NEW Cricut Explore Facebook Group -- Help Me Make It A SUCCESS !!!!

You read that right, I have started my very own Facebook group for the Cricut Explore. I have felt the need for a while now, but finally got the nerve up and just DID it. This group is called: Cricut Explore Lovers Helping Eachother. Please come on over and join me!! Let's make this group fun and successful !! 

The link to the page is right here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CricutExploreLoversHelpingEachother/

I hope you will join me there, and we will have lots of fun !! 

Thank you, Corinne Klinetop

NEW Easel Card File for the Cricut Explore !!

Hey there !! I now have an Easel Card file for Cricut Design Space and the Cricut Explore !! If you look at the top, where all my pages are, click on the page labeled Easel Card File Request Page !! The only thing I ask of anyone before getting this file is that you become a follower of my blog!! If you are already a follower, please tell me that when you send me your request using the Contact Me box at the top right of the page. I think you will really enjoy this file, and they are super easy to make. Check out the one I made: 

The file I send you is a blank card, and you get to design it all !! If you want or need help, please let me know, by again using the Contact Me box. It sends the message to my e-mail and that is the quickest way to get a hold of me! I am always happy to help!! Like I said, I think you will enjoy this file because it's a simple card to make, but so much fun !! And the possibilities are endless !! 

I look forward to hearing from you all !! 

Happy Crafting !!

Corinne Klinetop

Cricut Explore BLADES!! Say WHAT?!!!?

Hey there all you Cricut Explore owners !! So a little birdie called me today and left me the following message, "Hey, guess what? The Explore blades are planned to be released on July 3rd!!! Gotta go, bye !!" Sure wish I'd answered that call !! So that's all the info I have for right now. I'm sure it's going to be released on the website first, then in the stores as soon as possible, after that. But on that part, I'm not 100%. Just dropped in to leave you with that!! Hopefully I can get more info from my secret birdie soon. 

Almost There !!

Well, just a quick note to say: COME CHECK IT OUT !! I've updated my blog quite a bit and made quite a few changes !! Check out all the pages I've added and all the new info!! Let me know what you think, and what else you want to see !!

Thanks, 
Corinne Klinetop

UNDER CONSTRUCTION !! BUT STILL WORKING !!

Just a quick post to tell you all, my blog is currently under construction. I will still be posting blog posts, but I am going to be switching things up, I'll have pages for specific things, like my different storage solutions and the corresponding Cricut Design Space (CDS) Files that I am sharing, MY creations, etc. And as I find and make new things I will add them to the top of the page, I will also still be posting blog posts for specific projects with explanations and descriptions of how to do them!! I am really looking forward to getting this blog in TIP-TOP shape for all of you !! Please bare with me, and don't mind the dust! :) Thank you!

Embossing Folder Organization: Folder, Labels, and Embossing Squares !!

Due to immense interest, I am posting the links straight to this page for the folders I used to organize my embossing folders, plus a link to some copies of the labels, and the 3x3" square I used to emboss and label as well !! Please do the honorable thing and click JOIN THIS SITE to become a follower!! I am trusting the honor system here!

Here is how mine look: 

The link to the folder, which will cost you $0.99 is: 

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/project/17082125

This is already sized to fit everything from borders all the way up to as big as the folder will go, which is a 5x7" Folder or die.

The link to the extra labels so you can cut a bunch out at a time (and save paper) is:

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/project/17200574

And as an extra bonus for my blog followers, here is a link to the 3x3" square I labeled and embossed so I know what the folder looks like: 

https://us.cricut.com/design#/canvas/project/17451572

Also, I keep a set of embossed tags on my desk for 2 reasons, 1- So when I'm working on a project, I can just grab those and see which folder will look best, and which # it is so I can find it easily in the box (I label mine in the order I get them, for now, you need to number them in whatever way makes sense to you!), the 2nd reason I have them, is so that I can grab them and throw them in my purse on shopping runs so I don't end up buying the same folder twice !! Here is a picture of what I'm talking about: 

And here is a link to the Cricut Design Space file for these tags, but really, you can use any tag you would like. 

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/project/16412050

I hope you enjoy these !! Again, please abide by the honor system and become a follower by clicking the BLUE Join This Site link !! Thanks !!

Happy Crafting AND Organizing !!

Corinne 

**UPDATED** HELP !!! I need YOUR help with scrapbook paper/cardstock storage !! ASAP !! Please.

UPDATE :: I did find a solution today for my paper storage needs,  but I have a feeling I will out grow it FAST!  So if any of you have any awesome ideas, please let me know!  It has to be a stand alone unit,  i.e. Not something that sits on a desk or shelf,  because as I explained further down in this post,  I don't have my own Craft Room, just a table and a locker for my stuff.  So, yeah,  not much of a crafty area at all,  but it's the best I can do for now!  I'm thinking maybe some of those drawers posted below might actually help now that the paper is out of the way!  But I'm rambling,  so any advice at all would be great!  

Here is a picture of what I bought today: 

Made by Iris, it's the Scrapbook Chest w/ 6 Cases.

Hopefully this will work for a while, but if anyone has a better solution for me, PLEASE feel free to share it with me, and pictures are more than welcomed !! 

Thanks again,

Corinne

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Hey friends,
Happy Scrapbooking Day !!!  (Did you know that was a thing, and that it is today??)
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So I am at my wits end here, I have been searching and searching and searching for a good paper storage solution and I am just not finding what I need. So, let me outline my needs for you and maybe you can help me this time !! :)

* Storage DRAWERS
* With Casters/Wheels
* Less than 31" tall (It has to fit UNDER my crafting table, as I don't have a craft room, just a little space carved out in the family room that mostly just consists of my large crafting table.)
* VERY Sturdy (I have probably over a total of 50lbs of paper and cardstock. Now I can obviously split the paper up between drawers so it isn't one drawer holding all the weight, but I need the casters to be strong enough to hold the weight.)
* Drawers big enough to hold 12x12 paper/cardstock
* Inexpensive, but not CHEAP, meaning it isn't built using cheap materials that are going to break on me in a month. 
* And finally, I need it to hold as much as possible. 
I have been taking up the couch with my 12x12 scrapbook paper tote boxes, and I need to get them off the couch ASAP. 

Here are some examples of what I've been looking at, but have found either they are too weak, cheaply made, too tall, etc. For whatever reason THESE ones won't work, but I want something SIMILAR. 

LOVE this one, but A- it's too tall, B- I was told that it breaks down pretty quickly.

This is ALMOST perfect. I LOVE the height, but it is too wide, I would need a SINGLE one, not double, but also got the same reviews as the one above. 

Well, you get the idea. This is the type of thing I'm looking for, but one that won't BREAK. 

Please, anyone!! Any ideas? I've spent hours looking at possible solutions, and they just don't seem to be working out. Any help would be great, thank you !!

Please leave me comments here, links, pictures, YOUR storage solutions and where you got them, etc. I need ALL the help I can get!! 

(Can you tell that I am desperate??!!)
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Thank you and Happy Crafting!!
Corinne