Early Valentine Gifts

I am always looking for ways to simplify my life when it comes to card making, scrapbooking, tag making, etc...I recently purchased Zutter's Bind it All and the Dreamkuts. I have purchased various paper cutters ranging in prices and was never ever to get an exact cut when having to do multiples of something. After seeing a tutorial on the Dreamkuts I thought I will give it a try and hopefully I will like these tools. I have not receive them yet, but they will be here no later than Wednesday. The Dreamkuts and The BInd it All go so well together and did I mention they are both pink (you could find them in baby blue as well)? The Bind it All is a great tool to make albums, notebooks, journals, etc...It wont take too much space and it is portable and seems easy to use. I will let you know once I start using it. Initially, I was going to get We R Memory Keeper's, The Cinch but I noticed a lot of people were having issues binding with the Cinch. The Cinch has some great features but what good is that if the bind is not going to be nice and smooth. I never personally tried the Cinch but I did see most, if not all, video tutorials about this machine in Youtube. I noticed that a lot of people were having the same type of issues with the binding so I opted out. If you have used The Cinch and have master the binding let us know.

THE CRICUT EXPRESSION 2ND GENERATION

CHA is taking place in Los Angeles as I type this short post and finally Cricut has revealed their  newest secret, The Cricut Expression 2. The difference between the Cricut Expression and its newest counterpart is that the Expression 2 takes both the Imagine cartridge and regular cartridges (as well as both mats). However, the Expression 2 does not print like the Imagine...it just cuts images. It also has a colorful LCD screen which will allow you to view all the possible layers of your cartridges without the use of an overlay. Luckily, Provo Craft does not plan to get rid of overlays at least for the next 3-4 years. The new Cricut Expression 2 comes with WIFI and it is compartible with the Gypsy. As of now I have not seen a great video where it shows the actual layers on the LCD screen but I am sure these will soon be availble. I am looking forward to learning more ;.)

CRICUT'S GYPSY AND 7 CARTRIDGES ON SALE FOR $125!!!

Hello everybody! I have two gypsys  for sale (brand new, never opened) on sale for $125. The Gypsy always comes with two cartridges (not sold individually). However, now if you purchase the Gypsy and register it with Cricut BEFORE Feb 28th you get 5 additional cartridges (downloadable). So, if you want a Gypsy send me a message and or post a comment.

GREAT DEALS ON THE CRICUT'S GYPSYS, $125!

So you find yourself waiting at your doctor's office, kids games, in the beauty salon, bored during your  lunch break and suddenly you get bitten by a creative bug or a Cricut...well now you could create wherever and whenever when you have a gypsy. Get your designs ready and then when you get home connect your Gypsy  to your Cricut and cut away. The gypsy could store up to 7000 cartridges and up to 10,000 of your projects. It is your very own personal and protable design studio. You no longer have to carry around all of your cartridges they are safe within your gypsy. So if you are interested in getting yours today for only $125 plus $5 shipping and handling to continental USA write me a comment and or send me an email to polkadotscrafts@gmail.com. The best part is that if you register your Gypsy with Cricut before Feb 28, 2011 you could download 5 cartridges for free and your gypsy comes loaded with two additional cartridges...that is a total of 7 cartridges. One of them is the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More which is retired and if you go shopping for this amazing cartridge chances are you won't find it and if you do you will pay in the $80s (I did ;.( Other cartridges are Christmas (not available for purchase, Blackletters also not available for purchas, Indie Art and Printing Press plus the two exclusive Gypsy cartridges Wanderings and Gypsy Font Cartridges. Hurry before they are gone and you want to receive your Gypsy before Feb 28th or you lose the opportunity of getting the 5 free cartridges. So if you always wanted a Gypsy this is a HOT deal!

I am loving the 10 newly released Cricut cartridges by Provo Craft. They include 7 Cricut cartridges and 3 Imagine cartridges. They are: All Sports, Baby Steps, Campin' Critters, Florals Embellished, Formal Occasion, Kate's ABCs and Martha Stewart Birthday Cakes and the 3 Imagine cartridges are Bubblegum Stripes (colors and pattern), Buccaneer (art) and All Wrapped Up (Art). Following you will find detailed pictures.

ALL SPORTS

BABY STEPS

CAMPIN' CRITTERS





FLORALS EMBELLISHED

FORMAL OCCASION

KATE'S ABCs

MARTHA STEART BIRTHDAY CAKES

 

BUBBLEGUM STRIPES

BUCCANEER

ALL WRAPPED UP

So, if you are a Cricut fan, what do you think? My two favorites are Buccaneer and Kate's ABCs!!!

CARDS FOR CHARLIE

I am so proud to be a crafter and to have met so many interesting people with a love for creating but more importantly a love for people. Today, while visiting My Pink Stamper's blog, I saw a message regarding a little boy name Charlie who suffers from a skin condition which causes his skin to blister. My Pink Stamper added a link to Cricut Crafts by Angela' s blog. There I got more information about this little boy and Angela asks for us to send Charlie a card to cheer him up and to pray for him. I am planning to send him a card and a special toy. I ask all of you to pass this message along to your friends and followers of your blog. They, too, might want to make a difference in Charlie's life. To learn more about Charlie click on this caring bridge link http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/charletonknuth/journal/12.

Also visit http://www.cricutcraftsbyangela.blogspot.com/

Charlie is fighting a rare skin condition which causes painful blisters. The medical name of this disease is epidermolysis bullosa commonly known as EB.

To send cards please send it to:

Ronald McDonald House
Attn:  Knuth Family
621 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN  55414

Please, keep him in all of your prayers.

Thanks to Cricut Crafts by Angela and My Pink Stamper for bringing this story to us.

I just wanted to share with you these four necklaces which I recently posted to www.senseofashion.com/dalialabasi. These style necklace are some of my hot sellers at home parties and craft fairs. Brides and mother-of-the-bride and grooms love them. They are made to order and are filled, yes filled, with semiprecious gems. Click on pictures to get more detailed viewing and info.