Bugaboo Birdie

Good morning, its Saturday which means a new challenge at Catch the Bug and its a photo challenge! 

I chose to use the colours and bird as my inspiration and used Bugaboo's Bugaboo Birdie which I printed out twice to pop up her bow and the butterfly.

Drop on by Catch the Bug and give the challenge a try, you could win fantastic stamps! Happy stamping and good luck!

I'm entering this into:
Chocolate Coffee & Cards: Bingo (embossing, die cut, ribbon)
Fussy and Fancy: dies and or punches
Little Miss Muffet: anything goes
Inky Impressions: die cuts and flowers

Stamps: Bugaboo Birdie
Paper: gumball green, hello honey, whisper white, Japanese marble paper
ink: none
Other: fancy fan embossing folder, spellbinders, flower and butterfly die, ribbon, curliecue, rhinestone butterfly

Dandelion Butterflies

Good morning, today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and its a Bingo Challenge!

I chose to make a large tag for the flip album I'm creating so I used the Bugaboo ImageDandelion Butterflies, the whole page is a tag and I used die cuts.

I have 4 double sided pages so far for the album.

Drop on by Catch the Bug, take a look at what the other DT created and give the challenge a try, you have a week to create and you could win fantastic stamps!

I'm entering this into:

Brown Sugar: anything goes

Crafty Catz: anything goes

Fussy and Fancy: dies and/or punches

Simply Papercraft: anything goes

Stamp: Bugaboo Dandelion Butterflies

Paper: basic black, early espresso, whisper white, dp paper, vellum

Ink: none

Other: doilies, spellbinders, copic markers, prisma pencils, liquid pearls, stickles, MS butterflies

Yard Yabber

Good morning, this week Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Send A Smile 4 Kids and their theme is For Dad's or Special Males. I used the lawn mower from Doodle Pantry Yard Yabber to make a card for my Dad. I thought the background grass paper was perfect for it.

Drop on by Send a Smile 4 Kids and give their challenge a try. If you use a digital image you can enter our challenge AIMPDC #17 as well! Good luck and happy stamping!

I'm entering this into:

613 Avenue Create: anything goes/twist use a die to frame sentiment

Fussy and Fancy: birthdays

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Yard Yabber

Paper: cajun craze, whisper white, garden green (grass die) stampin up dp paper

Ink: none

Other: prisma/copic markers, deckle trimmer, grass die, 

Snow Friends Window

Good morning and welcome to Catch the Bug's Saturday Bingo Challenge!

I used the middle row with button, snowflake, and blue with Bugaboo's image Make It Snappy - Snow Friends Window. I printed it twice so I could cut out the window frame to add dimension. Love how it turned out!

Drop on by Catch the Bug and give the challenge a try, you could win fantastic stamps!

I'm entering this into:

Creative Card Challenges: Do you want to build a snowman

Fussy and Fancy: Happy Holidays

Pattie's Creation: Fun in the snow

Stamps: Bugaboo Make it Snappy - Snow Friends Window, sentiment cc designs

Paper: whisper white, night of navy

Ink: none
Other: prisma/copics, buttons, stickles, frosty morning embossing folder, modern label punch

Penguin Parade

Good morning and welcome to our last Catch the Bug Saturday challenge until the New Year! We'll have a Stella Says Sketch tomorrow and then two weeks off for Christmas! So today's challenge is Penguin Parade which I created with Bugaboo's Peace Love Joy Penguins. I'm pretty proud of this because I almost never use such bold dp paper and this worked so well!

Drop on by Catch the Bug and give the challenge a try you could win fantastic stamps!
I'm entering this into:
Crafty Catz: Sparkle and Shine
Pattie's Creations Designs: any Christmas Creation
Crafts Galore Encore: Merry Christmas and anything goes

Stamp: Bugaboo Peace Love Joy Penguins
Paper: basic black, whisper white, dp paper, cherry cobbler
Ink: none
Other: ribbon, rhinestones, prisma/copics

Fall Thank You

Good morning, today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug, our theme is Give Thanks! I printed out Girlz - Fall Pumpkin twice so I could pop up her hands and pumpkin. I just love fall with all the orange, green and reds.

Drop on by Catch the Bug and give the challenge a try, you could win fantastic stamps!

I'm entering this into:
Crafting with Friends: anything goes
Creative Fingers: anything goes
Fussy and Fancy: Thankful
Polkadoodles Crafting: fall colours
Simply Create Too: give thanks

Stamps: Bugaboo Girlz-Fall Pumpkin, stampin up sentiment
Paper: Handsome Hunter, dp paper, whisper white, mossy meadow, cherry cobbler
Ink: mossy meadow
Other: prisma markers, leaf die, deckle trimmer, snowburst embossing folder

Spring Boot

Good morning, today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and the theme is: In the Garden.

I printed Bugaboo's Spring Boot off twice to pop up the flowers, ladybug and flower. Drop on by Catch the Bug and give their challenge a try, good luck!

I'm entering this into:
Dragons Lair Design Challenge: bouquet of flowers
Digitally Sweet Challenge: April showers bring May flowers
Fussy and Fancy: lots of flowers
Pattie's Creations: Flowers
The Stamping Boutique: die cut or punch

Stamp: Bugaboo Spring Boot
Paper: basic black, whisper white, garden green
Ink: none
Other: liquid pearls, deckle trimmer, leaf vine die, ribbon

Cold Little Birdies

Good morning, I hope you had a great time with Bugaboo's 5th Annual Birthday Bash, today starts a new Saturday challenge which is a photo challenge.

I chose the colours blue and red, birds and branch as my inspiration. 

I used Bugaboo's Winter Bird Trio, coloured them with prisma/copics, used prisma pencils to enhance the images, then added stickles. LOVE how this turned out.

I'm entering this into:

Cut It Up: embossing (I did wet) and include a die cut

Fussy and Fancy: things with wings

Sister Act Challenge: anything goes

Addicted To Stamps: holidays

Crafting for all Seasons: things with wings

Stamps: Bugaboo Winter Bird Trio, Impression Obsession snowflakes,  stampin up sentiment

Paper: whisper white, ridinghood red, midnight muse

Ink: none

Other: prisma/copics, snowflake border dies, spellbinders, stampin up modern label punch, rhinestones, stickles

Sparkle and Shine

Good morning and welcome to the week long celebration of Bugaboo's 2nd Annual Holiday Chaos. Today is the first day of seven challenges and the theme is to Sparkle and Shine. I used shiny silver paper, stickles, and rhinestones. I printed Bugaboo's Christmas Ornament Gal off twice so I could pop up her bow.

Drop on by Catch the Bug take a look at all the prizes you could win and give their challenge(s) a try Come back here each day for a week for a new challenge! I'm entering this into:
Craft for the Craic: favourite Christmas colours
Delicious Doodles: non traditional Christmas colours
Fussy and Fancy Friday: Happy Holidays
Sister Act Card Challenge: anything goes
Dragons Lair Design Challenge: Christmas Time

Stamp: Bugaboo Christmas Ornament Gal
Paper: brilliant blue, whisper white, silver
Ink: none
Other: holly vine die, prisma/copic markers, rhinestones, stickles, silver gel pen, spellbinders, winter embossing folder

Cookies just for you

Good morning! Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and their theme is Stuffed - to use scraps from another project. Well I have tons of projects and lots of scraps so it was very easy to create this card. I used this weeks Friday Freebie Dottie-cookie tray and printed her off twice to pop up the tray and cookies.

Drop on by Catch the Bug and give their challenge a try, happy stamping!
I'm entering this into:
Brown Sugar: anything goes
Crafty Catz: anything goes
Fussy and Fancy: Happy Holidays
Sister Act Card Challenge: anything goes
Winter Wonderland: dies and punches

Stamp: Bugaboo Dottie-cookie tray, sentiment stampin up
Paper: mossy meadow, very vanilla, cherry cobbler, dp paper
Ink: none
Other: ribbon, rhinestone, snowflake diecut, stampin up ticket punch

Heaven Sent

I made this card just in time for the CDAC progressive challenges it closes tonight! I chose to do the baby carriage with the little tag attached Heaven Sent, in non traditional colours, so sweet. 

I printed off the stamp twice and popped up the carriage hood, bow, tag and wheels. 

I've entered this into:
CDAC Progressive challenges: Designed2Delight stamp challenge 17
A Gem of a Challenge: sketch
Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog: Tag it
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: Butterflies, ribbon and punches

Creative Belli Blog: Baby/new arrival

Sweet Stamps Blog:  my favourite colour:  RED, red, red and more red

Stamps: CDAC Designed2Delight baby carriage, Stampin Up Cross Hatch and sentiment

Paper: cherry cobbler, real red, pacific point, tempting turquoise, whisper white

Ink: pacific point, craft bravo burgandy, tempting turquoise

Other: spellbinders scalloped  circles, pearls, MS butterfly punch, ribbon, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder

Toy Truck

Happy May Day everyone! Its May 1st which means a new release for Doodle Pantry, and a new set of ants! These little critters are playing with a toy truck and having a blast in the dirt. 

I printed the set off twice and popped the ants and tires up. The background paper is wallpaper which adds texture.

Doodle Pantry has a lot going on right now. Drop in on the Doodle Pantry's Digi Grab bag and there are animal stamps on sale for 30% off in celebration of National Pet week. There are two free with purchase stamps and just for entering the Doodle Pantry Digital challenge #23 you get a fantastic stamp Scuba sheep and ant!

I've entered this into:
Craft Your Passion challenge: lots of texture
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge: one for the boys
Karens Doodles Challenge: something for the kids
That Craft Place Challenge: one for the boys
Craft Your Days Away challenge: Just for Children
Fussy and Fancy Friday challenge: punches and dies
LEJ Designs challenge blog: anything goes
Papertake Weekly challenge: anything goes

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Toy Truck Ants
Paper: basic black, whisper white, green galore, wallpaper
Ink: always artichoke
Other: ribbon, MS punch, stampin up circle punches, brads, spellbinder sprightly sprockets

Brrrrrr

I'm in Maui where its gorgeous out, 80F, but back home its 21F (-6C) which isn't really cold but colder than where I am! I used Doodle Pantry's Thinking Ant with the Winter Accessories, (scarf and ear muffs) just too cute. Sorry but this post is short and sweet, Aloha! 

I've entered this into:
Gingerloft Challenge: Let is Snow
The Squirrel and The Fox: Critters
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: Let it snow
Crafting for all Seasons Challenge: Snowman/snowflakes


Stamps: Doodle Pantry Thinking Ant and Winter Accessories
Paper: glorious green, green galore, whisper white
Ink: green galore
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, stampin up oval punches, MS snowflake punches, EK success snowflake punch, rhinestones, cuttlebug snowdots embossing folder, spellbinders classic/scallop oval

Very Merry

In keeping with most of my posts this month here's another Christmas card. If I keep this up I should be almost done by the end of November, lol! There have been a whole flurry of challenges this month, more than most and I think I'm almost caught up. This little guy was made especially for House Mouse & Friends Monday100th post challenge and hop. Create a card with bling, button and bows and then do the hop. So I'm off to hop! I'm also entering this into:

Crafty Creations Challenge: Christmas in July
Truly Scrumptious: Buttons and bows
Digi Doodle Shop's Best: anything goes
Fussy and Fancy Fridays: Christmas in July
Crafty Catz weekly challenge: Christmas in July
Stampin' for the Weekend: Paws for thought

Stamp: Stampabilities Comfort and Joy
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, whisper white, shimmer white
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, stampin up petals a plenty, chaulk and oval punch, cuttlebug snow dots, ribbon, rhinestones, red stickles, jolene's buttons, spellbinder deckle rectangle

Mr. Fix-it

This was my husband's birthday card. Its a Just Inklined stamp and sooo funny! Robin's a much better Mr. Fix-it than this guy but it was too funny to resist. Here's the inside..
I love Ethel too, she cracks me up! I've entered this card into Catch The Bug Challenge , Digi's With Attitude! and Papertake Weekly all are anything goes, Fussy and Fancy Fridays embossing, Stamp Something use a digi

Stamps: Just Inklined Diy King, Rubbernecker Ethel with coffee cup, sentiment computer generated
Paper: Stampin Up Cherry cobbler, ballet blue, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, Stampin Up chaulks, tag corner punch, modern label punch and crystal effects, cuttlebug d'vine swirls embossing folder, reflections brads

Happliy Ever After

I'm playing around with different textures and fronts for wedding invitations. I'm working with white and lime green which is hard to photograph, it looks so much better IRL! I'm entering this into Do You Stack Up which is anything goes, Stamp Something is to use flowers, Fussy and Fancy is embossing and/or paper piecing, Crazy 4 Challenges to use flowers, and Little Claire's Design's which is anything goes.

Stamp: Reflections wedding
Paper: whisper white
Ink: green galore
Other: ribbon, pearls, stampin up elegant bouquet embossing folder

Cattails Sympathy

This is my last post as a Doodle Pantry design team member until July, sniff, sniff! Then I get to design again as a guest designer for 1 month, yay! This gorgeous cattail is from the set Cattail Pond in the scenery section of Doodle Pantry. I've entered this into Totally Stampalicious to use brown, green and blue, Fussy and Fancy Fridays to do embossing (wet or dry) and/or paper piecing, Paper Sundaes to use masculine colours, Incy Wincy Designs and Digital Tuesday both are to use punches or dies.

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Cattail Pond, Stampin up warm words
Paper: early espresso, garden green, pacific point, whisper white
Ink: bashful blue
Other: prisma markers, pearls, EK success punch, stampin up corner rounder and modern label punch, cuttlebug argyll embossing folder

Sweet Heart

These ants are so my favorite and this set is adorable! You get the sweet heart candy, a happy face, phrases, AND 2 different images of the ants carrying the sweet heart candy. I printed the ants off twice so I could pop up the sweet heart. This is my type of valentine card, I'm definitely not a traditionalist. I've entered this into the Scrapbooker's Paradise for the sketch, Charisma Cardz which is valentine, Fussy and Fancy Friday challenge which is valentine but not red or pink, CES Challenge which is bold and bright and Paper Playtime which Doodle Pantry is one of the Sponsors!

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Heart Candy Ants
Paper: basic black, whisper white
Ink: lavender lace
Other: cuttlebug heart embossing folder, spellbinder labels 15, ribbon, classic/scallop oval, brads, prisma markers

Love You

These two are sooo adorable!! House Mouse stamps are so cute, just look at their little tails, lol! I made a card and a container full of chocolates for my husband for Valentines Day. I will have to do another card because I don't give "nice" cards to him, he might think that something was wrong! I've entered this set into Fussy and Fancy Friday which is to make a card and 3d gift, Scrap Creations which is love is in the air, Tuesday Throwdown to do background stamping, Lexi's Creations which is say it with love, House Mouse & Friends which is new beginnings (new love) Top Tip Tuesday which is anything goes, and Sketch Saturday

Stamps: Stampabilities tails of true love, Cornish Heritage Farms climbing floral backgrounder
Paper: Really rust, blush blossom, basic black, whisper white
Ink: really rust, blush blossom, basic black
Other: stampin up embossed heart, spellbinders label 15, pearls, EK success photo corner punch, clear embossing powder, clear box, ribbon, modern label extra large

Friends

Its the 5th of January which means another Doodle Pantry release and this month is fantastic! These two guys are a re-release AND they are in a new area of the store for the next two weeks. Its called Digi Grab Bag. The Digi Grab Bag images are available from the 5th to the 20th of each month, they will change each month and the stamps are approx. 50% off regular price, sweet! Also this month just for participating in the Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge you'll receive this gorgeous image free, however if you can't participate you can still buy it in the store.
AND just for making ANY purchase you will receive Love Sentiments free. Awesome. Take a look at the new releases they are incredible!!
Along with the card I made a nugget box to give my friend. I stamped and covered the hershey nuggets with butterflies and I adore my new MS butterfly punch. I've entered this into the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge which is to make a card and 3D gift, Kaboodle Doodles and Papertake Weekly both which are anything goes and Mark's Finest Papers which is to use something new (My MS butterfly punch)

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Caterpillar Hug
Paper: card- Cajun craze, summer sun, whisper white, box- always artichoke tangerine tango
Ink: summer sun
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, brads, rhinestones, large deckle spellbinders, Stampin Up large oval punch, MS butterfly punches, self adhesive labels, cuttlebug forest branches