Saturday, July 2, 2011

Anything Goes at Bugaboo

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week our challenge is 'Anything Goes' which means, any card, any style, anything works this week!

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 our fun Chameleon image! This little guy is so darn cute, and I love the card kit that you can now get him in, in fact this sentiment came from the card kit, it works perfectly with this image! The designer paper is from the Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss collection, I thought it looked perfect for this image since it was scales, I mean what else would work?!

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

This card was entered into the following challenges: Digis With Attitude - Anything Goes; Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes.
Stamps: Chameleon from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Only Orange, Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss DP; Ink: B29 Ultramarine, R29 Lipstick Red, YR04 Chrome Orange; Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Pop Dots, Satin Ribbon, Circle Regular and Scalloped Nestabilities

Friday, July 1, 2011

Bugaboo's Friday Freebie

Today's Freebie Friday is a fabulous way to build up a huge collection of images from Bugaboo Stamps! Today's Freebie image is "Kitchen Chicken"! I just think this little chick is so sweet!

For my card today I wanted to make something clean and simple so I cut the image out using my oval nestabilities and popped it off of the red and white dotted paper. I also pulled in some brown with the bow and the layering layer, sort of a more masculine card for me with the knot in the ribbon instead of a bow.

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: Kitchen Chicken from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Blush Blossom, Dark Chocolate, Dotted DP; Ink: E23 Hazelnut, Y11 Pale Yellow, YR68 Orange, R17 Lipstick Orange; Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Pop Dots, Grosgrain Ribbon

Paper Makeup Stamps Freebie and News!

Good morning everyone, happy Friday! You may be wondering what makes me so happy that it is Friday, July 1st. Yes, I do know that it is the beginning of a weekend, and a holiday weekend at that, but that is not why I am happy today. I am happy today because I get to share the news with all of you that I am now a part of the Paper Makeup Stamps Design Team!

I am so excited that I get the pleasure of joining the amazing team of designers for the next 6 months! Plus, if you check out the Paper Makeup Stamps Blog post today you will see the three other fabulous ladies that will be joining the Design Team with me, as well as a few promotions going on. All sorts of Paper Makeup Stamps news!

With all of that, we are also releasing a new Friday Freebie as well! I made a card using this weeks freebie which features a sentiment that makes me smile. "You can do anything, but not everything." - David Allen...while this is true, I think we sure can try! I used some of this gorgeous Basic Grey Sweet Treads designer paper on my card today. This was the first time I got to play with any of it and I just love the muted yet bold colors in this paper pad. You will probably be seeing me use more of this one!

Well, anyway, I used some self adhesive pearls and some grosgrain ribbon to finish of the card, I really like the soft feel to it. I do hope you enjoyed my creation for today. Be sure to check out the Paper Makeup Stamps Blog to hear all about today's freebie as well as all the wonderful team mates that are joining along with me! Have a fabulous day and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: You can do anything from Paper Makeup Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Patine, Chablis, Basic Grey Sweet Threads DP; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels One, Grosgrain Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

This week, we are doing something a bit different. This week marks the last week for the current Paper Pretties Digi Design Team, so in celebration we are sharing cards with all of you that we made using one of our favorite images from the releases we have had this year. Some of our current team will be joining us for another term, but we are still looking to add more designers to our Monday Whatnots. If you are interested please check out our Digi Design Team Call, we would love to have you join us!

For my card today I decided to use this adorable Butterfly, Beatrice. I just love the wing design on her, it gave me the chance to pull in all sorts of colors from the designer paper I used, once again I used My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky as my designer paper. I think this pad will be the first one that I actually use all of! I also got the chance to play along with the current Sweet Sunday Sketch, which I thought really complimented this image nicely. I added some layers in the background with this card, I just felt that all of that yellow would have been too much, yes I know that the added layers made the card a bit 'loud', but I think it turned out to be a lot of fun just like this.

I do hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I had a lot of fun with this one. Have a fabulous day all!
Stamps: Beatrice Butterfly from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Raspberry Fizz, Deep Pink, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky DP; Ink: RV19 Red Violet, Y11 Pale Yellow, R81 Rose Pink, Rv55 Holly Hock, BG49 Duck Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Pearls

Monday, June 27, 2011

Inky Inspiration - Water Lili

Good morning all it is time to share a bit of Inky Impressions Water Lili 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 card today I wanted to use this stamp Water Lili! I have been having a lot of fun using some of Inky's summer images, and this one is just so darn cute! I paired her with some of the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist designer paper, a must have in my book! I used Kraft as the card base and a layering element to offset the bright dotted paper I went with. I also used some ribbon similar in color to tie it all together.

Have you heard about the current sale? Well, Inky Impressions had such a great show at the AIS convention that Nicole decided to continue on the sale through the store too! Be sure to head on over to the store and take advantage of this sale while you still can, you won't regret it!

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope that you enjoy my creation for today and have a fabulous day!

This card was also entered into the current Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog - Color My World.
Stamps: Water Lili from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Kraft. Lemon Tart, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, B14 Light Blue, R81 Rose Pink, BG0000 Snow Green, Y11 Pale Yellow, E33 Sand; Accessories: Grosgrain Ribbon

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Red, White and Blue PLUS Ribbon!

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 the colors Red, White, and Blue AND using Ribbon as well!

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 Baseball Catch Two, I thought it would be the perfect image for a Red, White, and Blue challenge! With the 4th of July coming up, I love being able to pull out my patriotic papers, and this challenge just screamed for me to use this fun paper! I also wanted to use this red satin ribbon and some touches of twine.

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

This card was entered in the following challenges: Crafts 4 Eternity - Sporty; Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes; Stamp Something - Red, White, and Blue.
Stamps: Baseball Catch Two from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Real Red, We R Memory Keepers Yankee Doodle Word Doodle DP; Ink: R27 Cadmium Red, B29 Ultramarine, E31 Brick Beige, N5 Neutral Gray No. 5; Accessories: Pop Dots, Twine, Satin Ribbon

Friday, June 24, 2011

Friday Freebie!

Today's Freebie Friday is a fabulous way to build up a huge collection of images from Bugaboo Stamps! Today's Freebie image is "Knobby Knees"! This is a brand new line of images that Jodie created, and I just think that they are so sweet and fun!

For my card today I wanted to use the colors of blue and green with accents of white, I just thought that it would work well for a masculine card using this fun little boy! I wanted to use some simple squares for this card, and I think it worked out well.

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!

This card was entered into the following challenges: Rainbow Ladys Challenge - Use a Digi; Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes.
Stamps: Knobby Knees from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Bright Blue, Glorious Green, SU! Patterns Pack II DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, RV13 Tender Pink, E23 Hazelnut, R27 Cadmium Red, BG09 Blue Green, YG09 Lettuce Green; Accessories: Pop Dots

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Inky Impressions - Lace

Good morning all! Today I get to share with you the card I created for the new Inky Impressions Challenge! This week Karita is our challenge host at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog, and her challenge is to use lace!

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 Lili's Present and use the colors from this adorable designer paper from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky pad I have! I also decided to play along with the current Sketch for You to Try as well! I used this really pretty lace trim I have as well as some pearls and satin ribbon, plus my Labels Fourteen Nestabilties Die cut, I think it all works well together for a bright and happy card.

I hope you like my take on the current Inky Impressions Challenge, be sure to join in on all the fun over at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the Inklettes have created, they are sure to impress! I can’t wait to see what you create! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Lili's Present from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo, Always Artichoke, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky DP; Ink: G17 Forest Green, Y11 Pale Yellow, R39 Garnet, RV23 Pure Pink, YG11 Mignonette, RV63 Begonia, YG07 Acid Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels Fourteen, Lace Trim, Satin Ribbon, Quickie Glue Pen, Zva Pearls

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

New Release at Bugaboo!

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 set is all Stella! I don't know about you, but she always makes me smile!

For my card today I went with a pink and green color combination, and I think it works well with this image. I just love Stella's attitude about everything, and her coffee is no joke either. She would totally attack anyone who came between her and her coffee, that's for sure!

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 in the following challenges: Make It Monday - Anything Goes; Lexi's Creations - No Sentiment.
Stamps: Stella from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Light Green, Basic Grey Oliver DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, R81 Rose Pink, YG06 Yellow Green; Accessories: Pop Sots, Satin Ribbon

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

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

Yesterday at Paper Pretties we released Feronia and Wade. For my card this week I used the image Feronia, she is just so sweet I couldn't resist. I also decided to use some of my Once Upon a Time designer paper from Die Cuts with a View, complete with glitter and shine!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to come back next Tuesday to see more great Whatnots from Paper Pretties! Have a great day!
Stamps: Feronia from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Bright Pink, Plum Pudding, DCWV Once Upon a Time DP; Ink: RV63 Begonia, G17 Forest Green, YG11 Mignonette, R81 Rose Pink, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels One, Twine

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Crafty Ho's Challenge - Sketch Time!

Good morning all! Today is Sunday, which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week our challenge is a sketch challenge!For my card today I decided to use sweet Bugaboo image, Turles - Fishing Rod. With today being Father's Day I wanted to share one of the cards I made for Father's Day! This card is going to my grandpa who will be joining us tomorrow for dinner, it should be a fun filled family day. I hope you are spending some quality time with those that you love!

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

Audrey
Jeanette
Michele
Sandye
Scrappy

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!

This card was also entered into the following challenges: 2 Sisters - For a Guy; Paper Creator's Crafts - For the Men; Little Claire's Designs - Cards for Men.
Stamps: Turtle - Fishing Rod from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Garden Green, Echo Park For the Boys DP; Ink: E55 Light Caramel, G07 Nile Green, G82 Spring Dim Green, E33 Sand; Accessories: Oval Nestabitilites, Baker's Twine

Saturday, June 18, 2011

It's a Man's World!

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 the theme 'It's a Man's World'! Think Father's Day, think 'Guy', think 'Men'!

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 A Kid's View Golf - Golf Bag. I tried very hard to make a masculine card, one of the things I seem to struggle with. I used shades of green, gray and brown with just a bit of blue to make the card pop, I also finished it off with some twine behind the main image.

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

This card was also entered into the following challenges: 2 Sisters - For a Guy; Paper Creator's Crafts - For the Men; Little Claire's Designs - Cards for Men.
Stamps: AKV Golf - Golf Bag from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Bright Blue, Father's Day DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, E33 Sand, B05 Process Blue, YG07 Acid Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Twine

Whimsy's Summer Release!

Today is the Summertime Digi Release at Whimsy and Stars Studio! I am so darn excited about today being here, and trust me when you see all the amazing images the Mabelle illustrated you will be thrilled as well! We are releasing not one or two images, but a grand total of 10 NEW images! Talk about exciting!For my card today I had such a hard time picking which image to use, I finally decided to use this cute little boy image called Floaty Boy! Isn't he just fabulous! He screams summer fun and I decided to use lots of fun and bright colors on this image, he was just perfect for them! I used my Barefoot and Bliss collection from Bo Bunny, this Hawaiian style print works so well with this image!

I do hope you liked my cards for today, and trust me, hop on over to the Whimsy and Stars Studio Blog to see what the rest of the Design Team cooked up for today's release. I know that you are going to LOVE the whole release just as much as I do, everything is so darn cute! Have a fabulous day all, and be sure to come back again soon, I plan on sharing more Whimsy and Stars Studio creations soon!
Stamps: Floaty Boy from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Only Orange, Gable Green, Enchanted Evening, Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss Collection DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E23 Hazelnut, YR16 Apricot, YG06 Yellowish Green, B14 Light Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Satin Ribbon

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Summertime Digi Peek from Whimsy and Stars Studio!

Good morning all! Today I have a card for you using one of the soon to be released images from Whimsy and Stars Studio! You are going to LOVE this release, each image is cuter then the last, and they are all so much fun to work with!

I have a blast each time I sit down and color in one of Mabelle's images, each image is so detailed and fun to work with. For this image I used one of my Nestabilities dies as well as some Echo Park Summertime designer paper that I thought really matched this image. I loved the playful scene and the balloons as well that mimicked the image itself. I pulled a few different colors out from the designer paper and softened the image with using lighter shades, as well as matching some fun ribbon for some cute bows as an accent.

Now check this out! Our next release of our New Summertime Digi Stamp Collection will be on Saturday, June 18th! I can not wait for all the fun to being, so stay tuned to check out more amazing Digi's from Whimsy and Stars Studio!
Have you checked out the Whimsy and Stars Studio Store yet? Well if you haven't, what are you waiting for! You are going to love these fun images, they all make me smile, I know they will do the same for you! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Balloon Baby from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Pink, Bermuda Bay, Echo Park Summertime DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E57 Light Walnut, YG06 Yellowish Green, Y11 Pale Yellow, B00 Frost Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels Fourteen, Satin Ribbon, Twill

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Bugaboo Card Kits!

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 we have something a bit different for you, today we are releasing Card Kits! That's right, Card Kits!

I used the Bear Graduation Card Kit for my card today! The kits come with a large image, a smaller image, a 'sign it', two different borders, two different digi papers, and a sentiment! You get so much to use in one card kit, I had a hard time deciding where to start! I finally decided to use the included large image and one of the Digi papers too! I just love how easy it was to whip up this card, and you can easily adjust this card to kit any variety of school colors! What a great idea for this time of the year too, you know you want to buy one for yourself and play along!

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 also entered into the Bearly-Mine Challenge - Anything Goes.

Stamps: Grad Bear Card Kit from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Teal, Lemon Tart, Basic Black, Grad Bear Card Kit Digi Paper; Ink: E47 Dark Brown, E31 Brick Beige, E23 Hazelnut, BG45 Nile Blue; Accessories: Scalloped Border Punch, Pop Dots, Satin Ribbon

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

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

Yesterday at Paper Pretties we released Tommy and Frank. For my card this week I used the image Frank, I just love how he is trying to hide behind his wing, it doesn't seem to be helping but you can't blame the guy for trying. I wanted to use bright colors for his card, make him look chipper, so this fun Summer Day designer paper I thought was just perfect.

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to come back next Tuesday to see more great Whatnots from Paper Pretties! Have a great day!
Stamps: Frank from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Echo Park Summer Days DP; Ink: E23 Hazelnut, Y17 Golden Yellow, G05 Emerald Green, R85 Rose Red, YG11 Mignonette; Accessories: Big Scalloped Ovals Nestabilties, Pop Dots, Stitched Ribbon

Cowgirl Inspiration

Good morning all it is time to share a bit of Inky Impressions Cowgirl Lili 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 card today I wanted to use this stamp Cowgirl Lili! I have been having a lot of fun using bright colors with the summer creeping in, and decided to today to use a few different shades of pink and purple as well as a bit a green accents. I think that this little girl looks so darn cute!

Have you heard about the current sale? Well, Inky Impressions had such a great show at the AIS convention that Nicole decided to continue on the sale through the store too! Be sure to head on over to the store and take advantage of this sale while you still can, you won't regret it!

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope that you enjoy my creation for today and have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Cowgirl Lili from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Rich Razzelberry, Pretty In Pink; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, RV55 Hollyhock, FYG2 Fluorescent Dull YG, RV66 Raspberry, E15 Dark Sun Tan; Accessories: Pop Dots, Grosgrain Ribbon, Oval Nestabilities

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Crafty Ho's Challenge - Bright Colors - Yellow, Blue, and Green!

Good morning all! Today is Sunday, which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week our challenge is to use Bright Colors - Yellow, Blue and Green!

For my card today I decided to use this adorable turtle image from Whimsy and Stars Studio called Little Birthday Turtle. I thought that this image would be perfect for this challenge too, so cute and fun to play with! I also took the time to join in on this weeks Ribbon Carousel Challenge which was to follow the sketch below.
Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Michele
Sandye
Scrappy

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: Little Birthday Turtle from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Echo Park Splash DP; Ink: B05 Process Blue, YG09 Lettuce Green, YG11 Mignonette, Y02 Canary Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Grosgrain Ribbon

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Pearls and Lace 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 Pearls and Lace!

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 Wedding Bride as my main image and I had a lot of fun with this card and coloring her in! I wanted to make a soft and pretty card, plus I wanted another excuse to use this paper, I am loving all the colors and patterns in this pad, I am going to need a second pad at this rate! Since the challenge was to use lace I decided that a wedding card would be the prefect occasion for just that.

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

This card has been entered in the following challenges: Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes; The Poodle Parlour - Anything Goes; Limited Runs Digis - Anything Goes.
Stamps: Wedding Bride from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Plum Pudding, Lilac, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Luck DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E23 Hazelnut, RV55 Hollyhock, G82 Spring Dim Green; Accessories: Lace Trim, Zva Pearls, Quickie Glue Pen, Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilties

Friday, June 10, 2011

A Bit of Whimsy Mojo

Good morning all! Today I am sharing with you a card I made using one of the newly release Whimsy and Stars Studio spring images! This cutie is called Rosie Ballerina! It's just such a sweet image that it just makes me smile, oh heck they all make me smile!
I have a blast each time I sit down and color in one of Mabelle's images, each image is so detailed and fun to work with. For this image I wanted to play along with the current Mojo Monday challenge! I think that this sketch is pretty neat, I liked the idea of using strips of paper to make the background for my card, so I pulled out a bunch of scraps from a handful of my recent cards and added one more pattern to get the background. I really like how the dots worked so well with both this image and the flowers in the pattern I added from the same designer paper pad. I almost didn't add the ribbon since I couldn't find one ribbon I felt like worked, but as I was taking my photo I spied this stitched ribbon and adjusted the card to add it in, now I am glad I did so.

Have you checked out the Whimsy and Stars Studio Store yet? Well if you haven't, what are you waiting for! You are going to love these fun images, they all make me smile, I know they will do the same for you! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Rosie Ballerina from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Simply Chertruce, Razzleberry Fizz, Pretty In Pink, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky DP; Ink: E23 Hazelnut, RV55 Hollyhock, R81, Rose Pink, YG07 Acid Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilties, Stitched Ribbon, Scalloped Border Punch
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