#63-66 Peachy Keen Stamps June Release

Hi everyone! I hope you all are having an awesome weekend so far I am so happy today is the start of my son's Summer Vacation woo-hoo no more helping with homework LOL! Since it's vacation time that means I have more time to get crafty and I am SUPER, SUPER, SUPER happy about that! I feel like I haven't had much time for anything lately even my favorite hobby in the world scrapbooking well that's about to change now! i will be posting more projects more often now that I have some free time. Here's 4 projects I made for the Peachy Keen Stamps June Release all new release stamps are on sale for 20% off ****HERE****

Project #1 I made a card for my son's best friend at school to give him on the last day of school I paper pieced using Echo Park's new Summer paper along with 6 assorted Peachy Keen Stamps!

Project #2 I made this card for my son's Kindergarten teacher using 2 different embossing folders in my Cuttlebug along with paper piecing using 11 assorted Peachy Keen Stamps!

Project #3 I made a Bob Marley inspired tag/ bookmark using 4 assorted Peachy Keen Stamps including a previously released stamp set for the sentiment. I created my own background by stamping the hibiscus stamp several times.

Project #4 I made another Bob Marley inspired card I LOVE listening to Bob Marley especially when I am going through a rough time in my life I feel like I understand every single word he is saying! I made a promise to myself to one day go to Jamaica and I want to visit Bob Marley's house and see where he lived so he inspired my card and Jamaica lol! I used 4 assorted Peachy Keen Stamps and I also made my own background by stamping the hibiscus border several times.

Here's the Peachy Keen Stamps I used that are 20% off PURCHASE NOW!!!!

How would you like to win a $25 gift certificate to Peachy Keen Stamps!?! Be sure to enter one of our new release challenges by this Sunday June 9th Challenge #1 or Challenge #2

#47 Our First Cruise Layout and CAMEO HOP WINNER

Hi everyone! Today is a special post because I think this has got to be my all time FAVORITE scrapbook page of all time, I had this idea in my head of what this page would look like for a long time and it came out better then I ever imagined it! So you my friends are seeing history in the making LOL!

I made this for my 2010 scrapbook album, we went on our first cruise to the Mexican Riviera which went to Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas it was a blast and after making this page I really really want to go on another cruise BAD!! Eventually I will get around to making my actual Cruise scrapbook album so stay tuned I have tons of ideas for my 100's of pics I took while on vacation.

For my layout I used my Cricut E2 and my Gypsy to cut everything out, I love using my Cameo so much but I need to balance them out so they don't get jealous lol! The carts I used for the Lifesaver, anchor, ship, and wave are from Life Is A Beach Cricut Cart. I designed the title using my Gypsy and the Birthday Cakes Cricut cart by welding everything together. I then placed everything upside down in my Xyron sticker machine and poured 4 different colored Martha Stewart glitters all over. I then added some silver eyelets to the anchor, lifesaver and of course had to add them to the windows of the ship to make them look like portholes on the cruise. I also added black and white twine from the Twinery and looped it around the page for a finished  look. Well I hope you enjoyed looking at my favorite scrapbook page so far!

Now onto the Cameo Blog Hop winner!!

The random winner of the crinkle ribbon is...... Michele from MS

Congrats Michele! You have 7 days to contact me at critterbugg365@gmail.com with your info so I can get your prize out to you

#24 Tiny Turtles Layout

Hi everyone! I have been very determined to finish my 2010 Scrapbook album before my baby gets arrives in April, I just can't believe how long it's taking me... I guess because last year I made so many cards and not enough scrapbook pages! Well that is all going to change since my New Year's resolution was to make way more layout then cards this year I think I am doing good so far lol!

I made this layout to feature our tiny pet turtles that we got in 2010, they were about 2 inches or less each and now they have grown so much, they are the size of the palm of my hand, it's pretty neat watching them grow and swim around in their tank.

I used the Life's A Beach Cricut cartridge for the turtles and pulled out all of my "chocolate" colored supplies so I can enter in Amanda's Crafts and More Challenge which is "chocolate" themed. I used chocolate colored cardstock, ribbon, twine, glimmer mist, buttons, flowers, marker, and stickers! I also embossed the turtles with my Cuttlebug and added some pearly bling. 

#161 Beach Party Blog Hop

Hi everyone!! Welcome to the Beach Party Blog Hop hosted by Abby if you are from her blog then you are in the right spot! This is a blog hop all about the beach and Summertime.... 2 of my most favorite things, I love going to the beach so much here's a 2 page layout of one of the most beautiful beaches I've been to where the sand is so white and soft like baby powder....Cancun!!

For my layout most cuts were from the Life's a Beach cart and the sun is from Summer Vacation 2010 seasonal cart, which I added a hat and stickles. I stamped the face on the mermaid with PKS laughy taffy faces and placed a Corona bottle in her hand. I also embossed the letters with my Cuttlebug and inked them up. The font and tag/banner are from the Birthday Bash cart.

I don't have blog candy at this time, but if you leave a comment on all the blogs Abby has some fabulous prizes which include... 

*** Market Street Stamps "Punched Tin" background

*** Sakura (6pack Gelly Roll Glitter Pens)

*** Kich N Bleus Designs (Last Collection)

*** KaDoddle Bug Designs (Collection of Choice)

NEXT STOP is Pammejo

#63 Beach Layout

(You can Click on the Picture to zoom in)

Hi everyone! I am so excited that I finally made a layout! In case you are new to my blog, I originally started with only layouts, then I was getting way behind in my goal 365 projects in 365 days so then I started getting into a card rut! Now I feel like I am way behind in my scrapbooking, but it's ok I will catch up I am determined!

If you are wondering why there's a big mustashe on this page its because my son Aidan had a "Sand Mustashe" at the beach it was so funny we were all laughing at his sand mustashe and so was my niece Natalie, so I decided to snap some pics of them. As you can see here in the pics Natalie was looking right at Aidan and Aidan was showing off his pile of sand and his sand Mustashe it was super cute and funny!

Onto the details......

All Papers: Making Memories

Sandcastle & Crabs: Life's a Beach cartridge

Mustashe: Billionaire LITE

Title: B is For Boy LITE

Shovel & Pail: Boys Will Be Boys Cartridge

Face Stamps: PKS Everyday  Faces

Octopus Stamp: TPC Studio (Joann's)

Journaling Tag: Martha Stewart

Rub-Ons: K & Company

Glimmer Mist

Here's a close up of the rub-on sentiment, Glimmer Mist and sandcastle

Here's a close up of his famous sand mustashe lol!

I am also entering this layout in the Scrappy Mom's Challenge B is For Boy

#92 Fun in the Sun lighthouse LO

For my lighthouse LO I cut the title and lighthouse from LAB, the sun's and scallop circle from GW and the circle is from PS. I added stickles to the swirl part of the suns. Stamped the floral image on the right and added orange stickles to it, I also stamped 'lighthouse'. I embossed the lizard and put black chalk ink on him. For the lighthouse I added some chalk ink and a blue bling on top. I did my journaling on school paper.

#90 Sunset LO

For this sunset LO I cut the sun from LAB, stamped the title and embossed with my Cuttlebug, I stamped the 2 larger butterflies, cut them out and added stickles to them and also to the sun. The scallop border is from AE and the butterflies are from a Martha Stewart punch. The Mexico embellishment I made from Destinations and cut a small border from a border punch and added a tiny cactus flower sticker and I did my journaling there. I also added buttons and ribbon.

#82 Bubbles theme for (Paper Playtime #7)

Plenty of bubbly embossing LOL!

I am so happy and excited to be Queen again at Paper Playtime for the Bubbles theme. I decided to do a LO of my son's 1st trip to the Aquarium when he was 10 months old while on vacation in Mazatlan, Mexico 2 years ago!!! I was inspired by the fish tank he was looking at in the picture here, so I used my creativity to make this Layout look exactly like a fish tank what do you think!?! I embossed pretty much everything with my cuttlebug, added some stickles, distress inks and used my Peachy Keen stamps on some of the faces.  I used 6 different carts so here is a list:

Plantin Schoolbook-   circle
Zooballo-  title and orange fish
Everyday Paper Dolls-  Purple fish
Create a Critter-  Seahorse, green plant, blue waves (it was a layer to something else that I welded together to make one long 12 inch strip) starfish, sea shell,  and yellow/red/white fish
Life's a Beach-  coppery colored coral reef
A Child's Year-  bubbles

#74 Ahoy! (Paper Playtime Challenge#5) Queen!!!

Here's what the card looks like when you first look at it. Peek a boo!

Here's what the card looks like when you pull out the wave with the octopus floating.

Ahoy! The sea monster!

 The outer part of the card.

I am so happy to be Queen for a week at Paper Playtime (Paper Playtime challenge 5) for this weeks challenge it's Ahoy Matey!  I decided to make a b-day card for a little boy (or girl) using CAC for the octopus I wanted the octopus to look like a sea monster lurking on the waves, so that's why I made him blue to blend in with the water and  I embossed with my Cuttlebug, I also embossed the title. The wave attached to the octopus is from LAB. I cut 3 layers for everything because I didn't want anything to rip as you pull it out of the pocket. I made the pocket card by cutting a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch card in half diagonally to make a triangle, then I glued only one side of the triangle so that I can make a pocket. To make the waves on the pocket part I ripped 3 strips of paper then I used my Broken China distress ink on the waves and octopus.

#73 California Dreamin frame (Challenge 5 w/ Joanna)

Here's how the frame looks laying down, also you can see where I painted the inside and outside with black acrylic paint.

The challenge of the week! Pink glittery sunglasses with blue diamonds from Paisley.

This is what the frame looks like when it's standing on the leg attached to the frame.

A close up of the the title, butterfly and palm tree.

For my 5th challenge with my sister  Joanna I chose to make the sunglasses from Paisley. I had so many ideas of what I wanted to do so I finally decided to make a frame. I bought the frame from Michael's. I cut each object 4 times including once on chipboard, the sunglasses are from Paisley, title is from LAB and the butterfly is from a Martha Stewart punch. I put everything in my xyron sticker machine then sprinkled with Martha Stewart glitter. I painted the inside and outside of the frame with black acrylic paint. For the glasses I put glossy accents on the black part to make it look like real shades! I put 3 blue diamonds on each sides of the glasses.

#68 Seashore LO

I put blue stickles on top of the shells.

The title and the green sand dollars are from LAB. I made a border out of burlap and real seashells that I covered in stickles. I used 2 glue dots for each shell to adhere to my page. I also put distress ink on cricut cuts and blue distress ink all over the page. I was going for a "washed up look"! I put more stickles on the sand dollars too. I did this LO for Practical scrappers glitter challenge this is my 1st challenge with them.

#38 Coconut Trees LO

Here's a LO I made to remember the 1st coconut trees we've ever seen. My DH are in the pics taken in Mazatlan Mexico.

#32 Shark Birthday Card

This was a very easy card inspired my My pink Stamper's Youtube videos. I used my Gypsy to do a blue shark layer.

#24 Dream boat Layout

I made this layout for my mom's scrapbook. These pics were taking when they came to visit me in SF. we had a blast. It was hilarious watching their hair blow everywhere and seeing them get cold. Keep in mind this pic was in July. A hot day in So Cal, cold day in SF!