Dreaming Tree Free Mushroom Slider Box for Bitten By the Bug 2

Good morning, it's time once again for the Bitten By the Bug 2.  This week's challenge is to make a box or bag.  I created the same box in two different sizes.  This is a FREE Dreaming Tree cut!  I began with the size at which the file uploaded.  I decided it a big too big for my gift, so I created a smaller version for a necklace I made for a friend.

I used exactly the same papers on both boxes,  the only difference are the red pearls/gems in the corners of the box.  The boxes were very easy to assemble.  I would suggest have a few paper clips to hold the box corners together while the glue dries.  

Here is the tiny box with the gift necklace.

SVG file:  FREE Dreaming Tree Mushroom Slider Box

misc card stock including Distress Coordinations and Swiss Dot

necklace:

Craft Fantastic glass and bezel

brass ball and chain

Tim Holtz fastener

Canon printer

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/04/welcome-everyone-are-you-ready-for-our.html until 4/28x

Don't forget to play along for the next couple of weeks at Bitten By the Bug 2.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Alicia

Happy Camping: Karen Burniston dies with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello, today I am providing my inspiration for the latest sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  I recently acquired the Karen Burniston Camping Charms and Tent Pop Up dies from Dies R Us.  I was so excited to pair them with this neat Cosmo Cricket S'more Love paper.

Here is this week's sketch.

Here is a close up of my die cutting.  These s'mores are so adorable!  It was 3 layers but went together very quickly.  Frankly, I spent a lot more time die cutting the words multiple times, adhering the layers together with liquid glue and finally heat embossing with clear embossing powder.

My second card uses the same paper stack and die sets just a little different take. 

 I used the same s'more stick for a branch to hang my fish on.  The fish began as white die cuts.  I used three different color chalking inks to create an easy but interesting fish color. 

Ingredients:

Karen Burniston Word Set 6 Summer and Camping Charms

Cosmo Cricket S'more Love 8x8 paper stack

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks

Wow Clear embossing powder

misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2019/04/cic467-stamplorations-and-double.html until 4/12x

(I hope the fish qualify as "woodland"  Suzanne at DTC seemed to think they would)

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-25-with-cupcake-inspiration.html until 4/14x

http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-118-anything-goes-using-dies.html until 4/14x

http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2019/04/april-2019-challenge-march-winners.html until 4/25x

https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/04/welcome-everyone-are-you-ready-for-our.html until 4/28x

https://scrapfromyourheart.blogspot.com/2019/04/utfordring-32-bruk-dies-use-dies.html until 4/29x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2019/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-april.html until 4/30x

Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week!

Thanks

Alicia

Hermione Granger Wanderful Day card

I was commission to create a Hermione card with my super cool dies and stamps I have collected.  I spent some time coloring Hermione  and stamped and embossed her face after most of the coloring.  I inked all the edges, distressed most and inked them again for a very Potteresque feel. 

I scored this Harry Potter stationary at the thrift store.  I used it and the Hogwart's uniform for a color palette.  I stamped and embossed the Hogwart's flag.  Dobby was stamped using Distress ink on a thin medium, almost like glassine.  I am not sure when or where it came from it was just in my off white/ivory stash.  I think it turned out pretty cool.

I stamped the sentiment on a die cut inside the card.  I used a larger card base from a bulk Recollections pack.  The sentiment from Scrappy Moms is perfect!

Ingredients:

Character World Harry Potter Hermione Granger dies and Harry Potter Icon Stamps

Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Oval die

Spellbinders Large Deckeled Rectangle dies

Scrappy Moms Fan-tastic stamped sentiment

Colorbox Black pigment ink

Wow Clear embossing powder

Distress Stormy Sky ink

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink Midnight Confessions

Creative Memories paper

alcohol markers

Recollections card base

misc papers and card stock 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/crazy4challenges-c4c476.html until 3/29

http://modsquadchallenge.com/one-or-more-die-cut/ until 3/25x

http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-117-one-for-ladies.html until 3/28x

https://mycraftingcorner-jo.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-2-lovely-ladies.html until 3/31x

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Alicia

Cricut Easter Challenge at Bitten By the Bug 2

Good day friends.  Today I have a couple of different bunny cards for the Bitten By the Bug 2 Easter challenge starting today.  I love playing with bunnies because you know how quickly they multiply?  This is a forewarning, you may see more bunny cards on my blog soon.  

For now I have this simple but elegant card made with the Simple Holiday Cards cartridge.  The metallic pink paper is some of which I purchased a 25 count pack many moons ago.  It is from DCWV and white on the reverse, perfect for a Cricut card, you just have to be sure not to cut on the corner with the UPC...believe me I learn from my mistakes.

To dress up this card I added some pearls to the flourishes.  I also added a twine boy on my bunny's neck.  I liked how the printed paper worked so well with the textured metallic card stock, it turned out elegant. I also used the scrap pieces to line the envelope for the final touch.

This card uses Simple Holiday Cards

DCWV card stock

Little Yellow Bicycle Vintage Summer 6x6 paper

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink

pearls and twine

I used the same metallic card stock for this card.  Pairing it with purple gives it an entirely different look.  My Cricut Explore Air did not want to place both of these cards on the same mat.  I simply moved the second card on the second mat to the far rights and ran the mat through for the next cut.  Therefore, getting full use of the 12x12 paper and that pesky UPC is on the back of this bunny which was cut using the Folk Art cart.

I added a few pearls to this card and used some manual die cuts for matting. The card is cut from Close to My Heart Artfully Sent.

I did line the back of the sentiment with the same light pink paper as the bunny's bow.    I didn't embellish this one too much on the inside a simple teardrop pearl on the bow.

This card uses Close to My Heart Artfully Sent and Folk Art.

Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Elements Dies Lacey Ovals

Creative Memories and DCWV card stock and papers

Quick Quotes Plum Crazy Powderpuff Chalking inks

pearls

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-92-march-hares-or-rabbits.html until 3/26x

https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-506-21st-of-march-springeaster.html until 3/27x

https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/classic-dt-open-challenge-for-march-3.html until 3/27x

https://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-2019-challenge.html until 3/29x

https://animalfriendschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/72-marz-halbzeit.html until 3/30x

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-41-spring.html until 3/30x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2019/03/morgans-artworld-is-our-sponsor-this.html until 3/31 (4/4)x

http://colormyheartcolordare.blogspot.com/2019/03/color-dare-335-monochromatic-pinks.html until 4/4x

https://creationsinpink.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-8-anything-goes-in-more-pink.html until 4/12x

Thank you so much and don't forget to hop on over and play along with us at Bitten By the Bug 2 over the next two weeks.

Alicia

Creative Imaginations and Whimsical Words for Creativ Fusion

Good morning.  This card was created with this month's Creativ Fusions' Spring challenge in mind.  I had a lot of fun with this old 6x6 stack and matching embellishments from Creative Imaginations.  

This month's Creativ Fusion's challenge is Spring.  The twist is to use one item from each row on the grid below.  I chose to use Butterfly, Script and Oval.

RIBBON or LACE	YELLOW	BUTTERFLY
DAFFODIL	SCRIPT	GREEN
OVAL	BUNNY	GLITTER

Although it looks like the large butterfly is an embellishment it is not.  It is part of the printed paper.  The other butterflies and heart are embellishments.  I roughed up the edges of the background paper and the heart.  I inked all the edges with Quick Quotes chalk to add to the shabby chic feel.

I stamped the sentiment with Distress Oxide ink in Hickory Smoke and mounted and layered in on stitched oval die cuts.  I cut a piece from a pearl flourish to tie the embellishments together.

Ingredients:

Creative Imaginations Beautiful You 6x6 paper and embellishments

Stampin Up Whimsical Words

Distress Oxide Ink Hickory Smoke

Tutti Stitched Nesting Ovals

Want 2 Scrap pearl flourish

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink in Cool Gray

brads and pearl topped pin

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2019/03/one-for-ladiesgirls.html until 3/24x

http://modsquadchallenge.com/one-or-more-die-cut/ until 3/25x

http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-117-one-for-ladies.html until 3/28x

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/for-special-female.html until 3/30x

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-41-spring.html until 3/30x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2019/03/morgans-artworld-is-our-sponsor-this.html until 3/31 (3/4)x

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/223-any-sentiment-except-happy-birthday.html until 4/1x

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-393-mothers-day-or-for-female.html until 4/3

Creativ Fusion's March challenge until 3/31

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Spring is A Buzz! Happy Spring Equinox!

Happy Spring Equinox!  I have created a shaped card using my Cricut Explore Air.  I experimented with some vellum on this one.  I am not exactly how the vellum honeycombs turned out but the vellum envelope is great.  It's so nice to glimpse the lovely card inside.  I also used vellum for the wings which also didn't turn out as planned.  I will try this card again some time with different materials.

Ingredients:

Cricut Creative Everyday Cards 

misc card stock and vellum

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2019/03/shaped-cards-no-square-or-rectangle.html until 3/24x

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-92-going-round-in-circles.html until 3/31x

https://www.ellibellescorner.com/2019/03/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-march.html until 3/31x

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-41-spring.html until 3/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Stampin Up Ahoy! with Quick Quotes Anchors Aweigh and Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Welcome to this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge inspiration.  I have a nautical themed card for you today.  I had so many thoughts about this sketch but it had been a while since I pulled out my nautical embellishments.  I recently acquired these wood pieces and took them out of the package to put them in my scraprack.  I can't be sure of the brand, but I did purchase them at Tuesday Morning.  I inked the edges to blend with the navy in the card.

Here is this week's sketch:

Here is a close up of my rectangles.  I die cut both small and large sets of Spellbinders Label 59 to frame the various nautical stamps and embellishments.

I used Quick Quotes papers mostly from Anchors Aweigh and inked all the edges with Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks in Navy.

Ingredients:

Quick Quotes Anchors Aweigh papers and others

Stampin Up Set Sail and Hello, Sailor

Stampin Up Not Quite Navy Craft ink

Wow!  clear embossing powder

Distress Walnut Stain

Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Banners

Our Daily Bread Designs Double Stitched Circles

Spellbinders Labels 59 Large and Small sets

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink Navy

wood embellishments

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-125-to-die-for.html until 3/24x

https://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/classic-dt-open-challenge-for-march-3.html until 3/27x

http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-bit-more-time-to-craft-challenge-88.html until 3/29x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2019/03/morgans-artworld-is-our-sponsor-this.html until 3/31 (2/4)x

https://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-18-30-for-men-and-boys.html until 3/31

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2019/03/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-march.html until 3/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to play along at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week.

Alicia

Creativ Fusion March Guest Designer

This month I was invited to be a guest designer for the Creativ Fusion's March Challenge Spring.  I was provided a choice of images from this month's sponsor CoraBen Designs.  I found a great combination of products to fit the bill.

In addition to the theme of Spring, use the grid below and chose one item from each row.

RIBBON or LACE	YELLOW	BUTTERFLY
DAFFODIL	SCRIPT	GREEN
OVAL	BUNNY	GLITTER

I used ribbon, script and glitter.  It's a little hard to see the glitter but I added a layer of Wink Of Stella Clear on top of the CoraBen Desings peacock.

Ingredients:

CoraBen Peacock Deisgns

Spellbinders Label Four

Tim Holtz French Script embossing folder

Recollections satin ribbon

Peacock feather stickers

misc card stock

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to play along at Creativ Fusion this month.

Alicia