CWC Craft with Cutters Challenge- Use a Flourish

Today's challenge is all about 'the flourish'.  I needed to make a special birthday card for my daughter, who's birthday just happens to be today.   I found this cute little cake with a flourish on the Imagine cart Yummy.  I also printed and cut out the extra flourish for the behind the cake and the inside.  The pink and blue background shapes were cut from Elegant Edges and embossed.  I added some Stickles, ribbon and a pearl.  

The inside sentiment is also from the Yummy cartridge and has a hidden meaning.  

There is a really popular diaper bag company that makes its home here in Ventura, California.  They are very expensive but several times a year they have an outlet sale here at the factory.  Well several months ago I went with my daughter and fell in love with this beautiful purple tapestry bag.  They call these tapestry bags "cake bags".  My daughter and I both loved it.  She ended up letting me get it and she got another bag.  Well I tried it out one time taking the train and decided it really didn't work for what I wanted it for so I have decided to give it to her for her birthday.  She is going to be really surprised. and excited.  So since this is called a cake bag the sentiment is perfect as in "You Take the Cake".  

Hope you enjoyed my post and will stop by to see the other designers.  

Remember to link up your projects with a flourish at My Paper Crafting 

"Top Crafty Cutter."  Here are some guidelines:

  --> Must follow the challenge topic. 

  --> Must be a NEW project for this challenge; no backdated posts, please. 

  --> Must have a link back to this post on your blog. 

  --> Must link your project through Inlinkz and not just your blog. 

  --> Must use your Cricut in some capacity. 

  --> Must have FUN! 

  --> You may gladly combine challenges . . . we love to pile it on, too! 

  --> And remember, you now have until the end of the month to link up your project. 

We'd love it if you would join us!  Link up your book themed project for a chance at one of the two prize packages below. Don't forget to click on the Designer's name to travel to their blog for more details on their fantastic projects and to leave an encouraging word or two.  And don't forget . . .

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Friday for Digi Desserts Fridaze!  

~ Jen & the CWC Designers

Cooking with Cricut- I Feel the Love for July

Today at Cooking with Cricut it is time for the July  I Feel the Love Project.  Madison from Funky Cards and one of our designers has asked us to make birthday cards and decorations for a homeless shelter to keep on hand to use as needed.  The cards will be for boys and girls who are staying at the shelter ( most likely young to teen children.) You can read more about the shelter HERE.

When I started this challenge it was my first day of not babysitting my granddaughter.  I decided to crank out some cards using my Imagine as I haven't been using it that much and had some carts I haven't really explored.  So here my cards.  `f

I used Imagine carts Best Friends, Better Together, Imagine More, Word of Mouth Bucanneer and Yummy, Yummy.  Some have Stickles, embellishments, and googly eyes.  I hope you will join the challenge this week and link up at Cooking with Cricut.  We would love to see your projects and I am sure all the kids would love to get birthday cards.

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Sweet Sassy Diva- Thanks for the Gift week of 12/25

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.  This week at Sweet Sassy Diva we were asked to come up with a thank you card. I actually made two cards both with my Imagine.  

The first is from the Bucaneer cart.  

Choosing cuts on Imagine 

Printed and now cutting 

Used Distressed stripe Cuttlebug folder to distress Kraft paper 

Inked and tore edges used twine 

Bucaneer Cartridge 

Pirate p. 3 cut at 4.5  inches-pop dotted 

Parrot  page 11 cut at 2.5 inches -pop dotted 

Shiver me Timbers 2.5

Yo Ho Ho page 27 2.5

No Trespassing Sign page 26 3.0

separated cuts and stamped thanks ever so much 

Paper page 43

Card  is 8 1/2 x 11 folded in 1/2 Kraft stock 

then front cut 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 burgandy 

5 x 8 anchor paper from Imagine cart. 

The second thank you card I made using the Imagine Yummy Cartridge 

The cup is from  page 7 cut at 3 1/2 inches on the front and 2 1/2 inches inside -flipped 

Corner stamp EK success 

Added Stickles, gems, and died seam binding ribbon 

Stamps A Cup of Good Cheer from Robins Creative Cottage 

Robin has her first two sets of stamps out a snowmen one and Gingerbread one so check them out. 

Inside Comfort and Joy stamp from Michaels 

Karen Foster paper Merry Mugs

I cut a slit with exacto and placed sentiment inside.  

I hope you will come back all week to see what the other DT members design for Thank yous.  Thanks for stopping by and I would love to read your comments.  

Birthday Sundaes card with buttons

This is a card I did using my Imagine for the Birthday Sundaes birthday card challenge this week -Who's Got the Button.  I used the Imagine Yummy cartridge cutting the pieces in layers, a MS cupcake punch, a stamp and some ribbon.  Added the buttons for the cherries on top of the pop dotted cupcakes   and added Stickles to the icing. 

Birthday cards with Country Life and Imagine carts

Scrappy Moms Stamps  is having a challenge this week to make a project with Country Life.  I knew right away what I wanted to do as I bought Country life for the banner cuts.  So this is the card I came up with. I am making birthday cards for a church group I belong to this year so this is another card in my stash.

I also made some other birthday cards with practice cuts I made with my new Imagine and scraps.