PCW Book–Writing Challenge A Couple Freebies

Good afternoon crafty friends,

Thank you for joining us for another Terrific Tuesday PCW Challenge. Today's challenge theme is brought to you by our lovely Lynden. She has challenged us to use a “book page or writing” along with the colors black, white and Peridot. You can use other colors, but try and use those three as main colors :)

The book or writing can be either a piece of paper, a page from an actual book or you can use a “stamp” or other medium to achieve the look of writing.  So here is what our wonderful designers came up with.

EVELYN

PCW File Used: Dress Form Cutting File

EVELYN

PCW File Used: Love Bandit Cutting File

MARJI

PCW File Used: Treasured Holiday Title Cutting File

JANET

PCW File Used: Oval Flourish Frame Cutting File

LYNDEN

PCW Files Used: Scalloped Circle Frames, Dress Form and Bracket

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 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 besides a Cricut. Punches would be fine too!

* OUR CHALLENGES ARE NOW WEEKLY! More challenges, more fun!

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

* HAVE FUN!!!!

PLUS, Here's A Great Summer Offer To Get Your Craftiness Going! PCW is offering a 40% off sale!

Okay to really help you join the fun, you can head over to PCW and grab a couple of FREE digital printables I created. They will be available for the next couple of days only, so grab them while you can.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for our new Cricut Challenge and more!

Melin and the PCW Designers

Cartridge Showcase: Artiste Bundle

Good morning crafty friends,

Today my showcase is on the new Cricut Artiste Bundle from Close To My Heart. I have recently become a Close To My Heart Consultant and got my hands on this new bundle. It is a terrific value for what you get. I know most of us are used to paying around 30 to 35 for a new cartridge, so the $99 price tag seems a bit steep.  But it really isn’t when you consider what you get. You get the following:

* Cricut Cartridge: The cartridge is jammed packed with a great variety of cuts including some fantastic 3-D cuts too!

* 3 D-Size Stamp Sets which correspond with several of the cuts on the cart

* 3 Sheets of Chipboard Elements that Correspond with Each Stamp Set!!!!

* Plus!!!! The Cartridge comes with 2 books, one with assembly instructions for the 3-D projects!!!

Okay, now on to my projects!

CANDY CANE BAG

I recently created this bag for a Christmas in July post. Direct Direct Post Link

BIRTHDAY BEAR CARD

Here is a card I made using cuts from the Artiste Cartridge to “Paper Piece” this cute bear. 
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BRAVO GRADUATION CARD

A graduation card I made for my newest sister in law who earned her Master’s Degree. I created this card using the Cricut Artiste Cartridge, and the Rosette Cut on pg. 50 at 1.5”. For complete details on this project, 
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VINTAGE HANGING BOX

I created this pretty hanging box using the cut on page 61 For Direct Link Post

If you like these projects, then please consider purchasing your Artiste Bundle through my link. SHOP NOW

Thank you so much for taking a moment of your crafty time to stop by. Be sure to come back tomorrow for our new Die Cut and or Stamp Challenge with the PCW Designers!
Have a wonderfully crafty day!
-Melin

Birthday Card From Artiste

Good afternoon crafty friends,

I just wanted to share a card I made for my niece. She is a truly sweet girl. I wish I was closer to her. She lives in Michigan and I live in Florida. But by the grace of God, the Lord created an irrevocable bond and I stand on the promise that she will know how much “this side of the family” loves her.

I created this card using the Cricut Artiste Cartridge Bundle. The only thing that didn’t come from the Artiste Cartridge was the Scalloped Frame. I could have easily picked one of the MANY pretty frames they have on the cartridge, but it just so happened that I had this one already cut from my Pazzles inspiration....SOOOO, waste not, want not. I decided to use it. Here’s my recipe:

CTMH Supplies

Bear: Cricut Artiste Cuts

Cupcake: Cricut Artiste Cuts and coordinating Stamp Set

Birthday Sentiment: Cricut Artiste Coordinating Stamp Set

Crown: Cricut Artiste Cut

Designer Paper: Dotty For You Pack

Inks: Brown Bag, Pear, Gypsy and Blush

Other Supplies:

White Cardstock
for the base of the card and the scalloped frame

Dew Drops: Island Breeze

I also used the following Copics to “Color” the cupcake

Y11, Y13, Y15

V20, V25, R32

Stickles: Star Dust

Dry Decorator Chalks, Fine Tip Black Pen and White Signo Pen for Bear’s Facial Features.

Here’s a closer shot of the bear and cupcake.

Be sure to come back on Monday as I will be doing a cartridge showcase on the new Artiste Cartridge and show you some more cute things!!!!

Winners Announced

Welcome to Cooking with Cricut

Today we would like to announce the winners of Challenge #96- Christmas in July. The winner of the Top Chef prize was chosen by Random Organizer.

The winner is... Brianna  Happy Scrapper

Congratulations Brianna:)

Brianna created this adorable Christmas card using the Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge.  You can "pick up" your top chef button on the left column and proudly display it on your blog.  As the winner Brianna will receive her choice of digi stamp or cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. 

Brianna, 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. 

Diana- DL.Art

Scrappy Happy Mommy

Maida- Loving Scrapper 101

BFF Bingo. Come play along this week as we celebrate our BFFs.  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

Cartridge Showcase: 3 Birds on Parade

Hey Everyone!

Thank you for joining us for another cartridge showcase! Today we have the amazingly talented Chef Melissa  here showcasing the 3 Birds on Parade!!

Today I am showcasing my newest (and quickly becoming my most favorite) Cricut cartridge: 3 Birds on Parade. I have a quirky sense of humor and love to craft fun, bright projects so this cartridge is perfect for me!

Today I have made a few different projects to show you so you can see a few things this cute little cartridge has to offer.

Fist, the banner I made for my son's birthday. (He wanted a "camping birthday" which ended up being a ton of fun. Cook out, tent in the back yard and a cake that looked like a giant S'More...yum!). Anyhow, this little bird was perfect for his banner:

This project also shows you the font on this cartridge. At first I wasn't super crazy about it, but it has grown on me. The cut out in the center of each letter is a birds foot, so you would need just the right project to use it on. The font is also very chunky.

The next projects is a set of 4 Christmas Cards. I looooove these little guys!

These birds do take a lot of layers, but they are well worth it. They each have a very cute little expression that goes with them as well (I just struggled to get it cut small enough for the front of the card as they are pretty precise cuts. They seem like they would be better cut quite a bit larger than the 1 inch height I was looking for).  The caption of each photo tells you what the expression included on the cartridge is for each of the birds.

" Baby It's Cold Outside"

"Be Jolly"

"Deck the Halls"

"Happiest Holidays"

 My last projects are not something you would expect to see from this cartridge. I spend a lot of time on Pinterest and am currently obsessed with the trend of silhouettes of little birds. I used the base of one bird to create these two cards.  I cut the larger birds at 1/2 inch and the small birds on the sympathy card are 1/4 inch (teeny!). The embellishments and expressions are both stamps. I like finding cuts on cartridges that you can make things with that are unexpected. This bird would typically have two layers over this black shape to created an adorable little bluebird.

 I hope you have enjoyed today's showcase and would love to see projects you have made with this cartridge. There are a lot of other cuts I can't wait to use (such as a super cute pirate and a superhero) but I haven't had the right occasion (yet!)

~Melissa

If you think Chef Melissa did as awesome of a job as I do, then head over to her blog and leave her some love!

Be sure to come back tomorrow as Chef Madison announces the winners from our last challenge. 

Don't forget about our two current challenges: Our Die Cut and or Stamp Challenge and our Cricut Challenge! Just click the links at the top to join the fun!

Thank you for making us a part of your crafty time! We appreciate you all so much!

~Court and the rest of the CWC Design Team

CWC # 97: BFF Bingo

Happy Wednesday and welcome to our weekly Cooking With Cricut Design Team challenge!  This week the Team was challenged to use the "bingo" card below to create a card or layout for their BFF or other friends in honor of Friendship Day (August 5th.)  Like the traditional bingo game they could choose three items across, down or diagonally to use in their project.

Make sure you click on the Designer's names to visit their blogs for more details and to leave 'em some love!  

Jenny J.

Bingo! . . . Stamp/Ink/Die Cut

Cricut cartridge used:  Art Philosophy

Charlotte

Bingo! . . . Punch/Embossing/Ink

Cricut cartridge used:  Love You A Latte

Olivia

Bingo! . . . Glitter/Punch/Flowers

Cricut cartridge used:  Summer Celebrations

Suzanne

Bingo! . . . Buttons/Embossing/Bows

Cricut cartridge used:  Imagine Word Phrases

Natt

Bingo! . . . Flower/Bow/Die Cut

Cricut cartridges used:  Give A Hoot, Paisley and Plantin SchoolBook

Madison

Bingo! . . . Glitter/Embossing/Die Cut

Cricut cartridge used:  Paper Dolls Teen Scene

Hattie

Bingo! . . . Flower/Embossing/Stamp

Cricut cartridge used:  Flower Shoppe

Larelyn

Bingo! . . . Stamp, Ink, Die Cut

Cricut Cartridge used:  Art Philosophy

Now it's your turn!  Link up a BFF/friend project using the Bingo Card above before midnight next Tuesday for your chance to be our next Top Chef!  Here are the guidelines:

• Must follow the challenge topic.
• Must be a NEW project for this challenge, please no back dated posts.
• 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!

Don’t forget to stop by tomorrow and see what Chef Melissa has cooked up using the 3 Birds on Parade cartridge for our Thursday Showcase.  And as always, thanks so much for crafting with us!!


~ CWC Design Team