Damask Decor in Velour at Scrappy-Go-Lucky

Today is my day to post on the Scrappy-go-Lucky blog.  I have been using and enjoying the Damask Decor cartridge and I used it for today's card.  There is a sneak peak at the card above - to see the full card and find out how I made it please click HERE to go to the post on the Scrappy-go-Lucky blog.

 

Damask always brings to mind formal occasions and elaborate decorations.  It also makes me think of flocked wallpaper.  I think I have been in many restaurant dining rooms with fuzzy damask designs on the walls.

Back in January I made a card using flocked contact paper - you can read the post HERE.  At the time I was using a roll I had purchased long ago and I couldn't find the wrapper to give you more information about the material.

I went back to our local five & ten and I found more of the contact paper - in black and blue - so I bought both!  Here is a photo of the label with all of the pertinent information if you are trying to track down this paper for your own projects.  I don't have the receipt handy but I think it cost about $7 for the roll and the roll is quite large - enough for plenty of projects.

The card base was cut from this DCWV cardstock.  I just love these colors and have them in my dining room (but the paper is not flocked!).  I was lucky to find it on sale a while ago - I am not sure if it is still readily available.

The added texture from the flocked contact paper adds a lot to the card and it is so much easier and neater than adding flocking.  I used multi-cut 2 with blade depth 5 and pressure at 4 and speed at 3 and the cut was perfectly clean.  The adhesive is already on the cut and it is somewhat repositionable so you can get things lined up perfectly even if you have to try more than once.

I like to keep an eye out for different types of material to try cutting with the Cricut.  It is fun to add dimension to the card with this simple technique.

Please be sure to pop over to the Scrappy-go-Lucky blog HERE to see the full card and directions - while you are there be sure to check out some of the projects my fellow Design Team members have been making.

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New Cartridges - Oh My!

For Cricut fans, the third week of the month is always exciting - it is the week of "Hello Thursday" when the new cartridge releases are announced.  Sometimes, a retailer might release cartridges ahead of time and reduce the element of surprise but it is still fun to get all of the details and to see the handbooks.  This month three of the new cartridges are already available at AC Moore.

I have two favorites in the new releases - Can you guess which ones?  It is probably obvious that Elegant Edges and Damask Decor are just my style of cartridge.


Here are the sample sheets from the Cricut.com site.  You can find sample sheets and full cartridge handbooks in the Cartridge Library on the information page - here is a LINK.


Four of the cartridges are full cartridges:


Damask Decor - So many fabulous possibilities with this and very elegant!

 

You can download the complete handbook HERE.


Elegant Edges - lots of great shapes and frames for cards and layouts and wonderful borders.

 

You can download the complete handbook HERE. 

Everyday Pop-Up Cards  Pop-up cards for all occasions and lots of cute images

 

You can download the complete handbook HERE. 

Pop-Up Neighborhood (this is the next Cricut Circle exclusive cartridge)

 

You can download the complete handbook HERE. 

The other three cartridges are seasonal limited edition cartridges: 

Father's Day

 

You can download the tri-fold for this cartridge HERE. 

Happy Graduation

 

You can download the tri-fold for this cartridge HERE. 

Luau

 

You can download the tri-fold for this cartridge HERE. 

More cartridges were also added to the retired list this month.  They are  

Joys of the Season

Learning Curve
50 States
Stamping
Word Builders 1 A Word Party

I really like both Joys of the Season and Stamping.   50 States is far more than just an educational cartridge with flowers and birds for all of the states.  If you think you might want these cartridges it is time to add them to your collection before they become difficult to find (and sell for crazy prices on eBay!).

 

There are Design Studio and Gypsy updates available with the new content.  The Design Studio update is available HERE.  You will need to be signed in to the Cricut.com site.  The screen says that the last update is for November, however, if you download the font pack update you will see that the version number has changed and it is V110308.

 

You should SAVE the download to your computer and then run it to have the new cartridge information load correctly.  You will need to close and reopen Design Studio to see the new cartridge listed.

To update your Gypsy, connect it to your computer with the USB cable, turn it on and run the Cricut Sync program. IT takes a while but mine when smoothly.  The Version will now be 1.4 (0208:0216).

To see some projects made with these new cartridges, be sure to check out the Hello Thursday blogs - here are the links...

Joy's blog 
Melanie's blog 
Robyn's blog
Tammy's blog

Have fun checking out all of the new possibilities and let me know what you think...

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