Oldie But Goodie

Good morning! It's Oldie But Goodie Thursday at Catch the Bug and I've made a card to send to my daughter at college...I have always called her "my little monkey"!

The image is colored with pencils and I've added glitter to the balloon. I went clean and simple with the layout using just a strip of patterned paper. Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo Stamps (not yet in store)
Ink: Printer, Signo Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Stamper's Select and Pure Poppy CS, PTI Patterned Paper
Embellie: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out Stephanie's creation here...she is sure to inspire you!

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Bugaboo Freebie Friday

Good morning! It's Freebie Friday at Bugaboo...that means you can grab this image for free! It doesn't get any better than that!

I have a soft spot for monkeys and this little cutie is no exception; I've colored her with pencils and added some mini brads to her shoes along with glitter to her pompoms and the "S". I've used a simple layout to keep the focus on the image. Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo Cheer Monkey 1 Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, SU! Summer Sun CS, PTI Basic Black CS, PTI Patterned Paper
Embellies: Spare Parts Mini Brads, Fairy Dust Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Foam Tape

Please head over the the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog to check out the rest of the DT's creations...don't forget to pick up your image too!

Challenges entered:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything Goes (with a critter)
Brown Sugar: #268 Back to School
Jo's Scrap Shack: #206 Always Anything Goes with Bugaboo 

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Catch the Bug's Anything Goes

Good morning and Happy 2016 to you!  Today is "Anything Goes" at Catch the Bug and we hope you will play along!

As I looked through the challenges at Paper Playful, I found a sketch, colors, and I knew I wanted my card to be snow themed.  This cute little sock monkey was perfect!  He's colored with pencils and his eyes are accented with a black gel pen.  I've added glitter to the snow and snowballs, and embellished the card with brads and snowflakes.

Image: Bugaboo Sock Monkey-November Digital Image
Ink: Printer, Signo Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, SU! Baja Breeze, PTI Pure Poppy, The Paper Studio Silver Glitter CS, Lawn Fawn Patterned Paper
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, Art Glitter in "Angel Dust"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Spellbinders Snowflakes, Foam Tape

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

Challenges entered:

2 Crafty Girls: Winter Blues/Anything Goes
A Snowflakes Promise: Anything Goes w/ a Christmas or Winter Theme
C.R.A.F.T.: Anything Goes
Crafty Boots: Snow and Sparkle
Crafty Cardmakers: Snow
Everybody Art Challenge: Sketch

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Color Challenge

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

ABC

Hello!  Monday means "Anything But a Card" at Catch the Bug and I've got a fun, simple project to share!  ABC is always a challenge for me...I was leaning towards a Valentine's project (it will be here before we know it!) and remembered the embellished  Hershey Nuggets/tins.  I knew I had some tins in my stash...but where?  After tearing apart a closet, I checked my stash in the basement and found a few of them.  Voila!  Do any of you do that?  You know you have something, but just can't remember where....  LOL  I will say that I did find a few interesting crafty items in my closet....

I've colored the cheeky sock monkey with pencils and dotted they eyes with a black gel pen.  The balloon is covered with some subtle glitter.  The Nuggets are wrapped with strips of patterned paper and secured with a tiny piece of double stick tape so they won't slide around in the tin.  I contemplated adding some red ribbon and brads to the belly band/ image combo, but I liked it better plain.  Sometimes less is more....

Image: Bugaboo Sock Monkey Love-Heart Balloon Digital Image
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Pure Poppy, Canvas Corp. Patterned Paper
Embellie: Martha Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Tin (PTI), Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here...hopefully you will see something to inspire you to step out of your comfort zone!  You can find a bunch of adorable Valentine images here...check them out to spark your creativity.

Challenges entered:

Clear it Out: Anything Goes/Anything Goes (stash item-tin)
Creative Corner Challenges: Love is in the Air
Cute as a Button: Romance
Opus Gluei: Anything But a Card
Pile It On: Something Edible 
Top Tip Tuesday: CAS
***Here's my tip: Use a tiny piece of double stick tape, on the bottom of each Nugget, to secure them to the tin.

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela