End of year deals at Cricut.com

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Don't miss your last chance to get incredible deals at Cricut expiring this week:

Offer: Take an extra 20% off new sale items at Cricut.com with code NEWSTUFFROCKS
Valid: NOW-12/31/2015

Offer: Shop the five relaunched Sesame Street cartridges at Cricut.com
Valid: NOW-12/31/2015

Offer: Free shipping on all orders with code FREESHIPDEC at Cricut.com
Valid: NOW-12/31/2015

Offer: Get 10% off on Cricut.com with code DOORBUSTERS
Valid: NOW-12/31/2015

Happy crafting!  �

Cricut Winter Mystery Box

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Cricut� have just released a Winter Mystery Box!

Be quick as it's only available while stocks last.

Here's the link to purchase: http://shrsl.com/?~auxd

Be sure to use the DOORBUSTERS code to get 10% off your purchase and free standard shipping in the continental USA. (Select Fedex Hope Shipping).

Contents are listed below. If you don't want to know the contents, don't click Read More!!



Here's what you'll find in the Mystery Box.

Four Cricut Cartridges: Frozen, Mickey Font, Anna's Garden Cards & Embellisments (none of which are in the subscription) and Summer Love cartridge (in subscription).

Plus one 12x12 LightGrip Adhesive cutting mat and one roll of Cricut� White Window Cling.

Happy crafting!  �

Wine glass box FREE Design Space cut file

Today I have a free cut file for you!

Have you etched a wine glass as a gift for someone?

Well, here's a box for you to package your finished project in. This box is made entirely of free shapes from the Design Space image library.

And because stemless wine glasses are so popular now you'll find a cut file for both stemmed and stemless glasses.

And I've included 3 different lid styles!

The box is very easy to assemble. Just remember to only cut the pieces you need.

You can either hide the parts you don't want to use in the Layers panel, or just click on the layers you want to cut when you get to the cut screen.

The box section is in two parts so that it will fit on 12" x 12" cardstock.

The stemmed box when assembled is 3.25" x 7.25".

The stemless box when assembled is 3.25" x 5".

Here's what you'll see when you open the project.

If you want the glass shape to be cut from the box be sure to select the entire box and the glass and click Attach. If you don't want the glass shape to cut (so you can use it for any other purpose) you can hide it in the Layers panel.

You can add any shape to the box. Just remember to attach it!

Please feel free to use this cut file for packaging products you sell.

However, please don't share or sell the cut file. Please send your friends to this blog to get the cut file themselves. Thanks!

Here's the link to the Design Space file.
https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/34646499

Happy crafting!  �

Using Bulletto Killa font in Inkscape

Bulletto Killa is a great free non-commercial use font available from Dafont.com. You can download it from here: http://www.dafont.com/bulletto-killa.font

It has similar swooshes to the Brannboll Font. However, the swooshes from Bulletto Killa don�t work directly in Design Space. This is how you�ll be able to use them.

• Click on the Text tool in Inkscape

• Click on the canvas to see the cursor (Don�t click and drag. Just click!)

• Type your text

(You can zoom your screen in by pressing the plus key on your keypad)

• Position your cursor inside the word (either use your keyboard arrows to move it or single click inside the word)

• Click the down arrow on the list of fonts (top left of screen) then scroll down and select Bulletto Killa

Your text will change

• Move your cursor to the end of your text and type an underscore _

You will get this result

•  Type another underscore and you�ll get this result

•  Type one more underscore and you�ll get this result

• If you want this look type two hyphens after your letters instead

• Once you have your text how you want it click on the selection arrow (top left of the toolbar)

• Click on your word to select it if necessary

• Click the Path menu, then Union. This will weld your letters together (so they don�t cut as separate letters) and convert them to a path so that Design Space can read it.

• Click File, Save As

• Select a location for your file and give your project a name.

•  Save as an Inkscape SVG (Or Plain SVG. Both will work.) 

You�re now ready to import your word into Design Space. 

Be aware, your word has been converted to an image. Therefore, you won�t be able to edit the text in Design Space. (Or Inkscape for that matter.)

If you want to change the text you will need to recreate it in Inkscape.

There are two other versions of this font - Bulletto Molino and Bulletto Alto. You can get them from www.zetafonts.com

Happy crafting!  �

Dreaming Tree Believe Bendy card

Here's one of the Dreaming Tree Christmas Bendy cards... with a slight difference. 

Most of my cards are sent to the USA (from Australia)... so I made a slight change to the "reindeer". 

Hope you like it! 

If you haven't checked out the amazing cards from Dreaming Tree here's my affiliate link. I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking through my link. (Or you can go direct to 3dsvg .com if you prefer.)

http://www.3dsvg.com/product-category/bendi-cards/ 

Don't forget... if you spend $9.98 or more you can get the 'Tis the Season Popup cards' FREE! 

Type FREEGIFT into the coupon code box during checkout!

Happy crafting!  �

December Cricut Mystery Box

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If you love the Cricut Mystery boxes, you'll be happy to know that the December box has been released!

Cricut has sent us the box early so we can give you a preview. If you don't want to spoil the surprise then don't scroll down!

This Mystery box is $49.99 and can be ordered from here: Cricut December Mystery Box

Make sure you use the code DOORBUSTERS at checkout. That will give you 10% off your order AND free Continental US delivery!

********************* SPOILER ALERT BELOW!! ******************

THE

CONTENTS

OF THE

DECEMBER

MYSTERY

BOX

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Three Cricut Cartridges:

Fancy Boxes

Valentine's Day

Home for the Holiday Spring and Summer

Materials:

Printable Vinyl

Chalkboard Vinyl

Gold Vinyl

Vinyl Brights Package

Vinyl Home Package

Stencil Vinyl

Dry Erase Vinyl

Package of clear transfer tape

Happy crafting!  �

Cricut Adhesive foil project

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Here's a quick project I made using the Cricut Adhesive Foil.

The foil colour I used was Stainless Purple. The Cricut foils are a removable product so you can use them to create temporary labels or decorations.

They're easy to weed and much easier than vinyl to apply as they don't have as much adhesive on them. I found that transfer tape needed a bit of coaxing to stick to the foil.

I used a Make it Now project that was meant for a wine glass. Here's the link to the project: Wine Glass Decals Make it Now project

I hid all but two rows of decals, enlarged the remaining rows and cut them. 

There is a Custom Foil setting but I bumped up the cut setting to Iron On Neon to get it to cut just a touch deeper. It's possible my blade is getting slightly blunt and this setting made it super easy to weed.

I placed it on a "Skurar" bucket from Ikea. Sadly you can't see the shine of the foil in my photo! 

The foil comes in Gold, Silver, Stainless Gold, Stainless Silver and Stainless Purple and you can find it here:  Cricut Adhesive Foils

The Gold and Silver are super shiny and really have the same look as using foils in a Minc machine. 

The rolls are 12" x 48" long and are currently on sale for $5.99 per roll. (Regular price is $9.99 per roll.)

I'm planning on using the foils and the Cricut Window Cling to decorate my windows for Christmas. (Assuming a bunch of Christmas elves arrive to help me!)

Happy foiling!  �

Expressions Vinyl Cyber Monday sale

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Expressions Vinyl is having its biggest sale of the year today!

Use the code CYBERMONDAY2015 to receive 20% off your order. 

Just click the link below!

EXPRESSIONS VINYL CYBER MONDAY SALE

Happy vinyling!  �

Fonts and Digital paper deals

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Two awesome deals for crafters over at The Hungry JPEG.

If you love digital paper then take a look at the Digital Scrapbook Paper Bundle.
This amazing deal includes all of the artists current Digital Scrapbook Paper Designs as well as ALL of their FUTURE designs!  You will have access to over 100 different paper packs. That's paper PACKS folks! You will have access to thousands of different digital papers! 

The cost of this bundle is $50. Here's the link: Digital Scrapbook Paper Bundle

All of the digital papers come as high resolution jpeg files.  
Most paper packs are 12" x 12" size.  These papers are ideal for Scrapbooking, craft projects and more.  
Most of the papers are not seamless.  (Relevant if you're going to be uploading the patterns into Cricut Design Space.)
When you purchase this listing, you will receive a pdf file with a download link. Just click on the link and you will be taken to a download page. You can then download and save each folder individually. 
Each paper pack comes in a Zip Folder. All files added in the future will be in the NEW folder and will be organized by month. 
All Digital Papers may be used for Personal and Commercial Use!


Second is the The Get Crafty Font Bundle.
This $15 bundle that includes 12 beautifully designed 100% accessible fonts. Each font includes a range of alternate characters that can be fully accessed through either a Windows or Mac computer without the requirement for fancy design software.

Each font also includes lots of PUA (Private Use Area) Encoded Characters. You can use a character map to access these characters in the same way you do with the Samantha font. 

Here's a (very) quick example of one of the fonts (Beauty Atok Script Italic) and one of the papers from the Ultimate Digital Paper Bundle. (Antique Music). There's 16 different music papers in this set alone. 

Click on the link to see examples of all the fonts and their other characters. 
Hungry JPEG Get Crafty Bundle



Happy crafting!  �

Cricut Explore comparison chart

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There's lots of Thanksgiving bargains available on the Cricut Explore through the different vendors. Before you start shopping here's a chart I put together to help you pick the right Explore for you. Click the images to enlarge, or download the PDF from here: Cricut Explore Comparison by Narelle

At the end of this post I'll add links to some of the current Explore deals as I find them.

Amazon:
Cricut Explore Air $199.99 (Prime. Free shipping on orders over $35)

Explore Bluetooth Adapter from Amazon $24.15 (Prime)

Cricut.com
Cricut Explore Air $219.99. Use code DOORBUSTERS to get 10% off and free US (continental) standard shipping. Brings price down to $197.99!

Be sure to check out the bundles at Cricut.com. There are various bundles available and depending on the inclusions can be a much better deal. You can use the DOORBUSTERS code on those too!

Explore Air bundles
Explore One bundles


Joann.com
Explore One (grey) online $199.99 with free shipping.
(Paper ad shows in store price for this model as $149. Only available Nov 24, 25 & 27)
Explore Air online $249.99  with free shipping
In store price $199. Only available Nov 24, 25 & 27)

Black Friday Deals

Amazon
CRICUT EXPLORE ONE BUNDLE MAT/TOOLS - Explore One machine with 12x24 standard grip mat, scraper/spatula & two week subscription. $199.99. (Price currently shows as $179!!)
http://amzn.to/1lNUHTF - Click the Explore One bundles button.

CRICUT EXPLORE AIR BUNDLE TOOL/BLADE - Explore Air machine with deep cut blade & housing, basic tool set & two week subscription - $269.99. (Price currently shows as $229.99!!)
http://amzn.to/1lNUHTF - Click the Explore Air bundles button.


Cricut.com
Cricut Explore One� Pink Poppy Machine + Basic Fonts Set. $259.99. (Currently shows as $209.99!) 

http://shrsl.com/?~akyd

Includes:

• Fontastic Fonts Cartridge
• Everyday Fonts Cartridge
• Chalkboard Fonts Cartridge
• Cricut� Cutting Mat Variety 3 Pack

Cricut Explore One� Pink Poppy Machine + Deluxe Starter Set. $269.99

(Currently shows at $219.99!) http://shrsl.com/?~akyf

Includes:

• Cricut Explore Deep Cut Blade with Housing
• Cricut Vinyl Sampler Pack, Home
• Cricut Cutting Mat Variety 3 Pack
• Cricut Transfer Tape
• Cricut Tools Basic Set
• Cricut Iron-on Lite, Red
• Cricut Printable Magnetic Sheets
• Cricut Window Cling, White
• Cricut Stencil Vinyl

Cricut Explore One� Navy Bloom Machine + Adapters Set $189.99 - http://shrsl.com/?~akyj

Included in set:

• Cricut Explore One� Navy Bloom Machine
• Cricut Explore� Wireless Bluetooth� Adapter
• Cricut Explore One� Accessory Adapter and Pen

Cricut Explore Air� Machine + Tools & Mats Set

$279.99 (Currently shows as $229.99!) http://shrsl.com/?~akym

Includes:

• Cricut� Cutting Mat Variety 3 pack
• Cricut� Tools Basic Set
• Cricut Explore� Carry Bag, Gray

Cricut Explore Air� Machine + Deluxe Starter Set
$289.99 (Currently shows as $239.99) 
http://shrsl.com/?~akys

Includes: 
� Cricut Cutting Mat Variety 3-pack
� Cricut Explore Deep Cut Blade With Housing
� Cricut Tools Scoring Stylus
� Cricut Explore Metallic Pen Set
� Cricut Explore Antiquity Pen Set
� Cricut Explore� Carry Bag, Gray


Cricut Explore Air� Machine + Ultimate Machine Set
$299.99. (Currently shows as $249.99!) 
http://shrsl.com/?~akyu

Includes:

• Cricut� Cutting Mat Variety 3 pack
• Cricut Explore� Deep Cut Blade With Housing
• Cricut� Tools Scoring Stylus
• Cricut Explore� Candy Shop Pen Set
• Cricut� Tools Basic Set
• Cricut� Window Cling, Black
• Cricut Explore� Carry Bag, Gray

Cricut Explore Air� Machine + EVERYTHING Starter Set
$379.99 (Currently shows as $329.99) http://shrsl.com/?~akyx

Includes:
� Cricut Cutting Mat Variety 3-pack
� Cricut Explore Deep Cut Blade with Housing
� Cricut Tools Scoring Stylus
� Cricut Explore Calligraphy Pen Set
� Cricut Explore Metallic Pen Set
� Cricut Tools Basic Set
� Cricut Vinyl Sampler, Home
� Cricut Stencil Vinyl
� Cricut Dry Erase Vinyl
� Cricut Transfer Tape
� Cricut Poster Board, Metallic
� Cricut Iron-on Lite, Gray
� Cricut Iron-on Glitter, Red
� Cricut Printable Sticker Paper
� Cricut Printable Iron-on Light
� Cricut Printable Vinyl
� Cricut Printable Magnet Sheets
� Cricut Window Cling, Black 
� Cricut Washi Sheets, Classic
� Cricut Craft Foam, Plush
� Cricut Trimmer Tool
� Cricut Premium German Carbide Replacement Blade

� Cricut Explore� Carry Bag, Gray

Hobby Lobby
CRICUT EXPLORE AIR BUNDLE - Explore Air machine with printable sticker paper, printable vinyl, premium blade, 12 x 12 strong grip mat & 60 day subscription. $229.99. In stores only. 

Joann
CRICUT EXPLORE AIR BUNDLE - Explore Air machine with printable sticker paper, 12 x 12 light grip mat, scoring stylus, candy shop pen set, 5 digital image set, & two week subscription - $229.99. http://www.joann.com/cricut-explore-air-holiday-bundle/14688055.html#q=explore%2Bair&start=1

CRICUT EXPLORE ONE PINK BLOSSOM BUNDLE - Explore One Pink machine with premium blade and 12 x 12 consumable pack & two week subscription. $179.99 http://www.joann.com/cricut-explore-one-bundle/14688584.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=927579&hq_l=14&hq_v=6160e9465e#q=Cricut&start=1

Menards
CRICUT EXPLORE ONE BUNDLE - Explore One machine with vinyl sampler Home 12x12, 12x48 transfer tape & 60 day subscription. $199.99. 
https://www.menards.com/main/p-1444451640019-c-1446215532061.htm?tid=-5138724906106291081

Michaels
CRICUT EXPLORE ONE - Explore One machine with metallic vinyl sampler, premium blade & 60 day subscription - $229.99. http://www.michaels.com/cricut-explore-one-bundle/10432548.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=927579&hq_l=12&hq_v=6160e9465e#q=Cricut&start=12

Walmart
CRICUT EXPLORE AIR FROZEN BUNDLE - Explore Air machine with weeder tool, printable sticker paper, frosted window cling, vinyl sky, vinyl silver, Frozen digital image set, & two week subscription. $229.99. 
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cricut-Explore-Air-Frozen-Bundle/46360465

CRICUT EXPLORE ONE CORAL WM BF BUNDLE - Explore One Coral machine with black pen and adapter & 30 day subscription. $149.99
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cricut-Explore-1-Coral-Bundle/46360467




I'll add more as I find them! :)

Happy crafting!  �

CRICUT: Slicing large images in Design Space

Ever wanted to cut something larger than the 12" x 12" or 12" x 24" mat?

Well, here's how you do it using Cricut Design Space. I'm using a tree image from the Zoobaloo� cartridge.

• Insert your image on to the canvas and resize it to the height or width you want your finished project to be. I'm setting the height of this tree to 50 inches.

• Click on the zoom icon at the bottom of the canvas and zoom out until you can see most of your image. I've zoomed out to 50%.
• Move the image so it's away from the top and left margins of the canvas.

• Click the Insert Shapes button and add a square to your canvas

• From the Edit panel change the size of the square to 11.5" x 11.5"

• Select the square and click Duplicate from the bottom of the Layers panel. I make about 10 duplicates then add more if needed. 

• Move one of the squares over part of the tree.

• Select the square and the tree (you might find like I did that the entire tree doesn't look like it's selected... but it is.)
• Click Slice from the Layers panel

• Move the sliced sections to the side. 

You can delete the extra pieces if you wish and just leave the sliced section that you need. In this example I keep the green pieces and delete everything else.

It's a good idea to have a duplicate of your original shape to use as a guide when assembling the sliced pieces. Sometimes I keep the sliced squares on the canvas and use those as a guide.

Note: When slicing Design Space now creates a duplicate of the sliced piece. This is to retain the colour of the original shape.

• Place another square over another section of the tree, select it and the tree and again click Slice.

• As before, move the slices pieces to the side and delete all but the piece you need.

• Continue slicing sections of the tree. You can make the square smaller if it helps with positioning. 

• Once you've finished slicing the tree delete any remaining squares and extra sliced pieces.

• Click Go and your images will be placed on the 12x24 mat ready for you to cut and assemble. 

Tip: Do not use Attach or Weld! Doing either will result in this error.

Tip: Take care when positioning your squares to avoid having small pieces like this:

Have fun creating your oversized projects!

Happy crafting! �







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