Cricut tryout...

So tonight I decided I would finally play with the Cricut cutter I got.  I was just messing around, so I got some of my 12x12 scrapbook paper and picked a image from one of the design cartridges. It is actually pretty simple to use and I can think of lots of crafty ways to use it other than cut outs for paper scrapbooking, which I don't do much anymore!

I picked a swirly flourish and told it to fit to page.  It sized it and then began cutting it out. This picture is after I started removing it from the adhesive cutting mat.

Being one to never waste paper...I flipped it over and tried cutting out letters.  These could be used with modge podge, or add adhesive with the xyron and it is a label.  The paper could be used a stencil to spray paint a design on almost anything.  If you get the vinyl, you can cut images or phrases out for wall decals or much much more!  I also saw that it will cut out fabric also..  Who knows what I will cut out next!  Not to mention I have one that works on gum paste, fondant and frosting sheets!  Maybe some day I will get around to getting one of those so I can try it out!

Hello world...we are still here!

Now that Christmas is over I am going to try and get back to posting occassionally. I did another thing tonight that it seems like forever since I last did it...I actually scrapped a page! It is the next page in my Picture a Day/Project 352 - weekly pages. I was not nearly as good about this as my Lil Miss Perfect Sister-in-law...but we will see what I end up with at the end of the year and maybe my resolution for 2010 will be to do better next year! So here it is anyways! lol

Cameron's Permit Page

Done!!!

Chris' bday page

I went ahead and knocked out Chris' birthday dinner layout today and since I don't have much else going on tonight I might get another one done today also!

On a roll...

Well, not exactly. I am not sure you can count 2 days in a row...a roll! But it is a start!!! So back off and give a girl an "A" for effort... I decided that tonight I would do something other than a project 365 page so I went back to the first undone page for 2009 and finished it. It was Josh's birthday dinner. It is our family tradition that the birthday person picks a place and we all go to dinner.

I have to say our kids are more than a little spoiled me thinks! They don't pick places like the local hamburger joint...no sir'ee! They go for the gold and go for places like Red Lobster and Saltgrass Steak House....where they order the best steak or maybe the lobster! I order a salad and a small steak or maybe the chicken tenders! Must be nice to be spoiled...I wouldn't know...

HA! LOL!!! Yeah right...I know - whatever!