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I can't stop playing... Imagine That! LOL!

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So, I have been going to town since I found out I could... uhm... imagine up projects using my Cricut Design Studio software and then use them in ANY way I want. I have been looking at the Lacy Labels & Lovely Floral Cricut Lite cartridges for a while now, but my budget won't let me take the plunge right now. With this new technique (I guess I need to name it something, huh?), I got a chance to play with the cartridges. Here is a label I create and recreated. In the coming few weeks, I will be using this Copy & Crop technique (does that sound good) to make some cards, and, maybe a layout or two. Stay Tuned! (Don't forget to share with me any creations you make using the Copy & Crop technique! Come back here and post a link to your creations.)

Using all the Cricut Cartridge Images - even the catridges you don't have!

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A little while ago I figured out a way to utilize the entire Cricut cartridge library without owning all of the cartridges. I posted a few pictures & promised to come back with the details – and here they are! … interested in hearing more? Well read on to learn how to get this wonderful Elmo image & many more! To do this wonderful trick, you start with your desired image in Design Studio. Here, I am working with an Elmo image from Sesame Street Friends. Here is the base for Elmo. I right-clicked on the mat to change the preview color to black. I added a layer (reordering it to be placed in front of the base layer by right-clicking and selecting "Page Order") using the "Body/White" function key to add Elmo's fur. I changed the preview color to red. On that same function, I pressed the shift key to add Elmo's eyes. Placing this layer in front of the others and changing the preview color to white. I added a 4 th layer (using page order to "Bring

Tried it again & I love it!

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My Mickey in Cricut Design Studio (before)... and After I applied my new trick...

A New Trick I Came Up With!

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I went from this... To this (without the edges cut off)... Stay tuned to learn how!

School's Back in Session...

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... And it's time for me to get back to my challenge! I will be updating my challenge checklist & the tags on my past posts as well as getting back to creating. Here's my beautiful daughter on her first day of 2nd grade!