Anything But A Card Monday - Christmas Balls

Good morning, today at Catch the Bug is Anything But a Card Monday 

and I've made some Christmas Balls using Bugaboo's digital stamps.

Splitcoaststampers has a tutorial here however I did mine a little different. I used Inkjet Transparencies and printed off the stamps I wished to use which were Bugaboo's Turtle - Winter and Snowman - Winter. The transparencies are rough on one side and that's the side you print on. I used a circle cutter and cut the circle leaving a notch at the top (below is the blank I keep for sizing my image)

Then colour the image with alcohol markers. (you could use a coloured digital stamp)
I cover the rough side with versa mark, stampin up heat and stick powder (heat it) then glitter and finish heating. AS soon as that's done I roll it up and put the acetate in the glass ball. Its much easier rolling and unrolling the sheet if its warm. Put the cap on, add a bow and its done. I have a few more to make before Christmas. Happy creating!
I'm entering this into:
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long: anything but a card
C.R.A.F.T.: Christmas

Stamps: Bugaboo Turtle Winter, Snowman Winter
Paper: acetate
Ink: noir spectrum
Other: Celebrate it glass balls, glitter, heat and stick powder, large glitter for snow, ribbon

Vintage Christmas

Good morning, today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug Stella Says Sketch. I made a Christmas card using this great sketch with Bugaboo Mini Set - Christmas Tags

The deep bronze paper shimmers and looks so nice, something that the photo doesn't catch. Drop on by Catch the Bug Stella Says Sketch and give the challenge a try you could win awesome stamps!

I'm entering this into:

Digi Galore: anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge: anything goes as long as its Christmas

Christmas Stamp' All Year Long: anything goes

Sister Act card Challenge: anything goes

Stamp: Bugaboo Mini Set- Christmas Tags

Paper: whisper white, shimmer white, bronze

Ink: none

Other: prisma markers, liquid pearls, snowdots embossing folder, snowflake border, ribbon, oval punch, spellbinders

Stocking Santa Ornament

Good afternoon, its been a crazy day and I missed posting, lol! Today is Friday which means a Bugaboo freebie! This week the freebie is Stocking Santa Ornament and this is the card I created with it. Grab your freebie and start creating!

I'm entering this into:

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards: your favourite holiday

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long: anything goes

Crafty Catz: winter theme

Polkadoodles Challenge: clean and simple

Sister Act Card Challenge: anything goes

Stamp: Bugaboo Stocking Santa Ornament

Paper: silver, cherry cobbler, whisper white

Ink: none

Other: stampin up alcohol markers, stickles, rhinestones, candycane embossing folder, spellbinders

Cuddly Bear

Good morning, today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Fab 'n Funky challenges and their theme is to create a card/project with a bear as the main image. I used Cuddly Bear and merged a Santa Hat from (Santa Accessories) on him.

I cut him and his hat out and added stickles, very easy.

Drop on by Fab 'n Funky and give the challenge a try. If you use a Doodle Pantry image you can enter our challenge too. Just for entering our challenge you receive a free image AND you could possibly win more!

I've entered this into:

Crafty Sentiments Design: Christmas

One Stop Craft Challenge: anything goes

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long: anything goes

Lady Anne's Challenge: anything goes

Sassy Studio Designs: sketch

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Cuddly Bear, Santa Accessories, Stampin Up sentiment

Paper: Michaels (holly) Doodle Pantry Blessed Christmas (red snowflake), basic black, whisper white, cherry cobbler, green galore

Ink: none

Other: prisma markers, stickles, ribbon, brads, spellbinder tags, holly and oval scallop, MS snowflake border punch, rhinestones

You're a Little Deer

Good Morning, today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Send A Smile 4 Kids and their challenge is Happy Holidays! I used our new Little Deer and created a gift bag.

The bag is called a 2-5-7-10 box and I used instructions from Splitcoaststampers. They were very clear and easy.

Hop on over to Send A Smile 4 Kids and give their challenge a try. If you use a Doodle Pantry image you can enter our challenge too!

I've entered this into:
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long: anything goes
Forever Friends Challenge: anything goes


Stamps: Doodle Pantry Little Deer, sentiment stampin up
Paper:
Ink: none
Other: stampin up bells and cord, memory box snowflake die, tag punch, MS snowflake punch

Cup of Cocoa

I'm behind on my Christmas cards and I had this guy all coloured up and ready to go. 

I had forgotten about the cute little tag until my stampin buddy used it on her card, thanks Glenda!

I thought the swirl background worked perfectly with the image.

I've entered this into:
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long: glittery
Jingle Belles: Embossing around the Christmas Tree
Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge: favourite holiday
CropStop challenge: Emboss it
Meljens Designs: anything goes
ABC Christmas Challenge: I is for icy
My Mum's Craft Shop challenge: embossing
Scrapbook Sisters: Gems and glitter

Stamps: Meljens Penguin cocoa, stampin up sentiment
Paper: tempting turquoise, whisper white
Ink: tempting turquoise
Other: prisma markers, diamond stickles, rhinestones, ribbon,

Snow Buddies

I had another fantastic day stamping with my friend Glenda and this is the card I made.I had originally coloured the snowmen's hats black but decided to change them to green. 

They were coloured with alcohol markers so I used the colourless blender to erase as much of the black as possible. Then I coloured over them with green, the result is the hats look like felt IRL. The photo doesn't do them justice. 

The inside says "Merry Christmas from your snowbuddies!"

 I've entered this into:

Totally Stampalicious: use turquoise, purple, green

Card Crafter's Circle: Tic Tac Toe (embossing, digi, bling)

Christmas Stampin' All Year: anything goes

Jingle Belles: Happy Hybrid Holiday 2012 

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge: anything goes 

Crimbo Crackers: cute

Stamps: Bugaboo snow word

Paper: concord crush, whisper white

Ink: Bashful blue

Other: prisma markers, snowflake embossing folder, ribbon, rhinestones

Sassy Santa

I love these Sassy Studio images, what guy wouldn't want this card for Christmas. After entering the progressive Sassy challenge, I decided to do their monthly Christmas challenge and for October its ornaments. So the whole project could be an ornament or the paper has an ornament on it etc. I stamped Christmas ornaments and embossed them and added the rhinestones and cute little bells, sweet. I've entered this into:

Sassy Studio Designs Christmas challenge: ornaments

Christmas Stampin' All Year: Jingle all the Way

Charisma Cardz: anything goes

Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs Sassy Santa, Stampin Up tree trimmings

Paper: basic black, whisper white, real red

Ink: craft bravo burgandy

Other: clear embossing powder, stampin up ticket punch, rhinestones, jingle bells, MS snowflake punch, EK success snowflake punch, diamond stickles

Kiss Me

I haven't done a Christmas card for a while and finally had few minutes last night. I finished it at midnight but I did get it done. This stamp is one that comes without a backing so you put glue on it yourself and I missed placed the package. If anyone knows what stamp company he is from please tell me, so when I find it I'll publish the name of the company, he is so totally adorable! I've entered this into:

Creative Card Crew: anything goes

Heart Song Inspirations: anything goes and/or favourite colour combo (I did both!)

Stamps R Us: anything goes

Christmas Stampin all year long: monochromatic

Crafts 4 Eternity: recipe #34 anything Christmas

The Paper Shelter: anything goes

Stamps: Main image (?), Doodle Pantry Merry Mistletoe (sentiment)

Paper: cherry cobbler, whisper white

Ink: bashful blue chaulk(take the white off the image)

Other: prisma markers, classic/scallop spellbinders circlers, cuttlebug snowflakes, MS snowflake punches, Stampin Up decorative label punch, michaels ribbons, diamond stickles glitter