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Monday, March 12, 2012

Serving up St. Patrick's Day & Bday Cookies

Happy to be a Guest Designer for Exploring Cricut
with theme Food Frenzy.

You can click on the following for details on
Exploring Cricut Food Frenzy challenge :

New challenge starts today!!!

Today we are starting a new challenge. It is called "Food Frenzy" You are to create a card, layout, or papercraft using at least 1 food cricut cut. You can make projects like recipe cards, pages, cards, table decor, menus etc. as long as it has something food related. How easy can it be! Please no backlinks and please submit your project no later than Saturday, March 17 at 9 pm Eastern time. Any projects submitted after the time, will not count toward winning. Lets have fun!



















Had idea to create a food creation for a person
with a birthday on St. Patrick's Day. Wanted to
make the Shamrocks look like cookies on a cookie
sheet.

Used 2 different Cricut cartridges. The cookie sheet
image is on From My Kitchen. The Shamrocks are
from Designer's Calendar,

Kept the colors mostly green with exception of the shiny
silver cardstock for the cookie sheet sheet. Used Kraft
cardstock regular brown for the bottom of the Shamrock
cookie & Kraft green cardstock for the top of the Shamrock
cookie.

Made the cookies the size big enough for the stamped
sentiment to fit on them. Used foam to give the cookies 3D
dimension look on the cookie sheet

Attached the ribbon which is a recycled/reused ribbon from
a Christmas candy pkg that had a sparkle snowflake attached
to it for the right shade of green.

Entering this into the following challenges:

1. 2 Sisters unlim entries 4th entry 3/10 - 3/16
Challenge #82 ~ Spring Colors


2. Birthday Sundaes 3/11 - 3/17

Challenge #47: Use Green


3. Crafty Creations Ch160 Stripes 3/7 - 3/13

Challenge #160 STRIPES


4. Creative Cutter Room St. Patrick's Day 3/8 - 3/21

Design time Thursday : St. Patrick's Day Challenge


5. Delightful Sketches St. Patrick's Day 3/8 - 3/14


6. Do You Stack Up lim 3 entries 2nd entry 3/8 - 3/14

DYSU #62 - GO GREEN


7. Frosted Design 3/9 - 3/15

Fabulous Friday Challenge - Kraft Paper


8. Getting Cricky unlim entries 1st entry 3/11 - 3/24

Simply Sunday Challenge - Color Challenge!!


9. Hiding in My Craftroom unlim entries 4th entry 3/10 - 3/17
the Kraft regular brown is scrap

HIMCR #37 - Super Scraps Saturday!


10. Hot Shot Craft unlim entries 6th entry 3/2 - 3/23

Challenge # 5 - Ribbons


11. JellyPark Ch National Craft Mth lim 2 entries 2nd entry 3/9 - 3/22

National Craft Month Challenge


12. Little Scrap Pieces Luck of the Irish Ch 3/9 - 3/16

Luck of the Irish Challenge


13. My Pink Stamper 3/9 - 3/16
My PInk Stamper LIVE with the Hop tonight!!


14. Paper Pretties unlim entries 1st entry 3/12 - 3/18

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Stripes!


15. Party Time Tuesday 3/6 - 3/13
PTT58 Riches at the End of the Rainbow lots of bling


16. Raise the Bar Ch95 Go Green 3/9 - 3/15


17. Reasonable Ribbon unlim entries 3rd entry 3/1 - 3/12

Challenge #43 Monochromatic Green Theme

The theme for Challenge #43 is Monochromatic Green. Let's see your green!!

Create a card, layout, multi media piece, tag, ATC, hair bow, you name it. Just be sure to follow the theme above and use ribbon/lace or trim somewhere on your project.


18. Sentimental Sundays 3/11 - 3/16

Challenge #93- Go Green or RECYCLE!


19. Simon Says Stamp and Show 3/12 - 3/18

Simon Says Stamp and Show ... Anything Goes!


20. The Kraft Journal unlim entries 1st entry Luck o' the Irish 3/12 - 3/18

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet: Luck o' the Irish Challenge


21. Totally Paper Crafts unlim entries 5th entry 3/9 - 3/15
fav things are Shamrock shaped cookies

Totally Papercrafts Challenge 107 - My Favorite Things


22. Victorine Stamps unlim entries 3rd entry 3/5 - 3/16

23. Whimsical Designs 45 Going Green 3/7 - 3/20
"Going Green" Whimsical Wednesday Challenge"


adhesive: foam, Scotch ATG, Zig 2 way glue pen, ZOTS small dots

Cricut:
From My Kitchen 6.10" x 6" cookie sheet
Designer's Calendar 2.07" x 2.25" Shamrocks

gems: green for bling

glitter: green

ink:
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Tim Holtz Distress Ink walnut stain - to give the cookies a more realistic
baked look without looking burnt

paper:
8 1/2" x 8 1/2" Base core'dinations Shamrock
8" x 8" digi printed bright green checkered paper

Kraft cardstock -
regular brown for Shamrock cookie bottom &
green for Shamrock cookie top (bought at Hobby Lobby)

I won a gift certificate from Kraft Outlet for entry into The Kraft Journal
and will select purchase of some wonderful items when store reopens this wk


shiny silver cardstock - cookie sheet

ribbon: bow recycled/reused from a Christmas candy pkg

stamp:
BasicGrey St. Patrick's Day clear stamp
studio g Happy B-Day mini rubber stamp

42 comments:

  1. Love your card and thanks so much for being our Guest Designer at Exploring Cricut!

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  2. Great card! the Shamrock cookies look good enough to eat. -Tami

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  3. Love your cookies!! What a fun idea for a card! Thanks for joining us this week at Frosted Designs!!!

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  4. What a fun card! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Creative Cutter Room!

    Tonya
    CCR DT
    ittybittladybugs.blogspot.com

    BTW I have a giveaway going on over at my blog. Come check it out!

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  5. Congratulations on being a guest designer. I'm not familiar with this blog but I will go check it out! The shamrocks are very cute!

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  6. Oh they DO look like cookies on a cookie sheet! How cool is that? You are so talented girl!

    Hugs,

    Chriss

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  7. Darling card. So glad you're a guest designer at Exploring Cricut.

    Annette
    mymindsdustbunnies.blogspot.com

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  8. Yay! So stinkin cute! Love the dimension on the four leaf clovers. Perfect for our riches challenge! Thanks for playing with us this week at Party Time Tuesdays! (Don't forget that the new challenge starts tomorrow... it's gonna be soooo fun!)

    ~Cely
    PTT DT

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  9. What a fun and novel way of showcasing your shamrocks. Thanks for playing along with us at Whimsical Wednesday.
    Hugss Sue W.

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  10. Very fun card and idea!! Great job on your GD post!!! :)Amy

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  11. Love your "cookies" on the sheet - how novel!! Thanks for joining in the fun at Delightful Challenges this week hugs Susan x

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  12. So adorable! Clever idea! Great celebration of St. Patty's Day Birthday, when everyone is Irish for a day! Thank you for joining us at Frosted Designs.

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  13. Love the Cookies!! Great Card and so very festive. Thanks for sharing it with us over at the Creative Cutter Room. Hugs Cathie

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  14. Hi Melissa I am always so amazed how you can work so many challenges into one card that is a gift. Thanks so much for choosing my challenge. Love the square shape the shamrocks and the fabulous bow!

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  15. This is super cute Melissa! BTW... I put that recipe on my post! ;-) (hugs)

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  16. Fantastic card!! I so love the shamrock cookies!! Thank you so very much for being our Guest Designer at Exploring Cricut!!!! :)

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  17. What a FUN card:) Congrats on the GD spot! TFS!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  18. WOW! I saw this on the Exploring Cricut challenge blog and thought this would be PERFECT for our challenge, then I saw you entered it!!! YEA!!! Great job!!!

    Thanks so much for joining us at CCR!!!

    Crafty Hugs,
    Jessica
    www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

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  19. Such a fun and creative design and love the idea of cookies.
    So glad you could join us at
    Really Reasonable Ribbon

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  20. What a fun idea! Shamrock cookies! Too cute! Thanks for joining us over at the Creative Cutter Room! DT Member Carri

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  21. Very cute! Thanks for playing with Frosted Designs

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  22. Well those cookies look good enough to eat! A perfect lil "green" number for this weekend - thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Creations Challenges! bx

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  23. A great card
    Thank you for joining us at HSC craft for our "Ribbon" challenge

    hugs sarah x

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  24. Congrats on your GD spot and what an awesome card!! Thanks so much for entering my blog candy giveaway.

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  25. What a fun clover card. Looks so fun! Thanks for playing along with us at DYSU.

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  26. What a fun card, Thanks for joining us at Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge
    Cheers Jennie
    Getting Cricky jr DTM

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  27. Very cute!! Love the design of the card. Thanks for joining us for the Simply Sunday Challenge!
    Kristan
    Getting Cricky Jr. DTM

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  28. Super cute design ... so happy you could join us this week at TKJ :)

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  29. This is really a cute St. Paddy/ B-day card Melissa. I like how the cookie sheet looks like it's sitting on a tablecloth, very creative! My husband, Patrick, who just so happens to be 100% Irishman, missed being born on St. Patrick's day by two days. He still considers himself a saint though. (lol, silly man). I guess I better get a card made for him!

    Susan
    cricutandgrasshopper.blogspot.com

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  30. Fabulous card. :)) thanks for joining DC.

    Hugs, Rosalien

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  31. Wonderful card :)
    Thanks for joining us at Jellypark Friends!
    Hugs
    Tracey
    x

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  32. Adorable card! Thanks for joining us at the Creative Cutter Room!

    Tracy
    DT2 Member
    owlbecraftin.blogspot.com

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  33. Great St. Patrick's Day card. Thanks for sharing at Creative Cutter Room.

    Georgiana
    Carson's Creations

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  34. What a cute card, I like the little shamrocks! Thanks for joining us this month in the My Pink Stamper Pinklaicious Blog Hop!!

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  35. Wow this is a great ideal. You are a busy bee! Thanks for joining us at HIMCR AJ DT!

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  36. This is such a fun card. Thanks so much for sharing your creativity with us on the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge.

    Cheri - Getting Cricky JrDT
    www.djssundries.blogspot.com

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  37. What a clever idea! It does look like cookies on a cookie sheet. Thanks for playing with us this week at Whimsical Wednesdays. Hope to see you back again soon :)

    michelle
    http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com

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  38. Cute card Melissa, I love the cookie sheet and cookie idea!
    Thanks for joining us at Creative Cutter Room:)

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  39. Super cute!! I love your cookie idea!! Awesome job!! TY for sharing with us @ Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge!

    Amanda
    Getting Cricky JrDt
    cricktncrafts.blogspot.com

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  40. Great card! Love the dimension of the images and great colors
    Thanks for joining Creative Cutter Room
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  41. Very creative and cute project. Thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays. Please join us again soon.

    Rachelle

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  42. What a fun St. Patty's Day card. I love the Shamrocks. Thanks for joining in the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge Fun!

    Heather

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