It's a Pirate Teddy!

It's new release Tuesday, at Catch The Bug! Are you ready for adorable! Check out the new release, Pirate Bear, that I have to show you! Don't you just love him!  For more creative goodness featuring this adorable little guy, check out New Release Tuesday at Catch The Bug!

Oh, Oh, and if you just can't resist snatching this cuteness up for yourself, he is available for purchase in the Bugaboo Stamps, store! Get him for your very own! You know you want to!

My card uses the new release image, Pirate bear, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash.  I wanted to be different, so I stayed away from "Pirate" type colors or fall colors - And this is what I came up with. (Not bad from working from my stash of scraps!) I love how the houndstooth patterns and the strips go together, with those polka dots between them, for contrast. This is a clean and simple card, designed for the guys, so no frills or embellishments, just clean and simple!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Artist With The Blues

Well, well, here I am again - This time, to tell you about a new challenge, starting today, at Open Minded Crafting. How about a challenge about work? Your job, hubby's job, a friend's job - Or anyone else.  We want to see your projects featuring someone at work, or using an office related product on your project - Either will work for this fun challenge.

As always, this is a biweekly challenge, so you have an entire two weeks to create and link up with us, for your chance to win. We always have lots of great prizes you can win and this time is no exception! Join us, this time, for your chance to win a prize from one of these amazingly generous sponsors:

Aurora Wings

Digital Delights

Faery Ink

Scrapper's Delights

Sentimental Susan

Now that the details of the challenge are out of the way, let me tell you about my card.

My project uses the (new to me)  image, Crafty Honey Painter, from Scrapper's Delights. I went with a monochromatic color scheme this time, and used lots of spots and dots.  This was such a fun project to do, but I definitely felt a bit dotty after completing it! LOL! I kept it simple, with no embellishments, for that reason. All papers used are from my stash.

This card reminds me so much of my school days, because I always looked forward to going back to school, for the art classes! I guess I always loved to be creative and play with paper! LOL

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Color Challenge (Blue and White) at Clear It Out
Challenge #85 Something Sweet at Deep Ocean Challenges
Anything Goes at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #210 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #122 Photo Inspiration at PINspirational Challenges
TTCRD August 26 - September 1 Anything Goes at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #50 Anything Goes at Fan-Tastic Tuesday
Layer It at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #96 Anything Goes at let's Craft and Create
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
IIC#174 Anything Goes at Inky Impressions
Challenge #270 Dig Deep (Paper) at Crafty Creations
Challenge #171 Back To School (Art Class) at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #84 Monochromatic at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #99 Circles at Digistamps4joy
Challenge #50 Anything Goes at Creative Moments
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Challenge #30 Anything Goes - New Beginnings at Scrapper's Delights
Challenge #244 It's All Ab out The Love at Sassy Studio Designs
Back To School at Milk Coffee Challenges
Challenge #25 Anything Goes at Crafty Girls Challenges
Challenge #336 Anything Goes at Cute Card Thursday
Challenge #99 Clean and Simple at Fairytale Challenge
Challenge R#191 Tic Tac Toe (Something old - paper, Blue, Something New - Image) at Crafts 4 Eternity
CHallenge #136 Back To School/For A Teacher at Wags N Whiskers
Challenge #31 School at Aloha Friday Challenges
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at Art By Miran
Challenge #69 Show us Something New (Digi) at Simply Create Too
Challenge #72 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge
Anything Goes at Crafty Calender
Anything Goes For Kids at Send a Smile For Kids
Challenge #81 School at Pumpkin Spice Challenge Blog

You And I ------- The Perfect Duet

Once again it is challenge time at Stamping With The Dragon. This round, the design team have some wonderful creations for you, using stamps from the Stitchy Bear Stamps store. If you haven't been to their store, you are really missing out! Stitchy Bear has images from tons of different designers, all in one place! You really need to hop on over there and do some shopping!

For my card, I used Duet, by Stitchy Bear herself. This image is so adorable. It reminds me of childhood and childhood sweethearts,and the song, "You and I." (Wish I could remember who sang that.. It was a duet, I think Crystal Gayle may have been the female of the duet). I decided to go with a simple look. I wanted to focus on the image, rather than overdo it with lots of embellishing. I colored the image with Promarkers, then sponged and distressed the image edges with brown ink. The musical background paper is from the new paper tablet by Tim Holtz. The gorgeous gold and metallic ribbon is from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Week #41 Use A Digi Stamp at Create4Fun
Week #73 Inspiration From A Song Title (You And I)
Challenge #104 Distressing at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #34 Use A Digi Stamp at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #3 All That Glitters (Glittery ribbon) at Gingerloft
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Craftalicious
Challenge #66 Colors at A Crafty Little Place
Challenge #0030 Starts With G (girl image) at Other Lovelies
Challenge #16 Digi at Just Inspirational
Challenge #13 Coloring at Sarah Hurley Challenges
Challenge #25 Digi with favorite coloring method at Crafy Ann's
Challenge #63 Anything Goes at Paper Cutz

Let's Harvest Some Pumpkins at Shelly's Images

It's Marvelous Monday, again, at Images. This week, we are featuring Pumpkins as the featured image. Perfect for fall and harvest time. There are so many possibilities with this image. It would also make a nice Thanksgiving card. This image is available for a special price, today only, in the Shelly's Images store. While you are there getting this one, pick up some of the other wonderful images Shelly has to offer.

Also, check out the Shelly's Images blog for some wonderful eye candy by the DT, using the Pumpkins image. You may want to stop back there, too, on Tuesdays for the wonderful tutorials and on Thursdays for the new challenges!

My card featuring the pumpkins image is simple, but I love the way it turned out. I love this image and thought it would be a fantastic to use as a big focal point for a card. I colored the image with Promarkers and framed it with a chipboard frame. (New purchase I made this week, at Michael's) Once I attached it to the card, I felt it was perfect and didn't want to add anything, for fear of taking away from the image. I rarely make a card that doesnt use patterned paper, and I generally don't like chipboard, but I'm glad I did, with this image. I think it is perfect just the way it is.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #20 Autumn at Cards For Men
Here Comes Autumn at Tuesday Taggers
It's Autumn at Simon Says Stamp
Fall at For Fun Challenges
Challenge #16 Hump Day Inspiration at Inktegrity DT Challenges
Challenge #42 Swirly Swirls (on Frame) at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #27 3D It at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #8 Go Digital at Karber Weekly Challenge
Anything Goes at Stamp N Doodle
Challenge #6 All Natural at Stamps R Us
Challenge #64 Anything Goes at Pollycraft
Challenge #9 Orange and Brown at Creative Stamp Friends
Challenge #36 The Great Outdoors at Totally Paper Crafts
Open theme at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Challenge #49 Orange at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #48 Autumn Inspiration
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #12 Autumn Colors at Timbroscrapmania
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up
Challenge #79 Photo Inspiration at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #1 Halloween/Fall at Baby Bud Designs