Anything But A Card at Catch the Bug

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It's an ABC (Anything But a Card) Day over at Catch the Bug, and it's my turn to create something! :0) I always have a difficult time coming up with projects for ABC Day. I had to come upwith a gift for my besties new grandbaby, so I combined todays theme with that goal in mind to come up with this Memory Frame (the frame is a 12x12 that I picked up with a 50% off coupon at AC Moore). The bear in the corner is a Bugaboo Stamps image called Jesse Bear - Topper. I converted the image to an SVG cutting file (with special permission) using my eCal software.

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Here's a closer look at the adorable paper piecing:

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PLEASE NOTE: 

It is noted in the Bugaboo Stamps Terms of Use that creating die-cuts without express permission is not allowed. ALL MY PAPER PIECED DIE-CUTS WERE CREATED WITH PERMISSION! 

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Challenges Entered:
A Gem of a Challenge - One for the Boys
A Creative Need - Die Cuts/Punches
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - Boys/Men
Hobbycutz - Lots of Layers
Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes
Scrapping 4Fun - Baby
Totally Papercrafts - Paper Piecing

Anything But a Card at Catch the Bug

Hi, everyone!

It's an ABC (Anything But a Card) Day over at Catch the Bug, and it's my turn to create something! :0) I always have a difficult time coming up with projects for ABC Day, but I to come up with a graduation gift for my son's very sweet, very unique girlfriend. She has such a wonderful, light, bright personality, and this Bugaboo Stamps Cat in Hat image was a perfect image that worked for a frame I made her (photos here are pre-framing).

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This is a single page 12x12 layout using the Bugaboo Stamps image Cat in Hat - Youer than You.   It is going to be mounted into a shadow box frame. I love, love, love the Dr. Seuss stuff! I colored up the Bugaboo image in my PSE, then took it into my Silhouette Designer Studio program to Print and Cut it out for my layout. I picked up the pink Seuss paper at Joann a while back, and knew this would be perfect for the frame, too. I made my ornate frame from a Silhouette cut file on my new Silhouette Portrait (I am loving the compact size of this machine! Awesome!). My title letters are all Sizzix Playground Alphabet Sizzlit die cuts. I used some EK Success borderpunches, some Spellbinder Circle dies and some heart rhinestones. I am going to add her name to the page, too, but wanted to keep that off the internet for her privacy. :)

Here's a closer look at the Bugaboo image.

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So, that's it for me today! I hope you like what you see! 

If so, please consider following me! ========>>

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!

This project has been entered into the following challenges:

ABC Challenge - O is for Open (Anything Goes)

The Emerald Faeries - Dies/Punches

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Die Cuts

Scrap It Girl - Die Cuts

Silhouette Challenges - #2 Print N Cut

ABC Day at Catch the Bug - A Gift Card for Your Princess!

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It's an ABC (Anything But a Card) Day over at Catch the Bug, and it's my turn to create something! :0) I always have a difficult time coming up with projects for ABC Day, but I recently purchased a great SVG set of gift card cuts from SVGCuts.com called Give a Gift! It has tons of neat shaped gift card holders, and this castle was a perfect compliment to the Bugaboo image I wanted to use! 

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Sorry about the "bad" picture this week! I was having a heck of a time taking a picture of this!

I used Princess Charlie - Mirror  image from Bugaboo Stamps. I ended up putting pop dots on each of the gift card holder tabs to attach my fussy-cut image after I colored her.

I did some embossing with my Tim - Holtz Brick and Cuttlebug - Tiny Mosaic embossing folders, then inked over it with some SU ink to make it pop. My photo shows this hanging on a door, but I may end up using it attached to a present for niece, instead! :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!

Happy Crafting!

This has been entered into the following challenges:

Fashionista Challenge - Card for a Child
House of Gilli - Add a Sentiment
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp & Show - Anything Goes

ABC Monday at Bugaboo Stamps!

Hi, everyone!

It's an ABC (Anything But a Card) Day over at Catch the Bug, and it's my turn to create something! :0) Valentine's day has passed, but this great purse box is perfect for a friend. daughter, mother, aunt, etc. as a little thank you, or maybe even a birthday gift! I put together this great purse bag/box (a cut file I purchased from Silhouette) and decorated it with one of the Kitchen Ginger images from Bugaboo, called Kitchen Ginger - Chocolate Chip.

Here's the front of my purse bag

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Here is a picture of the back

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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!

Happy Crafting!

This project has been entered into the following challenges:

OSAAT - Use a Digi or No image
Pile It On - Sending Happiness
Scrapper's Delights - Love
Scrappy Frogs - Die Cuts
The Ribbon Girls - Pink, Brown, Cream, Ribbon
The Squirrel & The Fox - Valentine's Day

Gift Bag

I have always loved making the 2-5-7-10 box! (For those of you not familiar, or those that wish to create one by hand, instead of with the machine, please visit the Splitcoaststampers tutorial here. You can also refer to this link for folding directions.) It's a great little bag/box for creating treat bags and gift bags. I have used it in the past for candy, and I had added a cut out in the middle, then taped some clear acetate on the inside of the bag so you could see what was in the bag. (Just another idea to get your juices flowing!) I am working on some this week to give away some fantastic goat-milk soaps I found while visiting my son in IN (near Shipshewana).
One of my problems with cutting things by hand is my arthritis. I can't always make my fingers do what I want them to, and often end up with some crooked cuts that don't line up quite right. So, I decided to create the 2-5-7-10 bag as an svg! :)  I used a 12 x 12 piece of double sided paper on my mat. Other tools I used are my double-stitch punch, Stampin Up's scalloped edge and eyelet punches, and some double-sided sticky tape.
Here is my end result for today. I may do some more decorating on the front, but I haven't decided, yet. :) It's become a "set it aside and look at it more later" project.
Finished size is 2"deep x 5" tall x 3" wide.

2-5-7-10 Gift Bag SVG

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