Marching Band layout

Happy Monday!  I hope many of you are getting to enjoy some spring temperatures right now.  While it is raining today, there have been some warm sunny days recently and my daffodils are blooming!  It has upped my happiness quotient considerable!  

The challenge for the next two weeks at the BBTB2 blog is a music theme.  While I haven't gotten to attend any music events during the pandemic, I have pictures from Son#2's college marching band from 2019 that I decided to use for my project.  This layout used some big overlay cuts from the CTMH Artbooking.  The band helmet and trumpet are from Quarter Note and the Game Day title from the CTMH You Are Here collection.  I was so happy with how it turned out!  You can see the rest of the design team projects over at BBTB2 and link up a project of your own for the next two weeks.

Cricut:

CTMH You Are Here-Game Day title

Quarter Note-trumpet and band hat

CTMH Artbooking-background cuts

Music Speaks layout

Happy Monday!  Have you gotten into the Halloween candy yet?  I will confess that I planned to take "just one" during a chocolate emergency (am I the only one that has those?) and one turned into.....well, let's not put an exact number on it!  All the candy in my house needs to be gone on Tuesday!!!!!  I'm sure the kids will be glad to get right on that, lol!

I am hosting the challenge over at BBTB2 this week and I chose a very general challenge theme-use any of the many cricut words on your project.  This leaves your project choices wide open!  The design team has some amazing projects to get you inspired below.  I was scrapping pictures of the kids from a musical event and used a phrase from the Quarter Note cartridge.

Cricut:
Quarter Note-title
Paper-CTMH solids, The Paper Company music print

Two music layouts

Happy Monday!  We have a music challenge at BBTB2 this week and I have two music layouts for you.  Since all my kiddos are all very musical, I take lots of pictures from their various concerts and music events.  It's always kind of loud at our house, as someone is usually practicing.  I have two layouts to share today for our BBTB2 challenge and you can find many more projects under music on the sidebar (especially the 5 music layouts on this post!).  You can play along with our musical theme over at BBTB2, and the design team has a bunch of cute projects to get you started!

Layout #1

I used the Quarter Note cartridge for most of this layout of orchestra concert pictures with Son#3.  The banner cuts on the sides that I used as photo mats are from Artbooking (cut on real dial size).

Cricut:
Quarter Note-clef, notes, titles
Artbooking-banner photo mats
Paper-CTMH solids,
brown chalk ink
stamp-My Pink Stamper set

Layout #2

This layout of Son#2 playing with the high school pep band at a basketball game was inspired by something I saw on Pinterest.  The colorful paper is actually strips of washi tape that I layered so it looked like paper.  Bold and colorful (like the pep band), which was what I was going for.

Cricut:
Artistry-title and letter font
Artbooking-live out loud, arrows and heart
Plaintain Schoolbook-circles
washi tape
Paper-CTMH solids

Music layouts

So we have a music challenge this week at BBTB2.  Since all my kids are very musical, I make a lot of music projects.  I have several musical themed layouts I've done over the last year that I haven't shared on the blog, so this is like a whole concert of layouts, lol!  I have kids in both band and orchestra and I have to say that the Quarter Note cartridge is the one to have if you have musical kiddos!  I use it ALL the time.

Project #1

However, this layout is NOT about the kids!  As a birthday gift last year, my husband got tickets for us to see my favorite band (Maroon 5) in concert when they came to the Sprint Center in Kansas City.  It was so much fun going to see the concert and of course I took some pictures...  My guitar and font are from the CM This and That cartridge-love the funky guitar (it feels rock and roll…).  The music notes are also from the cartridge.

Cricut:
CM This and That-all cuts
Paper-CTMH solids, bg paper unknown

Project #2

As Son#2 is in the marching band, pep band, AND jazz band at his high school, I have taken a lot of band pics this year.  My son plays trombone in the band, but this design could be changed up to include any instrument.  The frames are pop dotted so I can slide a picture underneath.  The high school band and orchestra students "fondly" refer to each other as band geeks and orch dorks, hence the band geeks title.  Guess I need to make an orch dork layout too for Sons#1 and #3!

Cricut:
Quarter Note-trombone, band hat
Artbooking-frames, notes, arrow
Zoo Day-title font
Paper-band bg paper unknown, Echo Park blue paper, CTMH other solids
brown chalk ink

Project #3

Another music layout for band and orchestra pictures from the pops concert last year for pics of all 3 kiddos playing…I wanted bright colorful paper for this fun end of the year concert of pop music.

Cricut:
Quarter Note-clef, notes
Robotz-font
Paper-Echo Park bg paper, CTMH solids

Project #4

Son#2 won the instrumental prize at the school talent show last year on piano (yes, he plays trombone AND piano and sings too), so I made this layout for the pics.  I had to trim some of the flourishes off the piano (from Quarter Note) to make it fit.  

Cricut:
Quarter Note-piano, microphone, keyboards, clef and notes
Nifty Fifties-guitar
Mickey Font-title
Paper-Echo Park prints, CTMH solids

Project #5

This layout is for an orchestra event where Son #1 is wearing a tux, so I wanted a more formal look for the layout with black, white, and cream.  Loved the music paper and the Quarter Note cartridge!

Cricut:

Elegant Edges-journal box

Quarter Note-all other cuts

Paper-bg print is Echo Park, music paper The Paper Studio, CTMH solids

Hear the Music layout (for BBTB2)

I am hosting the challenge at BBTB2 this week!  I chose a musical theme, so you must use a musical note or clef cricut cut on your project somewhere.  As all my boys have turned out to be musical (rather than athletic), I always have pictures from recitals and concerts to scrapbook.  My layout uses the Quarter Note cartridge for all the cuts.  If you have musicians, this cartridge is a MUST have, as it has both band and orchestra instruments and all kinds of music phrases and words.

so here's the layout:

Cricut:
Quarter Note-clef cut at 3 in., notes cut at 11/2 in., instrumentalists cut at 3 in., perform cut at 1 in., hear the music cut at 21/2 in., encore cut at 2 in.
Paper-base paper is from the Echo Park Everyday Eclectic collection, photo mat music print is from a DCWV music stack
stamp-My Pink Stamper Music Speaks set
ink-Memento tuxedo black

I would love to see what musical goodness you have to share, so link up your new project over at BBTB2 for us all to see!

PS:  Long before Pinterest (or I totally would have pinned it for future reference), I saw a card with the musicians on the musical score like I did on my layout, so I can't take credit for the cool idea.  I've always wanted to try to do something like it, so this layout was the perfect opportunity.

Hear the Music layout

The Fantabulous Cricut challenge this week is to create a music themed project.  I have a pile of pictures from various school music events waiting to be scrapped, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to tackle some of them.  I used the Quarter Note cartridge for all the cricut cuts and the music/violin background paper and instrumental photo mat paper are from the DCWV Performance stack.  The stamp on the journal box is from a My Pink Stamper set called Music Speaks.  My pics are 3x5, so some of the instrumental photo mat paper will show, since it's so cool!

Cricut:
Quarter Note-all cuts
Paper-DCWV Performance stack prints, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink
stamp-My Pink Stamper Music Speaks set
ink-Stampin Up Early Espresso
square punch-for photo corners (cut in half)

"Music, Hear the music" layout (for Exploring Cricut)

I get to do the daily project at Exploring Cricut today!  I don't know if this is true for any of you, but I am constantly looking for ideas for scrapping photos of school music events, so that's what my project is about.  I've made a layout for photos of Son#1's middle school orchestra performing at several schools and having a picnic together (where they broke out guitars and harmonicas and played even more music at the park!).

 I used the Quarter Note cartridge for the titles and a block format for the photos.  I love Quarter Note, and highly recommend it if you have kids doing music.  So often these type of photos are taken in a gym with bad lighting, which can be even more of a challenge to scrap!  I had to do some heavy duty photo editing to lighten the pics in the gym on the right hand page.  The paper is from Echo Park's This and That Charming collection.

Cricut:

Quarter Note-all cuts

Paper-Echo Park This and That collection

brown chalk ink

Hear the Music layout

Had to have some more fun with my new Teen Scene paper dolls!  This music layout from an orchestra concert featured the boy with the guitar, only I changed out the guitar for a violin from Quarter Note (after trimming off the flourishes from the violin).  The words are all from Quarter Note.  I'm not sure where I got the paper-it was in my stash.  I'm always on the lookout for interesting music paper when I go to a scrapbook store, knowing there will be many musical events each year.  I covered up parts of the program that had names with some notebook paper for the blog photos, if you are puzzled as to why there are big white pieces of notebook paper on the program. 

Cricut:
Paperdoll Teen Scene-boy
Quarter Note-words, violin
Paper-the stash, CM journaling paper
Stamp-My Pink Stamper Music Speaks set
I'm going to link this to the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog (which I just recently discovered) theme this week:  "anything goes".  Love that theme :)

Take a Bow layout

The BBTB2 challenge this week was to use a cricut rose on a project.  I found a rose on Quarter note that I used on this orchestra concert layout.  The fabulous background paper is labelled from Best Creation Inc and I found it in my stash!  I have no idea where or when I got it, but glad I "shopped" in the stash!  Always nice when you suprise yourself with a treasure, right?  All the cuts are from Quarter Note.  The stamp is from one of my favorite My Pink Stamper sets called Music Speaks.

Cricut:
Quarter Note-all cuts
Stamp-My Pink Stamper Music Speaks set
Paper-Best Creations, Inc for background paper

Sweet Melody card

Quarter Note has proven to be a great cartridge for me-I keep going to it over and over again!  Son#1 was given a dulcimer and needed a thank you note.  I whipped out Quarter note and the My Pink Stamper set Music Speaks and had that card done in no time!  

Cricut:
Quarter Note-all cuts
Stamps-My Pink Stamper Music Speaks set

Rock & Roll layout

The challenge this week at Die Cuttin Divas is music!  I've had this layout in mind since I got the Echo Park It's A Boy's Life paper and saw the journal block with the guitar-perfect for pics of some Lego Rock Band action on the Wii.   We have pics of the family unleashing our inner arena rock stars that will go on here!  (Be very very grateful you don't have to hear us sing, because DS#2 is the only one who can sing worth a lick!)  I used Quarter Note for the musical instruments.

Cricut:

Quarter note-all cuts

Paper/title stickers-Echo Park It's a Boy's Life collection

Main Street Parade-Disney layout

I did a layout of parade pics from the Magic Kingdom Main Street Parade and added the drum from Quarter Note (with some trimming) to Mickey.  I pop-dotted both Mickey and the drum so he looks more 3D.  The title font is, of course, the Mickey font (one of my most favorite fonts).   I'm linking this to the Exploring Cricut challenge this week "No Business Like Show Business", as a Disney parade is most definitely a show!!!!

Be sure to comment on the 50 followers post for a chance at a My Pink Stamper set for blog candy!  I will be drawing on March 10.

Cricut:
Mickey and Friends-Mickey
Mickey Font-title, Mickey heads
Quarter Note-drum and drumsticks
Plaintain Schoolbook-stars
Paper-From a Paper Pizazz kit called Disney's Magic Kingdom, which I bought at Archievers.  The tickets on the bottom are part of the super cool paper.

strings (music concert)

Son #1 played in another concert at the winter strings clinic (where they learn new music and play it in a concert at the end of the day).  The wonderful music background papers are from The Paper Studio that I found at Hobby Lobby.  I used Quarter Note for all the cuts, offsetting some of the layers to make it all show up better, since I was only using black and white.

Cricut:
Quarter note-all cuts
Paper-The Paper Studio, black solid cardstock, CM journal paper
Stamp-Music Speaks set by My Pink Stamper

music to my ears

I checked out the blog hop on My Pink Stamper tonight and decided to try the challenge!  I had planned to make a  mini 3x3 card for Son #2 (who sings and plays piano, hence the music theme) for his lunchbox next week, so I incorporated the challenge elements:  use red, a circle, a pink ribbon, a diecut, and 2 different stamps!  I used the Music Speaks stamp set by My Pink Stamper (I love this set!) and Lunchbox Thoughts for the I love you (love this set too).

Cricut:
Quarter Note-music note
Stamps-Music Speaks and Lunchbox Thoughts by My Pink Stamper
ribbon-Stampin Up

Sweet Music

Son#1 plays the fiddle in a bluegrass band, and these pics are of a concert they did for New Year's at a local nursing home.  I used Quarter Note, which is a great cart if you have a lot of music event pictures like I do!  I used the violin and guitar cuts, along with the titles from it.  The top note shape journal box is from Accent Essentials.  The paper is from Echo Park's Life is Good collection.

Cricut:
Accent Essentials-journal box
Quarter Note-all other cuts
Paper-Echo Park Life is Good collection