Which List are You on?! It's a 'Naughty or Nice' Challenge at Catch the Bug!

It's Saturday, which means a new challenge over at Catch the Bug today! This week's theme has me using an image I have had in my arsenal for a long time, but have not put to a card. The image I am featuring is called JJ Christmas - Ornament. She's a sassy girl in this image, so I'm guessing she didn't quite make the cut for the 'Nice List'!

 Haha!

This week's theme is

Naughty, or Nice?

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Let's see your 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!

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!

Happy Crafting!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Challenges Entered

A Crafty Mess - Anything Goes/Traditional Christmas Colours
CCC - #80 Christmas
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Christmas
Jo's Scrap Shack - Happy Holidays
Pattie's Creations - Christmas Cards
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Wags n' Whiskers - Merry Christmas

Oh....You Dirty, Dirty Girl!

Hi, everyone!
We are trucking along through our
Christmas Chaos Week 
at 
Catch the Bug!

Today, we are showcasing creations that will tickle your funny-bone....or so we hope!
We are showing off our
Humor Me Wednesday
with the twist of Christmas!

Normally, Wednesdays are reserved to highlight some of the whacky holidays each week at Catch the Bug, some of the lesser-known holidays, that is; today, though, we are creating some humorous Christmas Cards to share with you! 

For my card today, I am featuring the super-sexy, ever-so-snarky JJ Christmas Cheers image. I think one of my friends will get a chuckle out of JJ's antics!

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I colored up my image is PSE, as always, adding a sentiment that I found on the web. I added some glitter gel pen to her boot buttons, but it is hard to see in the photo (some things just never photograph well, right?!). I used some Bazzill Bling card stock for my image mat and dp mat. It also gives a bit of shine and shimmer to the card. I dug deep into my stash for the dew drops that I added, and the wreath charm is something that I picked up for a lady on Facebook group for selling/swapping scrapbook stuff (there are so many, and I apologize because I don't remember which one of them I found the charms on).

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT goodies at the Catch the Bug Blog, today! Don't forget to join in with your funny card, too, so you can be entered to win the daily prize!

Happy Crafting!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I truly appreciate it, and would love it if you would leave me a comment so I know you came to visit!

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) ====>>

Beginning the Christmas Chaos with some Sparkle & Shine!

Hi, everyone!

Welcome to the beginning of the Bugaboo Stamps weeklong 

Christmas Chaos

events!

Today we are kicking off a week of Christmas celebrations. Every day we will present a challenge for you to use to create a project, and enter it into the Inlinkz fir a chance to win some great Bugaboo Stamps prize packs! (Be sure to checkout Catch the Bug Blog for all the details!)

For todays challenge, we want you to create a project using some

Sparkle & Shine!

For my card, I am using the Fancy Sunbonnet - Winter Birdhouse image.

I used a bunch of Stickles, Crystal glitter glue on all of the "snow". It didn't turn out as sparkly in my photo as it actually is in my hand, but I think you can at least see some of it. I colored my image in PSE, then did the Stickles, matted and added a snowflake brad.  I think this will be handy for my post-Christmas mailings! :)

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Now it's your turn to pick a favorite image, or try something new from Bugaboo Stamps, whip up your project and head on over to enter it into the Inlinkz!

Happy Crafting. and

 good luck in the draw!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I truly appreciate it, and would love it if you would leave me a comment so I know you came to visit!

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) ====>>

Sharing the Magic!

Hi, everyone!

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

I love OBG day because I can break out some of my favorite Bugaboo Stamps to play with, and have an excuse to show them on my blog! lol! (As if I need an excuse, right?!)

Today I am using the Fairy Christmas from Bugaboo Stamps.  I think this image is simply beautiful. I am not very skilled at coloring in "people" images....cutesie stuff, okay, but not people that are supposed to look like "people"......so, I challenged myself to work with this image for todays 'oldie but goodie' theme. She took me a long time to color in PSE, but I am happy with the result (she looks much better digitally, I swear! lol! Printing always takes away detail from digital coloring, at least for me.)

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I wanted to use some non-traditional colors, so I went with the pinks and purples for the fairy. I brought the green into the card by matching up a Graphic 45 dp scrap to her wing colors. I used my Simon Says Stamp A2 Curved Edge die for the image and purple layer. I pulled out my Cheery Lynn Holly Flourish die for the leafy embellish.  The sentiment is a CTMH stamp that I digitized, printed and cut out with a Spellbinders Classic Squares, Small die. I used a Stampin Up corner punch on it, and then popped it up with some foam dots. For a bit of bling (which is hard to see in the photo), I added some Stickles, Crystal glitter glue here and there on the image.

That's it! She's ready to be mailed for the holiday season, I think!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!

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) ====>>

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!

Challenges Entered:
4 Crafty Chicks - Make It Sparkle
Aud Sentiments - Any December Sentiment
Creative Knockouts - Bling is the Thing
Little Miss Muffet - CAS

Time for the Annual Christmas In July Blog Hop with Bugaboo Stamps!

Hi, everyone! 

At Catch the Bug, we are celebrating

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

all week long, starting today!

We're kicking it off with a blog hop!

 You should have arrived here from Imke's blog. 

She is our July Biggest Fan, and we invited her to join us in the hop! If you didn't arrive from there, please go back to Catch the Bug Blog to start at the beginning: 

We don't want you to miss out on all the fun and prizes! :)

For todays hop, the design team for Bugaboo Stamps has put together some creations for you based on a theme:

We'd love for you to join the fun, simply 

SHOW US YOUR SANTA!

Here's my guy.....er....gal! (Who says Santa has to be a dude, right?! lol!)

 :)

I kept her CAS.....and most importantly, to me.....mailable in an A2 envelope with one stamp! lol! I'm so cheap, I know! lol!

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For my card, I've used the Dottie - Christmas Shop. She is colored in PSE. I loved the color that Ms. Min chose for the this years Christmas in July theme, and used those for my card! My "Joy" sentiment is a retired Sizzlit die. Papers are from Paper Studio. My curved edge is fussy cut.

Be sure to leave a comment below, as I will be choosing a random commenter to win this image after our Christmas in July celebrations have ended! 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Your next stop on the blog hop is Cynthia's blog!

Have fun hopping! I hope to see you again this week for more Christmas in July fun!

Oh, one more thing! 

I need to tell you about all the great prizes that are up for grabs!! 

(See Catch the Bug Blog for all the details)!

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PRIZES:

Grand Prize - Participates in Hop & all Challenges
Free Bugaboo Christmas Set
4 month Guest Designer Term

2nd Place - Participates in Hop & all Challenges
Free Bugaboo Christmas Set
3 month Guest Designer Term

3rd Place - Participates in Hop & all Challenges
Free Bugaboo Christmas Set
2 month Guest Designer Term

Daily Challenge Winner - Freebie New Christmas Image

Blog Hop Winners - Each designer picks one winner from those that comment and winner gets image designer used, or other image if winner has image used

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Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Happy Hopping!

 In case you haven't already heard....

in addition to this great hop, Jodie celebrates Christmas in July by offering up a SUPER SALE at the Bugaboo Stamps Store....

All Bugaboo Stamps are marked down 50%

for the ENTIRE month of July!

Challenges Entered

Completely Christmas - Anything Goes
Jingle Belles - Old Stash Holiday Card
Simply Create Too - Christmas in July
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Stamping Boutique - Fussy Cutting

From the Heart July Blog Hop!

Welcome to our From the Heart Stamps !

The theme this month is 

Christmas in July. 

The talented team of designers are showcasing lots of gorgeous projects, and you won't want to miss them!

As with most blog hops, there are tons of prizes on the line for some lucky commenters, so 

as you hop along, please leave a comment on each designers post. One random commenter will be selected on each blog to win an image of choice from the shop for themselves AND for a friend! Additionally, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $15 gift voucher to the store!

I am your first stop on the hop, so you have arrived from the From the Heart Stamps Blog. If not, please click on the link to go there, where you'll find a complete list of stops to make on your journey:  you don’t miss anything!

Here is my project, using the Trimming the Birdhouse image.

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As you can see, I left my card super clean and simple. This is my "normal", but I'll be very honest........I have lost Mr. Mojo. He's in hiding, or on hiatus, or something! I was running out of time, so I colored my image in PSE, then added some Stickles Icicle glitter glue and some Glossy Accents to bling it up a bit. A simple sentiment that I typed up in PSE tops it off. Easy - peezy, right?!

Now head over to gawk at Kelly's awesome work!  Don't forget to leave her some love for a chance to be a winner.

Thanks for hopping with us today. The hop will end on Monday July 7th at 6am, EST. Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday July 9th.

Happy Crafting!

Dying to use my Dies

Merry Christmas!

This is a quick post today to show you that I am still crafting!

It has been weeks since I made anything besides dinner. I just have been busy with things going on in life, with family and household "stuff". 

I have had some Cheery Lynn dies in my stash that had not been used, yet, and I have been thinking about them! I pulled out a couple today, along with some of my scrap papers. I put together this card, inspired strongly by some cards I've seen this season on the KittieKraft blog.

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The designer paper I used is by Basic Grey. It is part of their Eskimo Kisses pack.

I used my Cheery Lynn Winter Neighborhood Border die, and my Cheery Lynn Santas Sleigh and Reindeer Die. I also used my Fiskars Deckle Edge Scissors and the Fiskars Wavy Crimper for the snow. Some pop dots add dimension to several pieces ont his card, but other than that, I kept things pretty simple!

I hope you all enjoy a very Merry Christmas, and have a chance to spend it with your families!

Thanks for stopping by today!'

Happy Crafting!

Challenges entered

Basic Grey - Anything Goes
(used Eskimo Kisses paper)

CHNC #156 - Last Minute Christmas Card

Di's Designs - Anything Christmas

Pumpkin Spice - Anything Holiday

Guest Designing for DIgital Delights

Hi, everyone! Happy Wednesday!

I am so excited! Today I am the Guest Designer over at the Digital Delights Blog!

I was very honored to have been chosen as a winner for their recent "Holiday Spirit Challenge", and as such, I was given the opportunity to Guest Design for them. :) I have been a long-time fan of the images that are available from Digital Delights, and have often been a challenge participant on their Challenge Blog, too. The images are just too darned cute, aren't they?!

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I chose this adorable little elf image, Elf Marcie, for my challenge win prize, and I couldn't wait to color her! I went with some non-traditional Christmas colors for the card, as you can see. Sorry I can't tell you the paper brands" they are all from my stash. I do know that the two background papers were purchased from JoAnn, if that helps!

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Elf Marcie is colored in PSE, and I added a few Stickles to her outfit to give her some 'magical' bling.

My Holly Flourish is from a Cheery Lynn die. I cut it out, then I clipped it into smaller pieces so I could layer it a little. I added some tiny purple rhinestones to it. That cute little gingerbread is actually a button that I clipped the shank off of. He is adhered with some Glossy Accents. 

Here is a closer look, at a slightly different angle, hoping to catch some of the shimmer and shine of the rhinestones and Stickles.

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Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you enjoyed seeing my take on this little cutie. I was honored to have been chosen as a winner at Digital Delights Challenge Blog, and hope to see you there in the next challenge they host! Maybe you'll be the next guest! :)

Happy Crafting!

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Creative Craft Challenges2 - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT CHallenge - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays - Glitter

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Anything Goes at Catch the Bug

Hi, everyone! Happy Saturday!

I love Saturday blogging - there are always so many great challenges and creations in blogland on the weekends, and today is no exception; in fact, today is a new challenge day at Catch the Bug Blog, featuring all kinds of sweet Bugaboo Stamps images! Make sure you hop on by to check out all the wonderful DT eye-candy, and we hope you join us for the fun!

This week's theme is

Anything Goes

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This is the Christmas Bear - Bear Candy Cane image from Bugaboo Stamps. 

I used a couple of my Sizzlit dies and a Cheery Lynn die for my embellishes. I added some red Stickles for the holly berries in the corner.

I love the colors in the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses papers. and I colored the candy cane and hat to match the deep burgundy in them.

Now it's your turn to pick a favorite image, or try something new from Bugaboo Stamps, 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:
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Craftitude - Anything Goes or Things that Begin with the Letter S
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Delightful Challenges - Holiday Spirit
Little Miss Muffet - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Moving Along with the Times - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes