CTMH Cricut Cartridge FREE?! Which one do I choose?

  So by now you have heard that you can choose a Close To My Heart Cricut collection for FREE when you join my crafting club/team this month (April 2014).  But what one do you choose?  If you already have one or two you know how fabulous they are and making the choice might be easy.  However, if you have not had the joy of trying any of the cartridges you might be at a loss at where to start.  I have put together a short description of each cartridge for you to help make that choice a little easier.

Art Philosophy:  The CTMH Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge includes foundational shapes and building blocks that are an essential staple for every crafter. You’ll find versatile geometric shapes, classic brackets, frames, florals, flourishes, borders, fonts, numbers, and more. With 700 images to choose from, it’s the cartridge you’ll buy and never take out of your cutter. Favorite elements include unique gift boxes, elegant doilies, and stunning 3-D rosettes, to name just a few. 

When you choose the Art Philosophy Cartridge you will receive:

~ (1) Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (featuring 700 images: fonts, shapes, and 3-D projects)

~ (3) Coordinating My Acrylix D size stamp sets (valued at $17.95 each) titled: Art Philosophy Tags, Art Philosophy Seasons and Art Philosophy Celebrations

~ (3) Sets of 9" x 12" coordinating chip board Dimensional sheets (Tags, Mixed Shapes, and Banners)

This cartridge includes:

1 ~ Full alphabet & number font (including a decorative layer option)

50 ~ labels

50 ~ tags

17 ~ borders

100 ~ shapes 

8 ~ 3D projects

6 ~ 3D flowers

100 ~ card bases

and much more!

The AP cartridge has loads of cards, basic shapes and a beautiful font.  If you don't have any of the cartridges I would get this one because it is so incredibly versatile.  

You can view the online handbook at Cricut.com and view all the shapes, cards, flowers, 3D projects and more!

Artiste:  The Cricut® Artiste collection helps you turn everyday events into magical celebrations! The unique cartridge takes creativity to a new level allowing you to cut themed projects and shapes using a single key. Color-coded images in the accompanying booklet indicate shapes that are linked and can be cut using the same size setting for hassle-free layering and assembly. Choosing a themed project is easy with the project reference pictures, and assembling 3-D items is a snap with the separate assembly and folding guide.

When you choose the Artiste Cartridge Bundle you will receive:

(1) Artiste Cricut Cartridge (700 images: themed holiday & everyday celebration events, shapes, 3D items and much much more!)

(3) Exclusive D size stamp sets (valued at $17.95 each) titled: Artiste Birthdays, Artiste Word Balloons, and Artiste Kudos

(3) Coordinating 9" x 12" chip board Dimensional element sheets (Mini album, Banners, and Word Balloons)

This cartridge includes:

1 ~ Full Alphabet & Number Font 

18 ~ Cupcake holders

42 ~ Holiday & Everyday words & phrases

50 + ~ Shaped cards & envelopes

50 + ~ boxes and 3D elements

so much more!

This cartridge is perfect for themed events, scrapbook pages and cards!  I've used it to make favor boxes for a Women's tea at my church, fun place settings at Holiday meals, birthdays and even weddings!  It is also one of my favorites for cards and envelopes.  

You can view the Artiste online handbook at cricut.com.  

Artbooking: Take your scrapbooking to never-before-seen levels with the new Cricut® Artbooking collection! With oodles of images in each of 15 layout themes, you can create several coordinating pages for each theme using just two keys and one dial size. Images include accents, borders, titles, overlays, photo mats—in standard photo sizes!—and more.

When you choose the Artbooking cartridge you will get the following:
(1) Artbooking cartridge (700 images: titles, photo mats, overlays, borders and more!)
(3) Exclusive D size stamp sets (valued at $17.95 each) titled Artbooking Sweet & Lovely, Artbooking My Life, and Artbooking Take Note.
(3) Coordinating 9" x 12" chip board Dimensional Element Sheets (Poloroid Photo Mats, Shapes - Arrows, Circles, Banners, Hexagons, and Frames)

This cartridge includes:
1 ~ Full Alphabet & Number Font
100 + ~ Titles & Phrases
40 + ~ Mini Album Pages
50 + ~ Photo Mats
50 + ~ Overlays (perfect for both scrapbook pages and cards)
So so so much more!!

This is one of my absolute favorite cricut cartridges!  I use it all the time!  This is an revolutionary cartridge optimized for creating 12" x 12" pages in a jiffy.  With the "real size dial off" you set your size dial at 11" and then everything is cut to scale meaning no wasted paper - title is cut to scale so are the photo mats, shapes and overlays to create the perfect page!  You will love the 10 themed mini albums!

You can view the online handbook for the Arbooking Cartridge at cricut.com.  

So now the hardest part for the month of April is choosing your cartridge and I hope this post has helped you with that choice!  If you still think this deal is not for you each one of these cartridge bundles are available for $99 on my website.

Happy Crafting!  I look forward to having you as a part of our Creatively Redeeming Treasures team!  

Know & Love your Cricut (part 2)

Do you have a hard time with your paper tearing?

Cutting guides help tramendously with saving your paper.  Here are a few tips:

Cricut Cutting Guide Tips and Tricks by

While I find this guide directly from Cricut to be extremely helpful the best guide I have ever found for cutting instructions and saving time has been at Above Rubies Studio :)

Megan has a free download over there for all her facebook fans and newsletter subscribers so head on over and get a copy - I promise your won't regret it!

New To Scrapbooking?  Want to give a gift to someone who is just getting started?
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Close To My Heart Cricut Cartridge Special

As part of the Love Your Cricut series - if you don't have either of the CTMH cartridges yet now is your chance to get one!  Trust me these are wonderful and really have helped me love my cricut cutting machine all the more!!

Since March is my birthday month and we are celebrating all month long over on my facebook page it is only fitting that we celebrate here too!  For the month of March you can purchase the Close To My Heart Artiste or Art Philosophy Cartridges here on my blog for only $89 each!  Regular price is $99 (with a value of nearly $125) plus shipping and tax.  This month you can get it for $10 off plus I will pay your shipping and tax!

Cartridge orders will ship out to you either March 15th or April 2nd depending on when you place the order!  This special includes the following:

*Cartridge
*coordinating stamp sets (3)

*dimensional elements (3)

Choose Your Cartridge

Art Philosophy $89.00 USD Artiste $89.00 USD Art Philosophy & Stamp of the month $94.00 USD Artiste & Stamp of the Month $94.00 USD Both cartridges $178.00 USD Both cartridges & stamp of the month $183.00 USD

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Do you know your Cricut (part 1)?

Today is March 1st and I'll be doing a few things here this month so come along for the ride :)

1.  I'll be featuring posts about the Cricut Machine and our fabulous cartridges.  So many of us own these machines and yet do not even know how to use them!  I know I was one of those people (had my machine for six years and hardly ever used it until the first CTMH cartridge came out)!  Let me share some tips with you and show you how to really know (and LOVE) your cricut this month!

2.  It seemed fitting that I would share with you about the Cricut because I got mine on my birthday and March just happens to be my birthday month :)  We'll be celebrating with games and prizes on my facebook page so come on over and join in the fun!  

3.  My workshops - I'm almost finished with all the details of my Later Sk8r Boys Rule Workshop and will be posting that on Monday next week.  Sit tight because the Girls Rock Workshop will quickly follow and I know you are going to love them both :)

Ok so here goes.  Know & Love your Cricut (part 1)

Do you own a Cricut® Machine?  Do you want one but just don't know which one to choose?  You can't learn how to use your machine if you don't have one so we'll start at the very beginning (a very good place to start - now you have that song in your head just like I do - lol).

Here is a simple handy guide (and a downloadable PDF file) to help make that choice a little easier!

Cricut® Machine
Original Cricut
Personal Electronic Cutter

This portable machine uses 6" x 12"
cutting mats to cut characters from
1" to 5.5" tall or 11.5" wide in paper,
cardstock, vinyl, vellum, and thin
plastics. Machine set includes a
cartridge, cutting mat, cutting blade
and necessary cords and manuals.


Cricut Create®

Personal Electronic Cutter

This clever machine combines the
portability of the original Cricut
machine with the functionality of the
Cricut Expression® machine. It allows
cuts from 0.25" up to 11.5" on a
6" x 12" cutting mat, offers several
modes and functions, and utilizes
a large display screen. Machine set
includes a cartridge, cutting mat,
cutting blade and necessary cords
and manuals.



Cricut Expression®
24" Personal Electronic Cutter
(this is the one I have and LOVE)


This machine uses cutting mats
measuring 12" x 12" and 12" x 24"
to allow cuts from 0.25" up to an
impressive 23.5". Six modes and four
functions offer greater customization
of cuts, and new settings and menus
add functionality to the machine.
Machine set includes two cartridges,
12" x 12" cutting mat, cutting blade
and necessary cords and manuals.


**The Cricut Expression 2 - is different and I'm not sure I like it as much.  It is a touch screen and takes some getting used to for sure!**



Cricut Imagine™
Electronic Print and Cut System


Cricut Imagine lets you design, print,
and cut together to take all of your
creative projects to the next level.
Now you can add full color and patterns
for one-of-a kind projects that reflect
your creativity and personality. Cricut
Imagine offers endless possibilities;
the rest is up to you. Machine set
includes one Cricut Imagine cartridge,
12" x 12" cutting mat, cutting blade,
ink and necessary cords and manuals.


So which one do you have?  Why do you like it?  Which one do you want?  I so badly want an imagine and am saving my pennies :)

Thanks for stopping by - I love reading your comments :)  They make my day!


 

New To Scrapbooking?  Want to give a gift to someone who is just getting started?
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Information here

 

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