That's right. The first Cricut Ticket has been found. Because we have to go through the paperwork necessary for the winner to claim the prize we can't share too many details just yet but the ticket was found in the Eastern half of the US. More details will be coming in the next few days. I will say that the ticket was found in a Stand and Salute cartridge!

Speaking of Stand and Salute, if you haven't seen this fun project made by Kim at YouCanMakeThis you've got to check it out. It's never too early to start planning for next year or adapting it for your own next great celebration.

It happened today. New Cricut Cartridges are available in retailers from coast to coast!

If you've been wishing you could get your hands on the Home Decor cartridge now is your chance. Or maybe you want to do a patriotic themed project for July 4th, run out and get Stand and Salute. With creative features the Simply Sweet and Jubliee, full font catridges, are incredibly versatile. Need some inspiration? Visit our recently updated projects page. 

And remember, you could be the lucky winner that finds the Cricut Ticket in any one of our featured cartridges: Stand and Salute, Home Decor, Jubilee and Simply Sweet. Don't forget to submit your projects on the message boards as well. We want to see your creativity at work with these great cartridges.

With just a couple of days left until the Cricut Ticket promotion cartridges are available at retailers across North America it seems like a quick update is in order. With four new cartridges there is so much to consider when it comes to being creative.

Thanks to all the bloggers than have been previewing the cartridges. The work has been impressive.

If you haven't seen the latest project posted on Obsessed with Scrapbooking you've got to see this patriotic word book. You may want to make plans to get your hands on the Stand and Salute cartridge as soon as possible on Wednesday. The fun patriotic projects you could complete before Independence Day would be a serious show of patriotism!

And be sure you check out what Just A Scrappin' has been doing with the Simply Sweet cartridge. Fun project ideas for just about any occasion.

Keep watching for updates as the quest to Find the Cricut Ticket continues.

In keeping with the spirit of our soon-to-be-available Cricut Stand and Salute cartridge, Provo Craft retired a flag today. The winds that whip down out of the canyons near the Provo Craft building had taken their toll on The Stars and Stripes. 

At 10 a.m. today many employees gathered to show respect and give dignity to our beloved flag as employees with past service experience retired Old Glory and raised a new flag. 

A big thank you to all those who serve to protect freedom around the world. We benefit each day from your service.

Even if you weren't "born on the Fourth of July," you can show your national pride or honor someone's dedication to community and country with Stand and Salute! This Cricut cartridge includes uniform elements for peacekeeping forces, flag elements, patriotic sayings, and more. (See all the artwork here.)

The Pink Stamper has a great video tutorial of Stand and Salute in action. But this new cartridge can do more than just patriotic projects—check out the Breast Cancer Awareness "Hope" ribbon card on Bitten By the Bug made with Stand and Salute elements. And check out how Capadia Designs took a Stand and Salute element into a completely new use with Cricut Design Studio.

Stand and Salute is available just in time for Independence Day—and just in time for the Find the Cricut Ticket Contest! If you purchase this cartridge from a participating retailer, you could win a 7-day Caribbean cruise for two!

With the new Simply Sweet font cartridge from Cricut, you can spell "sweet" any way you want!

This new Cricut cartridge offers a timeless font with a full alphabet, numbers, common punctuation, icons, and phrases. Plus, Simply Sweet lets you cut out the images on tabs, blocks, stitched circles, and hearts! Use Simply Sweet alone to create your own custom sayings, or combine it with Cricut Design Studio for endless options.

The Bitten By the Bug blog has a great sneak peak of Simply Sweet in action—be sure to visit and take a look! You can also see the complete cartridge artwork here, and remember: This is one of the four new cartridges that are part of the Find the Cricut Ticket contest. Buy Simply Sweet from a participating retailer, and you could win a 7-day Caribbean "Craft Cruise"!

OK, here are the details you’ve been waiting for on the Circuit Ticket Contest!

We’re giving away 20 seven-day Caribbean cruises for two. Just by purchasing one of our four new cartridges, you could win a free Craft Cruise, with special papercrafting workshops and events! Look for Cricut Tickets inside Jubilee, Simply Sweet, Home Décor, and Stand and Salute cartridges from July 1 – August 15, 2009. Make sure you visit one of our participating stores first, then find a ticket to win!

You can get more info on the Cricut Ticket site, but you’ll definitely want to enter this contest by purchasing one (or all four!) of the great new Cricut cartridges. If you needed a reason to add more Cricut to your life, this is a great one!

Hello and welcome to the Cricut Ticket Blog, Cricut fans!

You may ask, “Why a new blog?” Well, we’re so excited about our four latest Cricut cartridges that we’re giving away 20 Caribbean cruises to celebrate their launch! And we wanted to create a place where you could get some inside information on the contest, the cruise itinerary, and the winners.

So stay tuned! First we’ll share the contest details, and then we’ll talk more about the stuff we all love—cartridges, crafting, and creativity!

If you aren't following us on Twitter yet, you can add us at twitter.com/provocraft. Get up-to-the-minute details about the contest and winners, plus fun tips to make your scrapbooking experience that much more enjoyable.