Catch the Bug...Oldie But Goodie

Good morning! It's Oldie But Goodie Thursday at Catch the Bug; I'm going with Margaret because she makes me laugh. Plus, I think we have all felt this way at one time or another!

I've colored the image with pencils and did some simple layering: I didn't want to cover up this fun patterned paper...it is perfect for this image! I've embellished simply with a banner and heart. Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo Margaret Live in a Toaster  Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, SU CS Baja Breeze and Crushed Curry CS, TCP Studio Patterned Paper
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Lil' Inker Designs Die (heart), Foam Tape

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

Challenges entered:

Craftaholics R Us: #12 Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon: Who Runs the World? Girls!
Retarte #117: Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door: Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Stella Says Sketch

Good morning! It's Stella Says Sketch Sunday at Catch the Bug and I have a card to share using the July sketch. It's a great sketch and you have all month to play along so I hope you'll give it a try!

I went with one of my favorite "Margaret" images...I just love how she oozes sass! And her style too.... I've colored her with pencils; how do you like her yellow polka dotted swim skirt? She's ready for the beach with zinc oxide on her nose and sunscreen in her bag! Patterned papers are from Echo Park and the stitched die cuts are from Lil' Inker Designs.

***Funny story about the die cuts.... The first floor of my house is being remodeled, so that means every room except the kitchen (already done) and bathroom are basically not livable. My studio on the second floor is being used for storage right now and I couldn't find my sun die amongst the mess! I do have a sun punch, but I wanted the "stitched" look and was accepting no substitutes! I frantically searched here and there...multiple times...and finally found a baggie of extra die cuts. Score! There was a sun inside, not the size I wanted though, so I layered it on a circle...not exactly the look I was going for, but it was a "make it work" moment!

Here's the sketch:

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, they are sure to inspire you! Also, here is a link to the store...Jodie has had some great new images lately, can't wait to see what she comes up with this month!

Image: Bugaboo "Margaret Calendar Months August" Digital Stamp (not yet in store)
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Harvest Gold and Raspberry Fizz CS, SU! Marina Mist CS, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS, Echo Park Patterned Paper
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Lil' Inker Designs Dies, Foam Tape

Challenges entered:

A Gem of A Challenge: #197 Summer Colors
City Crafter: #368 Let's Go Outside and Play
Crafting With Dragonflies: #84 Punches and or Dies
Creative Knockouts: #200 For the Girls
Make My Monday: #49 Summer Brights
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges: #179 Summer Fun
Shopping Our Stash: #309 Lazy Summer Days
Tic Tac Toe: #004 (accent-blue-coloring)

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Celebrate

Good morning!  It's the first Saturday of the month so that means it's "Anything Goes" at Catch the Bug! Could it get any easier than anything goes?  I love the freedom!

Speaking of freedom, I couldn't resist Margaret in her patriotic finery!  She's colored with pencils and I've accented her star accessories with glitter, along with adding Glossy Accents to her glasses.  I found a fun sketch and layered the circle under the center panel instead of putting it on top.  The sentiment is die cut three times and layered.

Image: Bugaboo"Margaret Calendar Month-July USA" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Stamper's Select CS, SU! Brilliant Blue CS, Doodlebug Patterned Paper, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS (two white stars)
Embellies: Doodlebug Glitter, Ranger Glossy Accents
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, QuicKutz Die (celebrate)

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details.  We'd love to see you play along for the chance to win some Bugaboo images!  ***Enabler Alert!  Christmas images are 50% off the month of July!!!  Yes, that's right!  Now's the time to shop, shop, shop!!!***

Challenges entered:

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards: Girls of Summer
Jo's Scrap Shack: Use Red, White, and Blue
The Paper Players: Sketch

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Sketch Saturday #386

Good morning Sketch Saturday fans!  We have a new sketch for you, along with a new sponsor...Bugaboo!  One of my favorites for sure!  Check out this week's sketch:

I went with Margaret...I love that she is rather cheeky!  She's colored with pencils and I've paired her with my favorite "Get Well" papers (sadly, after this card I am down to scraps only...I'll have to get creative to use them!).  I've done some simple layering and added a sentiment.  Now I'm wondering if my sentiment is too bold?  Maybe I should have printed it on the blue and used a small red border...what do you think?  Maybe I'll add some red brads in the opposite corner....  Speaking of brads, does anyone besides me like them?  I rarely see them used anymore.

Image: Bugaboo "Nurse Margaret-Joking" Digital Image

Ink: Printer

Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Blueberry Sky and Pure Poppy, Frances Meyer Patterned Paper

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the Saturday Girls creations here, along with the challenge details.  Play along for the chance to win some Bugaboo images!

Also, please check out Catch the Bug's "Anything Goes" challenge here...more Bugaboo images are up for grabs!

Challenges entered:

Cardz 4 Guyz: Hope U Feel Better Soon

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Happy Independence Day

Good morning (and Happy 4th of July!) sketch fans!  We have a great sketch for you at Sketch Saturday, along with a great sponsor...Bugaboo!  Now that is a great pair!  I really love this week's sketch; check it out:

I went with one of my Bugaboo favorites...Margaret...I love her sass!  She is colored with pencils and I've accented some of the stars with glitter.  I kept the sketch clean and simple and embellished with star die cuts.

Image: Bugaboo Margaret Calendar Month-July USA Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Pure Poppy, Doodlebug Patterned Paper and Sugar Coated CS
Embellie: Art Glitter in "Polar Bear"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Corner Chomper, MFT "Stacking Stars" Die-namics

Please check out the rest of the Saturday Girls' creations here, along with the challenge details.  We do hope you will play along...Bugaboo images are up for grabs!

Challenges entered:

Brown Sugar: Red, White, and Blue
Crafts 4 Eternity: Red, White, and Blue
Crafty Creations: Red, White, and/or Blue
Die Cut Divas: Summer and Patriotism
Naughty or Nice Challenges: Seeing Stars

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Sketch Saturday

Good morning!  Saturday means we have a great new sketch for you at Sketch Saturday; our sponsor for the week is Simon Says Stamp!  Here's the sketch:

I needed a card for a friend who just passed her Nursing Boards...I thought Bugaboo's Margaret was perfect!  I love her humor!  I've colored her with pencils, done some simple layering, and accented the card with brads.  I hope Kasandra will like this...floor nursing is a tough job, a little humor is a welcome diversion.

Image/Sentiment: Bugaboo "Nurse Margaret-Hurt a Little" Digital Image 
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Blush Blossom and Pure Poppy, SU! Ballet Blue, Frances Meyer Patterned Paper
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the Saturday Girls creations here, along with the challenge details.  Play along for the chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Simon Says Stamp!

Challenge entered:

Creative Knockouts: Use Your Stash (patterned paper, brads)

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

April Showers...May Flowers

Good morning!  We have a fun, new sketch for you at Sketch Saturday; here it is:

Since we had snow earlier in the week, I went with a springy card...I know it has to be just around the corner!  Margaret is colored with pencils and I've used some colorful Doodlebug papers from my stash.  I've accented simply with ribbon and a coordinating brad.

Image: Bugaboo Margaret Calendar Months-May Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Dark Chocolate, Doodlebug Patterned Paper
Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Doodlebug Brad
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the Saturday Girls' creations here, along with the sponsor and challenge details.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Catz: Two or More Patterned Papers
Little Red Wagon: Spring is in the Air

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Humor Me Wednesday

Good morning!  It's Humor Me Wednesday at Catch the Bug; Humor Me holidays for this week are:

9th: Chaos Never Dies Day
12th: Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
13th: World Kindness Day
14th: Operating Room Nurse Day
15th: Clean Your Refrigerator Day

Since I'm a nurse, I was compelled to go with "Operating Room Nurse Day".  Nurse Margaret is ready to obtain that pre-op blood sample; quick, run the other way!  LOL

I've used the sketch from Sketch Saturday...love their sketches!  Margaret is colored with pencils; I've embellished with a die cut band-aide and some Bella Dots.  Not so sure what I think of my color combo here...I used SU!'s retired Blush Blossom thinking that it looked like the color of a band-aid, but now that the card is done it looks more pink-ish.  Hmmm, I guess I will send this one to a female....

Image/Sentiment: Bugaboo "Nurse Margaret-Hurt a Little" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Blush Blossom, Ballet Blue, and Poppy Parade
Embellies: Bella Dots
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, SU! Embossing Folder, QuicKutz Band-aide Die, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here...a laugh is always a good thing!

Challenges entered:

Craft Your Passion: Something Beginning with "B" (band-aide, blue)
Sketch Saturday: Sketch #335
Through the Purple Haze: Punch or Die (QuicKutz band-aide die)

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Live in a Toaster....

Good morning!  The ladies at Sketch Saturday have another great sketch for you this week...check it out:

I've had this image and paper sitting on my craft table for quite some time...I thought it would be perfect for the sketch.  Margaret is colored with pencils, the papers are distressed, and I've embellished with a button and some gems.

Image: Bugaboo "Morning Margaret-Live in a Toaster" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Crushed Curry, PTI Dark Chocolate, TCP Studios Patterned Paper
Embellies: PTI Button, Spare Parts Bling
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape 

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details...we'd love to have you play along!

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Hot Hot Hot

Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight, Caz has chosen our challenge and it is "On the Beach".  Sounds fun!

I figured I couldn't go wrong with Bugaboo's Margaret!  She's colored with pencils and her (not so) teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini is embellished with glitter, along with her glasses.  The layout is the Deconstructed Sketch and I've used vellum clouds, a sparkly sun, and beads for embellishing.  I only hope I look this "Hot Hot Hot" (or as my 15 year old daughter would say "Hawt") when I hit the local beach!  LOL

Image: Bugaboo "Margaret Calendar Month-August" Digital Image 
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Harvest Gold and Raspberry Fizz, Fancy Pants Designs Patterned Paper, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS, PTI Vellum
Embellies: Art Glitter in "Polar Bear", Alphabet Beads (Hobby Lobby)
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, Lil' Inker Designs Dies (Clouds and Sun)

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details; we'd love to see you play along!

Challenges entered:

Creative Card Crew: Sea, Beach
Deconstructed Sketch: Sketch
Deep Ocean Challenge: Lots of Layers

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Morning Margaret

Or should I say Crabby Margaret?  LOL  I made this one, just for fun, after I saw a few challenges I wanted to play along with.  Margaret is colored with pencils; the darker parts of her dress and her slippers are accented with a subtle glitter, but I was unable to capture that in the photo.  The black banner is embossed with a "clock" pattern.

Image/Sentiment: Bugaboo Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Berry Sorbet and True Black, Little Yellow Bicycle DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, Recollections Brads (mini), Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Embossing Folder, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Catch the Bug: BINGO (I used bottom row: embossing, glitter, designer paper)
CCEE Stampers: In the Kitchen
JellyPark Challenges: Make us laugh or smile.

I used last week's Sketch Saturday sketch, but posted too late.  It was a great sketch and I see my friend Linda was the winner...how cool is that?!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Margaret is off to the beach!

Good Friday morning!  I thought I would try this week's Bugaboo sketch; I paired it with this fun image of Margaret...boy, she really rocks a skirted bikini!

The image is colored with pencils and I added some glitter to the pink portions of her suit and sandles (it's hard to see in the photo).  I added some twill and sparkly Bella Dots for embellishing.

Image: Bugaboo Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Bermuda Bay, PTI Raspberry Fizz, K by Marcella DP
Embellies: Doodlebug Glitter, Pink Bella Dots, PTI Hawaiian Shores Twill
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Creative Craft Challenges2: Summertime
Dream Valley Challenges: Summer
Ladybug Crafts Ink: Summer Fun
Moving Along With the Times: Summer
Paper Play Challenge: Layer it Up
Robyn's Fetish Challenge: Summer Fun
Stella Says Sketch: Sketch

Thanks for stopping by; have a great weekend!

Angela

Nurse Margaret: Do I look like I'm joking?

Good morning!  I have a silly card to share with you today, featuring Bugaboo's Margaret...I love her, she cracks me up!  I'm not meaning to be offensive here, but...as a nurse, I can appreciate the humor.  Some of the patients get such funny cards; they love to show the staff.  I made this card for a friend's husband who just had surgery; he works in healthcare, so hopefully it will make him chuckle....

The image is colored with pencils, and I used one of my favorite "go to" layouts.  I used some themed paper from my stash and added some red brads for embellishing.

Image/Sentiment: Bugaboo Stamps 
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Bordering Blue and Ruby Red, Frances Meyer DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Nutcrafters: One For The Boys
Raise the Bar: Red, White, and Blue  
The Sisterhood of Crafters: Let's Hear It For The Boys
Top Tip Tuesday: One For The Men
Waste Not Wednesdays: Use Your Forgotten Stuff (DP is 5+ years old)

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Happy 4th...from Margaret!

Good morning!  I was the lucky winner of the Bugaboo sketch challenge and my prize was 10 digital stamps...woo hoo!  Oh my gosh, I had so much fun picking them out!  I love Margaret, and Stella, and Gus....  I just had to work with one of them right away.  Since the 4th is right around the corner, I went with Margaret Calendar Month July.  Is she a hot tamale or what?  I'm loving her lipstick!

Margaret is colored with pencils and all of the white stars have some sparkly glitter...nice and festive!  I used some Doodlebug DP that I have had in my stash for years, added some ribbon and twine, along with another glittery star and a button.  The sketch is from Seems a Little Sketchy; I thought it was perfect for Margaret!

Image: Bugaboo Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, and Pure Poppy, Doodlebug DP
Embellies: Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", PTI Blueberry Sky Grosgrain Ribbon, The Twinery Twine, PTI Enchanted Evening Button
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, EK Success Star Punch, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Card Makin' Mamas: Red, White, and Blue
Catch the Bug Challenge Blog: Use Twine, Buttons, and a Sentiment
Crafty Sentiments: Red, White, and Blue
Gingerloft Challenge: Red, White, and Blue
House of Gilli: Red, White, and Blue 
Loves Rubberstamps: Red, White, and Blue
Make it Monday: Anything Goes
Paper Pretties: Independence Day Inspiration
Pile it On: Make Your Own Embellishment
Tip Top Tuesday: Independence Day or Stars and Stripes
Totally Stampalicious: Red and White and ?
Use It Tuesdays: Be Patriotic! (I used Doodlebug DP that has been in my stash for years!)

My TIP (for Tip Top Tuesday) is:  Make what you like and don't second guess yourself!  My husband told me there was way too much going on with this one, but that's okay...we all have different tastes.  Create and enjoy the process!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela