Have a Party With Your Cricut!

How cute is this little owl bag created by the Close To My Heart Art Department? Want to make one?  Never fear, CTMH is here to tell you how!

Whether you use one Cricut^®-cut piece or several, you can create cute party favors and decorations using your Close To My Heart/Cricut Artiste cartridge. Combine your Cricut^® pieces with unique stamping techniques and you have projects that will knock your guests’ socks off! Want some recipes and tips for how to make this adorable artwork? Below are instructions for creating the darling owl from the “Clearly the Best: How to Kiss—With Stamps” episode. Combine the Cricut^®-cut pieces for this project with the  technique taught in the video, and you have a stellar 3-D item!

Recipes and Tips

Owl Miss You Bag
1385 White Daisy Cardstock
1292 Crystal Blue Cardstock
X5668 Honey Cardstock
X5930 Slate Cardstock
Z2162 Honey Exclusive Inks^® Pad
Z2117 Crystal Blue Exclusive Inks^® Pad
Z1349 Shimmer Designer Brads
Z1752 Sparkles Clear Assortment
Z1311 1¼" Circle Punch
Twist Ties
Thread

Cricut^® Shapes:
Artiste
4½" 3D Object (p. 77)
4½" Shift+3D Object (cut 2, p. 77)
1" Shift+Accent 2 (p. 51)

Art Tip! This project uses many Cricut^® shapes and all the pieces coordinate so nicely for an adorable finished product. Use the Artiste assembly booklet to put the bag together and then add the embellishments. The feathers are created with punched circles that are stamped using the kissing technique; however, if you don’t have the circle punch, you can easily make these using the Cricut as well. The eyes were created using Shimmer designer brads, but you can use any large brad or button to create the same look. Finish with the “owl miss you sentiment” for a special touch.

Win a $40 Shopping Spree + Artwork from the new Artiste Cricut Collection

One of my very favorite new items in the Autumn/Winter Idea Book is the Close To My Heart/Cricut Artiste Collection Cartridge and coordinating stamp sets and chipboard pieces.  I am in love, love, love!

CTMH/Cricut Artiste Collection

How would YOU like to purchase this collection and have a one in three chance at a $40 shopping spree for FREE + any item in the catalog at half-price?  Not too shabby!


Here's how it works:

• Call or email me with your order for the Cricut Artiste Collection (only $99 for a value of over $130 worth of products). You cannot take advantage of this special by ordering on my website or by putting it on your Play Group order. It has to be a separate order you place by calling or emailing me.  Deadline is Saturday, August 25 at 5 pm MST. That only gives you 5 days. Vie me a call or email me right away (801.360.9896, pedermom@aol.com)

•  I will enter your name in a drawing. For every three collections purchased I will draw one of the tickets and that lucky ticket will get a $40 shopping spree of items in the Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book as well as any 1 item of their choice in the Idea Book at half price.

•  I will be drawing for my prize winners on Monday, August 27 and will announce the winners here on my blog that day.

"Why?" you may ask, "Why would you offer this deal?"  The answer is because I love the fact that I can!  I want you, my valued customers, to have a chance at some of the brand new items in the new Autumn/Winter Idea Book that just came out for FREE, while getting one of my favorite items, the new Artiste Collection at the same time.  Once you have it, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it!
 
Now let me give you a few more details about this awesome cartridge and collection. The Cricut^® Artiste cartridge includes 700 images that help you create themed projects, interactive cards, 3-D items, party ensembles and more! Did you know that most cartridges only have 60-80 images and sell for approximately $40-60?  In addition to the 700 images, the cartridge comes with three exclusive stamp sets and three Dimensional Elements chipboard sheets designed to coordinate with cartridge images.

Just for fun, here are a few items I created with this cartridge:

Do you love the shape the "wedding kisses" words are centered on?  I used the "x" key with the Accent 4 button to create this shape.

How about these place cards?  The card, and the placket were created using the "2" key and the Card and Accent 2 butons.

The card and envelope for this wedding dinner invitation were made using the "x" key and the Card button.

Here is a sampling of the keypad options. Feel free to click on any of them to see them larger and in more detail.