Back to Scrapbooking...a Bit....

It's been so long since I've done any scrapbooking...I've been on a card making frenzy and have enjoyed every minute of that but I am seriously getting behind!  I was behind before NBG was born...now it's even worse! LOL!!!  AG will be celebrating his 2nd birthday in September and I still haven't done all the photos from his first birthday!  Don't you wish you could slow down this fast moving GAME OF LIFE!!!  I wish I could stop time for...say...a week or so so I could get caught up!  LOL!

So here's a two page layout I did earlier this week...

I did the left side of this layout at Archiver's as one of their make and takes but needed a companion page so did the right side to half way match.  I used one of my Cricut cartridges to make the squirrel...maybe it was Birthday Bash.  Wow!  I really have NO memory and I'm at my daughter's for a few days and don't have my notes!  I only did this about 3 days ago but that could have been a month ago when it comes to my memory! Haha! Sheesh!  I know I cut 3 1/2 inch circles with George and Basic Shapes! :) 

I also used the Hero Arts Friendly Flags stamp set which I LOVE!  I have used that set in other cards I've shown on my blog before.

The paper, I think, was Echo Park but again I'll have to look back when I get home!  Anyway, it was fun and at least I have 2 pages done for AG's Birthday Album! :)

Oh...and a little extra something...here is a picture of NBG...she is 6 weeks today!  This is her best impersonation of Carmen Miranda!  She had you fooled...admit it!...although really, she does look a lot like her brother the wonderful AG in this photo!

Happy Crafting!

Cricut Challenge: #6 Birthday Bash

I am continuing on my personal challenge to use EVERY single Cricut cartridge I own in a project....Still in the B's...but this is #6...I only have about 75 more to go!  (and I amended my challenge to exclude font only cartridges because a font is a font is a font....and because it's my challenge and I can make and change the rules as I go!)

So...without further ado.. here is my project for today made with the Birthday Bash cartridge:

Birthday Bash is another newer cartridge from Provocraft for the Cricut.  It has some very cute and happy little images like this little bird above...there are other cute animals, birthday cakes, balloons, cards, and more.  The features include several layers, some cards, some word art, etc. 

One thing I noticed when I adhered the layers for the little bird image above is that they didn't always fit exactly right and sometimes I had to do a little trimming so that the layers underneath did not show.  No biggie...but usually the images from most of the cartridges I've worked with seem to fit well. 

The patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket and is a mini deck called DeLovely.  This deck is made up of really fun and vibrant prints that you would expect from Cosmo Cricket.  I used the Happy Birthday embossing plate from Cuttlebug, a bit of ribbon from Paper Trey Ink, the tinsel wrap from Stampin' Up and some cardstock from Cooredinations.  I also used a Close to My Heart "Happy Birthday" sentiment.  I used some Bazzill bling for the little eyes of the birdie...

I rarely make square cards because I am too cheap to mail those due to the required extra postage...but this one I'll be hand delivering to my daughter on Friday for her birthday!

I think this is a great cartridge to have with lots of verstality and this was one I've had for a little while and done nothing with it! 

The next cartridge I'll be using will be Boys Will Be Boys...So, stay tuned!!!