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Posted by Meghan on 30th November 2009

Complete List of Scrapbooking Cricut Cartridges

I was trying to come up with a list of cartridges for this blog so that we could have some commentary on each one that I own. After an hour or two of researching online, this is the list that I came up with. Hope they are useful to you!
All of these cartridges can be [...]

Posted by Meghan on 30th November 2009

Tips For Using Vinyl When Scrapbooking with Cricut

Don’t be afraid of new things
Vinyl cutting isn’t what it used to be. The cricut machine was inspired by machines that cut vinyl in the first place! It knows how to do it, all you have to tell it is what and how hard to press.
Kiss-Cutting isn’t as cute as it sounds!
Kiss cutting is when [...]

Posted by Meghan on 28th November 2009

Cool Scrabooking Cricut Project I Saw Today!

If you’re confused by cutting Vinyl, check out my other post with some great Vinyl Cutting Tips
You can decorate your walls using any cricut and some vinyl just like you see those expensive kits at Home Outfitters and other home stores. I’m going to show you how to make a beautiful phrase on your wall [...]

Posted by Meghan on 26th November 2009

Converting Images To .SVG or “Vector Files”

I’m going to talk a little about vector art and bitmaps and how they relate to each other.
See my guide for step by step instructions on converting these files for Scrapbooking with Cricut.
A bitmap is a regular image, like a JPG from your camera, or a PNG on a website. Bitmaps are described by [...]

Posted by Meghan on 24th November 2009

Scrapbooking Cricut Pet Inspired Images

Here are some more pet inspired images that you can make into vectors using my guide to then use with Sure Cuts A Lot for use in your scrapbooks and greeting cards.
Hope you find these useful!

Posted by Meghan on 20th November 2009

Scrapbooking Cricut Winter Inspiration Images

Using my guide on how to create vector images to use in Sure Cuts A Lot, you can save these images and convert them and start scrapping! check out this guide on my site for help.

Posted by Meghan on 16th November 2009

Awesome Die Cuts to use with Sure Cuts A Lot (and how to make them!)

As I have found out, it is very easy to make .SVG files to use with Sure Cuts A Lot. A .SVG file means that the file is a vector image, which is an image that can be zoomed in or zoomed out and it wont distort, or get blurry at all. This format is [...]

Posted by Meghan on 12th November 2009

How Scrapbooking with Cricut Saved My Life

I want to share a story with you about how my Cricut and how scrapbooking saved my life. Two years ago, I had to take a stress leave from work and ended up spending a great amount of time at home, in bed feeling sorry for myself. I went into a great depression and was [...]

Posted by Meghan on 10th November 2009

Top Ten Reasons Scrapbooking with Cricut is The Best

Top Ten Benefits of Scrapbooking with Cricut
1. You don’t have to have a computer.
The Cricut can be used alone, or with the Gypsy to re-scale, crop and select images to cut. It’s simplicity at its finest.
2. Makes very cute noises when you turn it on
These sounds [...]

Posted by Meghan on 6th November 2009

My New Scrapbooking Cricut Gypsy

I am very excited today! My Cricut Gypsy came in the mail and I can’t wait to start scrapbooking!! Unfortunately, it didn’t come with a manual, but you can download it here.

I was playing with it in the car today, because it comes with a car charger and I was planning out my latest cricut [...]