The Cutting Cafe's Blog: ANIMALS AND BUG PROJECTS

ANIMAL FRIENDS...DESIGN TEAM POST

Hello all, welcome to our 21st of the month design team post.

Our winner from our last post on

VALENTINE'S DAY WORD SHAPED CARDS

You have won any 3 sets from our online shop. I will be contacting your shortly.

Today we are featuring projects using a really fun set called ANIMAL FRIENDS - this set is full of fun animals and sentiments. Perfect for just about any occasion. Take a look at what the team came up with and then leave us a comment to be entered into a drawing to win any 3 sets from our online shop.

AND we have one awesome video to share with you from Audrey Long:

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave us a comment.

HUGS

Regina E.

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FRIDAY CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

Today in our spotlight is Migdalia Rodriguez from

Crafting with creative M.

Check out this ADORABLE BUTTERFLY SHAKER...............

OMG..........this is so adorable....Love those beads. Migdalia used the BUTTERFLY SHAKER to make this adorable butterfly shaped shaker. Thanks so much Migdalia for sharing this amazing card with us. Please visit her site here to get more details on this card.

Would you like to be featured on one of our Customer Spotlights? If so just send me an email with a link to a project you have made using a Cutting Cafe set and I will add it to our customer gallery, plus your project might be chosen to be spotlighted here on our blog & the Cafe's Facebook Page.

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IT'S INSPIRATION TIME....BUTTERFLIES

Hello friends, welcome to this weeks inspirational post. Today we are showcasing BUTTERFLIES.

But first our winner from last weeks post on BERRY SWEET PROJECTS is:

Melissa

Melissa c said:

I love how each person has there own take on the projects!!!

CONGRATS Melissa, you have won any 3 sets from our online stiore. I will be contacting you shortly.

Okay today we have some really pretty projects to share with you all. The team was asked to make projects using the following sets:

BUTTERFLY SHAPED CARD

BUTTERFLY TREAT BOX

SOCIAL BUTTERFLY SET

These three sets are packed with butterflies. Perfect for making fun little treat boxes and more.

Check out what the ladies did and don't forget to leave us a comment to be entered into a drawing to win any 3 sets from our online store. I will draw one winner next Wednesday.

AND we have 2 awesome videos for you today.

First up is Audrey Long.....she will share how she made this gorgeous Butterfly treat box:

And next Tmika Miller has a adorable video showing a set of Butterfly Note cards:

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment.

HUGS

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IT'S INSPIRATION TIME....THOSE CREEPY SPIDERS...

Hello friends............it's Wednesday and that means another day of FANTASTIC projects from the DT.........AND THIS WEEK we are featuring some little creatures that are oh so cute...........

SPIDERS...........yes I did say cute...........

Before I get to this weeks projects, our winner from last week post on

A LITTLE BIT OF THIS AND A LITTLE BIT OF THAT is:

GLENDA

Glenda said:

Amazing projects! So many great ideas and colorful, visually-inspiring projects to enjoy.

CONGRATS GLENDA, you have won any three sets from our online store...I will be contacting you shortly....

OKAY BACK TO THE SPIDERS.......Believe me they are by far NOT MY FAVORITE at all....

BUT THIS WEEK THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE..........

The girls this week were asked to use any of the following SPIDER SETS:

SPIDERWEB SHAPED CARD SET

SPIDER TREAT BOX

SPIDERS AND THEIR WEBS

These three sets are perfect for making some fun favors for this Halloween season...or maybe your planning a birthday party...the spider treat box would make great spider favor boxes...

okay here were go:

And our video Queen Tmika Miller is featuring a series on Halloween gifts and has this awesome video for us......be sure to follow her video channel for more great Halloween ideas all week.

AND HERE IS THE SPECIAL....

All 3 of the sets above for only $1.99

Remember this special is good until tomorrow at

11:59pm Oct. 11 2012

Click the paypal button below

Also remember we have a gallery just for our customer to showcase their fun, fantastic projects using ANY Cutting Cafe file...

CLICK HERE for infor on that.

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IT'S INSPIRATION TIME....FUN WITH OWLS

Hello everyone.............it's inspiration time and I think you OWL are gonna like today's post....(smile)

We are feature projects using two fun owl sets:

FUN WITH OWLS

OWL SHAPED CARDS

The ladies did an amazing job on their projects today...............they are OWL so sweet (smile)

Before I show you their projects our winner from last weeks post is: Louise

Louise H said:

I like these! Fab inspiration from the DT

Congrats Louise, I will be contacting you shortly to let you know how to claim your prize of any 3 sets from our online store.

Alrighty here we go....don't forget to leave a comment letting us know what you think and I will randomly choose one name to win any 3 sets that we sell over at our online store.

Owl shaped card Leslie foley - owl shaped card

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MONDAY'S RANDOM PROJECT

Hello friends, today I want to share this CUTE Bee card with you all. It was done by customer Karien van der westhuizen.

Karien used the BEEHIVE SHAPED CARD to create this adorable card. I love the way she made the bee 3-d.......so cute.

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THURSDAY'S RANDOM PROJECT............

Hello everyone and welcome to today's random project..............

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY CHECK OUT OUR WEEKLY INSPIRATIONAL POST FROM YESTERDAY...LEAVE A COMMENT TO WIN ANY 3 SETS THAT WE SELL....CLICK HERE

Okay today we have another GORGEOUS butterfly card to share with you by Daniela Dobson

Is this not GORGEOUS...........Daniela used the BUTTERFLY SHAPED CARD for this project.

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IT'S INSPIRATION TIME....AND SOMETHING IS FISHY

Yulp today we are featuring some FISHY projects from the FABULOUS TEAM.....

BUT before I get to that, our winner from last weeks post on

SWEET STUFF is

rosie mini

Congrats Rosie, you have won ANY 3 SETS that we sell over at our online store....I will contact you shortly.

Okay as I mentioned today the team is sharing some FISHY stuff, actually they were asked to used the UNDER THE SEA set.

This set is so cute and perfect for summer cards and layouts. It features

11 different images: WHALE, SEAHORSE, OCTOPUS, FISH, CRAB and a STARFISH (they each come in a few different sizes)

Plus the set comes with 18 sentiments

Okay check out these super adorable projects and don't forget to leave a comment to be entered into a drawing to win any 3 sets that we carry over at our online store. I will draw one winner next Wednesday.

Thanks for visiting us and don't forget to leave a comment.

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IT'S INSPIRATION TIME....BEEHIVE PROJECTS

Hello everyone and welcome to this weeks INSPIRATIONAL POST from the design team.....

This week we are featuring projects using the

BEEHIVE SHAPED CARD set.

This set is soooooooooooooo cute. Perfect for this time of the year.

The teams projects this week are just so DANG AWESOME...I love each of their takes on this set.

Please leave us a comment on what you think of the projects and I will randomly draw one name to win any 3 sets that we sell over on at our online store...

Also you can click on each designers name to go directly to their blog...Many of them have lots more details and pictures regarding their project....one being Kerys Sharrock...hers is actually a mini album.

Alrighty here we go..be prepared to OOO AND AWE!

And we have a FUN, FANTASTIC video today for you from Tmika Miller:

Thanks for visiting us today and don't forget to leave a comment...

Hugs

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IT'S INSPIRATION TIME....CUTE CRITTERS.........

Hello everyone, today we have some CUTE CUTE CUTE projects to share with you

AND..............A LITTLE SPECIAL TO GO ALONG WITH TODAY'S POST (SMILE)...SEE BELOW

We are featuring projects using the CUTE CRITTERS SET. This set features over 58 images....Plus the set features an additional sheet of most of the critters really small and can be punch out using a 1 inch circle punch...

Here is a SMALL sample of the set:

Aren't these bugs the cutest.....wait until you see the teams projects....they did an amazing job this week...

BUT first the little special I was talking about ......WELL from today until Thursday the 29th of March 2012 through midnight...........THE CUTE CRITTERS plus THE JUST BECAUSE BACKGROUND SENTIMENT SET and JUST BEE-CAUSE ....JUST BUG-CAUSE are all $3.99

Yes 3.99 for all 3 SETS

CUTE CRITTERS

THE JUST BECAUSE BACKGROUND SENTIMENT SET

JUST BEE-CAUSE / JUST BUG-CAUSE

Order at the very bottom of the page.

Okay on to the CUTEST PROJECTS EVER from the team. Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered into a drawing to win any 3 sets we carry over at our online store.

Also for more details on the design team projects, you can click on their names to go directly to their blog.

Carolyn Wolff