Stella Cupid

Good morning!  It's Oldie But Goodie day at Catch the Bug...I decided to pull Stella out of the archives.  A little Valentine humor is always good, right?!

Stella is colored with Spectrum markers and accented with glitter.  I went a bit non-traditional with the colors and used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  I used some red bling for embellishing.

Image/Sentiment: Bugaboo "Stella Love-Stupid Cupid" 
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Spring Rain, and True Black, Pinecone Press Patterned Paper
Embellies: Martha Stewart "Crystal Fine" and "Sugar Cube" Glitters, Red Bling
Extras: Spectrum Markers, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's OBG here!

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

FTHS February Blog Hop

Good morning!  Welcome to our From the Heart Stamps February Blog Hop; our theme this month is "Love is in the Air"...hop along for some fabulous inspiration from the DT!

As you hop along, please leave a comment on each entry.  One random commentor will be selected on each blog to win an image of choice from the store.  In addition, one commentor on the From the Heart Stamps blog will win a $15 gift voucher to the store!  

If you have arrived from our Guest Designer Debbie's blog, you are in the right place!  My card today features Balancing Hearts/Balancing Hearts Sentiments.  I love the simplicity of this image.  I had originally planned to do some paper piecing, but decided to go with colored pencils and glitter instead.  I went super clean and simple...lots of white space and simple embellishing with a sentiment and twine.

Image: From the Heart Stamps "Balancing Hearts" Digital Image
Sentiment: From the Heat Stamps "Balancing Hearts Sentiments"
Ink: Printer
Embellies: Martha Stewart "Sugar Cube" Glitter, Divine Twine
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone

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

Thanks for hopping with us today; the hop will end on Monday, February 9th at 6:00 a.m. EST.  Winners will be posted, on the From the Heart Stamps blog, on Wednesday, February 11th.

Thanks for hopping along!

Angela

Springy Flower Chick

Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you from the ladies at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight Shaz has chosen our challenge...it is "Soon to be Spring".  That really sounds perfect...especially after all the snow we received last weekend...sounds like we are to get more this weekend too!  Ugh!

Well, Spring makes me think of flowers....  I thought of this adorable DeNami chick and paired her with some delicate, colorful papers.  She is colored with pencils and I've accented her flower with glitter.  I've used Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS for the die cut flower and leaves.  CAS...but I love it...the colors and the chick make me happy!

Image: DeNami
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, American Crafts Patterned Paper, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS
Embellies: Martha Stewart "Cotton Candy" Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Dies, MFT "Royal Leaves" Die-namics Die, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's Springy creations here.  We would love to have you join us and play along!

Challenges entered:

Allsorts Challenge Blog: Flower Power
Card Mania: Add Some Red
CAS on Sundays: Flowers
Clear it Out: Anything Goes/Anything Goes (stash item Sugar Coated CS)
Craftin' Desert Divas: Red, White, Pink
Creative Card Crew: Glitter

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Cotton Candy Ants

Good morning!  It's release day at Doodle Pantry today and I'm working with the adorable set, Cotton Candy Ants, that is free with purchase from February 3-25.  How is that for a great deal?!

The set has line art, pre-colored images, sentiments, plain, and patterned papers.  I used a pre-colored digi and added some glitter to the cotton candy.  The sketch is from Retro Sketches and I've embellished simply with twine and Swarovski flatback crystals.

Image/Sentiment: Doodle Pantry "Cotton Candy Ants" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and True Black, Echo Park Patterned Paper
Embellies: Martha Stewart "Sugar Cube" Glitter, Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Jet", Divine Twine
Extras: Spellbinders Nestabilities

Please check out the rest of the Creative Teams creations here, along with details about today's release and free with purchase set.

Challenges entered:

My Time to Craft: Bugs and Insects
Retro Sketches: Sketch #151

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Bugaboo ABC

Good morning!  It's Monday so that means it's Anything But a Card at Catch the Bug.  Today I did some simple packaging using a pre-colored digi.  I've added some dimension by popping up the monster's head and finished by adding some glitter to the horns, heart, and scales.  I wrapped the box with a strip of patterned paper and popped the image panel up.  This will be perfect for a little something for my daughter!

Image: Bugaboo Monster-Rose (colored) Digital Image
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Pure Poppy and True Black, The Paper Studio Patterned Paper
Embellie: Martha Stewart "Sugar Cube" Glitter
Extras: Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here.

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Recipe: 3-2-1

Good morning!  We have a fun, new challenge for you at Catch the Bug...it's a recipe!  We would like to see a card with:

* 3 Word Sentiment
* 2 Flowers
* 1 Image

Sounds good, right?!  I started by looking for an image with a 3 word sentiment...when I saw JJ I knew she was the one because I love making baby cards!  I also found a fun sketch and wanted to use pink and pearls...now that's a fun challenge!

JJ is colored with pencils (I love the "pop" of blue with all the pink/brown!) and I've embellished with some punched/layered flowers with pearls and some twill.  I like how this one turned out...I love the patterned paper.

Image/Sentiment: Bugaboo "JJ Pregnancy-Shopping for Two" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Hibiscus Burst and Dark Chocolate, Pebbles Patterned Paper
Embellies: PTI Dark Chocolate Twill, Kaiser Pearls
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Fiskars "Retro Flower" Punches, 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:


Creative Moments: Anything Goes/Sketch

In the Pink: Pink and Pearlie

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Sketch Saturday: We go together like...

Good morning!  It's time for a new sketch challenge from the Saturday Girls; since it's the 5th Saturday of the month, that means you get to pick your sketch!  We also have a great sponsor this week...Drawn with Character...the images are adorable!  I think I will be doing a bit of shopping....

I used "Coffee and Doughnuts" (thank you to Drawn with Character) and Sketch #225.  Here's the sketch:

I thought this layout would suit the image perfectly and I did minimal layering to keep the focus on the image.  I've done a bit of coloring with pencils and paper pieced the cup.  For embellishing, I've added some glitter to the doughnut and sparkly Bella Dots.

Image: Drawn With Character "Coffee and Doughnuts" Digital Image
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Raspberry Fizz, American Crafts Patterned Paper
Embellies: Martha Stewart "Sugar Cube" Glitter, Bella Dots
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details.  We hope you will play along for the chance to win an awesome prize!

Challenges entered:

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Valentine or Love Sentiment 
C.R.A.F.T.: Valentine or Love
Paperminutes: Coffee or Tea
Sentimental Sundays: Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela