Monday, November 22, 2010

Cricut Imagine Blog Hop

I recently purchased a cricut Imagine and I love it!!! You can make some great projects in a very little amount of time. When I was given the chance to join in this Imagine blog hop, I jumped at the chance. You should have ended up here from Tisha's blog. If you didn't don't worry, the hope goes in a circle so you will still see everyone's fabulouse creations.

I decided to make some Best Friends t-shirts for my daughter and her BFF. I used this adorable bread and butter image from the Better Together cartridge. I flipped the image and printed it on iron transfer paper. I then laid it on t shirt and ironed it on medium setting for about 3 or 4 minutes. Then I peeled the backing paper off and my t-shirt was complete. tshirt 1 I wish I could say it worked perfectly on my first try, but it did take more than once to get it right. My advice is to make sure you have it positioned where you want it and do not put the iron directly on the image to do touch ups. That does not work. Now, if you want to give your BFF a t-shirt, you need a cute bag to put it in. I decorated the gift bag with the same image.tshirt 2 This time I split the image up into layers and pop dotted the bread and butter from the background. I used the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge for the borders and filled them in with a pattern from Better Together so they would match the toast image. Here is a picture of the finished project. tshirt 3 I have really had a lot of fun with this new machine and I can’t wait to create more with it. Now, hop on over to Sarah’s blog and see what she has to share with you.

33 comments:

Sharon said...

Tee shirt and matching gift bag are adorable! This would make a terrific gift. Thanks for the inspiration. Sharon in MI

Angela said...

This is so cute I have to try this! Stop by and check out my blog!

Angela

ann55w said...

love the shirt.
Ann W
weedmana@embarqmail.com

Unknown said...

Practice does make purrfect - your t-shirt looks wonderful - Thanks for sharing - Robin

Janie said...

That is a super cute t-shirt !
HUGS,JANIE

Kim Bush said...

That is soooo cute Mindy!! I love it!!

Anonymous said...

Very Cute shirt, looks like your daughter likes it!! Thanks for sharing!! Deb in OH

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StampingScrapping.com said...

Love it
congrats on your new toy
what fun!

Patricia Logan said...

cute set.

Betsy said...

So cute I bet the girls loved them!

Trisha said...

Great job. Lucky you getting your new Imagine.

Trisha
patnbobcuddy@gmail.com

Darlene said...

Aww!! so cute! I'm sure she loved it. TFS
Darlene

Sheri said...

Get out! You arfe not going to make me want this! Not, Not, NOT! Darn you!This is just sooooooo cute!

Unknown said...

This is darling! Such a cute idea, with the gift bag and card, too! Thanks so much for sharing them, and have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. ksjennings at gmail dot com

Linda said...

Really cute projects!

Linda A
lindaadkins@yahoo.com

Misha said...

What a great idea to match the bag to the gift-shirt.

Manhattan Mandie said...

Super cute shirt!!!

Lori said...

Super cute! And I love the idea of the matching gift bag.

Jeannie said...

How cute! I love that cart so much and you have shown how versatile the Imagine is. Thanks. Your blog is so very cute! I think I'll enjoy following you very much.

Crafty Teacher said...

I LOVE this. Hope you don't mind if I scraplift it. My 9 year old and friend are always doing BFF cards and notes. Never thought about doing tshirts with that cartridge. :)
TFS!!! :)
Khrista
khristamcbride@comcast.net

Martha galvez said...

Very Cute. Thanks.

Alma said...

Cute tshirt and bag! :-)

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Vicki said...

Very cute project. Thanks for sharing and the tips.

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Sarah said...

What a cute idea and to present it in the matching gift bag is adorable. I've got to get this cartridge. TFS

~Sarah
simplyshaddock.blogspot.com

ScrappyHeartz said...

too cute!! Thanks for sharing!

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Debbie Chapman

Me-Ma Kim said...

AWW....SWWEEETT shirt and an even SWEETER Little girl!! I am now a follower! Happy Thanksgiving and have a GREAT Day,
Me-Ma Kim

Anonymous said...

What cute T-shirts I may have to make some for me and my best friend! Thank you for the inspiration!
Contact Info: arebori0204@gmail.com...just incase I get the privalage to win your candy give-a-way!

Unknown said...

Great t-shirt design and lovely model, thanks for sharing.

Carrie said...

what a great idea.... very cute... love the colors too!! pink my fav! lol
thanks
Carrie
my2sons311@verizon.net

Debbie V said...

I love the shirt...Thanks for sharing!

Two Scraptastic Gals said...

Im loving all the wonderful projects on the hop, love this tshirt too. Great job.

TFS,
Meriah

Suella said...

Such a cute creative idea! TFS
Happy Thanksgiving!
suella11@yahoo.com

Suzy said...

I love the toast and butter !! Happy Thanksgiving!
~Suzy suzyq28024 at gmail dot com