Cooking with Cricut Weekly Challenge-Birthday and Cake, Balloons or Cupcakes

Hello and welcome to another Cooking with Cricut Weekly Challenge.  This week the theme was birthday but you also had to include either a cake, cupcakes or balloons. 

I chose balloons (I used Create a Critter for the balloons) :)  I just love the colors pink and green together too so I used those colors for my card.

Here it is:

I had to add some cute Peachy Keen faces and the sentiment is from My Creative Time.

Now I hope you will stop by Cooking with Cricut and see what all of the designers have come up with this week and join us in the challenge! 

Thanks for stopping by, have a crafty day!

Cooking with Cricut-Cartridge Showcase Doodlecharms

Today I am showcasing the Cricut Cartridge Doodlecharms over at Cooking with Cricut so make sure you stop by!

Here is a peek at the projects I have made using it :)

Love Song Blog Hop!

Welcome to PaperCraftingWorld.com & CookingWithCricut.com's Love Song Blog Hop! Love is in the air and our Designers have come up with some great Valentine's Day projects inspired by their favorite love songs.

If you arrived here from visiting Linda @ Linda’s Creativity you're in the right place. If you're joining us mid-hop and would like to start at the beginning click here to go to Paper Crafting World’s Cooking With Cricut blog and check out what Melin has made!

I was inspired by Bon Jovi's "I'll Be There For You".  I love Bon Jovi and as soon as I had to think of a love song it popped into my head.  I think because that is what all love is about.  Whether it be a husband and wife love, a parent to child love or a God to us love, it is always about being there.  Here is the card I created with this song in mind . . .

I cut the hearts using Doodlecharms and they were actually "left over" from a different project that I will post later (next week).  The hearts are scored in the middle and put on with pop dots just in their centers (that affect is hard to tell from a photo).  The edges of the hearts are not inked, they are bleached.  I loved how they looked so when I was done with them for my other project (I know you're intrigued) I saved them for this card.  I printed the sentiment on my computer and just cut and rounded the edges.  I added two bling hearts and there you go!  Oh, I also used some white ink to just ink my black card stock a little so go along with the hearts.

We hope you’ll join us and link up your favorite love song inspired project at CookingWithCricut.com.  One lucky entry will be chosen by random.org to win a $10.00 gift certificate provided by PaperCraftingWorld.com!  And make sure you leave a comment, too! One lucky commenter will also receive a $10.00 PaperCraftingWorld.com gift certificate!

I also have some blog candy to give away because who doesn't love blog candy right!

In order to be eligible for the blog candy you need to leave a comment by 11:59 Monday (2/13/12) evening letting me know if you have ever had left over items from one project that you then decided had to be used in another project...you know the trash to treasure idea :)  I will draw the winner Tuesday morning.

Thanks so much for hopping with us today. Now head on over and visit Jen @ Musings of a Crafty Mom and see what she has created!

CWC Weekly Challenge # 72-Grown-Up Valentines-Must use black and a brad!

Hello and welcome back for another CWC Weekly Challenge.  This weeks theme is a grown-up Valentine and you must use the color black and a brad.

So I have to admin I forgot about the brad but found the perfect place for it at the end of making my card.  I will giving this card to my hubby along with some cupcakes and beer (his favorite :)).

Here is my card:

The lighting is off for some reason but the paper is pink, dark/bright pink

I cut the black heart from Lyrical Letters, then I used some $1 stamps from AC Moore for the big white heart made of little hearts (I used a white ink pad and then sprinkled a little bit of embossing powder on it) and for the sentiments (did the same thing with them).  They are hard to see in the picture but you can see them in person.  I added a small piece of solid string to make a tiny little bow above the heart.

The cute cupcake bear is from Paper Crafting World and can be found for purchase here, I added the brad to the bow, I printed two prints and cut out the cherry, put some glossy accents on it then attached it with a pop dot, I also lightly added some purple stickles to the wrapper part of the cupcake and some pink stickles to the icing.

Thanks for stopping by this week, make sure you stop by Cooking with Cricut and see what all of the wonderful designers have created this week.

CWC Weekly Challenge # 71-Kiddie Valentines-Must use pink, red and white

Hello and welcome to another weekly Cooking with Cricut challenge!  This week we were challenged to make a kiddie valentine using the colors pink, red and white.

I am (still) having trouble deciding on what Valentine's to do for the classmates of each of my 3 kids that are in school so I thought I would make a sample of this one to see if I really really really wanted to do it.  It was actually pretty easy.

Here it is:

First I had seen the idea of melting down crayons in a heart shaped silicone "pan" on several sites, including Pinterest my latest obsession, so I did that but I only used pink, red and white crayons :)  Then I cut the card from Spring Holiday Cards (had to cut several sizes to see how the hearts would fit on there) and finally settled on 5 inches for the card and then I cut the base at 5 inches also. I inked the edges with some pink ink, attached the heart crayons with some pop-up/foam adhesive and it was done!  Here is the card without the crayons so you can see how I matched up the heart crayons to the card:

Don't forget to stop by Cooking with Cricut to see what the other designers have come up with and to join us in this weeks challenge!

Thanks for stopping by, have a crafty day!

Cartridge Showcase at CWC: Spring Holiday Cards

Hello everyone, today I am spot lighting the Cricut cartridge Spring Holiday cards over at Cooking with Cricut so I hope you will stop by and take a look :)  Here a peek at a project I made using it:

Thanks and have a craft day!

Day 1 of CWC 1st Blog Hop of 2012-Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue!

Welcome to Day one of PaperCraftingWorld.com and CookingWithCricut.com’s first Blog Hop of 2012!  Our theme is:  “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue!” 

If you have arrived here from Celeste's blog Touched by a Butterfly you’re in the right place!  If you’re joining us mid-hop, head on over to see Melin at CookingWithCricut.com and start at the beginning so you don’t miss any of the wonderful projects the Designers have created!

Our Designers had to use something old from their craft stash, something new (a recent purchase or new technique), something borrowed (an element from a Cricut cut or from a PaperCraftingWorld.com cutting file or digi stamp) and of course, something blue.

Here is what I came up with . . .

                                      

 I made these little favor bags for my former supervisors retirement party.  Her assistant loved my Halloween goodies so he asked me to make something.  For my old element I used my OLD Creative Memories Circle punch to punch out the circle sentiment after I printed them out on a sheet of paper on the computer.  For something new I used my new scallop circle punch (I love this thing already), for something "borrowed" I used some baggies that were actually meant for jewlery, I was able to stuff some nuggets in there and for something blue I used blue paper as my scallop circle to put my punched out circles on.  I used Cricut Art Philosophy for the bag toppers and I printed the labels for the nuggets right onto return address labels and put those on the nuggets!  Everyone loved them, including my now former supervisor :)  

Now head on over to  Charlotte at http://www.alittlebitofdetail.blogspot.com and see what she’s created! 

Make sure you check in tomorrow at CookingWithCricut.com and see what the Day Two Designers have cooked up!  Thanks for stopping by and hopping with us!  Have a crafty day!

Year in Review-Cooking with Cricut Weekly Challenge

Wow, I cannot believe the year is almost over!  It has gone SO fast this year!  One of the wonderful things I have enjoyed for this latter part of the year is being on the Cooking with Cricut Design Team!  This weeks Wednesday challenge is a year in review to look at some of our favorite projects from 2011.  Here are a few of mine :)

I think my most favorite project of the year are my daughters autograph books.  Not so much because of the crafting side because they are pretty simple but really because they represent our trip to Disney World which was totally magical even though it was not our first time, LOL.  I LOVE Disney World.  Here is a picture and you can see the original post here:

Another one of my favorites was for St. Patrick's Day.  Although we are not Irish I love doing stuff for the kids with the green theme!   Here is one little pic of a craft from that day:

There were two posts for St. Patrick's Day this year, they can be found here and here.

Another favorite of mine were the Mother's Day mini albums I made for my mom, mother in law and grandmothers.  Here is a picture of the outside of those and the entire post can be found here.

One last favorite (there are more but I have to get to work, hehe) is my Halloween wreath.  It was my first wreath ever and I just LOVED how it turned out.  Here is a picture and here is where you can find the original post.

I hope you enjoyed seeing a few of my favorite projects! Feel free to look around for some more on here :)  Also, don't forget to go back to Cooking with Cricut and join us for this weeks challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a CRAFTY day!

Day 24-Christmas Crafting Fun with Cooking with Cricut

Welcome to Day 24 of the 25 Days of Christmas Crafting Showcase.  Today we are focusing on Three Wise Men, Little Drummer Boy, Shepherd, sheep, manger scene w animals, etc.  Make sure you stop by Cooking with Cricut to check out all of the designers wonderful projects today and each day during our showcase!  


I made some gift tags for my boys gifts using the two free digi prints, the Shepherd and drummer boy.

I thought this would be a cute and easy way to personalize their tags.  Now I just need to make sure I have enough for their gifts!

Don't forget to go back to Cooking with Cricut to see all of the great freebies and ideas shared by the other designers.  You can also enter to win some great prizes!  (Make sure you read the requirements for the giveaways completely).

Thanks for stopping by and have a craft day!

25 Days of Crafting Fun-Day 15 August Theme

Hello and welcome to day 15 of the 25 Days of Crafting fun at Cooking with Cricut.  Today our theme is August, BBQ's, and Summer fun!  I made another 6X6 calendar page using the free calendar prints from Cooking with Cricut.

Here it is:

I used some red (has some speckles which you can see) and white paper to weave my picnic basket, then I added the free digi print (I gave my bear a smile :)) and the calendar print and the month title!  Just an FYI-I made my basket as a square, taped the back to make it "stay" and then I cut it to make it more of a basket shape.  I used two white strips for the handles just by folding them, punching a hole and using a brad to attach them.

Don't forget to go back to Cooking with Cricut to see all of the great freebies and ideas shared by the other designers.  You can also enter to win some great prizes!  (Make sure you read the requirements for the giveaways completely).

Thanks for stopping by and have a craft day!

25 Days of Crafting Fun with Cooking with Cricut Day 11

Welcome to Day 11 of the 25 Days of Christmas Crafting Showcase.  Today we are focusing on the month of June!  Make sure you stop by Cooking with Cricut to check out all of the designers wonderful projects today and each day during our showcase!  

Today I made a June 6X6 calendar page to go along with the other 6X6 pages made so far in the showcase.  I used the free digi print, the free calendar prints and added some twine.  It was as simple as that!

Here it is:

I used one of my Peachy Keen face stamps to give my cute Bear Dad a little smile :)

Don't forget to go back to Cooking with Cricut to see all of the great freebies and ideas shared by the other designers.  You can also enter to win some great prizes!  (Make sure you read the requirements for the giveaways completely).

Thanks for stopping by and have a craft day!

25 Days of Crafting Fun with Cooking with Cricut-Day 8

Hello and welcome to day 4 of 25 days of Christmas Crafting Showcase at Cooking with Cricut.  Today's theme is April, Easter or Spring.  I made a 6X6 calendar page to go along with the ones already made (January-March) on the previous days of crafting fun!  I used the free PDF calendar provided at the Cooking with Cricut page.  I also used the free digi stamp!


April is one of my favorite months because my oldest child, my very first baby, was born in April :)  Also, I love Spring and the start of baseball season! Of course Easter and the reminder of all Jesus has done for us is also a reason to love it :)


Here is my page:

I hand cut out the digi stamp and some extra hearts (I printed it twice) so I could "layer" the hearts which is hard to tell from this photo but you can see the glossy accents I added and the snow writer marker I used on the bunny to give him some fluff!   I also added some orange bling to the calendar and the April label using my iRock.  

25 Days of Crafting Fun Day 5

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of crafting fun with Cooking with Cricut.  Make sure you stop by http://www.cookingwithcricut.com/ to get your frebbies, look at all of the amazing giveaways (please read the requirements to be entered for the giveaways) and great projects from the design team.

Today is all about candy canes, peppermints, etc.  I was at the grocery store and saw these lollipops and just knew I had to do something with them so I picked up a few bags.

Using Cricut CraftRoom I used the same template that I used for my Thanksgiving Turkey name cards but made the base a little bigger and made a lollipop holder! (I had seen something similar but using a die on My Creative Time). 

Here it is:

These will be from my boys to their classmates during the class Christmas party!  I used the free digi stamp to decorate the tag (I used Tags, Bags, Boxes and More but you could use any tag).  I used the print a contact sheet function on the picture wizard to get a bunch of the digi stamps small enough and to print all on one page of card stock!

If you use Cricut CraftRoom and would like the file I used email me and I will be happy to send it to you (you have to have the Art Philosophy cartridge to cut with it).  My email is debbiebutcher at comcast dot net.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by Cooking with Cricut all month long for some crafty fun!

Day 4-25 Days of Crafting Fun-Love Theme

Hello and welcome to day 4 of 25 days of Christmas Crafting Showcase at Cooking with Cricut.  Today's theme is February and Love.  I decided to get an early start on planning for my Valentine gifts for the teachers at my children's school.  I used this super cute digi stamp which you can get at Cooking with Cricut to create a tube of love (also known as candy, LOL).

Here is my tube full of love (candy :):

I just used two 2X12 inch pieces of red paper for the rosette and then I cut a scalloped circle at 2.5 inches using Art Philosophy and then printed the digi stamp and used my circle punch to cut him out.  Isn't he adorable.  I hot glued it all together and then hot glued it onto my tube filled with red Rollo's (you could also do red M&M's or red Hershey kisses!  I know I would be happy to receive one of these :)

Don't forget to go back to Cooking with Cricut and see all of the great freebies and ideas shared by the other designers and you can also enter to win some great giveaways (make sure you read the requirements completely).  

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!

CWC Wednesday Challenge-Candles, Wreaths and/or Pine Cones!

Hello, welcome back for another Cooking with Cricut Wednesday Weekly challenge! This weeks theme is candles, wreaths and/or pine cones.  I decided to make some Christmas tags for gifts when I finally get around to wrapping them :) (which is usually last minute).

Here it is:

I used my Jolly Holidays cartridge for the tag (green and red layers) and the wreat (green and red layers again) and cut them at 3 inches I believe.  I added some stamps that I had from a $1 stamp set, some white jelly roll pen stitching and a little bling to the wreath and the stamp (there was a stamped star there already but I wanted to add my blingy star instead) :)  I plan to make a few more like this and maybe some with a snowman on them...I will post those in another post when they are done :)

Now it's your turn! I hope you will head on over to Cooking with Cricut to enter your project!  TFL.


Have a crafty day!

CWC "Giving Thanks” BLOG HOP

Welcome to WorkinScrappinMomof4 and the CookingWithCricut.com “Giving Thanks” Blog Hop!  If you've come from visiting Jill at http://www.jaihartjustlovelydesigns.blogspot.com/, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to hop along with us, you can go to CookingWithCricut.com and start at the beginning.


Today’s hop is all about Thanksgiving decorations – for your home and table.

For my project I decided to do some table decorations to go along with my centerpiece and my wreath I have made already :)  These little place setting/name cards can also "hold" something.  For now I filled one with a napkin and plastic silverware but will put a nice napkin and some "real" silverware in Thanksgiving morning for our breakfast (we are hosting breakfast at our house for my in-laws and eating out (Cracker Barrel-YUM) for dinner with my family.  Here they are:

I used Art Philosophy and Cricut CraftRoom to create my holder (welded some shapes together :).  I used it for the tag for the names also.  I used Create a Critter for my cute turkey.  I added a few gold details to him (features and stitching on his hat).  For the girls name cards I added some gems to the turkey feathers using my brand new iRock which I LOVE!

For this blog hop I will be giving away a $15 gift certificate to Pink by Design Stamps!  What is better than picking out your own prize, right!  To be eligible you need to leave a comment on this blog post by 11:59pm Monday, November 21st.  I will draw and post the winner Tuesday morning.  The winner will then have until Monday, November 28th to get in contact with me to claim their prize!  Good luck.

Now it's your turn! Link up your Thanksgiving project at CookingWithCricut.com. Here are a few guidelines:

 Must follow the challenge topic and use one of the free files provided at CWC.

 Must be a NEW project for this challenge. No back dated posts please.

 Must have a link back to this post on your blog.

 Must link your project post through Inlinkz and not just your blog.

 Must use your Cricut in some capacity.

 Must HAVE FUN!

 You may gladly combine challenges . . . we love to pile it on TOO!

The Design Team will pick their three favorites and one lucky person will be chosen randomly to win one of the prizes being offered in this hop. There is also a prize for just leaving us a comment on the CWC blog. One catch, those leaving comments MUST be a CWC follower. Each prize winner will receive a $10 gift voucher-download from PaperCraftingWorld.com.

Now head on over to see Michelle at http://michelles-crafty-creations.blogspot.com/ to see what she's cooked up for you!

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

I will be entering this project in the follow challenge(s):

1. Paper Cutz Challenge 117

CWC Wednesday Challenge-Lets Talk Turkey!

Hello, welcome back for another Cooking with Cricut Wednesday Weekly challenge! This weeks theme is Lets Talk Turkey!  I decided to make a fall wreath for my front door.

I used a few pieces of paper (5 12X12 sheets for the actual wreath, that is IT!) from the Fall Stack from Recollections.  Then I cut the turkey using some solid cardstock and some patterned pieces from the same card stock stack for the turkey (I used Create a Critter to cut him and his layers).  Then I added some googly eyes and a little gold pen for some feathers and to outline his hat.  The Give Thanks is also from the Recollections stack, there was a sheet with a bunch of sayins and journaling boxes and I thought this one was perfect for my wreath.  I used some ribbon I bought at Joanns for $1 to hang the wreath!  I think it turned out cute and my kids love seeing it on the door :) 

Now it's your turn! I hope you will head on over to Cooking with Cricut to enter your project! TFL.


Have a crafty day!

Quick Sports Themed Gift Card Box

I used Sports Mania to cut out two footballs to decorate this little gift box (I used Art Philosophy for the box but you could find a template online or use another cartridge). I embossed the footballs after I cut them and then I ran them through my Xyron to ensure they would stick completely. I finished off the box with some football ribbon :) This is for a gift card for my son’s football coach but could easily be for a boys birthday also.  I just saw on the My Creative Time sneak peak for this week she has some coach's and sports sets coming out this week, so those would compliment a box like this!  Be sure to check those out.  I may have to order them and add a nice little tag to this gift :)  Thanks for stopping by, if you want to see other projects I have made with Sports Mania, stop by Cooking with Cricut today for the Sports Mania cartridge spotlight!

CWC Wednesday-Fruits, Harvest, Cornucopia, etc.

Hello, welcome back for another Cooking with Cricut Wednesday Weekly challenge!  This weeks theme is fruits, harvest, cornucopia, etc.  I decided to make a table centerpiece, something I could put on a tray and put in the middle of the table.  I made two paper pumpkins, two paper apples and a little turkey (I may end up making a few more turkeys, maybe one for each family member in different sizes). 

Here it is:

Each item was super easy.  I tried to explain it here in writing but even I confused myself so I thought this would be a great time for my first video!  So here you go, take a look and let me know what you think :)

I did not talk about my cute little turkey in the video, for him I used the super easy directions from Pink By Designs ustream last Friday to make him.  I used a borrowed (but now I have to buy it) Peachy Keen stamp from the Critter Faces set, to give my turkey a cute little face.

I think these will all look cute on the table once I find a little tray to put them on!  

Now it's your turn! I hope you will head on over to Cooking with Cricut to enter your project! TFL.

Have a crafty day!

Cooking with Cricut Weekly Challenge: Scarecrows, Hay, Crows and Sketches

Hello everyone. Today is Scarecrow, Hay, Crows AND Sketches Challenge Day over at Cooking with Cricut! For this weeks challenge I  used a scarecrow (scaregirl) and the card sketch to make a card for my friend who always calls everyone pumpkin!  We do not get to talk much except via social media from time to time so I wanted to send her a card and I thought this was the perfect time to do it!

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:

I used the Scarecrow Girl on Pumpkin Digital Stamp from http://www.papercraftingworld.com/, then I cut out a pumpkin from Create a Critter, gave him a cute Peachy Keen face and added a cute blingy vine from Recollections glitter tape.  The sentiment is from the Pink by Design Guess Who stamp set (seriously I have gotten my monies worth out of that set)!  I cut some patterned paper, some purple paper, put it on black cardstock, inked some edges and it came together!  I know she will love the card.

Now it's your turn! I hope you will head on over to Cooking with Cricut to enter your project! TFL.


Have a crafty day!