Welcome to Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog! Cricut enthusiasts come share your projects with us. Twice monthly we offer simple challenges for your chance to win! No matter which size Cricut machine you have, come join the fun.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Scrappin' on Saturday

HI everyone, it's Cindy with this week's Scrappin' on Saturday. This week, I will be showcasing the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge and the wonderful mini albums that can be made with it.
 
April Fool's Challenge

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Don't forget there is still time to join in this week's challenge.
 
Elegant Edges is one of my favorite cartridges. I use it on almost all of my cards but I have never used it to make a mini album.
 

The first project is from Luv Scrapping Together...she made a super fun calendar.
 
 
Doreen from Polka Dot Paper Princess made a 50th wedding album using the new Southwest cartridge.

Lollilulu Crafts on Youtube has a series on making a mini album using the Elegant Edges cartridge:


I hope that you will be inspired to use this cartridge to make a mini album!
Thanks for visiting.



Fantabulous Friday April Fools!

Happy Friday!  Its Heather here with the April Fool's edition of Fantabulous Friday!!  Did you play any jokes on anyone on April Fools Day?  Or have any played on you??

There are so many possibilities with this week's challenge.  You can really let your imagination run wild!  We want to see your cards with jokes on them.  Any image, any theme, any thing really!!  Check out these fun joke cards I found.....

Life's a Beach

Wrap it Up, Splish Splash
Create a Critter

 Be sure to visit their blogs for the punch lines!!

Here are the cartridges Tisha, Diana and Becky used for their cards.
Life's a Beach
Wrap it Up
Splish Splash
Create a Critter
Like I said, the possibilities are endless for this challenge!  Find a fun joke to go along with one of your favorite images and join in the fun!! You have until Sunday evening to link up your project.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow for Scrappin Saturday!!
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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Thursday Tutorial - Envelope Punch Board Review

Hello! Rachel here from Cricut with Heart with another Thursday Tutorial for you. Thanks for all the wonderful comments on my Fabric Flowers tutorial last week. It really means so much to me to hear that I've inspired you!!  

I didn't make this week's tutorial, but I think it's worth sharing and I hope you enjoy it. I've been hearing a lot about the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board lately (shown above), so when I came across the video tutorial made by Amber Kemp-Gerstel on her crafty blog called Damask Love, I just had to share it!
She shows step by step how to make an envelope and liner with this product, and even how to adjust your envelope for bulky cards!  After watching this video, I really want to get one of these handy boards. If you already have one, then this will show you some tips & tricks on how to get the most use out of it. I hope you are inspired as much as I was, enjoy!



If the video isn't playing for you correctly, you can see the original post on Damask Love HERE.

Happy Crafting!

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Wednesday Winners Challenge #154 Easter Greetings

Good Morning Everyone !!
Welcome to this weeks 
WEDNESDAY WINNERS

Challenge #154 
Easter Greetings

We hope you all had a lovely Easter holiday, with lots of Easter eggs, good food and wonderful company. 
In the UK our clocks went forward "springing" us into the beginning of "summer time" and *YES* the sun actually showed her pretty face for an hour or two prompting the lawn movers into action !!
Yippee !!

THIS WEEKS WINNER

Chosen by random.org 
with a prize from
of
7 digi stamps of the winners choice

...IS...

NO 33
Created with Teresa Collins Easter Basket and Easter Magic
Jennasa
Congratulations Jennasa, welcome back to the world of crafting and blogging, and what a come back !! !! !!
To claim your prize please contact Janea at... recollection alley @ gmail . com (remove all spaces) 
You have two weeks to claim your prize.
Remember to grab your "FCCB Winner" blinky to display on your blog, you can find the blinky code in the right hand side bar.

DESIGN TEAM TOP 5

We had 54 amazing projects to choose from this week.
Thank you to every one who joined us 

No 18
Created with Kate's ABC, April Showers, MS Seasonal
Maida


No 25
Created with Simply Charmed
Shelly

No 30
Created with Kate's ABC, Baby Steps
Scrapping Girl

No 47
Created with Forever Young, Just Because
Barb O

No 51
Created with Easter 2010
Emily K

Congratulations ladies don't forget to grab your "FCCB Top 5" blinky to display on your blog! 
You can find the blinky code on our right-hand sidebar.  
  
We hope you are joining us for this week's April Fools Cricut Crawl and are having a ball laughing at all the silly jokes !!
As ever, please use a new project with at least one Cricut cut and tell us which cartridge(s) you have used to be in with a chance of winning the gift card and/or a top 5 place. Close of play is 1900 Sunday.

Wishing everyone a Fantabulous Day !!


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Monday, April 1, 2013

Quick Tip Tuesday

Hey there guys! Are you ready for another helpful quick tip today? 
Have you ever gone through your Cricut handbooks and found a couple that might work out great for your project IF... this was a little different or that didn't look so, uh, well... strange! Come on guys, let's use our imaginations with a little help with our own two little hands and a simple pair of scissors.

Here's my example:
Did you see my Pirate Joke card from yesterdays Cricut Crawl? If not, check it out HERE. Go ahead, we'll wait for you! 
See, I told you we'd wait! As you read, I was going for that 'Jack Sparrow" look. But the original pirate image from Paper Doll Dress Up looked like this:

Cute little guy but definitely NOT Jack Sparrow, right? 
So here's my tip - If something's not quite right, change it up yourself!
For my pirate, I picked another hair style from the same cart. It was the lady vampire:
I took my scissors, made long cuts up through his hair, roughed up the cuts, and trimmed down his mustache. I even hand cut a bandanna for him to wear around his head and under his hat! 


Still lacking the whole Jack Sparrow vibe but he did turn out a little closer than the original image above, don't you think so? So don't be intimidated by what you think you can't do to your Cricut images! We are all artists in our own way and you'll be surprised by what you can do once you get started! 
Take a look at this incredible lady's blog. Her name is Nadia and although she always used her Cricut, she also makes alterations here and there just to enhance her pieces - all with just a pair of scissors!
Click here - With Glittering Eyes - to see some of her "alterations!"

Thanks for dropping by and please come back tomorrow to check out our Wednesdays Winners!
Until Next time, Happy Crafting,

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April Fools Day Cricut Crawl Challenge


 Happy Monday and welcome to FCCB's April Fools Day Cricut Crawl!


 Make a card with a joke on it.
When linking your project, please remember to list on your blog what Cricut cartridge you used.

Here's how the Crawl will work:
 1. The crawl will begin here at FCCB. Participants will visit each Design Team member's blog to view their FANTABULOUS projects. Participants may follow the links provided with the sneak peeks below. If you get lost along the way, you can always return here to FCCB to follow the links at the bottom of this page to our Design Team members’ blogs.

 2. There will be prizes along the way at some of the Design Team blogs, so be sure to check out the goodies up for grabs! *You must meet the Design Team members' stated criteria to be eligible for the individual prizes. Please see each DT member's blog for details and directions.

 3. There will also be one GRAND PRIZE here at FCCB!! The prize will be awarded to a participant that meets the challenge criteria and posts a link to their project below, drawn randomly by Random.org. 


Design Team Inspiration
 Here are the Design Team project sneak peeks, in the order of the Crawl. Be sure to follow each link to see full pictures of the projects, and to participate in any individual blog candy giveaways!


Create a Critter, Hello Kitty Greetings, and Printing 101

Cindy
Just a Note

Love You A Latte

Create a Critter 2

Just Because Cards, Simply Charmed

Animal Antics

Paper Dolls Dress Up, Lyrical Letters

Dino Play

Create a Critter and Paper Doll Dress up

Create A Critter

Storybook and Makin' the Grade

Connie W.
Create a Critter 2

Brianna
Birthday Bash

Paper Doll Dress Up

Here is the line up in case you get lost:

Rebecca: http://www.craftingmisfit.blogspot.com


~This Week's Sponsor~




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This week, Fantabulous Cricut is delighted to have ScrapbookPal.com sponsor our challenge.  They have generously donated a $25 gift certificate to be given to one lucky participant to be drawn at random from all eligible entries


If you would like to be a sponsor for Fantabulous Cricut please contact 
Janea via the Contact Me tab.


To link your project for this week's "FCCB's April Fools Day Cricut Crawl" challenge,
click on the blue "add your link" button below! This challenge ends at 7:00 pm April 7th (CST).
As a courtesy to our design team, please consider turning off the word verification on your blog. With the new system, it has become quite difficult to leave comments for our FANTABULOUS followers.
When linking your project, please remember to list on your blog what Cricut cartridge you used.

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