Tip Tuesday! Skittles!!

Hi This is Carri from DoubleClick!

It is Quick Tip Tuesday!

How to make your own handmade skittles!!

I love to use handmade skittles on my projects!

 

 

 And they are super easy to make!!

Supplies needed:

Decorative Accents

 Alcohol inks

Ziploc bag, clear plastic or wax paper

 The final product:

Check out my super quick video on how to make your own!

I hope you enjoyed this quick tip! If you make a project using your own handmade skittles please let me know, I would love to come check it out!

Welcome to Tip Time Tuesday at the Creative Cutter Room!

Hi, this is Elaine from ExpressionsByElaine  I am sharing a tip with you today for Creative Cutter Room!

Last month I shared some tips for organizing your scraps. And while I was organizing I realized how many large pieces I had. 

So I decided to go through my scraps and get out all the large pieces I had like these.

And cut them down to use for my A2 size card bases. 

Some were cut to 4.25" X 11"

like this.

And some were cut to 5.5" x 8.5"

like this.

Then fold them into a base for your cards and they are ready to go.  Grab the color you want for your 

card base and start creating your card!

This will help reduce your scraps and 

save you some time.

I hope this has been a helpful tip for you, I know it has saved me 

a lot of time when creating my cards.

Thanks for joining us at Creative Cutter Room!

Tip Tuesday! Birthday Party Planning!

Hi everyone! Tonya here from Itty Bitty Ladybugs to share with you my tips and tricks for planning birthday parties.

Birthdays; they come around once a year and are a big deal to many. Growing up birthdays were not a big deal in my family and I think that’s why I go a little over the top when birthdays roll around for my kids!

As fun as birthdays are they can be expensive and a LOT of work. This is where my Cricut comes in. There are a number of party cartridges out there that take all the guess work out of planning the party.

Robot Party

Space Party

Girl's Makeup Party

Princess Party

Elmo's Party

These carts are great providing invitations, thank you notes, favor bags, hats, decorations and so much more. But don’t think you need a party cart to have a great party. Last year my daughter had a gymnastics party so I put my thinking/creativity hat on and decided the theme would be Tumble Bugs and I would use my Create A Critter cart to make all the decorations and invitations.

Any of these Cartridges can be ordered in the Creative Cutter SHOP under Cricut Level 2 Cartridges for only $25.00 plus shipping.

Here are a few tips to keep in mind when planning a party.

• What are the birthday boy/girls favorite things? Your theme should start from here.
• Food. Keep it simple. Pizza is always a good bet but depending on your guests ages and the season so are burgers, chicken nuggets or tacos. Also don’t think you have to provide a meal. Snacks are perfectly acceptable; that’s what I served at my daughter’s party.
• Start early. If you can take your time you’re less likely to get burnt out and more likely to enjoy the process.
• Take shortcuts. Whether it’s using an event cartridge or going to the party store don’t think you have to make everything from scratch with all new, original ideas.
• Recruit help. The more people helping you out the less stress you’ll feel. Remember birthdays are supposed to be fun!
• You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Pin the tail on the donkey has worked for YEARS so why not use it at your party. Sure you can change the donkey to Minnie and the tail to a bow but don’t feel like you need to come up with new games to play.
• Pinterest can be your best friend or your worst enemy. It’s a great site for getting ideas but you      can easily start feeling like your party isn’t good enough. Always remember the party is all about the birthday boy/girl. Their likes, dislikes and interests should be what guide your every decision.

I hope you find these tips helpful! And now IT’S YOUR TURN.

What are your birthday party planning tips? Do you have a favorite birthday memory as a child? Or maybe you’ve planned a party that you really enjoyed. I’d love to hear about it!

Thank you Tonya for sharing these wonderful tips with us!

Tip Tuesday with a Guest Desinger!

 Today we have a special Guest Visitor! Jen from Jen's craft corner is going to be sharing a quick tip with us!

Hello! I am so happy to be part of the Creative Cutter Room's Tip Tuesday. Today, I have a quick and helpful tip to help you organize your stamps.  

I love stamps! I love to shop for stamps, I love to use stamps on whatever I can, when I can! These are all my small stamp sets. I buy the "Studio G" stamps and the "Studio 112" stamps at Michaels. I love that they only cost between fifty cents and a dollar.

I had these stamps all stacked in a drawer. When I am working on a project, I have to go through all my stamps to find either a sentiment or a picture stamp. It takes up time and wasn't very organized. I needed a better system.

I had some empty CD cases from a while back. I took out the black centers that hold the CD in place, so that they were empty. 

I took out all the stamps and tried to lay them in piles of sentiments, Spring, Halloween, Christmas, etc. It took me a few minutes to decide how I wanted the stamps organized, but I finally found a system I thought would work for me. 

Then, I started putting the stamps in the cases. Some stamps will stick to the top of the case, while others stick to the back (it depends on whether it is a cling stamp or a clear stamp). When you close the CD case, the stamps will fit perfectly. Then, I ran into a small glich. Some of the stamps you can't quite see what they say or make out the picture, unless you look very closely. I wanted to be able to grab it quickly and be able to use it. So, I decided to cut up the clear cling page the stamps come on and adhere that to the CD case. Perfect! 

I have one case just for sentiments, one case for Christmas, once case for Halloween, a case for Fall/ Thanksgiving and one case for Spring/Summer. 

Hope you enjoyed my tip! 

Thank you Jen! This was a great tip for organizing stamps!

Do you have a quick tip you would like to share with us here at the CCR?  Just contact us at the above Contact Me Page!

Tip Tuesday! Basics of the Cricut Craft Room!!

Welcome to another Tip Tuesday here at the Creative Cutter Room! Today Design Team member Jessica with Craftin' and Stampin has a great tip to share with us!

 Hi All!

Welcome to Tip Tuesday at the Creative Cutter Room! My name is Jessica from Craftin' and Stampin', and for today's tip, I wanted to show you the BASICS of the Cricut Craft Room!

I know that the Cricut Craft Room can be A LITTLE intimidating! Heck, I was VERY intimidated when I first strarted to try and use it! I remember thinking I would NEVER get the hang of this! But, then again, I thought that about the Gypsy as well! But, now, I'm a PRO :D! I promise you, with enough patience, enough practice, and a little help, you will ALL be pros at utilizing the Cricut Craft Room!

So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the Introduction to the Cricut Craft Room video I have made for you!

OK All, hope you enjoyed it! Hope you were able to get a few pointers! I also hope it took some of the anxiety away from using it!!

Thanks so much for coming by the Creative Cutter Room! And don't forget to stop by my blog for some more pointers!!!

Oh, and I hope to find you all Craftin' and Stampin'!

Thanks Jessica!

Recap for my Tip Tuesdays!

 Hi this is Carri! I am filling in for Cathie on this fun Tip Tuesday!

I thought I would do a recap of my previous tips in case anyone missed them!

Make Your Own Card Embellishment!

Click Here!

Pre-make your sentiments

Click Here!

Get rid of all that scrap paper!

Click Here!

How to make a mini brag book!

Click Here!

Scrap ribbon?

Click Here!

I will be sharing a brand new tip with on June 21!

Don't forget our Father's day Gift Idea And card challenge going on here!  



Thanks for stopping by!