Thanks, Wayne!

After all the trouble I went through with the Cricut and not being able to get through to ProvoCraft, I was ready to explode!

The answer to my question of why my Cricut DS kept telling me that my (only) 6x12 mat was the wrong size (there is no other size for my original Cricut) was finally given to me, not by Cricut personnel and not by ProvoCraft personnel, but by someone on the forum page. I still don't understand why I couldn't get through by phone, email or fax.

I finally got an email from a guy named Wayne, from ProvoCraft. He was sorry it took so long to get back to me and what was my question? Oh, boy! I wrote back to him, explaining that I had gotten an answer from another crafter on the forum page. I did ask him why it took over two weeks to hear from someone. He never answered that one, but instead, he offered me a cartridge of my choice for all my trouble!

I jumped at the chance to get one that I had wanted: Storybook. I told him that I was saving up for it (the cost is extravagant! $90!) and if he was serious, I'd love to have that one. He wrote back and said it was on its way!

A few days later I opened the mailbox and there it was! Storybook. Mine. All mine.

I've had fun using it. It has a nice font with all types of changes, plus all types of swirls, leaves, flowers, birds, a crown and some word phrases. In with that, there are several creative features: Tall/border, shorty with holes, fancy corner, accent frame, shadow and accent blackout.

Newest Birthday Cards

I decided to get a head start on making Maggie's and Emma's birthday cards. Maggie's is the pink princess crown. I cut it with the "Indie" cartridge from Cricut. After cutting out the crown and the background, I cut the front piece from silver foil cardstock and glued it to the pink crown. I used foam squares to adhere those two pieces to the background crown. These three pieces are glued to a piece of glittery matstock. It's not noticeable in this picture, but it is very glittery. She'll love it!


Emma's card was made using the same "Indie" cartridge. The guitar and "U ROCK" are cut from dark lavender linen textured cardstock. The wings are cut from that same silver foil cardstock. I chose this one for Emma because she getting pretty good (for a soon-to-be 7-year old) at Guitar Hero. She'll get a big kick out of it!