New Cricut

Hello world.  I recently received a Cricut from my wonderful mother, so you're in for a world of fun.  Unfortunately, my camera bit the dust, sooooo, the photos for a while will leave something to be desired.

I pulled out a box of old photos- this is a layout I made with an old photo of my mom with me in the backpack.  Also, I have no idea how to turn this the right way up.  Help?