Click it With Cricut

Like we've been saying all along ... Imaginisce and the Cricut were just made for each other.
They go together like
Green Eggs & Ham!
They really do.

Since today happens to be
St. Patrick's Day
Courtney and I (Cari) are going to share with you some cards that we've made focusing on that theme. We also tried using as many green Imaginisce papers as possible. We hope you enjoy looking at our creations.

Happy St. Paddy's Day
using OCTOBER 31st cartridge

By Courtney Lee

I (Courtney) wanted to throw some surprising things into the mix with these cards and this is one of them. I used the Halloween seasonal October 31st cartridge for this card. It's not just for Halloween! :) I simply cut off the stick that was coming out of the cauldron to make a pot at the end of the rainbow!

Instructions:

• Fold one A2 sized card (5.5"x4.5" when folded).
• Cut the sparkle blue layer at 5 3/8"x 4 1/8".
• Cut the Enchanted paper at 5 1/4" x 4".
• Cut a piece of ribbon and adhere behind layers.
• Cut the cauldron at 4.5" because you are cutting off the stick that is coming out of the top.
• Doddle around edges with pen
• Use the cauldron to choose the place of your rainbow and adhere Berrylicious canvas rainbow sticker to the card.
• Use pop dots to adhere cauldron to the card and fill with Glam Rocks in Metallic Pearl.
• Use your i-rock to adhere.
• Add blue jewels to the corners and add your sentiment!

Supplies:

Cartridge used: October 31st™

Imaginisce: Enchanted Collection "Happily Every After"™

Imaginisce: Berrylicious Collection: Pucker Up Canvas Stickers™

Imaginisce: i-rock™

Imaginisce: Hot Rock Compact: Jewel™

Imaginisce: Glam Rocks: Metallic Pearl™

Solid cardstock from Paper Trey Ink and glitter blue layer from DCWV™

Sentiment from K& Co.

Ribbon from Paper Trey Ink: Pure Poppy in Saddle-stitch™

White gel pen

Believe
using DESIGNER'S CALENDAR and CAKE BASICS
by Courtney Lee

On this next one, I was trying to show you how versatile the lines are. All the brown paper is from the Cottage Christmas collection and the shamrock is made from the Animal Crackers line. Don't forget about using the paper collections to their full potential! Also, remember you can use all of the Cricut Cake cartridges in your Expression machine like I did here.

Instructions:

• Fold one A2 sized card (5.5"x4.5" when folded).
• Cut the brown layer at 5 3/8"x 4 1/8".
• Cut the Berrylicious paper at 5 1/4" x 4".
• Cut a piece of ribbon and adhere behind layers.
• Tie a bow and adhere using Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares.
• Cut brown circle at 3" (mine was actually cut at 2.83" because I did it on my Gypsy)
• Cut yellow polka dotted circle at 2.75"
• Cut white layer at 2.75"
• Cut clover at 2.75"
• Run clover through your Cuttlebug™ using the Swiss Dots Emboss Folder™
• Adhere together using foam dots to separate the yellow layer and the white layer to give it dimension.
• Add your rhinestones using your i-rock!

Supplies:

Cartridge used: Designer's Calendar™and Cake Basics™

Cuttlebug folder: Swiss Dots™

Imaginisce: Berrylicious Collection: "Just Peachy" and "Cherry Lemonade"™

Imaginisce: Cottage Christmas Collection: "Winter Woods"™

Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection: "Step Right Up"™

Imaginisce: i-rock™

Imaginisce: Hot Rock Compact: Jewel™

Imaginisce: Glam Rocks: Metallic Pearl™

Sentiment: My Pink Stamper: Family and Friends™

White cardstock from Paper Trey Ink™

Ribbon from my stash

Ink: Momento in Rich Cocoa

Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares™ and Glue Glider Pro with perma-tac™

Make a Wish!
using DESIGNER'S CALENDAR

by Courtney Lee

Lastly, I didn't want to have a post without another shaped card. You do need a Gypsy so create this exact look, but using an eyelet setter and punching eyelets in the top to connect the front and back half will work just as well and will give you two cute bows at the top after you connect them with ribbon or twine!

Instructions:

• On your Gypsy, weld two 4.25" shadows of the shamrocks at the top. Make sure they are aligned.
• Cut base card out of white cardstock.
• Cut another 4.25" shadow shamrock out of white cardstock and adhere to front.
• Cut regular 4.25" shamrock out of the Berrylicious Collection: "Just Peachy"™ paper.
• Remember that the real dial size is off so that even though they are both cut at "4.25" they layer properly.
• Place the i-rock Swirls Stencil over the project and rotate it until you like where the swirls are.
• Use your i-rock to set the clear gems.
• Add tiny black gems from the compact in pink, black, and clear to places that you would like to highlight.
• Heat emboss your sentiment.
• Tie twine around the stem of the shamrock and add your "lucky" charm!

Supplies:

Cartridge Used: Designer's Calendar on my Gypsy™

Imaginisce: Berrylicious Collection: "Just Peachy"™

Imaginisce: i-rock™

Imaginisce: Compact in Crystal™

Imaginisce: Compact in Pink, Black, and Clear™

Imaginisce: i-rock Swirls Stencil™

Sentiment: My Pink Stamper: Family and Friends™

Cardstock from Paper Trey Ink™

Gold Embossing Powder: Paper Trey Ink™

Twine

Charm from K & Co.

Ink: Versamark

St. Patrick's Day

by Cari Locken

Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge and instruction:

• Cut cream cardstock base 6" x 8". Fold in half.
• Cut patterned paper (blue/cloud) Happy Ever After (Enchanted) to 3 3/4" x 5 3/4".
• Adhere to black cardstock mat 3 7/8" x 5 7/8". Adhere to front of card.
• Cut 4 1/2" from peach cardstock.
• Cut < lprchn > 4 1/2" Headwear using orange cardstock.
• Cut < lprchn > 4 1/2" Headwear Accessory 2 using orange cardstock
• Cut < lprchn > 4 1/2" (pants) from green patterned paper.
• Cut < lprchn-s > 4 1/2" (top) from green patterned paper.
• Cut < 1Prchn-s > 4 1/2" (jacket) from green patterned paper.
• Cut < lprchn > 4 1/2" Accessories 2 from yellow cardstock. (shirt)
• Cut < lprchn-s > 4 1/2" Headwear using black cardstock. (hat)
• Cut < lprchn-s > 4 1/2" Headwear using yellow cardstock. (hat)
• Cut < lprchn-s > 4 1/2" Headwear using green patterned paper (hat)
• Cut < lprchn > 4 1/2" Accessories 1 from black cardstock (shoes) - save the small pieces (for hat)< lprchn >
• Assemble leprechaun on left side of card. Place a small scrap of black cardstock behind face (for eyes). Use a black marker to draw in mouth and nose.
• Embellish with glam rocks (gold and green).
• Stamp sentiment on right side of patterned paper.

Supplies used:

Imaginisce Enchanted (Happy Ever After), Live Loud (Ear Candy)

Imaginisce i-rock tool

Imaginisce Glam Rocks (Mellatic Pearl & Fushion)

Core'dinations Cardstock

Melissa Frances stamp (sentiment)

Ink (Colorbox)

Black marker (American Crafts)

tape runner & liquid glue

Irish at Heart

By Cari Locken

Cricut Spring Holiday Cards Cartridge and Instructions:

• Cut green cardstock base 8" x 5". Fold in half so card measures 4" x 5 with folded edge on left.
• Cut < stprck10 > 4 1/2" from black cardstock. Sand edges lightly.
• Cut < bckgnd10 > 5" from patterned paper.
• Adhere a small piece of yellow cardstock behind words on black cardstock. Then adhere to green patterned paper and into corner slots.
• Adhere to card base.
• Embellish with glam rocks and twine.

Supplies used:

Imaginisce Berrylicious (Just Peachy)

Imaginisce i-rock tool

Imaginisce Glam Rocks - Metallic Pearl

Divine Twine (green)

Core'dinations cardstock

tape runner

black pen (American Crafts)

You're Me Lucky Charm

by Cari Locken

Cricut Spring Holiday Cards Cartridge and instructions:

• Cut < stptrck2 > 5" from patterned paper.
• Cut < bckgrnd5 > 5" from yellow cardstock.
• Cut < stptrck2 > 5" again from dark green cardstock. Then cut out the horsehoe.
• Adhere a small piece of dark orange cardstock behind the sentiment on the patterned paper. Adhere to yellow piece and insert into corner slots.
• Adhere dark green cardstock horseshoe overtop of the patterned paper image.
• Cut Black Magic cardstock base 4 1/2" x 5 1/2". Use embossing folder on cardstock and then sand embossed design.
• Adhere yellow piece to front of card.
• Embellish with Hot Rocks and Metallic Pearls (in silver)

Supplies used:

Imaginisce Lucy Bird (Pretty Maids in a Row)

Imaginisce i-rock tool

Imaginisce Hot Rocks and Metallic Pearls

Core'dinations cardstock

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Celtic Blessing Card

by Cari Locken

Cricut Florals Embellished Cartridge and instructions:

• Cut dark green card base 12" x 4". Fold in half.
• Cut 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece from and mat onto a 5 3/4" x 3 3/4" piece of white cardstock. Then lay 6 1/2" of ribbon across middle adhering ends of ribbon behind cardstock. Make some bows with ribbon and adhere at either end of ribbon strip and then adhere entire piece onto front of green card.
• Cut < filagre4 > 3" from blue cardstock
• Cut < flgre4-x > 3" from patterned paper
• Cut < filagre4 > 3" Layer 1 from yellow cardstock
• Cut < flgre4-s > Layer 1 3" from green patterned paper
• Cut < filagre4 > Layer 2 3" from dark orange cardstock.
• Adhere all layers in place and adhere to center of card.
• Type sentiment onto a strip of white cardstock. Ink edges lightly and cut to a point at each end. Use pop dots to adhere overtop of design.
• Embellish with glam rocks.

Supplies used:

Imaginisce Animal Crackers (Step Right Up), Garden Party (Darling Dahlias)

Imaginisce Dino-Roar ribbon

Imaginisce i-rock tool

Imaginisce Metallic Pearls (in copper)

Core'dinations Cardstock

pop dots

ink (green - Colorbox)

Luck of the Irish!

We hope that you enjoyed the cards and we thank you for your comments because they brighten up our day! And to brighten up your day we'd like to have a little giveaway!

Would you like to win a Cricut cartridge?

Well today we are giving away to one lucky follower the

Give a Hoot Cartridge

All you have to do is tell us what you'd like to see us do with our Imaginisce products and the Cricut. The spread the word about todays post via your blog, twitter, facebook, email, etc shout it from the mountain tops! Winner will be announced on Friday.