BBTB2 Challenge Teddy Bear Parade clown

It's time for a new challenge at BBTB2 from our fearless leader Susan.  I absolutely adore this cart so I didn't need much urging to make this card.  I was one of those people that every time Provo Craft asked what we wanted on a cart I always said teddy bears 

so I was really excited when this cart came out.  

I cut groups of teddy bears every once in awhile to have ready and available.  I cut them at 5 inches as then I can get 6 on a 12 x 12 sheet.  I place these pieces in a baggy so that when I want to make a cute teddy bear card or use one on a layout I just have to dress it.  

 The ticket paper was cut into a ticket shape using Fabulous Finds.  

I hope you will join us this week for the BBTB2 challenge. If you don't have the Teddy Bear Parade cart you can use another clown cut from a cartridge.  We would love to see your creations.  

Happy Craftin!

24 Carrot Eggstravaganza Blog Hop

Welcome to cricutcraftingrammy and MyPaperCrafting.com’s 24 Carrot EGG-stravaganza Blog Hop!  With Easter just around the corner we wanted to share some of our ideas and give you some inspiration for your Easter projects! 

If you've come from visiting from  my dear friend Brenda's blog friends craftin with friends , you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to hop along with us, you can go to MyPaperCrafting.com and start at the beginning.

For my project I made a wreath for the Scrapbook Store where I teach classes.  The wreath was a straw one that I scored at Walmart after Halloween for $1.  I wrapped it with this cool yarn I found at Michaels that reminded me of grass.  With my coupon I think I paid about $3 for the yarn.  Paper and flowers from my stash.  

Teddy Bear Bunny was cut from Teddy Bear Parade Cartridge

Bird, butterfly and chicken in egg are from Create a Critter 2 

Spring has Sprung from April Showers.  

The eggs in the center of the flowers were cut from this years Reminisce Easter paper. 

Here is the wreath before I added the cuts.   

Once again Melin is being generous and has provided an adorable digi for each blog designer to give away. I ask that you be a follower of my blog and leave a comment about my project to have a chance to win this adorable digital file.  

Winners will be drawn on Monday and announced on Tuesday.

I will also draw a second winner using Random.org for a goody bag that I will mail.

File link for this digi at PCW 

Now it’s time to hop on down the bunny trail . . . to  Sheena's blog lilflowerslynne1  

Be sure to visit each blog for a chance at winning some Easter-y blog candy!

BBTB2 Santa Challenge

Wow this is our last post for 2012 here at BBTB2.  I just want to say how blessed I feel to be on the team this year and to continue on in 2013.  I love the Design Team members and all of you who participate in the challenges.  You the followers are the ones that keep us all going and designing.  

I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  I hope you and your families have many cherished moments together and don't forget to take lots of pictures for your scrapping.  

So on with the challenge 

Today at BBTB2 my lovely friend and talented Design Team Member has challenged us to create with Santa.  I knew right away I wanted to make a layout with this adorable little teddy bear Santa from the Teddy Bear Parade cartridge.  The bear was cut at 5 inches and I added Pearl pen accents to his fur and Glossy Accents to his boots, belt, eyes and nose.  

I love these bears so much that I decided to cut out about 10 of the bear body and placed them in a baggie.  Then whenever I want to make a bear I am already 1/2 way there.  

I hope you can join us this week for the challenge.  As we are in the last week before Christmas I know everything is a hustle and a bustle.   Maybe you can find a few minutes to sit down and distress and scrap a little.  Remember you have until the 23rd to post your project up at BBTB2.

Day 15 of 25- My Paper Crafting Rudy N Friends

Today the Christmas challenge at My Paper Crafting is Rudy N Friends.  

For my layout I made two of the adorable little teddy bears from the Cricut cartridge Teddy Bear Parade.  They are cut at 5 inches.  I added Stickles, pearl accents, Glossy Accents, twine and teeny buttons.  The ribbon is from Michaels.  The trees are cut from Christmas Village and the title Merry and Bright came from Winter Frolic.  Another fun layout ready for pics of my grandchildren this year.  

Melin is offering some great free files today.  Make sure to check it out at My Paper Crafting. 

I used the Vintage file to make this Christmas card.  I added Diamond Stickles to the wings and for the snow.  

This is the vintage file 

Market Fresh Mondaze at My Paper Crafting- Teddy Bear Parade Showcase

Today it is my turn to share at Market Fresh Mondaze cartridge showcase at My Paper Crafting.  I chose to share the adorable new Cricut cart Teddy Bear Parade.  I  have always loved teddy bears and these are so darn cute.   To make these quick and easy I have cut out a small pile of 4 and 5 inch bears so I am ready to dress them for any occasion.  

For the first project I created a layout using the adorable little school bear for a layout of my granddaughter's first day of preschool.  The bear is cut at 5 inches.  

Here is a close up of the bear. 

Here is the first bear I made making a Halloween card and some googly eyes. 

Before we know it Valentines will be here.  I decorated this cute bag with a heart from Doodlecharms and the cute little cupid bear.  The fancy hearts are a MS punch.  

Don't have the pics yet but we celebrated Kenzie's 2nd birthday a few weeks ago so I made another layout using the adorable birthday bear.  

And here is the adorable Santa bear.  

I also created a turkey bear for a layout and a Thanksgiving card.  

Hope you enjoyed the Teddy Bear Cricut cartridge showcase.  It's a fun fun cart and I am sure I will be using it a lot.  

I Feel the Love Challenge at My Paper Crafting

It's time for the 

I Feel the Love Project Nov./Dec 2012

Madison who started the I Feel the Love Project is a talented designer here at 

My Paper Crafting so each month we support her by making cards as one of our challenges.   

For the challenge I made a card using my Teddy Bear Parade card.  My santa bear is cut at 4 1/2 inches.  The banner is hand cut and the papers are all scraps.  I used twine, buttons and a pearl pen.  

Here is the info about the challenge this month.  

Children's Hospital Central California

As stated on the home page of CHCC, "We are a not-for-profit, state-of-the-art children’s hospital on a 50-acre campus with a medical staff of more than 525 physicians. In California, we treat more inpatient cases than any pediatric hospital north of San Diego, making us the second largest children’s hospital in the state. 

Our 348-bed facility is one of the 10 largest hospitals of its type in the nation. We are the first children's hospital west of the Rockies to receive Magnet Nursing designation, the highest nursing benchmark in the world, and we are one of fewer than 10 pediatric intensive care units in the nation to have received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. We are also accredited by the Joint Commission. We perform more than 11,000 pediatric surgeries a year and our pediatric and neonatal intensive care units have some of the lowest mortality rates in the country while treating some of the sickest kids.

Our Cancer Center is a member of the nationally recognized Children’s Oncology Group, and sees more than 100 new cases a year. Our Willson Heart Center has pioneered pediatric heart care for over 50 years. The mission of Children's Hospital Central California is to provide high quality, comprehensive healthcare services to children, regardless of their ability to pay, and to continuously improve the health and well-being of children."

The I Feel the Love Project will be making Christmas Cards during the months of November and early December to be given to the children who will be spending the holidays at Children's Hospital Central California. We believe that delivering hand crafted cards at a major holiday such as Christmas can promote the well being of the mind, body, and spirit of the children staying at Children's Hospital Central California for the Christmas holiday.  I hope you will join us in making cards for these deserving kids. You will be go happy you did! 

This will be one of our biggest projects to date.  Let's see just how many cards we can collect for this project.  Every month this project puts out a call and every month you all deliver.  If you would like to be a part of this project...

All you need to do is:

 Submit your card/s by December 10th to:

Madison Womack

(IFTL) Funky Cards

P.O. Box 1203

Atascadero, CA  93423

                 Project #16

 Please share your project with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail.  Click HERE to find the photo gallery.

Don't forget to join the challenge at My Paper Crafting too so we can see your wonderful creations.  Happy craftin and thanks for putting a smile on a young child's face.  

BBTB2 Let's talk Turkey challenge

Hello everyone, welcome to Bitten by the Bug 2.  My wonderful friend Brenda has asked us to create a project using a turkey from any Cricut Cartridge.  So let's talk turkey this week and see what everyone can create.    I hope that you will be able to play along this week.  Just make sure you follow the simple challenge rules at the top of the BBTB2 blog and have some turkilicious fun !!

              For my project I made a double page layout using the Cricut Cartridge Teddy Bear Parade for my cute little turkey bear.   The turkey was cut at 4.5 and I used Glossy Accents.

I also used twine and some really cool burlap type ribbon.  

Please join us this week and let us see your turkey projects and link up to BBTB2.

CWC I Feel the Love Project - Thanksgiving Cards

It's time for the I Feel the Love Project Challenge here at Cooking with Cricut.  This month Madison has asked us to make Thanksgiving cards for the elderly.  If you would like to read more click here  

I Feel Love Project Info 

For my project  I made a twisted easel card using some Kraft paper and Fall paper I had left from last year.  

The turkey bear was cut from  Teddy Bear Parade at 5 inches.  

I add some black gems for eyes, a Fall leaf and a pumpkin and acorn button

I hope you will join us for the I Feel the Love Project and link up to both CWC and I Feel the Love.  

We look forward to seeing your creations.  Happy Craftin!

Cooking with Cricut Challenge- Texture

Hello everyone it is time for another awesome challenge at Cooking with Cricut.  This week the challenge is texture. Whether it's embossing, or mixed media....we want to see TEXTURE on your projects. Something other than flat paper or cardstock...Think of anything that would give your project way more depth than just plain paper :)

For my project I decided to make another card for the I Feel the Love Challenge and to use my new Teddy Bear Parade cart. I love teddy bears and am so excited that Provo Craft finally came out with a teddy bear cart.

So for the texture I used a Halloween word embossing folder for the background and Tim Holtz distress paper. After embossing I sanded it with an emery board. I also embossed my teddy bear's fur and the pumpkin and hat. The little pumpkin treat bag, the nose, hat, and trick or treat sentiment are pop dotted. I also used googly eyes and Glossy Accents to the eyes and nose.

I hope you will join us for the challenge this week and show us how you add texture to your projects.  Remember to link up to CWC 

Also don't forget you still have time to make a card for the I Feel the Love Project.