Cricut in 2020

It's been tough this year trying to be creative. Though, I have enjoyed many virtual crops, classes and challenges. Thank you to everyone who has hosted and participated in this type of event! They have been inspiring.

I would never have imagined a year ago, that I would use my Cricut to decorate for my daughter's drive thru graduation or to decorate the outside of my neighbours' windows to mark their quarantine birthdays. I'm grateful that I can easily do projects like this in 2020.

I have also spent much time this fall, using my Cricut to label all types of social distancing measures in schools. I have cut hundreds of vinyl floor arrows, hundreds of cohort identifiers, thousands of paper tangrams and thousands of vinyl chair place markers. My Cricut has been so busy that I borrowed one from a friend and had two going at once. (To do this, you need separate devices with design space running.) I guess what I may have lacked in creativity, I made up for in health and safety of students and school staff. I typically cut large quantities of diecuts on my machine but not like this fall. My Cricut Explore (first edition) owes me nothing and I will eventually upgrade to a Maker.

It has been a strange nine months.

Stay home, stay safe and craft.

“Yappy” Easter

I am continuing with my Covid-19 challenge of using my supplies on hand. There is a new dimension to this stay at home challenge - I do not print photos at home. (I live in walking distance to a Costco.) I even reprint my photos as I am scrapbooking to suit my needs. These days, I am just scrapping what I already have and being happy with it. Progress not perfection, I guess. The chick printed paper is from Close to my Heart.

Wishing you all a wonderful Easter weekend at home!

Social distancing and crafting

I'm going to try and see the positives in everything that is going on right now with the COVID-19 virus. I have always liked a paper craft challenge and have participated in many over the years. This will be the ultimate use up what you have on hand. It’s the perfect reason to use up the stack of paper I have in my scrap room. This is a great opportunity to finish projects that are collecting dust on my table. I will also have more time with my children for awhile as my daughter is no longer going to Europe or school for three weeks. I'm hoping the two of us can scrapbook our memories of this time. (Not all my scrapbook pages are of good moments.)

Another positive is that they will be more FREE cut files available on Cricut Design Space for all the crafters who are at home. Feel free to follow my link and see what they have made FREE. I’m going to imagine that other companies will follow suit and there may be printables available too. I say, get cutting!

If you are worried about your LSS, you could purchase a gift card this month so they have a sale. Ideally, you could buy the gift card online or over the phone. Your direct sales paper crafting companies like Close to my Heart, Stampin Up and Creative Memories are also small businesses you shop online or with a catalog.

I would love to see how you make out during this time and would love to see your completed projects! I promise to share mine.