CRICUT: A very cool surprise!

At last! It's here!

                                                                         

A message for you from Cricut...

"Available NOW only on Cricut Design Space— exclusively for the Cricut Explore!

We are so excited about these images that we couldn’t wait for the official launch!  We had to Let it Go!

                                                                                     
Included are layered images, single layer images and drawn images.  Check it out now – Search “Frozen” in the All Images or Image Set search.

With the newest print then cut feature, you can simply print then cut these in just a few clicks.


Happy Thanksgiving

Ashish and your Cricut team"


So.... what are you waiting for? Head over to Design Space and take a look.

This cartridge is currently only available in Design Space as a Digital Cartridge and/or Digital Images.

Images are now available in Design Space and will be available in Physical Cartridge and Cricut Craft Room format in 2015.

Currently available for purchase ONLY in Design Space.




Happy crafting!  ♥





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CRICUT: Replacing the pen holder in your Explore

We had a question about replacing a broken pen holder in the Explore at our Facebook group yesterday. The replacement didn't come with instructions and the poor lady unscrewed the A housing, then had a spring pop out... Luckily she got it back together and it's working fine.

So I quickly recorded this video to show what you need to do.

(You only need to do this if your pen holder breaks. Give PC customer service a call to get your replacement pen holder.)

Hope it helps.


Happy crafting!  ♥





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Using the link is totally optional. If you don't wish to purchase through the link, you can go directly to Cricut.com and purchase from their shop. Please note there is no price difference to you between using the affiliate link and purchasing direct from Cricut.com. :)

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CRICUT: A Gypsy update is available!

News just in..... PC have added some of the new cartridges to the Gypsy!

Here's the info from Cricut Jo Ann:

"Great news friends...

We have a new Gypsy update available with the following cartridges. 

Box It Up
Creative Everyday Card
Everyday Fonts
Home for the Holidays – Spring & Summer
Splendid Soiree
Soiree Lettering
Sophisticated Soiree
Summer Soirees
Simple Everyday Cards
Fancy Boxes
Indie Days
Potions and Spells
Close to My Heart – Artfully Sent

We are aware that Elegant Embellishments and Seasonal Soirees are not in this update as well as some of the more recent ones. We hope to have another update available sometime soon. Also, we have noticed that some of the cartridges are not showing up in alphabetical order so they might be a little harder to find. ☺"

In case you've forgotten how to do the update.... Power on your Gypsy, connect it to your Computer and open up Cricut Sync. It will check for updates then tell you that the Digital content rights have been updated.

Click OK to proceed

It's best to un-check the Imagine Application/Content options. You can do those later if necessary.

Click Update Now. The Install file and Data File will be downloaded. (Mine took about two minutes).

Then the updates will be uploaded. (About another 30 seconds)

The content will be installed. (About 1:15 min)

When the update is complete your content version will be 0281

Happy crafting!  ♥





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I only participate in affiliate programs for products that I use and love.

Using the link is totally optional. If you don't wish to purchase through the link, you can go directly to Cricut.com and purchase from their shop. Please note there is no price difference to you between using the affiliate link and purchasing direct from Cricut.com. :)

Any commission I receive is used to offset the costs of maintaining this website (domain fees etc) and file/photo storage fees for files that I share with my readers. 

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CRICUT: Mystery box contest!

Head over to Cricut - The Official Page. Cricut.com are holding a contest where you can win a Cricut Explore!

Contest Prizes:

One Grand Prize Winner will receive an Ultimate Cricut Explore® machine bundle and a full year subscription to Cricut Design Space™

Two Runner-Up Winners will receive a one year subscription to Cricut Design Space™ or Cricut Craft Room®

Three Honorable Mention Winners will receive a Cricut® Mystery Box for them and one for a friend.

Just click on the link below for more details! 

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCricut/app_1389938784583783



Happy crafting!  ♥





This website and its posts may contain affiliate links. If you purchase a product using the link I may receive a small commission.

I only participate in affiliate programs for products that I use and love.

Using the link is totally optional. If you don't wish to purchase through the link, you can go directly to Cricut.com and purchase from their shop. Please note there is no price difference to you between using the affiliate link and purchasing direct from Cricut.com. :)

Any commission I receive is used to offset the costs of maintaining this website (domain fees etc) and file/photo storage fees for files that I share with my readers. 

I have affiliates with Cricut.com and InLinkz ♥

CRICUT: Importing a JPG image into Design Space

Here's a quick tutorial on importing a JPG file into Design Space.

1. Log into your Design space account and at a new canvas click the Upload Image button

2. Click anywhere on the Basic Upload box

3. Click the Continue to Step 3 button

4. Click on the Browse button

5. Locate the file on your computer, select it and click Open

6. The image will appear in the preview screen. Click on one of the upload options then click the Continue to Step 2 button.

(This image is a very clean one with just one colour so the Simple Image upload works perfectly.)

7. Next you need to remove the white background from the image. Click on the Magic Wand tool then click on all of the white areas around the image. Make sure you also click inside each of the letters such as a, e, g to remove the background from there too.

Once you've done that your image will look like this.

This image is a screen shot from another program (possibly Silhouette Studio) and it has the dimension info around it. We need to remove that at well.

8. Click on the Eraser tool, left click on the screen and drag your mouse over the lines to erase them. You can change the size of the eraser if necessary.

When that's done the image looks like this.

9. Click the Continue to Step 3 button.

If you see any stray lines or marks on your image you can click the Back button to return to the previous screen.

10. Click in the check box marked 'Preserve original image within shape. Recommended for printing' to uncheck it.

You should only leave that box checked if you are going to be using Print then Cut with this image. If you're only going to be cutting this image unchecking that box automatically sets all the layers to Cut layers. 

11. When that box is unchecked the preview will look like this.

(You can still use the Back button to return to the previous screen if your image doesn't look just right...)

When you're happy with the design click the Save Image button

 The image appears in the list of Uploaded images. 


12. Click on your image to select it then click the Insert Images button.

The image appears on your mat ready for you to resize and cut!

Note... if there is a PNG version of your image available, you should use that instead. PNG's already have a transparent background which means you don't have to go to the trouble of removing it. ☺




Happy crafting!  ♥





This website and its posts may contain affiliate links. If you purchase a product using the link I may receive a small commission.

I only participate in affiliate programs for products that I use and love.

Using the link is totally optional. If you don't wish to purchase through the link, you can go directly to Cricut.com and purchase from their shop. Please note there is no price difference to you between using the affiliate link and purchasing direct from Cricut.com. :)

Any commission I receive is used to offset the costs of maintaining this website (domain fees etc) and file/photo storage fees for files that I share with my readers. 

I have affiliates with Cricut.com and InLinkz ♥

CRICUT: November Mystery Box is up!

If you love the Cricut Mystery Boxes you'll be happy to know that the November box is up at Cricut.com. (Available to US and Canada only.)

The Mystery Box costs $29.99. Its contents are a mystery but according to the product details the box "includes cartridges and supplies to keep you crafting all season long. This month's mystery box is over a $120 value."

Here's the link to purchase yours. You can click either the affiliate link (which does pay yours truly a small commission) or if you prefer you can click the second link which takes you straight to Cricut.com. (There's no difference in the price in case you're wondering.) ☺

Mystery box - Narelle's affiliate link

or 

Mystery box - non affiliate link

And there's a special deal this month. If you buy two Mystery Boxes (in the same transaction) you'll save $10! The price for two is $49.99. The links for that are:

Two Mystery boxes - Narelle's affiliate link

or

Two Mystery Boxes - non affiliate link

And don't forget to use FREESHIPNOV to get free shipping with no minimum purchase all November!


Happy crafting!  ♥





This website and its posts may contain affiliate links. If you purchase a product using the link I may receive a small commission.

I only participate in affiliate programs for products that I use and love.

Using the link is totally optional. If you don't wish to purchase through the link, you can go directly to Cricut.com and purchase from their shop. Please note there is no price difference to you between using the affiliate link and purchasing direct from Cricut.com. :)

Any commission I receive is used to offset the costs of maintaining this website (domain fees etc) and file/photo storage fees for files that I share with my readers. 

I have affiliates with Cricut.com and InLinkz ♥

CRICUT: Full list of cartridges

I'm finally getting back to updating some of my lists! I've just uploaded the latest version of my full list of cartridges.

Click the image below to download the PDF.

Next on the list is my Fonts directory!



Happy crafting!  ♥





This website and its posts may contain affiliate links. If you purchase a product using the link I may receive a small commission.

I only participate in affiliate programs for products that I use and love.

Using the link is totally optional. If you don't wish to purchase through the link, you can go directly to Cricut.com and purchase from their shop. Please note there is no price difference to you between using the affiliate link and purchasing direct from Cricut.com. :)

Any commission I receive is used to offset the costs of maintaining this website (domain fees etc) and file/photo storage fees for files that I share with my readers. 

I have affiliates with Cricut.com and InLinkz ♥