Saturday, June 4, 2011

Grillin n Chillin Bug Hop Part 2!!

Welcome to BugBites first ever 
Bug Hop Part 2!
To celebrate the beginning of summer, I am hosting two consecutive weekends of Bug Hops.
If you joined us last weekend, welcome back.

This weekend is part 2 or all about Chillin’. Chillin' can mean many things to many people. For me it is sitting in a lawn chair on the deck or on my front porch with a cold beverage just enjoying the outdoors without having to have 12 layers of clothes and a parka on. 

It can also mean, taking a dip in the water and wiggling your toes in the sand at the beach.
Whatever it means to you, that is what this weekends hop is celebrating.
 
This card is my idea of Chillin'!
 I used another of my favorite carts, Pack Your Bags.  The sentiment is my own- more on that to come later. 
The postage stamp background was cut at 5" from page 60; the island was cut at 4.26" from p.45 and the lounging gal from p. 59 cut at 2.37". the sunny paper happened to have that sunburst on it- I just positioned it to cut in the right spot.

A whole new line up of designers await you  along the bug hop trail featuring a project based on the Grillin’ & Chillin’ theme to inspire you as well-- they have done an outstanding job.  I can't wait for you to see what they have created for you.

What’s super exciting about this bug hop is you too can participate by creating a project and linking it up here for a chance to win the Life's A Party Cricut Cartridge. 

But, there’s a twist. 
Your project must include at least one Cricut cut and one of the critters that have been hidden within some of the bug stop blogs. 


Be sure to visit all the bug stops in the list below to find all your critter choices. Then pick one to include on your project before linking up. The critter you pick can be any size, color, sticker, diecut, etc on your project but must be one of the three hidden in the hop line up.  

While you are looking for the critters, be sure to check out the blog candy that each designer has to offer you as well. You don't want to miss out on any of it!

Let's get started. 
Here is the Bug Hop line up for you to follow. 
Barb          http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/~ You Are Here
Tanya         http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/ ~ Your Next Stop!









Diana L     http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com




Theresa      www.miislucky.blogspot.com


Kim           http://uscrap2.blogspot.com/

Shelly        http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com

Amy          http://www.lovetocrop.com

Lezlye      www.lezlyes.blogspot.com

Remember, once you have hopped to all the bug stops, it's your turn to show us your Grillin’ & Chillin’ project.

Bug Hop Challenge Rules:
Be a BugBites follower, include at least one Cricut cut and one of the hidden critters (must be one of the critters hidden in one of the hop posts, not just any bug) on your project. Project must be linked up by Midnight CST June 6 to be eligible for the prize.


Have fun and thanks for hopping with us!

45 comments:

Amy said...

Love your card and funshine sentiment! I love to "chill" on the beach. Thanks for the fun blog hops!

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Oh, I've never been first which is exciting but on to more important things which is your fabulous chillin' layout. Especially like how it looks like a postage stamp with the postage stamp cut border. Thanks for opportunity to win & now I can get started on mine and look for the critter choices.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
http://createdbysunshinehoneybee.blogspot.com

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Guess I was #2 commenting which is just as exciting as being #1. Could not get to Laura's blog & could not comment on last person's blog since I did not find a place to put a comment but I made it all the way thru the others. Now to begin my project since I have all 3 critters.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
http://createdbysunshinehoneybee.blogspot.com

Peggy Sue said...

she is definately chillin!! I love the "sand" totally cute! Another amazing card!
mrsroddy4@aol.com

Maquel said...

Awesome card, Barb! Didn't get to play last weekend, because I was working....but starting the hop now, and hoping to be able to link up today!

Jessica said...

Such a cute card! She is "chillin' to the max" -- LOL! Now off to the hops. Appreciate the chance to make a project and win such a great cart!

Jessica
http://cricutafterdark.blogspot.com

Lisa said...

Your card is the picture of chillin'! Love it!

http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

Charlotte said...

Well, how fun is this. I with you on your idea of chillin. Great card. I wish I was chillin on the beach right now.

Charlotte
wils6080@bellsouth.net

all the days of our life said...

OMgosh this card is too cute.

Tanya~Studio 5380 said...

Now that's chillin'! Great card Barb and thanks again for setting all of this up! I've had lots of fun and look forward to doing it again one day...after you have a chance to recover from this one!!!
Thanks again for all your hard work!

Shelly said...

So very cute! Wish I was her today!
Thanks for the fun Barb!
Shelly

Crafty In Carolina Stamper said...

What a great card! Can't wait to see what everyone has created to day for the Chillin' aspect! =)

Sherrie K. said...

Oh, I wish I were her...just a chillin'. Awesome job and the sentiment is perfect:)
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Trisha said...

Love your idea of chillin'. It is mine too. TFS and the chance to win. I am a new follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

Lilygirl said...

Super cute card!! The sun is shinning here this morning too!! I love the idea of a Hop that has us all create something!! This is a gardening day for me but I will be checking out all the other blogs during the day on my breaks. If I work hard I'll have time to craft something later !! Great blog, I am a new follower.

Pat N. said...

Another great card, Barb. Looks like that cart is lots of fun! Great job! I'll be hopping around, and may be back to enter a project.--Pat N.

Glenda said...

Great idea for Chillin'! Fantastic card-love the postage stamp cut!
Glenda

http://glendascards.blogspot.com/

Maureen Reiss said...

This is soooo cute!!! Love it!!

Jae said...

Fabulous card! She certainly looks likes she's "chillin"! TFS :)
hugs, Jenn
www.craftyfulgardens.blogspot.com

Lezlye said...

Totally awesome Project! Thanks for letting me be a part of this hop!

jennyplace2 said...

What a super super fun card...love everything about it! Just finished the hop and now I am off to create a project for this fun challenge. Great hop Barb...such wonderful talented ladies in your line up. Thanks for all the hard work you put into the last two weekends. I really enjoyed it!

Anonymous said...

That's a very cute card. Sounds good except it was over 100 here in southeast Texas 2 days ago.

Barb said...

Wow! Everyone had such awesome projects! I got mine linked up too. Now, should I get out and enjoy one of our first real summery days, or keep scrappin.....?

Jen_H said...

This card is just adorable. I love the sentiment!
~~Jen H~~

Penny said...

Thanks for a nice hop over the weekend. I did not make the last week's, but am trying this one this week. Love your card.

Daisylove Creations said...

Love your card so much! What a fun idea to hide a bug in your design and then have us create a project. Will have to get creating! TFS!
Diana
daisylovecreations.blogspot.com

abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

Great hop! Fun card! Just uploaded my project!

jessica said...

Another GREAT hop! Had so much fun participating in last weeks and can't wait to see all your talented ladies this week :)
Will be linking up later!
jessica
chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

sweetlilscrapper said...

about to do the hop now!
i hope to link up soon!

sweetlilscrapper.blogspot.com
sweetlilscrapper at hotmail dot ca

Chriss America Real said...

This hop and last weeks hop was so much fun! I hope you will do another one soon! Thanks for everyone's hard work, the projects were just amazing!

america57@comcast.net
chrissandlou.blogspot.com

ShersL84bed said...

Cute card, so relaxing.

Smiles Sher
ShersL84bed@aol.com

Kim said...

Love your card :) Pack Your Bags is also one of my new favorite carts. Thanks for having me in your hop!

Kim
http://uscrap2.blogspot.com/

Denise-Scrapmouse said...

Cute card! There's lots of sun where I'm at. If I could, I'd be glad to send some of it your way. :)

coupondenise at live dot com

snowdraak said...

What a cute card. I can imagine myself on the chair relaxing on some peaceful island.
Alison
fourkidstwocats at msn dot com

SiskiyouSue said...

Cute card! I also want to add thanks for hosting. Lots and lots of great ideas for summer scrapping! Our weather is giving me LOTS of time to spend scrapping also, because no one wants to be outside in cold rain! lol
http://siskiyousue.blogspot.com

Jessica Buffa said...

I so wish I could be out catching some rays! Lovely card and definitely has a "chillin'" vibe!
:O)
Jessica

Sarah said...

Great card Barb. I love the sunshine and how you placed the paper to cut it perfectly! So great!

Marionment said...

Great card. It says chillin all the way.
marionment@msn.com

AmyJRockstar said...

Hi Barb!
I really want that cartridge so I'm going to do my best to come up with something in my super limited time. I still haven't posted my FCCB project yet! Ugh, hate being late! I'm excited to check out the hop though. Thanks for putting it on!

XO ~ Amy Jo (follower)
amyjrockstar at gmail dot com
http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com/

silvia said...

Great "chillin" card!!

Susan said...

Thank you for hosting this two week hop. I have been a fan of your blog since I started my blog and wanted you to know this was such a fun hop and so well put together. I do hope you will do another, you are a natural at it!

Susan
cricutandgrasshopper.blogspot.com

Sherrie K. said...

Thanks again Barb for a great two week hop!!! I enjoyed participating in it and glad you asked. I hope you will do another one sometime:) I hope to be chillin on the beach real soon....
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Marianne said...

What a cute card! Thanks for letting us play along!

Ashleyplus2.5 said...

Such a beautiful card I love it!!! Makes me wanna lay in the sun!!
gravelprincess@hotmail.com

Josie0602 said...

Love your card! I really need that cartridge!!
Tracy
jtg0398(at)sbcglobal(dot)net