Bugaboo Rock Star Boy

Good morning and welcome to another Catch the Bug Saturday Challenge! This week is a colour theme!

I used Bugaboo's Rock Star Boy for this challenge he was so perfect!

Drop on by Catch the Bug and check out what the other DT created and then start stamping! You have a whole week and you could win fantastic prizes! For those of you in the States have a great long weekend!!

I'm entering this into:

The Male Room: die cuts (I have used 2)

The Crafty Addicts: anything goes/use die cuts

Tuesday Throwdown: anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper: May anything goes

Stamp: Bugaboo Rock Star Boy, computer generated sentiment

Paper: basic black, cucumber crush, dp paper, whisper white

Other: copic markers rhinestones, stampin up star die, music die, spellbinders

Grumpy Gertrude - Fake Plants

Good morning and welcome to Catch the Bug's Freebie Friday! Today's freebie is Grump Gertrude - Fake Plants. Most of the time I'm much better with plants than Gertrude is, my Anthurium plant is thriving which is amazing because its cold in this house at night 16C and during the day its only 20C and right now its - 25C outside so its cold by the windows. I would say its a very hardy plant! 

Grumpy Gertrude's fake plants aren't so lucky, lol! Drop on by Catch the Bug and see what the other DT created with this image and then hop on over to Bugaboo to grab your freebie. While you're there take a look at all the stamps they are 50% off until December 31! Happy shopping.

I'm entering this into:

Through the Craftroom Door: anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown: anything goes

Crafting From the Heart: anything goes

Craft Your Passion: anything goes

Stamps: Bugaboo Grumpy Gertrude - Fake Plants, stampin up ivy vines background stamp

Paper: mellow moss, mossy meadow, whisper white, dp paper

Ink: versa mark, clear embossing powder

Other: copic markers, prisma pencils,  pearls, deckle trimmer

Bears Birthday

Good morning, today's Catch the Bug's Humor Me Wednesday where we celebrate very important hilarious holidays such as Have A Party with Your Bear Day which is always celebrated on November 16! Who knew, lol. I used Bugaboo's Frame It - Bears Birthday and printed it twice so I could pop up a balloon, noses, paws and presents. 

Drop on by Catch the Bug and see what other weird holidays are being celebrated this week. The new releases are up and are 50% off the entire week as well you still have time to enter our latest challenges both Saturdays (going in circles) and Sundays (sketch). 

I'm entering this into:

Crafts Galore Encore: November anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge: anything goes

Through the Craftroom door: anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown: add pearls

Crafty Cardmakers: embossing heat/dry

Stamps: Bugaboo Frame It - Bears Birthday, stampin up sentiment

Paper: whisper white, tempting turquoise, basic black, dp paper

Ink: tempting turquoise

Other: copic markers, happy birthday embossing folder, oval punch, stickles, pearls.

Best Friends

Good morning! I've been wanting to colour Doodle Pantry's Stone Wall Garden for a while now and have even attempted it a couple of times. However this is the first time I've liked how it came out. I printed the image off twice so I could cut out the windows, then added crystal effects and flower soft to the flowers for added dimension. I used a combination of stampin up water markers and prisma/copic alcohol markers.

There's still lots of time of enter Doodle Pantry's Ants in My Pantry Digital Challenge, you have until August 25 the only requirement is a digital image!

I'm entering this into:

Crafty Sentiments Designs: anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door: anything goes

Try it on Tuesday: sending you flowers

Tuesday Throwdown: Texture

Crafting from the Heart: anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Stone Wall Garden, Stampin up sentiment

Paper: basic black, whisper white, dp paper

Ink: none

Other: stampin up water markers and modern label punch, prisma/copic alcohol markers, crystal effects, flower soft, deckle trimmer

Little Bethlehem

Good morning, this week Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Craft Your Passion and their theme is always anything goes! I've been trying to make only Christmas cards this month so used Doodle Pantry's pre-coloured image Little Bethlehem. Doodle Pantry has a big summer sale going on all month of July (30% off) all stamps and they have a  lot of Christmas images so you could get a head start on your cards too!

Drop on by Craft Your Passion and give their challenge a try, its an easy anything goes challenge! If you use a digital stamp you can enter our challenge as well AIMPDC#7. Happy crafting!
I'm entering this into:
Digi Choosday: Christmas in July
Papertake Weekly: anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown: no patterned paper
Card Mania: anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry pre-coloured Little Bethlehem, stampin up sentiment
Paper: green, red sparkle cardstock, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: none

Happy Mother's Day

I had intended (and had put) a Happy Birthday sentiment on this and then remembered I had better start making Mother's Day cards for Send A Smile 4 Kids Canada. (I was thinking a young teenager would love to give this to their mother) So the sentiment changed and I have my first Mother's Day Card. The sketch I used is from a scrapbook store near me Scrapbook Memories & More, who have a challenge going on with a great prize.

Most of my cards have the inside decorated with no sentiment which I can always add later. 

I've entered this into:

Scrapbook Memories & More: sketch

Totally PaperCrafts: monochromatic

Paper Crafting Journey: use a sentiment

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: use a sentiment

Tuesday Throwdown: focus on sentiment

Stamp: Stampin up Long Time Friend

Paper: rich razzleberry cardstock and dp, michaels dp

Ink: rich razzleberry

Other: stampin up border punch, silver twine, ribbon, spellbinder

There's a "nap" for that

What a great morning it is today. I have 9 more days husband free where I get to create, not cook supper and basically have fun since Robin's gone fishing, Awesome! He also took the camera I usually use for my photos so I tried my mom's. WELL its awesome, lol! The picture is crisp and clear and I LOVE it.

I made this card for my uncle who's turning 83 today.  Since its such a large image I made it very simple with the sentiment computer generated. The inside says Live, Love, Laugh Happy Birthday. I should have a double layout of 12 x 12 scrapbook pages tomorrow.

I've entered this into:
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: anything goes
Celebrate the Occasion: anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown: masculine
Kaboodle Doodles: anything goes

Stamps: Justinklined Its a man's world, Impression Obsession splatter
Paper: brilliant blue, green galore
Ink: craft garden green
Other: stampin up designer label punch, crimper, prisma markers.

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

Hi everyone today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Stamptacular Sunday Challenge and the challenge is Spring Bling.

 I used the embossing folder Starry Night and added diamond stickles to them as well as to the branches. Then some rhinestones and I've got spring bling!

This gorgeous bird is Doodle Pantry's Bluejay and comes as an outline and a coloured version. I used the outline and coloured him myself and am really impressed with how he turned out! I cut a circle, added clouds and then popped up the bluejay. Hop on over to Stamptacular Sunday Challenges and give the challenge a try, its easy its spring bling!

I've entered this into:
Catch the Bug Challenge: emboss and bling it up
CropStop Challenge: to the birds
Pixie Dust Studio: Embossing
Digital Tuesday Challenge: wintery OR blue
Flourishes: bingo (bling, die cuts, emboss)
Tuesday Throwdown: use some sparkle

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Bluejay
Paper: pacific point, whisper white
Ink: ballet blue
Other: diamond stickles, rhinestones, starry nights embossing folder, classic/scallop circles, prisma markers

Flowers

Its cloudy and will probably rain here today, hope its sunny where you are. I finally got to use my postage stamp punch from Stampin Up, and I love it! This flower is one of the free digis from CDAC Progressive challenges which I printed off 6 times, coloured three and cut them out to pop up.

I added glitter to the centre and the ribbon has a glitter to it also. 

I've entered this into:
House of Gilli: ribbon and sparkles
Kaboodle Doodles: emboss it wet/dry
Lexi's Creations: punches and dies
The Shabby Tea Room: April showers photo inspiration with ribbon and flowers
One Stitch at a Time: anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown: use some sparkle
Creative Card Crew: ribbon

Stamps: CDAC Progressive Challenge Wax Fruit Company, Impression Obsession splatter, Hero Arts Large flower background
Paper: cherry cobbler, tangerine tango, summer sun, whisper white
Ink: craft really rust, only orange
Other: SU markers cherry cobbler, summer sun and tangerine tango, SU punches, EK success flower punch, Whimsy vine die, clear embossing powder, ribbon, diamond stickles

Raccoon Friends

These cuties are from Clear Dollar Stamps and they're having fun in a bunch of flowers! I printed off the stamp twice and then cut out the raccoons and popped them up. I added glitter to the flowers and two of the background papers are wallpaper samples, lots of texture! I've entered this into:

The Poodles Parlour: anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown: dimension and texture

Paper Playtime: anything goes

Stamps R Us: anything goes

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Raccoon Friends

Paper: whisper white, pacific point, wallpaper samples

Ink: bashful blue, barely banana

Other: prisma markers, recollections brads, orange stickles, spellbinders deckle rectangles

Gene's 60th birthday

I love this image! There is a lady that is behind him on an inner tube, I just masked her off. I had originally wanted to put the sentiment Laughter is an instant vacation but since its not a digi after cutting everything else out I discovered that it was too large, so used this one. I'm entering this into:
Crafty Ann's challenge: summertime
Divas by Design: summer is here
Creative Craft Challenge: Its Summer time
Sweet Stamps: Hot Time in the Summer
Tuesday Throwdown: summer time
Critter Sketch Challenge: summer fun

Stamps: Art Impressions Jumping In((includes sentiment), Rubbernecker bubbles
Paper: Glorious green, gable green, whisper white
Ink: craft green galore, classic glorious green
Other: prisma markers, stampin up chaulk, exposy stickers, stampin up ticket punch, recollections brads, spellbinders wacky squares

Tis the Season

Christmas in July, yes! This is the first summer in 5 years where I haven't been busy with Christmas card workshops, it seems very strange indeed. So I guess I need to make the cards on my own and I used this beautiful image from Doodle Pantry. It does come in a coloured version, however I coloured this one myself and really like how it turned out. A very fast, simple and easy card. I'm entering this into:
Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge: use a doodle pantry image
Sweet Stamps Blog: Christmas in July
Tuesday Throwdown: Christmas in July
Designers Choice Challenge: Christmas in July
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge: Celebrate (I used embossing, punches, digi, ribbon)
Moving Along with the Times: Christmas in July
Stampin with the Dragon: Christmas in July
Tuesday Morning Sketches: sketch

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Holly and Juniper
Paper: whisper white, real red
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, EK success snowflake punch, MS snowflake punch, stampin up classic/scallop oval punches, spellbinders classic/scallop circles, ribbon, cuttlebug snowdots embossing folder, recollections mini brads

Happy Holidays

Its the end of the month and my last post as a Doodle Pantry Guest Designer! I haven't used this adorable sheep yet so why not a Christmas card AND it would fit in with all the red, white and blue challenges, lol. Its hard to see in the photo but its matted in navy blue not black. I love my new MS holiday branch punch its just too cute. I've entered this into:
Whoopsi Daisy Challenges: Christmas in June
Tuesday Throwdown: red, white and blue
Sew Many Challenges: dry embossing
Card Makin Mamas: Red, white and blue
Stamp Something: red, white and blue
Secret Craft Saturday challenge: embossing
Catch the Bug challenge: red, white and blue

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Holiday Sheep and Holly and Juniper (sentiment)
Paper: night of navy, real red, whisper white
Ink: bashful blue
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, MS snowflake and branch punches, recollections brads, cuttlebug snowdots embossing folder, diamond stickles, stampin up scallop/classic oval punches, crystal effects

Ruff Day

This could have been made especially for me yesterday. I've been on weight watchers for 5 weeks now and thought I was doing so good last week and I gained weight! Now come on, I had a rough day, lol! On the positive side I finally had an appointment with my specialist, only 7 months after hurting my knee, and I should be having surgery on my knee within a couple of weeks. Yes, back to step aerobics! This adorable dog is from Clear Dollar Stamps called Sentimental Puppy. He does come with sentiments but the one I used I computer generated. I used the deckle rectangle so the edges would look distressed which is the challenge at Clearly Inspired challenge #29, you have another week to enter the challenge. Other challenges I've entered this into are:
Stamps R Us: Pets R Us
Digital Tuesday challenge: In the Garden/Outdoors
Tuesday Throwdown: use an animal
Papertake Weekly: anything goes
One Stop Craft Challenge: Texture

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Sentiment Puppy, computer generated sentiment, Stampin up paws wheel
Paper: basic black, whisper white, real red
Ink: ballet blue, wild wasabi, craft bravo burgandy
Other: prisma markers, spellbinders deckle rectangles, recollections brads, dollar store paw brad, stampin up scallop punch

Caroling Penguins

I drove my husband for physio on Friday and with nothing else to do I went shopping at the local stamp store, so much fun! Did I mention I'll be driving him for the next 3 weeks, 3 times a week until he can drive himself, OMG I think I'm more excited than he is, lol! There is nothing else to do except maybe sit and read a book, NOT. Soooo I bought these cute little guys for a couple of reasons. One of course was to make a winter card BUT Cute Card Thursday is having a challenge to do a weather related card. What is the weather like where you live, well below is the photo I took Thursday of the weather in our area. In the bottom of the photo you can see the footprints on the back deck. The day before it was clear of snow. I'm just so thankful that the snow didn't fall until we were home. Driving in that blizzard would have been so stressful. We got 15cm of snow and Calgary got 23cm, I'm so glad I don't live in Calgary, lol!
I've entered this card into Scrap-Creations for the sketch, Tuesday Throwdown use sparkle and bling, Papertake Weekly use dimension, Cute Card Thursday weather inspired and Paper Sundaes for texture.

Stamp: Slapstick Stamps Caroling penguins
Paper: Bulk pack from Costco (green colour bought years ago), shimmer white, whisper white
Ink: Memento black
Other: prisma markers, green and ice stickles, rhinestones, cuttlebug snow dots and snowflakes embossing folders, classic/scallop circles spellbinders, ribbon

Go Crazy

Another Just Inklined stamp and another birthday. This was also for my youngest son's birthday. My dad needed a card to give to Steven and I made this. The look on his face is priceless along with the way he's standing, love it! I entered this into Creative Card Crew which is no flowers, Tuesday Throwdown use those scraps (the green yellow are scraps), The Rubber Cafe use your favorite die, Do You Stack Up use layers, and CES challenges men only

Stamp: Just Inklined Cecil, computer generated sentiment
Paper: Stampin Up whisper white, cherry cobbler, glorious green, green galore, textured yoyo yellow
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, reflections brads, ribbon, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, stampin up square lattice embossing folder, oval punches and crystal effects, spellbinders classic oval

Finally

This is just way too funny! On the inside I printed Congratulations on choosing your wedding date...finally! Lol friends had become engaged almost 2 years ago but hadn't decided on a date, I thought this card was appropriate. I took the photo on a bit of an angle and hopefully you can see I embossed the background not only with time pieces in ink but also dry embossed it as well. It looks so cool IRL! I've entered this into Housemouse which is to use your favorite stamp, how about your favorite character, at least I think they're the same! Tuesday Throwdown which is to pop it up (create 3d effect), and Crazy 4 challenges which is to use dies and My Grafico challenge which is anything goes.

Stamps: stampa rosa 246 (1998), C344 Mudpie 1999 stampabilities Attentive Friend (1998),
Hero Arts Time to stamp
Paper: whisper white, lovely lilac, basic black,
Ink: craft lovely lilac
Other: cuttlebug clockworks, ribbon, 3/4" circle punch, spellbinders deckle rectangle

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