Cricut Imagine - Best Friends Princess Card

Don't worry I promise I will be posting projects made with my Cricut Expression, too.  Right now I'm just exploring the new Imagine and it's possibilities.  I must check out all the new cartridges for it...I just can't resist. ;)  Lots more regular projects to come.  


For now here is a cute little princess card made with the Best Friends cartridge.  With the exception of the base of this card and the crown...everything was printed on the Imagine.  To give the dress a little more flair I added sheer dotted ribbon.  Of course you could put a little handbag in her hand to add even more to this card.

Inside of card

A little experiment...full image below was printed on white cardstock.  The image of just the dress was printed on pale pink cardstock to see if it would add more color.  The paper in the background is the pink paper I printed on from Paper Trey Ink.  It did make the top part of the dress a little darker, but there was not a huge difference.  I will play around with this a little more and let you know what I come up with.

Cricut Imagine - Cup of Tea Layout from Kate's Kitchen

This if my first layout using the Cricut Imagine.  All pattern paper and images are from Kate's Kitchen.  This is the most Adorable cartridge and I just love the papers on it.  I will be doing some video tutorials on the Imagine...soon.  Click on pictures to enlarge. 

Scallop border is cut from Plantin Schoolbook.  With the new update we will be able to print full 12" borders.

Is that little tea pot not the cutest you've ever seen?!  It reminds my DD of the little tea pot from Beauty and the Beast.  Love the rich colors they chose for this paper...Adorable. 

I left the base cardstock of my photo mats a little longer so I could stamp my sentiments on them.  I like this look and will be doing more photo mats this way.

Love the note card paper on Kate's Kitchen.  Perfect for journaling tags.

Cricut Nursery Tails, Country Life & Straight from the Nest - Celebrate Today Card

My daughter has a pretty heavy load this semester at college and this week was especially heavy with tests and papers.  My advice to her... take it one step at a time and enjoy every single day.  All of this inspired this card for her.  I love the sun coming up or setting ...however you choose to perceive it, over the acres of land.  Of course the sentiment goes back to what I was telling her...enjoy or celebrate today and everyday. :)  Needless  to say...she did well on all of her tests and got all of her papers written. : )

Cricut Cartridges:

Country Life - sun and hills

Straight from the Nest - Photo Corner

Nursery Tails - Tree and the pattern paper on the hills

Butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch

Cricut Imagine - Kate's Kitchen & Preserves

Here's another quick card using a regular Cricut cartridge combined with an Imagine cartridge.  I cut the pear from Preserves and printed pear pattern paper from Kate's Kitchen.  Love, Love, Love having my own little stash of pattern paper! : )  I am just loving this machine.  Added Glossy Accents to pear stem and seeds.  Seeds are still wet and might look a little cloudy.   

I am getting more comfortable and think I'm ready to try my hand at a bigger project.  Although I am  having so much fun making quick cards.  More projects to come so be sure to check back soon!

Cricut Imagine & Create a Critter - Happy Harvest Card

I got a request to show an image from a regular Cricut cartridge that was printed with a pattern from an Imagine cartridge...see I do listen. ; )  The pumpkin from Create a Critter is cut at 3" and printed with a pattern paper from the Imagine More cartridge.  The more I use the Imagine the more I LOVE it!

Cricut Imagine - Butterfly Kisses

Here is my 2nd project on the new Cricut Imagine.  I think this new machine just might be addictive.  I still have a lot to learn, but once I get it broke in and feeling like that old pair of sneakers...well I don't think I'll be able to leave it alone. :)  This image was print and cut from Nursery Tails.  

Every butterfly needs a little bling so I added small gems to the wings.  Look at the dimension you get by adding pop dots and folding the wings up.  I left the dragonfly flat which adds even more dimension to the popped butterflies.  I Love the look of the printed sentiment and hope to see lots more sentiments on future cartridges. You warm my heart is a stamp from Paper Trey Ink.

Another observation...you will still want your regular Cricut for those really quick projects as it does take longer on this machine when printing and cutting.  Well worth the extra time, but I can see myself bouncing back and forth from my E to this, depending on what I'm doing.  Especially when I'm working with the regular Cricut cartridges and not going to add printing.  So yes, my E will still have a place on my crafting table too. ;)

Cricut Imagine...First Project...Simple Card

Here it is...my first project ever on the new Cricut Imagine.  I will be posting videos once I get better acquainted with this machine.  Although it is pretty simple to learn... it is way different than what I'm use to and going to take some time to really learn and hopefully get good with it.  Base card and background paper was not printed on the Imagine.

The printed oval image is from Nursery Tails and OMG, that is an Adorable cartridge!

Inside of card from Imagine More and the print only feature

My reviews after one project...

Love the ability to print and customize images...So Fun!

Stylus is plastic and nothing like the Gypsy stylus :(

Having issues with the mat not holding cardstock in place...had to wipe down with a baby wipe and then it held the cardstock.  If you print and cut... the cardstock must be stuck down good or when it goes from print to cut, it slides the cardstock off the mat as it goes under the bar to cut.

  

Have not figured out how to move images around on the mat, but sure hope this can be done or is in the update.

Overall I think this is going to be a great machine, but there is a definite learning curve.  I know PC will continue to do updates and make improvements so it can only get better...just like the Gypsy.  Right now I'm a little on pins and needles figuring it all out, BUT I am very excited about the possibilities!  I just need time to play, play, play. ;)  I will post more soon!