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

Space Ship Party and My First Video!

I wanted to share the simple treat bags I made for my son's birthday party.  When I say I kept it simple, I mean it.  In the past, I've done projects with several layers and steps, but I knew I just didn't have time to do 15 treat bags like that this time.  So I used my Cricut Imagine machine to do most of the work for me!

Check out my first video below to see what I put in them and how easy they really were!

I also put in some pictures of his cake I made for him, which turned out pretty darn cute!

Video:

Rocket Ship Birthday Cake

Check out my food blog for the awesome cake recipe!   Don't you just love Pinterest for all the great ideas you get!!

And here he is....my sweet little man...my one and only little boy sandwiched in between two feisty girls!

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!!

Teacher Appreciation Gift

I have a cute teacher appreciation supply gift idea that was very simple to make!  I just used a gallon size ziploc bag for it.  I filled it with supplies that I know teachers always need.  (I'm a teacher myself...7th grade Math).  We can't get enough of post-it notes, pens, and TAPE!  I was excited to try this for my daughter's teacher.

I used Simply Charmed for the cuts.  They are sized at 3.5 inches.  Then I stamped some cute Happy Lashes stamps from Peachy Keen.  I used a sheet of patterned cardstock in the bag to give it more support.

Have a great day!

Bunny Bait Easter Treat Bags

Welcome to my first blog post ever!  I am so excited and I've been wanting to participate in some challenges so here I go!!  Easter is such a fun holiday and I have found some really cute challenges in which to enter these treat bags.  I love making goodie bags for my kids' classes, and these are so cute.  Plus, kids love the "Bunny Bait" inside!

Supplies Used:

Create-a-Critter Bunny-2 3/4 in

Plantin Schoolbook-Grass-1 in and width of 4 in (used gypsy)

Peachy Keen Critter Faces Medium Stamp

Glossy Accents on Eyes

Pink Chalk

Twine

For the words "Bunny Bait" I used my computer and cut around it.

4 3/4 in wide clear bag

Cardstock:  DCWV and Recollections

I am entering this in the following challenges on my favorite blogs:

Peachy Keen Challenge:  Make a 3D Object that holds candy

Scrappy Moms Stamps:  Make something with an Easter Theme

My Craft Spot:  Easter Theme

My Creative Time:  Use an old cartridge and create a "your choice" project

I am so pumped up about FINALLY getting the courage to enter these.  I have gotten so much inspiration from all of these blogs.  "Bunny Bait" idea adapted from cute blog called Brown Paper Packages by Kierste.