Giggling with Dad!

Good Morning!

This is Jen, with 3 Cats and a Bug.

Thank you again Pam for asking me to join your amazingly talented Design Team!!

For today's layout, I used a sketch from Boys Rule.

I used 2 cricut cartridges on this layout, Lovely Floral and Picturesque.
I started out with a 12 x 12 piece of blue cardstock. Then I cut a dark blue piece at 10.5 x 10.5 and then a patterned paper at 10.25 x 10.25. I cut a green piece at 6 x 11 and used yellow paper as photo mats cut at 3.25 x 4.75.

 (I love the photos! They are of my youngest son (he's a big guy, 6'5" with huge hands) tickling his son and his reactions. I wish I could capture his belly laugh and the smile on my son's face.)

I cut one set of photo corners from Picturesque at 3 and one at 4. I added glossy accents to them, although I may change them since I didn't care for how they turned out this time.

The stars are 1/2 inch, left over from another project.

The word giggling was cut from Lovely Floral at 2.5. I cut the blue word and then I used my gypsy and cut the dark green word using the hide contour button.

I cut the banner from Lovely Floral as well, using my gypsy again to cut them at 1.75 x .75. I used my white gel pen to add some details to the banner.

I used liquid pearls to add the 8 dots and the dots to the two "i"s.

Please come visit me over at 3 Cats and a Bug.

 Thanks for looking!

Creative*Thoughtful*Dedicated Canvas Wall Hanging

Hi there!  This is Melody again from A Splash Here and There blog.   Thanks again Pam for allowing me to post in your blog ;).   This project is highlighting three of things I love most about my 9 y o DS (there are other things I love about him, of course). 

The project I'm sharing today is a canvas wall hanging, inspired by a file I purchased through the Silhouette Store, and is by Lori Whitlock.   For instructions on how to make the canvas wall hanging, please click on the link as there really wasn't much I could have done to improve on Lori's instructions (thanks Lori!)   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRgnP3cZFA  or go to her blog.  In her video tutorial she made a two-panel wall canvas but she did talk about how to make a three-panel one, which you see I have done here.  I also added some beads to my ribbons in between the panels and on the top.   

For this project, you would need to assemble the canvas pieces and attach the ribbons,  but do NOT attach the front panels yet until you have decorated them.

This project was planned completely using the Silhouette Studio and all die cuts were cut using my Cameo.  I love that I can even color in my pieces to help me plan the colors for my project!  I was even able to import pictures on the Silhouette Studio and size it to fit the frame I was going to use.  Below is a screen shot of I envisioned the pieces to look like with all the layers colored and stacked together. 

And here are the pieces all cut out and some pieces semi assembled.  I used my printer to print the matt for each panel, then sewed them onto the black front panel for added texture.

For the title on each panel, I used the Chopin Script, Fontleroy Brown NF, and the Henry Morgan Hand fonts, already in my computer.  I used the offset feature on the Silhouette Studio to create the shadows for the title. 

Below are closeups of the panels after they have been attached to the front of each canvas.  I used my gel pens for some details and for faux stitching on the titles.  Other embellishments added were metal findings for my son's name, green ribbon, buttons, Card Candis, hemp cord and sticker gems. 

my son loves to draw and color/paint and has such

an active imagination

siblings will fight, but deep down he loves his sister so

much and is very considerate to her, and to others too

there were times he didn't want to go to his tae kwon do classes,

but he never did once told us he wanted to quit.  He finally

got his first degree black belt last year at the age of 8 and wants

to get his second degree black belt. 

We are so very proud of him!

Thanks for letting me share this project with you today and thanks for stopping by! 

~ Melody ~

Simple Things, Small Joys

Hi There!
This is Pam from The BugBytes and Papillon Digital Designs today with you on Shes a SassyLady. Thanks Sheila for having me as a Sassy designer.
School year is coming to and end and holidays are here. It's a busy time isn't it?

Today I have a card to show you.
Recently I got an brother embroidery/sewing machine and decided to try it out. It was a bit intimidating so I chose a one color simple project to start with - a butterfly.
I embroidered this with a stabiliser on a cloth but soon I am going to try it on paper too.

The base of the card is light bluish violet and not white. I used that to make a simple envelope from scratch too. The paper flower , paper butterflies and envelope edge punching are from Ek success punch and Martha Stewart punches.

The sentiment on the inside of the card is from paper trey ink.

Simple Simple card.
Hope you liked it.
Thanks for reading and thanks Sheila for having me here on your blog.

Onesie baby shower invitation

Good morning!   I hope everyone is enjoying their long holiday weekend, this is Kimberli from Kimberli's Creations with a fun post for you today!

My best friend asked me to make the invitations for her sister's baby shower this summer, we talked about a lot of different ideas and this is what I came up with!  She won't know next week what sex the baby is, my guess is girl-not sure why, but that's what my gut says ;-), so I opted to make a girl invitation as a mock one until we know for sure!

First, I welded together a couple of onesies from B is for Boy lite Cricut cart, using my Gypsy, then cut another one separate to use as the front...

Here they are cut...I apologize in advance for the poor lighting in my pictures, its currently 11:30p here, so no natural light to work with but the middle of the night is my only time to scrap these days!

The card base...

The front that will be adhered to the base...I used a stack from K&Company, Itsy Bitsy Baby Girl, for the patterned paper and some pink cardstock from my stash for the card base.

Then I used pale yellow/white twine from The Twinery, tied a bow and attached the patterned paper to the card base.  

I wasn't sure where to stamp the sentiment, so I decided to use the oval that was cut from the middle of welding the card base together, stamp the sentiment on it and attach it to the front - talk about using everything and having little waste!  :-)  

The duck I cut also using B is for Boy cricut cart and I inked everything using my chalk inks from Quick Quotes.  

The sentiment stamps I used, inside and out, are from My Pink Stamper 'Sweet Baby' set.

I'm still not sure I like the inside, I need to talk to my friend and see what she thinks - but I may add a piece of patterned paper in there somehow and stamp on that, instead of directly on the card base, but here's what I did for now...

Here's the outside all put together, I love how it came together - I hope my friend likes it as much as I do!

Thanks for stopping by!!  Happy Memorial Day!

Wordbooks are Wonderful!

Hi! This is Jeannie from NonnasScraps. I am so excited to be guest designer at BugBytes today! Thanks for having me, Pam!

Wordbooks are wonderful! They help me organize a few pictures into a themed mini-album that I can keep or duplicate for a gift. Using the soft-wares available today make this project or versatile---any size or any word can be added. May I share my way with you? 

TTF Applause

Lettering Delights: Flip Flop paper

Lettering Delights SVG sets: Summer treats, Soak up the sun

Glitter pens

1" clip book rings (from office supply stores)

2 pieces of 12" square paper

Assorted papers for mats

Assorted pieces of ribbon (3 per ring, cut into 6" strips)

Make the Cut or similar software with basic shapes

Assorted glues

Let's make a wordbook together! To get you started, you can download the basic wordbook here:

MTC

SVG

***Note***

I cut the pages twice and glued them together for extra stability. If you are using a patterned/textured paper mirror one set of pages. 

Thanks for sharing part of your day with me! I hope to visit again very soon...

Hunger Games Board

Hey Everyone,
LisaB from Rather B Scrappin

Last month I showed you guys a key chain I made for the Hunger Games. Well I was searching online for Hunger Game Party Ideas for a friend who is putting together the party for her daughter. I cam across this blanket and thought I could do this in a poster style.

I used both the Cricut and the Cameo to come up with my own style of this blanket. I love how it turned out. 

Jump start on Father's Day

Hi Everyone,

Michelle here from Lady of Leisure Ink - thank you Pam for letting me come and play in your 'space'.  My project today was done to help me get a jump start on Father's Day, but could just as well be used for any occasion for one of the guys.

This project is cut with my Silhouette Cameo, and is from an SVG kit called "All About Dad" available from SVG Cuts.  The designer of these files gives great instructions for putting these projects together - they really were easy peasy :)

I love 'shaped' cards, and as soon as I got this file knew I had to make this card.  One of the things I did to this file was run the vest through my Sizzix machine with an embossing folder.  This folder is made by Stampin' Up and is called 'Square Lattice'.  This is where I had a 'happy accident' - I didn't put the vest all the way into the folder and so the bottom piece did not get embossed.  So I decided to use my scoring board and bone folder to make the bottom look like a 'knitted rib' effect.

Next came the tie-shaped box, it came together really quickly and would be a fun holder for some candy/nuts or maybe a cigar.

I finished off with some matching envelopes, and my project is ready to go.

So I hope I have given you a little inspiration today for a 'manly project', or a jump start on Father's Day. Until next time.

Michelle

Good morning and Happy Wednesday! This is Beatriz from Amazing Grace and it's my turn again to design for The Bug Bytes. I just got a new cricut cartridge called Over the hill and had to use it right away.  I made a birthday layout and used papers from the pretty Vintage Marketplace Collection from BBP.

Here is the recipe:
"Aged to perfection" is on page 21, size 4"
"Happy Birthday" is on page 20 , size 3"
"Cake" is on page 15, size 5"
I stickled, outlined some of the letters, added some flowers and voila!

Hope you enjoyed this layout. Thank you Pam for having me once again! Have a great and blessed day!

Teacher Thank You Cards

It is that time of the school year again to say thanks to our teachers!!

Lori here from ScrappinMyStressAway and I am so excited to be here on The Bug Bytes today!  

I dusted off my Cricut Imagine and created a couple of cards.

I started out with Imagine More Cards and found Thanks a latte for the art teacher who loves coffee and has let me volunteer in kindergarten art this year!  I found Un-FROG-gettable for Tanner's teacher who had a class full of bug and frog loving boys!

I used this new tape from Recollections to create a background for my latte card.  This is like tissue paper tape and it comes three different rolls to a pack.  It is fun and easy to work with.  I just trimmed off the edges.

I pop-dotted my images on the card bases I made to fit the images.  I used an orange cardstock to mat my frog image.  I added some stickles and some Glossy Accents (to the coffee cup) to add a little sparkle.

Not only am I grateful for my son's teachers, but I am also grateful for Pam for letting me Guest Design on her blog once a month!!!

Simply B

Good Morning, Today I'm sharing with you a card I made with a SimplyB stamp. It's the first time I've coloured hair blue.

I chose grungy paper as I thought that's the type of feel she had.

Here is a close up of the Image. I think I could colour her in in lots of different ways.

Here are the copics I used.

I hope you liked this card. Thanks Pam for having me today.

Kelly x
Kams Crafty Place