A Stella Sketch at Catch the Bug & Free DigiPaper Download

It's Sunday, the "every-other" kind at Catch the Bug, and time for another

Stella Says Sketch Challenge

#132

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For my card today, I've used the Bugaboo Stamps image, Edward Elephatn - St. Patrick's Day. 

He is one of my all-time favorite St, Patrick's Day images! So cute and lovable!

For this card, I made all of my dp in PhotoShop using free clip art and patterns from online. I am offering these digipapers to you as a freebie, but ONLY UNTIL ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
After that, the link will be inactive.

I added a few little shamrock stickers I had picked up  (on sale, of course) at Michael's recently, and a few rhinestones for some shine.

Click Here For the Free DigiPaper Download
The file contains two different pattern papers: the shamrocks pattern, and the St, Patrick's Day Hat pattern. Each DigiPaper is sized to 8.5" x 11" and is 300dpi. They are in one folder, and it is a zipped file folder, so you will need to decompress (unzip) the folder when you download it.
These papers are for PERSONAL USE ONLY! If you have any questions regarding the TOU after reading the full pdf that is included in the download, please contact me.

Here's the sketch to follow:

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That's it from me today! Thanks for stopping by.........please stay a while longer, and browse! :0) If you like what I do, why not consider following me? ========== > >

Now it's your turn to make this sketch shine! 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!

More, beautiful options at Stamping Dragon Designs

Hi, everyone!

I thought I'd switch things up a bit with my Stamping Dragon Designs post today. Normally I create a card with the adorable dragon images that Janette offers, but today I want to show you what I've created using one of the beautiful digital scrapbook kits that she has in her store! This is page I have created from a set called Spring Medley Page Kit. It includes eight digital papers, three bows, four ribbons, four flowers, two flower brads, one lace border, 3 round mats, one frame, two photo slides and two floral lay overs. Lots of super great stuff for gettin' digi with! :0) 

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to stop over at the store to see all the available Stampin' Dragon Designs images and digital papers, and be sure to check out the rest of the highlights on my fellow DT's blogs for more great inspiration! (Their blog links are all located in the left sidebar of my blog for you! :0)) You should also stop over at the challenge blog to catch all the details for the current challenge, and don't forget to enter your project for a chance to win! :0)

You may also want to hop on over to Design Team Call post! That's right.....Stamping Dragon Designs is looking for some fresh talent! Could it be YOU???!! :0)

Click here to check out the details to apply (it's super easy!), and you can always contact our fabulous DT Corrdinator, Beth, if you have any questions by sending her an email:

beth.colella0126@gmail.com.

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you will join me next week for more Stampin' Dragon Designs eye candy!

Gorgeous Digitals at Stamping Dragon Designs & DT Call!

Hi, everyone!

I thought I'd switch things up a bit with my Stamping Dragon Designs post today. Normally, I create a card with the adorable dragon images that Janette offers, but today I want to show you one of the beautiful digital borders that she has in her store! This is gorgeous Christmas floral border is called Winter Splendour Border Pack. It includes three different floral borders that are stunning! I also used a Christmas Sentiment from one of Janette's digistamp packs called Christmas 1 - Sentiment Pack. 

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I created a square border by digitally combining two copies of one of the borders. I used that same border, a single copy of it, and the sentiment for the center of my card. I colored in the word "Christmas" using the same red as the berries on the border. (Note: this sentiment has a candle pic in the left corner of it that I digitally removed for this card). I punched my center image with a Nestie die. I also punched the brown leaf pieces with a Nestie. The brown card stock was swiped across a gold pigment ink pad and the edges of it dipped into a small drop of Gold Stickles. I used a Prima Flower and leaves, also swiped with my gold pigment ink, and dipped into Gold Stickles. I added a CTMH Opaque in the center of my flower.

Here is a close up photo of the flower

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to stop over at the store to see all the available Stampin' Dragon Designs images and digital papers, and be sure to check out the rest of the highlights on my fellow DT's blogs for more great inspiration! (Their blog links are all located in the left sidebar of my blog for you! :0)) You should also stop over at the challenge blog to catch all the details for the current challenge, and don't forget to enter your project for a chance to win! :0)

You may also want to hop on over to Design Team Call post! That's right.....Stamping Dragon Designs is looking for some fresh talent! Could it be YOU???!! :0)

Click here to check out the details to apply (it's super easy!), and you can always contact our fabulous DT Corrdinator, Beth, if you have any questions by sending her an email:

beth.colella0126@gmail.com.

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you will join me next week for more Stampin' Dragon Designs eye candy!

A digital Layout - Second Post today

Hi, everyone!
This is a real quick second post today, please scroll down to the previous post to see what the great DT at Stamping Dragon Designs is up to! :0)
I wanted to share a  digital layout I made of my beautiful niece! :0) I was so tickled to spend some time with her and my sister this past weekend at the hospital! She's so sweet......I miss her already, and it's only been two days! :0(

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A dibble, a dabble......

Hello, and thanks for stopping by my blog! For those of you that "know" me......I like to dabble in......well.......pretty much anything! lol! This morning it is chilly, and my poor toes are cold! I am still in my thermal pj's because the temps have dipped into the low 40's......uck! I am spending my day with a stuffed up nose, and warm cup of coffee, and I am relishing in the quiet of the morning by playing around with some digital clip art that I recently purchased from Cheryl Seslar. For those unfamiliar, Cheryl Seslar has done work for Lettering Delights, and she has some adorable images available! I played with some of her Halloween images, my favorite! Here's what I put together

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Each of the kids in costume were separate files that I combined. I put them on a Halloween background paper that I had created using some of the patterns from Cheryl. The purple stars and green "globs" are also hers. I made the "Happy Halloween" Sentiment using an alphabet that she had created and sold on Lettering Delights (now available on her site, only). The green Lacey Circle is a Nestie, and I used my Nesties to cut the kid image and layers, as well. The double bow is something I made when I came across a great tutorial by Jak Heath. You can watch the short video on her site, HERE.

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Challenge 2

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Autumn Colors

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Happy Crafting!

Cartoon Saturday - Read A Book Sesame

And here we are again....Happy Saturday!
Last week I gave you a freebie digi-paper that featured the entire Sesame Street Gang, and this week, sticking with Sesame Street, is one that is focused on the return to school! I love fall, and the feeling in the air when the children start preparing to go back to classes!
This did-paper has a more "worn" look to it. Not extreme effect, but I liked how it turned out. Let me know what you think!

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Please leave some love if you enjoy my freebies! I love to hear from you! :)

File download is compressed and will need to be un-zipped prior to use. Each file contains the image in jpg and png format. The copyright shown on the preview pic is not on the downloaded files.

And, please....these downloads are for personal use ONLY - do not redistribute or share my files! I ask, instead, that you post a link back to my blog. :)

Inspiration Team Challenge 08/06 & A Freebie Digi-Paper

Melanie, at Scrappily Ever After, has been a new theme for the month of August - Back to School -  and today is the day for a photo challenge! The team of gals she put together to help inspire others to create cards for Operation Write Home has some amazing submissions for you, so be sure to check out Melanie's blog! 

For today's challenge, I have made a digital card front. I plan on printing this to affix to a card that is 5" x 5" so I can send it in to Operation Write Home.

I used a digi-kit called Study Buddies, created by Lisa and Jeanne Marie from Precious Piecings and Jeanne Marie's Scraps. (You can purchase Jeanne Marie's other digi-kits at www.acherryontop.com). While I did not use my own digi-paper on this card, I have created one for you to go along with today's challenge photo! You can pick it up at the bottom of this post. :)

I do not have any elementary school age kids: my son is going to be a senior in high school this year. Wow.....where has the time gone! I am recently unemployed, and am looking forward to being able to attend all of the school functions this year! I usually make it to most of them, but now I will be able to visit, even during the week (for those new to my blog, my son goes to a private school, several hours away from home, so visits include overnight stays close to campus). What about you? Are your kids just starting school, or are they "seasoned scholars"?

I hope you like my digi-card, and don't forget to head over to Melanie's blog to see the other team members creations!

And now, for what you've all been waiting for......

a freebie!

For today's freebie digi-paper, CLICK HERE!

Please leave some love if you enjoy my freebies! I love to hear from you! :)

File download is compressed and will need to be un-zipped prior to use. Each file contains the image in jpg and png format. The copyright shown on the preview pic is not on the downloaded files.

And, please....these downloads are for personal use ONLY - do not redistribute or share my files! I ask, instead, that you post a link back to my blog. :)

Cartoon Saturday - Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Another week, another cartoon digi-paper freebie! Yay!

I'm having so much fun with my PSE lately - I think I have neglected my vacuuming duties to the point there may be an entire pack of dogs worth of fur floating around my house! YUUUUCK!!!! So, after posting today, I am off to do some MUCH needed housework!

I decided to switch things up a bit, this week. Instead of a Scooby-Doo Digi-Paper, I have a Sesame Street Digi-Paper for you! :)

I loved Sesame Street when I was a kid. My favorite character was Grover.  Who was your favorite Sesame Street Character??? Leave a comment, let the world know! :)

Click Here to download the Freebie!
Don't forget to come back next week - I'll have another digi-freebie for you!

Please leave some love if you enjoy my freebies! I love to hear from you! :)

File download is compressed and will need to be un-zipped prior to use. Each file contains the image in jpg and png format. The copyright shown on the preview pic is not on the downloaded files.

And, please....these downloads are for personal use ONLY - do not redistribute or share my files! I ask, instead, that you post a link back to my blog. :)

Inspiration Team Challenge 07/30 & A Freebie

Melanie, at Scrappily Ever After, has been celebrating Christmas in July, and today is the day for a photo challenge! The team of gals she put together to help inspire others to create cards for Operation Write Home has some amazing submissions for you, so be sure to check out Melanie's blog! 
Today's card is based on the photo of Christmas lights...ooooooooo, prettttyyyy! :) They always do mesmerize me!
In the spirit of using up my scraps, and trying to ease the burden of moving them all when the time comes, I made this card for this challenge.

I'm a terrible photographer, so I scan my cards. This tree is on pop-dots, and I ended up with a shadow, and a slight blur to my pic - sorry! I tried.......and failed.. :( I'm going to try to do better next time. Maybe I'll even pull out the camera and try to shoot the photo. Maybe.

Material List

SU Cardstock from Scrap Pile - Certainly Celery, Garden Green, Confetti Cream

Leftover Christmas Light Brads & Star Brad Buddy

SU Ink - Garden Green

Sponge Dauber

Pop DOts

SU Stamp - Short & Sweet

SCAL

(The christmas tree was traced from a jpg image in SCAL).

In honor of the end of our Christmas in July theme, I have three papers for you today!

:)

Thanks for checking out my submission to the challenges! I hope that I inspired you a little, and that you come back next month for our school theme! 

See you soon!

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Please leave some love if you enjoy my freebies! I love to hear from you! :)

File download is compressed and will need to be un-zipped prior to use. Each file contains the image in jpg and png format. The copyright shown on the preview pic is not on the downloaded files.

And, please....these downloads are for personal use ONLY - do not redistribute or share my files! I ask, instead, that you post a link back to my blog. :)

Cartoon Saturday - Scooby-Doo Mania Freebie #2

Another week has passed, and it's time for another Cartoon Saturday! Today I have another Scooby-Doo freebie digi-paper! I made a ton of Scooby papers - enough for some Scooby freebies for several weeks. Should I offer up a different cartoon digi next week, or continue with my Scooby's? Leave a comment, let me know! :) If there's a cartoon near and dear to you that you'd like a page made for, contact me, and I'll see if I can put one together to your liking!
Today's paper features our favorite sleuth, Scooby! I just love this blue background color, don't you?

To download today's freebie.........CLICK HERE!

Please leave some love if you enjoy my freebies! I love to hear from you! :)

File download is compressed and will need to be un-zipped prior to use. Each file contains the image in jpg and png format. The copyright shown on the preview pic is not on the downloaded files.

And, please....these downloads are for personal use ONLY - do not redistribute or share my files! I ask, instead, that you post a link back to my blog. :)

By Request - Chevy DigiPapers Freebie

For Melanie!
I did a combination of colors in this for you! Hope you can use them! Enjoy!
Feel free to download these for your personal use. Since the Chevy Bowtie is a copyrighted logo, these files may not be re-distributed or sold. The downloaded file is a compressed folder that will need to be unzipped prior to use.  If you wish to share them, I ask that you please provide a link back to my blog to do so. This link will be active for one week, so grab them while you can!
Note: the download contains some jpg and png files for you. The files in the folder do not have the copyright symbol. 
TIP: Clicking on the photos below will enlarge them in a new window for you. Clicking on the name of each paper below each preview pic will take you to the download for that paper.

If you like these, please leave some love for me in the form of a comment! Thanks!

Chevy Papers

Cartoon Saturday - It's Scooby-Doo Mania!

I have had a wonderful time creating some Scooby-Doo themed digi-papers the past couple weeks, and thought, "What a great idea for a Cartoon Saturday freebie!!". So, starting today, I am going to give away a free cartoon Digi-Paper each Saturday! So, fellow cartoon-lovers.......make sure you follow my blog so you can be notified of the new paper when it's available!

For a start, I thought it would be best to begin with a page that includes the whole Scooby-Doo Gang! I absolutely LOVE Scooby and the gang! I'm not sure why I do...I mean, we all know the story line, right? Gang visits/gets lost somewhere, it's haunted, they run around after scary things for fifteen minutes, Scooby & Shaggy are scared, and Thelma solves the mystery of the "masked monster" in the end! LOL!! Am I right, or what? Cracks me up - I think I just described every Scooby episode ever made in one sentence! Teeheehee!
At any rate, I do love Scooby - he's a loyal crafting pal! Always on some station at any given moment of the day, it seems. :) What's you favorite Scooby episode? I think mine is the one where the gang visits the "Ghoul School" !!
Without further ado, here's your Scooby Freebie...the very first Cartoon Saturday give-away! Enjoy!

To download  today's freebie digi-paper..... CLICK HERE.

Please leave some love if you enjoy my freebies! I love to hear from you! :)

File download is compressed and will need to be un-zipped prior to use. Each file contains the image in jpg and png format. The copyright shown on the preview pic is not on the downloaded files.

And, please....these downloads are for personal use ONLY - do not redistribute or share my files! I ask, instead, that you post a link back to my blog. :)

Pontiac Chief Digi Paper Freebie Mini Pack

A few months ago, a friend of mine was working on a Heritage scrapbook for a gift. Her dad used to work for Pontiac, back when they had the Pontiac Chief as the logo for the brand. I put together this mini pack of digi papers so she could print them to use on her page.  Here they are for you to use, too!
Note: Downloaded file is a compressed folder containing each paper as a jpg and as a png. You will need to decompress the zipped file prior to using.

Click HERE for the download!

This file contains four files : a solid black, solid red, patterned logo, and a sheet that has stripes and the patterned logo on it.

Review Parade Layout

Today I worked on a traditional layout for one of the "donation" albums. I had no idea where this page was headed when I started working on it, and I am pleased with the way it turned out; especially, because I had no final goal for it! :)

The photo doesn't really do the colors much justice. I used some older papers and colors that I have had in my stash for a long time.

Material List

Stampin Up Card Stock - Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Kiwi Kiss

Cuttlebug Embossing Folders - Spots & Dots, Swiss Dots, Tiny Bubbles

SCAL Shapes File - Circle, Square

1/4" Brads

Misc Craft ribbon from my stash

MME Magnolia DP

Stampin Up ink - Tempting Turquoise, Kiwi Kiss

Sponge Daubers

Cuttlebug

Cricut Expression
Photoshop Elements 8

For the photo in the lower right corner I used a Gradient Map to make the photo black & white. Then I used a brush tool to "erase" the b & w on the areas where I wanted full color. 

Thanks for looking at my blog! Enjoy!

Boston Layout

It has been a while since I have posted: life has become increasingly busy at my house! Spring cleaning has kicked into high gear here, and it has managed to suck up most of my free time.
I do have books to finish, so I did sit down today and work on a double digi-layout. I used a freebie template from www.freedigitalscrapping.com for both pages. The colors are all chosen from the large photo of the two boys. I did make a minor alteration to the Fenway Park template (changing it to one large and one smaller photo from it being a three-photo template).
I did more journaling on this layout than I think I've ever done before, and I am so happy with it!
Thanks for checking it out!

Note: I use Photoshop Elements 8 on my iMac for my digital artwork.

Silly Little Monkey Scrapbook Page

This is a photo from when my son was in kindergarden. When family and friends talk about how sassy and sarcastic, but fun, Kyle was at this age, this is the image that comes into my mind! My sister took this picture while we were driving down the road. Kyle did NOT want his photo taken, so after several attempts from my sister to take the picture, with him refusing to look her way, he finally swung his head around and gave her this! What a little monkey!!

Material List

CTMH Paper Pack - Animal Cookies

Stampin' Up Cardstock - Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Whisper White. Green Galore, Gable Green, Close to Cocoa, Kraft, Basic Black

Cricut Cartridge - Paper Dolls Dress Up

SVGCuts.com file - Cuddly Animals

Cuttlebug Embossing Folders - Tiny Bubbles, Swiss Dots, Victoria, Forest Branches

Font - Walt Disney

Sponge Daubers

Stampin' Up Onk - Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Real Red

Digital Scrapping

Deanna, a fellow online scrapper and info-sharer, was kind enough to send me a template that I saw on a post she had done on SVGCuts.com forum. I'm pretty "green" when it comes to all the digital programs, so it was a great way for me to learn a few things (working on new stuff that was free is the BEST way to learn!). Here is my digital version of the layout, using the wonderful template she had sent me. :)
I did end up adding additional photos and a title, to make it a hybrid scrapbook layout, which I will add to this post once I am done taking the photo.
I actually have this as a dbl layout; one page is done as a traditional scrapbook page (no digital work), and this is the second page. I wanted to match the background paper that I used on my traditional page, so I scanned a blank sheet of the paper into my computer, saved it as a .jpg and then pulled it into the template, sized accordingly......and presto! A matched color for the background! :)

Urban Kiwi Scrap Kit - Guarding the Guidon Page

Here's a digi layout I threw together tonight. All my papers are still in the basement, in the "old" craft room. I have not finished moving everything to the upstairs bonus room - my bright new room that I love! (Thank you, DH!!!), so the digi scrapping has taken precedence the last few days. :)

When we went to visit Kyle for Founders Weekend, we had to meet him at the soccer fields: it was bitter cold, and windy that day, too! He was guarding his company guidon at the bleachers, so I snapped a few quick photos. :) He's just so darned handsome, even in that goofy cap they wear! lol!

This page was made using the Urban Kiwi Digital Scrap Kit by Shabby Princess. The colors in this turned out perfect for this cold, fall day! Don't you think so, too?

Another digi layout I made!

This is another digital layout I made with the Happy Go Lucky file I downloaded from http://www.shabbyprincess.com/!
Still playing with my Adobe PE, and learning something new every time! I am loving this!!! I can not wait to move entirely into my new scrap room, hook up my monster printer (it's an Hp B8850 - the thing is awesome, but a beast!).

Thanks for taking a peek at my new page!

My very first 100% digital scrapbook layout!

I'm so excited! I have had the Adobe PE software on my computer for a year now, and just never taken any time to REALLY sit down and play around with all the cool things you can do on it. So, with some inspiration from Deanna's Hello Kitty post on the svgcuts.com forum, I downloaded a freebie Happy Go Lucky digi kit from Scrappy Princess to play around with on my program, and this is my result! I was so happy to finally understand layering and the way effects could be used with each! It was like a giant lightbulb lit up in my head! Awesome! Oh the possibilities that lie ahead of me now!! lol! I can't wait to spend more time playing around with colors and layouts......now I have to figure out how to throw a template into the mix! Woohoo! :)