Are You Feeling Lucky?!

Well, well, we are back, again, with a new challenge for you at Catch The Bug.  I bet you can't wait to hear what the theme is this time!  I'm sure you're aware that St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, right?! So, what perfect theme for our challenge this week! Our theme is lucky! Sounds like a fun one doesn't it?! Feel free to interpret the theme any way you'd like - Just as long as it fits!  As always, there will be digi prize packs up for grabs, from Bugaboo Stamps, so be sure you come play along with us!

My card, today, is a St, Patrick's Day card.  My card uses the image Edward Elephant - St. Patrick's Day
from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers,  All papers are from my stash. I used some brand new shamrock ribbon that I bought at Hobby Lobby. The metal buttons, too, are new, and came from Hobby Lobby. I used green gemstones around the image and above the sentiment.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

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

Edward Elephant Is Out Of The Box

Hey all! Welcome to another New Release Tuesday, for Bugaboo Stamps. Jodie has the wonderful Edward for us, today. So cute! I mean, c'mon, who doesn't love Elephants?! He's now available for sale, now, in the store at Bugaboo Stamps! Hurry over and get him, then come over to Catch The Bug and show us what you create with him!

If you want some wonderful inspiration, check out the most excellent projects over at Catch The Bug. The DT has done a fantastic job showcasing this cute new image!

My project features Edward Elephant, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I triple matted him to make a frame, to set off the image. Primary colors are my chosen color palette, this time. I used a mix of gingham and striped papers, all from my stash. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches. I added faux stitching to the scalloped circle, with a white opaque pen by Inksentials. The trio of buttons are recycled from an old shirt that has long been thrown away.My card layout uses the sketch at Cards For Men.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #5 Sketch at Cards For Men
Birthdays at One Crazy Stamper
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #49 Happy Birthday at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #22 Photo Inspiration (Stripes And Colors) at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge #110 Anything Goes at The Pixie Cottage
PSC21: Anything Goes With A Die Cut at The Perfect Sentiment
Yellow And Green at The Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #61 Things With Wings (Birdie) at Do You Stack Up
Challenge #4 Anything Goes at paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #116 Buttons at Pixie Dust Studio
Use Some Green at Card Makin' Mamas
Birthday at The Poodles Parlour
Things With Wings (Bird) at Guylou's Inimitability
Challenge #9 Recycle (Buttons from an old shirt) at Speedy The Fox's Friends
Challenge #9 Something Old (Papers, Buttons), Something New (Image) at Paper Play
Challenge #81 Recipe (One Image, Two Papers, 3 Embellishments-Buttons) at 2 Sisters
Challenge #172 Button It at One Stop Craft Challenge
Use your Stash at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle
Challenge #103 Reuse or Recycle (buttons) at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #136 Something Old (Buttons, Papers)Something New (Image) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #71 Stitching (Faux) at Top Tip Tuesday
Buttons, Buttons, I Love Buttons at Critter Sketch Challenge
Challenge #3 Anything Goes at Always Crafting
Going Green at Paper Pretties
TPE138 At Least Three Layers at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #98 Animals at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Kids at Stamp-n-Doodle
You Make Me Smile With Unusual Supplies (Buttons) at Clear It Out
Anything Goes at Paper Take Weekly
Challenge #78 Black Jack (8: Punched shapes x 2 = 16 + 5: stamp for a total of 21) at Alota Rubber Stamps