DIY wooden dinosaur puzzle Cutting Files, Laser Engraving & Cutting, Silhouette, YouTube Tutorials I just uploaded this video tutorial in which I show you how I created this last-minute wooden dinosaur puzzle that will be given as a Christmas gift. Leave a comment Recent Posts Construction themed birthday card Chapters on all YouTube tutorials Reorganizing your craft room ..read more

Breathing new life into my Misti stamping platform Cards, Stamping I couldn’t put my finger on it, but there was always something about my Misti stamping platform that made me avoid it. For some reason, I didn’t like it. It worked well, in fact, very well, but I still didn’t like it. Well, guess what? It was purely superficial. One day, it just dawned on me that I should remove the pink ruler markings and replace them with some washi tape. It’s crazy, but it made all the difference.  I was not using the ruler markings anyway and that particular shade of pink ..read more

Construction themed birthday card Cards I used mostly Lawn Fawn stamps & dies for my grandson’s birthday card … his construction themed party is tomorrow. I also worked on some decorations for the party including a photo booth and print and cut images of trucks and tools. The list of stamps, dies and other materials used is at the end of this post. Print and cut on 11 x 17 paper, laminated and cut with my Cricut Maker The images of trucks, tools and lettering on the photo booth were all from CreativeFabrica. I have a full access subscription so I can download whate ..read more

Cricut offset function The Cricut offset function lets you create stunning outline designs effortlessly. Found in the Layers panel on Design Space, the offset tool is perfect for adding borders or creating layered effects. Simply adjust the distance and corner style of the offset to your liking and cut it out separately or layer it under/over your original design. The thickness of the outline depends on the size of the original image, so experiment with different offsets to find the perfect fit.  In this Cricut Design Space tutorial, I take you through uploading an image ..read more

Having problems opening SVG files? Computer Stuff, Cricut, Cutting Files, Silhouette, YouTube Tutorials Are your SVG files showing as HTML files? SVG files are the most universal file type because they can be used with every cutting system, including Silhouette, Cricut, ScanNCut and all the others. For many people, their SVG files show as HTML files and they are unable to open them. In Windows, this is very confusing because, as you can see in the image above, the browser icon (Edge, Windows Explorer, Chrome, etc.) is displayed beside the file name, the SVG extension is dis ..read more

Chapters on all YouTube tutorials Cricut, Silhouette, YouTube Tutorials Chapters on all YouTube tutorials will make it so much easier for you to find the information you need as quickly as possible. Even though I do get to the point as quickly as possible, sometimes you just don’t have time to watch a full video and when you’re skimming through the content, you might miss something that would be really helpful. Having the timestamps and chapters below all future videos will help with this. To see the timestamps and chapter thumbnails, click the Show more link below the vid ..read more

CB09 Blade holder Product Reviews, Silhouette The CB09 blade holder and blades might be an excellent option if you have experienced problems with the auto blade system, had trouble finding them or just want a much less expensive alternative. In addition to being an excellent alternative that works perfectly, you will save a lot of money because your initial investment is not much more than the price of one AutoBlade, but when you purchase a holder, you can get the package with various sizes of blades. In any case, replacing blades after you purch ..read more

Organizing my pantry Organizing, Silhouette, Vinyl Projects Organizing my pantry was a daunting proposition until I got my Tupperware Modular Mates.  So… I received my new sets of Tupperware containers and got them all washed and ready. Tupperware order arrived Containers washed & ready I already have a bunch of containers with labels in the font I use. These include Modular Mates, spice shakers, Oxo containers and various others. I wanted to have a consistent look across all these different types of containers so I used my label maker and vinyl decal ..read more

Reorganizing your craft room Organizing Reorganizing your craft room is a daunting project and, to be honest, I think most of our craft rooms are quite messy most of the time. Craft rooms are really only tidy right after you have cleaned them up. While you’re working on projects or just after you’ve finished something, they can be quite disastrous. Right now, mine isn’t too bad, but I do have a bunch of projects I plan to work on piled up in different areas of my room.  A few tips to help keep the clutter under control are to separate similar items into containers in dr ..read more

Computer Stuff Back up your design files So this won’t be the most fun post you will ever read, but the single most important thing you need to set up before you create anything is your backup system. You must back up your design files regularly to avoid losing everything you have created. If you use your computer for crafting (or anything else actually) you must back up your design files or risk losing all those files you created or your treasured projects. Your hard drive WILL fail one day or you may need to restore your system to a previous state. The question is only w ..read more