Hello there! I'm excited to say I've joined the world of Memory Dex-ers (it's a word!). We've been swapping Memory Dex cards in our Swap Group. I've got lots of them to share with you, but today's post is all about using your Cricut to cut a photo into a shape.
Like this cute Rolodex Shape. I printed a photo of Ace and I and added it to my Memory Dex. This can be super simple with the use of your Cricut Explore.
If you have the IOS app/IOS device it's so easy to cut anything into a shape using the fun Snap Mat feature! Here's a quick video showing you how super duper fun it is!
Don't have an IOS device or the app? No worries, I've got you covered! You can use the Pattern option in Design Space and create the same photo filled shapes. Here's a quick video for you!
There are lots of fun ways to utilize this technique! Cricut always makes it easy!
Let's just say, Evie should not have to buy another bow for a Very, Very, VERY long time! :) Thanks to my Cricut Explore and some Heat N Bond I've got her covered.
I couldn't wait to try and make Evie some cute little headbands! I mean does it get any sweeter than this?
But once I started, I couldn't stop! I mean seriously!!! I had to make one in every color!
And then I found MORE colors and had to make some more! I'm not even finished with all the colors yet! I think Miss Evie is all set for awhile!
I don't think she minds. :) I made these with the Cricut Explore and some felt backed with Heat N Bond! (Products listed below). It was so super simple and fast. I am thinking I need hair clip bows for when she's a little older, headband bows/flowers, ponytail holders. Heck even, planner clips.
The Cricut and Felt work well together. I couldn't believe how well the Cricut cut the bonded felt.
Here's a tutorial if you'd like to make the bows, too! These are selling for $3-4 a piece on Etsy.. and seriously, cost me a few cents each.
As you may know, I've been on a flip book craze for a little while now. I have had so many questions about flip books so I thought I would make a flip books for beginners video/tutorial for you.
Before we get to the video... this is a flip book. It is a pen pal crafty way to get to know other crafty friends.
You create the book from scratch. This is just a basic book, but there is no end to the style of book you can create.
Each book is filled with fun little crafty goodies the recipient can admire or take out and use. It's often recommended that you include a note about yourself and maybe some fun facts about your life.
We have lots of fun Flip Book Swaps, as well as pocket letter swaps, card and tag swaps, etc. in our Facebook group called Swap It! Come join us! We organize all the swaps and partners and it's really a lot of fun getting to know the group.
I have been playing with planners. I know... I am not a planner girl. I don't have many appointments, my kids are grown and living on their own, so why do I need a planner? Well, let me try to explain.
Every since I was a little girl, I have always had a paper/pen obsession. Office supplies have always made me giddy. Every January, I buy a planner and every 3rd or 4th week, or so, in January, I put it someplace and never touch it again. I've done it for years. This year, I decided to take the Heidi Swapp Capture 30 class, because, I have all of her planners from last year and two from this year and again, I haven't used them. Capture30 is really about capturing little glimpses of your daily life. Not appointment planning, or to do list, though you can totally incorporate that, too, if you like. It's about documenting your dreams, goals, hopes, memories, little things that make each day unique. On top of that, you document it into a cute Heidi Swapp planner.
Next up, I decided to take one of my 3 other 2016 planners and start using it in a similar, but playful way. No pressure to schedule things, no pressure to mess it up. I write with markers and pens and add pretty papers and just have fun with it. I'm using a Happy Planner for my "fun" planning/journaling. Turns out... I am a planner girl!
I created these fun Gold Foiled Stickers using my Cricut Explore and the Minc. I made a short tutorial, so you can make your own. Enjoy!
I am in LOVE with the Cricut Explore/Design Space Print Then Cut Feature! I mean, seriously, is there anything that isn't possible? This card was made using the Cricut Explore Air and Print Then Cut really quickly and just look at the detail.
I made a video tutorial which will walk you through making this card from start to finish. If you haven't tried print then cut... you really need to! Here's your video
I used my Cricut Explore to design and make these fun Shaker Cards. I'm always running short on Birthday Cards. Cricut Design Space makes it oh so easy!!!
It's amazing how just changing the papers makes the same card look so different.
A girl version
and a boy!
Click below for a full video tutorial on how to create this in Cricut Design Space.
Hello, and thanks for stopping by! Today I have an elegant Wedding Card for you. I made this card using the Cricut Explore One.
'Tis the season for weddings and wedding showers and boy, do I have a lot in the new two months.
I needed a card that could be used for several occasions.
I made two different versions of this particular card. On the card above, I used the Cricut Pen tool and wrote the sentiment. On the Card below I used a stamped image by Stampin' Up and gold embossed the sentiment.
This card base could be used for so many occasions simply by changing out the sentiment and embellishments. Swap out the cluster of elements and insert a cupcake and candle and you've got a birthday card. Take away the birds and add a Mother's Day greeting and you've got a Mother's Day Card.
Here is a video tutorial showing you how to make this card and assemble.
Products used:
Product Supply List:
Cricut Explore One http://us.cricut.com/home/learn/machines/explore-family
Cricut Explore Air http://www.shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantID=51766&userID=899113&productID=565692542
Circuit mini Heart Embossing Folder (I don’t think this is made any longer, here is another Cricut Heart Embossing Folder that is similar) http://www.shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantID=51766&userID=899113&productID=562246189
Link to my file in Design Space (I really hope you try and make it on your own, it’s the best way to learn the software) :) https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/27459240
Cricut has been working on Design Space and will be releasing an update which will be live on April 23, 2015. Check out this quick video to see a preview of the new features!
Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today I have a fun project for you using Lori Whitlock birdhouse SVGs from Loriwhitlock.com (link to exact file below).
To make this birdhouse I simply slightly altered a birdhouse SVG file by slicing out a circle in the bottom of the birdhouse with the Cricut Explore. I then placed it over a battery operated tea light candle. Wouldn't these be cute with the entire set of 5 birdhouses (which come in the set) all light up together?!!
Here's a quick tutorial to walk you through how to make this on your own!
Hello! After a few months vacation I am back with Thermoweb. My first assignment? Thank You cards with Deco Foils!
Have you tried Deco Foils? If you haven't.. You really need to! See all those Thank You sentiments in yummy gold and silver? Those are the Deco Foil
There are several ways to apply Deco Foils. This card uses two methods. On the Thanks I used a laser printer and laminator, and the silver dots are simply Zots (glue dot adhesive) and Deco Foils... Easy Peasy!
I used Icraft Adhesive Sheets to cut the "thanks" using a Die and my Big Shot. I cut the word mirrored so that the adhesive side would be up. Simply applied Deco Foils over the top. The foiled stripes were created using two strips of Thermoweb Super Tape and again, applying gold Deco Foil on top. A quick blast of Gold Glitter Dust finished off the card.
Lastly, I created this card using the Zots method for the gold dots and my laser printer and laminator. You can watch me create this card in this tutorial:
