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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Quick Tip Tuesday: Cricut Cuttables Stamps

Welcome to Quick Tip Tuesday!  I was on a virtual hunt for a particular stamp set today, and came across a number of different reviews for the Cricut Cuttables Stamp Kit.  Although there are some people who do not seem very happy with the product, I came across more who were delighted with using their Cricut machines to cut their own stamps.  If you have a Gypsy or Design Studio, you could also pack lots on to the 6x6 stamp sheet that comes in the kit - or design your own images or word art.  To use this product, you will need a deep cut blade. 

 I also came across this video with a product tutorial:



Have you used this product?  What are your thoughts?
Happy Crafting!

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Monday, November 29, 2010

Challenge Me Monday #38



This time of year we see so many wrappings and ribbons, so let's have a fun ribbon challenge.


Challenge #38 Ribbon Challenge:
Use ribbon somewhere on your Cricut project.

As always there needs to be an image cut using your Cricut on your project to be eligible for the prize.

Join us for this weeks for your chance to win...
$25 gift certificate from Paper Wishes

Wow... Design Team Inspiration!

Andrea
Forever Young cartridge
Angela
Tags Bags Boxes and More cartridge
Candace
Jolly Holidays cartridge
Cathy
Joys of the Season, Simply Charmed, Tags Bags Boxes and More, Winter Woodland cartridges
Elsa
Tags Bags Boxes and More cartridge
Erin
Stand and Salute cartridge
Helen
From My Kitchen cartridge
D'vine Swirl cuttlebug folder
Jamie
Mini Monograms cartridge
Jean
Jasmine cartridge
Jordan
Create a Critter, Winter Frolic cartridge
Kate
Tags Bags Boxes and More, Very Merry Tags, Winter Frolic cartridges
D'vine Swirl cuttlebug folder
Leigh
Gypsy Font, Gypsy Wanderings cartridges
Leinad
Disney Mickey and Friends cartridge

Lori
Accent Essentials, George and Basic Shapes, Storybook cartridges
Michelle
Christmas Cheer, Create a Critter, Jolly Holidays, Stamping Solutions cartridges
Penny
Joys of the Season cartridge
Saundra
Winter Frolic cartridge
Sharon
Winter Woodland cartridge
Sherri
Create a Critter cartridge
Valerie
Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge

~This Weeks Sponsor~
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Participate in this weeks challenge for your chance to win!

PLEASE NOTE:Only new projects can be added to the challenge to be eligible for the prize (no older than a week prior to current challenge). Also, your project may be added to a FCCB challenge only once, with a new project for a new challenge.
If you have any questions please contact Robin at: fantabulouscricut @ yahoo .com (remove spaces)


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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Scrappin' Saturday: Getting Ready For The Holidays!

Happy Saturday!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday week and enjoyed all the yummy pumpkin pie your little hearts desired!  :)  The weekend after Thanksgiving always puts me in the mood for Christmas.  I love getting out all the Christmas decorations and getting in the Holiday Spirit!

It also tends to put me into "Holiday Scrapbooking Mode"...so I went searching for some Christmas-themed Cricut layouts for inspiration today, and I ended up (again!) at Monique Griffith's blog, MonkeyDoodleCricut.  :)

This chick seriously makes me drool every time I see a new layout of hers!  So, here are few of her recent and a-little-less-recent Christmas and Winter themed layouts for you to feast your eyes on.  Hopefully they'll put you in Holiday Scrapbooking Mode, too!

For details on each layout, and cartridges used to create each of these masterpieces, please visit Monique's blog HERE.  Thanks again for your awesome inspiration, Monique!!!

Happy Scrappin'!  :)

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Friday, November 26, 2010

Fantabulous Friday #37

Good morning everyone,
I hope you had a wonderful day of food, family and fun. I hope you were able to take some time to reflect and be thankful!
Of course, today is BLACK FRIDAY…a day to go shopping for those wonderful holiday deals!
Here is a layout I made commemorating my shopping experience last year. It was the one and only time I have attempted it. I used my Cricut to cut out the letters and parts of the bear. Although, last night I was smack in the middle of it, for reasons I won't go into....but suffice it to say, you know it is crazy when it takes you over an hour of sitting in traffic to move as far as it would normally take you 5 minutes tops!


So to keep with the theme of the day I thought I would share a few of the wonderfully “Fantabulous” deals you can get from some of our Fantabulous sponsors.
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Whew…that’s a lot of great sales and bargains to keep you crafting well into the new year! Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors who help make FCCB such a fun place to craft at!  Please be sure to also enter our challenge. Just click on the link on the top left and it will take you right there. Be sure to stop in and see what the marvelous DT has designed for your inspiration :-) Have a wonderfully crafty weekend!
Melin