Love Layout Details Post

Hello crafty friends,

Here is the details post for the Love layout I created on Monday’s Cartridge Showcase: HERE

LOVE LAYOUT

This is a view of the entire layout.

Here is a close up of the cute cluster of flowers and butterflies. All of the flowers and butterflies were created with the Sugar & Spice Cartridge.  The Scalloped circle frame as well as the love and square scallop were also created with cuts from this cartridge.

This shot shows the stamp I used to stamp the flowers. All the flowers started out as plain white. Even though the flower isn’t the same style as the die cut, just trying to center it and stamping it came out really nice. I was able to create the flowers in the different colors by simply using the different inks. I love how they are all coordinating colors so “matching” is a cinch!

This shot show the stamp I used for the butterfly wings. I then covered them with the Stardust Glitter gel. As you can see they are not perfectly mirrored wings but I think they still look great. I used the Sweet Leaf to stamp the wings as well as to sponge some on the center of the bodies. The butterflies started out as plain white die cuts as well

Here is a list of the products I used to create this project:

 Close To My Heart Products

Honey Ink Pad

Blush Ink Pad

Sky Ink Pad

Sweet Leaf Ink Pad

White Cardstock

Stardust Glitter Gel

Pemberly Workshop On The Go Stamp Set (Retired)

Other Products Used

Sugar & Spice Cricut Cartridge 

Saguaro Bazzill Cardstock (Olive-Green Cardstock)

DCWV Fresh Floral Stack for all the Patterned Paper

EK Success Border Punch

I think this layout is so springy and such a wonderfully cheerful page. I am entering this into the Heart 2 Heart March Madness Challenge as it fits in with their Spring and Go Green challenges. The Go green is for using my retired stamps and the Spring is for well… the entire layout sings spring. Be sure to check out the other projects I made for the cartridge showcase HERE.

Thank you once again for sharing your crafty time with me!

-Melin

Spring Joy Card Details

Hello crafty friends,

Here are the details for the Spring Joy Card.

Finished card size: 4.25 x 5.5

Standard Top Fold

Here is a close up of the bird and the Spring Joy Close To My Heart Stamp. I used my Sky Ink Pad to stamp and ink the sentiment. I also used my Sky Ink Pad to ink the bird while using one of the Texture Tools to give the bird a “speckled” look before sponging the edges.

Here is a photo of the Close To My Heart products I used for this card.

Products Used:

Close To My Heart Products

Sky Ink Pad

Crème Brulee Ink Pad

Texture Tools

Water Color Pencils (Bubblegum and Citrus Leaf Colors)

White Cardstock

Spring Joy Stamp From c1055 Botanicals Super Set (Discontinued)

Dotty For You Patterned Paper (Discontinued)

Other Products Used

Cricut Cartridge: Damask Décor -(Scallop Oval, Scalloped Square and Bird)

Mini Brad (Bird’s Eye)

Memories Blue Paper Clip

Misc. Button

Honeydew Twine

American Crafts Ribbon

DCWV Fresh Floral Stack (Yellow Rose and Green Patterned Paper)

Hope this has inspired you to do some of your own fun spring time cards. This card was part of my Monday, Cartridge showcase post, HERE. I am also entering it into the H2H March Madness Challenge. It fits into their Spring and Go Green Challenges. The Go green is for the paper on the card as well as the “re-use” of some discontinued stamps and paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Melin

#68 Photo Inspiration

Happy Wednesday and welcome to another....

Wonderful Wednesday Cooking With Cricut Challenge!

Our Designers have teamed up and are choosing the challenges for the next two months. Today's "hostesses" are:

Felicia and Jill

They chose a photo for the team to draw inspiration from. Here is what Jill and Felicia said to the team: “So for the challenge this is our photo inspiration, use the colors or a tree, whatever this photo inspires you to make!”

This photo is entitled "Relax" and was taken in Charlotte, North Carolina’s Freedom Park by photographer Chris Summerville. When Jen contacted the photographer to obtain permission to use the photograph, she was informed that this photo was shot with an infrared lens -- so in actuality, those trees are green! Please take a moment to check out Chris Summerville’s other work. Truly breathtaking. Thank you Mr. Summerville for the permission to use such a striking piece of photography.

And here is what those crafty ladies on the Design Team came up with . . .

Jill created this beautiful etched glass using the Storybook cartridge.

Check out her blog for all the details.

Felicia used the Lacey Labels and Calligraphy Collection cartridges to create

these stylish monogrammed coasters. Visit her blog for more details.

Elizabeth used the Art Philosophy cartridge to create this lovely thank you card. Check out the details on her blog.

Holly created this fantastic ice skate-shaped card using the

Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons cartridge. Visit her blog for all the details.

Madison made this sweet card using the Create-A-Critter and Jubilee

cartridges. Check out her blog for more details.

Nita used the Birthday Bash cartridge to create this fun and playful

shaped card. Visit her blog for more details.

Jenny R. created this adorable 12” x 12” scrapbook layout using the 3 Birds on Parade

and Paper Doll Dress Up cartridges. Check out her blog for more details.

Larelyn used the Phrases cartridge for this gorgeous thank you

note. For more details, visit her blog.

Jenny J. created this super cute tag using the Winter Woodland cartridge.

For more details, check out her blog.

Charlotte used the Winter Lace cartridge to create this adorable card.

(Doesn’t it look like her snowman is juggling?) Visit her blog for more details.

Dalis used the Cricut Lite Sugar & Spice cartridge to create this

“egg-stra” special card. Check the details on her blog.

Now it’s your turn! Link up your project inspired by Chris Summerville’s.“Relax” photograph. You could be our latest "Top Chef!" Here are the guidelines . . .
· Must follow the challenge topic.
· 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!



Don’t Forget to make CWC your daily craft inspiration stop! Here is what’s coming up!



Tomorrow: Another Fabulous Cartridge Showcase by designer Court.
Friday: Winners announced and another Quick Quotes Sneaky Peek!
Saturday And Sunday....

Our first Blog Hop of 2012 -- Saturday and Sunday, January 14 & 15. Two days of fun with two different sets of designers! We hope you’ll join us!



Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with us!
~ The CWC Design Team

Back 2 School Layout

Welcome to CookingWithCricut.com and the second "Fantabulous Cricut Crawl"...Fantabulous Cricut's version of a blog hop!

If you've come from visiting Michelle at Scrappin' With My Bug, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, start HERE.

In honor of Back To School time, we're calling our second Fantabulous Cricut Crawl "Button Up For School"...each design team member will be featuing a button AND a Cricut cut somewhere on their project. Make sure to check out each DT member's blog for some awesome inspiration and some prizes along the way! There will be a grand prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant that submits a project meeting the "Button Up For School" challenge criteria!

Here is My Project.

Here is a closeup of the little bookworm. The Worm is From Create A Critter. The Glasses are from Sugar and Spice and the Books are from Locker Talk.

The Pencil and Notebook Paper are from Locker Talk. Letters and #2 are from Sesame Street Font.

The Crayons are from Locker Talk. Letters are from Sesame Street Font.


Now For My Prize
A $20 Gift Certificate From Page-Kits.com!

All you have to do to win is:

1. You MUST be a Follower of THIS Blog.


2. Leave a Comment on This Post or any post I have from today through Sunday, 9-18! Be sure to visit back each day this week for a new project, some additional freebies and additional chances to comment for the gift certificate.

Now it's your turn! See if you can incorporate a button on your own "Button Up For School" project. Make sure to include a Cricut cut somewhere on your project!
Next stop Lori's blog, Living Organized Chaos. Go see what she has in store for you today... And when you're done, make sure to link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post to be entered into the contest!
Happy Crawling!