Cartridge Showcase: Create-A-Critter

Welcome back to Cartridge Showcase!  Our Design Team members will be featuring their favorite cartridges on Mondays and Thursdays each week.  It is our hope that you'll be inspired to drag out an old cartridge and find a new way to use it -- or be compelled to purchase a new cartridge 'cause you just gotta have it!  (Disclaimer:  Cooking With Cricut accepts no responsibility nor is liable for any "unauthorized" or "compulsive" purchases.  So don't sic your significant other on us when the bank statement or credit card bill comes in!!!!)

Today, Chef Jen is featuring an oldie but goodie -- Create-A-Critter. 

There is just so much cuteness on this cartridge!  And a lot of versatility too.  Great critter images, habitats for those critters, sayings, and so many extras.  I have used this cartridge for t-shirts, cards, scrapbook layouts, and most recently my sister's zoo-themed Baby Shower.    Here are a few of the projects I created for the shower.

"It's A Boy" Banner

The pennants were created in Cricut Design Studio using the Plantin SchoolBook cartridge.  I welded a square and two triangles flipped on their side together -- they measure 8" tall and 5 3/4" wide.  The text was also cut from PSB at 5" tall.  My cute little animals were cut from Create-A-Critter (zebra, monkey and vine) and Everyday Paper Dolls (lion and elephant).  I used Everyday Paper Dolls critters because the elephant and lion on CAC were too wide.

The zebra is cut at 5" wide.  The monkey is cut at 3 1/2" tall and his vine is cut at 5 1/2" wide.  The lion and elephant are both cut at 5" tall.  All of my card stock is from Recollections or Bazzill.

Diaper Cake

This diaper cake was made with 112 size one Pamper Swaddlers, 10 cloth bibs, a Monkey Rattle (on the back) , Elephant & Lion rattles, two pacifiers with paci clips, and an Elephant toy (topper).  It is sitting on a 16" Wilton cake base trimmed with a lime green and white 5/8" wide ribbon from Michaels.  The ribbon on each tier is also from Michaels and is 1 1/2" wide.  The monogrammed medallion and text on the front of the diaper cake was cut using the Cake Basics cartridge and measures 3 1/2" wide.

There are three Create-A-Critters on this cake.  An alligator measuring 8" wide; a lion cut at 7 1/2" wide; and the hippo cut at 6" wide.  I used Recollections and Bazzill card stocks.  They are stuck to the ribbon using the super sticky red line tape.

 

Door Sign

The door sign was my Cooking With Cricut challenge project on October 5th.  For more details on the cuts, please see my blog entry by clicking here.  The sign measures 12 x 12" and my sister has hung it on the baby's room door.

There are several other baby shower projects featured on my blog post that did not include the Create-A-Critter cartridge.  I hope you'll pop on over and check them out!

Here are some other projects I've created using the Create-A-Critter cartridge.

Have you ever seen so much cuteness in one spot in your life!?!  My daughter and her cousins are all wearing t-shirts or onesies, tutus and hair bows (just the girls, of course) that I made for them.  And, yes, we are all die-hard Gator fans -- win or lose, we love our team!  The girl's tops have a fabric gator cut on the Cricut using the Create-A-Critter cartridge.  The boy's shirts have "G" is for gator -- the "G" and the gator were also cut from fabric using the Cricut.

Here is a close-up of my daughter's shirt . . .

 I use "Heat 'n Bond" brand interfacing to attach the fabric to the t-shirt and Tulip fabric paints to seal the edges and do the writing.  The rhinestone eyes are adhered with a fabric glue.  We wash these inside out and hang them to dry and haven't had any problems with the design peeling. 

And here are a few cards and other projects - for details on these and lots of other projects, head over to my blog and search on "Create-A-Critter".



Thanks for checking out my critter-filled showcase today!  Make sure you check back on Wednesday to meet some more of our new Design Team members and see our latest challenge.  And don't forget to stop back by on Thursday to see what Debbie has whipped up using the Cricut Lite Handy Man cartridge!



~ Jen

Challenge #54: Anything Goes!

Happy Wednesday and welcome to challenge day at Cooking With Cricut.  We're stirring up some of our all time favorite projects to share with you today.  Enjoy!

Gaby used the Pop Up Neighborhood and Locker Talk cartridges

for this amazing layout.  Click here to check out all the details!

Jenny created this super cute card using the Create-A-Critter and

Mickey Font cartridges!  Check out her blog for the details.

Madison created this awesome birthday card for her cousin using the ZooBalloo

and Teardrop cartridges.  Hop on over to her blog for the specifics!

Jen created this door sign for her sister's zoo-themed baby shower this weekend. 

She used Create-A-Critter, Cindy Loo, Mickey Font and

Everyday Paper Dolls cartridges.  Check out all the details on her blog. 

Now it's your turn!  Share your all time favorite project or create a new one -- your choice!  Here are a few guidelines --

* Must follow the challenge topic.

* 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!

Don't forget . . . we have a Design Team Call going on and would love to have you join our fun! The deadline is TODAY, Wednesday, October 5th -- here is the link with all the specifics.

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us once again! We appreciate it! Have a wonderfully crafty day.

CWC #50 School Days

Good afternoon crafty friends! Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday Challenge here at CookingWithCricut.com. We are so happy you have decided to “surf” by and join us! This week’s challenge theme is:

School Dayz

With school back in full swing, we want to see your wonderful projects commemorating your loved ones “days of….Readin’, Writin’ and ‘Rithmatic…lol!



Before we get to our design team’s inspiration, I wanted to remind everyone that with the beginning of school comes….national SYATP!  For those that may not know, SYATP stands for….SEE YOU AT THE POLE! It is the last Wednesday this month and it is a day set aside for students to meet at their school’s flagpole and pray for their schools, communities and country!  This year’s theme:

Here is a video link from SYATP

I really just want to take a moment to encourage you to get involved and PRAY. Get your children involved and if you have grandchildren, get them involved too! If you don’t have any school aged-kids in your life, I am sure you know someone who does or a teacher, school worker, etc. Our schools and children need all the prayer they can get!

So now on to our Design Team’s Inspiration.



Chef Madison
Madison used her Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge.


Chef Roberta
Be sure to check out Roberta’s blog for details on this cute project.


Chef Stacey
Stacey used her Life’s A Party Cartridge to create this cute treat bag.


Chef Melin’s Projects
Melin Used Locker Talk and Base Camp Cartridges to create this layout.



Melin used the Pooh Font Cartridge for this layout.


Melin used the tags, bags, boxes and more cartridge as well as some svg files for this layout.


Melin used her lacy labels, Cursive 101, Forever Young and Gypsy for this layout.


Melin used her Mini Monsters, Word Builders A Word Party and Create A Critter Cartridges.


Melin used her Pooh Font, Locker Talk and Create A Critter Cartridges for this layout.




Now it’s your turn. Let’s see your wonderful school projects. PLUS if you join our challenge this week, you will be able to enter it into the challenge coming up this Friday on the Quick Quotes Blog. We will give you more details on Friday.

Challenge #47: Picnic!

Good morning, crafty friends and welcome to Cooking With Cricut!  We hope you'll pack a picnic lunch and join us in our salute to National Picnic Month!  The Design Team has whipped up some yummy treats for your viewing pleasure . . .

Madison created this cute little picnic favor box using the Stand & Salute,

Pooh Font, From My Kitchen and Sports Mania cartridges.

Check out her blog for all the details.

Jean used Simply Charmed, Doodlecharms, Paper Doll Dress Up, Paper Pups

and George & Basic Shapes cartridges for this cute layout.  (Her husband drew

and painted the ant!)  Make sure you check out the details at her blog.

Maria Elena used the Mickey Font cartridge for her picnic layout.

Make sure you visit her blog and check out the details.

Jen used the Pooh & Friends, Pooh Font and Everyday Paper Dolls cartridges for her

two page Family Reunion layout.  Check out her blog for details and more photos.

Check out this super cute picnic basket Roberta made using her Imagine and
the Best Friends cartridge.  Make sure you head over to her blog to see how she did it!

Now it’s your turn! Let’s see your picnic projects!

Here are our few simple guidelines:
1. Must be a new project for this challenge. Please no back dated posts/projects.
2. Must include a “Cricut” cut somewhere – somehow.
3. Must post a link to your post and not just the blog.
4. Must HAVE FUN!!!

Thank you so much for participating with us! We are looking forward to seeing your wonderful creations! 

~ The CWC Design Team