Pen Work Projects

Good morning crafty friends,

I just wanted to share a few projects I had made last year using the “pens” option with my machine.



Vintage Layout

Here is a view of the entire layout.

Here is a close up of the flowers I used my “pens” to add the pen work in the center of the flowers. I then changed out the pen for the blade and while the mat was still loaded proceeded to “cut out” the flowers. Once the flower were cut, I added a little bit of shading to the edges and curled the petals for some dimension. Very fast and easy with some nice results.

Here is a close up of the border. I “drew” it right on to the background paper. It was very fast and easy and I didn’t have to worry about the paper “tearing” trying to get the intricate detail. I just let the pen do the work :-)



YOU ROCK CARD

Here is a pic of the completed card.

Here is a close up of the “pen” work. I used the Cri-Kits gel pens for this one. I designed the die cut and used my pens to “fill in” the wings and the flourish in the middle of the heart. I colored the heart in with  my Copic Markers as ell as the crown and the outline of the wings.



Hope this inspires you to get your pens and markers out and give them a try. There are several options out there for using “pens” with your machine.  Whether you have a Cricut, Pazzles, Silhouette or other Electronic Die Cutting Machine, this option is available to you and opens up your design ideas!

CLICK HERE to go to our challenge and add your project and check out what the rest of the DT did!



SNEAK PEAK!
Be sure to come back by tomorrow as I will be posting a super pretty Quick Quotes project using their July Club Q Kit and a tutorial on making some pretty flowers!


Have a wonderful day!

Winners Announced:)

Welcome to Cooking with Cricut

Today we would like to announce the winner of Challenge #41- Anything Goes!  The winner of the Top Chef prize was chosen by Random Organizer.

The winner is...Amanda- Amanda's Crafts and More 

Congratulations Amanda:)

Amanda used the Wild Card and Simply Charmed Cricut  cartridges to create this sweet birthday card for her God-daughter.  You can "pick up" your top chef button on the left column and proudly display it on your blog.  As the winner Amanda will receive her choice of digi stamp or cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. 

Amanda, 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. 

Sabrina- Sabriolet Designs

Tanya- Nonna's Craft Corner

Barb- BugBites-the creative buzz-

Cricut Pens or Sun Die Cut...  It's that easy.  This week we want to see what you can create using your Cricut pens or markers or if you don't have that option, you can create a project with a sun die cut.  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

Card with Pen Work

Good morning crafty friends,

Here is the card I made featuring pen work with the Amy Chomas Glitter Gel Pens, Beautiful Quick Quotes products and my Cricut. This is for our new challenge here at CWC.

Here is the recipe for the card:

Quick Quotes: Mary’s Garden 200 Designer Paper

Quick Quotes: 1.5 Pink Polka Dot Organza Sheer Ribbon

Quick Quotes: Bloody Mary and Mocha Mama Powder Puff Chalk Ink.

Quick Quotes: Baby, Kids and Family Itty Bitty Quote Box. This is the 1 Corinthians Quote on the card.

Pink, Mauve, Green and Cream Bazzill Cardstock

White Cardstock for Pen work

Amy Chomas Pen holder and Glitter Pen

SVG drawing and cutting file for frame.

Forever Young Cartridge for the little flowers.

Liquid Pearls for the Pearl accents

Cricut Expression and appropriate software.

Be sure to join our challenge HERE!!! You can use your Cricut or other pens for “drawing” OR if you don’t have these available you can use a SUN die cut on your project!

Remember to stop back by tomorrow as we announce our winners from last week’s challenge and feature another great project!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

Challenge #42: Pen or Marker Work or a Sun

Good morning, Cricutlicious friends!

We are glad you are joining us for another wonderful Wednesday.  And if its Wednesday that means it is challenge day here at Cooking With Cricut!

Our challenge this week was to use our pens -- Cricut Color markers, Amy Chomas or Cri-Kits pens. If you don't have any of these to work with then the second aspect to this challenge was to include a sun die cut of some sort in or on your project instead.

Check out what our amazing Design Team created!

Stacey created this super cute card using the Simply Charmed cartridge.  Check out all the details on Stacey's blog.

Jean created this adorable layout using her Cricut Color markers and her Hannah Montana and the Robotz cartridges to create her cut images.  Check out all the details on Jean's blog!

Madison created this cute little treat bag for a friend using the Create-A-Critter cartridge.  Hop on over to her blog to check out the particulars.

Jen created this mat and picture using Hello Kitty Greetings and Create-A-Critter.  Check out her blog for the sweet story and details on this picture.

Roberta used Sesame Street Seasons and Mini-Mongrams for this super cute card.  Make sure you visit her blog for the details!

Gaby used her Cricut pens to create this awesome layout.  Make sure you go over to her blog and see how she did it!

Now it’s your turn, let’s see your creative, Cricut best!  Remember our guidelines . . . 

1. It must be a new project with a Cricut cut.

2. You must post your project and include a link back to CookingWithCricut.com

3. And the best rule of all -- you MUST HAVE FUN!

As always, thank you so much for joining us! We appreciate it so much!

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QQ 40% Sale & Anything Goes Challenge

WOW!!! Check this FABULOUS DEAL OUT! 

Quick Quotes Is Having a 40% off sale!

That means you can get all the great powder puff chalk inks I have been using on my projects for a STEAL!!!!  Be sure to use the supersale11 code when checking out!

I used it and got some paper that was already on sale for a bargain basement price! PLUS ALL THAT YUMMY RIBBON and their famous QUOTES!

Be sure to let them know I sent you :-)

SHOP NOW!

Now on to a project that fits our ANYTHING GOES Challenge this week!

Joy Layout

To create this layout I used the Botanicals Cartridge for the flourish above and the birdhouse. Forever Young for the scalloped “flowers” and I can’t remember which cartridge the Font came from. The daisy border as well as the “lacey” border came from a couple of punches.

As always, thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderfully crafty day!