We Wish You a Sketchy Christmas

Good morning...welcome back to Day 2 of Awkward Holiday Chaos at Catch the Bug! Our theme today is We Wish You a Sketchy Christmas...that's right, we have a sketch for you. Actually sketch challenges are my very favorite challenge; how about you, what's your favorite type of challenge? Here's the sketch:

Here's what I have created for you:

The image is printed on Cryogen CS so it has a wonderful sparkle which unfortunately didn't translate to the photo. I had fun coloring this one with my colored pencils! I've done a bit of distressing and added a die cut sentiment along with my signature heart. 

Image: Bugaboo "Christmas Blocks" Digital Image

Ink: Printer

Paper: Cryogen CS, SU Baja Breeze CS, PTI Enchanted Evening CS, Echo Park Patterned Paper

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, QuicKutz "Thanks" Die, 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 awesome Bugaboo images! Below is a list of the challenges for the week:

Challenges entered:

Color Crazy Challenge: Coloring

Crafting By Designs: Get Ready For Christmas-November Edition
Cutie Pie Challenge: #129 Winter Layers
Watercooler Wednesday: Gail's "All About Holidays" Challenge

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Christmas Chaos: Recipe + New Release

Good morning!  Welcome back to Day 4 of Catch the Bug's 3rd Annual Christmas Chaos!  Today we have a Recipe Challenge for you and since it's Tuesday, I'm using a New Release image.  Here's the recipe:

Isn't this moose adorable?  He's colored with pencils and I've added a touch of subtle glitter to the ornaments.  For embellishing I've added some organdy ribbon and a bit of bling.  Sketch is Freshly Made Sketches #215.

Image: Bugaboo "Christmas Moose Ornaments" Digital Image
Ink: Printer, Signo Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, Gina K. Pure Luxury CS, SU! Pink Passion CS, Doodlebug Patterned Paper
Embellies: Martha Stewart "Crystal Fine" Glitter, Kaisercraft Bling, SU! White Organdy Ribbon
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, QuicKutz Die (thanks)

Please check out the rest of the DT's amazing creations here...they are sure to inspire you!  Hope to see you play along!

Challenges entered:

My Time to Craft: Christmas Animals
The Ribbon Girls: Christmas Card (using ribbon)

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Thank you!

Good morning...happy Wednesday...we are halfway to the weekend!  It's time for a new challenge from the ladies at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight, Debbie has chosen our challenge and it is "Stamping...Rubber or Digital".  Sounds like fun!

I went with a digital image from From the Heart Stamps...yes, a Birdbrain!  Love them!  I added a sentiment and printed the image twice so I could pop up the flower in her hand; the image is colored with pencils and accented with glitter.  I've done a bit of distressing and simply added ribbon for embellishing.  This will be a good one for my stash...you never know when you will need a "thank you"....

Image/Sentiment: From the Heart Stamps Flower Chick and Bouquet Chick Digital Stamps
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Pumpkin Pie, PTI Dark Chocolate, Jillibean Soup Patterned Paper
Embellies: SU! Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, Art Glitter in "Polar Bear"
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.  Why not play along?

Please check out the From the Heart Stamps weekly inspiration post here.

Challenges entered:

Aud Sentiment Challenge Blog: Two Word Sentiment
Brown Sugar: Dots and/or Stripes
Dragonfly Dreams: Anything with Wings

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Thank You!

Good morning!  It's time for a new challenge from Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight, Helen N. has chosen our challenge and it is "Flora and Fauna".  Sounds like a fun one!

I used a From the Heart Stamps image, along with this week's sketch and twist.  The image is colored with pencils and I've added glitter to the polka dots on the vase, along with some subtle glitter to the flowers. I've done a bit of distressing and embellished simply with brads and ribbon.  Here's the sketch:

Image: From the Heart Stamps Bouquet Chick Digital Image
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Blushing Bride and Old Olive, 2 Bugs in a Rug Patterned Paper
Embellies: Basic Grey Brads, SU! Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Art Glitter in "Polar Bear"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the Ruby's Rainbow DT's creations here, along with the challenge details.

There's still time to play along with the From the Heart Stamps challenge...you can go with the sketch, the twist, or both...please check out the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details. .

Challenges entered:

Card Mania: Flowers
City Crafter: It's For the Birds
Crafty Creations: Tic Tac Toe (flowers, ribbon, digital image)

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Thank You TREEmendously

Good Wednesday morning!  I have a card to share for our fortnightly challenge at Ruby's Rainbow; my teamie Lesley has chosen trees as our theme.  I thought of this new Clear Dollar Stamps set from Lisa Lara called Apple Licious; it really has some fun images and coordinating sentiments...you can check it out here.

I simply sized and printed my image and sentiment, then matted it with chocolate CS and adhered the sentiment with 2 chocolate mini brads.  I placed a dimensional behind the middle of the sentiment to give it a bit of interest.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Apple Licious" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Poppy Parade
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations...I'd love to see your "tree" card too!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff: An Apple a Day

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Thank you....

Good morning!  It's Tuesday so that means we have another challenge from Tuesday Morning Sketches; this week our sponsor is Sparkle Creations.

With back-to-school less than a week away, I thought that it would be a fun theme to go with.  Changito is stamped on graph paper and CS, then colored, cut out, and adhered to the graph paper.  I embellished simply with ribbon and brads.

Image/Sentiment: Stampendous Changito School Clear Set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo/Real Red
Paper: SU! Marina Mist, PTI Dark Chocolate, Graph Paper, The Paper Studio DP
Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will head on over the the TMS blog to check out the rest of the cards made using this sketch.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Do You Stack Up?: Four Legged Friends
The Pink Elephant: Back to School

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

A BIG Thanks

Good Monday morning!  Today I have a fun card to share with you...I was looking through the SCS tutorials for something interactive and I chose the Surprise Pop Up Card.  I also found a lot of other tutorials that looked interesting...so many fun things to try...so little time!

I am using Clear Dollar Stamps Gigi Giraffe, who also come with 3 coordinating DPs.  I printed my elements, then followed the simple instructions in the tutorial.  I added a bit of ribbon, buttons and a felt flower for embellishing.

This is what the card looks like when you pull the tag up at the top...there's a hidden message!  How fun is that?

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps Gigi Giraffe Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi, PTI Dark Chocolate
Embellies: PTI Blueberry Sky Buttons, Wright's Chocolate Grosgain Ribbon, 
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, DMC Floss, MFT Die-namics Upsey Daisies Die, Felt (The Cat's Pajamas), The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering my card in the Stampin' Sisters in Christ which is to choose one of the following for your challenge this week.... 

1) use an image showing action OR...

2) just an image on the front of your card ) no sentiment) OR...

3) make an action card (make it move)

Thanks for stopping by; have a great week!

Angela

Changito Thank U

Hello! How's your Friday going so far? It's great that the weekend is almost here! Today I have some cards to share that my daughter requested for her track coaches and manager. Quite frankly, I was surprised considering she always acts like I am a bit "off" because I enjoy stamping so much! LOL Anyway, I sent her to my card rack to pick out a sample card for me to work with. We decided to make a different color for each person. The colors are from the color family SU! used to call "Bold Brights" and I used to work with these colors a lot...funny how our styles change over the years. I do think the bright colors look pretty all lined up.

Here's a close-up of the pink card (my favorite color). The green panel is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, Changito is colored with pencils and the flower is accented with Doodlebug glitter.

Image: Stampendous

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Passion Pink, Yo Yo Yellow, and Only Orange, PTI Dark Chocolate

Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Doodlebug Glitter

Extras: Crayolas/Goo Gone, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Ivy took the finished cards to school, had the other girls on the team sign them, then presented them in clear envelopes at their end of the season pizza party.

Here is a picture of Ivy from this season. It's a bit fuzzy, since I took a picture of a photo. The girls had a fun season; it was their first, so they were practicing with the different events to find their niche. We were surprised to have Ivy switch to the high jump; we always thought she would stick with the long jump. My husband was a great long jumper and Ivy had previously won a gold medal in the long jump at an independent meet. Whatever she decides to do is okay with us; we just encourage her to do her best and have fun doing it!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

"Heartfelt Thanks"

Good morning! Today I have a card that I CASE'd from a PaperCrafts Card Creations magazine. I loved how bright and cheery it was, and just knew I wanted to make some for my stash. The colors...the fun buttons...it just made me happy!

The card was pretty simple to make; it probably took the longest to select the buttons and to "thread" the holes. It's so fun to search my button stash; I thought the avocado one with 6 holes was pretty unique!

Image: PTI "All About You Additions"

Sentiment: PTI "Everyday Classics"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Old Olive

Embellies: PTI Ripe Avocado Ribbon, PTI Buttons

Extras: Prismacolor Pencil/Goo Gone, DMC Floss, "Corner Chomper", Glue Dots

It's time to get moving here; the kids are part of the church service this morning and then we are going out for birthday brunch.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day!

Angela

CAS CASE

Good morning! How has your week been going? Mine is going too fast, considering I am on duty for the weekend!

I came across this card on SCS the other day and just had to CASE it. I don't often sponge or use the corner rounder, so this one was a bit different than the usual layered cards that I make. One thing I did note, was that sponging doesn't go quickly for me; since I made 6 of these, I took my supplies to the den and worked on it when I was watching t.v. I love it when I can multi-task! I ended up adding a button to my card, as it just didn't look finished without it.

Sentiment: SU! Sincere Salutations

Ink: SU! Ruby Red and Soft Suede

Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Regal Rose, Bo Bunny DP. Basic Grey DP

Embellies: PTI Wood Button, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Pink Smoothie"

Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities Dies, SU! Corner Rounder, DMC Floss

That's all for today; thanks for stopping by!

Angela

CAS Lady Bug Thank You

Hello! A lot of you probably know I am a huge Changito fan...also Calendar Chicks and Fluffles. You can imagine my excitement when I found out Stampendous has a blog with challenges! I made a copy of the sketch, which was a bit of a challenge since it was a square. I had a plan, but when I found these lady bug buttons, I decided I had better go with my "Lady Bug Fluffles" stamp!

This card is super clean and simple. It's 4 1/4" square; I did try to stay true to the sketch, but I left off the brads in the corners of the image panel. I thought they would be too much with the buttons.... The image is colored with pencils; Fluffles does have a bit of gray shading, too.

Image: Stampendous

Sentiment: SU!

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Pure Black, SU! Real Red

Embellie: Favorite Findings Buttons, SU! Black Grosgrain Ribbon

Extras: Crayolas/Prismas/Goo Gone, SU! 1" Round Punch

This is a pretty cool sketch; I'll probably be using it again. I wish square cards didn't cost more to mail, though....

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

CASE from SCS

Hello and happy Monday! Today I have a card that I CASE'd from the SCS gallery. I just fell in love with the simplicity of the card when I saw it; I knew I had to try and replicate it. I thought it was really classy and that it was easily adaptable to any occasion. I did tweak the card by changing the definition used, and I also used a different color of crystals for embellishment.

The definition was stamped on vellum. To avoid the appearance of glue behind the vellum, I left the edges a bit long and folded them over the white panel and adhered them into place before adhering it to the black panel. After adhering the black panel to the card, I placed a small amount of glue on the heart before sliding it into place. The crystals are Swarovski flatbacks in "Rose". I really love these; the have such a rich sparkle. I adhere them with either SU! Crystal Effects or Mono Multi (green lid). I know a lot of people prefer the crystals that come with sticky on them; what do you prefer?

Image: SU! Define Your Life
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, True Black, and Hibiscus Burst, The Paper Studio Vellum
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Rose"
Extras: Spellbinders Nestabilities

I'm glad you stopped by today! I hope your day is a good one!

Angela