Showing posts with label George. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George. Show all posts

14_02

Love Struck Layout - Cricut

Hello crafty friends,
Today I am sharing another layout I had created with a valentine’s –love theme.

Here is a view of the entire layout. I actually used my cricut for several of the elements. I had made a version of this layout a LLOOOONG time ago for a class I taught and as I was going through my “valentine” stuff, I found my extras bag of goodies and decided to freshen it up. The majority of it was created with cuts from my various cricut cartridges.


The Love Letters were from the Mini Monograms Cartridges.
The Struck Letters were from the Base Camp Cartridge.


The Wings, Hearts arrow and sash from the Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge
The Scallop Circles were from the Art Philosophy Cartridge.
The bear was from the George and Basic Shapes Cartridge. With the exception of the arms. Those were hand drawn at the time. The background paper was from the Bo Bunny Oh La La Cupid Collection. The Black and White Polka Dot Paper was from Pebbles, Inc. Basics Stack from Hobby Lobby.

I used the following inks:

This bear was made right around the time I created my first Cricut piecing. If you would like to see some of the other ones I have made, you can visit my gallery HERE.  I am working on making recipes for all of these, but it always seems to get pushed back. I am sorry about that, but will work to get it done soon.

Products Used To Complete This Project
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Expression
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George and Basic Shapes
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Mini Monograms
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Base Camp
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Art Philosophy Cartridge
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Pebbles Dry Decorator Chalk
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Enchantment Ink Pad Set
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Whimsy Ink Pad Set
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Adventure Ink Pad Set
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Basics Ink Pad Set
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Tombow Adhesive
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Foam Tape
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White Chalk Marker

Additional Products Used
Red, Black, White, Brown, Tan and Pink Bazzill Cardstock
Misc. Black and White Polka Dot Ribbon

Well, I think that about covers it for today. Don’t forget to visit Saturday’s post for the links to the freebies and be sure to come back tomorrow as I share another fun and hopefully inspiring project! Until then,









12_01

Cartridge Showcase: Princess Party



Welcome to CookingWithCricut.com and today's Cartridge Showcase! 

This is Chef Jen and I am "hijacking" the blog today to share with you some  projects that I created using the Cricut Events Princess Party cartridge.  This cartridge will allow you to create a party fit for your little princess. From castles to crowns to frog princes, the Princess Party cartridge has designs perfect for invitations, decorations, and party favors. 


One of our nieces just celebrated her first birthday and her parents decided they wanted a princess party and asked if I would help out -- knowing full well that I can't resist a good party or one of our sweet nieces.   Melin was kind enough to loan me her brand-new cartridge -- Cricut Events Princess Party!  And boy, have I given it a work out!

The first thing I created with this cartridge was the party invitation.



This cute gate-fold invitation has many layers, but is so worth the effort!  The glitter adds a nice princess-y sparkle.

Up next was a birthday banner and this cartridge has a great pennant shape.  I cut two different sizes and then added text from the George & Basic Shapes cartridge.  The crowns are also from the Princess Party cartridge.



This cartridge also has a cupcake wrapper and a cute little crown that can be used as a topper.


All of the birthday girls and boys receive onesies or shirts from their Aunt Jen (the girls also receive tutus)!  I used the tiara and the word "Princess" from this cart and made Kylie a sweet little onesie using the freezer paper technique.


Here is a picture of the birthday girl modeling her outfit.  Isn't she a cutie-pie!



I also used the crown from this cartridge to decorate some clothespins for a photo "time line."




I made other decorations for the party using the Disney Dreams Come True and Happily Ever After cartridges.  The princesses are about 11" tall.  Kylie's parents are going to frame them after the party and use them to decorate her room.


The Cake Guru at our house made the cutest "Smash Cake!" It has the crown cut from the Princess Party cartridge using the Cricut Cake machine.  The little placard at the bottom was cut out of paper using letters from Cake Basics, Cindy Loo and Calligraphy Collection cartridges.


The final piece of this perfectly pink princess party was the cake.  We used several elements from the Cake Basics (turret and castle toppers) and Tags, Bags, Boxes & More (doors and windows from the rounded top tag cut!) cartridges.  This is the second time we have used our Cricut Cake and I am still amazed at how easy it is to use.  The key is getting your fondant rolled to the correct thickness and then letting it sit for awhile to dry out and stiffen.  The little flags were cut using the Princess Party  pennants -- I welded two together so I could fold them in half around my"flag pole."


Another very successful birthday party for one sweet little girl!  And yes, we spoil our nieces and nephews . . . that's our job!!  I hope you have enjoyed today's showcase!  If you'd like more details, please stop by my blog (check out the party hat and "glass" slipper decorations made using this cartridge, too).

~ Chef Jen

P.S.  Thanks again, Melin, for loaning me your cartridge!  

11_09

Challenge #53: Apples & Honey



Today is the beginning of Rosh Hashanah. While maintained to be a Jewish holiday, it is part of the "missed or lost understanding" of our Christian (Hebraic) roots. Among some of the items eaten during this festival, apples and honey are consumed to symbolize a sweet new year.  So happy new year or  L'shanah tovah!

Here are the sweet apple and honey projects our Design Team came up with!



Dalis used Doodlecharms and George & Basic Shapes cartridges to
create this super cute card.  Make sure you check her blog for the details!





Jen created two 12x12 scrapbook layouts for today's challenge.
 The first uses the "Just Because" Cards and Walk in My Garden cartridges.



The second uses the "Just Because" Cards and Doodlecharms cartridges.
Make sure you check out her blog for the "sweet" details!






Melin created this layout using the Heritage, Give a Hoot and Plantin School Book Cartridges.

 


Melin created this layout using the Plantin School Book Cartridge, a PIE SVG file from PaperCraftingWorld and a Lifestyle Crafts (formerly Quickutz) decorative border die.



Melin created this layout using the  Just Because, Forever Young and Lyrical Letters Cartridges.

Here is a close up of the little honey bee holding his honey pot. The honey pot is from the Just Because cartridge and the Honey Bee is from Lyrical Letters and George and Basic Shapes. I did use the Gypsy to do some welding but he could be reproduced without the Gypsy as well.




Now it's your turn! Link up your apple and/or honey of a project . . . Here are a few guidelines:
* Must follow the challenge topic.
* Must be a new project for this challenge…please no back dated posts.
* 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!

Be sure to come back by tomorrow for another cute project!

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

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




~ CWC Design Team



Challenge #51: Heritage/Grandparents


Happy Wednesday and welcome to Cooking With Cricut's weekly challenge!  In honor of Grandparent's Day (September 11), the Design Team was challenged to create a project about or for their grandparents or a heritage project.  Almost everyone has a fond memory of a grandparent or older adult who played that role in their lives.  Some are even lucky enough to have memories of or still have their great-grandparents in their lives.  They are our connection to our roots.  And if we ask the right questions, they will provide us with immeasurable wealth -- stories of their past -- of our past!

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. ~Alex Haley




Stacey created a beautiful Grandparent's Day card using Plantin SchoolBook
and Lovely Floral cartridges.  Make sure you check out her blog for the details.





Jenny used the George & Basic Shapes cartridge for this super cute card.
Stop by her blog for the recipe!




Madison made these cute photo frames of her older brothers using
the Create-A-Critter cartridge.  Hop on over to her blog for the details!





Jen created a heritage layout of her great-grandparents using the Accent Essentials
and Plantin SchoolBook cartridges.  Check out all the details at her blog.



Melin used the Heritage Cartridge to create this layout.


Melin used her Cricut and the Vintage Bear cutting file from PCW to create this layout.
This file includes a PDF printable pattern for those who need to hand cut the pattern.
There is also a Vintage Bear Digital Stamp version for those who can not use the cutting file.




Now it’s your turn!!!
Let’s see your grandparent or heritage project.  Here are our few guidelines:
* Must follow the challenge topic.
* Must be a new project for this challenge…please no back dated posts.
* 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!
Thank you SO MUCH for joining us once again! We appreciate it so much!
Have a wonderfully crafty day.
~ CWC Design Team