CWC # 103 - Card Outreach

Happy Wednesday and welcome to another CRAFT WITH CUTTERS Challenge!  We're so glad you've joined us for our weekly Design Team challenge.  This week the Designers are making fun and festive (no scary, evil or spooky stuff here!) Halloween cards for team member Madison's "I Feel the Love" Project.

The "I Feel the Love" Project for September is to make Halloween Cards to be given to the kids who live at Casa Pacifica.   Casa Pacifica serves abused and neglected children and adolescents, and those with severe emotional, social, behavioral, and mental health challenges on California’s Central Coast.  Each year the facility has an amazing Halloween party for the kids. It is IFTL's goal to send a card to each of the 70 children who reside there.  (For more information about Casa Pacifica please visit their website.)

Please remember to click on the DT member's name to visit their blog and leave them a nice word or two -- it is always wonderful to hear what you think of our projects!  So without further ado -- here is what the ladies came up with . . .

Jessica

Cricut cartridge used:  Imagine - Enjoy the Seasons

Madison

Cricut cartridges used:  Create-A-Critter and Birthday Bash

PaperCraftingWorld.com Digi Stamp:  Scarecrow Girl

Suzanne

Cricut cartridge used:  Pumpkin Carving

Cricut cartridge used:  Doodlecharms and Happy Hauntings

Charlotte

Cricut cartridges used:  Smiley Cards and Happy Hauntings

Court

Cricut cartridges used:  Cake Basics and Create-A-Critter

Larelyn

Cricut cartridge used:  Smiley Cards

Jen

Cricut cartridge used:  Holiday Cakes

PaperCraftingWorld.com Cutting File:  Bear Carving Pumpkin

Now its your turn!  We'd love it if you would join us in sending a fun to card to one of the children at Casa Pacifica.  Link up your card at IFTL and then link up your child-friendly Halloween card (nothing scary or evil, please) here  -- you could be our next "Top Chef!"  Here are some 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!

Thanks so much for joining us!  We hope you'll come back Friday for our very first Digi Desserts Fridaze!

~ CWC Design Team

PCW Die Cut & Or Stamp Numbers Challenge

Good morning crafty friends,

Welcome to our Terrific Tuesday PCW Die Cut & Or Stamp Challenge. This week our designers were tasked with making a project using.....NUMBERS.

BEFORE we share our projects, I would just like to take a moment and share a prayer and blessing on this important day.

“Father God, we come to you in the mighty name of Jesus and take a moment to remember all of those who lost their lives this day in 2001. Lord, you hold our days and our time in your hand. Please be merciful to all those who were left behind. Lord it was such a devastating loss for our country. Be gracious and merciful to our country. Heal and restore according to your purpose and plan. Thank you for such a great country to live in. May we bring you honor and Glory in all we do. In the mighty name of Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) Our Lord and Savior....Amen”.

So here is what our designers came up with:

LYNDEN

PCW File Used: Swirly Heart Flourish Set

JANET

PCW File Used: QT Patootie Boy W Sparkler Digi

EVELYN

PCW File Used: Apple Tree, Sun, Cloud Cutting File Set and Cat In The Hat Reading Digital Stamp Set

JESSICA
PCW File Used: Bear On Moon Digital Stamp

MELIN

PCW File Used: TOP TEN FREEBIE (See Below)

Here’s the sketch I created to go along with my project

For those that like two page spreads,
here is a coordinating sketch.

Here’s a FREE SVG File if you would like to play along. Just click the link below to go to PCW. It will say that it is $1.00 but it won’t actually cost you anything to download it (during this challenge, so get it while you can!).

DOWNLOAD LINK

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 on 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!!!!

Be sure to come back by tomorrow for our new Wonderful Wednesday Cricut Challenge! Thank you so much for stopping by and making us a part of your crafty time!

-Melin and the PCW Designers!

Hello Kitty Cartridge Showcase

Good morning crafty friends, 

Melin here. Our Cartridge Showcase Designer and Coordinator Charlotte is under the weather. So today I am here to introduce this week’s cartridge showcase. Our CWC and PCW Designer Evelyn is here to share some precious gems from her Hello Kitty Cartridge so take it away Ms. Evelyn!

Hi, this is Evelyn from My Little Craft Blog. I’m showcasing the Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge. It has such cute images on it. Who doesn’t love Hello Kitty? The cartridge has a card feature for each of its images. I used the valentine card from page 49 to make this card for my sister:

I have used the little flower from page 47 numerous times. It’s really adorable, and can be used for so many things. Here are two different note cards and a mini-album cover:

I used the rainbow from page 57 in a Wizard of Oz album for my daughter:

I used Hello Kitty as Santa in a concentration game made for last year’s 25 Days of Christmas Crafting Fun.

I used another HK cutie to make altered notebooks. These were for two girls graduating from high school. The notebooks were used for autograph books at their graduation party.

I used the cherries on page 31 to adorn a little notepad for my purse.

Lastly, I used the sad Kitty from page 45, omitting the tears with my Gypsy to make it look like she’s covering her mouth for a cough or sneeze. I placed her on box from page 26 of Wrap it Up, and inserted a small packet of tissues in the box. The pretty borders are from Paper Crafting World’s Sweet Layout cut file set.

Hello Kitty Greetings is an oldie but a goodie. I turn to Hello Kitty every time I want to make somebody smile! Evelyn

WOW what a fabulous showcase Evelyn shared with us!  Don’t you just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE each project?!! Okay I confess, I am totally going to C.A.S.E. that super cute tissue box for this upcoming cold season!

Please be sure to head over to her blog and give her a great big THANK YOU for the wonderful inspiration! Evelyn’s Blog

While you’re at it, please also stop by Charlotte’s blog and wish her a speedy recovery and for those who pray, please say a get well soon prayer for her too :)

Be sure to head back our way tomorrow as we reveal another Terrific Tuesday PCW Die Cut and or Stamp Challenge!

Thank you for stopping by and making us a part of your crafty time.
-Melin and all the CWC and PCW Designers.

Stamped Shaped and Butterfly Card

Good morning crafty friends,

Today I want to share a couple of projects I created using some CTMH products. Right now they have a wonderful promotion going on for National Stamping Month and you can get this fantastic set of stamps for only $5.00* when you make a qualifying purchase of $35 or more. I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a set and so here are a couple of cards I created.

BEST DAY EVER CARD

This is the first card I created. The chevron background “paper” is actually one of the stamps in the set. I used the Whisper Ink and Stamp to create that by stamping several images next to each other.

Next I used some plain white card stock and the sea sponge texture tool with Crème Brulee Ink to create the yellow background piece of “paper”

This butterfly is also one of the stamps in the set. I stamped it out three times again using the Crème Brulee ink. I think used a sponge to ink around the edges with some Whisper Ink to give them just a bit of definition.

The Pink striped piece is also a stamp from the set as is the best day ever sentiment. I used Whisper Ink to create to stamp out the sentiment and Cotton Candy Ink to stamp the Lines.  Lastly the grey polka dot paper is some Dotty For You Designer Paper and the ribbon is some from Michael’s. Oh the jewels are some Bo Bunny jewels I had in my stash.

LIFE IS GOOD CARD

Here is a view of the entire card.

I started by using my Sweet Leaf Ink and one of the stamps in the set to create the Green Polk Dot background paper.

In this shot you can see that I used the Whisper Ink and the Butterfly With Chevron Pattern Stamp.

Angled Shot to show the dimension of the flowers.

Okay, I couldn’t help myself and so I used the “Bloom Everyday” Stamp set to create the “roses and leaves”.  I stamped the roses out a total of 9 times using my Blush Ink and then cut them so there would be “layers” to them. I used pop dots under each layer to give them some more dimension. I also used Crème Brulee Ink and Stamped just the bottom layer of the roses onto some white cardstock and created the soft background “Paper” that the roses sit on. I used my Sweet Leaf Ink to stamp out the matching leaves. I then stamped the sentiment onto the rose background paper with some Whisper Ink.

Here is one last look at the card. By the way, The card base is the FREE Cutting file that will be given away to my newsletter subscribers. So if you would like to get the FREE FILE, please be sure to sign up for the newsletter. The link to the limited time freebie will be in there :)

Here is a picture of the free set. I simply used the frame from this set and welded two together to create the card base and then resize the frame to fit onto the card. This file set will be in the following formats: AI, DXF, EPS, GSD, KNK, MTC, SCAL2, SVG, STUDIO and WPC.

Click this link or go the the menu bar across the top and select the info-newsletter button.

NEWSLETTER LINK

The newsletter will be going out tomorrow morning so you still have time to sign up and grab this freebie.

Here is the ingredients list for both cards
BEST DAY EVER CARD
* National Stamp Month Set
* Whisper Ink Pad
* Blush Ink Pad
* Crème Brulee Ink Pad
* Texture Tools
* White Cardstock
* Black Cardstock
* Dotty For You Designer Paper (Discontinued)
* Misc. Black and White Polka Dot Ribbon
* Bo Bunny Jewels

LIFE IS GOOD CARD
* National Stamp Month Set
* Whisper Ink Pad
* Blush Ink Pad
* Crème Brulee Ink Pad
* Sweet Leaf Ink Pad
* White Cardstock
* Buttercup Cardstock
* 3-D Foam Tape
* Dew Drops Cotton Candy Drops
* White Opal Liquid Pearls
* PCW Deco Butterfly Cutting File (FREE in This Week’s Newsletter)

Thank you so much for stopping by! May you all have a wonderfully crafty day!

Winners Announced

Welcome to Cooking with Cricut

Today we would like to announce the winners of Challenge #101- What Did You Do This Summer? There are 2 winners of the Top Chef prize.

Michelle-  Purple Monkey Moments

Michelle created this adorable summer card using the 
Life's a Beach Cricut cartridge.

Emily- Scrappy Sweet Creations

Emily created this fabuloud card using the 
Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge.

You ladies can "pick up" your top chef buttons on the left column and proudly display them on your blogs. As the winners Michelle and Emily will receive their choice of digi stamp or cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com.

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

Join us this week as we kick off  our new Design Team with a color challenge. 

Create a project using these colors. 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

CWC #102: Color Challenge

Happy Wednesday and welcome to our CRAFT WITH CUTTERS Challenge!  We're so glad you've joined us for our weekly Design Team challenge.  This challenge marks the first challenge of our fall design team term.  Last week we said good-bye to several designers but this week we want to say "HELLO....AGAIN & THANK YOU" to those designers who will be returning:

Jen H.

Madison W.

Charlotte W.

Suzanne P.

Larelyn S.

Court C.

Hattie M.

Natt

Jennie B. 

Jessica 

Evelyn

Janet

Be sure to make this a weekly stop as these lovely ladies have some great projects and crafty inspiration in store for you!

Now on to this week's challenge. Our assignment was to use the following color palette in a project:  

Brown, kraft, cream green and red 

Please remember to click on the DT member's name to visit their blog and leave them a nice word or two -- it is always wonderful to hear what you think of our projects!  So without further ado -- here is what the ladies came up with . . .

Charlotte

Cricut cartridge used:  Paisley

Janet

Cricut cartridge used:  Art Nouveau

Larelyn

Cricut cartridges used:  Autumn Celebrations and Simply Charmed

Madison

Cricut cartridges used:  Create-A-Critter, Kate's ABCs and Pooh Font

PaperCraftingWorld.com digi stamp:  Q.T. Patootie Sparkler Boy

Court

Cricut cartridge used:  Sweet Treats

Jen

Cricut cartridge used:  George & Basic Shapes

Now its your turn!  Link up your project using the color combo above -- you could be our next "Top Chef!"  Here are some 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!

Thanks so much for joining us!

~ CWC Design Team