Day #10 Everyday in May Blog-Aversary Celebration

Good morning fellow crafters. This is Madison of Funky Cards. I am so pleased and honored to be a part of Cooking with Cricut's Blogoversary Celebration!

I was asked to design and create a special graduation card for my grammy to give to my cousin as he graduates from the University of the Pacific! Congratulations Kyle on a job well done!! You ROCK and we are all very proud of you. Kyle was a member of the swim team while he pursued his degree in Engineering at UOP.


I think it is always nice to personalize a card. I added Kyle's name and the year he graduated, as well as his university logo.

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Simply Sweet Cricut Cartridge- Letters
Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Martha Stewart Scalloped Dots Border Punch
Ribbon
Gel Pen
Stamp
Thanks for stopping by!
Madison

FREEBIE #10
In keeping with Madison’s post, I wanted to make a card for my nephew who is graduating at the end of this month.
I wanted to include the Aaronic blessing. but I wanted to truly convey the meaning of the blessing. We often read or say the words of this blessing without really knowing what they mean. The words "bless" and "keep" are abstract words which we are familiar with in English. But, the ancient Hebrews (what the original text was written in) were concrete thinkers who related all things to concrete ideas.
The Hebrew word for "bless" is "barak" which literally means "to kneel". A berakah is a "blessing" but more literally, the bringing of a gift to another on a bended "knee". When we bless God or others, we are in essence, bringing a gift on bended "knee". A true king is one who serves his people, one who will humble himself and come to his people on a bended knee.
The Hebrew word for "keep" is "shamar" which literally means "to guard". A related word is "shamiyr" which means "thorn". When the shepherd was out in the wilderness with his flock, he would construct a corral of thorn bushes to protect the sheep from predators, a guarding over of the sheep.
With this more Hebraic concept of Hebrew words we can now read the beginning of the Aaronic blessing as, "Yahweh will kneel before you presenting gifts and will guard you with a hedge of protection". The remaining portions of the Aaronic blessing can also be examined for its original Hebraic meaning revealing the following:

Yahweh will kneel before you presenting gifts and will guard you with a hedge of protection, Yahweh will illuminate the wholeness of his being toward you bringing order and he will beautify you, Yahweh will lift up his wholeness of being and look upon you and he will set in place all you need to be whole and complete.

So here is the card I made. I am so proud of him (my nephew) !!! I truly want to bless him with these words and the abundance of their meaning. The “thorny border around the text was also my interpretation of “keep” or “shamar”. It was purposefully constructed that way.

http://www.mypapercrafting.com/2011/05/day-10-everyday-in-may-blog-aversary.html

 

This is what the other version of the stamp looks like. It is a bit more feminine with the rose motif's on either side of the bottom. 

#10 Freebie 

I would like to share the Digital Stamp I created for this card. It comes as two jpg images and a pdf file. If you would like this set, you can: CLICK HERE.

#9 Freebie 

For those following along…..I am sorry, I am still working on File #9 

Yesterday DT Leader Jen shared a beautiful project for her little one. It had an adoption theme.

Here is the card I made to go with this theme. I will be giving the little butterfly cut file away as the #9 Freebie….BUT, it is not quite ready yet. It should be ready a little later today. Please do check back for the link. I do apologize for the inconvenience. I have had some slight “technical” issues.

Thank you so much again for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day!

Every Day in May Blog-Aversary ~ Day 9

Welcome to Day 9 of Cooking With Cricut's Every Day in May Blog-Aversary!

This is Jen of Musings of a Crafty Mom and I am so honored to post here today.  Cooking With Cricut is having a month long Blogoversary Cele"bear"ation with postings and giveaways every day during the month of May - and each and every day  there will be some kind of celebration posted!

Today I am celebrating adoption!  I am the adoptive mother of four amazing children -- three are grown and on their own and my baby just turned seven.  Each and every year we celebrate the day their adoptions were finalized.  We call it their Adoption Anniversary -- I have a friend who is also an adoptive mother who calls it their "Gotcha Day."  It's a big deal -- there is almost always a gift involved and a special dinner -- kind of like a second birthday. 

Today is my youngest's anniversary and this is the gift I made for her.  It is called a "Star Book" and it is basically a 3D card.  It was pretty easy to make and features pictures of my little one from the time she joined our family at three months to present as well as a poem called "How Do We Love You."

 

The cartridges used are:  George & Basic Shapes, Accent Essentials, Just Because Cards, and Mother's Day 2010.  Please check out my blog for details and a link to the Star Book instructions.

  

Adoption is an amazing way to build a family.  On any given day in my home state of Florida, there are approximately 850 children waiting for forever families.  They are waiting for someone to love them, waiting for a place to call home.  They come from varied backgrounds, circumstances, races and ethnicities. While some have specific medical, physical or emotional issues requiring special care, many do not. Some are part of sibling groups that want very much to stay together as part of a new family.  Adoption isn't for everybody, but if you think it might be for you and your family, I encourage you to take a closer look.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!  Make sure you check back tomorrow and see the wonderful Graduation card Madison created!

~ Jen



Thanks so much!

Rose In Vase Card

Good morning crafty friends! 

Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you’re all enjoying a wonderful day with loved ones.

Our Creative Designer Gaby is sharing some wonderful Mother’s Day cards she made!

Gaby writes:

Happy Mother's Day!! 

I am super happy and double honored to be here sharing a creation on 

this wonderful Blogoversary Celebration!!

Today, I created three cards, one for each of my three younger sisters. 

Gladys, loves to sew! (she can make lovely wedding dresses amongst many other things).

Rita loves to go out there and Garden!

Monica cannot stay away from the hair dryer! (she has curly hair but wants it straight). 

Cricut Items Used: 

Expression II 

Gypsy 

Damask Décor cartridge (heart damask 4") 

French Manor cartridge (dress form 2.75") 

Freshly Picked cartridge (water can 1.28") 

Paisley cartridge (hair dryer 2.75") 

Thank you so much for visiting! If you want a bit more detail, visit Gaby’s Blog.

Rose In Vase Digi Stamp Card

I made this card using the Rose in Vase Digital Stamp from PCW. 

Here is a close up shot. I wanted to show that I colored the vase in with my Copic Markers and then used the Crackle Accents to make the vase look like it was a cracked glass vase. The picture doesn’t really do it justice. There is a lot of texture.

The freebie is the Rose in Vase Digital Stamp. It comes with the “stems”
and without. It is in Jpg and Png format.

It would be perfect to play along with for the Digital Challenge over at PCW: HERE

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Thank you so much for stopping by!
-Melin

QQ DT April Kit Layout Invitation Layout

Good afternoon crafty friends,

Here is post number two for today. I am super excited to announce that I am no the Quick Quotes Inaugural Design Team!  My post was delayed so that I could make the announcement with the rest of the team!  Quick Quotes has also launched their new blog: BlogQuickQuotes.com. In honor of their new blog and Design Team, Quick Quotes has some wonderful Blog Candy available! You must head over there to enter!

PLUS if you become a FOLLOWER of each Design Team Member's Blog you'll be eligible for an ADDITIONAL PRIZE PACKAGE selected from only THOSE entrants!  You will need to leave a comment on my blog as well as the other Designer’s Blogs!  Here are the links of the new Quick Quotes Design Team

Quick Quotes Blog

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Jennifer Sodowsky

Adora Concepcion

Donna Coughlin

Melin Beltran That’s Me :-) Just follow me and leave a comment on this post.

Julie Detlef

Theresa Kelly

LASTLY, AN EXTRA SPECIAL SURPRISE   When you place ANY order of $20 or more, you'll receive 20% OFF your ENTIRE purchase (valid ALL WEEK)!!!!!! WOW!!!!!  What an amazing deal! Head over to Quick Quotes and start shopping today!

The Design team was given the Club Q May kits to work with. 

These are some wonderful kits that Quick Quotes creates!

Here is one of the kits available in the May Club Q package. It features some very pretty paper along with the pre-cut Die Cut title and the embellishments. The kit includes a full color photo of the finished project and step-by-step instructions. You can choose to do your kit as shown: or you can change it up.

Here is my first version of this kit. I used all of the same elements that come in the kit. I didn’t add anything to the kit provided. I did also ink the mats and patterned paper with the Mango Mai Tai Powder Puff Chalk Ink and the Tahiti  Powder Puff Chalk Ink.

Here is my second version of this kit. I added two pieces of River Reed Bazzill Cardstock. I also used some border and corner punches by EK Success.

Here is a close up of the letters and flower. I inked them with the

Mai Tai and Amaretto Powder Puff Chalk Inks.

Here is another close up of the title. I love how easily the ink covers the paper but still allows the texture of the paper to show through.

MORE Quick Quotes Projects.

Here is a layout I created for the Goodwill Blog Hop today. 

I used some of the WONDERFUL Powder Puff Chalk Inks by Quick Quotes.

Here is what a little chalk Ink can do for your die cuts. 

More Details Coming Soon.

Here is a layout I did a couple of weeks ago.

This layout features the new Mary’s Garden paper line from Quick Quotes. It also has the cute little turtle files I created as well as the tree and the Spring Floral Spray files (Files coming soon). For today’s Freebie #7 I would like to give you this super cute cutting file title:

This file is available in the following formats: 

AI, DXF, EPS, GSD, KNK, MTC, SCUT2, SVG and WPC. 

If you would like the file: CLICK HERE
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Remember you have until Sunday, May 8th at noon to grab the file for FREE :-)  Thank you so much for stopping by. Be sure to come back tomorrow as Creative Designer Gaby helps us celebrate Mother’s Day with another project and another FREEBIE!

Have A Wonderfully crafty day,

-Melin

Post 1 of 2 for Saturday, May 7th

Good morning Crafty friends!

I hope it is a wonderful Saturday for you!!! Today my PaperCraftingWorld Blog is participating in the Goodwill Blog Hop.

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MY PROJECT FOR TODAY 

Here is the layout I created. I used the Scalloped Paper Lace Cutting file from PCW.

I also created the Strawberries and cutlery. The border is an MS border punch.

Be sure to head over there and get details on my project as well as some nice blog candy. It is a short hop and you should finish in time to....

Be back here at 2pm Est. Time when I will have post number two for the day up as well as the:

EVERYDAY in MAY Freebie!  So sorry for the delay, but I was asked to hold my post until that time :-)

MY BLOG CANDY AT PCW BLOG

In honor of National Scrapbooking Day, I am giving this Cutting File Set to one random winner. Just head over there and enter for your chance to win :-)

Be sure to come back around 2pm Est. Time for post number two and the Everyday In May FREEBIE!

Everyday in May Let's Celebrate Layout

Good morning crafty friends!
I hope you’re getting ready for another fun weekend of paper crafting! I am sure many of you have some fabulous plans for National Scrapbook Day! Be sure to include a stop here to CWC as we will be having another wonderful Everyday in May project and FREEBIE!

But for today, Jean, of www.jeanscraftycorner.blogspot.com, one of our wonderful Creative Designers has a simply sweet project for you!

I wanted to show how you can take dollar store items and decorate them for your party theme for less.  I started out with a yellow bag and pack of yellow plates and cups from the dollar store.

I then used the Birthday Cakes Cricut Cake cartridge to cut the Let's Party and the George and Basic Shapes cartridge for the flowers.  I used pink vinyl to cut all of the decorations for the cups, plates and bag.  I then used pink cardstock and cut the flowers to decorate the straws.  For the straws, you will need to enlarge the circle in the middle for the straws to fit through.

Be sure to head over to Jean’s Blog for complete details including cut sizes, etc!

Now for today’s Everyday in May Freebie #6 

In keeping with Jean’s wonderful project theme of Birthday Celebrating, I created this super easy scrapbook page.

Here is my layout. I used the following to complete this project:

The Blue, purple and numbered patterned papers are all from the AMAZING DCWV CELEBRATION STACK! Some of the numbers on the number paper are foiled! It really makes the layout dazzle!

ALSO the Birthday wish journaling block and the my little cupcake graphic are from this same stack! Just cut and paste!

DCWV Celebration Stack

Bazzill Red and White cardstock

Copic Markers

Diamond Stickles

Banner File from PCW.

Here is a close up of the banner and the word: Let’s. This is the Freebie File for today! It is a cutting file and comes in the following formats: AI, DXF, EPS, GSD, JPG, KNK, MTC, PDF, SCUT2, SVG and WPC.

The JPG and PDF file are for those who would like to hand cut them.

Remember the file is available for FREE until Saturday, May 7th @ 10am. If you would like this file simply: CLICK HERE.

Thank you for stopping by! Be sure to come back tomorrow
as we will have a special project, Freebie and ANNOUNCEMENT!

The CookingWithCricut.com Design Team!