Paradise Island!

It's Saturday so you know what that means, it's time for another Artful INKables post! I wasn't sure where to start off for my creation today, so many possibilities. Well I decided to ink up a stamp set that I have never inked up before, that's right I decided to use Paradise Island from Artful INKables!
I pulled out this set and created a card that for some reason did not post this morning. I woke up to find blogger messing with me today! Well anyway I read through my google reader to find that today started a new SFYTT Challenge and I just had to create a new card for this sketch! Does that ever happen to you? Well with the way my mind had been recently it's been happening a lot. So I pulled out my Paradise Island stamp set from Artful INKables and got to work!

I think these colors are perfect for the beachy sort of card I was going for, I had a lot of fun with this sketch too, I always save the sketches to play along with all sort of challenges but I never seem to use them! Glad I could change that today! Well I do hope you enjoyed my card for today, I had a lot of fun with this one! Have a fabulous day all!
Stamps: Paradise Island from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Garden Galore; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E55 Light Caramel, E57 Light Walnut, G82 Spring Dim Green, YG23 New Leaf; Accessories: Large Scalloped and Regular Nestabilities, Buttons, Twine, Glue Dots

Friday Freebie!

Today is Friday, which means that it's Friday Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today a fabulous new image is posted in the Bugaboo Store for FREE! Just head on over to the store and pick up this weeks perfect for the summer image!

Our Freebie today is called Boy Skelekin, I simply love the Skelekin Girls and when I found out that Jodie was making Boys too I was elated! You are going to love these little guys, they are so fun! I also decided to play along with this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge! This week the colors are Certainly Celery, Riding Hood Red, and River Rock they are so fun! I had a really hard time finding my River Rock paper, in fact I still don't know where it is but I did use the color in the DP and in the coloring of this fabulous new Friday Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps!

I do hope you enjoy this card, I really had a lot of fun with this one! These images are just so much fun, be sure to pick this image before it's too late! Oh and Don't Forget! There is a sale going on at Bugaboo Stamps now too, just use the code 967B4689 at checkout to save 50% off everything!

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!
Stamps: Boy Skelekins from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper:Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Certainly Celery, American Crafts DP; Ink: E43 Dull Ivory, G82 Spring Dim Green, N1 Neutral Grey No. 1, R35 Coral; Accessories: Metallic Decor Hero Arts

Flirty Glitter!

Welcome to Wednesday! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge! Have you heard the news yet? We are now under NEW ownership! That's right, Heather Lee-Reppen is now the new Pretties Mama! With the ownership change, we have big things coming your way! Not only are we now US based Madison, WI to be exact, but there are NEW shipping rates too!

For U.S. orders....flat rate of $5 for all orders up to $49.99. Free Shipping for all orders $50 and over

For Canada orders...flat rate of $7 for all orders up to $69.99. Free Shipping for all orders $70 and over

All other International orders...flat rate of $13

PLUS there are NEW products in the store that you need to check out! We just got more Copic Sketch Markers, the new Basic Grey DP Olivia and Oliver, Basic Grey stitched and glazed brads, Glitter Dots! PLUS we have a NEW Paper Pretties Blog! Be sure to check out all these fabulous products and our new blog!

Now back to the Wednesday Challenge, today we are kicking things off at the new Paper Pretties Blog, so if you haven't started there head on over!

We are all sharing with you our cards following the current challenge which is to create a card using glitter, then you will have until August 3rd to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up Flirty Fortunes! I love this stamp set, in fact this is my favorite image and the stamp sale is STILL going on, you so need to check out these prices! This stamp set is actually on sale for $10.00 and you need this set! I pulled out this great Basic Grey paper and had a lot of fun with layers and glitter with this one. So after you get your inspiration for the week, you may just want to hop over to the Paper Pretties Store and see where is takes you! I can't wait to see what the other ladies decided to create, check out the other Pretties Girl's creations:

Paper Pretties Blog
Frances Byrne
Jackie Rakoski
Jana Weaver

Jane Matsumoto
Jennifer Greco
Heather Lee-Reppen

We have changed our challenges up a bit but we still invite you to play along with all the fun! All you have to do is make a project following this weeks challenge, which is to create a Christmas card using non-traditional colors, and link it to the Paper Pretties Blog post, we have a inlinkz! I hope you will play along, in fact do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps either (although we would love to see them!), so come and play along!

After you've seen all of the Pretties Girl's creations for this one, now its your turn to try it out! Your next challenge is to create a card using glitter! I can't wait to see what you create! Your next stop on the hop is to visit Jana's blog, I know she will have something wonderful to share with you! I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Flirting By from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Brown, Summer Sunset, Basic Grey Porcelain DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Pop Dots, Star Dust Stickles, SU! Eyelet Boarder Punch, Large Circle Nestabilities, May Arts Ribbon

Bugaboo Challenge!

It is the 4th Saturday of the month at Bugaboo Stamps do you know what that means?! That's right today the DT is all sharing with you cards for the first challenge of the month! Can you guess what the challenge is, anything coming to mind? That's right, today's challenge is all about Summer Fun! To participate in the challenge please create a “Sweet Summertime" card or project and link it to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog!

This time The Character Cafe is sponsoring our challenge, how great is that! Now this Challenge not only can you win Bugaboo Goodies, but you can also win a $10.00 gift certificate at The Character Cafe!
You will have two opportunities to win, if you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:

1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
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:

Rules:
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!

My first card today uses one of our new Sassy Gals Sassy Beach, I mean look at her, if you went to the beach and this is what you saw I am sure heads would turn. I think this image really is a lot of fun, when I saw her I knew that I had to ink this one up for our challenge today!

I do hope you check out what the rest of the Design Team created, you can see all the cards at the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog, but for some more information on the all cards be sure to stop by all our great blogs and check them out. She screamed bright colors, so I pulled out my summer fun DP and a few brightly colored cardstock and got to work. I also pulled out some of my Prima flowers, I have a container with an assortment of all sorts of patterns, colors, sizes, and designs. I also have been organizing my room and found these great swarski crystals I got months ago while in NYC in the Fashion District, they have been missing since I got them and when I found them I just had to use them as the center of my flowers on this card, I think they finish the whole creation off nicely.
I also made a card using one of the images from the Character Cafe! This super cute couple walking the beach is perfect for the summer challenge! I pulled out my Koh0I-Noor Woodless Pencils and started coloring in this fun image, in fact I almost used Gemasol on this one and decided that I really liked the rough look of the colored pencils as they are. I pulled out circle nestabilities and lots of ribbon and got to work finishing this card off, I are pretty happy with the final result.

Last but certainly not least, we are having a SALE at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right ALL STAMPS are now on SALE for 50%, all you have to do is enter in the following code at checkout: 967B4689

This code is good from July 24th - July 31st, so be sure to take advantage of this Sale while you can! I do hope you enjoy your weekend and you take the time to join us in our challenge, this one is perfect for our weather right now and there are masses of fabulous images you can pick from to use on this one!
Sassy Beach - Stamps: Sassy Gals Sassy Beach from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Berry Sorbet, Golden Yellow, Beach DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, E33 Sand, R27 Cadmium Red, RV21 Light Pink, RV34 Dark Pink, YG07 Acid Green, YG09 Lettuce Green, Y08 Acid Yellow, Y17 Golden Yellow, YR04 Chrome Orange, YR12 Loquat; Accessories: Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Prima Flowers, Crystals

Couple Card - Stamps: The Character Cafe; Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, K & Co DP; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Large Circle Nestabilities, Ribbon, Koh-I-Noor Woodless Pencils

Sewing Paper!

It's Saturday so you know what that means, it's time for another Artful INKables post! For my creation today I am sharing with you my card for the current Think INK Challenge! Our current Think INK Challenge is being issued by Marti Wills and the challenge is to make your own background paper or use a special background technique! I LOVE to make my own background paper so this challenge was right up my alley, in fact it has been a while since I made my own DP so I took a while trying to decide which stamps to use for the style I had in mind.

I love this cute little spool of thread and needle image from our new Sew You stamp set! I was in a teals mood when I decided to create this card so I picked up my Baja Breeze and Bermuda Bay inks to create my background paper for this card. I used the sewing machine image as my focal point and added in this fun sentiment, 'Sew, What's New?'. Got to love the play on words there!

There is still plenty of time to join in on the Think INK Challenge, so be sure to hop on over to the Artful INKables Blog and join in on all the background fun! Well I do hope you enjoyed my card for today, I had a lot of fun with this one! Have a fabulous day all!
Stamps: Sew You from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Baja Breeze; Ink: Baja Breeze, Bermuda Bay; Accessories: Pop Dots, Eyelet border punch, Crystals, Quickie Glue Pen

Friday Freebie!

Today is Friday, which means that it's Friday Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today a fabulous new image is posted in the Bugaboo Store for FREE! Just head on over to the store and pick up this weeks perfect for the summer image!

Our Freebie today is called Jacobean Blocks, this adorable block matches the great Jacobean Birds that are already in the store, in case you haven't picked those up you are going to want them all too! I decided to scale today's image to be 'inchie' size and go for a more classy card with this one. Each of the four blocks use different color combinations as well, there really are so many possibilities with this image!

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!
Stamps: Jacobean Blocks from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Spring Moss, Smokey Shadow; Ink: G17 Forest Green, G82 Spring Dim Green, R27 Cadmium Red, R29 Lipstick Red, R85 Rose Red, RV02 Sugared Almond Pink, RV11 Pink, RV17 Deep Magenta, RV32 Shadow Pink, V12 Pale Lilac, Y06 Yellow, Y08 Acid Yellow, Y13 Lemon Yellow, Y17 Golden Yellow, YG07 Acid Green, YG95 Pale Olive; Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Satin Ribbon

Oldie But Goodie!

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 collection!

So for my card today I decided to use this cutie Penny Doll Standing Tall! 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! This cutie just screamed yellow and orange for me and while digging through my DP I found this pack of older SU! DPs that I thought would be perfect for this card. In fact, the colors seem to match wonderfully even though the papers are all from different colors. I also pulled out some of my Prima flowers and these pretty Pearls from Queen & Co. I do hope you like my Oldie But Goodies today, I am having so much fun with these images! Have a great day all!
Stamps: Penny Doll Standing Tall from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Pumpkin Pie, SU! DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E08 Brown, Y13 Lemon Yellow, YR04 Chrome Orange, YR12 Loquat; Accessories: Pop Dots, Queen & Co Gold Self Adhesive Pearls, Prima Flowers

Non-Traditional Christmas Colors Pretties Style!

Welcome to Wednesday! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge! Have you heard the news yet? We are now under NEW ownership! That's right, Heather Lee-Reppen is now the new Pretties Mama! With the ownership change, we have big things coming your way! Not only are we now US based Madison, WI to be exact, but there are NEW shipping rates too!

For U.S. orders....flat rate of $5 for all orders up to $49.99. Free Shipping for all orders $50 and over

For Canada orders...flat rate of $7 for all orders up to $69.99. Free Shipping for all orders $70 and over

All other International orders...flat rate of $13

PLUS there are NEW products in the store that you need to check out! We just got more Copic Sketch Markers, the new Basic Grey DP Olivia and Oliver, Basic Grey stitched and glazed brads, Glitter Dots! PLUS we have a NEW Paper Pretties Blog! Be sure to check out all these fabulous products and our new blog!

Now back to the Wednesday Challenge, today we are kicking things off at the new Paper Pretties Blog, so if you haven't started there head on over!

We are all sharing with you our cards following the current challenge which is to create a card using non-traditional Christmas colors, then you will have until July 27th to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up Gliding By Sophia! So after you get your inspiration for the week, you may just want to hop over to the Paper Pretties Store and see where is takes you! I can't wait to see what the other ladies decided to create, check out the other Pretties Girl's creations:

Paper Pretties Blog
Frances Byrne
Jackie Rakoski
Jana Weaver

Jane Matsumoto
Jennifer Greco
Heather Lee-Reppen

We have changed our challenges up a bit but we still invite you to play along with all the fun! All you have to do is make a project following this weeks challenge, which is to create a Christmas card using non-traditional colors, and link it to the Paper Pretties Blog post, we have a inlinkz. PLUS this we one randomly selected participant this week will receive a fabulous prize, that's right You're Maarvelous is what we are giving away! You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps either, so come and play along!

After you've seen all of the Pretties Girl's creations for this one, now its your turn to try it out! Your next challenge is to create a Christmas card using non-traditional colors! I can't wait to see what you create! Your next stop on the hop is to visit Jana's blog, I know she will have something wonderful to share with you! I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Gliding By Sophia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Smokey Shadow, DCWV The Christmas Stack DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, N1 Neutral Grey No. 1, N3 Neutral Grey No. 3, R39 Garnet, R85 Rose Red; Accessories: Pop Dots, Black Satin Ribbon

Challenge Fun!

Today I know I already posted twice, but I wanted to share with you a few cards I have made for challenges this week. I had been doing really well with entering challenges a few months ago, but recently that seems to have stopped, so I have two cards to share with you now!My first card I created is for the Cupcake Craft Challenges, this week their challenge is to create a card for 'Cats & Dogs'! Simple enough, the challenge is to create something with Cats, Dogs or both I decided to get out my Bugaboo Stamps image Crabby Cat Talk to the Paw. I found this DP in my Pets Stack from DCWV, isn't this fun and shiny! I pulled out my Black Diamond Stickles and some nice ribbon to finish this one off!
The other card I have to share with you today is for The Crazy Challenge! This week they challenged everyone to create a card using the theme 'Boys Will Be Boys', anything Boy related is fair game! Therefore I pulled out my Summertime Peekers Ladybug Log from Bugaboo Stamps! I really think that this little boy image is so cute, I can totally picture playing hide-and-go-seek with a little boy and see him hiding behind a log...just too darn adorable!

I do hope you liked my challenge cards for today,
Cat Card - Stamps: Crabby Cat Talk to the Paw Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pumpkin, DCWV The Pets Stack, Smokey Shadow; Ink: C1 Cool Grey, N3 Neutral Grey, YR12 Loquat, YR16 Apricot; Accessories: Stickles Black Diamond, Pop Dots, Black Ribbon

Boys Will Be Boys - Stamps: Summertime Peekers Ladybug Log from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Brown, SU! DP; Ink: C5 Cool Shadow Grey No. 5, N5 Neutral Grey No. 5, E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, E57 Light Walnut, R29 Lipstick Red, YG09 Lettuce Green; Accessories: Large Circle Nestabilities, Pop Dots, Hero Arts Metallic Decor

New Release Tuesday at Bugaboo!

Today is Tuesday, which means that it's time for a brand new release at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today we are releasing all new images at the Bugaboo Store! For my card today I used this adorable Turtle, in fact the set is called More Turtles! If you are like me, then you love these little turtles, they are all so cute and this new one is just as fabulous as the previously released ones, actually they may be more!

I started going through my DP and decided to use this bright paper from SU that I have had for ages. I thought the bright colors would be a lot of fun and they matched nicely with the coloring I did for this cutie! 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!
Stamps: More Turtles from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, New Leaf, SU! DP; Ink: C1 Cool Grey, BG05 Holiday Blue, E31 Brick Beige, G17 Forest Green, R29 Lipstick Red, YG03 Yellow Green, Y15 Cadmium Yellow; Accessories: Linen Green Ribbon, Pop Dots, Large Scalloped and Regular Nestabilities

Think INK!

It's time for another Artful INKables Think INK challenge! Our new Think INK Challenge is being issued by Marti Wills and the challenge is to make your own background paper or use a special background technique!

You will have two weeks to complete the challenge and add your link to the main post over on the Artful INKables Blog to have your entry counted! Now how does that sound? Pretty neat, right?! Head on over to the Artful INKables Blog for all the little details and be sure to play along, it is sure to be a great time! Here are a few further details for you!

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them**If you use AI stamps we will give you TWO entries for your creation! Just link your card to Mr.Linky Twice!

* You have until Monday, August 2nd, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, August 2rd, 2010 to win a GRAB BAG of AI STAMPS!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC25.

Be sure to stop by here on Saturday to see my creation for the current Think INK Challenge! I hope you have a great day all, and I can't wait to see what you create for this one!

More Fintastic!

It's Saturday so you know what that means, it's time for another Artful INKables post! Today I am sharing with you a card that I created using my Aquatic Fantasy Stamp set! In fact this card looks very much like another card I posted here, in fact I was going to use that card for a SBS I was attending and decided that I didn't like that card anymore and it deserved another go, so this is what was created when I tried again. My first card used a green instead of the white, but for some reason I just didn't like it anymore a few days later. have you ever had that problem? I know it happens to me once in a while, but oh well, you can always make more cards, right!

This card is also a little softer then my last one which might be why I like this one more! I hope you all have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Aquatic Fantasy from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Peach, Sea Glass Pink Shell DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, Y17 Golden Yellow, G12 Sea Green, R05 Salmon Red; Accessories: Glue Dots, PTI Buttons, White Satin Ribbon

Silver and Gold!

Welcome to Wednesday! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge! Have you heard the news yet? We are now under NEW ownership! That's right, Heather Lee-Reppen is now the new Pretties Mama! With the ownership change, we have big things coming your way! Not only are we now US based Madison, WI to be exact, but there are NEW shipping rates too!

For U.S. orders....flat rate of $5 for all orders up to $49.99. Free Shipping for all orders $50 and over

For Canada orders...flat rate of $7 for all orders up to $69.99. Free Shipping for all orders $70 and over

All other International orders...flat rate of $13

PLUS there are NEW products in the store that you need to check out! We now have smooch spritz, some great paper pads, Kaiser gems (I use them all the time!), flowers and rhinestones, new adhesives, Tonic rubber scissors, Momento Tuxedo Black ink, White Karen Foster's Scrappers Floss...gosh I think I need it all...and all of our stamps are on SALE! That's right, stamp sets are on sale from 10% - 75% off! Talk about an amazing sale! Trust me, you are going to want to take advantage of this sale and get to see first hand about our all new changes! Oh and we just got in more Copic Sketch Markers and the new Basic Grey DP of Olivia and Oliver and stitched and glazed brads!

Now back to the Wednesday Challenge, today we are kicking things off at Frances' blog, so if you haven't started there head on over!

We are all sharing with you our cards following the current challenge which is to create a card using the colors silver and gold, then you will have until July 20th to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up Sassy Shoes! I went through my stash to find that I had lots of silver but no gold in sight, so I went with an all white and silver card, I even pulled out my old SU silver DP, man I love this paper pack! Did you see the May Arts Ribbon I used, its Silver Organdy and is now available by the yard in the Paper Pretties Store ! So after you get your inspiration for the week, you may just want to hop over to the Paper Pretties Store and see where is takes you! I can't wait to see what the other ladies decided to create, check out the other Pretties Girl's creations:

Frances Byrne
Jackie Rakoski
Jana Weaver

Jane Matsumoto
Jennifer Greco
Heather Lee-Reppen

We have changed our challenges up a bit but we still invite you to play along with all the fun! All you have to do is make a project following this weeks challenge, which is to create a card using silver and gold, and upload it to the Paper Pretties Gallery. We would love to see what you create, so be sure to upload your creation using keyword PWC110!

After you've seen all of the Pretties Girl's creations for this one, now its your turn to try it out! Your next challenge is to create a summer card! I can't wait to see what you create! Your next stop on the hop is to visit Jana's blog, I know she will have something wonderful to share with you! I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Sassy Shoes from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, SU! Silver Bliss DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Pop Dots, Silver Organdy Ribbon from May Arts

Boxed Envelope Tutorial with Bugaboo Stamps!

Today it's my turn to share a tutorial with you for Bugaboo Stamps, you can see my final product on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! So are we ready to see what we are learning to make today? Okay, here it is, we are making a boxed envelope! Now you might be thinking what the heck is that?! Well, its a deep envelope so that you can mail those great layered cards without messing up the card!

Materials:
1 - 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" sheet of DP or Colored Paper
Bone Folder
Cutter or Scor-Pal
Double Sided Tape
Scissors

Start by holding the 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" paper on an angle and measure 2 5/8" and make a scored line with your Bone Folder and Cutter or Scor-Pal. Measure over 1/4" of an inch from your first score line and create another score line. You will then want to rotate the paper 90 degrees and measure in to the 3 5/8" mark and create a scored line, then measure over 1/4" and create another score line. Rotate the paper another 90 degrees and measure 2 5/8" and make a scored line, again measure over 1/4" of an inch from your first score line and create another score line. Once more rotate the paper to the last triangle, another 90 degrees and measure in to the 3 5/8" mark and create a scored line, then measure over 1/4" to 3 7/8" and create another score line. You should now have something to look like this, I marked the difference and the places that were scored for you to see. The next step is to take your scissors and cut away where the scores overlap.Now fold on all the scored lines at once, so that the tabs are all folding up. Next step adhere double sided tape to the inside edges of the shorter sides as shown. Then folding up the bottom attach the bottom to the double sided tape. Now, you will end up with this small triangle shape extending pasty the side, you can certainly leave it, but I decided to use my scissors to cut it down, it looks a bit better in my opinion, more finished. My box envelope is now created, so I decided to make this envelope so it matched my multi layered card by using the same image on my envelope that is on my card, I placed it in the bottom left corner so that the box envelope can still be mailed! Just to show you what sort of card I use for this envelope box, here is a few shots of the card I made to match this creation. Not only is the main image base pop up on another layer, but I also made three layers for the image itself. Just to show you how well these box envelopes work, here is the finished card inside! I do hope that you enjoyed today's tutorial, I had a great time with this card and with sharing with you this easy way to mail your thicker cards. Have a great day!
Stamps: Poppi Intertube from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, We Are Memory Keepers White Out DP, Only Orange, Pacific Point; Ink: N1 Neutral Grey No 1, N3 Neutral Grey No. 3, B05 Process Blue, Y08 Acid Yellow, YR04 Chrome Orange; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scissors, Double Sided Tape, Bone Folder

Artful INKables Sew You!

So have you gotten the new stamp sets from Artful INKables?! If you haven't what are you waiting for! Today I am sharing with you the creation I made for the current Think INK Challenge which is to use sewing on your card in some way! Naturally I pulled out the new stamp set Sew You and got to work! I got this sewing machine a while ago and haven't used it in months so I decided that this challenge was the perfect reason to pull this machine out again! So after a bit of stressing over which image to use, I finally went with the biggest image in the set the dress mannequin and of course I had to pick one of the sentiments to go with the image so I decided on 'Your Just My Style". I think this set is so much fun, the little puns make me smile. I hope you you enjoyed my card for today, there is still plenty of time to join in the Artful INKables Think INK Challenge, so be sure to head over to the Artful INKables Blog and get creating, you never know when you might win! While your there be sure to check out our Clearance, take advantage of these great stamps at amazing prices while you can!
Stamps: Sew You from Artful INKables; Paper: Whisper White, Summer Sun, Floral DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Y17 Golden Yellow; Accessories: Janome Sewing Machine, Pop Dots

ABC for Bugaboo!

Today I am sharing with you my ABC, or Anything But a Card, for Bugaboo Stamps! Each and every Monday is ABC day where a few Design Team members share some of their most recent ABC's with everyone on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog, today it's my turn and I am so excited! While I was shopping in Micheal's one day I found these great mugs that come with some sticky piece that allows you to attach a photo to any mug! So after I browsed through my fabulous digi's from Bugaboo Stamps I decided to use my Poppi Ice Cream image to spice up this porcelain mug! These penguins that Jodie released a few weeks ago are just perfect for the summer, in fact I will be using another one of these cuties later in the week, so be sure to stop by and see that one too, you will not be disappointed! Have a fabulous day and thank you for coming by today!
Stamps: Poppi Ice Cream from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: C1 Cool Grey No 1, C5 Cool Grey No. 5, G12 Sea Green, RV11 Pink, Y21 Buttercup Yellow, E31 Brick Beige, YR16 Apricot, B05 Process Blue, E57 Light Walnut; Accessories: Porcelain Mug

Bugaboo Challenge, Christmas in July!

It is the 2nd Saturday of the month at Bugaboo Stamps do you know what that means?! That's right today the DT is all sharing with you cards for the first challenge of the month! Can you guess what the challenge is, anything coming to mind?

That's right, today's challenge is all about Christmas in July! To participate in the challenge please create a “Christmas in July" card or project and link it to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog!

Now this Challenge not only can you win Bugaboo Goodies, but since we have a fabulous sponsor for our challenge you can also win a $30 goodie basket from Bizzy Becs Online Store! We are thrilled to have a sponser this week, so be sure and stop by the Bizzy Becs Online Store, not only does she carry wonderful crafting supplies but she also has stamps and digis available!

You will have two opportunities to win, if you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:

1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
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:

Rules:
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!

My card today uses two great Christmas Kid images, specifically Christmas Boy 2 and Christmas Girl 3. Now, these images are sold seperatly, but in order to get them standing next to each other like they are I used my free photo editing software, gimp, and worked with the png files. That's right I moved the images together in the same file so that they could be standing next to each other then printed the entire image out and started creating my card. I will admit that these Christmas cards have been a bit hard to create, but I do like how this one ended up looking. I used two different sheets of Christmas DP and cute a few squares of them to make the background on this cute image. I did use traditional colors on this one too and I think it works! I do hope you check out what the rest of the Design Team created, you can see all the cards at the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog, but for some more information on the all cards be sure to stop by all our great blogs and check them out.

I do hope you enjoy your weekend, and find a way to get into the Christmas spirit and join us in our challenge! Thanks for stopping by, have a great one!
Stamps: Christmas Boy 2 and Christmas Girl 3 from Bugaboo; Paper: Whisper White, Glitter Christmas Stack DP, Green, Pure Poppy; Ink: E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, W5 Warm Grey No. 5, Y11 Pale Yellow, R37 Carmine, E47 Dark Brown, YG09 Lettuce Green, Y15 Cadmium Yellow, R29 Lipstick Red; Accessories: Pop Dots, Liquid Applique, Grosgrain Red Ribbon

Friday Freebie from Bugaboo!

Today is Friday, which means that it's Friday Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today a fabulous new image is posted in the Bugaboo Store for FREE! Just head on over to the store and pick up this weeks perfect for the summer image!

For my card today I wanted to use some bright colors that would match this adorable ice cream cone so I pulled out my greens, yellows, pinks, and oranges. Did you see these glitter brads? It has been forever since I picked these up, in fact I think I have had these brads for about two years, and this is the first time I thought I made something that they worked well with. I think these bears are so cute, I have my own collection of these images and they are so versatile, this one you need to pick up! I hope you like this image as much as do, and don't forget to pick this image up, you need it!

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!

I also wanted to create a card with a Butterfly today, for this weeks Flutter By Wednesday's Challenge! That's right, this week the challenge is open and as long as you use a butterfly, fairy, or angel on your card it counts! Have a fabulous day all and thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Summer Butterfly Bears from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, The Glitter Sweet Stack DP, Summer Sunrise; Ink: E33 Sand, E57 Light Walnut, E35 Chamois, Y06 Yellow, YG07 Acid Yellow, YG23 New Leaf, RV02 Sugared Almond Pink; Accessories: Glitter Brads, Crop-a-dile, Pop Dots

Oldie But Goodie Day!

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 collection!

So for my card today I decided to use this cutie Bugaboo Brat Sean with his adorable dog! This little boy is so darn cute, I have a bunch of these brats, definably a must have! You don't have a few of these little ones then what are you waiting for!? 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!
Stamps: BB Sean Dog from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Pure Poppy, Certainly Celery, Spring Rain, DCWV Summer Stack DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, E33 Sand, E57 Light Walnut, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, W3 Warm Grey No. 3, R29 Lipstick Red, RV11 Pink, B23 Phthalo Blue; Accessories: Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch

Paper Pretties Sketch Challenge!

Welcome to Wednesday! It's time for another Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge! Have you heard the news yet? We are now under NEW ownership! That's right, Heather Lee-Reppen is now the new Pretties Mama! With the ownership change, we have big things coming your way! Not only are we now US based Madison, WI to be exact, but there are NEW shipping rates too!

For U.S. orders....flat rate of $5 for all orders up to $49.99. Free Shipping for all orders $50 and over

For Canada orders...flat rate of $7 for all orders up to $69.99. Free Shipping for all orders $70 and over

All other International orders...flat rate of $13

PLUS there are NEW products in the store that you need to check out! We now have smooch spritz, some great paper pads, Kaiser gems (I use them all the time!), flowers and rhinestones, new adhesives, Tonic rubber scissors, Momento Tuxedo Black ink, White Karen Foster's Scrappers Floss...gosh I think I need it all...and all of our stamps are on SALE! That's right, stamp sets are on sale from 10% - 75% off! Talk about an amazing sale! Trust me, you are going to want to take advantage of this sale and get to see first hand about our all new changes!

Now back to the Wednesday Challenge, today we are kicking things off at Frances' blog, so if you haven't started there head on over!

We are all sharing with you our cards following the current challenge which is to create a card based on the above sketch, then you will have until July 13th to try this one out for yourself! For my project today I decided to ink up Beach Bum! I love this little guy, I wanted a bright and summery card and I thought he was perfect for just that, I also used some of the great goodies from the Paper Pretties Store that's right, the DP and the brads all came from the store, you have got to check it out and pick some up for yourself! So after you get your inspiration for the week, you may just want to hop over to the Paper Pretties Store and see where is takes you! I can't wait to see what the other ladies decided to create, check out the other Pretties Girl's creations:

Frances Byrne
Jackie Rakoski
Jana Weaver

Jane Matsumoto
Jennifer Greco
Heather Lee-Reppen

We have changed our challenges up a bit but we still invite you to play along with all the fun! All you have to do is make a project following this weeks challenge, which is to create a card using the attached sketch, and upload it to the Paper Pretties Gallery. We would love to see what you create, so be sure to upload your creation using keyword PWC109!

After you've seen all of the Pretties Girl's creations for this one, now its your turn to try it out! Your next challenge is to create a summer card! I can't wait to see what you create! Your next stop on the hop is to visit Jana's blog, I know she will have something wonderful to share with you! I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Spring Green, Lemon Tart, Basic Grey Origins DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, Y08 Acid Yellow, YG09 Lettuce Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Heidi Grace Yellow Brads

Bugaboo Stamps Tuesday New Release!

Today is Tuesday, which means that it's time for a brand new release at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today we are releasing all new images at the Bugaboo Store! For my card today I decided to use one of the new Bobblehead Christmas images, isn't this Santa just perfect for any Christmas card! I colored in this cutie with Copics and then decided that it still needed a bit more, so I added the sponging on the boarder of the Nestability shape I used, I haven't done that in ages, so I think I need a bit more practice, but all the same I like how it came out.

I pulled out my Christmas Stack DP, which has been unloved for a few months now, and got to work. I liked this DP the most, since it looked sort of like a quit, a different take on Christmas, I used this DP as my card inspiration and went with a celery color instead of the typical darker green. I thought that this image needed some liquid applique for that special Santa touch, so with a bit of heat he was ready to go! 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!
Stamps: Bobblehead Santa from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Certainly Celery, DCWV Christmas Glitter Stack DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, E21 Baby Silk Pink, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, W3 Warm Grey No. 3, RV11 Pink, Pure Poppy; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels 2, Glitter Ribbon, Sponge, Liquid Applique

Think INK!

It's time for another Artful INKables Think INK challenge! Our new Think INK Challenge is being issued by Sammi Betbeder and the challenge is to use stitching on your card in some way, this can be real stitching or faux stitching!

You will have two weeks to complete the challenge and add your link to the main post over on the Artful INKables Blog to have your entry counted! Now how does that sound? Pretty neat, right?! Head on over to the Artful INKables Blog for all the little details and be sure to play along, it is sure to be a great time! Here are a few further details for you!

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them**If you use AI stamps we will give you TWO entries for your creation! Just link your card to Mr.Linky Twice!

* You have until Monday, July 19th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen July 20th, 2010 to win a GRAB BAG of AI STAMPS!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC24.

Be sure to stop by here on Saturday to see my creation for the current Think INK Challenge! I hope you have a great day all, and I can't wait to see what you create for this one!

Spot on Summer from Artful INKables!

Welcome to the Artful INKables blog hop! If you haven't come here from Alicia, then you will want to start at the Artful INKables Blog so you don't miss anything along the way. You are going to love this release, we are releasing 2 fabulous stamp sets, you will not be disappointed! Be sure to follow us all the way to the end and make sure to leave a comment on everyone's blog, you never know which blog we'll be choosing a winner from! You will have until Friday, July 9th at midnight Eastern Standard Time to comment on all the design team blogs for a chance at the blog hop goodies! This month's Blog Hop winner will receive both of the brand new stamp sets plus a set of five new aquatic charms!

Today, I'm showing you a card made with a new set called Spot on Summer! I think this stamp set is just adorable! I had a lot of fun with this one, there are so many great images I wasn't sure where to start first, I finally decided to use the bike image of for my card! I also wanted to use the matching sentiment enjoy the ride! I decided to use these buttons as my wheels and I added twine to my wheels, I thought it looked nice, don't you! I wanted to use some bright colors for my card so I went with this bright orange and light green as my color combination, with the added red bike makes this one pop. I do hope you like this one, I know I had lots of fun with it!

The next stop on the hop is Ann! I can't wait to see what she created for today's hop! Thank you once again for joining us today for the Artful INKables July Release Blog Hop, be sure to head on over to the store to order these fabulous stamp sets right away! Have a fabulous day, I do hope you enjoy these new sets as much as we do!
Stamps: Spot on Summer from Artful INKables; Paper: Certainly Celery, Apricot, Autumn Collection Fall in Love Daisy D's DP; Ink: Pure Poppy; Accessories: Zots, Slot Punch, Buttons, Queen & Co Sunflower Yellow Pearls, Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Twine

Life's a Beach with Crafty Ho's!

So 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!

So for our challenge this week we challenged everyone to create something that is based on Fun in the Sun, and to be honest, there are so many possibilities! For mine I decided to go the island route and create a card featuring the stamp set called Life's a Beach from There She Goes! I simply love this set, in fact I have inked it up for a bunch of swaps, it really is a fun set to use! This is where I would love to go....to the middle of nowhere on an island, even if just for a bit, it would be fabulous!

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: Life's a Beach from There She Goes; Paper: Spring Rain, Kraft, Whisper White, DCWV Summer Stack DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B05 Process Blue, BG05 Holiday Blue, E31 Brick Beige, E33 Sand, E37 Sepia, E29 Burnt Umber, E71 Champagne, YG06 Yellowish Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Twine

AI 4th of July SALE!

Want to get 25% off all of the Stamp Sets you order? Use code: 25PERC on July 3 and 4th at check out to SAVE this 4th of July weekend!!

Corner Bookmark!

Well today is Saturday, so you know what that means, it's time for another Artful INKables creation! That's right, today I made a corner bookmark featuring out Pick a Pocket Piece stamp set, I thought it would be perfect for all those children who are doing their summer reading! Okay, let's be honest, it's really for me and my reading! Did you know that I am a big time reader? No, well now you do. I simply love to read when I get the chance, in fact I just finished the new Stuart Woods book Lucid Intervals, I love a good mystery! Okay, I am getting off topic here, sorry about that, once I get chatting sometimes I don't stop. Well for today's corner bookmark I went with a dark color combination since I really liked the paper I pulled out for our Twilight Blog Hop earlier this week, it's it fun! I do hope you like it, I had a lot of fun with this one! I hope you all have a fabulous 4th of July weekend! Enjoy whatever you happen to do!
Stamps: Pick a Pocket Piece; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Hibiscus Burst, Luxe Pashmina Bubble Bath DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, R11 Pink, RV14 Begonia Pink, Y13 Lemon Yellow; Accessories: Viva Pearl Pen Black, Satin Ribbon

Friday Freebie!

Today is Friday, which means that it's Friday Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today a fabulous new image is posted in the Bugaboo Store for FREE! Just head on over to the store and pick up this weeks perfect for the summer image!

Plus, while you are at the store be sure to take advantage of the sale going on, 50% off every image! Just use the code GYN6G8O3 to your order from now until the 4th, that's right you have an entire weekend left to use this code and grab all our fabulous images!

For my card today I wanted to use all bright colors since this image screamed summer to me, so I pulled out my summer stack DP and used the colors in the striped paper for my pallet! Man, looking at this image makes me crave a BBQ this weekend, the 4th of July is just around the corner and now I feel like I am really in the summer mode! I had a bit of a hard time trying to embellish this image then I remembered these pins I found and had to use one, but just one pin wasn't going to be enough so I added this bright button with a bit of thread to create an accent to the side of the main image. I hope you like this image as much as do, and don't forget to pick this image up, you need it! Have a fabulous day all and thanks for stopping by!

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!
Stamps: A Kids View BBQ from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Pure Poppy, DCWV Summer Stack DP; Ink: BG05 Holiday Blue, E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, G99 Olive, R05 Salmon Red, R17 Lipstick Red, R37 Carmine, Y06 Yellow, Y13 Lemon Yellow, YG06 Yellowish Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Viva Pearl Pen Light Blue, White Thread, Basic Grey Button, Maya Road Straight Pin, Fiskars Paper Edgers Scallop, Red Grosgrain Ribbon

Oldie But Goodie at Bugaboo Stamps!

Today is Thursday, which means that today is Oldie But Goodie day at Bugaboo Stamps! Have you heard the BIG news! This month I am the Guest Designer for Bugaboo Stamps! I am so excited to say the least to be joining the Bugaboo Team! 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 collection! So for my card and my entry to the DT I used Scarlette Scarf! I simply love this chic gal, she always seems to look her best, which I think is fabulous! I used this card as my swap card for a swap that fellow Design Team Member, Scrappy, hosted! I thought that pink would be Scarlette's color and I added some bright yellow and orange to finish off her look plus I used one of my mulberry paper flowers. 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!
Stamps: Scarlette Scarf from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Hibicus Burst, DCWV DP; Ink: Eoo Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, YR04 Chrome Orange, RV17 Deep Magenta; Accessories: Scalloped Edge Punch, Mulberry Paper Flower, Glue Dot