Cooking With Cricut's "Love Song" Blog Hop!

Welcome to Musings of a Crafty Mom and Day One of CookingWithCricut.com's Love Song Blog Hop! Love is in the air and our Designers have come up with some great Valentine's Day projects inspired by their favorite love songs.

If you arrived here from visiting Debbie at Workin' Scrappin' Mom of 4's blog you're in the right place. If you're joining us mid-hop and would like to start at the beginning click here to go to Paper Crafting World’s Cooking With Cricut blog and check out what Melin has made!

I was inspired by my seven year old daughter and the song "This Kiss" by Faith Hill --

My daughter thinks that she is "all that" and then some!  LOL!  She is forever saying "Mmmuah!  Kiss-Kiss, Mommy!" or "air kiss" and kisses the air on either side of my face.  Such the drama queen, this one is.  One of our favorite singers is Faith Hill and this song always has us singing and dancing when it comes on.

So I made this little card and girly-girl purse for my sweet little kissy-face daughter for Valentine's Day.

For the card, I used the Cricut Love Struck 2010 cartridge.  I welded the word "Kiss" together to create the shaped card using the Cricut Design Studio software.  The card was cut at 7" wide x 6 3/4" high.  The base is cut from Bazzill's Pinkini, the black outline is a Recollections card stock and the glittery pink paper is also by Bazzill.  The lips are cut from a hot pink card stock and a white card stock -- both from my scrap stash.  They measure 1 3/4" wide x 1 3/8" tall.

Inside I wrote:  "Mmmuah! Kiss-Kiss!  Happy Valentine's Day!"

The little purse treat bag is cut using the Cricut Tags, Bags, Boxes & More cartridge.  It was cut at 10 3/4" wide x 6 3/4" tall from a Recollections black card stock;  then scored and assembled.  The Curly Heart Swirl is  freebie this week at CookingWithCricut.com and the Lacey Border is available for purchase at PaperCraftingWorld.com.  The border is part of a beautiful set! 

I just recently received Sure Cuts A Lot cutting software as a gift and I have had so much fun learning how to use it.  And I am super excited to FINALLY be able to cut Melin's amazing files!

The heart is cut at 1 1/2" tall and the border is cut at 1 1/4" tall (I trimmed the ends off to fit the front of the purse).  Both are cut from a scrap of pink card stock and embellished with some pink heart rhinestones.  A sheer pink ribbon with white polka-dots makes a cute handle and a Velcro closure to keep the little purse closed.  I think I'll put some chocolates or maybe some conversation hearts in there for a sweet Valentine's Day treat!

And I have a sweet treat for you too!  It just wouldn't be a Blog Hop without some blog candy!  Up for grabs is a set of My Creative Time's "Color Me Happy"clear stamps.  There are 25 stamps in this set and they are perfect for all those wonderful Spring and Easter cards you'll be creating soon. 

All you have to do is:  (1) be a follower of my blog and (2) leave a comment WITH your e-mail address.  One winner will announced on Wednesday, February 15th.  You have until 8:00 AM Eastern Standard time on Feb. 15th to follow and comment.

We hope you’ll join us and link up your favorite love song inspired project at CookingWithCricut.com. One lucky entry will be chosen by random.org to win a $10.00 gift certificate provided by PaperCraftingWorld.com! And make sure you leave a comment, too! One lucky commenter will also receive a $10.00 PaperCraftingWorld.com gift certificate!

Thanks so much for hopping with us today!  I am the caboose in this "love" train!  Make sure to join us at CookingWithCricut.com tomorrow morning (Sunday, Feb. 12) at 8:00 AM (EST) for DAY TWO of our Hop -- a new set of Designers and Valentine projects to inspire you.

~ Jen

P.S.    Disclaimer:  I purchased these stamps for the giveaway.  "My Creative Time" doesn't know me, didn't provide these stamps, or sponsor me in any way, shape or form.