Nuts About You!

  Life is funny...I recall having a conversation ~2 years ago with several girlfriends asking why they invested in their Cricut...I could not imagine why I would want one.  Nuts, huh?  (Sorry for the bad pun...I couldn't resist!)  Some of my friends said they didn't use it much, and others used it all the time.  They all advised me that since I am an avid card maker (vs. scrapbooker), that I probably wouldn't use it.  They all primarily use it for scrapbook page titles.

  Recently I had an email conversation with a friend on this very subject.  I have had my Cricut for about 10 months and for the past 7 or 8 months I think I have used it on nearly every card I make.  It is a fabulous tool!  In January of this year I went in search of Cricut challenge blogs to help me learn to use my machine.  One of those blogs is Die Cuttin' Divas; this week's challenge is "Zoo Crazy."  I recently purchased this paper by Imaginisce and I was anxious to create with it...the tree and squirrel were images that I just adore, but had yet to cut :)


Supplies:
Cricut cartridges:  Create a Critter p.32 (cut @ 2 1/2"); Everyday Pop-Up p.34 (cut @ 4")
stamp:  My Pink Stamper Punny-licious
papers:  Imaginisce
embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Herringbone, Seeing Sots, and Swiss Dots
twine:  The Twinery Caribbean
other:  glossy accents

Happy Saturday!