Welcome to our Bitten by the Bug and Double Trouble Challenge collaboration. The theme for the next two weeks is "Warm & Cozy - Layer Up".   This Challenge runs from  Monday,  January 3rd thru Monday, January 17th  Below are the details of the challenge and for this last challenge you may use a die cut not necessarily Cricut made.  Yes, I said the last challenge. Unfortunately, work and personal life have taken a toll on my time and I can no longer keep up with the demands of a challenge blog.  I will call this an undefined hiatus.  I would ..read more

We had some great submissions for our Any Holiday challenge but I did find one deserving of Winner status.   Congratulations Luria!  Your Gingerbread House is amazing.  You did a great job.   Luria I would also like to announce some honorable mentions. Jessica made a lovely angel tag. Jessica Deanne had several entries but this one stole my heart Deanne Karen had a very unique and beautiful project. Karen Thanks to everyone for joining us, we really appreciate your participation..  Our last challenge for the near future is still ope ..read more

Happy Holidays 2021 - Let's get in the crafty mood and make something with our Cricuts.   Our Bitten by the Bug2 challenge for the next two weeks is to use your Cricut to make an  ornament(s), or use an ornament on your card or layout.   I have hosted this challenge for the last few years and have seen lots of extraordinary creations.  Link up your ornament related project below using your blog, Pinterest, Instagram or other account.  We would love to show you our holiday Design Team projects below.  Maureen  - Season of Joy, Christmas Images ..read more

Hello and welcome to the latest Bitten by the Bug 2 challenge:  Any Holiday!  I know a lot of folks may still have some Christmas cards to post, some may be working ahead on 2022 holidays and some like me may have some leftover 2021 projects.  So join us by adding whatever holiday project you are currently creating.  We can't wait to see what's on your desk and you can join up for the next two weeks until January 3 when we will have a special challenge.    Alicia - Close to my Heart Artfully Sent Caroline - Anna Griffin Melissa "Sunshine ..read more

Hi Cricut Friends!  This is Kim and I am up as the lead of this challenge.  Today we are challenging you to create anything that has to do with your Family or Heritage.  Think about what would represent your family or where you came from.   You do not have to have a blog to join the challenge.  Just use your Pinterest, Facebook or Instagram account and link it up to the challenge.   Get those Cricut machines working and see what you can come up with. Here is what I created, to get you started.    Kim - Miss Kate's Cuttables    Now ..read more

Hi everyone.  I am hosting this challenge called Fun and Games.  I have made some things for our family Euchre tournament.  I have found that Euchre seems to be a Midwest thing, but as family members come into our family, we make sure they learn how to play.  It is a pretty fun and fast game that doesn't take a huge amount of concentration, so you can get lots of talking in, lol.  Here is a crown I made for the person who has made the last loner (it's a Euchre thing). You can click on my name to learn about how I made this adjustable crown which can be adapted to m ..read more

Welcome, it's time to pick a winner for our Patterned Paper challenge.  It was really hard to choose, there were such great entries.  But I settled on Bonnie, her card incorporated several different Cricut image sets while maintaining a cohesive theme.  I love the sentiment, mats and embellishment.  A perfect fall card all around.  Congratulations Bonnie! As I said, there were several great projects so I would also like to give a shout out to a couple of runners up. Deanne's box is also a wonderful fall project.  The touch of gold just makes that to ..read more

Connie Can Crop here with our next challenge for the BBTB2 Design Team.  Something to Crow About  The challenge this week is Something to Crow About which is perfect for fall! Everyone is headed off to pumpkin patches and corn mazes or taking hay rides in the country where the leaves are changing. So this week create a project featuring any Cricut cut that includes either a scarecrow, a crow, or any other black bird. We can't wait to see what you come up with. Please tell us what Cricut image or SVG file you used.  Be sure to get your entries in before ..read more

 Welcome to the latest Bitten by the Bug 2 challenge: Use patterned paper. Alicia hosting this one, it should be super easy.  Using patterned paper can add so much to a cut or project.  Feel free to make this holiday themed for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas or just an everyday project.  The possibilities are endless. Let's see what the design team has created for your inspiration.  Then join us by adding your blog post to linkz below until October 25 at 7:00 AM EST when the next challenge begins.   Alicia - Mini Monsters Melissa "Sunshine ..read more

Maureen here to announce the winner of our Witches and Ghouls Challenge.  I love all the fall and Halloween images in Design Space, and then there is always the ones for purchase and cutting out on the Cricut.   The winner is Cindy from cre8iveCindy.blogspot.com, who made a great Halloween card using the Wrap It Up Image Set.  You can see her post HERE:  Congrats Cindy.    Join us by linking your card or project up in our current challenge: Patterned Paper, which runs through October 25, 2021 ..read more