#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

PIO Challenge And Giveaway

Good morning everyone!

Hope your new year is off with a great start! Mine has been a bit challenging with some on going computer issues….BUT this I know…..ALL things work together for the good of those that love HIM. So I know that in spite of it all, The Lord has a plan and a purpose for everything we encounter!

Here is my project for a design team that I am on. Pile It On or PIO!

This team means a lot to me. When I first started actively blogging back in May, I discovered this whole challenge world - thing. I didn’t know it even existed! So I threw my hat into the ring when there was a design team call and much to my great joy…I got picked

Dalis is the Brains behind PIO. She works tirelessly behind the scenes to bring the challenges that we all enjoy!

You can visit PIO by following these links and you can also visit Dalis's personal blog: Dalis’s Blog

So Here is my project for today!

I made this card using a digital stamp that I created and colored it in with my Copic Markers. I then outlined the snowgirls with a bit of stickles.
I used the Winter Lace Cartridge to cut out the snowflakes. The smaller ones I cut at 1” and the larger ones were 1.25 and 1.5 inches.

The challenge at FCCB this week was to make a project with snow or snowflakes on it.

The challenge at PIO was make a project with something that is brand spankin’ new. So the digi image and the Winter Lace cartridge are both two new things :-)

Here are some additional challenges that my card applies to :-)


My Time To Craft Challenge: Brand Spankin' New
Stamp Something: Glitter
Digistamps 4 Joy: Anything Goes
StampWithSarahKay: Red
Stamp-n-Doodle: New
Southern Girls Challenge: Anything Goes
Catch The Bug Challenge Blog: Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards: New Things
Digital Tuesday: Anything Goes
Crafts And Me Challenge: Anything Goes
StampInsanity: Sparkle
Crafty Sentiments: Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments: Anything Goes
Ellephantastic: New Beginnings
Card Makin Mamas: Anything Goes

FOR THE GIVEAWAY!

Please leave a comment on this post and I will give one Digi Stamp or Cutting File to one randomly drawn winner. You will have until Thursday, January 7th at 4pm to comment. The winner will be announced on Friday! Remember, you must also be a follower.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN PURCHASE THESE FILES.
THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT PAGE-KITS.COM AT THIS TIME.

The sale price for either the digi stamp of the cutting file is only $1.00 until Sunday night. After that, the price will increase to its regular msrp.

If you would like to purchase the digi image you can by clicking this button.

The digi stamp is in jpg and png format and comes with and without the sentiment.

I did also make this into a digital cutting file. If you would like to purchase it, you can click this button.

The file comes in AI, DXF, EPS, GSD, MTC, KNK, SVG, WPC and WPC14 formats. 

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow as the Design Team reveals it's first challenge of the new year!
Have a wonderful day!