Friday, October 1, 2010

Birdcage Thank You Card Using Cri-Kits & Giveaway

This giveaway is now closed.....check back soon for another chance to win some more goodies!!


A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Scrapbook USA Expo in Sandy, Utah and I got to meet some wonderful people (see the post HERE).  I also met the awesome people in the Cri-Kits booth and they gave me a set of pens to try out.  Cri-Kits is a company that has developed a gel pen holder that goes inside your Cricut and you can draw with it....they worked wonderfully and the gel pens were so smooth....no skipping at all.  I used my Gypsy for placement with the drawing and cutting.

You just insert the Cri-Kits gel pens inside the holder (there is a little magnet that pulls in and holds the gel pens in place).  I used the Metallic gel pens on my card.

Next, I replaced the blade housing with the Cri-Kits holder.  After you are done drawing, you can unload your mat if you don't intend to cut around the image you drew, but if you want to cut around it, like I did on the bird cages or the label on my card, Do NOT unload your mat.  You will want to place a piece of scratch paper under the pen (to keep the pen from marking your paper) as you carefully unscrew the holder and replace it with the blade and blade housing.
Return to your image and continue with cutting around your images and then assemble your card.

I also drew out this title for a scrapbook page and colored it in with red stripes.  I used the Lyrical Letters for the font.
Guess what?!?  Cri-Kits has offered to give away TWO sets of the Cri-Kits gel pens with a carrier on my blog. 

  • If you would like to enter for a set of these Cri-Kits gel pens along with a carrier, please leave a comment below telling me what your favorite Cricut cartridge is. 

  • Be sure to leave contact information in your post so that I can contact you if you win. 

  • You don't need to be a follower to win, but if you like my blog and want to see more, I would be happy if you decided to sign up on the right sidebar.  I also plan on doing another giveaway for my followers soon and if you follow or subscribe, you will get updated when I post that giveaway. 

  • Only one comment per person, please

  • I will be drawing the winners, by random draw, one week from today, on Friday October 8th, so check back to see if you are one of the two lucky winners. 
Thanks to Cri-Kits for sponsoring this giveaway.  GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!
  Supplies:
        Cardstock, ribbon: Stampin' Up!
        Cricut Expression with Serenade and Lyrical Letters carts
    Cri-Kits
    Rhinestones: Creating Keepsakes
Hugs,

77 comments:

  1. I love the Storybook cartridge! The cuts are so cute :)

    demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

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  2. OMG That is the cutest card and the pens turned out great! I would have to say that I LOVE Country Life... I have been using it more and more lately

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  3. love the card! I would have ot say - accent essentials I like all the elements on it!

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  4. I've been wanting to try these out for awhile! They look sooo cool!! My favorite cartridge right now is Happy Hauntings (I guess because Halloween is just around the corner and getting to use it more) I'm already a follower and love your blog! Thanks for the giveaway!!

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  5. Oh Amy your card looks great! I also love how you did the Happy Holidays title with the candycane stripes!!!

    I'm a long time follower of your blog and I appreciate the chance to win this great prize! How awesome of them to sponsor your blog with a set!!!

    Crossing my fingers to win them! Would love to own a set! The things I could do with my Disney LO's on my blog would be endless with these little pens!

    Melissa
    www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com

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  6. Love your card! I have seen so many great projects using the Cri-Kits and would love to try them! My favorite cartridge is Create A Critter. Thank you for the chance to win!
    carrie dot slaughter at gmail dot com

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  7. love the soft colors! thanks for sharing, I have some of the pens and didn't really like how they turned out. I think I'll give them another try!
    liz :o)

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  8. Lovely card! My favorite cartridge right now is Heritage, perfect for scrapping my family history. I've seen a few projects using Cri-Kits and would love to try them. Thank you for the chance to win!

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  9. Amy, You always do such great work!! I have a set of the pens, but no holder, and I have been looking into these lately. I love what you can do with the pens. My favorite cartridge is Songbird, I use that font all the time. Pick me, please.
    Lori (ladybugLori)

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  10. How could I possibly pick just one?! I don't even think I could. I'm working on a Halloween project right now with A Child's Year that is turning out really cute, so I think I'll have to say that one!

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  11. I really like how your card came out. Very nice. Create A Critter is my favorite cartridge. Thanks for the chance to win.

    amandaremus at gmail dot com

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  12. love it love it love it how sweet and i been a follower and love the updates

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  13. I've been a follower for awhile and always look forward to getting updates. My favorite cartridge is Storybook.

    Burffrau @ aol dot com

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  14. I love the birdcages! I am now your follower and my favorite cartridge, that I reach for the most, is "Graphically Speaking".

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  15. Hi Amy!! Wow!! What a really sweet project you've created!! I don't have a cricuit, but it sure looks fun!! :) Hope you'll stop by to see my blog post though and enter!! TFS!! Happy WCMD!!

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  16. Amy-
    That is a beautifil card...love the bird cages!!!
    Thank you for a chance to win this fabulous and most have giveaway!!! My favorite cartridge right now is: Lovely Floral and Boys Will Be Boys.

    Thanks again!!!
    Calypso

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  17. If I had it I think Heritage would be my favorite. :)
    I am (gladly) a follower. :)

    TR

    mrstjf2000 at yahoo dot com

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  18. Those look like so much fun!! My favorite cartridge is Storybook.

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  19. Thanks for the chance to win...I'd love to try these pens!! My favorite Cricut cartridge (at the moment) is Simply Charmed. My all-time favorite is Every Day Paper Dolls. :-) So hard to choose!!

    ~Sharon C. sconn0925@yahoo.com

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  20. Create a Critter is my favorite! I would love chance to win these! I'm just starting out on my card making journey!

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  21. Thanks Amy and Cri-Kits for an awesome giveaway. My favorite cartridge is Storybook, but there a lot more that I like also. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  22. These look cool! My latest go-to cartridge is Lacy Labels. I have been using it for many of my backgrounds and love it!

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  23. Hi love all your great ideas. thanks for the chance to win.

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  24. Beautiful card. i must say my favorite pens are the glitter. colors on dark paper they really do glitter. thank you for the opportunity to win.

    kathy s.
    luvumid@yahoo.com

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  25. Thanks for the giveaway--I am really wanting to start using these pens--I honestly like all of my carts, but right now I am loving Happy Hauntings and mini monsters because I am making cards for Halloween.

    coolnana72@hotmail.com

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  26. I am a follower of your blog and reallly hope I win this!! I have been wanting these for FOREVER! My favorite caratridge is the Home Decor Cartridge!
    Thanks for a great giveaway!
    Julianna

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  27. My favorite cart is Create A Critter!!! Thanks for the opportunity to win. I just found your blog and LOVE it!! :) Thanks again!!

    Tanya
    freddylswillima (at) windstream (dot) net

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  28. Oh, I would love to win a set of those!! I'll keep my fingers crossed that you draw my name:-)
    Nanabells@nc.rr.com Diane Racey

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  29. Hi, I would love to have a set of the cri-kits.
    My favorite cartridge is winter Woodland.

    claudettecooze@nf.symaptico.ca

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  30. Love your card. My favorite cartridge today is Cindy Loo. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

    Peggy T.
    timmermanp@bellsouth.net

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  31. How fabulous Amy I love what you have created with these! It looks super fabulous and thanks for the tutorial. My fave cart is Paper dolls dress up.
    Hugs,
    Raven
    thatsmerb at gmail dot com

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  32. HOLY COW--- how do you pick just one??? the first one that comes to mind is a newbie, i think, lol, Country Life, or is it country living; i forget, anyways.... Being that we are done with summer and the county fairs are done that will be a great one to work with and my pictures of my daughter showing her horse.

    Miranda
    miranda.512@hotmail.com

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  33. That's so neat! Just got my cricut in the last month and have been quickly purchasing cartridges. Right now I love Hello Kitty.

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  34. my favorite cartridge is indie art so versatile
    angiecollinsville@gmail.com

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  35. love reading your blog. it is hard to pick one. i use paper dolls often. would love to try these pens. thank you for a change to win.

    jay.
    jaylyn105@aol.com

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  36. Never thought I would be interested in pens for my Cricut til I saw what you did with them!! Now I have to have some! Here lately, my fave carts are Gypsy Font and Gypsy Wanderings. Love, love, LOVE those.

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  37. I just heard about these! I would love to try them out! I don't have too many cartridges so far, but out of all I do have I like New Arrival!

    -Amy
    formeitsyou [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  38. Lovely cards! I have been wanting to try these gel pens, thanks for offering them to everyone. I became a follower too!

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  39. Hi, Amy, Thanks for this opportunity.

    I love my new Lite Meow cartridge. I'm a cat lover, and this gives lots of opportunities to use cats in my cards.

    Happy crafting,
    Kate

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  40. Just found this posted on the MB today. Thanks for the chance. My favorite cart, at the moment:), is Mini Monsters. It has such cute monsters on it:)

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  41. Love the birdcage card and the titles you did with the gel pen kits.

    Kristin

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  42. Thanks for the chance to win. I have been wanting to try these.
    Right now my favorite cart is create a critter...sooo cute, especially with the peachy keen faces.
    Diana
    drlfmorrison@msn.com

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  43. I would love to try these pens with my favorite font - Pooh!

    jen_chadwick@hotmail.com

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  44. My favorite cartridge is Boys will be Boys. It is so nice to have a cartridge with images for boys. It really is a fun cartridge. Thanks for the chance to win the cri-kit gel pens. Love the card you've created with them!

    Emily irvingemily@hotmail.com

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  45. thank amy for the chance to win the pens. i love them and would love to try them out!

    i think my favorite cart right now (lol) is the christmas village one. and only because i am so excited to make some christmas gifts with it this year for the first time!!!!

    kimmiem @ parallax.ws

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  46. Thanks for the chance to win. I am crazy about all my carts, but my favorite one at any given moment is the last one I got!

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  47. Thanks for the chance to win. I love a lot of my carts. My fav right now is CAC. Thanks again.

    Candieschaal atgmail dotcom

    thanks,
    Candie

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  48. Your card is really cute and I love the "Happy Holidays". I have had my Create less than a year and would love to have a chance to learn how to use the gel pens in it. I have about a dozen cartridges, but my favorite so far is Holiday Cakes. I know that sounds strange but it has something for every season.
    ronlyndasa at comcast dot net

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  49. Thanks for the chance to win, this would be so much fun!

    My favorite cartridge (right now) is Create A Critter. My kids ask for cuts from this cartridge all the time!

    dhvh517@mchsi.com

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  50. Thanks for wanting to share with us...that is so kind of you. My favorite cart is Create a Critter, I love how easy the new layering is and the animals on this cart are adorable too.

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  51. I love French Manor. Such a variety of ways to use this cartridge.

    ejaniskee at gmail dot com

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  52. I can't decide which cartridge I like the best! The one I use the most would be George since I like to design my own cut. files in Design Studio.

    It would be great if I win the pens!

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  53. You want me to pick a favorite?? That's like picking a favorite child! I'm trying to narrow down what 6 I'm going to put in my jukebox. LOL I love paper dolls for all the extras. You can do sooo much with that one! Of course, George is fabulous for design studio because you can create just about anything! For a font, I might have to pick Base Camp because it's a great all-around font and I've even used it in design studio to create new fonts.

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  54. Thank you so much for the opportunity to wina set of these pens. I've been looking at them for a couple weeks now. I think right now my favorite Cricut cart is Create a Critter!

    Tine
    tbcam@rochester.rr.com

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  55. Oh Amy how fun! I love the pictures, I am so a visual person! I love LEARNING CURVE for the font, it is my go to for some reason! For shapes I love a lot of them!

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  56. I'd love to win a set of these...thank you for the chance! Love the card and the holiday title w the stripes...TFS!

    Carol
    aka cyimbugbitten
    bugbitten - hotmail- com

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  57. Those are so neat! Thanks for this chance to win!!

    pamelamann2006@yahoo.com

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  58. Your card is lovely--I really like the color combo. I really enjoyed my time on your blog. I have just started card-making and these pens would be GREAT to have. My favorite cart is Storybook.

    Thank you for this generous giveaway!
    grndflyer(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

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  59. I would love to win a set of the pens! My fav cart at the moment is Celebrate with Flourish.
    Thanks
    Sharon (scrappyone)

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  60. Thanks Amy for the great give away! I would love to try out these pens.
    My favorite cartridge is still Storybook, but I have been enjoying Happy Hauntings too.
    Like your blog very much!

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  61. Thanks for the opportunity to win. I would have to say that Doodlecharms is still my favorite Cricut Cartridge and most used.
    Christi
    fillhardfarm at ymail dot com

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  62. Ohhh, I would love to have a set of these! I see them all over! I love Happy Hauntings, sooo cute. Thanks for the chance!
    jamielanedesigns@gmail.com

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  63. would love a chance to play with these!

    amy_lim7 at yahoo dot com

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  64. Thanks for the chance to win. My favorite cart is country life. PLease contact me at esthrmend@yahoo.com if I win! Thanks!

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  65. My favorite cart right now is Everyday Paper Dolls. I love all the extras!
    I am now a follower

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  66. I'd love to win the Cri-Kits! I've been wanting to try them out for a while. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  67. Wow, what nice blog candy!!! I would love to win a set ...it would be a wonderful birthday present. thank you for an opportunity to win one..you can reach me at franniecamero at yahoo dot com.

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  68. Great blog candy. These pens are on my wish list!! I have a hard time picking one cartridge as my favorite! There are so many great ones. Right now I really like the looks of Birthday Bash but I dont own it yet. Cant wait to buy it!

    tracyg398@yahoo.com

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  69. Thanks for the chance to win these AWESOME pens!!! I would love to win them. I am now a follower of your blog. Thanks, Charlotte

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  70. What a beautiful card! I've seen the pens, but never imagined what could be done with them. Right now my favorite cartridge would have to be Simply Charmed, although that's just this week!!
    Christy
    crubenich@gmail.com

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  71. Thanks for a chance to win! I would love to try these pens out!!! I've seen sooo many great projects with them!

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  72. I've been seeign lots of posts with these cri-kits pen. I would love to try them out.

    My favorite cart would be Create a Critter. Those animals are so cute....... Thanks.

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  73. Thank you for the give-away hope I am not to late. the pen look really great would love to win them. I think my favorite cart is the tags bags boxes and more or maybe paper dolls.
    Ada
    tar3a@yahoo.com

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  74. I hope I'm not to late for the drawing, I've so been wanting these and haven't been able to go out looking for them. Thanks for the chance and love the way they look on your card. I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed and good luck everyone!
    ((Hugs)) Theresa

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  75. Wow, I love your Card. Thanks for the chance to win, hopefully I am lucky enough to win so I can make amazing cards too, totally going to become a follower!

    scrapiegirl75@yahoo.com

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  76. Thanks for the chance to win. My favorite cartridge is Create a Critter. I just love those critters.

    ysd_54@hotmail.com

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  77. My favorite cart right now is Create a critter. Thanks for this chance to win. I am LCCrafts on the Cricut messageboard. :)- Lucy

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