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From the moment I saw this infomercial I was in love.
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I dreamt about a Cricut of my own.
So imagine my disbelief and excitement when Today’s Mama and Cricut asked to me try this unbelievable machine. I was so eager to create fabulous things, but this isn’t quite how it went down. When I saw my boys watching the instructional DVD I should have been suspicious. Just when I was ready to get started I realized my Cricut had been totally commandeered by my 12 and 16 year old boys.
Really this is the biggest testimony to the ease of the Cricut. I was impressed one thousand percent with how creative they could be with this machine —–COMPLETELY on their own without any supervision. They did not want any ideas (interference) from me.
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First they made this adorable gift sack and birthday card for their aunt.
The perfect birthday gift!
They made a cool Father’s Day card for their dad.
The perfect Father’s Day card! The cartridge, “Jubilee,” has some cool sayings like “you rock” !
They even made a Father’s Day card for me to give to my dad!
I drew out some ideas for our Fourth of July table and my boys got busy. They made some bling for straws, a fun crayon box (from the Tags, Boxes Cartridge cut at 5 1/4 inch) and put the name on a rocket party favor I made. Cricut’s new cartridge, ” Stand and salute,” is perfect for celebrating the fourth of July. My ideas are overflowing!
I know I am sounding like a commercial, but I am thrilled that it cuts fabric too. When the boys went to bed I was able to make this embellished onesie in a matter of minutes. The Simply Sweet cartridge is full of darling motifs and a delicate font. I cut a sweet little flower for the front and a heart for the bottom and sewed the fabric shapes to the onesie.
Next time my boys are gone I am anxious to cut birds and butterflies out of vinyl for my daughter’s bedroom wall. The Home Decor cartridge if filled with adorable designs perfect to decorate your home!
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I might have to wait until school starts to really get my chance, but I am thrilled that my boys love it as much as I do. Truly there are no limits— the possibilities are endless!
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Cricut is having a fun promotion, “Find the Cricut Ticket” going on from July 1 – August 15th. Twenty winners (yes 20) will receive a seven day Eastern Caribean “Craft Cruise” for two, plus a $600.00 airfare credit! All you need to do is purchase one of four Cricut cartriges for a chance to find a winning ticket. Look for tickets in Jubilee, Simply Sweet, Home Decor or Stand and salute!
Would you like a chance to also win these four cool cartridges? Today’s Mama is offering free giveaways for Cricut cartridges. Maybe if you win a free cartridge, it will have a winning cruise ticket too!!
i have the ‘old school’ cricut and it’s wonderful. it can’t cut fabric or do some of the fancy things, but it’s still totally awesome!!
off to try to win some carts!
how exciting to get one to use. I would love one too! such creative boys you have! Love the stuff you all made so far!
Glad to see that the teenagers are enjoying the Cricut as well. It can be addictive once you get started. And cutting fabric… you’ve jumped right into things with Cricut!
Oh, the Cricut is so awesome. It’s one of those things I’ve been drooling over for a loooong time and just have never gotten. I had no idea that it even cut fabric! Oh man… now I’ll HAVE to get one. Your boys did such a great job with everything!
I love that your boys commandeered the machine! So cute! They did a great job, too.
I’ve been lusting after those ever since they came out! My husband was going to get me one for Christmas, but chose something more “practical” instead!!!! I’m still lusting.
Awesome! I wish I were this creative! And I wish I had that machine!!!
Another Cricut lover found! I love my Cricut and have had it for over 2 years but had no idea you could cut fabric. I use it for vinyl all the time though. Is there a secret or did you put it on the mat just like paper? If you haven’t already you can go to the Cricut message board for all kinds of creations. As well as to my blog. I use my Cricut on almost all my projects.
Okay…comment #2…thanks for letting us know abotu the contest over at Today’s Mama – I’ve never heard of that site before…it’s a great one! I’ll be visiting there often now! Thank you!!
Also…for the crayon box you made…what cartridge did you use to create that? What a cute idea! Great for party favors or classroom party gifts!
I don’t know what I’d do without my Cricut Expression Machine! 🙂 I LOVE it to pieces!!! SO SO SO WORTH the $! you created some great projects too…I’ve been eying the new cartridges…hmmm…I might just have to splurge now that I’ve seen your cool project ideas! Thanks for the great post!
i am soooooo f-ing jealous!!!! you have NO idea how much i want a cricut! i start drooling every time i even think about them!
*sigh*
Thanks for sharing and for info. about the contest! I have one but haven’t had much time to “play” with it yet. In fact, my goal this week is to get my craft area cleaned out and organized so I can get started getting things done. This has inspired me anew!
Now I love it! Once you said it also cuts fabric, I truly got excited!! How adorable is that onesie?! And I have seen many ladies with vinyl letters on their walls. I wonder if they used the cricut? Hmm… I think I will definitely try this out. Thanks for sharing the video and the wonderful pics of the projects your kids made. Very inspiring 😉
I felt so lucky to have my sweet nephews make that very cool birthday card! Wow, very impressive! Gift box and shred too — they truly have their mother’s genes! Can’t wait to try out the Cricut! What fun! Thanks for the great post. xo
can the cricut cut fabric too?