PCW Easter Themed Challenge

Good morning crafty friends,

Thank you for stopping by and joining our new Terrific Tuesday Die Cut and or Stamp Challenge! Spring is in full swing and with it comes all the inspiration of Bunnies, Eggs, Jelly Beans and other springtime treats like Peeps and CHOCOLATE! So today’s challenge is all about Easter!

So here is what the super creative ladies of the PCW Design Team Came Up With!

Designer Janet has created this spectacular card using the Cross in Medallion Cutting File from PCW! Just look at all the lovely “embossed like” and glittery details! GORGEOUS! Be sure to visit Janet and get all the creative details! DIRECT LINK

Designer Evelyn created this super fantastic “hinge” card. She used the Bear with Sundress Digital Stamp to dress up this super neat card! For complete details on how she designed this, please visit her blog: DIRECT LINK

Designer Sharon created this gorgeous basket and it features the super cute Chick in Egg with Basket Digi from PCW. Go check out her blog for all the super yummy details! DIRECT LINK

Designer Candice has created this adorable card featuring the QT Patootie TWEENZ Tori Holding Basket Digi from PCW. Head over to her blog for all the creative details! DIRECT LINK

Designer Letillia has wowed us with this gorgeous scalloped circle card! She used the Chick in Egg with Basket Digi from PCW. Be sure to head over and get all the details on her blog. Direct LINK.

Designer Bonnie created this ADORABLE gift box using the Bunny as Egg Artist Digital Stamp from PCW. Her coloring is so pretty! Head over to Bonnie’s Blog for all the creative details! DIRECT LINK

Designer Gail created this adorable 2 page 8.5 x 11 layout! She used the Bunny With Overalls Cutting File set and the Bunny in Cracked Egg Set from PCW.Just look at all the yummy details! Her pen work is amazing on her basket, flowers and leaves. Be sure to visit her blog for all the super details! DIRECT LINK

Now it’s your turn to show us your wonderful Easter themed projects! Be sure to add your project to the link below.

Here are the guidelines for this challenge: 
* Project must be new and for this challenge. Please no back dated posts.
* Project must follow the theme – challenge as described above.
* You may use one of the free files in your project. Or one you may already have from PaperCraftingWorld.com. This isn’t mandatory, but we would love to see what you do with them!
* Your project must include either a stamp rubber, clear OR digital and OR a digital craft cutting file or a die cut from a hand machine die cutter (Spellbinders, Big Shot, Sizzix, Lifestyle Crafts, etc.) Pretty much anything besides a Cricut. Punches would be fine too!
* You will have almost two weeks as this is a bi-weekly challenge.
* Add the link to your project post below. Please link your direct post and not just your blog.        
* HAVE FUN!!!!

Be sure to come back by tomorrow when we announce our new Wonderful Wednesday Cricut Challenge.... Plus our FREE digital stamp and cutting file will be available tomorrow as well!
Have a wonderfully crafty day!
The PCW Design Team!

Cartridge Showcase: Once Upon A Princess

We are thrilled to showcase Melissa of Crafty Gator.  Melissa is one of our newest designers and so very talented and creative.  

I am so excited to be doing my first cartridge showcase for cooking with cricut. I opted to do one of my favorite cartridges, Once Upon a Princess (only with a fun twist!).

Anyone who makes projects for little girls can see what a GREAT cartridge this is: fairies, butterflies, beautiful dresses, cupcakes etc; What isn't to love?? Well, if you ask my son there is a lot not to love about it! He's 4 and always complains that I don't have a cricut cartridge for a prince too. So, this showcase I opted to use the princess cartridge to make projects for my little prince!

First is a castle. The minute he saw it his jaw dropped and he said "way cool mom!"

I used Coredinations paper and embossed it in stone with my big kick. After embossing it I sanded each piece to reveal the brown and gray colors below (seriously, this Coredinations paper is the coolest stuff ever, perfect for a project like this, for sure!) My son said "wow, how'd you do that??". 

I have made the castle before, and the last time I made it it was a lot bigger. I will say, the bigger you make it the easier it is to assemble, however this smaller castle is much more sturdy and he is able to use little lego guys to play in it and it is holding up pretty well even after a couple of weeks.

The next project I made was crowns: one for him and one for his teddy bear.

 The crown cuts in two pieces which connect together by slipping the front piece into the slots on the back piece (this way you can adjust for your child's head size). I made each piece 12 inches long for my son and 7 inches for the teddy bear.

My last project is to show one of my favorite cuts on Once Upon a Princess - you could use it for any party. It's a generic card that has "You're Invited" cut on the outer edge.

I made this invite for a Magic Show themed birthday party. I used my gypsy and added the oval cut out on the front of the card (each page of this cartridge has a "gem" feature and there are several cute shapes that would work as cutouts like this.)  The sentiment "Magical" is also from Once Upon a Princess (it had a fairy wand on the end of the word, which I simply cut off for use on this card to make it more boy-ish). 

The bunny and top hat are cut from Create a Critter (top hat is an accessory and I just flipped it over). I accordion folded some paper on the bottom of the card and used foam squares to affix "magical" to it.

I have used this cartridge for lots of other (more girly) things - see the links on the side of my blog and it should pull up everything else I have used this cartridge for! It has a very sweet font, tons of tags and lots of little girly images. I hope you enjoyed my projects and have inspired you to create for you little princes, too!

A Couple of New Kits Coming To Page-Kits.com

Good morning Crafty friends,
I just wanted to share a couple of new kits coming to page-kits.com.


Spring Brown Bunnies: Features some adorable bunnies with some precious daisies. One bunny is wearing a “bonnet” and the other has a cute bow. Perfect for your spring time, Easter Sunday memories!




Cloudy With A Chance of Cuteness: Features a super cute bunny in rain gear paper piecing and a custom title. Super cute layout for your little rainy day memories.

They will both be released in a few days at Page-Kits.com. So be sure to grab yours. There will be a limited amount available.

Have a wonderfully crafty day!

Winners Announced

Welcome to Cooking with Cricut

Today we would like to announce the winner of Challenge

#78- Spring Song. The winner of the Top Chef prize was chosen by Random Organizer.

The winner is...Barb-  BugBites

Congratulations Barb:)

Barb created this adorable get well card inspired by the song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" using the 3 Birds on Parade Cricut Cartridge.  You can "pick up" your top chef button on the left column and proudly display it on your blog.  As the winner Barb will receive her choice of digi stamp or cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. 

Barb, 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. 

Lisa- A Mermaid's Crafts

Georgia- Paper Possibilities...Toadily Handmade

Paula- Craft with Bee

April Fools:  Make us laugh.  Create a "Punny" project this week!!!  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

Cartridge Showcase: Sweet Treats

Hello to all of my crafty friends out there! I hope that you are all doing well and being creative! You are in for a very sweet treat here today! Michelle has hooked you up today with lots and lots of projects featuring the Sweet Treats cartridge!

 Here is Michelle:

Hello everyone!  I am Michelle and today I will be showcasing the Sweet Treats cartridge.  Boy, is there a lot to do with this cart.  It is not just for birthdays.  You can make the cuts fun, whimsy, elegant, or whatever your party needs!

Today, my projects are more centered around my niece's Sweet 16 party she will be having when her dad gets home from deployment.  In the mean time, I have been having a lot of fun with all of the different cuts.  This cart has 6 Creative Feature keys: Layer, Shadow/Blackout, Tags, Cards, Cupcake holders, and Party Favors.  They have a theme for each cut, but you can mix and match as I did.  Let your creativity flow! 

 Not only is it just suitable for any birthday, you can create fun shaped cards, an assortment of different kinds of party favors, cupcake holders, flourishes, phrases, and numbers.  I tried to use a variety of them in my showcase so you can see some examples.  The cuts are fun, but you can always dress them to be more elegant depending on your specific party/function.  Can you believe I only used paper from DCWV The Garden Party?!  I was amazed!

 

This is the centerpiece with the different projects next to it.   Everything was cut using Sweet Treats except the word "sweet" (ironic huh?!)

                             

 Close up of the flowers.  The cart has a lot to choose from.  They all have four layers, I used only three.  I didn't use the "highlight" one.  I layered them and inked the edges of the cream colored ones.  I popped up the third layer to make the words stand out and give the flower dimension.

The Happy birthday was the phrase I used with the cartridge. The phrases have layers too. I used the layered feature for it and blinged it with a skittle.This is a soup can I altered. I emptied the contents, washed it, and stuffed it with   goodies just for the birthday girl. I then added to bottom back to it.

This is the cupcake holder!  Isn't it cute??  It has a special feature, too, for decorating it up some.  I decided to use my Martha Stewart lace punch and do a decorative border.  I inked the edges with Ranger Distress Ink: Tea Dye.  SO easy to make!

With the flower I originally chose as my "theme",  the cupcake holder above, and this party favor go along with the particular flower. (p.53 in the book)  I did not use the accessory to this as well.  I thought the paper was pretty enough!  I just added ribbon to the pre-cut holes! :)

Here is an Album I made using Mostly Sweat Treats. ("Sweet" was from the cartridge Create A Critter)

  Mr original post can be found HERE

 Here is a card I made with the cupcake on p. 28. 

Original post can be found HERE

Thanks for stopping by and checking out these creations! 

Hugs and Happy Crafting!!

~Michelle

Didn't she do  fantablous job! Please go and leave her a comment on her blog!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed Michelle's projects as much as I did!

Craft On,

~The CWC Design Team

Challenge #79: Make Me Laugh!

Happy Wednesday and welcome to our Cooking With Cricut weekly challenge!  The Design Team is going to do their very best to make you laugh today and give you some fun ideas for April Fool's Day.  Take it away, ladies . . .

Kemma used the B is for Boy cartridge for this super cute card.

Visit her blog for more details.

Heather used the Life's A Beach for her "crabby" card.

Visit her blog for more details.

Natt used the Heritage and Elegant Edges cartridges

for her card.  Visit her blog for more info.

Becky used Just Because Cards cartridge for this card that is sure to
make you smile!  Visit her blog for more details.

Nita used the Campin' Critters cartridge for this side splitting card!
For more details, visit her blog.

Suzanne created this fun card using the Mickey & Friends cartridge.
Check out the details on her blog.

Hattie created this great shaped card using the Life's A Party cartridge.

Hattie also created this punny card using the Boys Will Be Boys cartridge.
Check out her blog for more details.

Jessica used the Create-A-Critter cartridge to create this
udderly fantastic card!  Visit her blog for all the details.

Madison made this beary cute little bookmark using the

Create-A-Critter cartridge.  Visit her blog for more details.

Kimmi used the Nifty Fifties and Accent Essentials cartridges

to make her card.  Check out her blog for more details.

Court used the Simply Charmed cartridge for her tree-rific card.

Visit her blog for more details.

Charlotte used the Twinkle Toes and Country Life cartridges to make

this sweet card.  Visit her blog for all the details.

Linsey created this stair step card using the Give A Hoot and Sweet Treats

cartridges.  Check out her blog for more details.

Jamie A. used the Birthday Bash cartridge for her sweet sheep card.

 Visit her blog for more details.

Jenny J. used the George & Basic Shapes cartridge along with a PaperCraftingWorld.com digi stamp to create this nutty little treat holder.  Visit her blog for more information.

Larelyn usssed the Old Wessst cartridge for her card.

Visssit her blog for more detailsss.

Jennie B. used the Create-A-Critter for her creative birdday card.

Check out the details on her blog.

Now it's your turn to make us laugh!  Link up your April Fool's Day funny for a chance at being this week's Top Chef!  Here are the guidelines . . .

• Must follow the challenge topic.
• Must be a NEW project for this challenge, please no back dated posts.
• Must have a link back to this post on your blog.
• Must link your project 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!

Thank you stopping by and making us a part of your crafty time!  We appreciate each of you so much!  Don't forget to check back in tomorrow to see what Chef Michelle has cooked up for her Cartridge Showcase.

~ CWC Design Team