Pile It On Challenge #01 Anything Goes

Hello all! I am so excited to be posting my very FIRST project for Pile It On!! This challenge blog is awesome because it encourages you to enter your projects in as many challenge blogs as you can. That means more chances to win prizes, get featured, more traffic to your blog, etc. etc. So please come and play along with us! This week our challenge is...Anything goes! I had a lot of fun with  my project this week. I got some NEW copics for Christmas and have been going crazy learning the techniques and playing with digital stamping. For this project I used a digital stamp from Dilly Beans. Here is my project:

The paper is from Fancy Pants Winterland Collection. I used a border punch from American Crafts and the following Cricut cartridges: George and Basic Shapes (Circles), Joys of the Season (Snowflakes) and Winter Frolic (title). Here is a close-up of the title:

I used an American Crafts Galaxy pen to highlight some of the words. Here is my Dilly Beans Snow mamma stamp (remember, I am still learning the Copics, lol!)

It's a little hard to see in the pic, but I also added some stickles around her 'trim' to give a little more sparkle! :)

Here are the challenges I am entering my project in:

Bearly mine Anything goes
Crimbo Crackers Snowflake
Digi Doodles Anything goes
Frosted Designs Something New
Ginger Loft Winter
Little Darlings Cold
Stuck on you Sketches Snowflakes
Party Time Tuesdays Anything goes
Pollycraft punches
The Secret crafter Anything goes
Sparkles Anything but a Christmas card
Stampin for the weekend anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday Anything goes
Meljen's Challenge Blog  blue

Winners! CWC 25 Days of Christmas Crafting Fun

Happy Friday all! In case you didn't have a chance to make it over to the Cooking with Cricut site today, here is a list of winners of all those amazing prizes... Congratulations to the winners! Please visit Cooking with Cricut for instructions on how to claim your prize. All winners were chosen by Random.org.

Week One Prizes

Spring Holidays Cricut Cartridge

AJ Scrapbooking and Cards said...
Pears are very yummy friuts! Thanks for the freebies. You all did a great job show casing the pears! I'll have to go back for the other later on a pay day :)TFS!

PCW $20 Winner

Edwina said...
These are beautiful! I love vintage items! Thank you so much! Edwina Brown
Quick Quotes $15 Gift Certificate

Nanette said...
Nice projects and great video. I never would have guessed it was your 1st video. I'm excited to go and try to make some flowers now.

Week Two Prizes

Quickuts Die Cut and Embossing Set 2

Lana said...
Love the projects and the freebies!!


Quick Quotes $15 gift certificate

marg0006 said...
Just adore all the great ideas. Thanks.


Quick Quotes Paper Pack Set

GabyCreates.com said...
Thanks for all you share Melin!


PCW $20 Gift Voucher Download

Bunnyfreak said....
Thanks for details about Pazzles.

Freshly Picked Cricut Cartridge

Rae Ann said....
The layouts are spectacular! Your design team is REALLY good. Thanks again
for the downloads; I really like today's.
Happy holidays! Rae Ann O.


 Week Three Prizes

Quickuz Die Cut and Embossing Set 3

cricutcraftingrammyblogspot.com said...
So many wonderful projects. You are all a great inspiration.


Quick Quotes Paper Pack Set

Jessica said...

Just a few more days and Christmas will be here!!! Such lovely projects from the DT again. Thank you so much for this fun celebration!
:O)

PCW $20 Gift Voucher Download

Carolyn said...
All the projects are cute. I always love treat holders.

Grand Prizes!!

Ultimate Twine Sampler

Anna said...
Another wonderful day of projects and files. Thank you so very much.

CTMH - Gift Set

Yvette said...
These projects are soooo cute. Thanks for the chance to win these awesome prizes.

Cutters Creek Gift Certificate

Moments by Marla said...
Amazing!!! Your site, projects, freebies and all of the candy are amazing! I became
a follower and signed up for the newsletter. Thank you and I look forward to seeing what
is on here tomorrow.  

Congratulations again, and make sure you head on over to CWC to claim your prizes!!

Cooking with Cricut Challenge #66: Favorite project of 2011

Hello everyone, and welcome to the last Cooking with Cricut challenge for 2011! This week we are showcasing our favorite project of 2011. All you need to do to participate is create a "NEW" post talking about your favorite project (why it is your favorite, etc). You can create a link to the old post if the details are too lengthy.

I had a few projects in the running for my favorite and it was hard to decide between a couple of them. I ultimately decided on this one of my big guy, Cash.

I used George and Basic Shapes for the circle 'template' and the 'Big' in the title, and used Simply Sweet for the 'bone' in the title. The rest of the title letters are stickers from Bo Bunny's Zoology collection, as is all the paper!

I hope you enjoyed my favorite project, and can't wait to see all of yours!

I will also be entering this layout in the Whimsical Designs challenge for this week: Favorite Project or Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!!

I just wanted to take an opportunity to thank each and every one of you! I just started this blog a few short months ago (in August) and in that time I have gained 3 design teams, 78 followers and countless new friends, support and inspiration. It has been a GREAT year crafting wise and I am so grateful for your kind and encouraging comments, advice and ideas! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday with your friends and families, and I will see you all back here in 2012 with lots more fun stuff to come!

(Vintage Clip Art Courtesy of PCW).

25 Days of Christmas Crafting Fun Day 23: Nutcrackers, stockings and/orgifts

Welcome to Day 23 of the 25 Days of Christmas Crafting Fun!! Today's theme is Nutcrackers, gifts and/or stockings. I chose the gift theme, and decided to make a card with this adorable digi stamp from Paper Crafting World. This is my second time working with copics, and I think I fared slightly better than the first time! Here is my project:

The paper is from Bella Blvd. Christmas Wishes collection. I got the chance to us my fun snow pen again to highlight the trim on Miss Bunny's coat. Here is a better look:

You can see the 'snow' texture a little better. And as mentioned above, she was colored with copics (still learning!)

Remember, there are weekly prizes as well as FREE cutting files, digital stamps and vintage clip art over at Cooking with Cricut. Make sure you head over to grab them! Just a reminder, in order to be eligible for the weekly prizes you need to be a follower of the blog. Here are some of the sponsors of the AMAZING things you can win this week: Quick Quotes, Pazzles, Paper Crafting World, The Twinery, Cutters Creek, and Close to My Heart.
Thanks for joining us, and I hope you found some inspiration today!

Cooking with Cricut challenge # 65: Poinsettas and Holiday Florals

Welcome to another challenge week at Cooking with Cricut! This week the challenge is to include poinsettas or holiday florals in your project. I decided to continue with the vintage Christmas theme that I have been loving so much this year with this project using Bo Bunny's Father Christmas line. Here is my project (forgive the picture quality, for some reason I just couldn't get a good photo of this layout!):

The paper used for the gold and red poinsettas is from KaiserCraft. I just loved that gold foil paper, and thought it would make a pretty holiday flower. I used the same technique on the flowers as I did in the Vintage Christmas Card- you can see more info about that technique HERE. Here is a close up of the flowers:

 The title is a sticker from Bo Bunny, and I used Elegant Edges for the background shape. Then I added some beautiful Vintage Christmas crinkle ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique. Hope you enjoy the project and thanks for stopping by! Can't wait to see all the beautiful holiday florals on your projects!

I am also entering this project in the following challenges:

My Craft Spot- Christmas tag
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog- incorporate a tag in your project

25 Days of Christmas Crafting Fun Day 19: Halloween or October Themed

Welcome to Day 19 of the 25 Days of Christmas Crafting Fun!! Today's theme is October, or non-scary Halloween. Halloween just happens to be my favorite holiday, so I enjoy doing a Halloween project even in the middle of December! My project today is a 12 x 12 layout and includes a darling digi stamp from Paper Crafting World. This is literally my first time working with digis AND copics, so be gentle, lol! I know it could be SO much better, but everyone has to have a first time, right? ;) Here is my project:

All the paper is from We R Memory Keepers including the chipboard and borders. I cut the scallops from Elegant Edges, and as mentioned previously the digi was colored with copics. I then added some stickles and a sticker! I also added some crinkle ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique. Here is a close-up of the sweet Halloween kitty (again remember- FIRST time, lol!)

Remember, there are weekly prizes as well as FREE cutting files, digital stamps and vintage clip art over at Cooking with Cricut. Make sure you head over to grab them! Just a reminder, in order to be eligible for the weekly prizes you need to be a follower of the blog. Here are some of the sponsors of the AMAZING things you can win this week: Quick Quotes, Pazzles, Paper Crafting World, The Twinery, Cutters Creek, or Close to My Heart.
Thanks for joining us, and I hope you found some inspiration today!