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Do you remember when I started my blog in May 2009? Seems like forever ago. Well, I made a post on May 31, 2009 that I had just ordered the Cricut Expression and how excited I was waiting on it to get here.
My exciting news today is..... I ordered the Cricut Expression 2 yesterday morning! I'm so antsy with excitement. I can't wait for it to get here!
I love my Cricut. It's the BEST toy I've ever gotten. I have considered switching over to the CAMEO because of the images that are shared (FREE) for cutting and some other reasons, and I may still do that one day, but my Cricut makes me so happy I doubt I'd ever stop using it no matter what other toys I may buy in the future.
I've been wanting to get the Cricut Expression 2 as well as a Gypsy for some time. I have a long wish list. LOL I work my Cricut to death using it every single day. And I've been so worried it was going to die on me. So it just so happened after waiting for months, I was able to order the Cricut Expression 2 yesterday. Hopefully, I can get the GYPSY soon too, but it may have to wait a few more months before I can spend more money and order that.
On to some BBQ Invitations & a video I made today....
You may have heard me talk about a house we own that we bought several years ago. It was built in the late 1800's and we gutted it down the to studs. Since that time we have worked on it off and on re-building and re-modeling and re-arranging the floor plan. It's coming along nicely. We will be moving back into it in late August.
Several family members and friends have spent many a weekend at the house with us helping us with gutting, sheetrocking, painting, tile cutting, etc. We are very thankful for all the help we've gotten... especially since the AC broke and we've been working in the house with no AC this summer. Yuck.
We decided in order to thank all of our friends and family for helping, we'd throw a big BBQ cookout. Sounds like fun, huh?
Here are the invitations I made for this event...
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| Project #340 - 349 of this year |
Here's a video with all the details...
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- A2 size 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
- Black mat cut @ 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
- Blue checkered mat (from Hobby Lobby's "Farm Fresh" paper stack) cut @ 4" x 5 1/4"
- Elegant Edges "Leaves" p. 29 cut @ 4 1/4" wish Shadow feature
- Block Party (Lite cart) cut @ 2 1/2"
- Block Party "BBQ" cut @ 1" with Shadow feature
- Faux Bow for ribbon method... explained in the video above. Originally learned from Mary's video HERE
- "Thanks So Much!" Cardz TV Stamps "Ticket Talk 2" stamp set
Thanks for stopping by! Be sure and come back on Friday for the Super Hero Blog Hop! I'll have some CARDZ TV STAMPS to give away!!
Smiles :) Janis
Submitted to these challenges:
Everybody-Art-Challenge - #201 Summer (Until 28th August)
Die Cuttin' Divas - must include a Die-cut - #75 Summer Fun
Creative Craft Challenges - 2W, 3E - Summertime (Week 1)
Crafty Sentiments - 1E, SIO - Food Inspired Challenge
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Whimsy Inspiration - 3E, SIO - #49 Summer fun
<Crafts and Me - #94 Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky - 1E, C10 - no stamped images
Submitted to these challenges:
Everybody-Art-Challenge - #201 Summer (Until 28th August)
Die Cuttin' Divas - must include a Die-cut - #75 Summer Fun
Creative Craft Challenges - 2W, 3E - Summertime (Week 1)
Crafty Sentiments - 1E, SIO - Food Inspired Challenge
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Whimsy Inspiration - 3E, SIO - #49 Summer fun
<Crafts and Me - #94 Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky - 1E, C10 - no stamped images
