Cricut Artiste Showcase

Artiste Showcase

Good morning crafty friends,

It’s me, Melin here with you today! Hope you are getting ready for another great, crafty week! Today is our weekly Cricut Cartridge showcase. I decided to shine the spotlight on the Close To My Heart, Cricut Artiste Cartridge. I am a Close To My Heart Consultant and I have this wonderful cartridge available if you still haven't purchased it: HERE

All of the following projects were created with the Cricut Artiste Cartridge as well as some cuts from the Art Philosophy cartridge. I may have used a Martha Stewart Border punch here or there, but otherwise ALL die cuts and paper piecings were created with these two super versatile cartridges.

I created three new projects for today’s showcase and then below those are photos of previous projects with their direct post links. So let’s get right to it.

SNOW FUN LAYOUT

View of the entire layout.

Bear with snowball close up.

Bear with shovel close up.

Snowflake close up.

Products Used

Crystal Blue Ink Stamp Pad	Cricut Artiste Cartridge	Sparkles Assortment
Whimsy Ink Pad Set	Dry Decorator Chalk	White Signo Pen

SMITTEN HEART BOX

Side view of the box.

Close up of the inside of the box “opened up”

Close up of the stamped roses (This Month’s CTMH Stamp of The Month)

I stamped it in green(Topiary Ink Pad)  and in Red (Cranberry Ink Stamp Pad)  and then cut the roses out of the Cranberry stamped image and layered onto the green stamped image. I also changed the placement of the tiny rose bud. Lastly, I stamped and embossed the “smitten” sentiment which is part of the same January Stamp of the Month set.

Products Used:

CTMH January Stamp of the Month	Cranberry Ink Stamp Pad	Topiary Ink Stamp Pad
Watercolor Pencils	Cricut Artiste Cartridge	Gold Embossing Powder

MY HEART ROARS 4 U LAYOUT

View of entire layout.

Lion Topper Piecing Close Up

Full Bodied Lion Piecing Close Up

Leafy Bordered Heart

Products Used:

Fall Harvest Stamp Set	Whimsy Ink Pad Set	Watercolor Pencils
Cricut Artiste Cartridge	White Signo Pen	Topiary Ink Stamp Pad

Below are some projects that I have previously made with this great cartridge and their direct post links.

RAINY DAY FUN LAYOUT

Direct Post Link

View of the entire layout.

Little bear paper piecing holding an umbrella.

Two little bears wearing their rain caps

U MELT MY Y HEART-PENGUIN LAYOUT

Direct Post Link

View of entire layout.

Close up of one of the cute little penguin piecings.

SNOW MUCH FUN LAYOUT

Direct Post Link

VINTAGE HANGING BOX

Direct Post Link

BEAR BIRTHDAY CARD

Direct Post Link

HOLIDAY TREAT BOX

Direct Post Link

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing some of your crafty time with me. I hope this will inspire you to “think outside the box” when it comes to this and all of your other Cricut cartridges.

Please be sure to come back tomorrow as our SVG designers bring you another Terrific Tuesday-Die Cut showcase!

Happy crafting!

-Melin

Digi Desserts Fridaze

Welcome Back!  It's Friday and time for another

We're so glad you're here to see another great line-up of digital stamp projects created with Digital Printable files from Paper Crafting World.

The winner of last week's Link-Up party will be announced at the end of this post along with a link to this week's FREE digi.

Are you ready for this week's projects?  The digi gals have created some great ones.  I hope you'll visit their blogs and leave a few kind words.

Sandy's Blog

PCW digi used:  Snow Melt My Heart and Ladybug in Winter Attire

Suzanne's Blog

PCW digi used: Bears in Umbrella

Sue's Blog

PCW digi used: Bunny in Overalls

Larelyn's Blog

PCW digi used: Bear I Lava You

Lynden's Blog

PCW File Used: Double Roses DS

Details on tomorrow's post

PCW File Used: Baby Set 3 Giraffe DXL Set 3 DS

Sandy also created a card using this week's FREE digi: Love You Heart

And here's yours:

Click to download
NOTE:  the image will show a price of $1.00 but when you check out, it will be free


 

Winner - Winner - Winner!!!!

Thank you, thank you to the wonderful crafters who linked up to our Digi Desserts Fridaze Post.

 Your projects were amazing and we were so thrilled to have so many link ups.

We hope you'll make DDF a regular on your challenge list!

Our Digi Desserts Fridaze January 18th winner is

#6 Kimberly C

Congratulations, please contact Larelyn at

lsuesart@aol.com

to choose and receive the single digital image of your choice from PCW.

Woohoo and thanks so much for participating!

 

Now it's your turn to play along this week. 

 

 

  Just create something using a digital image and link to this post. If you use an image from PCW, you will receive 2 chances to win. If you use a PCW file, please add "PCW" after your name. Remember, it's easy to participate in our Link Up because there's a tab on the home page that will bring you directly to this DDF page whenever you're ready to share your project.
Link Up your digital design for a chance to win a free single image from Paper Crafting World.

Here are a few guidelines:

*Must use a digital stamp image (receive 2 entries if you use a PCW image)

*Must be a NEW project for this Link Up; 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.

 

 

 

We're always happy to share our Digi Desserts Fridaze and especially thrilled that you can join in our fun. We're looking forward to seeing your digi goodness!

Larelyn and the MPC digi gals

Link Up Your Digi Creation with us!



Winners Announced

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

Today we would like to announce the winners of 

Challenge #117- Bundle Up Baby.  

 Sarah  Sarah's Crafts and Stuff

Sheena Dew Drops and Glue Dots

Sarah and Sheena you can "pick up" your top chef buttons on the left column and proudly display them on your blogs. As the winners of this week's challenge, you will receive your choice of individual digi stamp or cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. 

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

This week Craft With Cutters is ready for winter as we create projects to celebrate the "Wintery Outdoor Fun."  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

CWC #118: Wintry Outdoor Fun

Happy Wednesday and welcome to our weekly "Crafts With Cutters" Challenge!  This week we're playing in the snow!  Our fabulous Design Team members have created projects featuring wintry outdoor fun, activities and scenery.  

Here is what they came up with . . . 

Charlotte's Blog

Cricut cartridges used:  Gypsy Wanderings and Winter Woodland

Brenda's Blog

Cricut cartridge used:  Art Philosophy

PCW file used:  Penguin Wiped Out digi stamp

Suzanne's Blog

Cricut cartridge used:  Winter Lace

Janet's Blog

Cricut cartridges used:  Joys of the Season, Lyrical Letters

and Cricut Craft Room Basics 

Jennifer R.'s Blog

Cricut cartridge used:  Snow Day 

Jennie B.'s Blog

Cricut cartridge used:  Snow Friends

Jen's Blog

Cricut cartridges used:  Winter Woodland, George & Basic Shapes,

and Joys of the Season

Now it's your turn!  Link it up your "wintry outdoor fun" project for a chance at being this week's "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! 

~ Jen and the CWC Designers

Cartridge Showcase: Lyrical Letters

We are excited that Janet from My Cards For You is showcasing a cartridge for you.  Janet is so talented as you are about to see.

Hi everyone. This week's Monday Cartridge Showcase at My Paper Crafting.com features the Lyrical Letters Cartridge. I have bought the cartridge as a digital one through the Cricut Craft Room, which makes it very easy to cut from as you don't need to insert the cartridge in the machine! It is also available right after purchase in the CCR, so you don't need to wait for it to be posted!

 What I really like about this cartirdge is the fact that there are seven different fonts to choose from, each of which has a capital option as well as lower case. 

There is a variety of shapes and words available on the cartridge, which again, makes it a very versatile one to have.

I have made 5 different projects to showcase the versatility of the cartridge, and those of you who follow my blog, know that I am not really into scrapbooking much, but I have even done a layout for you to see as well!

 This is a simple Valentine Card that is cut right from the cartridge. I used the Connected font selection and cut the frame at 4". The flowers are part of the frame so it cuts as one piece. I added some clear beads to the centres of the flowers using Glossy Accents.

The stamp is from a Hero Arts words set that I use quite a lot! 

 For this card, I used the Connected font again and cut the sentiment at about 5" wide. 

The heart and layers were cut from the Craft Room Basic font selection. I embossed the top heart layer then stitched around it with the sewing machine. I did the same with the layer on the card before adding it to a black card, then onto a white base card cut to fit. 

 For my scrapbook layout, I used the Spring word from the Baisc font on the Lyrical Letters cartridge and cut the leaf and flower in different colours. The leaf borders were cut from the Jack Sprat shift/lock font. I added some stamped leaves and a journalling block with peeled paint distress ink and added a little picket fence distress marker to the stamped images to highlight them a little. I also added faux stitching to the lettering with a white ink pen.

For the Just a Note card, I cut the frames from the Italic Monoline font, the notes and sentiment from Capital font. 

I stamped a music background using a Gina K music stamp in Tea Dye distress ink then layered it underneath the frame. The frame is raised from the card using foam dots to give a little depth. 

The music notes were coloured a little with Walnut Stain distress ink then coated with Glossy accents and attached to the frame. 

The final card was made using the LoopDeeLoo font. I added the letters separately then welded them together before cutting them out. 

The layers on the card were cut using  CCR Basic. I stitched around the top layers with the sewing machine and added some flowers, a diecut leaf and some pearl bling to finish it off. 

Hope you have enjoyed looking at this showcase using the Lyrical Letters cartridge and that it inspires you to get it or to use it if you already have it!

Was that not just a fabulous showcase!!  Thank you Janet for the wonderful projects and great inspiration.  If you have not already visited Janet's blog, you can do so HERE.  Have a great week and come back to visit us here daily.  There is always something new and exciting.
Charlotte