraftingpro.com has all 4 new catridges for $33.00 a piece now….ugh!  I could have bought 2 of the cartridges from them for the price I paid at the CHA SuperShow!

The thing that I looked forward to the most, was my least favorite.  I signed my friend and I up for the Sizzix ScoreBoard workshop.  We got to the class to find a bag on the table with some supplies inside like glue and stamp pad.  We were suppose to make a note pad holder (shown below) and check book and business card holder and each piece was in the bag already cut.  I was kind of bummed out.  How can you be in a Sizzix workshop and not even even get to use the Sizzix machine.  to make matters worse they handed us our choice of pattern paper or mulberry paper to decorate with.  I took the regular paper and had to trace each piece and cut it out by hand to cover the notepad scoreboard….. how dumb is that?????  I don’t expect that they come with 20 or 25 machines so we each get our own, I kind of expected to share a machine with a group and take turns to cut our paper and scoreboard out.  At the end I asked why couldn’t the cover paper be cut out on the Sizzix machine.  I was told that it could, and she did let me cut the top scalloped piece of the check book on the one machine that was on display in the back of the room.  I was just kind over and done with it at the point.  I did not finish the rest of the it.  The highlight of my Sizzix Journey was that on my way to the class I got to say hi to The Pink Stamper Robyn as she was heading to the restroom before she started her class.

I LOVE YOU Sizzix but I was sure disappointed!

The last thing that I was I have for you is not from the SuperShow.  I got my Martha Stewart Cricut Cake cartridges in.  I can’t wait to play with them.

I think that I have 2 files that I will post tomorrow.  I have to get to bed so I can get a few hours sleep before the kids get up.  I know that my file postings have slowed down.  I have been trying to enjoy this summer with my family and friends.  I decided that I will post when I can and when I don’t, I don’t….. I hope you understand.  I love my new blog look though!!!!   If you like it please leave me a comment!   Die Cut’s With A View has a new site http://300dpi.com  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!!!!   They gave out coupons at CHA, use CHA Chicago at check out for a free digital kit with any purchase!

Hi Everyone,

My daughters birthday was at the end of May.  I wanted to use my cricut cake to decorate a birthday cake for her.  I had this cartridge on order from OMC but it t0ok a long time to receive it.  Joann’s had them in stock so I decided to bite the bullet and buy it from Joann’s (since it was on sale).  The good is that I am glad that I bought it from Joann’s because I ended up getting the cartridge 6 weeks later from OMC a full month after my daughters birthday.  The bad was after all of that, I had gotten really ill with a throat and ear infection and never got to decorate her birthday cake.  So now I have this Birthday Cake cricut cartridge (new never opened).  I thought that I would try and sell it first on craigslist and on the cricut yahoo group, and did not get any takers on it so I am going to give it away on my blog.

To be entered into the drawing please leave a comment on this post and a winner will be chosen next Sunday the 31st.