Here's Looking At You

Wow, can you believe Thanksgiving has come and gone?!  Did you eat a monstrous amount of food for the holiday?!  Phew! I didn't eat much, but I sure cooked my butt off!  It's so much fun to do, but so tiring, isn't it?  Oh, and cleaning up the mess!  NOT a part of it that I like! LOL

Now that you have your tummies stuffed, are you ready to get those creative juices flowing?! I hope so, because we have a new challenge for you, starting today, at Catch The Bug! We have a color challenge for your creating pleasure, this time.  Those are always fun aren't they?  Are you ready to get out your crafting goodies and create something awesome to show us?!  Remember, if you play along, you have a 1 in 3 chance of winning some fabulous images from Bugaboo Stamps! AND, you get to CHOOSE the ones you want! Whoo Hoo! How's that for a fabulous prize?!

Need to some creative inspiration?  Join us at Catch The Bug to see all the creations from the team, and check out the colors for this week's challenge! Be sure you come back and link up your creation with us, too, after you create something awesome!

My project today features the image, Monster 1, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers.  For my card layout, I used the sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy.  All papers are scraps from my scrap bin.  The bling is some new sparkly gemstones I ordered online.  Cute, aren't they? And such fun colors! The ribbon is a scrap from my ribbon scrap drawer.

This was meant to be a masculine card.  The monster reminds me of the character from the movie, Where The Wild Things Are.  I love that movie! So cute!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #26 Sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy
Challenge #140 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #40 Favorite Film (Where The Wild Things Are) at Here Come The Boys
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at The Squirrel And The Fox
Let's Go Dotty At Moving Along With The Times
Anything Goes at Stamp-N-Doodle
PWC233 Clean and Simple at Paper Pretties
Challenge #11 Circles (Polka Dots) at Crafts And Me
Challenge #62 Use 2 Or More Patterned Papers at Divas By Design
Ugly Sweater at Clear It Out
Challenge #24 Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Anything But Christmas at Oldie But A Goodie Challenge
Challenge #23 Clean And Simple at Can You Digi It
Challenge #32 CAS at Jackson's Digital Expressions
Challenge #137 Scraps at Craft Your Passion
Linky Party #116 at Make It Monday
Challenge #140 Anything Goes at MyGrafico
CIC64 Clean and Simple at Clearly I Stamp
Anything Goes at One Crazy Stamper
Color Me Happy at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog

Don't Piss Me Off.....

My apologies to everyone for not having many posts, lately.  I am having some medical issues and am having surgery next month, so until I have that and am on the road to feeling better, posts will be limited.  Thank you to all of you who continue to follow my blog faithfully, and to my design team for the support!

Now then, let's get to today's project!  It's a new Stella Says Sketch challenge at Catch The Bug! Come over and play along! You have a chance to win some awesome images of your choice from Bugaboo Stamps! Now isn't that worth playing for?! Come over and show us your creativity!

For today's project, I decided to show off some stripes and masculine colors.  I've used the image and matching sentiment, Stella Tidbits - Hide Bodies, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Anything Goes at One Crazy Stamper
VSC#5 Anything Goes at V's Sweet Ideas
Color me happy at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Girl Power at Incy Wincy
TPE174 Punches And Dies at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #23 Anything Goes at Cards For Men
Challenge #136 CAS at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #62 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Paper Make Up Stamps
Challenge #140 Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Linky Party #115 at Make It Monday
Challenge #36 Anything Goes at Tammy's Scrappin' Corner
Anything But Christmas at Oldie But A Goodie Challenge
Challenge #40 Anything Goes at Tuesday Alchemy
Challenge #61 Anything Goes at Divas By Design
Challenge #102 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Use Your Favorite Coloring Medium (Markers) at Willow Sketchie
Challenge #158 Plain And Simple at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #140 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #187 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #45 Anything Goes at Dream Valley
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at The Squirrel And The Fox

Happy Turkey Day!

Well, well, here we are, again! Challenge time, at Catch The Bug, where you can win images from Bugaboo Stamps!  Our theme this week, is Things With Tails! There is sooo much room for creativity with this theme! Sound like fun?  Great! Then come over to Catch The Bug and play along with us! We can't wait to see what you create, and you may win images from Bugaboo Stamps, for linking up with us!

Today, I have another Thanksgiving card to show you. This one is for my friend, Dan.  I used the image, Turkey - Pumpkin, by Bugaboo Stamps. The card is embellished with brown buttons.  The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.  I think this turned out perfect for a masculine card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #91 Fall Colors at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at Brown Sugar Challenges
Use A Digi at Stamp n Doodle
Challenge #195 No Flowers at Crafty Creations
Challenge #60 let's Get Cute at Divas By Design
Fall Colors at Dude Time Doodles
Challenge #101 Lots of Layers at Penny's Paper Crafty
PSC:55 CAS/Fall/Thanksgiving at Perfect Sentiments
Challenge #28 Autumn Colors at Lia Stampz
Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Fabulous Fall Colors at Pixie Dust Studio
Thanksgiving at The Poodles Parlour
Thanksgiving at Card Makin Mamas
Back To Nature at Jellypark Challenges
Challenge #098 Give Thanks at My Sheri Crafts
Fall Colors at Di's Digi Designs
Anything Goes at One Stop Crafts
Anything Goes at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #139 With Thanks (Thanksgiving)  at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #46 Let's be Thankful at Pile It On
Challenge #162 Flutterby (Turkey with wings) at Corrosive Challenge
Inspired By: Turkey Turkey at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #133 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #45 Anything Goes at Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge #128 Thanks/Thanksgiving at Sentimental Sundays
Fall/Thanksgiving at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #10 Thanksgiving at The Crafter's Cafe
Winter or Holidays at Mema's Crafts
Holidays at Great Impressions
VSC#5 Anything Goes at V's Sweet Ideas
Color me happy at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Challenge #23 Anything Goes at Cards For Men
Challenge #22 Favorite Animal at Can you Digi It

Happy Thanksgiving, Turkey!

Do you hear that voice in your head?! It's Stella, telling you to hurry your tushy over to Catch The Bug and join in our latest challenge, because, Stella Says Sketch!  That's right, its a brand new Stella Says Sketch challenge for your creating pleasure!  Bugaboo Stamps is giving away thier awesome images as prizes, so be sure link up with us at Catch The Bug, for your chance to win!

Today, I decided to go with a Thanksgiving card. This one is for my friend, Eric.  I make him a card for every birthday and holiday, so this is his Turkey Time card, for this year.  Of course, I went with fall colors to keep with tradition.  I used the image, AKV Thanksgiving - Turkey, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers.  Glittery, sparkly pearl brads were used to embellish along each side of the image.  I used brown and white bakers twine, threaded through a brown button across the bottom, below the image.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #13 Anything Goes at Brown Sugar Challenges
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Stampin For The Weekend
Challenge #91 Fall Colors at Wags 'n Whiskers
Ribbon or Twine at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge $56 Animal Crackers at Southern Girls Challenges
Color me Happy at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Challenge #60 Lots of Layers at Paper Make Up
Challenge #39 Lots of Layers at Love to Create
Linky Party #113 at Make It Monday
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at Tammy's Scrapin' Coriner
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
TSG179 Pumpkin Spice Photo Inspiration at There She Goes
PPMC63 Bling (Sparkly Brads) at Paper Pretties
CHallenge #143 Fall at Kaboodle Doodles
PTT#92 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Special Occasion - Not Birthday at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #21 Give Thanks at Can You Digi It
Challenge #29 Inks And Such - Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions
Challenge #27 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
PWC230 Favorite Stamp at Paper Pretties
Challenge #108 Bling it Up at Crafts And Me
Challenge #141 Cute at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #83 Lots of Layers at Inky Impressions
Challenge #59 Feeling Festive at Divas By Design
Challenge #54 Bingo (No Glitter, No Ribbon, One Image, No Apples, No Buttons) With A Difference at DigiStamps4Joy
Challenge #96 Brads at Do You Stack Up
PDCC156 Fall Colors at The Play Date Cafe
Sketch and Festive With Sparkle and Shine at Willow Sketchie
Fall/Thanksgiving at The Scrapbooking Queen
Anything Goes at One Crazy Stamper
Winter or Holidays at Mema's Crafts
Holidays at Great Impressions
VSC#5 Anything Goes at V's Sweet Ideas

Mail Your Packages Early!

Hi, everyone! Welcome to a new challenge over at Catch The Bug, where you can play along and win images from Bugaboo Stamps! The theme this week is Anything Goes, so you have no excuse not to  play along with us! Come over and show us your creativity by linking up and joining in the fun!

My project today uses the image Rudolph - Presents, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used this gorgeous deep red ribbon, tied in bows, and two whimsical reindeer buttons, for emebllishing.  Simple, yet cute.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Christmas Is Around The Corner at Just Keep on Creating
Challenge #137 Make 1 For Christmas at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #194 Christmas is Coming at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #29 Use A Ribbon at The Squirrel And The Fox
Color me Happy at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Challenge #60 Lots of Layers at Paper Make Up
Challenge #39 Lots of Layers at Love to Create
Linky Party #113 at Make It Monday
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at Tammy's Scrapin' Coriner
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
PTT#92 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Special Occasion - Not Birthday at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #29 Inks And Such - Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions
Challenge #27 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
PWC230 Favorite Stamp at Paper Pretties
Challenge #141 Cute at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #83 Lots of Layers at Inky Impressions
Challenge #59 Feeling Festive at Divas By Design
Challenge #54 Bingo (Nothing Metal, No Apples, No Brads, No Gems, No Sentiment) With A Difference at DigiStamps4Joy
Challenge #31 Christmas at Crafty Ribbons
Ribbon or Twine at Paper Crafting Journey
Anything Goes at One Crazy Stamper
Winter or Holidays at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #8 Winter Vibes at Oozak
Challenge #5 Christmas at Avadares Challenge Blog