Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Cooking With Cricut Challenge: Make Me Laugh!

In honor of April Fool's Day later this week, Melin dared the Design Team to make her laugh for our Cooking With Cricut weekly challenge.  This is quite possibly the most difficult challenge she has thrown at us to date.  How do you make someone laugh that you've never met, never spoken to and only communicated with via e-mail? 

So here is my go at making Melin laugh!  And I hope it brings a smile to your face and maybe, just maybe, a giggle or two.


My card is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and is Bazzill's Pinkini.  The polka dot paper is from my scrap stash and measures 8" x 5".  I used Design Studio and the following cartridges:

Easter 2010
  • Chocolate Bunnies:  cut at 3 3/4" high. Bazzill Brown card stock.
  • Bite marks:  I used the scalloped egg shape and skewed over the part of the bunny I wanted to have a "bite" taken out of.  The eggs were cut at 1 1/4" wide.
  • Bows:  cut at 1 1/16" wide from scrap pink and pale blue card stocks.
  • Happy Easter:  the inside greeting was cut at approximately 2" high from scrap card stock.
Create-A-Critter
  • Speech Bubbles:  cut at 2" x 2" from white card stock and then run thru my printer.
The grass was cut with an Accu-Cut die at my local scrapbook shop several years ago.  (Which has since closed and I miss it!)  It measures 8" wide and is a Bazzill card stock.

So, now it's your turn!  Can you make Melin and the Design Team laugh?  Link up your project at Cooking With Cricut and maybe you'll be this week's Top Chef winner!  And I hope you'll hop on over to CWC and check out what my fellow Chefs have whipped up to tickle your funny bone!

Make sure you mark your calendars for Saturday, April 9 at 9:00 AM (EST) for Cooking With Cricut's Bunny Hop, a one-day blog hop. Our Design Team Chefs will whip up some delectable delights to inspire you and get your creative juices flowing for all things Easter-related.   Hope to see you at the hop!

~ Jen

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Let's Go to the Hop . . . the Bunny Hop!



Join us on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Cooking With Cricut for a one-day blog hop. Our Design Team Chefs will whip up some yummy treats to inspire you and get your creative juices flowing for all things Easter-related.

Mark your calendars – and we’ll see you at the hop!

Friday, March 25, 2011

Sharing the Love & Paying it Forward

I received the sweetest note and award from Amy at Love to Crop today . . .

Just quickly wanted to let you know that even though you've already received a Liebster Award, I wanted to give you another (hey, I got two, you should too!!)... I wanted to recognize people that not only inspire with their creations, but also take time to inspire others with wonderful comments (like YOU always do!!)... So please stop by and pick up your award... And while you're there -- Check out the GATOR card that made me think of you!! :)


This award was created for bloggers who have fewer than 300 followers, but still put a lot of love and heart into their work. It is given to bring light to new blogs and it's a great way to share blogs that might not otherwise be seen or ones you want to share with others.

As a recipient you must share the love and pay it forward by:

1-Creating a post where you blog about the Liebster award and reveal your 3-5 blog picks.
2-Let them know you chose them by leaving a comment on their blog.
3-Copy and paste the blog award on your blog.
4-Have faith that your followers will rally and show their crafty love back out to those you awarded this to.
5-Have fun!

I would like to pass this award on to the following blogs . . . I hope you will visit them and check out their fantastic creations!!


Thanks again, Amy!

~ Jen