Have A Fairy Special Valentine's Day

Happy cold wintery Friday! Today is Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps - Which means a new freebie for you! Another reason to say, TGIF!

Bugaboo Stamps is offering this adorable fairy with heart, as your freebie this week! Be sure you head over to the Bugaboo Stamps store, to pick it up as your very own.  Also, check out Catch The Bug to see the awesome creations made by the design team, using this fun image!

My card uses the fairy heart image, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used some new Valentine themed papers by Echo Part, My Minds Eye and Recollections.  Don't you just love the mix of patterns?! I used glitter on the wings of the image and red and black glittered pearls from my stash, to embellish. I used white washi tape with black hearts, diagonally across the center of the card. I made the image pop, by using foam mounting tape, to raise the image off the card.

A perfect card for the guy in your life, for Valentine's Day!

This card was made especially for a special male friend who lives in Florida.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #67 Something New (Papers) at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Spots and Dots at Di's Digi Designs
Anything Goes, For Kids, at Send A Smile For Kids
CCH#163 Fairytale at The Crazy Challenge
One For Men at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #76 Valentines/Love at Victorine Originals Challenge
Challenge #69 For The Girls at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #18 Anything Goes at Crafting With Dragonflies
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 4 Krafty Girlz
Challenge #84 For The Little Girls at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Craftitude
Challenge #196 Use Newsprint at Marks Finest Papers
Challenge #69 Bling It up at Glitter N Sparkle
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
TPE235 Love At The Pink Elephant
MIM #176 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
CMC #39 Angels or Fairies at Card Mania
Challenge #74 Anything Goes at Eureka Stamps
One For The Men at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #76 Anything Goes/Animals at Artistic Inspirations
Bling and Sparkle at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at Part Time Tuesdays
Challenge #70 Fantasy (Fairy) at Deep Ocean Challenges
Challenge #92 Photo Inspiration (Celebration, Red, White) at PINspirational
Jan 27-Feb 4 Anything Goes at Through The Craft Room Door
2TC68 Give Me TAPE (Triangle, Alcohol Markers, Polka Dots, Echo Park) at Twisted Tuesday
Anything Goes at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
PWC 295 Texture at Paper Pretties
Challenge #204 Love Is In The Air at I Love Promarkers
IIC#144 Monochromatic at Inky Impressions
Challenge #162 Spots and Dots at Penny's Paper Crafty
4CCC #179 Anything Goes at 4 Crafty Chicks
Challenge #244 Love/Valentines at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #68 More Than Two Colors at Fairy Tale Challenge
Challenge #189 Hearts at Hanna And Friends
DTBST #214 Make Your Image Pop at Sassy Studio Designs
Valentines/Love at Milk Coffee Challenges
Challenge #306 Something New (Papers) at Cute Card Thursday

Have A Cupcake Kind Of Birthday

Phew! Have you all recovered from the Bugaboo Stamps Birthday Week Bash?! It was a blast, wasn't it?! Hope you were able to join us and join in the fun!  The fun is always ongoing, though, at Catch The Bug - And today is no exception! Today starts our new Stella Says Sketch challenge! This challenge runs two weeks, so it gives you lots of time to play along with us! If you'll come on over to Catch The Bug, you can check out this round's Stella Says Sketch challenge and all the wonderful creations created for your viewing pleasure, by the design team. There will be prizes, too, of course, from Bugaboo Stamps, for playing along! Visit Catch The Bug - You are sure to be inspired by the creativity you will see there, so come  get inspired, today!


I have another Birthday card to show you today.  This one uses the image, Dottie Cupcake, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash.  I got these new charms, from Oriental Trading, and just had to try using one on my card.  I think it turned out cute! I used three tiny blue pearls in the bottom right corner of the image, and three dark pink pearls on the left side of the card.  The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches. I used dark pink ruffled ribbon from Stampin Up to make this fun triple bow. Isn't it the perfect touch?!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #69 Birthday at Deep Ocean
Challenge #67 Something New (Charm) at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #85 Bows at The Fairytale Challenge
Buttons or Bows at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Challenge #175 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #75 Ribbon at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #33 Anything Goes With Ribbon at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Tic Tac Toe (Digi, Ribbon, Charm) at Whoopsi Daisy
Ribbon at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #179 Baked Goods at Tuesday Throwdown
Birthdays at Crafty Sentiments
Bow Dies at Papertake Weekly
Anything Goes at Just Inspirational
Challenge #231 Ribbon, Lace or Twine at passion For Promarkers
PWC294 Anything Goes at Paper Pretties
IIC #143 Ribbon at Inky Impressions
Anything Goes at Divas By Design
Challenge #142 Digi Image + Sentiment at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #69 For The Girls at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #84 Add Real Ribbon at Digistamps4Joy
Get Your Girl On at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
4 CC #178 Bling (Pearls, Charm) at 4 Crafty Chicks
DTBST #213 Sassy Sentiment at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 4 Krafty Girlz
Challenge #305 So Sweet at Cute Card Thurssday
Challenge #72 use A Ribbon at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #84 For The Little Girls at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 4 Krafty Girlz
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Craftitude
Challenge #125 use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Challenge #2 Warmth (cupcakes)at Open Minded Crafting
Challenge #191 All Work (Baker)  And No Play at Corrosive
Anything Goes at The Ribbon Girls Challenge Blog
Challenge #69 Bling It up at Glitter N Sparkle
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Ribbons and Pearls at Incy Wincy

My Blog Winner From The Bugaboo Stamps Birthday Blog Hop

Good morning, everyone!

Are you having a great day so far? I hope so!

I know one luck]ky lady that will be starting her day off right... and that's the winner I chose by random.org, for leaving a comment on my blog during the Bugaboo Stamps Blog Hop.

And that lucky girl is...........
             The talented..............................................
                         And Oh So Lucky............................

                                              DEE

                                                 Of  Dee's Cards!

Congrats, Dee! Whoo Hoo! I appreciate you stopping by and leaving a comment!Thank you so much for participating in the Bugaboo Stamps Blog Hope and celebrating our 4th birthday with us!

Please email me to get your free file of the digi I used on my blog hop card!

Bake Me a Tower of Cupcakes For My Birthday

Happy Freebie Friday, folks! Have you been enjoying our week long birthday celebration at Catch The Bug? We sure have had a blast celebrating with you! Remember, you still have a little time to participate in the blog hop and daily challenges, so if you haven't yet - Jump on over to Catch The Bug to link up where you can! There are loads of prizes to give away, from Bugaboo Stamps. All the fun is still going on over at
Catch The Bug - Come play with us! Oh, and don't forget to head over to Bugaboo Stamps, to pick up this week's Freebie Friday image!

I have a birthday card to show you, today, using this week's Freebie Friday image, Cupcake Tower, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. My card layout uses the sketch at Sunday Sketch and Stamp. This is one of my favorite sketches because it includes a banner and I love them but don;t think to use them as often as I would like. I made a fun banner to hang across the top left corner, using washi tape and twine. I think it makes a great touch! The rest of the card has been embellished with tiny blue pearls that I just got from Santa at Christmas. I even put a pearl in the center of the O in the word YOU of the sentiment! Cute, right?! All papers are from my stash.

This card turned out to be perfect for a guy, too! Cant believe I managed to make another male card, again, already!

I am entering this birthday card in the following challenges:


Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Spots and Dots at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #111 For The Boys at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #32 Lots of Layers at Hobbycutz
Challenge #175 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #73 Three Fave Embellishments (Banners, Pearls, Washi Tape) at Eureka Stamps
One For Men at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #179 Baked Goods at Tuesday Throwdown
Birthdays at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #69 Birthday at Deep Ocean
Anything Goes at Just Inspirational
TTCRD Jan 21-27th at Through The Craft Room Door
2TC68 Give Me A T-A-P-E (With T = Twine, P = Pearl) at Twisted Tuesday
Challenge #231 Ribbon, Lace or Twine at passion For Promarkers
Challenge #86  Masculine at let's Craft and Create
PWC294 Anything Goes at Paper Pretties
Anything Goes at Divas By Design
Challenge #203 For The Boys at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #142 Digi Image + Sentiment at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
4 CC #178 Bling (Pearls) at 4 Crafty Chicks
DTBST #213 Sassy Sentiment at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 4 Krafty Girlz
Challenge #305 So Sweet at Cute Card Thurssday
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 4 Krafty Girlz Challenge #2 
Warmth (cupcakes)at Open Minded Crafting
Challenge #191 All Work (Baker)  And no Play at Corrosive
Favorite Sketch at Top Tip Tuesday

Hello Kitty, It's Your Birthday

Today is Oldie But Goodie Thursday and the Birthday Week celebration continues at Catch The Bug. In today's creations, we are featuring some of the older images from Bugaboo Stamps, for today's daily birthday challenge.  Our challenge, today, is to make a Birthday Card For Kids. Remember, we have lots of prizes up for grabs, so I hope you've been participating in our blog hop and daily challenges! Bugaboo Stamps is giving away lots of images!

My card uses the image Kidz - Girl Balloon, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used this fun Hello Kitty paper, from my stash, because a lot of little girls love Hello Kitty. (Oh, and lots of big girls do, too! lol) My sentiment is by Sentiments 4 you and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches, then I embellished the card with two yellow glittered flowers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #69 Birthday at Deep Ocean
Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Anything Goes, For Kids, at Send A Smile For Kids
Challenge #175 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Birthdays at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #69 Birthday at Deep Ocean
Anything Goes at Just Inspirational
PWC294 Anything Goes at Paper Pretties
Get Your Girl On at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
4 CC #178 Bling (Glittered Flowers) at 4 Crafty Chicks
DTBST #213 Sassy Sentiment at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #305 So Sweet at Cute Card Thurssday

Another Year Has Come To Pass....

It's Humor Me Wednesday and we are continuing our birthday week celebration, in honor of Bugaboo Stamps 4th birthday! I hope you've participated in our blog hop and are playing along in our daily challenges! There are tons of prizes up for grabs - you don't want to miss out on your chance at those!

Today's daily birthday challenge is to create Humorous Birthday card.  Doesn't matter if its for a guy or a girl - Just create a birthday card and make it funny! Easy right?! Well, then what are you waiting for? Come play along with us!

I created a masculine birthday card for you, today, and of course, it's funny! Gotta have that humor for some of those birthdays, don't we? My card uses the image, Frame It - Gus - Another Year Has Come To Pass, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I went with some fun animal print papers, from my stash. The image has had glitter added to the balloons and to Gus's glasses. The pearls, which are a funky, unusual color, are new items to me and just seem to match the card perfectly! My sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches

I am entering this birthday card in the following challenges:


Challenge #37 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge #1 New (Pearls) at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #69 Birthday at Deep Ocean
Challenge #219 Pearls at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Challenge #111 For The Boys at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #55 Buttons, Bows or Bling at Pumpkin Spice
Challenge #196 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #73 Boys/Men at Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge #190 More Than 3 Layers at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #55 Anything Goes or Winter Blues at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #175 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
One For Men at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #69 Birthday at Deep Ocean
TTCRD Jan 21-27th at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #86  Masculine at let's Craft and Create
Let's Have A Laugh at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #203 For The Boys at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #142 Digi Image + Sentiment at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #61 January Blues at The Cutie Pie Challenge

Clownin' Around On Our Birthday

Welcome to another day and another daily challenge in our Birthday Week celebration, for Bugaboo Stamps! Have you been frequenting Catch The bug to lay along in our daily challenges? I hope so, because, if not, you are missing out - There are tons of prizes to be won - Just waiting for you to play along and take your shot at winning!  There's our blog hop, too, if you haven't already played along - Please do! The more the merrier! We love seeing you visit!

Today's challenge is a color challenge. Create a project using the colors provided and link up to win prizes from Bugaboo Stamps in honor of thier 4th birthday!

My birthday card, today, uses the image, Clown Around - Hat, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used some fun new papers to create my project and embellished with black pearls from my stash. The sentiment is b Sentiments 4 You and is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches.

I am entering this birthday card in the following challenges:

Challenge #69 Birthday at Deep Ocean
New Year New Stash at Papertake Weekly
Clean and Simple at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #34 Buttons or Pearls (Pearls) at Creative Moments
Challenge #219 Pearls at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Spots and Dots at Di's Digi Designs
Anything Goes, For Kids, at Send A Smile For Kids
Challenge #55 Buttons, Bows or Bling at Pumpkin Spice
Challenge #191All Work (Clown) and No Play at Corrosive Challenge
Challenge #190 More Than 3 Layers at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #175 Anything Goes at Make It Monday

Let's Get Sketchy For Bugaboo's Fourth Birthday

Phew! How are you liking the Birthday Week festivities at Catch The Bug this week? Are you having fun helping us celebrate the 4th birthday of Bugaboo Stamps? I hope so, because we have lots more fun planned for you, this week!

Today, I want to tell you about today's daily challenge to celebrate Bugaboo's birthday!  Today's challenge is a sketch.  Come over to Catch The Bug to see all the wonderful creations by the design team and check out the sketch so you can play along, today, too!  Remember, lots of prizes to be won! Oh, and if you haven't hopped along with us, yet,, be sure to do that, too!

My card, today, uses the image, Bubbles Birthday - Ice Cream from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers used are from my stash. I used a circle punch and a scalloped circle punch, to pucn out the image and the sentiment. Black pearls were used to embellish the top left corner of the card. I used some brand new light blue ruffled lace/trim across the bottom of the card.  This card has great colors and I love the way it turned out!

I am entering this birthday card in the following challenges:


Challenge # 61 Show Off Your New Stuff (Ruffled Ribbon) at The Squirrel and The Fox
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Challenge #37 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge #56 Ribbon and Pearls at Craftitude
CMC #38 Anything Goes at Card Mania
Challenge #1 New (Pearls) at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #69 Birthday at Deep Ocean
New Year New Stash at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #67 Something New (Ruffled Ribbon at Whimsy Inspirations
Use Ribbons at Divas By Design
Challenge #160 Embellishments at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #34 Buttons or Pearls (Pearls) at Creative Moments
Challenge #12 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Girly Cards at Moving Along With The Times
January Linky Party at D.L Art
Challenge #219 Pearls at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Your Favorite Style at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #55 Buttons, Bows or Bling (Pearls) at Pumpkin Spice
Challenge #196 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #190 More Than 3 Layers at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #32 Lots of Layers at Hobbycutz
Challenge #175 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Tic Tac Toe (Pearls, Ribbon, Sentiment) at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #73 Three Fave Embellishments (Pearls, Banners, Ruffled Ribbon) at Eureka Stamps
Challenge #75 Ribbon at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #2 Anything Goes at The Paper Nest Dolls
Challenge #33 Anything Goes With Ribbon at Scrapbook Stamp Society

Bugg Mee! Bugg Mee! BuggMee!

Good Morning, Good Morning! I'm here to let you know it's time for new releases and to tell you about our new challenge over at  Lacy Sunshine! Heather has really outdone herself, this time, with the new cuties being released, today!  Just wait till you see these cuties! New Buggmee's! (Yes, yes, pronounced Bug Me's)! Adorable digis drawn with bugs in mind! Check them out! I bet you never knew just how cute bugs could be, till you've seen these! These little cuties are available, now, in the Lacy Sunshine shop for instant download immediately after purchase! No more waiting for your images to be emailed to you! Check out and get your images instantly! How awesome is that?!

To go along with the new Lacy Sunshine Buggmee release, we also have a fun new challenge for you to play along with! Our challenge theme, this fortnight, is to play bingo!  We've provided the bingo card for you - Now come play bingo with us and you just might win! It's fun and very easy to do - Just come by the Lacy Sunshine challenge blog, check out the bingo card we've provided and make your own bingo when creating your project! Very simple to do - Then, just come back and link up your card for your chance to win!

Our challenges last two weeks, so you have plenty of time to play along with us at Lacy Sunshine. Come play with us for your chance to win!  We have two random winners, so play along and don't miss out! One random winner will win 5 images, the other random winner will win three images. There will also be a top  3, who will each win one image.  You definitely don't want to miss out on these great prizes, so come play with us at Lacy Sunshine!

My card uses one of the new images, Sammy Bedbug, part of the Buggmee line, by Lacy Sunshine, colored with Promarkers. All papers used in the creation of this card are from my stash. I used some green and gold metallic ribbon to make a handmade bow for the card.  The circle is punched with an EK Success circle punch in two different sizes. I used chevron patterned washi tape beneath the image. I used my new Card Candi with metallic gold stars, to embellish. The image has had glitter and sparkle added to the wings, her antennae and the fluffy ball on her hat.

From our bingo card we provided for this challenge, I made this bingo on my card:

Bow, Glitter, Card Candi

What kind of bingo will you make? Come link up and show us YOUR bingo!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Add Texture (Bow, Card Candi) at Incy Wincy
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
MIM#174 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
CMC #38 Anything Goes at Card Mania
Challenge #72 Bundle Up - It's Cold Outside at Eureka Stamps
Feminine at Artistic Inspirations
Favorite Color Combo (Blue, Green and Orange) at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Layers at Clear It Out
New Year Stash at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #178 Stripes at Tuesday Throwdown
Children at Just Inspirational
TTCRD January 14 - January 20th at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #141 Winter Blues at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #160 Embellishments at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #12 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Girly Cards at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #85 Bows at The Fairy Tale Challenge
Buttons or Bows at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Your Favorite Style at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #55 Buttons, Bows or Bling at Pumpkin Spice
Challenge #2 Warmth Food or Clothing-I used fuzzy winter hat) at Open Minded Crafting
Challenge #196 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #55 Anything Goes or Winter Blues at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #32 Lots of Layers at Hobbycutz
Challenge #175 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #73 Three Fave Embellishments (Glitter, Card Candi, Bows) at Eureka Stamps
Challenge #75 Ribbon at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #61 January Blues at The Cutie Pie Challenge
Challenge #33 Anything Goes With Ribbon at Scrapbook Stamp Society

Whoo Hooo! Bugaboo Stamps is turning Four! Come Celebrate With Us!

OMG! OMG! OMG! Have you heard?! Bugaboo Stamps is turning 4 years old! Happy Birthday, Bugaboo! Whoo Hoo! I think we should party! What do you think?!Not only do we think we should party - But how about a week long party celebration?! There will be daily challenges and a blog hop, so that means daily prizes! Sound like fun?! Great! Then you are in the right place at the right time, because it's time to get this party started!

We're kicking off this birthday celebration week with a birthday blog hop, including the entire design team, and our first daily challenge, with the theme of Bingo! Of course there are lots of fabulous creations to show off for your viewing pleasure and lots of prizes to be won! That's extra good news for you, if you come by and help us celebrate!

If you came here from Nancy Perry's blog, then you came from the right place! If not, you'll want to start over, at the beginning of the hop, starting at the Catch The Bug blog. There, you will find the entire blog hop list, as well as all of our daily challenges, each day.  You have all week to hope along and play along in the daily challenges, so be sure you come play with us! Don't miss out on your chance to win!

Remember, you'll need to leave a comment on each stop along the way during this hop - Tell Bugaboo Happy birthday and how much you love their awesome images! Each  blog participating in the hop will be giving away the image they used for their blog hop creation, to one lucky commenter! So, you'll definitely want to leave us some love at each stop along the way - There will also be a grand prize winner from all of you who hop along and leave a comment at each stop!

After you leave me some love, here, hop on over to Sandye Curry's blog and see what she has to show you. No doubt it will be a fantastic creation, being that Sandye is such a talented lady! Go see what she has to show you! Don't forget to leave her some love while you are there.

Now that we have all the blog hop details out of the way, let me tell you about my blog hop/bingo challenge card! Of course, I had to do a birthday card, and use one of my favorite color combinations! My card uses the image Edward Elephant - Present, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used sheer purple  ribbon and a handmade now, made with the same ribbon. A purple flower gemstone was used near the bottom left corner of the image. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

I am entering this birthday card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Birthday at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #195 Starting New (Birthday) at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #2 Celebrations (Birthdays) at Pile It On
Party Time/Celebrate at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #31 Something New (Gemstones) at Hobbycutz
Add Texturen (Bow, Flower Gemstone) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #196 Cool Colors at Craft Your Passion
MIM#174 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Birthday at Melonheadz Friends
Feminine at Artistic Inspirations
Favorite Color Combo (Purple, Black and Green/Teal) at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #241 Sparkle at Cupcake Inspirations 
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Layers at Clear It Out
Challenge #69 Birthday at Deep Ocean
New Year Stash at Papertake Weekly
Children at Just Inspirational
Use Ribbons at Divas By Designs
Challenge #160 Embellishments at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #12 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Girly Cards at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #85 Bows at The Fairy Tale Challenge
Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Challenge #55 Buttons, Bows or Bling at Pumpkin Spice

For The Birthday Boy

Happy Oldie But Goodie Thursday!  I'm back to show you an awesome creation using one of the older digital images from Bugaboo Stamps. Want to see more adorably cute Oldie But good creations? Then run by Catch The Bug to check out more inspiration from the talented Bugaboo Stamps design team! We'd love to have you stop by and leave some love!

I have this cute masculine birthday card for you, today.  My card uses the image, Birthday Clown 2,
from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. My sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. I used black pearls to embellish the left side panel.

I am entering this birthday card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Challenge #86 Masculine at Let's Craft and Create
Birthdays at Crafting By Designs
Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #218 Manly at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #195 Starting New (Birthday) at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #2 Celebrations (Birthdays) at Pile It On
Challenge #73 Boys/Men at Dream Valley Challenges
Party/Celebrate at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #31 Something New (Pearls) at Hobbycutz
Pearls (or buttons) at Crafting From The Heart
Add Texture (Pearls) at Incy Wincy
MIM#174 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Birthday at Melonheadz Friends
Favorite Color Combo (Masculine Colors) at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #69 Birthday at Deep Ocean
New Year New Stash at Papertake Weekly
Clean and Simple at Top Tip Tuesday
Children at Just Inspirational
Challenge #34 Buttons or Pearls (Pearls) at Creative Moments

Monkey Bundle Of Joy

Hey Hey Hey! It's New Release Tuesday at Bugaboo Stamps! If you're like me, you love new release days, because there's always some great new images to check out and shop for! I'm here to show you just one of those adorable new releases, today.  The design team has more new release creations to show you, too, at Catch The Bug, so don;t miss out on those!

Remember, you can find this  new images, and lots more, at the Bugaboo Stamps Store, so run over and start shopping! What are you waiting for?! Hurry! Shop now!

I have a cute new baby card to show you, using this new release Monkey image, from Bugaboo Stamps. Isn't this just the cutest little monkey girl, sitting on that big banana?! The image is colored with Promarkers. I used a fun sketch that just seemed to fall out of my head onto the paper. I went with a monochromatic theme, but, of course, had to make the banana yellow.  After all, who's ever heard of a pink banana?! I used my new pink gemstones to embellish two corners of the image and three corners on the white patterned paper panel. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 you and is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches. All papers are from my stash.

I am entering this baby card in the following challenges:

Challenge #11 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
New Beginnings (new Baby) at Oldie But A Goodie Challenge
Challenge #85 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
New Beginnings (Baby) at Inky Impressions
Let's Celebrate at Divas By Design
Challenge #159 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Out With The Old (Papers) In With The New at The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #68 All Things Bright and Beautiful at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #83 Glitter N Sparkle at Digistamps4Joy
Challenge #56 Monochrome at Lia Stampz
Anything Goes at Creative Moments
New Beginnings at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at Craftitude
Celebrations (New Baby) at Milk Coffee Challenges
Anything Goes at Crafty Girls Challenges
Third Blogversary Linky Party at D.L Art
Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #105 Monochromatic at Fussy and Fancy Challenge
New Beginnings at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #120 Anything Goes at Wags N Whiskers
Time To Celebrate at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #110 Something New (Baby) at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #195 Starting New (Baby) at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #243 Sparkle (Gemstones) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #2 Celebrations (New Baby) at Pile It On
Party/Celebrate at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #31 Something New (Gemstones) at Hobbycutz
Challenge #37 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge # 61 Show Off Your New Stuff (Gemstones) at The Squirrel and The Fox
Add Texture  (Gemstones) at Incy Wincy
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
MIM#174 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
CMC #38 Anything Goes at Card Mania
Feminine at Artistic Inspirations
Favorite Color Combo (Pink and White) at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Layers at Clear It Out
Challenge #1 New (Pearls) at Creative Craft Challenges
New Year Stash at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #178 Stripes at Tuesday Throwdown
TTCRD January 14 - January 20th at Through The Craft Room Door

Non Traditional Colored Winter Wonderland

Saturday is here and it's time for a new challenge at Catch The Bug! Our theme, this week, is Winter Wonderland. Unfortunately, we are knee deep in  Winter right now, so this is the perfect theme! (I sure do long for warm weather, right now, though!) We want you to create some fabulous Winter Wonderland projects to share with us - You might even win one of our awesome digi prize packs from Bugaboo Stamps, as a prize! What are you waiting for? Come play along with us!

I know Christmas just passed, but I thought I would get a head start on Christmas cards for next year.  I went with non-traditional colors, for this one. My card uses the image, Snowman Patches, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used purple glittered ribbon, purple pearls and a lavender flower to embellish.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #173 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Use Something New (Glittered Ribbon)  at Paper Make Up Stamps
Challenge #107 Anything Goes at Lexi's Creations
Say It With Flowers at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #73 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
PYC#11 Christmas/Winter at Parade your Crafts
Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Anything Goes at Paper Nest Dolls
Make It Girly at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #85 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
Snowman is Fun at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #80 Photo Inspiration (Winter) at PINspirational
Ice Inspiration at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #159 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Out With The Old (Glittered Ribbon) In With The New at The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #68 All Things Bright and Beautiful
Challenge #83 Glitter N Sparkle at Digistamps4Joy
Anything Goes at Creative Moments
Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Christmas at Paper Crafting Journey
Christmas at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #56 Ribbons and Pearls at Craftitude
Celebrations at Milk Coffee Challenges
Anything Goes at Crafty Girls Challenges
Challenge #303 Cold And Frosty at Cute Card Thursday
Third Blogversary Linky Party at D.L Art
Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon
CMM78 Anything Goes at Card Makin' Mamas
Challenge #70 Flowers at Delicious Doodles
New Beginnings at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #120 Anything Goes at Wags N Whiskers
Time To Celebrate at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #241 Ribbon But No Bows at Allsorts
Challenge #110 Something New (Glittered RIbbon) at A Gem Of A Challenge
Clean and Simple at Top Tip Tuesday
Winter Wonderland at Stamp and Create

Retirement Means Relaxation and Fun In The Sun

Wow, can you believe it is Thursday, again, already?! The week sure does fly by! Be sure you come visit the design team for Bugaboo Stamps, over at Catch The Bug, so you can see all the awesome Oldie But Goodie creations they've created for you!

If you live in the USA and are like me, then you probably are already sick of the snow and cold temperatures! My boss sure had the right idea - She decided to retire and move to Florida for sun, sand, warm temps and relaxation! I sure wish I could do the same! LOL.  Anyway, this card is for her retirement.

The card features the image, Dottie Beach, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers (by Letraset). I used papers from Recollections, from my stash and a fun mix of chevron, hearts, stripes and polka dots. I used two strips of purple and lavender chevron washi tape, matted with cardstock (From the Paper Studio) and a handmade bow made with this new purple sheer polka dotted ribbon.

manufacturers of items used on this card:

Recollections
Bugaboo Stamps
The Paper Studio
Letraset

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #107 Anything Goes at Lexi's Creations
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Use Something New (washi tape) at Paper Make Up Stamps
Challenge #173 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #73 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge # 14 Cheers (For Retirement) at C Is For Challenge
Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Anything Goes at Paper Nest Dolls
Make It Girly at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #190 New Beginnings (Retirement) at Corrosive Challenge
New (Retirement) at Crafty Sentiments
New Beginnings (Retirement) at Oldie But A Goodie Challenge
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #85 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
Girly at Just Inspirational
2TC67 Mixed Signals (Arrow- chevron piece under image) at Twisted Tuesdays
Patterned Paper at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #201 Add A Bow at I Love Promarkers
IIC#141 New Beginnings (Retirement) at Inky Impressions
Let's Celebrate at Divas By Design
Challenge #159 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Out With The Old (Papers) In With The New at The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #68 All Things Bright and Beautiful
Challenge #23 Going Dotty at Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog
Anything Goes at Creative Moments
Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
New Beginnings at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #176 Bows at 4 Krafty Chicks
Celebrations (Retirment) at Milk Coffee Challenges
Anything Goes at Crafty Girls Challenges
CMM78 Anything Goes at Card Makin' Mamas
New Beginnings at Jellypark Friends
Time To Celebrate (Retirement) at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #110 Something New (Retirment) at A Gem Of A Challenge
Pearls (or buttons) at Crafting From The Heart

Love Is In The Air With Lacy Sunshine

Wow, we sure had a nice break over at Lacy Sunshine. Did you miss us?! We sure missed you! Are you ready for a new challenge and some new releases? You'd better be, because we have both for you over at the Lacy Sunshine challenge blog!

Our headline for this challenge is Love Is In The Air - Which means our new release, this week, is valentine images, in honor of Valentines Day next month! I mean, after all, you need those images ahead of time, so you can create that special Valentine for your hunny! All images are now available as instant downloads, too, so there's no more waiting to have your images emailed to you!

Now, let's talk about the current challenge!

Our challenge theme, this fortnight, at Lacy Sunshine, is Anything Goes! So, not only can you show use those fabulous valentine projects you make with our new releases - You can also link up any other creation, using any other images - Anything Goes! So come check out our creative goodness from the design team and link up some creativity of your own, while you're there! You have two weeks to play along with us. There are prizes to be won, including a top 3 and a guest designer spot! Whoo hoo! Lots of chances to win!

I made a cute valentine card for you.  I've used the image, Splits Sticky Wings - Cherry on Top, from Lacy Sunshine. All the papers are by Recollections and are from my stash. I used a Martha Stewart valentine punch to punch the scalloped heart medallions. Red glittered pearls were used to embellish. I added glitter to her wings and to the center of her eyes for glitter and sparkle/

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Challenge #190 New Beginnings (Love) at Corrosive Challenge
Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #110 Something New (New Love) at A Gem Of A Challenge
Pearls (or buttons) at Crafting From The Heart

Happy Birthday, You Little Monster

Happy 2014, everyone! Hope your year is starting out great!

We have our first challenge of 2014 starting today, at Catch The Bug. We have the perfect theme, too, for starting off 2014 - Our theme is anything goes! I know, i know, it's your favorite, isn't it?! It sure is mine! Anyway, we have lots of prizes to give away, as usual, so be sure you come over and link up your project! You don't want to miss out on your chance to win, do you?!

I made a birthday card for you, today. My card uses the image, Birthday Monster - Present, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored With Promarkers. I used a fun mix of papers in pretty pastel colors, all from my stash. The card was embellished with pearls. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs

Sorry It's Been Rough

I'm back from Christmas break, all refreshed and ready to show you some awesome projects! It's Oldie But Goodie Thursday at Catch The Bug, so come check out our Oldie But Goodie inspiration.  You will love hat the design team has to show you there!

I made this cute get well card to show you. My card uses the image Sign It - Its Been Rough, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used a mix of animal print (Paw print) papers and chevron. Green gems were used to embellish below the image. I also used a blue gem on the doggie's color. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches. I used brown and white gingham ribbon across the center of the card, and added a handmade bow, made from the same ribbon.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs