Moose Ornament

Good morning! Today starts a new challenge for Stella Says Sketch and it will last until Jan 8 because we start vacation in a couple of days! So there is no excuse for not playing, you could win fantastic stamps! Today's sketch is an older one but with a twist, add some ribbon!

I printed Bugaboo's Moose Ornament twice so of course I could pop up something! I love the look of his eyes, so cute!

Drop on by Catch the Bug Stella Says Sketch and see what the other DT created and then start stamping!

I'm entering this into:

A Gem of a Challenge: anything  Christmas goes

My Time to Craft: Christmas Animals

Sweet Stampin: Animals

Colour Crazy Craft challenge: anything goes

Stamps: Bugaboo Moose Ornament, stampin up sentiment

Paper: real red, cucumber crush, whisper white, dp paper

Ink; None

Other: copic markers, circle punch, stickles, ribbon, rhinestones

Cute Critter

Good morning, today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring 613 Avenue Create and their challenge is anything goes however if you wish you can also do their twist which is to use black and white with one other colour. I chose to do the twist and I used Doodle Pantry's Cute Critters Skunk with an orange flower.

Drop on by 613 Avenue Create and give their challenge a try. If you use a digital stamp you can enter our challenge AIMPDC #8 as well! Good luck and happy crafting.

I'm entering this into:

A Gem of a Challenge: animals or Birds

Sweet Stampin: anything but birthday

Simply Create Too: anything goes

Freshly Made Sketches: sketch

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Cute Critter, stampin up sentiment

Paper: basic black, whisper white, orange Japanese paper

Ink: none

Other: prisma/copics, ek success punch, stampin up oval punch, swiss dots embossing folder, stickle, deckle trimmer

Lily Trio

Good morning, today is Tuesday which is New Release Day at Bugaboo! I printed the new stamp Lily Trio three times so I could pop up the vases, butterflies, and petals.

Drop on by and see what else Jodie has created. Remember all stamps are 50% off all of July and sometimes new release stamps are not on the site until late Tuesday!

I'm entering this into:
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes
Love to Scrap: anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: anything goes
Sweet Stampin: no designer paper

Stamps: Bugaboo Lily Trio, stampin up sentiment
Paper: cajun craze, japanese marble paper, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: brads, prisma/copics, stickles, stampin up oval punch

Snowman Wishes

Good morning, its Day 2 of Catch the Bug's Christmas in July and today we have a sketch challenge.

I used Bugaboo's Snowman Topper which I printed off twice to pop up his body. Its a great sketch that's fast and easy. 

Remember all stamps at Bugaboo are 50% off so its a great time to get ahead of those Christmas cards and for entering challenges there are great prizes.

There will be normal winners daily earning:

10 images for 1st, 7 images for 2nd, 4 images for 3rd

and Christmas in July images

The Grand prize winners must participate in all of the challenges for a prize of:

1st - 7 free digital stamps for six months ($126.00 value), a 4 month guest DT

and Christmas in July images

2nd - is a $50.00 gift certificate, a 2 month guest DT

and Christmas in July images

3rd - is a $25.00 gift certificate, a 1 month guest DT

and Christmas in July images

Drop on by Catch the Bug and give some or all of the challenges a try! Have fun and happy stamping!
I'm entering this into
Crafty Calender Challenge: Christmas in July
Scrapper's Delights Challenge: anything goes
Sweet Stampin': Christmas in July
Digitally Sweet Challenge: anything goes

Stamp: Bugaboo Snowman Topper
Paper: whisper white, cherry cobbler, stampin up dp paper
Ink: none
Other: snowflake die, rhinestones, modern label punch

Be Merry

Good afternoon, its day 2 of Catch the Bug Christmas in July challenges and its a sketch challenge.

 I'm entering this into:
Catch the Bug Day 2 challenge: sketch
Crafting at the Weekend: anything goes
Digi Galore: anything goes
Sweet Stampin': Christmas in July

Stamps: Bugaboo Sassy Xmas Gal, stampin up sentiment
Paper: Cherry cobbler, mossy meadow, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: stampin up alcohol markers, modern label punch, petals a plenty and perfect polka dots embossing folders, ribbon, cuttlebug candycane embossing folder, spellbinders classic/scallop ovals, diamond stickles (on the 3 dots inside the flowers), rhinestones

Snow Friends

This stamp is from Beccy's Place and is so perfect for our family of 5, lol! The snowflake is a memory box die and is gorgeous. I cut out three and then cut them apart to layer them under the snowmen.

I've entered this into:
Sweet Stampin' Christmas: anything goes
Inky Impressions Challenge: snow/ winter
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: snowflakes
Craft Your Passion: Snow
Catch the Bug Challenge: anything goes

Stamp: Beccy's Place Snowmen
Paper: brilliant blue, whisper white, digital background paper
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, stickles, memorybox snowflake

Daffodils for you

This gorgeous basket is from the CDAC progressive challenge and I filled them with Daffodils from Doodle Pantry! Merging digital images is so much fun. 

I printed and cut out two of the daffodils and popped them up. A very simple but elegant sympathy card. 

I've entered this into:

CDAC Progressive challenge: use one of the freebies (basket)

The Crazy Challenge: add a sentiment

Digi Design Challenge Blog: emboss it, any way you want it

Sweet Stampin: Challenge: anything goes
Paper Sundaes: Spring Blossoms
Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog: Spring into spring

Stamps: Basket by Shelly's Images, Doodle Pantry Daffodils and SweetPeas and with sympathy sentiment,  background Hero Arts Butterflies and Flowers

Paper: handsome hunter, summer sun, cajun craze, whisper white

Ink: craft summer sun

Other: prisma markers, stampin up classic/scallop oval punches, cuttlebug herringbone embossing folder, pearls, spellbinders deckle rectangles, ribbon

Paradise

 Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Digital Tuesday Challenge, which is a sketch challenge.  

 Here are my adorable little friends with more food to fill their little bellies, they are having the time of their lives!

I printed off the image twice and cut out pieces to pop up. I added stickles to the flower centres to give it a bit of glitz but only added one accent, which is all it really needed. 

Hop on over to Digital Tuesday and give the sketch the try. There is also lots of time to create a card using a Doodle Pantry image (there are freebies available) and enter our challenge. Just for entering you receive a free image (Quirky Bunny this challenge) AND you could win more images, awesome!

I've entered this into:

Craft Your Passion Challenge: anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs: something old/new (old - embossing folder, paper and diecuts, new - image)

Catch the Bug: March anything goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Nature, Bugs and Bees

Stampin for the Weekend: Bingo  (flowers, polkadots, diecuts)

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Strawberry Ants, Marble cube

Paper: basic black, whisper white, green galore, ballet blue, cherry cobbler(flower)

Ink: ballet blue

Other: prisma markers, label 15 spellbinders, flower punches, ek success lattice punch, stampin up perfect polka dots embossing folder, whimsy vine diecut, brad, yellow stickles

Dianne's Birthday

I LOVE Ethel and I made her for my sisters birthday. She looks hilarious in her leotard, what a looker, lol! Here's the insideOriginally I was going to colour both images and put Ethel with frying pan on the outside and her in a leotard on the inside but... I ran out of time and just coloured the one. I still love her. I've entered her into:
Mojo Monday: sketch
Sweet Stampin' challenge: fashion (lol!)
Crafty Ann's challenge: dry embossing/ debossing
Wags 'n whiskers: buttons and bows

Stamps: Rubbernecker Ethel, stampin up teahouse background, sentiment computer generated
Paper: concord crush, pink passion, pink pirouette, whisper white
Ink: pink passion, concord crush, wisteria wonder
Other: prisma markers, spellbinders label 4 and deckle rectangle, stampin up tag punches, crystal effects and sanding blocks (sanded bottom part of pink passion textile paper, ribbon, buttons, cuttlebug textile and swiss dots embossing folders, recollections mini brad

Resting Bird

I tried my hand at colouring a Robin and I think I did a pretty good job. This gorgeous guy is from Clear Dollar Stamps and if you go to their website Clearly i stamp you still have a week to enter the latest challenge which is to use punches, die cuts and cut outs. If you look closely at the brown piece in the background its a wrapping from my husbands cigar, looks good doesn't it! I've entered this into:
There's magic in the air:Magical Monday sketch
CES Challenge Blog: Woodland Creatures
Sweet Stampin Challlenge: use something unusual
City Crafter Challenge: birds of a feather (bird or birdcage)
Catch the Bug Challenge: Anything goes
The Poodles Parlour: Birds eye view

Stamps: CDS Resting Bird
Paper: early espresso, pumpkin pie, dollarstore paper, cigar wrapper
Ink: pumpkin pie
Other: prisma markers, dollarstore flowers, stampin up button, EK success border punch, spellbinders deckle rectangle, MS branch punch, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder

Water Sports

Anyone who follows my blog knows these are my favorite Doodle Pantry stamps! These ants rock and apparently when no ones looking they're tubing in the back yard, lol! I printed this set off twice and then cut it out and popped it up. I love doing the sky background its easy and looks so nice. I've entered this into:

Doodle Pantry Stock the Pantry #2: use a Doodle Pantry image
Sweet Stampin Challenge: use the sketch or theme which is In the Garden
2 Sisters Challenge Blog: use a digi
Totally Gorjuss: water, water
Paper Sundaes: pop it up

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Garden Ants
Paper: Basic black, whisper white, yoyo yellow, ballet blue
Ink: ballet blue, pretty in pink, bashful blue
Other: prisma markers, stampin up perfect dots embossing folder and modern label punch, wave crimper, recollections large brads, ribbon, MS border punch