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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Spell It Out In Animal Print



Good Morning! Hope all of my followers are having a great weekend so far!

Today, I have another fun project for you.  I've used wooden letters from Walmart and covered them with animal print scrapbook paper.  The letters were then covered with Modge Podge and sprayed with a spray sealer.  Didn't they turn out cute? These were made for a baby shower gift, to hang on the wall in the baby's room.

I am entering these altered letters in the following Challenges:


MIM#150 Anything Goes at Make it Monday
Challenge #25 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge #193 Furtastic at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #63 Cute, Cute, Cute at LEJ Designs
Anything Goes at Divas By Design
R#134 Anything Goes at Crafts 4 Eternity

It's A Framed Baby Animal Safari





Good Morning! I have a new project to show you.  This time, I thought you'd like to see something besides a card.  How about these two framed baby animal sffari collages?  So cute, aren't they? These were made musing pieces of scrapbook papers and cardstock, then framed.  A few ribbon bows were added for decoration.  A few pearls were used in the collage in pic two, to make what looks like an animal paw print. Glitter and sparkle were added to some of the animals with a clearstar gelly roll pen.  I used small paw print stickers around the outside of the frames, to add that final touch.  These cute frames were made as a baby shower gift for a baby boy. The nursery is decorated in animal safari theme. Wont these be just adorable hanging on the wall in his room!

I am entering these framed paper collages in the following Challenges:


Animals at Crafty Boots
MIM#150 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #63 Cute, Cute, Cute at LEJ Designs
Anything Goes at Divas By Design
R#134 Anything Goes at Crafts 4 Eternity

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Have A Lucky Birthday




I'm back, again, already, with another card to get your creative juices flowing.  This one is for a birthday and would be great for both a male or a female. The images are from Daisy Doodles and are colored with Proomarkers.  All papers are from my stash. I did fussy cutting around the cards, dice and chips. The sentiment is stamped from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set by stampin up and punched using the word window punch, also by stampin up. All the images were attached with foam mounting tape for added dimension.


I am entering this card in the following Challenges:


Challenge #172 Birthday at Craft Your Passion
MIM#150 Anything Goes at Make it Monday
Challenge #98 Color It at Paper Make Up Stamps
Challenge #49 Happy Birthday at Eureka Stamps
Use Lots of Circles at Melonheadz Friends
Layer It Up at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #25 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge #45 Happy Birthday at Emerald Faeries
Challenge #96 Anything Goes at Bearly Mine Designs
Die-ing For A Punch at Papertake Weekly
IIC#118 Birthdays at Inky Impressions
Challenge #122 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Punches And/Or Die Cuts at Paper Crafting Journey

Hap-Bee Birthday



We're back today, with Oldies But Goodies from Bugaboo Stamps. I LOVE Oldie But Goodie Thursdays because its so much fun to revisit those older Bugaboo Stamps images! Talk about a great way to motivate and inspire! Come check out all the Oldie But Goodie projects, today, at Catch The Bug!

Today's card uses the image and sentiment set Bees - Birthday, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash. The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. Black pearls and a black ribbon bow were used to embellish.



I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Inspired By: Ribbon and Bling at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #29 Anything Goes at Avenue 613 Create
Animals at Crafty Boots
Challenge #98 Color It at Paper Make Up Stamps
MIM#150 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #37 Things With Wings at Platypus Creek Digitals Challenge
CMC#25 Pearls or Gems at Card Mania
Layer It Up at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #45 Happy Birthday at Emerald Faeries
Challenge #172 Happy Birthday at Craft Your Passion
Bling It On at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #96 Anything Goes at Bearly Mine Designs
Challenge #56 Blue at Deep Ocean Challenges
Challenge #41 Dominate Color of Blue at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #106 Spooled Item at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #63 Cute, Cute, Cute at LEJ Designs
IIC#118 Birthdays at Inky Impressions
Challenge #137 Bling It On at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #74 Animal Antics at Southern Girls Challenge

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Doggone It! It's All or Nothing



Are you ready for some laughter?  Well hopefully you are because I'm here to help you celebrate Humor Me Wednesday - All or Nothing Day on July 26.  If you're like me, you'e never even heard of that day, till now! Of course, I'm always looking for a reason to celebrate, to All Or Nothing Day sounds like a good reason to me! This little doggie on my card is definitely celebrating,  - He's gonna eat it all, or nothing!  I think he can do it, too! What do you think?

My card uses the image Rottweiler Puppy - Chow Down, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash. I used a cute doggie bone button as well as three round buttons, to embellish. The round buttons are threaded with Baker's Twine. Green ribbon was used to add more color.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #216 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #176 Pimp Something at Hanna And Friends
Challenge #186 Favorite Color Combo Green, Brown and Yellow) at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #193 Furtastic at Totally Gorjuss
Inspired By: Ribbon and Bling at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #29 Anything Goes at Avenue 613 Create
Animals at Crafty Boots
Challenge #98 Color It at Paper Make Up Stamps
MIM#150 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Layer It Up at Digi Sketch Challenge
Lovin Our Pets at Can You Digi It
I Love My Pet at Creaetalicious
Challenge #106 Spooled Items at Tip Top Tuesday
Challenge #122 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Baby Girl Teepee Card



Hey folks! Today is the start of a new challenge over at Catch The Bug!  This week's saturday challenge is one of everyone's favorites..... Bingo! Bingo challenges are sooo much fun and, of course, there are chances to win fabulous prizes from Bugaboo Stamps, so be sure you come by and check out our Bingo board!

Today I have created for you a fancy fold card - This one is a teepee card.  Isn't it adorable? I made it for a friend who just had a baby.  This card is 3D freestanding so mommy can put it in the baby's room as part of the decor, if she chooses.  The card folds flat for mailing, but opens up into a teepee and closes with velcro.  Very cool, isn't it? For today's card, I've used the image Moon Baby - Swing, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I've cut out the image usinf fussy cutting. I used some 3D puffy stickers to embellish the card.  Glitter and sparkle has been added to the moon, on the image, with a clearstar gelly roll pen.

My card creates this Bingo:  Sparkle, Bugaboo Image, Player's Choice: Sentiment.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Use Your Markers at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #156 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
Challenge #97 Anything Goes at Anything Goes Challenge
Challenge #74 Anything Goes at Let's Craft and Create
Challenge #177 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #231 Time To Sparkle at Crafty Creations
Challenge #6 Unusual Fold Card at Crafting With Dragonflies
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog
Challenge #176 Pimp Something at Hanna and Friends
Challenge #186 Favorite Color Combo at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #61 Fancy Folds at Dream Valley Challenges
Layer It Up at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #153 Stars at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog
Challenge #89 Anything But Square at A Gem of A Challenge
Challenge #25 Anything Goes at Challenges For Everybody

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Friday, July 19, 2013

Freebie Friday and a Special Recipe For Christmas In July



Hello hello, everyone! It's still Christmas in July week and today is  Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps! be sure you grab your freebie this week. Oh, and don't forget you still have time to participate in our blog hop and all of the Christmas In July challenges.  But, hurry - Time is running out!

Come check out the festivities at Catch The Bug!

My card today uses this week's Freebie Friday image, from Bugaboo Stamps. I went with traditional Christmas colors of red and green, with a touch of cream.  All papers are from my stash. THe image is colored with Promarkers, with glitter and sparkle added using a clearstar gelly roll pen. The two metallic gold bows have pearl centers are are the perfect added touch.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Christmas In July at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #74 Anything Goes at let's Craft and Create
Challenge #138 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
CHNC July at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra
Spots, Stripes or Both at A Gem of A Challenge
Challenge #172 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Inspired By Ribbon and Bling at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #36 Christmas In July at Platypus Creek Digital Stamps
Challenge #48 Christmas In July at Eureka Stamps
Use Your Markers at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #156 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
Challenge #97 Anything Goes at Anything Goes Challenge
Celebrate With Glitter, Bling and Sparkly Things at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #177 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #231 Time To Sparkle (Glitter on Hat, Metallic Bow) at Crafty Creations
Challenge #121 Clean and Simple at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog
Challenge #53 Clean and Simple Plus Ribbon at Crafty Ribbons
Challenge #72 Christmas in July at Fairytale Challenge
Challenge #176 Pimp Something at Hanna and Friends
Challenge #186 Favorite Color Combo at Sassy Studio Designs
CMC#25 Pearls or Gems at Card Mania
CiSC3 Christmas In July at Clearly I Stamp

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Tag It For Christmas In July



Phew, have you all been keeping busy playing along with us in our Christmas In July challenges and our blog hop! Hopefully you have, because, if not, you're missing out on fabulous prizes from Bugaboo Stamps! There is still time for you to play along, if you hurry!  Come check out the details at Catch The Bug

Today I did a card shaped like a tag for you, since that is today's Christmas in July challenge.  My tag uses the image AKV Christmas - Girl tree, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash.  I used green pearls to embellish. The sentiment, punched with oval and scalloped oval punches, is from Sentiment 4 You.  Of course, I had to add some pretty metallic red and silver ribbon, to add some sparkle and shine.

 I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #71 Favorite Colors (Red and Green) at Fairytale Challenge
Challenge #138 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
CHNC July at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra
Spots, Stripes or Both at A Gem of A Challenge
Challenge #172 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #178 Shape Up at The Corrosive Challenge
Inspired By Ribbon and Bling at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #48 Use Something Spooled at The Squirrel and the Fox
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #97 Tic Tac Toe at Digi Makeover Challenge
Challenge #36 Christmas In July at Platypus Creek Digital Stamps
Challenge #48 Christmas In July at Eureka Stamps
Challenge #24 Ribbon at Songbird Challenge
Use Your Markers at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #156 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
Challenge #97 Anything Goes at Anything Goes Challenge
Challenge #177 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Tags at Divas By Design
Challenge #121 Clean and Simple at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #53 Clean and Simple Plus Ribbon at Crafty Ribbons
Challenge #176 Pimp Something at Hanna and Friends
Challenge #186 Favorite Color Combo at Sassy Studio Designs

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Humor Me For Christmas In July




Welcome, welcome to another day of our Christmas In July celebration at Catch The Bug! I hope you've been playing along with us, in all of our daily challenges! If not, you still have time to play along! There are lots and lots of awesome prizes up for grabs from Bugaboo Stamps! Come over and play with us - And don't forget, our blog hop is still going on, as well! That means more chances to win!

Today's challenge theme is Humor Me. We want to see your funny, humorous Christmas cards! Link up with us to tickle our funny bones and take your shot at winning! Link up at Catch The Bug, before it's too late!

My card today uses the image and sentiment, Stella Christmas - Prozac, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash. I've used three white pearls to embellish. The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. Stella's had some glitter and sparkle added to her, using a clear star gelly roll pen.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #71 Favorite Colors (Red and Green) at Fairytale Challenge
Christmas In July at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #185 Christmas in July at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #74 Anything Goes at Let's Craft and Create
Challenge #138 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
CHNC July at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra
Challenge #88 Spots, Stripes or Both at A Gem of A Challenge
Challenge #172 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at here Come The Boys
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #36 Christmas In July at Platypus Creek Digital Stamps
Use Your Markers at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #97 Anything Goes at Anything Goes Challenge
Challenge #121 Clean and Simple at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #136 Use The Color Black at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

New Bugaboo Release For Christmas In July



Are you ready for for day 4 of our Christmas in July celebration? For today's Challenge, we want to see your Christmas creations using our bingo card.

Today is new release day, too, so be sure to check out Catch The Bug to see this week's new release and check out our bingo card for today's challenge.

Remember, there are lots of chances this week, to win images from Bugaboo Stamps, for participating in our Christmas in July daily challenges! Come play with us!

My card. today. uses this new Stocking image from today's new release set. I've used all papers from my stash.  Of course, I had to play along with bingo, too, along with everyone else.  My bingo is: Ribbon, Bugaboo Image and sentiment.  The sheer green ribbon is from my stash.  My sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #71 Favorite Colors (Red and Green) at Fairytale Challenge
Challenge #52 Anything Goes With Ribbon at Crafty Ribbons
Challenge #215 Christmas at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #185 Christmas in July at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #85 Two Words at Aud Sentiments
CHNC July at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra
Challenge #138 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
Spots, Stripes or Both at A Gem of A Challenge
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at here Come The Boys
Challenge #48 Use Something Spooled at The Squirrel and the Fox
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #97 Tic Tac Toe at Digi Makeover Challenge
Challenge #36 Christmas In July at Platypus Creek Digital Stamps
Challenge #24 Ribbon at Songbird Challenge
Use Your Markers at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #97 Anything Goes at Anything Goes Challenge

Monday, July 15, 2013

Chocolate, Cream and Raspberry For Christmas In July



Wow, time sure is flying by, this week! We're already on day 3 of our Christmas in July celebration over at Catch The Bug. For today's challenge, we have some fun colors for you to use.  We want to see your projects using the colors Chocolate, Cream and Raspberry, If you're like me, it seemed a little difficult at first, but believe me, it's not as hard as you think once you get started! So put your thinking caps on and get busy creating.  Join us for this challenge, along with our blog hop and the rest of our other daily challenges this week, over at Catch The Bug.  Hurry, you don't want to miss out on the awesome prizes this week, from
Bugaboo Stamps!

I mine is more of a deep red, rather than a raspberry, but its the closest I could find, in papers!

My card, today, uses the image Plush Reindeer - Ornament, from       Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers.  I used a sentiment from Sentiments 4 You, printed on cream cardstock and punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.  All of the papers, with the exception of the burlap look paper, are from Stampin Up.  I used Raspberry colored pearls to embellish. A clear glaze pen has been applied to the ornament on the image, to give the appearance of glass.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #71 Favorite Colors (Red and Green) at Fairytale Challenge
Challenge #215 Christmas at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #73 No Spoolin' at Southern Girls Challenge
Challenge #185 Christmas in July at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #10 On The Fringe (Scallops around Sentiment) at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #74 Anything Goes at let's Craft and Create
52 Christmas Card Throwdown
CHNC July at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra
Challenge #85 Two Words at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #138 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
Challenge #152 Make it Sparkle at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog
Challenge #88 Spots, Stripes or Both at A Gem of A Challenge
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at here Come The Boys
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #36 Christmas In July at Platypus Creek Digital Stamps
Challenge #48 Christmas In July at Eureka Stamps
Use Your Markers at Whoopsi Daisy

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Get Sketchy And Be Naughty For Christmas In July




Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas In July, everyone! It's day two of our Christmas in July celebration at Catch The Bug and we have another fun filled challenge for you. For today, we want to see you follow the sketch we've provided for you.  Remember, you have until the end of our Christmas In July celebration, to complete all of the challenges, so you still have time to play along in all of them, if you wish! (And we hope you will!) Plus, our blog hop is still going on, so be sure you play along with that, too.  Lots of awesome prizes up for grabs, this week, at Bugaboo Stamps! Come visit us at Catch The Bug to get the party started!

My card, today, of course, uses our provided sketch. I've used the image and sentiment set, Stella Christmas - Sled, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers.  All papers are from my stash.  I love these papers, because they're so funky and fun. The image has been punched with circle punches.  I used rhinestones to bling up two of the corners.  My sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval circles.

I am entering this Christmas card in the following challenges:

Challenge #215 Christmas at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #185 Christmas in July at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #10 On The Fringe (Scallops around Sentiment) at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #138 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
CHNC July at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra
Christmas Outdoors at holly Jolly Christmas
Challenge #88 Spots, Stripes or Both at A Gem of A Challenge
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #36 Christmas In July at Platypus Creek Digital Stamps

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Christmas In July Blog Hop -Show Us Your Santa - At Bugaboo Stamps



Welcome to the Third Annual Christmas in July Blog Hop and Celebration for Bugaboo Stamps!  I can hardly believe it's been three years, already!  Thank you so much, to everyone, for all your support for bugaboo's artist, Jodie, for Bugaboo digis, and for the entire Bugaboo Design team!  Without you, we couldn't grow and flourish the way we have and the way we will continue to do. I'm so proud and honored to be a part of this awesome team am thankful for the opportunity each and every day!

There's a lot going on, this week, at Bugaboo, sit I hope you are  ready for it!  Today starts out Christmas In July Blog hop and we hope all of you will hop along with us.  There's so much awesome creative inspiration to see along the way!  We'll also be having daily challenges this week, too, so there is lots of fun to be had - Of course, that means lots of prizes to be had too - And who doesn't love prizes?!

Along with our Blog hop, our first daily challenge starts, today, and the theme is perfect for starting off Christmas In July!  Our theme, today, is "Show Us Your Santa!"  Let's see your project showing us a Santa.  This is the perfect time to get a head start on those Christmas cards, everyone, so get crafty and play along with us all this week, starting today! Playing along could land you one of the daily prizes of our special Christmas in July  Set, a prize pack of 10, 7 or 4 free images. or one of many opportunities for you to be our guest designer! How's that for awesome prizes?!

Please keep in mind that we will be running just ONE post at Catch The Bug, for all the daily challenges.  Each day will have its on Inlinkz where you can upload your creations to play along, but they will ALL be in ONE post. You may work ahead on your projects for the week, but you will not be able to link up your projects for each day until the daily Inlinkz for that challenge opens up at 7 am.  I just wanted to let everyone know, so that we are hopefully able to avoid any confusion.

Anyway, I know you're here for the Bugaboo Stamps Christmas in July blog hop, so let's make sure you are on track, shall we?  You should have arrived here from Nancy Perry's blog. (She's our newest Design Team member and is so talented, isn't she?! Love her work!) Anyway, if for some reason you land here from Nancy's blog, or you landed here by mistake, you'll want to start over, at the beginning, at Jodie's Blog, Catch The Bug.

And now, that I've stopped babbling, here is my creation for the Blog Hop and Show Us Your Santa challenge.



My card, today uses the image Old World Santa 1, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I went very simple with this one because I wanted to show off this Old World Style image, without distracting from it.  My papers are all from my stash.  I used three holly and ivy shaped buttons, to embellish near the image.  The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. I added glitter and sparkle to the fur of Santa's suit, with a clear star gelly roll oen.

While you are here, don't forget to "leave me some love" by posting a comment.  You must leave comments along the way for your chance to win the blog hop prize.  Plus, as a special bonus, one lucky commenter on this post will win the Bugaboo digi that I used on my card, today, to have for their very own! Whoo Hoo! Another chance to win! Who doesn't love winning?!

Once you finish checking out my Blog Hop creation and leaving a comment, head on over to your next stop, which is Sandye Curry's blog. Sandye is an awesome crafter, so she's sure to have something fun to show you!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, today, and participating in our Hop. I hope you will play along in our challenges this week, too!

Happy Hopping!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #71 Favorite Colors (Red and Green) at Fairytale Challenge
Christmas In July at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge # 215 Christmas at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #185 Christmas in July at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #10 On The Fringe (Scallops around Sentiment) at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #74 Anything Goes at let's Craft and Create
Challenge #138 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
Challenge #85 Two Words at Aud Sentiments
CHNC 133: Trees, Please, at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge
CHNC July at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra
Challenge #152 Make it Sparkle at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog

Thursday, July 4, 2013

It's a Christmas Reindeer Trio


Hello everyone! So sorry for the lateness of updating this post.  Darn rain has  wonkered my internet again! Grr! Plus, with cooking all evening yesterday in preparation for today - I was snookered!  Anyway, I'm back, now, with an oldie but goodie for you from Bugaboo Stamps.

My card  uses the image Make It Snappy - Reindeer Trio, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. My sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. I used two white pearls to embellish the card.

This is perfect for a masculine card.  (Yes, even with pearls!)


I am entering this card in the following Challenges:


CHNC July at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra