I created this Winnie the Pooh card using my Gypsy and 4 different Cricut cartridges.

I’m so excited that the most recent update to the Cricut Imagine makes it work with the Gypsy.  Sadly, it only cuts with the Gypsy and doesn’t have color functionality with it yet, but I’m sure that’s coming.   I just had to use my Gypsy along with my Imagine and try out the new update.  So, that’s what I did!  This whole card was created with my Gypsy and cut with my Imagine.

Here’s the Gypsy working with the Imagine!  Oh, to have color + Gypsy…I can’t wait!!

The Imagine mats aren’t very sticky and I got tired of ruining paper, so I added some EZ Dots repositionable adhesive to the mat.

One nice thing about using the Gypsy with the Imagine, at least for me, is that it’s easier to load the mat pressing go on the Gypsy while pushing the mat.  That’s because you can put the Gypsy wherever is easiest for you, instead of just dealing with the lid all the time.  Am I the only person who wants to rip that lid off and work on it more comfortably?

I got a message on my Gypsy that it had lost connection with the Imagine.  I tried a few things to reinstate the connection, but what worked was pulling the cord out of the top of the Gypsy and then plugging it back in.

As you can see, Pooh didn’t come with that witch hat originally.  There is a witch hat on that cartridge, but I decided to go with the hat from Happy Hauntings instead.  The purple background is where I welded everything together.  I then applied all the separate parts to the background for stability.

Now I’m cutting out the log that Pooh will sit on.  I set the blade to cut this design twice, using the Gypsy.  Want to know something funny?  When the Imagine cut twice it would cut a line (for example) then recut that line.  Then it would move to the next thing.  Normally, the Cricut Expression would cut everything, then go back and cut everything again.  It was weird!

Stickles & Zip Dry…what would I do without them?

Pooh’s trick or treat pumpkin comes from the Mini Monsters cartridge, the Jack o’ lantern and the moon come from the Oct 31 cartridge.  The pumpkins and moon were made using foil cardstock by American Crafts.

I used a Martha Stewart spiderweb punch for the top of this card.  The black and green background is two pieces of glitter cardstock.  It’s best to do a multi-cut of 2 when cutting glitter cardstock.  Zip Dry paper glue is a life saver (or at least a craft saver/sanity saver) when it comes to gluing glitter cardstock to glitter cardstock (and tons of other things too).  I used Stickles on both pumpkins and the hat. That was fun! I haven’t made Pooh before. Now I need to make Mickey Mouse…and the Princesses…Batman…Superman. Good grief. LOL!

I Hope You Have a Super Day!

 

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  1. Oh….my…..gosh Joy Pooh is so adorable. I really love this idea. Can you believe its day 20 already. Where has the month gone……….another great project. Vicky 🙂

    1. Winnielosie,
      It is hard to believe that it’s day 20 already! 11 days until Halloween and my kiddos still haven’t decided what they want to be. YIKE!
      ~Joy~

  3. Joy, that is just adorable! I love Pooh. I must admit I am not sold on the Imagine yet, but I am keeping an open mind 🙂

    michelle

    1. Mumoftwo,
      Believe me, I understand your feelings about the Imagine. Much like the Gypsy when it was first released there’s not much it can do at this point. If you can bear with the time it takes for the improvements and updates then you’ll probably end up happy that you have it. However…I do not and am not encouraging people to go out and buy it now. It will be cool, but right now…it’s more like a prototype. 😉 And that…is my unvarnished opinion. 😉
      ~Joy~

  6. love the card. Pooh is super cute. Just ordered the web punch (around the corner set) for $6! Can’t wait to get it!
    Happy Halloween!

  16. Super cute!! Cant go wronge with Pooh! lol >that didnt sound right! lol Anyways nice job and thanks for sharing. I just finshed a Pooh staring at a falling fall leaf. Cindy

  18. This card is SUPER CUTE!!!! I have the Dreams Come True Cart…but find it takes forever to build one character…maybe if I can find time with no little hands (my 5 year old daughter) helping it might go by faster 🙂

  19. I just love this card…gotta love Pooh! His witchy hat is terrific…as is the spider web border…TFS!

  24. Love the Pooh card. I am thinking about getting the happy Hautings cart but still on the fence. Thanks

  25. Oh my.. you just crack me upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp!

    and little ole Pooh just watching at the top of the Imagine.
    cutie patooooootieeee!

    I love my Pooh cart!
    Great work.Time sure flies fast!

  26. Pooh looks cute even as a boy witch/warlock. Love all the glitter and foil, it looks so pretty. 🙂

  29. Another great project Joy and you were able to juggle many carts, the imagine and gypsy. Wonder if they are coming out with a new kind of Gypsy?
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  31. Winnie is one of my childhood favs! Just love his sparkly hat and the pumkin patch. Thanks Super Joy!

  32. FINALLY!!!!!!! Computer problems all day . Finally able to get to this and leave a comment. I love your Pooh card It is adorable.

  33. Great card … I love to make my own cards too.. I just love that welding button thats soo cool and i like the new addition with that hide key where you can take out thing you dont want to cut… LOVE MY GYPSY..
    LYnn

  34. Super Cute Card Joy !! I love Pooh he is my favorite out the Disney Cartoon ever !! Thats why I had to have this cart !! TFS ! I finally got my Gypsy and Imagine dating today !
    BIG CRAFTY HUGS, JANIE

  36. I love Pooh! I can only imagine all the amazing things you’ll do with your gypsy and the imagine with color!

  39. Super cute card, SuperJoy! I love Pooh and all his friends! On a side note, my husband keeps asking if I really want the Imagine…I keep telling him I need to wait (I just figured out how to “hide” lines with the gypsy) as I’m still leery of that technology…as it was I waited till the Expression came out to buy one. (Now I have both anyway – and the Cake!) Thanks for all your inspiration, as I for one am a daily learner/follower.
    -Tanya
    thomfam at inreach dot com

  40. LOVE the card, Joy!!! Wish I had *half* the creativity that you do! But that’s why I spend so much time on the computer, to “borrow ideas”!! 🙂

  41. Joy, do you think they will adapt the Imagine carts to use with G w/o the I.
    My E does that sometimes, cuts an area twice and other times after it finishes the first cut.

    Your card is awesome.

    I am trying to get caught up here with the things I have been neglected but I haven’t forget you 🙂

  42. This card is too cute! I love Pooh, he reminds me of my carefree childhood! Your SIL will love it.

  47. Oh I love your card, love Pooh to! I have that cartridge but not the halloween ones.
    angel hugs
    Debby

  48. I haven’t tried my Gypsy with the Imagine yet. I’m also having the problem of my mat not sticking and ruining paper. How frustrating!! I do love :Pooh. He looks great on the glitter paper!!

  49. I love this card, I bought the Winnie cart because my niece loves Pooh. I think I have used it twice, thanks for the inspiration!!
    Tammy

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