Shopping and Snowflakes

I have done entirely too much internet shopping over the past week!  There have been great "Early Black Friday" deals and I just couldn't resist...now I won't be able to spend on the real Black Friday (but I don't like going out in the crowds so that's OK).  The only cartridges that I have left on my wish list are Paper Lace and Quarter Note, at least until the next batch are announced!

One of the best features of Design Studio (or the Gypsy) is the ability to thoroughly preview the content of a cartridge to help you decide if you would like to add it to your collection.  I prefer Design Studio for this purpose because I can do color previews and really get a good Idea of the way things will work.  The absolute number of cartridges is overwhelming and you need to be able to make intelligent choices about the cartridges that suit your style and needs.

One of the cartridges on my "must have " list was Ornamental Iron.  There are so many great design possibilities with the shapes on this cartridge - and yes...I made another snowflake.  I can't wait until my order is delivered and I can cut this one out!

You can even get fancy and do layered snowflakes.  There are so many possible variations - just as there are with real snowflakes. 

If you don't share my fascination with snowflakes you may also like the images that look like chess pieces on this cartridge.

The ironwork will make a beautiful Christmas wreath card as well.  The intricate filigree in this cartridge is just the sort of thing I like to use for my designs.

I haven't had much time to look through all of the possibilities but I thought I'd give you fair warning - there will be some posts coming your way showing projects with this cartridge very soon!  Don't worry if you are not a fan of this type of artwork - I bought a lot of other cartridges too!

One more day until the Creative Memories Cricut Cruise contest starts.  I wish I was better at using Facebook.  I am counting on all of you who are pros to help me "get out the vote."  Thanks again for all the lovely comments and support you have sent my way about this contest - and please keep your fingers crossed for me!


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New Cartridges for Hello Thursday

I am leaving Friday morning for Pennsylvania but I want to make sure that you know about the new Cricut cartridges that were announced today.  The image at the top of this post is from the new Paper Lace cartridge - this will be a favorite!

There are six new full cartridges,  Car Decals, Ornamental Iron (I have heard that these two are exclusive to Cricutmachine.com but I don't know for sure), Paper Lace, Quarter Note, Sesame Street Seasons and Wrap it Up.

You can see the full cartridge handbooks in the Cartridge Library under the Information tab on the Cricut.com site.  I have posted the sample pages to give you some idea of the style of each cartridge.

This is the sample sheet for Car Decals

You can download the handbook  HERE .

This is the sample sheet for Ornamental Iron

You can download the handbook  HERE.

This is the sample sheet for Paper Lace

 
You can download the handbook  HERE.

This is the sample sheet for Quarter Note

You can download the handbook  HERE.

This is the sample sheet for Sesame Street Seasons

You can download the handbook  HERE.

This is the sample sheet for Wrap it Up

You can download the handbook  HERE.

As always, you can see some great projects using these cartridges on Joy's blog, Melanie's blog, Robyn's blog and Tammy's blog.

The Design Studio update for these new cartridges is available on the Cricut.com site - here is a LINK.  You will need to be logged in to download the update. For the Gypsy the update will be on the Gypsy Sync program.  I have heard of a few people having issues with the update for Imagine compatibility with the Gypsy earlier this week so I would exercise caution and check the boards before doing that update.  You can always download the free trial version of Design Studio (if you don't have it already) and work with the new cartridges in Design Studio if you are anxious to try a few design possibilities with them.

I have lots to do before I leave tomorrow morning so I'll give you my reactions to the new cartridges in a couple of days.  I'll also have photos and information about the Cricut Circle Meet Up in Pennsylvania.

The Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page set winners will be posted soon - I had visitors today and couldn't do the spreadsheet (it is more complicated since I gave extra chances to subscribers and followers).

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