Archive for August 2011
Back to the Basics!
Are you NEW to Cricut products? Do you wish someone was there to show you all the different capabilities of your machine? Well, today is all about getting Back to the Basics! We have put together a Video Directory for you of several of the videos and tutorials created for Cricut machines and products. We hope you will find this a valuable resource. Enjoy!
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Original Cricut (V1)
Original Cricut Expression
Cricut Imagine
- Imagine Introduction
- Guided Tours (Inserting Blade, Machine Calibration, Loading Print Cartridges, Loading a Mat, First Project)
- Basics
- Tips and Tricks – 1
- Tips and Tricks – 2
- Tips and Tricks – 3
- Imagine Art Cartridges
- Imagine Patterns and Colors
Expression 2: Anniversary Edition
FEATURES:
- Setting Paper Size
- Customizing your Cricut
- Image Sizing and Fit to Page
- How to switch from your Imagine cartridges, to your Original Cricut cartridges, to the cartridges in the machine
- How to use your Imagine cartridges
- Center point feature made easy
- Setting individual image sizes
- DIY Wedding class/Expression 2
- Space Party Beginner Project
Cricut Cake
- Introduction
- Demo
- What’s in the box/Inserting the blade
- What’s in the cartridge box/inserting your cartridge
- Keypad Function Keys
- Keypad Creative Features
- Machine Basic Mode Keys
- Gum Paste 101
- Cutting Gum Paste
- Decorating your cake
- Maintenance and cleaning
- Applying frosting sheets to the cutting mat
Cricut Cake/Cake Mini (Overview/Project)
Martha Stewart Cricut Cake (Overview/Project)
Cricut Design Studio (10 Parts)
Gypsy (6 parts)
Cuttlebug
Yudu Screen-Printing System
Cartridge-in-a-Minute
- 9 Months
- Art Nouveau
- Autumn Celebrations
- B is for Boy
- Batman the Brave and the Bold
- Billionaire
- Birthday Cakes
- Botanicals
- Carousel
- Celebrate with Flourish
- Cherry Limeade
- Chore Chart
- Cindy Loo
- Close To My Heart Art Philosophy
- Create a Critter
- Creative Memories Traveler
- County Fair
- Dude!
- Easter 2010
- Elegant Cakes
- Everyday Paper Dolls
- Flower Shoppe
- Forever Young
- Freshly Picked
- From My Kitchen
- Girl’s Make-up Party
- Give a Hoot
- Handy Man
- Heritage
- Holiday Cakes
- Hoot n’ Holler
- Independence Day
- Joys of the Season
- “Just Because” Cards
- Lacy Labels
- Life is a Beach
- Love you a Latte
- Love Struck
- Meow
- Mini Monsters
- Mother’s Day 2010
- Nursery Rhymes
- Once Upon a Princess
- Ornamental Iron II
- Paisley
- Phrases
- Preserves
- Princess Party
- Recess
- Robot Party
- Robotz
- Sentimentals
- Serenade
- Simply Scarecrow
- Something to Celebrate
- Songbird
- Sophie
- Sophisticated
- Space Party
- Straight from the Nest
- Summer Celebrations
- Summer in Paris
- Summer Vacation
- Sweet Shop
- Sweet Treats
- Tie the Knot
- Varsity Letter
- Wall Décor and More
- Word Collage
Get Organized!
With a new school year comes a new To Do List and helping our children get back into the routine of having daily homework. Cindy Royal created this adorable chart to help her granddaughter stay organized. Check it out below!
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Oh, how I recall school mornings and school nights with the constant asking of the kids, “Did you do …..?” and “Have you done ….?” to with the replies were often “Not yet.” or “I forgot.” I made this To Do List geared towards my 1st grade granddaughter, but with a simple changing of the specific items to do, it can be utilized for any of your elementary school kids. This interactive ‘chart’ makes getting those routine things done a little more fun when the child can move a magnet with the completion of each item and watch their own progress.
I started with a standard 10 x 15 cookie sheet and some strong 5/8″ round magnets. For ease in adhering my background to the baking sheet, I printed my patterned paper onto Cricut Printable Vinyl with my Cricut Imagine Machine, using the Blast Off and Imagine More Cards cartridges.
I decided to break it into 3 sections: Morning, Night and Homework. The Morning and Night sections are arranged so that with every item done on the list, the “I have” magnet can be placed over the NOT on the item, revealing an icon where it originally was while at the same time indicating an item as completed. The same is done with the Homework section. Moving a subject completed from the “to do” side to the “done” side reveals an A+.
Maybe this will make the school year go a little smoother.
Designed by: Cindy Royal
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2, Cricut Imagine, Gypsy Handheld Design Device, Cuttlebug
Cricut Cartridges Used: Imagine Blast Off (patterned paper), Imagine More Cards (patterned paper), Serenade Solutions (apple), Recess Lite (pencils), Alphalicious (letters), Stone Script Solutions (check marks), Plantin SchoolBook (circles), Cricut Essentials (arrow), Luau Seasonal (sun icons), George & Basic Shapes (star icons), Nate’s ABC’s (School Days), Autumn Celebrations (A+)
Other Supplies: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders (Polka Dots, Candy Cane Stripe, D’vine Swirl), Cricut Printable Vinyl, Cardstock (white, green, red, gray, tan), 5/8″ circle punch, Cookie Sheet, String, Buttons, Printer, Magnets, 3/16″ hole punch (to punch holes for hanging in pan), Foam Tape, Liquid Adhesives
Back-to-School Paper Bag Mini Album
Hi everyone! Aphra here today to share a colorful mini album for all your Back-to-School photos. I wanted a quick and easy album that I could use for my son’s first day of Pre-K photos. I grabbed my Recess Lite cartridge and some mini paper bags and got to work.
The album measures 3.25” x 6.5” and is made with paper treat bags that I found at Target. It is bound with office rings at the ends of the bags and has 3” journaling tags poking out from each of the open ends.
To put the album together, I folded the ends of the bags together to create a smooth surface on each side of the bag. Then, I punched holes ½” from each edge and secured them together with binder rings.
Then, I took the album back apart to decorate the interior pages. Each one is covered with my favorite patterns from Imaginisce’s new Geek Is Chic school line. (Note: I had to re-punch my holes after adding the patterned paper.) And for embellishments, I added some of my favorite cuts from Recess Lite, leaving plenty of room for my photos.
The next step was to cut four 4.75” tags with my Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, decorate them with some Imaginisce sticker stackers and pop them into the open ends of the bags. I’ll journal on those later when I add my photos.
Finally, I put the album back together and tied a couple of pieces of ribbon to the rings. I can’t wait to fill it up with photos of my little pre-schooler. Thanks for letting me share it with you today!
Designed by: Aphra Bolyer
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2
Cricut Cartridges Used: Recess Lite, Plantin Schoolbook
Other Supplies: Cardstock (American Crafts), Patterned Paper & Sticker Stackers (Imaginisce Geek Is Chic collection), Binder Rings, Assorted Buttons, Baker’s Twine, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Glue Dots, Foam Squares
CRICUT CUTS:
- 4 cuts at 4.75” <tag1> from cream cardstock
- 1 cut each at 1.00” b, a, c, k, t, o from black cardstock
- 1 cut at 1.5” <Bus> from black cardstock
- 1 cut at 1.5” <Bus-s> from blue cardstock
- 1 cut at 1.5” LAYER <Bus> from yellow cardstock
- 1 cut at 1.5” <School> from green cardstock
- 1 cut at 1.5” <School> from black cardstock
- 1 cut at 1.5” LAYER <School> from blue cardstock
- 1 cut at 1.5” <School-s> from orange cardstock
- 1 cut at 1.5” <School-s> from red cardstock
- 1 cut at 1.5” LAYER <School-s> from yellow cardstock
- 1 cut at 2.75” <Books> from cream cardstock
- 1 cut at 2.75” LAYER <Books> from blue cardstock
- 1 cut at 2.75” <Books-s> from green cardstock
- 1 cut at 2.75” LAYER <Books-s> from red cardstock
- 1 cut at 2.5” <Backpack> from black cardstock
- 1 cut at 2.5” LAYER <Backpack> from maroon cardstock
- 1 cut at 2.5” <Bckpck-s> from red cardstock
