Ava and Deacon in Love

Welcome, Friends! It's Oldie But Goodie Thursday, at Catch The Bug! Today is the day that we, the design team for Bugaboo Stamps, do our part to showcase some of those older, awesome images, from Bugaboo Stamps. Today I have for you, my first attempt at a a gable fold car.  I just LOVE this card fold, and it was so easy! Have you ever tried one? If not, you really should! They're so fun and easy to make! Come over to Catch The Bug, to check out more Oldie But Goodie creations!

Here is a pic of the opened Card:

So cute, right?! My gable fold card uses the uses the image, Ava and Deacon Love, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I went with a love theme, in black, white, red and purple. I love purple and I know someone who loves red, so this card is the perfect color combo!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #63 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends
Challenge #187 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #266 Anything Goes With Dies at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #162 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #323 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Use A Stamp at Crafty Boots Challenge
Anything Goes at Incy Wincy Designs Challenge
Your Favorite Stamp at Melonheadz Friends
Celebrate at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge
LTCSB #83 Take Two at Love To Scrap Challenge
Challenge #97 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments Challenge
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Digi Choosday Challenge
Challenge #357 Favorite Things (Polka Dots, Stripes, Hearts) at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #171 Photo Inspiration at PINspirational Challenge

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

Have A Springy Birthday

It's Challenge time, again, at Catch The Bug! Are you ready?! This week's theme is Anything Goes! Whoo Hoo! *cheers* I know everyone loves this theme, so we are expecting lots of fabulous entries! Get out your goodies and come on over to Catch The Bug To Show us some crafting goodness!

For this round, I've made a spring card.  Don's you just love this fold! My card uses the image, AKV Boy - Celebrate, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored With Promarkers. I used a large flower with a gemstone center, to embellish. More gemstones were used to the right side of the image. I finished off with a pink handmade bow. The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #79 Song Inspired (Happy Birthday) at Deep Ocean Challenges
Challenge #5 Anything Goes at Ditzie Digi Designs
Ribbons And/Or Bows at Di's Digi Designs

Mother's Day Easel Card

Happy Oldie But Goodie Thursday to all of you! There are more oldie but goodie creations to show you over at Catch The Bug - Stop by and ffeast your eyes on the amazing talent, showcased by the Bugaboo Stamps DT! There are lots of creative masterpieces there, for your viewing pleasure!

I went with an easel card, today, in honor of Mother's Day. This one is clean, simple, and right to the point! My card uses the image, Ladybug Daisy Vase, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. Pearls have been used to embellish the corners of the image and a pink bow, below. The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #40 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge #63 Spring (Flowers) at Craftitude
Challenge #232 Die Cuts/Punches at Totally Gorjuss
Lots of Layers at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #117 Spring Is In The Air at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #68 Coloring at Pumpkin Spice
Challenge #209 Favorite Things (Fancy Fold Cards) at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #80 Say It With Words at Dream Valley
Challenge #68 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #80 Fancy Folds at Addicted To Stamps
CCH #169 Spring Is Here at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #86 Clean and Simple at Eureka Stamps
Floral Challenge at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #88 CAS at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Fitztown Challenge Blog
Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow at Craft Dee Bowz
Fancy Folds at Crafty Sentiments
Make An Easel Card at Paper Crafting Journey
CWLC #80 In The Garden at Create With Love
Challenge #84 Anything Goes at Little Miss Muffet Stamps

Color Me A Big Egg For Easter

Happy Thursday! It's time for more Oldie But Goodie creations, at Catch The Bug! Dont you just love revisiting some of our old favorites?! We do! I think you will, too, if you come over and see the creative inspiration we are offering up today.  Come over to Catch The Bug and get inspired!

I have a cute Easter easel card to show you, this time. My card uses the image, EC Big Egg, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. My ribbon has adorable easter eggs printed on it. I used a resin rabbit button in the center of the bottom panel, to hold the card up in its easel format. Two gemstone flowers were added to the left of the image, as well as a resin chickie button to the right of the image.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Easter at Eclectic Ellapu
Spring Time at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #194 Easter at Hanna and Friends
Easter at Milk Coffee Challenges
Happy Easter at Jellypark
Easter at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #117 Spring Is In The Air at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #8 Easter or Pastel Colors at Open Minded Crafting
Challenge #80 Fancy Folds at Addicted To Stamps
Easter at Melonheadz Friends

Happy Birthday, Ewe!

Happy World Card Making Day, bloggers! Are you celebrating my crafting your booties off today?! I've been crafting all week, in honor of it, and got myself a head start! LOL

Today, we have a new challenge at Catch The Bug - This is everyone's favorite, and perfect for World Card Making Day! Our challenge them is Anything Goes! *Applause* I know, I know - Everyone loves it. So do I!  Of course, as usual, there are great prizes up for grabs, from Bugaboo Stamps, so come over to Catch The Bug and link up with us in our Anything Goes challenge, in honor of World Card Making Day!  You are welcome to link up any project - It doesn't have to be a card - So get crafting!

In honor of World Card Making Day, I've created a fancy Fold Card.  This is yet another version of pop up card.  You can see, in the first pic, that the card has a pull tab, which pops up the image.  Check out the second pic, with the image popped up after the tab is pulled.  So cool, isn't it?! I have to say, I absolutely LOVE the fold on this card.  I went with masculine colors because I made this for a male friend's birthday (He thought it was awesome, by the way!)  I used chevron printed washi tape, purple square gemstones and round purple gemstones. My card uses uses the image Make It Snappy - Birthday Ewe, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. The sentiment is handwritten with a white opaque pen by Signo.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
For The Boys at Digi Sketch Challenge
Something For Men at Rhedd and Rosie Challenge
For  A Boy at Paper Crafting Journey
Show Off Those Coloring Skills at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge #160 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Animals at Melonheadz Friends
Challenge #7 Boys And Men at C is For Challenge
Challenge #82 Anything Goes at Digi Darla's Challenges
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Creative Craft Challenges
TTCRD October 1 - t at Through The Craft Room Door
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #31 Just A Bit Out There at The Crafter's Cafe
Birthdays at Stamp and Create
BLD56 Use Washi Tape at By Lori Designs Challenge
Challenge #188 Songs (Happy Birthday) at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #90 For A Child at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #147 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #5 Animal (Sheep), Avian or Aquarian at The Male Room
Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #80 Ink Technique (Coloring) at Let's Craft and Create
Anything Goes at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #227 Animals (Sheep) at C.R.A.F.T
Anything Goes at 4 Krafty Girlz
October Linky Party at DL Art
Royal Digi Challenge #28 at The Scrapbooking Queen
Anything Goes at Oozak
Challenge #99 One For the Boys at Fussy and Fancy
Anything Goes at Jellypark Friends
Let's Hear It For The Boys at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #184 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time

Booooooooo To You

Opened up:

Happy Thursday, everyone!

I hope you're enjoying the fancy fold card I have for you, today. I made this for Bugaboo Stamps' Oldie But Goodie Thursday. Isn't it always nice to revisit those older images that we sometimes forget about?  That's exactly what we're doing, over at Catch The Bug, so head over and check out all the rest of the Oldie But A Goodie creations. You will love them!

My fancy fold card, today, uses the image Boo Ghost, from Bugaboo Stamps. I used a fun mix of Halloween papers to decorate both the inside and outside of the card.  The stripes and polka dots on the front just go great together, don't they? I've used a velcro adhesive tab from Tombow, to secure the card closed.  The ribbon is attached only to the front and includes a handmade bow. Two funky zebra striped gemstones were used to embellish the front. This fun Halloween card is perfect for  the guy or little boy in your life.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Anything Goes at Send A Smile For Kids
For  A Boy at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #77 Pumpkin, Mushroom and Bat at Fairy Tale Challenge
R#143 Anything Goes at Crafts 4 Eternity
Show Off Those Coloring Skills at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #163 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #99 Use Black at Pink Gem Designs
Challenge #184 Cute And Creepy at The Corrosive Challenge
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
TSG227 Decorate The Inside at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Challenge #160 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #82 Anything Goes at Digi Darla's Challenges
Challenge #14 Fall Colors at Get Inky Challenges
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
Challenge #167 Colors of Fall at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Creative Craft Challenges
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
PTT #140 Spooky Little Monsters at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #106 Halloween at Bearly Mine Designs
Challenge #80 Ink Technique (Coloring) at Let's Craft and Create
We're Going Dotty at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #188 Songs (Ghost Busters Theme Song) at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #90 For A Child at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #147 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Anything Goes at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #64 Anything Goes With Ribbon at Crafty Ribbons
October Linky Party at DL Art
RCC86 Halloween (with Ribbon) at The Ribbon Carousel
Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow at Craft Dee Bowz
RRR #82 Halloween (With Skull Ribbon) at Really Reasonable Ribbon

Baby Girl Teepee Card

Hey folks! Today is the start of a new challenge over at Catch The Bug!  This week's saturday challenge is one of everyone's favorites..... Bingo! Bingo challenges are sooo much fun and, of course, there are chances to win fabulous prizes from Bugaboo Stamps, so be sure you come by and check out our Bingo board!

Today I have created for you a fancy fold card - This one is a teepee card.  Isn't it adorable? I made it for a friend who just had a baby.  This card is 3D freestanding so mommy can put it in the baby's room as part of the decor, if she chooses.  The card folds flat for mailing, but opens up into a teepee and closes with velcro.  Very cool, isn't it? For today's card, I've used the image Moon Baby - Swing, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I've cut out the image usinf fussy cutting. I used some 3D puffy stickers to embellish the card.  Glitter and sparkle has been added to the moon, on the image, with a clearstar gelly roll pen.

My card creates this Bingo:  Sparkle, Bugaboo Image, Player's Choice: Sentiment.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Use Your Markers at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #156 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
Challenge #97 Anything Goes at Anything Goes Challenge
Challenge #74 Anything Goes at Let's Craft and Create
Challenge #177 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #231 Time To Sparkle at Crafty Creations
Challenge #6 Unusual Fold Card at Crafting With Dragonflies
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog
Challenge #176 Pimp Something at Hanna and Friends
Challenge #186 Favorite Color Combo at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #61 Fancy Folds at Dream Valley Challenges
Layer It Up at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #153 Stars at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog
Challenge #89 Anything But Square at A Gem of A Challenge
Challenge #25 Anything Goes at Challenges For Everybody