Bugaboo Christmas in July: Photo Inspiration & Make It Funny!!

Good morning! Welcome to Day 3 of Bugaboo's Christmas in July; today we have an inspiration photo for you plus we'd like you to make it funny! Here's your inspiration:

I was inspired by Rudolph and the colors. I love this image of Rudolph and found the perfect patterned paper in my stash! I've colored him with pencils and added some Glossy Accents to his nose. I used a simple layout, added a sentiment, and some mini brads for embellishing. Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo Rudolph Digital Image (not yet in store)
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Stamper's Select (cardbase) and Pure Poppy, Core'dinations CS, Carolee's Creations Patterned Paper
Embellies: Spare Parts Mini Brads, Ranger Glossy Accents
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details. I can't wait to see your creation!

Challenges entered:

Deep Ocean Challenge: #159 Christmas in July
Unicorn Challenge: #23 Christmas in July

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Ruby's Rainbow "Show Us Something New"

Good morning!  We are back from the holiday break with a new challenge for you; this fortnight Helen P. has chosen our challenge and it is "Show Us Something New."  Think new supplies, new technique, etc. Sounds fun!

I went with a new die that I "gifted" myself!  LOL  I layered the die cut over patterned paper to add a bit of interest and accented the snowflakes with Swarovski flatback crystals.  The crystals actually coordinate with the brown lettering, but they photographed darker.  A quick and simple card!  (Next time I will try a different method of adhering the die cut...I used a glue stick.  With all the detail, maybe a Xyron would be easier?  Anyone have any ideas?)

Paper: G.P. 110 CS, Carolees Creations Patterned Paper
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Smokey Topaz"
Extras: Lil' Inker Designs Die

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details.  We would love to see your "something new"!

Challenges entered:

A Snowflake's Promise: Anything Goes With a Winter or Christmas Theme
Tuesday Throwdown: Winter Wonderland

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Instant witch...

Good morning!  It's ABC Monday at Catch the Bug; for my "anything but a card" I made a treat container.  I actually had planned to make some treat packaging for my kids, but when I saw this fun image, already printed, and laying on my table I switched my plan.  Gotta love Stella!  And her sass!

The image is colored with pencils and I've accented the green brew, the star, and her purple eyelids with glitter.  I matted the image and adhered it to a basic tag; the sentiment is also a tag and I've tied it all to the container with twine and a button.  The container is covered with patterned paper held in place with a strip of double stick tape; I've filled it with iridescent shred and it's the perfect size for some instant coffee treats.  Voila'!  Cute packaging that's quick and easy!

Image/Sentiment: Bugaboo Stella Witch-Instant Witch Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Orange Zest and True Black, Carolee's Creations
Embellies: Divine Twine, PTI Button
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Fiskars Circle Punch, Crystal Light Container, Packaging Shred

Please take a peek at the other DT's ABC creations here.  Remember that Fall/Halloween images are 25% off through October 31st!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Brat Bee

Good morning!  We have a new sketch for you at Catch the Bug...check it out:

I'm getting a bit tired of the cold, so I decided something springy would be good!  I've colored the image with pencils and added subtle glitter to the yellow and super sparkly glitter to her wings.  I pulled some fun bee patterned paper from my stash and did some light distressing.  I've embellished simply with a ribbon tab and Bella Dots.

Image: Bugaboo "Brats Bugs-Girl Bee" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Marina Mist, PTI Dark Chocolate, Carolee's Creations Patterned Paper
Embellies: Martha Stewart "Crystal Fine" and "Sugar Cube" Glitter, Ribbon (scrap from stash), Bella Dots
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here; we would love to have you play along for the chance to win some Bugaboo images!

4 Crafty Chicks: Things with Wings
Southern Girls: Winged Things

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Trick or Treat

Good morning!  We have a fun Color Challenge for you at Catch the Bug...check out the color palette:

I've colored the image with pencils and glittered up the stars and border; it's popped up on the text background and I've added a tab and mini brads for embellishment.

Image: Bugaboo "Frame It-Stella-Halloween Strangers" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Orange Zest and True Black, Carolee's Creations Patterned Paper
Embellies: Recollections Mini Brads, Martha Stewart Glitters in "Orange Sorbet" and "Lemon Drop"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, SU! Punch, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's samples here...we would love to have you play along!

Challenges entered:

Crafts for Eternity: Halloween
Digi Sketch Challenge: Pink and Sparkly and/or Sketch

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Flat Friends March Challenge

Good morning!  Emma, from Flat Friends, has a new challenge for March...we are focusing on "Cards for Men".  I don't know about you, but I rarely have "man cards" for my stash.  Emma has a bunch of new masculine images, but I used an older one that made me think of good times ahead.  I am really ready for warm weather...and food on the grill!  How about you?

The image is colored with pencils and I've paired it with some fun DP from my stash; for embellishing, I've used brads and a bit of grosgrain ribbon.

Image: Flat Friends Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Ruby Red, PTI True Black, Carolee's Creations DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, SU! Black Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/GooGone

Please check out the DT cards for some inspiration and play along!

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Have a Sizzlin' Summer!

Hello there!  I am sneaking in at the last minute again...I wanted to get Jen del Muro's June Sketch For You To Try done and posted!  Actually this card has been on the table for over a week...just waiting to be embellished.  I couldn't decide what to do.  There is ant ribbon and ant brads that match the paper, but I couldn't seem to make them work.  The kids and I had a fun (and busy) day today so later tonight I went to work....  I decided a sentiment, sun/clouds, and some Bella Dots would do the trick.

Image: Stampendous
Sentiment: Kraftin' Kimmie
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Ruby Red and Basic Black, Carolee's Creations DP
Embellies: Bella Dots
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Flat Bottom Clouds Die-namics/PTI Felt, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog: Welcome Summer
Paper Minutes: Cooking and Baking
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
Poodles Parlour: Cute and/or Cuddly
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog: Summer
Twisted Tuesday Challenges: Create something refreshing, twist of Red Hot Summer
---Changito makes me happy and makes me laugh, that is my "refreshing"!

Thanks for stopping by...hope you have a great day!

Angela

Creative Card Crew: Dimension Challenge

Good (early) morning!  Today the Creative Card Crew has another fun challenge...dimension!  Our sponsor for this fortnight is Stamp Fairy; I love Gerda's images!  I made a stop at Gerda's store and picked up some images...today I am working with "Lenny Bee2"...he is a cutie for sure!

I printed the image twice so I could cut out Lenny's head, arm, and a wing after coloring them.  I used dimensionals to add a bit of height. I did a bit of distressing for added texture and made use of a lot of dies to embellish my card.  Let's not forget the glitter...my favorite embellishment of all!

Image: Stamp Fairy Digital Image "Lenny Bee2"
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Dark Chocolate, and Raspberry Fizz, Carolee's Creations DP
Embellies: Wright's Raspberry Grosgrain Ribbon, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, 
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT "Upsy Daisy" Die-namics Dies, Quic Kutz "Flourish" Die, EK Success 3D Dots, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will head on over to the Creative Card Crew  blog to check out the rest of the DT's goodies.  Why not play along for a chance to win a prize from Stamp Fairy?  Sounds good, doesn't it?!

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Card Makin' Mamas: May Flowers
Craft Your Days Away: All Creatures Great and Small
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges: Beary Cute
Hotshot Crafts: Diecuts
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: In the Garden
Sketches By Carly: Sketch
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Build Up Your Card
Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle Saturdays: Flowers

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps May Blog Hop

Good morning!  Today I have some fun news to share....  I have been asked to join the Clear Dollar Stamps DT...and I accepted!  I thought I would jump right in with the monthly blog hop.  The theme for May is "Something With Wings" and there is a prize up for grabs...more about that later!

Today I am working with the "Bumbles" digital set, which has a darling assortment of cute bees and sentiments. I printed the image, colored it with pencils and accented the wings with glitter.  I used 2 different glitters...a extra sparkly one for the bottom wings and one with a more subtle sparkle for the larger wings...I wanted to make sure that the blue shading would show through the glitter.  The image is layered with diecuts before piercing a "trail", then popped up for dimension.  I added the sentiment printed on blue paper and some blue Bella Dots to bring out the bits of blue in the DP.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Bumbles" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Dark Chocolate, and Harvest Gold, Carolee's Creations DP
Embellies: Bella Dots, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter.
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Lasting Impressions Piercing Template/Piercing Tool, EK Success 3D Dots

You may start at the Clear Dollar Stamps Blog, or if you choose, here is the line-up for the hop:

JERUSHA
KATHY
BARB
SARAH
DEONNA
LISA
JEN Y.
CASSIE
JENNIFER D.
KRIS
VICKIE
LINDA
ANGELA (that's me!)

One lucky winner will receive a $25 Clear Dollar Stamps gift certificate for  digital images!  The winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on a DT member's blog, and will be announced on the CDS blog Thursday, May 24th. 

Thank you for hopping along with us!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Card Crafter's Circle: Sparkle, Sparkle
Cards and Things: Sketch
Crafts 4 Eternity: Wonderful Wings
Crafty Calendar: Things With Wings
Crazy 4 Challenges: Birthday Card
Cute Card Thursday: A Touch of Sparkle
Waste Not Wednesdays: Use Your Forgotten Stash (DP, Bella Dots)

Angela

Creative Card Crew: Seeing Red

Good morning!  It's time for another fun challenge from the Creative Card Crew team; our challenge this fortnight is "Seeing Red" and our sponsor is Pizzazz Aplenty.

When I was planning my card for this challenge, I thought of Stella's Red Hat Society images, but as I was looking through my stamps I came across this fun image.  Since it's so close to Valentine's Day, I thought I would go with it.  I've been hoarding this DP, but thought it would go perfectly with Stella so I finally took the plunge and cut into it.  Does anybody else have that problem?  Not wanting to actually use your supplies?  Yes, I do realize that there is plenty more DP out there!  LOL

Stella is colored with pencils and accented with glitter.  I couldn't resist adding glitter to her fancy boots...wish I had a pair of those!  I used a simple layout and embellished my card simply with ribbon and a diecut sentiment.

Image: Totally Stampalicious
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Real Red and Elegant Eggplant, Carolee's Creations DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter (wings), Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust" (on red), PTI Pure Poppy Grosgrain Ribbon, SU! Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Die, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

What do you think?  Is she a hot tamale or what?  LOL  I hope you will head on over to the Creative Card Crew blog to check out the rest of the DTs' creations.  I would love to see your take on "Seeing Red" too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Creative Card Crew Challenge: Snow Day

(Sneak peek and detail shot of glitter and crystals.)

Good morning and Happy New Year!  With the arrival of the holiday season, I noticed a lot of challenge blogs were taking a break, which is good as it gives us more time to enjoy our families and the festivities.  That said, I am happy to be back in the swing of things and get a routine going again!  Anyone else feel that way?

With the new year comes a new challenge from the Creative Card Crew...Snow Day!  I really love this theme...to me it means snow, snowflakes, and glitter...I love it all!  Our sponsor for this challenge is Simon Says Stamp, a great online store that has a huge variety of stamping goodies.  Play along for a chance to win some of those goodies for yourself!

I choose a stamp set from The Cat's Pajamas that had been begging to get inked....  Isn't the bunny the cutest?  The image is colored with pencils, cut out with a Spellbinder's die, and accented with glitter.  I went for the subtle stuff...just wanted to add a hint of sparkle so I applied it to random snowballs, not all of them....  I also used a die from TCP, called Snowflake Lace Paper.  It is really cool since you can use both the positive and negative shapes; if you are into snowflakes like I am, this die is a "must" for your collection!  I embellished the card with some ribbon, a button, and some Swarovski flatback crystals; I like the contrast of the "homey" button with the "fancy" crystals.

Image: The Cat's Pajamas

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Soft Suede, Carolee's Creations DP

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen

Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, SU! Soft Suede Dotted Grosgrain Ribbon, Swarovski Flatback Crystals, PTI Hawaiian Shores Button

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Die, The Cat's Pajamas Die, SU! Dimensionals

Here is a picture of the finished card:

I hope you will head on over to the Creative Card Crew blog to check out the rest of the DT's creations.  As I said before, if you play along you have the chance of winning a gift certificate from Simon Says Stamp!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

Good Tuesday morning! It's time for another sketch from Melissa at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Our sponsor this week is Tiddly Inks! Yay! I love Tiddly Inks images! Here is a link to their challenge blog, and here is a link to the online store. If you are unfamiliar with the images, check them out....

With the turn of the weather, I enjoy making cards with snowmen or snowflakes on them, so I chose this cute little guy. I think he's sipping a cup of hot cocoa (with marshmallows); that's just what I like to do to warm up on a cold day! The image is colored with pencils before lightly spraying it with some Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist. The snowflakes were also sprayed, before embellishing them with gold brads.

Image: Tiddly Inks Digital Stamp

Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Soft Suede, Carolee's Creations DP

Embellies: Glimmer Mist in Iridescent Gold, Spare Parts Brads,

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities and Snowflake Dies

I can't wait to see what the rest of the DT has made this week! I hope to see you play along too!

Have a great day!

Angela

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Good morning! It's time for another sketch from Melissa over at Tuesday Morning Sketches. Our sponsor this week is Bella Digi Studio, and the image I'm using is called "My New Coat". Isn't she pretty? I decided since she had earmuffs, that I would make a winter card. It was fun to get out the snowflakes and glitter them up!

The Image is colored with Prismas; the coat actually has a slight pattern. It's a bit hard to see in the photo, but I thought it was neat. The image is cut out with a Spellbinder's die, then I applied some very subtle glitter to the coat cuffs, boot cuffs, and earmuffs; I used Martha Stewart's Crystal Fine Glitter. I ended up having to flip the sketch and since I didn't have a lot of room, I embellished it simply with a snowflake using 3 different Spellbinder's dies. The white layers are coated with Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust" and the layers are held together with a Making Memories brad.

Image: Bella Digi Studio

Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Soft Suede, Carolee's Creations DP

Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter, Making Memories Brad

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities and Snowflake Dies

Be sure to stop by the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to view the DT's cards. This week is the judged challenge, so be sure to play along for the chance to win a prize...see you there!

Thanks for stopping by this morning. Life has been a bit crazy with lots of commitments to fulfill. In addition, I am making a Christmas tree for a fundraising event; I will post pictures to my blog when I am finished.

Have a great day!

Angela

Tuesday Morning Sketches: Challenge #52

Good morning! It's time for another sketch challenge from Melissa over at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This week our sponsor is Die Cuts R Us, an online crafting store.

I choose to go with a summer theme, as summer is finally in full swing. Woo Hoo! I love the hot weather! And who doesn't like to bar-b-que?! I had this paper and ribbon in my stash and thought it would be perfect for this cute, little Stampendous bee.

The bee is colored with Prismas and I have added some glitter to the wings and antennaes. The image is cut and layered with Nestabilities. I had originally planned to tie a knot with the ribbon, but found that the ants were upside down on the "tails" of the knot. Instead I just trimmed off the tails and used a glue dot in the back to hold the knot down and keep it together.

Image: Stampendous

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Pure Black, Carolee's Creations DP, The Paper Studio DP

Embellies: Barbara Trombleys Art Glitter, Carolee's Grosgrain Ribbon

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, EK Success 3D Dots

I hope you'll stop by the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to check out the DT's cards, and then play along too! There are also links to the individual blogs in my sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by today; have a good one!

Angela

It's Tuesday Morning Sketch Time!

Good Tuesday morning! It's time for another one of Melissa's sketches. Our sponsor this week is There She Goes; I don't have any of their stamps, but I checked out their site and they have cute stuff! I went with Stella instead....

Stella is colored with pencils, then cut and mounted with Spellbinders Nestabilities. I used the new large scallops for both the image and the sentiment. I added a bit of yellow glitter to her crown and wand, then dotted her eyes with a black gel pen. I thought the DP was kind of funky and went with Stella's quirky style. I finished off the card with some Kaisercraft self adhesive rhinestones. (I'm thinking of doing a comparison between the Swarovski flatback crystals and these.)

Image/Sentiment: Stamping Bella

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Gable Green and Melon Mambo, Adornit by Carolee's Creations DP

Embellies: Kaisercraft Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Doodlebug Glitter

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Sakura Black Gel Pen

I hope you will check out the DT's creations over on the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. You can also check out the DT's individual blogs via the links in my sidebar. I'd love to see you play along this week!

Well, that's it for me today...I'm off to work! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Angela

Another Card Kit....

Good morning! We're having a bit of a heatwave here at 0 degrees, but it is still way too cold! Fast forward to summer; who doesn't like a bar-b-que? Mmmmm! Can you smell it?!

Here's my 2nd kit for the High Hopes swap. When I saw this cute paper with the ants and the ribbon and brads to match, I knew I had to get some. I like to coordinate the image with the kit contents, so I found this little grillmaster in my stash. You can't tell from the photo, but I added a bunch of large and small silver brads (I think they are behind the ribbon). Also the punched shapes are cut out of a silver metallic CS. I hope the other swappers will like it!

Image: High Hopes

Paper: Carlee's Creations, The Paper Studio, Silver CS

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Embellies: White Grosgrain Ribbon w/Ants, Black Organdy Ribbon, Ant Brad, Spare Parts Large and Small Silver Brads

Extras: SU! Punches: Photo Corner, Round Tab, Word Window

We are forecasted to get a big storm today; the kids are already planning to get out of school early.... Along with the snow, the wind is supposed to pick up so it will be a good day to stay inside and stay warm.

Have a goodie!

Angela