Quickutz Stocking Card

Good afternoon Everyone,

I wanted to do a quick post on this week’s DT Pile It On Challenge. This week our assignment was to use the colors: Red, Green and White and Then Something Soft. So to make my card, I used the QuicKutz Stocking Die. I cut the stockings out in Red, Blue and Green and Then I used Felt for the tops of the stockings….that is my something soft.

I then colored the bear image with a combination of my printer and Copic Markers. I finished off the stamp with a little stickles on the bears pom poms and the band of his cap.

I used the cute Teddy Bear image from this week’s sponsor: Stampin’ Dragon. Be sure to hop over and visit them. They have some super cute images. Also be sure to hop over to PIO(Pile It On) and join the fun. You could win Here are the challenges that my card applies to.

Pile It On –#42 Red, Green & White – Something Soft.

The Ribbon Girl - Red and Green

Wee Memories - Cute Holiday

Paper Garden - Holiday Cards

Meljens - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Something Digi

Stampin’ Royalty - Ribbons

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Speedy's Friends – Diecuts

Frosted Designs – Diecuts

Paper Garden - Holiday Cards

Delightful Challenges – Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for this week’s FCCB challenge project. Also, don’t forget to enter our challenge this week…It’s about….Pumpkins. GO HERE

Save the Tatas Card By Dalis

Good morning everyone!

Hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend so far! Are you getting any paper crafting done? I hope so! Today’s post is from Design Team member-

Dalis of StamperGirl.com.

In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, some of the DT members have made some special projects. Here is what Dalis designed.

Dalis created this gorgeous tri-fold card using the BC Awareness Bear Digital Stamp from Page-Kits.com and she used the Early Bird digital kit by Erican Zane to color it in. Clever girl!

Be sure to stop by Dalis’s blog and show her some love for all her hard work! PLUS, 2 chances to win the Bear Digital Stamp or cutting file (winner’s choice).

1. Be sure to be a follower of this blog and leave a comment on this post.
2. Hop over to Dalis’s blog and leave a comment on her BC post. Go HERE

DON’T FORGET ABOUT OUR CHALLENGE THIS WEEK! It’s all about…. PUMPKINS Enter your project today! GO HERE

DT member Melin used the Pick Me Digital Stamp from Page-Kits.com

Cream of the Crop Layout

Good morning my Fantabulous Friday Friends!!!,
Welcome to another Fantabulous Friday! I am the Girl Friday at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. Please be sure to hop over there and check out my complete Friday post: HERE.
Today I am changing gears just a bit. For the last two weeks I have been focusing on a particular cartridge. But today, I am going to post on a particular “image” or cut. I was working on a project with a Fall-Halloween theme. I was looking for a Crow.

So, I went to my Gypsy to do a search of what cuts were available. So here is what I came up with.

Here is a cut from October 31st Cartridge

Here is a cut from the Cupcake Wrappers Cartridge

While both of these are fine, neither was what I was looking for…so the hunt was on! I began doing a search on the net. I was looking for an SVG file that I could use to cut with my Cricut. For those of you that are unfamiliar with what an SVG is: it is a file format that allows you to use your Cricut along with a third party software to cut the file-die cut. I found a couple of freebies.

This project which features a FREE set from Deena Rutter has a couple of crows in it.

You can go to the FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE BLOG to get the download for this set. While this was also really nice, it wasn’t exactly what I was looking for.

Here is a project she made using them. This was her challenge project for this week. Be sure to take a look at the rest of the wonderful designs and join the challenge: You Can go HERE for the challenge.

I then decided to work on making some up: I made this cutting file set: I called it the Crow Trio. You can get details and purchase it at PaperCraftingWorld.com

And then I made this cutting file set, I called this one Crows, Silly Crows. You can purchase this set at Page-Kits.com as well: CLICK HERE

Then I made this set: This one I called, Cream of the Crop-Crows. This one isn’t available for sale….yet. But hopefully it will be processed in the next few days. You can check out the link for it though: HERE

So while on my Crow making frenzy, I made this little crow using my Cricut and some of the Cricut cuts (sorry, I don’t have a pattern for him…yet).

I did make this kit with some of the Cream of the Crop Crows. It is available in limited quantity at Page-Kits.com: HERE

Last but not least, I made this quick and cute little crow.

You can download the FREE cutting file HERE.

Available formats: AI, DXF, GSD, KNK, MTC, SVG, SCUT(scal 2.0) and WPC. It’s Available FREE only through Sunday evening, October 24th, ‘10

Well, I guess that’s it for today.

PLEASE BE SURE TO HOP OVER AND CHECK OUT THE FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE THIS WEEK: It is all about.....LEAVES.

As always, there are some "Fantabulous" prizes and the DT has some amazing inspiration.

FCCB CHALLENGE LINK HERE
ALSO, YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR CHALLENGE! IT’S ALL ABOUT…..PUMPKINS…SO BE SURE TO CLICK OVER AND JOIN THE FUN! You could win a little something too
CWC CHALLENGE LINK HERE
PLEASE BE SURE TO STOP BACK BY TOMORROW. One of our DT Member’s is posting a FABULOUS Breast Cancer Awareness Project AND our First Challenge Winners will be announced!
Have a FANTABULOUS FRIDAY….Melin

Challenge #2 PUMPKINS

Good morning everyone,

Today is our Design Team’s second challenge! We are so excited about today’s theme. The designer’s worked hard on their projects and it shows!

Today’s Challenge-theme

Pumpkin PatchShare your projects that have your favorite “pumpkin” on it!
Real Easy! Let’s Take A Look At What the Design Team “Cooked Up” for you.

Brandilynn

Created By Brandilynn 

Brandilynn used the Bear Carving Pumpkin Cutting file from Page-Kits.com

BeanieBeanie’s Tag Your It Blog
Beanie used the Bear In Pumpkin Patch cutting file fromPage-Kits.com

Michelle
Mum of Two
Michelle used her Cricut and Mini Monsters Cricut Cartridge.

Christel
Scrappin’ Sista
Used the Bear In Pumpkin Patch Digital Stamp fromPage-Kits.com

Cyndi
Cyndi’s Treasures
Used the Bear In Pumpkin Patch cutting files fromPage-Kits.com

Gaby
Gaby Creates
Gaby used the Kitty Carving Pumpkin cutting file from
Page-Kits.com

Abby
Scrapbookaholic By Abby
Abby used the Girl on Pumpkin cutting file from
Page-Kits.com

Adrea
From The Hills
Adrea used the Pumpkin Man cutting file from
Page-Kits.com

Valine
Maddster Creations
Valine used the Bear in Pumpkin Patch cutting file from
Page-Kits.com

Jenna
Jenna’s Favorite Things
Jenna used the Pumpkin Patch cutting file from
Page-Kits.com

Madison
Funky Cards
Madison used her Cricut and Create-A-Critter, Zooballoo and more.

Kristal
Getting Cricky with KAndrew
Kristal used her Cricut.

Kassidy

Inking It Up Crazy
Kassidy used her Cricut.

Now show us your PUMPKINS! Just link your project through Inlinkz at the bottom of this post and share the fun! You have until midnight, Tuesday, October 26th to enter.

PLEASE BE SURE TO VISIT OUR DT MEMBER'S BLOGS AND SHOW THEM A LITTLE LOVE FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK!One winner will receive these Digital Stamps or Cutting Files (winner’s choice) From
PaperCraftingWorld.com

BC Awareness Post FREE File

WOW!!!!! Check out today's project! Abby from our DT put this dynamite layout together!
I was SO EXCITED to see this! It is such an honor to have all these ladies putting their design talents out there for us to share!

Here is a view of her entire layout.

Closeup of the left page.

Closeup of the right page.

Can you see all the bling on this cutie? She has her awareness ribbon and sneakers bejeweled!! I love the creativity!!!

Here is a layout with the instructions

The bear on Abby's project is available as a cutting file and
as a digital stamp over at Page-Kits.com.

Thank you Abby for such a fabulous way to encourage our sisters, mothers, aunts and friends, etc. to FIGHT LIKE A GIRL! Please be sure to hop over to Abby's blog and send her a little love for all her hard work :-) SCRAPBOOKAHOLICBYABBY.COMIn honor of Abby's hard work, you have 2 chances to win
the cute little awareness bear cutting file.

Walking For The Cure-Awareness Bear Cutting File. Available in the following formats: AI, DXF, GSD, KNK, MTC, SVG, SCUT(scal 2.0), WPC and WPC14.

1. Be sure to be a follower of THIS blog and leave a comment on THIS POST.
2. Hop over to Abby's blog and leave a comment on her post: HERE

We will pick the winners next week Wednesday and announce them next Friday along with the winner from this week's challenge!

Also: Here is an awareness ribbon FREE CUTTING FILE! It will be available for only 24 hours...so grab it while you can! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Thank you so much for stopping by! Please plan to come back tomorrow as we reveal our second challenge!!!!

Happy Sweetest Day! - FREE Cutting & Digi Files

Good morning everyone!

Happy Sweetest Day!

I am so glad to be back to some regular posting....let's say a prayer and keep our fingers crossed that my computer will continue to co-operate :-)

In honor of Sweetest Day, I wanted to thank all of you for your faithful support of this blog. Especially the new Design Team Members!

They have worked really hard to begin to bring you some fun challenges. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...Go to this week's challenge and leave a comment for them AND.....PARTICIPATE...It is an easy, peasy challenge :-) If you leave them a comment, you could win two cutting files or digital stamps from Page-Kits.com.

But to sweeten the pot....If you leave a comment on the challenge post from this week HERE, AND one on this post....one lucky commenter will win this adorable cut file or digi stamp (winner's choice) that I just created....This cute little bear with a box of chocolates :-) Just asking three things:

1. Be sure to be a follower of this blog
2. leave a comment on this post AND
3. Leave a comment on the CHALLENGE POST: HERE.....

That's it. That's all I ask. Let the girls know you've seen and appreciate their wonderful work :-)

Okay, so now on to today's projects and FREE cutting file and digi stamp.

Here is a layout I made a couple of years ago. It was pretty clean and straightforward. I used some Basic Grey patterned paper that was so pretty.

The BG paper inspired me to create this wonderful rose piecing. Here is a closeup of th rose. I cut all the pieces of the rose (except the leaves) out of white cardstock. I then inked and chalked the "inner" pieces. I left the background part completely white. I then assembled the rose and used some Stickles to "Outline" the rose.

Now here is the same rose, converted into a Digital Stamp.

I used my Copic markers to color the stamp in and then used some Stickles to Outline it. I used a couple of EK punches for the corners and flourishes and I used my Cricut for the dimensional flower. If you would like to know more about the dimensional flower, just go to yesterday's Fantabulous Friday post and get the info....you can go HERE

The digital stamp set comes in pdf with four different sentiments. It also has the plain rose (no sentiment) in jpg format. The cutting file comes in the following formats: AI, DXF, GSD, MTC, KNK, SVG, SCUT(scal 2.0), WPC and WPC 14.

If you would like the FREE Digital Stamp set: CLICK HERE

If you would like the FREE Cutting File: CLICK HERE

Be sure to grab them quickly as they will only be available for FREE until Sunday night (tomorrow, Oct. 17th) at midnight (eastern) time.