Grillin' and Chillin' Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to your next stop on the Grillin' & Chillin' Bug Hop, hosted by Barb of BugBites.  Kudos to Barb for putting this hop together, and for including me!  Thanks, Barb!

If you've come from visiting Glenda at Glenda's Cards, you're in the right place!  If you've just happened across my blog and would like to hop along from the beginning, click here.

As you've seen, each designer along the bug trail is featuring a project based on the Grillin' & Chillin' theme.  I wanted to make something for both themes, so here are my projects.  First, an invitation to a cookout for the grillin' theme of this hop.

This is a 4.5 x 6.25 card.  I used the From My Kitchen cartridge to cut the grill, the timer, and the salt & pepper shakers.   The hot dog is cut from the same paper I used as the background from DCWV Nana's Kitchen.  Isn't that the cutest?!  I popped the hot dog up over an existing one and changed the "mustard" to "ketchup" with a red gel pen!  And I had some mulberry type paper with that gold fleck running through it in my stash that was just perfect for inside the grill.

"You're Invited" and the words inside the card are all cut from the Wild Card cartridge, along with the frame.  I used some tan colored cardstock and stamped the woodgrain effect on it with brown ink.  BBQ was cut from the Birthday Cakes cartridge with shadow.  I love the font on this cart.  The dotted lines on the inside are made with a border stamp that was part of a set by The Paper Company called "Baby Clear Stamps."  Heidi Grace also has a dotted line border stamp in an 11-piece set.

My second project is a card for the chillin' theme of the hop.  My thoughts of chillin' went to cooling down on a hot summer day by enjoying the cool water at the beach.

This card is an A2 card.  The dog is cut from Paper Pups at 2-3/4."  Umbrella, waves,  and crab were cut from Life is a Beach.  Embossed the blue background with Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls.  Sentiment from my computer.

Now for the good stuff.  I have some blog candy to give away:  a set of Indadinkadoo "travel words" stamps, floral embellishments from Recollections, and some bling.  For a chance to win my blog candy, leave a comment on this post.  You don't have to become a follower, but I sure would appreciate it if you do. 

Next stop on the hop is Sherrie at Sherrie Scraps with Passion   See what she has in store for you today.

Remember, once you have hopped to all the bug stops, it's your turn to show us your Grillin' & Chillin' project.  So hop on back to BugBites and link up your project by midnight on May 30 to be eligible for the grand prize!  Make sure to include a Cricut cut on your project and include one of the hidden critters from the bug stop blogs.

For the complete bug hop lineup, see the list below.

Barb      http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/
Jenny       http://jennyplace26.blogspot.com/
Kerie       http://kerieskafe.blogspot.com/
Larelyn    http://handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com/
Saundra    http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/
Amber      http://amberscraftsandstuff.blogspot.com/
Shana       http://scrapinshana.blogspot.com/
Sher         http://patternsbysher.blogspot.com/
Deb          http://debspaperpassion.blogspot.com/
Amber     http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
Jessica    http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/
Dana        http://iwycd.blogspot.com/
Ashley     http://shellyscrafts.blogspot.com/
Debra       http://debican01.blogspot.com/
Lisa          http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Glenda     http://glendascards.blogspot.com/
Pat N.      http://patsscraps.blogspot.com/       ***You're HERE***
Sherrie    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/
Melissa   http://melspurplegiraffe.blogspot.com/

Thanks for hopping by today!  Hope you had fun and picked up some inspiration.  You have 3 days to complete the hop and leave your comments for the chance at some blog candy.  And for the big prize, revisit Barb's site and play along.  And remember that next weekend, Barb has a whole new lineup for another fun Grillin & Chillin Bug Hop.

I appreciate your visit.  Come back again soon. TFL!