Are there any Imagine users out there?

Just a quick post today. While getting my new craft room sorted I paused for a while last night to do some quick projects. I also had some company over and I was showing them Cricut Craft Room and how it worked. I noticed something odd. While I haven't hooked my Imagine up and updated it yet I noticed some cartridges that weren't familiar to me in my "My Cartridges" filter. I thought it was interesting and noticed another but figured they were part of the free images of the week.

So today… I get on and I do more of a search. There are SEVENTEEN cartridges in "My Cartridges" that I've never linked. What's up with that? Where did they come from? I wondered if they were free because they've discontinued it but not all the cartridges are there. Does anyone have any info about this?

Oh… and here are the signs I made last night. Bad lighting. Used my phone. But I love how they turned out. Will be doing a tutorial on them soon.

I just love how these guys turned out.

Please let me know if you have any info on those cartridges. I LOVE some of them. A few are ones I would  have loved to have bought. If they are a limited time I want to get some things made. :)

Have a great day!

Emptiness :(

There is an emptiness in My Cricut Closet. I'm very sad.
Can you guess what these two pictures are?

 (I'm using my Cricut mats to hide my ugly wall)

The first picture is where my Imagine sits and the second picture is where my E2 sits... ok... DID sit. :(
My Imagine start acting funky so I called Provo Craft. I have to send it off for them to work on. If they can't fix it they are going to replace it. They definitely have excellent customer service.  I generally use my Imagine more than anything. So... I got my E2 and started to use it... it wouldn't come on. This was about 2 weeks after my Imagine pooped out. So I call Provo Craft again and they say it's not fixable. They have to replace it. Sad thing.... my E2 is the Anniversary Edition that came with the extra cartridges. They don't have any more of those so I am getting a replacement of just a regular E2. Supposedly they are going to try and get me the extra carts. Maybe digitally on Cricut Craft Room. Not sure how that's going to work.

Of course... I was supposed to send them off a while back. I kept putting it off. Not sure why. I guess I was working so much that I just didn't get it done. So now they are both leaving. :( What am I going to do without them? I have no ideo how long it's going to take to get them back.

But guess what!?!?!?!? I still have my other Expression. I'll just have to pull it out of the closet.

My DH bought this for me several years ago. All I had at the time was the ORIGINAL Cricut. YES!!! I've been in love with Cricut since they came out. I was at CHA when they first introduced it. Wish I still had my pic with Cricut. I sadly sold the original one after moving to my current house. BUT... I sold it to a lady that would never have been able to afford one on her own so it went to a very good home. I remember being SO SO SO excited about it. It was awesome. And that was just the 6x12 mat.

I wonder how long the updates are going to take? LOL! It hasn't been updated for maybe 2 years. Thank goodness for Cricut Craft Room and Gypsy! LOL!

I don't know if this is good news or bad... but while I'm waiting for my Imagine to come back... there is a HUGE empty spot on my desk. I guess that gives me LOTS of room for my stamping. Like I said... that could be good or bad. I'm a very messy crafter.

Well... I hope you don't forget to check out the giveaway video and enter to win. I think I have like only 10 of my followers that are entered. I have some YouTube subscribers entered as well. Good luck!!!

Happy Crafting!
Angie :)

Cricut Craft Room Series #6 - Edit Groups and Hide Contour

Hello! Can you believe that I got two videos to upload today? I thought I wasn't going to have time to even do one. So... this video is another CCR series episode. I hope you enjoy it. There are already so many great images on the Imagine cartridges. With separating the images you can create some completely different images. This has caused me to look at cartridges and what they have to offer in a whole new way. I find myself buying cartridges that I originally had no interest in. And of course... CCR opens up the possibilities even more.
If you have a Gypsy you are already familiar with the Hide Contour button. And again... CCR takes the best features of your Imagine machine and your Gypsy and even Cricut Design Studio and brings it all into one place. They really outdid themselves on this one. I can't imagine how they will top this.
Hope you enjoy the video. Have a great weekend :)

Cricut Craft Room Series #2 - Adding Images to Mat and Mat Layers

Well... after working longer than I care to admit on this video... I finally got it completed and uploaded to YouTube. In this video I cover adding images to your mat from both the Overlay view and the Images view. Also I show you how to add may layers to your project, the purpose of the "fill mode enabled" option and the different options you have when it comes time to cut your project with multiple layers.

I hope you find this video useful and come back for the rest of my series. In my next video I will cover the tools and adding fonts to your project. 

As always... I love comments. Feel free to ask questions, make suggestions or make a request for my next video. Enjoy :)

#3 Cricut Craft Room Series #1 - Basics

Yeah! After a lot of frustration and a lot of waiting I was finally able to get my third video uploaded to YouTube last night. I am absolutely in love with Cricut Craft Room. So I wanted to do a series of videos going over the basics of the programs. I learned a lot by just jumping in and pushing buttons, but there was more trial and error than anything. I hope that I will be able to pass on some useful information and inspire you.
This is the first video of the series. If there are any questions you have or something specific you'd like me to cover please leave a comment here on my blog and/or on YouTube. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss out on the upcoming videos. I'm actually planning on making the second video today... keep your fingers crossed for me. :)
Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for watching!

Cricut Imagine Basics

Yeah... I made another video. I hope you all enjoy it. In this video I just go over the buttons and functions of the Imagine. I hope to start making some videos of some actual projects. I'm also interested in what kind of videos you may want to see. So leave a comment with your requests and suggestions.

Thanks again for watching :)

I've decided that this video will be the first in a series. While I quickly went over the basics of the Imagine in this video, I will be going a little more in depth on my next videos. I really look forward to making and sharing these videos with you. I also hope that you will leave me suggestions on things you may want to know about. 

My FIRST video! Cricut Craft Room and the Imagine

Hello ladies! Today I made my first video. I'm not super happy with how it turned out but I do like the simple page layout that I was able to make using Cricut Craft Room and my Imagine. When I was editing the video the quality seemed so much better than when I played it back on Youtube. But I worked really hard on making this video and doing all the editing that I am just going to go ahead and work with this one. I will have to figure out a better way to get the quality I want for the next video. AND... I'll work on my narration. Feels a little dry to me... well... ALOT dry to me. LOL!
However... for now... here is my video. I used Winter Woodland, Christmas and Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridges. I only used white cardstock.

Hope you enjoy it. And don't forget to leave comments. I always welcome a little constructive criticism so please feel free to say what you think. It will only help make my next videos better.  Thanks!

Hoot N Holler

Here is a card I made for my mom. I tried to make a video but I wasn't happy with how it turned out so I will try again on the next project.
I used Hoot N Holler Cricut Lite Cartridge. My mom LOVE LOVE LOVES owls. I showed it to her and she bought it for me immediately... as an early birthday present. I don't have her love for owls but this cartridge is adorable.
Here's the card......

And here are the supplies I used.....

Supplies:

- Hoot N Holler Cricut Lite Cartridge

- Imagine More Cartridge

-Imagine More Cards Cartridge

- Studio G iClear Stamps

- Studio G Glitter Glue

- Stampin Up Taken with Teal ink pad

- Stampin Up Taken with Teal marker

- Zig 2 way glue pen

- ATG gun

- google eyes

You'll also see in the picture an extra owl I made. He's so cute! I added him to another project I'm making for my mom with this cartridge. It's an explosion box. I can't wait to post pictures of it. Hopefully I will finish it today. I did all of this with my Cricut Imagine. I really love my Imagine. I'm using it so much more than I thought I would.