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

Monsters Inc. Disney layout

I've got another Disney themed project for you!  Our Exploring Cricut challenge this week is a cricut choice:  use any cartridge and include at least one color card stock and one patterned paper.  So, I went all Disney and used the Best of Pixar cartridge to make a Monster's Inc. themed layout.  We hugely enjoyed the Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor show at DisneyWorld recently (and recently watched Monster's University for movie night at home) and I took a bunch of pictures while we waited.  I had SO much fun cutting out Roz, Mike, and the rest for this.  All the cuts are from Best of Pixar except the title font, which is Nate's ABCs.  Don't you like all the extra eyes?  I couldn't resist and just kept adding more!

Cricut:
Nate's ABCs-title font
Best of Pixar-all other cuts
Paper-purple paper and purple print are CM, all other paper is CTMH
brown chalk ink
Stamp-My Pink Stamper set
white gel pen for the eyes-I don't even try to mess around with the tiny eye pieces any more!

Play along with the challenge-remember, you can use SVGs now or any cricut die cut for our Exploring Cricut challenges!  The design team has some great projects to get you inspired!

Craft til you drop tag (for BBTB2)

Happy 2014!  To start the new year, my wonderful DT sister Brenda has issued us an open challenge dedicated to our hobby, to celebrate National Hobby Month.  I had no idea there was such a thing as National Hobby Month, but I'm willing to celebrate it all year long if it involves scrapbooking!  My nieces have become crafters (they share a baby bug) and I help keep them stocked in paper on birthdays and Christmas.  One of my nieces has a birthday this month, so since the gift will be scrapbooking paper/supplies, I made a crafty themed tag to go on the package (I've totally been on a tag kick because the recipients really liked the Christmas tags I made).  The craft with scissors on the tag is from Nate's ABCs and everything else is from Plaintain Schoolbook except the star (which was just lying around on the craft table).

Cricut:
Plaintain Schoolbook-tag, cut at 4 1/2 inches
Nate's ABCs-phrase cut at 1 1/2 inches
Paper-solids CTMH, print Bo Bunny Surprise collection
ribbon-American Crafts
brown chalk ink

Link up your project to celebrate your hobby with us at BBTB2 and we look forward to lots of fun challenges throughout this year!

Peter Pan's Flight layout (Disney project for BBTB2)

It's my first time to host the challenge at BBTB2 this week!  I love all things Disney, so I picked a Disney theme-use a cut from any Disney cartridge!  But what if you don't (gasp) have any Disney carts?  Then play along with a princess themed cut (since it's all about the princesses for the girls).  My boys are more into the masculine Disney characters however, so I have a Peter Pan themed layout, complete with Peter Pan and Captain Hook.  My guys all want to duel with Captain Hook!

 I used the Disney Classics cart-so many fun cuts on this cart!!!!  So, we've got Captain Hook and his ship, along with Peter Pan hanging out by the Indian teepees with a chest that might possibly contain gold.  John and Michael are flying over to Never Never Land (I really wanted Wendy flying over too, but didn't have enough room).  Note:  I did the eyes with my white gel pen plus a black pen for the pupils, as the pieces were too tiny to work with.  The ship was cut using fit to page, which came out at 11 inches.   The Peter Pan title with the compass is also from Disney Classics ( although I used Nate's ABCs for the word flight).

Cricut:
Nate's ABCs-font for the word Flight
Disney Classics-all other cuts
Paper-CTMH and CM
brown chalk ink

This was one of our favorite rides at the Magic Kingdom.  I hope you have as much fun scrapping your Disney memories as I am having!!!!  Join us with a fun Disney project over at BBTB2 this week and go check out all the REALLY cool stuff the design team has made!

Explore layout

I've got an animal layout today for my Exploring Cricut daily project!  Our zoo has some areas that are open, where some of the animals are out walking around where you can be up close to them.   I used the Nate's ABCs cartridge for my scene with the goat in the grass and the titles.  (Don't you just love the don't eat the grass sign on the goat diecut?)  The butterflies are from Give a Hoot.  We are looking forward to a trip to the zoo as soon as school is out-these pics are from last summer.

Cricut:
Nate's ABCs-all cuts except butterflies
Give a Hoot-butterflies
Paper-CTMH and CM solids, Bo Bunny double dot print
brown chalk ink

There is a new project every day at Exploring Cricut (also linked to the Exploring Cricut FB page), so something fun for you to check out every day!  (I like to surf and see what's new in my scrappy blogs while I'm eating my breakfast cereal after I get the kiddos all off to school and before I have to dive into the rest of the day.)

Backyard Playtime layout (for Exploring Cricut)

It's finally feeling like spring!  My daffodils are blooming and I just want to be able to plant my flower garden (not quite warm enough for that just yet, but soon)!  My layout today is for the Exploring Cricut challenge Spring Thing-include at least 1 button, 2 cricut cuts, and 3 different papers.  It is all about being outside playing in the back yard.  My boys are ready to roam and dig in the dirt!  (At least until it's time to mow the grass, lol!  Then it will be a different story!)

I used Nate's ABCs for everything on this layout and I absolutely love how it turned out!  Such great spring cuts on this cartridge! The background paper and photo mats are from the Echo Park All About a Boy collection.

Cricut:
Nate's ABCs-all cuts
Paper-Echo Park All About a Boy prints, CTMH solids
brown chalk ink/pop dots

There are lots of great spring projects to inspire you on Exploring Cricut and we hope you will link up with a spring project of your own!

I'm going to link this up to the button challenge at Craftin Desert Divas!

Hand Over the Toys layout (Disney project)

The Lego store at Downtown Disney had the most amazing lego sculptures of Woody and Buzz Lightyear-making you wonder JUST how long did it take to make that?  Of course the fellas had to get pictures with them and then shop for legos.  (Many many legos...)  But on to the layout!  I used the Toy Story cartridge for Woody and Buzz and the Hand Over the Toys title.  Nate's ABCs was the font for Lego Store.  I will admit to possibly saying a bad word while trying to assemble Woody-let's just say the pieces were tiny and not cooperating and I had to bring out the tweezers!  But he finally was put together!

Cricut:
Toy Story-Woody cut at 7 1/2 in., Buzz cut at 2 1/2 in., and title cut at 4 1/2 in.
Nate's ABCs-lego title
Paper-background print is from The Paper Studio, solids are CM and CTMH
brown chalk ink/pop dots
Stamp-My Pink Stamper set

I'm going to link this to the Cut It Up challenge "Animation Domination" this week, making a project that showcases an animated character.

bookclub layout

This layout features my bookclub friends at our favorite meeting of the year, where we pick the books for next year.  It's always lively and loud, as we have lunch together and talk books.  I used paper from Simple Stories Destination line for the background and the Locker Talk cart for the stack of books.  The "bookclub" font is Nate's ABCs.  The small letters were stickers that came with the paper, and spells out our goofy bookclub name: SMOAUF (which stands for slightly modern, often american, usually fiction, since we are kind of eclectic in our selections). 

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Cricut:
Locker Talk-books
Nate's ABCs-bookclub font
Paper-Simply Said Destinations
brown chalk ink
ribbon-Stampin Up old olive

I'm going to link this to the Fantabulous Cricut challenge to use "fancy trim" (ribbon, fabric, lace, etc.).

"Spring" wall hanging

I've been dying to really dive into my Nate's ABCs cartridge, so I made a wall hanging for my foyer with a spring theme.  It will be inside a frame, but the glass gave too much glare so I had to photograph it by itself without the frame.  I am also going to link to the BBTB2 challenge this week to do a project with boots from Nate's ABCs. 

Cricut:
Nate's ABCs-all cuts
Paper-Doodlbug Seasons Stack for the background papers, cardstock from my stash

Thought I'd add one more pic of it hanging up-sorry about the glare on the glass!