Centerpoint Feature on Cricut

     I love the CENTERPOINT feature on the Cricut Expression. It makes it so much easier for me to make printed labels or tags, such as these:

  

     I simply printed out my wordings on cardstock and cut 'em out with the Cricut (George cart.). I've always wanted to make oval labels and been tempted to purchase an oval punch (quick fix) and luckily, I've been successful at convincing myself otherwise. Oval punches (and other basic shapes like circles and squares) can be very limited in sizes and cannot fit as many words in them. They're good for random die-cuts but for labels and tags, they don't offer much flexibility. 

    

      Here's how I used the labels I made today:

As a gift tag 

I matted the tag with 2 more ovals to highlight it even more.

I used the 2 other small ones as part of the title
 of my latest mini album. 

Here's a close-up of the the label below the "Luau" title.

     Lastly, I used the biggest one for the back cover of my latest mini album (I will share the mini album with you in a separate post):

Album is 6x6. I cut the label at 5.5.
It fit perfectly.

     If I had to use oval punches to do the above, I would have needed to purchase about 4 different sizes. Plus, there's no 5.5in. punch available to create the label in that last photo above. Or at least I haven't seen one! : )

Thanks for coming,

HANNAH 

 

I came, I saw, I conquered!

      I had been itching to go to Joann's since Thursday, but trying to convince myself otherwise. Needless to say, I did go after 2 days of "trying not to". And here's what I found (and bought, consequently)!

  I am in the process of reading "Paris, My Sweet" by Amy Thomas. So when

 I saw this recipe book at Joann's...ta-daaa! I felt some kind of connection : )

 This is it! I am going to learn how to bake. I mean it this time.

 (Or at least learn how to make cute, little, happy desserts).

 

And then of course, these.....Well, they're on sale, so it's okay : )

I finally gave in to "Baby Steps" from Cricut. I just feel like I needed something

for baby projects because friends are having babies left and right!

Then there's "Straight From the Nest", which is really cute.

The punches are also on sale. Love the Robots edger...nice for boy-themed projects.

The paper pads are old releases but since they're cheaper now, it's a good time to get 'em.

     And then...today, for some reason, I ended up at AC Moore! But I believe it was destiny. My family went to take our friend Jeff (who was visiting from California) out to lunch and since AC Moore was in the area, my husband dropped me off at the store after we had eaten, and they went off to a sporting goods store. And what do you know, the store has the newly released "Tablescapes - Spring and Summer". Hooray for AC Moore!!! Not only that, they also have "Pretty Pennants", which I never heard of. So it was destiny alright.

         

     This is one happy weekend. 'Hope you had a happy one, too!

HANNAH