Cricut Cardz Challenge and Really Reasonable Ribbon

Hi everyone!  I hope everyone is having a great week!  My kids are back to school this week and even though it started a little early this year, it is nice to get back to a regular schedule. 

We have two new challenges starting today ....Critter Cuties at Cricut Cardz Challenge and Purple Pizazz at Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I used the little deer from Create a Critter....this has to be one of my all time Cricut cuts. He's so adorable and so easy to layer.   The shaped mat is from Lacy Labels. 

These papers are from DCWV.  This fun polka dot ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps/

Come join in on these fun challenge for a chance to win! 

Cardz TV - Critter Cuties

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Purple Pizazz

Cricut Cardz Challenge - Tag You're It

Hi everyone!  It's time for a new challenge over at Cricut Cardz Challenge.  This week's theme is Tag You're  It!....make a card with a tag on it.

I used the Create a Critter cartridge for this cute little bee, the Garden Soup cartridge for the hive and Tags, Bags, Boxes and More for the tag.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps - Amusing Animals and the ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. 

 Head over to CardzTV to play along!

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Child's Birthday + Ribbon

Hi everyone!  I hope you are all having a great weekend!   We have a new challenge up today over at

Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The challenge is Children's Birthday plus Ribbon.

Here's my card.

I cut this cute little Dalmation from the Creat A Critter cartridge and the shaped mat from Lacy Labels.  I used a Peachy Keen stamp for his face.  The paper is from Echo Park.  I added some cute buttons and hemp cord from this set.

The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms - Raining Cats and Dogs.

Head on over to RRR to link up you project!

Cricut Cardz Challenge - Summer Fun

Click HERE for the Lori Whitlock Design Team Blog Hop.

It's time for a new challenge over at Cricut Cardz Challenge.  The challenge this week is "Summer Fun".  Make a card using any colors or cartridges.

I used the new Echo Park Paper Collection - Paradise Beach.

I cut the little crab from Create A Critter at 2"h,  ran him through the Xyron, then sprinkled him with glitter.  

The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps - Sun Kissed. 

Head on over to CardzTV to link up your Summer card!

Wild Wilderness Blog Hop

Welcome to the Wild Wilderness Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Miranda's blog.  If you just stopped by for a visit click here to start at the beginning.  For our projects today, we all featuring things found in the wilderness. 

For this weekends blog hop, Created By Cori is giving away a Chore Chart Cricut cartridge.  to enter to win this cartridge, make sure you head to Created By Cori and become a follower, then leave a message at the Wonderful Wilderness Blog Hop post!

For my card today, I cut the adorable little fawn from the Create a Critter cartridge. 

The fawn is cut at 2.5".  All the pattern paper is from October Afternoon and the sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps.  The clouds were punched using my Fiskars cloud punch.

I have some BLOG CANDY!

Please make sure you are a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post for a chance to win the Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge. Become a fan of Bug Lover Cards Facebook page and leave me a second comment telling me you did for an additional chance to win.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Your next stop is Lynne.

Love is In the Air...

Hi everyone!  I wanted to show you a card I made a while back to submit to a publication....no luck on this one so I'll just keep trying!

I used Birthday Bash for the card base and Create a Critter for the heart balloon.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps.  The paper is from MME.

SVG Attic is having a SALE right now....use the coupon code SANTA to save 30%.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you all a fabulous weekend!

Buggy for Birthday Blog Hop

Hi everyone!  Welcome to the Buggy for Birthdays Blog Hop.  I am hosting this fun hop today to celebrate my birthday that's coming up later in the week.    A lot of my design team friends are joining in on the fun with me.

We have some great prizes for you today hosted by Scrappy Moms, Paper Issues and Me!

For my project today I made a fun "buggy" banner using the Country Drive Collection by Echo Park.

The banner is from the Birthday Bash cartridge.  I love making these banners because the holes are punched and they go together very quickly. 

I cut the square mat from Elegant Edges and then embossed it with the cuttlebug D'vine Swirls folder. The little bugs are from Walk in my Garden, Doodlecharms and Create a Critter.

Now for the BLOG CANDY!

 Scrappy Moms Stamps - Designer's Choice sponsored by Scrappy Moms.

Pink Paislee - Snow Day Kit sponsored by Paper Issues

A full package of Wood Shapes, Dimensional Stickers, Bitty Blocks, and the 58 piece Ephemera.  There are 24 sheets of double sided 6x6 papers.

Cassie if offering everyone a 20% discount use happy20

Cricut Lite Celebrate with a Flourish sponsored by me ;o)

For a chance to win please make sure you're a follower. 

Leave a comment on all the blogs....the more comments the better your chance of winning.

Thanks so much for hopping with us today.  Your next stop is....Saundra!

 I really appreciate all of you that continue to visit and leave me such sweet comments. 

Here's the lineup in case you get lost!

1.Corri http://www.buglvr.blogspot.com/

2.Saundra - http://www.luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/

3.Sarah - http://www.liveloveandscrap.blogspot.com/

4.Tammy - http://www.scrappycritters.blogspot.com/

5.Lauren - http://laurenscreative.blogspot.com/

6.Trish - http://www.techniquesbytrish.blogspot.com/

7.Melanie - http://scrappymel.blogspot.com/

8.Bonnie - http://www.pinkbonbons.blogspot.com/

9.Lezlye - http://www.lezlyes.blogspot.com/

10.Cassie - http://www.somethingfromcassie.com/

11.sandra - http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

12.Joanna - http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/

13.Laura - http://www.makinprettythings.com/

Paper Issues - Creative Team Blog Hop

Hi everyone!  We havea new theme over at Paper Issues.  The theme is "Tree Hugger" and we are kicking it off with a blog hop . There will be lots of prizes so be sure to hop all the way through so you don't miss out.

 You should have arrived from Bethany's blog.    For my project, I used  the Farmhouse collection from Crate Paper.  It's beautiful!

I cut the scallop mat from the Elegent Edges cartridge and the apple from Create a Critter (hide contours to get rid of the face). The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps - Sweet Somethings.

I love the way it turned out. 

Blog Candy!

I have a $10 Gift Certificate to the Paper Issues Etsy shop up for grabs!  For a chance to win, make sure you're a follower of my blog and leave me a comment on this post.

For an extra chance become a follower of Paper Issues and leave a separate comment letting me know you did.

There's more!

Paper Issues is offering a coupon to hoppers HOP25 will give you an extra 25% off in the PI shop.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Your next stop is Cathy.

Scrappy Moms Stamps - Sneak Peeks Day 2

Happy Saturday everyone! Scrappy Moms has released two new stamps sets. The Design Team all showed you projects using the School Days set yesterday during  our Back to School Blog Hop.  Scroll down if you missed yesterday's post.

Here is the School Days set.   This one is perfect for teacher's gifts and your school layouts.

The second new set is called Raining Cats and Dogs.....it is so much fun!  We are big animal lovers in our family so I know I will use this set a bunch!

For my card to day I cut the little terrier from Create a Critter. 

This cute fire hydrant paper is from SEI.  Isn't this the cutest? 

Be sure to visit the rest of the Design Team (links on my sidebar)  to see so more fun projects using these two new sets. 

Our Guest Desginer for this month is Saundra....she made the cutest cupcakes yesterday for the hop....you don't want to miss them. 

Paper Issues Linky Party - "Life is Sweet"

Hi guys!  I hope you are all having a great weekend.  It's time for a new linking party over at

Paper Issues.

The theme is "Life is Sweet"....we can't wait to see your interpration of this theme.  Anything goes.....as long as it includes paper.  I made with cute card....isn't it SWEET!

Head on over to Paper Issues to link up all your sweet projects!

New Scrappy Moms Stamps!!!!!

Happy Friday everyone!  I'm so excited because today we begin sneak peeks for TWO new sets of Scrappy Moms Stamps.  For my card today, I used Good Eats....this set is just FABULOUS!  I just love it and had such a hard time deciding which sentiment I wanted to use first.

Here is my card....

I used my favorite paper pack of all time....K and Company, Carolyn Gavin.  I love this paper....I wish I could buy a whole stack of just this print!  The basket is from Pop-Up Neighborhood. It has apples with it but I cut that portion off and then cut some Create a Critter apples (hide contours to hide the face).  My card base is 4-1/2 x 6-1/4.  I have a whole box of A6 size envelpes so I've been doing a lot of cards this size.  The red cardstock is Bazzill Basics.  I love this card....the color combo is so bright and happy. 

Stop by tomorrow to see another cute card with the second new stamp set Yankee Doodle Dandy.  This is perfect for July 4th and for honoring all our Military heros.

Be sure to check out all the amazing projects from the rest of Scrappy Moms Design Team.

http://scrappymel.blogspot.com/

http://scrappycritters.blogspot.com/

http://www.pinkbonbons.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftingwithcristina.com/

http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/

http://www.makinprettythings.com/

http://laurenscreative.blogspot.com/

http://www.lezlyes.blogspot.com/

http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/

http://www.liveloveandscrap.blogspot.com/

http://www.techniquesbytrish.blogspot.com/

And our Guest Designer this month, Sandra.

http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Head on over to  SMS  now to order your new stamps.  Melanie and Tammy are offering FREE SHIPPING now through June 30th!

New Scrappy Moms Stamps - Woo Hoo!

Happy Friday everyone!  We are quickly approaching summer vacation here at our house.  The kids have only 7 days of school left.  They are so excited.  I am trying to find lots of activities to keep them busy so I don't hear "I'm bored" all summer, lol!

Scrappy Moms Stamps has released another adorable stamp set just in time for summer.

My card today was inspired by a card I saw over at my friend Sharon's blog. 

I used Lacy Labels for the shaped mat, George and Basic Shapes for the oval, Create a Critter for the water, crab and star fish.  The clouds are punched with my new Fiskars cloud punch....I love it!

You are going to love all the awesome projecst the rest of the design team has for you.

You can find links to their blogs on my side bar. Also make sure to visit our Guest Designer, Melissa.

 Click here to head on over to

Scrappy Moms Stamps to order your new stamps!

Paper Playtime

Hi everyone!  I hope you all had a nice Mother's Day yesterday!  We had a family bbq.

It's time for another Paper Platyime Challenge.   This week we are making tall cards. 

I used my new Echo Park - Little Boy paper to make my card.  I love this paper...the colors are fabulous!

I used Winter Woodland for the tree and Create A Critter for the clouds.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps- Amusing Animals.

We can't wait to see your tall cards....click here to head on over to Paper Playtime to play along.

For the Kiddos! Blog Hop

Welcome to the For the Kiddos! Blog Hop hosted by Laura at Makin' Pretty Things. 
If you arrived from Anita's blog then you are headed in the right direction. If you stopped stopped by for a visit, click here to start at the beginning. This hop is all about kids...either a project for a kid or something you create with your child. I decided to make a child's birthday card.

I cut this cute little poodle from Create a Critter at 2.75".  The circle mat is from Sugar and Spice at 3.21".  For the pink mat I used my Martha Stewart Elegant cake art cartridge and deselected the aspect ratio link on my Gypsy so I could make two borders that were 2" x 5.5".  I flipped one and then welded them together.   The sentiment is from the Scrappy Moms Stamps set -  Amusing Animals.  If you have Create a Critter, then you need this stamp set....the sentiments are all so cute!

It wouldn't be a hop without some BLOG CANDY!

 Please make sure your a follower and leave a comment on this post for a chance to win these goodies...

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Your next stop is Tammy.

Easter Bunny Blog Hop!

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Easter Bunny Blog Hop hosted by Mary at Cricut Cardz Challenge. The design team has some amazing projects to share with you so make sure to visit all the blogs for some awesome inspiration and there is blog candy up for grabs at Cricut Cardz Challenge!

 You should have arrived here from Kristin's blog but if you just stopped

 by for a visit click here to start at the beginning.

Now on to my card...

I made my card bigger than usual....it's 5 x 7.  The bunny is from Create A Critter and I just can't believe that I haven't cut this before.  It's so adorable and so goes together so easily.  I just love the layers on CAC....I wish more of the cartridges had this type of layering.  The bunny was cut at 4"h.  The basket and eggs are from Doodlecharms and I think they are 2" (sorry, forgot to write this down).  The grass is from Zooballoo and is cut at 1.5"h and trimmed to fit the width.  All the pattern papers are from K and Company and this pretty rainbow ribbon is from Joann.  The sentiment is from the Scrappy Moms Stamps set - Spring Fling. 

Now for some BLOG CANDY!!!!

Melanie and Tammy from Scrappy Moms stamps agreed to sponsor my give away today. Thanks so much! 

Become a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post for a chance to win the Spring Fling set.

Your next stop is Vee....I know you are going to LOVE her project!

April Fool's Day Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Aprl Fool's Day Blog Hop!  Thanks so much to Cristina from Crafting with Cristina for letting me join in on the fun! If you arrived from Mel's blog then you are in the right spot.  If you just stopped by for a visit, click HERE to start at the beginning.

We were asked to create a fun project in honor of April Fool's Day.  For some reason, I had a hard time deciding what to do....so I have two cards to show you.

For this card, I used Smiley Cards for the base and Create a Critter for the cow. 

I was trying to come up with something really funny....and then I saw this cake on Smiley Cards.  He looks like I feel as I quickly approach the big "4-0"  The sentiment is from the Scrappy Moms set - Kids, Inc.  It has an exclamation point at the end but I removed the ink from that and added in a "?" with a marker.   I think it turned out really cute. I put the cake on a wobble...this is the first time I've used one.  They are so fun!  This candle paper is from K and Company.

Now for some BLOG CANDY!  Please become a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a $10 gift card to either Michael's or JoAnn.  I'll use Random.org to draw a winner on Monday.

Your next stop is Gaby!  Thanks for stopping by.