It's a summer beach and pool layout bonanza!!!

Happy Monday!  Coming back to the real world after vacation is requiring much diet Coke to the rescue today!!!  We had a great trip to Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, CO and I took tons of amazing pictures.  While I make no claims to being anything special as a photographer, the pictures practically take themselves when you are someplace so beautiful with a nice camera and I can't wait to scrapbook all of our adventures!  So before I get to the crafty stuff, I'll share a little Rocky Mountain goodness…

My fellas

Having lunch about 4 miles into a hike, by Mills Lake in RMNP

Atlantic or Pacific?  It's the Continental Divide!

from Trail Ridge Road in RMNP

Hiking RMNP

Horseback riding in RMNP

and most importantly, the view from the hot tub at our condo!

So, the BBTB2 challenge this week is Fun in the Sun, celebrating the pool or beach.  I have lots of beachy goodness to share, as I've been scrapping pictures from our vacation last year.  So feel that ocean breeze while you browse my 8 summer themed beach/pool layouts here and go over to BBTB2, where the team has lots of fun projects to see.  (I have more beach/cruise layouts here on this post and more yet under the summer tab on the sidebar, if you are looking for ideas for a summer layouts.)

Layout #1

Cricut:
Life Is A Beach-bucket and shovel
Be Young-Be Free font
Paper/stickers-Echo Park prints, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink
square punch for photo corners

Layout #2

Cricut:
CM Traveler-title, flip flops
Paper-Echo Park print, CTMH solids
Doodlebug skittles
brown chalk ink

Layout #3

Cricut:
Pack Your Bags-all cuts
Paper-Carta Bella prints, CTMH solids
square punch for photo corners
brown chalk ink

Layout #4

No cricut on this one.
Paper-Carta Bella print/stickers, CTMH solids
square punch for photo corners
brown and navy chalk ink

Layout #5

Cricut:
A Child's Year-boy and beach cuts, title font
Plaintaitn Schoolbook-circle
Paper/Stickers-Echo Park, CTMH solids
square punch for photo corners
brown chalk ink

Layout #6

No cricut on this one
Paper-Echo Park prints/stickers, CTMH solids
Echo Park skittles
brown chalk ink
black pen

Layout #7

Cricut:
Pack Your Bags-flip flops/sunglasses, beach ball
Stork's Delivery-Frogs and Snails font
Paper-Echo Park prints/stickers, CTMH solids
square punch
brown chalk ink

Layout #8

Cricut:
Pack Your Bags-all cuts
Paper-Bo Bunny prints/stickers, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink

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Cruise scrapbook for the BBTB2 "Cool Down at Sea" challenge

Happy Monday!  I hope the sun is shining and you're ready for an awesome week!  I am trying to cram the doctor, dentist, and orthodontist visits for all the kids into this week before school starts and squeeze in some last minute summer swimming fun.  Even though it's the beginning of August, it feels like summer is over with school starting next week for the kids!

 I've been putting together layouts for my cruise pictures from our two cruises this year and thought I'd show you some of them, since our BBTB2 challenge this week is "cool down at sea".  Each layout has the cartridges used above it and the picture spots are for 4x6 pictures unless otherwise noted and they are not in any particular order.  While I usually include the paper line, I didn't here, since this is a long post.  If you are interested in a particular layout's paper line, ask in the comments and I'll be happy to share.  I scrap lifted two of the layouts and I have the original blog listed where I saw the layout.  The rest of the design team at BBTB2 have some amazing projects to cool you off and make you feel that ocean breeze, so go take a look!

Pack Your Bags, CM Traveler (font)
first page

Pack Your Bags
(scrap lifted from the fabulous Obesessed With Scrapbooking blog)
has 2 5x7s and 3 4x6 pics

 Pack Your Bags
I showed this a few weeks ago for the lobster challenge.

Pack Your Bags, Zoo Day (font)

for pics of our room

Doodlecharms, Create a Critter
for pics of our beach day (I've got to add the name of the beach on there in the center strip)

 Life As A Beach, Doodlecharms, A Child's Year (hands)
pics of our visit to the Mayan ruins at Tulum
has an 8x10, 2 5x7s, and 2 4x6s

Pack Your Bags, CM This and That (font)
trying out the surf simulator on our ship
1 8x10, 2 4x6s, and a 4x4

 Artbooking
for beach pictures at Tulum

CM Traveler

(scrap lifted from Cooking With the Cricut)
will add the name of the beach on the life preserver

Everyday Paperdolls, CM This and That

for pics we took snorkeling in Grand Cayman

Life Is a Beach, Artbooking
the horizontal pics are 4x6, the 2 vertical photo frames will be for 3 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches
the vertical frames are popped up so I can slide in the pictures

Life Is A Beach, CM Traveler font, handcut banner
Whoops, I reversed the left and right side of the pages for the picture….

Create A Friend, Doodlecharms (journal box)
pictures of the ship/ocean

Create A Friend
I showed this one on the water challenge a few weeks ago.
for pics on the beach and boogie boarding

Pack Your Bags, CM This and That
for underwater pics in Grand Cayman

Big Boat layout

Happy Monday!  I'm a little tired from a busy weekend of ICU work (thank goodness for diet Coke, right?).  I feel the need to be ultra-caffeinated today!  So our BBTB2 challenge this week is to use a lobster…well I have a bunch of cruise pictures of us eating lobster and other fabulous dining room food.   There were actually a lot of venues to eat on our ship and we tried them all at least once!  I made a layout using the Pack Your Bags cartridge for all those dining pics.  I had lots of fun with all these cuts from Pack Your Bags, especially the cruise ship (although it did take a bit of assembly)!  I have been having so much fun scrapping my cruise pictures and in a few weeks I will do a post showing my cruise album layouts.  We'd love to see what ideas you have for cricut projects including a lobster over at BBTB2!

Cricut:
Pack Your Bags-all cuts except clouds
Everyday Paperdolls-clouds
Paper-CTMH solids, Echo Park polka dot
brown chalk ink

Design Team Call

Are you a passionate cricut crafter with a blog who likes to create and share?  If so, BBTB2 is having a design team call.   There is more information at BBTB2 and I will say I really enjoy creating and sharing with the BBTB2 group!  It is a very fun and supportive group of ladies who all love to craft.

Flower thank you card (for BBTB2) plus a bonus Disney layout

Happy Monday!  I get to host the BBTB2 challenge this week and I selected flowers, since the tulips, iris, and daffodils are blooming here in KC.  There are so many cricut flowers to choose from that this should be lots of fun-check the BBTB2 sidebar for the rules!  I actually have two projects with flowers to share today, with this springy flower card being the first.  My happy little flower is from one of my favorite cartridges, Doodlecharms. I embossed the leaves with the Swiss dots embossing folder to add a little texture.   I was inspired by this fun Doodlebug flower filled paper!  The design team over at BBTB2 has a whole bunch of flowers for you to look at for inspiration and we'd love to have you link up a project this week!

Project #1

Cricut:
Doodlecharms-flower
Paper-Doodlebug prints, CTMH solids
Scalloped oval and oval punch-Stampin Up
Ink-Stampin Up Early Espresso
Ribbon-American Crafts

Project #2

I have a bonus Disney themed layout for you with flowers!  I used the Mickey and Friends cartridge for some old pictures of us meeting Minnie Mouse at Chef Mickeys on a Disney trip.  Minnie, the title, and flowers are all from Mickey and Friends.

Cricut:
Mickey and Friends-all cuts

Paper-CTMH solids, Echo Park dots and stripes prints
CM letter stickers from the stash

Don't flip out layout

I had this adorable flip flop paper in my stash from the Echo Park Paradise Beach collection and couldn't resist making a punny summer project!  The title actually says DON'T flip out (the don't is in small sticker letters from the collection, which you can see better if you click on the photo).  I cut my flip flops, sunglasses, and sunscreen from the Pack Your Bags cartridge.  The other accents are stickers from the paper pack.    I'm going to link this to the Craftin' Desert Divas summer themed linky party.

Cricut:
Pack Your Bags-sunscreen, flip flops, sunglasses
Plaintain Schoolbook-circles
Robotz-font
Paper/stickers-Echo Park Paradise Beach collection prints, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink

Rocky Mountain High road trip layout (for BBTB2 travel challenge)

It's a vacation travel challenge at BBTB2!  We are leaving next week to go to Estes Park Colorado to see Rocky Mountain National Park and do some hiking and white water rafting, so this was very timely!  I cannot wait to be on the road!  I'm sure I'll be taking a bazillion pictures of the mountain views (in fact, I've scheduled us for a jeep photography tour!), so I've made a layout using Pack Your Bags and Zooballoo.  I cut the mountains from Zooballoo at fit to page, which turned out to be 4 1/2 inches.  The car, camera, and compass are all from Pack Your Bags.

Edited to add:  My kids informed me that this title could be misconstrued with the Colorado legislation legalizing certain substances (which did not even occur to me)….so just to clarify, we are going high as in ELEVATION,  lol!

Cricut:

Pack Your Bags-car cut at 4 inches, compass cut at 3 inches, camera cut at 3 inches

Mickey Font-title cut at 1 inch

Paper/Stickers-Echo Park Summer Bliss collection prints, CTMH solids

Under Sea Life aquarium layout (for BBTB2)

It's an altered cricut cut challenge at BBTB2 this week-alter the cut with paint, mod-podge, ink, or whatever you like.  I was making a layout for some pictures from the Shedd aquarium in Chicago, so I jazzed up my undersea critters from the Pack Your Bags cartridge with stickle here and there, plus mr. jellyfish is covered with liquid pearl to make him look all shiny and jelly-like.  I also cut some coral and other critters from Life as a Beach to add to my marine scene (and had to add some more stickle…can there ever be too much….?).  The title font is the sugar script font from Type Candy, my newest font obsession.  Do you ever get on a kick with a font and then can't stop using it?  That's me and Type Candy!

Cricut:
Pack Your Bags-aquarium, turtle, lobster, octopus
Life as a Beach-coral
Type Candy-sugar script font
Paper-CTMH solids
jumbo java and night sky Versamagic chalk ink for the edges
lots and lots of stickle plus white liquid pearl

There are a million ways to alter your cricut cuts and the design team over at BBTB2 have some to show you!  We hope you will link up a project and fun playing along!  

On Vacation layout (for Exploring Cricut)

The Exploring Cricut challenge theme this week is summer fun, including the colors red and blue.  Are you going anywhere fun for vacation this summer?  My layout for today using the Pack Your Bags cartridge is for a beach trip.  All the cuts are from Pack Your Bags.  The print papers are from the Echo Park Paradise Beach collection from last year.  I can almost smell the sunscreen when I look at this!

Cricut:
Pack Your Bags-all cuts
Paper-Echo Park Paradise Beach prints, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink

Doesn't this just make you want to kick back with a nice frosty lemonade and lay in the sun?  My pasty winter white self needs a little tan!  I guess I'll just have to remember how it felt when I look at the pictures….  Hope you join us for our summer fun challenge this week!  You can use your cricut or SVGs, so lots of options to play along.

Getting Wet layout

I've got a swimming pool layout, inspired by this background paper from Authentique that reminded me of the tiles on the walls of our pool.  My whole layout is in shades of soft blues and yellow, picked up from the bg paper.  I used the Mickey Font for the title and the rest of the cuts are from the Pack Your Bags cartridge.  The kids and I are enjoying lazy days of summer and spending time in the pool every day!  I'm going to link this to the Craftin' Desert Divas Summer themed link party.

Cricut:
Mickey Font-title
Pack Your Bags-all other cuts
Paper-Authentique prints, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink

On Vacation layout

The Die Cuttin' Divas challenge this week is Refreshing Summer, so I'm linking up a vacation layout I just finished.  For me, the most relaxing, refreshing thing I can do in the summer is hanging out at the beach or pool while on vacation, far away from all chores and responsibilities.  I used the Pack Your Bags cartridge for all my cricut cuts and the paper is from Echo Park's A Perfect Summer collection.

Cricut:

Pack Your Bags-all cuts

Paper/stickers-Echo Park A Perfect Summer collection prints, solids CM

brown chalk ink

Chillin' by the Pool Layout (for Exploring Cricut)

Are you anticipating some summer fun?  Well, our Exploring Cricut challenge theme is "Here Comes Summer" and is supposed to be about something you are looking forward to for summer (and including two cricut cuts).  I'm looking forward to some time in our pool, which we are going to try to get opened next weekend, so my layout is all about chillin' by the pool!  I used the Pack Your Bags cartridge for the whole thing.  The fun print paper is from the October Afternoon Midway collection.

Cricut:
Pack Your Bags-all cuts (some of them I cut extra layers for more color or altered slightly)
Paper-October Afternoon Midway collection prints, CTMH and CM solids
brown chalk ink

I'm looking forward to seeing some fun summer projects at Exploring Cricut:  remember, it must be new and include 2 cricut cuts.