Hi Ya'll!!
Last Thursday, Provocraft released 5 new digital cartridges (see them here). One of those cartridges is called FIESTA and I took the jalapeno pepper image and made a card out of it in Cricut Craft Room.
Welding images in CCR is super easy... it recognizes when images are overlapped and automatically welds them. A box will pop up and give you the option to unweld, if that's what you want.
I used my Cricut Mini for today's project. For those of you who are not familiar with the Mini, it has a smaller cutting mat that measures 8.5" x 12". Now, at first I didn't think I would like a smaller mat... remember, I am a diehard Texan and we believe that 'bigger' is 'better'! lol! But, I actually really like the new size, because it allows me to use up all that 8.5"x11" cardstock that I have.
This is my favorite picture in today's post... because you see that little black lever? Yep... I saw it, but didn't know what it was. Never ever even thought about it being the PRESSURE DIAL!! I swear (true confession time) that I struggled with my Mini for a good week! I had resorted to multi-cutting everything like 5 times just to get my cuts to come out! It was sad. Until I was talking to my fellow bloggers, Joy and Melanie (
Everyday Cricut) and Joy (thanks Joy!) told me what that little black lever was for! OMGoodness... I would have figured that out if I had bothered to read the startup instructions, duh, but I always appreciate learning from my friends! If you get a chance, visit Joy's blog (
www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com) and tell her I said, "THANKS"!
Layer one of my card!
Top layer... notice that I did not weld these pieces together, but I did flip one.
Ta-da! So cute!
The cardstock that I used has a white backing which makes it perfect for cards.
Here is my card folded.
Add a bow and my sentiment cut with the CRICUT CRAFT ROOM BASIC FONT...
... and I have a cute card for Valentine's Day!
Now for my very exciting news!!!
I am giving away a brand new CRICUT MINI this week!
WOO HOO!!! All you need to do is leave a comment on any or all of my posts this week and I will announce a winner next Monday, January 16th! Good luck everyone!
Creatively yours,
Tammy
