Time to Meet the CCR Design Team!

It is finally time! The CCR is announcing the official Design Team today!

I am super excited to share that I will be staying on a Design Team Coordinator! Whoot Whoot and I am so super excited to be joining a great bunch of crafters!

I hope you will pop over to the CCR and meet the team, show some love and then get ready for our first challenge starting February 9!

 

Design Team Coordinator:

Carri: http://www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

Design Team 1 Feb - Aug 2012:

Georgiana http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Amy: http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com/

Elaine http://www.expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/

Jessica: http://www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/

Tonya: http://ittybittyladybugs.blogspot.com/

Design Team 2 Aug 2012 - Feb 2013:

Diana http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/ 

Brenda http://roseblossomlegacies.blogspot.com/

Beckie http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/

Tracy: http://www.owlbecraftin.blogspot.com/

Looking forward to seeing you all on Feb 9 for our first challenge!

DT Coordinator
Carri

Team 1:

Georgiana 
Amy 
Elaine 

Jessica 

Tonya

Team 2:

Diana 
Brenda

Beckie

Tracy

Design Team Call for the CCR is HERE!!

It is hard to believe that a full year has almost gone by and it is time to say Good Bye to the current  Creative Cutter Room Design Team! I have enjoyed being a part of the CCR DT and will miss these fabulous ladies!

Gaby

Jenny

Melin

Mollie

Christel

Thanks for all your projects and tips! 

I also have some news to share that I have agreed to stay on as the Design Team Coordinator! I am super excited to start the new year with a new design team, new challenges and new tips!

SO with that said... It is time for a Design Team Call!!

We will be looking to bring on 8  New Design Team Members that can commit to a 6 month term from January until June 2012. 

Design Team Requirements:

• Create a Cricut Project every other week for weekly challenges.
• Come up with one tip or discussion topic every other month for our Talk Time Tuesday/Tip Tuesday. 
• You must have an active blog (2+ postings per week).
• Promote the Creative Cutter Room with a link on your sidebar and a link with your project post.
• Leave comments on every participants entry.
• We are looking for a couple of specialists in Home Decor, 3D projects,Yudu, Copic, etc if you have a niche in crafting please share with us.
• We are looking for a few Crafters that are comfortable making videos as well.

Benefits:
 This design team is for the pure love of Cricut crafts and for the fun of sharing what you create with others.
However, there are some good reasons for being part of our team.
Gain Design Team experience

Exposure from the CCR blog and fellow DT members

Products to use from sponsors when available

Having fun with a close Design Team family!

To apply please email Rcathierigby@aol.com the following:

1. Your Name, Email Address and Photo
2. A link to your Blog/Website
3. Current or past Design Team Experience(past experience not required)
4. A short bio including why you would like to be on the CCR team
5. Tell us what Cricut/PC products you own and are comfortable creating with.
6. Tell us if you have a specialty that you would want to showcase
7. Create one project just for this call that you believe shows us your Cricut style and attach a picture. (If chosen we will share this project in the introduction posting so please make this a new project that has not previously appeared on any site or blog)
8. Please put CCR DT submission on the subject line.

Design Team call starts today November 5 and will run until December 13.

We are looking forward to your submissions!

Back To School Challenge over at the Creative Cutter Room!

Ready for another super fun challenge at the Creative Cutter Room?

We have a Fun challenge for you today!

The Challenge: Create A new project with the theme Back to School!
This is the perfect challenge to get some cards ready to have on hand when needed!

Here are some examples of notes you may need to send to the teacher:

The dog really did eat the homework.
My Son/Daughter told me, that her friend told her, that her sister heard....
Please excuse my Son/Daughter from last night's homework we were really busy last night.
What project?
Why is this is the first I am hearing of this?
Sorry we are late! We thought it was Saturday!
Are you sure it was my child that started it?

A beautiful handmade card can really come in handy in any of the above situations!

Have a funny story?? Please leave it in my comments!

Here is the project I made for my Daughter's teacher:

Apple is cut from DoodleCharms

Embossed with Cuttlebug embossing folder Bloom Dots

Covered in UTEE

Liquid pearls

Trim

Paper from Scrap

I am really looking forward to seeing your project! So be sure to:

Link your new project below or  over at the Creative Cutter Room to be entered to win a prize!

And the prize is..

A cartridge binder holds 12 Cricut carts,books, and keypads!

You have until August 24, 2011 to enter your project.

Please drop by the Design Team for inspiration!
The Line Up:

Carri (that's me!)

Mollie

Jenny
Christel

***BONUS*** If you enter this challenge you earn a bonus entry into my blog candy give-a-way!! Click Here for details!!
   

Welcome to the CCR Thank You Blog Hop and Challenge!

Welcome to the Thank You Blog Hop and Challenge with the Creative Cutter Room!

How about a fun hop and challenge?

Theme: Thank you and must include 3 elements! 

Visit each of the following 3 Design team members, find the required element from each DT and submit your new project at the Creative Cutter Room for a chance to win a prize!

And what is the prize?

A Clear Block, Stamp Set and Ink!

Challenge Starts today July 28 and runs until August 10!

You will need to collect  3 elements total and include each element on your project and then submit your project at the Creative Cutter Room!

My Required Element: Must include at least two buttons

Here is the project I made using all 3 elements!!

Plantin School book for the tag
Threading water Border punch
Sizzix Notebook Embossing folder
Background stamp from Hero Arts Old French Writing
Tag is stamped and heat embossed with Versa Mark and Distressed using Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Frayed Burlap
White craft string inked
Paper cuts from Tim Holtz Lost and found
UTEE used for ticket for shiny look
Punched with EK Success Photo Labels
Tiny Attacher


Looking forward to seeing your creations!

HINT HINT!!
Make it a Thank you and....

Mollie- must include a stamp

Carri- Must include at least two buttons

Jenny-must include a type of embossing (dry or "wet")

The Line Up:

Carri (that's me!)

Mollie

Jenny

Time for tip Tuesday with the Creative Cutter Room!

Baby Wipes, Lighters??? Is this a crafting tip?? You bet! Hop on over to  the Creative Cutter Room, Design Team Member Mollie from Cricket's Cool Creations has shared some super great tip ideas that you do not want to miss!

And a bonus...

Just show some love and be entered in our random drawing to win a Cricut Cartridge! 

Leave a comment on the Creative Cutter Room Blog and Cricket's Cool Creations blog for your chance to win!

Join the BBTB2 Penguin challenge by clicking here!

Some News and Time for another challenge with the Creative Cutter Room!

Ready for another super fun challenge at the Creative Cutter Room?

We have a Fun challenge for you today!

The Challenge: Create A new project with the theme Family Round Up! (Family Reunion Challenge)

This challenge is open to your own interpretation but must be a new project related to the theme!

When I was growing up every year we had a huge family reunion, my grandparents rented a hall and it was catered, I remember running around like crazy with all my Cousins!

But now I live far away from my Family in New York and it is just my little Family here in Arizona, so when I think of Family Round Up I think of Family Barbeques!

You may not know this about me but I am the BBQ Queen in our house! That's right I do all the BBQ Cooking! It really is a must in Arizona, the last thing you want is to be turning on the oven when it is already 100+ degrees out!

So for this challenge I made this super fun 8X8 BBQ Scrapbook to record some of our fun family BBQ Memories in:

Check out this super quick video to see all the pages!

 

I am really looking forward to seeing your project! So be sure to:

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

And the prize is..

 Cool Cricut Markers!

You have until July 13, 2011 to enter your project.
Please drop by the Design Team for inspiration!

Carri (that's Me!)

Melin

Mollie

And some NEWS!!!



It is amazing how fast my time went as a Design Team member for the Creative Cutter Room! This is my last posting as Design Team #1 Member!
I want to Thank Cathie, Melin, Gaby and Jenny for such a fun experience!

But....

I have some wonderful news!!  I am continuing on with the Creative Cutter Room as The Design Team Coordinator! I am so super excited to be taking on this new chapter during my Crafting Journey!
Thank you to everyone that has supported me, left comments, sent emails I truly treasure my blogging friends!

Time for another challenge with the Creative Cutter Room!

Ready for another super fun challenge at the Creative Cutter Room?

Today's challenge theme is: God Bless America

The Challenge: Create a new project that includes a flag

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

And the prize is..

A Stamp Set!!

You have until June 29, 2011 to enter your Flag Project.

Here is the card I made using a flag:

Dog tag cut on silver cardstock then embossed with clear embossing powder

Chain from Boxer Scrapbook

Star paper from Target

And we have a special guest this week, Mollie from Design Team 2 is joining us!

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

Carri (that's me!)

Jenny

Melin
 Mollie

 

Can't wait to see what you create!

Time to get organized! Quick Tip Tuesday!

As part of the Creative Cutter Room design team I would like to share this quick tip with you!

I don't have a lot of time to craft between work, family and household chores, so to make my crafting time more productive I first spent my time getting organized!

I decided it would be easier to sort my supplies by theme and holiday!

Here are some examples of how I sorted:

These three drawers hold:

baby, school and travel

This larger bin holds Halloween and Fall

This 12X12 Sleeve holds Memorial Day and the 4th of July

Now when I craft I can easily pull out the bin I need and have all the supplies right on hand! This has been saving me so much time! Instead of looking for the stickers, and stamps I know I have some where I can get right to creating!

I also decided to tackle my dreaded ribbon! It took about 2 hours but it is done and now the ribbon is usable! and all this ribbon...

Fit into this!

 

Check out my super quick tip video!

I hope you enjoyed my quick tips!

Click here and leave a comment over at Creative Cutter Room!

Time for another challenge with the Creative Cutter Room!

Ready for another super fun challenge at the Creative Cutter Room?

In honor of Father's Day we have a theme challenge!

The Challenge: Create A new gift idea and card for Father's Day!

Father's Day

–noun

a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.

 

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

And the prize is..

Your Story Bundle!!

US Shipping only

You have until June 15, 2011 to enter your gift idea and Card.

Here is the gift idea and card  I made in celebration of Father's Day!

Mini Brag Book:

All Papers from Tim Holtz Lost & Found

Ticket punch from EK Success

Craft String

Glass Fragments

Stamp from Studio G
Tim Holtz embellishments
glossy accents
Clips

Cricut-Less

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

Carri (that's me!)

Gaby

Jenny

Melin

 Can't wait to see what you create!

Entering into:

Patches of Pink: Father's Day

Time for another challenge with the Creative Cutter Room!

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!

Kraft Card stock, inks, chalks, stars from Plantin Schoolbook. Paper Crimper. Hemp Cord.

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

Carri (that's me!)

Gaby

Jenny

Melin

 Can't wait to see what you create!

Entering into:
The Kraft Journal: memorial day + kraft card stokc

Who has Scrap Ribbon??? Quick Tip Tuesday!!

As part of the Creative Cutter Room design team I would like to share this quick tip with you!

The next time you have some left over ribbon, don't throw it away! Turn it into a beautiful embellishment!

Have a ton of this??

Extra Ribbon

Hoarding some of these??

Prima Flowers

How about these instead?

Flower Embellishments!

Check out my super quick video to see how!

I hope you enjoyed my video!

Click here and leave a comment over at Creative Cutter Room!

Also entering into:
Really reasonable Ribbon: Anything goes + ribbon

You had me at Craft: Linking party!

Go over and join the fun!

Time to get rid of all that Scrap pattern paper!

Since Cathie with the Creative Cutter Room is on her Creative Cutter Alaskan Adventure I thought I would  share a quick tip  with you!

I have lots of pattern paper scraps:

Since I make cards 99% of the time, I cut my pattern paper scraps to the size of my two top card layers for a size A2 card.

First layer is cut at 5 1/4 X 4:

Second layer is cut at 5 X 3 3/4:

Then I match colors together, use a border punch, add string, round the corners and adhere them together:

Then when I am ready to make a card I just pick a card base and I am ready to go!

You can also use this technique on a lay-out when making  photo mats!

Hope you enjoyed this quick tip!

Time for another challenge with the Creative Cutter Room!

Ready for another super fun challenge at the Creative Cutter Room?

In celebration of Cinco De Mayo we have a theme challenge!

The Challenge: Create A new project using the theme FIESTA!

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

And the prize is...

6x6 Paper Holder filled with Goodies!

You have until May 18, 2011to enter your project.

Here is the project I made in celebration of Cinco De Mayo!

Wild Card Cricut Cartridge for the Window card which is 5X7

Birthday Bash Cricut Cartridge for the Monkey and pinata

I used craft string to hang the pinata

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

Carri (that's me!)

Gaby

Jenny

Melin

 Can't wait to see what you create!