Floral and Pastel Challenge at Bugaboo

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create a card using the theme 'Flowers' and 'Pastels'! Simple enough I think, don't you?!

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
2nd prize - 4 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
3rd prize - 2 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice

Now we do have some rules for our challenges, so here they are for you to refer to:
1.) Have fun!
2.) Multiple entries are fine - but each one must be a completely different card or project.
3.) Combining challenges is completely acceptable, so long as you follow our theme.
4.) You must use a NEW card/project! Back-linking of old cards/projects is NOT acceptable.
5.) You may use any stamp from any stamp company. However, you get TWO CHANCES to win for each card/project you link using a Bugaboo Image. To get a second chance please enter your name in Mr. Linky Twice (ex. Name1 and Name 2)
6.) You MUST post a direct link to the project or card you wish to enter in this challenge. General links to your blog will not be counted. PLEASE TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION!!!

We like to be able to comment on all of your amazing work, but Word Verification hinders this process for us. You can easily change your blog settings to monitor your comments if you are using it to avoid comment spam. Thank you for your understanding! Be sure to leave your great creations with Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! I can not wait to see what you create for our new challenge!

For my card today I used this cute image Flower Watercans - Rose, prefect for the 'Flowers' and I colored in this image with 'Pastels', plus this image was also a freebie image earlier this week! I love all things roses, so getting to use this image is so much fun! I paired this sweet image with some of my Kitch DP, again, yes I know that I have been using a lot of this paper line, but I really do love the shades and designs in the paper!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!

This card was entered in the following challenges: Ai Factory Challenges - Anything Goes; Digi Doodle Shop Challenge - Anything Goes; Moving Along with the Times - Anything Goes.

Stamps: Flower Water Can from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Lemon Tart, The Girl Paperie Kitch; Ink: G02 Spectrum Green, R20 Blush, RV21 Light pink, Y11 Pale Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Nestabilities, Stitched Ribbon

Baseball Trio from Bugaboo!

Today's Freebie Friday is a fabulous way to build up a huge collection of images from Bugaboo Stamps! Today's Freebie image is "Baseball Trip", I just love the scene that Jodie created with these A Kid's View images, it puts a smile on my face looking in AKV images!

For my card today I wanted to use bright and vivid colors to match the excitement that baseball is all about. My brother played baseball for years and my Dad coached all sorts of teams, in fact he is coaching this year too for a 14u division, even though my brother is not a part of the team. I love watching the kids try and when they hit a base hit or help a team mate get home, it is so awesome to see. So with all of that said I think baseball can be exciting, so what better way to show that then to use bright colors and lots of stars! I do hope you like my creation and hop on over to the Bugaboo Store and pick up your freebie image today! Have a great day, be sure to come back tomorrow to see our weekly challenge!

Please note: We make every attempt to post freebies first thing in the am, however sometimes it just does not happen, please check back with us if they are not uploaded, it will be there and you have one full week to download it!

This card was entered in the following challenges: Ai Factory Challenges - Anything Goes; Digi Doodle Shop Challenge - Anything Goes; Moving Along with the Times - Anything Goes.

Stamps: Baseball Trio from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Lemon Tart, Echo Park Boys DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, B29 Ultramarine, R27 Cadmium Red, YR16 Apricot, E55 Light Caramel, YG23 New Leaf; Accessories: Pop Dots

Whimsy and Stars Studio Spring Digi Release!

Today is the HUGE Spring Digi Release at Whimsy and Stars Studio! I am so darn excited about today being here, and trust me when you see all the amazing images the Mabelle illustrated you will be thrilled as well! We are releasing not one or two images, but a grand total of 17 images! Ekk! Talk about exciting!For my card today I had such a hard time picking which image to use, but when I saw this one, I just had to use it! Introducing "Feel Better Soon"! I just think that this cutie is perfect for any get well card, she makes me smile when I look at her. I paired her with some Dark Chocolate and Real Red papers plus this fun DP from the Girl's Paperie line Kitch! I also wanted to play along with the current Taylored Expressions Sketch, so I used some fun scallops and this fun Labels Fourteen Nestabilities!
I also couldn't resist creating at least one more card using another one of today's releases! This cutie is called Ballerina Teddy and she is so darn precious! One of my closest friends has a little girl who recently turned three and this sweet image and the card I created for it will soon be postal for a very special birthday girl! I think that scallops and rhinestones just scream little girl, especially with this adorable ballerina outfit this teddy is wearing with the matching crown and wand, what more could any little girl ask for?!
I do hope you liked my cards for today, and trust me, hop on over to the Whimsy and Stars Studio Blog to see what the rest of the Design Team cooked up for today's release. I know that you are going to LOVE the whole release just as much as I do, everything is so darn cute! Have a fabulous day all, and be sure to come back again soon, I plan on sharing more Whimsy and Stars Studio creations soon!
Stamps: Feel Better Soon from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Dark Chocolate, The Girl's Paperie Kitch; Ink: E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, E71 Champagne, R27 Cadmium Red; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels Fourteen, Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls, Die-Namics Scalloped Scallop Die, Glue Dots

Stamps: Ballerina Teddy from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Raspberry Sorbet, Bo Bunny Double Dot Flourishes DP; Ink: RV25 Dog Rose Flower, RV21 Light Pink, E33 Sand, E77 Maroon; Accessories: Pop Dots, Regular Oval Nestbilities, Satin Ribbon, Scalloped Border Punch, Quickie Glue Pen, Rhinestones

Faux and Flourishes!

Good morning all! Today I get to share with you the card I created for the new Inky Impressions Challenge! This week Lisa is our challenge host at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog, and her challenge to all of you and the Inky Inkettes is to create with Faux and Flourishes!

Today the Inky Impressions Design Team will be sharing our creations for the current Inky Impressions Challenge! For my card today I didn't know where to start with this one since I don't have many "Flourishes", but the hair on this image Nickie's Birdie I thought was like Flourishes the way it is blowing in the wind. For my "Faux" element I used my Die-Namics to create some flowers around the main image. I also decided to play along with this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch (the square version). I love all the layers and I thought that the layout worked well with the current Inky Impressions Challenge! I used this stunning paper from The Girl's Paperie - Kitch, I really like the soft colors that this paper line uses and I pulled out the blues and greens from this sheet. I also popped up the flowers from the main image and added pearls to the center of each flower. To tie it all in I used a matching green ribbon to create a bow over the side panel and some pearls to finish off the sketch.

I hope you like my take on the current Inky Impressions Challenge, be sure to join in on all the fun over at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the Inklettes have created, they are sure to impress! I can’t wait to see what you create! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Nickie's Birdie from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Parakeet, Jacaranda, The Girl's Paperie - Kitch DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, B97 Night Blue, E77 Maroon, E35 Chamois, B21 Baby Blue, Y08 Acid Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilties, Satin Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls, Eyelet Border Punch, Die-Namics Flower Trio and Leaf Trio

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, which means that I get to share with you more 'Monday Whatnots' form Paper Pretties! With our new Digi Design Team at Paper Pretties we have so many wonderfully talented Design Team members that we decided to spread all the Digi creations over the course of two days. You will get to enjoy samples from half of the Design Team on Monday, and the other half on Tuesday, how great is that?!

Jethro

Sweet Treat

Yesterday at Paper Pretties we released Jethro and Sweet Treat. For my card this week I used the image Jethro and decided to pull the colors yellow and blue into the card from the image. I think this little dog is just so cute, and I wanted this card to be just as cute as the image. I used a ticket corner punch and this lovely grosgrain ribbon to finish off this card.

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to come back next Tuesday to see more great Whatnots from Paper Pretties!
Stamps: Jethro from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Charcoal, DCWV DP; Ink: B00 Frost Blue, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1m N3 Neutral Grey No. 3, N5 Neutral Grey No. 5, Y15 Cadmium Yellow, R22 Light Prawn; Accessories: Pop Dots, Ticket Corner Punch, May Arts Grosgrain Ribbon

Some Stampalicious Inspiration

Good morning all it is time to share a bit of Inky Impressions Stampalicious Inspiration! That's right, today I have a creation to share with you using Inky Impressions Store!

For my card today I wanted to create a bright and girly card complete with a nice satin ribbon to add a bit of shine. I went with all pinks and reds to make this card sweet and sassy at the same time. Have you heard about the current sale? Well, Inky Impressions had such a great show at the AIS convention that Nicole decided to continue on the sale through the store too! Be sure to head on over to the store and take advantage of this sale while you still can, you won't regret it!

Have a wonderful day, and thank you for stopping by to see my creation for today!

This card has been entered into the following challenges: Make It Monday - Anything Goes; Sparkles Forum Challenge.
Stamps: Stampalicious Lili from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Kitch DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E33 Chamois, E00 Skin White, R29 Lipstick Red, RV14 Begonia Pink, YR16 Apricot, R81 Rose Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Regular Oval Nestabilities, Satin Ribbon

Crafty Hos Easter Wishes!

Good morning all! Today is Sunday, which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week our challenge is to use this super sweet image as inspiration for your creation and/or follow the attached sketch!

For my card today I used this darling image from Paper Pretties from the Easter Babies Digi Set that is now available! Not only is this set totally adorable, but all proceeds from this set (minus the paypal fees) will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! It really is a remarkable cause and you are not only helping people, but you also get so many darling images that you can play with too, I can't think of a better deal out there!

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Easter Babies from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Coral, Bo Bunny Double Dot Turquoise Flourish DP; Ink: BG13 Mint Green, V04 Lilac, E33 Sand, Y11 Pale Yellow, YG11 Mignonette, R11 Pale Cherry Pink, BG23 Coral Sea, B93 Light Crockery Blue, RV13 Tender Pink; Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Pop Dots, Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio, Spellbinders Labels Trio, Grosgrain Ribbon

Prettie Girl Birthdays!

Not only is today Easter but today it is also two of the Prettie Girl's Birthdays! That's right today both Cindy Haffner and Dominique Hornburger's birthday! That's right our fabulous Cindy is celebrating her birthday today, so today is also a Birthday Blog Hop here at Paper Pretties! We would be thrilled if you would hop along with all of us to celebrate a very special day for both Cindy and Dominique!

For my card today I decided to use this fun digital image from Paper Pretties called Poodilicious Party! I thought this cutie would look like a lot of fun in pinks and reds, plus I wanted to use this bright DP in the background to really make the image pop!

I do hope you enjoyed this stop, but keep hopping your way through and be sure to leave lots of Birthday love for both Cindy and Dominique! Your next stop is Joni's Blog! Have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Poodilicious Party from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, DP; Ink: RV23 Pure Pink, E33 Chamois, C7 Cool Grey No. 7, R81 Rose Pink, Y08 Acid Yellow, R85 Rose Red; Accessories: Pop Dots, Ticket Corner Punch, Red Ribbon

April Showers Challenge at Bugaboo!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create a card using the theme 'April Showers'! Simple enough I think, don't you?!

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
2nd prize - 4 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
3rd prize - 2 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice

Now we do have some rules for our challenges, so here they are for you to refer to:
1.) Have fun!
2.) Multiple entries are fine - but each one must be a completely different card or project.
3.) Combining challenges is completely acceptable, so long as you follow our theme.
4.) You must use a NEW card/project! Back-linking of old cards/projects is NOT acceptable.
5.) You may use any stamp from any stamp company. However, you get TWO CHANCES to win for each card/project you link using a Bugaboo Image. To get a second chance please enter your name in Mr. Linky Twice (ex. Name1 and Name 2)
6.) You MUST post a direct link to the project or card you wish to enter in this challenge. General links to your blog will not be counted. PLEASE TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION!!!

We like to be able to comment on all of your amazing work, but Word Verification hinders this process for us. You can easily change your blog settings to monitor your comments if you are using it to avoid comment spam. Thank you for your understanding! Be sure to leave your great creations with Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! I can not wait to see what you create for our new challenge!

For my card today I used this cute image Rainy Day Bears - Rain, Rain, prefect for the 'April Showers' theme, plus this image was also a freebie image earlier this week! I went with green being the main color for this image and the card since when I think of spring I think of lots of green for the grass, blue for the rain and sky, and yellow for the sun and the centers of all the budding flowers! I can't wait to see what you decide to create for this weeks challenge, I know you will have a blast!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!

This card was entered into the following challenges: Allsorts Challenge- April Showers; Prairie Fairy - April Showers Bring May Flowers.
Stamps: Rainy Day Bears - Rain, Rain from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Garden Green, Lemon Tart, Lagoon; Ink: B14 Light Blue, E33 Sand, RV02 Sugared Almond, Pink, E43 Dull Ivory, Y06 Yellow, YG09 Lettuce Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Oldie But Goodie at Bugaboo!

Today is Thursday, which means that today is Oldie But Goodie day at Bugaboo Stamps! Now Oldie But Goodie Day means that team members are sharing creations they made using stamps that are not new, but those good ol' stamps that are a part of the Bugaboo Stamps collection!

For my card today I decided to use this fun image, Occupational Bears - Nurse! I simply love all the Occupational Bears that Jodie created, they are perfect for congratulations cards on a new job, or a promotion, or even a graduation card for the field you studied! I had a lot of fun with this cutie, this image just makes me smile!

I had so much fun with this, I hope you enjoy my card and be sure to hop on over to the Bugaboo Blog to check out the rest of the Design Teams creations! I do hope you like my Oldie But Goodies today, I am still having so much fun with these images! Have a great day all!
Stamps: Occupational Bears Nurse from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Echo Park Springtime DP; Ink: R29 Lipstick Red, E35 Chamois, E77 Maroon, R85 Rose Red, R20 Blush; Accessories: Pop Dots, Circle Nestabilities, MFT Doily Die, Pink Sorbet Baker's Twine

With All of My Heart from Whimsy and Stars Studios!

Good morning all! Today Mabelle at Whimsy and Stars Studio is sharing with all of you a new image to be released! This cutie is called With All of My Heart, this image clearly perfect for a Mother's Day card! It's just a sweet image, it just makes me smile, oh heck they all make me smile!

I have a blast each time I sit down and color in one of Mabelle's images, each image is so detailed and fun to work with. For this image I wanted to use lots of bright shades of pink and yellow plus this fun decorative paper from Echo Park called Spingtime. I just love how this adorable is holding such a big heart, it's so sweet! I wanted the heart to stand out so I colored it a shade darker then the dress she is wearing and the flower in her hair. Then to finish the card off I tied a bright yellow bow around my piece of layered decorative paper and added some shine with some matching pearls.Now check this out! Our next release of our New Digi Stamp Collection will be on Thursday, April 28th! I can not wait for all the fun to being, so stay tuned to check out more amazing Digi's from Whimsy and Stars Studio!

Have you checked out the Whimsy and Stars Studio Store yet? Well if you haven't, what are you waiting for! You are going to love these fun images, they all make me smile, I know they will do the same for you! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Stamps: With all of My Heart from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Yellow, Pretty In Pink, Echo Park Springtime DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, R81 Rose Pink, R85 Rose Red, E35 Chamois; Accessories: Pop Dots, Grosgrain Yellow Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, which means that I get to share with you more 'Monday Whatnots' form Paper Pretties! With our new Digi Design Team at Paper Pretties we have so many wonderfully talented Design Team members that we decided to spread all the Digi creations over the course of two days. You will get to enjoy samples from half of the Design Team on Monday, and the other half on Tuesday, how great is that?!
Yesterday at Paper Pretties we released Roses and Crocuses. For my card this week I used the image Crocuses and I had so much fun with this weeks card, I used my circle nestabilities to cut out my main image and created a fun and purply card ! I just think that these flowers are so realistic and detailed, ARTish really did a wonderful job with these! I thought that this image would look great paired with my regular and scalloped circle nestabilities and my scalloped border punch to tie it all together. I also used this really sweet decorative papers and some pearls to finish off my card.

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to come back next Tuesday to see more great Whatnots from Paper Pretties!
Stamps: Crocuses from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Plum Pudding, Three Bugs in a Rug DP; Ink: Y15 Cadmium Yellow, V17 Amethyst, BV02 Prune, G07 Nile Green; Accessories: Regular and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Scalloped Border Punch, Self Adhesive Pearls, Pop Dots

Whimsy and Stars Studio Sweetness!

Good morning all! Today is Sunday, which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week our challenge is to use both Digi and Regular stamps on your creation and/or follow the attached sketch!For my card today I used this super fun and sweet Whimsy and Stars Studio image called Sunflower Teddy, which would be my Digi Stamp. For my 'rubber' stamp I used a sentiment from a PTI set I have. I think putting this image and sentiment together works really well, plus I followed this weeks sketch, I really do love the layout that Scrappy created for us to follow this week! I used the colors of the sunflower for the color scheme for the entire creation!

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Sunflower Teddy from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Mustard; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, G17 Forest Green, Y15 Cadmium Yellow, YG07 Acid Green, RV21 Light Pink, E42 Sand White; Accessories: Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Nestabilities Labels Fourteen, PTI Buttons, May Arts Linen Ribbon

Easter Challenge at Bugaboo!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create a card using the theme 'Easter'! There are just so many possibilities with this challenge!

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
2nd prize - 4 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
3rd prize - 2 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice

Now we do have some rules for our challenges, so here they are for you to refer to:
1.) Have fun!
2.) Multiple entries are fine - but each one must be a completely different card or project.
3.) Combining challenges is completely acceptable, so long as you follow our theme.
4.) You must use a NEW card/project! Back-linking of old cards/projects is NOT acceptable.
5.) You may use any stamp from any stamp company. However, you get TWO CHANCES to win for each card/project you link using a Bugaboo Image. To get a second chance please enter your name in Mr. Linky Twice (ex. Name1 and Name 2)
6.) You MUST post a direct link to the project or card you wish to enter in this challenge. General links to your blog will not be counted. PLEASE TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION!!!

We like to be able to comment on all of your amazing work, but Word Verification hinders this process for us. You can easily change your blog settings to monitor your comments if you are using it to avoid comment spam. Thank you for your understanding! Be sure to leave your great creations with Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! I can not wait to see what you create for our new challenge!

For my card today I used this cute image Wee Ones Easter Wagon, prefect for the 'April Showers' theme, plus this image was also a freebie image earlier this week! I went with green being the main color for this image and the card since when I think of spring I think of lots of green! I can't wait to see what you decide to create for this weeks challenge, I know you will have a blast!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!

This card has also been entered in the following challenges: Crazy Challenges - Easter; C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Easter; Delightful Challenges - Easter.
Stamps: Wee Ones Easter Wagon from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, R81 Rose Pink, C1 Cool Gray No. 1, E33 Sand, RV32 Shadow Pink, YG11 Mignonette, V12 Pale Lilac, B21 Baby Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Eyelet Border Punch, Nestabilities Labels Three

An Inky Impressions Rockin' Release!

Today is finally here! I am thrilled to say that today is the Inky Impressions New Release Blog Hop! I can't believe that today is my first release as part of the Inky Impressions Design Team! I am so excited to get the chance to share these brand new cuties with you! If you didn't hop over to my blog from Tanya's Blog, be sure to head on over Inky Impressions Challenge Blog to make sure you don't miss one bit of this great release hop! You have from now until Sunday, April 17th at midnight EST to comment on all the Design Teams Blogs and leave a comment on the last stop listing your favorite image form the release for a chance to win 2 of the new releasing, 1 sentiment, and some fabulous embellishments!

I have the pleasure of sharing with you Lizzie's Finger Painting! This adorable stamp shows a totally adorable little girl Panda enjoying herself while painting a very special Happy Birthday sign for someone near and dear to her. I love how there are three little containers of finger paints and how she tries to remain neat with her work, but drops of paint still get all over, which always seems to be the case with painting. The two little bows that she is wearing always make me smile, they are just darling! I decided since she is a little one that she would probably stick with the primary colors or Red, Yellow, and Blue therefore I used that color pallet for this card.
I decided to play along with the current Sketch for You to Try! Each month there is another fabulous sketch for you to play along with and I thought that this months sketch would be perfect for this new image, Lizzie's Finger Painting!

I hope you enjoyed stopping by my blog today, the next stop on the Inky Impressions New Release Blog Hop is Carrie's Blog! I just know she will be rocking with more Rockin' her new images as she always does! Enjoy the rest of the hop ladies, and get ready to fill those shopping carts! Have a wonderful day all!

This card was also entered in the following challenges: AiFactory - Party Animal; Anita Be Stampin Challenge - Anything Goes.
Stamps: Lizzie's Finger Painting from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, ; Ink: N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, R27 Cadmium Red, B05 Process Blue, Y06 Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Easter Babies Blog Hop!

Good morning all! Today some of the Paper Pretties Design Team members are sharing with you their creations using the Easter Babies digital stamp set! The blog hop kicked off at the Paper Pretties Blog, so if you didn't head here from Amber's Blog, be sure to head on back to the beginning so you don't miss any of the fun!

This Digital stamp set is filled with super sweet images and sentiments perfect for any Easter creation, but that's not all! This set is also illustrated by our wonderful Joni and we all know how darling her images always are. If all of that wasn't enough, the proceeds from this set (minus paypal fees) are all going to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! Here is the full set for you to drool over! Look at how much you get inside! The images that I used for my card today are the Easter Eggs located in the top right corner of this watermark and the sentiment "hippity hoppity Easter's on it's way"! Plus since it is a digi set I flipped the egg images and printed out 4 instead of the 2 shown in the set and colored them all in differently. It is really hard to see, but the background where the eggs are attached is scored in a lattice type look, and there are lines above and below the sentiment as well.

I do hope you liked my card today, be sure to continue hopping along your way to the next blog for more Easter Babies fun! Your next stop is Jacquie's blog, I know that she will have something amazing to share! Oh, and if you haven't picked up the set, be sure to do so, it benefits a great cause and you get some super cute images to boot!
Stamps: Easter Babies from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: Y38 Honey, BG53 Ice Mint, Y02 Canary Yellow, RV55 Holly Hock, RV63 Begonia, V15 Mallow, G14 Apple Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scor-Pal

An Inky Impressions Challenge - Flowers!

Good morning all! Today I get to share with you the card I created for the new Inky Impressions Challenge! This week I am your challenge host at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog, and my challenge to all of you and the Inky Inkettes is to create a card using flowers! Now, you can have flowers as an embellishment, flowers in your designer paper, flowers in your image....I just want to see lots and lots of flowers!

Today the Inky Impressions Design Team will be sharing our creations for the current Inky Impressions Challenge! For my card today I used , Flower Lili! It feels likes ages since I got the chance to ink up this adorable image, but I sat down and used her this week since she is all about flowers! I went with purple and blue and my main colors in the image, two colors that I love to see in flowers! For the card itself I used purple for the card base and pulled in some green to the layers of the decorative paper and the image itself.

I hope you like my take on the current Inky Impressions Challenge, be sure to join in on all the fun over at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the Inklettes have created, they are sure to impress! I can’t wait to see what you create! Have a wonderful day all!

This card was entered in the following challenges: Tip Top Tuesday - Spring has Sprung; Incy Wincy Designs - Flower Frenzy.
Stamps: Flower Lili from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Simply Chartreuse, Plum Pudding, Reminisce In Bloom The Power of Flowers DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, FV2 Florescent Dull Violet, E57 Light Walnut, YG03 Yellow Green, B32 Pale Blue, E31 Brick Beige, Y15 Cadmium Yellow, V12 Pale Lilac, RV42 Salmon Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Pearls, Ticket Corner Punch

ABC with Bugaboo!

Good morning all! Today I have a fun ABC, or Anything But a Card for you from Bugaboo Stamps! I decided to create and share an ATC, or an Artist Trading card. You may recall me talking about this ATC in the post called St.Patrick's Day at Crafty Hos, I mentioned that my card on that day was based on an ATC I had created. I haven't had the chance to share this one with all of you, so I thought that I would take the time today to share my ATC creation. These little creations can be a bit of a challenge since you are working in such a little space, but they can also be a lot of fun to make. I am sure if you tried to make one, you would have a blast! I do hope you like what I made for you all to today, have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Ava Shamrock from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Spring Green, Melon Mambo, Deja Views Lucky Days St.Pats Day Shamrocks DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E77 Maroon, YG06 Yellowish Green, YG11 Mignonette, RV06 Cerise, FRC1 Fluorescent Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Circle Nestabilities, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Crafty Ho's Color and Sketch with Heart Song Designs!

Good morning all! Today is Sunday, which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week we are challenging you to create a card using the colors of pink and green and/or the attached sketch!Now this week we have great news! Not only do we have our regular challenge, but this week we also have a Sponsor! That's right, this week Heart Song Designs is sponsoring our challenge and one lucky challenge participant will win a free digi stamp from Heart Song Designs! How neat is that?! I am so excited, in fact the entire DT got the chance to work with one of these adorable Heart Song Designs images, mine is called Love Birds. I wanted this card to focus on the main image so I used solid colors for both the base and the layering layer and added a sentiment from PTI plus some pearls to accent things a bit. I also pop the main image up on dimensionals so that it draws more attention for your eye.

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Love Birds from Heart Song Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Spring Green; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E43 Dull Ivory, Y06 Yellow, RV21 Light Pink, YG09 Lettuce Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Pearls

Four Plus Layers at Bugaboo

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create a card with Four or MORE layers! We want you to go layer crazy! Layers, layers, and more LAYERS!

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
2nd prize - 4 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
3rd prize - 2 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice

Now we do have some rules for our challenges, so here they are for you to refer to:
1.) Have fun!
2.) Multiple entries are fine - but each one must be a completely different card or project.
3.) Combining challenges is completely acceptable, so long as you follow our theme.
4.) You must use a NEW card/project! Back-linking of old cards/projects is NOT acceptable.
5.) You may use any stamp from any stamp company. However, you get TWO CHANCES to win for each card/project you link using a Bugaboo Image. To get a second chance please enter your name in Mr. Linky Twice (ex. Name1 and Name 2)
6.) You MUST post a direct link to the project or card you wish to enter in this challenge. General links to your blog will not be counted. PLEASE TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION!!!

We like to be able to comment on all of your amazing work, but Word Verification hinders this process for us. You can easily change your blog settings to monitor your comments if you are using it to avoid comment spam. Thank you for your understanding! Be sure to leave your great creations with Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! I can not wait to see what you create for our new challenge!

For my card today I used this cute image Scarlette Presents! I wanted to color Scarlette in all shades of reds and pinks and since I made her a brunette I also wanted to pull that brown out into the rest of the card. I used a soft suede card base and then kraft for the layer behind this fun dotted dp and for an additional layer for the main image plus this fun punched layer too. I don't know about you, but lots of layers is also lots of fun! I finished off the card with some fun self adhesive pearls to the main image and the punched background as well. I can't wait to see what you decide to create for this weeks challenge, I know you will have a blast!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!

This card has been entered into the following challenges: The paper Shelter - Anything Goes; Anything Goes Challenge - Pearls.
Stamps: Scarlette Presents from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Soft Suede, Dotted DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E47 Dark Brown, RV25 Dog Rose Flower, RV19 Red Violet, RV21 Light Pink, RV14 Begonia Pink; Accessories: Martha Stewarts Boarder Punch, Self Adhesive Pearls

Easter Scene It!

Today's Freebie Friday is a fabulous way to build up a huge collection of images from Bugaboo Stamps! Today's Freebie image is "Easter Scene It", I just love the scene she created with all these eggs and cute animals!

I am loving all of the Scene It images Jodie has been creating, but this one is just so darn precious! I decided to use muted colors for the image itself with the exception of the bright yellow I used for the tulips, I wanted something to pop. I also got the chance to use some of my new Bo Bunny Double Dot DP specifically the Buttercup Flourish, my LSS got this in almost two weeks ago now and I had happened into the store when they had just stocked the shelves with it, this paper is double sided with differently scaled flourishes. I used the smaller side for today to create more detail in the background. I got this paper in a handful of colors so I am sure you will see it again! I do hope you like my creation and hop on over to the Bugaboo Store and pick up your freebie image today! Have a great day, be sure to come back tomorrow to see our weekly challenge!

Please note: We make every attempt to post freebies first thing in the am, however sometimes it just does not happen, please check back with us if they are not uploaded, it will be there and you have one full week to download it!

This card was entered in the following challenges: AI Factory - Easter; Craft Us Crazy - Easter/Spring; Dutch Care Chalenenge - Spring Has Sprung!
Stamps: Easter Scene It from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Bo Bunny Double Dot Buttercup Flourish; Ink: V93 Early Grape, YR31Light Reddish Yellow, R81 Rose Pink, B00 Frost Blue, E43 Dull Ivory, G12 Sea Green, Y15 Cadmium Yellow, C1 Cool Gray No. 1; Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Pop Dots, Ticket Corner Punch, Self Adhesive Pearls

A Bugaboo Sponsored Challenge!

Good morning all! Today it is my pleasure to share with you that Bugaboo Stamps is sponsoring a challenge at the Crafters Digital Art Center! Plus, we are offering a freebie image, and not just any one, but this adorable Easter Bunny image that I used on my card above! The challenge to play along is an embellishment one, simple enough you will not want to miss all the fun!

For my card I used some of my De Lovely Delightful paper in just a strip and tied a ribbon and bow around it. I also popped the main image, our cute Easter Bunny image, on some pop dots and layered both pieces in green to create more contrast against the yellow card base. I had a lot of fin with this one, simple and sweet I think. I also added a sentiment of 'Easter Blessings' to the top left corner of the main image from Verve Stamps.

I do hope you enjoy my creation for today, be sure to head on over to the Crafters Digital Art Center and join in on the Bugaboo Stamps sponsored challenge! Have a great day!

This card was also entered into the following challenges: The ABC Challenge - "R" is for Ribbon; Creative Craft World - Easter; For Fun Challenges - Bunny; Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Spring Colors/Easter!
Stamps: Easter Bunny Tulips from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Spring Green, Golden Yellow, De Lovely Delightful DP; Ink: R20 Blush, R85 Rose Red, YG09 Lettuce Green, Y06 Yellow, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1; Accessories: Pop Dots, Satin Ribbon

Bunny Ears Lili!

Good morning all! Jackie here, and it is my turn to share a bit of Inky Inspiration with all of you! For my card today I decided to ink up this cutie Bunny Ears Lili! With Easter creeping it's way closer each and every day I know we are all trying to get our Easter creations finished in time to share with our loved ones.

I used one of my new Nestabilities Labels Twenty and cut out the Bunny Ears Lili image then went back and sponged in this fun pink shade around the image. I really like the effect it creates to shade in the background of the image, I think it helps pop out the image itself. I also used this sweet satin ribbon to create a bow to the side of the image to complete the card.

I do hope that you like my piece of inspiration today and I look forward to sharing more with all of you in the future! Have a fabulous day all!

This card was also entered into the following challenges: The ABC Challenge - "R" is for Ribbon; Creative Craft World - Easter; For Fun Challenges - Bunny; Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Spring Colors/Easter!
Stamps: Bunny Ears Lili from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Real Red, We R Memory Keepers Be My Valentine DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, RV21 Light Pink, B00 Frost Blue, YG11 Mignonette, E42 Sand White, R81 Rose Pink

Spring Chickie!

I wanted to play along with another fabulous Whimsy and Stars Studio image for my post today and I decided that the image Spring Chickie would be perfect! It's just a sweet image, it just makes me smile, oh heck they all make me smile!

I have a blast each time I sit down and color in one of Mabelle's images, each image is so detailed and fun to work with. For this image I wanted to use lots of bright spring colors so I went with Ice Mint Copic Marker for most of her outfit with touches of Begonia on the flowers and some bright yellows to compliment the other shades. I used my Nestabilities Labels 14 to cut out the image and used some pop dots to make the image pop more, and if that wasn't enough I also got out a sponge and shaded the space around this cute Chickie!

Have you checked out the Whimsy and Stars Studio Store yet? Well if you haven't, what are you waiting for! You are going to love these fun images, they all make me smile, I know they will do the same for you! I wanted to create a little package of sorts that I could just send a thinking of you type of goodie inside, so I decided to make a pillow box and tie it off with some fun black satin ribbon.

This card is entered in the following challenges: Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes, optional Something New (nestie die!); Heart 2 Heart Challenge -Spring Has Sprung - Use Flowers!
Stamps: Spring Chickie from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Spring Green, Golden Yellow, Little Girl DP; Ink: Leon Tart, E42 Sand White, BG53 Ice Mint, YG09 Yellowish Green, RV63 Begonia, Y15 Cadmium Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Twill Ribbon, Sponge, Nestabilities Labels Fourteen

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, which means that I get to share with you more 'Monday Whatnots' form Paper Pretties! Now, that sentence may have confused you a little bit, so here is a bit more information as to why I am sharing a 'Monday Whatnot' on Tuesday. With our new Digi Design Team at Paper Pretties we have so many wonderfully talented Design Team members that we decided to spread all the Digi creations over the course of two days. You will get to enjoy samples from half of the Design Team on Monday, and the other half on Tuesday, how great is that?!

Yesterday at Paper Pretties we released Chelone the Turtle and Hula Hooping Hector. For my card this week I used the image Chelone the Turtle and I had so much fun with this weeks card, in fact I just got my new Nestabilities so I just had to use one! I used Labels Eighteen, and I had so much fun with it, unfortunately I could not find my sponge or dabers, so I used a tissue and it didn't turn out too bad. I had a lot of fun with this fun and springy image!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to come back on Tuesday to see more great Whatnots from Paper Pretties! Have a great day!
Stamps: Chelone the Turtle from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Lagoon, My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Gertie DP; Ink: Pink Pirouette, YG09 Lettuce Green, R29 Lipstick Red, G82 Spring Dim Green, G12 Sea Green, Y08 Acid Yellow, G14 Apple Green, R85 Rose Red, E43 Dull Ivory; Accessories: Nestabilities Labels Eighteen, Satin Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls, Eyelet Border Punch

Anything Goes at Bugaboo!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create anything you want to, that's right, this week our challenge is "Anything Goes".

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
2nd prize - 4 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
3rd prize - 2 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice

Now we do have some rules for our challenges, so here they are for you to refer to:
1.) Have fun!
2.) Multiple entries are fine - but each one must be a completely different card or project.
3.) Combining challenges is completely acceptable, so long as you follow our theme.
4.) You must use a NEW card/project! Back-linking of old cards/projects is NOT acceptable.
5.) You may use any stamp from any stamp company. However, you get TWO CHANCES to win for each card/project you link using a Bugaboo Image. To get a second chance please enter your name in Mr. Linky Twice (ex. Name1 and Name 2)
6.) You MUST post a direct link to the project or card you wish to enter in this challenge. General links to your blog will not be counted. PLEASE TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION!!!

We like to be able to comment on all of your amazing work, but Word Verification hinders this process for us. You can easily change your blog settings to monitor your comments if you are using it to avoid comment spam. Thank you for your understanding! Be sure to leave your great creations with Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! I can not wait to see what you create for our new challenge!

For my card today I used this cute image Sassy Swing! I wanted to use this fun Sassy Girl image for my card today and make a really girlie card. This was a lot of fun, bling and scallops is all any girl needs! I can't wait to see what you decide to create for this weeks challenge, I know you will have a blast!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!

This card is also entered in the following challenges: Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes; Stamp Something - Use a Digi; Bling It On - Use a Digi Stamp and Bling.
Stamps: Sassy Girl Swing from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Glorious Green, Cameo Coral, SU! Patterns Pack II; Ink: Eoo Skin White, R20 Blush, BG07 Petroleum Blue, E57 Light Walnut, YG07 Acid Green, RV42 Salmon Pink, R35 Coral, E35 Chamois; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped Edge Punch, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

More Whimsy and Stars Stuido Fun!

I wanted to play along with another fabulous Whimsy and Stars Studio image for my post today and I decided that the image Best Friends would be perfect for today! It's just a sweet image, it just makes me smile!

I got the 12 new Copic Sketch markers recently so I decided to use them to color in this fun image, it just looks so cheery and sweet like all of Mabelle's images. Have you checked out the Whimsy and Stars Studio Store yet? Well if you haven't, what are you waiting for! You are going to love these fun images, they all make me smile, I know they will do the same for you! I wanted to create a little package of sorts that I could just send a thinking of you type of goodie inside, so I decided to make a pillow box and tie it off with some fun black satin ribbon.

I do hope you liked my creation for today, and be sure to stop by tomorrow, I will have more stamping fun to share! Have a wonderful day!
This card is entered in the following challenges: Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes; Stamp Something - Use Something Digi!
Stamps: Best Friends from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, C7 Cool Gray No. 7, V20 Wisteria, V25 Pale Blackberry, E23 Hazelnut, YG61 Pale Moss, RV55 Hollyhock, RV63 Begonia; Accessories: Circle Nestabililites, Satin Ribbon, Sticky Strip

Freebie Friday at Bugaboo!

Today's Freebie Friday is a fabulous way to build up a huge collection of images from Bugaboo Stamps! Today's Freebie image is "Ladybug Scene It", not only do you get this great image but you also get a fabulous sentiment too!

I wanted to make a clean and simple card for today's freebie image since there are so many details in this fabulous scene that Jodie has created for u. I don't know about you, but with spring trying to show itself I love seeing the little ladybugs and butterflies that start to appear! I used one of my Nestabilities to frame the image and make it the focus of this card, plus I added a bit of this lovely May Arts Ribbon. I do hope you like my creation and hop on over to the Bugaboo Store and pick up your freebie image today! Have a great day, be sure to come back tomorrow to see our weekly challenge!

Please note: We make every attempt to post freebies first thing in the am, however sometimes it just does not happen, please check back with us if they are not uploaded, it will be there and you have one full week to download it!

Today's card has been entered in the following challenges: CCEE Stampers - NO Buttons, Buckles, Bows and Brads; Craft Us Crazy - Spring!; Delightful Challenge - Flowers; Lili of the Valley - Spring; Pixie Dust Studio - Anything with Wings.
Stamps: Ladybug Scene It from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Hot Pink, Spring Green, Real Red, Whisper White; Ink: RV06 Cerise, N3 Neutral Gray No 3., C7 Cool Gray No. 7, Y17 Golden Yellow, YG07 Acid Green, R35 Coral, RV13 Tender Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, May Arts Ribbon, Curved Rectangles Nestabilities

Inky Impressions News!

Have you looked at my sidebar recently? Probably not, hence this post today. Since today is the 1st of April I can now share with all of you that I have been named to the Inky Impressions Design Team! I am thrilled to be working with Nicole again, I had a blast when I was a part of the DT last year and I can not wait to get started, so with that I decided to create a card to announce my new DT gig! I inked up this adorable Lili image, Stampalicious Lili! This cutie looks just like me in the mornings sometimes, bunny slippers, a robe and of course stamps in hand even though I am not fully awake, what better way to start the day could there possibly be?!I also decided to play along with this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge, I thought this color combination would be a lot of fun to use with this image. I like how this color combination has both subtle and bold colors, it makes for an interesting contrast in the final card. I had a lot of fun using one of my Cuttlebug Embossing folders and one of my Nestabilities Dies, plus I used my corner rounder which seems to rarely get used anymore. I do hope you enjoy today's creation, have a fabulous day!

This card is also entered in the Lexi's Creations Challenge - Ribbons, but no bows or knots.
Stamps: Stampalicious Lili from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Cream, Lemon Tart; Ink: E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, E42 Sand White, C7 Cool Gray No. 7, Y11 Pale Yellow, R29 Lipstick Red, RV42 Salmon Pink, YR68 Orange, E08 Brown; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels Eleven, Swiss Dots CB Embossing Folder, Corner Rounder, May Arts Chevron Ribbon