FREE to cut! Love!

Ok... so this is one of those things that Cricut has been doing for a while and I was afraid it had come and gone. Love that they are still doing this.

So if you aren't familiar... Cricut has content that you can cut FREE for a week. Each week they change. I'm super bummed that I didn't get anything cut from last weeks. It was . I didn't realize it till after it was gone.

So here is this weeks FREE cuts.

These are both great but the Happy Hauntings is great for the upcoming holiday. Don't miss out like I did last week. Get that Cricut out and get to cutting. You've got two more days.

So... Definitely will be cutting some of these out... but I also can't wait to see what is net weeks free cuts :)

So... do you know how this works? Log on to your Cricut CraftRoom. The two above carts will show up in bold as available to cut.

Here's a quick video on how to get to the cartridges to take advantage of this great opportunity that Cricut gives us.

I'm so excited. I know.... I know... the sound is crappy. The video quality isn't that great. And I stumbled over my words a few times. But hey... I'm BACK! And I am super excited about bringing you more videos. And I promise... It won't be another year. Even if I have to use my cruddy laptop, my creaky tripod and have horrible sound. I WILL bring you more videos. And it's all about the content... right? LOL. It's about what you learn. So if you learn something or enjoy my videos... that's all that matters.
See ya soon! :)

YIKES!!!

Ok... so my last post said that it wouldn't be 4-5 months before my next post. I guess I was right. It's been 10 instead.... :(

I'm so sad about this. Soooooo.... it's time to get back on the ball. Today I had some fun. I have been playing around with Cricut CraftRoom and my Gypsy. It's so awesome that you can now link your Gypsy cartridges to your CraftRoom as well. Over the last couple of weeks I've been trying hard to get all my machines updated. Started with my Gypsy.... didn't get much farther. LOL. I have had many "technical difficulties" over the ten months I've been MIA. My iMac has died. My editing software has failed and my laptop decided to die as well. So I've had to use my old one that's pretty janky. I had all kinds of issues trying to update.

Today I got farther along on updating my Gypsy than I ever did before. Still not all the way updated though. BUT...... YEAH.... I did get my Gypsy cartridges linked to CraftRoom. I made a video of that today. So now I just need to get working on solving the issue with my editing software. Can't wait to share that video with you all.

Lets see if we can shoot for getting that video done within a week.... wish me luck!

Hello 2013!!!

Hello my fellow crafters! It's been way too long. I'm happy to see that I have many faithful followers that did no leave me in my absence. A lot has been going on in my life. There have been so many changes. As I get back on my blog, YouTube and back into the crafting world... there's a lot that's changed with Cricut as well. I'm excited to see some of the new things that are happening with Cricut.... and I can't wait to dive right back in.

For starters... I wanted to update you on a few things in my personal life. I won't get too personal... but I will share with you that My Cricut Closet (the actual room) is moving.... YEAH!!! I am trading rooms with my daughter and I will have a much larger space to work from. I still will be limited on space... I just won't be in the closet anymore. LOL! I'd like to share that journey with you guys and will keep you posted of the progress. I found this sweet and adorable picture of what my room looked like when I started this blog two years ago. Here it is....

 James was sooooo cute. He looks so little. But this was what my little closet looked like when I started.
Just for the heck of it... Here's what James looks like now.... And yes... that's me as well. Just focus on him...he's the adorable one :)

 And here are a couple of pics from that first set up. It was crazy. And I remember feeling so lucky to have this space. To me... it was awesome.


And... If you look in the top photo... you'll see my old Cricut. This past fall I retired that Expression by passing it on to my good friend Sherry. Of course... I still have my Expression 2 and my Imagine. Can't part with those, they are my babies.



Well... that's enough for today. I'll be back soon... and this time it won't be 4-5 months. I look forward to sharing some videos and projects with you. First order of business..... the Expression 2 Series will coming SOON!

Happy Crafting :)

Stampin Up Extravaganza is going on now... 20-50% off select items!

Hey Ladies! I had to share this with you. I know it's not Cricut related but this is too good of a deal to pass up and most of you know that I love Stampin Up about as much as I love Cricut.

I'll make this short and sweet so you can get to the good part... Stampin Up's Extravaganza is AMAZING! They have all kinds of products on sale starting today, November 19-November 28th anywhere from 20% to - 50% off.
What could be better than that? Well.... MDS2 is one of the items listed for 50% off. I'm already a My Digital Studio owner. I've had the trial of the new MDS2 and it expired. Guess what I'm getting TONIGHT as soon as dinner is over? LOL... yep... MDS2! I can't wait!!! And the best part... it's ONLY $9.98.

So... here is the link to the PDF file.
 http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Online_X_flyer_US.pdf

And as always... visit my website to order 24/7. www.angieoverton.stampinup.net.http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/angieoverton

Go directly to my Extravaganza page HERE!

There are also some amazing 24 Hours ONLY deals... right now the Big Shot, the Doctors Bag and the Diagonal plate are on sale. TODAY ONLY!!! Click on the pic below to see the awesome prices!

Cricut Craftroom Exculsive 3D Ornaments

So... On Wednesday I jumped on Cricut.com to see what new cartridge we could cut for FREE this week. I have to say I was disappointed to find it had not been  updated. Of course I waited till Thursday but still no change. Today I got on there and STILL no new cartridge.

That made me decide to just take a look and see what was on Craft Room. So I logged onto CCR and took a look at the CCR Exclusives. The 3D Bows are not available free any longer and and instead 3D Ornaments is free. Not sure where the glitch is. Maybe it's me... LOL! Here's what you get to do this week.

So maybe you aren't ready for Christmas decor yet. I know I'm not. So I went searching for some ideas. You can find everything you need at Cricut.com. I did a quick search in their projects library and found this. I thought it was more appropriate for the season.

     

These are all made with the 3D Ornaments Cartridge that you can use for FREE this week. And of course... I fear spiders....  (yes, even paper ones). SOOOOO.... he's out. I think the little pumpkin ornament is adorable. So I think I'll make him. Click on the pics and it will take you to Cricut.com for all the details you need to make each of them. 

Click below for the Digtial Handbook. This will help tell you how to put your ornaments together as well. Very useful.

So that lead me to another cool thing that I learned today. Many of you may already know, but for those of you who don't... they have full directions for each of these projects. They provide a PDF file with complete instructions that you can print out. They even take it a step further and include a CCR file for you. All you have to do is download the file and open it in your CCR. How easy is that!!!! Then all you have to do is get the paper ready. 

If you are ready for some Christmas decor... or just want to get some cut while the cartridge is free... I found some more cool projects online using this cartridge. Check these photos out. Just click on the pic and a window will open separately taking you to the authors page. 

Cricut The Official Blog. Author: Jana Eubank

Typecast Creative. Author: Curt Jensen

This one I thought was an interesting piece of home decor. I wouldn't have thought of this. I found this on the HSN website. Jinger Adams is the creator. 

Enjoy this weeks FREE Cartridge. 

Rent 10 Halloween Cartridges for One Low Price

Are you a fan of Halloween? Do you like to decorate with ghosts and gobblins? Then this is definitely a deal you are going to want to take. Cricut has TEN Cricut Cartridges that you can rent.... for $19.99! That's right! That's an awesome deal. $19.99 will get you 10 Halloween cartridges.

Look at all the great ideas below that you can cut with these titles!

I know what you are thinking... it's only a rental. Well... today we are already halfway to Halloween. Purchase it today and you still have time to get all the Halloween things you need cut. AND... you get access to these 10 cartridges for 60 days. Once Halloween is over, you are going to need to do those scrapbook pages. So you will have plenty of time to get things cut out. I'm totally going to use my 60 days to cut away. I love the idea of having some of these cuts on hand for when I need them.

 Here are the great titles that are included....

 • Happy Hauntings
 • Mini Monsters
 • Teresa Collins - Chic & Scary
 • Teresa Collins - October 31st
 • Teresa Collins - Pumpkin Carving
 • Trick or Treat

 Cricut Craft Room Exclusives:

 • Moveable Monsters
 • Haunted House
 • Spiderweb
 • Frankenstein’s Face

They even give you ideas to get you started. 

For any questions you may have or to see the rental agreement, visit cricut.com.
All of these photos are directly from their website. Just click on the photo to visit Cricut.com and get started renting these great titles today!

(Note: I am in no way associated with Cricut or Provo Craft. I'm passing this info along only because I think it's a great deal:)

One More Day to cut 3D Bows for FREE

So are you loving that Cricut gives us a week to cut from different Craft Room Exclusives for FREE? I am. Today is the last day to cut using 3D Bows for free. Don't miss out! Of course tomorrow is going to be a new Digital Exclusive to cut Free from... but while you can.... enjoy 3D Bows.

 Check back tomorrow to see what Cricut has for us for the next week :)