My New Machine

Hello Again,

I wanted to share my latest Cricut buy with you all. I wondered into Michael's on Black Friday to find three E2 Anniversary Edition. I didn't even think they were available anymore. Well I bought one and gave it a nice home.

  Notice: my Gypsy is matching the Anniversary Edition

Unfortunately, I have to send it back because its not working properly. It has been cutting my intricate pieces and not working like my other Cricut machines work and not speaking nicely to my Gypsy too!

Cut with                               Cut with E2 

                                         Original Expression    

Cut with                                    Cut with E2 

                                     Original Expression      

I do have to say that I LOVE LOVE the gals who work for the Cricut Service department! The Cricut customer service is really wonderful and helpful!

So I have to send my green Anniversary edition back, but I the get the regular grey E2 back. Of course there is the problem of access to my extra two carts that the Anniversary Edition comes with that I won't have access to on the new machine. I was assured that there will be an update to Craftroom so that I will be able to access them, but I would really like to  access all four carts on my Gypsy because I do all my designing on it and not sure how much I will like using Craftroom. The Gypsy is just so much more portable that a laptop and I do use multiple carts on a lot of my projects and would love to incorporate them too.

I will keep you updated and share pictures of my new E2 when it arrives. I wish I didn't have to deal with this problem, but at least I know the Cricut customer service is really helpful.


The carts used for the cuts above are:
Nursery Rhymes, MS Elegant Cakes Art, Calligraphy Collection,

Happy Scrapping
Judy

Nuts About Sketches # 167

Hello everyone,

Its Monday, so there is a new sketch up at Nuts About Sketches. I have done another page for my In-Law's book. I used pictures of my husband and family after his High School graduation ceremony. I sometimes tease him that I should have met this guy in the pictures, he is just so much cuter.

 

What was used:
Cricut Calligraphy Collection (Title cut at 1 inch)
DCWV High School Stack
DCWV The Guy Stack
Fasenator
Brown Ink

I hope you will all go visit Nuts About Sketches and see the gorgeous layouts the other ladies have created with this sketch and Join in an dshow us your own take on the sketch.

Happy scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches # 164

Hello Everyone,

I would welcome all my new followers, you guys have propelled my past the 200 followers mark. I would love to thank everyone who stopped by to take a look at my project for my first blog hop.  I love all the love everyone leaves in their comments. Makes my day!

Its time for another Sketch over at Nuts About Sketches. I did another page for my MIL's book. I am trying to complete it because I would love to give it to her this summer. The page is a Christmas page, yeah I know it June, but I scrap by what the pictures, sketch or what I am 'feeling' at the time. I hope you like it. (Left side of the sketch).

My husband is the youngest.

What was used:
Cricut Calligraphy Collection (Title cut at 1.5 inches)
Fiskars Circle cutter
Martha Stewart Holly Leaves Edge Punch
EK Success Mini Christmas Tree
Fair Isle Christmas Paper Pack
Ribbon from my stash

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches # 160

Hello everyone,

I had so much fun with all the sketches in the birthday celebrations at Nuts About Sketches last week I had so many pages done, but you have until May 15 at midnight (14th going into15th) to complete any of these sketches for a chance to win the beautiful The Scrapping Spot's May Scrapbook Kit.

We are back to our regular Monday sketch and this week I think I have done one of my favorite pages of all time. I used photos of my daughter when she was one year old eating a juicy tomato. She used to love them, couldn't get enough, now she won't even touch them! I hope you enjoy this page I had so much fun putting it together.

 

What was used:
Cricut Freshly Picked (Title at 1.0 inch, Tomato at 3.75 inches then trip off ES)
Cricut Calligraphy Collection (Flourishes at 0.87 and 1.5 inches)
DCWV Farmer's Market Stack
DCWV, Recollections and Bazzill Cardstock
Martha Stewart Loops Around the Page Punch
Making Memories Color Staples
EK Success Fastenator
Ribbons from my stash
Burnt Seina Ink

For a direct link to birthday celebrations sketches at Nuts About Sketches click here.

Happy scrapping!
Judy

Kiss Scrapbook page

Hello friends,

I have neglected my blog for sometime now because I have been traveling. I wanted to share this  page of my husband and kids. This page was done as part of a sketch challenge with my the ladies of BASF.

The reason I am sharing the page is because my in-laws collected the kids one month ago and took them to Finland, so that my husband and I could have some alone time together. We spent almost three weeks at home, (but I still didn't get as much scrapbooking done as I wanted to, I guess the 100 or so printed photos will be scrapped soon enough!). Then we went to Sweden where I reconnected with a high school friend I haven't seen for 15 years and now we are with the kids in Finland. When I finally saw the kids I could not stop kissing them. Its so funny how they can make you so tired and stressed out, but you wouldn't have it any other way!

Now all I am missing is my scrapbook room! The words KISS was cut with Calligraphy Collection cart.