Friday, May 16, 2014

Manny helps with the cricut

Manny checking out the action
I have a project that I have been working on.  My niece is graduating this month and she and her mom, my sister, have been making party plans.  They have decided to have cupcakes instead of a decorated sheet cake and we have been looking at the cute cupcake wrappers.

My daughter has a cricut, so we had been thinking that we could make our own wrappers in colors that would coordinate with the party theme colors.  A while back she ordered a cartridge for the cricut and when she was home at Easter she cut out a sample.  My thoughts were that she would be home to cut the wrappers or at least get everything set up so that after the first ones were cut I could finish the rest of them. 

That was not to be.  My daughter lives on the other side of the state and the cricut machine and the party are on my side of the state.  There is something to be said about moving out of your comfort zone and learning something new.  I now know how to use the cricut.  I can change the cutting blade and I downloaded computer software and now can run the cricut from my PC instead of fighting with the itty-bitty print on those flexible keyboards that come with the cartridges.  

150 cupcake wrappers later I feel like a pro.  I used the new software to 'weld' together the letters of  my niece's name and 2014 to make little bits from the paper scraps that can be scattered across the burlap table runner that my sister has planned should she choose to use them.   

My other crafty project for her party was to make tissue paper pompoms to suspend from her ceiling.  I followed a tutorial from Pinterest and they couldn't be easier.  The party is tomorrow and I will try to get some pictures of the finished products.  

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    1. Yep, first the awning and then the cupcake wrappers. He has been busy this week.

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  2. I have never used a Cricut. Actually, until I started blogging and was exposed to a few giveaways, I had never even heard of one! I had no idea that you could create your own cupcake wrappers. That sounds like useful information, since my daughter has informed me that she wants cupcakes, not a cake, at her wedding...since we just celebrated her sweet 16, I'd say I have plenty of time to learn! ;)

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    1. The cricut is great. You have to buy cartridges but there are so many to choose from. It was really fun. I think that if you were really into card making or scrap booking it would be really helpful. The cartridge that Cait bought has 50 different designs for wrappers and many had matching toppers. Cupcakes are very popular right now and I think that they are used at weddings quite a bit. Should be fun when the time comes.

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  3. Hi there! I found you through Kim! Excited to follow along! xo Jen

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    1. Thanks Jen, glad to have you following along.

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