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Using the Cricut Expression to Celebrate National Dog Day

Hello My Fellow Crafters,

Today is National Dog Day ~  Woof Woof 🙂

I found out about this holiday this morning when my sister put a picture of her dog Holly on Facebook.  So I had to make a quick post to celebrate.

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I used my Cricut Expression and the cricut cartridge Four Legged Friends.  I wanted to find the dog closest to Holly, and so it looked even more like her I added some white using a Gelly Roll white pen.

It was a good reason to create with my Cricut Expression today – lets make everyday a holiday 🙂

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A Close To My Heart Card Making Evening With Friends

Hello  My Fellow Crafters,

Yesterday some of my friends who also have a passion or should I say obsession with crafting just like I do got together for a Close To My Heart card making evening.  Besides making these fun handstamped greeting cards, we had ALOT of laughs 🙂

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One thing that I learned was how to hide ink smudges. LOL

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You would never know this but the single flower on this card has a big ink smudge under it and the small leaf has one too.  That’s the fun that you can have when you handstamp your cards.  You plan on the card to look one way but by the time you are done your card creation changes, and that’s not always a bad thing.

The best part is the person who is receiving this card, has no idea 🙂

~ Thanks Kim for hosting this great card making evening ~

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A Happy Birthday Zentangle Cricut Card Idea

Hello My Fellow Crafters,

Today I want to share with you a birthday card that I made for my Poppa (my husbands dad).  I always have a hard time making masculine cards and I wanted to make this one just a little different then all the others that I have made for him over the years.

I am still fascinated with each Zentangle design that I create because I never really know how it will turn out and the biggest thing when you Zentangle there are no mistakes (can’t erase) which makes it really challenging at times

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I used two Cricut Cartridges to make this card – The base of the card was made from the Close To My Heart Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge.  Its hard to see in this picture but the sentiment Happy Birthday is on a pop-up.  That is one of the great function keys on this cartridge.

The Balloons and the Happy Birthday sentiment, are from Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut cartridge.  First I cut the balloons on white cardstock.  The I took the blade out of the Cricut housing and added a black marker to write not cut the Happy Birthday sentiment.  If you are going to look for these balloons on your cartridge Hello Kitty was actually holding these balloons and I cut her out of the card – sorry Kitty just wanted your balloons LOL 🙂

Then I drew all of the Zentangle designs on each balloon (it took awhile but was sooo worth it) with a Sakura Micron 01 black marker.  It is so much fun to see the end result when you Zentangle.

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Since I made the base of the card black so that the images would really pop off the page, I used a pattern paper for the backing for this pop-up card.  The pattern of this paper really looks like a Zentangle pattern but I didn’t make it.  I just wanted to show you how I put my handmade stamp on the back of this card so it could be seen with that patterned paper.

Well this was another super fun card to make.  Hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend.

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Two New Cricut Explore One Colors To Brighten Up Your Crafting Space

Hello My Fellow Crafters,

Cricut just keeps making us happy 🙂

Now we can add some color to our Crafting Space with Cricut’s colorful new Explore One machines!

 

These amazing machines  are now available in two new colors: Vintage Navy and Cherry Blossom — for only $199.99!

Purchase your very own machine in one of these new colors today. Be sure to use the code AUGSHIP at checkout because you’ll get free shipping on all orders (no minimum)!

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Seven Months of Daily Zentangle and Loving It

Hello My Fellow Crafters,

Back in January I told you that I started to Zentangle.  If you missed it you can read the post of Happy New Year.  Well I can’t believe its been seven months and I haven’t missed a day 🙂

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What I think is really great about Zentangle is that you can incorporate it into all different forms of crafting.  I have cut images with the Cricut Expression and also images from thin metal dies that I put thru either the Cuttlebug or Big Shot and then filled in the design with my own Zentangle pattern.   I have also used a basic rubber stamp and decorated the stamped image with an original Zentangle design.  You can use these images to make greeting cards, scrapbook pages and even put them in a frame and hang on your wall for all to see your original artwork.

I have posted some of my Daily Zentangle on Instagram Joans Craft World, if you like to check them out.

Hope you all have a Great Weekend and maybe if you are just relaxing, try your own Zentangle design and see for yourself how much fun this is 🙂

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