Anything Goes at Catch the Bug

Hi, everyone! Happy Saturday!

 Today is a new challenge day at Catch the Bug Blog, featuring all kinds of sweet Bugaboo Stamps images! Since it's the first Saturday of the month at Catch the Bug, it's an

Anything Goes

theme for our challenge this week!

Make sure you hop on by to check out all the wonderful DT eye-candy, and we hope you join us for the fun!

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This card features the image Lady Bug Butterfly from Bugaboo Stamps. I saw this great idea for the card layout at Snippets, and decided to try it for this card. I love the idea for CAS cards; it adds such a great visual interest.

I started by coloring the image in PSE (surprised?! No....I know you're not! haha). I added the sentiment, also in PSE, and then printed it out on a 3-1/2 x 5 card. I used some of my old, neglected Paper Shapers scissors and cut across the bottom of my card. I added some black doodling with my Zig journaling pen, then layered the polka-dot dp beneath the two pieces, creating a negative from my cut. I trimmed the edges of the now-adhered pieces back down to a 3-1/2 x 5 size, then I did some additional layers before adding it all to my card base, which is an A2 size.

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!

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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Challenges Entered
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Crafty Little Fairies - Spots & Stripes

I won! How Uplifting!

Hi, everyone!

I had a great surprise this morning in Blogland.....I had entered a card into the Fresh Brewed Designs Caffeine Crazy Challenge the other day, and was so happy to have won three digi's from the Fresh Brewed Shop! Woohoo! (Here's my original post for the card I had entered).
One of the images I picked was Java Hot Air Balloon. I knew when I saw it exactly what I wanted to do with it (I LOVE when that happens, don't you?!). It is a CAS card, not like me, but this is actually what I pictured, so I'm glad it worked out! lol!

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I used four of the image, each sized differently, and then created my cloud background in PhotoShop. If you look closely at the balloons, the brown strips of the balloon are made up of a bunch of coffee beans. I was sorry I lost the detail of the beans when I shrunk my balloons down enough to have them all in the space I needed. :0(  My image and the base layer for it were cut using Spellbinders dies. I've been stuck on these decled rectangles for a week, or so. I just love them! I added the flags using some CTMH Waxy Flax. I like it a little better than hemp twine - you can shape it and it stays a bit better. It's a lot like dental floss. lol!
I used my new EK Success Mini Pendants punch for my flags, and Sizzix Strip for the alphabet letters.

That's it, folks! Just quick and simple again today! If you like my card, please consider checking out my other creations, and I'd love to have you follow me. ======>>
PLease leave a comment so I can come by to do the same for you on your page! :0)
Happy Crafting!

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Fresh Brewed Designs - Anything Goes
Moving Along With the Times - Punch It Out 
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
The Perfect Sentiment - Die-cut

A Plushie New Release 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 Plushie Reindeer is just one of them! 

I think he is so squeezable! I put together a CAS card using him, plus an embossing border folder from Cuttlebug. After I embossed, I ran a Bashful Blue marker over the raised emboss to give it some color. I thought the zipper would work out well for this cute little plushie! :0)

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Materials List

Stampin' Up Whisper White Card Stock

Cuttlebug Embossing Border from Just My Type Set

Bashful Blue Stampin Up Marker

PSE Program for coloring the reindeer and printing

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!

This card has been entered into the following challenges:
Celebrate the Occasion - Christmas Anything Goes
Paperminutes - Christmas Baubles

CAS Lacy Angel Card - Have a Heavenly Christmas

Hi, everyone!

Happy 12/12/12 to you all! :0)

Today I put together this pretty little lacy angel card as a quick one for Christmas.

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I used several rhinestones and a few sparkly stars to "finish" the card. A recent trip to Michael's netted me a big bag o' bling - it was all 50% off! Woohoo! :0)

Materials List

Lacy Angel SVG by Me 

(visit the "SVG's for Sale Tab" to purchase)

American Crafts DP - Jolly

Jolee's Sparkly Stars

Rhinestones

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Christmas

Creative Card Crew - Star
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Merry Christmas
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes
Forever Friends - Christmas Cards
Hooked on Craft - Christmas
House of Gilli - Anything Goes
Love to Create - Anything Goes
My Grafico - Anything Goes

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Happy Crafting!

Let's keep it CAS at Paper Pretties this week!

Hi, everyone!

It's Monday, so it's time for a New Release of Digi Stamps at Paper Pretties, and their new challenge for this week! Be sure to enter for your chance to win some Paper Pretties Digis!

The Paper Pretties Challenge Theme this week is to create a card that is 

CAS (Clean And Simple)!

I always have such a tough time with this theme! I just want to keep adding, and adding, and adding......and......you get the point! lol!

Here's my card for the challenge:

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This card uses the new Cotton Candee image.

Material List

Stampin' Up Whisper White Card Stock

Spellbinders Dies - Floral Oval, Classic Ovals

EK Success Punch

Rhinestone

Pop Dots

This is just one of the two new digi releases that ARTish has in store for you today!

You can head on over to the Paper Pretties Store to pick up this, and the other new release, and then head on over to the challenge blog to enter your card! 

You don't have to use one of the new images on your card, but it does have to follow the theme to qualify for the prize: You could win three Paper Pretties Digis of your choice!

Make sure to check out the rest of the wonderful design team members of Paper Pretties, and

don't forget to stop by the store to pick up one of the new releases! The DT blog links are located in myleft sidebar for you!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Ciao for now!! :0)

A New Release and Challenge at Paper Pretties!

Hi, everyone!

It's Monday, so it's time for a New Release of Digi Stamps at Paper Pretties, and their new challenge for this week! Be sure to enter for your chance to win some Paper Pretties Digis!

The Paper Pretties Challenge Theme this week is :

GLITTER IT UP!

Here's my card for the challenge:

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This is the new GINENE image by ARTish, and it is such a darling!

This is just one of the new releases today! 

You can hop on over to the Paper Pretties Store to pick up this, and the other new release, and then head on over to the challenge blog to enter your card! 

You don't have to use one of the new images on your card, but it does have to follow the theme to qualify for the prize: You could win three Paper Pretties Digis of your choice!

Make sure to check out the rest of the wonderful design team members of Paper Pretties, and

don't forget to stop by the store to pick up one of the new releases! The DT blog links are located in myleft sidebar for you!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Ciao for now!! :0)

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes

Critter Sketch - Flowers