CwC #131 Office Supplies

Good morning crafty friends,

Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday Craft With Cartridges Challenge!
So happy you could join us! Today our challenge is…all things OFFICE In honor of National Administrative Professionals Day!
If you have ever been a Ms. Penny, a Girl Friday or the “Power Behind the Throne” then we salute you!
Let’s see what office related projects the wonderful DT has to inspire you!

Lynn B’s Blog

Cartridge Used: Sentimentals

Brenda’s Blog

Cartridge Used: Locker Talk and Pooh Font

Janet’s Blog

Cartridge Used: Tags, Bags, Boxes n’ More 2 and CCR Basics

Kaylee’s Blog

Cartridge Used: Potpourri Basket

Jennifer R’s Blog

Cartridge Used: Heritage

Sheena’s Blog

Cartridge Used: Pooh Font & A Child’s Year

Details Post

Cartridges Used: Nifty Fifties and Artiste

Wow what fabulous inspiration!!! Now it's your turn!  Link up your "office items-supplies" card for a chance at being this week's "Top Crafty Cutter."  Here are some guidelines:

  --> Must follow the challenge topic. 

  --> Must be a NEW project for this challenge; no backdated posts, please. 

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

  --> Must link your project 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! 

  --> And remember, you now have until the end of the month to link up your project. 

We'd love it if you would join us!  Link up your book themed project for a chance at one of the two prize packages below. Don't forget to click on the Designer's name to travel to their blog for more details on their fantastic projects and to leave an encouraging word or two.  And don't forget . . .

We have changed our Prize Offerings for all of our challenges.

Join this and any of our other link-ups and/or challenges during the month of April,

and you could win ONE of TWO prize packs!  For Details: CLICK HERE

We hope you'll join us tomorrow for Totally Tags 'n ATCs Thursdaze and 

Friday for Digi Desserts Fridaze!  

~ Jen & the CWC Designers

Guest Designer Tuesday

Good morning Crafty friends,
Welcome to our Guest Designer Tuesday post. Today we have another one of our fabulous friends showcasing her talents. If you follow our blog at all and see some of the entries, you will have undoubtedly come across the wonderful Paula Bee’s wonderful designs! Here is Paula’s post:

"I am so honored to be a guest designer at Cooking with Cricut!  They have
such great challenges and an amazing design team.  I can't say how much it
means to me to have been asked to join them for a day.

I started scrapbooking when I was in high school.  However, I really got
into it when I got my first Cricut, the baby bug, back when they first came
out.  I upgraded to the Expression when it came out and I now have an E2.  I
also have a Gypsy, which I love to use....who can resist being able to weld
and manipulate images?!

I currently live in the St. Cloud area in Minnesota.  I moved here from
Alaska, where I lived for two years.  My husband and I spent a lot of time
traveling around Alaska, so a lot of my scrapbook pages feature my Alaskan
vacations.

For my project I used Campin' Critters...one of my new favorite cartridges.
I just love the images on this cartridge.  I created this 12"x12" double
layout, which shows some pictures of a trip to Valdez.  The moon and sun are
both cut at 3," the bear at 3 1/2" and the wolf at 4," and all are from
Campin' Critters.  I used Camp Out to cut the picnic table and Pooh Font Set
to cut the title.

My second project is a birthday card, actually two, for my cousins. They
are both turning 30 on the 30th of the months they were born in, so it will
be their golden birthdays.  My mom requested a fun golden birthday card for
them.  I used the bigfoot cut, which is one of my favorites on this
cartridge.  I then used Birthday Bash for the letters and used some gold
Stickles on them."




Please head over to Paula’s Bees fabulous blog for some more great inspiration!

Thank you Paula for being a part of Cooking With Cricut! We appreciate you so much!

Make sure to come back tomorrow when we reveal our new challenge!

The CookingWithCricut.com team!

Monday Showcase: Pooh & Friends

Good morning and welcome to Cooking With Cricut's Cartridge Showcase. Each Monday a member of our Design Team will feature a Cricut cartridge of their choice and projects they've made with that cartridge. We hope you'll be inspired to pull out your cartridges and find new ways to use them!

Hi!  This is Chef Jen and I'd like to share with you some projects I've made using the Pooh & Friends Cricut cartridge.  Did you know that August 21st is Winnie the Pooh's birthday?  Yep, my favorite bear turned 90 years old yesterday!  You will often see Pooh's birth date listed as October 14, 1926 --- the date of the first printing of the book "Winnie-the-Pooh".    It is a fact (as presented in the book "House at Pooh Corner") that Winnie-the-Pooh is one year younger than Christopher Robin.  Pooh was given to Christopher Robin Milne on August 21, 1921 on the occasion of his first birthday. Therefore, Pooh's real birthday is August 21.

Pooh and his pals have been favorites of mine since I was very young.  I've even managed to pass that love on to my daughters.  My youngest's nursery was decorated in classic Pooh and we used Pooh decorations for my older daughter's baby shower!

My first project is a birthday card.  My card base is an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of white card stock folded in half.  The red mat measures 8" x 5".  The patterned birthday paper is cut at 7 1/2" x 4 1/2" and is by American Traditional Designs, Celebrate Collection - Celebrate Words.  All other papers came from my scrap stash.

Here's the recipe:

• Pooh & Friends cartridge -- Pooh cut at 4 3/4" tall; Piglet cut at 4 1/4" tall; birthday hat cut at 1 3/4" tall.
• Create-A-Critter cartridge -- Happy Birthday cut at 4 1/2" wide; cupcake cut at 1 1/2" tall.

I snipped Piglet's arms away from his body to enable him to "hold" the cupcake.  The Disney cartridges are notorious for their small pieces and intricate cuts.    Here are a few tips to make your experience less frustrating -- make sure your mat is sticky, your blade is sharp and don't use textured papers.  I cut Pooh's body (golden color) no less than four times before I achieved one that wasn't ripped -- Piglet's face only took three tries.  (I believe my last new blade is a dud!  Time for a trip to Michael's.)

Here are a few more projects I've done in the past using the Pooh & Friends and Pooh Font (baby Pooh and his pals are on Pooh Font) cartridges.  The link to the post on my blog is beneath each photo, if you'd like project details.

Sweetest Day card

Baby Shower Invitation (Pooh Font)

Baby Shower:  Welcome Sign

Baby Shower:  Table Centerpieces (same link as above)

Baby Shower:  Diaper Cake (same link as above)

Valentine's Day Card

April Calendar topper

1st Birthday Layout for my grandson

Family Reunion layout

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don't forget to check back Tuesday morning to see what this week's Guest Designer has whipped up.

~ Jen

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

CWC #39 Watermelon Challenge

Good afternoon Cricutlicious friends!

It’s another Wonderful Wednesday here at CWC! Today’s challenge is in honor of Watermelon Seed Spitting Week which begins tomorrow.

Our challenge this week is to include a Watermelon in your projects.



Here is what the design team came up with for your inspiration!




CWC Chef Jean
Jean used her Cricut to create this adorable cartridge.


CWC Chef Jen
Jen used the Doodlecharms, Create-A-Critter, Pooh Font and Plantin Schoolbook


Chef Madison
Madison used her Summer Vacation cartridge to create this adorable layout.

Chef Stacey
Stacey used her Simply Sweet and Simply Charmed cartridges to create this super cute layout.


CWC Chef Gaby
Visit Gaby for details on this beautiful layout.


CWC Chef Roberta 
Roberta used her Just Because Cartridge to create this envelope.


CWC Chef Maria Elena
Maria used her Stretch Your Imagination for this cute card.


CWC Chef Melin
Melin used

I used the following Cartridges to complete this layout:
Just Because, Everyday Paper Dolls, Accent Essentials , George and Basic Shapes and Paper Doll Dress Up to create the Melon, basket, hot dog and ants.

Close up of  ants.

Okay, now it’s your turn…Get your Melon on and let’s see your projects!

Our few guidelines:
Must be a new project.
Must have a Cricut cut on your project.
You must link your project through our Inlinkz link below
Your post must include a link back here.
Must have FUN!

Thank you so much for joining us! Have a wonderful day!

The CookingWithCricut.com Design Team.