PCW Recycle–Reuse–Stash Challenge

Good afternoon crafty friends,
So glad you dropped by for another Terrific Tuesday Challenge! Today’s challenge is inspired by National Recycle day! So our designers were challenged with making projects that either used items from their stash, items that were recycled and or reused. Here is what the team came up with!

Designer Angie
Angie created this sweet treat box using the pillow boxes in her stash. Head over to Angie’s blog for all the sweet details: HERE


Designer Bonnie
Bonnie created this gorgeous altered tin from her stash. Get the details on her blog: HERE


Designer Celeste
Celeste created this container from stuff in her stash. That precious butterfly waited to years to find a home! Isn’t it adorable!!! Get the details on Celeste’s blog: HERE


Designer Christel
Christel created this adorable post it note holder. Using stuff from her stash!!! Get the details on Christel’s Blog: HERE


Designer Evelyn
Evelyn created this precious mini album out of a cereal box!

Evelyn also created these super cute covers for some post it notes she had in her stash. Be sure to head over to Evelyn’s blog for all the details!!! HERE


Designer Mindy
Mindy used a leaf to design her sweet Turkey. Get the details on Mindy’s blog: HERE


Designer Yolie
Yolie altered a Ms. Field’s Cookie Tin into this gorgeous keepsake. Be sure to head over to Yolie’s blog and get the details on her recycle and stash use details. HERE


Designer Melin
Melin created this card using the free files for this challenge. All the items used to create this card were from my very old stash with the exception of the marvelous Quick Quotes Designer Paper. I used some QQ Powder Puff chalk inks to distress the Proverbs 3: 5-6 digital stamp as well as the paper edges and the wing.



Close up of the sign, cross and wings.

So here are some free files to be used on this challenge:

There is a shield-sign, cross, wings, arrow and tabbed page cutting file and the proverbs 3:5-6 digital stamp in jpeg format. There is also a pdf file of the cutting files in case you can’t utilize the cutting files.






Now it’s your turn to play along. You have almost two weeks to share your project with us! The link will expire on Monday evening, Nov. 28th. One random winner will win a $5.00 gift voucher download from PCW

Here are the few guidelines for this challenge.
1. Your project must be a new one for this challenge.
2. Your project can be any type of project as long as it includes at least one element from the free files provided.
3. You must link your project post here through our Inlinkz code and it must be linked to your project and not just your blog.
4. You must have fun!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to come back by tomorrow when our Cricut Designers reveal their new challenge!!!

Cartridge Showcase: Sports Mania

Happy Monday and welcome to Cooking With Cricut's Cartridge Showcase! 

Today Chef Debbie is featuring an oldie, but goodie -- the Sports Mania cartridge.  This cartridge is perfect for keeping up with all the sports fans in your life. From basketball to tennis, these energetic images can be used for all of your scrapbook layouts, party decorations, and other craft projects.  It includes: Layer, Frame, Border, Background, Shadow, and Blackout creative features.

Sports Mania is one of my first and favorite Cricut cartridges I purchased and with two  boys who play multiple sports, it has come in handy on many occasions. Here are a few projects that I have made:

Easy and Quick Gift Card Box

I used Sports Mania to cut out two footballs to decorate this little gift box (I used Art Philosophy for the box but you could find a template online or use another cartridge).  I embossed the footballs after I cut them and then I ran them through my Xyron to ensure they would stick completely.  I finished off the box with some football ribbon J  This is for a gift card for my son’s football coach.

Football Coach’s Card --

Using Sports Mania, I welded two helmets together to make this card for my other son's football coach.  I used Varsity Letter for the letters and Four Legged Friends for the paw (I altered it a little in Cricut Craft Room).  You can find this post here.

Note Cards for my boys --

I used Sports Mania to make the basketball and football note cards for my boys to pack in their snacks for each day during a week my husband and I were away on a trip.  I wrote little notes on the backsides of each one.  You can find this blog post here.

Champs Pillowbox --

I made this pillowbox and using my Gypsy cut out the word "Champs" then placed a white piece of paper on the inside.  I used Sports Mania for the baseball bat.  This blog post is here.

Sports Birthday Banner --

I used Sports Mania to make this banner for my son’s 8th birthday party.  We did a water baseball theme.  I used Varsity Letters for the letters for this name, but used Sports Mania for the pennants, baseball, glove and bat!  This post is right here!

Baseball gloves for cupcakes --

On two occasions I used the baseball gloves for cupcakes.  In the first one, I made cupcakes inside ice cream cones.  Then I cut the baseball gloves and punched a hole in them and put the cone through.  In the second instance, I cut small gloves and just set small cupcakes decorated like baseballs on them.  You can find these posts here and here.

Shaped Cards --

I have used Sports Mania to make shaped cards also.  In this instance I did a basketball for the coach, but I have also made footballs, baseballs and even a hockey puck for birthday parties.



 Hockey Paper Doll --

The last project I will share today is from when my son had to create a “paper” doll for international night at school.  He was doing Canada and wanted to do a Vancouver Canuck.  We printed some stuff off of the computer, but used my Cricut for the Hockey Skates and his helmet.  Here is the post. Too cute, right!  TFL.

-- Debbie



Cute "guy" projects, Debbie!  Make sure you head over to Debbie's blog and check out all the details on these fantastic projects and leave her some bloggy "love."

We hope you'll come back often this week -- we've got lots of fun cooked up!  Wednesday is our regular challenge day; Chef Linda is featuring the Thanksgiving cartridge on Thursday; and our "Giving Thanks" Blog Hop is this Saturday, November 19 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

~ CWC Design Team

QQ November Club Q Kits

Good evening crafty friends,
Hope you’re all doing well and ready to give your crafty mojo a shot in the arm!

Today I am showcasing a project I made with the fabulous Club Q Kits from Quick Quotes!

For those of you who don’t know, every month Quick Quotes produces some wonderful kits! There are kits for mini albums, canvas and altered art projects and of course page kits to help preserve those memories.

Here are the kits for the November.

Here is the project I created. I used the add on kit of the shadow box above.

I created this shadow box using the canvas from the kit and the black frame provided.

Here is an angled shot to show the depth.

Here is an additional angled shot.

Close up shot of the butterfly. I inked, painted and distressed the butterfly.

The additional supplies I used to complete this project were very minimal.

Here are the NON-Kit items I used to complete this project

French Quarter 400

Cherry Truffle 200

Frosted Butterflies

Midnight Confessions, Blue Hawaiian, Amaretto, Mocha Mama, Powder Puff Chalk Inks.

Petalloo Flowers

French Quarter Vintage Alphabets

White Acrylic Paint

Scattered Straw Distress Stickles

Thank you so much for sharing your crafting time with me. Be sure to come back tomorrow for a wonderful Cartridge Spotlight from one of our fabulous designers!

-Melin

Fabulous Fall Layout

Good morning crafty friends,

I just wanted to share a layout I created recently.

Here is a view of the entire layout.

I used a combination of things to create this layout.

Here is a close up of the leaves and flowers.

The Fabulous was a title I created in my Pazzles Inspiration.

The border is a Martha Stewart Border Punch.

The leaves were created in my Pazzles Inspiration.

The FALL letters were just cut from a font on my Computer.

The flowers are from the Art Philosophy cartridge. If you don’t have that cartridge and you work with “cutting files” I have a scalloped rose file HERE that you can purchase.

This is a page kit as well. If you’re interested in purchasing this kit, you can do so HERE

BACK IN STOCK

Our first run of these kits sold out right away. So we got busy and created some more of each one. Get them while you can, once these are gone, we won’t be producing anymore of these.

PaperCraftingWorld.com

ALSO…Just a reminder that we have TWO challenges going on right now.

Our Current CRICUT Challenge HERE

Our Current Digi and Cutting File Challenge HERE

You can pick up a couple of FREE files to use on this one!!!

PLUS….Join us next week Saturday for our

15 designers sharing some wonderful Thanksgiving decorations!!! 

No cards!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderfully crafty day!

Winners Announced:)

Welcome to Cooking with Cricut

Today we would like to announce the winner of Challenge #58- Cookies, Cookie Monster, and/or Clocks!  The winner of the Top Chef prize was chosen by Random Organizer.

The winner is...Amy- Amy's Crafting Space

Congratulations Amy:)

Amy created this holiday card using the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge:)  You can "pick up" your top chef button on the left column and proudly display it on your blog.  As the winner Amy will receive her choice of digi stamp or cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. 

Amy, please contact Madison at FunkyCards @Charter .net (no spaces) within two weeks to claim your prize.

The Top Three Chefs were chosen by the Cooking With Cricut Design Team. You can "pick up" your top chef button on the left column and proudly display it on your blog. 

Robin- The Cricut Scrapper

Sheena- Dew Drops & Glue Drops

Marcia- Marcia's Memories

Counting Down to Thanksgiving... This week our challenge was to use fruits, cornucopia or a harvest time theme in our projects as we begin the countdown to Thanksgiving. Once again you have until next Tuesday at midnight to post your projects.  One winner chosen at random will receive his or her choice of digi stamp or cutting file from:

Papercraftingworld.com

Have a wonderful day!

~Madison - Prize Coordinator

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Formats: AI, DXF, EPS, KNK, MTC, STUDIO, SCAL, SVG and WPC

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