Saturday, April 9, 2011

Cooking With Cricut Bunny Hop!

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Welcome to the CookingWithCricut.com Bunny Hop!

With Easter just around the corner we wanted to share some of our ideas and give you some inspiration for your Easter projects! If you've come from visiting Jean at Jean's Crafty Corner, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to hop along with us, you can go to CookingWithCricut.com and start at the beginning. (Go HERE.)

Put on your bunny ears, grab some jelly beans and/or chocolate eggs and let's craft!




My first project features a tin pail purchased at Target for $1.  They have some of the cutest tins in their Dollar Spot! 

The bunny is from Create-A-Critter and is cut at 5" tall.  I attached him to the inside of the bucket with some strong adhesive tape -- his bottom half is in the bucket, his arms are resting on the outside of the bucket. 

A little chalk, some pen doodling and Easter grass and he's all ready to be filled with yummy treats!





Next up . . . a card!  This cute little chick was cut using the Easter 2010 cartridge.  Using the Cricut Design Studio, I welded two chicks together at the top of their little heads to create my white card stock card base. 

Then I cut a single chick out of yellow and his beak is a scrap from a DCWV Mediterranean paper pack.  I glued the yellow to my card base, drew on some eyes, inked the edges with a marigold stamp pad and added some rosy cheeks with chalk.

The inside of the card reads:  Happy Easter to our favorite little chick! 


And last, but not least, some cute little favor boxes for our traditional Easter Egg Hunt at my Mom's.  Instead of filling 80 plastic eggs with candy (it always melts), Mom hides a gold egg (with all the others) for each child, which they turn in for a special treat after brunch/lunch. 

The credit for these cute little boxes goes to Jen Wuthrich.  I made a few modifications and scaled them down in size a bit. 
   
The box (popcorn box) is from the  Tags, Bags, Boxes & More cartridge and is cut at 3 3/4" tall.  The bunny is from the Doodlecharms cartridge and is cut at approx. 2 1/2" tall (shadow).  Again, some chalk and pen doodling add the finishing touches.  The paper for the boxes is from DCWV Nana's Nursery:  Baby Girl paper pack.  I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole through the ribbon and box and then added a small brad.  On the back of the box is a small pom-pom bunny tail attached with a glue dot.

Now it's your turn! Link up your Easter-related project at CookingWithCricut.com. Be sure to include a Cricut or other die cut machine cut on your project. The Design Team will pick their three favorites and one lucky person will be chosen randomly to win one of the prize packages being offered in this hop.


BLOG CANDY!

The talented and generous Melin has given me this super cute  digi stamps to give away to one lucky blog hop participant.  To be eiligible to win you must do two things:
  1. Be a follower of my blog.  
  2. Leave me a comment and answer this question . . . "My favorite Easter treat is . . ."

I hope you enjoyed my projects and perhaps gathered some inspiration for your own Easter treats!  Now get hopping . . . your next stop is with Stacey at Stacey's Creative Corner!

If you lose your way, here are the stopping points on the hop . . .

  1. Jennifer - Musings of A Crafty Mom (You're here!)
  2. Stacey - Stacey's Creative Corner (Your next stop in the hop!)
  3. Roberta - TX Scrapper Mom
  4. Dalis - Stamper Girl

63 comments:

Melinda Beltran said...

JEN! This is just ADORABLE!!! HOW PRECIOUS! Thank you for sharing with us at CWC! You are priceless girl! Melin...CookingWithCricut.com

Anonymous said...

Such cute projects

Stacey's Creative Corner said...

All of these projects are amazing! You have been busy! :)

Stacey
staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Ronnie said...

OH these are so cute....Can I win your cutting file??It is adorable! great job!
Ronnie

Unknown said...

Very cute:) I am a new follower:) http://visionsofpaper.blogspot.com/

Melissa said...

So cute Jen! I need to check out Target!

My favorite Easter candy is hands down Cadbury Eggs....yummmmmmmm

Melissa
www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com

Tosha said...

I love this idea!!!! I want to make some cute easter baskets!!! My favorite easter candy is the big chocolate bunnies!!!!

Jean said...

These are all so cute Jen.

Lynn said...

I'm a follower. My favorite easter treat is jelly bellies

My 3 E Scrapbooking said...

Oh wow Jen! Not 1 but 3 wonderful projects! I love each and every one! The little chick is too cute! My fav Easter treat is ANYTHING CHOCOLATE!! Chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs, chocolate with PB is even better! MMMMM...making me hungery thinking about it! That's why my kids do not get candy in their baskets, the Easter Bunny would end up eating it before they wake up...hehe! TFS!

Anita said...

Jen, these are beyond adorable!! I'm so blessed to part of team with such talented ladies! Hugs, Anita

jennyplace2 said...

OMG! Your projects turned out so sweet! Just like yummy Easter eggs! TFS!
jennyplace26@gmail.com

Marcia said...

Love your designs! I am a follower and my favorite Easter treat is JELLY BEANS!

http://marciasmemories.blogspot.com
mb6464@hotmaildotcom

Alicia B said...

Oh all your projects are soo cute! As to my favorite Easter Treat- I would guess it's the Malted Milk Eggs, but anything in Chocolate works as well, LOL *Hugs*

lesliesews said...

Too cute! Love the economical way to make a special gift!

Charlotte said...

Hi there, my favorite Gator!

You have done some super work on these projects. I am headed to Target today and plan on looking for those cute little tin buckets. Those would be great to make for my kids at school. They would love them. Your little chick card and baskets are just adorable too. Now that I finally have Create a Cricket, I can make some of these really cute things. I always enjoy seeing your great work!

Rene said...

Wow, you gave me 3 great ideas. My favorite easter treat is Peanut Butter candy eggs.

I am now a follower and thanks for the chance to win!

Scrapper-K said...

Three great ideas, thanks for the inspiration!!

Fave Easter treat...got to be Cadbury Eggs mmmmmm.

Maria Elena said...

Love them all projects !!! You are more than ready for Easter ! LOL Nice.
Have a great Saturday,
Maria Elena~
http://mariaelenaworld.blogspot.com/

Anita Housman said...

This is adorable. Thanks!

Anita Housman said...

Forgot...my favorite easter treat is Popcorn Flavored Jelly Beans! :)

rooibos0727 said...

Hi Jennifer, adorable projects, not sure which I like the most. Great job. My favorite easter treat is robin eggs, got to have them, love them!!!

Cin said...

They're all so cute! Thank you for sharing all of your creative ideas!

FunkyTapioca said...

Really cute projects! My favorite Easter treat are Cadbury mini eggs.

Madison said...

Jennifer, what adorable projects:) You are so clever! I still like to hunt for Easter eggs:) TFS.
~Madison Funkycards @ charter dot net

kramer_buffy said...

peeps peeps and more peeps... I just love those suckers!!!! I love your baskets Jennifer!!!
-- dalis
CWC DT

ShersL84bed said...

Super cute little buckets.

My favorite Easter treat is the chocolate marshmallow bunnies that are really chewy.

Smiles Sher
ShersL84bed@aol.com

Jacqueline said...

Jen - so adorable - I love the chick. TFS
Hugs ~ Jacqueline
madebyjacqueline(at)yahoo(dot)ca

Unknown said...

One favorite?? Easy Peeps...hmm no those chocolate eggs that inside the creamy part looks like an egg...no no...chocolate bunnies - oh no I mean the flavored jelly beans. Do I really have to pick one???
Jackie
jmpreserach@gmail.com

Donna said...

My favorite Easter treat is chocolate! My favorite treat anytime is chocolate! LOL! Great projects! Thanks for the inspiration!

Anonymous said...

such cute ideas... just adorable!! My favorite easter treat are those mini cadbury eggs with the candy coating.. yummm I just suck on them till they melt. lol
veronicaslavishlathers@hotmail.com

Ann Morrell said...

I look those peeps...they are great. I buy them up after Easter and then freeze them...they are so good. i f you see an old lady with a pbasjet ful of peeps...say Hi!

Susan said...

Cute projects, my new favorite easter treat is Lindor's little eggs. susan.witend@gmial.com

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Margie said...

Those are great! My favorite easter treat is Cadbury's Caramel Eggs...YUMMM!

Carolina Girl (Cely) said...

Create a Critter is one cartridge I would really really really love having and your projects just make me want it even more....just darling!

Carolina Girl (Cely) said...

Create a Critter is one cartridge I would really really really love having and your projects just make me want it even more....just darling!

Carol said...

Very cute projects. Thank you for sharing. chale@gci.net
http://huffandpuffscrap.blogspot.com/

Trisha said...

All your projects are so sweet. Love the popcorn baskets. My favorite treat would be anything chocolate. TFS and the chance to win. I am a follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

Barbf said...

My favorite Easter Candy is definitely Cadbury Caramilk Eggs. MMMM... I love your projects especially the chic card..too cute. Thanks
barb.fricker@shaw.ca

Penny said...

My favorite Easter treat is anything chocolate! Love a good chocolate bunny or egg. Wish someone would fix me a nice pail like this on loaded down with chocolate!

pennyspad at sbcglobal dot net

Unknown said...

love your blog. Thanks for the
great ideas. Patti at pzawadski09@comcast.net

Scrappy Jackie said...

My favorite easter treat is... cadburry eggs! They are so yummy! I am so excited to see the little chick card... I have that cartridge and I can do that with my gypsy. I know just what I want to try first! Thanks so much for the inspiration! pjritsema at gmail dot com

Norma said...

Cute project. Wish my GC were smaller so I could make some of these. They are all too old now.

Kris in Alaska said...

All of your projects are just darling! My favorite Easter treat is CHOCOLATE!! Surprise ;0) TFS!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

marg0006 said...

Thanks for such a great time and chance for all the fun giveaways. My email is: margooo6@verizon.net and my blog is: loving scrapper 101.

Vickie Leaf said...

Very cute! My favorite Easter treat is the cadbury eggs.

AmyJRockstar said...

Very cute! That lil chick is the cutest! My favorite easter treat used to be reeses chocolate peanut butter eggs, but now I'm allergic to peanuts so I'm not sure. :( Thanks for the chance to win!


XO ~ Amy Jo (new follower)
amyjrockstar at gmail dot com
http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com/

Roberta Guditis said...

Adorable projects! That chick is so cute!

Billie said...

Hi Jen,
Have only just come acrross your blog..and love it..def now in my Faves menu..will be back!

Bunnyfreak said...

Love the projects. My favorite easter treat is spiced jelly beans.

Nicole said...

This is very cute!! What a great way to use those tins. I always walk by them and want to get them and use them for something, but never know what. Love all the projects!
~Nicole CWC DT

ajandfour said...

What cute projects! Very creative ideas. I have to file these away for future use.
My favourite Easter candy would be either a Purdy's or Sees chocolate rabbit. Would have to hide the ears from my dad as he always bit those off before I could.
I follow you.
Alison
fourkidstwocats at msn dot com

Shawnee said...

All of your projects are soo cute. I am a new follower.
Shawnee
http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com

Angel said...

My favorite easter treat is eggs. I really love deviled eggs and only make them for easter. thanks angeldon6@yahoo.com

Lois Cook Berrett said...

I am glad that this hop brought me to your blog. Loved your bunny pail and the adorable little baskets. My favorite Easter treat is marshmallow covered bunnies. Yummy.
marloberrett at gmail dot com

Betsy said...

Your projects are adorable! I am now a follower - and my favorite Easter treat are those yummy marshmallow peeps! Yum-yum!

Glenda said...

Great looking projects! Love each one! I have a blog award for you! Stop by my blog to pick it up!
Glenda
http://glendascards.blogspot.com/

Unknown said...

Well, to answer question: Robin's Eggs! Love malted milk balls and these are even better!

Loved your projects...

Jessica said...

Love the boxes! And the idea to not hide the chocolate inside the eggs. We're in hot Houston, so that's a great tip, too. Your egg hung participants are going to love these!

Marlene said...

Loved all your projects! The chickie card is soo adorable!

joydee1963 said...

soooooo cute ,great projects,joydee1963 at yahoo dot com

Donya/Okscrappinmama said...

That is so cute! I'm a follower and my fav Easter treat are...PEEPS!