Bugalu's Craft Blog: You're one in a melon

You're one in a melon

Hello everyone,
What a beautiful day it has turned out to be.  Better yet, it looks like a beautiful weekend ahead.  For me this means more work in the garden.  That compost bin will not clean itself out....lol.  I started dehydrating my tomotoes today.  My house is filled with the aroma of them plus the chili I am making for dinner.  I love this time of year because I start "putting up" all of the fruits of my labors...no pun intended.  Speaking of puns...I just love the Pink Stamper's stamps with all of the puns on them.  I am going to add more of her stamps to my Christmas list.
I found this cute paper with melons on it so I knew that it called for a cute melon card. 

I used:
Cricut's "Preserves"
Pink Stamper's "Fruit and Veggie Puns"

Happiness is a Butterfly!

My youngest started school yesterday so that meant that I had the whole day to myself to craft.  I stayed in my PJ's most of the day and cranked up the radio and drank ice tea.  I know, I am such a party animal....lol.  I have to say that I missed time to myself this summer.  There were some days when I just didn't want to hear "Mom" one more time.


I made this card yesterday.  The colors really pop!
I used:
Cricut's "Give a Hoot"
Pink Stamper's "Buggy Punnies"
and glitter glue

I will admit if I ever replicate this card I will use a texture plate on the Butterfly.  I think it would add more to it! 

Let's Go Bananas

Let's Go Bananas

I made this card for one of my daughter's friends.  It really explains how they act when they are together..lol!

I used:

Sizzix's "Large Dots"

Cricut's "Preserves"

Pink Stamper's "Fruit and Veggie Puns"

Have a Grape Day

Another card using Pink Stamper's  stamps. 

I used:

Cricut's "Preserves"

Pink Stamper's "Fruit and Veggie Puns"

Thanks a Melon

Ok, I finally bought a "Pink Stamper" stamp set and I love it.  It goes perfectly with Cricut's "Preserves".  I actually bought 2 of her stamp sets and I used them to make a bunch of new cards that are soooo cute!  Tell me what you think.

I used:

Cricut's "Preserves"

Pink Stamper's "Fruit and Veggie Puns"

StampinUp's chalks

I was inspired to make this card by the background paper.  I just love the little chicks and I knew that "Just Because" cards had a chick to match this.  I couldn't pass it up.  Plus I just loved the orange and red combo.

I used:

Cuttlebug's "Swiss Dots"

Cricut's "Just Because" cards

Little Things

I found this paper and fell in love with it.  It reminds me of some wallpaper my parents had once in the 70's...lol.  I just love texture on my cards so the velvet really added that to this card.

I used:

StampinUp's "Full of Life"

Cricut's "Accent Essentials"

DCWV "La Creme" matstack

Happy Bird Day!

Once again this is one of the dorky cards that I just could not resist.  I had the stamp for a long time but I was just waiting to get "Give a Hoot" to make the bird.

I used:

Cricut's "Give a Hoot"

Cuttlebug"s "Swiss Dots"

StampinUp's "Picture This"

Don's Birthday card

My youngest brother turned 40 this year.  I always struggle with cards for the men in my life.  There is a fine balance when it comes to being too girlie on a card.  I made this for him because I liked the muted flowers. 
I used:
StampinUps "Full of Life"

Perfect Pear

I made this card for my nephew and his wife.  I thought it was so dorky that it was cute.  They seemed to love it.

I used:

Cricut's "Preserves"

Glitter Glue

It has been a while

So sorry about not posting anything for the last few weeks.  I have had my hands full.  My son graduated from HS, we had a grad. party for him and a friend, my mother-in-law came to visit, my youngest brother came to visit and we had a 4th of July party.  Now I am getting ready to go camping and getting my son's administrative stuff done for college in Fall.  All of this plus I am 7 weeks post op from some surgery I had.  Boy, now that I put it all down in writing I realize how much I have been doing. 

Anyway, I did manage to make 3 new cards and I will be posting them soon.  I don't want anyone to think that I have given up on my blog.  I hope all of you are having a wonderful summer and that you are using your sunscreen.

I thought I would mention the sunscreen because I just went into our travel trailor and did my inventory for our summer camping.  I found 12.....yes that is right, 12 containers of sun screen.  Some old and some new.  Since my husband's diagnosis with melanoma a few years back, I have been obsessed with sun protection for my husband and children.  My husband jokingly told me that I need to find an addiction group to help me with my obsession.  LOL!  Oh well, it could be a worse addiction :-P. 

Lyssa

Prom 09'

My son at his Jr. Prom last year.  I used Cricut's "Plantin SchoolBook" and Cricut's "Accent Essentials".  I also added glitter glue.  I covered the girls face because she is under 18 and I did not think it was appropriate to show her face without her parent's permission. 

So Sweet!

I once again used my Preserve cart for this card.  I also bought some adorable face stamps from Peachy Keen.  I added some glitter glue and ribbon and DADA.....a cute card.

For Mother's Day my hubby bought me Cricut's "Preserves"  I love, love, love it.  Besides making cards with it I plan to use it for all of my home made gifts that I pass out from my canning, dehydrating and putting up.  I couldn't wait to use it.

I used:

Cricut's "Preserves"

Cuttlebug's "Spots and Dots"

Glitter Glue

Snow Much Fun!

We had a huge amount of snow in Dec 08.  As you can see my family and I made sure to enjoy it too.  It is great when your own home turns into a Winter Wonderland!

Father's Day Card

I am just recovering from some surgery so it has been a while since I last posted.  I bought Cricut's "Give A Hoot" because my husband is such an outdoors men and I can use soooo many of the cuts on this cart for his hunting activities.  Having said that, I realized as I was going through the brochure that this cart is all about conservation.......Ok, so don't get on me for using it for hunting.  I bought it and I can use it anyway I want....Right.  That is my story and I am sticking to it.  :-p

I used:
Cricut's "Give A Hoot"
Cuttlebug's "Birdcall"
"Happy Everything" stamp by Inkadinkado

Tuesday night Crafts with Meredith!

What a wonderful first demonstration from Meredith!  Like I said, she is now a demonstrator for StampinUp!  She was fantastic and so were her craft ideas.  She even served a fab chocolate cake.  I predict that she is going to be very successful at her new job. 

Lyssa

A couple of big things happening!

That is right, a couple of big things are happening for me when it comes to crafting.  My darling friend, Meredith has become a StampinUp! demonstrator!  I am very excited for her.  She is planning some great get togethers and card/project classes.  I can not wait to see what she comes up with.  Also, I have 2 new Cricut carts......."Preserves" and "Just Because Cards".  I also have ordered "Give a Hoot"  I have already created a couple of cards with the Preserves that I will be sharing soon.  This is all very exciting.  Stay tuned for more updates!

Lyssa

Flute

My DD plays the flute in her band.  This layout includes our families good friends and her band director. 

I used:
stickers
Flute die cut
Cricuts "Accent Essentials"

OUCH!

My DD had a major bicycle accident.  We were camping and she had to be rushed to the nearest Children's Trauma Center, which was 50+ minutes away.  Thank goodness everything turned out fine. 
On this layout I used:

Cricuts "George and Basic Shapes"
Cricuts "Going Places"
Cuttlebugs "Swiss Dots"
Cuttlebugs "Hounds tooth"

Dark Angel

Halloween! 2008

My daughter with my mother.  My mom dressed up this year to hand out candy.  I couldn't resist getting a picture of them together.

I used:

Cricuts "Wild Card"

Cricuts Design Studio

and glitter glue

Graduation Card

Graduation time.  At our house we are busy getting ready for our oldest child to graduate from High School.  It is a busy time for us.  I stopped long enough to get this card together.  My son's school colors are orange and black because they are "Tigers"

I used:

Cricut's "Wild Card"

Cuttlebug's "Congrats" embossing folder

gold small brads

Father's Day Card

Now that Mother's day is over it is time to start focussing on male cards for the Dads in our lives.  I always struggle with male cards.  I have 3 brothers, a dad, husband, son and nephews that I try to remember on their special days.  I think that one of the dads in my life will like this card.

I used:

StampinUp! "Totally Tools" and "Power Up"

silver screw heads

"Prince Henry" Scrapbook page

Last year in the 5th grade, my daughter had to do a presentation on Prince Henry the Navigator.  We borrowed a pirate's coat and hat (made by my darling friend, Meredith) and added some embellishments.  My daughter transformed into Prince Henry.  I love that the teacher did this.  What a great way for the students to learn!
I used:

• Cricut's "Going Places"
• Cricut's "Doodletype"

Graduation Card Box

My son will be graduating from High School in June.  Traditionally in our family we have a party and have a card box.  The box is for guest to put their cards in so that we do not misplace them during the party. I started creating a box on my own but then I was at the "Dollar Tree" and I found this box for $1.00.  I brought it home and made the sign and TA DA......a card box.  Believe me, this box is much better than what I was creating.

I used:

• Cricut "Accent Essentials"
• Cricut "Plantin SchoolBook"
• Cricut "Wild Card"
• gold glitter glue

Happy Birthday Tracy!

Another Birthday for a great friend.  I love this stamp set so much I thought I would make six of them for her to use as she wished. 
I used:

• "Spots & Dots" embossing folder by Cuddlebug
• "Wisecracks" by StampinUp!
• rhinestones.

Happy Birthday Meredith!

One of my favorite followers and best friends had a birthday so I made her a card and bought some chocolate to celebrate the occasion.  My friends and I don't usually exchange gifts, but I thought she would love the card and the chocolate.  I just wanted to make sure she had a balanced diet.....LOL!

I used:

• "Wisecracks" stamp from StampinUp!
• "Spots & Dots" embossing folder from Cuddlebug
• Shear pink ribbon
• 3 rhinestones

Sympathy Card

Once again another sympathy card.  I made this for my children's orthodontist's family.  It is hard to tell from this picture but there is dry embossing and powder embossing. 

I used:

• "In Sympathy" stamp by Heartfelt Creations
• "Lovely as a Tree" from StampinUp!
• "Bird & Swirls" from Cuttlebug
• Light grey ribbon
• grey and green card stock

Natural Resource Award

My son goes to school at a Science Center for 1/2 of his school day.  He does many things there that are worth praising.  This is just one of those events.  Once again no frills.......

I used:

• Cricut's "George and Basic Shapes"
• Cricut's "Camp Out"

Father and Daughter Bonding

This was a special event for my husband and daughter.  My husband is a serious hunter and he has been taking our children with him for years.  I just had to document this special event.  I keep a seperate scrapbook for all of his hunting pictures.  I do them in 8 1/2 x 11.  He likes them very plain and to the point.  You will notice there are no frills to this page.....this is exactly how he likes it. 

Lyssa

I have been asked to do more scrapbooking layouts

I started out as a scrap booker.  Twelve years ago my daughter was baptized and I had all of these beautiful pictures that I wanted to show off of her special day.  So I went to Michaels and got a few pre-fab pages and next thing I knew I was hooked.  It started simple with me spending about $20.00 a month on supplies.  I used our dinning room table to do my work.  Soon I out grew the dining room so my hubby and I put in a nice computer hutch in his office.  Well this was fine when he was not in there working.  But the room was just too small for the two of us together.   So, we finally made the big decision to turn the guest room into my craft room. 
Up until that point I was just a scrapper.  But, a friend got me hooked on cards and now it seems like I am always doing cards and I need to spend more time on scrapping.  So, I am making a commitment to myself to scrap more.  My kids, although they are 12 and 18, still like to look through the scrap books.  I need to stay on top of this for them.  Also, my daughter enjoys doing pages with me.  So I am recommitting myself.  So stay tuned for more Scrapping!

Mothers Day card

It is time to start thinking of Mother's Day!  I have a couple of Mother's Day cards to make so I thought I would get a head start.  This stamp is one of my favorites.  It looks good embossed or just in black ink, colored in or not.....It is truely a classy stamp just perfect for a deserving mom.

I used:

• Pink Rhinestones
• Cuddlebug "Swiss Dots" and "Textile"
• "Happy Everything" stamp by Inkadinkado
• Ribbon is "Dashes, Dots and Checks" from Michaels
• "Rose and Petal" stamp from Hampton Art Stamp

Kids back in School

The kids are back in school and I have household chores to do.  I was just wondering why they make self cleaning ovens but not self cleaning showers.....aughhhhhh.  Oh well, by sitting here on the computer I am just putting off cleaning it.  I am going in...wish me luck!

Easter Bag 2

I also made this bag before Spring Break. 

• Cricut's DoodleCharm and Plantin Schoolbook
• Cuttlebug
• Li'l Davis Designs Periwinkle Ribbon
• Sparkles glitter glue
• Studio G glitter glue
• Stampin'Up! chalks

Have a wonderful Easter

Easter Bag 1

Hi every one and Happy Easter to you!  I have had a very busy week as I am sure you have too.  With the kids off and taking a mini vacation in Bellingham and Seattle I have had very little time to myself and to craft.  Luckly, I did this bag before Spring break.  I wish you all well :)

• Cricut's Doodle Charm for bunny and flowers
• Studio G glitter glue
• yellow ribbon
• large gold brad
• Callipen Black 1.8
• "Google Eyes"
• Stampin'Up! pastel chalks

St. Paddy's Day

Saint Patrick's Day!

Although there isn't any Irish blood in our family we still like to celebrate the day.  What I mean by celebrate is prepare all the foods that we love to eat on St. Patrick's Day.  So, I made corned beef and cabbage because we all like that.  But as a twist I made a green pudding pie for a snack later tonight.  We will see how that goes over with the family.

I had time to do this one card with my idea of a 4 leaf clover.  I hope you like it!

I used:

• Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots"
• Sizzix "Large Dots"
• Green Crystal sticker
• White shear ribbon
• "Good Luck" from StampinUp's Fundamental Phrases

Busy Sunday!

No crafting today unfortunately.  Lots of moss in my yard that has to be cleaned up before we can put more grass seed down.  I am trying to improve my lawn because in June my son is graduating and we will be having family come for the big event.  I want everything to look nice.  Well, easier said then done.  It is not so easy to dig this stuff up when it is mixed in with good grass and we have such a large area that needs to be done.  I usually like working in the yard but this was no fun at all.  I also spent time paying bills and going over some lesson plans with a friend that is working on her masters in teaching.  So, it was a busy day with no crafting.  Hopefully I will be back to crafting soon!

New Home Card

My fantastic Hair Stylist just bought her first home.  I see her on Monday so I thought I would make her a card.  All diminsions are set on 5 1/2 inches on the Cricut

I used:

• Cricut "Wild Card" house and envelope
• Cuttlebug "Swiss dots, Forest Branches, Tiny Bubbles and Tiny Mosaic"
• Jim Holtz distress ink
• Kelly Panacci paper

Thinking of you card

Okay, I must confess.  Have you ever found a ribbon that you loved and you knew that you had to do a project with it?  Well.....that is what happened here.  I love the way that purple and green look together too. 

I used:

• Rhinestone stickers
• "Pearls" by Kaisercraft
• StazOn Black ink
• Cuttlebug "Stylized Flowers
• ribbon from Michaels

Father's Day Card

I am always....and I do mean always looking for ideas for male cards.  I have many males in my life and they like home made cards just as much as the ladies.  So this is one of my male cards for Father's day.  Let me know what you think!

I used:

• "Bird Call" Cuttlebug
• "Happy Everything" stamp from  Indadindado
• square silver brad
• tan embossing string
• green and tan card stock
• "Autum Terracotta" ink from Close to my Heart

Cards from old blog

Some cards from my old blog.  If you have any questions about what I used please let me know and I will get back to you.  Thanks

Oh Boy, this blog thing has not been as easy as I thought

I have had to switch blogs because I got a virus.   I don't know how it happened but it did.  Thanks for sticking with me and sorry for the difficulties.  So I am going to give it another try.  Starting tomorrow I will be transferring over my old stuff and posting new stuff.  Thanks for hanging in there <3