S'mores layout

Happy Monday!  Our BBTB2 challenge this week is summer nights...   Roasting s'mores over a fire pit seems like classic summer night fun (and I had a whole bunch of pics), so I used the Campin' Critters cartridge for my layout.  The raccoon roasting the s'mores is absolutely one of my favorite cuts on that cartridge!  And of course the sign is also from Campin Critters.  Check out the design team projects over at BBTB2 (apparently a lot of us are into s'mores!) and link up a project this week.

Cricut:
Campin Critters-raccoon roasting marshmallows, title
brown chalk ink

Ghost Stories layout

Happy Sunday!  I got some time last night to be crafty and Fantabulous Cricut has a fun camping themed challenge going on.  I made a layout using the Camping Critters cartridge for my Ghost Stories layout.  I've always wanted to cut out the raccoon with the flashlight for something and finally had the perfect pictures!  I used some woodsy background paper to go with my animals who are reading ghost stories by lantern light (which I remember doing around the campfire with a flashlight when I was a kid at camp).  My title is actually on one of the signs, so it opens up for a journaling spot. I just got the new Artistry cartridge, so I used it for the font for the words Haunted and Mysterious.

Cricut:
Artistry-font
Camping Critters-all other cuts
Paper-Echo Park animal print, Doodlebug wood grain paper, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink

Wildlife layout

Happy Monday!  Did you have a good 4th of July weekend?  I think I'm going to need a day or two to recover from mine, lol!  Work was kinda crazy but the fireworks were awesome on the 4th!  On to BBTB2 business….the challenge this week is use a cricut tree, and there are so many to choose from that I had a hard time deciding which one to use.  I was scrapping some vacation pics from last year's trip to Rocky Mountain National Park and finally decided the tree from Doodlecharms was the one for my layout.  The tree and sun are from Doodlecharms and the border of moose is from Animal Kingdom, along with the title.  The camera is one of the badges from Camping Critters to finish it all off.  Hope you will join us with a tree project!

Cricut:
Doodlecharms-sun cut at 3 1/2 inches, trees cut at 5 1/2 and 6 inches
Animal Kingdom-moose border cut at 4 1/2 inches, Wildlife title cut at 1 1/2 inches
Camping Critters-camera on badge cut at 2 1/2 inches
Paper-Echo Park Happy Camper bg paper, CTMH solids

Scenic View layout

Happy Monday!  I spent the weekend taking my oldest high school son on a road trip to college for a summer school class-his first college experience.  It was somewhat surreal to be moving him into the dorm-not sure I'm ready for this life transition, although he is!  I guess they have to grow up….

Our BBTB2 challenge this week is to use a sign or banner.  I saw lots of road signs and billboards (and even a 4th of July banner!) on this little road trip, but I'm in the mood for some summer vacation so my project is a layout of vacation pics from last summer at Rocky Mountain National Park.   (The roads in the park had Scenic View signs at certain points where you could stop, pull over, and take pictures).  The Camping Critters cartridge had the the perfect scenic view sign!  The backpacking moose and stand of trees are also from Camping Critters.  The are a zillion possibilities with cricut signs and banners, so have some fun and link up a project with us at BBTB2!

Cricut:
Camping Critters-all cuts
Paper-Reminisce print, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink

nature layout (for BBTB2)

Happy Monday!  It's been a super busy week with another crazy one coming up-high school registration for Son#1 and doctor/dentist/orthodontist visits for everyone before school starts!  I know there is really lots of hot weather left, it just FEELS like summer is over when school starts.  We are gonna squeeze in some family outdoor fun in this last week and half though, with trips to the amusement park, zoo, and lake for some more waterskiing!

Our BBTB2 challenge this week is also about the outdoors, specifically camping!  I made a layout using the Campin' Critters cartridge, using several of the badge images.  My layout will actually have hiking photos on it from our Estes Park vacation recently, so I went with a more general title from Graphically Speaking instead of a more camping themed title.  I actually found this awesome background paper while shopping on vacation in the Rockies-scrapbooking treasures are truly everywhere!!!!

Cricut:
Campin' Critters-badges, each cut at 2 1/2 inches
Graphically Speaking-nature title, cut at 2 inches
Paper-Best Creations Inc print, CTMH solids

Happy Trails layout

I made (another) layout for hiking pictures I plan to take on our upcoming vacation to Rocky Mountain National Park, using the Campin' Critters cartridge.  It is scrap lifted from a layout I saw on Pinterest, which I love to browse for inspiration (I will post a link to it, if I can find it again!).  I used a different outdoor scene and the sign to better fit my hiking in the mountains theme and changed the sizing around to work with 4x6 pics, which is mainly what I scrap in my albums because it is super easy to print 4x6 on my home printer.

Cricut:
Campin' Critters-all cuts
Paper-Bo Bunny prints from an old line that's been in my stash awhile, solids are CTMH
brown chalk ink

I'm linking this to the Fantabulous Cricut anything goes challenge this week.

Take a Hike layout (for Exploring Cricut)

It's a vacation challenge at Exploring Cricut this week, with a twist-include a sign on the project.  I have a hiking/outdoor themed layout for you.  We are going hiking in the beautiful Rocky Mountain National Park on our summer vacation to Estes Park, Colorado.  I am expecting to shoot a few (OK, a lot!) of pictures on the trail!  I used a whole bunch of cartridges to try to capture the outdoors feel for my layout.

I used the Outdoor Man cartridge for the hiking boots, binoculars, compass, and moose.  Then I added the sun from Doodlecharms.  The stand of trees is from the Disney Classics cartridge.  The title font is the Frogs and Snails font from the CM Stork's Delivery cartridge.  And last, trail sign is from Campin' Critters.    The base paper is from a really old Echo Park collection and the print paper is also from Echo Park.  I hand cut the ground strip, using a wave template.

Cricut:
Doodlecharms-sun
CM Stork's Delivery-font
Disney Classics-stand of trees
Campin' Critters-trail sign
Outdoor Man-all other cuts
Paper-Echo Park print and bg paper, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink

There are lots of vacation projects to see from the design team at Exploring Cricut-hope you'll link up to our challenge with a project!

On the Lake layout

I've made a summer layout for some pictures of us waterskiing and tubing to share with you today.  I used several cartridges for this one.  The title is from the Outdoor Man cartridge.  The circles with the life vest and paddles are from Campin' Critters.  The boat, sun, tubes, and wakeboard are all from Everyday Paperdolls.  I hand cut the waves with an old wave template in my stash.  The pretty blue background paper is from Carta Bella and the striped paper (which I fell in LOVE with) is from the Echo Park Paradise Beach collection.

Cricut:
Outdoor Man-title
Campin Critters-vest, paddles
Everyday Paperdolls-sun, boat, tubes, wakeboard
Paper-Carta Bella bg paper, Echo Park Paradise Beach collection stripe, CTMH solids

I'm going to link this up to the Stuck On You Sketches circle challenge.

Star Student layout (for BBTB2)

Happy Monday!  I hope all the moms out there had a wonderful day yesterday!  I got to spend my day with most of my extended family, including my amazing mom!  And my kids made me breakfast served on a silver tray!  But on to crafting….it's a school themed challenge at BBTB2 this week-great for those end of year school events coming up here in May.  I can personally attest to the fact that if you have school age kids, between all the end of year concerts, award banquets, parties, and graduation it gets kind of crazy!!!

For my project, I made a layout for pictures from some of the end of year events we will be attending this month.  Since it will include pictures of all three kids, I went with a general title of Star Student.  The Star Student font is the sugar script font from the Type Candy cartridge.  The stack of books and the layered stars are from the CM This and That cartridge.  I went with bright primary colors to match the cute print papers are from the Echo Park Paper and Glue collection.  Gotta love that book print paper!  I'm going to print my pics 3x5 instead of 4x6 so it will show too.

Cricut:
Type Candy-Sugar Script font cut at 1 1/2 inches
CM This and That-books cut at 4 inches, stars cut at 3 inches
Paper-Echo Park Paper and Glue collection prints, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink
square punch (cut in half for the photo corners)

Can't wait to see what you'll come up with for the school themed challenge-I'm looking forward to seeing projects!  Check out the cool design team projects over at BBTB2 for some inspiration!

You are Here! layout

More fun with Camping Critters on today's layout!  I cannot believe I waited for so long to get this cart, thinking I didn't need it.  It is SO fun!  I had a few more pictures from our canoe trip in June to scrap and used Camping Critters and Everyday Paperdolls.  The moose with the map and signs are from Camping Critters, while the canoe and paddles are from EDPD.  The title is actually the wood grain font from the Pooh Fonts cart.  I inked everything up with lots of brown chalk ink to give the edges some definition.

Cricut:
Pooh Font-title
Everyday Paperdolls-canoe/paddles
Camping Critters, moose, sign
Paper-TPC Studios "The Great Outdoors" collection for the background paper
sticker- from the Bo Bunny Campout collection
I'm going to link this to the Fantabulous Cricut challenge to make a camping project, involving tent, canoes, or bonfires.  

Canoeing layout

I had a few more photos from our canoe adventures to scrap, and used the super fun Camping Critters cartridge for my layout.  The canoeing duck was irresistible!  The SOUS challenge to incorporate a hidden tag inspired me to make a hidden place to journal by using the sign feature to make a journaling spot.

Cricut:
Camping Critters-Up a Creek sign, canoeing duck, owl
Life As A Beach-title font
Paper-TPC Studio the Great Outdoors papers with some Bo Bunny Camp-A-Lot stickers and double dot paper

I'm not sure if this technically qualifies as a "hidden tag", since it's really a hidden sign, but the intent is there, so I'm going to link it to the SOUS challenge and hope they like it :)

Keep Paddling layout

We went canoeing to celebrate my Dad's 71st birthday recently (he went in a kayak!) and I had so much fun making this layout for some of the pictures of us on the river.   The circles with the paddles and life vest are from Camping Critters and the font is Plaintain Schoolbook Roly Poly-which I realized after cutting the letters did not have a shadow, so I cut the letters again in white and just offset them a bit to make them stand out more against the background.   The journal box is also a cut from Camping Critters with the fun little stamp from K Andrews Splashtastic Summer set.

Cricut:
Plaintain Schoolbook-Roly Poly font
Camping Critters-badges
Paper/Stickers-Echo Park plaid, green bo bunny double dot, CM brown
Stamp-K Andrews Splashtastic Summer set

I'm going to link this to the Getting Cricky challenge this month of "Summer Celebrations", for my birthday on the river pages :)