Another Bug for BBTB2

Hello, again.
I just realized I made another Create a Critter card that fits this challenge--"Busy Bees, Butterflies and Bugs."  I made it because I found a stamp that I had forgotten I had.

I think the background shape was from the Formal Occasion cartridge.  Create a Critter (and Create a Critter 2) have such cute animal cuts in them.
Be sure to go to Bitten by the Bug 2 to see the designers projects and the other entries in the challenge.  Again, thanks for stopping by.
Happy Creating.
Rae Ann

A Bee for BBTB2

Welcome!  The theme at Bitten by the Bug 2 this week is "Busy Bees, Butterflies, and Bugs."  I used one of my favorite little animals from the Create a Critter Cartridge to make this card.

The inside reads "Have a Bee-utiful Day!"
Please, go to Bitten by the Bug 2 to see the projects made by the designers and other participants in the challenge.
Thanks for stopping by.
Happy creating.
Rae Ann

A Spring Flower Card

Hello!  I'm here with a spring flower card for 2 challenges:  BBTB2, and Fantabulous Cricut.

I've had the Spring Cottage cartridge for a long time but I've seldom used it.  It was sight-seeing in Pinterest that reminded me of the many great cuts in this Lite cartridge.  The hyacinth was perfect for the spring challenge.
I cut the hyacinth at 4 1/2 inches.  I cut foam tape into tiny pieces to prop up the top layer.  I think the added dimension to the look enhanced it a lot.
Please visit Bitten by the Bug 2 and Fantabulous Cricut to see design team examples and other entries.
Thank you for stopping by.  Until the next time ...
Happy creating!
Rae Ann

Help! Can't edit my Layout

Hello.  Is there anyone who can give me pointers on editing my layout.  I select design; I select layout.  All I see is Favicon and Navbar.  I can't move any lower to move the right column elements around like I want to.  I haven't tried to do anything like this since before they changed the blogger.  I miss how easy it was to make changes and to see the sites I followed.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.
Rae Ann

The Beautiful Rose at Shopping Our Stash

I think this card fits in very well with the Shopping Our Stash challenge. The paper background was a piece cut out from old Christmas paper.  I'm looking at my paper stash in different ways to see how I can make use of papers that have been sitting around.  This one had a beautiful poinsettia picture down the side that I don't use in my cards but this other area is so elegant.
I made use of paper scraps for this one, too.
Be sure to visit Shopping our Stash to see the other entries in this challenge.
It's so good to be back and doing Happy Creating.
Rae Ann

A Sweet Birthday Box for BBTB2

Hello, again.  It's been a long time.  I haven't been blogging but I have been doing a lot of card making.  I decided it's time to enter some challenges again.  This card is being entered in BBTB2, Die Cuttin' Divas, and Paper Play Sketches.

Cartridges used were:
All Occasion Box Cards for the navy blue base, cut at 5 1/2 "; stars cut from sh-F4-9.
Create A Friend, cut at 2 1/2", and modified from the 'teacher' figure;
Sweet Treats, for the ice cream, cut at 3", the cake cut at 1 3/4" and the cake slices on the side flaps also cut at 1 3/4";
Straight from the Nest,  for the presents border (button 40, F4) which is used on the bottom, three sides.
The tiny sentiment, "for my sweet friend" is from a set of stamps called Tiny Tag Sentiments from Our Daily Bread.  The "sweet birthday wishes" sentiment was typed on the computer.

At Bitten by the Bug 2 the theme is "Sweet."

          At Die Cuttin' Divas the theme is a shaped card.

                    At Paper Play Sketches there is a color challenge: Navy Blue, White, and Brown.

Please, visit these sites to see what other entrants and design teams have done.

Putting together a post took a while because I am very rusty at doing it--but I succeeded.

Thank you for stopping by.

      Rae Ann

Fantabulous Cricut #264 Anything Goes and Shopping Our Stash

Wow!  It took me longer to get back than I thought.  I had wonderful news that the there is no sign of the cancer since my surgery and I've been healing enough to get back into crafting.  A good incentive was a craft show which kept me busy crafting the last few weeks.
What I would like to share here is the "prayer" tag I made after I got the good news.  I was walking around praying, "Thank You, Thank You, Thank You," and I realized I had to make my prayer tangible.  Here it is:

The sunburst came from Cricut Small Talk, Frames and Tags.
The cross and dove came from Cricut New Testament.
The white rose came from Cricut Flower Shop.
I'm sorry I can't remember where this 'Thank You" came from.  I'll have to look it up because I like this one and will use it again.  (Paper Lace 2)
Some of the curls and leaves were from my cut scraps box - leftovers from other projects.

I was very happy with this.  It says and shows exactly what my prayer was about.  I hope you like it.
This is my first challenge entry in over a year, in one of my favorite challenges, Fantabulous Cricut. I realized that I could also enter Shopping Our Stash where the theme is "Thanks".  Make sure you visit them.

Thank you for visiting.
Rae Ann