Cooking With Cricut Challenge: Anything Goes!

It's challenge day at Cooking With Cricut!  Melin decided we should have an "Anything Goes" week -- designer's choice of their favorite old project or a new one.  I am in the middle of creating all the decorations and such for my little sister's baby shower this weekend, so I thought I would share with you one of my new faves.  Elizabeth and her husband Matt are eagerly anticipating the birth of their first child -- a boy -- in early December.  And they decided to decorate his nursery in a zoo theme and have selected a bedding called "Modern Zoo." 

I created a door sign -- it will be used at the shower location and then later can hang on my nephew's bedroom door.  I love making these!  It measures 12" x 12" and will fit perfectly into an album frame or a clear scrapbook layout frame.

The turquoise base is 12" x 12" card stock from Recollections.  The next layer is a lime green gingham by The Paper Studio that measures 11 1/2" x 11 1/2".  The white layer is 11" x 11" and is also from Recollections.  All of the other papers are either Recollections or Bazzill.  Here's the recipe:

Cindy Loo -- "Welcome" cut a 10" w.

Mickey Font -- "to Everett's" cut at 1" h.

Create-A-Critter --

• Redbird, cut at 1 1/4" h.
• Penguin, cut at 3 1/2" h.
• Monkey,cut at 2 1/4" h.
• Giraffe, cut at 7 1/2" h.
• Zebra, cut at 3 3/4" h.
• Alligator, cut at 1 3/4" h.

Everyday Paper Dolls --

• Elephant, cut at 6"h.
• Lion, cut at 3 1/2" h.
• Zoo sign, cut at 7 1/4" h.
• Zookeeper, cut at 4"h.

You will notice there is NO bling on this project -- no cute ribbon or flowers.  It was hard not to "girly" it up!  I did chalk some edges and added a few pen details.

I must confess . . . this has got to be one of my all-time favorite things I have ever created! 

You know how sometimes you envision something and it doesn't turn out like you expected?  Well this one turned out WAY BETTER than I ever imagined it would!! 

My sister is going to love it!

Now it's your turn!  Link up your favorite creation or create something new -- anything goes! -- at Cooking With Cricut.  You could be this week's Top Chef!  And don't forget, today is the deadline to apply for our Design Team -- click here for details if you're interested.

~ Jen

P.S.  Check back next week -- I'll be sharing more creations from the shower!