Summer Fun Cricut Challenge

Hey everyone!  It's time for a new challenge over at Bitten by the Bug 2!  This week is a Summer Fun theme using your Cricut cuts, which has to be one of my favorite things to scrapbook.  So of course, I decided to do a summer layout of my two older kiddos when they were 3 and 2.  I remember thinking how those days were crazy, and it is hard to believe I am about to be there again except with 4 kids this time!!  Two kids at 3 and 2 seems pretty simple right about now. 

For my layout I used two of my favorite cartridges:

Simply Charmed (Such a good year-round cartridge)

and 

Artbooking (Great for year-round with awesome titles)

Title:  Artbooking cut at 11 inches
Sun:  Simply Charmed cut at 4 inches.

Ice Cream and popsicles are from Simply Charmed and cut at 4 inches.

Face Stamps are Peachy Keen Happy Lashes Assortment set(one of my favorites)

Journaling card came from paper stack

Pattern Paper-Echo Park Summer Days 

Solid cardstock -  Recollections
chalks for inking edges
white gel pen for title

Baby Update:  Right now I am 36 weeks pregnant and cannot wait to be done with being pregnant.  I'm swollen, not sleeping well, and just pretty miserable.  I start my weekly check ups this week, and I am anxious to see if I've made any progress.  Even though this is my fourth child, I am still so nervous and praying for a healthy baby boy.  

On my food blog, I've put together a great round up of summer lunches to beat the boring lunch rut I sometimes have.

20 Easy Summer Lunches

And these really are the Ultimate Chicken Salad Rollups perfect for showers, picnics, vacations, or just a good lunch.

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

Fall Layout

Hello Everyone!  I have a fall layout and a video to share with you.  This is for a fall-themed school picture of my daughter when she was in preschool.  I used one my favorite cartridges, Create-a-Critter 2.  That has some really great stuff on there!  I'm entering this layout in the Bitten by the Bug 2 Design Team Challenge.  This is a great blog with tons of ideas for using your Cricut, and I'm about using up all of those cartridges I've purchased the last few years:)  I'm also linking up at the Craftin Desert Diva's Autumn Linky Party.

Check out my video:

Supplies:

Title-Create-a-Critter 2-cut at 2.5 in.

Tree-Create-a-Critter 2-cut at 6 in.

Leaves and Acorns-Create-a-Critter 2-cut at 2 in.

Other leaves(no faces)-Paperdolls for Everyday-cut at 4.5 in.

Scallop and shadow-Elegant Edges-cut at 10.25 in.

Peachy Keen-Everyday Character Faces Assortment Set
Scrappy Moms Stamp Set:  A Holiday to Remember

Inks:  Tim Holtz Vintage Photo and Stampin Up Chocolate

Recollections Cardstock

Pattern Paper-Me and My Big Ideas

Lemondrop and Mandarin Baker's Twine

White Gel Pen

Glad I got to share this with you!  I have fun Halloween layouts I'll be posting soon too!  I can't wait to share!  Have a great day!

Space Alien Birthday Card

I wanted to share a little birthday card I made for my friend's daughter.  She had a "Girl-Alien" birthday party at a local space-themed bounce house.  I'm entering it in this week's Peachy Keen:  Anything Goes Challenge.  I love any opportunity to use my Monster Mash Assortment stamps!  I also made a little video!  See below for all my supplies I used:

Supplies:

Mini Monsters Cricut Cartridge for monsters/aliens cut at 1.75 in.

Peachy Keen Stamps-Monster Mash Assortment (PK 692)

My Craft Spot-Build a Valentine Set-

Scrappy Moms-Simple Sentiments for inside of card

My Pink Stamper-Simply Sweet Occasions for stars

Cardstock-Papertrey Ink and Recollections

Recollections White Embossing Powder

Have a great day!

Preschool Layout

This is a little layout I did that didn't take very long at all.  Little Lambs is the name of the preschool my daughter and son attended.  Using my Gypsy, I welded the title.  The big lamb actually came off of the bulletin board at the school.  See below for my supplies and cut sizes:

 Supplies:

Create-a-Critter-Lamb cut at 2.75

Cuttlebug-Divine Swirls on lamb

Title using Lyrical Letters cut at 1.5 and welded

Peachy Keen Critter Faces Stamp (Medium)

Glossy Accents on bows and eyes of lamb

blue chalk on clouds

white gel pen

buttons

Recollections and Stampin Up card stock

Creative Memories-scalloped trimmer for grass/hill top

Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge

I'm so ready for Christmas, so I decided to make a Christmas card for this week's Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge.  We have a Secret Santa Christmas exchange at my school, so I decided to make a card to use for one day that week.  It has been a while since I have been able to participate in a challenge, so I am so excited to finally get the chance!

 Supplies:

Simply Charmed cartridge-Santa cut at 2 1/4in.

Plantin School Book-circles cut at 2 1/2 in. and 2 3/4 in.

Patterned paper:  My Mind's Eye-Merry
Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink-Pure Poppy
Peachy Keen Stamps-Happy Lashes (PK-460)- 3/8 in.
My Pink Stamper-Winter Treats & Sayings

Cuttlebug-Swirls folder

Pop Dots

Chalk

Monster Munch Treat Bags

I made these Monster Munch Treat bags for my kiddos' classes.  I have been waiting to use the Mini Monsters cartridge since I got it over the summer.  I've seen different versions of these treat mixes all over Pinterest.  I like making these mixes as opposed to a bag of MORE candy.

 I also couldn't wait to stamp my Monster Mash Face Assortment from Peachy Keen Stamps.

Since I didn't have a stamp that said "Monster Munch," I used my computer to print it.

I made a total of 43 of them!!  

I also made this AWESOME pretzel bark on the Cookies and Cups website.  I put it in little bags for their teachers.  It makes a ton and a little bite goes a long way!  I'm taking the rest to work:)

I'm entering these Monster Munch Treat Bags in the following challenges:

My Craft Spot-Little Monsters Project

My Craft Spot-Too Cute to Spook
Pause Dream Enjoy-Candy!

Happy Halloween!!

Layout Challenge

I have a layout for the Peachy Keen Challenge 19 and for My Creative Time's Scrappy Monday Challenge.
Over at Peachy Keen, the challenge was to use the following colors in a project:

I decided that a layout of my daughter's spring pictures would be perfect with these colors.
The challenge for My Creative Time was to make a layout with a single picture and include buttons.

Supplies:

PKS Happy Lashes and Wide-Eyed Kids Assortment

Mini Monograms for the Scalloped Circle

Create-a-Critter for the flowers

Gypsy Wanderings for the title

Divine Swirls Cuttlebug Folder

White Gel Pen

Paper:  Cardstock-Recollections and Patterned Paper-Echo Park

White Opal Liquid Pearls

Thanks for stopping by!

Peachy Challenge 18: Anything Goes

The challenge this week at Peachy Keen is "Anything Goes."  I love these!  I decided to do another layout for my son's scrapbook.  My Peachy Keen face stamps made this Father's Day layout absolutely adorable!

Supplies:

PKS Wide Eyed Kids Assortment

PKS Happy Lashes Assortment

PKS Critter Faces (Medium)

Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge

Create-a-Critter for pond and grass

Life's a Beach for title

White gel pen, Diamond Stickles, chalk

Paper Trey Ink Die for "Father's Day" title

Recollections Cardstock

Me and My Big Ideas for patterned paper

Have a great day!