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Cricut Happy Birthday Die Cuts Celebrate with Flourish

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US $.99

20m

Cricut 1 Dad Die Cuts Celebrate with Flourish Father

4 Bids

US $1.29

25m

The Cricut machine is an innovative machine that makes projects easier and faster than ever before. For those that are into paper crafting, the Cricut is a must have tool. It can create letters, numbers, and shapes quickly and accurately with just a few button pushes. Nothing is better than seeing your design ideas come to life quickly and with no mistakes. Forget having several pairs of scissors to get the shapes you want, this machine does it all. Just load the cartridge and get to work. There are several Cricut projects that you can do and surprisingly, it’s not just for paper crafts.

Cricut projects can be as varied and original as each user. Traditionally, the Cricut can be used to create custom scrapbook pages. There are several design patterns available, or you can create your own. Since the cartridges come in themes, coordinating fonts and shapes is a breeze. Using cardstock and the Cricut machine you can create a template for your scrapbook page, and then just add them to your album, insert the photographs, and use the Cricut to create messages. Since it does all the cutting the time to create beautiful pages is cut down drastically. The coordinating themes and fonts also allow users to stop driving from store to store looking for supplies that match.

Other projects that you can use the Cricut for include cake decorating. Surprised? Well, it’s easy once you get the hang of it. There are patterns and projects for beginners through advanced on the Cricut website or you can try your own pattern. All you will need is a cake, fondant, gum paste, and shortening. It’s really easy and you can have a professional looking cake in minutes. First, layer the cake tiers and cover with fondant. Using gum paste and the Cricut Cake cut out the borders and attach to the cake using shortening. Then use gum paste and the Cricut Cake to cut out the desired design like a flower or other shape. Attach the shapes to the cake using shortening. You can try your own Cricut project ideas to create many types of cakes for birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, holidays, and even weddings. Just use one of the Cricut Cake cartridges and your Cricut Cake machine to make a one of a kind original.

Another Cricut project can be done to create fantastic throw pillows. Just take the desired fabric and tape it to the cutting board. Select the cartridge and design you want and let the Cricut cut out the fabric. From there the cut outs can be sewn onto a square of cloth to create the cover. When everything is placed as desired, sew the back of the pillow on three sides. Stuff the fabric with polyester fill and then finish sewing the last side. For a quicker project, Use Heat n Bond so that the fabric cut outs can be ironed to the fabric.

Cricut projects are numerous and many ideas, patterns, and directions can be found across the internet. With its versatility and ease of use, the Cricut can be used for many projects for years to come.

This is a guest blog post written by Jaime-Ann Laidlaw of Crafts for Kidlets.

Edward, Bella, Jacob.  Justin, Hannah, Taylor.  These names are commonly heard being talked about, swooned over, and debated on a daily basis throughout the halls of many junior high’s.  Many tweens can’t wait for the next edition of their favorite teen idol magazine.

I remember, many moons ago, having my bedroom wall lined with magazine pages of everything NKOTB and 90210. I loved sitting in my shrine to all things Donny Wahlberg and Christian Slater, until my father demanded I removed them – he felt the need to paint.  How dare he!

It was with that I discovered scrapbooking.  It started with my mom showing me a copy of a rather yellow looking book containing newspaper clippings of people I have never heard of.  But I ended up spring boarding off of her idea and created a massive scrapbook with all of the posters from my bedroom wall.

Scrapbooking does not have to be expensive; there is no need to have the fanciest book or sparkliest stickers or most colorful paper in it.  Scissors, glue, and a blank pages book work fine.  Heck – recycling an old notebook and covering the pages with teen idols is a fun thing too!

There are a lot of classes that you can introduce your son or daughter to that can help evolve their creativity to something more than video games and Perez Hilton.  Local arts and craft stores have a multitude of low cost classes they can sign up for.  Maybe there is even a chance for mother-daughter or mother-son bonding here: maybe!

Here are a few ideas to think about when trying to come up with ideas for those particular tweens!

1. “A day in the life of…” pass them the camera and have them try out their skills by way of a photojournalism project.  The sky is the limit.  They can follow the dog around all day taking pictures of them and then putting together a creative photo journal complete with original photographs and comments all from their point of view.  This is a perfect way to get them to open up and express themselves while perfecting their writing skills.
2. Mini Scrapbook Albums – Create albums with a specific theme. Themes are great for mini-albums because they only have a few pages for your photo story. Making a mini scrapbook to highlight the different happenings of the season or school year is always something fun your tween can look back on years from now and smile at.
3. Easy Tie Dye Projects – something your tween can do with a couple of friends.  We all know about the basic shirt tie dying, but what about bedsheets?  Or towels? Or sun dresses?  Here’s some quick instructions from a favorite of mine: KinderArt.com (just don’t tell your tween the name of the site and everything will be OK.

What You Need:

• various colors of fabric dye (available in the housewares department)
• rubber bands
• rubber gloves
• marbles
• tap water
• garments such as t-shirts, cotton shorts, old jeans, etc.

What You Do:

Begin by rubberbanding your garment according to the design you wish to achieve. See the pictures below followed by the method in which to reach that result.

Prepare dye according to package directions. Be sure to wear rubber gloves to protect your hands! Dye can be just as damaging as bleach to your unprotected skin. Please take the proper safety precautions recommended.

Once your garment is ready, place in the dye for at least 15-20 minutes. The longer the garment remains in the dye, the darker and deeper the color will become. Remove from the dye and rinse according to package directions, usually in cold running water. Ring out garment until water runs clear.

Carefully remove rubber bands and marbles to reveal your new design! No design will be the same as another and different effects can be reached by combining the different methods mentioned above.

What sort of things does your tween like to do when it comes to expressing their creative side?

Look for more fun kid crafts ideas at Crafts for Kidlets!

Here are some of the supplies Christina used to make her card:

- Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge

- Beyond Birthdays Cartridge

- Chocolate chip cad stock

- Cuttlebug Embossing Machine

- Grosgrain ribbon

- Embossing folder

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Cricut Cartridge Paper Doll Dress Up

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US $13.99

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PAPER DOLL Cricut shape cartridge Brand NEW in box

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Cricut Machine Cartridge Paper Doll Dress Up

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Scrapbooking may seem not an expensive hobby when compared to for instance golf, where in you have to buy a thousands worth of equipment or perhaps dancing, the lessons of which, can be really hard in the pockets, but that is where you are wrong. If you don't watch it, scrapbooking can be even more expensive in the long run. This is because as you become more and more attached to the hobby, you need updated tools and equipment.

What is scary though about scrapbooking is the fact that you can't really watch out for your expenses because it is relatively small. You just end up paying more because of the quantity that you buy and the frequency that you buy the materials.

Still, if you really want to. You don’t have to shell out so much. Scrapbooking doesn't need to be expensive. Below are some tips and idea to help you scrapbook for free (or if not way below what you are spending now!).

Watch the tools

One of the things that make scrapbooking so expensive for most people is their constant need to have the updated version of every tool imaginable. Whatever is new in the market, die-hard scrapbookers buy them even if they already have something that performs almost the same functions.

It is important to remember that you don't really have to buy great tools to create great scrapbooks. With even the oldest and out of date materials, you can still create memorable pages with just your creativity in tow.

Recycle and reuse

There are a lot of things in your home that you can use to add flavor and texture to your pages. You don't have to, for instance, buy stickers for your scrapbook in craft stores. You can achieve the same look, maybe even a better look, if you cut out graphics in magazines and in old greeting cards. Stationery is another great source of graphics that you can use.

Your old clothes can also be very useful. In fact, every inch of your old clothes can be used as decoration from the fabric to the zipper and the buttons. If you have an attic with a boxful of old clothes that you no longer wear, raid it and put those fabrics to good use. not only have you managed to rid the house of clutter, you have also put a lot of creative design into your scrapbook pages.

Make your own scrapbook

Most people who do their own scrapbooks buy prepared ones in craft stores and then decorate them with stuff. Prepared scrapbooks that are blank can really cost you a lot and this is unfortunate as most of these scrapbooks that are being sold can be easily done and completed in the home.

If you have the time, just make your own scrapbook. The cheapest way to go is of course to make your own paper through recycling. This however may take forever and may be really tedious to do.

Another way is to buy recycled papers or any kinds of paper in bookstores and compile them yourself by sewing the sides or gluing them together. This will be cheaper than buying an already-made set. What is more, you get to choose the design that you want and put some spin on the kind of scrapbook that you are doing.

Tip #1: Create a block look

Crop your photos into different rectangular shapes and sizes. Fit these photos onto one page in such manner that they form a block look. The block look is a great way to post several photos in one page, making it easier for you to get more pictures into one scrapbook.

Cropping your photos is a convenient way to get rid of the excess background spaces on your pictures and preserving the important parts of it. It is perfect when you want to give emphasis to a single object in a photo.  By cropping, you are able to chop down photos into the sizes required to lay them out in the scrapbook page easily.

Tip #2: Small equal size photos

Another suggestion for laying out multiple photos in a single page is to first crop each photo into small, equal sizes. This is possible if you have heaps of pictures of smaller subjects.  By cutting them at the right places, you save more space in the pages of your scrapbook for other photos you might want to post. Make sure, though, that the subject of each photo is not harmed when you snip off the unwanted sides.

This grid layout is perfect for tiny photos.  This scrapbook layout idea presents a simple but classic look that anyone will love.

Tip #3: Overlap photos

There are often huge, unnecessary spaces in scenic photos. These spaces are the perfect spots to overlap additional photos. By overlapping photos you are able to post multiple pictures on a single page without diminishing their value.  Overlapping photos creates a continuity of vision. Without actually being able to see a member of a photo that has been overlapped, you leave your viewers with the idea that it does exist.

Tip #4: Filmstrip photo boarder

This layout is a unique layout in scrapbooking which allows the scrapbooker to showcase photos in such a manner that the main picture becomes the focal point while the other smaller photos make up the border design.

The use of this filmstrip photo border design is a great way to lay out photos that are less significant on their own, yet when connected to the main picture make a great story.

Tip # 5: Crop Photos Into Narrow Strips

Using several vertical photos is perfect when you need to lay out many photos on a single page.  By cropping each photo to about the same width and height, and using little bookmarks as little notepads for journal your thoughts, you can create a flow of thought that will make up a perfect storyboard. No doubt this is probably one of the best scrapbook layout ideas.  Not only is it aesthetically appealing, but it also makes perfect artistic sense.

There a lot of scrapbook layout ideas you can find out there that might be helpful to you.  A little research will surely land you the layout that best suits your taste.  Don’t hesitate to create add-ons of your own. If you do it right, you just might be the next scrapbook guru to get published.

Supplies Used

12x12 Kraft Cardstock

6x12 Brown Bazzill Cardstock

1x12 pattern paper

Ribbon

2'' Scalloped punch

Glue glider

Xyron

Studio G BLESSED stamp set

Recommended supplies for the ideal 12x12 layout.

Basic Grey Kraft paper pack

Imaginisce Dandelion Snag’Em Love & Cherish Collection Stamp

Petaloo Dark Brown Wild Roses Mulberry Street 6 Ct

My Minds Eye Brown Lush Collection Ribbons

Thank you so much for stopping by I hope you enjoyed the video. Remember to leave a comment or rate the videos to let us know your watching and what you would like to see. Have a great day scrappers!

The Challenge

Now it is time to get scrappin, for this month challenge we have a sketch fro any level scrapper and card-maker for a chance to win a great prize!

**The Prize**

The lucky winner of this challenge will receive a  a Guest designer spot here at My Scrapbooking  Supplies for the month of June and a $15 Gift card to there choice scrapbooking store. Are you ready to play ? Of course you are !

How to play

• Upload a direct  link to your design in the Mr Linky.
• Leave a comment to this post to let us know that you are playing along with us this month.
• Comments and Designs are due May 28th 12pm CST.

Layout Sketch

Card Sketch

The Design Team

By Jenn

By Ana

By Wirda

By Lisa

Thank you for stopping by and I look forward to see all of your fun creations Good Luck Scrappers!!

Thank you scrappers for joining us today! Remember to leave a comment, we would love to hear how we inspired you to be crafty today!

The Xyron model 900 allows you to cold laminate or create stickers up to a width of 10 inches, and needs no batteries or power to operate. WOW! Take a look at this short video to see how easy it is.

Do you have a Xyron Machine? I'd love to see some of the projects you created with it: please post below in the comments area a link to your creations.

One of the best things about scrapbooking as a hobby is that you can take as little or as much time as you like. On those days when you have plenty of time, you can spend hours creating your scrapbook masterpieces. However, when you don’t have as much time to spend, you can still create quick and easy scrapbook layouts you can be proud of.

If you’ve spent any time looking at scrapbook supplies (and it’s hard to believe anyone who does scrapping not doing so), you'll know that you can buy pre-printed pages. These are the some of the quickest ways to complete a scrapbook layout in ten minutes or less.

You choose the page you would like to create, match the photos that will fit the theme, and then write a little bit of explanation in the journal box. How much easier can it be than this? In fact, if you’re using the pre-printed pages you may be able to complete more than one page in ten minutes.

Scrapbook theme kits are another way to create great pages without a lot of effort. Kits include the themed paper, die cuts, stickers, journal boxes, and even photo boxes. You pick and choose what you want and put your pictures with it. It’s so easy, and so much fun!

What if you have a few minutes while you’re waiting in line at the grocery store? Take along a notebook that you can use to sketch out layout ideas. Instead of having to completely create the page, you’ll be using those few minutes to put some ideas down on paper. That way, when you have more time and all of your supplies with you, you’ll be able to complete that idea that you captured earlier.

Did you just get back from vacation, have a party, or has a holiday passed? Use items from these events to create quick and easy scrapbook layouts. How do you do that? Here are some ideas:

Vacations – Most likely when you were on vacation you picked up something to remember your time there. Whether it’s postcards or pamphlets from someplace you visited, you can include those on the page with your pictures of you there. These items will take up extra space on your page, so they won’t take as long to complete.

Parties – Did you have a themed party for someone in your family? If so, you may have napkins or other party goods left. Incorporate those items into the page with pictures you took at the party.

Holidays – There are so many die cuts and stickers available for the holidays, no matter which one you’ve just celebrated. Take advantage of the supplies that are available to you to make creating your scrapbook pages a snap.

You don’t have to labor over your scrapbook to make it look colorful, fun, and enjoyable. It is possible to create quick and easy scrapbook layouts in less time that are just as good. Use some of these ideas and see what you can create in a short amount of time.