Weekly Challenge #40: Glittery Card Sketch Challenge!

The Challenge: This week we want to see your interpretation of the following card sketch. Please include some kind of glitter or bling on your card.

Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. 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. One entry per person, please.

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 Thursday, September 15th, 2011.

Prize: This week the winner will win $25 in credit added to their Cricut.com account. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery from winner announcement.

Winner: The winner will be selected randomly from qualifying entries using www.random.org and will be announced on the Cricut Circle Blog on Friday, September 16th, 2011.


Hello, Circlets! Are you ready for another Weekly Challenge? I apologize for getting the challenges up late this week. It is completely my fault and I hope you will forgive me.

Let’s do another Card Sketch Challenge this time around and let’s make those cards sparkle! Pull out the glitter, the gemstones, the pearls . . . whatever strikes your fancy . . . and give your project a touch of bling.

Here is what I created for the challenge. Since I had not used the Cricut Everyday cartridge, I felt this was a good one to use.

Recipe for card:

4.5x6.5 card
cardstock of same size from DCWV RockStar
Tim Holtz vintage photo ink around the edges of the cardstock
3 gliiter adhesive dots from Recollections
Ribbon from my stash
plastic case from a cricut got cart cut at 1 3/4 inch wide and 5 inch long & run through cuttlebug folder cricut circle heads
Tim holtz sunshine yellow and sunset orange dabbed onto plastic
Cricut cake, gypsy logo and Cricut Circle head cut at 2 inches and pop dotted on card
gliitery cardstock
sentiment: I heard you caught the bug!!! computer generated.

TFL~

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #39: A-B-C, 1-2-3 Challenge!

The Challenge: This week our challenge is inspired by all the kiddos heading back to school. It is a recipe challenge of sorts based on ABC, 123. Please include (A) Pop of (B)right (C)olor on your page, as well as 1 of something, 2 of something, and 3 of something. For example, Suzanne’s page below has a POP of bright red on her page. Then she has chosen to use ONE cartridge, TWO ruler stickers, and THREE elements of the red patterned paper . . . but yours could be whatever you would like. One button, two photos, and three patterned papers . . . you decide. It’s really easier than you think! Have fun with it! We can’t wait to see what you come up with!




Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. 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. One entry per person, please.



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 Saturday, September 3rd, 2011.



Prize: This week the winner will win $25 in credit added to their Cricut.com account. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery from winner announcement.


For the challenge I decided to create my 3x3 calling card.

Recipe for calling card:
gold cardstock cut to 3x3
*1) cricut circle cuttlebug folder for background of card
*2) cricut carts used-Destinations for the state Ohio and Rock Princess for the girl on motorcycle
*3) 3 small rhinestones
large heart rhinestone
(A) pop of (B)right  (C)olor: Fuschia for girls hair

I cut the girl at 2 " and Ohio with RDS off at 5". Since here in Ohio we say "Come to the Heart of Ohio", I added a heart in the corner. I used the cricut circle folder since these are the cards I will be handing out when I can get to one of the events for my #1 element. So I felt that would be appropriate. I love motorcycles and have my own so I thought the girl on the bike would be perfect. There was recently a race for the cure with motorcycles lined up for the runners and walkers, I thought it would be nice for my rider to have pink hair. I chose fuschia for (A) pop of (B)right (C)olor.  For my #2 that I needed I chose Rock Princess and Destinations and this also would include the 2 cricut cuts that are needed for this challenge. #3 is the 3 rhinestones I embellished on the motorcyle for my last element needed. I used my I-Rock to adhere the stones.

Thanks for looking~

My first Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge

Monthly Challenge!

On the first day of each month we will announce a new Monthly Challenge. The challenges are designed to inspire you to stretch your creative wings. Have fun with it! You will have the entire month to create a project for the challenge. The project must meet the challenge requirements in order for your name to be entered into the prize drawing.

This month the winner will receive this jam-packed IMAGINE CARTRIDGE BUNDLE!

The Imagine Cartridge Bundle includes:

• Better Together
• Best Friends
• Blast Off
• Kate’s Kitchen
• Ancestry
• Mystical Garden
• Snapshot: Everyday

FEBRUARY MONTHLY CHALLENGE: BANNERS!

Banners are everywhere! We love their versatility and the way they can be customized for any occasion. For this challenge, we want you to create a banner with any theme you would like. You may use THIS POST as inspiration, or feel free to create something completely new. Project must be newly created for this challenge.
This challenge is open to Cricut Circle Members only. Your entry must include 3 or more Cricut Cuts and meet the requirements above in order for your name to be entered into a random drawing for the PRIZE. You must submit a project to be entered into the drawing. Submit your entry using the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of this post and include your first and last name in the title. Entries are due by 11:59 pm MST on Sunday, February 27th, 2011. Winner will be announced on March 1st, 2011. Prize will be delivered to winner within 4 to 6 weeks of announcement.
Note: We want to be sure that everyone knows that you DO NOT need to have a blog to participate in the challenges here on the Cricut Circle blog. When the InLinkz tool at the bottom of the Challenge Post asks you for the URL of your blog, you can also type in the URL of a gallery you have uploaded your project to, a direct URL to the image (Photobucket, TinyPic, etc.) or even a message board entry where you have inserted your photo. If you receive an error while submitting your entry, look at the top of the screen and there will be three tabs to choose from. One of them will give you the option to upload your image directly from your computer. We are really enjoying your submissions! Keep them coming!
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This is my first montly challenge. I have been in a lot ot Twilight swaps and love the books and movies, I thought this would be the perfect banner to make.
Recipe for banner:
Black Bazzill cardstock for banner crests cut at 5 inch from Winter Woodland on pg. 37 and inked edges with silver
DCWV Champagne metallic cardstock for font cut at 3 3/4 inch from Winter Woodland and I used from PK Glitz wonder film and red rose glitter to fill in the open spots also
Antique Gold Bazzill cardstock for lions head cut at 1 1/2 inch and wonder film and crystal glitter from PK Glitz to fill in lions head
Ribbon French Block black 5 from walmart and swirl rhinestones from Recollections
DCWV the immortal love embellishments-apple, checkered and silver heart, chess piece, moon and eclipse moon and flower all pop dotted with foam dots
Marah Johnson layered stickers- true love and flourish and rhinestones in red, white and grey
Cullen crest pin
brads are Chatter box easy brad maker used for the E-Edward and B- Bella  printed from computer font is BE SAFE
feather and red ribon from my stash
Hope you like it! and thanks for looking~

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge # 16: Cute As a Button Sketch Challenge

Babies are definitely “cute as a button” with their sweet little faces and tiny features. In honor of our Baby Theme, this week we challenge you to create a SCRAPBOOK PAGE or CARD using the sketch below. Your project doesn’t need to follow the sketch exactly, but it should be apparent that you used it as inspiration. Feel free to turn it on it’s side or move elements to fit what you are doing. In addition to using the sketch, we also want you to incorporate STAMPING and BUTTONS (of course!).
Project must be newly created for this challenge and must include atleast 2 different cuts from any Cricut cartridge to qualify. This challenge is open to Cricut Circle Members only. Submit your entry using the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of this post. Please post your full name along with your entry. You must submit a project to be entered into the drawing. Entries are due by 11:59 pm MST on Thursday, January 20th, 2011. This week the winner will receive $25 added to their Cricut.com account OR their choice of ONE of the following cartridges: Freshly Picked, Give a Hoot, Rock Princess, or Wrap It Up. Prize will be shipped within 4 to 6 weeks of Winner announcement.

Here is my version of this sketch. Our family has the first new nephew and my parents first grandbaby. Is'nt he precious. I did a variety of items to this page. I did some distressing vintage photo, ribbon from Kaisercraft Grosgrain ,photos in color and black/white, walmart gliiter cardstock, Vellum qoute. The three major elemnts for the challenge are stamping: feet and hands from stampcraft on tags, buttons: one for the I in miracle and a few others here and there from A Rhonda Christmas and two Cricut cuts from any cartridge: Miracle at 2 inches and love at 1 inch  from the Home Decor cart.

TFL~

Cricut Circle Magazine challenge Thrift store find contest~

THRIFT STORE FIND CONTEST!
We are taking the challenge from Lisa’s Design Star Feature for our contest this month!

Find something from the thrift store to repurpose with your imagination and your Cricut Machine. Please use at least four Cricut cuts in your design. Upload before and after shots of your project to the blog under the Magazine Challenge Tab. Only one entry per person. Entry deadline is Friday, January 14th, 2011. Winner will receive a new April Showers cartridge!!  Prize will be shipped within 4 to 6 weeks after the announcement.

I found this at our local thrift store a few months ago and was not sure what to do till now. This is what it looked like before I altered it, I beleive I only paid a few dollars for this, I know it was not much more than 5.

Recipe for this:

White Tulle

4 sheets silver translucent paper form The Paper Company + 1 sheet for alcohol inks to be applied to

alcohol inks: Carmel, Butterscoth and Lettuce

2 heart buttons

Black vinyl 

Cricut cart. Home Accents-words used are Home, Family, Faith and Grow 

2 bunches of flowers from local craft store Darice classical silks brand

Gold Tattered Angels glimmer mist

Tim Holtz distress ink Vintage photo

battery operated frosted white lights

1 small strand of green beads

1 sheet of plexi glass

GBS cart for ovals. 

I first applied the vintage photo ink to the window frame here and there to give a distressed look and then sprayed glimmer mist on it. Not sure if you can tell in photo, that it has some glimmer and looks aged.

Here is pic of it with lights on.

I cut the words Home and Family at 1 inch, Faith and Grow at 1 1/2 inch so it would look proportioned. When they were all cut a 1 inch the words Faith and Grow looked smaller so I adjsuted them.I applied them to the front of the plexi glass.

I then took one sheet of translucent paper and applied carmel all over it then took the butterscotch and lettuce here and there. I then cut out 4 ovals from the sheet with GBS cart. at 5 inches wide and 2 3/4 inches long in CDS. I applied them to the back of the plexi glass. Then I took the other 4 sheets of silver paper and put them over the glass.

       I then wrapped the beads around the tulle pulled the tulle through the button holes on the back and glued to each corner. Then I arranged the flowers and lights. I even glimmer misted the flowers with gold so they to would have a bit of shimmer.

TFL

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge-French Manor ATC card

Here is an ATC card I made for the weekly drawing on the Cricut Circle blog. You have to use two cuts from the cart, I chose the word Paris cut at 2" and the Eiffel Tower cut at 3", cardstock is Bazzill light and dark pink. I wanted some dimension so I pop dotted the tower and layered it on top of another tower. You then had to have an embellishment to it. It had to be pearl or jewel. I chose to add both. I thought it turned out pretty nice. I used Bazzill white for the base of the ATC and black cardstock for the second layer. Matha Stewart white pearl and gem stickers. Cut file for the ATC card (white) and insert (black) from Brensdesigns.
Thanks for looking and all comments are welcomed~

Cricut Circle stamp

Here is the stamp I made with DS to make the Cricut Circle Cricut. I used Storefront the cricut face in blackout. Circle from GBS. I will have it uploaded to the site I have my cut files on. It is on the right side of my blog under My cut files. I used a new mat to hold the material, the deepcut blade and multicut twice.

Cricut Circle

I got my welcome kit in the mail the other day and I was excited! I decided to do something for this special day. I scrapbooked the items I had received. You can barely tell but on the page that has the certificate, I stamped some cricut circle cricuts in white and pink that I had made with the DS and the Cricut stamping material. Thank you PC and I will soon be checking out my new cartridge French Manor!