Monday, September 28, 2009

GRAPHICALLY SPEAKING....PRICELESS CHALLENGE AND HOP

Hello everyone....are you ready to go BUG BLOG HOPPING....well put your HOPPING SHOES on cause it is the BBTB end of the month BLOG HOP.....and we have lots of designers in on the HOP this week.................BUT before we get to that...I guess you wanta know what the challenge is for this week.......Well we are using the PRICELESS cut from the GRAPHICALLY SPEAKING cartridge....I know I have said this before, but GRAPHICALLY SPEAKING is another one of my favorite cartridges...it is a sure must for your cartridge collection.....

The girls did an amazing job this week with their projects....each and everyone of them is YUMMY, STUNNING, ADORABLE, AWESOME AND so much more....Feast your eyes on these awesome projects and then be sure to click on each of the girls that are doing the hop this week at the bottom...remember if you are lucky enough to own this cartridge...be sure to play along and add your link to the McKlinky below...........

Also the winner of the last contest sponsored by the Fabulous PEGGY LOVES VINTAGE will be announced by Wednesday....in the mean time be sure to check out her shop here.

Design Team Projects:

Susan Edwards


Sandi Kelly


Jennifer Wuthrich


Dianne Strohfus


Krista Norman


Regina Easter


Heather Binnie


DeeDee Campbell


Shelly Bobrowski


Penny Shuberg


Heather Bares


Carole Lowe Beath


Sharon Caudle


Michele Kovack


Donna Mundinger


Carla Peicheff

Here is the list of all of the girls that are in on the BUG HOP...be sure to visit EACH designer...If you get stuck in the hop, you can always come back to this list to see who to hop to next...HAVE FUN AND HAPPY BUG HOPPING

Regina Easter
Sharon Caudle
Shelly Bobrowski
Sandi Kelly
Krista Norman
DeeDee Campbell
Donna Mundinger
Heather Binnie
Carla Peicheff
Carole Lowe Beath
Michele Kovack
Penny Shuberg
Jennifer Wuthrich

Sunday, September 20, 2009

CAMP OUT......DRAGONFLY CHALLENGE....

I know summer is just about done and most people at least with children are done with camping for the year.......but I had to give out a challenge using the CAMP OUT cartridge anyways...THE DRAGONFLY.....I bet alot of you didn't even notice this cute little cut...A dragonfly is one of those insect just like the butterfly that you can make it all pretty and use it on just ANY project....the designers this week were asked to use the DRAGONFLY from the CAMP OUT cartridge, BUT the wings on the dragonfly had to be in polk a dots................so if you are up for the challenge, please do play along...add your project to the McKlinky below.

Also just in case you might not have noticed, The BBTB did start a new contest last week and we have an AWESOME PRIZE for ya....see this link here...........FUN FUN FUN STUFF

Okay check out what these stunning, ever so TALENTED ladies did with this cut.

Design Team Projects:

Rene Stamps - Thank you


DeeDee Campbell - Bless your heart


Sharon Caudle - When I count my blessings


Heather Binnie - Just a Note


Jennifer Wuthrich - I Appreciate You


Regina Easter - it's a girl


Carole Lowe Beath - you make me smile


Shelly Bobrowski


Laura Davis - WHAT MEANS THE MOST


Donna Mundinger

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

TIME FOR ANOTHER FUN CONTEST.......................

We have the honor of having PEGGY LOVES VINTAGE sponsor the BBTB
again for our next contest..(aren't we lucky)........You might remember Peggy sells some of the most ADORABLE vintage images and yes yes yes, you will get the opportunity to work with one of her images in your contest entry.....BUT first before you read the details of the contest, hop on over and read all about PEGGY here at this link........

Okay here are the details for this contest and it will surly be fun.......TAKE A LOOK AT THESE 4 ADORABLE IMAGES ....these are just a tiny sample of some of her amazing images.




AREN'T these the CUTEST ever.....OMG OMG OMG.....

Well for this contest you get to use these images in a project or two....

....DETAILS.. DETAILS.. DETAILS.. DETAILS.......

..Create a project..of your choice..using one or more of the images above.
..Use at least one cricut cut from ANY of the many cartridges.
..Only two entries per person allowed.
..International craftors are welcome.
..Previous BBTB winners are welcome to enter.
..Deadline September 26th...at midnight...pacific time
..Link your project in the McKlinky below...(make sure your link goes directly to your project or it will not qualify)...

..SO WHAT IS THE DARN PRIZE..

Well we will have 2 winners....2 very lucky people will be able to choose any 3 sets from these two links:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6299003&section_id=6125074

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6299003&section_id=6250391

Each set contains 6 to 7 images....for a total of about 18 to 21 images in total.
this is totally fabulous, especially with the holidays coming up..

Now if ya need a little inspiration to get ya started, two of our very own BBTB designers also design for PEGGY....
Sharon Caudle and DeeDee Campbell
You can view some of their adorable work using PEGGYS images here:

Sharon's work
DeeDee's work

Monday, September 14, 2009

LOCKER TALKER.....DESK CHALLENGE

Hello everyone..........this week I decided to issue a challenge that had to do with SCHOOL...pretty much everyone is back in school by now....so what is the one thing that you will find in just about EVERY CLASSROOM.....a DESK...Provo Craft is so amazing, you can find just about any cut you need in one of their many many many cartridges......have ya seen some of the new ones...Wowzer....okay let me get back on track here....the designers this week were asked to use the DESK from the Locker talker cartridge.....cute cute cute cute cute....I am always so amazed to see how different everyone uses the assigned cuts.....

If ya happen to have this cartridge, please do play along with us....we would love to see your take on this cute little desk....(just add your link to your project in the MCKLINKY below)....

Here is a whole LOT OF.....inspiration for ya, from the team:

Designer Projects:


Sandi Kelly


Kazan Clark - think big


Jennifer Wuthrich - thanks


Penny Shuberg - off to school


Donna Mundinger - for my teacher


Mavina Vazquez - I am so proud of you


DeeDee Campbell - thinking of you



Sunday, September 6, 2009

POOH AND FRIENDS...PRESENT CHALLENGE....

Got a birthday coming up that you need to do a card for....or maybe someone you know is having a birthday close to HALLOWEEN....whatever the case may be, this week you will surely leave with some YUMMY ideas.....This week the designers were asked to use the PRESENT from the POOH AND FRIENDS cartridge....As I am sure you know most of the Cricut Cartridges have many different cuts on them that may or may not have anything to do with the title of the cartridge...The POOH AND FRIENDS cartridge has many fun extras on it....This cute little cut is PERFECT for Christmas cards as well...we have a design that covers that as well.....

Please do remember to play along if you have the cartridge..we love to see our readers take on the weekly challenges....just add the link to your post in the McKlinky below...

Designer Projects:

Sharon Caudle - Thanks Teacher


Teri Berrios - Celebrate


Carole Lowe Beath - thank u


Heather Bares - Happy Birthday


Marina Vazquez - Happy Birthday


Heather Binnie 6


Enfys Cashmore - Happy Birthday


Regina Easter - Happy Birthday


Sandi Kelly - I didn't do it..


Donna Mundinger


Shelly Bobrowski - Just because...


DeeDee Campbell - Happy Birthday


Susan Edwards - Season's Greetings