Winner for Sweethearts cart and SEI paper pack plus....

Ok, we've finally picked a random winner for the generous gift from Everyday Cricut.

Please congratulate Raquel! She was picked by random for the Sweethearts Cart and SEI paper. Raquel, please note that you have to claim your prize within 2 weeks.

Now, I love giving away prizes and gifts and I really don't like it that I can't give everyone something. BBTB2 appreciates your dedication and support, so we're giving away another $20.00 gift certificate to A Peek Into Yesterday.

If you haven't visited Pat at Peek recently, let me show you some of the stuff you NEED to buy:

All the new Fancy Pants is there. About a Girl, Roadshow, My Family and Rusted Sun. I bought every single piece of this. :blush:

All the new My Little Shoebox. Imaginary Friends, Flying High, Away we Go, Just Add Butter, Lil' Critter and All a Flutter. I bought all of this, too. :blush:

I totally know how many of you love BasicGrey. I asked you a few posts ago what your favorite paper manufacturer was and so many of you said," BasicGrey."

Green at Heart and Kioshi is just sitting there waiting for someone to snatch it up. Yeah, yeah, yeah....I have all of this, too. :blush:

So, in order to enter into this random drawing for the gift certificate, please tell me what you would buy if you won the $20.00 gift certificate. Would you get the new Fancy Pants, the new My Little Shoe Box or the new Basic Grey?

Also, what cart would you like to see BBTB2 do a challenge with? Do you have a cart that you don't use and could really use some inspiration for? Let us know. Maybe we'll start a reader's choice challenge. That would be fun!

Again, thank you for all your support. I hope you are having as much fun as we are. :)

Winner for Technique Tuesday Gift Certifictate

All of the entries were so beautiful! The design team poured over all the entries and it was difficult, but we came up with a winner.

Thank you everyone for entering!!

The winner for Technique Tuesday gift certificate is Margie Calenda.

I love the subtle stamping behind the branch. Gorgeous, Margie! Congratulations!


Tomorrow I'll be giving away that Cricut cart and SEI pack. If you haven't left a comment for a chance to win, make sure you do now! Click here for details.

There is also another contest coming up soon. I'll announce the details for that tomorrow.

Thanks again everyone for your support!!

Paisley...Purse cut challenge and blog hop

Welcome to the BBTB2 and our weekly challenge !!!! I am Lori, and I have the great honor of being your hostess this week ! I selected the Paisley cartridge for our challenge, and asked the Design Team to use any of the three purses as their cut. I selected the 'envelope purse' and used design studio to make it into a purse with a flap and a bottom. The top of the purse opens up to reveal the inside which has a 'fold out' which you can put your pictures on. I thought this would make a great little album cover and so cute and girly. I also decided to cut some shapes from Paisley to make little 'charms' for the purse strap. I cut these out of Shrinky Dink material, colored with permanent marker, punched a hole in them and then shrunk them in the oven ! This was SOOOOO much fun, I see lots of home-made charms adorning many of my upcoming projects !

Thank you again to our Guest Designer, Alicia Giess. She does such beautiful work. Be sure to check her gallery here.


Jeri Thomas - Paisley purse

Melissa Kirwin - Purse gift bag

Enfys Cashmore - Beaded Birthday

Lori Warner

Penny Shuberg

Alicia Giess - Guest Designer

Busy as a bee~~~~Krista Norman

Susan Edwards - Cherry Pickin'

Donna Mundinger - Shopping Notes

*Smile*

Carla Peicheff~

Carole Lowe Beath - Essentials

I love Retail Therapy by Marina Vazquez

Here is the list of the Blog Hop participants:

Lori
Donna
Carole
Susan
Krista
Jeri
Marina
Penny
Carla

Please visit each designer and leave your name for a drawing of Blog Candy.

When you're done, make sure you make it back here and leave a comment. Remember that SEI paper pack and Sweethearts cart we gave away last month? Well, the winner never claimed her prize. We're going to offer it back up again today. Please leave a comment here and if you're not already, sign up to be a follower. We're changing the rules up a little bit this time...please claim your prize within 2 weeks or we'll have to give it away to someone else. Wah! Thanks again to Everyday Cricut for the donation of this great prize package!!

Please feel free to play along. If you don't have this particular cart, please feel free to use a purse from any cart. Link us up using McKlinky.

Thanks so much for your support!! We love looking at your creations.

BTW, what are the newest Cricut carts you have purchased and/or pre-ordered. There are so many now! I don't know what to buy first. Tell us what you're buying so we can do challenges with those.

Sweet Treats....Cake2 Cut Challenge, Birthday Bash and Guest Designer

Welcome to the BBTB2 and our fabulous BBTB2 Birthday Bash. This is Susan and I have the joy of being your hostess this week. I selected Cake2 cut from the Sweet Treats cartridge as this week's challenge cut. Today (Sunday) is my 50th birthday and the Design Team is celebrating with me. They have created fabulous projects to highlight the versatility of this wonderful cake2 cut, while showcasing their own unique talents. Thanks for stopping by my BBTB2 Birthday Bash and be sure to play along!!!We also have a Guest Designer this month. Please welcome Alicia Giess!

I'm Alicia Giess, and I am the mother of 4 children, ages 15, 12, 10 and 8. I started scrapping when I returned from a vacation from Hawaii, and I've been hooked since my very first page. I purchased a Cricut for myself for Christmas in 2008 and fell instantly in love with it. It makes all my projects so much more fun. Most of the time, I'm fighting my girls for time on it because they like to play with it too. It is so challenging trying to make my Cricut cuts creative and my own. I love to use it for cards and also my scrapbook pages. The possibilities are endless with the Cricut.

You can see Alicia's gallery here.



Carla Peicheff

Heather Binnie - Happy Birthday

Alicia Giess- Guest Designer

Susan Edwards - Make a Wish

Donna Mundinger

Regina Easter - Birthday Box

Heather Bares

Happy Birthday- Krista Norman

It's Your Day-Celebrate Jeri Thomas

Carole Lowe Beath-Sweet Cakes

Happy Birthday to You- Penny Shuberg

~ Lori Warner ~

Marina Vazquez

Sandi Kelly-Cake Treat Box

If you don't have this cart, please feel free to use a cake from any cartridge so you can play along with us. As always, we look forward to seeing your creations.

Design Team Call

Are you totally obsessed with your Cricut?
Do you like a good challenge?
Do you have a blog and like lots of visitors?
Do you want to be part of one of the original Cricut Challenge sites?

If so, we're looking for a few new Design Team members.

The minimum requirement for being a BBTB2 Design Team member is at least 2 projects per month. We also ask that you have at least 12 carts and participate in participant feedback. You're also encouraged to host a challenge every other month or so.

If you're interested, please link us up to your all time favorite projects using the Cricut with McKlinky down below.

Have any questions? Please contact me at bucketomonkeys@comcast.net This call is open until April 3. We'll choose new members by April 10.

ETA: It's a 3 month minimum term.

Thanks for your interest! I can't wait to see what you contribute....Heather