Design Time Thursday! Sketch Challenge with a Twist!

Thank you for joining us for our new challenge! We enjoyed looking at your Halloween Decor projects!  We appreciate you joining us and hope you will join us for this next challenge!

Theme:  Sketch PLUS dry or wet embossing!

Thanks to our Design Team Sister Georgiana for creating this awesome sketch for us!

Some Inspiration from the team:

Carri

Georgiana

 


DIANA L.

Tracy

 

 

 We hope you will join us and Submit your new project for a chance to win a prize!

This will also come with a 6x6 Echo Park Paper Pad.

Challenge Starts today October 18 and runs until October 31, 2012.

Follow the rules then submit your new  project over at the

Creative Cutter Room!

Looking forward to seeing your creations! 

Only entries that fit the challenge guidelines will be entered to win the prize!

 

To be eligible to win the prize here are the Rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Be a Follower of the CCR
Project submissions must be new, no back linking

CCR must be mentioned in the description with a link back to here

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project posting not just your blog
One Entry per person 

**Please comment after linking: those not commenting not eligible to win**

You have until October 31, 2012 to enter your project.

Here is the Line Up You for some great inspiration:

Carri

Georgiana 
Diana 

 Tracy

Halloween Inspiration

The Ladies at my Scrapbook Retreat this past weekend created some really wonderful Layouts.  I asked them to let me share their creativity with all of you so I hope you find some Inspiration for your Holiday layouts!

Thank you Darlene, Marlene & Monique:

Quick Tip Tuesday! Easy Banner Making with Diana!

Hi Friends,

This is DIANA L. from DL.ART  for TIP TUESDAY for Creative Cutter Room

Here is a quick tip for you on making your own mini bunting, garland,  banner or whatever you want to call it.  I may have done a tutorial similar to this but, this might even be easier, if you happen to have washi tape.

What you will need  8-10 inches of hemp, cord twine crochet thread, what ever you have available.

 Then, decide what tapes you want to use,   put them in the order you  would like them to be added to the hemp.

Fold them over 1 at a time  so it sticks the the hemp, trim the bottom to form an upside down V or what ever shape you want.

 When you lift the tape be gentle as to not rip it.

 You are not ready to use your banner on your card

You will be seeing this on my card Saturday, come back and check it out.
Thank you for stopping by,

I hope you enjoyed this tip I hope you will use it and I hope you will have a blessed day,
Diana

Girls will be Girls Layout

Girls will be Girls

Here is another layout that was super easy to put together.

I used my Cameo for the Title & My Cricut for the Scallop circle mat on the left (Easter Cartridge).

I think I will put pictures of my girls all dressed up for church on this one.

When they are feeling extra cute they start playing photo shoot with moms camera and I usually end up with some Great Shots!!

Toad-ally sweet Layout

Having difficulties loading videos from my camera....so today I thought I would share a layout I made while at last weekends Scrapbook Retreat.  

These getaways are always so much fun and if you aren't too busy relaxing you can actually get a lot of work done on your albums. LOL

This is one I am selling at the retreats so I thought I would share it.

I used the paisley cartridge and my Gypsy to weld the title with gypsy font.

Hope you like it~!

Linking this to the following challenge:

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2012/10/dlart-thankful-thursday-linky-party.html

Canvas Corp. Blog Hop

Welcome to the Creative Cutter Room featuring Canvas Corp Blog Hop

We are so happy that you are joining us today! Each of the Creative Cutter Room design team members will be showing off some amazing projects using Canvas Corp products. Did you know that Hobby Lobby carries Canvas Corp products? Hint hint!! You may want to pick some up because we will be hosting a Canvas Corp challenge soon!

You should have reached me from Diana's site.  

Make a stop at each of the Creative Cutter Room Design Team member's blog, leave a comment on each, then head over to the Canvas Corp Facebook page and leave them the following comment: 

" I just hopped along with the Creative Cutter Room Canvas Corp Blog Hop!" 

Now lets get hopping....

I took a plain brown plate I purchased from Hobby Lobby and used the wonderful Canvas Corp Chocolate & Ivory Paper Collection to create a new home for one of my husband's favorite pictures.  I started by using my Plantin Schoolbook cartridge to cut a 8 1/4" circle that would fit in the center. 

I then cut a scalloped circle from the Storybook cartridge out of the chocolate & ivory polka dot paper to place behind the picture.  I used more of the same paper in smaller scalloped circles to create a grunge flower sprayed with glimmer mist.  The gold flower on the plate was made using Canvas Corp's gold embossed paper....this stuff is GORGEOUS!!!! I love the look, texture and weight of this paper.  Even embossed it cut beautifully on the Cricut. 

I also used 4 mini canvases and 3 pennant tags from their product line.  I cut the triangle pieces down a bit so they fit on each of the 3x3 canvases and then sprayed them with some glimmer mist to match the other jewelry dept. embellishments from my stash. I used some floral dept. accessories like a large stem and some feathers for that FALL LOOK.

My studio is heavy on the red decor so I covered one of the mini canvases in red burlap to tie it with my room.  The last step was to add letters selling "LOVE"" with the Art Nouveau cartridge.

I hope that you liked my project.....I really LOVED working with Canvas Corp!  Their paper is versatile, their card stock is the best I have found to use with your Cricut, their specialty products are unique and add so much to your Paper Projects.

Be sure and check them out they are definitely worth Buying & Trying!!!

I thought it would be fun to share some of this wonderful product with one lucky Follower, so I created a sample pack of Canvas Corp products.  All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. I will close the comments on October 15 and announce the winner that week. Winner must contact me within 1 week to claim prize.

Sorry Due to postal issues this is open to US Residents.

**One entry per person please**

Hop along, leave a comment on each blog, become a Canvas Corp Facebook fan by  leaving them the following comment:

 " I just hopped along with the Creative Cutter Room Canvas Corp Blog Hop!" 
and you could win:

The Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridge
(case not included)

You next stop is The Canvas Corp. Facebook Page! 

The Line up:
Carri 
Tracy
Georgiana      
Diana
Cathie
Canvas Corp Facebook Page

Copic Project #5: Halloween Gift Bags

I made these fun Goodie Bags for my Retreat Ladies this weekend!

I really wanted to use this adorable little witch stamp from 

Stampendous called Kitty Candy Kiddo.

Isn't she adorable?

I am also entering this in My Craft Sot: Monday Challenge A Treat For You.

Here are the details:

I colored her with my Copic markers, used my Bow Maker for the bow, and added some embellishments from the dollar store (feathers & plastic leaves).

These would make a great neighbor gift or co-worker gift and takes no time at all.  Use your favorite striped pattern and color your stamped image to match.  A simple bow & some foam tape adhesive behind your stamped image and  either cut a creative frame or use feathers like I did for some added dimension. The plastic leaves can easily be Cricut cut leaves made out of acetate that are embossed & colored with your Copic Markers.

Hope you like this Gift Idea.....Hugs

Design Time Thursday Challenge! Halloween Decor!

Thank you for joining us for our new challenge! We enjoyed looking at your Wedding projects!  We appreciate you joining us and hope you will join us for this next challenge!

Theme:  Halloween Decor!

I LOVE HALLOWEEN...It's a wonderful time of year for decorating....and in my family it is also my Mother's Birthday.....yep....she's an official Witch!!!

Here is my Halloween Decor Item:

I made this for my Mom.  It was a clearance piece from Hobby Lobby that I re-decorated with Graphic45 papers and I included a coordinating Mini Album inside.  I will share a video showing the mini on my next Watch this Wednesday....now for the Team's Beautiful Projects.....

I am linking this up to

 Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge HIMCR65

Paper Playtime

My Crafting Channel: #1 Ghoul Times

Here is the before picture

Inspiration from the Team: 

Carri

Georgiana

Tracy

 

DIANA L.

We hope you will join us and Submit your new project for a chance to win a prize!

Challenge Starts today October 4 and runs until October 17, 2012.

Follow the rules then submit your new  project over at the

Creative Cutter Room!

Looking forward to seeing your creations! 

Only entries that fit the challenge guidelines will be entered to win the prize!

To be entered to win the prize here are some Rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Be a Follower of the CCR
Project submissions must be new, no back linking

CCR must be mentioned in the description with a link back to here

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project posting not just your blog
One Entry per person

**Please comment after linking: those not commenting not eligible to win**

You have until October 17, 2012 to enter your project.

Here is the Line Up You for some great inspiration:

You Are Here: Cathie

Carri 

Georgiana 
Diana 

 Tracy

Watch This Wednesday: New Product!

Look what's new......we will be carrying these in our Creative Cutter Room store in time for Christmas!

We are very excited to announce the upcoming release of our newest electronic cutting tool—theSilhouette Portrait™. The Portrait is a smaller, lighter version of the popular Silhouette CAMEO®. But, while it's smaller in size, the Portrait is feature-rich. 

The Silhouette Portrait™ has the same motor and cutting mechanism as the CAMEO, yet the entire unit weighs only 3.5 pounds. The Portrait can cut all the same types of materials that the CAMEO can (including all Silhouette branded materials) and includes a cutting mat that will accept Letter (8.5 in x 11 in) and A4 sized sheet goods. Like the CAMEO, the Portrait has an optical scanner so it can be used with a home printer to create print & cut projects. Of course, the Portrait also includes our powerful Silhouette Studio® software—allowing users to create their own designs and cut the fonts already installed on their computers. 

Perhaps the most appealing feature of the new Silhouette Portrait™ is the low cost. With an MSRP of just $199.99, the Portrait will appeal to individuals who want a quality electronic cutting tool at an amazing price. 

With the release of the Portrait, we will still be offering the Silhouette CAMEO® so that our customers can choose between the extra features of the CAMEO (wider cutting surface, LCD display, SD card compatibility) or the lower price and portability of the Portrait.

MSRP is $199.99 

Need a cute bag to carry your Cameo around in.....I have some Pink Cameo bags for just $60.00 plus shipping.

If you go to my friend Lena's site CLICK HERE you can order a customized Cameo carrying case.

Here is the fantastic case she made for me!

Tip Tuesday! Help Get Organized!

Hello Everyone!

It's Tracy here from Owl Be Craftin' and I'm here to share a simple tip with you today!  If you're like me, you love to buy the 12" x 12" sheets of paper that have the flash cards or journaling cards on them.  Instead of cutting out one at a time when I need it for a project, I cut them all apart and store them in their own little baggie.  This way, I won't have a page that has pieces out of it and risks being bent or ripped.

I write down the name of the brand, collection, and paper name on the front of the bag.

I cut all of the pieces out of the 12" x 12" page.

Here are a few of the papers I have cut up and labeled.

Now they are all organized and ready for you to use!  You can simply pick one of them out and use them on your card or scrapbook page!

Have a great day!

Tracy

Harvest Time Kit Video & Expo Winners

This is the video showing the details of the Harvest Time Mini Album Kit

Hope you like it!

Now for the Winners of the Scrapbook USA Expo prizes:

The winner of the Cuttlebug-
CHRIS BUTTANDA
The winner or the Cricut Cartridge: Elegant Cakes
MORGAN ALLEN
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!