#158 Scrappy Moms Sneak Peek 4, Watermelon Layout and Hop Winner!!

Hi everyone I hope you all are having  a great day! I was so excited when I saw that Cooking with the Cricut was having a watermelon challenge, so I decided to make a pre-made sb page for pictures of my son eating watermelon last summer. I am so bad at getting my pictures printed out right away and I usually don't make a lot of pre-made pages, I guess I forget that you can do that LOL! 

For the background paper I used Kraft cardstock along with.......Christmas Paper!!! Yep! I can't believe I  was able to pull it off! I was scared to use Christmas patterned paper  at first, but then I thought it would be genius since a watermelon is naturally green/red and white. This Christmas paper is from the American Crafts Christmas stack that I got at Tuesday morning for less then $5. The watermelon cuts are from Simply Charmed and these ants invading the page are from Kate's ABC's. The title Mmmm is from Graphically Speaking, along with American Crafts  alphabet stickers. I stamped the "Juicy" watermelon with Scrappy Moms Stamps GOOD EATS which is my 4th Sneak Peak as a Guest Designer.  which is my  faces on the melons with PKS Boy Mates, and stamped the ants eyes with PKS Everyday Paper Dolls. For a final touch I added white rick-rack and did some REAL stitching with my Sew Easy!! 

I have to thank Marianne from Facebook her blog is Paper or Fabric Crafter she was so sweet and sent me a RAK which was embroidery floss for my new Sew Easy, I used a dark green color here for the stitching. Thank you so much Marianne!! That was so super nice of you, I felt like it was Christmas!! Make sure to check out her amazing talent HERE

Now onto the Cupcake Birthday Blog Hop Winner..... Becky Dunham!! Congrats Becky! Please email me at critterbugg365@gmail.com

#99 Gift Card Holder

Hi everyone this week's challenge at Flaunt It Friday's is to use Simply Charmed, Fish 2 (Shift button) Page 41 of your handbook. I wanted to make something different from a card so I decided to make a gift card holder for a guy! I cut the box from Spring Holiday Cards Seasonal cart, fish from Simply Charmed, the sentiment is Pink By Design. I also did some embossing with 2 different Cuttlebug folders. Please be sure to stop by the Flaunt It Friday's blog and enter the the challenge for a chance to win a Joy's Life Stamp set.

#75 Winner and Birthday Layout

Hi everyone thank you all for hopping with us over the weekend for the Birthday Bash Bunny hop for FLAUNT IT FRIDAY'S the Random winner of the Peachy Keen Wide Eyed and Bushy Tail Assortment is L.B. said...

Great projects. Love the clown!! March 18, 2011 7:29 AM
Congrats L.B.! Please contact me at critterbugg365@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Now onto my layout, if you are also a friend or fan of me on Facebook today I asked everyone which cart would you like me to use today and I had a huge response for Simply Charmed!

I have been working on my 2010 scrapbook album eventhough I haven't even started on 2008 or 2009 LOL! Sometimes I don't want to go in order and I like to just jump ahead to the present! These photos are about my hubby's 28th b-day last June 10th he didn't want to have a birthday party or get together but I forced him, it was a very spontaneous thing for me I told him that day while he was at work that I was going to make him Greek food and bake a cake this was my first "Fancy" cake LOL! We normally buy the cakes from Target they have some yummy cakes at Target in the bakery!

I used all DCVW papers and the cartridge I used was Simply Charmed, and  http://www.peachykeenstamps.com/ Happy New Year and Simple Simons. I used Simply Charmed for the blow horn, confetti, balloon, circle and sentiment. I used my EK border punch for the borders and Pink By Design "WISH BIG" stamp which I stamped repeatedly for a border.

For my layout I used this sketch from STUCK ON U SKETCHES

I am also entering in FANTABULOUS CRICUT "Happy Birthday" theme.

THROWBACK THURSDAY Use green with an older cart/ I chose Simply Charmed

Have a great day and be sure to make your calendars for this Saturday 3/26 "Imagine That" Blog Hop hosted by Me! .....A blog hop all about the Cricut Imagine...

#53 Tacky Tuesday Chick

***This is my 2nd post today please scroll down for my Paper Playtime DT project***

Hi everyone! I finally had some time to squeeze in a Tacky Tuesday card!! I had so much fun making this card look tacky lol! Well I think it's cute! And I'm going to give it to my sister Patty for Easter since she's into Rocker stuff. The bird is from Simply Charmed and the guitar is from Rock Princess, I stamped the sentiment with Pink By Design stamps and embossed the paper with a Cuttlebug Comanion folder which I love because its roses! I stamped her sweet face with Peachy Keen Stamps and made her a bow for her hair! if you want to enter in the Tackiest challenge ever!!! lol! Click HERE

#48 Strawberry Card

Hi everyone! I made a "Berry Special" card for my "Berry Special" friend and DT sister Stephanie from Always Crafting she is so sweet and so creative, so has truly inspired me to think outside the box on my projects. She was so generous to sponsor my new Cricut Challenge Blog  Flaunt It Friday's for the month of January, thank you so much Stephanie!

For my card I was feelling kind of in the Summery mood or wishing it was summer time already lol! The strawberry is from Simply Charmed and I stamped her face with Peachy Keen Stamps, Wide Eyed Faces, the sentiment is from Pink By Design, which I stamped on a downward curve. I also added some ribbon and used a Martha Stewart punch at the bottom. I am entering my card in the Terrific Tuesday Challenge which is to use Simply Charmed.

#15 I'm a New Designer -Plus V-day Layout

Hello everyone I decided that I am going to try to get out of my card rut a little bit and focus more on making layouts and altered projects. I LOVE making cards but I feel like I am getting behind in my scrapbooking. So I've decided I am going to work on my "2010" scrapbook, so here is a layout for Valentine's Day 2010. I made this challenge for the Getting Cricky challenge which is to use a bird on your project. I also made this layout to enter the Imagination Monday Challenge at My Creative Time For Me which is Sweet/Valentine, and also My Pink Stamper use Pink.

 Since I do not own an Imagine I just used a lot of different papers from the new K & Co Valentine's Day Stack from M's. The title is from Simply Charmed, the birdies in the flower are from Lovely Floral LITE, the banner is from Carousel LITE, the butterflies and the heart border are from an MS punch. I also used an EK punch at the bottom. I used some pink tulle and attached some flowers on top over the staples. I did some inking and faux stitching on the photo mats.

Also I have some VERY GOOD NEWS!!! I have been chosen to be on the Digital Delights Design Team!! Woo-hoo!! I am so excited I have been holding it in all weekend long! I know my blog is mostly about Cricut, but I have to say that I've recently had a new love for Digi's and Digital Delights By Louby Loo just so happens to be my favorite Digi company! Be sure to check back on Thursday's and Friday's for my Design Team projects, I will also incorporate my Digi's along with my Cricut you won't want to miss it!! =)

#208 Follow Your Rainbow

***This is my 2nd post today please Scroll down to see my Robot card***

I am so excited to share with you this card. It is special to me because I made it the day I found out when I was going to be a Guest Designer for the Peachy Keen Blog I still can not believe that I get to design along with the actual designer's on the PK site and also with all of the other 46 Guest designer's what a wonderful Christmas present! I am happy to say the I followed my Rainbow LOL! Oh by the way have you guys heard this amazing song FIREWORK from Katy Perry? I just love this song sooooo much and I can never play it enough! Hey maybe I should make some Peachy fireworks cards next!

Ok onto my card....I get side tracked often please forgive me LOL! I cut the rainbow/cloud from Simply Charmed and stamped her face with Peachy Keen Princess faces, and tied a cute little bow in her rainbow hair!! I also embossed the purple paper with my Cuttlebug and inked it with white ink. I stamped the sentiment with Pink By Design Stamps and embossed with white embossing powder. I am entering my card into Momo's Challenge which is to use a RAINBOW, CLOUD, OR SUN. Make sure you check out her DT's projects because that beautiful baby girl in the layout is my GORGEOUS niece Natalie I love her!! Here's my card again!

I hope you guys have a sunny beautiful happy day!

#205 Lime & Maragrita's Anyone??

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This week's challenge #3 at Flaunt It Friday's is to use the CUP & Lemon from Simply Charmed page 48. If you do not own this cartridge please feel free to use any similar cut from any cartridge For those of you who are new to my blog Flaunt It Friday's is a new cricut challenge blog that I created with my friend Janis, and we have a total of 11 design team member's flaunting their cricut Cartridges every Friday!

The cup (Margarita) and limes are from Simply Charmed, I stamped all of the faces with Peachy Keen Stamps, and I also stamped the sentiment that says "If life gives you limes make Margarita's" I love that sentiment! The sentiment is from Pink By Design Stamps, I stamped with my Versamark ink and poured some white embossing powder on it and did some embossing because I really wanted to make it pop. I added a strip of blue ribbon and a pop dot underneath one of the limes. The scallop shape is from gypsy Wanderings.