Cooking with Cricut #80

Jump on over to http://www.cookingwithcricut.com/ to play along with me on another great Challenge!

Today's Challenge is Easter

For this card I used Close To My Heart Art Philosophy for the kraft stamp and square shapes.

Supplies
CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge for the Kraft cardstock stamp shape edged in Papertrey Hawaiian shores ink
CTMH Sentiments stamp for the background stamp with Papertrey Raspberry Fizz ink
Peachy Keen Easter Egg Words and Bunnies for the center design stamped in Archival Sepia
LetraSet Pro Markers to color in the bunny and egg
Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores Ribbon and cardstock base
scrap beige cardstock
pop dots
adhesive


When designing this card, I thought about making the kraft stamp shape bigger, but I wanted it just to barely be behind the egg, so that you could see the random stamped background and to not take away from the egg shape.

Cooking with Cricut Challenge #70

THEME-CHALLENGE:  Anything but a card must add Polka-Dots and the color yellow.   This challenge can be found at http://www.cookingwithcricut.com/


I decided to make a book mark for this challenge.  The sentiment looks like it didn't stamp well but actually its a Tim Holtz stamp, which tends to stamp with that distress look he is known for.  It looks better in person :)


Supplies
Walk in my Garden Cricut Cartridge
Floral paper is from scrap bin
DCWV adhesive mat stack, neutrals
Bazzill Basics Classic Yellowgreen
Ranger ink, scattered straw
Versamark ink
yellow embossing powder
RRR ribbon, in yellow with polka dots!
Archival Ink, sepia
Tim Holtz Flights of Fancy stamp

Peachy Keen medium polka dot print stamp

Gelly roll clear star pen
Zig 2 way glue

Peachy Challenge 01 Pockets

Supplies
Bazzill Cardstock; Walnut Cream, Ivy
Jillibean Watermelon Gazpacho Soup
The Paper Company Kraft Cardstock
PK293 Peachy Keen Cornies stamp
PK264 Peachy Keen Easter Egg Words and Bunnies stamp
Stazon Jet Black
Tim Holtz Distress inks; Spun Sugar, Dusty Concord, Broken China, Tea Dye, Scattered Straw
atyouSpica glitter pens; sky blue, lilac, sand
cotton lace from Archiver's
i-rock white gems
Zots
ATG gun
scrap twine pieces
white gelly roll
clear stickles

I border punched the edge and folded it over, but you dont really see the detail in the full photo so here is a close up.

 And here is a close up of the flowers.  Each started as white lace and was dyed with the distress ink.

From http://www.peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Peachy Challenge 01 :: Pockets

Peachies!! Welcome to the FIRST of our

BRAND NEW PK CHALLENGES!

Thank you all for linking up with us last week, we're THRILLED to announce our winners, but first, let's take a peek at our NEWEST Challenge including inspiration from our talented design team members!

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE

Today's challenge comes from the SUPER creative RAVEN:

Create a project with a pocket! 

Whether it folds, tucks, or hides a treat,
pockets are a fun way to add something extra!

We'll be awarding "TOP PEACH" to the player who uses their Peachy Keen Stamps this week and our two runner ups will
receive a spiffy badge to display on their blog!

Remember: you don't have to use our Stamps to link up, but you do have to use our stamps in order to win the prize. We will continue to have random giveaways during our release weeks and on our PK Inspiration Blog!

Challenge Guidelines:

• Design must be new, created specifically for this challenge
• Project must meet Challenge outline
• Link up by 1/25 - 11:59 pm CDT

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #50

This is such a simple neat dimensional technique.  Scraplifted from blog.basicgrey.com/?p=1630

Art Nouveau Cartridge Tulip 2 design cut at 5 inches with shift, shift layer 1 and  layer 2 cut 3 times
Bazzill Cardstock in Walnut Cream, Ivy, and Classic YellowGreen
The Paper Company Natural Cartstock (Kraft)
My  Minds Eye So Sophie "Open your heart" Berry Stem two sided card stock
Ranger Distress ink in Tea Dye, Tattered Rose and Wild Honey
atyouSpica Black marker
Cuttlebug Script Texture embossing folder
PK238 Pocket Posies stamp set for the sentiment
October Afternoon Sidewalk twine
Archival Ink in Sepia
ATG gun (new, oh yea! see previous blog post)
Xyron Sticker Maker
Zig 2 way glue
Crop-a-dile Corner Chomper, stub/deco
hole punch

I cut the kraft card stock at 4.25 x 11 and folded for a top fold card of 4.25 x 5.5.  Then I cut the cream cardstock at 4 x 5.25, embossed it and adhered it.  I used my Xyron Sticker maker to adhere the two layers of green.  I then folded each of the top petals of the flower in half and layered them with a very thin line of zig glue in the center and let dry.  Then I could fold up the top two layers, creating the dimensional effect.  I edged the petals with distress ink, one with rose and one with honey.  I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of the kraft and then trimmed it, eyeballing the final size leaving a nice edge all the way around.  Then I punched the edges with the corner chomper and distressed them with the tea dye.  I punched two holes in the bottom and tied a bow with string.  I adhered it with the ATG.

Day 3 of 25 days of Christmas Crafting Fun at Cooking with Cricut

Day 3 Christmas Elf, Santa's Helpers, Workshop, etc

Echo Park Season's Greetings Collection of papers, including their sheet of stickers
Bazzill Basics paper
Gold card stock I was gifted
Really Resonable Ribbon Twine
Liquid Applique
sparkly markers
Ranger Distress ink Tattered Rose
Pop Dots
Peachy Keen faces
i-roc gems
brads, button and paper flowers from my stash

Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge #65

Here is my card for the Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge #65   The elf is made with a stamp and is paper pieced.

Supplies
Peachy Keen Stamp PK_334_Lauri_Loves_Skip_Faceless_Elves
Echo Park Season's Greetings Collection of papers
Bazzill Basics paper
Really Resonable Ribbon Twine
Liquid Applique
sparkly markers
Ranger Distress ink Tattered Rose
Pop Dots
a circle punch I have

SKETCH CHALLENGE w/ a TWIST

Create a card OR layout based on the sketch & use

PAPER PIECING in your project!

Not sure how to paper piece? 

• Using your stamps, stamp individual elements onto different papers and "piece" them together!

Thankful cards

These cards are for Thanksgiving

Here is a little placecard, that can have a name written on it.  I used Art Philosophy and Elegant Edges Cricut cartridges for both these cards.

Supplies used

DCWV card base
Bazzill Paper
Bella Blvd Paper
Club Ruby cardstock
Orange Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon
Thankful Stamp from this month's Club Ruby Kit
the little leaves are from Club Ruby also
Ranger Distress Ink
Peachy Keen Faces stamp
Sizzix Triad Leaves embossing folder

These are for the Cricut Weekly and Monthly Challenge and the PKConnection challenge

PK#64 and RRR35

Just got to love challenges, and I really like it when I can incorporate two into one card.  I really like how this one turned out. I had just gotten the new Ribbons and Rosettes Cricut Cart and had to find a way to use it.

Supplies:

Bazzill Basics Great Tea  paper
Bazzill Basics white Prismatic
The Paper Company Black cardstock
EchoPark plaid (used both sides)
Ranger Distress ink Forest Moss
Glue Glider Pro
Zig 2way glue
Really Reasonable Ribbon's twine in three colors
i-roc gems
Zots
gold and silver Stickles
and a stamp that I found in my stash for the sentiment.


Cricut Cartridges
Ribbon and Rosettes
Winter Wonderland

The challenges:

SKETCH CHALLENGE-----------------------------

Create a card OR layout based on the sketch provided

 Peachy Keen Stamps are not required for this challenge, 

but if you've got them, we looooove seeing how you create with them!

• Project must include basic elements and layout from the sketch (feel free to flip anything!)
• Project must be new, created for this challenge
• Link up by November 14th {the collection closes at 11:59 pm Central on 11/14}

The theme for Challenge #35 is Christmas.

Create a card, layout, multi media piece, tag, ATC, hair bow, you name it. Just be sure to follow the theme above and use ribbon/lace or trim somewhere on your project.  

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Peachy Keen Challenge #60 and September Cricut Circle

Here is today's card

The supply list
DCWV textured card
So Grateful Imaginisce paper
Bazzill paper Surfs Up and a green I forgot to write the name of
Cricut Cartridges Freshly Picked and Mini Monsters
Happy Halloween sticker I had
ribbon from my stash
pop dots
glue glider pro
PK Funshine face parts
Black stamp ink
small paper scraps

I used a Martha Stewart punch set to go along the bottom.

The rules
September Cricut Challenge
The Challenge: Create a project of your choice and include a WINDOW element of some kind! Your project must include atleast 2 different Cricut Image Cuts.
Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. You can create any type of project you would like (tag, altered project, mini album, etc.) but your project must be newly created for this challenge and include atleast 2 Cricut Image Cuts. You must submit a project to be entered into the Challenge Prize Drawing.
How to Enter: Submit your entry using the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of this post. Please post your full name along with your entry. Entries are due by 9:00 pm MST on Friday, September 30th, 2011.

Peachy Keen Challenge #60
THE CHALLENGE

Create a card with the sketch provided. Peachy Keen Stamps are not required to participate, but we always love to see what you create with them if you have them already!

Guidelines:Design must be new
Link up to the Peachy Keen Blog by 9/19 - 11:59 pm CDT