Photo Inspiration at Bugaboo!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create an a card or project using this fun and festive image below as inspiration!For my card today I used this fun image called JJ Tequila and Shoes - Instant Fun. JJ images are always fabulous, and this one is just perfect for a New Year's Eve themed card, I mean she's all dressed up (boa and all!) and partying! What more could you ask for!

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 entered into the following challenge(s): Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes; 4 Crafty Chicks - Something New (the paper!); Charisma Card Challenge - Anything Goes; Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Anything Goes; Digi Doodle Shop Challenge - Anything Goes; Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything Goes.
Stamps: JJ Tequila and Shoes - Instant Fun from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Echo Park DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E13 Light Suntan, B12 Ice Blue, R85 Rose Red, R81 Rose Pink, YG95 Pale Olive; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Pearls, Grosgrain White Ribbon

Paper Makeup Stamps Inspiration!

Today I have a fun and winter inspired Paper Makeup Stamps creation! I simply love all the of the Paper Make Up Stamps Fairy images, I have for years! My card today uses the super sweet Hayden Fairy!

This stamp was part of the November release and she is just too darn perfect for the blustery winter. My family takes part in a white elephant gift trade during Christmas, the only rule being that whatever you bring has to be something you had in your house. So for my contribution I brought this card package that I decorated using this fun fairy image from Paper Makeup Stamps. If you don't have this winter cutie yet, what are you waiting for?!

I hope you enjoyed my card today, I so love these fairy stamps! Thank you for stopping by today, have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Hayden Fairy from Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Pink Paisley Snow Day Snowball Fight DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E23 Hazelnut, R81 Rose Pink, B000 Pale Celestine, R27 Cadmium Red; Accessories: Sticky Strip, Clear Box, Pop Dots, Seam Binding Ribbon, Pop Dots

Bugaboo Stamps is Sponsoring Do You Stack Up!

Good morning! Have you heard the news at Bugaboo Stamps? We are now sponsoring all sorts of companies AND swapping our DT members with them! So today I am playing along with Do You Stack Up challenge to use the theme "Rainbow of Colors"!

For my "Rainbow of Colors" I decided to go with a bright and fun card using this adorable Bear image, he was one of the facebook follower freebies at the Bugaboo page, are you a member yet?!. I hope you will play along with us at Do You Stack Up, you could even win some Bugaboo Digis!

Have a great day and thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed what you saw!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s): Cooking It Up With Katie - Anything Goes; Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes.
Stamps: from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Only Orange, Yo Yo Yellow, Dotted DP; Ink: E13 Light Suntan, E57 Light Walnut, Y16 Apricot, R29 Lipstick Red,; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Grosgrain Ribbon

Inky Impressions Challenge - Something New!

Good morning all! Today I get to share with you the card I created for the new Inky Impressions Challenge! This week is our challenge at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog is to create something the with theme "Something New"! What a perfect challenge for after the holidays, as most crafters get something new for the holidays. For my card I used new designer paper (it's new to me!), new ribbon, and some of my new self adhesive pearls!

Today the Inky Impressions Design Team will be sharing our creations for the current Inky Impressions Challenge! For my card today I decided to ink up MarLeigha's Ornament Dance! This image is just so much fun, I love being able to show MarLeigha's outfit in different colors too. For this card I used pink as the main color, it is just so much fun and a bit different then what you would usually expect.

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 into the following challenge(s): Bearly Mine - Anything Goes; Craft Room Challenge - Anything Goes; Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes; Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes.
Stamps: MarLeigha's Ornament Dance from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Simply Chertruce, Pretty In Pink, Real Red, My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas; Ink: E00 Skin White, RV55 Hollyhock, R27 Cadmium Red, YG17 Grass Green, YG03 Yellow Green, E23 Hazelnut; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels Thirteen, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Scalloped Edge Punch, Tinsel Edge Sheer Pink Ribbon

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes!

Good morning all! Today is Tuesday which means that it is time for a new Party Time Tuesday Challenge! This week the Party Planners at Party Time Tuesday are hosting a challenge to create a project using the theme "Anything Goes"!

For my card today I used one of the adorable images from Karen's Doodles, one of our fabulous sponsors this week! This image is called Caroling Snowman, isn't it adorable?! I also used some of this amazing designer paper from My Mind's Eye called 12 Days of Christmas, which is such a fun line! I paired this designer paper with red and green highlights and some fun light blue bling.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, and be sure to check out all of our great sponsors this week and play along with our newest Party Time Tuesday Challenge! Have a great day!
Stamps: Caroling Snowman from Karen's Doodles; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Simply Chertruce, My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas; Ink: Y38 Honey, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, E23 Hazelnut, YR07 Cadmium Orange, YR04 Chrome Orange, R27 Cadmium Red, RV55 Hollyhock, BG02 New Blue, YG06 Yellow Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Oval Nestabilities, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Winter Wonderland!

Welcome to our nineteenth Paper Pretties Monday Challenges! That's right! Each week we will be releasing 2 new images PLUS hosting a challenge so that you can play right along with us too!

This week our challenge is to use the theme of "Winter Wonderland"! Just create any project that uses Red and White plus pick one more color!

Now it is time to share with all of you our two newest Digi Whatnot images, and you are going to love them! Please welcome our newest Digis (we have 2 this week!): Breezy and Fish Stix!

Breezy
Fish Stix

For my card today I decided to use this adorable winter image, Fish Stix! I thought this image was so unique when I saw it and it just makes me smile so I just had to use this little guy. I used crystal effects to add some shine to the ice and I also used these great snow flakes too. When I think winter wonderland I think lots of shades of blue and shine, so that is what I went with for today's card.

I hope that you enjoyed my creation for today, I had a lot of fun with this one! Have a great day!
Stamps: Fish Stix from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Blueberry Tart, Spring Rain, Echo Park DP; Ink: BG02 New Blue, C00 Cool Gray No. 00, C1 Cool gray No. 1, B0000 Pale Celestine, YR12 Loquat, B00 Frost Blue, E35 Chamosis; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities, Pearls, Snow Flake Punch, Crystal Effects, Sheer Tinsel Edge Ribbon

Paper Pretties Birthday Blog Hop - Happy Birthday Lawren!

Today we are celebrating Lawren's Birthday from Paper Pretties! Come join us on our Virtual Birthday Party, by hoping through each of our Design Teams blogs who have some wonderful birthday creations to share with us all. Hope you have a wonderful birthday Lawren!

For my card today I decided to use Aged to Perfection. When I saw this stamp set I just had to have it, not only do I simply love butterfly images, but I thought this set would be perfect for a birthday card and what better time to make one then to celebrate a Prettie Girl's Birthday! I used some fun papers and lots of pink for today's card, but I think it turned out to be a lot of fun.

Happy Birthday Lawren!

Here is the full Party Line Up:
Paper Pretties Blog
Frances Byrne
Amber Hillman
Heather Lee-Reppen
Jennifer Greco
Kristine Reynolds
Lynda Benden
Cely Smith
Jackie Rakoski
Lisa Rasmussen
Melissa Craig
Nancy Bush
Stephanie George
Lawren Fowlkes(the birthday girl!!)

Your next stop on the hop is Lisa! Be sure to hop all the way to the end and wish Lawren a very Happy Birthday!
Stamps: Aged to Perfection from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Fancy Pants DP, My Mind's Eye DP; Ink: YR31 Light Reddish Yellow, R81 Rose Pink, RV55 Hollyhock; Accessories: Pop Dots, Seam Binding, Scalloped Edge Punch

Red + Blue + Pink & Flower Soft, Fun Flock, Sparkle Fluff, or glitter!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create an a card or project using Red + Blue + Pink & Flower Soft, Fun Flock, Sparkle Fluff, or glitter!

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 Tooth Fairy - Tooth Fairy image. I also pulled out some of my red sparkle fluff and added it to her hair things and her red dotted dress. I thought it was a lot of fun to use the sparkle fluff. I also used some fun blue velvet ribbon and some rhinestones.

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!
Stamps: Tooth Fairy - Tooth Fairy from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Raspberry Fizz, Spring Rain, Fancy Pants DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E13 Light Suntan, Y35 Maize, BG02 New Blue, B0000 Pale Celestine, R29 Lipstick Red; Accessories: Pop Dots, Ticket Corner Punch, Scalloped and Regular Oval Nestabilities, Self Adhesive Rhinestones Velvet Ribbon

Inky Impressions Inspiration!

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

For my inspiration post I made a gift card holder in the shape of a tag, it can easily be added to any gift as a bit of an additional goodie. I used one of the newest images from Inky Impressions Christopher the Elf, this little guy is just so darn cute! I think he would be the perfect addition to any fun gift, especially a stocking stuffer!

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope that you enjoy my creation for today and have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Christopher the Elf from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Pine Feather, Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly DP; Ink: G09 Veronese Green, R24 Prawn, Y17 Golden Yellow, G14 Apple Green, R27 Cadmium Red, E23 Hazelnut, E00 Shin White; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Christmas Cord

Party Time Tuesday - Use Ribbon!

Good morning all! Today is Tuesday which means that it is time for a new Party Time Tuesday Challenge! This week the Party Planners at Party Time Tuesday are hosting a challenge to create a project and "Use Ribbon"!

For my card today I used one of the adorable images from The Greeting Farm, one of our fabulous sponsor this week! This sweet image is called Cozy Ian, I thought he would be perfect for the chilly weather. I paired him with this fun plaid paper and some bright colors plus this fabulous seam binding and some bling!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, and be sure to check out our great sponsors this week and play along with our newest Party Time Tuesday Challenge! Have a great day!
Stamps: Cozy Ian from The Greeting Farm; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Simply Chertruce, Blueberry Blue; Ink: E00 Skin White, YG03 Yellow Green, B14 Light Blue, E57 Light Walnut, E23 Hazelnut; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Blue Seam Binding, Scalloped and Regular Oval Nestabilities

Bugaboo Stamps is Sponsoring The Shabby Tea Room!

Good morning! Have you heard the news at Bugaboo Stamps? We are now sponsoring all sorts of companies AND swapping our DT members with them! So today I am playing along with The Shabby Tea Room challenge to use the theme "A Krafty Christmas" – create a card or project inspired by the attached photo and use red, kraft, newsprint, silver & a star!For my Krafty Christmas I used Stocking Santa Sack for my main image. I also used this great silver pleated ribbon for my silver aspect and for the star I added a fun stick pin. I hope you will play along with us at The Shabby Tea Room, you could even win some Bugaboo Digis!

Have a great day and thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed what you saw!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s): One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes; Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas.
Stamps: Stocking Santa Sack from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Real Red, Dear Santa DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, R27 Cadmium Red, R89 Dark Red, C00 Cool Gray No. 00, E23 Hazelnut; Accessories: Maya Road Star Pin, Pleaded Silver Ribbon

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Red, White and Choice!

Welcome to our eighteenth Paper Pretties Monday Challenges! That's right! Each week we will be releasing 2 new images PLUS hosting a challenge so that you can play right along with us too!

This week our challenge is to use the theme of "Red, White, and Choice of Color"! Just create any project that uses Red and White plus pick one more color!

Now it is time to share with all of you our two newest Digi Whatnot images, and you are going to love them! Please welcome our newest Digis (we have 2 this week!): Nicholas and Emalina!

Emalina

Nicholas

For my card today I decided to use this Christmas-y image, Nicholas! I just love how real this image looks, and the twinkle he has in his eyes. Also, I picked green for my color of choice and I went with Red, Green and White. I also played along with the current Ribbon Carousel Challenge - Tangled Twine. I got this twine from the order I placed at Ribbon Carousel, Corinna tied my package with this bit of twine and I saved it to use for a card!

I hope that you enjoyed my creation for today, I had a lot of fun with this one! Have a great day!
Stamps: Nicholas from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Green, Cosmo Cricket Winter Mittens; Ink: E00 Skin White, R27 Cadmium Red, B04 Tahitian Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Oval Nestabitlities, Divine Holiday Twine, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Baby It's Cold Outside at Bugaboo!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create an a card or project with the theme "Baby It's Cold Outside"!

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 Christmas Mouse - Cocoa image, she is just so cute I paired her with these great papers and I just love how it all turned out.

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!
Stamps: Christmas Mouse - Cocoa from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Echo Park DP; Ink: Boo Frost Blue, E15 Dark Suntan, B14 Ice Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Gingham Ribbon

Paper Makeup Stamps Fun!

Today I have a fun little project I worked on last weekend to share. My mom hosted a cookie swap so I made all sorts of cookies and I wanted my packaging to be top notch so I decorated the fun little bags using the Color It Winter Tags set from Paper Makeup Stamps! I had a lot of fun trying to decide which stamp to use, in the end after I picked which bag I would use the rest was simple! This adorable snowman and tag stamp were just perfect. I also used the stamp "Happy Holidays" from the Season's Greetings Holiday Sentiment Set. The bag was closed with some silver ribbon that I curled and the tag I think finished it all off.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I do hope you enjoyed what I shared with you today! Have a great day!

This project was entered into the following challenge(s): Cooking It Up With Katie - Anything Goes; ABC Christmas - Anything Goes.
Stamps: Season's Greetings Holiday Sentiment Set and Color it Winter Tags from Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper: Rustic White, Real Red; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, YG16 Apricot; Accessories: 1/4" Hole Punch, Pop Dots

Inky Impressions Challenge - Winter Fun!

Good morning all! Today I get to share with you the card I created for the new Inky Impressions Challenge! This week is our challenge at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog is to create something the with theme "Winter Fun"!

Today the Inky Impressions Design Team will be sharing our creations for the current Inky Impressions Challenge! For my card today I decided to ink up Nicholas on Ice! I thought this image would be prefect for the Winter Fun theme and I paired him with this fun wintery paper from Echo Park! I also used this grosgrain ribbon, pearls, snowflake brads, and although it's hard to see the ice that he is skating on has crystal effects too and there is dry embossed snowflakes on one of the background papers!

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 into the following challenge(s): Cards und More - Monochromatic; Crazy Amigos Challenge - Embossing; Deep Ocean Challenge - Let It Snow; Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Snow cards.
Stamps: Nicholas on Ice from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Winter Echo Park DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E57 Light Walnut, BG07 Petroleum Blue, C1 Cool Gray No. 1, B0000 Pale Celestine, B00 Frost Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Grosgrain Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls, Snowflake Brads, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities, Snowflake Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Crystal Effects

12 Days of Christmas at Bugaboo! Day #12!

Welcome to Day #12 of our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges at Bugaboo Stamps! If you haven't heard yet we will be hosting a mini Challenge each and every day from December 1st until December 12th! Each day the challenge will be based off of a line from the 12 Days of Christmas song, of course you will have to stop by each day to see what the challenge will be!

Plus, if 12 Days of awesome Christmas Challenges wasn't enough for you, we will also be giving away lots and lots of prizes, so you won't want to miss a second of our festive fun! For each challenge one winner will win 5 Bugaboo Digis! Plus, if that's not enough, at the end of all 12 Days one winner who participated in every challenge will win the full 12 Days of Christmas Digi set AND a Guest Designer Spot in January with the Bugaboo Design Team!Be sure to add your creations to the linkz below so you can be entered to win all these great prizes! You may just win a fabulous prize! You have until December 16th to enter into every challenge and be eligible for the Grand Prize! (You must use Bugaboo images to be eligible for prizes)Today the line from The 12 Days of Christmas is, "On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve drummers drumming..." Today's challenge is to make a project and "Use a Christmas Song for Inspiration"!

For my card I used this fun image, Christmas words - noel! What a fun set of Christmas words Jodie created, and when I was deciding what song I wanted to use for my inspiration I saw this image and HAD to use it and the song, "The First Noel". I wanted a card that used some different colors and I had a lot of fun with this paper from Echo Park called Holly Jolly Christmas.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you get the chance to play along in our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges, trust me it's so much fun! Have a fabulous day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s): Creative Inspirations Paint - Non-Traditional Christmas Colors; Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas.
Stamps: Christmas Words Noel from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink, Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas DP; Ink: B12 Ice Blue, RV55 Hollyhock, YG17 Grass Green, R35 Coral; Accessories: Satin Ribbon

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Use Ribbon!

Welcome to our seventeenth Paper Pretties Monday Challenges! That's right! Each week we will be releasing 2 new images PLUS hosting a challenge so that you can play right along with us too!

This week our challenge is to use the theme of "Use Ribbon"! Just create any project that makes you think of the song 12 Days of Christmas!

One random lucky participant this week will win "3 Paper Pretties Digis of your choice". You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties blog in your project posting. When uploading to SCS or PCP please use keyword PPMC17. Please be sure to link up your project at the bottom of this post!

Now it is time to share with all of you our two newest Digi Whatnot images, and you are going to love them! Please welcome our newest Digis (we have 2 this week!): Oh Tiny Tree and Wrapped Up Ruduloph!

Oh Tiny Tree

Wrapped Up Rudolph

For my card this week I decided to use the image Oh Tiny Tree! I think this tree is just too cute, I have totally seen trees like this, they aren't about over doing things, they are about the simple Christmas'...simple sounds good! I used this fun red ribbon with matching self adhesive rhinestones!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed my creation. Have a wonderful day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s): Come and Get it Challenges - Red,Green and Choice.
Stamps: Oh Tiny Tree from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pinefeather, Real Red, Holly Jolly Christmas from Echo Park DP; Ink: E77 Maroon, R29 Lipstick Red, Y17 Golden Yellow, G14 Apple Green; Accessories: Ribbon, Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

12 Days of Christmas at Bugaboo! Day #11!

Welcome to Day #11 of our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges at Bugaboo Stamps! If you haven't heard yet we will be hosting a mini Challenge each and every day from December 1st until December 12th! Each day the challenge will be based off of a line from the 12 Days of Christmas song, of course you will have to stop by each day to see what the challenge will be!

Plus, if 12 Days of awesome Christmas Challenges wasn't enough for you, we will also be giving away lots and lots of prizes, so you won't want to miss a second of our festive fun! For each challenge one winner will win 5 Bugaboo Digis! Plus, if that's not enough, at the end of all 12 Days one winner who participated in every challenge will win the full 12 Days of Christmas Digi set AND a Guest Designer Spot in January with the Bugaboo Design Team!

Be sure to add your creations to the linkz below so you can be entered to win all these great prizes! You may just win a fabulous prize! You have until December 16th to enter into every challenge and be eligible for the Grand Prize! (You must use Bugaboo images to be eligible for prizes)Today the line from The 12 Days of Christmas is, "On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven pipers piping..." Today's challenge is to make a project and "Use Plaid"!

For my card I used this fun image, Poppi xmas snowballs! Poppi images always make me smile and I thought that this image would be perfect for today's challenge. I think this plaid paper was just perfect for this challenge as well, all sorts of fun!

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you get the chance to play along in our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges, trust me it's so much fun! Have a fabulous day!

This card was entered into the following challenges(s): CES Challenge - Traditional Christmas; Creations by Gill M - Red and Green.
Stamps: Poppi Xmas Snowballs from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Sage Shadow, Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather DP; Ink: G05 Emerald Green, R29 Lipstick Red, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, Y38 Honey, BG10 Cool Shadow; Accessories: Rick Rack, Pop Dots

12 Days of Christmas at Bugaboo! Day #10!

Welcome to Day #10 of our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges at Bugaboo Stamps! If you haven't heard yet we will be hosting a mini Challenge each and every day from December 1st until December 12th! Each day the challenge will be based off of a line from the 12 Days of Christmas song, of course you will have to stop by each day to see what the challenge will be!

Plus, if 12 Days of awesome Christmas Challenges wasn't enough for you, we will also be giving away lots and lots of prizes, so you won't want to miss a second of our festive fun! For each challenge one winner will win 5 Bugaboo Digis! Plus, if that's not enough, at the end of all 12 Days one winner who participated in every challenge will win the full 12 Days of Christmas Digi set AND a Guest Designer Spot in January with the Bugaboo Design Team!

Be sure to add your creations to the linkz below so you can be entered to win all these great prizes! You may just win a fabulous prize! You have until December 16th to enter into every challenge and be eligible for the Grand Prize! (You must use Bugaboo images to be eligible for prizes)
Today the line from The 12 Days of Christmas is, "On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten lords-a-leaping..." Today's challenge is to make a project using the theme "Masculine"!

For my card I used this fun image, Old world santa 1! I wanted to create a masculine card that worked well with the holidays and I think that this card does just that. I used darker colors and some darker designer paper that would complement the tones I had picked in the image itself.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you get the chance to play along in our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges, trust me it's so much fun! Have a fabulous day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s) - Card Makin Mams - Christmas; Cleary iStamp - Christmas.
Stamps: Old World Santa 1 from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pinefeather, Bo Bunny Father Christmas DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, C1 Cool Gray No. 1, E13 Light Suntan, G17 Forest Green, R59 Cardinal Red; Accessories: Scalloped and Regular Oval Nestabilities, Glue Dots, Pop Dots, Satin Ribbon

Santa Baby at Bugaboo!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create an a card or project with the theme "Santa Baby"!

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 Knobby Knees Christmas - Stars image, isn't she adorable! I paired her with this fun plaid paper, some rhinestones, and grosgrain ribbon. I think she is just too cute!

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!
Stamps: Knobby Knees Christmas - Stars from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Certainly Celery, Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, R29 Lipstick Red, Y06 Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Oval Nestabilities, Grosgrain Ribbon, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

12 Days of Christmas at Bugaboo! Day #9!

Welcome to Day #9 of our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges at Bugaboo Stamps! If you haven't heard yet we will be hosting a mini Challenge each and every day from December 1st until December 12th! Each day the challenge will be based off of a line from the 12 Days of Christmas song, of course you will have to stop by each day to see what the challenge will be!

Plus, if 12 Days of awesome Christmas Challenges wasn't enough for you, we will also be giving away lots and lots of prizes, so you won't want to miss a second of our festive fun! For each challenge one winner will win 5 Bugaboo Digis! Plus, if that's not enough, at the end of all 12 Days one winner who participated in every challenge will win the full 12 Days of Christmas Digi set AND a Guest Designer Spot in January with the Bugaboo Design Team!Be sure to add your creations to the linkz below so you can be entered to win all these great prizes! You may just win a fabulous prize! You have until December 16th to enter into every challenge and be eligible for the Grand Prize! (You must use Bugaboo images to be eligible for prizes)Today the line from The 12 Days of Christmas is, "On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine ladies dancing..." Today's challenge is to make a project using the theme "Feminine"!

For my card I used this fun image, Ava Christmas - mistletoe fairy! I simply love all of the Ava images, they are so sweet and fun to work with. I used this fun Christmas paper and added a bit of ribbon for some shine.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you get the chance to play along in our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges, trust me it's so much fun! Have a fabulous day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s): Crafty Ribbon Challenge - Traditional Colors for Christmas.
Stamps: Ave Christmas - Mistletoe Fairy from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Red, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Echo Park DP; Ink: R20 Blush, E57 Light Walnut, B00 Frost Blue, YG03 Yellow Green, R37 Carmine, BG72 Ice Ocean; Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Ribbon

12 Days of Christmas at Bugaboo! Day #8!

Welcome to Day #8 of our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges at Bugaboo Stamps! If you haven't heard yet we will be hosting a mini Challenge each and every day from December 1st until December 12th! Each day the challenge will be based off of a line from the 12 Days of Christmas song, of course you will have to stop by each day to see what the challenge will be!

Plus, if 12 Days of awesome Christmas Challenges wasn't enough for you, we will also be giving away lots and lots of prizes, so you won't want to miss a second of our festive fun! For each challenge one winner will win 5 Bugaboo Digis! Plus, if that's not enough, at the end of all 12 Days one winner who participated in every challenge will win the full 12 Days of Christmas Digi set AND a Guest Designer Spot in January with the Bugaboo Design Team!

Be sure to add your creations to the linkz below so you can be entered to win all these great prizes! You may just win a fabulous prize! You have until December 16th to enter into every challenge and be eligible for the Grand Prize! (You must use Bugaboo images to be eligible for prizes)Today the line from The 12 Days of Christmas is, "On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight maids-a-milking..." Today's challenge is to make a project using the theme "Milk and Cookies"!

For my card I used this fun image, Kitchen Ginger - whisk! I last year when Jodie released the Ginger images I just had to get them all, but I don't think I have used too many yet, so I just had to use this one. Making cookies is one of the things my family does every holiday season and I can't wait to get baking this year!

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you get the chance to play along in our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges, trust me it's so much fun! Have a fabulous day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s): Cooking It Up With Katie - Anything Goes.
Stamps: Kitchen Ginger - Whisk from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Red, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Basic Grey DP; Ink: R29 Lipstick Red, E13 Light Suntan, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, YG63 Pea Green; Accessories: Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities, Ribbon

12 Days of Christmas at Bugaboo! Day #7!

Welcome to Day #7 of our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges at Bugaboo Stamps! If you haven't heard yet we will be hosting a mini Challenge each and every day from December 1st until December 12th! Each day the challenge will be based off of a line from the 12 Days of Christmas song, of course you will have to stop by each day to see what the challenge will be!

Plus, if 12 Days of awesome Christmas Challenges wasn't enough for you, we will also be giving away lots and lots of prizes, so you won't want to miss a second of our festive fun! For each challenge one winner will win 5 Bugaboo Digis! Plus, if that's not enough, at the end of all 12 Days one winner who participated in every challenge will win the full 12 Days of Christmas Digi set AND a Guest Designer Spot in January with the Bugaboo Design Team!

Be sure to add your creations to the linkz below so you can be entered to win all these great prizes! You may just win a fabulous prize! You have until December 16th to enter into every challenge and be eligible for the Grand Prize! (You must use Bugaboo images to be eligible for prizes)Today the line from The 12 Days of Christmas is, "On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me seven swans-a-swimming..." Today's challenge is to make a project using the below image as your inspiration!For my card I used this fun image, Make it Snappy - Merry Christmoose 2! I love all of the Make it Snappy images and this one is no different, he is just so cute and I thought that the red and the thick ribbon would be perfect interpretation of the photo we are supposed to use.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you get the chance to play along in our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges, trust me it's so much fun! Have a fabulous day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s): Sassy Cheryl's Digi Challenge - It's Santa.
Stamps: Make It Snappy - Merry Christmas 2 from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Echo Park Wintertime DP; Ink: R27 Cadmium Red, E13 Light Suntan, E57 Light Walnut; Accessories: Pop Dots, Ribbon

Paper Makeup Stamps Winter Blog Hop!

Today is the day, that's right today marks the Winter Blog Hop at Paper Makeup Stamps! Each Design Team member has created something fabulous using one of our fabulous winter stamps, perfect for the Winter feel in the air! Plus, this month not only are we hopping with our great makeup Artists, but we are also joined by some of our Digi Makeup Artists and some of PMS's greatest Fans! Be sure to hop on over to the Paper Makeup Stamps Blog so you don't miss out on any of the fun!

For my project for today I created this fun calendar page. A few friends of mine are each making a few pages in the calendar and I took January and what better for a January calendar then using a winter theme! I picked this adorable image from Paper Makeup Stamps called Holly Fairy! I used this fun pink metallic ribbon from May Arts and paper pieced this adorable Holly's outfit with some paper from 3 Bugs in a Rug. I really do like how this all came together.

Now be sure to check out our blog hop list and enjoy all the wintery creations:


Thank you so much for stopping by today and enjoy the rest of your hop!

This creation was entered into the following challenge(s): Cards and More - Snowflakes; Crafty Sentiments Designs - Snowflakes; Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes. Stamps: Holly Fairy from Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Ocean Tides, Rich Razzleberry, 3 Bugs in a Rug DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, BG72 Ice Ocean, V20 Wisteria, RV63 Begonia, R08 Vermillion, G24 Willow, YR24 Pale Sepia; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels Fourteen, May Arts Pink Metallic Ribbon, Calendar sitcker

Inky Impressions Challenge - Use Ribbon!

Good morning all! Today I get to share with you the card I created for the new Inky Impressions Challenge! This week is our challenge at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog is to use Ribbon, simple and fun all in one!

Today the Inky Impressions Design Team will be sharing our creations for the current Inky Impressions Challenge! For my card today I decided to ink up Marisa's Sleigh Ride, she is perfect for the cold weather and impending winter. I simply love the colors in this paper and using pink and light blue seemed to work perfectly with this image as well.

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 into the following challenge(s): Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes; Top Tip Tuesday - Let it Snow.
Stamps: Marisa's Sleigh Ride from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Turquoise, Enchanted Evening, Echo Park Winter Time DP; Ink: N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N5 Neutral Gray No. 5, E00 Skin White, RV11 Pink, B12 Ice Blue, B00 Frost Blue, B0000 Pale Celestine, RV02 Sugared Almond Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Dainty Doily, Grosgrain Ribbon, Quickie Glue Pen, Flat Back Pearls

12 Days of Christmas at Bugaboo! Day #6!

Welcome to Day #6 of our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges at Bugaboo Stamps! If you haven't heard yet we will be hosting a mini Challenge each and every day from December 1st until December 12th! Each day the challenge will be based off of a line from the 12 Days of Christmas song, of course you will have to stop by each day to see what the challenge will be!

Plus, if 12 Days of awesome Christmas Challenges wasn't enough for you, we will also be giving away lots and lots of prizes, so you won't want to miss a second of our festive fun! For each challenge one winner will win 5 Bugaboo Digis! Plus, if that's not enough, at the end of all 12 Days one winner who participated in every challenge will win the full 12 Days of Christmas Digi set AND a Guest Designer Spot in January with the Bugaboo Design Team!

Be sure to add your creations to the linkz below so you can be entered to win all these great prizes! You may just win a fabulous prize! You have until December 16th to enter into every challenge and be eligible for the Grand Prize! (You must use Bugaboo images to be eligible for prizes)Today the line from The 12 Days of Christmas is, "On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six geese-a-laying..." Today's challenge is to make a "Humorous" project! For my card I used this funny image, Eggbert Christmas. I know he's not the usual humorous image, but this little guy Eggbert makes me smile and laugh and I see him and I thought that this image would prefect for our challenge today!

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you get the chance to play along in our 12 Days of Christmas Challenges, trust me it's so much fun! Have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Eggbert Christmas from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Pinefeather, Whisper White, ; Ink: E00 Skin White, R29 Lipstick Red, Y35 Maize; Accessories: Ribbon