My Cricut Joy is Here!

My Cricut Joy is finally here! It was a little hectic awaiting its arrival. I had a notice that it arrived about a week ago, but I didn’t have the packages. There were supposed to be three of them. I work with Cricut and have blog posts due using the Cricut Joy. I contacted FedEx and Cricut. The only news I got was that they were left at the front door. I know it is possible to have packages stolen. This was during the start of the Corona Virus lockdown and so not that many people were out. Our neighborhood isn’t that busy on a normal day. And finally, we have a half walled porch across the front of our house so no packages that are left, are visible from the street. So, where are my packages? Come to find out, my neighbor had them. She left a phone message for us that got overlooked and she hadn’t tried calling us again or bring the packages over. I am not sure why they got delivered to her house instead of ours. We were home and didn’t miss a knock or doorbell ring. So after a stress-filled week wondering where my Cricut Joy went, I FINALLY got the boxes.

unboxing finally!

Cricut April Fool’s Sale

Starting today through 3/31, Cricut is launching its April fools sale featuring 40% off select machine tools, infusible ink, and vinyl! In addition, snag a Maker Machine starting at $369 or an Easypress Machine Starting at $49! And, shipping on every cricut.com order at no cost!

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Snag a Maker Machine starting at $369! Valid through 3/31.

Save 40% off Select Machine Tools! Valid through 3/31.

Save 40% off Select Infusible Ink! Valid through 3/31.

Save 40% off Select Vinyl! Valid through 3/31.

Save 50% off EasyPress Totes. Valid through 3/31.

Snag a Cricut BrightPad starting at $49! Valid through 3/31.

Cricut Access Only: Save 40% off Select Iron On Material! Valid through 3/31.

Free Printable Planner Stickers

Planner Stickers

These basic planner stickers are printable and also work with Cricut print and cut. The file is a PNG with a transparent background. Print to sticker paper and then have your personal cutting machine cut around the edges. The shapes are simple enough that you can also cut by hand if you don’t have the ability for a machine to cut them. Download the file here:

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Inset Die Technique – Easter Card

Card for Easter

This sweet Easter Card was made to show how to do an inset technique using a die-cut. The concept is to insert the negative pieces so that the design is flat when finished. This technique can be used for a variety of different materials that you can die-cut. 

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Materials:

Directions:

This post is a part of a monthly craft challenge between the crafters at Creatively Crafty Facebook Group. Our March theme is Easter. Take a moment and visit all the other Easter crafts and then you can add yours to the link-up.

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Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Sale at Cricut

Now through 3/10, Cricut is launching its St. Patrick’s Day sale featuring 30% off Infusible Ink, Iron-On Material, craft tools, and paper! In addition, save $50 on a Cricut Explore Air 2, $30 off a Cricut BrightPad, and 50% off Machine and Rolling Totes.

Cricut.com is offering Free Economy Shipping on orders $99+ with code MARSHIP

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Save $50 on a Cricut Explore Air 2! Valid through 3/10.

Save 30% off Iron-On Materials! Valid through 3/10.

Save 30% off Infusible Ink! Valid through 3/10.

Save 30% off Craft Tools! Valid through 3/10.

Save 30% off Paper! Valid through 3/10.

Save $30 off a Cricut BrightPad! Valid through 3/10.

How to Glass Etch a Lucky Shamrock Mug

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner so you might want to make this Lucky Shamrock Mug now to get ready. Why is it lucky? Because there is one four-leaf shamrock among all the three-leaf ones. So just like in nature, there is luck in finding it! Can you spot it? And of course, the design is on a beer mug. Don’t you drink green beer on St. Patrick’s Day?

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Materials:

Directions:

Download the free SVG file and size it to your mug. If using the mug from the Dollar Tree, I found 10″ wide for the design to work well. I didn’t use one of the shamrocks. Make sure to clean the surface of the mug with rubbing alcohol.

Cut the vinyl on your cutting machine. 

Weed away the design and keep the strip of vinyl

Wrap it around the mug in your desired location.
I liked the top rim of the mug for my design. I found wrapping around the mug to be a bit more difficult to get straight than I anticipated.
Remove any air bubbles and rub the vinyl down really well.

Cover the design with Etchall cream using your paintbrush and allow it to sit for 15 minutes.

Remove any excess cream and put it back in the jar. Then wash the mug in warm water, you can also use soap.

Remove the vinyl and discard it. Now the mug is ready to use and enjoy!

Cricut Leap Year Sale

Starting today through 3/3, get a Cricut Brightpad for just $49 and Save $30 on a Maker Machine! Cricut is also featuring 30% off Infusible Ink, vinyl, and machine tools!

Cricut.com is offering Free Economy Shipping on orders $99+ with code FEBSHIP

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Save $30 on a Maker Machine! Valid through 3/3.

Save 30% off Infusible Ink! Valid through 3/3.

Snag an Easypress Machine starting at $49. Valid through 3/3.

Save 30% off Vinyl! Valid through 3/3.

Save 30% off Machine Tools! Valid through 3/3.

Save $30 on a Cricut BrightPad! Valid through 3/3.

Cricut Access Exclusive: Save 40% off Mats. Valid through 3/3.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Coaster

I am not Irish but when I think of St. Patrick’s Day the first thing that comes to mind is green beer. I guess it is a throwback to my college days. So I created this Happy St. Partick’s Day coaster. The design is more like a seal so it could work well on other substrates like a t-shirt or a tote. The image is a free SVG file so you can download it and resize it however you’d like.

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Materials:

Directions:

Download the free SVG file above and scale it to your project. For the coaster, I made mine 3″.

drawing with the Cricut Maker


the drawn image with the Infusible pen
don’t forget to mirror any image with text included!
 


after coloring in with Infusible Marker
 


coaster, image, heat-resistant tape, Infusible Ink pen
 


using the EasyPress 2
 


the inked image on the left and the finished coaster on the right
 


Ready for St. Patrick’s Day and green beer!

I planned on participating in this first SVG blog hop but I got my dates confused, I was sick, and didn’t get my project images submitted on time. But I still want to help promote the hop and all the free SVG files available for St. Patrick’s Day. 

Cricut Presidents’ Day Sale

Today through 2/25, Cricut is featuring excellent sales, 30% off iron-on materials, craft tools, and paper, Cricut Explore Air 2 Machines starting at $199, and 50% off EasyPress Totes.

Cricut.com is offering Free Economy Shipping on orders $99+. Use code SHIPFEB.

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Snag an Explore Air 2 Machine starting at $199! Valid through 2/25.

Save 30% off Iron-On Materials! Valid through 2/25.

Save 30% off Craft Tools! Valid through 2/25.

Save 30% off Paper! Valid through 2/25.

Save 50% off EasyPress Totes. Valid through 2/25.

Save $30 on a Cricut Brightpad. Valid through 2/25.

Cricut Access Only: Save 30% off Rolling Totes. Valid through 2/25.

Valentine’s Day Cricut Flash Sale

Starting today through 2/18, Cricut is featuring a Valentine’s Day Flash Sale! The sale features 40% off Materials and Accessories, The Cricut Maker for $329 + More!

Cricut.com is offering Free Economy Shipping on orders $100+ Use code FEBSHIP.

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Save 40% on the materials you love. Valid through 2/18.

Save 40% on accessories! Valid through 2/18.

Get a Cricut Maker for a steal – only $329! Valid through 2/18.

Snag an EasyPress Machine Starting at $49! Valid through 2/18.

Grab a Cricut BrightPad for only $49! Valid through 2/18.

Cricut Access Only: Save 25% off Bulk. Valid through 2/18.

Bundle Sale! Snag an Explore Air 2 Bundle starting at $229. Valid through 2/18.