3D Bird House for ABC Day at Catch the Bug

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 don't have any little ones at my house (my son is 20, and just does not appreciate good paper crafty stuff, ya' know?!). I never know what on earth to do with my goodies once I'm done with them. Hubby keeps every card I give him, and if I start giving him 3D paper objects.....well......I just have no idea where the man will pile them up! lol! Anyhow, it's always a tough day for me to create for my DT assignments, but I am giving it a go! I've done a few ABC projects this year, so far, and this was definitely the most fun to make! I felt like I was in preschool, again, glueing and cutting at the crafty table! lol!

Today I'd like to share a 3D Bird House that I made using a Silhouette cut file. The cute little house can be used as a box, provided you don't glue down the roof piece to both sides of the roof top like I did....oops! It worked out okay, though......I didn't plan on putting anything in this, anyhow; it was created simply to be a cute little spring/summer scene. :)

I used two different Bugaboo Stamps sets for all my embellishes: Mini Set - Spring and Create a Scene - Butterfly Spring. The Print and Cut feature of my Silhouette machine was such a blessing for this project! :) Without it, I don't think I would have attempted this.

I used pop dots for some pieces, and made little tabs that fold beneath the rooftop for the cloud pieces. My roof top is embossed using a Sizzix folder, and I inked the folder with Distress Ink (Walnut Stain) before running it through the Big Shot. This gives it the two-tone look.

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Here's a look at the sides of the box: I'm hoping you can see the dimension better in this photo.

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Here's a closer look at the front. I placed my dp a bit off center on accident, but it still looks passable, I think. :)

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I'm very glad that you stopped by today! I hope you like what you see!

Please leave me a comment so I know you were here, and if you don't already,

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!

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!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Card Recipe

Image: Bugaboo Stamps - Mini Set - Spring Stuff ; Create a Scene - Butterfly Spring

Silhouette Cutting File: 3 Story Bird House by Samantha Walker

Paper: Paper Studio

Punches: Stampin Up - Scallop Border

Misc: Pop Dots

Challenges Entered

Catered Crop - Summer Lovin'

The Doodle Garden - Summer Lovin'

Dragonfly Dreams - Things with Wings

Lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes

Inking it Up!

Happy Friday! I am glad it's the weekend, aren't you!? I love weekends, when family is all home from work and school. We tend to not "do" much on our weekends, mostly because of the cold weather, but it's nice to have all of us under one roof for a couple days; of course, by Sunday night, I am usually ready for my "boys" to go back to work! lol! 

Terrible, I know! 

Anyhow, I made this card a few days ago, and had not posted, yet, so i thought I'd share it today, and maybe provide some inspiration for your weekend crafting! :)

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I have several Distress Ink pads that I have not used: they've been on my shelf for several months, unwrappped from the store. :( I decided to open them up and create a window scene using some of my dies.

To start, I used a yellow-beige piece of paper from my stash and started streaking some Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink all over the sheet (I just dragged the ink pad over it, I didn't use any tools for this). Then I scored some vertical lines on the sheet, using my Scor-Pal, at every half-inch mark. I lightly folded each score line and used my Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink to add some dark color to the lines, intentionally making them "messy" to give the edges a bit of a weathered look. (Again, no special tooks, just using the ink pad to paper).

I punched my Memory Box Small Window and Small Flower Box from some pale yellow card stock, then used more Distress Ink on each piece: Fired Brick and Walnut Stain on the flower box, and Antique Linen and Walnut Stain on my window.

I cut some grass from my Memory Box Grasslands Border die, and I used my Impression Obsession Grass die. I like to use these two together for layering since one is taller and makes for great flower stems! I punched some red mulberry paper with my Martha Stewart punch for my heart "flowers". My window and box are adhered with pop dots to the faux siding paper, just to give them a bit of dimension. I added some blue, striped dp to the inside of the window frame, so that if peering into the window you can see the country-blue wallpaper in the house. lol! Silly, right?! I also added a crimped, scalloped "valance" that I made using my Fiskars Paper Crimper and my Scallop-Edge Scissors.

Here is a closer look at the card so you can see some of the inking better.

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Thanks for stopping in! I hope you enjoyed my crafty creation today!

Please leave me s comment so I know you came by, and feel free to follow 

my blog, if you don't already, to join me on my crafting journey! :)

Challenges Entered

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes

Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafting Musketeers - Grunge

Crafts and Me - Use a Heart

Crafty Girls Challenges - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Vintage/Distressed/Shabby Chic

The Crafting Cafe - Anything Goes

Bugaboo Birthday Blog Hop!

This post will remain at the top of my blog feed until the Bugaboo Birthday Bash Week is over. Please scroll down to visit my other posts! Thanks so much, I appreciate you being here! Happy Hopping! :0)

Hi, everyone!

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog 
is currently celebrating the Bugaboo Stamps Birthday! 

That's right.....it's a party, complete with prizes and fun because.....

Bugaboo Stamps is celebrating it's third year! 

That's right!! Bugaboo Stamps is turning THREE! Wow! I can't believe it's been three years, already, and to celebrate, the Design Team is holding a 

Blog Hop Birthday Bash 

& Week Long Celebration!

Stop over at the Catch the Bug Blog for all the details, a list of links for the hop, and the list of PRIZES that will be given away for each day this week!

Here's a little peek at the Birthday set that Jodie has put together - one lucky participant, each day this week, will win this set for free! For more information, and a complete list of the all the prizes, visit the Catch the Bug Blog.

You should have arrived here from  Billie's blog, Ink On My Fingers, but if you didn't please go back to the beginning of the hop at Catch the Bug, so you can follow along the entire hop and not miss out on any of the fun!

I hope you'll help us celebrate by joining in the birthday week fun! We'll have a new mini-challenge each day this week, and every day's challenge comes with a chance to WIN!

I know you didn't come by to read my chatter, so without further ado, here's today's 

Blog Hop Challenge:

Anything Birthday Goes!

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My card uses one of the Scene It images from the store, Scene It - Monster Birthday. 

I printed my image out on photo paper to give it a high shine. I added some googlie eyes to the little monsters. I also added a Boutique Brad. I used a Cuttlebug embossing Folder - Numbers - on the green layer beneath the image, just to give some texture. My dp is from my stash.

Now that you've been inspired ( I hope!), why not head over to the Bugaboo Stamps store and pick up this cutie for yourself? Or....by leaving a comment below my post you could 

WIN this image!

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That's right! You can win the image I used on my card, and all you need to do to be entered to win is leave a comment below my post! East-Peasy!

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While you're browsing the Bugaboo Store, don't miss the $1 Digi section that Jodie has for some "doesn't get any better than this!" price on some super sweet Bugaboo images! 

I'd love to see you enter in the challenge over at Catch the Bug, too!  The challenge blog is also 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 for stopping by today!

Your next stop along our

Birthday Blog Hop 

is Jackie's blog, Stamping Sister!

Happy Crafting!

....and remember, if you should get lost along your way of hopping, you can always go back to 

Catch the Bug for a complete list of links! :0)

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

ATC's & Cad with Attitude - Anything Goes

Card Makin' Mamas - Anything Goes

Hotshot Crafts - CAS

Wags n Whiskers - Celebrations

Charisma Cardz - Birthday Cards

Forever Friends - Birthdays

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Celebrate

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

An adventure in CASE study

Hi, everyone!

You may know I've been stalking....I mean "following" (haha) .....Kittie Kraft, and drawing inspiration from her, lately. I tried another of her beautiful creations (see hers here). I have added several dies to my pile, recently, and I wanted to make something wintery. I know, I know.......let's not push it, right?! But, I thought this would be a pretty Christmas card, which I need to get to work on, so......I busted out the dies to give it a whirl!

As it turned out, I was trying to create the CASE'd card from memory, 

and ended up using a white base on my card: I think this was the "fatal error" for me, it just looked so washed out and........."blah".  I also changed up the die placements on my card.

Here's the first attempt:

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I was not happy with the outcome; in fact, I was a bit mopey about the outcome for a few days, and the card was tossed from here to there in my craft room - no photo-taking, no filing in the "finished" box. After a couple days, I pulled it out from a pile of scraps I had on my table and played with my Pearl Pen. I also added a glittery snowflake punch and a rhinestone brad fro some bling. You know what!? I like it much better now! :0) What do you think?

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Materials List

Stampin' Up Whisper White Card Stock

Fiskars Paper Crimper - Wavy

Memory Box Dies - Country Landscape, Pine Trees Border, Snowflake Corner, Frosty Border

Pop-Dots

Pearl Pen - Lt Blue

MS Punch - Snowflake

Rhinestone Brad

Stampin' Up Markers

Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder

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Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - Pearls & Swirls

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes #39

Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes #35

Victorine Originals #44 - Lots of Layers

Challenges 4 Everybody - #4 Anything Goes

Craft A Scene - Majestic Mountains