Independence Day layout

I can't wait for the fireworks on the 4th of July!!!!  This layout is going to be for my pictures from our city fireworks event.   We bring our lawnchairs, frisbee, and cooler and hang out for a great fireworks show and some big band music-so much fun!   I cut the title Independence Day from Phrases and the Statue of Liberty is from the CM Traveler cartridge.

Cricut:
Phrases-title
CM Traveler-Statue of Liberty
Plaintain Schoolbook-stars
Paper-Echo Park 4th of July mini collection
ribbon-Stampin Up
I'm going to link this to the BBTB2 patriotic challenge this week.

Pre game Tailgate layout

On Son#2's field trip to the ball park, the kids got to have the fun of tailgating for lunch at the stadium.  Some of the parents fired up the grills to BBQ hotdogs for all (grilling hotdogs for over 100 was VERY brave, I thought).   It was a good time and perfect way to end the elementary school years with fun and friendship and start the summer fun.  I had so much fun cutting out the grilling bird and baseball bird from 3 Birds on Parade-I absolutely LOVE that cart.  It is so fun!  I found this awesome baseball paper at Hobby Lobby.   The hotdog is from Simply Charmed.

Cricut:
Everyday Paperdolls-grass, baseball diamond
3 Birds on Parade-birds, grill
CM Traveler-font
Paper-The Paper Studio
I'm linking this to the Fantabulous Cricut challenge this week-BBQ Time. 

Whatever! layout

Some ping-pong action shots, accented by some words from Graphically Speaking.  The words REALLY went with the pictures, let me tell you!  I used a tennis racket from All Sports for the ping pong paddle accent on my journal box.

Cricut:
Graphically Speaking-words
All Sports-paddle
Paper-Doodlebug

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 :)

Wet and Wild layout

I just got the Paperdoll Teen Scene and have been dying to play with it!  I made a layout for waterpark pictures with one of the guy paperdolls and the waterslide from Carousel cut at fit to page (which turned out to be 10 inches).  The paper is Echo Park.

Cricut:
H20-waterslide
Paperdoll Teen Scene
Paper-Echo Park Hello Summer
I'm going to link this to the Krafty Girls Fun in the Sun challenge and the Clean and Scentscible Tuesday Creative Sparks.

Catch A Wave layout

Another summertime fun layout today!  We went out boating and tubing for the first time this year-now it feels like it's really summer!  I used Pack Your Bags for the title and sun.  The clouds, which I embossed, are from Create A Critter.  Everything else in from the Echo Park Splash paper pack.

Cricut:
Pack Your Bags-title and sun
Create A Critter-clouds
Plaintain Schoolbook-big circle and square mats
Paper-Echo Park Splash collection
I'm going to link this to the Celebrate the Occasion challenge this week to "Welcome Summer"!  A perfect challenge for June.

Scavenger Hunt layout

This layout of my kids and their cousins on a huge scavenger hunt features one of my absolute favorite cartridges-Doodlecharms!  It was one of the very first carts I bought and I still find myself going back to it often, as the images are simple and fun (and without too many layers-while I love the look of lots of layers, sometimes that is just tedious to cut and you want something fast and easy).  We had to collect all kinds of items (while tied together!!!), like flowers, branches, bugs, leaves, etc. on this hunt (along with many other assorted random items!)    It was good summer time fun!

Cricut:
Elegant Edges-journal box
CM This and That-title font
Doodlecharms-all other cuts
Paper-background paper Simple Stories 100 Days of Summer, cuts from Basic Grey Shine On collection paper
Stamps-K Andrews Splashtastic Summer set
I'm going to link this to the Paper Playtime Say it with a sentiment challenge.  I'm having fun playing with my new summer stamp set from K Andrews :)