Creative Critters Cricut Club: November 2010

HERE ARE THE OTHER GIVEAWAYS FOR THIS WEEKEND!!

Winners will be announced on Monday morning!

Cricutingly yours,

Friday, November 19, 2010

MAC USERS CAN UPDATE NOW!!!!

Finally!!! Can you hear me squealing!? Well, Robyn is squealing even louder in Oklahoma because she IS a MAC user! Here is the link for you to update!!

http://www.cricut.com/gypsy/link/download.aspx?VR=0&DR=

Cara's Cricut Cruise - March 7-11, 2011

Join Cara Miller, Cricut Instructor, on a Cricut class based cruise.

March 7 - 11, 2011

on Royal Caribbean's

Majesty of the Seas

Rates start at just $324 pp plus tax

Scrappers add $80 for the participant fee - which includes 5 classes & a goodie bag! What a deal!

Deposits are due by 12/7/10 so don't delay! Final payments will be due 12/17/10.

Ho, Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas to you! What a great gift to give yourself (or ask for from that special someone). Don't forget about Mom, Daughter, Sister or BFF! They would be delighted to find a 'cruise ship' under the tree this year!

To register, visit http://www.cruiseandcrop.com/CaraMiller2011.htm

Check out Cara's Blog

*SPECIAL NOTE*

Everyone that books before December 7th with be entered to win a FREE Gypsy. All that is needed to book this awesome trip is $100 deposit! Also the first 25 will receive a FREE Cartridge! Yes… free cartridge for the first 25 cruisers. I just did a really fun class featuring Gypsy files and my favorite 5x5 board books so… CREATIVE CRITTERZ readers that become Cara's Cruisers will also receive My Board Book Class Kit (valued at $50)

GIVEAWAYS! Hello Thursday November 2010

Here are this month's HT Giveaways!

4PK Cricut Vinyl

Goes to the first person to guess how many 'cricut' cartridges are in Provocraft's library! Your guess must be left in the comments section HERE and the winner (and answer) will be revealed on Monday morning! It's been fun seeing everyone's answers and I have decided to give away TWO packages! One for the correct answer without this month's new cartridges and one for the answer with this month's cartridges... since I wasn't clear on that in the beginning! Happy counting ya'll! ;-)

ROCK PRINCESS CRICUT CARTRIDGE

You must be a follower and leave a comment on any or all posts between Thursday & Sunday (Nov 18-21). That's all... easy peasy folks! Winner will be randomly drawn and announced on Monday morning!

Cricut Lite JOLLY HOLIDAYS Cartridge
& Gable Box Kit

YES! I am giving away my favorite cartridge from this month's releases! And to add to the deal... the winner will also receive SIX kraft gable boxes, Canvas Corp cardstock and the instruction sheet for my Happy Holidays Cookie Box (see HERE)! **Cookies not included, some baking required!** LOL! Just leave a comment on any or all posts between Thursday and Sunday! Winner will be announced Monday morning! Enjoy!

My Pink Stamper's
MORE-PUNNYLICIOUS Stamp Set

SURPRISE!! Robyn has graciously donated a More-Punnylicious stamp set to GIVE AWAY this weekend! Only comments on the FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS post will be eligible though. Please make sure you are a follower (my only rule!) and it would be so nice if you would go tell Robyn (http://www.mypinkstamper.com/) THANKS!!

Cricut Lite FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS Cartridge: Puppy Love Treat Box

Hello Everyone!

Are you a 'dog lover' or 'cat lover'? Maybe you are more into birds, fish or reptiles? Well, the Cricut Lite FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS cartridge has it all for the PET LOVER! Not sure I agree with the title "Four-legged", because there are several two-legged or no-legged (lol) pets too!

My project is actually an acrylic box that I recycled... my son's new bluetooth came in it. My whole family saves the clear acrylic packaging for me because I love to cut it in my cricut and use it for all sorts of things like windows and tags, etc. But, this box didn't need cutting up because I knew it would be great repurposed as a crafty gift!

SUPPLIES

Acrylic gift box

Paper scraps

Ribbon

Pink Ink pad

Brown ink pad

Adhesive

White Ribbon

Doggy Treats

TOOLS

Cricut (Baby Bug compatible project!)

Cricut Lite FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS

Martha Steward Doily border punch

My Pink Stamper's MORE PUNNY-LICIOUS Stamp Set

POODLE cut out at 4"

Background frame from TWINKLE TOES and cut at 5"

My stamped sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's MORE-PUNNYLICIOUS stamp set!

It is a perfect set for this cartridge because of all the fun sentiments! SURPRISE!! Robyn has graciously given me a set to GIVE AWAY this weekend! Only comments on THIS post will be eligible though. Please make sure you are a follower (my only rule!) and it would be so nice if you would go tell Robyn (http://www.mypinkstamper.com/) THANKS!

Not only was the box recycled, but all my cardstock for this project is from my 'scrap drawers'. I love to recycle and my storage system (see here) for my scraps works really really well for me and is simple to set up. The only supplies purchased for this project was the ribbon and dog treats!

I can't remember where this poodle paper came from, but it is a perfect match to the poodle image on this cartridge!! Isn't that so cool!

And of course, that is my favorite Martha Stewart punch. I am actually on my second one, because I wore the first one out. I'm so thankful that my Cricut cartridges will never wear out.... as long as I take care of them, they are forever and ever!! Think about that next time you complain about spending $20-$50 dollars on a cartridge, but don't blink an eye about buying a $24 punch set. I have over 200 cricut cartridges (yes, I'm obsessed), but I know that they have all already paid for themselves because I share them at my crop groups and retreats.

My Hello Thursday teammates have been busy with the new cartridges too!

Check them out at:

HERE ARE THE OTHER GIVEAWAYS FOR THIS WEEKEND!!

Winners will be announced on Monday morning!

Cricutingly yours,

Cricut Lite PLAYTIME: 'Hello there, Girlie' Card

Hi Again!

The Cricut Lite PLAYTIME cartridge is one of the two cartridges bundled with the colorful Cricut Expressions being sold at Walmart on Black Friday. Have you heard? For only $185, you can choose from Lime Green, Aqua Blue, Canary Yellow or Plum Purple expression machines! They will come bundled with the new Cricut Classic Font and Cricut Lite Playtime cartridges. But, you will have to get to your local Walmart to get in line pretty early! That is, if you don't 'score' your purchases online at Walmart.com! Hehee

SUPPLIES

A2 Size Card, White

12" Pink ribbon

Cardstock Scraps

Rhinestones for bling

TOOLS

Cricut Machine (Baby bug compatible project!)

Cutting Mat

Adhesive

Pop dots

My little doll is cut out at 3". I drew her face on, but the Peachy Keen stamps would be perfect for these dolls too.

My Hello Thursday teammates have been busy with the new cartridges too!

Check them out at:

I'm giving away a ROCK PRINCESS Cricut Cartridge this weekend, just make sure you are a follower and leave a comment to be eligible... winner will be announced on Monday morning!

Cricutingly yours,

Tammy

Cricut Lite TWINKLE TOES: All That Jazz Scrapbook Layout

Hello Everyone!

I love all papercrafting and love using my cricut for so many different things... but the foundation of my hobby is scrapbooking. I've been doing it for 14 years and love it. I get really excited when I see an image on a cartridge that reminds me of photos or an event that I want to scrapbook. TWINKLE TOES has many great images, but the word art, "All That Jazz" stood out for me because I had just the event to crop with it! At first glance of the sample sheet below, you might even miss it... last image in the fifth row. Check out the tap shoes in the second row too... those two images were all I needed for the first page of my layout.

SUPPLIES

2 - 12x12 Red foil polka dot (Paper Studio)

1 - 12x12 Black/white herringbone (Paper Studio)

2 - 12x12 Black Core'dinations Cardstock

2 - 12x12 White Core'dinations Cardstock

2 - 12x12 Grey Core'dinations Cardstock

Catseye stamp pad - Cardinal Red & Black

Black Stickles

Clear Stickles

Photos

Musical Playbill

TOOLS
Cricut Machine (This project is Baby Bug compatible!)

Cricut Lite TWINKLE TOES cartridge

Paper trimmer

Adhesive

Pop Dots

My husband and I started having 'date nights' with our children years ago. It was our way to have specific one-on-one quality time with each of them and also to teach them proper ettiquette and manners for when they grew up and started dating for real. We gave them a budget and they planned the evening, remembering that it wasn't always about what they wanted to do, but to be considerate of their date. My youngest son loved dates that included the arts, especially theater, and I loved it too.

One of our dates was spent in the college town of Denton, Texas, at the musical CHICAGO. It was a great production and was even more so because one of Matt's friends and fellow thespian, Michael, was performing in the musical. I kept the playbill to use on my scrapbook page below. The 'All That Jazz' song from CHICAGO is my son's all time favorite Broadway song, which is why it is perfect for this page.

'ALL THAT JAZZ' was cut at 4". I used black stickles to 'jazz' it up a bit.

'TAP SHOES' were cut at 3". Blinged the bows with clear stickles.

The second page of the layout has photos of Michael practicing his lines and pages from the playbill with his name and bio listed. The herringbone image is cut from TWINKLE TOES too. It is the base layer of the 'Dance Recital' wordart. I cut it out at 6.25" and then cut it in half.

My Hello Thursday teammates have been busy with the new cartridges too!

Check them out at:

I'm giving away a ROCK PRINCESS Cricut Cartridge this weekend, just make sure you are a follower and leave a comment to be eligible... winner will be announced on Monday morning!

Cricutingly yours,

Tammy

Cricut Lite JOLLY HOLIDAYS: Holiday Cookie Box

Hello Everyone!

The new Cricut Lite JOLLY HOLIDAYS is definitely my favorite of all of this month's cartridges! Maybe because it is finally getting cold here in Texas and all the stores are putting up their Christmas decorations... so, I'm starting to get that warm feeling that means Christmas is getting closer! It's my favorite holiday of the year! Doesn't have anything to do with presents either... the only thing on my Christmas list this year is that my whole family get to be under the same roof for Christmas Eve! Looks like it just might happen too! My son-in-law is being transferred to El Paso, so he is bringing my daughter and their 3 dogs home for Christmas! My Army son is actually finishing up his enlistment and if his terminal leave is approved, he too will be home for Christmas (fingers & toes are crossed!)!

So, with everyone coming home for Christmas this year, my house is going to be busy! I love Christmas because I love all the traditions that go along with it! One of our traditions is baking cookies to give to the mailman, our vet, doctor, teachers and others who we appreciate. It's a family activity, sometimes we buy containers to put the cookies in and sometimes we make them. This year, we are making them and we are using this cartridge to do it!

Happy Holidays!

SUPPLIES

Plain kraft gable box

1 - 12x12 Black & Kraft Ribbon Stripe

1 - 12x12 Kraft & Red Mini Dot Reverse

1 12x12 Kraft & Green Mini Dots

1 12x12 White Core'dinations

1 - 12x12 Black Core'dinations

18" Black satin ribbon

Permanent markers (black & blue)

Yellow slick paint

TOOLS

Cricut Machine

(this is a perfect job for the baby bug too!)

Cutting mat

Cricut Lite JOLLY HOLIDAYS Cartridge

Martha Stewart border punch - ZigZag

Scissors

Adhesive

Pop Dots

'HAPPY HOLIDAYS" cut at 2"

"CHRISTMAS TREE" cut at 5"

'ELF STRINGING LIGHTS' cut at 5"

The tag actually has a tag shape that I chose not to cut

because I wanted to use it more like a label than a tag.

"TO/FROM TAG" cut at 2.5"

I just love this stocking... so fun and oh so easy!

"STOCKING" cut at 4"

I love decorating gable boxes and they make the cutest containers for all sorts of homemade goodies! Here is one of the gable boxes that I decorated for cookies last year...

Used HELLO KITTY GREETINGS & HELLO KITTY FONT to decorate this box.

I haven't picked out this year's cookie recipe yet, but last

year's cookies were these yummy Chocolate Cherry Cookies:

CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIESIngredients:1 cup butter
2 egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 cup white sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries

Directions:1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

2. Beat butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla and beat well. Add dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
3. Roll into 1-inch balls about the size of a walnut (larger if desired). Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Drain cherries and reserve juice. Press center of each ball with thumb. Place a cherry in indentation.
5. In a saucepan, heat condensed milk and chocolate chips until chips are melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of cherry juice. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of mixture over each cherry and spread to cover cherry. (More cherry juice may be added to keep frosting of spreading consistency.)
6. Bake for 10 minutes. Makes 2 dozen cookies

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