Happy Easter

Good Morning! Happy Easter to my Christian followers! Easter sure crept up on me this year. As a nurse I am considered an essential employee, so with social distancing I go to work and venture out to the grocery store about once every 1-2 weeks. I make big Easter baskets for my kids every year, even though they are 19 and 21; they are light on the candy and I would fill them with fun items the kids like...books, video games, clothing, coffee pods, gift certificates, etc. Designing them is always such fun for me, but his year they are getting a deposit in their bank accounts!

Speaking of social distancing, I urge you to comply! It benefits you, your family, your friends, and health care workers. I know some do not understand the importance of this and think "It won't happen to me." but it can and you can spread it to your loved ones. The U.S. now has the highest number of COVID-19 related deaths in the world! Even more scary, it has not peaked here in the U.S.! As a RN working front and center during this pandemic, please stay home!

Those cute teeth made me pick this image as I was looking through all of Jodie's cute Easter images. Seriously though...those teeth! Love them! This bunny is colored with pencils and I've accented the eggs with glitter. The paper has been in my stash a long time; if you look closely you will see that it has a gold shimmer...it is so pretty in real life! Also, the paper I've used for matting is purple, not black...it did not photograph well...darn it! This is so pretty in real life! Here is a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo "Rabbit Eggs" Digital Image
Sentiment: MFT PI One of My Favorite Peeps
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir Black
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, SU! CS, Reminisce Patterned Paper
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Martha Stewart Glitter, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Lil' Inker Designs Die (heart), Foam Tape

Here is the fun sketch I am working with today; you have 2 weeks to play along, so give it a try!

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here...they are sure to inspire you!

Challenges entered:

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #248 Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Crafty Cardmakers: #254 Easter
Crafty Gals Corner: #206 Easter/Spring
Craft Rocket: #69 Furry Friends
Cut It Up: #197 Hopping Down the Bunny Trail
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie: #139

My Time To Craft: #429 Easter Cuties
Use Your Stuff: #395 Easter

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Stella Says Sketch

Good morning! We've got a new sketch for you at Catch the Bug; it's a versatile one and you've got 2 weeks to play so I hope you'll give it a try. Here it is:

I colored up the adorable "Bee Bear Sitting" and added some sparkle to the antennae, wings, and heart. I turned this into a Valentine card and I'm liking the non-traditional colors. After I had photographed the card I realized I had forgotten the embellishment in the upper left corner...shoot! I seem to make most of my cards embellishment free these days. How about you...embellishments, yes or no? Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo "Bee Bear Sitting" Digital Image
Sentiment: MFT Pure Innocence "Honey Bee" Set
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir Black, Signo Uni-ball Gel Pen (eyes)
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, SU! Daffodil Delight CS, PTI Pure Poppy CS, Pinecone Press Patterned Papers
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Spellbinders Nestabilities, Lil' Inker Designs Die, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details. We do hope you will play along!

Challenges entered:

Always Fun Challenges: #147 Sparkle
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #35 Anything Goes With a Critter
Crafty Friends: #128 Love/Romance
Creatalicious Challenges: #180 Anything Goes (with optional hearts)
Cute Card Thursday: #619 Valentines
The Cutie Pie Challenge: #143 Cute, Clean and Simple

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

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

Catch the Bug...Oldie But Goodie

Good morning! It's Oldie But Goodie day at Catch the Bug and I chose this cute little Troll to color. She reminds me of the Trolls I played with as a child; I guess I didn't really like to play with them, I liked to sew them clothes! Anybody else out there play with Trolls...or sew their clothes?!

I've colored her to coordinate with this yummy Doodlebug patterned paper. The sketch is from Sketch Saturday and I've embellished simply with a sentiment banner and a die cut heart. Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo "Christmas Troll" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI CS, Doodlebug Patterned Paper
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Lil' Inker Designs Die, Foam Tape

Challenge entered:

Sketch Saturday: #593

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

One of My Favorite Peeps

Good morning!  I have a card to share for the Sweet Stampin' challenge; this week the challenge is "Lots of Layers" and the sponsor is Heather Ellis.  I love Heather's images!  I decided on this little cutie from my stash...don't you just love her cute "Peep" sucker?!

The image is colored with pencils, her dress is paper pieced, and the "Peep" is "sugar coated" with glitter.  I've used some fun Doodlebug Easter papers and embellished with some brads and buttons.

Image: MFT Pure Innocence "One of My Favorite Peeps"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and New Leaf, Doodlebug Patterned Paper
Embellies: PTI Buttons/DMC Floss, Spare Parts Brads, Art Glitter in "Polar Bear"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, MFT Blueprints 5 Die-namics, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Foam Tape

You can check out the DT's creations and the challenge details here.

Challenges entered:

Alphabet Challenge Blog: "E" for Easter
Jellypark Friends: Happy Easter
Mod Squad Color Challenge: Pick 3 Colors

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Frosty the Snowman

Good morning!  The ladies at Ruby's Rainbow have a new challenge; for this fortnight, Shaz has chosen "Film or Song Title" for our theme.  Bet you know what I picked, right?

That's right, "Frosty the Snowman"!  I have used some of the contents from a card kit sent to me by my Secret Sister, Jessica.  Isn't the snowman image darling?  I couldn't resist using him for this challenge!  Also, if you look carefully, you will see the music on the DP.  The image is colored with pencils and I've accented it with 2 kinds of glitter along with a black gel pen.  The sketch is from Sketch Saturday; I've used a die from The Cat's Pajamas, a bit of vellum, some twill, and mini brads for embellishing.

Image: MFT Pure Innocence Happy Heart Snowman
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Pure Poppy, SU! Buckeroo Blue, Unknown DP, The Paper Studio Vellum
Embellies: Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Spare Parts Brads, PTI Pure Poppy Twill
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, The Cat's Pajamas Snowflake Lace Paper Die, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, EK Success 3D Dots

You can check out the rest of the DT's creations here; we do hope you will play along!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge: Something New (new stamp set)
Fan-tastic Tuesday: Anything Goes (must be square)
Shopping Our Stash: Use Something New (new stamp set)
Tuesday Throwdown: Snowman Fun

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Holiday Baker

Good morning!  We have a new sketch for you at Tuesday Morning Sketches...it's a pretty simple one, so I hope you will give it a try!

I decided to go with a Christmas card and pulled out a Pure Innocence image.  The image is colored with pencils and I've added a holly and swirl die cuts for embellishing.

Image: MFT's Pure Innocence "Fresh From the Oven"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy, and Pinefeather, October Afternoon DP
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Sizzix Die, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

You can check out the rest of the DT's creations and the challenge details here.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge: Christmas is Coming
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long: Treats From the Kitchen (sugar cookies) 
Polkadoodles/Studio 12: Anything Goes: Christmas

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

1,2,3....

Good (early) morning!  I'm back with another challenge from the Creative Card Crew!  Our sponsor this fortnight is Robyn's Fetish and our challenge is "1,2,3".  For my card, I used 1 flower, 2 banners, and 3 rhinestones.  You have the freedom to mix up the "1,2,3" and apply it however you wish!

I used one of the cute, new Pure Innocence images and paired it with some travel papers that I have had in my stash for a looong time.  The image is colored with pencils and I added a bit of yellow glitter to the flower in her hair (and also to the flower diecut).

Image: MFT Pure Innocence (Hula Girl)
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Melon Mambo and Soft Suede, Marcella DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellies: MAMBI Rhinestones, Doodlebug Glitter
Extras: MFT Die-Namics "Hibiscus", The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I invite you to head on over to the Creative Card Crew blog to check out the rest of the DT's take on "1,2,3"...I would love to see your take too!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Love to Create: Summertime Fun
Make it Monday: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show: A Bit of Brown
Stampalot Challenge: BINGO (pink, brown, bling)
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge: Sketch

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Wishing You a Fairy Good Day

Good Monday morning!  Did you have a nice Mother's Day yesterday?  I did; I spent the day with family, went for brunch (yay, no cooking) and had a relaxing day.

As I was looking through the challenges, I knew I was going for pink and girlie and wings....

My image is colored with pencils and accented with glitter.  I found some pretty papers in my stash that had a nice pop of pink and decided to distress the edges a bit for some texture.  I added some grosgrain ribbon and a layered diecut flower for embellishing.

Image/Sentiment: MFT Pure Ince nocen"Believe in Magic"
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Fine Linen, and Hibiscus Burst, the girls' paperie DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellies: PTI Hibiscus Burst Grosgrain Ribbon, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust" and "Pink Smoothie"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT "Upsey Daisies" Die-namics, SU! Dimensionals

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz: Pink and Girlie
Crafty Calendar: Things with Wings
Crafty Mess: Pink and Cute
Delightful Challenges: Distressing
Fairy Tale Challenge Blog: Things with Wings
Glitter Geeks Blog Challenge: Wings and Things
Jellypark Challenges: Girlie Girl
Paper Sundaes: Things With Wings
The Squirrel and the Fox: One For the Girls 
Two Sisters: Make it Girlie

Thanks for stopping by; have a great day!  I'll be back tomorrow with another sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches....

Angela