I won a Cricut Explore! Which is better than winning a new car!! (to me, but not the hubs)

 

I am dreaming of winning a Cricut Explore!

AND . . . I did!

 

Cricut - The Official Page!

26 July

Let's congratulate Nancy G., today's featured #imadeit winner!

I entered my DIY pocket journal card photo into the Instagram Contest!
(you may remember this card from the blog post here)

Below are some shots of the same card I entered.

I am still squealing with delight!  I just can't hardly believe it still!  Here is a photo of what I won:

Cute, huh?

This is how it looks opened up!

Cricut Explore is a design-and-cut system for making amazing, affordable DIY and craft projects. It’s our easiest way ever to turn an idea into a finished project!

Cricut Explore allows you to create DIY crafts and projects from wedding invitations to DIY home décor to scrapbooking.

Featuring Cut Smart™ technology, the Smart Set™ dial for easy material settings, and the ability to upload your own designs, Cricut Explore is our easiest and most innovative design-and-cut system yet. Use Cricut Explore with Cricut Design Space™, the free cloud-based software, to make your ideas a reality. - See more at: http://us.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Explore-Machine-949-12470.aspx#sthash.2WRUV4XS.dpuf

and a description in a nut shell:

Cricut Explore is a design-and-cut system for making amazing, affordable DIY and craft projects. It’s our easiest way ever to turn an idea into a finished project! Cricut Explore allows you to create DIY crafts and projects from wedding invitations to DIY home décor to scrapbooking. - See more at: http://us.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Explore-Machine-949-12470.aspx#sthash.2WRUV4XS.dpuf

"Cricut Explore is a design-and-cut system for making amazing, affordable DIY and craft projects."

Cricut Explore is a design-and-cut system for making amazing, affordable DIY and craft projects. It’s our easiest way ever to turn an idea into a finished project! Cricut Explore allows you to create DIY crafts and projects from wedding invitations to DIY home décor to scrapbooking. - See more at: http://us.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Explore-Machine-949-12470.aspx#sthash.2WRUV4XS.dpuf

Cricut Explore is a design-and-cut system for making amazing, affordable DIY and craft projects. It’s our easiest way ever to turn an idea into a finished project!

Cricut Explore allows you to create DIY crafts and projects from wedding invitations to DIY home décor to scrapbooking.

Featuring Cut Smart™ technology, the Smart Set™ dial for easy material settings, and the ability to upload your own designs, Cricut Explore is our easiest and most innovative design-and-cut system yet. Use Cricut Explore with Cricut Design Space™, the free cloud-based software, to make your ideas a reality.

- See more at: http://us.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Explore-Machine-949-12470.aspx#sthash.2WRUV4XS.dpuf

Here is their link so you can see what the heck I am going on about here!  Cricut

But wait . . . there's more!  I stopped their Facebook page just for fun,  it's true, I do stuff like that all the time!  There was my picture and my project!  (see above)  and a ton of likes and lots of sweet comments  . . . it was AWESOME!  I think I like that part even more that winning the Cricut!  What a lovely bunch of women.   Thanks for the congrats and the warm welcome!  I can hardly wait to get started!

My friend, Julie at  Juliechats has a colleague, Kim from Today's Creative Blog and Inspiration DIY who Instagrammed about this great contest.  So I jumped right on it and I am so HAPPY I did!

A GIANT BIG THANKS & HUG TO YOU BOTH!

I had submitted a project (here) on her sit not too long ago, and have been following her blogs since, so I knew she was legit and had some great stuff on both her sites!

(Plus both these ladies are local, right in the Portland area . . . we've got lots of talent here, that's for sure!  So that's my happy story.  Here is the link to to all the winners of this contest!  I can't wait to get it in the mail so my friend Julie can help me out!  Right Julie? ♥  I think I see a new Pinterest Board for my account.  Here's the link so you can follow along with me.

Do you have any favorite projects?  What would you suggest I try first?  Let me know in the comments and I'll be sure to check them out!  Thanks, ladies!

xoxoxo,

Nancy