It's A Christmas In July ABC

Well hello there! Are you enjoying the Christmas In July festivities this week, at Catch The Bug?! The Design Team sure is having fun! We hope you are, too! Hopefully you've been playing along in our daily challenges, too!

Today, our challenge theme, today, is to use a particular color scheme, for your project. You can see the color scheme today, over in today's challenge post, at Catch The Bug - But, basically, the colors are shades of green, purples and pinks.

Today is normally ABC day at Catch The Bug - so Its my assigned day to do an ABC - Anything But A Card.  I chose to do this fun Christmas Ornament. I used a miniataure train track from Mayberry Street Miniatures, painted it with Silks Acrylic Metallic Green paint and used lavender ribbon to hang it. Then, I attached this fun image, Christmas Kids - Boy 2, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I thought it was pretty creative! What do you think about it?!

I am entering this ABC in the following challenge:


Challenge #185 Glam It Up (Green Shiny Metallic Paint) at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge
DTBST #237 Christmas In July at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #85 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #37 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
CHNC Anything Goes Christmas at Crafty HazelNut's Xmas Challenge Extra
Challenge #202 Inspired By A Song (All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth) at 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge Blog
Challenge #267 Inspired By A Book (Twas The Night Before Christmas)  at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #78 Anything Goes at Pumpkin Spice Challenge Blog
Challenge #220 Christmas In July at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog
Challenge #93 Anything Goes at Glitter N Sparkle Challenge Blog
Challenge #100 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations Challenges
Christmas In July at Whoopsi Daisy
Christmas In July at Crafty Sentiments
Strings and Things (ribbon) at Incy Wincy

ABC - Let It Snow, Let it Snow

Hello everyone! And a big Merry Christmas to all of you! Hope you are having a wonderful holiday so far, and managing to keep warm.  Today is ABC Monday at Catch The Bug! That means, we feature projects that are Anything BUT A card.  It's always fun to see the different things you can do with stamped or digital images, besides making cards.

Today, I have this adorable glass ornament to show you.  Isn't it a cutie?! The image inside the ornament is Snowman Skates, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. The image has been fussy cut out and then inserted into the glass ornament.  Blue sheer ribbon is tied around the neck of the ornament. White, glow in the dark, and blue glitter have been placed inside the ornament, behind and in front of the image.  (Yes, you read that right- I said glow in the dark glitter - If You haven't ever used the stuff, you should try it! It is SO cool!) I made this ornament as a gift, so the recipient is going to be surprised when the snow glows in the dark, don't you think?

If you'd like to see other ABC projects, check out Catch The Bug for more ideas!

I am entering this ornament in the following challenges:


Challenge #27 Christmas at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #6 Anything Goes at Crafty Blogger's Network
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at A and T Challenge Blog
Challenge #42 Anything Goes at Here Come The Boys
Sparkly Christmas at Stamp and Create
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts
Anything Goes at Great Impressions
Challenge #6 Anything With A Digi at Avadares Challenge Blog
Winter Wishes at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Challenge #38 Christmas at Emerald Faeries
Snow at Lexi's Creations
Use A Sponsor Image at Oldie But A Goodie Challenge
Christmas at Clear it Out
Challenge #54 Anything Goes So Long As It's Festive at Whimsy Inspirations
Snow Happy at Guylou's Inimitability
All That Glitters at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #93 Anything Goes: Christmas at Celebrate The Occasion
Challenge #191 Layers at Digital Tuesday
Non-Traditional Christmas at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #41 Santa Is Coming To Town at Deep Ocean
Pick Of The Year (Anything Goes) at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #92 Anything Christmas at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Go Fish Challenge Blog
Challenge #45 Anything But A Card at Tuesday Alchemy
PWC327 Glitter at Paper Pretties
Winter Wonderland at Crafts And Me
Challenge #148 Anything But Square At I Love Promarkers
Challenge #159 Christmas at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #66 Anything Goes at Divas By Design
Challenge #93 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #57 There's Something Magical About Christmas at DigiStamps4Joy
Challenge #31 Winter Holidays at Lia Stampz
Challenge #200 Deck The Tree Trimmings at Flourishes
Challenge #24 Anything Goes at Papelitos Challenges
Challenge #38 Photo Inspiration (Snowman/ornament) at (Pin)spirational Challenges
RCC75 Holiday Spirit at Ribbon Carousel Blog
Cutie Christmas at The Cutie Pie Challenge
Challenge #4 Spark Your Creativity/Anything Goes at Pin And Tack
Anything Goes at Stamp N Doodle
Anything Goes at Delightful Challenges
Christmas at Simon Says Stamp
IIC90 Sparkle at Inky Impressions
Challenge #107 Merry Christmas at Penny's Paper Crafty
Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #161 Christmas at Hanna And Friends
Challenge #51 Out With The Old (Ribbon), In With The New (Glitter) at Paper Play
Challenge #156 Blue Christmas at Sassy Studio Designs
Christmas or Winter Holiday at Milk Coffee Challenges
Let's Celebrate at Willow Sketchie
Challenge #57 Pimp Something  ( Ornament) at Fairy Tale Challenge
Waiting For Christmas at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #103 Anything Goes at Crafts 4 Eternity
Challenge #6 Last Minute Shopping/Makes at Sparkle And Glitter With Rick
DSC#16 Walking In A Winter Wonderland at Digitally Sweet Challenges
Challenge #163 Easy Does It at Totally Gorjuss
Christmas at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #210 A Christmas Carol (Frosty The Snowman) at One Stop Crafts
Challenge #191 Photo Inspiration (Christmas, Ornaments) at Cupcake Inspirations
Inspired By: Merry Christmas at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #47 Christmas at Dream Valley
Challenge #33 Christmas at The Squirrel and The Fox
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Eclectic Ellapu
TSG187 Last Minute Christmas at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Challenge #48 Add Sparkle (Glitter) at House Of Gilli
TPE180 Anything Goes at The Pink Elephants
Challenge #142 Alter It (Floor/Wall Tile) at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #68 Anything Goes at Paper Make Up Stamps
Challenge #151 Christmas/Holidays/New Years at Kaboodle Doodles
Linky Party #120 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #22 Anything Christmas at Platypus Creek Digitals
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #10 Merry Christmas at Songbird Challenge Blog
Challenge #41 Sweet Christmas at Creatalicious
Challenge #62 Anything Goes, With Ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #34 Santa Clause is Coming To Town (Christmas) at LEJ Designs
Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at Lady Anne's Challenges

Here Comes Santa Clause

Wow, can you believe how fast time is flying by?! The radio stations here are already playing Christmas music, and the stores are putting out their Christmas decorations.

I'm already in the Christmas spirit and have been working on Christmas projects. Today, I have a cute little ornament to show you. The image is Santa Clause and he is from Shelly's Images. You can pick up Santa in store today only for a special sale price! Check out her other fabulous images, too, while you're there!

I made this ornament from an empty ribbon spool. I punched two scalloped circles and attached one to each side of the spool. Santa is colored with Promarkers, with glittery sparkle added to his cap and beard with a Clearstar gelly roll pen. I used some fancy red beaded ribbon trim from my stash (never used before now), and attached it under the edges of the ribbon roll, with glue dots. Santa was punched using a smaller circle, to fit inside the scallop. I found this awesome red, green & white braided trim at Hobby Lobby and thought it would be perfect to trim around the outside of the ornament. I used red plastic beaded christmas tree trim tied around the inside of the spool, to make the loop for hanging. I tried to fit this to the sketch at Card Positionin Systems, except mine is round instead of square.

I am entering this ornament in the following challenges:

Challenge #84 Never Before used Stash + Digi at Digital Tuesday
ICS90 Sketch at Inspirational Cards
Challenge #9 Use A Digi at Tip Top Tuesday
Challenge #6 Inspired by Christmas at Digistamps4Joy
Challenge #42 Alter it (Empty Ribbon spool) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #17 Glitter at Crafts And Me
H is for Holidays at The ABC Challenge
Glitter it Up at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #44 Two Colors Only (Red & Green) at The Pixie Cottage
November Digi Day at Stamp Something
Challenge #14 Winter at Crafty Calendar
Challenge #25 Red at Easy Craft Projects
Challenge #29 Traditional Christmas Colors at I Did It Creations
Everything Goes at Fairy Tale Challenge
Challenge #56 Traditional Christmas Colors at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #109 Sparkle & Shine at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #19 Butterfly or Christmas at Ellephantastic
Challenge #19 Christmas at 2 Sisters
Challenge #47 Christmas at Creative Inspirations
ASC29 Music (song-Here Comes Santa Clause) at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #97 Christmas Sparkle at The Crafty Pad
Snowball Fight-Add Glitter (Santa's Suit and Fur Trim) at Stamp It Crazy
Challenge #56 Traditional Christmas Colors at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #39 Color My World at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #85 Photo Inspiration at Cupcake Inspirations
Sketch #93 at Card Positioning Systems
Challenge #6 Christmas But Not A Card at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
TD06 Anything But A Card at Tiffany's Doodles
Challenge #40 Texture at Critter Challenge
Challenge #70 A Glittery Christmas at Pollycraft
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at The Beary Scrap
Challenge #68 Music Inspired (Song-Here Comes Santa Clause) at Incy Wincy
RRR Challenge #12 Christmas at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #9 Sparkles & Scallops (Scalloped beaded ribbon trim) at Stamps R Us
Challenge #27 Traditional Christmas Colors at Lexi's Creations