This last month has been pretty hectic so I have only one card to offer for this month so far. Will
try to get more done before month's end. Hope you like it. I plan on giving it to my aunt who is
going to have her arm in a sling for 6 weeks after a shoulder operation. Thought it was quite
appropriate.
Bye for now Joan C

Courtesy Joan C

Thank you Joan! I know I enjoy getting homemade cards and I'm sure your Aunt will love it. Wishing her a get well soon!

If anyone else has some cricut projects they would like posted feel free to contact me.

Artist: Nancy Roderick

Every once in a while I come across a great Cricut project that is different then the standard card or scrapbook.
These glasses and frames reminds me of how versatile the Cricut cutting machine is. By using some cheap cricut cartridges you can really impress your guests at your next event.

required materials:

• Mirror or glasses
• Adhesive backed vinyl
• Cricut Expression
• Cricut Cartridge
• Crafting knife or scissors
• acid etch cream
• gloves

Directions:

1. Using the adhesive backed vinyl create a mask by placing it on the cutting mat and cut design that you would like.
2. After you have created the cricut design that you like, peel the  backing off and stick to the glassware. Be sure to press firmly and remove any air bubbles that may occur. Cover any of the remaining glass to be sure the acid cream does not touch any of the other areas except the cricut design.
3. Make sure you are wearing the protective gloves and apply the acid cream to the cricut design applying liberally. After about 5 minutes rinse off the acid cream to reveal your design. The cricut cartridge design will appear frosted!

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:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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!

Click Here! To learn how you can start your own small business

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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

Materials:

• Cricut Expression Personal Electronic Cutter
• Cricut Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge
• Cricut Joys of the Season Cartridge
• Cricut Alphalicious Cartridge
• Pink Thread and a sewing machine
• small pink rhinestones
• Pink, Green, Kraft and Cream paper stock
• Straight and zigzag Scissors
• Glue
• Foam Adhesive
• Tan ink
• Cream Lace

Directions

• Cut bag. Using Plantin SchoolBook cartridge and green paper stock, cut one 7¼" bag. Score, fold, and assemble. Ink edges.
• Cut card. Using the Joys of the Season cartridge and cream paper stock, choose Card feature and cut one 4¼". Trim off front of card. Trim at sides using zigzag scissors. Ink edges. Sew around edge. Glue to bag front using foam adhesive.
• Trim ribbon. Using pink paper stock, choose Layers feature and cut one 3". Glue as shown. Embellish branches with rhinestones.
• Cut M with the Cricut Alphalicious cartridge and kraft paper stock, cut one 1½" M. Glue at middle of frame.
• Using kraft paper stock, cut ½" letters to spell MOTHER. Glue in place like picture.
• Tie a bow out of the lace at the handles.

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.

Designed by Cari Fennell

This colorful crayon box is is a perfect storage solution. You can make it in no time with the Cricut machine.

Materials:

• Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter
• Cricut Cartridge Makin the Grade
• Provo Craft Scrap Pad Bright Kids
• Cricut Cartridge Base Camp
• white Paperstock
• tinbox
• Ribbons, Green, Gold, Aqua, Cherry
• Cricut Trimmer
• Glue
• cutters
• end Rounder

Directions:

• Trim a rectangle from Cherry paper stock to cover frontside of tinbox. Trim a small rectangle from crayon patterned paperstock. Trim the corners rounded on both and glue to tinbox.
•  Using your Cricut, Makin the Grade cartridge, and cherry patterned paperstock, cut 1" letters to make crayon box.
• Using your Base Camp cartridge and cherry patterned paper, cut one 4 ¼" stamp form. Using white paperstock, depress Shift button and cut a 4 ¼" rectangle.
• Adhere white rectangle to red stamp form. Adhere letters to rectangle. Attach piece to front of tin.
• Cut out three crayons from crayon patterned paperstock and glue to stamp form.
• Thread ribbons around 1 side of the handle on the tinbox.