Piles of Smiles Crow Copic Colored Card

Good morning crafty friends,

Today I am sharing a card I created for the Digi Desserts Fridaze Post at MyPaperCrafting.com (formerly cooking with cricut). my nephew has an upcoming birthday so I thought this digi would be perfect!

Here is the picture of the completed card. I used some patterned paper from a stack I purchased at Michael’s. It is the Recollections bright and basic stack. I must admit, I am not too fond of this paper. It perforates at the top and leaves an unfinished, not so clean edge. So if you plan to use the full sheet, your layout will have a funky edge. So I have relegated the stack to “smaller uses”. But the price was right, and it’s been sitting around for well over a year so I figured I better make good use of it…lol!

This is a close up of the digi. I am still trying to get a feel of my coloring. I use the Georgia Pacific cardstock you can pick up at Walmart.  I realize that I need to make some money so that I can get some of the good Gina K. paper. I have heard from more than a few copic “officiandos” out there, that this is the primo paper for coloring.

Here is a pic of the markers I used. I know that was a lot of markers, but I just can’t seem to get my blending down without feeling like I have to keep throwing in colors…lol!

Here is a list of the supplies I used to complete my card

Bazzill White, Green and Kraft Cardstock

Recollections Bright and Basic Patterned Paper Stack

Copic Markers From Cutters Creek – See Photo for specific colors

Marvy Uchida Oak Leaf Punch

Martha Stewart Maple Leaf Punch

The Twinery Peapod Twine

Lifestyle Crafts (Quickutz) Leaves Embossing Folder-Retired

Miscellaneous Button, Inks and Dew Drops

Don’t you just love that little crow image? Well he is FREE for the next week. Just head over to MyPaperCrafting.com’s Digi Desserts Fridaze Post and grab it while you can! You can also link up your own creation and share with us your work of h(art)!

DIRECT LINK

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderfully crafty weekend!

-Melin

Digi Dessert Fridaze

It's Friday and time to share some more wonderful digital images from Paper Crafting World.

You'll notice that the My Paper Crafting designers have their creative thoughts going in several directions this week.  We truly hope you're being inspired by our projects and that you're enjoying the free digital images that Melin offers each week.  What a great way to build your personal digital image library!  I hope you'll take the time to visit our design team member's blogs to get more details about each project and to leave a little bloggie love.

LARELYN

PCW digi used Baby it's Cold Outside DS

LYNDEN

 

PCW digi used 2 Chronicles 7:14-15

MADISON

 

PCW digi used Tea For Two

SUZANNE

Her project uses this week's FREEBIE: Piles of Smiles

 

MELIN
PCW Digi Used: Piles of Smiles (This week's freebie)

We'd love to have you share your Paper Crafting World digi creation whether you use this week's freebie or any other PCW digital image.  Just add your project to the link below.

REMINDER:  The digital image will have a price listed but when you check out at PCW it will be free.

Click to download
Sorry, Free link expired. 

Hope you'll join us next week,

Larelyn and the CWC/PCW Designers

Winners Announced

Welcome to My Paper Craft World's
Craft With Cutters Challenge Winners

Today we would like to announce the winner of Challenge #110- Fun and Festive Bingo.  The winner of the Top Chef prize was chosen by Random Organizer.

The winner is... Karen  Kaleidoscopic Sparkles

Congratulations Karen!

Karen used the Art Philosophy and Kate's ABCs Cricut cartridges to design and create this beautiful and thoughtful card for her dear friend who lost a child.  You can "pick up" your top chef button on the left column and proudly display it on your blog. As the winner of this week's challenge, Karen will receive her choice of individual digi stamp or cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. 

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

The Top Four Chefs were chosen by the My Paper Crafting Design Team. You can "pick up" your top chef button on the left column and proudly display it on your blog. 

Laurel  Seabrook Designs

Adrian  By Adrian 4 U

Kimberly  Paper Munch

Dawn  Two Early Birds

This week Craft With Cutters is  asking you to dig into your stash!  This is always fun.  Use something you have had for at least a year.  Anything goes:)  Create a project with those old items.   You have until next Tuesday at midnight (EST) to complete your project.  To enter, link your project to the Craft With Cutters challenge.  You will be eligible for an individual cutting file or digi stamp from  Papercraftingworld.com.

Have a wonderful day!

~Madison - Prize Coordinator

Smorgasbord Saturday- Beautiful Projects

...A Little Late :-(

Good morning Crafty Friends,

Hope your Thursday is shaping up to be a wonderful one! Today’s post is actually a very late post that was supposed to happen on Saturday. I plum forgot to create the post and these wonderful designers were gracious enough to allow me to post today. Every other Saturday we are supposed to have a post of a variety of projects that the designers want to showcase. It can be anything they want to work on and doesn't have to fit any of our challenges. So without further delay here they are.

LYNDEN

Created this GORGEOUS Candle Jar using the apple lace cutting file

Here is a shot of this GORGEOUS creation when lit!….STUNNING!

SUZANNE

Created this adorable layouts using a Chevron Folding technique and Doodlebug papers.

For this layout, Suzanne Created this stunning Rosette Tree using the Tim Holtz Rosette Maker

Lastly, Suzanne created this adorable layout featuring an embossed calendar!

Be sure to head over to these two amazing designer’s blogs and get the details on their projects. While there, be sure to give them some bloggy love!

Thank you so much for visiting us today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for our new Digi Desserts Fridaze Post and see what other fabulous digi projects the girls have been working on!

Melin and the CWC and PCW Designers

CWC #111: Anything Goes & Use Your "Stash!"

It's another wonderful Wednesday and our Crafts With Cutters Design Team has been challenged to use their "stash" -- you know . . . all those craft supplies you just HAD to have that have been collecting dust or all those bits and pieces of leftover card stock and paper you were saving for another use.  Well, we're all guilty of that, too!  So today is the day our team of talented ladies dusted off their poor, neglected supplies and bits of paper for our "Anything Goes" challenge.  Here is what they created:

Jen

Cricut cartridges used:  Birthday Bash, Create-A-Critter and

George & Basic Shapes

Stash supplies used:  Scraps, brads, rubber stamp and jute

Suzanne

Cricut cartridges used:  Accent Essentials and Cricut Decals

Madison

Cricut cartridge used:  Create-A-Critter

Larelyn

Cricut cartridge used:  Elegant Edges

Stash supplies used:  Stickers

Natt

Cricut cartridge used:  Heritage

Stash supplies used:  Scraps and stickers

Court

Cricut cartridge used:  Simply Charmed

Stash supplies used:  Velcro

Charlotte
Cricut cartridges used:  Birthday Bash and Stone Script

Now it's your turn!  Use your neglected craft items and scraps to create anything your heart desires (make sure it includes a Cricut cut though!);  then upload your photo below for a chance to be named our weekly Top Crafty Cutter!  Here are some guidelines:

  --> Must follow the challenge topic.
  --> Must be a NEW project for this challenge; no backdated posts, please.
  --> 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!

Thanks so much for joining us for our weekly challenge.  Don't forget to click on the Designer's name to travel to their blog for more details on their fantastic projects and to leave an encouraging word or two.  We hope you'll join us Friday for our weekly Digi Desserts Fridaze!

~ the CWC Design Team

PCW Die Cut Or Stamp Challenge

Good morning crafty friends,

Welcome to another Terrific Tuesday Die Cut and or Stamp Challenge. We hope your week is going well and if you live in the United States that you will have had a chance to vote.

This week our Designers were tasked with a theme of ANYTHING GOES and use something from your STASH...OLD STASH! So let’s see what they came up with!

Janet

PCW File Used: Fall Wreath Cutting File

Item From Old Stash: Colored Kraft Folders

Xochitl

PCW File Used: Skunk In Flower Pot Digi

Lynden

PCW File Used: Box Top Flourish Cutting File

Item From Old Stash: Paper

Evelyn

PCW File Used: FREEBIE FALL TITLE (see below)

Item From Old Stash: Paper For Both Cards!

Here is this week’s FREE Cutting File

CLICK HERE to Download

Please note: The price will say $1.00 but

it will be free in your cart and check out during this challenge.

Now it’s your turn!

Here are the guidelines for our Die Cut and Or Stamp 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 any of the free files we offer on your project. Or one you may already have from PaperCraftingWorld.com. This isn’t mandatory, but we'd 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 (like SVG, WPC, GSD type) using any type of electronic cutting machine (Pazzles, Cameo, Silhouette, E-Craft, etc.) or a die cut from a hand machine die cutter (Spellbinders, Big Shot, Sizzix, Lifestyle Crafts, etc.) Pretty much anything other than a Cricut. Remember if you are a Cricut Lover, then you can play along with us on our Wonderful Wednesday Craft With Cutters challenge. Punches would be fine too!

* Add the link to your project post below. Please link your direct post and not just your blog.

* HAVE FUN!!!!

Thank you for stopping by!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for our Wonderful Wednesday Craft With Cutters Challenge!

Melin and PCW & CWC Designers