Christmas Gifts Challenge

For this challenge we created Christmas gifts. They are soo cute, check them out!


Jackie Solomon made a little gift box.

Kris Lancaster created this adorable Christmas ornament.

Carol Cabezas made a darling gift bag to hold a special gift.

Are you making any gifts or gift packaging for Christmas?? We'd love to see, add a link using MckLinky!!

Pumpking recipe challenge

Recently one of our designers, Christine Nay, introduced me to a fabulous blog Creative Cookbooking. So for our challenge this week we took on their challenge, to create a layout about a favorite pumpkin treat.

I had so much fun with this and can't wait to create more recipe pages!!
Thanks Christine and the folks at Creative Cookbooking for the fun challenge :)

Here's what our designers created.


Jackie Solomon


The lined paper folds open to reveal the recipe

Dany Poupet




Stephanie Vaughn




Christine Nay


The recipe is hidden behind the pumpkin, you pull the ribbons to reveal it.

Now, if you've scrapped a favorite recipe, we'd love to see it! Use MckLinky below to show us your recipes.

Introducing our designers DAY THREE

Everyone send a big welcome out to our three newest designers!!




Dany Poupet
http://lescrapdedany.canalblog.com/

I love making pages for my album but I'm more and more fun to make housings. I am the proud owner of a Cricut Expression and as I say "Me & Expression: Addiction.



I currently have 24 cartridges and I love them all for their incredible diversity and possibilites, but have some favorites: Storybook, Graphically Speaking, A Child's Year, Sweetheart, Home decor.



It happened through the scrap and net welfare choses. The beautiful beautiful virtual meetings, a chance to be named Chirper Challenge Guest Designer. An article on me will appear in the magazine Scrapbooking Passion in late November and from the 24/10. I integrate the editorial team of the Mini-Mag (virtual magazine) with a monthly feature devoted entirely to the Cricut. I also converted a few friends with whom we meet for us to indulge our passion.

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Sherri Simmons
http://scrap4thememories.blogspot.com/ for Layouts
http://sherrisllc.blogspot.com/ for Cards

Hi! My name is Sherri Simmons. I live in Pounding Mill, Virginia. I'm married to my high school sweetheart and the mother of two teens. I began scrapping last summer following a two week vacation to Florida and the Bahamas.



My husband gave me a Cricut for my birthday last September, and I started cutting and never stopped. My favorite cartridge is Paper Doll Dress Up. Described by many as "quirky", my scrapping style is whimsical. I love to create my own characters from basic shapes or by looking at cuts a little "outside of the box."


My work has been featured in the Cricut Chirp newsletter, I've made the top 5 in the Cupcake Craft Challenge contests, and I recently won the decorative scissors contest on Practical Scrappers.
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Carol Cabezas
http://scrapjust4fun.blogspot.com/



My style is clean, colorful and coordinating. I love using pattern paper, my darling Cricut and always finding ways to incorporate stamping.



Layouts are something I am trying to get into. I purchase SEI 2009 Calendar, where each month is a predefined layout , but I try to incorporate my own style. This has worked well for me, because it guarantee I will make 12 layouts that year. On each layout, I use my Cricut. I have done this for 3 years straight and love it!

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Thank you all for understanding the dely in posting. I appreciate your thoughts, prayers and well wishes. The family member who was sick wasn't expected to make it through the day over a week and a half ago. She had a heart attack, and her liver and kidneys were failing. Each day since has been like walking on egg shells but she's beat all the odds and is being moved to a nursing home for recovery today.

She is the strongest most stubbon person I've ever known, she inspires me!

Check back later today for our latest challenge, and thanks again for waiting :)

Hugs to all!

Sorry for the delay

I'll get the DT into's posted as soon as I can and I also have a new challenge for you all but I've had a family emergency. My family needs me right now so that's where I need to be for a few days.

Thanks for understanding, and I'll be back as soon as possible

Introducing our designers DAY 2

Sheri Betke http://scrappingsheri.blogspot.com/

My current style of scrapping is anything distressed! I love distressing and inking the edges of everything. I'm also into swirls and flourishes right now. I like to use browns, greens and pinks on my pages.

I have been scrapping for 11 years. I have owned a Cricut for 3 years. My fav. carts are Storybook, Home Decor and Graphically Speaking. I am only on this DT and have never been published.

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Kris Lancaster http://klcardcollection.blogspot.com/

I live in the beautiful Arizona desert. I am married to a wonderful man who has one son. We have a darling Grandson Liam who keeps us entertained and on our toes. I have been stamping and making cards for almost 20 years. When the Cricut machine was introduced I was so excited. I bought the first one Michael’s had in Tucson along with Doodlecharms and Beyond Birthdays and used 50%-off coupons for each item! Time goes so fast I don’t remember if that was 3 or 4 years ago. I literally wore out my first Baby Bug and now have my 2nd Baby and the Expression. I love to combine techniques so it was a natural for me to combine my love of stamping with using my Cricut. I own 46 cartridges and don’t really have a favorite. I do have a least favorite…Jasmine; only because you really need to cut the letters large to not go crazy. I have recently begun collecting digital stamps and I am on the DT for Polkadoodles (Nikky Hall’s fantastic digital art company). I am currently the guest designer for the Hallmark Scrapbook Ladybugs blog featuring my use of the Magnolia Tilda stamps combined with Cricut.

What I have for you today is an example of 2 cards – each uses the same background paper.

This first one is stamped and colored with Prismas and odorless mineral spirits.



This one uses the new Cricut Winter Woodlands cartridge.



Two different techniques...both feature a bit of doodling and a single corner punch – I like them both.

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Jackie Solomon

http://jackiespapercrafts.blogspot.com

I'm a born and raised "Yooper" from Michigan's Upper Peninsula married to my best friend and the love of my life. We have two young boys (5 and 3) who and I am blessed to be able to stay home and care for. I also do daycare for one little girl. My mom bought me a scrapbook and page kit after my Junior prom and I've been scrapping ever since. After a year of debating I finally convinced my DH to get me a cricut in Febuary of '07, and by August I was pleading with him for the expression. I love making cards, gift boxes and altered items as much if not more than scrapbooking. My style is clean and simple with attention to detail.

Favorite cartridges of mine include Sesame street font, Storybook, and Pooh Font. However, my most used cartridges are George and Basic Shapes, Plantin Schoolbook and Mini Monograms for the shapes they offer. I'm also on the design team at www.scrapsketch.com and have been highlighted in the Cricut Chirp newsletter.

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Join us tomorrow as we introduce to you our fabulous NEW designers from our recent DT call!!