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Here is a pretty swirled flower svg to cut on your cricut.

Today I had a little bit of time to work on another word book.  Here is a 2009 wordbook to cut on your cricut.  I just wanted a simple wordbook that I could embellish and put a few pictures of my kids in to give as a gift.

With the latest update to SCAL 2 I wanted to share how easy it is now to import a single wordbook svg into SCAL 2 and separate the layers and have them ready to cut on your cricut in just a few minutes.  I included the complete svg file in the zip file for download but also included the separate layers svg files as well for people still using scal1 software.

Can you believe stores already have Valentines Day items out.  I decided that I might as well get started on Valentine’s Day things.  I came up with a scalloped heart valentine box that you can fill with sweets for all the sweeties in your life.  Plus, it is just fun to cut this on your cricut and put it together.

I used Martha Stewart glitter on the outer hearts and a satin ribbon for the handle.  I used foam pop dots to secure the glittered hearts to the box.

I just downloaded the most recent update to the Sure Cuts A Lot v2 software and have been playing around with it.  It is so cool so I did a little video on it.

You can down load the update here. www.craftedge.com

I thought that this purse might be cute for my daughter to play with.  We used  some paper punches today and punched out little scalloped circles.  She calls them flowers, so I thought that she could put them in here.

Here is the purse svg to cut on your cricut.  The svg and the scut with score guide is included in the zip file.

Happy Holidays everyone, I hope you had a safe and happy Merry Christmas.  I was able to have a little bit of fun today with my cricut.  After I cut the bird house out on my cricut and glued it together I knew that it needed a bird but I was not sure what to use.  I don’t have any bird embellishments.  A few months ago I bought computer printable Shrinky Dinks with a 40% off coupon from Michaels.  I decided to go ahead and make my own bird embellishment.

I bought some bird clipart from Country Graphics.  Trina Clark has some amazing clipart (digital stamps too!)  I imported the clipart that I wanted to use into inkscape.  I set up the document for an 8×10 sheet.  I followed the instructions included in the Shrinky Dink kit.  I had to reduce the opacity 50% on the clipart before printing and then printed the clipart out on the dull side of the sheet.

I then cut out the bird image. I used my Cutter Bee scissors from Joanns and they worked perfect.  I just took my time around the beak and tail.

I pre-heated the oven for 300 degrees.  The instructions said to cut a rectangle out of a brown paper grocery bag and place that on the cookie sheet and then put the Shrinky Dink on the paper to bake.  I just used a piece of card stock since I did not have a brown paper bag.  I baked the bird for about 3 minutes.  I watched it the whole time just like a little kid.  I thought that it was ruined in the beginning because it was bent and distorted but as the last minute completed it began to lay flat.  It turned out very nice.  I am extremely happy with this and know that I will be using this more often.  This is what it looked like when I took it out of the oven.  Amazing right?

Here is the birdhouse with a scalloped edge roof.

Sorry the picture is a little fuzzy.  I have tried every which way and color back drop to try and get this clear but with my light and camera, unfortunately this is the best that I am going to get tonight.  The little bird is really cute, and a crisp image and turned out very cute.  I don’t have the acrylic glaze that it recommends that you coat it with to protect it but I will pick some up later.

Where is Santa? Did you know that there is a toll free number that you or your kids can call to track Santa?  There is also a website as well.   As of 8:44 a.m. central time Santa was last seen at Yakutsk, Russia and his next stop will be Irkutsk, Russia.

Track Santa’s Sleigh this Christmas Eve
As the famous song about Santa Claus goes, “he sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake.” But this Christmas Eve, children around the world will be able to see Santa while he’s awake flying around the world on his sleigh. Verizon is again teaming with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to provide a special toll-free number for children and their parents to determine Santa’s exact location. Starting Dec. 24 at 2 a.m. Mountain time through 3 a.m. Mountain time on Dec. 25, children in the U.S. and Canada can call 1-877-HI-NORAD to speak with a volunteer at the military center and find Santa’s whereabouts. Callers outside North America can dial 719-556-5211. Children can also visit the NORAD Tracks Santa Web site www.noradsanta.org, to track Santa’s location with radar maps and view the streaming SantaCam. Last year, nearly 74,000 calls were answered at the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center at Peterson Air Force Base.

Here is a Christmas Tree for you to cut on your cricut.

What is Christmas with out bells, here is a set of Christmas Bells.

This will probably be my last post for the next few days, so be safe and have a Merry Christmas.

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I am working on a few little things for my friends and I needed a little bag to put a few items in.  This is what I came up with.  I made it the first time around as an all in one piece but I needed it to be larger and it was to difficult to work with 1 piece so I broke it up into 3 pieces.  The sides are 2 inches and the front and back are 3 inches.  The height is 4 inches.  It is a pretty good size bag. I included the scut file for this because It is just about to the edges on the cricut mat and I thought that it would be helpful.  The score guide is included in the zip file as well.  Happy cutting on your cricut!