Tuesday, March 6, 2012



Got your goat?
I frequently take "the old highway" into town. I enjoy this route, officially named Yellowstone Highway, due to the fact that there is such a menagerie of life to behold along the way. Llamas, peacocks, bison, goats, horses, cows, chickens and several emus are a regular part of the scenery. I get a kick out of the emu part. Traveling this route is similar to cruising by a large petting zoo.

My north yard has a modest well trimmed appearance with many beautiful annual and perennial flowers, a few shrubs, and a tree. Farmer Brown's pasture runs alongside my south yard. This south yard is overgrown with what I'll refer to as "wild voluntary vegetation". Aside from a garden spot in the far corner, this yard has become overgrown and overwhelmed because "other things" have demanded my attention lately. There really was no problem with the way this bit of earth appeared because it looked like part of the pasture next to it but the yard keeper within me was not comfortable.

To resolve this dilemma, I decided to tap into the resources of my environment and "hire help" to assist me with this overgrown task. Their names are Hansel, Gretel, and Berta. These individuals have an incredible ability to work a yard over till there is nothing left on the ground. Hansel, Gretel, and Bertha are the latest models of weed eating goats. Farmer Williams has lent them to me for a bit. He even showed me how to station the goats so they don't munch on anything I don't want "removed". As a result, I'll spend less time worrying and more time working on my next craft project. I so love neighbors with grazing farm animals! While the goats enjoy a feast outside, I and my Cricut pals will be crafting inside! Hmm. I currently feel inspired to create something with the Animal Kingdom, Pooh and Friends, Walk in My Garden, and Zoobaloo, cartridges. That's not so baaaaaad is it?


Happy Cricuting :-)
Lonna Joy Smoot- Editor, Cricut CHIRP!

SWARM WINNER -
Anywhere from three to five of us get together each month to do some scrapping. Our Cricuts have made it so much easier and much more creative. We've been playng with the Jukebox and DesignStudio, and have come up with all sorts of wonderful things!

Aside from the scrapbook pages, we have done cards, posters, wedding table toppers, teacher gifts, and I have even used my Cricut to make fabric stars to applique on a quilt.

At present, we are awaiting the arrival of Stand and Salute -- think a cruise is in our future?



PROJECT CORNER AND SPOTLIGHT

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Name:
Diane Campbell Payne
About:
I bought a Cricut at the end of 2007 and I have been happily crafting with it ever since. I particularly enjoy using the Design Studio software to create new images and patterns to cut. I live in the Boston area with my husband of 28 years and we have two sons - the older one lives in San Francisco and the younger one will be a junior in college. I miss them but I enjoy having more free time for my creative endeavors now that we are empty nesters! I am an active blogger and share many of the files for the designs I create through my blog capadiadesigns.blogspot.com.

Diane's Project: A Child's Year Lamp
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Cartridges Used:

A Child's Year
Instructions:
I have so much fun designing and making all sorts of projects with my Cricut Expression. I usually use Design Studio to create new designs but this project was done by just pushing the buttons on the machine! I cut figures from the new "A Child's Year" cartridge in white vinyl and adhered them to the inside of an ordinary lampshade. When the lamp is turned on, the figures show through for a beautiful effect. To "kiss cut" the vinyl (cutting the vinyl but not the backing paper) I set my machine at medium speed, medium pressure and blade depth 4. Be sure to "flip" the images if you want them to appear as they are shown in the booklet when they are adhered to the shade.
Projects At Cricut.com - Great cricut ideas!
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A fast and easy way to accent a picture frame or wall hanging!
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 SK01 SK02 baby 
       Baby Stacker SK01                              Baby Stacker SK02                         Baby Stacker SK02-1 

 
SK  SK03
        Lead Me SK03                                                     4 Tier SK04

 SK04  HBloody.bmp
                   Halloween SK05                                               Halloween SK06

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            Halloween SK07                                                   Thanksgiving SK08

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         Mistletoe SK09                                                          Mistletoe SK10

Mistletoe.JPG  Angels
        Mistletoe SK11                                                  Shepherds Saw SK12

winter.bmp  valent.bmp
           Winter SK13                                                           Valentines SK14

stpat.JPG  2stpat.bmp
  St. Patrick's Day SK15                                        St. Patrick's Day SK16

3stpat.bmp  east.bmp
    St. Patrick's Day SK17                                                 Easter SK18

2east.bmp  1mom.JPG
         Easter SK19                                                            Mother's Day SK20

2mom.bmp   3mom.bmp
             Mother's Day SK21                                                Mother's Day SK22

4thjuly.jpg   4july.bmp
             4th of July SK23                                                         4th of July SK24

pion.JPG   summer.bmp
       Pioneer Day SK25                                                               Summer SK26

2summ.bmp           MAKE UP YOUR OWN STACKESR TOO!
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Iamachildofgod.jpg      jamyn1.jpg

Make a child name board and use an overlay too!
 
**make a stacker for every holiday!! (font choices are limited)
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A princess is what I was meant to be, 'cause being sweet comes naturally!
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more fun with antique windows

Carol contacted me about adding some vinyl to this cute little window she salvaged from her property. The window looks large in this picture but it's actually only about 9.5" long x 3.5" tall. I wish I could find more of them, it's so cute.

crackle

I found this cabinet door, painted it black, and then remembered that I had some crackle in the back of my cupboard. I combined the two and this is what happened. While you never know what you are going to get with crackle, I love the combination of the crisp black board and vinyl against the rough texture of the crackle.
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Here'
If Tonight You Cannot Sleep, Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep...  Aquarelle font
the center on both your tile/board and your lettering.
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Posted by Shauna at 8:06 AM
Family Board
I made this board for a church lesson I had. I'm totally loving the dark red color, with the cream vinyl! And what a cute saying. This baby is going in my living room!

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