Friday Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps - AKV Girl!

Bugaboo's Freebie Friday is a fabulous way to build up a huge collection of images from Bugaboo Stamps! Today's Freebie image is "A Kids View Girl"!

For my card today I wanted to create a card that would be prefect for any girl. I also wanted to create a multiple level card and I think these papers and layout works for just that. I also had a love of fun coloring in this image, she is a cutie!

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!
Stamps: A Kids View Girl from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Echo Park Victoria Garden DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E15 Dark Suntan, Y13 Lemon Yellow, BG13 Mint Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Pearls, Chevron May Arts Ribbon

Paper Pretties Challenge - Embossing!

Good morning and welcome to Wednesday with  Paper Pretties starting with me joining the Stamp Design Team for the Weekly Wednesday Challenges! Today kicks off a new challenge, "Embossing"!

I had so much fun looking though my Paper Pretties stamps and deciding which image to work with for this week's challenge. This week we are also releasing a fun new image called Bubbaloo that ARTish illustrated, isn't he super cute!

I picked the stamp set, Follow Your Rainbow this stamp set is perfect for such fun and beautiful cards! I used this fabulous colored paper and this fun embossing folder and added not only a sentiment from the stamp set but also this darling butterfly image that is included in the stamp set! I really love how this card turned out.

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope you enjoyed my creation. Be sure to head on over to the Paper Pretties Blog to check out the rest of the Design Team creations and to join in this weeks challenge!
Stamps: Follow Your Rainbow from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo; Ink: Melon Mambo; Accessories: Lace Edging, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Sassy Studio Designs is Sponsoring Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge!

It is time for me to share with you another creation featuring our fabulous Sassy Studio Designs images and following our newest sponsorship! We are currently sponsoring Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge whose challenge this week is 'Joy Fold Card'.

For my card today I used this super sassy image, The White Queen. I had so much fun with this challenge! I haven't created a Joy Fold card in ages, but I really enjoyed making this one. I really am loving this graduation paper from Doodlebug! I know it's supposed to be used for graduations, but it works so well with so many other things! I also know that this image is called The White Queen, but I should she would look awesome with some pops of red too! Be sure to head on over to the Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge and play along, you could win some SSD images!

Thank you for stopping by to see what I created for today, have a wonderful day!
Stamps: The White Queen from Sassy Studio Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Doodlebug Cap & Gown DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, N4 Neutral Gray No. 4, R29 Lipstick Red, E18 Copper, B04 Tahitian Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Peals

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Stitching!

Today kicks off a brand new challenge at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge! This week I am hosting the Team "A" and sharing with you my creation for the challenge, "Stitching, Real or Faux"!

I had so much fun with this week's challenge! I decided to ink up Primrose Summertime. This is my first time playing with this image and I had a lot of fun. I used this great designer paper and I thought these pink shades needed to be brought out and I did so by making Primrose's dress in bright pinks and bits of pink flowers too. I also used this great washi tape as an accent and a black gel pen around the entire mat for faux stitching. I really had a great time with this.

I do hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to head on over to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Blog and check out the rest of the fabulous DT samples and of course to enter in on the fun! Have a fabulous day and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Primrose Summertime from Crafty Sentiments Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Echo Park Country Drive DP; Ink: E00 Skin White,E13 Light Suntan, E15 Dark Suntan, BG07 Petroleum Blue, YG09 Lettuce Green, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, RV06 Cerise; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels 16, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Washi Tape, Black Gel Pen

Sassy Studio Designs is Sponsoring Creative Creation Challenges!

It is time for me to share with you another creation featuring our fabulous Sassy Studio Designs images and following our newest sponsorship! We are currently sponsoring Creative Creation Challenges whose challenge this week is 'Paper Piecing'.

For my card today I used this super sassy image, Snow White Pin-Up. I had so much fun with this challenge! I pulled out my My Mind's Eye In Bloom designer paper and decided to go with the same family of colors and I pulled out these fun shades of pink and peach from the paper! Be sure to head on over to the Creative Creations Challenges and play along, you could win some SSD images!

Thank you for stopping by to see what I created for today, have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Snow White Pin Up from Sassy Studio Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Peach, Basic Black, My Mind's Eye In Bloom DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, R32 Peach, R29 Lipstick, R22 Light Prawn, C1 Cool Gray No. , C4 Cool Gray No. 4, B04 Tahitian Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Vintage Seam Binding, Self Adhesive Pearls, Nestabilties Labels

Sassy Studio Designs Make a Wish Blog Hop!

Today is the Sassy Studio Designs May Release Blog Hop! That's right, this weekend we are releasing all sorts of amazing images! This image is all about Making a Wish, these images will knock your socks off! You should have arrived here from Jacki's Blog, if not please head back to the SSD Blog so you don't miss out on any of the release fun!

For my project today I am featuring the amazing new image, Princess Ariel Pin-Up, this girl is rockin'! I paired her and her amazing reddish hair with these lovely shades of teals. I wanted to keep the outfit in the green family since it reminds me a bit of her tail as well as it shows off the neat sheer quality of this outfit. This image is really smokin' hot and the sentiment 'wish' is for the Prince Charming in this beauties life.

We have lots of prizes to give away too this hop but you have to comment on the Designers blogs to win, so be sure to leave comments at each stop you may be one of the lucky ones who win some of these amazing images!

The next stop on today's hop is Judy's Blog, and I just know that she has something amazing to share with you...so head on over I mean what are you waiting for! Enjoy the rest of the hop!
Stamps: Princess Ariel Pin-Up from Sassy Studio Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Hawaiian Shores, Teal, Gina K DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E08 Brown, BG11 Moon White, G14 Apple Green, E19 Redwood, R21 Sardonyx, BG13 Mint Green; Accessories: Ribbon, Fabric Thickers, Pop Dots

Sassy Studio Designs is Sponsoring Crafts 4 Eternity!

It is time for me to share with you another creation featuring our fabulous Sassy Studio Designs images and following our newest sponsorship! We are currently sponsoring Crafts 4 Eternity whose challenge this week is 'Get Into Shape'.

For my card today I used this super sassy image, Beach Resort Sassy. I had so much fun with this challenge! I wanted to create something fun and summery, and I thought an ice cream cone would be the perfect shape for that summery card! I cute a triangle shaped card base and then created a scoop of ice cream on top using circle nestabilities and cut some scallops free handed to finish off the look! Be sure to head on over to the Crafts 4 Eternity and play along, you could win some SSD images!

Thank you for stopping by to see what I created for today, have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Beach Resort Sassy from Sassy Studio Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Brown, Echo Park Summer DP; Ink: E13 Light Suntan. E15 Dark Suntan, RV91 Grayish Cherry, BG0000 Snow Green, R85 Rose Red; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Pearls, Circle Nestabilities

Bugaboo Special Event - Blog hop with Little Miss Muffet!

Can you hear squealing? You can? That would be the noise of a collective group of Little Misses, bouncing around with excitement! And why are they bouncing around with excitement? No, they haven't had too much cake. We are proud to announce that Jodie, from Bugaboo Stamps, has designed some exclusive Sunbonnet Rubber Stamps for Little Miss Muffet Stamps. Oh, ok. You're squealing now too!

And, as if that wasn't enough, this week, we're also releasing a rather fabulous new Birds on a Wire Die too. Sorry, I'm excited... I'll stop talking, so you can take a look for yourselves:

Gorgeous, aren't they? You can get hold of all these goodies, right now from the What's New! Section at Little Miss Muffet Stamps. And, we're running the following Special Offers:

• Buy the Combo Set, that's all eight Rubber Stamps, at a special introductory price, and get one random Little Miss Muffet Rubber Stamp in with your order for free

• Buy any combination of four Sunnbonnet Rubber Stamps, and get one random Little Miss Muffet Rubber Stamp in with your order for free

 To celebrate all this exciting news, The Little Misses have joined forces with the Bugaboo Stamps Design Team for a fun Blog Hop, just so you can see these great images, in action. But. It's not just a Blog Hop, Peeps! We have prizes too:

• Two randomly drawn winners, will receive a Fancy Sunbonnet Miss Muffet Stamp, plus, a random Little Miss Muffet Rubber Stamp

• A Further four randomly drawn winners, will receive a random Little Miss Muffet Stamp

It goes without saying, the more comments you leave, the more your chances of winning. Simples. 

The Blog Hop will close at 8pm, Central time on Sunday 26 May. 
So, here's your Hop List, if you get lost, you can pop back here, at any time, to help find your place...
Have fun!

Now let's get down to my creation for today! 

Jodie
Audrey
Barbara
Becky
 Carla
Cheryl
 Donna
Faye
 Jackie
Jane
Jen
Jo
Julie E 
Julie T
Karen
Kitty
Lola
Lori
Melissa
Mette
Michelle
Min
Nathalie
Peggy
 Petra
Sammibug
Tammy
Little Miss Muffet Challenges

This card was entered into the following challenge:  Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Spring Has Sprung, Fresh Brewed Designs - Flowers.

New Release at Bugaboo Stamps!

It's Tuesday which means that it is time for a New Release at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today we are releasing all new images at the Bugaboo Store! Today's new image is so cute, this one is called "Sock Monkey Wedding", perfect for any upcoming Weddings!

For my card today I used this great paper from Echo Park called Victoria Garden, this line is so soft and pretty I just love the detailing in this paper and I thought this soft pink with these lovely roses would be the prefect background. I wanted to keep this card simple and elegant, and I think it reflects the wedding feeling perfectly.

I hope you enjoyed my card for today, I really had a lot of fun with this one! Be sure to check out the Bugaboo Blog and see the other DTs Members creations with today's new images, you are going to love these images! Have a great day and I hope that you enjoyed today's card fun!

This card was entered into the following challenges: Craft Your Passion - Party Animals, Crafty Boots - Celebrations.
Stamps: Sock Monkey Wedding from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Echo Park Victoria Garden DP; Ink: E81 Ivory, E13 Light Suntan, E51 Milky White, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, E35Chamois, RV21 Light Pink, R35 Coral, YG07 Acid Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Pearls, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Sassy Studio Designs is Sponsoring!

It is time for me to share with you another creation featuring our fabulous Sassy Studio Designs images and following our newest sponsorship! We are currently sponsoring ATC's With Attitude whose challenge this week is 'Frame It'.

For my card today I used this super sassy image, Tin Sassy. I had so much fun with this challenge! I have been loving this red, black, and silver color combination and this card just screamed to use those colors. I love this new Sassy image, we released her in April, and she is smokin'. I had a lot of fun creating this ATC, they really are a fun way to make a statement! Be sure to head on over to the ATC's With Attitude and play along, you could win some SSD images!

Thank you for stopping by to see what I created for today, have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Tin Sassy from Sassy Studio Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, Doodlebug Cap & Gown DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, E13 Light Suntan, E34 Orientale; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Pearls, Black Ribbon, Nesatbilities Labels 17

Paper Pretties Challenge - Create a Graduation Card!

Good morning and welcome to Wednesday with  Paper Pretties starting with me joining the Stamp Design Team for the Weekly Wednesday Challenges! Today kicks off a new challenge, "Create a Graduation Card"!

I had so much fun looking though my Paper Pretties stamps and deciding which image to work with for this week's challenge. This week we are also releasing a fun new image called Honors that ARTish illustrated, isn't he super cute!

I picked the new release image, Honors, it's just too darn cute! I used this great graduation themed designer paper from Doodlebug, the whole line is white, black, and silver and it is just perfect for any school colors. Just add a color and it all works for every graduation!

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope you enjoyed my creation. Be sure to head on over to the Paper Pretties Blog to check out the rest of the Design Team creations and to join in this weeks challenge!
Stamps: Honors from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Hawaiian Shores, Doodlebug Graduation DP; Ink: N2 Neutral Gray No. 2, E17 Reddish Brass, E18 Copper, E39 Leather, BG13 Mint Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Pearls

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Use a Charm!

Today kicks off a brand new challenge at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge! This week I am hosting the Team "A" and sharing with you my creation for the challenge, "Use a Charm"!

I had so much fun with this week's challenge! I decided to ink up Butterflies & Flowers. This is my first time playing with this image and I had a lot of fun. I just love how excited this girl looks and the added butterflies are amazing. If that wasn't enough, look at that darling bouquet of flowers she is holding! Such a fun image to play with!

I do hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to head on over to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Blog and check out the rest of the fabulous DT samples and of course to enter in on the fun! Have a fabulous day and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Butterflies & Flowers from Crafty Sentiment Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Rich Razzelberry, My Mind's Eye Saffron DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, B52 Soft Greenish Blue, R83 Rose Mist, RV17 Deep Magenta, B04 Tahitian Blue, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, YG07 Acid Green, R17 Lipstick Orange, N2 Neutral Gray No. 2; Accessories: Pop Dots, Circle Nestabilities, Ribbon, Jump Rings, Butterfly Charm

Saturday Challenge at Bugaboo Stamps

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are hosting a Three Strikes You're Out Challenge, always fun!

For my card today I created my card using this adorable little girl image, Baseball - Ball and Bat. I used this darling Doodlebug designer paper, I don't know what it is, but I am loving the 4th of July papers this year, and this pad is one of them!

I hope you enjoyed my card for today, be sure to check out the Bugaboo Stamps Catch the Bug Blog for the rest of the DT's creations. Have a great day!

This card was entered into the following challenges: Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Stamps: Baseball - Ball and Bat from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Doodlebug Stars & Stripes DP; Ink: R27 Cadmium Red, B18 Lapis Lazil, E13 Light Suntan; Accessories: Pop Dots, Satin Star Ribbon, Self Adhesive Bubbles

Crafty Sentiments Designs May Release Preview Day Three!

Welcome to the Second Day of the Crafty Sentiments Designs May Release Preview! Today I am featuring one of our fabulous new images, Jenny With Shades! We are also hosting a Blog Hop through the fabulous design team members blogs to share some amazing creations! You should have arrived here from Audrey's Blog. If you arrived her a different way be sure to head on over to the Inspriational Blog so you don't miss out on any of the fun!
 
You are going to LOVE this entire release, we are releasing some of the cutest Summer images, which can easily be used for any celebrations too! The images are so much fun to work with and have such darling details! Be sure to head on back to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspirational Blog and check out the rest of the fabulous DT samples, you are going to love what you say!

For today I am sharing with you my creation using the darling new stamp Jenny With Shades. I just love this fun in the sun cutie! I used these bold and bright colors from the Seasons Collection Designer Paper from Creative Memories and this darling tag that I added the 'sun fun' sentiment to came from a crop I went to recently, it was part of our goodies for being there! I thought it was the perfect color combination to match this card and stamp perfectly.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I do hope you enjoyed what I created for today's release preview. Be sure to keep hopping and check out the rest of the DT's creations, your next stop is Tanya's Blog! Have a great day!

This card was entered into the following challenges: As You Like It - Die Cut/Punches, My Heart Pieces - Anything Goes, Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes.
Stamps: Jenny with Shades from Crafty Sentiments Designs; Paper: Hawaiian Shores, Bright Yellow,CM Seasons Collection DP; Ink: N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N2 Neutral Gray No. 2, Y13 Lemon Yellow, Y17 Golden Yellow, Y35 Maize, BG0000 Snow Green, RV29 Crimson; Accessories: Pop Dots, CM Cutting System, PTI Alphabet Die

Crafty Sentiments Designs May Release Preview Day Two!

Welcome to the Second Day of the Crafty Sentiments Designs May Release Preview! Today I am featuring one of our fabulous new images, Jasmine Swim With Me!

You are going to LOVE this entire release, we are releasing some of the cutest Summer images, which can easily be used for any celebrations too! The images are so much fun to work with and have such darling details! Be sure to head on back to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspirational Blog and check out the rest of the fabulous DT samples, you are going to love what you say!

For today I am sharing with you my creation using the darling new stamp Jasmine Swim With Me. This image is just amazing, I love her detailed tail and her amazing hair. I had so much fun coloring in this image, she was a joy to work with! If that wasn't enough the three fishes are just too darling! I used these great swirl stickers, this darling bit of lace, and I added touches of white. I just love how this all came together, I do hope you enjoy it as well!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I do hope you enjoyed what I created for today's release preview. Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's creations! Have a great day!
Stamps: Jasmine Swim With Me from Crafty Sentiments Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Pinefeather, Ocean Tides, Sunny Side Pebbles DP; Ink: E17 Reddish Brown, E18 Copper, E00 Skin White, YR16 Apricot, BG34 Horizon Green, BG15 Aqua, G28 Ocean Green, B02 Robin's Egg Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Swirl Stickers, Lace, CM Oval Cutting System, Dot Punch

Crafty Sentiments Designs May Release Preview Day One!

Welcome to the first Day of the Crafty Sentiments Designs May Release Preview! Today I am featuring one of our fabulous new images, Jasmine Let's Swing!

You are going to LOVE this entire release, we are releasing some of the cutest Summer images, which can easily be used for any celebrations too! The images are so much fun to work with and have such darling details! Be sure to head on back to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspirational Blog and check out the rest of the fabulous DT samples, you are going to love what you say!

For today I am sharing with you my creation using the darling new stamp Jasmine Let's Swing. I just love gorgeous girl and making this fun girly card was a blast! I used this lovely designer paper from Carta Bella called Cool Summer. This pad uses so many bright and fun summery patterns and I thought it would be the perfect match for this image. It was just calling my name! I used this great yellow crocheted flowers to add a pop of color, I think placing it on the bow added another dimension.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I do hope you enjoyed what I created for today's release preview. Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's creations! Have a great day!
Stamps: Jasmine Let's Swing from Crafty Sentiments Designs; Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Carta Bella Cool Summer; Ink: E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, Y13 Lemon Tart, RV00 Water Lily, B00 Frost Blue, E13 Light Suntan, E15 Dark Suntan, YG07 Acid Green; Accessories:Pop Dots, Curved Rectangles Nesatbilties, Ribbon, Crocheted Flower, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Paper Pretties Challenge - PWC257!

Good morning and welcome to Wednesday with  Paper Pretties starting with me joining the Stamp Design Team for the Weekly Wednesday Challenges! Today kicks off a new challenge, "Use Colored Pencils"!

I had so much fun looking though my Paper Pretties stamps and deciding which image to work with for this week's challenge. This week we are also releasing a fun new image called Snuggly that ARTish illustrated, isn't he super cute!

I picked the clear stamp set Surf's Up for today's card, I just think this little penguin is just too cute! I had a bit of a hard time finding my colored pencils, it has been a long time since I used these fabulous tools. I had a lot of fun with this image, he is just too darn cute and fun to work with!

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope you enjoyed my creation. Be sure to head on over to the Paper Pretties Blog to check out the rest of the Design Team creations and to join in this weeks challenge!
Stamps: Surf's Up from Paper Pretties; Paper: Going Grey, Whisper White, SU! Patterned Paper; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Koh-I-Noor Woodless Colored Pencils; Accessories: May Arts Ribbon, Odorless Mineral Spirits

Simply Betty Stamps Elaine Fun!

Today I have a chance to share with you a creation I made using the fabulous freebie image for the Simply Betty Stamps FB Group Challenge for April! Each month Betty at Simply Betty Stamps allows members of the FB Group to enter a contest using a freebie image, how could you go wrong with playling along?!

This month's challenge was to use this amazing image Elaine and create something using swirls and ribbon on it in some way. I went with this fun color combination of pink and purple with just a touch of teal and I think it all worked well together. I also used this fun embossing folder from Sizzix called Sugar for this great background. I ran a piece of designer paper through my cuttlebug to get the texture and then I used a Rich Razzelberry ink pad to add ink to the raised swirls. I am also entering this card into the current Simple Challenge Challenge at Simply Betty Stamps which is Embossing!

Thank you so much for checking out my creation today, I had so much fun iwth these challenges. I hope you have a great day!
Stamps: Elaine from Simply Betty Stamps; Paper: Rich Razzelberry, Whisper White, Designer Paper; Ink: Rich Razzelberry, E00 Skin White, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, BG01 Aqua Blue, R20 Blush, RV66 Raspberry, RV55 Hollyhock; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels Ten, Self Adhesive Pearls, Ribbon, Sizzix Sugar Embossing Folder

Humorous Wednesday at Bugaboo Stamps!

Today is Wednesday which means it's time for Humor Me Wednesday at Bugaboo Stamps. Each and every Wednesday our Design Team features some creations following humorous holidays!

For my card today I decided to use this fun image, Flamingo - Picnic! I used some really great and bright colors in fact I love this pink but I rarely use it when working with images since it is so bright, but this flamingo is perfect for this! My card is for the 'Bird Day' holiday this week! What a silly holiday, but it's a fun one too!

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 Humor Me Wednesday today, I am still having so much fun with these images! Have a great day all!

This card was entered into the following challenge: Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything Goes.
Stamps: Flamingo Picnic from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Raspberry Fizz, Echo Park Summer Days Dp; Ink: BG15 Aqua, Y08 Acid Yellow, C1 Cool Gray No. 1, C7 Cool Gray No. 7, G24 Willow, R35 Coral, FV1 Fluorescent Violet 1, RV17 Deep Magenta; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones