R is for Rabbit layout

It's leap day!  So our BBTB2 challenge this week is to have something leaping on a project!  Because, how can you resist?  In anticipation of Easter pictures, my imagination immediately went to rabbits leaping.  My R is for Rabbit layout uses both Nate and Kate's ABCs for the cute bunnies and title.  Mr. Rabbit is leaping through the grass. (in search of Easter chocolate, no doubt).  And sweet Ms. Rabbit is chasing dragonflies while smelling the flowers.  My layout is full of springy color and goodness, because I am SO ready for some spring!  Go check out the design team ideas for leaping over at BBTB2 and link up a project of your own.

Cricut:
Nate's ABCs-title, leaping rabbit
Kate's ABCs-rabbit in the flowers
Paper/stickers-Doodlebug Springtime collection prints, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink for edging
Stampin Up scallop border punch
square punch for photo corners

Mother's Day card (for BBTB2)

Happy Monday!  We are having a Mother's Day challenge at BBTB2 this week (so my mom needs to stop looking right now!) because I made her a card for my project.  I wanted an image with flowers to go along with the flowers I plan to get for her, so I used the Kate's ABCs cartridge for my watering can and flowers and the Elegant Edges cartridge for the mat.  The inside flower is also from Kate's ABCs.  I used two different embossing folders for some texture on the white cardstock mats because it just needed a little extra something and that did the trick.  So if you're planning to make something personal and special for your mom, check out the BBTB2 design team projects for some inspiration and link up your project to share!

Cricut:
Kate's ABCs-flowers
Elegant Edges-shaped mat
Paper-CTMH solids
brown chalk ink
Embossing folder-Sizzix

I'm hoppy for you card (for BBTB2)

Our fabulous leader Susan picked Easter bunnies as the theme for our BBTB2 challenge this week.  I used one of my favorite cricut bunnies from the Kate's ABCs cartridge to make a sweet Easter card for a friend.  The "I'm hoppy for you" sentiment is from a My Pink Stamper set.  The pretty watercolor looking flower bg paper that inspired the card is from a 6x6 pad by American Crafts.

Cricut:
Kate's ABCs-bunny scene cut at 3 1/2 inches
Paper-CTMH solids, print American Crafts
brown chalk ink
oval and scallop oval punches-Stampin Up
sentiment stamps-My Pink Stamper set
pop dots

The design team has some very sweet bunnies for you to get inspired by at BBTB2.  I hope you'll link up with a project too!

Bloom and Grow layout

It's Monday and that means a new challenge at the BBTB2!  So what is in store for this week?  April showers bring May flowers!  The challenge is to make a new project using any cricut flower cut. I have made a layout for pictures of my flower garden, using the Kate's ABCs cartridge.  It has SO many beautiful flower images!  In fact, I got a little carried away and kept adding things!  The lovely print papers are from the Simple Stories Vintage Bliss collection.  I earmarked that flower paper for this layout as soon as I saw it!  The cute little bingo cards were cut from one of the papers in the collection.

Cricut:
Kate's ABCs-all cuts
Paper/Stickers-Simple Stories Vintage Bliss prints/stickers, solids are CTMH and CM
brown chalk ink

I hope you will join in and link up with a project-it's so fun to see all the things people create!   My DT sisters have made some beautiful projects for you to see over at BBTB2, so be sure to take a look!

Easter layout (for Exploring Cricut)

The Exploring Cricut challenge theme this week is "Easter", and we'd love to have you play along and share a project!  I chose to do a layout.  One of our family traditions is taking a photo after church of all of us dressed up in our nice clothes.

I have a spot for a family photo on the left page and a place for a picture of each of my sons on the right page.  The cursive title font is from the Baby Steps cartridge (I don't use the rest of that cart much, but I do really like the font!).  All the rest of the cuts are from Kate's ABCs and make me feel like spring (although I would feel more like spring if we hadn't gotten several inches of snow yesterday)!  The lovely print papers and stickers are from American Crafts, as are the buttons I added to the big flower centers.

Cricut:
Kate's ABCs-all cuts
Paper/Stickers-American Crafts prints, solids are CTMH
brown chalk ink
buttons-American Crafts

We'd love to see your Easter projects at Exploring Cricut :)

I'm going to link this also to the Fantabulous Cricut Easter challenge this week.

Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Toy Story Mania layout (Disney)

I'm very slowly working my way through the millions of pictures I took last year on our Disney trip.  Toy Story Mania was one of our favorite rides-we ALL loved it!  I saw the Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' title on a tshirt in the gift shop later and knew that would work it's way onto a layout somehow.   This took me a whole evening to make-those cuts on Toy Story are not for the faint-hearted!  I cut Jessie at 10 inches and I would not cut her any smaller, as I still had to dig out the tweezers for small pieces.  I cut Bullseye at 6 inches (he wasn't as bad as Jessie).  The army men weren't too bad either.  I love how my layout turned out in the end, even if assembly was a bit tedious :)

Cricut:
Kate's ABCs-MANIA letters
Mickey Font-title
Toy Story-all other cuts
Paper-all CM, both printed backgrounds and solid cardstock

I'm linking this to the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Disney challenge.  There were a ton of fabulous Disney projects on the two day blog hop over there-very inspirational!

M is for Mom layout

Mother's Day is coming up this weekend and I always try to get pictures of my boys and I together, plus one of my mom and me for my scrapbook.  Being a mom has been both the best and most challenging thing I have ever done!  Fortunately, I have a great example to follow, as my mom is amazing.  This layout was made entirely using Kate's ABCs and Echo Park's Springtime paper collection.  I LOVE all the flowers on this cart!

Cricut:
Kate's ABCs-all cuts
Paper-Echo Park Springtime collection
I'm linking this to the Exploring Cricut challenge this week to do a Mother's Day project and the Fantabulous Cricut challenge to do a Mother's Day project with their favorite color.

You're the bee's knees! card

My Mom's new embossing folder inspired this card!  I cut the bee's from Kate's ABCs and put them over this flower and vine background and used a sentiment from the My Pink Stamper Buggy Punnies set on the outside.   This will be for a teacher thank you card, since I know next month's end of school will just sneak up on me!  It doesn't seem possible that there are only 5 more weeks of school!  I'm going to link this to the BBTB2 challenge this week to use a bumblebee or ladybug on a project.

Cricut:
Kate's ABCs-bees
Paper-scraps, Stampin Up very vanilla cardstock base
Embossing folder-it's a cuttlebug folder, but I don't know the name
Stamp-front is My Pink Stamper Buggy Punnies, inside is Stampin Up
Ink-Stampin Up Early Espresso
Ribbon-Stampin Up lucky limade

Here's the scoop card

This card is going to be for my sister's birthday, later this month.  I used the ice cream sundae from Kate's ABCs and the paper is from the Stampin Up Cheerful Treat collection (it's yummy!).   I'm linking it to the My Pink Stamper blog hop challenge to make a birthday card.

Cricut:
Kate's ABCs-ice cream
Paper-Stampin Up Cheerful Treat collection
Ink/Ribbon-Stampin Up Concord Crush
Stamps-Stampin Up

Hoppy Easter layout

I'm so looking forward to this weekend:  a wonderful church service coming up, Easter egg dyeing, and our family Easter egg hunt!  This layout is for pictures of some of the fun, using Celebrate with a Flourish and several embossing folders with my Big Kick.  I'm going to link this to the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge this week "Egg-ceptional Easter".

Cricut:
Celebrate With A Flourish-title, rabbit, basket, chick
Kate's ABCs-butterfly
Paper-The Paper Studio All Occasions 1 pack

Minnie Mouse Valentine card

This valentine is for my best friend (stop looking now Tam, til valentine's day), who is also my scrapbooking/cardmaking partner in crime.  You do not want to let us loose in a scrapbooking store together!  Such trouble we can get into!  This card was inspired by a pin I brought back from Disney for her, which had Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck together with the word BFF.  (My family fell in love with pin trading while at Disney!)  I made the card base from Birthday Bash, added a scallop, and then put Minnie and Daisy from the Mickey and Friends cart.  Inside, the BFF with the flower is from Kate's ABCs.  The heart is from Mickey and Friends also, part of the Disney logo.

Cricut:
Birthday Bash-card base, scallop
Mickey and Friends-Minnie and Daisy, heart
Kate's ABCs-BFF with flower

I'm linking this to the My Craft Spot challenge to make a valentine this week.

X is for Xtra Sweet

I was playing with my Kate's ABC's cart and made this card for the BBTB2 challenge to use a baby carriage.  (I didn't have the New Arrival cart).  It is actually NOT going to be a baby card, but for a special occasion for a cat loving friend!  I've been eager to find a project to use Kate's ABCs for, as it has so many lovely images.  The background paper and the paper for the girl's dress are from the My Mind's Eye Sweet Dreams stack.  I just had to add a couple of butterflies, because they were begging me to cut them out ;)

Cricut:
Kate's ABCs-all cuts
Paper-My Mind's Eye Sweet Dreams stack, plus solid cardstock from the stash
brown chalk ink

Be Mine, Valentine

OK, I broke my resolve not to buy any new Valentine paper, but it was only 1 piece!  Does that really count?  It was so cute I couldn't resist AND it was on sale.   I used several carts:  Simply Charmed for the "be mine" and mailboxes, Kate's ABC's for the "Valentine", and Sweethearts for the cute little dog and cat.   This layout will be for the pictures of the upcoming Valentine Party at the elementary school, where the kids will exchange valentines with their classmates. 

Cricut:
Sweetheart-dog, cat with hearts, letter
Simply Charmed-be mine title, mailboxes
Kate's ABCs-Valentine font
Paper-The Paper Studio, brown and brick CM cardstock

I'm linking this to the Docerela Creations challenge to make a Valentine layout and also to the Cardz TV challenge to use pink on a project (def. got a lot of pink going on here!).