Winners Announced

Welcome to Cooking with Cricut

Today we would like to announce the winners of Challenge #103- Card Outreach.  There are 5 winners today.  In our book, everyone this week was a winner for taking the time to make a card for the amazing children at Casa Pacifica.  So everyone who submitted a card to this challenge will receive their choice of an individual digi stamp or cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. Here is a list of the winners and the cards they created for the kids.

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

Diana - DL.ART

Migdalia- Crafting with Creative M

Linda- All Scrapped Out

Sarah- It's What Keeps Me Sane

Sheena- Dew Drops and Glue Drops

Join us this week as Cooking With Cricut creates cards with texture. Include at least one Cricut cut out on your project. 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 # 104: TEXTURE

Good morning crafty friends!

 Hope you’re all doing well! Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday CRAFT WITH CUTTERS Challenge!  This week our challenge was all about TEXTURE! So let’s see what the lovely designer’s have prepared for us!

COURT

Cartridge Used: Create A Critter

JANET

Cartridge Used: Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 2

LARELYN

Cartridge Used: Elegant Edges

CHARLOTTE

Cartridge Used: Damask Decor

MADISON

Cartridge Used: Teen Scene Paper Doll

NATT

Cartridge Used: Simply Sweet

SUZANNE

Cartridge Used: Teddy Bear Parade

Oh my these projects are simply, texturelicious! Be sure to click on the designer's name and head to their blogs and give them some "lumpy and bumpy" love for their inspiration and hard work!

Now its your turn!  Link up your project using TEXTURE -- 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 post through Inlinkz (see below) 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!

Be sure to come back on Friday as we have a new Digi Desserts Fridaze Post and FREEBIE!

-Melin and the CWC Designers

PCW Die Cut Or Stamp Challenge & FREEBIE

Happy Terrific Tuesday crafty friends!

Welcome to another PCW Die Cut & Or Stamp Challenge! Today’s challenge is: TEXTURE! So how can you add texture to your projects?!   Here is what the Designers came up with!

XOCHITL

PCW File Used: You Are My Sunshine Digi

LYNDEN

PCW File Used: Love is...1 Cor. 13 (ds),

Apples in Basket (cf),

Pumpkin Vine Flourish (cf),

Pumpkins and Leaves 11011 (cf),

6 pt. Flower Spray (cf)

CANDICE

PCW File Used: QT Patootie Pumpkin Pickin’ Friends Digi

EVELYN

PCW File Used: Eiffel Tower Cutting File

JANET

PCW File Used: Apple Box 

WOW! What terrific inspiration from the designers! Be sure to click their names and head to their blogs for details!

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!!!!

Here’s a little something to help with your project!

Flower N’ Branch Cutting File FREEBIEUPDATE: FREE LINK NOW EXPIRED

Now available on PCW

Be sure to grab it while you can. It will be available for FREE during this challenge. Just click the link to head over and download it.

PLEASE NOTE: It will say $1.00 dollar, but if you go ahead and add it to your cart, it will in fact be free :)

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!

Cartridge Showcase: Give A Hoot

Welcome to our Market Fresh Mondaze Cartridge Showcase.  This week our fabulous designer, Evelyn, from My Little Craft Blog, has another great showcase for you from the Give A Hoot cartridge. Take it away Evelyn!

This is Evelyn from  My Little Craft Blog,  again with another Market Fresh Mondays cartridge showcase. This week, I'm featuring Give a Hoot. This cartridge has lots of great cuts on it. It also has simple two-layer accents that coordinate with the main image on each page, and there is a shadow for both the main image and the accent. There’s a two-layer charm feature as well as some really great borders, that are also two layers. It has such cute environmental-friendly phrases such as Go Green, Nature Lover, Recycle, Coexist.

I used the main image on these scrapbook pages:

Here’s an example of the charm feature used on a card:

Here are a couple examples of the phrases:

I used the next image on page 32 without the eggs for a co-worker whose only child was heading off to college:

I cut the base accent shamrock on page 41 at around 11 inches to use as a background for a Saint Patrick’s Day parade page:

Most of the images on this cartridge are cute, but there are several on the last row that have beautiful flourishes on them. I used two – the snail and the rabbit – to adorn a gift bag for a co-worker who was running a marathon!

Here is a note card I made just for this showcase. I used the fawn on page 52.

You probably have this cartridge on a shelf somewhere! Take it out and get reacquainted with it. I think you’ll fall in love with it all over again!

-Evelyn

WOW! you are so right Evelyn!!! I have totally neglected this poor cartridge! Thank you so much for the inspiration! Please be sure to head over to Evelyn's Blog: My Little Craft Blog, and thank her for another wonderful showcase!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for our new Terrific Tuesday PCW Die Cut & Or Stamp Challenge! Have a wonderfully crafty day!

-Melin and the CWC an PCW Designers!

Digi Desserts Fridaze

Good Morning crafty friends, Larelyn your Digi Desserts Fridaze Coordinator here to welcome you to Paper Crafting World / Cooking with Cricut's newest weekly feature

We're so glad you're here and hope that you will make this a regular Friday stop.

So, what is Digi Desserts Fridaze?

  Every Friday we're going to feature projects which use digital stamps and word art from
 Paper Crafting World.com

If you haven't tried digital stamps, you're in for a treat.  The glorious thing about digital stamps is that you can size the image to fit whatever project you're working on.  You don't need a special editing program either.  I print all of my images from Word 2010. 

Melin's digi stamps come in jpg and png file formats and as of January 1, 2012 all new images come pre-colored AND black and white line art.  So, if you feel like coloring (Copics, Prismas, Distress Markers, whatever coloring medium you love) the line art is for you.  However, if you just want the pre-colored image, simply print it out and it's ready for your project.

As a special treat, you'll find a FREEBIE at the end of each Fridaze post.  Now there's no excuse for not giving digital stamps a try!

Let's take a look at this week's projects created by Design Team members from both Cooking with Cricut and Paper Crafting World.

MADISON

PCW Digi Stamp: QT Patootie Franchesca

SUZANNE

PCW Digi Stamp : Bear in Pumpkin Suit and retired image

LYNDEN

PCW  Digi Stamp : Bear as Pirate

LARELYN

PCW  Digi Stamp : Bear in Pumpkin Patch

 

MELIN

PCW Digi Stamp: Mouse On Candy Bag

MELIN

PCW Digi Stamp: Super Hero Kitty w Treats

and Super Hero Kitty w Treat CF (for the candy pieces)

Finally, here are two projects created using this week's FREEBIE:

Don't Be Blue Digital Stamp

by Lynden

by Larelyn

Aren't all these projects amazing?  Digital stamps are just so much fun to use and so versatile.  I hope you'll join in the Fridaze Craze!!!

LINK UP AND WIN!

After you pick up your freebie, how about you share with us what you create with it! Below is an Inlinkz link to link up your creation using the Freebie for this week's post It will stay open for a few weeks, but we will select one random link next week to win an extra digi of their choice from PCW! So be sure to join the fun!

Don't forget to pick up your free digital file at

Paper Crafting World - just click the link.

Thank you so much for visiting our first

Digi Desserts Fridaze.

-Larelyn and the CWC and PCW Designers

WInners Announced

Welcome to Cooking with Cricut

Today we would like to announce the winners of Challenge #102- Color Challenge. The winner of the Top Chef prize was chosen by Random Organizer.

The winner is... Margie  Bella Bug Creations

Congratulations Margie:)

Margie created this adorable card using the My World and Country Life Cricut cartridges.  You can "pick up" your top chef button on the left column and proudly display it on your blog.  As the winner Margie will receive her choice of digi stamp or cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. 

Margie, 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. 

Tammy- The Purple Muse

Sheena- Dew Drops and Glue Dots

Diana- DL.ART

Join us this week as we once again support the I Feel the Love Project card outreach program. Create a halloween card for a wonderful and special child residing at Casa Pacifica. 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