Giveaway Day 16 — A Big One

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When I say that I'm friends with some cool people at some cool
companies. I mean, wow. I put out some calls, told everyone I wanted to
have a big Thank You Party for my readers, and look what's coming in.
Today's giveaway prize is another big one.

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This incredible machine here is called the Cricut Expressions 2.
It is an electronic cutting machine. Digital designs are plugged into
the system on cartridges and out come perfectly-cut pieces. Pieces of
what, you say? Pieces of cardstock, chipboard, sheet magnet, foam, felt,
balsa wood, vellum, cling vinyl, fabric and more. That's a lot of
creative possibilities.

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Cricut is a free-standing machine that is easily operated using
touch-screen technology. You don't have to have a computer. From what I
read, this is one of the easiest cutting machines to operate and there
are a number of video tutorials and reviews posted online if you're a
visual learner.

Included with the Expressions 2 machine is their Cricut Essentials
cartridge which includes hundreds of designs and a Cricut Alphabet
cartridge. Beyond that, Cartridges galore
are available separately from a variety of designers. The machine
features a cutting area as large as 12" x 24" and it will arrange
multiple items for you in order to prevent waste.

Great for crafts, party decorations, card-making, scrapbooking, fabric
applique, product packaging, valentines. I can think of so many fun
things to do with a cutting machine. What incredible technology to have
on hand.

Day16_Insta_CricutWickedTee2Oh! And Cricut is also including a bundle of iron-on vinyl in three colors—winner chooses the colors.
Wait till you see what you can do with this iron-on vinyl. Holy cow.
You can customize tee-shirts, pillows, shoes, sports jerseys, hats,
handbags, Christmas stockings—anything. To see images of this
heat-transfer film in use, visit Cricut's iron-on vinyl product page, then click on each color of vinyl to pull up project ideas.

With so many functions and uses, it's quite impossible for me to cover it all in this one post. I recommend you visit their "New to Cricut?" page, the Cricut Blog, and the Cricut Forum if you want to delve in to the details and see all that the Cricut Expressions 2 can do. Cricut is also on Facebook (a great resource), Instagram and Twitter, so go say hello.

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All in all, today's generous prize is a $345 value. Thank you, Cricut! To enter for today's
giveaway, leave a comment here on this post. One entry per person.

Be sure to include your email
address
so we can contact you if you win. You don't have to type your email
address into the body of the comment if you entered it in the email-address
field on the comment form; I can access that info from behind the scenes. Today's giveaway will close at 11:59pm PST on Sunday 8/18/13.
(This is a big one and it's Friday—so I'm giving you all weekend to
enter. This means it will overlap with Saturday's and Sunday's
giveaways.)
Watch for the winner to
be announced early next week at the bottom
of the post.

For more info on these August HELLO Giveaways, click here. Please
share the word. We have lots more in store for you this month.

Good luck!

xo—Heather



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INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY: Follow @heatherbailey and #HELLOgiveaway.
Share today’s giveaway on
Instagram (see Heather's feed today for an image to
repost) & you’ll be entered to win a $15 gift certificate to 
HeatherBaileyStore.com. Be sure to tag @heatherbailey and #HELLOgiveaway16.
(The number there at the end will change each day.) Today's IG giveaway
ends at 11:59pm PST (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday 8/18/13.
We'll
announce winners within a day or two.

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UPDATE:
Congratulations, Kellie (thelemondime)! You
win today's HELLO Giveaway. We will email you
with next steps. And congratulations to @cyarnell on Instagram
for winning our Day 16 Instagram giveaway. The giveaway is closed, but
you can still join the conversation and comment. xo—HB

510 Comments

  1. Oh Heather!
    You have officially knocked my socks off! I am so excited for the chance to win a Cricut! I’ve been wanting one of these for such a long time, but it’s not been in the budget so far… There are so many projects I have in mind – ooh, my brain gears are now in motion!! ;D Hoping, hoping, hoping…
    Thank you SO much for this opportunity!

  2. Wow! I have wanted a cricut but never made the big purchase. This would be a dream! Thank you to cricut & Heather for a fun month of giveaways!

  3. BEST giveaway yet!!! You weren’t lying last week when you said great prizes this week!!! Dying for a Cricut…thank you for the chance to win it!

  4. A super giveaway. I’m hoping my chances are good for once. Thank you Heather, for making this happen.

  5. AMAZING giveaway! Thank you for the opportunity! I really was actually looking through advertisements today hoping to find a cricut on sale…no such luck. Obviously, I would LOVE to win this one!

  6. Exciting! I’d love to play around with one of these, especially with a new LO on the way (boring onesies, step aside…)

  7. The Cricuts are awesome! My daughter’s dance group used on to cut a design into freezer paper to make stencils for painting t-shirts. It worked like a charm. I’d definitely love to have one of my own!

  8. OMG, this is so cool. Being a Mom of 2 i would never buy this for myself. (till they move out) I would love to win!

  9. WOW!!! I’ve been drooling over these machines for ages…..*slightly* [insert sarcasm here] more affordable than getting myself a lazer cutter, and takes up MUCH less space!!!

  10. It is a big giveaway. And I am sure some will be glad it is open through the weekend. I will cross my fingers I am the lucky one. Best of luck to all.

  11. Can’t imagine ever owning one of these w/two kids and bills to pay! Count me in for the draw Heather 🙂 ….fantastic giveaway.

  12. I have never had a machine like this and would absolutely go nuts! Thanks for a fun month of giveaways!
    Vanessa
    Vanessagoertzen at gmail dot com

  13. Woooow!! Someone is gonna be so lucky girl! and again you are so generous to celebrate your birthday like this way. Happy Birthday Month, Heather 🙂

  14. This is so generous of you! I would love to not have to cut out every little piece for my next quilt. I’ll be crossing my fingers and toes for this one! Happy birthday to both of you! Before I started sewing and doing more serious scrap booking, I used to call these little miracle machines grasshoppers. Hahaha

  15. Yowzers…awesome giveaway. My sister has one of the small ones and I get to use it once in a while. Thanks for making your birthday month so special for all of us.

  16. How generous! I would love to have one! How I wish I’d be lucky enough to win the Cricut Expression 2 so I can craft my heart away and create so many things easier and prettier! 🙂

  17. Oohhhh my! I would LOVE this! This is the purchase I have yet to justify to my hubs!!! Thanks for the opportunity!

  18. Hi my name is Julissa and I would really LOVE to win this awesome give away. Thank you for the great chance to win this. I am a stay at home mother and starting a little home business. I only have the cricut mini but I dream of having the cricut expression. This would help me so much. I’m crossing my figures! Thank you Heather. Email address is julissagarcia50@gmail.com

  19. This is so so awesome!! Would love to win this one! I have been eyeing it for a while I have the original but really really need to upgrade! Wishing I could win this so I can give mine to someone too! Always pay it forward!!! Thanks :))

  20. Oh wow this is a big giveaway! How excited fingers crossed (would so love to have one of these bad boys) x

  21. I would love to be considered for this! I am very active in my special needs child’s class and therapy. Having this would give us the ability to make so many wonderful tools for them!! Thanks for this opportunity!

  22. Oh wow! What a great giveaway! I couldn’t see anything about whether this contest is open to Canadians, so if it is, count me in!!

  23. this is such an amazing giveaway, whoever wins is going to be very happy. I will cross my fingers, but not feeling very lucky lately, but who knows…good things come to those who wait :))) thanks for the chance to win!

  24. Oh my!! I’ve heard of the Cricut…in my mind I called it a CRY-cut. Only recently heard it called Cricket. LOL! I’d love to experiment with it!

  25. Such a FABULOUS giveaway. Thank you so much for offering this to your followers. I would love to win this.

  26. Holy cow!!!
    You can tell you really appreciate and love your readers. The fact that you are giving away such an expensive prize speaks miles! I love your blog and your instagram!
    Kind regards,
    Ashley P

  27. Woot! Woot! I need one of these to monogram all my daugters new stuff for Kindergarten!! She has a new water bottle that needs some Cricut LOVE!!!

  28. I’m amazed at this giveaway. Fingers crossed! My birthday is the 30th and I cant even begin to imagine the things that could be made. Oh man… I’ve gotta stop day dreaming of all the crafty things and get back to reality! Good luck, all!

  29. Wow! You were not kidding this is a huge giveaway- how generous of you and Cricut! Oh how much fun it would be to win. Thanks for the opportunity.

  30. I have been wanting one of these forever. With 2 girls I have so many projects that I’d love to use it on.

  31. Funny the way things happen. I have been checking into one of these for a while but could not fit it into my budget. Good Luck everyone and have a great weekend.

  32. Soooo excited for this giveaway! Fingers crossed for this win as there are endless possibilities with this amazing machine! Thanks for the chance!

  33. I would die if I won this, I dont ever win anything, so this would be a nice to win, since I love scrapbooking and cant afford anything as nice as this.

  34. You=super cool. What a great bunch of products you’ve gotten for this giveaway. How are you holding yourself back from not keeping them all?? 😉

  35. I’ve been wanting one of these forever. I still have three on elementary. That’s a good thing to have.

  36. Wow! What an awesome giveaway! Anyone who wins this will be very grateful! Thanks for the chance either way it goes!

  37. So awesome!
    Thank you for all these giveaways! Even if I don’t win it’s still exciting to sit here and daydream about what I’d do if I won a particular item. Hehe.

  38. I am dreaming to have that machine ! I love japonese papers and that machine opens a huge range of possibilities. I’m in.

  39. I would LOVE to win this Cricut Expressions 2 bundle!! I’ve been wanting a Cricut for years, but haven’t been able to afford one. Winning this would be amazing. I have a couple of friends who have Cricuts and they are so wonderful for scrapbooking and so much more! Thanks for the opportunity to enter. 🙂

  40. I’ve been admiring one of these in the craft store for a long time. Would love to win this. Thank You for such a great month of giveaways.

  41. Ahhhhh! I’m obsessed with Cricut…and this blog! Having this machine would make life so much easier since I cut out everything by hand!! Even really intricate flowers and stuff… This cricut would definitely save time!!

  42. What a wonderful giveaway for anyone who’s going to get it! Just made a pair of booties from your pattern for my little girl who should be born any day now, they’re so cute! And August will be her Birthday Month too 🙂

  43. Crossing my fingers…would love to win this! I’ve been drooling over the projects I’ve seen done with the Cricut products for a long time.

  44. Thank you Heather for having such a generous giveaway.
    I love to create but sometimes the little old tools I have aren’t versatile enough to support the ideas I’m trying to accomplish or they don’t help me make things quick enough. This machine would zap both those problems.
    It would be really fun to have a Cricut. It would be such an awesome thing to win it. I’ve wanted one for some time now.
    Thanks again for giving us the opportunity.
    Best of luck to everyone!

  45. what a fun website signed up for newsletter too I would like a chance for the cricut
    my email is follwing

  46. I have just recently found your website…and I’m so glad I did. I have been inspired by so many things I’ve seen here. I have been wanting to purchase the cricut, but I haven’t been able to afford one yet. Thanks for the opportunity to win one. Hope to hear from you soon!

  47. Thank you Heather and Cricut! When you said it was a BIG giveaway you weren’t kidding. I’d love to win this and just Cri-cut my way to all kinds of embellishment wonderfulness!

  48. When i was growing up my mom and i scrapbooked together, using her cricut for alot of projects. Now that i’m older with a family of my own, i’d love to win this cricut, to start scrapbooking my own family’s adventures. 🙂 Thanks for the great giveaway!

  49. As I am about to cut out a bunch of lettering for a bulletin board, I’m wishing for one of these even more than usual.

  50. While I”m sure that you’ll get lots of entries, I’m not giving up my chance! I’ve been contemplating a cricut for a while now, so here goes. Thanks for the chance!

  51. Wow, Heather! When you decide to have a birthday blowout, you do it BIG! ! ! ! This is another great give-a-way! ! ! Thank you so much for all these lovely opportunities! And, again . . . Happy, Happy Birthday! ! !

  52. I can only imagine the fun I’d have with the kids I work with and the fun I’d have with my neighbors! I’m in it to win it!

  53. Holy moly! This is awesome! I have been wanting one of these so badly but as a stay at home momma it’s not in the budget. To win one would be amazing 🙂 thanks for offering such great prizes!

  54. Ooh, how I would love to win this, and it looks like I am not the only one! You have to be in it to win. Good luck me.

  55. My, my Heather! You do have some amazing friends. As they say, like attract like. You must be pretty awesome too! Thanks for doing this giveaway.

  56. How lovely the flower bouquets are. I checked out the article and admired all the hard work, nd the beautiful results. A cricut would be a great addition to my craft/sewing room.
    Pick Me 🙂

  57. What a great giveaway. Would love to win this great prize. Kids could do much for school projects. Found you on Instagram. Are you on Pinterest? Love your website.

  58. Thanks Heather! Thanks Cricut!This is an awesome giveaway! I’d love to win and start making some amazing stuff!

  59. Love this one! Also didn’t realize you could do shirts with it. Great to have machines that can do multiple crafts – always the best ones at my house. Thanks for sharing your birthday month with all of us. Thanks.

  60. It would be great to win this! I’m trying to become a more crafty person, so this would help a lot with school projects and stuff! My family and I also just moved to Canada, so we can’t buy things like these yet. Thank you for hosting this awesome giveaway, and thank you for the chance to win! 😀

  61. The fun things you could do with this are endless. I’d be the cool kid on the block with this puppy. 🙂 Thank you for your continued generosity with these fabulous giveaways!

  62. This is on my wish list for Christmas! Thanks so much for the opportunity to possibly win such a wonderful prize!!!

  63. oh wow! I would love to have the chance to play with a die cutting machine!!! So envious with what I’ve seen creative peeps do around the blogosphere. crossing fingers and toes!

  64. I would love to win this giveaway!!
    Ps. I absolutely LOVE your fabrics Heather!! The first quilt I ever made was all fabrics from your Nicey Jane collection 😊

  65. Goodness, what a great giveaway. I’ve been wanting anything Cricut for a long time! Thanks for the chance.

  66. This is AWESOME! I want to make fun little halloween decorations!! Thanks to you and Cricut for the giveaway!!! 🙂

  67. This is exactly what I have been dreaming of to make great backdrop designs! Being a student, this will stay a dream for a while… What a wonderful give-away 🙂

  68. What an exciting give away! Even a little old lady like me would love to have a Cricut to use in making clothes and doll clothes for my Grandchildren.

  69. I’ve always wanted one of these. I’ve borrowed one from a friend a few times and have found it pretty amazing. *Crossing My Fingers* 🙂 Thanks a million!!!

  70. This is one amazing giveaway! I’d love to win it! It would be the perfect addition to my craft room. Thanks, Heather!

  71. I work in a college residence hall. A cricut would save so much time on decorations and bulletin boards! But I can’t afford one because I work in a college residence hall…

  72. Oh, goody! I really, really want one of these machines – I would be able to do so much fun things. What a great giveaway!

  73. I would love to get this tool! 🙂 After all what’s happening, crafting would male me a lot better.

  74. Oh Heather and your lovely partner Cricut, so wonderful to have an opportunity to have our names in for this draw. If not me, it was fun trying.. The dream to actually win makes one giddy.
    Warm regards 🙂
    Becki

  75. I’m cutting it close to the deadline but just found you through Cricut on Instagram. Love your site!

  76. I’ve never used a cricut machine but others said they love it. Thank you for all the wonderful items you are giving away for your birthday month.

  77. I posted this on my Instagram on August 16 and I tagged you but I didn’t realize I was supposed to comment here to enter. I hope it’s not to late. Thank you!

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