[Video]Penguin Artfully Sent Cricut Thank You Card

With the weather being so crazy all over the country, I felt like making a snowy, penguin card.

Plus, this is a thank you card for one of my relatives that LOVES penguins!

Using the Close to My Heart Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge and the Create A Critter cartridge, it came together super quick.

I'm all about the quick card!

Check out the close up below:

Here are the cuts I used:

Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge:

Create A Critter Cartridge:

Products Used:

Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge:

A Thankful Heart Stamp Set:

Snowhaven Paper Pack:

To see how to make this card, watch the video below (click HERE if you can't see the video):



From March 1-31, 2015, you can get a FREE shoulder tote ($26 value) when you join Close to My Heart!

So, for $99, you will be getting over $380 worth of products!

Join Close to My Heart by clicking HERE!

March Stamp of the Month - Yours for just $5 with a $50+ purchase!

You can order on my shopping site HERE.

New Giveaway:

Close to My Heart Butterfly Stamp

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below - Is it still snowing where you are? We're supposed to get ice today.
Click HERE if you don't know how to leave a comment. Click HERE to leave a comment if you are seeing this in an email. Then scroll down and look for the comment box at the bottom.

2) Not required to enter but please subscribe to my email club and/or youtube  and/or pinterest - that way you won't miss any projects or tutorials.

Winner will be announced on March 8, 2015 and has two weeks to claim prize.  U.S. Residents only, please, over 18.  Void where prohibited.

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Cricut Create a Critter Dog Themed Card

A quick shaped card for the dog lovers out there!

The dalmatian from the Cricut Create A Critter cartridge and was cut at 2-3/4" and the doghouse from Pop Up Neighborhood was cut at 4-1/2", two times so it was a thicker card front.  Instead of welding the doghouse, I just used a sheet of white and folded it in half for the card part.

There are also doghouses on Create A Critter, Paper Pups, Mickey and Friends, Doodlecharms, and Paper Dolls for Everyday.  I liked this one best for this project.

A tip: use a ruler to make your faux stitching - don't free hand it like I did.

Here is the new Stamp of the Month for June - it coordinates with the Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge and is so cute for the upcoming Fourth of July!

It's just $5 when you spend $50+ at my Close to My Heart shopping page.

Here's a quick link to the online catalog - CLICK HERE if you want a peek. 

New Cricut Giveaway - Creative Holiday Cards

How can you win?

1) Leave a comment below - Dogs or cats? I'm a cat person actually...
Click HERE if you don't know how to leave a comment. Click HERE to leave a comment if you are seeing this in an email. Then scroll down and look for the comment box at the bottom.

2) Not required to enter but please subscribe to my email club and/or youtube  and/or pinterest - that way you won't miss any projects or tutorials.

Winner will be announced on July 6, 2014 and has two weeks to claim prize.  U.S. Residents only, please, over 18.  Void where prohibited.

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Happy Bark Day card,Giveaway and Free April Scrapinar Info!

A quick shaped card for the dog lovers out there!

The dalmatian from Create A Critter was cut at 2-3/4" and the doghouse from Pop Up Neighborhood was cut at 4-1/2", two times so it was a thicker card front.  Instead of welding the doghouse, I just used a sheet of white and folded it in half for the card part.

There are also doghouses on Create A Critter, Paper Pups, Mickey and Friends, Doodlecharms, and Paper Dolls for Everyday.  I liked this one best for this project.

A tip: use a ruler to make your faux stitching - don't free hand it like I did.

Love the sentiment "Happy Barkday" from Paper Smooches stamps - too cute!

This month's free scrapinar from Lain Ehmann is called Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Envelope Art with Windy Robinson.  It takes place Tuesday, April 23, 2013.

Here are the details:

Ever created a beautiful card and wished your envelopes could match up? Well Windy Robinson, Paper Crafts Magazine Go-To Gal and envelope artiste extraordinaire, has some creative tips up her sleeve. In April’s free scrapinar, Windy will show us how to create gorgeous hand-crafted and hand-embellished envelopes and mail art that will make even the postman smile!

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

• Easy ways to jazz up pre-made envelopes
• How to create your own handmade envelopes from a variety of materials
• What envelope sizes are standard
• What’s safe to mail and what’s not
• And more!

Spend an hour with Windy Robinson and me, and you’ll be ready to double your crafting pleasure with envelopes that are worthy of the art (and heart!) inside!

Can't make it then?  No worries - there will be a replay!

Click here to sign up for this FREE scrapbooking webinar!

Also from Lain Ehmann, there are just a few more seats available in her "Layout A Day" class for May.  I'm so excited to be taking this class!

Find out more about this class and sign up HERE!  If you use the code "FNF" through Wednesday, April 10 at midnight PST, you will save $10.

She is also running a contest for a $50 Amazon gift card if you tweet or pin or facebook about the Layout a Day class!  You can use the following write up to easily do this:

Want to make 31 layouts in 31 days? Learn how with Layout A Day! Save $10 with FNF code thru Wed. #LOAD513 http://bit.ly/YCbPwg

To repin, just repin this post on Pinterest.

One last thing - this week's giveaway is the Cricut Creative Cards Cartridge!

Use the form below to enter to win! If you can't see the form, click HERE to enter (and scroll to bottom).  Winner has two weeks to claim prize.

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Introducing Cricut Iron On Vinyl!

Provo Craft has come out with iron-on vinyl! 

They sent some vinyl for me to try and asked that I make a home decor project.  I saw a similar pillow design at JC Penney and decided to see if I could make it in the Cricut Craft Room.

Using the flowers from the Cricut Bloom and Cricut Create A Critter cartridges, and the shapes from the Cricut Basic Font and Shapes, I was able to layout the design quickly.

Below is a guide to putting the vinyl on the mat so you get it right the first time.  If you ever are worried about how to do it, be sure and try a very small cut out and see how it goes.

The instructions that come with the vinyl were very thorough and told what settings to use for which machine.  The guide above is for the regular Expression machine.

The vinyl comes in sheets sized at 9"x12" and in white, black, silver, yellow, glittery pink, glittery black, glittery silver, teal, and blue.

My pillow case came from Ikea and was $6.  The iron on was easy to use and the instructions were good.  The only difficulty I had was in doing the layers.  I needed to trim out the sections better, which I discovered through trial and error. 

Right now, you can save $15 on an iron on vinyl bundle with teal, pink and black - check it out HERE!

Have you used iron on vinyl?  Let me know in the comments!

One last thing:

The winner of the "You Pick A Scrappy Moms Stamp set" is:

Scrappin Dilly!

Congratulations, Scrappin Dilly!  Please email me at joyster110@gmail.com within 2 weeks to claim your prize.

To see the Scrappy Moms stamp sets, click HERE!

Check back tomorrow for next week's giveaway announcement and another project.

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You're the Best and I'm Not Lion Card

I have wanted to cut this lion forever!  He's from the Cricut Create a Critter cartridge and was cut at 2-3/4".

There's an easy way to cut the animals out in the proper colors on Create A Critter using the Cricut Craft Room.

Here's a photo tutorial on it:

First, you select the Cricut Imagine as your machine.

Now all the animals will show up properly on your mat in their colored form.  All the animals from Create A Critter, Team Spirit and some from Cindy Loo are divided out like this.

Select Create A Critter-34 for the lion (he's key 34) - see images below.  Drag him to the mat.

After sizing the lion as you liked, then click on the "edit group" button as shown below:

 Next, in the upper right hand of the mat, click the button that says "separate" as shown below:

 Then, this will happen (see below):

Now, you can grab the pieces separately and move them around on the mat for best paper placement (see below):

 When you get that arranged as you like, click "Exit" shown below:

Now, layout out your papers on your mat according to color.  Then go back and change the machine setting to "Cricut Expression" or whatever machine you are using, if not the Imagine.  

When you do this, all the pieces will turn one color as shown below so it's important to get the papers on the mat laid out BEFORE you switch the machine setting.  If you forget which papers went where, just switch it back to "Imagine" and the different colors will show up again.

This speeds up figuring out which papers go with which layers.

Have you tried doing this in the Craft Room before?  Let me know if this was helpful!

The stamp on the card is from a Scrappy Moms set called "Little Critters".  Take a look how cute this is:

Don't forget that Scrappy Moms is sponsoring my giveaway this week - you could win a set of your choice!  Enter by clicking HERE (and then scroll to see the entry form at the bottom).

The card base is from the Cricut Birthday Bash cartridge.  I love that cartridge for it's great card shapes and word art.  I cut it at 5".

One more thing:

There are only 50 more spots left in the Layout A Day class for May.  I've signed up, hoping to get more layouts done to show you guys!

Lain explains the fun we'll be having in May in this video (click HERE if you can't see the video):

Here are more details:

What’s Waiting for You in May:

• 31 days of brand-new video prompts and lessons, guaranteed to bust you out of any scrapbooking rut, bring a smile to your face, and make your hair shine!
• Exclusive message board for LOAD members only where you can connect and chat with the coolest scrappers on the Web!
• Private gallery for our members where you share your daily creations, win prizes, and strut your stuff!
• 31 never-before-seen sample layouts!
• Random surPRIZES, Hugh sightings, and fun for all!

SPACE IS LIMITED!
To Preserve the Intimate and Personal Atmosphere of This Event,
Participation Is Capped!

Click HERE to find out more about Layout A Day and sign up!

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