Friday, July 29, 2011

Cricuts Are Chirping Everywhere!

Consultants ask me every year what my favorite new product of the new Idea Book is. Typically, this is a tough question, but not this year! Although we have incredible new papers, great variety and lower-priced stamp sets, and some awesome new embellishments I can't wait to play with, my answer is easy and definitive: I LOVE our new exclusive Cricut collection, featuring the Art Philosophy cartridge! It is AMAZING and will absolutely revolutionize creativity and stamping.

We worked for months designing 700 unique shapes that scrapbookers and stampers and paper crafters of all types would be crazy for, and we've hit the mark, if I do say so myself. I knew we were really onto something when the product announcement earned a STANDING OVATION at Convention! I couldn't have been more thrilled. I truly believe this cartridge will be the one you put into your machine and keep there, because it's so versatile and easy to use on any project, from the fresh 3D items, to the dimensional flowers, to the bounty of card designs, and of course, the images designed to perfectly coordinate with dozens of our latest stamp images.

Senior Executive Director Tina Sutton, who also earned the award as this year's top selling Consultant, recently sent us a message about her feelings about the Art Philosophy Cricut collection—I'm sure she won't mind if I share it with you:

"I am LOVIN' Life. … I have NOT been able to stop creating since I got my cartridge last week. I cannot wait until my open house. I just love this product. This product is going to explode as soon as customers fully understand it. Whoever came up with the Cricut-stamp thing is BRILLIANT! I have worn out a blade in just the last few days. OH MY GOLLY!!!! I am loving life. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Watch me blow past $100,000 (in personal sales) this year with products like this. Love you guys."

We love you, too, Tina, and we share your enthusiasm for this amazing partnership between die-cutting and stamping. It's incredible! If you'd like to see a little bit more of the artwork you can create with the Art Philosophy collection, check out this video we created as part of the product launch. Soon there will be Cricuts chirping everywhere! Enjoy!

5 comments:

  1. My Art Philosophy bundle arrived today but my Cricut doesn't arrive until tomorrow! I'm counting down the moments until I can use this fantastic new cartridge by planning out some projects. Thanks, Jeanette, for giving us such a fun new way to discover our creativity which will allow us "to preserve and share the moments that matter most!"

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  2. When our very own Cricut Cartridge was announced at Convention...I got tears in my eyes! It is definitely going to boost my sales and I am grateful for that!
    Thank you so much!

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  3. Thank you, Jeanette, and all of CTMH Corporate for debuting the most FANTASTIC NEW PRODUCT of my career! I've been on Tina Sutton's team now for almost five years and THIS YEAR is going to be my BEST YEAR EVER, thanks to the Cricut Cartridge!

    Thank you!!!!! :)
    ~ doreen guilfoyle
    http://whereisyourhappyplace.blogspot.com

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  4. How fun to read your blog post this morning! I am happy to report that I have worn out two cricut blades this week! I have not been able to eat, sleep or drink since this cartridge arrived. I am also happy to report that I had my catalog celebration open house/ crop Friday night and all day yesterday! My customers went BONKERS over the cartridge! Almost everyone that attended bought the cartridge. They are so excited about it. I had my cartridge there for everyone to use, and you could hear that cartridge chirping all weekend long. Love it, love it, love it! Thanks to you and your wonderful team for creating such an innovating product!!!!

    Cricut hugs....

    Tina Sutton
    www.missgingerdots.com

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  5. I'm on my second Cricut Expression - I killed the first one through constant use- and I had about 40 cartridges. I say "had" because I've spent the week selling them off on Craigslist. The new Art Philosophy cartridge has everything, absolutely everything, I want to cut. It's like several cartridges in one! I don't know how you managed to get so many images on one cartridge. Not only does it cut like a million things (700 feels like a million) but it cuts the sorts of things paper crafters really use. Most cartridges have 5 or 6 images I use a lot and about 60 I never use. But the best part is THAT IT COORDINATES WITH STAMPED IMAGES!!! I'm completely thrilled with item and anticipate selling several of them.

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