for the birds at bittenbythebug2

happy monday! this week over at bbtb2 our lovely and talented melanie is hosting our "summer heat is for the birds" challenge. use any bird from any cartridge . i hate the heat yet live in california ,whatever was i thinking! if you havent yet, be sure to check out the rest of the dt samples, awesomeness as always. AND be sure to play along with us we love when you do!

i made a  simple, cute lil birthday card using 3birds on parade.

i used modge podge dimensional on the water and added a couple of rhinestones on the b/g paper and centers of flowers. 

arent her little goggles cute ;) 

thanks so much for the visit your sweet words make me smile thanks so much for that too! happy crafting! xxxshelly

my cricut craftroom 100 cart bloghop

happy saturday!  welcome and thank you for visiting  my cricut craftroom's 100 cartridge bloghop :) i know youre getting a ton of inspiration, i sure am!   if you came here from sandys place  then your headed in the right direction. ill let you know where to go next at the end of my post along with a complete line up :)
i made 5 cards using 7 cartridges i hope you enjoy them

heres card 1

for this i used wildcard for the lattice (its an icon feature on page 33 in the handbook) i cant find my notes but believe i cut this at 5~1/2 inches. my card is an A2 size.i added a white background panel behind it.

for the flowers i used storybook poppies, (letter Ashift and shadow) cut at 1,3/4 and 1/2 inches then i scrunched and layered them.the branches (letter Hshift) were cut at  1~3/4,2 and 3 inches. 

card 2

i used boys will be boys. the mitt and ball were cut at 4 inches. the stars were cut from the drum cut at 1~1/2 and 2 inches.

i adhered the ball with thin foam stickies for some dimension.

card 3

i made a fun little birdie card

i used 3birds on parade. the bird was cut at 3 inches 

                                     

arent these hearts cute with the birdie feet etched out :) i cut them at 1~1/4 and 1~1/2 inches

card 

card 4

for this sweet card i used create a critter. 

the seahorse was cut at 4 inches and the leafy branches (octopus accessory) were cut at 2 and 3 inches. the seaweed (fishbowl layer3) cut at 5 inches. i added rhinestones and the air bubbles i used george.

and lastly card 5

i used george for the lighter green frame ( square silhouette feature) at 3~1/2 inches. 

the butterfly and branches were cut with give a hoot.

the branches (accent bird3) were cut at 1~1/2 and 1~1/4 inches. 

the butterfly was cut at 2 inches.pretty isnt it :) i love the design cut out on this . 

thank you so much for the long visit i appreciate it and thank you for your sweet words too they put on a smile on my face for sure :)

now head on over to marilyns place 

and show her some blog luvin too :) happy blog hopping! 

in case you need to start from the beginning heres the complete line up.  

1. Start http://MyCricutCraftRoom.blogspot.com 

2. Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com 

3. Shelly: http://cardsbyshelly.blogspot.com/ 

4. Marilyn: http://marilyncricutcards.blogspot.com/

5. Vivi J- Http://vivijdesigns.blogspot.com

6. Felicia: http://sweetcreativemess.blogspot.com/

7.  Erica http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com

8.  Cindy  http://inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/

9.  Luisa http://lepaperstudio.blogspot.com

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16. Crafting Blog Events http://craftingblogevents.blogspot.com 

                                 

my cricut craft room festive friday

 happy friday! todays is festive friday at MCCR  and the theme is bbq or picnic. i made up some bbq invites for a small gathering im having. i dont normally make cookie cutter cards but this time i did just to make things a little easier on myself.

 i used simply charmed for the glass of lemon~aid cut at 1~1/2 inches the  hamburger cut at 1~3/4 inches  and 3 birds on parade for the grill cut at 3 inch. i also cut extra layer cut from the lemonaid for the ice cubes.the  paper is echo park.i inked a bit and also kind of muushed the paper on the burger bun.i added foam dots under the glass and the burger.

 i computer generated the wording.

to see more great projects please visit my cricut craft room 

thanks bunches for the visit your sweet words make me smile thank you for that also:) happy crafting!xxxshelly:)

bittenbythebug2 april showers

happy monday :) this weeks challenge over at bbtb2 was chosen by our ever awesome brenda. use an umbrella cut. be sure to go see the fabulous dt samples and share your card layout or other project with us we love when you do!
i made a simple but  cute little card

i used 3 birds on parade and hello kitty (clouds) for this. that cute as ever frog is pre~printed on the paper.

i computer generated the saying.
thanks so much for the visit your sweet words make me smile thank you for that too :) have a great rest of day/night and happy crafting!xxxshelly

special delivery

happy saturday :) i should be exercisng some instead of playing in my craftroom ;) ill do that in a bit ;)
im entering this lil card into a couple of funchallenges
DLART go join diana on her anything goes  linky party its a lot of fun!
charisma cardz whos theme is no embellies (images and paper only)
pause dream enjoy whos theme is chicks and birdies
and craft punked whos theme is new baby

for my  super simple card i used my cricut and three birds on parade cartridge

 for the clouds i cut using the pre~patterned b/g paper inked them a little then used foam stickies under for depth i also used foam under the stork/baby

thats it. very very quick easy card.

thaks so much for stopping by my blog have a great weekend and happy crafting and thanks for making me smile with your lovely comments :) xxxshelly

simply adorable

shirley aka oakiladybug is up to her sketches for us on facebook in the old cricut community. she used to do this on the cricut message board , glad to have her doing this for us again. all inspiration! be sure to go to facebook and hop on board its a zero tolerance for drama zone woo hoo!!!

im also entering this over at my craft spot whos theme is baby.be sure to check out the beautiful cards by the dt and im sure theyd love for you to play along also :)
so heres the cute card i made using my cricut of course and 3 birds cartridge.
hope you like it :)

this cut is the baby boy cut i added the bow from the baby girl cut. isnt she just adorable :) 

thanks for stopping by my blog and your kind words make me  smile, thank you for that  :) 

happy crafting :) xxxshelly 

lil buckaroo

happy tuesday. this is for the sketch challenge at tuesday morning sketches. melissa turned out another fabbie sketch dontcha think ;)  be sure to go check out the great dt samples and im sure theyd love for you to play along too :) 


for my card i used my cricut and 3birds and george cartridges. 

easy peasy but cute eh :) 

thanks bunches for visitin the ol blog and your sweet comments always make me smile thank you for that :) happy crafting! xxxshelly

bittenbythebug2

happy monday! this week over at bbtb2 our sweet and talented carole has chosen our challenge , using the boot cut from nates abcs cartridge. i dont own the cart so instead used 3 birds on parade. you also can substitute if you dont own the cart . all we ask is you follow the rest of the easy rules. Just have fun :) be sure to check out the rest of the dts samples for the week and play along we always love when you do that :) im in the midst of packing  and trying to finish up other dt work so gonna keep this short and sweet :) 

 the sentiment is from stephanie over at whimsical designs from everyday sentiments

 

 all paper used is stampin up. i used foam stickies under the sun  and clouds which were cut  from create a critter cart and a circle punch. i used my paper cutter for the shape of the card. 

thanks so much for stopping by today your comments always make me smile, thank you so much for that :)  have a great day! xxxshelly