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Quality and So Much More
Every once in awhile something happens that makes you realize just how grateful you are for what you have. I like to travel with my taste buds from time to time and try new food from different parts of the world. It's a lot cheaper than a plane ticket. I recently purchased and consumed a meal from a local restaurant. Everything about the meal seemed okay. The particular dish I ordered was one I was not familiar with so I had no preconceptions of how the dish should taste. Little did I know that in a few short hours I would find myself deeply regretting my purchase and wondering if I would ever see anything other than the porcelain of the lavatory again. Eventually, the clouds parted, I recovered, and have come away with a little more wisdom about making a good purchase.
With Cricut products, you don't have to worry about unpleasant surprises. You know you are getting a quality product that will only bring you joy and aid you immensely in your crafting endeavors. Many Cricuteers wonder how they ever got along before the days of Cricut.
Happy Cricuting :-)
Lonna Joy Smoot- Editor, Cricut CHIRP!
ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Cricut Celebrates It's One-Hundredth Cartridge!
Help us celebrate our 100th Cricut cartridge-- Winter Woodland! That's right, we reached 100 cartridges. As a thank you for our great Cricut community members we want you to celebrate with us. So, we're giving away 100 cartridges over the next five weeks (20 per week). Here's how it will work.
Each week we will be posting a thread. When you respond to the thread you will be entered to win. You can enter once by replying and you can enter a second time by posting on your blog about the celebration and linking back to the cartridge product page. Here is the link to include in your blog. Once you've posted on your blog with the link back you can post again to this thread.
Thanks for your continued support. Good luck!
AdminBecky
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PROJECT CORNER AND SPOTLIGHT
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Name: Marissa DaSilva |
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| I am a mother, wife to a firefighter and work full time as a research scientist. I have been scrapbooking & card making ~10 years and have had a life long obsession with all crafting projects. The cricut has forever altered my crafting universe! It gives me the versatility that I desire and allows me to finish projects no time at all.
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Accent Essentials, Life is a Beach, Wild Card, ZooBalloo |
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Supplies needed: 100% cotton fabric (quilters fabric) Heat 'n' Bond iron on adhesive, ultra hold Canvas Tote bag New cricut cutting mat New blade (regular)
1. Set the iron to medium heat (wool) with no steam.
2. Follow heat n bond directions to bond the fabric making sure that it is 100% attached with no bubbles- this is critical!
3. Allow fabric to cool completely, leaving the paper backing on the fabric.
4. Place on cricut mat with fabric side up, paper side down.
5. Set cricut to medium speed, pressure 4 and blade depth 4.
6. Choose your shape and cut away!
7. Follow heat'n'bond directions to attach applique to the tote.
8. Embelish how you choose, on the kitty bag I used 3-D paint to create a "beaded" border on the shapes and the kitty. |
CRICUT BOARD
This week's highlighted threads are:
TIPS TREASURE CHEST -
The Cricut community is one of the most popular destinations on Cricut.com. With so many expert Cricuteers to share ideas, tips, tricks, and more it's THE place for anybody and everybody that owns a Cricut. You can join the discussion on our message boards. Just set up and account and get involved in the many conversations.
CARTRIDGE EXPLORATION -
No Cartridge exploration this week, but Crafty Kimber will be back next time!
TECH SUPPORT NOOK - Q. Sometimes when I type in a set of commands, my machine just stops and won't do anything. I have to power it off just to get it to respond. What gives?
A. It sounds like your Cricut machine is freezing on you. This freezing is common if it is happening once or twice every so often. There are a few tips and tricks that I can give you to keep your little "bug" from freezing more than that:
First, I would like to make sure that you are not "Hot-Swapping" the cartridges. Hot-Swapping is when you are inserting or taking cartridges out without turning off your Cricut to do so. Many who were doing this found that the machine would no longer freeze when they turned their Cricut off to change the cartridge. Also, if you power your machine on, the doors open and there is not cartridge loaded, you need to turn it off, put in the cartridge, and then turn it back on.
Second, if you give the Cricut a lot of commands at once, or commands in what it thinks is a weird order, it may freeze out of confusion. Most importantly, make sure you are pressing the left Special Feature keys (the gray keys located on the left side of the keypad) before pressing the characters or letters you want to cut. For example, if you were going to cut out word "CAT" with a Shadow, you would want to press Shadow, C, A, T--not C, A, T, Shadow. Also, typing long phrases can cause the machine to freeze up. If you plan to cut a long phrase, try spacing it up between a few separate cuts.
Third, if the machine is on for an extended period of time and overheats, it may freeze. Try to give it a 5 - 10 minute rest every hour or so.
If you have tried all of these suggestions and your Cricut is still freezing, contact Cricut Customer Service toll free at 1-877-727-4288 or e-mail them at support@cricut.com.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
| "No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness."
~ Aristotle |
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