Healing Thoughts with Catch the Bug

It's Saturday, which means a new challenge over at Catch the Bug today!

It's all about the 'sickies', be they flu bugs, colds, or maybe the "down-in-the-dumps".

This week, our theme is

Lift Up/Get Well

My card features an oldie Bugaboo Stamps Clyde image, Clyde Get Well! 

I've always loved this little dragon! In his little nurse cap, how could he not put a mile on someone's face?!

I printed him using my Silhouette Print and Cut feature. I cut my sentiment and shapes with my cutter, as well. The flower is made using two punches, and the leaves I used are from a die. The papers are by My Minds Eye; I picked them up on sale, recently, at Hobby Lobby. I had recently seen a card done in peach and purple, and I fell in love with the combo, so this is my attempt using it. The ribbon is from stash (sooooo much ribbon stash! Ack!)

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Here's a closer look at the image and the flower; I'm really liking the flower. I added a few small dots to the tips of the inner flower layer, and I think it gave it that little "extra" that it needed for the dimension.

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So, let's see your card this week! Whip up your project and hop on over to enter it into the Mr. Linky!

By entering, you could win up to TEN Bugaboo images!

Head on over to Catch the Bug to play along!

Pick up this cute Bugaboo image, and others, over at the Bugaboo Stamps Store, and make sure you also jump over to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog: it's where you can find out all the lastest "dish" on what challenges are happening and what other challenge sites that Bugaboo is sponsoring (more chances to win some free Bugaboo!). It's also where you can check out all the other fantastic DT projects, including the OBG (Oldie But Goodie) stuff, the ABC (Anything But a Card) items, and the Tuesday New Releases......plus so much more!

One more thing before I wrap this up....be on the lookout for the upcoming Bugaboo Christmas in July Week Long Celebration! This is always a favorite, with lots of FREE images given away for participating in our challenges that week! I'll have more details on that as the date draws nearer.

 

Also, I am now assisting the DT Coordinator with some of the more routine things at Catch the Bug Blog to fill in some time for our wonderful Ms. Min, who is expecting Baby #1, and is happily preparing for the arrival! I'm helping out with some posting duties, and I'm also helping out by choosing a Bugaboo Stamps Fan of the Month! So......if you're a fan of Bugaboo Stamps (and who isn't, right?!), make sure you're posting your Bugaboo cards on your blog because I'm poking around Blog-land looking for YOU! :)

Happy Crafting!

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Card Recipe

Image: Bugaboo Stamps - Clyde Get Well

Silhouette Cutting File: Card Phrases by Miss Kate's Cuttables

Paper: My Minds Eye

Punches: EK Success

Die: Memory Box Tender Leaves

Ribbon 

Challenges Entered

Open-Minded Crafting Challenges - Use some Ribbon

Speedy Fox & Friends - Use a Punch

New Release Day at Bugaboo Stamps!

It's Tuesday.......time for a Bugaboo Stamps New Release! Jodie's been hard at work on some great images, and this Clyde Hot Air Balloon is just one of them! Clyde happens to be my favorite Bugaboo Critter of all time, so I could not pass up the chance to show him off! I hope you like what I've done!

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Pick up this, and the other new release images, over at the Bugaboo Stamps Store, and make sure you also jump over to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog: it's where you can find out all the lastest "dish" on what challenges are happening and what other challenge sites that Bugaboo is sponsoring (more chances to win some free Bugaboo!). It's also where you can check out all the other fantastic DT projects, including the OBG (Oldie But Goodie) stuff, the ABC (Anything But a Card) items, and the Tuesday New Releases......plus so much more!

If you like what you see, the "Follow" button is over there ====>>

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine Challenges - Dies and/or Punches

Crafty Bloggers Network - Bright & Breezy

Creative Card Crew - Punches/Dies

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Embossing

The Pink Elephant - Summer Time

Anything Goes at Catch the Bug!

It's Saturday, which means a new challenge over at Catch the Bug today! This week's theme is a crafter fave:

This week's theme is

ANYTHING GOES!

I love, love, LOVE dragons, and this Clyde - Birthday image is so super sweet! I colored him with my Prismacolor Pencils and used the Gamsol Technique, which I am practicing, practicing, practicing! He is definitely better than my first attempt, I think. (I have noticed that taking pics of the pencil coloring doesn't produce as accurate results of the shading as when I color with digital measures. Sorry about that! I'm working on that, too! :0))

Something I have also decided to work on is sending out my cards more regularly. I have actually put notes in my 2013 calendar of birthdays and anniversaries, so I am hoping to do better with that than in the past; so far, so good.....of course, it is only the beginning of March! Haha!

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So, let's see your Anything Goes Creation this week! Whip up your project and head on over to Catch the Bug: to play along, enter it into the Mr. Linky located at the bottom of the challenge post!

By entering your project, you could win up to TEN Bugaboo images!

Please check out the rest of the Design Team goodies while you're there! These peeps are filled with talent, full of good tips and ideas......and loaded with eye-candy-inspiring ideas! I am so honored to be part of the group!

<=====Their blog links can all be found in my left sidebar! :0)

Pick up this cute Bugaboo image, and others, over at the Bugaboo Stamps Store, and make sure you also jump over to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog: it's where you can find out all the lastest "dish" on what challenges are happening and what other challenge sites that Bugaboo is sponsoring (more chances to win some free Bugaboo!). It's also where you can check out all the other fantastic DT projects, including the OBG (Oldie But Goodie) stuff, the ABC (Anything But a Card) items, and the Tuesday New Releases......plus so much more!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

If you enjoyed your visit, please consider following me ======>>

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Creative Corner - Use Designer Paper
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
DigiStamps 4 Joy - Birthdays are Fun

Stamping Dragon goes Girly! :0)

Hi, everyone!

I back on my love of the dragons from Stamping Dragon Designs for my post today. I've created this card  using the Penny Dragon with Bag image from the store! I also used the Mustard Seed 12x12 Digipapers for all my papers!

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I colored her with my PSE. I used some of my Nesties dies for the oval layers, and an EK Success Border Punch called Parisian for the border. My butterfly is an EK Success layer punch: I've only used two of the three layer punches on this card. I added a few silver mini-pearls as accents.

Please visit the Stamping Dragon Designs store to pickup this image, a few sentiments for yourself, and this great digipaper to print out, and be sure to check out all the other great items!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to stop over at the store to see all the available Stampin' Dragon Designs images and digital papers, and be sure to check out the rest of the highlights on my fellow DT's blogs for more great inspiration! (Their blog links are all located in the left sidebar of my blog for you! :0)) You should also stop over at the challenge blog to catch all the details for the current challenge, and don't forget to enter your project for a chance to win! :0)

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you will join me next week for more Stampin' Dragon Designs eye candy!

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Get Hippity with Ippity - Things With Wings

Incy Wincy Designs - Things with WIngs

My Craft Spot - Spring Scallops

My Grafico - Easter or Spring

Paper Creations Ink - Things with Wings

Sassy Cheryl's - Think Spring

Whimsical Wednesdays - Celebrate Spring

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Spring

Side Steppin' with Stamping Dragon

Hi, everyone!

I back on my love of the dragons from Stamping Dragon Designs for my post today. I've created this card  using the Rupert Goes Fishing Take 1 image from the store! I also used the Boy Word Art for my sentiment, and the A Man Thing Digipaper Pack for all my papers!

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I colored him with my PSE. I used some of my new Quickutz dies for the fishing accessories. My grass is actualy a Christmas EK Success border punch called "Icicles", but upside down, it works great for grass, I think! :0) My water punch is a new Fiskars punch that I recently. 

Please visit the Stamping Dragon Designs store to pickup this image, a few sentiments for yourself, and this great digipaper to print out, and be sure to check out all the other great items!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to stop over at the store to see all the available Stampin' Dragon Designs images and digital papers, and be sure to check out the rest of the highlights on my fellow DT's blogs for more great inspiration! (Their blog links are all located in the left sidebar of my blog for you! :0)) You should also stop over at the challenge blog to catch all the details for the current challenge, and don't forget to enter your project for a chance to win! :0)

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you will join me next week for more Stampin' Dragon Designs eye candy!

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Animals

Little Miss Muffet - Easel, Shaped or Stepped Card

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Made with Paper Goes

Crafty Creations - Stripes

Paper Pretties - Masculine

Paper Shelter - Anything Goes