The first card is for a 50th Birthday and has some great details  around the outer edges. I love the bouquet of flowers in the center

The next card that she sent that she made with her Cricut machine is for those who are looking to enjoy a day of relaxation on their birthday.

Next we have a simple card that is perfect for any birthday. The ribbon on the bottom with the cute bow gives this Cricut card the perfect touch.

My mom would like this card especially if I bought her a ticket to ride on a hot air balloon. She told me once that she always wanted to do this. Her birthday is in January and it is freezing here at this time so it would have to be belated.

In the final card we have a birthday wish going out to someone called Bob. I wonder if the motorcyle in the picture is his and if so then that is AWESOME! Nita is you see this let me know?

Love the motorcycle!

I just want to say thank you again Nita for the great pictures. The thing that I like about the Cricut personal cutting machine is the endless creativity that can be achieved. When you give a home made Cricut card take a second to notice the spark in the person's eye that received it....that will be thanks enough!

Using your imagination you can create some money making projects that you can sell on eBay, craft shows, school events or just by word of mouth.

Here are four Cricut projects that you can make extra money with to give you some ideas:

1. Custom Invitations and Cards:If your the kind of person that loves to make custom Cricut greeting cards or invitations to save money on expensive store bought cards then why not make it into a home business? Selling custom invitations can be very lucrative with many people wanting to purchase handmade birthday cards, invitations and more.

1. Personal Children Art:Personal Children Art is a huge business for scrapbookers. Not only is it one of the simplest Cricut projects to create but also sells great! You can create a plaque to showcase your art or use the traditional mat and frame. You can increase your earnings by making the art functional. For instance, by adding knobs you can make your personal child plaque into a coat hanger.

1. Baby Shower Diaper Cakes:What is a diaper cake? Simply it is a popular baby shower gift or centerpiece where rolled up diapers are arranged in a way to create a tiered cake. This popular gift goes over great at any shower but most people either don't have the time to make them or simply don't know how. One of the cheapest ways to embellish the cake is to use the Cricut personal cutting machine. This type of business does great simply by word of mouth and before you know it your Cricut business will be soaring.

1. Scrapbooking Themes:Similar to custom Invitations and cards, there is a large market for scrapbooking themes. If you adore scrapbooking and receive high praise for the themes you've created then why not make it into a paying gig. Using the Cricut personal cutting machine you can significantly reduce your operating costs and time to produce these themes, resulting in a better bottom line.

These are just a few ways that you can turn your passion of crafting into a small home based business. Think of the things you like to do with your Cricut machine and try to imagine a market for it. Before you know it the hobby you love so much may just be the job you've been dreaming of!

Search for your favorite cartridges or discover a new one. No matter what, you can find a discounted Cricut Cartridge that fits your needs.

If your new to the Cricut Personal Cutting Machine, Cricut Create or Cricut Expression you can find those here as well.

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If you would like to share some Cricut projects or ideas visit our contribute page!

The Dollhouse Card that she created is fantastic and just shows the creativity that cab be achieved with the Cricut Expression machine.

You can get the discount Cricut Cartridge Wild Card through Craftyfun.com
read the full post here at Joanscraftworld.com

Getting together for a family night is difficult, what with work, school and every other little thing that comes up in life.

More then ever though it is important to stay connected. A great idea is to set aside some time for a family scrapbooking night with the cricut machine.

There is a great site geared towards family that has a post you may find of interest at www.more4kids.info

If anyone has any good family ideas be sure to comment for others to enjoy!

This blog is all about creating a community of like minded crafters who enjoy using the Cricut personal cutting machine, have ideas or want to share some Cricut deals they found for cheap.

I met some great people on Craigslist recently and hope they stop by, look around and perhaps want to contribute to this blog in one way or another. Perhaps by signed up as an author and post directly to this site ( it doesn't cost any money but I am looking for good well thought out ideas) or maybe just send an idea or two my way and I can then post it here.

I'm still considering starting a forum if there is enough interest.

• Cricut personal electronic cutter machine :

Just plug it in.Very simple to use. By pressing a button you can make gorgeous desings and letters for scrapbooking, making cards and crafts.Insert the cartridge that pleases you into the Cricut and pick from 100's of designs in twelve different sizes; going from 1 inch to 5-1/2 inch.The possibilities range into the thousands! Customizing your letters and shapes couldn't be easier.

The Cricut machine comes with the Basic and George Shapes cartridge to get you started and has a weight of a mere 7 pounds.

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  Cricut Create machine :

The Cricut Create has the portability of the original Cricut machine with the functions of the Cricut Expression. The Cricut Create and the original Cricut machine are the same size, but you can have cuts from 1/4 inch up to 11 /1/2 inch on a 12 inch by 6 inch cutting mat. The Cricut Create also comes with an 8-way directional cutting blade, Fit to Page mode (for cutting the largest possible), Auto Fill mode (for production cuts), Portrait option (for making higher projects), Flip option and Center Point option. The display has been upgraded and the slick design add better convienance and jazz.

The machine comes with the 12 inch by 6 inch cutting mat, DonJuan shape and font cartridge, cords and instructions.

• Cricut Expression

A bigger machine than the Cricut Create or the Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter, the Cricut expression is not as portable and is meant to remain on a craft table or other surface.

The Cricut Expression is a way to cut shapes, letters, and words into large sizes using the 12 inch by 12 inch mat or the 24 inch by 12 inch mat. The possibilities are infinite with this bigger Cricut, allowing you to create bigger die cuts for scrapbooking, school decorations, banners, and many more projects.

• combine creative features in the same cut
• Use the entire library of existing Cricut cartridges
• Cut in landscape or portrait mode
• Mat sizes 24 inch by 12 inch or 12 inch by 12 inch
• different language settings and measurement units
• you can see what your inputing for your next cut with the brand-new LCD screen

The Cricut Expression comes with the Accent Essentials shape cartridge, one 12 inch by 12 inch cutting mat and Plantin schoolbook font cartridge.

• Before you decide on which Cricut to purchase:

  • Take time to research ask around. People who do crafts are just naturally nice.
  • Look for used cricut machines
  • If you know someone who owns one ask if you can borrow it for a day
  • give one a test run at the store
  • search our deals section for bargains

One thing is for certain. We can all come to the agreement that the Cricut line of products are truly an awesome invention.

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