a sneak peek at Granddaughter's present

Not my original idea, but this execution is mine for almost 8 year old granddaughter. The cuts were from A child's Life for the Cricut Expression. When the lamp is off, the shadows on the vinyl don't really show. Hope she loves it as much as I do !

my camera is in the shop...

Actually I am anticipating it's return any day now. I found a repair shop for my Sony digital, and shipped it off. Our amusement park trip to Kennywood and ride on the raging rapids managed to fry the lcd screen. I truly am going through camera withdrawal... I find I reach for it when the grandkids come to visit, at school, and with October and fall leaves starting I am really feeling it! I even priced out new cameras but couldn't see forking out 600 plus dollars when it is likely to get repaired for under 300.00. I am a bit nervous but the testimonials for this company are good. Really surprising how different our 'contacts' are with web 2.0 isn't it?

Great crafter item!

There is currently a contest running to win one of the Scrapbox storage systems. How would you like to own every crafter's dream organizing system? The Workbox does it all for Scrapbookers, Stampers, Cricut lovers (there is a special place to store it), Quilters, Artists, anyone with a creative bug could fill this thing up!The whole thing folds up, hides the mess, and then easily moves wherever you need it to go on wheels. This is a sturdy piece of furniture which will hold everything imaginable in a beautiful storage space.The Original Scrapbox will give away ONE Workbox to a lucky person. There will be 10 finalists selected from 10 different blogs to be entered in the final giveaway.

More ways to enter: There are 9 other awesome bloggers holding a contest to choose the 10 finalists for the Workbox Giveaway. Stop by their blogs and enter for more chances to win.www.rachellewrites.blogspot.com
Make It and Love It
Vanilla Joy
Auntie Thesis
The Mommy Files
My Organized Chaos
Life As Lou
PriscillaStyles
Cricut Christmas

Good luck!

I got an email letting me know about another Cricut contest, so I thought I'd participate and give you the opportunity to enter too. According to the rules you must copy the bold text below and answer the questions on your blog and then send a link to your post via email to info@todaysmama.com with "Cricut Meme" in the subject line.If you win you can choose a Cricut Machine or all four of the newly released cartridges - what a great prize. You have to copy all of the text below and answer the questions - so here goes!!
This is contest entry for those crazy folks at TodaysMama and Cricut. Be sure to check out Cricut's cool new cartridges and the chance at $30,000 in travel for you and your friends at the Great Gypsy Escape site!

Great Escape Meme
1. If you could escape to anywhere in the world where would it be?
definately somewhere with saltwater spray and some golden sands!
2. What song do you play when you are by yourself in the car?
anything Martina McBride
3. If you had a night to yourself, and money was no object, what would you do?
Perhaps go for a wonderful spa experience more likely play with my Cricut exploring the new cartridges.
4. What is your guilty pleasure? Chocolate - dark Belgium
and wanting to spend more time crafting
5. What is the farthest place you have traveled away from your home? Galicia , Spain
6. Last book that you couldn't put down?
The Wednesday Sisters
7. When you want to escape into another time, what movie do you watch? Dr. Zhivago
8. What is your favorite local escape?
My own backyard or working on scrapping pages and crafts.
9. How do you escape on a budget?
Reading a library book out in the sunshine. Making our own memorable gifts with the Cricut.
Best food you've ever had while on vacation. Fish stew in Galicia, Spain.

copy the questions and respond then post your answers - you never know you could be a winner!

Now here is an interesting contest --- wouldn't it be great to have a new HP netbook AND a notebook? http://daddyforever.com/2009/09/02/hp-laptops-notebook/). I would be able to create DS designs to cut everywhere!!!

convention favors

Our state affiliate is hosting a national convention for National Council of Teachers of English in November. We have a special affiliate breakfast and a friend and I are doing favors for that. Here is a sampling of the favors we are making with our Cricut. They hold a few patriotic mints. These pillowbox favors with the swirly cut window, and then are cuttlebugged with either Swiss Dots, swirly, or traffic squares. Notice the difference in the ones with clear plastic and the ones with vellum behind them (ran out of plastic) I like them both actually. There is a good video on youtube featuring this pillowfolder. So far I have one hundred of these done, have cut another 50 today. We have to make over 350 total.

Let Me Show You How to do that...

Friends, I have to tell you about a great learning opportunity for you and your Cricut. Let Me Show You How to Do That is the online cricut class hosted by Jen C. and Diane (Capadida) I took their wordbook class today and got some great tips to make books a bit better and a bit easier. Even better was the opportunity to see right over their shoulder with shared screens and the chance to ask questions. They went step by step through a FAMILY album and then showed some other great ones --- PLUS shared the files for three wordbooks at the end. Well worth the $15.00 imho! More classes coming soon to YOUR computer!

Diane & Jen
LetMeShowYouHowToDoThat