Bunny Challenge

Hello everyone!  It's time for a new challenge over at Bitten by the Bug.  This week we are creating projects, cards, or layouts featuring a bunny cut with your Cricut.  I decided to get a start on Easter treat bags for my kids' classes.  I bought some bunny graham crackers at Walmart.  I thought they would be perfect for treat bags.  

I was determined to make this easy since I am making 51.  I didn't pick anything with a lot of layers.  

I started off by picking a photo mat from Artbooking to use as my topper.  I cut the bunny from Holiday Cakes and the carrot from Create a Critter.

The stamp is Jaded Blossom Easter Treats 3.  

I used the craftroom to help me with my sizing and to layout several cuts on a page.  

For the photo mat, I glued the layers then I scored it at 2.5 in. to fold it to make a topper.

I also used Auto-Fill for my bunny cuts.  You can adjust this to whatever size paper you are using.  

I usually cut everything out and then I start layering and putting together my treat bags in an assembly line to go a little faster.  

So 46 more to go this week!

Supplies:

Artbooking Cartridge:  Frame cut at 6 in.

Holiday Cakes Cartridge:  Bunny 1.5 in.
Create a Critter:  Carrot 1 in.

Jaded Blossom Easter Treats 3

Recollections cardstock and pattern paper
CTMH black ink

chalk

And after I finished a few treat bags, we finally put up Easter decorations and had some of this:

And it was soooo good!

We hope you'll join us this week over at Bitten by the Bug 2 with your Bunny Project.

I'm also linking up with:

Skip to my Lou-Made by You Monday
Jaded Blossoms Easter Challenge

Here are some other treat bag ideas too:

Easter Basket Treat Toppers

Bunny Bait Bags- This was my first post ever!

And on a busy week, you might be hungry for some goodies over on my food blog:

Slow Cooker Enchiladas

Smoothie Cups for Lunch Boxes

Y'all have a great week!

St. Patrick's Day Treats

Hey everyone!  It's time for a St. Patrick's Day challenge over at Bitten by the Bug 2.  I thought it would be a great opportunity to make some fun treats for my older kids.  I think they'll be excited to get them.  My daughter has had her eye on those Rolos since I bought them last week.

See details below for how I created these in the Cricut Craftroom and download the file to use for yourself.

We  hope you join in on the challenge this week too!

The topper comes from Elegant Edges, and I just changed the height to 5.5 in. and width to 3.75 in. then I scored it at 2.75 in. to fold it in half.

The other cuts are from Create-a-Critter 2.  I flipped the rainbow in the craftroom too.

I use the layers in the craftroom to help me choose colors.  After I decide what I want, I spread it all out on a 12 x 12 mat and cut my papers accordingly.  This layout in the craftroom is for 2 treats.

Another great feature of the craftroom is the the Image Search feature.  I knew I wanted a cloud for my rainbow, so I just searched for one.  I quickly found one from the Cricut Craftroom Basics, which is available to everyone.  

Supplies:

Elegant Edges-Scalloped Square (resized to be 3.75 by 5.5 in.)

Create-a-Critter 2-Rainbow 2.5 in.
Create-a-Critter 2-Good Luck 1 in.
Cricut Craftroom Basics-Cloud  1 in.
Papertrey Ink-Aqua Mist cardstock
Recollections cardstock
Cuddlebug Swirls folder.
chalk
clear bags approximately 3.75 x 5 in.
Rolos and Sprees

So we hope you will join us this week over at Bitten by the Bug 2 and here is the link to download this file for the Cricut Craftroom:

https://app.box.com/s/8z6mq1mpshrs82ah28sk

And I've finally started cooking again!  Check out these two great recipes over on my food blog with my new design from Designer Blogs!!!

Crescent Chicken

Layered Salad

Valentine Heart Challenge

Hey Everyone!  Jayne has selected a fun challenge over at Bitten by the Bug.  It is a Valentine heart challenge, and for me, this was right on time.  I needed to get started on treats for my kids' classes.  Now that they are in elementary school, their class sizes are much bigger.  I have to make 50 of these babies!

All you have to do to join in on the challenge this week is create a card or project with a Cricut heart cut.

This cute angel heart cut comes from Create-a-Critter 2 and is sized at 2.5 in.  

 To make these, I just trimmed and stapled two 1x8 clear bags from Jaded Blossoms to the shadow layer.  Then I glued the top layer over it.

I think they came out pretty cute so far.  So we hope to see you link up your heart project this week!  In the meantime, I'll be working on the other 40 something of these!

I'm also linking up this week with:

Fantabulous Cricut-Seeing Red

My Craft Spot-Valentines for Kids

Decorate to Celebrate-Valentine Treat Bags

Craftin Desert Diva's Linky Party #24

And if you need another Valentine treat idea, these are the treats I made last year using My Craft Spot stamps and Create-a-Critter 2:

Valentine Candy Cards

Last Minute Halloween Treat Bags

Hey Guys!  I wanted to share my last-minute Halloween treat bags.  Yes, I really procrastinated this year.  I just couldn't make a decision all month on what I wanted to do either.  I knew I had to make 46 treat bags (for 2 classes for my kiddos).  That being said, I knew I didn't want to spend forever layering cuts.  So I went with REALLY SIMPLE!  And you know what...I am super excited with how they came out!

Check out my video below (must be viewed from blog or YouTube):

Supplies/Details:

Create-a-Critter 2-all cuts 2.25 in.

3 x 4 clear treat bags

Recollections cardstock

DCWV cardstock

*Ink edges with black ink to jazz them up a bit if desired.

I'm entering these in the following challenges/linky parties:

Decorate to Celebrate-Ghostly Goodies

Scrappy Moms Stamps-Creepy Crafts

Everyday is an Occasion-Sunday Funday #14

Happy Pumpkin Day Tags and Gate Fold Card

Hey Everybody!  It's time for a new challenge over at Bitten by the Bug 2!  This week Caroline has chosen a pumpkin theme for the challenge.  All you  have to do to enter is make a card or other project with a pumpkin.  

For the challenge, I decided to make a gate-fold card and some tags to attach to some pumpkin-scented soaps.  These will be little Halloween gifts for my kids' teachers!  I'm really pleased with how they came out.

I saw Mary with CardsTV make this gate-fold card the other day, and I just knew I wanted to try one too!

Hope you'll check out my video below too!  

Video:

Pumpkins are from Create-a-Critter

Tags are from Sweet Treats

Supplies:

Pumpkins from Create-a-Critter 2 and cut at 3 in. and 4 in.
Elegant Edges for frame on card-3.5 in.
Sweet Treats for tag-4 in.
Scrappy Mom's Bewitched Stamp set
My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 Haunted Paper Pad
Recollections card stock
Mandarin Twine

So please try to join us with your pumpkin project!

And if you need a quick make-ahead appetizer for any of your Fall gatherings, check out my food blog for these awesome Ranch Pinwheels.

Thankful For You Cookies

I made these cute little tags to attach to some cookies for a little Fall gift for my kids' teachers.  I really love how they came out!

I'm going to enter them in Peachy Keen's Challenge 13-38-3D Objects-Potluck.  and Exploring Cricut-What's Cookin Challenge. I got my new Sweet and Silly Face Assortment stamps in the mail Friday night, and I was so excited to use them!

The cuts came from Sweet Treats and Create-a-Critter.  See details below.

And if your are looking for a great Fall cookie recipe, visit my food blog-Diary of a Recipe Collector.  They are yummy!!

Supplies:

Tag-Sweet Treats-4 in.

Leaf-Create-a-Critter-2 in.

Pumpkins-Create-a-Critter-1 in.

Green curled strips of card stock

Recollections for red and polka dot card stock

Papertrey Ink for Kraft card stock

Baker's Twine-Cappuccino

Peachy Keen Stamps-PK-182 Sweet and Silly Face Assortment

Sentiment-Scrappy Moms Stamps-A Holiday to Remember

white gel pen

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo for inking

Stampin Up-Chocolate Ink

I am also linking this up with:

Craftin Desert Diva's-Autumn/Fall LInky Party

D.L. Art-Thankful Thursday September Linky Party

Just Be Creative Crazy-Just Because Linky Party

Easter Treat Bags

Here are the Easter treat bags I made this year for my kids' classes.  I wanted to do something that did not have a lot of layers to it.  These really came out cute!  I loved the Bunny Bait I did last year, but I decided to just go simple and put Robin's Eggs in these.

The Easter basket, grass, and eggs are from Create-a-Critter 2.  The eggs were embossed using the Cuttlebug with the polka dots and divine swirls folders.

The fence was made using Martha Stewart's border fence punch.  

Supplies:

Basket and grass-Create-a-Critter 2-cut at 2.25 in.

Eggs-Create-a-Critter 2-cut at .75 in.

Martha Stewart fence punch

Cuttlebug folders-Polka Dots and Divine Swirls

Stamp-My Creative Time-Color Me Happy

Recollections Cardstock

Bags-3 3/4 in wide from Hobby Lobby

I'm entering these treat bags in the following challenges:

Bitten by the Bug 2-Egg-ceptional Easter Eggs

My Sheri Crafts-Challenge 106-Easter

Celebrate the Occasion-Challenge #104:  Happy Easter

Decorate to Celebrate-Challenge #47 Easter

My Craft Spot-Challenge #91-Embossing or Glossy Accents

Happy Easter!!

Lucky Charm Treats

Hello!  My kids and I made some cute treats for their classes this week.  I saw them on Pinterest and decided to use my Cricut to help make some decorations for them.  I used Create-a-Critter 2 for all the cuts.  

Recipe:

6 Tbsp butter

6 cups marshmallos

9 cups Lucky Charms cereal

Melt butter and marshmallows over medium heat.  Once melted, remove from heat and add cereal and stir gently. Spray a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray and pour cereal mixture into pan.  Press down firmly.  Let cool a few hours before cutting.  

Source:  From Glitter to Gumdrops

Valentine's Day Candy Cards

 I could not wait to make these Valentine's Day cards for my daughter and son's classes.  I had been dying to try out my new Create-a-Critter 2 cartridge, and I recently purchased my first set of My Craft Spot stamps.  These stamps came from the Build a Valentine set....LOVE IT!  It is great for boys and girls, and as you can see I couldn't just stick with one stamp.  I had to use a lot of them!!

 Supplies:

For card:  Cut a 6 x 3 rectangle and score/fold at 3" to form a 3 x 3 card

Place white 2.75 square mat on front and inside right cover

after taping bakers twine underneath.

Create-a-Critter 2 cartridge-critters cut at 2" to 2.25"

My Craft Spot-Build a Valentine stamp set

small clear bags

Recollections card stock

bakers twine

Stickles

chalk

For candy:  After filling bag with a small amount of candy, it was a little too wide for the card.  I folded it lengthwise a little more.  I then folded the top over the inside white mat (letting it stick to the ATG tape on the back side of the white mat) before gluing the mat down.  This allows the bag to be sealed behind the mat and hang down.

I'm entering these Valentine's cards in the following challenges:

My Craft Spot-Monday Challenge #85 - Valentine's for kids!

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #147-Queen of Hearts