Cooking with Cricut Challenge #67 Something New

For this challenge I needed to use something new. The only crafty thing I got new was some ink blending foam pads (which I did use on this) but Katie got the Give a Hoot cartridge for Christmas so I borrowed that from her.

This card I made using a different type of fold.  To create this card, and so it will fit in the A2 envelope, cut your card base at 11x4.25 and then score it at the 2.75 and the 8.25 marks and it will fold nicely and meet in the middle.

Supplies
Kraft card stock (and envelope)
October afternoon 5&dime striped paper
Bazzill Basics Classic Yellow Green
My Minds Eye So Sophie  Your heart card stock
few scraps from my scrap bin
Ranger Distress inks in tea dye, wild honey, dusty concord and forest moss
Zig 2 way glue
Gelly Roll Clear Star
Birthday stamp from Hero Arts
Cuttlebug bubbles embossing folder

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #48: Creative Resolutions for 2012 Challenge!

The Challenge: Whenever the New Year rolls around, we tend to do a little self-evaluation and decide what we want to do differently in the year to come. For the challenge this week, we want you to think about your CREATIVE resolutions and record them in some way. Do you want to stretch your creativity in new ways? Maybe you want to try a new hobby or learn something new. Maybe you want to simplify. Whatever it is, get those goals down on paper!

So to start my project, I thought about what creative things do I want to accomplish this year.  Here is my list

• complete unit 1 of the Frances Forestner Weaving course
• declutter the craft areas
• enter every 2012 Cricut Circle weekly challenge
• plan and save for a possible 2012 Cricut Cruise
• update both weaving and papercraft blogs regularly
• sew at least 1 garb item for myself
• sew at least 1 garb item for Michael
• sew at least 1 garb item for Brian
• organize my paper scraps
• organize my completed projects
• do one project for charity
• start a scrapbook
• take more photos

Then I decided to make something I could track these as well.  And I wanted to be able to hang it up in my craft area.  So I designed something simple, used my Circut with the Art Philosophy cart to create the words (welded in CCR)  then I used some grommets to make holes I could put strings through for the little tags (cut with same cart) and I can move them to each section: To do, Started, and DONE!  I already have one as started even though its not 2012 as this challenge is due Jan 5th, so I think that counts!

 Overall sign, about half a sheet of 12x12 paper

 Close up of the little tags

Close up so you can read the words. There are some empty spaces in this sign, and no real major decorations.  My feeling is to randomly add embellishments to it as I learn new things in 2012.

Supplies

The Paper Company Natural Cardstock (words and tags)

Teresa Collins World Traveler Geometric cardstock (the red paper)

DCWV Green Stack for the blue background

2012 is from the October Afternoon sidewalks schoolroom sheet

CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge

I used a dozen different Tim Holtz Ranger Distress inks that I have

grommets from my stash, chose different ones for each hold, favorites 

twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon

and I just got a Xyron Sticker maker, so I ran the words through that and it was fabulous!

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

Giving back at the Holidays

So as some of you may know, I am a Design Team member for Cookingwithcricut.com and have been having a great time with that group of folks.  One of my fellow DT ladies had a request on what to do with holiday cards that are made for challenges
http://funkycards.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-feel-love-novemberdecember.html and I had some cards I had made last year that I thought, why hang on to these, here is a great cause to send them to!  Yea useful! So I mailed those off and they were quite well received.

That got me thinking, hmm what can I do locally.  I have two friends that both have children that have cancer.  One is doing very well, one is having a hard time.  They both have had to be in the hospital on holidays.  And I thought to myself, self, would the hospitals like to have some cards or ornaments?  So even before I found a place to send them I started making them until I filled up a box of them. I got a bug and just had to do it, took me two days to make them. I stopped all other projects-I was inspired.  When they were finished, well, then I had to find a new home for them.  I tried several contacts and could not really find a definite place associated with the children's hospitals locally to send them to.  Then I thought, wait, where else besides the hospital have the kids had to go?   Ronald McDonald House.  One of my friends has had to stay there many times here recently, as they live over an hour away from the children's hospital in Indianapolis.  I searched out their website, emailed someone I thought would be a good contact, she immediately forwarded me to the right person and within a day I had a place who would love to have my box of ornaments and cards - YEA!  So they will be shipped off today, going to the post office now on my lunchtime.  My only goal in this, is if by chance one of these ornaments or cards will brighten at least one person's day.


Ready to be mailed, many ornaments and a few blank inside cards for them to let anyone use.  I made the cards with the Ribbons and Rosettes cart and my Cricut Expression 2 machine

 On each ornament I wrote something for encouragement.

I cut them out with my Cricut Imagine using the Snow Angel cart.  I embelished with glitter pens and stickles and viva decor pens, some little ribbon bows I tied, and punched them and added twine for the hanger.


This is my feel good for the holidays.  I think I will make this an annual thing.

CWC #59 Fruits, Harvest, Cornucopia, etc.

Here is my first foray into doodling.  I may not have it down yet.  Before all I have done is the little lines for false stitching.

Cartridges
Enjoy the Seasons for the Apple
Wild card for the card shape

Supplies used
Bazzill Papers
Ranger distress ink, tea dye
RRR twine
A stamp from Joanns
Sizzix Floral Flourishes embossing
Pine green, black and red twinklette marker
Gelly roll clear star
Viva decor Ruby Glitter Liner

Tacky Tuesday

I used some of my paper scraps for this card, so I dont know the manufacturer for sure.

Cricut Cartridge for the card shape is Wild Card.
Cricut Cartridge for the frog is Spring Fever Holiday.
I free cut the lily pad.
He is textured with the Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles and distressed with Ranger Peeled Paint ink.  I used my twinklette marker and white Galaxy marker for the design around the edges and the lines on the frog.  I used a Gold Vivia Pearl Pen for the little dots.  The bow is twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

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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My Creative Time's FIRST Design Team Call!

How exciting to be able to submit a project for My Creative Times' Design Team call!  At the bottom under my supply list is a quote from My Creative Times with the info.  It would be terrific to work with the great talent of Emma and her team.  I am having a lot of fun as a member of the Cooking with Cricut Design team, which is not a sentiment based stamp company.  They are really a great bunch of folks and I enjoy every moment. I would really appreciate an opportunity to design for My Creative Times.

There are so many different projects I would love to create to submit for this, so many choices on what to do.  I wish I had some of My Creative Time's stamps, there are several sets that interest me.  Since I don't have any, I thought I would find something I have that is close to the ones that My Creative Time's offers, and I have to say I do not have many that can even compare.  The one I chose, I think, is at least close, and thought it was really nicely themed with the card idea and layout I planned.  I hope you all like it!

I created the snowflake paper by embossing on white card stock, with white snowflakes randomly stamped all over.  Then I used several Ranger inks in shades of blue and inked the card stock.  I think it really turned out nicely.  I created my lovely snow lady with my Cricut Expression 2 machine.  I used my alcohol markers to put a subtle shading on the left side of the snow lady.  I distressed the hat and scarf and then added a little sparkle with the gelly roll pen.  She is raised with pop dots.  My sentiment is stamped and embossed in navy and then decorated with little dots around the edge with my white Galaxy marker.  I used a punch I had for the shape.  I added a ribbon with a knot and then used an old snowflake punch I had to make a few snowflakes, which I distressed with a faint color and then used small zots to pop them up.


My supply list for the card:
Cricut Cartridge Winter Woodland.  Snow woman cut at 4.75 with shift, blackout, shadow and layers
Bazzill and CutMates paper
Echo Park Dots and Stripes paper
Ranger Distress Inks in Tea Dye, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Weathered Wood, and Fired Brick
Glue Glider Pro
Zig 2 way glue
Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon
CTMH Sentiment Stamp
several snowflake stamps I have that have no label on them
Versamark ink
White and Navy embossing powder (no name)
Galaxy white marker
atyouSpica Black sparkly marker
Letraset Pro Sky Blue and Arctic Blue, plus blender alcohol markers
Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
pop dots
Zots



http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
And though I WISH I could have each and every one of you on my Design Team - that would be A LOT of members to keep track of (and I already have 3 boys to keep track of at home. Yes, that includes my DH)! Therefore, I have to choose a select few to showcase my stamp line and really bring out its best features. Because of this, I'm requesting that should you be chosen as a member of my DT, you not join or currently be serving as a Design Team member for any other "Sentiment-Based" stamp companies during your term. Thanks so much for understanding! Also, you would need to have a blog to participate!
Please create ONE project for this call. It can either be a card, layout, home decor item or a 3-D item! It would be nice to see my stamps used in your projects, but if you do NOT own any, please feel free to use what you have!
It would be a 3 month term, you will be required to do 1 to 2 blog hops a month & complete approx 8 (this is including sneak peek week)  projects a month!


Your entry MUST BE A NEW PROJECT especially for this DT call!;)
The deadline is Saturday, October 29th @ midnight to link your project up below!
I will announce my new DT on Friday, Nov 4th!
GOOD LUCK MY SWEET CREATIVE FRIENDS!

Thanks so much!!

-Kemma