Have A Bright and Cheerful Birthday

Did you all enjoy the week long Christmas In July festivities that we had, and the blog hop, for Christmas In July, at Catch The Bug? We hops you had a blast and were able to participate in all the daily challenges! Check back, later, to see if you are one of the lucky winners from the Christmas In July week long celebration!

Starting today, we have a fun new Bingo Challenge for you to play along in, at Catch The Bug, As always there, are awesome prizes up for grabs, from Bugaboo Stamps, Get our your crafting supplies and play bingo with us, at Catch The Bug!

My bingo for today's card:  circles, bling, texture (Brads and Ribbon). My card uses an image from the Mini Set - Birthday Girl, From Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I went with orange and yellow to celebrate the bright colors of summer.. I've added ribbon and a handmade ribbon bow. The card is finished off with different colors of metal brads. I also used some flower shaped buttons.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #267 Let's Party (Birthday) at Crafty Creations
Challenge #203 Forever Young at The Corrosive Challenge
7/7 - 7/19 Challenge Anything Goes at My Craft Creations
Challenge #6 Your Favorite Colors at Craft For The Craic
Happy Birthday at The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #30 CAS Card at Crafting With Dragonflies
July Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Crafty Girls Challenges
Challenge #118 It's All About The Girls at Fussy and Fancy Challenges
Challenge #95 Summer (Colors) at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #133 Anything Goes at Wags N Whiskers
Summer (Colors)at Crafting Station Challenge
Challenge #11 It's Getting Hot (Colors, Summer) at The East Wind Challenge Blog
Challenge #78 Anything Goes at Pumpkin Spice Challenge Blog
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #27 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Birthdays at Stamp and Create
Challenge #72 Birthday at Crafter's Cafe Challenge
Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow at Craft Dee Bowz
Challenge #57 Hip Hip Horray - Birthday at Emerald Faeries Challenge Blog
Patterned Paper at CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Blog
Use A Digi at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge
Anything Goes July at A Girl Who Crafts
Challenge #222 Tropical/Citrus Colors at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #149 Girly Girl at Paper Makeup Stamps
Challenge #100 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations Challenges
Strings and Things (Ribbon) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #82 Lots of Layers at Deep Ocean Challenges
Buttons, Bows And Bling at Papertake Weekly
TTCRD July 15-21 Anything Goes at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenges
Button Button at Delightful Challenges
Spots and Dots at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #228 Girls, Girls, Girls at I Love Promarkers
IIC#168 Summer Brights at Inky Impressions
Challenge #167 Holiday Time at The Paper Shelter
Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Use A Sentiment at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #38 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Birthdays at Milk Coffee Challenges
Challenge #96 Use A Digital Image at Fairy Tale Challenge

Let's Take A Vacation

Welcome back to another challenge at Open Minded Crafting. We have a new challenge and new theme for you, today.  Our challenge theme this fortnight is Vacation Related. It's summer, so what better theme to play along with. than vacation! Remember, you have to be in it to win it, so come play along at Open Minded Crafting, for your chance to win one of these fabulous prizes!

I took a different approach to the theme and made a retirement card - Because, after all, isn't retirement like a long vacation?! My card uses the image Jumpin Jellybean 2 in 1, from Beansie Doodles, colored with Promarkers. I used  blue and white polka dotted washi tap across the bottom and embellished with three unusually shaped gemstones.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Use A Sentiment at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #100 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Anything Goes 7/7 - 7/19 at My Craft Creations
Challenge #82 Lots of Layers at Deep Ocean Challenges
Buttons, Bows and Bling at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #204 Take Us On A Vacation at Tuesday Throwdown
Spots and Dots (Washi Tape) at Simon Says Stamp
July Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs

A Bright and Cheery Hello

Wow, can you believe its Thursday, again?! That means another Oldie But Goodie Thursday at Catch The Bug! We have some fabulous older images being brought back into the light to grab your attention, today! Come check out all the Oldie But Goodie inspiration, at Catch The Bug!

My card uses the image KIDZ Girl - Just Like Mom, From Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used bright, fun colors for this one. I've embellished each side of the image with a pink ribbon with a pearl center. I used a pink gemstone flourish in the bottom right corner of the card. The sentiment is punches with circle and scalloped circle punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Spring Colors at Stamp and Create
Challenge #71 Two Or More Die Cuts at Whimsy Stamps
Blue And White at Crafty Boots
Anything Goes at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Paper Nest Dolls

Clownin' Around With Colors

Welcome to another Saturday challenge at Catch The Bug! This week, we have a Color Challenge for you?! Think you can handle that?! If so, then come on over to Catch The Bug to check out the color theme photo so you can create a project and play along with us. We have lots of prizes up for grabs, so come play along for your chance to win!

My card uses the image Lil Clown 4, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. Of course, I followed the color scheme in this week's color challenge. This card is perfect for a little boy's birthday. I used all scraps to create this card and think I did a pretty darn good job if I do say so, myself! LOL! The centers of the small squares are punches with the postage stamp punch from EK Success. I used some blue buttons, recycled from an old shirt that had been thrown away, and placed those in the center of the small squares. I used googly eyes on the clown. Isn't he cute?!

The inside of the card Says "Clown Around On Your Birthday"

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #40 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Birthday Fun at Send A Smile 4 Kids
Challenge #209 Favorite Things (buttons, Googly Eyes) at One Stitch At A Time
One For The Boys at Eclectic Ellapu
Challenge #68 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
RCS#68 The Heat (Lots of Red and Orange) at Red Carpet Studio
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Fitztown Challenge Blog
Challenge #91 Punches or Dies at Let's Craft and Create
Use Those Bright Colors at Milk Coffee Challenges
Challenge #90 Cute Only at Fairy Tale Challenge
R#173 Use Up Some Scraps at Crafts 4 Eternity
One For The Boys at Jellypark Challenges
Scrappy Cards at Creative Romance
Birthdays at Di's Digi Designs
Anything Goes at Ditzie Digi Design Challenges
Challenge #84 Anything Goes at Little Miss Muffet Stamps
Challenge #90 Cute Only at Fairytale Challenges