Author Archives: Marti

Make a Card with Silhouette SD

This card is especially dear to me as I did it almost entirely with the silhouette, my computer, and my printer! I used absolutely no papers on this one other than my ordinary Staples 110 pound white cardstock (not counting … Continue reading

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Silhouette SD

After careful consideration, I decided to return my Cricut Imagine to Costco.  Almost $500 for the machine and 5 carts later, I decided this wasn’t the smartest move I ever made.  The machine is so limited as to what you … Continue reading

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A Tweety Bird-day!

I have five birthdays coming up in the next couple of weeks so I’m scrambling to make some cards that will have special meaning for the recipient. The first card is for a friend who is far away but is … Continue reading

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Friendship Card

A card I made for my stash.  The sentiment is from Stampin’ Up and the digi stamp is from Precious Moments Coloring Book pages.  I’ve been finding some really cool pics for my cards just using coloring book pages.  They … Continue reading

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Truly Bored!

There’s a very simple explanation for the title to this post – I hurt my knee and I’m having trouble sitting with my knee bent for any length of time.  Hence, very minimal scrapbooking! I knew I had done some … Continue reading

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Getting the most out of your mats for the Cricut Cutters

Here’s a little tip I picked up somewhere on the web. After buying so many products that were supposed to renew your mats I almost gave up until I found this little tip (I can’t remember where to give the … Continue reading

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Truly Scrumptious Challenge

I made this card for this week’s Truly Scrumptious challenge.  With my gypsy, Cricut Expressions and the Elegant Edges cart, I welded together the 4th edge (scallop2) using the book button with both the shift and non-shift positions to make … Continue reading

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Cricut Expression

After doing my article on the Imagine, I thought I should do one on the Expression as well.  This machine is absolutely super for scrapbooking! The Expression uses cricut cartridges (the Imagine carts don’t work in the Expression) as well … Continue reading

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Cricut Imagine

So I broke down and got the Cricut Imagine machine last month.  It seemed like a great idea since it can print and cut…..  Now I’m not so sure I should have spent all that money. It’s definitely nice to … Continue reading

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David’s Scrapbook (First 3 Pages)

As promised a month ago, I’m finally adding the 3 scrapbook pages I made for David’s (my best friend – you’ll probably be seeing the name often in my posts).  They are actually the first pages I’ve ever done so … Continue reading

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