Challenge #12 -Triple Whammy

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This week, we are trying out a new format. As the new design team gets settled in over the next couple of weeks, Just Buggin' will be transitioning to a DAILY INSPIRATION format!!! Of course we will still have our weekly challenge every Wednesday, but every day, we hope to inspire you with more great projects brought to you from our lovely design team.

This week's challenge is all about the die cuts!

Challenge 12 -Triple Whammy -use at least 3 Cricut die cuts on your project!!

Here is my sample project for today. I used a sketch from Scrapsketch for my design.

Both sets of alphabets are from the Cricut Simply Sweet cartridge. The big circle is from the Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge.
Samantha's TIP: Use Cricut die cut alphabets in a variety of fonts to make your title!

This project was designed my Lori C:

Cartridge Used: Home Accents
Any special tips: Use your Cricut to cut vinyl and adhere it to an inked tile for a custom home decor piece!


Be sure to check back every day to see even more awesome projects!!!

To enter this challenge, add a direct link to your project into Mr. Linky below. Entries are due by Wednesday November 25th by Midnight EST! Next Thursday, I will pick showcase the winner and top 3 picks!



Happy Crafting,

Friday Inspiration

TGIF!! I hope you have a great start to your weekend!

Here are some DT projects for you today :O)

Here is a goody bag made by Lisa:

Cartridges Used: Joys of the Season, Tags, Bags, Boxes and More
Lisa's Tip: When you are putting ribbon as a handle glue a piece of cardstock to the ribbon to make it stand up.

Here is a lovely card by Mindy:

Cartridges Used: Paisley and home accents (branch)
Mindy's Tip: Don't be afraid to use patterned paper on your diecuts. It can really give them some added pizazz.


And here is an awesome school themed scrapbook layout made by Kandi:

Cartridges Used: George, Locker Talk
Kandi's Tip: Dress up your die cuts with coordinating patterned papers used on your layout for a little pop!


To play along with this week's Triple Whammy challenge #12, click here!


Happy Crafting,

Thursday Inspiration

Happy Thursday everyone!

Today, Robin W is sharing a beautiful LO:
Cartridges Used: Home Decor (Flourishes & Bird), Calligraphy Collection & Sans Serif (Title)
Robin's Tips: Mixing different fonts for your title can add an interesting touch to your scrapbook layouts. Also, layering different size & color flourishes can add more dimension to your projects.


Here is one from me:
Cartridge Used: Paisley (for the "good times" & shadow and frog)
Samantha's Tip: the shadow feature is a great way to make your die cuts pop off the page.


To play along with this week's Triple Whammy challenge (#12), click here!


Happy Crafting,

Challenge #11 -Into the Wild

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This week, we are trying out a new format. As the new design team gets settled in over the next couple of weeks, Just Buggin' will be transitioning to a DAILY INSPIRATION format!!! Of course we will still have our weekly challenge every Wednesday, but every day, we hope to inspire you with more great projects brought to you from our lovely design team.

I will leave the Challenge post at the top of the blog so you can easily find the challenge for the week and then everyday our designers will have some more great projects to inspire you. If you aren't yet a follower, I encourage you to become one so you don't miss out on any of the great projects, tips, and tricks we have in store for you!!

Here is this week's challenge:

Challenge #11: Create a project with an animal Cricut die cut! If you don't have a cartridge with an animal die cut, make up your own animal, think google eyes!!

Here is my sample project:
This little basket was made using the Cricut Sweet Treats cartridge that is a brand new cartridge coming out!! The little doggie is from the Cricut Paper Pups cartridge!
Samantha's Tip: For WOW party favors, make a cute little basket filled with candy and everyone will be impressed! This project would be perfect for a child's birthday party.


And here is a project brought to you by Sammye Jo:

Sammye Jo used the New Arrivals cartridge to create this awesome candy jar!
Sammye Jo's Tip: The tag/circle option on New Arrival is great for cutting from vinyl and putting on a glass jar full of bright candy! Add some vibrant ribbon for a cute & simple gift!


Be sure to check back every day to see even more awesome projects!!!

To enter this challenge, add a direct link to your project into Mr. Linky below. Entries are due by Wednesday November 18th by Midnight EST! Next Thursday, I will pick showcase the winner and top 3 picks!




Happy Crafting,

Wednesday Inspiration

Happy Wednesday!! Later today I will have a new challenge for you, but I have two last Into the Wild projects to share with you!

Here is a project designed by our DT member Lisa:

Cartridges Used: George (circles, squares for hat, flowers for feet), Alphalious (scallops)
TIP: Think outside the box and use basic shapes to create your own animals!


And here is a second project from design member Lori C:

Cartridges Used: Walk in my Garden
TIP: For a special effect, use a shaped card.

To play along with this week's Into the Wild challenge, click here! You have until Midnight tonight to enter the challenge :O)


Happy Crafting,

Tuesday Inspiration

Happy Tuesday everyone!! Are you ready for your daily inspiration??

This project was made by DT Member Karen:

Cartridges Used: Home Decor
Karen's Tip: Add the die cuts and decoration to your memories box lid before you assemble so you get to work on a flat surface.


DT Member Michelle made this gift card holder:

Cartridges Used: Accent Essentials and Doodlecharms
Michelle's Tip: Mix and match cuts, just because cuts weren't designed to go together, doesn't mean that you can't make them go together! Also, add dimension whenever you can, pom poms and glitter can really liven up a die cut!


Remember you have until Wednesday to get your projects in for the Into the Wild Challenge #11! Can't wait to see what you create.

Happy Crafting,

Monday Inspiration

I hope everyone is having a great Monday! To start out the work week, here is another project to enjoy!

Here is a project by DT member Marti:


Cartridge Used: Animal Kingdom
Mmarti's Tip: When you want to stamp a face cut using the blackout feature and cut regular. then trim the head off of one (either one) and layer them. this way you will still have the detail cuts on the rest of the body but not on the face area.


Here is another project that I made :O)


Cartridge Used: Paper Pups
Samantha's Tip: The cricut makes for beautiful decorations for cupcakes. When you add decorations to your party foods, it adds a very personal touch.


Have a great day and I hope you will use your Cricut!

Happy Crafting,

Sunday Projects

Happy Sunday everyone!! Here are some beautiful projects to keep you inspired!

Here is a project brought to you by DT member Lori C:

Cartridge Used: Joys Of The Season
Lori's Tip: Body of polar bear is stamped with a winter flourish and then flocked with white crushed velvet flocking for extra detail.


Here is a project from our DT member Hope:

Cartridges Used: ZooBalloo, Paper Dolls Dress UP for grass, Cuttin Up for thinking cloud
Hope's tip: I cut the grass out twice putting one piece behind the Zebra and some in front to make it appear that the Zebra is standing in some grass. I also cut some of the white at the bottom of the legs so the black would show thru as the hoofs.

Here is a project made by our DT member Robin R:

Cartridges Used:Animal Kingdom
Robin R's Tip: Used the Big Shot to add texture and sponging to show dimension. The word day was printed with my computer. Sometimes we all just need a "cheer me up" card.


I hope these projects will inspire you!!

Happy Crafting,

Saturday Animal Cuteness

Happy Saturday everyone!!

Today our designers have two projects to share for you.


Here is a lovely project by our designer, Dawn:

Cartridges Used: Winter Woodland, Camp Out EDPD and George
Dawn's Tip: I added some glitter to the trees, roof top and ground for snow.


And here is a beautiful summery project by Stephanie H:
Cartridges Used: Graphically Speaking
Stephanie's Tip: Add some glitter glue to your die cuts to give them more flair.


I hope these projects will inspire you to create an animal themed project for this week's challenge. Can't wait to see what you make!!

Check back tomorrow for your Sunday inspiration :O)

Happy Crafting,

Friday Inspiration

Happy Friday everyone! Today we have even more projects to help inspire you!

Today's first project is brought to you by Mindy:

Cartridge used: Paisley
TIP: Alternate between textured cardstock and smooth cardstock when layering your die cut to add even more texture and dimension.


Our next project for today was made by designer Kandi:

Cartridges Used: Disney Happily Ever After
Kandi's Tip: Make your animals come to life with a little sponging on lighter colors of cardstock, and add fun embellishments like brads, buttons, or ribbon!



I hope you enjoyed our designers fab projects for today. Check back tomorrow for even more animal themed cuteness!!

Happy Crafting,

Winners Challenge #10

I've got some winners to announce!!! :O)

If you didn't look at all the amazing projects, I highly recommend looking at everyone's beautiful projects.

I am going to announce a winner and top 3 for each challenge. There are no prizes, but you get the glory of having your project showcased at Just Buggin AND the cool winners button :O) So winners, don't forget to take your cool new buttons which are at the very bottom of this post!!

The winner of challenge #10 is. . . Jennifer!

For her layout she used Christmas Cheer for the snowflakes and Opposites Attract for the alphas.

And the top 3 picks are (in random order). . .

Sheryl

Sheryl used the A Child's Year cartridge for the snowflakes.

Krissa

Krissa used the Paper Doll Dress Up for the tree.

Linda

Linda used the Joys of the Season cartridge for the snowflake.

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Happy Crafting,

Lynne's Challenge #11 Project

Here is a cute little turkey project by our new designer Lynn:

Cartridges Used: Animal Kingdom for the turkey and StoryBook for the oval cut

Project Tip: Use Google eyes to make your animals come to life!

Happy Crafting,

Robin W's Challenge #11 Entry

Here is a beautiful animal themed project by our new design team member Robin W:

Cartridges Used: Disney Happily Ever After, Storybook, Calligraphy Collection, Sans Serif

Robin's Tip: To add dimension layer die cuts & either use pop dots or don't use adhesive on every spot... just let it "float" on the page!

*This LO was inspired by a sketch by Tina McDonald

Happy Crafting,

Welcome your Design Team!!!

Hello everyone! I have a design team all lined up and I think you are going to love them! I will hopefully have bios and photos of all the teammates to share later in the week, but I had to share the good news with you!!!

MEET THE DESIGNERS

WEEKLY:
*Lori P
*Stephanie H
*Sammye Jo
*Christine
*Lori C
*Lisa
*Marti
*Karen
*Mindy
*Dawn
*Robin R

BI-WEEKLY:
*Michelle
*Lynne
*Robin W
*Hope
*Kandi
*Stephanie A


Happy Crafting,

Winners!! Challenge #9

Everyone's projects were awesome for the Halloween theme challenge!! I was super impressed. If you didn't look at all the amazing projects, I highly recommend looking at everyone's beautiful projects.

I am going to announce a winner and top 3 for each challenge. There are no prizes, but you get the glory of having your project showcased at Just Buggin AND the cool winners button :O) So winners, don't forget to take your cool new buttons which are at the very bottom of this post!!

The winner of challenge #9 is. . . Robin!!!

She made this altered paint can using Calligraphy collection and Doodlecharms!

And the top 3 picks are (in random order). . .

Sammye Jo

Sammye Jo used the Doodlecharms cartridge for the spider.

Hope

Hope also used Doodlecharms.

Ann

Ann used the Hello Kitty Greetings and Paper Doll Dress Up cartridges.

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Happy Crafting,

Challenge #10 -Just Bling it!!

Happy Wednesday everyone! Have I got a challenge for you today!! :O)

Just a reminder: Just Buggin' is having a Design Team call!! Read about the DT Call by clicking here.

Challenge #10: Use glitter or glitter glue on your die cuts. If you do not have glitter, opt for rhinestones, glitter brads, etc. to add bling to your die cuts! As always, at least one Cricut die cut must be used on your project.

You can cover your whole die cut in glitter or just use the glitter as an elegant accent. I want to see your project sparkle :O)

My project sample features a 3D snowflake from the brand new, just released Cricut When It's Cold Outside cartridge. This is a limited edition "mini" cartridge.
I cut the the two pieces of the 3d snowflake at 3.5inches out of Whisper White cardstock and then assembled the snowflake. Next, I covered the snowflake with Stampin' UP's Crystal Effects and then sprinkled Stampin' UP Dazzling Diamonds fine glitter over the entire snowflake.

To enter this challenge, add a direct link to your project into Mr. Linky below. Entries are due by Wednesday November 11th by Midnight EST! Next Thursday, I will pick showcase the winner and top 3 picks!

I can't wait to see what you create!!!
Just Buggin' Challenges Participants

1. Samantha (Creator) 2. irit cohen 3. Sheryl 4. Sheryl 5. Robin Wade 6. Lynne 7. Kandi Phillips 8. Anne

9. Sammye Jo 10. Jenn 11. Ann 12. Krissa Brown 13. Mindy 14. Stephanie Angus 15. Marti 16. Dawn

17. Sammye Jo (Entry 2) 18. Robin 19. Lori 20. Stephanie H 21. Robin Wade (2nd Submission) 22. Hope Jones 23. Linda B

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Winners!! Challenge #8

Sorry for not announcing the winners for Challenge #8 last week. It was a pretty hectic week and it just slipped my mind. In the future, feel free to send me an email and remind me LOL. I will try to get the winners for Challenge #9 posted tomorrow like normal.

I am going to announce a winner and top 3 for each challenge. There are no prizes (unless on a special occasion and I will announce it), but you get the glory of having your project showcased at Just Buggin AND the cool winners button :O) So winners, don't forget to take your cool new buttons which are at the very bottom of this post!!

The winner of challenge #8 is. . . CHRISTINE!!!

She made this beautiful card using the Joys of the Season cartridge!

And the top 3 picks are (in random order). . .

Anne

Anne used the Cricut Wildcard cartridge for the card shape.

Carol

Carol used the Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge for the tree and cat and the Cricut Pooh & Friends cartridge for the Fence and pumpkins.

Terry

Terry used her Gypsy and the Doodlecharms cartridge to design this card.

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Happy Crafting,

Challenge #9 -Something Frightful

Hello Cricut lovers! Today brings us Just Buggin' Challenge #9! Before we get to that. I want to thank everyone for taking the time to submit for the Design Team Call. There is still plenty of time if you want to try out so I hope everyone will give it a shot!! Read about the DT Call by clicking here.

Challenge #9: Create a Halloween or Spooky themed project! As always, your project must include at least one Cricut die cut on it.

Here is my example layout:
My project features cuts from the Cricut Don Juan cartridge (for the title alphas), Life's a Beach cartridge (for the skull with eyepatch and cap), and Storybook cartridge (for the marquee under the skull).

For full layout details: http://thescrapmaster.blogspot.com/2009/10/cousin-of-sparrow-layout-for-cricut.html

To help get you started, there are some Halloween shapes on the following cartridges (not a complete list):
*Paper Doll Dress Up
*Doodle Charms
*Stretch Your Imagination
*Pooh and Friends


To enter this challenge, add a direct link to your project into Mr. Linky below. Entries are due by Wednesday November 4th by Midnight EST! Next Thursday, I will pick showcase the winner and top 3 picks!

Just Buggin' Challenges Participants

1. Samantha (Creator) 2. Suzy 3. Lynne 4. Larelyn 5. Robin Wade

6. Wanda K 7. Sammye Jo 8. Lisa B. 9. Lisa B. #2 10. Carol N

11. Ann G 12. Hope Jones 13. Katy D. 14. Stephanie H 15. Marti

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Happy Crafting,

Challenge #8 -Cards, Cards, Cards!!

Last week we excluded cards, but this week we are excluding everything else!

Challenge #8: Make a die cut card! Use a card shape from any Cricut cartridge of your choice. If you don't have a cartridge with a card shape on it, then just use at least one die cut on a card.

For my sample card, I used a die cut card off of the Wild Card cartridge. This card is called <#1>, but I just used the base of the card because I liked the circle.

Many cartridges have some card die cut shapes on them so look through some of your cartridges and see what you can find. Chances are you can find some pretty neat cards on some of your cartridges.

For complete card details: http://thescrapmaster.blogspot.com/2009/10/twick-or-tweet-peek-boo-card.html

**Don't forget about our DESIGN TEAM CALL!!**

To enter this challenge, add a direct link to your project into Mr. Linky below. Entries are due by Wednesday October 28th by Midnight EST! Next Thursday, I will pick showcase the winner and top 3 picks!

Just Buggin' Challenges Participants

1. Samantha (Creator) 2. Wanda K 3. Ginger 4. Terry 5. Robin Wade 6. Karen K 7. Lori

8. Lynne 9. Jenn 10. Suzanne 11. Carol N 12. Stacie 13. Anne 14. Marti

15. Jessica S 16. Kandi Phillips 17. Lisa B. 18. Christine N 19. Ann G 20. Hope Jones

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Happy Crafting,

Winners!! Challenge #7

Starting with challenge #7, each week I am going to start announcing a winner and top 3 picks for every challenge. There are no prizes (unless on a special occasion and I will announce it), but you get the glory of having your project showcased at Just Buggin AND the cool winners button :O) So winners, don't forget to take your cool new buttons which are at the very bottom of this post!!

The winner of challenge #7 is. . . LYNNE!!!

She made this awesome post-it note holder using the Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge!

And the top 3 picks are (in random order). . .

Marti

Marti used the Cricut Storybook cartridge to make the flowers.

Lori

Lori used the Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge to make the leaves.

Leslie

Leslie used the Cricut Disney Mickey & Friends and Mickey Font cartridges for her layout.

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Happy Crafting,

Just a note! RULE CHANGE!!

I have noticed that many people are entering challenge #7 with OLDER projects (meaning projects not made this week specifically for this challenge, some are MONTHS OLD!! One as old as APRIL, What?!?!). While the rules did not specifically state that new projects needed to be made for each challenge, I feel that this was implied by having the challenge in the first place!!! LOL :O)

I will be DELETING the older entries from challenge #7 because I feel this is just plain inappropriate. If you want to play along with a fresh project, I would love to have you play.

So from here on out, projects must be made DURING the challenge week SPECIFICALLY for the Just Buggin' Challenge (you can combine with other challenges if you want, that is completely fine). I will change the official rules to reflect this.

Furthermore, if your project for Challenge #7 is more than one week old, I will NOT be considering those projects for the design team call entry so you will have to enter again. I think that is completely fair considering design team members will be required to create a brand new project EVERY WEEK or EVERY OTHER WEEK. Giving you a little deadline gives me a chance to see how well you can handle the DT commitment.

Happy Crafting,

DESIGN TEAM CALL!!!

Just Buggin’ Challenge Blog Design Team Call
Ends: Monday November 9th

My name is Samantha and I am the owner of Just Buggin’ Challenge Blog. Just Buggin’ is a weekly Cricut challenge blog challenging you to use your Cricut machines. Whether you have 1 or 100 Cricut cartridges, we hope to inspire you to use your machine. I just recently lost my challenge blog co-owner so I am looking for a HUGE and TALENTED design team to make up for it. I need lots of help making Just Buggin’ THE PLACE to go for Cricut inspiration. If you own a Cricut, I would love for you to try out for my design team!

I would like to have a minimum of 8 design team members but I would be more than willing to add more members to the team if enough people try out.

Design Team Responsibilities:
* Design a project based on a challenge every week or every other week( DT members will be given the challenges well in advance).
*Must have an active blog with a post at least weekly and will be required to post your Just Buggin’ projects to your blog each week you design a project.
* Leave comments for ALL participants for every weeks challenge
* Remain up to date with info that is posted to our private design team only blog (this will be my main form of communication with my design team members).

There will be no prize compensation at this time. This design team is just for fun and for the love of the Cricut. You will be compensated by being linked in the sidebar at Just Buggin’ and you will be announced on the blog!

How to Apply:
*Play along with a minimum of 1 Just Buggin’ Challenge. I will be judging your work based on your submissions for the challenges. Post your project on your blog and then link your projects into Mr. Linky.
* Send an email to Samantha at scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.com with the following information:
Name:
Contact info:
Blog Address:
What Just Buggin’ challenge(s) have you participated in (I will go back and check your projects)?
Which Cricut machine do you own?
How many cartridges do you own and which ones (you don’t have to list if you have over 10 cartridges)?
Why do you want to design for Just Buggin’?
If chosen for the team, would you rather design weekly or every other week?
If you are not chosen for the Just Buggin’ Team, would you be interested in being a guest designer?

Challenge #7 -Anything but a Card

Hello all!!

This week, we are up to challenge #7. There is still time today to play along with challenge #6 if you want to enter it!

Challenge #7: Anything but a card -make any project you want, as long as it isn't a card! As always, you have to use your Cricut to make your project as well.

For the sample project, I made some labels for mine and my fiance's winter accessory storage totes! We have our winter scarves, gloves, and hats stored in tote bags hanging on the back of our closet so I made these cute little labels for the tote bags! The little winter caps were made using the Cricut Winter Woodland cartridge.

Some other possible project ideas are listed below my sample project!!



Other challenge ideas:
*Scrapbook pages
*Altered items
*storage containers
*boxes
*wall hangings
*shadow boxes
*decorative frames

To enter this challenge, add a direct link to your project into Mr. Linky below. Entries are due by Wednesday October 21st by Midnight EST!

Just Buggin' Challenges Participants

1. Samantha (Creator) 2. Michelle 3. Lori (THCEO) 4. Lori (THCEO) #2 5. Karen K 6. Lori

7. Wanda K 8. Stacie 9. Peg 10. Suzy 11. Leslie Lawter 12. Marti {Pezadoodle}

13. Missy M 14. Jenn S. 15. Robin Wade 16. Sammye Jo 17. Stacie- 2nd entry 18. Lynne

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A New Direction -Designers Needed!

Hello Fellow Cricut Lovers! Samantha here!

Today I have some news for you. Sara and I have decided to part ways because we have had very different visions for how Just Buggin' should be. We tried to work through these differences, but ultimately, they got the better of us and we decided it was better if we broke off our partnership.

With that said, I wish her the best and you can still expect to see great things from Sara in the future. She is a great person and she is amazingly talented. We just weren't a great fit as challenge partners.

Now, I will be running Just Buggin all on my own and that mean I will need MAJOR HELP!!! SO I NEED YOU!!!! I am going to be making some major changes around here and I think they will be for the better. The first major change is. . .

I am going to be posting an official Just Buggin' DESIGN TEAM CALL very soon so be on the look out for that!! I am looking for any and all Cricut talent so show me your best work by playing along with the challenges. I want Just Buggin' to be an awesome challenge blog and that means I need an awesome and BIG design team. Show me what you got!!! :O)

Blog Hop Winner

The Winner of the Blog Hop Prize is. . . .

TANYA P!!!!!

Congrats, Tanya!!! Email me your address and I will get your prize mailed out to you :O) scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.com