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 always a favorite among us crafters because it gives us free reign!

This week's theme is

Anything Goes

My card features a Bugaboo Stamps image from the adorable Knobby Knees Collection called 

Knobby Knees - Girl Vacation.

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Supplies Used

Spellbinders Nesties: Classic Ovals-Small & Large, Classic Scalloped Ovals-Large

Memory Box Die - Elegant Scrollwork

Spong Dauber

Stampin' Up - Elegant Eggplant Ink, Curly Label Punch

Rhinestones

So, what your "Anything Goes" 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 SEVEN 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!

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This card has been entered into the following challenges:
Card Makin' Mamas - Punches
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday - Punches
Fussy & Fancy - Swirls & Flourishes
Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes
Our Craft Lounge - School's Out
Raise the Bar - Hello Summer
Wags & Whiskers - Summer Fun

Cruise Layout

This is a page that I pulled svg's from several of my favorite blogs, plus made the porthole frames from the SCAL Shapes Library, to pull the whole page together. I welded the seasurf svg together to create the bottom water border.

Material List

CardStock - Stampin' Up Whisper White, Ballet Blue, So Saffron, Buckaroo Blue, Cool Carribean

The Paper Co. - Chromatic CardStock

Paper Studio - Shimmer Grey 

Stampin Up Punch - Word Window

Silver Brads

SVGCuts.com DigiCart - Swirlies  (SeaSurf svg)

Denise's Scrapbooking Room - Cruise Ship SVG

Oh I wish I were there!

This lucky young man took a trip with his family to Ireland, and the pictures were sent to me to be included in the scrapbook I'm working on for his mom.

Material List

Stampin Up Ballet Blue, Handsome Hunter, Whisper White, Barely Banana, Basic Black

HOTP Designer Paper

BlackMoor Castle Font

Cricut & Sure Cuts A Lot

Basic Shapes File Heart & Oval (welded to make the shamrocks)

Paper Company Mulberry Paper

Tearing Edge Ruler

Copper Embossing Powder

Heat Tool

Sponge Stamp

VersaMark Ink

Cuttlebug & Floral Screen Embossing Folder

Hinge SVG from Wanda's Cards & Crafts

Pop Dots

Must be "Dragon Week" at my house!

Today I finished a page that focuses on a photo of my son (15 years old, at the time) standing in front of an enormous Lego Dragon (some call it a sea serpent - we say "dragon") at Downtown Disney in Orlando, FL.  My family loves dragons! As a teen and young adult, I used to scour stores before Christmas looking for just the "right" dragon figurine for my step-dad. He always was a huge fan of dragons, so it became a tradition, of sorts, to purchase something dragon-related for the holiday. There are five kids between him and my mom; needless to say, he received dragons in excess!
Anyhow, this love of dragons, which is the Chinese Symbol of Good Fortune, was passed down to all of the children in our family. When I met my husband, one of the first things we found we had in common was the Medieval Era.  In my own home, I do not decorate with dragons, but we read fantasy novels, play fantasy video games and computer games, love the Renaissance Festival, and always stop to "gawk" at anything we see on our daily adventures that relates to dragons!
My point in telling you this is to convey just how "TOTALLY COOL!" this lego dragon was to us all when we saw it in the water. :) It's incredible what the Lego folks can do with their little plastic, colorful blocks, but this just blew us away! There is part of this that you can not see - there are four large arches behind this characters head that are his tail - the entire thing spanned over 75 feet of lineal water space. Just awesome!

Material List


Stampin' Up Cardstock - Night of Navy, Real Red, Garden Green, Old Olive, Whisper White
Karen Foster Paper - Dragon Scales
DCWV - All About Boys Paper Stack
Cuttlebug Machine
Cuttlebug "Distressed Stripes" Embossing Folder
Inkjet Printer
Sure Cuts A Lot & Cricut Expression
Glitter Gel Pen
Stampin' Up Circle Punches - 1" & 3/4"
Stampin' Up Corner Punch


The fantastic dragon silhouette was cut from a clip art in SCAL using the Trace Image option. (This piece of artwork was drawn by Becky. You can visit her incredible artwork site here. )
Thanks for looking at my page!

Village View Bed & Breakfast

This is the grounds of the B & B we stayed at this past weekend, called Village View, in Howe, IN.
Karen Wieland is a wonderful hostess, and has a great passion for details, as you will see here.