An Oldie But Goodie

Hi, everyone!

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

Today I am using one of my chef images,  Chef Pierre - Test.

I put him on this jar of home-made Smoked Turkey and Wild Rice Soup that I took to a friend.

Admittedly, it is not my best "finish" work - I had a bear of a time putting the image to the band around the jar, and I was rushing (imagine that! Me impatient?! Bah!). It was a well-received thought, though, and that was what mattered, right?! 

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I would love to offer you the recipe for this, but I am the kind of cook that just "tosses it in" the pot, especially with soups! I can say, this has mushrooms, wild rice, some corn and delicious smoked turkey that I pulled off a leftover turkey carcass from a previous dinner after making my stock for the soup. It smelled like smoked turkey heaven in my house for two days! Mmmmm......

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) ====>>

This has been entered into the following challenges:

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

IIC #99 - Splash of Red

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Stampavie - Tag It!

Anything Goes at Catch the Bug!

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!

I have used the Bobblehead Thanksgiving Turkey 2 image for my card. I printed it so that the head size of the turkey matched some acrylic bubbles I recently purchased at a local stamp show (approximately 1" in diameter). With the turkey colored, I added the acrylic bubble to his head, and now he has a 3D appearance! :0) This is the second time you've seen this guy from me in the past month, or so, but i couldn't resist using him on some Fall cards this year - he is just that adorable, don't you think?

I did mix things up a bit, though; it is pretty rare that I ever make the same card twice!

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Material List

Designs by Cloud 9 Specialty Paper

Impression Obsession Die - Twig Wreath

Punches - EK Success Bracket Edge Punch

CTMH Pearls and Rhinestones

Satin Ribbon

Epiphany Crafts Acrylic Bubble Cap 

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:
ATC's & Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's - Birds and/or Animals
Emergency Crafters - Anything Goes
Fun with Shapes & More - Anything But Christmas
Patties Creations - Harvest or Thanksgiving

Another B-I-N-G-O card from Bugaboo Stamps! AND some "firsts" from me!

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 a diagonal column of requirements for my card this week (Flower, Starts with T, and Starts with B). My flower is a Prima, connected to my card with a Brad; and, of course, the T stands for Turkey! Yummy....it's right around the corner, folks! Can't wait for the turkey, turkey, turkey! lol!

My card features one of the Bugaboo Stamps Turkey images! This little cutie is the Turkey Pumpkin. I'm betting he's thinking he is camouflaged behind this pumpkin, trying to avoid the upcoming holiday! Haha....yeah....that's it, right?! 

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

Now, you're probably wondering what the "firsts" are that I referenced in my title. Well.....

I have been a long-time fan of you crafty folks that can sew! I am so jealous of your sewing, yet have not been motivated enough to figure out how to use a sewing machine until I decided that this card needed some stitching. SO......I pulled out my machine, which already had a brown spool and bobbin threaded in it, and added my wobbly, crooked lines to my background paper and the one side of my image (why be normal and do the whole image, right?! lol! Okay, okay....you got me....the bobbin ran out of thread, and I still haven't learned how to re-thread it! lol! I'm so lazy-bad, I know....I'm working on it!) So, that is the first "first"!

The other "first" for me on this is that I used Gamsol to blend my colored pencils. I have to say, at first I was not sure I was all that impressed with it because I can get the same pretty blending with my colorless blenders, or so I thought.....at first! Once I was done.......I totally love this technique! You will definitely be seeing more of this from me! Definitely! :0)

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Supplies Used

Debbie Mumm Papers

Prismacolor Pencils

Gamsol Technique

Sewing

Pop Dots

PhotoShop Elements

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:
ATC's & Cards with Attitude - Fall/Winter Anything Goes
Bloggers Challenge - Birds of a Feather
Card Makin' Mamas - Thanksgiving/Thank You
Clearly Inspired - CAS
Pixie Dust Studios - Thanksgiving

Anything Goes at Catch the Bug!

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!

I have used the Bobblehead Thanksgiving Turkey 2 image for my card. I printed it so that the head size of the turkey matched some acrylic bubbles I recently purchased at a local stamp show (approximately 1" in diameter). With the turkey colored, I added the acrylic bubble to his head, and now he has a 3D appearance! :0) The camera picked up the light reflecting off the acrylic, but not the true 3D effect of it.

If you look closely, you can see that I did some stitching! Woohoo! Points for me for making myself work on the machine! lol! This was only my second attempt at sewing, and while my lines aren't perfectly spaced, or completely straight, I am happy with it.

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Material List

Designs by Cloud 9 Specialty Paper

Sewing Machine

Impression Obsession Die - Twig Wreath

Punches - MS Branch, EK Success Flower, Marvy Tiny Flower

Stampin' Up Marker - Chocolate Chip

Sentiment by Me in PSE

Epiphany Crafts Acrylic Bubble Cap 

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:
Bloggers Challenge - Give Thanks
Broken Box Stock - #13 Thanksgiving
Card Crafter's Circle - #47 Patterned Paper
Card Makin' Mamas - Anything Goes
Cards by Lady Anne - Sentimental Friday Anything Goes
Clearly Inspired - #63 Critters
Fat Pages - Add A Sentiment/Anything Goes
Poodles Parlour - Thanksgiving/Thank You
QKR Stampede - #12 Giving Thanks
Wags & Whiskers - Fall Colors

Cuttin' Up With Class Challenge....Gobble! Gobble!

Hi, everyone!

It's Tuesday, and you know what that means......today starts a new challenge at the new SVG Challenge Blog, Cuttin' Up with Class! Thanks to all of the participants of last week's challenge, and for leaving some love on the projects that the DT created!  We loved seeing your blogs, and hope that you'll join us again this week! If you entered something into the challenge, please visit the Cuttin' Up with Class Blog on Thursday to see if you're a winner! :0) (Jani will also be contacting the winner by email). In the meantime, though, stop by to pick up this week's FREE SVG, or you may choose the file as a DIGI, and enter the current challenge! We'd love to see what you come up with! :0)

The Cuttin' Up with Class Blog is designed for crafters that want to participate in regularly scheduled challenges that are geared toward SVG files. New challenges are on Tuesday, each week.  A free SVG cut file is provided for  you to use on a project of your choice.  It can be combined with any other challenge. The SVG cut does not have to be the focal point, as long as it is included on your project. You are free to use it along with other SVG's from individuals or other companies. Visit the Challenge Blog for your FREE SVG or Digi! Today's file is a TURKEY - perfect for using after the upcoming holidays!

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The rest of the Cuttin' Up With Class Design Team has put together some great eye candy and inspiration for this weeks challenge, so be sure to check out what the talented ladies have drummed up for you! Their blogs are all linked in my side bar for you.

Don't forget to pick up the freebie so you can join in to win additional free SVG's and other goodies! :0)

Thanks so much for stopping by! I do hope you will join us each and every Tuesday for some great fun, fab SVG's and super prizes!

Happy Crafting!

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Paper Pretties - Giving Thanks

Kaboodle Doodles - Thanksgiving

Creative Card Crew - Thankful

Die Cuttin' Divas - Turkey Time!