Free Cricut Images to cut this week

Every week, Cricut posts a set of images available to use in the Craftroom or Design Space for free.  The set this week is Gnomes and Mushrooms.  You can find out what images are free to cut for each week by going to the Cricut site, clicking on "Make" at the top and then choosing the "free images" tab at the top of the page.

It can be difficult to see just what a shape looks like when using the Craftroom since the layers are on different keys and in black and white.

In the Design Space, you can see the fully layered images with preselected colors that show you just what the shape will look like when you cut and assemble the pieces.

I did notice this layer when looking at the image set in the Craftroom.  This shape is part of the snail's shell.  It looks to me like this shape would make a nice rolled flower.  I haven't had a chance to try it yet....but I will!

If you try out the weekly free shapes you can decide whether or not you'd like to purchase the shapes for future use.  This set is on sale for $6.99 and you can find it HERE.

This set of digital shapes is also available as part of the subscription image plan for Craftroom and Design Space.  You can see more about the subscription plans HERE.

There are so many digital image sets - I m having fun trying out some of them with my subscription plan.  Remember to always check the layers to see if there are more items that a set of cuts can be used to make.

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Embellishment Shopping Tip

Sometimes you can find embellishments for your crafting projects in stores that are not generally thought of as "craft stores."  I happened to stop in a Pier 1 Imports recently and found some great gem flowers.  They are very similar to the flowers I used to get from Creative Charms.

These little flowers are sold as "table scatter" for parties.  I thought the bright spring colors were very pretty.  The box holds about 150 of the flowers and it was $4.50 and then 20% off.  This was before Easter - if you find these in the store now they might be further reduced.

I've already used some flowers to decorate the bunny candy holders.

I also used four flowers to cover the spots where the handle connects to this basket on the inside...

... and the outside.  This helps to keep the handle anchored and also adds a bit of decoration.

The basket is from the Easter Seasonal Cricut cartridge. 

The design actually has small circle cut outs in the top scallops.  This photo shows one of the baskets with the original design - I used "hide contour" to eliminate the holes when I made kits for a class in the heavier purple cardstock.  I need to try cutting this basket with the Explore to see if the circles will cut more neatly and will be centered on each scallop.

The Easter Seasonal Cricut cartridge is also part of the Image Library Subscription (it is called Easter 2010 on the list).

In addition to the gem flowers, I bought a box of 30 iridescent white, pink and purple sequin balls for $4.95.  These are also called "table scatter" but I have another idea for them.  Can you guess what it is?

Are there any "non-craft store" places where you have found interesting embellishments for your projects?  I'd love to hear about them and I am sure other readers would too.  Just leave a comment to share your "finds" with everyone!

I seem to be coming down with a bit of a cold - just as the weather is getting better.  I suppose it could be allergies, they say this is a bad year for them.

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Free April Scrapinar

What is the most important thing about scrapbooking?  Sure it is fun to play with papers, stamps, die-cuts and inks and try out all sorts of techniques but in the end, the photos and the stories behind them are what really matters.

The next free Scrapinar produced by Lain Ehmann of Layout a Day features Lain herself sharing some of her methods for creating easy and fun pages that capture the stories that you want to tell.

A Scrapinar is a live event, approximately an hour long, with a presentation and then time for questions and answers.  These monthly events are FREE but you must register in order to attend.  If the time or day does not suit your schedule, there is a recording available to watch for a few days after the event but you MUST register to be on the email list to get the link for the recording.

You can register by clicking HERE to go to the Start With Story sign up page.

If you don't know where to start when you sit down to scrapbook or feel that something is missing from your layouts and want to get your stories down on paper and document your life, this session, on April 28th is for you.  Don't forget to register HERE so you can attend or catch the recording

It's been a busy weekend with both Easter and Patriot's Day.  Monday was a holiday for us so I'll be behind all week long - does that happen to you when there is a Monday holiday?

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Patriot's Day Parade

The weather cooperated for a great Patriot's Day in Concord and the Boston Marathon.  Here are a few photos from the parade.

Fife and drum groups come from all over to march.  Their costumes are interesting - each group has a distinctive look.

Many local organizations also march in the parade.  These are some of the cast members for the Concord Players production of Spamalot.

These "soldiers" marched with great precision - look at all of the feet in exactly the same position.

Sometimes the parade stops for a bit while the groups are at the reviewing stand.  This group stopped right in front of us.  I was fascinated by their hats.

The back of one hat can be seen here.  I wonder how these are made and why they have the "false front."

This group costumed as doughboys from WWI sings throughout the parade.  They all have flags attached to their backs.

The parade marches through town, out to the Old North Bridge and back again - it is the only parade I know of that has an "intermission."  There are lots of vendors selling all sorts of souvenirs.  I always see this man with his baskets of flags and three-cornered hats.

The little children are so interested in everything that goes by.  One of the men with the Concord Battery talked to them for a bit while waiting for the parade to move again.

We didn't go to watch the Marathon this year.  It was a relief to see it go smoothly after the terrible attack last year.  The schools are now on break for the rest of the week so I may see more of some of my little neighbors.  I hope you had a great weekend.

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Happy Easter

Have a Joyous Easter.  We'll be at sunrise services at the Old North Bridge and later will enjoy time with family. 

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