Grandma Loves You & Blog Hop

Hello everyone,

This is the first time I've been able to participate in the BBTB2 challenge this year!

It's a Valentine for Blake:

 papers are K&Co and Glitz. Die cut and alpha stickers are Jillibean Soup.

Please leave a comment for the chance to win the Snow Day cartridge provided by Memory Miser. I would really appreciate it if you would sign up to be a follower of my blog, too. I know I haven't written much this year, but I plan on posting a lot more.

Here's a layout I made with the Snow Day cart:

For the next person on the blog hop, please visit the fabulous Shelly.

Thank you for visiting!!

This is HUGE

Good Morning! Design Team Sister, Melissa, asked us to use the mouse cut from the Meow cartridge.

This is what I came up with:

The stamp is from My Pink Stamper and the elephant is from Animal Kingdom.

Joy

Good Morning! This week at Bitten by the Bug 2, Mona asked us to use the "Joy" cut from the Winter Woodland cart. Here is my take on it:

I added a little jingle bell and the snowman is a chipboard embellishment from BasicGrey.

Thanks for looking. :D

If the broom fits...Part II

Good morning! This week at Bitten by the Bug 2, Susan asked us to use the witch cut from the Happy Hauntings cart.

This is what I came up with:

I just love that sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Spook-alicious set. I can't help but giggle every time I read it.

The kitty is from Happy Hauntings, too. The fence and random star are Martha Stewart's. They're both two of my most used punches.

Happy Halloween

Agnes asked us to use the Vulture cut from Life's a Party. Can you believe I don't have that cart!!?? If we didn't have the cart, we could use a scary bird from another cart. I found the crow on October 31 and thought it was perfect.

I also dug out the Nesties for the oval and then remembered why I don't use them frequently. I can never get them to emboss properly. Ugh! The dies slip around and I end up with crooked embossing.

Stamp is Inkadinkado
Punch and pumpkin are Martha Stewart
Paper is Recollections

Come over and check out what the other designers did at Bitten by the Bug 2!

Wheelbarrow Challenge

Design Team sister, Donna, chose the wheelbarrow for this week's BBTB2 challenge. I haven't used this cart in ages! When I pulled out the book, I was shocked at how simple the cuts were. I forgot that the Cricut cuts used to be sooooo simple. All of them are so very detailed nowadays.

Anyway, this is what I came up with:

What? Were you expecting just flowers? It is almost Halloween, ya know?

Recollections paper, the stamp is Tim Holtz and the little epoxy greeting is BasicGrey

Drippy Heart

Hello everyone! I have another creation for BBTB2. It was my turn this week and I asked the designers to use the Flying, Dripping Heart from the Rock Princess cart.

I had every intention of putting it on a card but when Kat saw it, she asked if I could put it on a barrette for her hair. I thought it was a great idea. I hot glued a little black tulle down first and then added the Heart. She loves it and plans on wearing it to school tomorrow.

Please be sure to check out all the other fabulous creations by the design team. Also, if you're not a follower of my blog, please add me! Thank you for your sweet comments.

P.S. Erik got a job!! WOOHOO!!

Lucky Day

This week at Bitten by the Bug 2, the talented Maria asked us to use the ice cream cone from the Sweet Treats cart. I used the shaped card cut and came up with this:

I dug out an embossing folder for the cone and all the paper is MME Good Day Sunshine Girl Kit.
The little tin pin is from October Afternoon.

There is also a blog hop going on. Be sure to play along for your chance to win something fun. I don't have anything this month for the hop.

Erik is still jobless. He has been for a week now. If you get a chance, please send positive job finding thoughts our way.

and if you're looking for card making, stamping, scrappy supplies, please click on one of my links that goes to 2Peas. They give me a wee little bit for your purchase. Thank you. :)

Thanks for looking and for your nice comments. Have a great day!

starfish

Well, check it out. I made two layouts this week. Woah!

The first one is for the Bitten by the Bug 2 challenge. It was my turn again this week and I asked the ab-fab designers to use the starfish cut from the Life is a Beach cart.


All the papers and even the chipboard swirl is from Fancy Pants.

Fancy Pants Beach Bum



BasicGrey Oxford Writer's Block

Oxford Chip Stickers

Oxford Glazed Brads

Oxford Collection

I used my Cricut to cut the hearts.

Watermelon card

Hello everyone. It's project time for the Bitten by the Bug 2. Due to health issues and other stresses, I haven't participated in awhile.

It was my turn to pick a challenge and I decided to go old school. I asked the designers to use the watermelon cut from the Stretch Your Imagination cart.

I chose just the silhouette cut. It looked a lot fancier in my head....



I used BasicGrey June Bug and
Technique Tuesday stamps


They're hopping over there at BBTB2, so if you're in the mood to get some goodies you may want to head back over there and start the list. I would be participating, but there is something about going to the post office in the hot summer with two kids that can't sit still that drives me bonkers. When school is back in session, I'll think about doing some more hops.

Thanks for your comments.

Bieber Time

Good morning everyone!

I have a few layouts to share. First up is the project I made for BBTB2. It was my turn again this week and I asked the designers to use the sunglasses from the Forever Young cart.

My first thought was how Kat thought she was so cool with her Justin Bieber watch. LOL!


I just love this new line, Lauderdale, from BasicGrey. You can get it at A Million Little Things.

The sunglasses are a perfect example of why I love my Gypsy. I wanted the sunglasses to be six inches long to match the length of the photo. It's just a guessing game on your Cricut if you don't have a Gypsy. The Cricut will only give you the height of a cut, not the length. So, I pulled up the sunglasses in the Gypsy and changed the length to what I wanted. It automatically figures out the height. It's important to write down the height at this point because you can't use the same height for all the other cuts. In this case, the height was 1.94 inches. Cut the rest of your layers at this height.

Here are some other layouts I've had sitting around....


This is one of those "clean off my desk" layouts. I had lots of scraps sitting around and rather than file them away to use in the future (which I usually forget about), I just threw them together on a layout with some paint and mist.



Here is another layout using BasicGrey's Lauderdale. Love it! Thanks for looking. :D And thanks for your sweet comments. If you're not a follower of my blog, please sign up to be one!

Lovey Dovey Honey Bunch

Good morning! If you're hopping, you probably came from Penny's blog. It's so nice to see you here. :D As you probably know already, Maria, one of our awesome Design Team sisters from Bitten By The Bug 2, asked us to use more than one of the hearts from Love Struck 2010.

I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I have so many goofy names for the kids and I knew this particular one I call Kat (at times) would be perfect for the heart challenge. heehee



I have a suggestion for you, though. Make sure you have a new blade for this cart. Whew! There are so many intricate cuts that just weren't working with my used blade.

What do you call your kids? I can't be the only one that uses "Stinky Pie Monkey Butt" as a term of endearment, can I? Leave me a comment telling me the pet names you use for your kids. At the end of the week, I'll choose a random winner for the item pictured below. Make sure I can get a hold of you...either make sure you leave me your email address or your comment links back to your blog.

Also, if you're just starting this blog hop, you want to go to Lori's blog next.

Thanks for all your kind comments. Please become a follower of my blog, too!

Joys of the Season ornament

This week at BBTB2, Julia asked us to use the wreath cut from JOTS.



Come check out the other projects.

All I need is a flamingo

I've been working with Nifty Fifties this week and was already in the pink/turquoise mode when I started this project.

After I finished it, I felt it needed a flamingo somewhere on it but I simply ran out of time.

This card is for another fabulous BBTB2 challenge.

DT Sister, Jeri, asked us to use both an ornament and the "Deck the Halls" sentiment from Winter Frolic.

Check out the other designs and play along with the challenge.

Hello Kitty Santa

This week at BBTB2, I asked the designers to use the Hello Kitty Santa from the Hello Kitty Greetings cart.

I used the card function for mine. I flocked the hat and the boots and used antique glass glitter. Am I the only that cuts herself on the glass glitter?

Check out the other designs here.

Cindy Loo and a cool deali-o

This week, we used one of the flourishes from Cindy Loo for the BBTB2 challenge. I love that little kitty. I had to add her, too. :D


Here's a new dealio from Scenic Route.



I love that place. I'm stocking up on everything. The deals just can't be beat. This normally sells for $75.00.

and then there is this one, too...

Giddyup

Theresa from BBTB2 asked us to use the barn cut from the Old West cart. How convenient that Katrina had been riding Rainbow on Friday. ;)




The patterned paper is older Crate. Thanks for looking and thanks for your comments. :D

Go check out Bitten By the Bug 2 to see what the other gals have done.

My Haunted House

Susan at BBTB2 asked us to use the Haunted House from the Happy Hauntings cart. OH BOY! It was tough but it was worth it. The kids and I had so much fun putting it together. Kat now wants to take it to school for show and tell.

Mine is certainly not the coolest on the block. Please check out the other creations at BBTB2.

It was cut at 7 inches. At the end, I sprayed it with Glimmer Mist, which warped it a little bit. I guess you could say that my haunted house is the one that has been foreclosed on and is now lowering the value of the others on the block. ;)

The layout in the background will be posted in the next couple of days. I altered the photos in Picnik. Gosh, I love that site!!

Sew Sweet and BLOG HOP

Good morning everyone!! This week at Bitten By the Bug 2, I asked the designers to use the sewing machine from the Heritage cart. I love that cart...there are so many cool images on there.


This is what I came up with this week. The papers and stickers are Cosmo Cricket Material Girl.


Now, for the fun part! This is what I'm giving away this week. It's a 10 piece set of MME papers and die cuts. Please a comment and a way for me to reach you if you're the lucky winner. I'll pick a winner around the end of the week.

After leaving a comment here, be sure to visit Susan next for another chance to win more blog candy.

Quick and Easy

This week at BBTB2, Sandi asked us to use the Candle cut from October 31.



This is a little 4x4 card and it was so quick and easy. The stamps are new Technique Tuesday Bewitched. I covered the candle in Glossy Accents so it looks like it's really dripping.

Check out the rest of the projects here.