I must begin by saying Happy New Year to all and I hope your year is all that you've imagined thus far. I know for me 2009 was a bit rough with family sickness and death. I am truly hoping that 2010 is a better year.
Well as I said before I received a Cricut Expression for Christmas from my parents and it has been a little challenging. The infomercials sure do make it look so easy to whip something out and in no time flat they have the cutest new design.
I am NOT so lucky. Here is my first project. I was going to make my very first card for my SIL on her wedding. You may ask "Why black?" Well that was the color of her bridesmaid dresses.
I must admit this looks much better in the photo than it does in person. The problem I have is that..well I just don't know what to do on the inside. I'm not very good at being creative for one thing and maybe I'm just now very confident in myself. Another issue I have is that some of the cartridges are just a little pricey so I am a little hesitant when it comes to increasing my cartridge collection.
If anyone knows where I could get cartridges for a discounted price PLEASE let me know. It's pretty liminting when you only have 2 cartridges.
I almost forgot....I didn't give her the card, I bought one!! ;o(
You should have given it to her!!!!! Very pretty! There are a lot of things on the 2 carts that come with the CE! Took me a bit to figure out what all I could do!!! Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteTry Ebay for your cartridges, that's where I have purchased the majority of mine. I have almost 60 cartridges and for the most part, have paid under $30 for about 85% of them! Cricutmachine.com will also have some awesome sales every so often... good luck. Your card was pretty, you should have given it to your SIL!!
ReplyDeleteI have about 65 carts have generally don't pay over $25 per cart. I have been collecting my carts for a few years so they add up over time. But I did get 16 free with rewards points and the Gypsy download. It's insane how much money we will spend on crafting.LOL I just discovered a new site Cricutmachine.com. They have new carts for $16.75 to $25 and have amazing sales. You cards are very pretty.
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