Wall Art, the Silhouette and Make The Cut

So you've got your new cutter and Make The Cut! and bought your vinyl. You're now ready to make some wall art and then there it is...a huge question mark. What do you want to put on that big blank wall? Click HERE for boocoo's of inspiration.

New Cricut Cartridge Images - Art Nouveau

This cartridge is overflowing with detailed images and historically inspired fonts.

Click HERE to see the Look Book (handbook).

New Cricut Cartridge Images - Something to Celebrate

This cartridge is contains party-themed images, cards, boxes, bags, cupcake wrappers, and tags.

Click HERE to see the Look Book (handbook).

New Cricut Cartridge Images - Simply Scarecrows (Seasonal)

This seasonal cartridge contains twenty fall themed images, including scarecrows, leaves, and phrases.

Click HERE to see the Look Book (handbook).

New Cricut Cartridge Images - CTMH-Art Philosophy

Sold by Close to My Heart. This cartridge features layered images and two fonts.

Click HERE to see the Look Book (handbook).

New Cricut Cartridge Images - Sophie

This Cricut Circle™ exclusive cartridge features an assortment of floral, bird, damask, and holiday designs with coordinating cards, doilies, and bookmarks.

Click HERE to see the Look Book (handbook).

Cricut Craftroom

I give up. I've been fighting with the Cricut Craftroom all weekend long! Finally decided to chunk it and went back to Design Studio and now I can't even get it to work!! UGH!!

Make The Cut Updated

Make The Cut no longer works with our Cricut but it does work with other fine cutters so I thought I'd let you guys know that Make-the-Cut v3.3.2 is now ready for download! Click HERE to update or download.

Cricut & Close To My Heart

Close To My Heart will be releasing a cartridge package called Art Philosophy August 1st! It comes with a cartridge that features 700 images, 3 matching stamp sets and 3 sheets of matching chipboard, all for just $99. Click HERE for details. For information about hosting your own gathering or becoming a consultant yourself, click HERE and for information on Close To My Hearts Studio J, click HERE.

Big Lots & Cricut Cake

Wasn't it like $300 just a while ago? Haha - told ya to wait! =D

Expression 2 & Creative Memories

Provocraft and Creative Memories are teaming up again for some specials. Order the Expression 2 from CM and get the Best of Times sampler cartridge.

Click HERE to see the flyer up close. Ya might want to note there at the bottom that once the box is opened, they accept no returns on the E2.

Cricut Mini Video

Attn: Michael's Fans!

How cool is this! You can now get your Michael's coupon's on your phone! Click HERE to sign up.

Cricut Mini (aka Revamped Original)

Kim S posted this on one of the Cricut Yahoo groups as a 'tongue in cheek' kind of thing but I thought it was so insightful that I just had to show it to you guys.

OK.. I didn't want to respond but the psychic vibes were too great.. My inner eye is predicting what will happen in a few weeks... I see a HSN premiere. I see many people buying the machine, since it will be on 60 easy pays of $2 each and well, we just can't resist that can we... I predict that hooking it up to CCR will present just a few people monumental troubles.. then CCR with all its buggy goodness (that's computer bugs) will anger more than a few of those and we will have weeks and weeks of postings and complaints about PC putting out a machine before its time, and people having to return it to HSN, thus preventing them from finishing a 300 invitation project to Uncle Phil's 65th b-day party! Then in 6 months, we will have still more complaints when the machine is available at Mike's on clearance for $19.99 and you can use a coupon.. and people will still be waiting for their 6th machine to arrive. OK.. I'm being sarcastic, but anyone other than me see a pattern with PC and its "new machines"? I sure hope I'm wrong, because these HSN launches are testing my patience. LOL

Good luck to anyone who takes the leap...

Kim S

Per the Chirp - Introducing...

Cricut Mini™

Cricut Mini is a small, lightweight, ultra-portable way to make almost anything you want – out of many different types of materials, including thick and thin paper, fabric, vinyl, magnetic material, craft foil, and lots more. With Cricut Mini, it’s easier than ever to make projects and be more creative!

Small, portable, and lightweight for ultra space savings.
Works with any computer PC or MAC with a standard wireless or wired Internet connection.
Simply plug it in, turn it on, connect to Cricut Craft Room – the online design tool where you can see and design with every Cricut cartridge – and start making projects..
Cuts up to 8.5” x 12” paper and other materials. Cut small shapes and fonts from ¼” to larger cuts up to 11½”!

I hear that the price will be $119 and will launch on HSN in November.

Cricut Expression® 2

Introducing Cricut Expression 2 Personal Electronic Cutter. We've taken everything you love about Cricut Expression and made it even better. All-new machine design, bigger, full-color LCD touch screen, material setting, and a cutting-area light are just the start. Cricut Expression 2 will do everything Cricut Expression can, plus lots of exciting new features like:

Still 12” x 24” cutting capability: Enables large-format cutting and creating.
Compatible with ALL Cricut cartridges – including Cricut Imagine cartridges. (Cricut Imagine cartridges will just cut images, not print images or patterns.)
Larger, faster, full-color LCD touch-screen display with stylus. No keypad overlay required!
Mat Preview: See shapes you’re cutting and where they fit on the mat before you cut!
Material Setting: Choose a default setting for materials you like to cut (cardstock, regular paper, chipboard, etc) OR customize a material setting just how you want it.
Layer View: See all creative features and layers right on the screen, including shift layers. No need to keep referring back to the handbook!
Wireless-compatible: Connect to Cricut Craft Room with your Cricut Expression 2 wirelessly.
And many more!

**** I received this interesting note from one of my readers: "I think you ought to point out to your bloggers that you CANNOT use the Design Studio (even updated version) with the New Expression 2 machine .... you can only use the Gypsy."

Design Studio Updated

Provocraft has a Cartridge Content Update available for Design Studio. Cartridge Content Updates are separate installers that contain the new cartridges that have been released since the last update was done. collection.

Remember, when updating content, you do not need to un-install Design Studio as the update is only adding cartridges, not changing the program itself.

After you click on the link below, scroll down to the second download button to download the new cartridges only. Be sure Design Studio is closed before installing the update.

Click HERE to get your update now. =D