I have always enjoyed the scalloped pre cut papers from Bazzill and other various companies.  When I learned that you could cut these papers with your very own Cricut Expression I just knew I "had" to upgrade my original Cricut to an Expression.  So how do you do this?  I'm going to give you a brief tutorial below.

Apply your paper to your cutting mat.  Insert it into your Cricut.  I decided to use the Storybook cartridge because it have various scalloped circles, squares, and other shapes.  For this page I chose the scalloped square.  Press the Fit to Page button.

Your Cricut will scan the page size for you.  Press the cut button and you'll see your Cricut figure the size the cut needs to be.  It will automatically start to cut your paper.  After removing it, you'll have a 12x12 scalloped sheet of paper cut to your liking.

Another tool I love to use is the Martha Stewart punches.  On this border I used the Spiderweb punch to go along with my Halloween theme.

Lastly I cut a smaller scalloped square to match my page and accented with a stamped image.  This is a simple layout that is quick and easy to do.  It took me 15 minutes to make all my cuts and layout the page.  For someone that is short on time for scrapbooking these types of layouts are perfect.

Have fun and happy scraping in 2010.

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