Pink By Design Design Team Project - Retirement Banner

Hi Everybody!
I am so super excited to be doing my first post on the new Pink By Design Stamps blog! Have you seen all the stuff there is, including the messageboard?!?! There are challenges, you can post any projects you've made, questions you have, anything! Now onto my project.

My dad is retiring this year after teaching for over 20 years.  We're all so excited to have him home, and my kids are looking forward to having a full time grandpa (grandma is too!!). The school and the families are having a fancy dinner at my FAVORITE Cuban restaurant (yuuuuuummmmyyy!), and I'll be putting this banner up as part of the decorations.  It's my very first one, so be gentle! Thank you to my friend Ruthie for inspiring me to try one :)

• B is for Boy cartridge = banner and all banner layers
• Baby Steps = font
• Pink By Design stamps = Hat's Off, Canvas background stamp
• Banner and all layers = 5 1/2", 15 cuts of each layer. This amount of letters would also work for CONGRATULATIONS, and GRADUATION.
• font = various sizes from 1 1/2" to 2 3/4" (I used my gypsy to make some letters bigger to fit the shape better.)

It's kind of hard to tell in the picture, but the blue square on the right has the texture background stamp added to it. It really adds a lot in person!

I hope you enjoyed the video, and don't forget to check back everyday for your daily dose of Pink By Design inspiration on the Pink By Design Stamps blog :) 

MyCutSearch Tip

Hi Everybody!
The creator of MyCutSearch has given me ANOTHER great tip to share with you guys. I hope you guys are enjoying these tips, there will be more to come!  Make sure you head over to their Facebook page HERE, and tell them Crazy About Cricut sent you, and what you like about their site!  Here's the tip for today:

I am hoping that all of you that own an Imagine will be VERY happy with the MyCutSearch Tip for today!  Over the long weekend I was able to do some catching up on information for the website, and I now have ALL of the Imagine cartridges that are available up on the site and databased!

Now, I don't own an Imagine, so had to do some thinking when it came to all of those backgrounds and patterns that are included on the cartridges.  How in the world was a going to "categorize" those?  Then I started to think about how I look at paper when I go to start a project.  Sometimes I know I want a specific color or pattern.

So let's pretend you were getting ready to scrapbook a layout of a summer picnic.  Wouldn't a gingham check pattern be nice to use, since it would look like a traditional picnic tablecloth?  So go to MyCutSearch.com and type in

gingham check

You should get this for your search results

That's right . . . that is a preview of all of the Imagine handbook pages that have a gingham check pattern.

Here is a larger view of one of them.

Some of the other patterns you can search for are floral, stripe and polka dot.  I hope that all of the Imagine owners like this feature and find it helpful!

Cooking With Cricut Everyday in May Celebration

Hi Everybody!
Today I'm helping to celebrate another day for Cooking With Cricut's Everyday in May Blog-aversary celebration!  My daughter recently had a birthday, so I made her this card. 

*Once Upon a Princess cartridge

*Smiley cartridge (on Gypsy only)

*Peachy Keen stamps = Princess Face Assortment

*Cuttlebug embossing folder = D'vine swirls

*I added some doodling with my white gel pen.  I love the little "extra" this gives the card!

I hope you like it!  Don't forget to head on over to check out the prizes, challenges, and of course inspiration over at Cooking With Cricut!

Thankful Thursday Reminder, and Teacher Gift!

Hi Everybody!

I'd like to remind everybody that you still have 1 week to enter a project in the Thankful Thursday challenge! 

You can enter HERE. 

And here's the prize!!

So for my crafty family time this week, here is the project I made with my kids.  Their last day of school was Tuesday, so these are the presents we made for each of their teachers.

 

We made each of their teachers a 6 notecard set with holder.  These were SUPER simple: 

*Pink By Design stamp sets = Big Thoughts (outside), and Our Teachers (inside).

*Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More cartridge = matchbox.

*The DCWV Grade School mat pack was PERFECT for this project! If you don't have it, the Let's Write Background, or Notebook Paper Background from Pink By Design would also work awsome!

*I cut 1/2" off each mat stack sheet, then cut that in half.

* Each card was 3 1/2" x 5".

*Each mat was cut down 1/4".

*Cosmo Cricket paper = matchbox and my two cards

*Here's the card I made for the teachers :)

*Here's the sentiment I used on the inside:

*Here is the card my middle daughter made to go with the present. (My older daughter made one too, but she sealed the envelope before I got a picture!)

*She used the Locker Talk cartridge with the card feature.

This set was quick to put together, and something I hope the teachers can use.  Please join us in the Thankful Thursday challenge, and spend some time with your family/loved ones crafting!  TFL :o)

Tangled Cupcake Toppers

Hi Everybody!

I decided to make a late last minute post to show you some cupcake toppers I made for my daughter's birthday this past week.  She wanted a Tangled birthday (I know, how dare she pick a party I DON'T have a cart for!!), so I made these cupcake toppers using Tangled stickers.  They came with a white border that I cut off.  Thanks to Papercrafts by Candace and her awsome Facebook album for the inspiration :o) 

*Once Upon A Princess = scalloped square (altered on my Gypsy)

*Stickles around the edges

*These got pushed down a little to far!

*Here they are in all their deliciousness!  I even put two blue ones for the two boys we had going :o)

That's it!  We celebrated her birthday at Knott's Berry Farm, so we didn't have a lot of decorations.  I hope you guys will use this idea for your next bday partaaaay!!!  TFL, and hope everyone had a chance to craft today :o)

Cooking With Cricut Everyday in May Celebration

Hi Everybody!
Today I'm so happy I get to help the oh-so-talented Melin from Cooking With Cricut celebrate her blog-aversary!  I love being on her design team, and getting to craft with such amazing team members!  So for today, I made this little notecard holder.  I like to give card sets to people, since it's something I know they can always use!  Here are some project details:

*Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More cartridge

*cards are 3 1/2" x 5"

*Pink By Design sentiment = Birthday, Birthday set 

*Cosmo Cricket paper = Social Club line

*Stampin' Up! ribbon and yellow paper

*matching inside!

*Here's a view with all the cards inside of the box.

I thought this font from the set went PERFECTLY with the older look of the Cosmo Cricket paper!  I hope you like it! Now head on over to Cooking With Cricut to see all that Melin has going on over there :OD  (Psssst, I heard there are lots of freebies being given away this month!!)

MyCutSearch Tip

Here is a quick MyCutSearch Tip
for you.  For those of you that don't know, one talented family
created the website MyCutSearch
to help people find images that are on Cricut cartridges. People have
compared it to a search engine for Cricut images. If you want to learn
more about the Mosch Family and why they created the site, you can read
the whole story here. If you are looking for an image of a kite,
you can type in the word kite to the search bar and hit search, and MyCutSearch will show you a
preview of all of the Cricut cartridge handbook pages that have a kite
image on them.

Now, if you cannot see the images when they are this small, you can

click on any one of the images to get a larger preview, like this . .
.

Still need it larger?  Click on the LARGE preview, and you will

see that one page even larger.

Now on to the tip . . . what if you type in your search item, like we

did for kite, and when you click on the preview it brings you to a
totally different page of a cartridge that was not on the original
 search results?  What is wrong   is most likely an
internet cookies issue, and you need to delete internet cookies.
 Sometimes the cookies will hold on to a past search for some odd
reason, so by clearing the cookies you are wiping the slate clean so
that you can do your new search.  We have this and other tips on
our page.

I hope that this helped you to learn something new about MyCutSearch, and how you can use it for your papercrafting needs.

Scrappin With My Bug Birthday Blog Hop!!

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to Scrappin With My Bug Birthday Blog Hop!!  You should have just come from Alma over at http://www.almabrooksblog.blogspot.com/.  If not, please head over to our hop hostess, and birthday girl Michelle at  http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/ so you can start from the beginning. 

I'm so happy to be in this birthday blog hop for two reasons.  One is because Michelle (Scrappin' With My Bug) rocks!  Second is because it is my daughter's birthday today!  So to celebrate, I came up with a couple of projects.  Michelle wanted us to use some of her favorite things.  She likes a lot, so it wasn't hard!  Here's how they turned out:

Michelle's favorite things I used: Pink By Design stamps, Peachy Keen stamps, paper stacks (DCWV that I got because of one of her haul videos!), and animal paper.

*Cricut Everyday cartridge = title

* title = soon to be released material that works like vinyl, but is repositionable!  More about this in a future post!

*Pink By Design = leopard background stamp

Click on the link to go to the store and get this awsome background stamp!

*Michelle actually had cut the head from Car Decals and sent it to me!!

 *Animal Kingdom cartridge

*Safari kids DCWV paper stack

*Peachy Keen  = Everyday Character parts set

Since I think Michelle is Elephant-astic, I thought this card was perfect!  And what's a hop without candy??

To enter:

1. Leave a comment.

2. Please become a follower :oD

Now keep on celebrating by heading over to see Zeni at http://scrappyzeni.blogspot.com/!!

Pink Cricut Design Team Call!!

Hi Everybody!

Have you had dreams at night that stamps would land on your doorstep?

Well, that dream can come true…… Pink By Design wants YOU to become a member of our Design Team!

We are looking for:

1. Pink By Design, Design Team Members

We are looking for enthusiastic, dedicated designers and paper crafters to serve a six-month term beginning June 15th 2011 (Continuation of the term will be determined by both parties at the end of six months.)

As a Design Team Member, you will receive: Advance releases of stamps!

Pink By Design, Design Team Members are required to:

• Dedication to a minimum of (2) blog posts per month, posted on both the Pink by Design Blog and their personal blog. More personal blog posts are GREAT!
• Use Sentiment, Background and Image Stamps• Dedication to your personal blogs which means keeping them fresh and mentioning/linking Pink By Design products (we will do our best to promote you personally as well which is a win-win for everyone). Keeping them fresh and new is important.
• Involvement with social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Facebook at minimum is required. This is the future for the industry and plays an even bigger part now than publications.
• Participation on messageboards including the new Pink by Design Messageboard. • Optional…Teaching experience. We are expanding our marketing efforts and the best way to do this is by demonstration and teaching. • Another great plus is video tutorials…..and step-by-step projects featuring Pink By Design products.
• Members will also complete special projects as requested by Pink By Design to be used for sneak peeks, magazine submissions, trade shows, catalogs, promotional items, and various other venues.

Interested applicants should send the following in a single email:

1. Name, address, daytime & evening phone numbers, and email address (USA, Canada only) Current and prior Design Team Members welcome to apply!
2. Please indicate that you are applying to be a Design Team Member
3. Short biography
4. Links to any on-line galleries and blog
5. Link to Facebook/Twitter Pages
6. List of other design teams in which you are currently or were previously a member. NOTE: Members are encouraged to be on other design teams (except for competing stamp companies.)
7. A brief paragraph stating why you would like to be a member of our Design Team.
8. Three example projects (layouts, cards, altered projects paper crafting projects, etc.) no larger than 150k each – Make sure to list any special stamping techniques used and list the Pink By Design products used.

NOTE: We encourage all types of crafters to apply, as well as all skill levels from beginner to advanced. You are not required to use Pink by Design stamps for your application however, that is preferred so we see how creative you are with our products. Anything else you want us to know about you…..what sets you apart from the rest?

Please submit the above information to designteam@pinkbydesignstore.com by June 1st, 2011.

No late entries will be accepted. The new Design Team members will be announced on Sarah's Live Ustream the first week of June, and announced on the blog the next day.

Thankful Thursday

**CLICK HERE FOR THE CREATIVE CUTTER MEMORIAL CHALLENGE**

Hi Everybody!
It's time for the next Thankful Thursday!  There is going to be an exciting new rule added to the challenge.  You can now enter on Facebook!  It must be a different project than you enter here on my blog.  You can now double your chances to enter!  Click HERE to go to the Thankful Thursday Challenge Facebook page.


 And now to announce the winner of the first entry into the May Grand Prize Post-it pack is............

JulianaT!!

Congrats Juliana!  You are now entered into the Post-it grand prize drawing :oD  Ok, now onto the next challenge!

Honor someone special with a display. For example a banner, wall hanging, home decor, or album. May 30 is Memorial Day!

So just a reminder, here are the challenge details:

*The project must not be made more than a week before the challenge.

*Please link directly to your project, not just to your blog.

*E-mail your project to me at crazyaboutcricut at hotmail dot com if you don't have a blog and I will be happy to enter it for you :o)

*I will post a challenge every other Thursday and at the end of the month I will choose a winner.

*Join in on both challenges for that month, get more chances to win.

*People will have 2 weeks to enter.

*You can now enter on Facebook!  It must be a different project than you enter here on my blog. 

You can now double your chances to enter! Click HERE to go to the Thankful Thursday Challenge Facebook page. 

*I can only send prizes in the US right now. I'm sorry :(

ANYONE/EVERYONE CAN JOIN IN THIS CHALLENGE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE KIDS. IT JUST NEEDS TO FIT THE CHALLENGE, AND WILL HOPEFULLY HELP YOU SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY/LOVED ONES :O)


The prize this month will be from our amazing sponsor Post-it! Here's the awsome prize they've provided:

My awsome design team has once again given some awsome inspiration!  Please click on their name to go to their blog for more details and to leave them some comment love!

Amber

 Angie

Bobbi Jo

Cheryl

Christel

Ruby

Jen

Leah

Lola

Paula 

Sandra

Tanya

TFL, I hope you enjoyed the projects! Now grab your family/loved ones and get crafting!

Creative Cutter Room Memorial Day Theme challenge!

Hi Everybody!
Are you ready for another super fun challenge at the Creative Cutter Room?  In honor of Memorial Day we have a theme challenge!

The Challenge: Create A new project using the theme Honoring our Vets

me·mo·ri·al dayNoun

1. A day, the last Monday in May, on which those who died in active military service are remembered.

Lets show our appreciation! Link your project over at the Creative Cutter Room to be entered to win a prize!

And the prize is..

Father's Day Cricut Cartridge!!

You have until June 1, 2011 to enter your project.

Here is the project I made in celebration of Memorial Day!

*Life's A Party cartridge

*Pink By Design sentiment = Oh Boy set

Be sure to swing by the Creative Cutter Room Design Team members for some inspiration!

Carri

Gaby

Jenny (that's me!)

Melin