Pazzles Holly Jolly Hop

Happy Saturday crafty friends,

Welcome to the Pazzles Holly Jolly Holiday Blog Hop. This is the second year our Design Team has done a fun Holiday Blog hop. It is such a pleasure to share all the fun things we can do with our cutters. The biggest news for Pazzles this year was the release of the Pazzles Inspiration Vue machine. It is very similar to the original Inspiration but with some fantastic improvements. For starters the machine has an optical eye for more accurate print and cut. The machine is also able to cut very small and accurate cuts. It is a fantastic machine and well worth every crafty cent spent. Pazzles also has a wonderful special to get you into the machine for only $99. Check it out HERE

So on to my hop project.

I made this super cute swing-flip card. 

I followed the instructions on one of the many FREE videos in the Pazzles library.   Klo takes you step by step through on how to make your own flip-swing card. One of the MAJOR benefits to owning the Pazzles is the amount of work and effort they put into helping you acclimate to your new machine. They are with you every step of the way. Unlike other companies that sell you a machine and then expect you to go searching for help on third party forums and groups, Pazzles has a representative that has spent hundreds of hours creating videos that show you how to get the very most out of your machine. I followed Klo’s wonderful instructions and was able to make my card without any problems.

I used the gingerbread girl file. It is a FREE file available from Pazzles. Pazzles has an amazing craft room with thousands of SVG files. So even if you don’t use the Pazzles cutter, you can still benefit from a Pazzles craft room subscription and download tons of svg files for which ever cutter you use.

Free File

Head over to the Pazzles craft room library and pick this cutie up in the free section…Available for a limited time only, so grab it while you can!

So now for my second project. I made this super quick and EASY card. I once again used the free gingerbread girl file and created a print n’ cut for the focal point. I then created a base from kraft cardstock and the patterned paper came from the Paper Studios All Seasons Three Paper Stack. The rest was cardstock. The pretty doily is a file that came from the Pazzles Craft Room. I did also use an EK punch for my bottom border.

Now For The PRIZE!!!!

Leave a comment for your chance to win a $30 Pazzles Gift Card. Leave a comment on each of the blogs by Tuesday December 9, 2014 for more chances to win. One lucky commenter will be chosen and notified on Wednesday December 10, 2014. Terms and Conditions: Open only to people aged 18 or older. Giveaway ends midnight MST, December 9, 2014. Only one entry per person per blog please. One winner will be chosen via random drawing. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

In case you get lost along the way, here is the hop line up:

Melin YOU’RE HERE

Heidi –NEXT STOP

Belle

Joanna

Michelle

Klo

Krista

Pazzles Craft Room

Pazzles has thousands of SVG files you can download from the craft room as well as tools and supplies. So now be sure to head over to your next stop on the  hop, Heidi

Thank you for stopping by and sharing your crafty time with us. We appreciate it so much. Until the next time,

#TBT Crafts Layouts

Happy Thursday crafty friends,

I know I am super late posting this, but wanted to share a couple of past projects with you. This is a layout I created a while back using my Cricut Expression and my Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge. The letters were from the Hello Kitty Font Cartridge. But other than that…all of the cuts were from the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge. Including the little puppy dogs. For those of you that follow my blog, you know one of my favorite things to do is “dream up” these little pieces I call cartridge critters…little piecings designed with cuts from my different cartridges. I try to use only the cartridge an my expression to find cuts to create these characters….to see more, you can visit my page: Cartridge Critters Gallery HERE

So here is a look at the layout.

Here’s a closer look at one of the super cute puppy dogs.

Here’s the cake

The cute little puppy dog topper.

And last but not least, the other puppy dog.
To see the original post for more details, GO HERE.

Here are just a couple more piecings that I have been working on.

I am hoping to get some more done over the holidays and be ready to launch my new site fully with recipes for them. So until then, I hope these have inspired you.

I haven’t been blogging too much lately as I am busy getting ready to share with you once again for my 25 days of Christmas-Holiday and Year Round crafting event. So stay tuned, you won’t want to miss out.  Until then,