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

Expression	George and Basic Shapes	Mini Monograms
Base Camp	Art Philosophy Cartridge	Pebbles Dry Decorator Chalk
Enchantment Ink Pad Set	Whimsy Ink Pad Set	Adventure Ink Pad Set
Basics Ink Pad Set	Tombow Adhesive	Foam Tape
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,

Cartridge Showcase; Paper Doll Dress Up

Hey Everyone,

Today Nita is taking over the blog with lots of projects all created with the Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut Cartridge! So with out further a do here is Nita:

Hi all! It’s Nita here from Nita Notes, and today I’m going to share some projects I’ve made with Paper Doll Dress-Up. This was one of the very first cartridges I purchased, and it’s still a favorite.

One of the things I love about this cartridge is, of course, the paper dolls! J I’ve made very good use of the various characters you can create. One of my first projects was making banners for my children’s rooms:

And soon after I altered a notebook and created this Super Spy journal for my son (he writes down all his spy stuff in it. Hee hee! He’s so cute.). It’s actually the Prom Boy outfit; I just added some sunglasses:

I actually find I make a LOT of use of the Creative Feature keys included on this cartridge as well. There are just so many extras, from palm trees to sea shells to skeletons to canoes – you can pretty much find whatever you might need for any occasion. On this super hero card I made for my nephew, I used the Superboy Paper Doll, the cityscape backdrop found in his Accessories, AND the creepy tree from Frankenstein’s Accessories.

On this Hawaiian thank-you card I used the Island Girl Accessories and outfitted my CAC bear with the hula skirt, lei, and pineapple drink.

Fun, right? This cartridge is just so versatile – you can mix and match outfits, and with countless items in the Creative Feature keys, the creative possibilities are endless!

I hope you’ve enjoyed my brief showcase of Paper Doll Dress-Up today. Perhaps I’ve inspired you to pull it out and get creating! J

~Nita

Didn’t she do a fantastic job? I sure think so! If you do too, then you should go to her blog and leave her some love!

Challenge #45: Sailboat

Good morning, crafty friends!

In honor of Columbus setting sail on this date in 1492, the Design Team was challenged to incorporate a sailboat or sailboat inspired theme into their projects. 

On the evening of August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, with three ships; one larger carrack, the Santa María, nicknamed Gallega (the Galician); and two smaller caravels, the Pinta (the Painted) and the Santa Clara, nicknamed Niña after her owner Juan Niño of Moguer.   During this first voyage, instead of reaching Japan as he had intended, Columbus landed in the Bahamas archipelago, at a locale he named San Salvador.

OK!  History lesson over . . . take it away, ladies!

Stacey created this sweet card with the "Just Because" Cards cartridge.

Make sure you hop over to her blog to check out all the precious details!

Jean's layout was created using the Once Upon a Princess, Wall Decor & More

and Storybook cartridges.  Don't forget to check out the details on her blog!

Maria Elena created her "Best Wishes" card using the Plantin SchoolBook cartridge.

Sail on over to her blog and check out the details!

Jen created a pirate party invitation using the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge.

Make sure you head on over to her blog or she just might make you walk the plank!

Roberta used "Just Because" Cards and Life's A Beach to create this cute card.

Make sure you stop in at her blog and check out the details!

Now it’s your turn, let’s see your creative, Cricut best! Remember our guidelines . . .

1. It must be a new project with a Cricut cut.

2. Post your project on your blog and include a link back to CookingWithCricut.com

3. And the best rule of all -- you MUST HAVE FUN!

An as always, thank you for joining us. We appreciate it so much!

Challenge #43: Lollipops

Good morning crafty friends,

Welcome to another wonderful Wednesday here at Cooking With Cricut!  Today we offer up our salute to National Lollipop Day!  Our Design Team has created some pretty sweet treats for you to feast upon today . . .

Jean used Mini Monsters and Robotz for this scrapbook layout.

Go to Jean's blog for more details!

Roberta used Mickey & Friends for this cute tag.

Check out the details on her blog.

Jen used her Paper Doll Dress Up, Mickey & Friends and

Create-A-Critter cartridges for this sweet card.  Check out her blog for the details.

Melin used her Cake Basics, Mickey & Friends and Mini Monsters Cartridges to create this layout.

I used the following supplies to complete this project

Mickey & Friends Cartridge: Lollipop

Mini Monsters Cartridge: Sweet Title and Lollipop Swirl

Cake Basics Cartridge: Scalloped Border. I also used my Gypsy to weld the scalloped border.

DCWV Glitter Stack Paper

Fuschia, Lime Green, Butter, Pink and White Cardstock.

Quick Quotes: 

Bloody Mary, Green With Envy, Mai Tai Mango and Maraschino Cherry Chalk Inks.

Mary's Garden Ribbon and Brads: Yellow Ribbon

Stardust, Fuschia and Fruit Punch Stickles

Now it’s your turn, let’s see your creative, Cricut best! Remember our guidelines . . .

1. It must be a new project with a Cricut cut.
2. Post your project on your blog and include a link back to CookingWithCricut.com
3. And the best rule of all -- you MUST HAVE FUN!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for your chance to win some beautiful papers from the new French Quarter Paper Line From Quick Quotes!

As always, thank you so much for joining us! We appreciate it so much!



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.