Cricut Saturday!

Good Morning!  I'm so glad you're here to see my projects for My Paper Crafting's Cricut Saturday I have been so busy creating digital image projects that I'd forgotten just how much I enjoy using my Cricut.  I know many of you have switched to other cutters (ok, I also have a Pazzles), but I really do love using my E2 and the huge cartridge collection that I have. For today's projects, I used all three of the CTMH cartridges - they are so versatile!

For this first card I used the new Artbooking cartridge.  Using the E2 made it so easy to size the images I selected because I could see them right on the screen (I don't use CCR).  Since all of the feature sizes are proportioned to the base images which are sized for page layouts, I used Real Dial size.

"Sweet" is the title feature on page 49.  The flower uses the icon images on page 48.  The tag is a border inage on page 50.  I also used the Paper Crafting World digi image Bear in Sundress with Daisies and colored her with Copics.  The ribbon is my own hand-died crinkle ribbon.  Finally, I embossed the mat and added Stickles for a little bling.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

 Die Cuttin Divas "Orange and White" 

Crafting by Designs "Anything Goes" 

Craftin Boutique Challenges "Anything Goes" 

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun-day Friday "Anything Goes"

Creative Corner Challenges "Anything Goes"

For the flower and leaf on this card I used the Art Philosophy cartridge.

The flower can be found on page 50 and the leaf on page 56.  I used a Pearl Pen to add some accents to the flower and card border and adhesive lace strips to border the sentiment strip.  

The base and pop-up are from the Artiste cartridge on page 51.  The parts cut to the perfect size for an A2 card.  The papers are from the Carta Bella Cowgirl line.  I love colors!! Finding the different cuts for these projects really made me want to spend more time exploring these cartridges.  Next, I want to use the fabulous stamps that came with the set. Thanks for joining me today.  I hope you'll visit My Paper Crafting to see more Cricut projects. If you're interested in these CTMH cartridges you can contact my consultant, Melinda Beltran (also owner of  Paper Crafting World) HERE.

Festive and Fun Bingo

We have a fun challenge for you this week at My Paper Crafting (CWC).  We're playing our version of bingo to help decide how to embellish our projects and you can play along too.  

I used the Art Philosophy Cartridge along with the companion tree stamp and shaped tag to create this cute little gift bag.  The paper is double-sided by Bo Bunny and the tiny snowflakes are hand punched.  I used the stamp, ribbon, twine combination from the bingo board.  

Come and join in our Festive and Fun bingo.  Just pick any 3 across, up and down, or diagonally. Don't forget to add a Cricut then link your project HERE so we can all see your fun and festiveness!

Digi Desserts Fridaze

  I've been having so much fun sharing Melin's digital images with you each Friday. I hope you've visited Paper Crafting World to see all the wonderful images and My Paper Crafting (formerly Cooking with Cricut) to see more projects by the CWC/PCW designers.   The image I used for today's project was made using this week's FREE image - Candy Corn Treater.  If you click the download link, it will take you to Paper Crafting World where you can pick up your free image.  The stamp will be listed at $1.00 but when you check out, it will be free.  

This simple treat box was cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge. The paper is from K&Co.

Click to download image

     

BFF Bingo in Celebration of Friends Week

So glad you stopped by because today is a special Cricut challenge at Cooking with Cricut.  We are celebrating our BFFs!  To play along with us, just choose 3 items on the Bingo card - horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - and include them on your project.

Here's the Bingo card.

and here's my project using the Art Philosophy cartridge for the die cuts, one of the stamps that came with bundle, and ink (Distress Ink in Dusty Concord).  Ok, I'll admit to flowers and Stickles as well.  The card design is based on the one in the front of the AP Handbook.  Sometimes the sample projects are just too cute not to try.  The papers are all from the DCWV Chateau Lavendar Stack.

Come on and join our Cricut Challenge.  Just choose your 3 Bingo embellishments and create something special for your BFF.  Then link your project to the CWC Cricut Challenge.

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn



Pretty in Pink

It's Day 3 of Cooking with Cricut's Blogaversary celebration.  The designers have been challenged to share all things PINK! 

 I used Art Philosophy for the frame around my patterned paper.  A few flowers, a lacy border, and  a satin bow was all that was needed to highlight the pretty roses in the paper.

I hope you'll head over to Cooking with Cricut to see more deliciously Pink projects.  And don't forget, there is blog candy to be won as well as daily FREE downloads.

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn

Pretty with Pearls

Good Morning!  I'm so glad you stopped by.  Today is Day 2 of Cooking with Cricut's Blogaversary celebration.  The theme for today is Pearls.  I'm using one of Melin's free vintage digi's on my project along with several Cricut cuts from the Art Philosophy cartridge and also the musical swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Isn't this image just divine?  And you can download it in several color schemes.  I have a passion for purple!  To see more "pearl" themed designs and to download your free digital images, just visit

Cooking with Cricut.

Tomorrow, we'll be celebrating all things pink so be sure to come back.

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn

Buttons and Bows

Happy Saturday, Everyone.  I hope you're having a delightful weekend.  I just got back from taking a fun class with my BFF.  We made a trinket box.  I was so out of my comfort zone what with painting the wooden box and then using Modge Podge to ahere all the papers.  I'm still picking dried Modge Podge off my fingers and I have paint everywhere!!!  I hate getting my hands yucky - always have, but the class was really fun and we're excited to find our own papers and try our own design.

However, that's not what I'm sharing today.  Last night I was looking through extra Cricut cuts that I store in a little box.  I had decided to challenge myself to make a card with cuts that I found in the box.  So, this card is for Fantabulous Cricut's Buttons and Bows challenge.  The scalloped ovals, leaves and rosette were all in my extra-cuts box.  Guess I should look in there more often - ya think?

The sentiment is from K Andrew Designs "Winged Things" set.  The papers and ribbon are from my stash.  I have a really great stash of papers - I really shouldn't buy another piece or pad for years.  Oh wait - I just came home with about 10 new pieces of patterned cardstock!  Yikes!!!  I really do have a problem - but it's all so pretty . . .

I hope you'll visit Cooking With Cricut on Monday.  I'm hostessing the cartridge showcase and I'll be featuring projects using the Sentimentals cartridge.

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn

Forever with You

This is the centerpiece I made for each of the tables at the small reception we held after my mother-in-law's funeral.  I wanted to make something that her family could keep as a remembrance.  It is a pedestal card with a flower from Art Philosophy and a sentiment from Phrases.  On the back of the pedestal I adhered a butterfly and frame with this sentiment: "Sadness flies away on the wings of time." 

It was a simple decoration but much appreciated by her brothers and sister.  Actually, when I showed it to our florist (to match colors), she asked me to make up one to display in her shoppe as she feels her customers might be interested in this type of remembrance.

Hope your week is off to a great start.

Happy Spring!!

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn



Something Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue Blog Hop

Welcome to Day One of PaperCraftingWorld / CookingWith Cricut's first Blog Hop of 2012! Our theme is: “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue!”

If you have arrived here from Jill's blog - Jaihartjustlovelydesigns- you’re in the right place! If you just stopped by my blog and now want to hop along, head on over to see Melin at Cooking with Cricut and start at the beginning so you don’t miss any of the wonderful projects my fellow designers have created!

To go along with the theme, the Design Teams had to use something old from their craft stash, something new (a recent purchase or new technique), something borrowed (an element from a Cricut cut or from a PaperCraftingWorld.com cutting file or digi stamp) and of course, something blue.

Here is what I came up with . . .

My something old is all the paper - I used Tim Holtz and K& Company stacks that I've had on hand for quite awhile. My new items? The die cut heart is a Memory Box die that I just got and the stamped image is from one of my newest K Andrew Designs sets, Positive Thoughts.  I borrowed the leaves from the Sophie cartridge to go with my Art Philosophy rose.  And I guess you can tell what's blue!

I'm so glad you joined our hop today and to show my thanks, I'm offering some surprise goodies to one name randomly selected from those of you that are kind enough to leave a comment.  Be sure you let me know how best to contact you.  I will post the winner's name next Tuesday.   

Now head on over to Jen’s blog, -Musings of a Crafty Mom -  and see what she’s created!

Make sure you check in tomorrow at Cooking with Cricut and see what the Day Two Designers have cooked up! 

SATURDAY:
Melin – http://www.cookingwithcricut.com
Heather – http://www.heather-p.blogspot.com
Yolie – http://www.justyolie.com
Celeste – http://www.touchedbyabutterfly.com
Debbie – http://www.workinscrappinmomof4.blogspot.com
Charlotte – http://www.alittlebitofdetail.blogspot.com
Linda – http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com
Jill -- http://www.jaihartjustlovelydesigns.blogspot.com
Larelyn – http://www.handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com
Jen – http://www.gator-4-life.blogspot.com


SUNDAY:
Melin – http://www.cookingwithcricut.com
Court – http://www.courtscraftcorner.blogspot.com
Evelyn – http://www.mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com
Michelle – http://www.michelles-crafty-creations.blogspot.com
Mindy – http://www.scrappyandpiggy.blogspot.com
Felicia – http://www.scrapperinthemaking.blogspot.com
Madison – http://www.funkycards.blogspot.com
Nita – http://www.niftynitanotes.blogspot.com
Angie – http://www.angie-scrappinmemories.blogspot.com
Jen – http://www.gator-4-life.blogspot.com

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn

Rolling in Ribbon

Do you love ribbon?  Boy, I do.  Like paper, I just can't stop buying it.

This week at Fantabulous Cricut we're challenging you to design something with ribbon - woohoo!

Here's the tree from Art Philosophy.  This time I used the layer rather than the cut out and didn't add bling going for a more primitive feel.

The sentiment is from K Andrew Designs' Winter Wishes set.  You can find these wonderful stamps Here.

Be sure to visit Fantabulous Cricut to see more Rolling in Ribbon Inspiration and to link up your ribbon project.

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn



Holiday Cards at Fantabulous Cricut

It's time for our Holiday Card Challenge #88 at Fantabulous Cricut.  I hope you'll follow the link to see what other design team members have created to share with you.

Since we're going to Texas for Christmas and I'm trying to get so much crafting finished before we leave, I've decided that everything from now on will be simple, simple, simple!  It has to be or it won't get finished.  Have you had those craft moments when there's just no time for fancy?  Thank goodness for the Cricut, a little ribbon, and a little bling!!! 

My tree is cut from Art Philosophy (page 31).  I used the inside of the layer cut and just added a few gems.  The base of the tree was stamped with VersaMark, sprinkled with Kaleidoscope embosing powder and then heat embossed.  A piece of ribbon, the Divine Swirls folder and that's it - easy peasy.

Be sure to add your holiday card to our challenge post.  We'd love to have you share your ideas with us.

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn