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Thursday 19 September 2013

Cricut Christmas class



Morning to you all, hope your week is going well.

Just a really quick post from work to share a couple of the cards the girls made in class on Monday. It was only a two hour class focused on Christmas cards so I though instead of stamping we would work with the Cricut Mini as it went down well the other week. They are loving the versatility of the machine as well as it's neat size which as I might have said before punches well above it's weight in functionality.


The top card uses images from Christmas Cheer and Celebrate with Flourish, the holly and Sentiment are from Teresa Collins Christmas Holly cartridge.

For the second card we concentrated on the welding facility to join the 'Merry' from Lyrical Letters cartridge along with Christmas from the cartridge of the same name and a basic square from George. To crate each poinsettia three flowers were cut in different sizes and assembled with some liuid pearls in the centre and the leaves are from Simply Sweet cartridge.

Needless to say the girls loved the versatility of the machine and Joan tells me she has ordered one for the sole purpose of making her Christmas cards although I am confident she will find lots of other occasions when it will come in useful.

Thanks for popping in.

52 comments:

  1. Fab cards using the Criccy! Loving the poinsettia one especially! I really need to get cracking on making some Christmas cards, as well!

    The Theresa Collins cartridges are so pretty!

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  2. Love your Christmas cards. I would love a computerised die cutting machine (sigh).

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  3. Hi Brenda, what a very clever machine that is and you created some great Christmas cards. Thanks for your visit, it's good to be back in blogland ;0) Jane x

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  4. These cards look lovely Brenda. Wish I could have taken a Silhouette class when I bought my Silhouette cutter. I really should be using it more.

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  5. Nice idea for Christmas cards though I don't want to think about it yet lol
    Von ♥

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  6. Prześlicznie, pięknie i bardzo klimatycznie:)

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  7. Thank you very much Brenda for showing us this cards!!! They are really inspiring!! have and excellent week!!!

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  8. Remarkable punching, wonderful cards are obtained!

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  9. Hello Brenda, I haven't been around for ages but I hope to be back now the summer season is over.
    Both these cards are fabulous, love the red and green for Christmas very traditional.
    Hope you are keeping well
    Hugs Laurie xx

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  10. These are lovely Brenda. I so like the positive and negative of the second one. It seems one can do so much with this machine. Michelle x

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  11. What beautiful, fancy, unique Christmas cards, Brenda! Love the pretty traditional colors, and the lovely and the unexpected cuts made with your cricut! Very pretty! hugs, de

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  12. Beautiful Christmas creations Brenda.
    Gr Elly

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  13. Brilliant Brenda, great festive cards! Ruby x

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  14. These are gorgeous Brenda. I love the designs and colours. The poinsettia looks so beautiful.
    Sue xx

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  15. fabulous cards Brenda. very stylish Christmas cards
    x catherine

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  16. They are both visually stunning but I am loving that bottom one - that seems to be a real trend right now in blogland. Brenda they are both beautiful x

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  17. Die Karten sind wunderschön und gefallen mir wirklich sehr, sehr gut!!!

    Liebe Grüße Sonny

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  18. Like both cards, the embossing on the first is beautiful and using the negative on the second looks greet! Hugs, Gerrina

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  19. Two Gorgeous cards Brenda, Love the cricut mini its on my wish list for Christmas... Thank you so much for your visit today... Hugs May x x x

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  20. Beautiful creations Brenda - missed seeing your little helper today though! x

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  21. These are beautiful, love the colours and the embossing folders are stunning and so are all the dies. Two brilliant cards.

    Kath x

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  22. You are tempting me to put silhouette machine in the wishlist, Brenda! Two beautiful christmas cards with the playful cutting! TFS!

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  23. Two lovely card Brenda, need to crack on with Christmas x Susan x

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  24. Fabulous cards Brenda. the designs look great and I love the way you've done the words.
    Lorraine x

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  25. wonderful makes Brenda - gorgeous xx

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  26. Diene Karten sind super geworden.

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  27. Two lovely christmas cards Brenda.
    Mags
    x

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  28. Such smart, pretty cards - love the embossed background on the first one!
    Alison x

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  29. Both lovely cards! I love how you've kept to the traditional colours and I like the embossing on the first card.

    Happy Crafting!!! :) X X

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  30. Hi Brenda, two gorgeous Christmas cards.
    Kevin xx

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  31. Those are just great! What fun!

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  32. Wow, Brenda
    This two cards are so gorgeous! Beautiful design :-))
    Hugs, Andreja

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  33. Great cards Brenda. Love the Merry and the reverse image of the Christmas script!

    I would take your class if I loved in England...as I have a cricut that I have never used! Well, maybe once with my girlfriend but she did everything!
    So embarrassing to admit. I have joined a new group of ladies to make cards andcrop with every two weeks, I will learn there as they have a shared cricut available and I will bring some cartridges for others to use too! Then I will get to watch the others and how they use it. I learn best by watching and observing.
    It is due to my concussion that I haven't tried it...I struggle with learning new things so sometomes avoid them...lol

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  34. Hi Brenda sorry I have not been here in awhile life is/has been very hectic! just wanted to say LOVE these cards and all your lovely creations and just cause I don't leave lots of comments its not that I don't look or care! hugs me x

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  35. Love these very festive creations!

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  36. Two beautiful Christmas cards Brenda, the poinsettia is gorgeous on the second.

    Pat xx

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  37. Wow, both cards look great! I love the traditional Christmas colors. The crystals on the first card are great and I love the poinsetta on the second card. Hugs, Hanneke

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  38. These look terrific Brenda! Happy Weekend to you. Nicola x

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  39. Both of them are simply stunning - makes me want to get a cricut !!, Luv Sam x

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  40. Two wonderful cards, I particularly love the first one :o)
    Jackie xx

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  41. Hi B, gorgeous as always,love the way the font joins together,I'm wondering if there's an option to do that on the Cricut expression. Have a great weekend,Julie x

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  42. Such beautiful Christmas cards! I so wish I had a Cricut too. Hugs, Robin

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