Chicken Soup For The Soul

Good morning, good morning! Hope everyone's day is starting out fabulous! The weather here has been absolutely beautiful, lately! Unfortunately though, its making lots of people sick with the sudden change in the weather! Hope everyone is back to feeling better!

On a bright note, we have a new challenge for you at Catch The Bug! This time, it's a sketch challenge! If you're like me, you find lots of inspiration in sketches! They're so fun to help us think outside our usual "box" of design! So put on your crafting hat and channel your mojo to play along in our sketch challenge this week! Besides having fun, you'll have the chance at a digi prize package from Bugaboo Stamps! How's that for motivation?! Oh, and if that's not enough motivation, check out Catch The Bug and see how the DT has thier mojo workin'!


My creation today uses the sketch from Catch The Bug. The image is this cutie pie winged chicken who looks like he's really in hot water! He's Kitchen Chicken - Soup, from Bugaboo Stamps. He's colored with Promarkers. I used two patterned papers that I've had in my stash for well over a year, as well as another fairly old paper, by Stampin' Up. I used a strip of paper with faux stitching at the top and bottom, to create borders. The resin roses in the center of the diamond shapes are by Stampin Up.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Royal Digi Challenge #6 Use A Bit of Green at The Scrapbooking Queen
In The Kitchen at By The Cute And Girly
Challenge #27 Critters at Paper Make Up
Things With Wings (Chicken) at Crafty Sentiments
Anything Goes at Lady Bug Crafts Ink
Someone Special at Delightful Challenges
Bit 'O Green at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #108 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #63 Favorite Color (Burgandy) at Do You Stack Up
Challenge #6 Things With Wings (Chicken) at Stamping With The Dragon
Things With Wings (Chicken) at Frosted Designs
Challenge #26 Photo Inspiration (Rich colors) at For Your Inspiration
Spring Cleaning (Paper and Resin Rosettes) at Just Some Lines

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

You've Caught My Heart!

Are you ready for a new challenge and a new featured image at Shelly's Images? We have an oldie but a goodie for you, today!

Today's featured image is baseball glove, shown below. This was only the second image to be added to the Shelly's Store. How's that for an oldie but a goodie?!






The design team has had so much fun creating with the Baseball Glove image this week. Check out the blog at Shelly's Images to see all the wonderful creations from the DT using Baseball Glove!

Here is my card using today's featured image:





The image, Baseball Glove, from Shelly's Images, is colored with Promarkers. I chose two fun new basbeball papers. I love the red stitching on them! The sentiment, You've Caught My Heart," is computer generated. I used red and white baker's twine through the holed on a heart shaped button that came off an old teddy bear and then tied it in a bow. Then added the button to the center of the Baseball Glove.

This was a fun card and I really like how it turned out. Simple, yet cute, and effective. A great card for the special sports fan in your life!



I am entering this card in the following challenges:


HSC7 Pantone's Fall Colors at The Hotspot
Anything Goes at AI Factory
Anything Goes at Craft us Crazy
August Digi Day at Stamp Something
Coloring at Frosted Designs
Challenge #115 Red Card at All Sorts
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #74 use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #27 Stitching Real or Faux (On Paper) at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #16 Clean and Simple at Cards For Men
Challenge #6 Stitching (on paper and on baseballs) at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #154 Sew Mad (Stitching on DP) at Cupcake Crafts
Challenge #69 Anything Goes at Raise The Bar
Challenge #16 Photo Inspiration at Papercrafting Journey
Challenge #106 Something Old (Button) , Something New (Baseball papers) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #26 Real or Faux Stitching (Stitching on the DP) at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #47 Stitched Up at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #18 Sports and Hobbies at My Mum's Craft Shop

Wheelbarrow Just For You

Hello, and welcome to another Tableau Tuesday with Daisy's Doodles. The DT has some fabulous projects to show you today, so be sure you hop on over to Daisy's Doodles and check out the gorgeous eye candy we have to show you! While you're there, leave the girls some love! We all love to hear your comments!

I've created a card today using Wheelbarrow by Daisy Doodles. The image is colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash. I've accented the top corners of the card with matching adhesive pearls. The sentiment is punched at attached over a scrap piece of green sheer ribbon. The image is matted, and then faux stitching added with a white opaque pen by Inksentials.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Anything Goes at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #28 Cool It at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #5 All Things Nice at Emerald Faerie Garden
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
Challenge #4 Ribbon at Deep Ocean
Anything Goes at House of Gilli
FF#86 Have A Ruby Kind Of Day at If The Shoe Fits, Scrap It
Challenge #15 Summer Fun at Do It With Digis
Challenge #33 Enjoy Your Day at Aud Sentiments
Layer It Up at AI Factory
Challenge #45 Coloring at Sarah Hurley
Challenge #82 Clean and Simple at Sassy Studios
Something Embellished at Stamp Something
Challenge #101 Anything Goes at Papercutz
Challenge #64 Doubling Up at Phindy's Place
Challenge #113 Free and Easy at All Sorts
Challenge #90 Punch or Die at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #49 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #51 Digi Days Summer at Paper Playtime
Challenge #77 Ribbons at The Crazy Challenge
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #8 Anything Goes at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #152 Garden at Everybody-Art
Challenge #121 Gardens with Things With Wings (Wheelbarrow, flowers and butterflies) at Digital Tuesday
PTT#26 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #76 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Make It Shine (Pearls) at Paper Pretties

Da Neckers Get Sketchy at Digi's With Attitude!

Thank you to everyone who played in our kids challenge at Digi's With Attitude! There were some cute entries!

We have another wonderful challenge for you, today, at Digi's With Attitude! This time, its a sketch challenge. I love sketch challenges, because they get me to try a different layout for my project and give me inspiration. We hope you love sketches, too, and will play along with us, this week!


There are some fabulous prizes to be won this week! Digi's With Attitude! is giving away a $10 gift certificate to their awesome new store! One winner for every 25 entries, plus a chance at being named Honorable Mention and/or Card of the Month!

We also have a fabulous new sponsor this week, for another chance for you to win! We're being sponsored by the oh so wonderful Chi Chi Memories! They're giving one lucky winner three digi images of thier choice, from thier shop!

Come on over to Digi's With Attitude! and play along! We love to see your creations!

My card this week uses a new release from Digi's With Attitude's Da Neckers line. Her name is Bobbie Sue and you can buy her for your very own in the Digi's With Attitude! store. She's colored with Promarkers. I went with a pink and brown color combo this week, because it seemed to go well with the image and is one of my favorite color combos. The digi papers are by Bearly Mine Designs. The fibered metallic ribbon is from my stash, as are the Prima flowers. I've used pink gemstones as my flower centers. The upper right corner is embellished with metal brads in antique brass. The sentiment is punched using oval and scalloped oval punches by Stampin Up, and pop dotted for dimension. I added dots to the sentiment frame and faux stitching around the image, with an opaque white pen by Inksentials.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #41 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Ribbon or Fibers at Card Cupids
Challenge #12 Something Metal at Sparkles Forum
Challenge #113 In The Garden at Stamp With Fun
Flowers at House Of Gilli
Challenge #15 Anything Goes at KB Cute Monday
For A Diva at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #36 Wrap It Up With Ribbon at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #154 Flower Power at Spoon Full of Sugar
PTT#18 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #118 Tool Shed (Forgotten crop O Dile) at The Creative Belli Blog
Florals at Divas By Design
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #10 Metal Embellishment at Little Miss Muffet
Challenge #92 My Favorite Things (Neopolitan Icce Cream - Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry) at 365 Cards
Challenge #55 Stitches at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #41 Inspired By A Song (Bobbie Sue) at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #68 Sparkly Bling at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #8 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Jay Gee's Nook
Challenge #85 Lots of Circles at Crafty Catz
June Digi Day at Stamp Something
Challenge #28 Texture at Delicious Doodles