New Release and Mini Challenge over at the Bug

Hi All

We are still celebrating over at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog as it is our 2nd Birthday this week and today we have a mini challenge for you.

We would love to see you use the New Release image which is provided for you and add a bow to your creations.

I have coloured mine with Copic and Prisma the papers are from Bo Bunny and inked with walnut stain distressing ink, I distressed the hearts to match.

You can find this image over at the Bugaboo Store, loads of other delish images to choose from too.

Challenges

Ladybug Crafts – Bows

CraftyCard Makers – No Floral’s

CharizmaCards – Happy Birthday optional add a 3

Reminder about the mini challenges this week

Monday: Mini-Challenge: In 2’s – Include TWO of something on your project

Tuesday: Mini-Challenge: New Release & A Bow – Use the New Release and add a Bow

Wednesday: Mini-Challenge: Bugaboo Favorites!!  BLING & Primary Colors

Thursday: Mini-Challenge: Sketch Challenge –Use the attached Sketch

Friday: Mini-Challenge: Friday Freebie + 3 Printed Papers –Use the Friday Freebie and 3 Printed Papers.

Wanna know what’s up for grabs for the hop and for the challenges?

The Grand Prize Winner who completes the blog hop, plays along with the regular challenge (Saturday’s Challenge) and ALL the mini challenges will get 1 free set per month for all of 2012.

Second Place Prize - One randomly selected entrant that has participated in all of the mini challenges will get to be a Bugaboo Guest Design for February, March & April PLUS receive the New Release Set for the week.

Be sure to check out the The Bug Blog for all the deets, because there’s LOTS MORE WINNIN’ to happen this week!!!

 Thank for popping in to see me and I do hope you will join us today and all week, I really appreciate your comments and your feedback on my creations.

Mini Challenge over at Catch the Bug

Hi Everyone
We are still celebrating over at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog as it is our 2nd Birthday this week and today we have a mini challenge for you.

Today we would love to see TWO of something on your card.

I have used the image called Birthday Penquin - Tall Cake anmd I ahve used lots 2 circles on my card, your can find this image over at the Bugaboo Store, loads of delish images to choose from too.

Challenges

Pink Elephant - Favourite Colours - Mine Pink and Brown

Crafty Card Makers - No Floral Embelishments

Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes with Blue

Bug News


EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: We will also be having daily challenges starting on Monday!

Here's a list of the challenges -

Monday: Mini-Challenge: In 2’s – Include TWO of something on your project

Tuesday: Mini-Challenge: New Release & A Bow – Use the New Release and add a Bow

Wednesday: Mini-Challenge: Bugaboo Favorites!!  BLING & Primary Colors

Thursday: Mini-Challenge: Sketch Challenge –Use the attached Sketch

Friday: Mini-Challenge: Friday Freebie + 3 Printed Papers –Use the Friday Freebie and 3 Printed Papers.

Wanna know what’s up for grabs for the hop and for the challenges?

The Grand Prize Winner who completes the blog hop, plays along with the regular challenge (Saturday’s Challenge) and ALL the mini challenges will get 1 free set per month for all of 2012.

Second Place Prize - One randomly selected entrant that has participated in all of the mini challenges will get to be a Bugaboo Guest Design for February, March & April PLUS receive the New Release Set for the week.

Be sure to check out the The Bug Blog for all the deets, because there’s LOTS MORE WINNIN’ to happen this week!!!

 Thank for popping to see me and I do hope you will join us today and all week.

Stella Says Sketch Over at Catch The Bug

Hi Everyone 

I had a fantastic lunch with my friends yesterday, shame it was a bit windy and we could not sit outside but we did get a fantastic seat indoors overlooking the sea,  the food was great the cocktails were scrummy and good friends to share it with, bliss.

Onto my card for today and at Catch the Bug we have a Stella Says Sketch 102 for you to follow.

On my card I used Birthday Greeting -Have a Sweet Birdday.

You can find this image HERE, so cute.

I coloured him/her with Copic and Prisma and used papers in Pinks and Brown, love this combination, I did take poetic licence and add flowers, swirl and butterfly, go with the flow I say as long as you follow the sketch.

You can find this image at Bugaboo Stamps and lot’s more too and don’t forget Jodie has a 35% sale on all images at the moment from Jan 14^th to Jan 25^th so why not have a bit of retail bliss!

I would just like to say a big thank you to all my lovely friends who come back day after day to visit me, it means such a lot to read your lovely comments, also a big Hi to my new followers I hope I can inspire you in some way.

I did not get round to see everyone yesterday as I had to have a nap (the cocktails lol) I shall be round later when I get back from my art class.

Birthday Bash at Catch The Bug

 Post for Sundays with Crissy you can find HERE

Good Afternoon all 

We have Big Big Celebrations going on over at Bugaboo all week!!!! why you ask ???????

HAPPY 2^nd BIRTHDAY TO BUGABOO!  

Bugaboo is turning 2 today and we are starting with a Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from the talented Jennifer's blog

 If not, make sure you start at the Bug Blog Here

So, to celebrate Bugaboo’s 2^nd Birthday, not only are we doing this fun blog hop, but we’ve got a great Birthday Themed challenge for you today!

For my Birthday card I used the image called Bird Greeting - Birthday Hoot and you can find it HERE

Play along with us this week and you have the chance to win a digi prize pack- 7 free images for 1^st (using a Bugaboo Image), 4 free images for 2^nd and 2 for 3^rd

EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: We will also be having daily challenges starting on Monday!

Here's a list of the challenges -

Monday: Mini-Challenge: In 2’s – Include TWO of something on your project

Tuesday: Mini-Challenge: New Release & A Bow – Use the New Release and add a Bow

Wednesday: Mini-Challenge: Bugaboo Favorites!!  BLING & Primary Colors

Thursday: Mini-Challenge: Sketch Challenge –Use the attached Sketch

Friday: Mini-Challenge: Friday Freebie + 3 Printed Papers –Use the Friday Freebie and 3 Printed Papers.

Wanna know what’s up for grabs for the hop and for the challenges?

The Grand Prize Winner who completes the blog hop, plays along with the regular challenge (Saturday’s Challenge) and ALL the mini challenges will get 1 free set per month for all of 2012.

Second Place Prize - One randomly selected entrant that has participated in all of the mini challenges will get to be a Bugaboo Guest Design for February, March & April PLUS receive the New Release Set for the week.

Be sure to check out the The Bug Blog for all the deets, because there’s LOTS MORE WINNIN’ to happen this week!!!

SO MAKE SURE TO COMMENT ON EACH STOP ALONG THE WAY because each design team member is pickin’ ONE winner from the people who leave comments to WIN the image they used on their Birthday project!  

So, Get HOPPIN’!   

Your Next stop on the hop is 

The very talented Joy

Challenges

Cupcake Craft - Something New - Bling in the corners

Stamps R Us - What you got for Christmas or Anything Goes - I got the bling in the corners. 

 Thank for popping to see me and I do hope you will join us today and all week, enjoy your hopping.

Sundays With Crissy Challenge

Hi Everyone

Are you all in a creative mood today?  I know I am but it will have to wait as I have promised to take my friends out for lunch to the Ritz Carlton, we are going early so we can get a seat overlooking the sea and then I can craft this afternoon but before I go get ready I want to tell you about the new challenge over at Sundays with Crissy. 

This month we would love to see a creation based on the theme of BEAT THOSE MID WINTER BLUE'S, this is open to interpretation so let your creativity flow.

Friends and flowers definitely blow away those blues and I made this card for my friend who is staying with us and I shall give it to her husband to give to her when they get home, plus a little pressie.

The image is called Lend Me Your Ear and is a rubber stamp from Crissy Armstrong and can be found at Whimsy Stamps.

I coloured the image with Copic and Prisma the papers are Bo Bunny again and I used my oval nessties and M/S punch which have been inked, the lace is from my stash and flowers from W/O, the sentiments are from Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs and can also be found at Whimsy Stamps.

I you will join in our challenge for Sundays with Crissy.

I shall be back later as its Bugaboo Birthday today and lots to celebrate oh I have some news too but thats a secret for now.

Have a great day all and thanks for popping by to see me.

Friday Freebie at Catch the Bug

Good Afternoon all I hope your in a creative mood today as it’s Friday Freebie over at Catch The Bug and you can get this image absolutely free from Jodie who owns Bugaboo Store, I decided to use him as a Valentine but he can be used for almost anything you like he’s so versatile, I shall be using him for a male Birthday next week too.

I have used Valentine papers from last year (sob my last) they are from Bo Bunny and inked with Victorian Velvet distressing ink. 

The arrow was recycled from the tutorial I did the other day and the little heart is a new pressie from my DH last week (it was our anniversary) along with some other delish dies I had asked for, no slush for me gimmie the dies lol, I did get slush too flowers, Moet and Chocs delish, oh I do digress so back to the card! I coloured him with Copic and Prisma.

Why not head over to Bugaboo Store to get yours completely free!!!  there’s a fantastic range of other images to pick from too so go on treat yourself and do a bit of shopping.

Now don’t forgot our Birthday Bash coming up Saturday with a huge Blog hop with special guests!  Then the kick off of our week long bash with great daily challenges and lots of ways to win!! Hope to see you there!

Challenges

Crafty Caz – Something New - Die Cut Heart

Stamp For The Weekend – Out with the Old - Papers

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Anything Goes with New Stash - Die Cut Heart

Digital Tuesday - Punch it Out

Thank you for popping by again to see me I do appreciate your comments and love to see you.

Twix Pizza Box Tutorial

For my Whimsy New Challenge Post please go HERE

Hi Everyone

I am back again with my first ever tutorial for Catch The Bug

I used the image called Bird Greetings - wish you a happy birdday which you can find at Bugaboo Stamps and lots of other yummy images too.

Twix Pizza Box

Supplies Needed

1.    One 6 inch x 11 inch piece of card stock

2.    Extra card stock to decorate

3.    Score tool or score board

4.    Distressing Ink

5.    Embellishments

6.     Stamped image

7.    Medium of your choice

8.    Glue or tape

Scissors

Instructions

Place the 6 inch piece of your card stock at top of the score board and score at 1 inch and 5 inch.

Place the 11 inch piece of card stock at the top of your score board and score at 1, 5, 6 and 10 inch.

 

Cut the flaps at the score lines and stop at the perpendicular scored line.

Decorate your box with desired design paper, add any ribbon plus any things you will need to press down on at this stage as or it will be hard to do when the box is put together.

Glue or tape flaps to assemble box.

Add your stamped image and embellishments.

 Inside

1.    

Insert your Twix or any sweets in-fact anything you like, makes a lovely pressie and you can use it as a card at the same time by just adding a sentiment or verse on the inside flap.

I made one at Christmas and added some crafty bits in for a freind, I hoped you liked my tutorial as much as I enjoyed doing it.

Thank you for popping by my place today, I do appreciate it and have a good day all.

Whimsy Challenge

Hi All

The weather here is absolutely gorgeous and not too hot a lovely time to take advantage and sit in the garden and do a bit of blog hopping but that will be later as I have to dash out soon to pick something’s up, so straight on to the new challenge over at Whimsy Challenge Blog ..

Today we would love to see anything Birthday I choose to use an image by Kathy called Filled With Love and you can find this cute image over at Whimsy Stamps

I coloured her with Copic and Primsa pencils and the buttons and balloons I added glossy accents, the papers are Bo Bunny and flowers from W/O oh forgot to say the papers are inked with Victorian Velvet.

To find this beautiful image along with all the other new release's please visit the Whimsy Stamp Store

 You don't have to use a whimsy image but It would be great if you did also it doesn't have to be a card, we welcome all paper projects.

Dont' forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a guest designer for a future challenge.

If you have used a Whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering at Whimsy Challenge Blog .

The guest designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either! All we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Inspirations Challenge

I shall be back later with my first tutorial so I do hope you will pop back.

Thanks for popping by my place it’s so good to see you and also read your comments, I do appreciate it, have a good day all

Bugaboo New Release Day

Hi Everyone
So excited today as Bugaboo Stamps has a new release out, I just love new releases and could not wait to get ink to this new design by Jodie, it’s just perfect for any card whether it be Birthday or Valentine the possibilities are endless.

I coloured the image with Copic and the papers are from Bo Bunny and inked with Victorian Velvet distressing ink, the corners and hearts are from Marianne designs and the sentiment is computer generated.

Inside to match

This new image is from the Simple Sticks collection, to see more of these beautiful creations do pop over to Bugaboo Stamps.

You can see more examples from the talented DT’s over at Catch the Bug Challenge blog.

Tomorrow I shall be back with a Whimsy creation and a tutorial on a Twix Box, my first ever tutorial ohhh getting nervous thinking about it.

Thank you for popping by my place today, I do appreciate it and have a good day all.

New Challenge Catch the Bug

 Hi Everyone I am so lucky as I get to spend all day in my 
craft room, my friend and hubby are cooking the meal for 
tonight  so I don’teven have to think about that, the weather
is great and we are going to have afternoon tea in the garden
later.

I do have a card to show you and its for the new challenge over 
at Catch the Bug (I am so enjoying my GD spot over there as
I get to workwith my all time favourite images, shame it finishes 
at the end of the month awe)

So onto the new challenge and this week is Anything Goes, 
I used the image called Sassy Birthday Girl which happens 
to be one of my favourites, I colouredher with Copic, Shakura
and Primssa pensils. The papers are Bo Bunny and inked with 
Victorian Velvet distressing ink, flowers are from Wild Orchid
and I finished with a ribbon and pearls.

You can find this super image over at the Bugaboo Store  
and many other fab images, so go treat yourself to some 
retail shopping  and come join in the fun.

The rules are simple: Create a  Anything Goes Project 
and post a link to it on Bugaboo Stamps' challenge blog, 
Catch the Bug,  by 1/14/12 at  6:00 AM EST to be 
entered a random drawing for three digi prize packs - seven (7) 

(using a Bugaboo image only), four (4), or two (2) using any image!  
New projects only no backlinking please

Challenges

Crafty Ann’s – Lets think Hot, well shes a bit of hot totty lol

Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

OneStop Craft Challenge – Bingo mine is Distressing, Ribbon,
Flowers.

Thank you for popping by again to see me I do appreciate
your comments andyour lovely visits and I shall see you 
soon as I am blog walking today then it’s back to
my craft room.

Bugaboo Friday Freebie

Hi Everyone Wow the first week of January is going quick , I am having a good start to the New Year feeling much much better after my bout of not feeling too good and Brian is well so we cannot ask for anything more.

 I am back in my craft room and ready to start on quite a few projects I have lined up, the first is a card for the Friday Freebie over at Bugaboo Stamps, he’s perfect for any card.

 Why not head over to Bugaboo Store to get yours completely free!!!  there’s a fantastic range of other images to pick from too so go on treat yourself and do a bit of shopping.

Challenges 

 

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Something New - Mine is a new digi stamp 

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes optional  new theme, mine is new stamp


Charisma Cards - Over The Rainbow

Thank you for popping by my place today, I do appreciate it and have a good day all.

Whimsy Inspirational and New Designer

I also have a Christmas card with the image called Holiday Boy Elf.

I made this before Christmas and the image is from new designer Alison Collins and you can find this and many more over at Whimsy Stamps under the design name LivvyBo.

 Challenges

Digital Tuesday - Winter Wonderland 


Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

Stella Says Sketch New Challenge Starts Today

Happy New Year to a Everyone, I hope you all had a good night and celebrated well.

I am excited today as there is a brand new sketch challenge starting over at Catch The Bug called Stella Says Sketch, it will run bi weekly so there is no excuse not enter and be a part of Stella’s world, she is so funny, love this character, but you do not have to use her as any image is fine, just use the sketch provided. 

So here’s the sketch,

I have used the image called Flower Name Rose and this card was made for my friend who’s name is Rose, I coloured it with copic and the papers are from a new pad called Abrianne from K and Co some delish papers in this pad, I inked the edges with Victorian Velvet distressing ink and finished with flowers from WO and pearls.

You can find this image at Bugaboo Stamps and lot’s more too and don’t forget Jodie has a 50% sale on all images at the moment plus all orders from Dec 31st and Jan 1st will be entered into a draw to win a $50.00 gift certificate now how generous is that.

Thank you for popping by again to see me I do appreciate your comments and your lovely visits and I shall see you soon as I am blog walking today then it’s back to the craft room as I feel creative today.