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CWC #130: Book Lovers Unite!



Happy Wednesday and welcome to our salute to books!  This week our "Crafts With Cutters" challenge is to incorporate books or library-related things into our projects in honor of National Library Week.  Here is what the team created:


Cricut cartridges:  Mickey & Friends and Create-A-Critter 2


Cricut cartridge used:  Tags, Bags, Boxes & More


Cricut cartridge used:  Hello Kitty


Cricut cartridges used:  My Community and Lyrical Letters


Cricut cartridges used:  Locker Talk and Everyday Paper Dolls


Cricut cartridge used:  Create-A-Critter 2

Now it's your turn!  Link up your sympathy card 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!
  --> And remember, you now have until the end of the month to link up your project.

We'd love it if you would join us!  Link up your book themed project for a chance at one of the two prize packages below. 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.  And don't forget . . . 
We have changed our Prize Offerings for all of our challenges.
Join this and any of our other link-ups and/or challenges during the month of April,
and you could win ONE of TWO prize packs!  For Details: CLICK HERE

We hope you'll join us tomorrow for Totally Tags 'n ATCs Thursdaze and Friday for Digi Desserts Fridaze! 

~ Jen & the CWC Designers
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Hi Phone Card Details Post

Good morning crafty friends,
Here is the details post for the “Hi” card I created for our
Wonderful Wednesday Craft With Cartridges challenge.

Here is my card.
Hi Telephone card-500


phone-closeup-500

I used the following products to complete this quick and cute card.
Cartridges Used:
Nifty Fifties: Phone cut at 3.5”
Artiste Cartridge: “Hi” Stamp Word Balloon Cut Out-1.75”
Artiste Cartridge Bundle Word Balloon Stamp “Hi”
Outdoor Denim Ink Pad-Ink the edges of the papers and for the stamped Image
Versamarker Ink Marker
DCWV Stack 8 Patterned Paper
Dark Denim and Sky Blue Bazzill Cardstock
Glittered Brad
C1 Copic Marker
EK Success Border Punch
Misc. Red Ribbon.

Be sure to join us for our "Office Supplies" challenge HERE.

Thank you for coming by and sharing some of your crafty time with me.
Have a wonderfully crafty day!
-Melin
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Cartridge Showcase: Graphically Speaking



Hello, and welcome to our Cartridge Showcase.  This week, our featured design team member is Kaylee from 104 Cards For Soldiers.  And Kaylee is featuring the cartridge Graphically Speaking.  So, sit back and enjoy the showcase.


It's my favorite Cricut cartridge.  I really like the basic shapes and outlines.  All the phrases have icons that go with them, and a lot of the phases themselves have been turned into a graphic image.  The images remind me of street signs-they are super basic and easy to understand.  It makes combining and layering them very easy, like I did on the Valentine card for my husband.  The look is very crisp, clean, and basic, yet not boring.


 I usually use the cartridge for putting titles on my scrapbook pages.  I like that I can layer a word over an image to make it more interesting to look at.  I also like how the words are condensed together and don't take up much room.





I also made a reminder pad.  I made it on chipboard with a magnetic base so that it can stick to my refrigerator.  I'm going to coat it in a sealant, so that I can write on it with dry erase markers-making it reusable.   My favorite part is the little knotted string that I added-it makes me chuckle.


The final thing that I made was a bookmark.  I used my Gypsy to combine the blackout image of a sign and the readers for the background.  I then cut the outline and phrase of the readers on red paper.  It was so easy and is really cute


Thanks for joining us today.  We hope you will come back daily to see all the amazing creations of our oh so talented design team.  Remember to drop by Kaylee's Blog and leave her some lovely comments.  Have a great week!
Charlotte 
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Digi Desserts Fridaze

Welcome to
I hope your April is going well so far.  I'm in Texas for the month and the weather can't decide if it's winter or spring. It's almost mid-month and that means tax time!  EEEK, have you filed yet?  I think April 16th should be a federal holiday just so we can all take a deep breath, forget about taxes,  and get our craft on - what do you think?

 We don't need to wait until the 16th, however, because the Digi gals already have their craft on!!

Just a reminder:
All Link Ups and Challenges will be “monthly”
The designers will continue to post weekly (or bi-weekly for SVG's) but YOU will have the entire month to link up.

Our weekly Link-Up posts are:
Wednesday, Cartridge Based Projects
Thursday, Tag and or ATC Projects
Friday, Digi Desserts Digital Stamps Projects

Our Bi-Weekly Link-Up is:
Tuesday, “SVG Type”-Cut File Projects

You can read the specific details and view the prize package for April HERE

Now for some great projects by our Digi gals.


Brenda's Blog








Lynden's Blog
PCW digi used: Decorative Oval Frame CF
and Flower Girl VG



Larelyn's Blog
PCW digi used: So Many Candles (pre-colored)



 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 during this link up.
Now it's your turn to play along.
 You have the entire month to link your project.
Here are the specific guidelines for DDF:
*Must use a digital stamp image (receive 2 entries if you use a PCW image)
*You may enter two projects, but one must be a PCW image.
*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.
*Must be a follower of this blog
Larelyn and the MPC digi gals

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My Paper Crafting Totally Tags n' ATC's Using Metal



Good morning crafty friends, 
Suzanne of Cricut Crafting Grammy. We are back on Thursdays to explore different themes, elements, techniques or embellishments. This week we are using Metal  on our tags and ATC's. There is no restriction on what tools are used to create these tags or ATC's. It could be a die cut machine, punches, stamps, etc. The sky is the limit. However if the Design Team uses Digis or SVG's they will be from Paper Crafting World. As a side note, if you don't know what an ATC card is, we have a definition at the bottom of our post.

I hope you will join us each Thursday here at My Paper Crafting for 
Totally Tags n' ATC's.



So let's see what all the designers have in store for you today 
as we use Metal on our tags and ATC's

Sheena's Blog
Cartridge Used: 50 States and Plantin Schoolbook
Metal Used: Foil on ATC


Charlotte's Blog
Metal Used:  Embellishment and string of metal beads 

 


Sue's Blog
Metal Used: Metallic Paint


Chriss's Blog
Metal Used: Metal owl charm 



Suzanne's Blog 
Metal Used:  Metal Jean Buttons 

Lynden's Blog
Metal Used: Brads, Embellishments, Hinge
Direct Post Link Coming Soon
Metal Used: Metal Dew Drops, Metal Heart Brad, Metallic Edged Ribbon

This Week's Free Vintage Graphic
DOWNLOAD HERE
Please note: The Price will say $1, but when you add it to the cart and checkout, there will be no cost during the next week.


We hope you were inspired to share your Tags and ATC'S!!!!
Below is a link up for you to show us your creations!

Guidelines are real simple....

* Must be a new tag or ATC...please no back dated projects
* Your Tag or ATC must include our theme (Glitter).
* Please link directly to your post and not just your blog
* Your post must include a link back to us....let's share the love
* You may enter up to 2 times
* You may combine your project with any other challenges or link ups..we love to pile it on too!
* Have FUN!!


NEW Starting April 1st NEW
All Link Ups and Challenges will be “monthly”
Read the details: HERE


Here is the Wikipedia definition of ATC's.
Artist trading cards (or ATCs) are miniature works of art about the same size as modern trading cards baseball cards, or 21⁄2 by 31⁄2 inches (63 mm × 89 mm),[small enough to fit inside standard card-collector pockets, sleeves or sheets.[The ATC movement developed out of the mail art movement and has its origins in Switzerland. Cards are produced in various media, including dry media (pencils, pens, markers, etc.), wet media (watercolor, acrylic paints, etc.), paper media (in the form of collage, papercuts, found objects, etc.) or even metals or cloth. The cards are usually traded or exchanged.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for another 
Digi Desserts Fridaze Link Up and another FREE Digi!
-Suzanne and the MPC Designers





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