BEST OF 2008: 'Football Practice' LO

Hello Everyone!

Let's continue this little walk down memory lane... we are now looking at the 'BEST OF 2008 Cricut Cartridge' (lol... sounds like one of those late night infomercials!). 

This cartridge incorporates more cartridges than seen in the previous two, they are:

HOME ACCENTS
CAMP OUT
WEDDING
INDIE ART
BASEBALL
SOCCER
STORYBOOK
WILD CARD
CHRISTMAS
SPORTS MANIA


I chose two of the images that were originally from SPORTS MANIA to embellish my 'Football Practice' layout. 

The football player has four layers that were cut at 6"

The wordart PRACTICE has three layers that were cut at 2.5" and I embellished the water bottle with my nephew's team name.

I love this pictue of him because it shows how much he has grown!  He is becoming a young man right before my eyes!  I used my white signo pen to add my date at the top, his jersey number to the helmet and some journaling to the curve of the black circle.

A few action shots on this page... a little more journaling and we are done.  The photos really speak for themselves.

I really like how this page turned out.  There are so many awesome patterned papers available today and I really like the ones that have several coordinating sheets like this one does.  This layout shows how to incorporate those coordinating patterns and still get your cricut cuts in there without making the whole thing look too busy.  It also shows you that a little bit of pattern paper can go a long way. 

The recipe for this layout:

- BEST OF 2008 Cricut Cartridge
- 2 pieces of brown 12x12 cardstock
- 2 pieces of 12x12 football paper
- 1 piece of black 12x12 cardstock
- 1 piece of blue 12x12 cardstock
- 1 piece of white 12x6 cardstock
- 1 piece of green 8.5x11 cardstock
- 3 brown brads
- White Signo pen

Total cost of supplies for this layout = $5.50 (not counting my cricut cartridge)

Don't forget that I am giving away TWO of the BEST OF cartridges this weekend!  That's right!  They are:

BEST OF 2006 Cricut Cartridge
BEST OF 2008 Cricut Cartridge

Just leave a comment on any and all 'Best of' posts and you are eligible to win!

Here are some of the projects that I have done with images that are on this cartridge... click on the title to see more pictures and info on each project.  Don't laugh either... most of these were done when I had just started blogging back in 2009!  LOL!

FLORAL HEART

I really really like this skull & crossbones that was originally from INDIE ART.  I was so happy to see that it is now on the BEST OF 2008 cartridge.

GIRLIE SKULL NOTECARDS

Hinged Page with 12x12 photo

SCALLOPED CARD

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY

Have a GREAT Friday!!  I'll see you back tomorrow with the BEST OF 2009!

Creatively yours,

Tammy

BEST OF 2007: "Our Ship" Layout

Hello There!

Before I present today's project, I want to send my prayers & best wishes to all of my followers who were affected by the terrible storms & tornados yesterday.  That storm went through the Dallas area and just left a path of destruction across the mid-south.  One of my most favorite family vacations was spent in Tuscaloosa about three years ago, so seeing that they got hit really hard by tornados really made me sad.  It really puts things into perspective, that while I was grumbling about losing power and internet service several times over the past week... my family and I are very blessed that the storms didn't hit us harder.  We did sustain roof & fence damage, but the repair guys will be here on Friday to fix that and at least we still have a roof to fix!  We've got a little break from the rain until Saturday and are grateful that the recent rains have also helped get the wildfires under control.  Now onto a much lighter subject.... crafting!

Today's project was made using the new BEST OF 2007 Cricut Cartridge! 

There are fifty images and their layers on this cartridge that come from the following original cartridges:

GOING PLACES

FABULOUS FINDS

MY WORLD

MY COMMUNITY

JOYS OF THE SEASON

LOCKER TALK

DOODLECHARMS

I chose an image that was from GOING PLACES and one from FABULOUS FINDS for my scrapbook layout.

The tag is originally from FABULOUS FINDS, it comes in two pieces and was cut out at 2.5"

What a perfect suitcase!  Originally from GOING PLACES, I added the 2011 from DON JUAN to it.  All of my fonts are from DON JUAN.

This is the Holland America Eurodam that we were on for the Cricut Cruise just a couple of months ago.  This trip was beyond awesome!!  I had the pleasure of being one of the guest instructors on this trip and took my BFF along with me.  We took so many pictures that I don't think it will all fit in one scrapbook!  LOL!

My cardstock for this project was from MY MIND'S EYE and the yellow gold is from Core'dinations.  Other than my two buttons with curled wire, my only embellishments are my cricut cuts.  Easy Peasy!!

Thanks for stopping by today! 
Creatively yours,

Tammy

BEST OF 2006: "Be Happy" Gift Bag

Hello Everyone!!

I will be featuring the 'BEST OF' cartridges that were released last week on Hello Thursday!  It's not often that we can actually give away the new cartridges the same week that we preview them... but I actually have TWO of them to giveaway this week!!  Yep!  i'm giving away the...

 BEST OF 2008 Cricut Cartridge

BEST OF 2006 Cricut Cartridge

Winners will be announced at midnight on Sunday night!  No hoops to jump through in order to win... it's simple... just be a follower or subscriber of my blog and leave a comment on any or all posts between now and Sunday night!!  Easy peasy!

How about a cute little project from the BEST OF 2006 cartridge?  There was a great little gift bag that came out on the TAGS, BAGS, BOXES & MORE back in 2006 and is one of the best images of that year.

I cut a yellow flower at 4" for behind my rosette and a yellow scalloped circle at 3.5" for the front of my rosette.  My rosette was made with two 12"x1.25" strips of black cardstock.  Yes, I am a little rosette crazy right now, so you will probably see a bunch of them from me in the next couple of weeks!  LOL!  I topped it off with the cute 'be happy' that was also cut from this cartridge at 1".

My cute little bee makes the fifth image from BEST OF 2006 that I used to make this project.  He was cut at 2.5" and was attached to a curly pipe cleaner so he can fly above the gift bag.

We are getting bombarded by spring storms here in Texas... 8 tornadoes in the Dallas area yesterday alone!  But thankfully it looks like we have a reprieve until Saturday.  Hope all is well in your part of the world!

Creatively yours,

Tammy

Expression2 on HSN all day!!

Okay... here's the skinny on the Cricut Expression 2 available on HSN today!!

-- PRICE:  $344.95

-- FREE SHIPPING & HANDLING

-- 5 Flexpay payments of $68.99 (or 6 flexpays of $57.50 with a HSN card)

-- There are 4 preloaded cartridges and they announced that 2 of them, CRICUT DECALS and JUST A NOTE will NEVER be available away from the Expression2!

-- Here are the times that Jinger and Kristy will be on HSN today!!

    12am - 2am EST       

5am - 7am EST

11am - 12pm EST

3pm - 4pm EST

7pm - 8pm EST

See ya later!

Tammy

April Hello Thursday & Expression2 Launch WINNERS

WOW!!  Exciting stuff today!!  Let me announce the winners right away!

BIRTHDAY BASH CRICUT CARTRIDGE:

Scrappin with the bug said...

Whoooo hoooo. Getting a chance to see the Hello Thursday Carts... .I just love them all. My favorite has to be Bump in the Night.. I love it. So cute.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful new HT cartridges.. So glad they gave you the green light now. It was well worth the wait.

Thanks,
Terri

April 23, 2011 1:15 PM

PAPER LACE CRICUT CARTRIDGE:
kristyscraps said...

I must admit that I didn't really understand the Paper Lace cartridge love until this post...I get it now. I think I've only seen it on cards and it seems as if it is made for layouts. Perfect for a scrapbooker!
kristyscraps@sbcglobal.net

April 23, 2011 9:04 PM

FIVE (5) LRG CRICUT T-SHIRTS:

1ST T-SHIRT WINNER
Lau said...

Hi Tammy!
I would LOVE to win a Cricut T-shirt! You are so awesome! I NEED to backtrack now on your blog, as I haven't been leaving you comments...I am NOW! Thought I would have to try to stay awake for Robyn's live show...but I can watch you 1st!! By the time it's HSN's turn...I'll be pooped!! Good thing I don't have much planned for tomorrow!ZZZzzzzz!
God Bless & Hugs from R.I.,
Laura
http://bunniescraps.blogspot.com/

April 25, 2011 1:42 PM 

2ND T-SHIRT WINNER
Pam (AKA CraftyK) said...

I LOVE the invite...hope we can see the video to. Thank's for a chance to win a t-shirt....to cute!! Also want to thank-you for the fun day!!

April 25, 2011 1:37 PM

3RD T-SHIRT WINNER
Lisa Ritchie said...

Pick me girl!! I need that shirt to wear while using my pretty new Bug!! What an awesome prize for am awesome day!! Yippeeeee!!! :)

April 25, 2011 1:51 PM 

4TH T-SHIRT WINNER
Kim said...

What great information, I love how close you can get your cuts now with autofill, I just used that yesterday on a regular expression and I was so disappointed with the obvious waste of paper. I assume that means you can get a few more cut since it can "squish" them?
Love your website, you always show such wonderful items.

sewkimsew (at) gmail (dot) com

April 25, 2011 1:59 PM 

5TH T-SHIRT WINNER
Karen said...

Looking forward to seeing you live tonight!

Karen L 1020 at gmail dot com

April 25, 2011 5:31 PM

CRICUT EXPRESSION 2 5th ANNIVERSARY EDITION:
JES said...

OMG! I love this layout and would love to win anything from you!! I am new to cricut and blogs. Thank you so much!

Jes
jesteinandjonathan.com
April 25, 2011 7:48 PM

Congratulations everyone!! Please email me at cc.ladybug@yahoo.com with your address!  Thanks everyone who came to my ustream!  I promise to post a full tutorial for the Cricut Button later this week!


Creatively yours!

Tammy

LIVE Ustream at 9pm CST

Here it is!!


Live Videos by Ustream

I will go live at 9pm CST!!

See ya there!

Watching Party tonight!!

Hello Everyone!

We've had a round of storms running through northern Texas today!  A few tornado watches, power outages, my mom and her dog hiding in the closet... lol!  But, none of that will stop our watching party!  Fingers crossed that the power stays on and so does the satelite!

So, join me at 9pm CST for a live broadcast kicking off my watching party tonight!!  My live guests will arrive at 10pm because we are watching Robyn's Ustream broadcast before we turn on the TV to watch Jinger on HSN!!

I made these cute cricut buttons as party favors for tonight!  Wanna see how I made them?  Join me on www.Ustream.com and I will show you how!

You can search for CricutCritter or come back here and I will have a link for you!

What?!  Am I forgetting something??  Oh.... yea...

I will also be announcing my winners for the following:

BIRTHDAY BASH CRICUT CARTRIDGE

PAPER LACE CRICUT CARTRIDGE

FIVE CRICUT T-SHIRTS

and

CRICUT EXPRESSION 2 5th Anniversary Edition

See ya later!

Tammy

CRICUT EXPRESSION 2 Watching Party tonight!!

Hello Everyone!

You are invited to join us tonight!!  My party starts at 9pm EST and my 'live' guests will be arriving at 8pm.  But, everyone here in cyberworld are welcome to join us too!  I have some projects to share with you throughout the day and each one will have a giveaway!  Don't forget that I have been given the honor to be able to give away a CRICUT EXPRESSION 2 tonight too!! 

First project I want to share with you is the cute invitation that I made using my Expression2 and the CRICUT DECALS Cartridge that comes preloaded on it!

The expression2 will AUTO FILL a matt with images and positions them close to each other so as not to waste paper.

You can space the images out if you are using different colors of cardstock simply by using the space key on the expression2.

I could have used the AUTO FILL feature for "You're Invited", but I didn't need that many, so I just used the copy/paste button to add them to my mat. 

This arrow is from CRICUT ESSENTIALS Digital cartridge that come preloaded on the Expression2.  I needed it to point in the other direction so thankfully, like the original expression, this one has a FLIP feature, too.

Of course, I used one of Robyn's stamps for "Girl Time!"

I have a video for you that shows the inside of the card and how I used the Expression 2 for it!!




Like I said in the video, I could have used the CENTERPOINT feature but, I chose to use the template technique instead because I had so many to cut and you can only cut one at a time with the CENTERPOINT feature.

Creatively yours,

Tammy

HELLO THURSDAY for APRIL 2011

HAPPY HELLO THURSDAY Everyone!!!  Okay... so it is actually 'Hello Saturday'!  Please forgive our delay, I promise that the wait will be worth it!  But, before I show you all the new cartridges, I have to tell you something exciting!!!

Provo Craft is donating a new CRICUT EXPRESSION 2 5th ANNIVERSARY EDITION to give away to a lucky viewer!!!  Winner will be announced here on Monday night at 9pm at my 'watching' party!!  So excited!!!!

You might want to go get a cup of coffee or a soda... because I have several things to share with you today!!  I'll be posting more tomorrow too!!  Provo Craft has not 12, not 14, but a total of 17 Cartridges being announced today!  FOUR Cricut Lites, ONE Full Cricut Cartridge, FOUR Digital Cartridges (included on the new E2), THREE Imagine Cartridges and as a bonus, there are FIVE 'Best Of' Cartridges!  WOW!!  A little bit of everything for everyone!  Here they are:

BEEP BEEP 

Cricut Lite

BUMP IN THE NIGHT

Cricut Lite

CROCS RULE

Cricut Lite Cartridge

YEE HAW

Cricut Lite Cartridge

CRICUT AMERICAN ALPHABET

Expression2 Digital

CRICUT DECALS

Expression2 Digital

CRICUT ESSENTIALS

Expression2 Digital

PAPER LACE2

Cricut Cartridge (Full Content)

Teresa Collin's BABY BOUTIQUE

Imagine Art Cartridge

Teresa Collin's BLACK & WHITE

Imagine Patterns Cartridge

VINTAGE DAMASK 

Imagine Patterns Cartridge

The 'BEST OF' Cartridges are awesome!  I have three family members who have just recently gotten addicted to the Cricut (yes... I even enable my own family).  They have all been frantically searching for the various cricut cartridges that have retired, like PAPER PUPS, CHRISTMAS CHEER, LOCKER TALK, etc.  Now, they can relax... because the best images of those cartridges are all together in this collection:

BEST OF 2006

Cricut Cartridge

BEST OF 2007

Cricut Cartridge

BEST OF 2008

Cricut Cartridge

BEST OF 2009

Cricut Cartridge

BEST OF 2010

Cricut Cartridge

 
I have had alot of fun playing with the digital cartridges that are preloaded on the new Cricut Expression TWO 5th Anniversary Edition!  You can click on the cartridge title of those projects to get more details of each one:

CRICUT AMERICAN ALPHABET

CRICUT DECALS

CRICUT ESSENTIALS

Cosmo Cricket's JUST A NOTE

I'll be back with more projects done with today's cartridges!  I've already given one away, but don't forget that I'm giving away another BIRTHDAY BASH Cricut Cartridge, so leave a comment and tell me which of the new cartridges you like best!!  And of course, you defnitely want the chance to win the new Expression 2!

Creatively yours,

Tammy