Read A Book

Good Morning, Everyone and welcome to my blog.  Are you excited?! You should be, because today is new release day at Bugaboo Stamps!  I'm here to show you one of today's new releases - Book Sitter 2. Isn't he just adorable with those big glasses?! I know you just want to take him home - And you can! Run over to the shop at Bugaboo Stamps and buy him - Have him for your very own! He'd love to come home with you and star in your creations!  Want to see other projects created with Book Sitter 2? Head on over to Catch The Bug, to see more creations from the design team.

Now, let me tell you about my card:

Of course, I've used the new release image, Book Sitter 2, colored with Promarkers.  All papers are from my stash. I just love this striped paper - it seems perfect for this image.  I went with the clean and simple look for this card.  After all, we all like to keep it simple when we curl up with a good book to relax, don't we?

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #9 Anything Goes at Our Crafty Corner
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at Paper Creators Crafts
Anything Goes at The Sisters of Craft
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Petal Lu Challenge
Challenge #91 Anything Goes at Creatalicious
May Anything Goes at Craftyhazelnut's Patterened Paper Challenge
Challenge #86 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #278 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #58 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #325 Anything Goes at Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge
Clean and Simple at Creative Corner Challenges
Challenge #29 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at 2 Crafty Girls Challenge
Challenge #177 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #189 Anything Goes at Glitter and Sparkle Challenge
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Challenge #309 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #346 Legs at Paper Minutes Challenge
Challenge #166 Anything Goes at PINspirational Challenge
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Lemon Shortbread Challenge
Challenge #157 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspiration

You'll Come Out On Top

Happy Saturday, everyone! It's time for a new challenge, today, at Catch The Bug! This week's challenge is Bingo! One of our favorites, and, hopefully one of yours!  As always, there are are prizes up for grabs, from Bugaboo Stamps, so hurry over to Catch The Bug and link up your bingo creation with us, for your chance to win!

Today, I have a very special card to show you.  This card was made for someone who means the world to me, and is going through something very stressful right now.  Please say a prayer that things will turn out in a positive way. He really needs prayers and positive vibes.

My masculine card uses the image, Puppy Pile, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers.  All papers used to create this card are from my stash. The paper with the anchors is symbolic of his courage, so it was perfect for this card.  Polka Dots and puppies were used, to lighten up the mood and hopefully bring a smile.  (Who doesn't smile over puppies and polka dots?!) The card layout uses the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I've used denim fabric tags as little banners, for my hand written sentiments. Tiny wooden buttons were used to embellish the top left corner of the card, as well as below the image.

I am entering this masculine card in the following challenges:


Challenge #352 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Challenge #176 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #316 Favorite Colors (Blue and Kraft) at Robyn's Fetish Challenge
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge
Challenge #156 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Deep Blue at Cards In Envy
Challenge #112 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #312 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Touchy Feely (Denim) at Incy Wincy
CCH #222 Three Layers or More at The Crazy Challenge
LTSCB #78 Anything Goes at Love To Scrap Challenge
Challenge #91 Layers at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Challenge #113 Masculine at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #346 Spots at Passion For Promarkers
Anything Goes 5/17-5/23 at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at lemon Shortbread Challenge
Challenge #93 Anything Goes at Creative Moments
Challenge #309 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers Challenge
Challenge #86 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #278 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #230-#231 Anything Goes at Word Art Wednesday
Challenge #155 Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #138 Anything Goes at Little Miss Muffett Stamps
Man Or Boy at Moving Along With The Times
Cats or Dogs at Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge
Challenge #55 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights Challenge
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Crafting With An Attitude
Anything Goes at Crafts Galore Encore
Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Cute As A Button Challenge
Anything Goes at Stamping Sensations

May Anything Goes at Craftyhazelnut's Patterened Paper Challenge
Challenge #91 Anything Goes at Creatalicious Challenges
Anything Goes at Crafty Girlz Challenges
Challenge #80 Animal Magic at Sparkles Forum Challenge
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Petal Lu Challenge Blog
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at Paper Creators Crafts
Anything Goes at The Sisters of Craft
Challenge #9 Anything Goes at Our Crafty Corner
For The Boys at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #58 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #325 Anything Goes at Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge
Challenge #29 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends
Challenge #332 Animals at Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at 2 Crafty Girls Challenge

Mother's Day Flowers Galore

Challenge

Catch The Bug

Flowers Galore

uses a retired image, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers.

This card was made from scraps of DP and cardstock.

Catch The Bug

Bugaboo Stamps

I am entering this floral Mother's Day card in the following challenges:

Challenge #156 Anything With A Die Cut at Artistic Inspirations

Just Us Girls at Cards In Envy

Challenge #111 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart

Spring at Scrap Creations Challenge

Challenge #311 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion

Challenge #192 April Showers Bring May Flowers at Eureka Stamps

Make It Sparkle at Melonheadz Friends

CCH #222 Three Layers or More at The Crazy Challenge

LTCSB #77 Make it Girly at Love To Scrap

Challenge #91 Layers at Scrapbook Stamp Society

Challenge #19 Anything But Square at Digichoosday

Challenge #345 Sparkle and Shine at Passion For Promarkers

Anything Goes 5-10-5/16 at Through The Craft Room Door

Anything Goes at Eclectic Ellapu

Challenge #128 Flowers Everywhere at Deep Ocean Challenge

Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Lemon Shortbread Challenge

Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs

Challenge #93 Anything Goes at Creative Moments

Challenge #85 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination

Challenge #277 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty

Flowers at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Challenge #230-#231 Anything Goes at Word Art Wednesday

Challenge #251 Shape It Up (Box Card) at Creative Inspirations

Challenge #155 Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments

Challenge #425 More Than One Fold at Cute Card Thursday

Challenge #137 Anything Goes at Little Miss Muffett Challenge

DTBST #333 Anything Goes at Sassy Studio Designs

Flowers Everywhere at Di's Digi Designs

Challenge #58 Anything Goes at Art By Miran

Challenge #109 Just us Girls at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards

Challenge #324 Dies and Punches at Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge

Let's Celebrate at Creative Corner Challenges

Challenge #71 Girly at Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge

Challenge #130 No Square Or Rectangles (Box Card) at Left of Center Challenges

Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts

Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends Challenge

Challenge #31 In The Garden at Crafty Friends Challenge

Challenge #169 Flowers at A Gem Of A Challenge

Challenge #19 Anything Goes at Jade's Sparkling Butterflies

Challenge #181 Let's Go 3D at My Sheri Crafts

Anything Goes at Crafts Galore Encore

HIMCR #250 Super Scraps Saturday at Hiding In My Craft Room

Challenge #55 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights Challenge

Challenge #122 Mother's Day at Pattie's Creations

Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Crafting With An Attitude

Challenge #5 Spring at Corrosive Challenge

Challenge #80 Flowers at Card Mania Challenge

Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Cute As A Button Challenge
Anything Goes at Crafty Girlz Challenges
Die Cuts at Inky Impressions Challenge
April Showers Bring May Flowers at Delicious Doodles Challenge
May Anything Goes at Craftyhazelnut's Patterened Paper Challenge
Challenge #7 Flowers at Crafty Enjoyments
Anything Goes at Stamping Sensations
Challenge #26 May Flowers at Scor Pal Challenge
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at Paper Creators Crafts
Anything Goes at The Sisters of Craft
Challenge #9 Anything Goes at Our Crafty Corner

Easel Mother's Day

Good Morning Bloggers!

Happy Mother's Day to all those mom's out there and to all those moms who are no longer with us!

I'm back with another challenge and another card for you, today!  Today starts a new  challenge over at Catch The Bug!  Today's challenge is Anything Goes, so you can enter anything you've created! . What did you create for your mom for Mother's Day? We'd love to see it! We'd love to see anything and everything you've created! Remember, anything goes! Come on over to Catch The Bug and link up your fabulous projects and show them off! You have a whole week to enter, so if you havent created anything today, you still have time to play along with us! You could be one of our random winners and snatch up some awesome digi images from wonderful artist Jodie Mackrell, creator of Bugaboo Stamps!

My mother is no longer with me, but it is still a day to remember her.  Today's card is a Mother's Day card.  My card uses the image, Heel Accessories, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I just love easel cards! It's considered a fancy fold card, but is so easy to make!  This one is exceptionally easy, as its all one piece of cardstock, with multiple score lines.  This card folds flat and is easily mailed, so no special envelope is needed.  I have kept this card simple. I've only used pearls and ribbon, to embellish.  The pink ribbon is tied into a handmade bow. The sentiment is Hand Stamped and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches, by Stampin Up.

I am entering this Mother's Day easel card in the following Challenges:

Challenge #108 Ladies Only at Simply Create Too
Challenge #19 So 80's (Wacky Fashion) at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #108 Circles and Squares at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards
Challenge #168 Favorite Color Combo (Black, White and Rose) at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #174 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Add A Sentiment at Jade's Sparkling Butterflies
Challenge #314 Mother's Day at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog
Challenge #33 Anything Goes at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Challenge #155 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Just Us Girls at Cards in Envy
Challenge #110 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #310 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #191 Mother's Day at Eureka Stamps
Clean and Simple at Incy Wincy Designs
Challenge #77 Make It Girly at Love To Scrap!
Challenge #164 Photo Inspiration (Mother's Day) at PINspirational Challenges
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments Designs
TTCRD 5/3-5/9 Anything Goes at Through The Craf Room Door
Challenge #433 Mother's Day at Paper Minutes
Anything Goes at Eclectic Ellapu

Challenge #19 Anything Goes at A Bit More Time To Craft
Challenge #148 Feminine at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge
Photo Inspiration (Two pinks/Mauve Colors)  at MHK Designs
Challenge #90 Mother's Day at Creatalicious Challenge
Challenge #228-#229 Anything Goes at Word Art Wednesday

Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Not Just Cards

Challenge #314 Black and White + Pop of Color at Crafty Creations
Challenge #92 Anything Goes at Creative Moments

Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Lemon Shortbread Challenge

May Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #70 Celebrate Mom at Crafty Gals Corner
Challenge #308 Ribbon at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #84 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination Challenge
Challenge #276 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #137 Anything Goes at Little Miss Muffet Stamps
DTBST #32 Mother's Day at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #112 Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends Challenge
Anything Goes at Crafty Bowz Monthly Challenge
Challenge #55 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights Challenge
Challenge #122 Mother's Day at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Crafting With An Attitude
Anything Goes at Crafts Galore Encore

Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Cute As A Button Challenge
May Anything Goes at Craftyhazelnut's Patterened Paper Challenge

Anything Goes at Stamping Sensations

Respect The Chickens

WoooHoo I am back in blogland! Did you miss me?!  I've been on a break from blogging and crafting, due to health issues, but am happy to finally be back!  A big thank you to Jodie, the artist, all the admin staff and my fellow DT members at Bugaboo Stamps for allowing me this break from DT duties, to take care of my health.  Bugaboo Stamps and Catch The Bug are the best ever!

My first project, now that I'm back, is for Humor Me Wednesday at Catch The Bug. Humor Me Wednesday is the day of the week when we celebrate some of the nation's funniest humorous holidays! Today, I am celebrating International Respect For Chickens Day, which happens this week! Yes, yes, I know - this is an Easter card and Easter is already behind us. I just couldn't resist using this retired chicken image, though, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers! Isn't he adorable?! Unfortunately, he is no longer available, but there are others much like him, available in the shop at Bugaboo Stamps!

I went with springy pastel colors for my card, which are perfect for Easter! I've used two glittery flower buttons above the image, to add some sparkle. The image is colored with Promarkers. I used some Easter egg printed ribbon from my stash, across the center of the card, and yellow ribbon, tied in a handmade bow, below the printed ribbon. The sentiment is punched with the word window punch from Stampin Up.


I am entering this card in the following Challenges

Challenge #361 Inspired By a Book (Chicken Little) at C.R.A.F.T Challenge
Challenge #154 Animals at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #19 So 80's (Pastel Colors) at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #247 Flowers at Hanna and Friends
Pastel Colors at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #139 Things With Wings (Chicken) at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #108 Ladies Only at Simply Create Too
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends
Challenge #168 Favorite Color Combo (Pastels) at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #249 Freestyle at Hiding In My Craft Room
Animals at Send A Smile For Kids Challenge
Challenge #30 All Things Cute at Crafty Friends Challenge
Challenge #174 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Add A Sentiment at Jade's Sparkling Butterflies
Challenge #33 Anything Goes at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Challenge #155 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Just Us Girls (Pastels/Girly) at Cards in Envy
Challenge #110 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #310 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Clean and Simple at Incy Wincy Designs
TTCRD 5/3-5/9 Anything Goes at Through The Craf Room Door
Pastel Colors at Melonheadz Friends Challenge
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments Designs
Anything Goes at Eclectic Ellapu
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at A Bit More Time To Craft
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Not Just Cards
Challenge #92 Anything Goes at Creative Moments
Challenge #228-#229 Anything Goes at Word Art Wednesday
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Lemon Shortbread Challenge
Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #128 Flowers Everywhere at Deep Ocean Challenges
Challenge #344 Nature at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #292 Welcome Spring (Spring Colors) at Tuesday Throwdown
May Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #84 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination Challenge
April Showers Bring May Flowers at Mod Squad Challenge
Challenge #276 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #137 Anything Goes at Little Miss Muffet Stamps
Challenge #112 Anything Goes at Creative Card Crew

Spring at Scrap Creations Challenge

May Anything Goes at Craftyhazelnut's Patterened Paper Challenge