Day 2: Down on the Farm Birthday Bash

Good morning! Welcome to Day 2 of our week long Down on the Farm Birthday Bash! Today we have a Sketch Challenge for you, here it is:

I flipped the image panel and decided to go with white cardstock and textured vellum...it really puts the focus on the kitty. The image is colored with pencils and I've embellished simply with white brads. Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo Digital Image
Sentiment: MFT Pure Innocence "Happy Birthday to You"
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir Black
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Stamper's Select CS, PTI Textured Vellum, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spare Parts Brads, Spellbinders Dies, Lil' Inker Designs Die, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details. Check out the entire week's challenges here. We do hope you will play along...there are prizes to be won! Remember, this is a birthday bash so projects must be birthday themed. Bugaboo images are not required, but we would love to see them featured. Here's a link to the store, Jodie has a huge selection of images perfect for the occasion.

Challenges entered:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies: January Challenge (must have a critter)
Crafty Catz: #488 Anything Goes (optional twist-animals)
Fab 'n' Funky: #463 No Designer Paper
Simply Create Too: #156 Monochromatic
Try it on Tuesday: What a Cutie/Make Someone Smile Today

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Catch the Bug's 10th Annual Birthday Bash

Welcome to Day 1 of our week-long Down on the Farm Birthday Bash! Farm life is great, I grew up on one! We raised cattle, hogs, and sheep; there were also horses, cats, and dogs. My playhouse was an old chicken coop and my younger siblings were on their pony at the age of 2. It was a peaceful, wholesome life. I digress...back to the challenge! For today we would like you to create a farm themed project.

I love Jodie's selection of chicks in the store and had a blast coloring this one up! I used pencils and added a bit of glitter to the balloons and to her "eyeshadow". After all, a chick has got to be fancy! Right? Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo "Chickz-Happy Birdday Chickie" Digital Image
Sentiment: MFT PI "Happy Birthday to You"
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir Black
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, SU! Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo CS, PTI New Leaf CS, Echo Park Patterned Paper
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", The Eyelet Outlet Enamel Dots, Lil' Inker Designs Die (heart), Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details. Check out the entire week's challenges here. We do hope you will play along...there are prizes to be had! Remember, this is a birthday bash so projects must be birthday themed. Bugaboo images are not required, but we would love to see them used. Here's a link to the store, Jodie has a huge selection of images perfect for the occasion.

Challenges entered:

Color Crazy: Week 1 Anything Goes
ModSquad: Birthday Balloons
Paper Craft Crew: #365 Sketch

Seize the Birthday: #180 Layer It

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

New Release Tuesday...Monster Style

Good morning...welcome back to Day 4 of the Monster Birthday Bash at Catch the Bug! Today is New Release Day, plus we have a BINGO card for you to play! Here it is:

I went top left to bottom right: Die Cut (heart), Player's Choice (clean and simple), and Stripes (pink and blue monster). This was really a fun image to color! I used my Prisma pencils and coordinated it with one of my all time favorite patterned papers from Doodlebug (I am getting down to scraps!). I kept the layout super simple and added my signature heart die cut. This one will fit in an envelope and only require 1 stamp...woot woot!

Image: Bugaboo Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: Neenah CS, SU! Passion Pink CS, Doodlebug Patterned Paper
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Lil' Inker Designs Die

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here along with the challenge details here. Play along for the chance to win awesome Bugaboo images!

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Monster Party

Good morning! It's that time of year again...time for Bugaboo's Annual Birthday Bash at Catch the Bug! To celebrate 9 years, we are having a Monster Bash, so stay tuned for some fun challenges and great inspiration! We are kicking off the week with a Monster Party...that's right, we want to see monsters on your project!

Here is what I have created for you:

I've used Make it Snappy Monsterific and pulled out some festive paper from my stash. The image is colored with pencils to coordinate with the papers and I've used an older sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. Once again, I realized I haven't used any embellishments...hmmm, interesting! I love embellishments, but sometimes I think you don't need them. What do you think?

Image: Bugaboo "Make it Snappy Monsterific" Digital Image

Ink: Printer

Paper: Neenah CS, PTI CS, SU CS, Echo Park Patterned Paper

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Lil' Inker Designs Dies (circle, heart), Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the Design Team's creations here, and the challenge details here...play along for the chance to win awesome Bugaboo images!

Challenges entered:

Color Crazy Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafty Catz: #444 Anything Goes (with an optional twist...Birthday)

Shopping Our Stash: #385 Winter Blues

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Bugaboo Birthday Bash: Color Challenge + Sprinkles

Good morning! It's Day 7 of Bugaboo's Birthday Bash. Not only is it Freebie Friday, we have a Color Challenge for you, plus we would like to see Sprinkles! (Because who doesn't like sprinkles?) Here is the color palette:

I have to say that I love the color palette, but I thought it would be fun to go with an all white card and incorporate the colors into the image only. The adorable chick is colored with pencils and I've added a generous "sprinkling" of glitter to her eyelids, feathers, and balloon. For a bit of texture I've used textured vellum for layering, along with grosgrain ribbon.

Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo Birthday Bird 01 Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Stamper's Select and Pure Poppy CS, PTI Vellum
Embellishments: Martha Stewart Glitter in "Sugar Cube", Grosgrain Ribbon (stash)
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Lil' Inker Designs Die (heart)

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details here. Remember it's Freebie Friday so this image is up for grabs! I can't wait to see what you create!

Challenges entered:

Fab 'n' Funky: Girly 
Moving Along With The Times: #63 CAS
Seize the Birthday: Birthday
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2: Sketch

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Bugaboo Birthday Bash: Sketch

Welcome to Day 2 of Bugaboo's Birthday Bash! Today we have a great sketch for you to try; here it is:

I went with one of Jodie's adorable chicks; there are several to choose from. She's colored with pencils and accented with glitter...I couldn't resist adding some "eye shadow"! LOL  Here's a close up:

Image: Bugaboo Birthday Bird 03 Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Aqua Mist and Hibiscus Burst CS, Echo Park Patterned Paper
Embellishments: Martha Stewart Glitters in "Lemon Drop" and "Crystal Fine"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with details on how to play along for awesome prizes! Hope to see your creations!

Challenges entered:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #10 Anything Goes
Crazy for Challenges: #417 Duck (or other feathered creature)
Naughty or Nice Challenges: #47 It's a Celebration

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Bugaboo Birthday Bash: Bold and Bright Birthday Wishes

Welcome to Day 1 of Bugaboo's 8th Birthday Bash! Our theme this year is "Birds, Butterflies, and Birthday Wishes". Our challenge today is "Bold and Bright Birthday Wishes"...we hope you will play along!

I've used the adorable Charlie...don't you love his underbite? He's colored with pencils to coordinate with the Doodlebug patterned papers. I've used the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments and added an extra banner with the hand stamped sentiment.

Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo Charlie Birthday Digital Image

Sentiment: Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo Clear Stamp Set

Ink: Printer, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Pure Poppy CS, Hobby Lobby CS (aqua), Doodlebug Patterned Paper

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Lil' Inker Designs Dies, Foam Tape

You can check out the DT's awesome creations here, along with the challenge details. You are playing for Bugaboo images...there is something for everyone...so get crafty and play along!

Challenges entered:

Brown Sugar: #274 Birthday
Hand Stamped Sentiments: Sketch #280

Little Red Wagon: Boy Oh Boy
Seize the Birthday: Birthday
Tuesday Throwdown: #374 Layer It Up

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela