BBTB2: Cricut Shower You With Love Umbrella card

It's getting near the time of year when we get invited to bridal showers and weddings.  I should have a stash of these type of cards, but I don't.  I usually like to match my card to the bride's colors or theme.  This card was a prototype of a card I made for my niece-to-be's shower last year.  It would have been a lot of work to glue down all these hearts on 25+ cards.   This week, our hostess for Bitten By the Bug2 is Caroline, of Card Creations By Caroline and she has challenged everyone to use an umbrella on their Cricut inspired card or project. 

I can't remember which cartridge the hearts came from, the umbrella is from Everyday Pop-Up Cards.  I embossed the background and inked the edges.  Really, a simple card this week.   Join our challenge and link up your card or project using an umbrella to Bitten By the Bug2.  Enjoy!!

BBTB2: LoveBirds Flutter Together Forever

I am still working on my daughter's wedding album.  It's been a few years, and I had better kick it into high gear and 'get 'er done'.   With our BBTB2 theme this week of 'Birds", I knew that a LoveBirds theme would fulfill both the challenge and help with the wedding album.  I used 3 cartridges for this simple and easy layout - Wrap It Up for the word Lovebirds (removed the flowers), Tie The Knot for the two birds on a branch, and the Wedding cart for the 2 birds with a heart.

Join in the BBTB2 challenge this week of "Birds", whether it be birds in a cage, flying birds, or Springtime birds.  

BBTB2: Cricut 3D Altered Record Album

Our hostess at BBTB2 this week is Susan, and in honor of National Barbershop Quarter Day, she asked us to create a musical project or card.  Hop on over to Bitten By the Bug 2 and link up your favorite project using any Cricut cuts representing music.

 I made this 'scrapbook' from an old record album I got at Goodwill for $3.  All the records inside were broken so out they went.  When our scrapbook club goes on our retreat, we draw names ahead of time and create a handmade item.   The person I was to create for is a hard working administrator by day and  singer and musician by night.  She has made a few CDs and I love listening to her croon.  She loves jazz and the blues so I tried to incorporate that into my creation.  The cover turned out really nice, and the pages inside, although they turned out different than first envisioned, represent her singing style.  I really enjoyed making this album and putting a little of myself into something for someone else.  The roses were made from the Flower Shoppe cartridge.  The keyboard, microphone, and guitar are all from Quarter Note.  I added bling of toile, ribbon, paper flowers,  feathers, and rhinestones.  The bottom right side in red is part of the original front cover - I just couldn't cover that up!

I created photo mats, tags, and embellishments using G45 papers - these were perfect for the vintage look.  I cut the paper where the hole for the center of the record goes.  She can fill the 'pockets' with trinkets - programs, ticket stubs, and photos of the venues she visits.

Originally these pages were to be black and white, but I just can't do it.  New Orleans jazz is the theme here - (can't you tell) - I am sure she has a great picture to put on the left side.

"Blackbirds singing in the dead of night, spread your wings and fly away" are lyrics to a song that my friend beautifully sings.  I stamped the words and used 3D butterflies to showcase this song.

 I used an old 45 record as a pocket to hold cards and photos.

BBTB2: Cricut Butterfly Fly Away Flower Girl Layout

This week at Bitten By the Bug2 we are making projects with butterflies or bees.  I had a vision of making a layout using a picture of my granddaughter with wings.  This is how it turned out, simple and very different from what I usually do.    I printed her flower girl picture at 5x7 and then fussy cut her out and put it on the layout.  I think I might add some glitter and bling - not sure yet.

Join us and our hostess Michelle, from http://cricutcrazyscrapper.blogspot.com/, to link up your bee or butterfly creations - we would love to see them!  Cricut cuts are:  "Flower Girl" uses the Ashlyn's Alphabet, the large butterfly is from Home For the Holidays - Spring and Summer, and the swarm of butterflies  is from Boho Graphics, Iron On.  I sliced up the Skunk with Flowers cut from Disney Classics, removing the skunk for the surrounding flowers at her feet.  I cut the butterfly 3 times, once for the white top, once as a stencil for coloring with Stampin' Up pens, and once in a solid light yellow (using the contour feature) for the background.  I could see this layout in 3D and would have done so if it wasn't going into a scrapbook.

Maureen

BBTB2: Cricut Flower Wreath Layout - Wedding

When I saw this Make It Now project in Cricut Design Space, I knew it was perfect for a picture of my nephew and his beautiful bride.  The colors of the project were in the pretty royal blue of their wedding so I didn't change much of the color theme.   Can you believe that rannuccula (that's what I am calling that flower) on the left side has 9 layers to it?   Most of the layers cut most of the design and got layered in a specific order to create the wreath.  It was pretty easy, but the fun part was putting the bling on it and adding Stickles.

Melanie, from Courtney Lane Designs is our hostess at BBTB2.  Coincidently, she made this same design as a card a few weeks ago and posted on her blog.  Her challenge is to use 'bulb flowers' on a card or project.  Link up your flower project to Bitten By the Bug2 this week.

Cricut Cindy Loo - Every Girl Wants to Be a Fairy - Card

A friend gave me several fairy stamps and I thought my granddaughter would love to make fairy cards and projects.  Little did I know, that I love them too.   I made this card for a friend who loves fairies and has a fairy garden.  She gave me some plants for my yard; I made this card to say thanks.

It is framed by a Cricut cut from Cindy Loo that I cut twice and then added some Stickles and Skittles for sparkle.  Colored with watercolor pencils that are over 60 years old - they belonged to my father.  Enjoy!  The sentiment is "every little girl wants to be a fairy".

BBTB2: Cricut Easter's On It's Way Card

Hippity Hop, Easter's On It's Way!

We are all looking forward to Easter - ham, Easter egg hunts, chocolate eggs and jelly beans galore.  I am hosting the challenge at Bitten By the Bug2 this week, and just had to  go with the theme of "Spring Fling and Easter Things".  That's pretty wide open, so I am expecting lots of entries.  Link up your Spring or Easter Cricut cards, projects, or layouts to BBTB2.

My tri-fold card took a few hours to create, and was fun to put together.  Folded up it is only 4" x 3.25", it's small.  Some of the little eyes just were too small to cut, so I drew them in.  I think there were 21 mats to cut.  My cut file is from My Scrap Chick.  It is HERE.  I got it during one of their many sales.  They have some great SVG files.

Join my design sisters and link up your Spring and Easter creations at BBTB2.  Happy Easter!

BBTB2: My St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms

My grandparents and mother were Irish.  I always decorate with my leprechauns and shamrocks for a few weeks before St. Patrick's Day.  A few weeks ago I brought my granddaughter an Irish Princess shirt to wear, but didn't find anything for the little guy.   This layout will be perfect for a few pictures I'll take on Thursday.

Lynn from My Cards N Stuff is our hostess at Bitten By the Bug2 this week, and of course, she selected St. Patrick's Day or anything green as the challenge theme.   Link up your project or card to our blog.

Cricut cuts:  St. Patrick's Day for the title and rainbow, Teddy Bear Parade for the Leprechaun, and the Hello Kitty is a SVG file from Kraftynook.blogspot.com that was posted on one of the FB pages I follow.  I used some pearls and gemstones for decoration along with a white jelly roll pen and Stickles.  I can't wait to put on the pictures of the grandkids onto this layout.  Luck of the Irish to you all, Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Maureen

BBTB2: Your Wings Were Ready - 3D frame

My husband's godfather passed away last December after an illness and a weak heart.  Since he was special to us, I wanted to do something beyond flowers and came up with this project.  I had seen lots of these sentiments on Facebook, so I found the file and saved it.  I took a picture of Joe off of Facebook and had it printed at Costco.  I fit it in the shadow box frame as the background.  I cut the svg file using black vinyl and then adhered it to the front of the glass.  I did move one of the birds to a different spot as to not block the face.  It was an easy project , yet a sad time.

Please excuse the bad photography, but I took it right before it was wrapped and taken to the widow.  I received thank yous from a few members of the family, I had hoped they liked it. 

We are making 3D projects this week at Bitten By the Bug2.  Laurie from Crafty Sisters Creations is our hostess and she invites you to join our challenge and link up your projects to the blog.  Have a nice week.

BBTB2: Cricut - Fishing - What a Catch!

Happy Leap Year Day!   Over at BBTB2, L.B, from Cool Beans by L.B. is hosting this week, and we are leaping for joy and creating projects and cards that have a person or animal leaping!   The first thing that came to mind was these pictures of the fish my husband caught on our last trip.  They look all curled up - but in fact they were squirming and trying to jump away.  He did have a few that got away, but not these guys.  And let me tell you, (even though I am not a big fish eater) that these were delicious on the BBQ that night! 

I used the Outdoor Man cartridge for the saying "What a Catch", the tackle box, and the bobble.  I used the Just Because Cards cartridge for the pole.   To the left of the picture I am going to journal in white gel pen.  I inked a lot of the pieces, including the rainbow trout, knife and tackle box.

Leap on over to Bitten By the Bug2 and link up your interpretation of a person or animal leaping!