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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #83- Bling It On!

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Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #83
Bling It On!

This week Cooking With Cricut is all about the Bling! The more bling the better so Bling it on!

I am so happy to tell you that the wonderful family with the two boys I babysit for just welcomed a new baby girl to their family. Now I get to watch three kids!! I am so excited. Of course I needed to make a card for baby Alexa. What perfect timing. This baby girl needs a card with bling!

This is called a dresser side step card. It looks like the typical side step card, but the left side is a set of dresser drawers. You can make the base several different ways...

Dresser Card Base: 5 ½” x 8 ½”. Cut down the centre (2 ¾”) starting at the 1” mark and stopping at 5 ¼”. Score @ 1” and 2” from one edge to the centre cut.

Drawers: Cut three ¾” x 2”

Front mat on baby cards 2” x 2 ½” on all other cards 2 ½” square. If you’re double matting make the second mat ¼” smaller.

For my card, there are many personal touches. Using the Sweetheart Cricut cartridge, hearts were cut to attach to a handmade mobile to hang above the crib. The crib was cut from the Every Day Cricut cartridge.

The adorable bear is the Bear I Heart U cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. Instead of the heart balloon, the bear is holding 3 personalized balloons with Alexa's birth information...weight, height, date. They were made using the Cameo (click on photo to enlarge).

Alexa's onesie was personalized with her name. Then the bling was added to the neckline and to the bottom for the snaps. The dresser drawers also got a little bling added to the handles and a bit of ink added to the edges to make them look distressed.

I will be linking this up to:

Sarah Hamer's Link Up Tuesday

Please be sure to visit the Cooking With Cricut blog to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you this week. You have until next Tuesday to enter this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor, P apercraftingworld.com. Click H ERE to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

Saturday, April 21, 2012

CWC and PCW Home Decor Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to Funky Cards
Paper Crafting World and C ooking With Cricut’s Home Décor Blog Hop!

Our Design Teams have been designing and creating home decor projects. You won't find any cards here, just wonderful ways to decorate your home:) If you arrived from Sharon's blog, you are in the right place. If you’ve joined us in mid-Hop and would like to check out all the other fantastic projects head on over Melinda’s Paper Crafting Wor ld and start at the beginning.

Those of you who have been following me for awhile know that my oldest brother, Dalton, is proudly serving in the US Navy. He is currently on his first deployment, which takes him half way around the world. This is extremely hard for all of us, including his girlfriend, Sami. I wanted to make something for Sami to keep in her room that would make her smile while Dalton is away.

Here are a few of the supplies I started with. I found this cool picture frame at Michael's in the wood section. I also picked up the letter "S" for Sami, an anchor to represent the Navy and a package of nurse stickers. Sami would like to be a nurse when she finishes school.

This is the finished project. The perfect combination of Dalton and Sami. The stars for the flag were cut from the Stand and Salute Cricut cartridge. The face for the nurse was cut from the Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge.

Here is a close up of the letter "S."

I hope you like your picture frame Sami:)

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* Leave A Comment at Melinda's Paper Crafting World

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Leave a comment on today's, tomorrow’s post, one or the other or both and you will be entered to win the following:

$20 Dollar Gift Voucher Download from PaperCraftingWorld.com

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Join our Home Décor Challenge and link up your home décor project below and you could win

In order to be eligible for any of these prizes, we only ask that you be a follower of our blog and “like” us on Facebook for the Facebook prize :)

Now it's time to hop over to Mari's blog to see what fabulous project she has designed for you today.

Here is a list of the participants in case you get lost along the way:

Melin

Becky

Sharon

Madison - you are here

Marji - next

Jamie

Christel

Linsey

Evelyn

Court

Melissa

Jamie L.

Jenny J.

Kimmi

Jen
Thank you for stopping by!
~Madison

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #82- Send a Letter

Happy 17th Birthday Madison! We love you so much and pray that your day is extra special just like you:)

Love Mom, Dad, Dalton, and Aaron

Welcome To Funky Cards
Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #82

Send a Letter

This week Cooking With Cricut is celebrating "National Card & Letter Writing Month." We are making cards or scrapbook pages featuring letters. I designed a card that can be sent to a friend when you just want to say Hi!

How cute is this little bird and her envelope cut from the Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge? To make them pop a bit, their outer borders were stitched with a gel pen. The sentiment is from My Creative Time's Just a Little Note to Say stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Welcome to Funky Cards

I have returned from my missions trip and I am back in my craft room. I am putting the finishing touches on the project that I am going to be sharing with you next weekend for the Cooking With Cricut Home Decor Blog Hop.

Be sure to stop by next weekend for this hop to see some amazing home decor projects!

Today I want to share with you the first five cards that were linked to my blog for the I Feel the Love Project/April. I am so excited to see the counter on this project is rising. I put out a challenge to see if we could get the total cards made to 500 by the end of this month and we are now at 470, just 30 shy of our total. We can do it!!

Mel

Sheena

Kimberley

Julie

Zoey

Emily loves receiving cards and I am honored to be able to design and create a handmade card for her. Let's show her just how much we care. Please consider joining me in making a cheerful/thinking of you card for Emily. Cards like these can really help to brighten her day.

Submit your card/s by April 30 to:

Madison Womack

(IFTL) Funky Cards

P.O. Box 1203

Atascadero, CA 93423

Project #10

Please share your card with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail. Click HERE to find the photo gallery. You do not have to have a blog to participate. I will be happy to scan your card into the gallery when it arrives.

~Madison

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #81- Card Outreach

Welcome To Funky Cards

Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #81
Card Outreach

This week Cooking With Cricut is asking our followers to design and create cards for two young and deserving girls. These cards can be thinking of you cards or any type of card that would bring a smile to a young lady who is suffering from cancer. Emily is 6 years old and Patty is 13. To learn more click HERE. You don't have to mail the cards to be eligible to win.

This is the card I made for Emily. I think Emily ROCKS so the sentiment I found on the Jubilee Cricut cartridge was perfect for this card. To personalize the card, Emily's name was added using letters from the same Cricut cartridge. The digi stamp from Papercraftingworld.com was colored in Photoshop and transfered to the Cameo. There it was finished using the print and cut feature.

-Recipe-

Jubilee Cricut Cartridge- "EMILY," "You Rock," Stars

Papercraftingworld.com- Little girl digi stamp

Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Ink

Emily is the recipient of the "I Feel the Love Project" cards for the month of April that I sponsor on my blog. I would be honored if you would consider making a card for Emily this month.

Submit your card/s by April 30 to:
Madison Womack
(IFTL) Funky Cards
P.O. Box 1203

Atascadero, CA 93423

Project #10

Please share your card with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail. Click HERE to find the photo gallery.

This is the card I made for Patty. I just loved this adorable cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com. In order to really make it pop, the edges of the paper were all inked prior to piecing it all together. Real flowers were added to give it that 3D effect. To let Patty know I am thinking of her, the sentiment was stamped to the card! If you want to send a card to Patty:

Submit your card/s by April 30 to:
Kim Allen
PO Box 6431
Fishers, IN 46038

-Recipe-

Just a Little Note to Say- Thinking of You
Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Sweethearts Cricut Cartridge- Hearts

Papercraftingworld.com- Bunny

Martha Stewart Border Punch
Ribbon
Gel Pen

Ink

I will be linking this up to Sarah Hamer's Link Up Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Spring Break Continues

Welcome to Funky Cards

The countdown continues. Only 8 more days until my 17th birthday!! Here are a couple of pictures of me from the past. Do you think I have changed that much??

A future Sailor, my brother Dalton, and me!

Kindergarten

5th grade Basketball team

Peter and I, Winter Formal this year

I would be so excited if for my birthday month we could hit 500 cards for the "I Feel the Love Project"! That would be so cool. It is so doable!! You can see the counter on my blog. I update it daily. We have about 40 cards to go. As of today we are at 458 cards! Here's how you can help!

Emily

Emily loves receiving cards and I am honored to be able to design and create a handmade card for her. Emily is this month's recipient of our "I Feel the Love Project" cards. Let's show her just how much we care. Please consider joining me in making a cheerful/thinking of you card for Emily. Cards like these can really help to brighten her day.

Submit your card/s by April 30 to:

Madison Womack

(IFTL) Funky Cards

P.O. Box 1203

Atascadero, CA 93423

Project #10

Please share your card with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail. Click HERE to find the photo gallery.

~Madison

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Card for Reggie

Made by Brenda

Friday, April 6, 2012

Card for Emily

Welcome to Funky Cards

Today is the first day of my spring break. Only 12 more days until my 17th birthday and just two more days until Easter Sunday and the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus! Happy Easter everyone.

Today I want to share with you the card I made for Emily for the I Feel the Love Project: April 2012

Emily

After reading Emily's bio and learning that she loves the color purple and cats, I incorporated these things into her card:) I hope she loves it:)

This personalized card was so fun to make and made with lots of love for Emily. The stamps, "I love your smile" and "You're the Best" are both from the "Our Kids" Pink By Design stamp set.

The digi stamp is from Anne Bodil. It was colored using Photoshop. From there it was transfered to the Cameo as a jpeg and then traced and released. An offset (or shadow) was added. The entire thing was printed and then cut (making sure that the cut was set to cut around the offset only). These are really quick directions. If anyone wants more info., please feel free to leave a comment and I will be glad to help you:)

Submit your card/s by April 30 to:

Madison Womack

(IFTL) Funky Cards

P.O. Box 1203

Atascadero, CA 93423

Project #10

Please share your card with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail. Click HERE to find the photo gallery.

~Madison

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #80 - Easter Theme

Welcome To Funky Cards

Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #80
Easter Theme

As you know, this weekend we will be celebrating Easter Sunday. I want to wish you all a Happy Easter! We will be creating Easter themed projects this week. I decided to design and create an Easter card that could be sent to anyone. I still haven't decided who is going to get it. I'm happy with how it turned out. What do you think?

Happy Easter

-Recipe-

Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge- Easter Basket

Papercraftingworld.com- Bunny Cutting File

From My Kitchen Cricut Cartridge- Eggs

Cameo - "Happy Easter" and Shadow

Zooballoo Cricut Cartridge- Grass

Gel Pens

Ink

I am linking this card to several parties/challenges:
Link It Up Tuesday - with Sarah Hamer
FCCB - Challenge Me Monday #105
My Crafty Spot - Monday Challenge #50 Easter
Scrappy Moms Stamps - Terrific Challenge Tuesday Easter
More Than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #68 Easter/Spring
Hiding In My Craft Room - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

Sunday, April 1, 2012

I Feel the love April 2012

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I Feel the Love Project April 2012

Emily
This is Emily's story, as told on her aunt's blog.

"At the adventurous age of six, Emily is the oldest daughter of four children to Sean and Jennifer Ziemathis. Although small, petite and quiet, she holds her own with her brothers and sister and has a heart the size her mommy and daddy admire. Arts and crafts, pink and purple, horses and kittens are items that will keep her content and comfortable for hours. Unfortunately, that comfort has been disrupted with the recent diagnosis of Leukemia.

It all started when Emily began complaining about her legs and joints hurting, among other trips to the pediatrician. This is when her parents decided to take her to the children's hospital, where they found out the bad news about the Leukemia."