CWC #120: Hearts to You!

Good morning and welcome to our "Crafts With Cutters" weekly challenge!  This week it is all about hearts . . .

With Valentine's Day rapidly approaching, our Designers have pulled out all the stops and created some very cute cards and other treats.  

Larelyn's Blog

Cricut cartridges used:  Billionaire and George & Basic Shapes

Suzanne's Blog
Cricut cartridge used:  Martha Stewart All Occasion Cake Art

Janet's Blog
Cricut cartridge used:  Cricut Craft Room Basics
PaperCraftingWorld.com files used:  Rolled Rose 3-D Flower
and Frame Flower Flourish

Brenda's Blog

Cricut cartridge used:  Smiley Face

Charlotte's Blog
Cricut cartridges used:  Paper Pups and Sweethearts

Madison's Blog
Cricut cartridges used:  Sweethearts and Birthday Bash

Jennifer R.'s Blog
Cricut cartridge used:  Cricut Craft Room Valentine's 3-D Mailboxes

Kaylee's Blog
Cricut cartridges used:  Graphically Speaking and Gypsy Wanderings

Jen's Blog

Cricut cartridges used:  George & Basic Shapes and Lacy Labels

PaperCraftingWorld.com Digi File used:  Owl Always Love U

Now it's your turn!  Link it up your "Hearts to You" project for a chance at being this week's "Top Crafty Cutter."  Here are some guidelines:

  --> Must follow the challenge topic.

  --> Must be a NEW project for this challenge; no backdated posts, please.

  --> 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 for our weekly challenge.  Don't forget to click on the Designer's name to travel to their blog for more details on their fantastic projects and to leave an encouraging word or two.  We hope you'll join us Friday for our weekly Digi Desserts Fridaze! 

~ Jen & the CWC Designers

Cricut "Tinkerbell & Friends" Showcase

Good morning, crafting friends!

This is Jen and I've "hijacked" the MPC blog today! I'm here to sprinkle some fairy dust on your Monday and share some fantastic cuts from the Cricut Disney Tinkerbell & Friends cartridge. This cartridge features Tinkerbell and her fairy friends - Fawn, Rosetta, Iridessa, and Silvermist; as well as pretty botanicals, phrases and other items from the movie. 

Now, anyone who is familiar with the Disney cartridges knows that they can be quite challenging -- all of those itty-bitty pieces and layers can make you cross-eyed! However, if you persevere, you end up with wonderful results!

The first items I created with this cartridge were for a 2nd birthday party for one of my nieces. Kylie loves Tink and her pals, so I created some "larger than life" fairy decorations -- each of the fairies measures at least 11" tall.

Tinkerbell

Fawn

Rosetta

Iridessa

Silvermist

I used an iridescent glitter glue to give the ladies' wings some sparkle; and 3-D Crystal Lacquer for their eyes, lips and Silvermist's shoes. The eyes are always the trickiest part of piecing any Cricut Disney character. I always cut the white piece and omit the iris cut; and then I use markers for their eye color. Way easier! The fairies and banner (below) are now hanging in Kylie's room -- she loves them!

This cartridge has tons of beautiful flowers. I chose two to use in Kylie's banner. The banner pennants were cut using George & Basic Shapes and the letters are from the Storybook cartridge.

I created this tag using another flower from the cartridge and the leaf cut. The tag base was cut using the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge. Ink, gold distress Stickles, pen doodling, a rubber stamped sentiment and some jute complete this cute tag.

My final Tinkerbell & Friends project for today's showcase is a Valentine's Day card. This is one of two beautiful butterflies on the cartridge. And again, some Stickles and pen doodling added the final touches to this cute card for my 8 year old daughter. (The patterned paper came from Target's $1 bin!)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll come on over to my blog and check out the Tinkerbell cake we made, too. (No Cricut involved there, this time.) 

Have a fantastic day and don't forget to stop back tomorrow to see what fabulous creations the Designers have come up with!

~ Jen

Digi Desserts Fridaze

Wow!  A new month is starting for

I promised you more GREAT NEWS about our Link-Ups and it starts with this week's post.

We would like to invite some of you to be our Guest Designers here at DDF.

Here's how it will work:

  Each week the Design Team members will select one project from those that have been linked up and invite that designer to be our Guest Designer for a future post.

****To be selected as a guest designer, your Link-up project MUST USE a DIGITAL IMAGE from Paper Crafting World.****

Not only will you be invited to join us, you'll also receive a free image from PCW to use for your Guest Designer project.

We are so excited to add this new idea to our Digi Desserts Fridaze and hope you'll play along with us.  Melin will continue to provide a free digital image each week so, of course, you're welcome to use it for your Link-up project.

BUT WAIT!

We are still inviting all of you to link up your projects using any digi image.  We will continue to use Random.org to select one entry to also receive a free digital image from PCW.

Since this winner is selected randomly from all of the entries, we are asking that you limit your number of entries.  If you use a PCW image, you automatically get entered twice. If your first entry does not use a PCW image and you'd like to enter another project, we ask that you use a PCW image on the second entry. 

The winner of last week's Link-Up party will be announced at the end of this post along with a link to this week's FREE digi.

Let's see what our fabulous digi designers have created for you this week. 

Sandy's Blog
Sandy has two wonderful projects for us this week.

PCW digi used:  Raccoon Holding Hearts

PCW digi used: Chubby Bear as Bee

Suzanne's Blog

PCW digi used: Owl Always Love You

Sue's Blog

PCW digi used: Birthday Clown Bear

Kaylee's Blog

PCW digi used: Frog n Flower

Brenda's Blog

PCW digi used: Bear Holding Hot Chocolate 

Lynden's Blog

 

PCW File Used: Flowers n Bees

Lynden also used the PCW Cutting File: Elements Deco 13 Set

PCW Files Used: Sweet As Cherries DS (this week's free digi below) and

Sweet As Cherries Coordinating Designer Digi Papers

And here's this week's FREE image:

Click to download
NOTE: the image will show a price of $1.00 but when you check out, it will be free

Winner - Winner - Winner!!!!

Thank you, thank you to the wonderful crafters who linked up to our Digi Desserts Fridaze Post.

Your projects were amazing and we were so thrilled to have so many link ups.

We hope you'll make DDF a regular on your challenge list!

Our Digi Desserts Fridaze January 25th winner is

#5 Rae Ann O

Congratulations, please contact Larelyn at

lsuesart@aol.com

to choose and receive the single digital image of your choice from PCW.

Woohoo and thanks so much for participating!

Now it's your turn to play along this week.

Just create something using a digital image and link to this post. If you use an image from PCW, you will receive 2 chances to win. If you use a PCW file, please add "PCW" after your name.

   Remember, it's easy to participate in our Link Up because there's a tab on the home page that will bring you directly to this DDF page whenever you're ready to share your project.
Link Up your digital design for a chance to win a free single image from Paper Crafting World.

Here are a few guidelines:

*Must use a digital stamp image (receive 2 entries if you use a PCW image)
*Only one non-PCW entry per person - your second entry (if you choose to enter more than once)   must use an image from Paper Crafting World.

*Must be a NEW project for this Link Up; no backdated posts, please.

*Must have a link back to this post on your blog.

*Must link your project through Inlinkz and not just your blog.

We're always happy to share our Digi Desserts Fridaze and especially thrilled that you can join in our fun. We're looking forward to seeing your digi goodness!

Larelyn and the MPC digi gals

Winners Announced

Welcome to My Paper Craft World's
Craft With Cutters Challenge Winners

Today we would like to announce the winners of 

Challenge #118- Wintery Outdoor Fun.  

 Sheena  Dew Drops and Glue Dots

Kelly Kelly Krocker Kreates

Jamie Scrap Queen

Sheena, Kelly, and Jamie, you can "pick up" your top chef buttons on the left column and proudly display them on your blogs. As the winners of this week's challenge, you will receive your choice of individual digi stamp or cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. 

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

The theme for this week's projects at Craft With Cutters is "Chilly Celebrations."  You have until next Tuesday at midnight (EST) to complete your project.  To enter, link your project to the Craft With Cutters challenge.  You will be eligible for an individual cutting file or digi stamp from  Papercraftingworld.com.

Have a wonderful day!

~Madison - Prize Coordinator