Humor Me Wednesday

Good morning...it's Humor Me Wednesday at Catch the Bug! Specials days this week are:

December 9: Worldwide Candle Lighting Day

December 10: Human Rights Day

December 10: International Animal Rights Day

December 12: National Cocoa Day

December 12: Poinsettia Day

December 15: International Tea Day

December 15: National Cupcake Day

I'm partial to cupcakes (actually most things sweet!) so I went with this adorable unicorn holding a cupcake! She's colored with pencils and I've added some glitter to her eyelids and horn. The CAS sketch is from Paper Craft Crew. Here's my card:

Image: Bugaboo "Birthday Unicorn Set 2" Digital Stamp Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Lemon Tart CS, SU! Melon Mambo CS, Echo Park Patterned Paper
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Lil' Inker Designs Dies

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

Challenges entered:

Color Crazy Challenge: #49 Anything Goes (with coloring)
Crazy for CAS: #12 Non-Christmas

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

FTHS May Blog Hop

Good morning! It's time for the May From the Heart Stamps Blog Hop...our theme this month is "CASE It". Each team member will be showcasing a card CASE-d (copy and share everything) from another teammate.

As you hop along, please leave a comment on each entry. One random commenter will be selected on each blog to win the image of their choice from the FTHS Store. We are also having a link-up contest with this hop. We invite you to pick one of the FTHS DT members and "CASE" one of their cards and add it to the linky collection by Sunday, May 7th. Everyone who enters will be entered into a random drawing; one lucky winner will receive 3 images of choice from the store!

If you have arrived from From the Heart Stamps, you are in the right place; if not, why don't you start there so you don't miss anything?

Today I am CASE-ING my teamie Brenda. Let me tell you, I really had fun going through her blog roll to find a card! I found out that Brenda crafts a lot of cards (I have no idea how she is so productive!) and I had a hard time choosing! I went way back to October 21, 2015...check out her post here.

I went with the same image, "Hamlet PigWit Pig Out", pastel colors, and layout. I've colored Hamlet with pencils and dotted his eyes with a black gel pen. Patterned papers are from Echo Park.

Image: From the Heart Stamps "Hamlet PigWit Pig Out" Digital Set
Ink: Printer, Signo Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Stamper's Select and Raspberry Fizz CS, Echo Park Patterned Paper
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, MFT Dies, Foam Tape

Now head on over to Brenda's to see her fabulous creation!

Thanks for hopping with us. The hop will end Sunday, May 7th at 6 a.m. EST. Winners will be posted on the FTHS Blog on Wednesday, May 9th.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Friends: #56 Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Happy Birthday!

Good morning!  It's Oldie But Goodie day at Catch the Bug...I love breaking out those fun images from my stash!  I have a fun, colorful birthday card to share...add cupcakes and sparkle to the mix and you can't go wrong!  The cupcakes are colored with pencils and I've added a touch of glitter to the cherries on top.  I pulled some fun paper from my stash and added some sparkly CS too.  For embellishing I've added some mini brads and a candle tied with twine.

Image: Bugaboo Digital Stamp, Totally Stampalicious Sentiment
Ink: Printer, SU! Close to Cocoa Marker
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, G.P. 110, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS in "Lily White" and "Bon Bon", Bella Blvd. DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Glitter in "Cherry Popsicle", Spare Parts Brads, PTI Dark Chocolate Baker's Twine, Cake Mate Candle
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

You Are So Stinkin' Sweet!!

Good morning!  Did you have a good weekend?  It's Monday so that means we have a new sketch for you at From the Heart Stamps, check out the inspiration board:

I decided to to with the cupcakes and multicolored dots, along with Hamlet Pigwit.  What an adorable pig with those giant ears!  The image is colored with pencils and I've dotted the eyes with a black gel pen.  I've added mesh and a smattering of Swarovski flatbacks for embellishing.

Image:  From the Heart Stamps "Hamlet Pigwit Pig Out" Digital Image
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Wisteria Wonder and Dark Chocolate, Doodlebug Patterned Paper
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Smokey Topaz", Chocolate Mesh
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Corner Chomper

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details.  We'd love to have you play along; remember to use a FTHS image and all challenge participants receive $1 to Faith's store!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Catz: Polka Dots
Creative Knockouts: Girly Girl
Glitter n Sparkle: Include Some Pink
The Crafting Cafe: Lots of Layers

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

One-of-a-Kind

Good morning!  I have a card using FTHS Sketch #89 to share.  This week I even incorporated the twist and the inspiration photo...that is a first for me!  Here's the sketch and inspiration board:

The cupcake is colored with pencils, fussy cut, applied to the tag, and topped with the snowflake which is popped up.  I've added some ribbon, twine, and mini brads for embellishing.  I also added a larger layered snowflake to the inside.

Image: FTHS "Hamlet Pigwit Pig Out" Digital Stamp
Sentiment: FTHS "Friendship" Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Tempting Turquoise, PTI Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS, Reminisce Patterned Paper
Embellies: Spare Parts Mini Brads, Divine Twine, Ribbon (stash)
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, MFT "Let it Snow" Die-namics, Spellbinders Snowflake Die, PTI Tag Die, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here.  We'd love to have you play along with us using a From the Heart Stamps image; remember, all participants will receive $1 to Faith's shop!  Sounds good, right?  I can't wait to see your take on the sketch...the twist and inspiration photo are optional.

Challenges entered:

Challenge Up Your Life: Turquoise and Brown
Dream Valley Challenges: True Blue
Just Inspirational Challenges: Snowflakes
Order of the Opus Gluei: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Sketch Saturday

Good (early) morning!  I have some fun news to share...I was asked by my former teamie Laura to be the August Guest Designer for Sketch Saturday...of course I was tickled and couldn't say "no"!  The sponsor for this week is Lee's Digi Shop...thank you so much for the adorable image!  Here is the sketch:

I've colored the image with pencils, combined some of my favorite patterned papers from my stash and added a felt flower adorned with a pearl for embellishing.  I chose this adorable image because my daughter owns a cupcake business...I thought this one would be fun to have in my stash for her!

Image: Lee's Digi Shop "Girl with Cupcake"

Ink: Printer

Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Harvest Gold, SU! Ruby Red, Simple Stories Patterned Paper

Embellie: Felt Flower (PTI Harvest Gold Felt/MFT Die-namics Dies/Spare Parts Pearl)

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

You can check out the rest of the DT's creations featuring this awesome sketch here...I hope it will give it a try and play along!

Challenges entered:

Clear It Out Challenge: Sunshine and Summer: Use Yellow (stash item is yellow felt)

Cute Card Thursday: Vintage

Ooh La La Creations: Vintage

Shopping Our Stash: Pick 3 (flower, pearl, die cuts)

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

1 Layer Card

Good morning!  It's June 1st so that means it's time for a new challenge from Flat Friends...this month we would like to see a 1 layer card.  Here's what I came up with:

I had fun with this one!  I picked the adorable image because I knew she would look perfect perched in the corner...I also picked it because my daughter has a cupcake business and summer is a very busy time for her.  (Today she had an order for Andes Mint, Dirt Cup, Bubblegum, and Pretty in Pink...yummy!)  Once I was able to print my image in the right spot (Why is that so hard for me?), I got busy coloring with my pencils.  It was fun to just enjoy the coloring process!

Image: Flat Friends Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone

Please check out the rest of the DT's 1 layer creations here; we do hope you will play along this month!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Birthday Cupcakes

Good morning!  Monday means "Anything But a Card" at Catch the Bug....  Is it just me, or is this a really hard challenge for you too?

It took awhile, but once I had a plan I got busy!  I've used one of Jodi's adorable new images...Mouse Candle...it's perfect to embellish a box of birthday treats.  The image is colored with pencils and layered with die cuts; I've added brads for embellishing and a "band" to wrap around the box.  Tip: if you score the CS it will fold neatly around the box.

Image: Bugaboo "Mouse-Candle" Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Pure Poppy and Dark Chocolate
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Scor-Pal

Here is a larger peek....

Inside the box is Cappuccino Chip and Cherry Almond...both very delish!

Please check out (and gain a bit of inspiration) the rest of the DT's creations here.

Challenges entered:

Brown Sugar: Birthday
Lexi's Creations: Happy Birthday
My Time to Craft: No Design Paper
Scrapper's Delights: Tasty

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Sweet 16

Good morning!  I have a card to share and some exciting news...for the month of September I am Bugaboo Stamps Biggest Fan and will get to play along with their challenges!  How cool is that?  It's no secret that I am a huge fan, so I can't tell you how excited I was to get the email.

This is for the "Anything Goes" challenge.  I made this for one of my daughter's besties; I thought it was appropriate since my daughter has been doing a cupcake fundraiser this year.  She has 53 cupcakes on her menu and I tell you, we are knee deep in cupcakes...yummy!

"Girl Cupcakes" is colored with pencils and I've added some subtle glitter to the brown areas...I see the camera angle didn't capture it well though.  I've had these cupcake papers in my stash for years...love them!  I pieced together some of the coordinating papers for a fun backdrop for the "16".  For embellishing, I've used a bit of ribbon and some Swarovski Flatbacks.

Image: Bugaboo Stamps
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Cool Caribbean, Carta Bella DP
Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Smokey Topaz", Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

You can check out the challenge details here; if you play along, you could win some Bugaboo images!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Creative Belli Challenge: Number
Die Cut Divas: Celebrate (+dies) 
Papercraft Star: Inspiration Photo (cupcakes, blue)
Stampin' Royalty: Patterned Paper

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Christmas Cupcake

I'm back with another Bugaboo challenge card!  Monday's challenge was a color challenge...chocolate, cream, and raspberry...it made me think of sugarplums....  I didn't have a sugarplum image, but I did have a cupcake one so that worked just fine!

The image is colored with pencils and I've mounted it to look like a Polaroid.  I added a bit of Baker's Twine and a button for embellishing.  The sketch is from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge...I loved how clean and simple it is...I did tilt my image panel just for fun!

Image: Bugaboo Stamps
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate
Embellies: PTI Raspberry Fizz Button, Baker's Twine
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Tuesday Morning Sketches #68: Cupcake Challenge

Mmmm! Did someone say cupcakes?! What a fun challenge Melissa has cooked up for us this week! You can make a cupcake shaped card, or decorated cupcakes or whatever funky and fun cupcake-related thing you can think of. Our sponsor this week is Sparkle Creations and the prize will be the stamp "Cupcake Ruby". This week is a judged challenge, so get busy and show us your best work!

I thought of making decorated cupcakes, but I already did that. Next I thought of making a cupcake box, but I realized that I would have to bake some cupcakes to fill it. That really isn't a problem aside from the fact that I have a hard time staying out of any goodies in the house! Am I alone here? Does anybody else have that problem? I decided to make cards using one of my favorite sets..."Crazy Cupcakes". It is like Mr. Potato Head! You stamp the cupcake and then add the "parts"...how fun is that?!

Once I finally decided to make a card, I thought it would be fun to use the same layout and stamps to create cards for both a girl and a boy. I used last week's sketch from the SCS sketch challenge. The cupcakes are colored with pencils and the girl's card is embellished with glitter, while both cards have their headgear popped up for some dimension. I have left the insides blank, so I can just add the appropriate greeting when I use the cards.

Stamps: Stampendous "Crazy Cupcakes" Clear Set

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Kraft, and Ripe Avocado, SU! Pretty In Pink, My Mind's Eye DP

Embellie: Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust"

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestablities, EK Success 3D Dots

I hope you will hop on over to the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to see what the rest of the DT has created.... I am excited to check it out too! Don't forget to play along!

I also want to welcome Pam, who is a new follower! (My SCS friend and fellow blogger Imke does this and I think it's neat!)

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Angela