February BINGO Challenge at Catch the Bug Blog

It's Saturday, which means a new challenge over at Catch the Bug today! We are hosting our monthly B-I-N-G-O Card Challenge! 

Without further ado , here is this weeks Catch the Bug 

Bingo Card:

Isn't this BINGO Card the coolest?! So many choices!

You may choose three squares: horizontal, vertical, or diagonal!

I chose to use the first column of requirements for my card this week (Red, Paper Piecing, Ribbon).
I am stretching it a bit on my "ribbon", as I am including the ribbon on the image, around the balloon, as my qualification. I know, I know.....(bows head in shame)! I didn't want to use any real ribbon on this card, as it has to be mailed to my sweet little niece. You'll give me a "pass" on this, right?!

My card features one of the Bugaboo Stamps,  Kidz Girl - Hot Air Balloon image!

 It, and the other great Kidz images, are available in the Bugaboo Stamps Store! Hop on over and check them out!

I used an SVG banner that I made for the border on this card. I created a shadow for it, then used the red heart cutouts beneath that for a little something "extra". I also added a tiny heart punch to the balloon. My dp is something I made in PSE. The scallop oval and oval are Spellbinders dies.

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Supplies Used

AC Card Stock

Spellbinders - Scallop Oval, Oval

SVG by Me

DP by Me

So, let's see your card this week! Pick your BINGO daubs (you can go horizontal, vertical or diagonal), whip up your project and head on over to enter it into the Mr. Linky!

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

Head on over to Catch the Bug to play along!

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:
A Gem of a Challenge - Dies & Punches
Little Claire's - Love & Romance
Wags n' Whiskers - Love

Humor Me Wednesday!

Hi, everyone!

We all know about holidays through the year such as Valentine's Day, Easter, July 4th and Christmas, but what about those oft-forgotten, completely crazy head-scratcher holidays that are rarely heard of, and often laughable?! Well.........at Catch the Bug we will be highlighting some of the whacky holidays each week with some great projects and cards to depict them! We're calling it

Humor Me Wednesday!

We hope you will join us in the fun each week: take a peek at some of the different days by visiting the talented DT members for Bugaboo Stamps for some inspiration. Most holidays are just belly-busters, while others are just plain fun! :0) We are choosing holidays from each week for the Humor Me Wednesday creations, so we aren't all covering the same one. We're hoping this offers you that much more inspiration and fun! :0)

For my card today, I chose to use the Jan 6 holiday: Cuddle Up Day.

While this one isn't a funny card or subject, I thought this was actually a very good way to celebrate a day, don't you? I even told hubby what day it was, so we spent it by cuddling up with a movie together on the couch for a few hours. Sometimes he's such a sweetie......okay, MOST times he is! :0) I'm a lucky lady!

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Material List

Card Stock - Stampin' Up

Image: Bugaboo Stamps - Theodore Sleep

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Flower Dots

MS Punch & Emboss - Button

Spellbinders - Heart Squares

Stampin Up Punch - Corner Angle

Sponge Dauber

Ink

You can pick up this cutie-pie image for your cuddly projects over at the Bugaboo Stamps Store by clicking HERE. You can hop on over to Catch the Bug Blog to see more fun 

Humor Me Wednesday creations, as well as our other weekly goings-on. Please visit the other DT members blogs and leave them some love -  you will see some new faces over there, and we all love to know what you think of our efforts. :0)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy crafting!

This card has been entered into the following challenges:
A & T Emerald Faeries - Celebrations
Loves Rubberstamps - Use Dies or Punches
Make My Monday - Dry Embossing
The Crazy Challenge - No Designer Paper
Whoopsidaisy Challenge - Diecuts & Punches

Anything Goes at CTB and a New Easel Card SVG

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!

In addition to it being an Anything Goes week, I am excited to offer the Easel Card, Snowflake SVG File that I'm using here for sale, as well! Please visit my "SVG Cutting Files For Sale" Tab at the top of my blog for further information. :0)

I have used the Christmas Words - Snow image for my card. It is actually the inside of the card, but since it's an easel, it shows when the card is displayed, too!. I love that about easel cards!

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This photo shows the easel, displayed.

I colored my image lightly, with my Prismacolor pencils. I added some 3D Glitter Glue to the snowy parts of the image (a LOT of the image! lol!) You may be able to see it if you enlarge the photo, but the camera just never seems to pick up the glitter stuff too well for me. :0(

The same 3D Glitter Paint is used on each cut out of the Snowflake on the front. After letting it all dry, I used pop dots to put the three snowflake cuts together, which gave it some nice dimension.

Below are some additional photos to show more details a bit closer.

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This is a close photo of the digital image. You can also see some of the glitter on the snowflake at the top of the photo.

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Here is a shot of the front of the card. This snowflake took lots of glitter paint, but the effect is really great.......musch more so in life than in the picture. :0)

Material List

AC Card Stock

Bugaboo Digi

Pop Dots

3D Glitter Glue

Prismacolor Pencils

SVG Easel Card, Snowflake by Me! :0)

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

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

Head on over to Catch the Bug to play along!

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:
Broken Box Stock - Snowflakes/Winter
Card Crafter's Circle - There's No Business Line Snow Business
Delicious Doodles - Sparkle & Shine
Digi Haven - Sparkles & Bling
Dilly Beans - Snowmen
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - Let it Snow

Another Cute New Release from Bugaboo Stamps!

It's Tuesday.......time for a Bugaboo Stamps New Release! Jodie's been hard at wrok on some great images, and this little duckie, hanging on for dear life to this safety pin, is just one of them! 

The "Hang In There" sentiment seems apropos for so many people I know, right now. It seems like the you-know-what has hit the fan everywhere over the past few weeks! To all my cyber-friends dealing with their own battles - my best wishes to you and yours! I do hope we all pull through to brighter, happier moments, soon!

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Materials List

Stampin' Up Card Stock

Misc. DP from Stash

Stampin' Up Punches - Scallop Edge, Scallop Oval, Small Oval, Word Window

Spellbinders - Labels Eighteen, Classic Circles

eClips Cartridge - Card Fronts (Damask Border Cut)

Paper Glaze (used on the beak and feet, but photo didn't highlight it)

Pop Dots

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 ====>>

*winkwink*

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy Crafting!
Catered Crop - Circles
Challenges 4 Everybody - #5 Anything Goes
OSAAT - #136 Use a Digi
PanPastel UK Challenge - Animals
Stampalot Challenges - Punch Away
The Crafty Pad - Use an Animal

A Color Challenge at Catch the Bug!

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

This week's theme is

A Color Challenge!

Mmmmmm....don't those daisy cupcakes look absolutely dee-lish?!

I was not sure what I was going to do with these colors, until I remembered the adorable 

Fat Mice - Flower image from Bugaboo Stamps! I think this little fella is just so darling!

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Supplies Used

Scor-Pal

Pop-Dots

Daisy Buttons

I kept him CAS, which is a difficult task for me, but I am happy with it. I hope you like him, too! :)

I always have the darnedest time photographing white, and today was no exception, as you can see!

Now that you've seen my color-inspired card, let's see yours!

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

Head on over to Catch the Bug to play along!

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:
Card Crafter's Circle - CAS
Pattie's Creations - Animals or Insects
Phindy's Place - Button It
Polka Doodles - Summer
Simply Create Too - Use It (at least) Two Times

An OBG Cupcake Card for Catch the Bug

Hi, everyone!

Thursday's are Oldie But Goodie Days at Catch the Bug Blog! 

I was drooling over this card while I was creating, so pardon any slobber marks! ;0) Mmmmm......cupcakes are so yummy!!

This image is called Cupcake - Word Block.

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The card is made using a MS Corner and border punch to create the nested mats. I added some Stickles to bling up the cupcake image, and a few Boutique Brads that I have had "forever" in my stash.

For coloring theimage, I used PSE, but got a little creative with the colors of the words on this block - it was a fun exercise using the Magic Wand Tool!

You can check out all the great images that Jodie has to offer, at the Bugaboo Store here.

Thanks for stopping by today! Make sure to check out the other OBG creations over at Catch the Bug, and visit the Design Team....you can click on their blog links located in the left side bar of my blog for great Bugaboo eye candy! <<===========

Please feel free to browse my blog, I'd love to be your inspiration for your next project! :0) If you're not already a follower, and like what I create, please consider following me! :0) ====>>

Happy Crafting!