CRICUT - Common Room

[gwyneth 123]

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As there are so many Cricut owners on UKS, it's been suggested that we have a dedicated thread.
Having a dedicated forum for the time being isn't possible because of sponsorship. I understand from past post that MaryAnne is trying to sort out something, but in the meantime we'll have a non point scoring Team thread.
There's no limit as to who and how many of you can join in, so come on over and share all your tips, inspire others and just have a chat.

Having a thread that is dedicated to the Cricut use, will hopefully, eliminate so many other individual threads, often repeating questions that have already been asked and can get quite confusing.

PLEASE REMEMBER not to post links to any non sponsor site regarding the purchase or price of either the Machine itself or Cartridges. PM people by all means but the links will be removed from the thread.


Please feel free to carry on......

Please feel free to carry on......

[deejaz]

book marking:D just to keep up with thread:lol:

[linbob]

just book marking too wow new thread again, i blame the tracy's,sandie :D

[linbob]

waves to dee hi hunni have you got your cart yet?

hubby had a email saying mine has been shipped so fingers crossed it might be here the end of this week ok may be next week lol

[Barmybird]

just book marking too wow new thread again, i blame the tracy's,sandie :D


You're a cheeky monkey Lin!! you who could talk for england :P xx

Tracy: I got cut off in me prime when I was trying to answer you hun, sorry you're not feeling very well, DH is coming down with Man Flue... OMG!! bless him, he doesn't complain about it so I'm very lucky cos I know some men whinge and whine when they've got it!
having a little cry is not embarrasing and probably the best thing really cos now they're aware there's a small problem and you can all deal with it, as opposed to leaving it until its a very big problem, you'll be fine cos I just know you're a top mum!! :wub: xx

[tracygough]

just book marking too wow new thread again, i blame the tracy's,sandie :D

How very dare you!:lol: Me not guilty.:P

[tracygough]

You're a cheeky monkey Lin!! you who could talk for england :P xx

Tracy: I got cut off in me prime when I was trying to answer you hun, sorry you're not feeling very well, DH is coming down with Man Flue... OMG!! bless him, he doesn't complain about it so I'm very lucky cos I know some men whinge and whine when they've got it!
having a little cry is not embarrasing and probably the best thing really cos now they're aware there's a small problem and you can all deal with it, as opposed to leaving it until its a very big problem, you'll be fine cos I just know you're a top mum!! :wub: xx

I guess you're right, but i did feel silly.:unsure:

[linbob]

:D:D:D me talk for england :nono: not me im really shy when you meet me you will see how shy i am :D

[Jue Jue]

Wow another new thread boy will we all drop down in post's if UKS do a thread clean up lol

[linbob]

right ladies, me off to bed got a long day tomorrow


night xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[deejaz]

waves to dee hi hunni have you got your cart yet?

hubby had a email saying mine has been shipped so fingers crossed it might be here the end of this week ok may be next week lol

Big waves Lin(((((((((((((((((Waves))))))))))))))))))))))) still no carts:(
but not had email and i think they are pre order but at the show at ally pally they had them there marked up for £39.99 so dont mind the wait let me know when yours arrives hun nite nite not far off me going to bed either im knacked

[crafty betsy]

right folks am giving up with ds as l still cant get it to cut tracy's cot and av just about had enough dont know what to try next

[crafty betsy]

also has anyone had problems with oh my gawd orders as l ordered mats on 7th and have never even received a receipt or any correspondence with them even aftera few emails l dont even know if its shipped etc

[linbob]

CB, hubby said switch everything off pull plug out of ebug wait for 10 mins then update again

as this will clear the system memery, have a cuppa/coffee to make sure you wait the 10 mins come back then try the update:D

[linbob]

oh 4got to say morning all:D

lovely n sunny here a little fog though, got FIL and SIL coming today with ang's aunty and her DD we have never seen them b4 they are from Canada oooh poo could have got them to bring over some carts mmm i can ask her to send me some over when she gets back :D

ok girls what carts do i need:D so i can give her a list

[allyf]

<barmybird>Ally, I have actually got that one but I can't use it cos I am to scared to do whatever you have to do to get it into the library!! I have got SYI, Accent Essentials as well, anything in there that you know of? I can't actually see the things very well cos of my eyesight being cr*p!!</barmybird>

I didnt have any trouble updating my DS but I know others have so I dont really know what to suggest. If you want to give it a go I went to the website and followed the instructions there and it worked. Then a day later I had to update the firmware on my machine and that worked ok too.

There is a ready made square frame which is quiggles and flowers in Home Accents, if thats any use, you wouldnt need the DS then you could just cut it as is at the size you want. I find looking at the pictures on the new carts really hard as they are very small and there is no book with bigger pix in, and I didnt think my eyesight was that bad!

:-)

[Molsmum]

oh 4got to say morning all:D

lovely n sunny here a little fog though, got FIL and SIL coming today with ang's aunty and her DD we have never seen them b4 they are from Canada oooh poo could have got them to bring over some carts mmm i can ask her to send me some over when she gets back :D

ok girls what carts do i need:D so i can give her a list

:lol: Just give her a list of all the carts available and cross off the ones you already have!!!! Nothing like being cheeky :lol:

[Molsmum]

Oh by the way mornin' all

[allyf]

ok girls what carts do i need:D so i can give her a list

What ones do you already have?
:-)

[Jue Jue]

Morning, Lovely day here again today hoping other half will put my floor down tonight in my craft room so i can start bringing all my stuff back in here im missing it all now

[SamG]

Morning everyone. Having trouble keeping up with you lot the last couple of days, must be out of practice!

Sorry to hear about the meeting with social services Tracy. But I agree with Sandie, if there's a problem you need to let them know. She is a handful and anyone would struggle. {{{hugs}}}, you know we're here if you need to talk/rant. :wub:

Lovely and sunny here today too, hope it lasts as I seem to have loads of washing to do....again! Where does it all come from? I might even have to do i***ing today (before the pile falls and injures someone!).

Lin - I've lost track what carts you have got now! Why don't you ask here to find out how much they are first and whether she'll send them over for you! :)

Think George is coming down with this cold, fingers crossed its just a trapped bogey!!! (sorry :D).

Well, I'd better get a move on, been catching up on all my threads and I've got lots to get on with today. Will try and call in again later. xx

[linbob]

What ones do you already have?
:-)

i have

george and basic shapes
happliy ever after
dooglecharms
pooh and friends
mickey and friends
paper pups
walk in my garden
paper dolls ( in post)

[SamG]

i have

george and basic shapes
happliy ever after
dooglecharms
pooh and friends
mickey and friends
paper pups
walk in my garden
paper dolls ( in post)

Are there any fonts you want? How about Tags, Bags? I really like Zooballoo as you get a great font and the zoo animals. :D

[linbob]

is the bag and tags a good cart? i guess this would come in handy at crimbo time

not got any fonts carts only george

[Barmybird]

<barmybird>Ally, I have actually got that one but I can't use it cos I am to scared to do whatever you have to do to get it into the library!! I have got SYI, Accent Essentials as well, anything in there that you know of? I can't actually see the things very well cos of my eyesight being cr*p!!</barmybird>

I didnt have any trouble updating my DS but I know others have so I dont really know what to suggest. If you want to give it a go I went to the website and followed the instructions there and it worked. Then a day later I had to update the firmware on my machine and that worked ok too.

There is a ready made square frame which is quiggles and flowers in Home Accents, if thats any use, you wouldnt need the DS then you could just cut it as is at the size you want. I find looking at the pictures on the new carts really hard as they are very small and there is no book with bigger pix in, and I didnt think my eyesight was that bad!

:-)

Hi Ally, you good? hope so, bet you're at work now!.... I'm glad I'm not the only one with dodgy eyesight, not that I'd wish that on anyone!!! I didnt think of using it without DS, someone else suggested that the other day and I still didnt think of it last night... DOH!! two more brain cells and I'd be dangerous!!! I'll have a look later thanks hun xxxx

Morning Lin, how you feeling today Hun? xxx
Morning Sam, are you feeling better today, hope you're back on form now!!
Is there somewhere on our site where we share templates and stuff like they do on the craft robo site Sam? I still don't know my way around here!! xxx

[allyf]

[QUOTE=Barmybird;4854981]Hi Ally, you good? hope so, bet you're at work now!.... I'm glad I'm not the only one with dodgy eyesight, not that I'd wish that on anyone!!! I didnt think of using it without DS, someone else suggested that the other day and I still didnt think of it last night... DOH!! two more brain cells and I'd be dangerous!!! I'll have a look later thanks hun xxxx
/QUOTE]

You're welcome. My eyesight isnt that bad, but the pix on the new carts are VERY small and I cant tell what some of them are going to turn out like. I cut the frame on about 4 inches and it was very pretty espeically if you stick a tiny gem in the middle of the flowers. I'll try and post a pic tonite when I get home, but the puter wouldnt cooperate last night!
:-)

[linbob]

waves to sandie

here (http://cdsts.blogspot.com/) is the blog sandie for sharing templates

yes im ok just running round the house making sure nothing is out of its place as we have the in laws coming today, and picking up ang at 12.30/1.00 then whip to tesco to get Eeyore washed

[allyf]

Lin - bags and tags are ok but I dont find I use it enough to buy it, but I am lucky that a friend has it and lets me borrow when I want it. There are bags on other carts too if you want a bag. I like Zooballoo too as that has a font and cute animals which is good for kids stuff. The new home accents cart is lovely too.
:-)

[linbob]

hi ally

when my kids go to partys they always make me buy a bag to put their presents in to give out to their friends, so at a guess would the bags and tags be good for this? or is the card we use not strong enough?

[tracygough]

Morning all, just popping on quickly as i feel really pooh today:(.

Ally, when i first updated my library on the DS the picture of the cuts on the new carts where tiny and in the wrong place IYKWIM, but then i followed the instructions on the Cricut site and changed the file name thing, now they are the same size as all the others.

Lin, have a good day with the rellies.

[linbob]

hi tracy:wub:


sorrry to hear your not feeling too well:( big hugs {{{hugs}}}

[Heggy]

Good Morning.

Had a trip out yesterday to visit my aunt in Rugby. It was a lovely day, sunshine all the way, until I was heading back to Derby that is.

Hoping to get back into the scrapbooking today. I want to try some of the shapes on accent essentials.

Heather

[Jue Jue]

Morning, Heather and tracy sorry to hear your not feeling to good

[Ali M]

Morning...
my mum is coming here shortly ..and bringing her Big bug with her!!!Can wait to play...had a quick look when it arrived and am amazed at how much better it cuts!!!

note to self..must not show my envy!!!

[lebosi]

Good morning ladies, I wonder if any of you could answer my questions?
I don't have a Cricut but have a good friend who owns one but before I ask her a BIG favour I would like some idea of the time and 'trouble' involved.
I am making mini tag-albums with my Brownies and would like a 'My Family' title about one and a half inches high for the front of them.
Thing is, I need about 60 in various colours (and differing fonts would be ideal but not essential.)
Approximately how many could you cut from an A4 piece of card and if she could do say 10 on each approximately how long would it take to cut six different coloured cards.
Basically what I need to know is this too large a task to ask someone else to do for you?
TIA

[samsq]

I have given up trying to keep up with the thread, so I'm just going to dip in and out as and when.

I hope you're all keeping well and enjoying this beautiful weather.

[SamG]

{{{Tracy}}}, hope you're feeling better soon.

Lin - bags and tags are ok but I dont find I use it enough to buy it, but I am lucky that a friend has it and lets me borrow when I want it. There are bags on other carts too if you want a bag. I like Zooballoo too as that has a font and cute animals which is good for kids stuff. The new home accents cart is lovely too.
:-) I have a thing about tags! So I'm looking forward to using it for loads of them. Also, I like the welded shapes (you could use as shaped card blanks) although you can do these by welding on the CDS.

hi ally

when my kids go to partys they always make me buy a bag to put their presents in to give out to their friends, so at a guess would the bags and tags be good for this? or is the card we use not strong enough? I'm sure it would be fine Lin, just choose your card carefully. :)

Good Morning.

Had a trip out yesterday to visit my aunt in Rugby. It was a lovely day, sunshine all the way, until I was heading back to Derby that is.

Hoping to get back into the scrapbooking today. I want to try some of the shapes on accent essentials.

Heather Hi Heggy, enjoy playing with AE. Those little accents are sooooo lovely, I must try and use some more.

Good morning ladies, I wonder if any of you could answer my questions?
I don't have a Cricut but have a good friend who owns one but before I ask her a BIG favour I would like some idea of the time and 'trouble' involved.
I am making mini tag-albums with my Brownies and would like a 'My Family' title about one and a half inches high for the front of them.
Thing is, I need about 60 in various colours (and differing fonts would be ideal but not essential.)
Approximately how many could you cut from an A4 piece of card and if she could do say 10 on each approximately how long would it take to cut six different coloured cards.
Basically what I need to know is this too large a task to ask someone else to do for you?
TIA Tia, if your friend has the software this shouldn't take her too long. Also depends if she has the baby cricut or the Expression? If she has the expression and the software it won't take too long - especially for a good friend. Once she's made the template she can use it to cut all the different colours separately. HTH?

[linbob]

POST MAN JUST CAME

i got
magnola stamp
flora doodles daisy box i got 3 boxes lol

but

no splatula and no paper dolls cart :(


donna has your paper dolls cart arrived yet?

[SamG]

POST MAN JUST CAME

i got
magnola stamp
flora doodles daisy box i got 3 boxes lol

but

no splatula and no paper dolls cart :(


donna has your paper dolls cart arrived yet?


Which stamp did you get? Which reminds me, are you going to do me some bunnies? You did get some didn't you?

Ailsa/Skye38 - I've just send you an email on how to do the cross card. I'm sorry about the bad picks and instructions!!! :D Would love to see what you make.

[Barmybird]

<barmybird>Ally, I have actually got that one but I can't use it cos I am to scared to do whatever you have to do to get it into the library!! I have got SYI, Accent Essentials as well, anything in there that you know of? I can't actually see the things very well cos of my eyesight being cr*p!!</barmybird>

I didnt have any trouble updating my DS but I know others have so I dont really know what to suggest. If you want to give it a go I went to the website and followed the instructions there and it worked. Then a day later I had to update the firmware on my machine and that worked ok too.

There is a ready made square frame which is quiggles and flowers in Home Accents, if thats any use, you wouldnt need the DS then you could just cut it as is at the size you want. I find looking at the pictures on the new carts really hard as they are very small and there is no book with bigger pix in, and I didnt think my eyesight was that bad!

:-)


Thanks Ally, that would be great if you could post a piccy tonight for me, and thanks Lin for the link, I bet its the one I visited ages ago!!! enjoy your time with your family!!
TRACY: sorry you're not better yet, sending you a big hug!! :wub:

[linbob]

Which stamp did you get? Which reminds me, are you going to do me some bunnies? You did get some didn't you?

Ailsa/Skye38 - I've just send you an email on how to do the cross card. I'm sorry about the bad picks and instructions!!! :D Would love to see what you make.

yes sam i am going to do you some bunnies hunni just waiting on some ez mount to arrive post didnt bring it today:(

i got the stamp with tilda holding the flowers over her head, you sent me a stamped image of it, my DD loved it soo much she asked me to buy it so i did:D

[Barmybird]

POST MAN JUST CAME

i got
magnola stamp
flora doodles daisy box i got 3 boxes lol

but

no splatula and no paper dolls cart :(


donna has your paper dolls cart arrived yet?

[B]Lin:[B] if you want to borrow tags bags for a project for the kids just give me a shout, and then if you really like and find you can use it a lot you can buy it!! :wub:

[linbob]

ohh thank you sandie :wub: that is really nice of you might take you up on that :D i have to go and pick up ang soon, then go to tesco to wash Eeyore so his nice and clean for the in laws to see him ( they not seen it yet, not showed any family opps) ohh the building work tooo :D

[lebosi]

Tia, if your friend has the software this shouldn't take her too long. Also depends if she has the baby cricut or the Expression? If she has the expression and the software it won't take too long - especially for a good friend. Once she's made the template she can use it to cut all the different colours separately. HTH?


Thanks for your advice, she has the Expression and the software so I won't feel so bad about asking her to do me a 'favour' now.:mellow:

[Deekay]

Ally, when i first updated my library on the DS the picture of the cuts on the new carts where tiny and in the wrong place IYKWIM, but then i followed the instructions on the Cricut site and changed the file name thing, now they are the same size as all the others.


Tracy where did you find this on the Cricut site, I've been wandering around the site for ages and can't find anything? I'm hopeless at computers and since they changed my glasses prescription I have to keep putting my glasses on and off when I use the computer, so it would be helpful to make the pictures bigger so I stand a chance of actually seeing them :lol:

[tracygough]

Tracy where did you find this on the Cricut site, I've been wandering around the site for ages and can't find anything? I'm hopeless at computers and since they changed my glasses prescription I have to keep putting my glasses on and off when I use the computer, so it would be helpful to make the pictures bigger so I stand a chance of actually seeing them :lol:

I think, (can't really think straight today) that i followed the instructions here.
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=1830555

[Ali M]

help please..
My mum is here with her E bug..
what does the endcaps feature mean/do on the carts please???first time Ive come across this...

thanks
Ali

[Ali M]

help please..
My mum is here with her E bug..
what does the endcaps feature mean/do on the carts please???first time Ive come across this...

thanks
Ali


Found out what is does..but ..WHY???how would you use what its cut???

[linbob]

ali, not tried it as yet

what does it doooo????

right off to get hubby

[SamG]

help please..
My mum is here with her E bug..
what does the endcaps feature mean/do on the carts please???first time Ive come across this...

thanks
Ali

:huh: whats it for Ali?

[Barmybird]

DITTO!!! I'm interested to know too!!! :blink:

[Deekay]

Tracy, thanks so much for the link, would never have found it by myself. Feeling quite chuffed, managed to follow the instructions and do it by myself without DD's help.

Crafty Betsy, I placed an order with O*M*Gawd on the 4th April, and e-mailed them last weekend to find out if it had been sent, they said my order would be despatched soon but still haven't heard anything, so don't even know if it's on it's way yet. :mellow:

[tracygough]

Well done Deekay.

My Oh My Gawd order apparently shipped on the 12th, i too ordered on the 4th.

Found this explaining a bit about end caps.
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=1373720&mpage=1

[crafty betsy]

Tracy, thanks so much for the link, would never have found it by myself. Feeling quite chuffed, managed to follow the instructions and do it by myself without DD's help.

Crafty Betsy, I placed an order with O*M*Gawd on the 4th April, and e-mailed them last weekend to find out if it had been sent, they said my order would be despatched soon but still haven't heard anything, so don't even know if it's on it's way yet. :mellow:

as long as l know its not just me then so no need to panic yet but lve not even had an email from them at all dont think l will buy again from thm dont like this lack of comunication

[crafty betsy]

well l have tried again this morning to update firmwire and its just keeps telling me cricut not recognised im really getting p**ded ofwith it

[crafty betsy]

finally managed t update but im afraid to try cut with ds as every time l try it starts wanting to update firmwire and why does it keep flashing on the screen usb connected

[tracygough]

finally managed t update but im afraid to try cut with ds as every time l try it starts wanting to update firmwire and why does it keep flashing on the screen usb connected

Yippee!!! The message flashing is a good thing, it says your machine is connected to your pc/laptop.

[Molsmum]

Oh CB you'll have to tell me how you did it. I still havent managed it

[MUMFY]

wELL i'VE JUST WASTED A WHOLE DAY ..DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHInG
Went and got Shawn and then was going to go to skegness and get winnie cartridge..for 39.99 :o:o
but then couldnt be bothered, cos daughter will moan that she has to stop at home waiting for delivery.
Talking about deliveries, guess what came today ..again???
another bloomin' washing machine :rolleyes::rolleyes:
whats going on ??
So we have all just sat here twiddling thumbs, now I realise I should of gone to post office , then to the doctors and the bank
and to get some electric aswell
but oh no didn't go, I 'll send him when he comes in from work ... I wont be here .gotta go work :angry::angry:
Cant pull a sickie , cos I'll get the sack , cos at our place you not allowed to be ill.
I have bad migraines, doc took me off pills , so they returned , I took time off work
manager said that They count towards my percentage of illness --
as Migraines .. (get this) are part of everyday life !!!!!
wot a crock of S*** excuse my french

[allyf]

Ally, when i first updated my library on the DS the picture of the cuts on the new carts where tiny and in the wrong place IYKWIM, but then i followed the instructions on the Cricut site and changed the file name thing, now they are the same size as all the others..

Oh no my DS is fine and so is the cricut, I upgraded those when I got the cart. Its the teeny tiny piccies on the mat and the leaflet with it that I have trouble with. I cant always be bothered to turn on DS to check what I can cut.

:-)

[tracygough]

Oh no my DS is fine and so is the cricut, I upgraded those when I got the cart. Its the teeny tiny piccies on the mat and the leaflet with it that I have trouble with. I cant always be bothered to turn on DS to check what I can cut.

:-)

Oh i see,(no pun intended) i misunderstood you, maybe you need to get a little magnifying glass

[madfuchsia]

Hi girls, just had a quick scan through the messages to catch up with you all, I didn't make it on here yesterday as I worked late and then I was in bed by 9pm as I was shattered. I worked late again today got home and crashed on the sofa for an hour :blink: just had my dinner and when I've finished on here I think I'll have a barf and go to bed :lol:

Sandie, I really like the way you decorated the box lid for your baby book, it’s perfect. Well done on getting your first commission and here’s to many many more of them :D

Emmyloo, the front page of your mini album is very pretty, can’t wait to see what else you do with the album :)

Mumfy, your shower is looking great, building work is never much fun but just keep trying to think of what it will all look like when its finished :)

Lin, you Disney card is stunning, well done you, I think Karmen’s friend will love it. The insert is very pretty and a great choice of paper :) I too hate peel offs and gave all mine to little one recently, she's having a ball with them :lol: Did you mean me when you asked about the Paperdolls cart? I got mine when I bought my bug from CC so it must be someone else who has it ordered :)

Hope all the poorlies feel much better soon including the hubbies and children :)

[Barmy]

Hi all.
Sorry you're feeling unwell Tracy - hope you're better soon.
Lin - hope things go well with the in-laws!
I too have tried end caps and wasn't too successful at first, now i've seen what they're meant to look like, I'll have another go!
My carts still haven't arrived - I'm hoping they've not gone astray! I thought I'd put work down as a delivery address, but I checked my email today and found i'd put home! However, there was no little card from postie!
Mumfy - the shower looks fab! Sorry you've had a bad day. How stupid to count migraines as everyday things! Your boss wouldn't say that if he/she'd had one! Besides, you can't help it if you're ill! Who wants that?!

[Emmyloo]

Heyhey, how is everyone? Havent caught up yet, will do in a mo - just a quick question - gonna make a card for a girl at work who's leaving on friday, but what would you put on the front? Sorry you're leaving? Good luck?

[Ali M]

Tracyg...thanks for the link to cricut site...read about the end caps..now to try to explain to mum..over the phone...maybe I might just copy/paste/email!!!

[allyf]

Heyhey, how is everyone? Havent caught up yet, will do in a mo - just a quick question - gonna make a card for a girl at work who's leaving on friday, but what would you put on the front? Sorry you're leaving? Good luck?

How about We'll Miss You - assuming you all will of course:lol: Is she leaving cos she misses Dave :lol::lol:

Oh i see,(no pun intended) i misunderstood you, maybe you need to get a little magnifying glass

Yes I think I do, I knew I shoudlnt have thrown Mums old one away:lol:

:-)

[Emmyloo]

How about We'll Miss You - assuming you all will of course:lol: Is she leaving cos she misses Dave :lol::lol:
:-)

:lol: Think its more cuz she hates it at work now, she did before but now the new guy has started, its horrible there!!!

[allyf]

Ok here are some photos of the cards I finished last night.

[allyf]

and here are the rest...

[allyf]

:lol: Think its more cuz she hates it at work now, she did before but now the new guy has started, its horrible there!!!

O dear thats a shame.

Here's some more cards I made - these are handpainted/printed background papers i bought and cut sillhouettes on the cricut and put them on. You cant really tell but the papers are lovely and have shiney bits I think they used twinkling h2os on them or something like that.

[Barmy]

Ally - those cards are fantastic - you have been busy! I've just been doing a layout (will post photo shortly) and there was a knock at the door ... next door neighbour telling me he'd signed for a parcel today ...
it's my Paper Dolls and Doodlecharms carts!!!!!

YIPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!:lol::lol::lol:

[allyf]

Thank you :wub:

Glad you got your paperdolls cart, have fun its a really good cart with all the extras.
:-)

[ruth]

poorly,

oops forgot to ask, how is everyone this evening?

and did I read somewhere that carts are £39.99 somewhere,

I have a dreadful cold, it's making my eyes water, and as for sneezing. it's driving me nuts.....

[Emmyloo]

Fab cards Ally!!! Are the swirly bits from Home Accents?
Heres the card I made for Kat - who likes cats btw!!!
Am off to bed now, I overslept this morning cuz I was up and down like a yo-yo all last night, so hoping to make up for it tonight!!!

BTW, its a rubbish pic, the cat is glitter CS and flash didnt like it!!

[madfuchsia]

Morning girls, cold and damp here this morning, had to put me fluffy sox on to keep me tootsies warm :lol:

Ally, love all the cards you made, especially the disney ones, they are so bright and colourful :)

Emmy, your leaving card is fab and I'm sure the lady at work will love it :)

Hope everyone is OK today and that all the poorlies are feeling slightly better :)

TTFN :)

[Ali M]

Gorgeous cards Ally...

[linbob]

Morning All!

right i have noe caught up with the thread, but i have to say i thought i would be catching up all day, did you miss me that much that you didnt talk :D

Ally, Love the disney card's you made wow and the painted one's are fab, you have been busy.

Emmy, love your leaving card it's fab, the lady is sure going to :wub: it :)

Donna, Hi hunni you ok?



right i don't think i left any one out if i have me very sorry :D:p, well I picked up hubby yesterday at 12.45 washed Eeyore just got back to the house and the in laws came, all in all it was ok, FIL love my car and asked if i would swap :nono::nono: way i said, as for the building work he said it's much better now etc and the house should be worth more money now ( we not doing it for the more money, we doing it because what we had b4 was leaking rain in to the living room). The People from Canada ( angus's aunty and cuz) was lovely( angus's has never seen them b4), they even brought the kids and i gifts from Canada, i felt guilty as i didnt even think of getting them anything, they got me a shopping bag and the kids they got some bits like pens, t-shirts,teddy's etc. So I said to Angus last night after they left why dont we send some flowers to them both when they get back to Canada, they wont be back in Canada for a month due to they going to London,France and a load more places b4 they return home.

so today its a other tidy up ready for my mum n dad tomorrow its all go again :)

[linbob]

Morning Ali :wub:

did you find out what the endcaps were for?

[Ali M]

Morning Ali :wub:

did you find out what the endcaps were for?

Tracyg left a link to the cricut site..I didnt really understand it but when mum brings her big bug here again I shall try to follow the instructions ..
She has lent me her accent essentials cart to try today on my baby bug...!!

[tracygough]

Morning all, i'm still feeling rough today, so excuse me if i talk a load of tosh.

Love all the cards that Allyf and Emmyloo posted.

Lin, glad the visit went well.

I have another meeting this morning, the nursery nurse from our GP's surgery is gonna try to give me some help coping with L's tantrums, i'll try to keep myself composed this time.

Hope everyone has a good day. Keep posting those creations!!!

[catseyes]

hi everyone, linbob can i ask a favour please,did i read correctly in the past on this board that your husband works with computers,if so can or would you mind asking him a question please. i tried to load a peice of software and it kept giving the same error picture file missing cannot finish installing. so i went to investigate and right enough it has gone from my start list where it used to be was on upper righthand side when you clicked on the start menu under my document and before my music,however when i have tried to reenter it as a link via start properties nothing happens,can he advise what else i might try.
hugs thanks

[linbob]

yes cateyes he does angus now does the school computer haha

i have pm'ed you my email addy so if you email me your problem ill get angus to email you back, he finishes work at 5pm so he wont be home till about 5.30 ish ok babe

[MUMFY]

morning all,
glad your day with your visitors went well linbob,

those disney cards are great, lov the silhouette ones aswell , brilliant

Came home last night ,to find Paul lurking behind front door .....
look what he's done
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/5091/s8001929vs0.th.jpg

who's a clever boy then :wub::wub:
just gotta go and get tube of real good silicone today, Dunno how im gonna keep all that glass clean though,
we have really hard water here :(:(

and er, err,... whilst I'm out :ph34r::ph34r: Im going to get the pooh cart
:ph34r: sshhh !!!

[linbob]

mumfy, shower looks really nice wow,

good luck in getting the pooh cart :D

[scrapfanatic]

Morning

I wondered if maybe you might be able to offer me some advice!

I have a Robo (which I rarely use as the whold computer thing drives me bats)
and I also have a Cricut (little one). I love the Cricut and find it very easy.

I have been looking at the SCAL software and am wondering if it is worth selling the Robo, upgrading to the expression and buying the SCAL software. It appears alot more straight forward than the Robo and would be interested in your opinions! Have any of you done this?

Thanks

Wendy

[linbob]

Hi Wendy and welcome

I have all 3 machines :D, but i used my eddie(expression) loads more, i could not get my head round the robo, but saying that my hubby wants to keep the robo so he is using that now and then.

I think the expression is brill i :wub: it so easy to use, but i guess as for you upgrading from baby bug to the expression i guess it depends on what you craft card or scrpbooking?

a lot of ladies on here have upgraded to the bigger bug and have got the scal software i have not got the scal though so cant comment on that.

mmmm dont think im being much help here :rolleyes:

[linbob]

I have just sold my baby bug:D

[scrapfanatic]

I have just sold my baby bug:D

Thanks for the info! :)

I think I may sell my baby bug and my Robo and go for the Expression. :)

[linbob]

you wont be disapointed with the big bug we all :wub: our big bugs
i am sad to see my baby bug go though :(, just waiting for the money to come through now then it can be shipped out :(

[MUMFY]

hi scrapfanatic,
I too have the craft robo, and have hardly used it .
I have the expression and have scal so basically having the big bug and scal - I have the craft robo and the big bug all-in-one.
Cos I can have all the nice cartridges and then by plugging into pc I have all the available fonts (1000's of them ) and all the dingbats.
So me ,personally think I will use my bug and scal and not touch my craft robo again
(that was a A1 description ..donna lol)

On a better note though...:lol::lol:
been and got it
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9599/s8001933ro7.jpg
cost me 39.95..bargain
I also spotted these.. paid 2.50 each, I got 2 the other day cost me 4.11 each :(
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2421/s8001930pp9.jpghttp://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1474/s8001931iy2.jpghttp://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5391/s8001932ag9.jpg
OHH I love a good days shopping B)B)B)

[scrapfanatic]

hi scrapfanatic,
I too have the craft robo, and have hardly used it .
I have the expression and have scal so basically having the big bug and scal - I have the craft robo and the big bug all-in-one.
Cos I can have all the nice cartridges and then by plugging into pc I have all the available fonts (1000's of them ) and all the dingbats.
So me ,personally think I will use my bug and scal and not touch my craft robo again
(that was a A1 description ..donna lol)



It made perfect sense to me, thank you! :lol: I think I have deffiantely decided. All I need to do now is to sell my Robo and baby bug to raise the cash for the Expression!

Thanks again for your help! :)

Wendy

[allyf]

I sold my robo and got an expression and I dont regret it a bit, I use it far more than i did my robo. I dont have SCAL but I might when the warrantee runs out (just in case).

Thanks everyone for your comments on the cards.

Emmy - love the leaving card.

Mumfy - sounds like a great days shopping.

I had today (and tomorrow in case) off work cos my car was being MOT'd but it passed! It just needed 2 new bulbs in the back no. plate! How fab is that?! I was so relieved.

Hope everyone is feeling well and having a nice day.
:-)

[tracygough]

Fab shopping spree Donna, those embossing folders were a bargain! I've felt a bit better this arvo, so had a little play with my Pooh cart, and started to make a card.

[lisa71]

Hi all

hope everyones well, mum went home yesterday so hope to go back and look and threads i have missed.

Can anyone tell me if they have cut shrink plastic on expression, also i have some k&co wacky tac stuff to restick mat. What do i do with it ???

Thanks

[SamG]

Hello all.....~~~waves~~~

Just passing through. Went out yesterday afternoon to take poor George (who is going stir crazy stuck in) to the park and felt really rough again. :(

Hope you're all ok? Will try and catch up a bit later. xx

Lin - I've replied to your email.

[SamG]

OK, didn't just pass through, thought it easier to catch up now while less pages!

I still don't understand end caps!!!! Will have to have a play I think. :blink:

Ally - those cards are gorgeous, I've been looking at Home Accents on my CDS and think I might have to get it! :huh: (don't tell DH!).

Hope you feel better soon Ruth.

Em - loved the cat card. :D

Sorry you're still feeling rough Tracy. {{{hugs}}}
Perhaps you can let me know what the nurse said about tantrums? We've had a couple of bad ones again today. And he's getting so spiteful. :( *sigh*
Did it go ok?

Shower looks great Mumfy!!! My sis and aunt both swear by the Mr Muscle shower spray, you know the one that you spray on the walls/door after you've showered. (Don't have a cubicle so can't vouch for it myself)

And those embossing plates were a fab bargain! I really want Swiss Dots, but local shop doesn't have it in stock, so will have to wait a bit. (perhaps I could order it with Home Accents??!!! :ph34r::nono:)

Tracy - look forward to seeing the pooh card. :)

Lin - glad all went well with the relatives. :D And that you've sold baby bug. I need to get mine sorted, Daren got the box out of the loft before we went away but haven't sorted myself out yet.....mind you, I have been poorly.

[BernieTuffs]

afternoon, just trying to catch up:D
have got SCAL myself and it's great - the thought of being ablw to cut any font/dingbat, let alone download inkscape and design my own stuff (shan't be doing that for a while though!!) is just amazing!!
Bernie X

[scrapfanatic]

afternoon, just trying to catch up:D
have got SCAL myself and it's great - the thought of being ablw to cut any font/dingbat, let alone download inkscape and design my own stuff (shan't be doing that for a while though!!) is just amazing!!
Bernie X

Thats what I was thinking. I'm deffinately going to seel my baby cricut and robo and buy the expression though. The trouble is I don't want to part with my George cartridge. Am I right in thinking that you can not buy it on its own?

[tracygough]

It must be a day for bargains, i just won My Community cart on Bay of E, i got it for £21.99 including postage.

Samg, she didn't really give me any answers, just said i was doing well with her, and chatted about all sorts, she used to foster too. She was here for an hour and half though, it was nice to talk about it, but unfortunately there's no miracle cure, they just have to grow out of it.:(

I thought my Oh My Gawd order may have come today, as i got my H**LM**K order two days ago, and it was shipped two days after, but no.:(

[catseyes]

firstly linbob thank you, and only ask your husband when he and you have time,have sent you an email. ally and emmyloo cards are lovely sorry ally but i am partial to emmyloos cat my favorite animal to love,but hoping to do mickeys and minnies for my scrapbook album of disney in florida.
have the expression and scal and only touched the surface with both as not had the expression long, love them both though.
mumfy the shower looks cool,but like you i would so hate to have to clean all that glass.and have fun with your pooh cart.
Tracey an samG feel better soon,gentle hugs.
glad that everyone enjoyed there visitors.off to get something to eat just got back from b@q and i did not want a macdonald's.

susannah

[SamG]

It must be a day for bargains, i just won My Community cart on Bay of E, i got it for £21.99 including postage.

Samg, she didn't really give me any answers, just said i was doing well with her, and chatted about all sorts, she used to foster too. She was here for an hour and half though, it was nice to talk about it, but unfortunately there's no miracle cure, they just have to grow out of it.:(

I thought my Oh My Gawd order may have come today, as i got my H**LM**K order two days ago, and it was shipped two days after, but no.:(

Hi Tracy, oooh, thats a great price! I was going to look on there earlier and the phone rang and got sidetracked. It was our caravan park, our boiler is going to cost £204 + VAT to fix. :( We have to get it done, otherwise we can't use the caravan. Why do all the bills come at once?

Shame she didn't have any answers, my Mum's emailed me a link to something about behaviour, haven't look yet but if its any good I'll forward it to you.

Did you get your Pooh card done?

[SamG]

Sorry......hi Susannah! :D

[linbob]

Thats what I was thinking. I'm deffinately going to seel my baby cricut and robo and buy the expression though. The trouble is I don't want to part with my George cartridge. Am I right in thinking that you can not buy it on its own?

i just sold my baby bug without the george cart you can buy it at CC

[scrappydiva]

Sorry, what's CC? I'd like a George cart too!

[linbob]

custom cr*ps i think tracy said they sell them

[scrappydiva]

Cool, thanks! I'll have a look for them.

[scrapfanatic]

i just sold my baby bug without the george cart you can buy it at CC

Oh, didn't realise that! Thanks again! :)

[Auntie Frankie]

Boy you weren't wrong when you said you lot could chat!!! I've been back to work 4 days and I'm a whole thread and a half behind!!! Will I ever catch up? :wacko:

[madfuchsia]

Lin, I am fine thanks, feeling absolutely shattered and have been in bed early most nights this week :) fell asleep on the sofa this afternoon after collecting little one from school, sadly I don't feel much better for it either :lol: I'm so pleased the visit from the in-laws went well and how nice of them to bring you all pressies :) the flowers sound like a fab idea when they return home :)

Mumfy, the shower cubicle is looking brilliant with the door on, you've every right to be pleased with hubby :)

Wendy, I had a Craftrobo and sold to buy the Expression :) I don't regret the decision one bit and there isn't the learning curve with the big bug that there is with the Robo, we all love our bugs on here, good luck with your decision :) you don't have to sell yourbaby bug with the George cart as they can be bought from CC as previously mentioned :)

Sam & Tracy hope you are both feeling slightly better, sounds nasty what you both have :(

[Shyposter]

Tracy - I've only had an e-mail today telling me my two carts from Oh My Gawd have been shipped - ordered at the same time as my order from H*llm*rk (4th April) and that arrived yesterday.

Not a happy bunny here - I've ordered from them before and the service was OK (shipped within about 3 days) but this time it's been dreadful. I'll still to H*llm*rk I think. Cheaper postage too.

Have my niece's 21st card to make tonight now (for hand delivery tomorrow - nothing like leaving it till the last minute eh? :lol: )

[Emmyloo]

Hey girlies! How you all doing? Hope you've all had a better day than me - rubbish day at work, we have a new manager and hes rubbish, so tempting to just hand my notice in, unfortunately I need the cash! Got a bit of a headache now and my OH is driving me mad - grrrr!
Sorry for rambling! Had a lovely pizza for tea, dominos!

[tracygough]

Hi all,
i thought i was over this illness thing, i felt OK earlier, but now i feel all weak and shaky again.:(

Not sure i'll use Oh My Gawd again, i had my shipping email from them Saturday, strange when we all ordered the same day. i think i've been spoilt with using H**LM**K,

[scrappydiva]

I think it sounds like CC and OMG are best avoided then. I might stick with Hmrk, the Bay of E and the sponsors then for carts.

[tracygough]

Anthea, i couldn't agree more.:)

Emmyloo, sorry you've had a s**t day Hun, but the pizza must have taken the edge off it a bit. Enjoy your evening.

[allyf]

<hugs> everyone who's feeling under the weather, hope you all feel better soon.

Emmy - bear with him, he might get better. Dont quit until you get another job anyway.

Mumfy - meant to say your shower looks gorgeous. We have a cubicle and we got some stuff with it, but it was fitted by the company we got it from. Now we just use cillit.

:-)

[Emmyloo]

Emmy - bear with him, he might get better. Dont quit until you get another job anyway.

:-)

Yea, I hope so - and I need the cash too much to quit without another job!!!! Tempting though!!!

[Barmy]

Hello all. Hope those feeling under the weather get better soon. I took the train to work as DH needed the car - pretty long journey though! Got home at 7.15, couldn't be bothered with dinner (had sort of dinner at work at lunchtime!) so had toasted cheese and pretend bacon (vegetarian!!) sandwich!
Glad the visit went well Lin.
The shower looks lovely Mumfy. We have shower over the bath with curtains situation!
Emmylou - hope you have a better work day tomorrow - at least it's friday!!

[Deekay]

Tracy, still haven't received any info to say my order from Oh My Gawd has been sent yet, think I'll e-mail them again tomorrow, it's been 2 weeks since I placed the order.:(

[Emmyloo]

Hello all. Hope those feeling under the weather get better soon. I took the train to work as DH needed the car - pretty long journey though! Got home at 7.15, couldn't be bothered with dinner (had sort of dinner at work at lunchtime!) so had toasted cheese and pretend bacon (vegetarian!!) sandwich!
Glad the visit went well Lin.
The shower looks lovely Mumfy. We have shower over the bath with curtains situation!
Emmylou - hope you have a better work day tomorrow - at least it's friday!!

Wow, pretend bacon - used to eat that!!! Does it still look like insoles?!! We call it facon!!!

[linbob]

Morning all!

i have mum n dad up this afternoon think they coming at 2.00pm

I need to make my son a card to give to a little 7 year old some time this weekend but not sure what to do :rolleyes:

right better hoover and dust b4 mum comes

back in a mo :D

[SamG]

~~waves to everyone~~~

Just off to catch up with my teamies.....be back soon. x

(cough, cough, cough.....grrrrrr)

[linbob]

postie just come, my splatula has arrived so my paper dolls cart should be here next week :D

[crafty betsy]

hello everyone took ages catching up lm still not well and just been to doctors got anti biotics anda steroid inhaler so hopefully will feel better soon loved all the new creations there lovely im too washed out the now to play speak soon

[Deekay]

Just been into town to buy DS (aged 14) some clothes as he is growing at an alarming rate. He hates shopping and each time I take him I say his Dad can take him next time. He's a nightmare, he lives in tracky bottoms or shorts and t-shirts, suggested today he might buy a pair of jeans - the look of horror on his face, fashion conscious he is not. After an hour all we came home with was a football shirt. He does my head in.

Just as we got home the post lady knocked and my Doodlecharm cart arrived from OH My Gawd, but no Home Accents, but that has cheered me up no end.:D

[tracygough]

Hope you feel better soon CB, i had a really bad night last night, couldn't sleep, i just ached all over and didn't know what to do with myself.

What is it with boys and shopping for clothes? My DS hates me just buying his clothes, but is so fussy he's a nightmare to take shopping too.

No new carts for me today:(.

Finished my Pooh card here.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg177/camsmum96/London010.jpg

[linbob]

tracy hunni

what glue did you say you get from asda? went last night to get some but 4 got what it was called lol


omg what a fab card tracy wow n wow n wow

[tracygough]

tracy hunni

what glue did you say you get from asda? went last night to get some but 4 got what it was called lol


omg what a fab card tracy wow n wow n wow

Lin it's Scotch quick dry glue. Glad you like my card.:love:

[linbob]

thanks hunni ill have to go again now lol,

[Deekay]

WOW Tracy, that card is absolutely FAB.

Hope everyone with the lurgy are soon feeling better.

[crafty betsy]

Hope you feel better soon CB, i had a really bad night last night, couldn't sleep, i just ached all over and didn't know what to do with myself.

What is it with boys and shopping for clothes? My DS hates me just buying his clothes, but is so fussy he's a nightmare to take shopping too.

No new carts for me today:(.

Finished my Pooh card here.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg177/camsmum96/London010.jpg


Fantastic Tracy hope my cart arrives soon

[MUMFY]

hi all,
tracey...again lovely, I wouldn't have thought of putting pooh on the bridge ...DUH..well done nice card

...Not a good morning here ....
wev'e been to court :angry::angry::angry:
Short story....we got car on hp , it was a bad'un, we sent it back , they said it was fixed,
wasnt fixed, lies,lies,lies...they took car and sold at auction, they took us to court for money owing ..:angry::angry:
so we went to court ..and
the judge said that he couldn't do nothing about it but we would have to have a charging order put on house (ccj):(:(:(
they have put no interest on it , so we now have to phone hp comp up and offer them some money <_<<_<
so great we now have a ccj against us , through no fault of our own
A****OLES !!!!

[jean17]

Tracy I love your Pooh card, I have a expression but I dont have the design studio my friend has it but we dont seem to beable to get to grips with it, it a lot of money if you cant use it and I also dont make many cards.
I have kept up with this thread since it started even if I haven't joined in, I do have a lap top but I am not that good with all the down loads of firm ware and all the other thing you have to do to load it on to the computer I suppose I am afraid to give it a try, maybe I will pluck up courage soon and give it ago although I dont know if I would us it much for scrap booking.
What do you people think.
Jean.

[suejn]

Tracy fantastic card, I've been dilly dallying over getting the pooh cart, I didn't know if I'd get full use out of it, but after seeing the card I'm off to order it, also a few on here love paper dolls, I have 2 grandsons would there be enough on there for me to warrant buying it.thanks for any help ladies

[lisa71]

sue

PD would be great for grandsons it has loads of extras on it

[allyf]

Hi Jean - I dont use CDS much usually for welding words there's lots of fun and lovely things you can do with the expression on its own so dont feel you have to have a CDS to get the most out of it.

:-)

[SamG]

Hello all, sorry didn't pop back in yet, have I missed much?

Still feel like poo, but have just rolled my sleeves up today and done some cleaning, have hardly done any all week and it was starting to annoy me. So I don't feel any better, but at least the house is clean now.

Right off to try and catch up, hope you haven't been chatting too much!!! ;)

Lin - did you put a Buy it Now on your cricut then?

[SamG]

Well, its quiet on here today. I daresay it will be different Monday when the kids go back.

Hi all,
i thought i was over this illness thing, i felt OK earlier, but now i feel all weak and shaky again.:(

Not sure i'll use Oh My Gawd again, i had my shipping email from them Saturday, strange when we all ordered the same day. i think i've been spoilt with using H**LM**K, Sorry to hear you're still feeling pants Tracy. I used O* M* Crafts at got a good service. Some of the girls I chat to on the Lurve thread have also had good service from them, isn't it strange? They sent me an email today with reduced carts on, but have most of them and TBH they weren't that cheap.

hello everyone took ages catching up lm still not well and just been to doctors got anti biotics anda steroid inhaler so hopefully will feel better soon loved all the new creations there lovely im too washed out the now to play speak soon Hope you feel better soon CB. :wub:

Just as we got home the post lady knocked and my Doodlecharm cart arrived from OH My Gawd, but no Home Accents, but that has cheered me up no end.:D Thats good Dee, at least you can play with DC while you wait for HA now. :)

Tracy that Pooh card is great! :D I've been looking at the pooh sticks bridge wondering what I can do with it. How's L today?

{{{Mumfy}}}, what a nightmare about the car, etc. Its not fair how some people get away with things is it? How long do you have a CCJ for? Do they get removed after a while?

Hi Jean, I was a bit like you and kind of frightened of my cricut for ages, but I couldn't live without it now! Everytime I am crafting he gets switched on and used. I think you just need to be brave and bite the bullet, if you have an expression I'd wait to get the CDS, you don't need it straightaway. I mostly use mine for welding letters and objects (to make shaped cards).

Well, I'm gonna disappear for a bit again, c u later. x

[crafty betsy]

well exciting news l got my order from oh my gawd no correspondence from them just my goods so happy ending ive got my mats now all l need is winnie pooh cart to come

[tracygough]

That's good news CB. Hope my Oh My Gawd order comes soon. When did you order, was it the 4th, the same as me and some others?

Hi Jean, to be honest i don't use my CDS much for cutting, but i do use it for designing, so i know what sizes to cut straight away without the guess work.

Sam, i've not had any real probs with L for the last three days, because my Mum has had her for me, i couldn't cope with her paddies with the way i've been feeling. How's George been?

[SamG]

Poor George is very bored. I think he's having a growing spurt as well which doesn't help. He seems to be fine and then just flies off the handle. Men eh? They start young!!! :lol: Just glad Daren will be here tomorrow, I think he's going to take him swimming. G loves it when they go out just the 2 of them. :)

We started some spoon monsters earlier (ELC kit) and after he'd torn all the tissue paper up he was bored. So I had to stick all the paper to the spoons and then he wouldn't listen when I told him they had to dry! I daresay when he wakes up soon we'll be adding arms/eyes/hair etc!

its quiet on here without Lin!

[SamG]

Tracy, have you seen the post on BBTB about team members??? You should apply.

[jean17]

Sam G . It not the expression that is the problem as I had the baby cricut then my DH brought me the expression for christmas, its just all the soft ware and the down loads that the problem.

Lin I hope you are having a nice time with your family.

Jean.

[SamG]

Sam G . It not the expression that is the problem as I had the baby cricut then my DH brought me the expression for christmas, its just all the soft ware and the down loads that the problem.

Lin I hope you are having a nice time with your family.

Jean.

Sorry, must have misunderstood. Its quite easy to do (if it goes right). I haven't had any problems with mine (touch wood), have you tried the trial?

[tracygough]

Tracy, have you seen the post on BBTB about team members???
Yes i have seen it
You should apply.
:nono: way, have you seen the fab stuff those designers produce?
:blink::blink:

[SamG]

:blink::blink:

Oh shut up woman, your stuff is better than some of the bits on there. Just do it please. :nono:

(was trying to sound stern but then coughed loads in the middle of that!! ;))

[tracygough]

Oh shut up woman, your stuff is better than some of the bits on there. Just do it please. :nono:

(was trying to sound stern but then coughed loads in the middle of that!! ;))

:lol: cough, cough, splutter, i'm really scared now, but it's still no.:P

[Barmy]

Hi everyone!:)
I do hope that everyone's feeling a little better and that you don't pass the lurgy through broadband!!!Maybe this really is the bug thread!!! :lol::lol::lol:
Tracy - fabulous card again - Winnie's so cute. As I'm writing that I'm just wondering why he (I've always assumed!) has a girl's name!
Sorry you're having such an awful time Mumfy; hopefully it will get better for you soon, or at least people will see sense!
Hope you had fun with the spoon men Sam!

[Emmyloo]

Oh shut up woman, your stuff is better than some of the bits on there. Just do it please. :nono:

(was trying to sound stern but then coughed loads in the middle of that!! ;))

I totally agree - Tracy, all the cards you do are amazing!!! Just Do It!!!!

[SamG]

:lol: cough, cough, splutter, i'm really scared now, but it's still no.:P OK, but I still think you should......won't bully you any more ;) :wub:

Hi everyone!:)
I do hope that everyone's feeling a little better and that you don't pass the lurgy through broadband!!!Maybe this really is the bug thread!!! :lol::lol::lol:
Tracy - fabulous card again - Winnie's so cute. As I'm writing that I'm just wondering why he (I've always assumed!) has a girl's name!
Sorry you're having such an awful time Mumfy; hopefully it will get better for you soon, or at least people will see sense!
Hope you had fun with the spoon men Sam!

The spoon monsters were a bit of a nightmare, luckily he's forgotten about them, so will tackle the rest of it tomorrow! Might even show you some pics! :D

[Barmy]

Yes Tracy, you are definitely good enough to be on the BBTB design team! Gosh, we're all bossing you about aren't we! Don't mess with us!!:nono::lol::lol:

[Lesley136]

I've been playing with my new carts - I love the home accents one- and have just been trying to use the Winnie the Pooh one.

How do you get the black lines around the clothes? and do you just draw in the faces with black pen.


Mine looks very insipid at the moment compared to everyone elses.

[Barmy]

PS Loved the term "facon" Emmylou!

[stressed mother]

Hi all out there

anyone that can remember my cricut software saga - just to say have given in and ordered new software today from h******K********K as desperate to be able to use cricut to full potential and weld - particularly fonts/text - whilst on the site a 'winnie' cartridge jumped into my basked - naughty pooh!

tracey - luv your work - fab crib, fab cards - feel inadequate when see how clever other people are - how long have u been at it - so to speak??

[tracygough]

Not listening to all you bully's, i have enough DT commitments to even consider applying for another, so there.:P:P

Stressed Mother, i've only been card making for a few months, (i've done the odd one in the past though) but i have been scrapbooking for about 4 years, although cardmaking has taken over, and i've only made one LO this year.:o

Thinking of you Mumfy, sorry you're having a bad time at the mo.

[stressed mother]

sorry but what the heck is LO?? - been cardmaking for some time but only blogging for verrrry short time

I am just thick??

[tracygough]

sorry but what the heck is LO?? - been cardmaking for some time but only blogging for verrrry short time

I am just thick??

:lol: you're not thick at all. LO stands for layout (scrapbook page).

[tracygough]

I've been playing with my new carts - I love the home accents one- and have just been trying to use the Winnie the Pooh one.

How do you get the black lines around the clothes? and do you just draw in the faces with black pen.


Mine looks very insipid at the moment compared to everyone elses.

Lesley you cut the base in black first, then cut all the layers and stick them to the base. The face is already cut on that layer, so the black shows through, IYKWIM.

[madfuchsia]

Hey girls, hope you are all OK and that the poorlies are starting to feel a bit better. I've had a busy evening tidying and cleaning the house as we have visitors tomorrow plus the kids are sharing a bowling party at lunchtime so not much time to clean up in the morning, at least it is all done now and I'll only have to worry about feeding everyone tomorrow :lol:

Off to bed now anyway, night all :)

[allyf]

I am off now too (though I wasnt really here tonite) :D I had a nice day from work, spent it cooking with my friend and then cleaning the oven when the cakes we made decided to errupt in the oven when we cooked them:huh:

Going to my crop tomorrow where I am teaching a BIA class-ette and then to an all day card making workshop on Sunday, so a nice scrappy weekend for me.

Have a good weekend everyone if I dont get a chance to check back.
:-)

[SamG]

:lol: @ the exploding cakes!!

Have a good crafy weekend Ally. :D

[crafty betsy]

That's good news CB. Hope my Oh My Gawd order comes soon. When did you order, was it the 4th, the same as me and some others?

Hi Jean, to be honest i don't use my CDS much for cutting, but i do use it for designing, so i know what sizes to cut straight away without the guess work.

Sam, i've not had any real probs with L for the last three days, because my Mum has had her for me, i couldn't cope with her paddies with the way i've been feeling. How's George been?


Tracy my order was dated 7th and post marked 11th

[linbob]

Hello all, sorry didn't pop back in yet, have I missed much?

Still feel like poo, but have just rolled my sleeves up today and done some cleaning, have hardly done any all week and it was starting to annoy me. So I don't feel any better, but at least the house is clean now.

Right off to try and catch up, hope you haven't been chatting too much!!! ;)

Lin - did you put a Buy it Now on your cricut then?

yep i did

[SamG]

yep i did

Hey hun, you had a good day?

Am gonna sort out my baby bug tomorrow, need to get the money back to pay for Ernie!

I've been good and tidied up my craft area tonight. Well, you prob wouldn't think it looks very tidy, but I can now see my desk!

What you up to at the weekend?

[linbob]

Hey hun, you had a good day?

Am gonna sort out my baby bug tomorrow, need to get the money back to pay for Ernie!

I've been good and tidied up my craft area tonight. Well, you prob wouldn't think it looks very tidy, but I can now see my desk!

What you up to at the weekend?

oh good, hubby was very pleased i got £140 for my baby bug.

well done for tidying your room :D i really need a carfts room must kick one of the kids out :D mmm may be not i :wub them too much.

well today fingers crossed we can finish putting the face boards on then put the roof tiles on the roof and i think they said once that is done i can put my window glass in the porch:D

[crafty betsy]

morning all

[SamG]

oh good, hubby was very pleased i got £140 for my baby bug.

well done for tidying your room :D i really need a carfts room must kick one of the kids out :D mmm may be not i :wub them too much.

well today fingers crossed we can finish putting the face boards on then put the roof tiles on the roof and i think they said once that is done i can put my window glass in the porch:D

Is there a corner somewhere you can claim as a craft area? I do moan about our crappy conservatory, but at least I've got my own space.

Hope you get the porch done. :D

Morning CB, how you today?

[tracygough]

Morning all,
hope you are all well.

I have the tiny room the builders of our house jokingly called the fourth bedroom, as my crafting space. It needs some serious reorganising though, so i can actually move in it.

Still no Oh My Gawd order for me, but postie did bring me My Community cart, and my Craftytemplates DT kit, (very nice).:)

[crafty betsy]

morning samg l feel slightly better than yesterday how are you doing and on subject of craft space l have a whole room to myself as l have a 3 bedroomed house with only me and hubby in it and l still moan about space the more space you have the more you fill it

[Lesley136]

I think you should go for the design team too Tracy -your cards are amazing.

Arghhhhhh!!!! I've tried cutting my Pooh out in yellow card but the nose, face features etc are only cutting out as very fine cuts and the black is not showing through.

Should I be using paper instead of card?

I'm going back on home accents - no problem with that ...so far.

[tracygough]

I think you should go for the design team too Tracy -your cards are amazing.

Arghhhhhh!!!! I've tried cutting my Pooh out in yellow card but the nose, face features etc are only cutting out as very fine cuts and the black is not showing through.

Should I be using paper instead of card?

I'm going back on home accents - no problem with that ...so far.

La,la,la,not listening:D but thanks for the compliment.

I cut my Pooh out of Bazzill card, he is cut at 4", the cuts are quite fine but you can still see his features. You could try using thinner card about 160gsm

[crafty betsy]

very quiet in here today is everyone enjoying the sunshine but watch this im off out tonite and l will probably have loads to catch up on

[allyf]

Arghhhhhh!!!! I've tried cutting my Pooh out in yellow card but the nose, face features etc are only cutting out as very fine cuts and the black is not showing through.



Have you tried going over those lines with a fine black pen to make them stand out more? I did that with a white pen on some of my Mickey ones when I wanted them to show more and it worked really nicely.
:-)

[tracygough]

very quiet in here today is everyone enjoying the sunshine but watch this im off out tonite and l will probably have loads to catch up on

Sunshine, what sunshine? It been very dull and cloudy here today. I hope it's nice tomorrow though, as Cam has got to do the St Georges Day parade with Scouts in the afternoon.

[SamG]

Still no Oh My Gawd order for me, but postie did bring me My Community cart, and my Craftytemplates DT kit, (very nice).:) Is MC any good? Haven't really looked at that one. Will look out for the Craftytemplates designs on your blog soon then. :)

morning samg l feel slightly better than yesterday how are you doing and on subject of craft space l have a whole room to myself as l have a 3 bedroomed house with only me and hubby in it and l still moan about space the more space you have the more you fill it Lucky you, I don't mind having more space and getting more stash! :D

very quiet in here today is everyone enjoying the sunshine but watch this im off out tonite and l will probably have loads to catch up on Sunshine????!!! We're having a lazy day here, haven't been on pc as Daren has put about 100 cds onto our ipods and I've been making cards to sell at my Mum's school. George isn't very happy as he tripped over his lego and trod on some and now has quite a nasty cut on the bottom of his foot. He's never had a plaster before (and of course I don't have any character ones), so we had to put a plaster on bears foot first!

Sunshine, what sunshine? It been very dull and cloudy here today. I hope it's nice tomorrow though, as Cam has got to do the St Georges Day parade with Scouts in the afternoon. Hope the weather is nice then. Sounds like a good photo op. :)

You know why its quiet on here, no Lin or Sandie!!! :lol:

[tracygough]

Hi Sam, MC seems to have some cute stuff on it, but i haven't really looked properly yet, but i only got it because it was cheap.

There's a couple of April's DT cards on my blog now, i made six cards with the kit last month, but i only posted photos of the ones that Leo put on the website, as she sends her subscribers an inspirational booklet with them all in.

Poor little George, i've stood on Lego loads of times, and it really hurts.

[SamG]

I think I've already seen the DT cards on your blog, had a look yesterday. :D Does that mean we can't see the cards you make?

I love your frog card, I might have to "borrow" that idea. I had a look at PD today to find the frog! There's also a hopping one on there.

Am watching a cart on eb*y, up to £20 but not finished til tonight, why do people put so many bids in early on? All it does it knock up the price, I never bid on anything until right near the end. Some people have no brains!!! :lol:

Do you watch the craft channel on sky/cable? Did you see the new templates from that mad woman Carol? That car was fantastic, I was really tempted to get it (as it was free P+P too). We know loads of card mad people!

[tracygough]

I've designed a card on the DS using the other frog, but haven't made it yet.

Just had a little look at MC and it's fab for kiddies, there's loads of fairy tale characters on it, like, the three little pigs, Little Red riding hood and the Old Woman who lived in a shoe, on it.

Good luck with bidding on the cart. I tend to put my max bid in early, then forget about it, as if i watched it, i'd pay more than i wanted to.

[SamG]

Must look at MC later, it sounds good. :)

Perhaps the maximum bid would have been a good idea, but I hate it when you miss out because of 50p or something, drives me barmy!!

Look forward to seeing the other froggy card. Can I ask you, do you use a brown chalk pad for your edges? I bought a brown catseye, but didn't realise it was a pigment till I got home and it takes ages to dry.

[tracygough]

Yes i do use Colorbox Chestnut Roan chalk ink pad or sometimes i use a Charcoal one, but i use a really old one that's almost dry, i brought a couple of new ones but they're too wet, so i just dab them gently on the old ones. IYKWIM.

[KimmyS]

Ok ladies - I feel like a right idiot because I am a virgin...no really - a Cricut virgin that is *blush*

I have been reading all the threads and whatnots and I am still non the wiser with regard to the software stuff you can get from DS and SCAL.

All I have at the moment is the baby bug and the George Cartridge and I downloaded the trial version from DS. What do I do now? How do I get the designs from my computer to the bug...please explain as if I was a four year old (and type slowly, after all I am blonde...)

I seriosuly don't understand what I have to do in order to make SCAL work on my bug once I have bought the software. Do I also need to buy the software from DS first?

Help a sister out please...

Thanks so much

[tracygough]

:lol::lol: Hi Kim, welcome to the common room, not that we're all common, but you know what i mean. I haven't got SCAL, but some of the others have. But i do have the CDS. You need to connect your bug to your PC with a USB cable, like the one from a printer, then update the firmware on your bug by following the instructions it gives you. Just have a play with it, you can download some cut files from the share blog, which is here, http://cdsts.blogspot.com/. Just shout if you have any more questions.

[SamG]

Yes i do use Colorbox Chestnut Roan chalk ink pad or sometimes i use a Charcoal one, but i use a really old one that's almost dry, i brought a couple of new ones but they're too wet, so i just dab them gently on the old ones. IYKWIM.

I really need to get one, but everywhere I go they are sold out. Might have to put a note in Shop Till You Drop.

Well, I did my usual trick and forgot to check the cartridge on eb*y, so will go and look in a minute what it went for! I usually set a reminder on my mobile, but I forgot to do that too!!! :lol:

I'm not off to bed yet, as am just starting a LO (I hope I can get it done quite quickly :unsure:).

I can't believe how quiet it has been on here today without certain people ;)

[KimmyS]

:lol::lol: Hi Kim, welcome to the common room, not that we're all common,

There is nuffin' wrong with being a bit common you know :P:P

Thanks for the info hun - so would any old usb cable work then or do I have to use one especially for Cricut? (Gawd I feel so stupid)

[crafty betsy]

yes well it really is quiet ive been out all night and weve only moved one page we must be missing lin and sandie lve been asked to make a very strange card its for someone who is hard of hearing and its to be quite funny and its to say since you cant hear me ive sent this card and lneed a funny caption good job ive got a week to do it in so might be back for some inspiration girls

[SamG]

There is nuffin' wrong with being a bit common you know :P:P

Thanks for the info hun - so would any old usb cable work then or do I have to use one especially for Cricut? (Gawd I feel so stupid)

Hi, I just used my printer cable when I downloaded the trial softward. HTH. :)

CB - how about a card with a really big greeting in caps (like you're shouting). ;)

Right, I'm really off to bed now, wanted to finish a LO (inspired by Tracy's frog card), I'll show you it in the morning.

[Ali M]

Hi Kimmy..Im just as blank as you when it comes to SCAL & Design studio...
Id heard that you can only load D studio onec..so Im going to hold off buying it till we have a new PC as this one is a bit ancient!!

Mum orderede Stone script on friday and it arrived yesterday..she has allowed me first play...and its really lovely font if you want a scripty one..its one of the solutions range so its a bit cheaper and doesnt come in the box..

Off to look at TracyGs cards ...they are so inspirational...

[crafty betsy]

morning everyone its lovely here so can anyone helpwith my card challenge thanks sam but he want cheeky witty card pics

[Emmyloo]

Morning!!
Its been really quiet on here this week - we're still on the same thread! Havent managed to do any crafting all weekend, hate having to work on saturdays! Was better yesterday though, bit more fun than the last week!! Got really bored in my lunch break though, so went and got my ear pierced again!!!
Really random question, when you ink the edges of stuff, how do you do different shapes, like getting it into the corners?

[SamG]

Em - if you use a chalk eye inkpad it gets in most corners, but if its a really tight one I tend to make a piece of kitchen roll into a point and use that to apply the ink.

It is very quiet on here. I expect that will change tomorrow when a lot of the kids go back to school.

Here's the LO I did (which was inspired by Tracy's frog card - thanks hun!).
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157712&cat=500

[tracygough]

Morning all,
Great LO Sam!!!!

I'll get my thinking cap on for you CB.

This will make you laugh, i got a mention on 2Peas, (some people are so thick:rolleyes:)
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2540256
i also got mentioned again on Cricut MB, i think they think Okie and i are one of the same.:ph34r: They are so blind!!:lol:
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=2013930&mpage=1&key=

[linbob]

morning girls :D

thought i better say hi as you missed soooooo much yesterday, even though i was reading everything that was posted but every time i went to say hi i got called away by the men.

love the LO sam :wub:

[tracygough]

Morning Lin, hows the work coming along?

[linbob]

we now got roof tiles on and porch window is in, they are just doing my door so the out side will sort off look finished but then its the plasterboards then the cellings are coming down in the living room and hall etc so we can move a wall omg

[skye38]

yes well it really is quiet ive been out all night and weve only moved one page we must be missing lin and sandie lve been asked to make a very strange card its for someone who is hard of hearing and its to be quite funny and its to say since you cant hear me ive sent this card and lneed a funny caption good job ive got a week to do it in so might be back for some inspiration girls

What about a load speaker with the words coming out of it!

[MUMFY]

I am not a happy bunny :angry::angry:
We get up at 7 yesterday to move final things ,before wall comes down
AJ comes dead on the dot ....8 am
Bang ,Bang ...at 12 the walls down B)B)
god it's massive in here now ...

Ikea had the 21% off sale ,so we went ...
2 hours later we got there, loads of room to park -but wasnt allowed..it was for loading only
got inside (only went for laminate !!)...
and guess what ??? none left :angry::angry:
wanted a storage box too ...discontinued :angry:
one of the blokes told us they had made nearly 2 million :blink::blink:
between 6am-9 am OMG
so got some curtains came home ...

............ Then it starts don't it !!!!..
there is water in the lean to .. the overflow pipe outside near fascia board has been pouring out and gone into leanto
...none of us know why ???
. Megan starts to get tea ready ..we can hear crackling in the socket :huh::huh:
Paul empties cupboard, takes it off the wall.... OMG theres sparks !!!!!
S*** !!! it's going up the wire !!!
we turn the electric off , paul looks and the wires have melted in the wall !!!!!
so he temporarily fixes it .....

so today he's fixing that, sorting this water thingy out , and tiling the bathroom...
me .... well ...
I'm supervising :lol::lol::lol:

[Emmyloo]

Em - if you use a chalk eye inkpad it gets in most corners, but if its a really tight one I tend to make a piece of kitchen roll into a point and use that to apply the ink.

It is very quiet on here. I expect that will change tomorrow when a lot of the kids go back to school.

Here's the LO I did (which was inspired by Tracy's frog card - thanks hun!).
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157712&cat=500

Thats fab Sam, thanks! Will give it a go!! And fab LO!!!

[MUMFY]

This is what it was like before ...

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8641/s8001944xp8.th.jpg (http://img337.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s8001944xp8.jpg)

Halfway there...

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/641/s8001952ep0.th.jpg (http://img245.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s8001952ep0.jpg)

All down ....

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/508/s8001953jl8.th.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s8001953jl8.jpg)

Finished..

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8185/s8001957ha5.th.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s8001957ha5.jpg)

.... Now I gotta go buy more furniture !!!!!

[catseyes]

tracey dont those people on that mb worship okie or what i just want to be sick in a bucket when i read them sucking up to her like she is an idol,stopped reading the thread. But liked your mention on 2 peas fame at last lol on a usa mb. Mumfy oh my goodness some day you had yesterday and the rest,its annoying when you set your mind to by something and they dont do it anymore or have not got it in stock. Linbob work is steadily coming along you'll be pleased i am sure.
sorry no ideas of any use for your card challenge craft betsy. and love the frog layout cute,samq.
well off to shop for groceries.
catch you later. susannah

[KimmyS]

Morning all,
Great LO Sam!!!!

I'll get my thinking cap on for you CB.

This will make you laugh, i got a mention on 2Peas, (some people are so thick:rolleyes:)
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2540256
i also got mentioned again on Cricut MB, i think they think Okie and i are one of the same.:ph34r: They are so blind!!:lol:
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=2013930&mpage=1&key=

OMG that had me laughing on the floor - just HOW thick are some people?? |EVen after Ookie said it wasn't her they still went all starstruck....makes you wanna cry really, doesn't it?

[SamG]

Morning all,
Great LO Sam!!!!

I'll get my thinking cap on for you CB.

This will make you laugh, i got a mention on 2Peas, (some people are so thick:rolleyes:)
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2540256
i also got mentioned again on Cricut MB, i think they think Okie and i are one of the same.:ph34r: They are so blind!!:lol:
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=2013930&mpage=1&key= :lol: what a bunch of brown noses!! That was sooo funny, but how embarrasing for Okie!

Oh dear Mumfy, hope you get sorted soon. Supervising is the hardest job!
The room looks huge though. :D

[Mollydolly]

Hi ladies, and linbob (cuttlebug). l bought a cricut last Oct but because of home improvements and other things taking over l never even took it out of the box to check. The time l have had to spare has been spent on robo. l thought l would read this thread and see what cricut was all about, and very informative it is too. So much so that l left the cricut alone and against your better judgment l ordered an expression and CDS from CC. l'm pleased to say that after ordering on the 4th it is being delivered on Monday with a charge of £22.02. l got the pooh and teardrop carts with it. l haven't completely ignored the cricut over the past few months, I've been buying carts/ pens/tool kit/ 12 x 24 paper so l have something to use with it which was really one of the initial problems of not using it.
Robo has been put to one side in anticipation and l'm looking forward to using the new bug for my cardmaking and also doing some scrapping for which l have loads of stash.
My baby cricut is now with my friend who can keep it indefinitely. l did try it quickly before l gave it to her and was amazed at the simplicity compared to robo. I did read that linbob said the expression was slightly different to use so l didn't go into any detail with it, just one cut.
l wouldn't sell robo in favour of cricut as they are both so different and l love the delicacy of some of the templates.
Nice to meet you all
Dot
PS, by the way l was 60 last week so not a spring chick like most of you, my sons are grown and gone, l have 3 adopted special needs kids, two of whom still are at home and I'm granny to 4 grandkids who love my cards

[Mollydolly]

l wrote the above earlier but I've no idea where it went?. I'm watching the cricut on C&C...Dot

[crafty betsy]

welcome Mollydolly and guess what lm not a spring chick either l was50 in November last you will love ur expression l do we all do and l have a robo as well but wouldnt sell as l love it too

[jean17]

help please can someone tell me how to find free firm ware download? and do I need anything else to get the demo version for the expression.
Jean.

[tracygough]

Hi Dot and welcome aboard, you gonna love your Expression.

Jean, I got my free trial from the Cricut site, but i'm not sure it's still there now.

Glad the links made you all laugh, the best bit is, if they are such big fans, why didn't anyone notice it wasn't Okie's blog? I had to put 'It's me that's famous' though.:)

[Barmy]

Hi Dot and welcome aboard, you gonna love your Expression.

Jean, I got my free trial from the Cricut site, but i'm not sure it's still there now.

Glad the links made you all laugh, the best bit is, if they are such big fans, why didn't anyone notice it wasn't Okie's blog? I had to put 'It's me that's famous' though.:)

DUH! I guess they all just assume that if something's being praised, it can only be hers!

Hope everyone's ok and the lurgies are disappearing. That room looks huge Mumfy. Hope the electrics are quickly sorted out!

[madfuchsia]

Afternoon girls, not been around much this weekend as busy with the kids birthday party and visitors most of the weekend, feeling shattered now though and have to start a rather large pile of ironing :rolleyes: hope all the poorlies are feeling better, can't believe how quiet it has been on here the last few days :lol:

[linbob]

well here is the porch with the roof,window and door now in place.

the next few things to be done is the plastering in the porch, cellings up.

then rip down a wall rebuild a wall and the put up new cellings :D

[Barmy]

Wow, that looks fab Linda! I bet you're pleased with it! Did your visits go well?
I also did a huge pile of ironing today Donna! Had to trade off - ironing, then computer and bug!

[Molsmum]

I think I must be missing something with this Okie person our American friends are raving about. I ready the threads Tracy posted (what a load of muppets) and went to look on Okies blog at her cut files - just what are they raving over? I didn't see anything even remotely special and certainly nothing to elevate her to the celebrity status they all seem to be doing. I've only had my DS a couple of weeks and there didn't seem to be anything of hers that I wouldn't be capable of doing. Her ballerina is quite creepy.

I do think we should be giving credit where its due, but in her case its far from due I'm afraid - that is unless she has some super douper amazing designs hidden away in some secret place on her blog! :nono:

[KimmyS]

Hi, I just used my printer cable when I downloaded the trial softward. HTH. :)

.

You life saver! It totally worked for me too!

[tracygough]

Lin it all looks great, a bet you'll be glad when it's all finished though.

Mumfy your room is huge, it's gonna be a really lovely bright room when its done.

Tracy, you've really made me laugh with you comment. I thought it was just me missing something. I've had three pm's from Cricut MB members asking me about my cut file and saying they are gonna be using it, which is nice.:)

[Molsmum]

So if I haven't missed something special after all, just what is it that they're all raving over? The standard of their DS stuff must be p1ss poor!!

[AmyMackin]

they're all raving over the cot that tracy made - which was really good, however they think some women called okie made it and are giving okie all the credit for it when she didn't actually do anything

[Lesley136]

Sorted Pooh out - I've been cutting out the wrong bits - my daughter had a go and did it first time. I'm so thick sometimes. :lol:

[muppsey]

Hi all
haven't been around for the last week. Been really busy with school function stuff.

It is impossible to catch up on a weeks threads so I've managed to read from the start of this one.

I've looked at the links to two peas and cricut mb and nearly wet my drawers. I laughed out loud after reading all the Okie sucking and then there is this lone voice from Tracy putting them straight!! Fabulous.

Linbob - glad the building work is coming on.

Mumfy - sorry to hear you've had a s****y time.

All my stuff has come from the up stamping party we had, I've had to find room for it all. Can't wait to get stuck into it this week.

[deejaz]

Lin building work looks fab and coming along nearly done what are you going to do nex