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Day 7 & Challenge #63: Sounds of the Season


Happy Wedneday and welcome to Cooking With Cricut and Day 7 of the 25 Days of Crafting Showcase!  Our Design Team has used their favorite Christmas music as the inspiration for today's challenge -- Sounds of the Season.  So dust off your favorite Christmas CD or que one up in your iPod playlist, have a cup of cocoa and join us on our musical journey!


Nita created this adorable easel card using the Cricut Winter Frolic and
Create-A-Critter cartridges.  Check out the details on her blog.



Heather used the Cricut Christmas Cheer cartridge for her 12 x 12 scrapbook layout.
Make sure you check out all the details on her blog!




Adrian's jolly card was created using the Cricut Winter Frolic cartridge.
Head over to her blog to check out all the details.





Jenny created this beautiful vintage 12 x 12 scrapbook layout using the Cricut
Storybook and Christmas Solutions cartridges.  Make sure you read the photo
captions when you're at her blog checking out all the amazing details!





Madison created her cute caroling card using the Cricut
Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge.  Check out all the details at her blog.





Court used the Cricut Joys of the Season and Wild Card cartridges to
create her Christmas card.  Check out her blog for the details.





Larelyn used the Cricut Joys of the Season cartridge for
this musical card!  Check out all the details on her blog.





Charlotte used the Cricut Quarter Note cartridge for her
shabby chic card.  Check out all the details at her blog.









Michelle used the Cricut Christmas Solutions, Plantin SchoolBook
and Winter Frolic cartridges for this beautiful window card.
Check out her blog for all the amazing details!




Evelyn, a member of the PaperCraftingWorld.com Design Team, is joining us
for today's challenge.  She made this beautiful framed picutre using the
Cricut Joys of the Season and Quarter Note cartridges.
 Make sure you visit her blog for all the details.


Melin created this card using today's FREE digital Christmas Bell Stamp. She also used some of the wonderful Maraschino Twine from THETWINERY.COM, QUICK QUOTES, Inks and Designer Paper and Her Spellbinders and Stickles available from CUTTERSCREEK.COM
DON'T FORGET! EACH OF THESE SPONSORS HAS A SPECIAL DISCOUNT! SEE BELOW!


Next, Melin created this card using the FREE Bell Vintage Graphic.
Here is a close up to show the liquid pearls and stickles available from CUTTERSCREEK.COM

Here is a close up to show the beautiful contrast of the paper used from PaperTemptress.
 

Lastly, I had a sudden inspiration and changed the free cutting file for today.

 

I had the song...Silver Bells...Silver Bells...It's Christmas Time in the City.
So I came up with these pretty silver bell cutting files. Now don't you love it when there is a happy accident...?  When you cut the bell, you get a pretty little corner type flourish!  A TWOFER!!!


Here is a close up of the bell to show I cut it out of Bazzill Bling Paper with my Pazzle Inspiration!!! Cut like a hot knife through butter! Sorry I didn't get a chance to make something with them....yet :)


 



This Week (Dec. 1st through December 8th) enter for a
 chance to win the following:



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Spring Holiday Cards Cricut Cartridge
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$15 Gift Certificate to Quick Quotes

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Quickutz Embossing Folder & Dies
Snowflake Embossing Folder, Snowflake Die and Candy Cane Die

These will work in “Other” machines too :)
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$20 Download from PaperCraftingWorld.com















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* Pazzles Craft Room 1 Year Subscription

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* The Twinery Ultimate Sampler Pack


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* Cutter’s Creek $25 Gift Certificate









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* Stamp, Stamp Pad & Block Set
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Simply enter by doing the following:
  • Be a follower of this blog....sorry no exceptions.
  • Leave a comment on at least one post during December 1st through December 8th (For this week’s prizes). Winners will be randomly selected from comments, checked for blog-following compliance and announced on Saturday, December 10th.



BE SURE TO VISIT OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORT THEM! Check out the wonderful prizes AND extra discounts available exclusively through us during this event!
  • Pazzles - *1 yr. subscription to the Pazzles Craft Room.
  • Quick Quotes Scrapbook Company - Weekly goodies giveaways plus-- two $15 Gift Certificates and 25% off your purchase of $25 or more! USE Coupon CODE: QQ25DAYS.
  • The Twinery - Ultimate Sampler Pack Giveaway PLUS 10% off your purchase December 1-15. USE Coupon CODE: CRICUT10.
  • Cutters Creek - *$25 Gift Certificate PLUS $10 off your purchases of $75 or more. This includes a great sake of 15-50% off most of the store AND free shipping! Use Coupon Code:HOLIDAY2011.
  • DCWV - The Paper Stack Co. - One paper stack each week.
  • PaperCraftingWorld.com - 3 Cricut Cartridges (1 each week), $20 Gift Voucher Download each week! PLUS 30% off your download purchases - USE Coupon CODE: 25days.
  • Close to My Heart Independent Consultant Elizabeth Mindemann - *Holiday Wishes Stamp Set, Ink Pad and 4x5 Block PLUS all purchases through her link from now through December will be entered into a random drawing for a scrap kit set valued at $29.95. All purchases must be through her direct link: HERE
REMEMBER to be eligible for any of these prizes, you MUST . . .
  • Be a follower of our blog (CWC) AND
  • You need to leave at least one comment on at least one of the posts during the prize dates.
Please only one comment per day, per visitor. All prizes will be awarded through random selection and will need to be claimed according to sponsor specs. Sorry, prizes that need to be mailed are limited to participants within the United States. Prizes that are “Online or downloadable are good world-wide.” Please also see each sponsor’s site for additional international shipping details.

* Indicates a prize that will be awarded at the conclusion of the 25 days event.
DAY 7 Freebies

Vintage Bell Graphics

Color Washed

Sepia Tone

Colored
Vintage Bell Graphic
Please click the "ADD TO CART" button. 
This link contains the non-watermarked printable versions. 
It will not cost anything to download.


Christmas Bell Flourished 211 Cutting File
Christmas Bell Flourished 211 Electronic Die Cutting Files
Available in AI, DXF, EPS, GSD, KNK, MTC, SCAL2, SVG and WPC.
Please click the "ADD TO CART" button. 
This link contains the zipped folder with all file formats. 
It will not cost anything to download.


Merry Christmas Bell Digital Stamp
Please click the "ADD TO CART" button. 
This link contains the zipped folder with all file formats. 
It will not cost anything to download.





Now it's your turn! Show us your project featuring your favorite sounds or songs of the holiday season -- link it up and you might just be our next Top Chef! Here are a few 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!



~ The CWC Design Team


Day 6: Irish Eyes Are Smiling!



Good morning crafty friends and w
elcome to Day 6 of our Christmas Crafting Fun Showcase. We hope you have enjoyed the projects, inspiration and freebies so far! Today we're stepping away from Christmas and looking a couple of months into the future! Our theme today is . . .


The beginning of Spring, the Ides of March, St. Patrick's Day . . . all things we think of when we think of March.  Well our Design Team must have kissed the Blarney Stone, because today's projects are...
green, green, green!

Evelyn created these cute little bookmarks using the icon feature on

 A Child's Year Cricut cartridge.  Check out the details at her blog. DIRECT BLOG LINK









Celeste created this adorable little treasure using the Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge and today's FREE digi stamp file from PaperCraftingWorld.com.

Check out her blog for all the details. DIRECT BLOG LINK






Jen created her Irish Blessing sign using the Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up
cartridge.  Check out her blog for all the details. DIRECT BLOG LINK

Jen also made a mini-banner using the Cricut cartridges
Paper Doll Dress Up and "Just Because" Cards.




Yolie has been hard at work!  She created our third calendar installment using
THREE different PaperCraftingWorld.com cutting files -- Lucky 2 Have You title,
Q.T. Patootie Besty and Q.T. Patootie Girl Elves.  Check out all the amazing details
on her blog! DIRECT BLOG LINK

She also created this cute card using today's FREE digi stamp.
The baker's twine from one of our sponsors, The Twinery,
adds such a nice touch to her card.

Yolie's final contribution to our St. Patty's Day salute is this
adorable easel card featuring Kelly & Keegan --
a PaperCraftingWorld.com cutting file.


Melin made this treat box with folded Paper Roses.

Here is an inside shot of the box.
For details on how to make the flowers you can visit a video I made. Please excuse the crudeness of the video. It is MY first attempt at creating a video on  my own. While it is rough, I think you will get the idea :)


Melin created this card using one of the free vintage graphics downloads for today.
I used Quick Quotes Savvy Davvy Designer Paper, Some Rhinestone flowers from Kaiser Kraft and some Basic Ribbon.






This Week (Dec. 1st through December 8th) enter for a
chance to win the following:
$15 Gift Certificate to Quick Quotes


 



Quickutz Embossing Folder & Dies
Snowflake Embossing Folder, Snowflake Die and Candy Cane Die

These will work in “Other” machines too :)


$20 Download from PaperCraftingWorld.com




* Pazzles Craft Room 1 Year Subscription


* The Twinery Ultimate Sampler Pack


* Cutter’s Creek $25 Gift Certificate


* Stamp, Stamp Pad & Block Set

Simply enter by doing the following:
  • Be a follower of this blog....sorry no exceptions.
  • Leave a comment on at least one post during December 1st through December 8th (For this week’s prizes). Winners will be randomly selected from comments, checked for blog-following compliance and announced on Saturday, December 10th.



BE SURE TO VISIT OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORT THEM! Check out the wonderful prizes AND extra discounts available exclusively through us during this event!
  • Pazzles - *1 yr. subscription to the Pazzles Craft Room.
  • Quick Quotes Scrapbook Company - Weekly goodies giveaways plus-- two $15 Gift Certificates and 25% off your purchase of $25 or more! USE Coupon CODE: QQ25DAYS.
  • The Twinery - Ultimate Sampler Pack Giveaway PLUS 10% off your purchase December 1-15. USE Coupon CODE: CRICUT10.
  • Cutters Creek - *$25 Gift Certificate PLUS $10 off your purchases of $75 or more. This includes a great sake of 15-50% off most of the store AND free shipping! Use Coupon Code:HOLIDAY2011.
  • DCWV - The Paper Stack Co. - One paper stack each week.
  • PaperCraftingWorld.com - 3 Cricut Cartridges (1 each week), $20 Gift Voucher Download each week! PLUS 30% off your download purchases - USE Coupon CODE: 25days.
  • Close to My Heart Independent Consultant Elizabeth Mindemann - *Holiday Wishes Stamp Set, Ink Pad and 4x5 Block PLUS all purchases through her link from now through December will be entered into a random drawing for a scrap kit set valued at $29.95. All purchases must be through her direct link.
REMEMBER to be eligible for any of these prizes, you MUST . . .
  • Be a follower of our blog (CWC) AND
  • You need to leave at least one comment on at least one of the posts during the prize dates.
Please only one comment per day, per visitor. All prizes will be awarded through random selection and will need to be claimed according to sponsor specs. Sorry, prizes that need to be mailed are limited to participants within the United States. Prizes that are “Online or downloadable are good world-wide.” Please also see each sponsor’s site for additional international shipping details.

* Indicates a prize that will be awarded at the conclusion of the 25 days event.
DAY 6 Freebies

Vintage Boot W Flowers Graphic
Vintage Boot Colored

Vintage Boot Light Sepia

Vintage Boot Muted Color

St. Patty's Day Girl
Please click the "ADD TO CART" button. 
This link contains the non-watermarked printable versions. 
It will not cost anything to download.



Lucky Bear Digital Stamp

Available in Pre-Colored and Black & White Jpg format.
Please click the "ADD TO CART" button. 
This link contains the zipped folder with files. 
It will not cost anything to download.



Lucky 2 Have U Cutting File
Available in AI, DXF, EPS, GSD, KNK, MTC, SCAL2, SVG and WPC.
Please click the "ADD TO CART" button. 
This link contains the zipped folder with files. 
It will not cost anything to download.


FREE Calendar Downloads.
For those of you just starting to follow us, we are steadily throughout the 25 days showcasing super cute 6x6 calendar pages that you can re-create for yourselves or as a gift. Here is the FREE download we are offering that the designers have used. The folder contains two versions of small ready to print monthly calendars and the Month labels in two versions as well.
Please click the "ADD TO CART" button. 
This link contains the zipped folder with files. 
It will not cost anything to download.