Sammibug's Scrapshack

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Happy Birthday, From Me To You

Have you missed our Stella Says Sketch challenges?! You've probably noticed that we're only doing one Stella Says Sketch challenge per month, during the summer months, instead of the usual two (Biweekly)< to give the DT a slight break. Don't worry though, you still get one a month to play along in and we'll return to our normal Stella Says Sketch challenge schedule, once the summer is behind us. But, for now, enjoy having an entire month to play along in our sketch challenge at Catch The Bug. As always, our lovely Jodie, from Bugaboo Stamps is giving away digi prize packages to some lucky winners - So be sure you come over to Catch The Bug and play along with us! You don't want to miss out on your chance to win!

I have a birthday card to show you, today. My card uses the image, Block - For You From Me, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. All papers are from my stash. The flowers are by Prima and are also from my stash. I've used the word window and modern label punches to punch my sentiment. Gold gemstones have been added to the flowers to make blingy flowered centers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #45 3,2,1 Recipe ( three patterned panels, two clouds, one image) at The Cutie Pie Challenge
TSG210 CAS at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Favorite Color Combo (Black and Yellow) at House of Gilli
Bring On Spring at Incy Wincy
CCH#146 Use Sentiments at The Crazy Challenge
MIM #143 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #24 Bling (Gemstones) at A and T Challenge Blog
Challenge $65 Anything Goes Plus Texture at Tammy's Scrappin Corner
Challenge #126 The Same Letter - B (Bling, Blooms, Butterfly) at Crafts 4 Eternity
Challenge #90 Bling It On at Fussy and Fancy Challenges
Challenge #186 Anything Goes With Flowers at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #45 Summer at The Squirrel And The Fox
Challenge #22 Anything Goes at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Pin And Tack
Challenge #53 For A Girl at Deep Ocean
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #37 Yellow at Can You Digi It
Challenge #71 Things With Wings (Butterfly) at Let's Craft and Create
CHallenge #136 Something Old (Flowers) at Crafts And Me
IIC#111 Birthday at Inky Impressions
Challenge #115 Flower Power at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #130 Birthdays at Penny's Paper Crafty

Monday, March 2, 2009

You Give Me Butterflies

Good Morning!

My apologies on this post being updated late. We've had storms all night and my internet connection has been atrocious! Phew! Let's hope it stays up long enough, this time, for me to finish the post.

Today I have this cute new butterfly card to show you. I love how this one turned out. I used an image from Shelly's Images. This is something new, for me. I wanted to try a black and white card, with pops of color in the image. I think it turned out beautiful! What do you think? I love butterflies and they always remind me of summer.

The papers are from my stash. I used black pearls to accent two corner. Sparkle and shine were added by using two think pieces of white glittery ribbon. The black butterfly finishes it off with just the right touch.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #23 Anything Goes at The Scrapbooking Queen
Things With Wings at Crafty Calender
Summer at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #16 Anything Goes With A Sentiment at Oozak
Challenge #9 Take Flight at Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge
Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #212 Recipe (Image, Pearls, Ribbon, Sentiment) at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #182 Clean And Simple at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #70 Summertime Fun at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #149 Summer Fun at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog
Challenge #177 Summertime at Corrosive Challenge
Challenge #46 Use Something Metal (Metal Framed Butterfly) at The Squirrel And The Fox
Summer Fun at Stamp And Create
Leave A Little Sparkle at Great Impressions Stamps
RCC82 Fun In The Sun at The Ribbon Carousel
Challenge #10 Make It Sparkle at Paper Creators Crafts
Challenge #52 All About Summer at Creatalicious
Challenge #74 I'm Seeing Dots + Ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Show us Those 3-D (Butterfly) Creations at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #168 In The Garden at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #94 All Tied Up at Paper Make Up Stamps
Challenge #146 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #45 Summertime Fun at Eureka Stamps
Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Platypus Creek
Summer at Melonheadz
PTT#126 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #54 Welcome Summer at Deep Ocean Challenge
Butterflies at Oldie But A Goodie Challenge
Challenge #153 Glitz and Glimmer at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #59 The Sun Ha Got His Hat On (Summer) at LEJ Designs
Challenge #83 Summer at Aud Sentiments
Summer Fun at Milk Coffee Challenges

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Cup of The Irish

Hi all! Are you feeling lucky?! I hope so, because today is ABC Monday at Catch The Bug! It's time to show you "Anything But A Card!" Today, for your ABC Monday, I've chosen this cute altered St. Patrick's Day drink cup. Adorable, isn't it? Want more ABC inspiration? Check out Catch The Bug for more fun ABC ideas!

For my altered drink cup, today, I used the image, Edward Elephant - St. Patrick's Day, from Bugaboo Stamps. I found this cute alterable drink cup at The Dollar Tree. Such a bargain. All papers are from my stash. I printed the image, colored it with Promarkers, and did fussy cutting around it, then added shamrock stickers to the paper, to give that extra St Patrick's Day touch.

I am entering this cup in the following challenges:

PTT#109 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Recipe (One image, Two papers, 3 embellishements - Shamrocks) at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #75 Anything Goes at Bearly Mine Challenges
Three's A Charm (Three Shamrocks) at Delightful Challenges
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Anything Goes at Divas By Design
Challenge #101 Animal Magic at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #116 Favorite Color (Green) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #113 Tic Tac Toe (Green. Flowers, Layers) at Crafts 4 Eternity
Challenge #15 Anything But A Card at Hotshot Crafts
Inspired By: Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #14 Green or St Patrick's Day at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog
Favorite Things (Altered Item. The Color Green) at By The Cute And Girly
VSC#9 Masculine at V's Sweet Ideas
Challenge #7 Spark Your Creativity/Anything Goes at Pin and Tack

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

It's A Hello Birthday Paint Can

Hi everyone! I'm excited to have a fun new project to show you, today. I've been dying to post this for everyone to see, but had to wait till the recipient received it, since it was a birthday gift. Are you ready to see something different from me?! How about checking out this altered paint can that I made for my friend, Sheila, for her birthday?! She loves hello Kitty, so I knew it was perfect for her!

I bought an empty paint can from Home Depot and covered it with scrapbook papers in polka dots and stripes. The color theme is red, white and blue. I used Hello Kitty stickers, as well as some Hello Kitty digital clip art, colored with Promatkers, to decorate the can. The middle of the can has a band of red glittered ribbon. I've used sparkly shiny ribbon pieces in red, white and blue, to tie on the handles.

To decorate this paint can, I incorporated the themes of Birthday, Girlie and Friendship to make the perfect gift for a wonderful friend. It also reminds me of my childhood, since I loved Hello Kitty as a child. I'd have loved to have received this, as a kid, wouldn't you?!

I filled the can with lots of Hello Kitty goodies for Sheila, including a Hello Kitty watch!

Front Of Can:

Back Of Can:

I am entering this altered Hello Kitty Birthday/Friendship paint can in the following challenges:

Challenge #59 Anything Goes at Whimsy Inspirations
RCC81 Celebrations (Birthday) at The Ribbon Carousel

Challenge #50 For The Girls at Creatalicious
Challenge #72 Red White and Blue + Ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #107 Childhood (Loved Hello Kitty as a kid!) at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #43 Ribbons at Emerald Faeries
TSG209 Circles (Polka Dots) at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Favorite Color Combo (Red, White and Blue) at House Of Gilli
Challenge #146 Use Sentiments at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #90 Anything Goes at Paper Make Up Stamps
Linky Party #142 at Make It Monday
Cute at Digi Sketch Challenge
PTT#122 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #15 Anything But A Card at Hotshot Crafts
Challenge #68 Red, White And Blue at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #104 Anything Goes at Wags n Whiskers
Challenge #230 Furry Friends (Hello Kitty) at One Stop Craft Challenge
Challenge #212 Red, White And Blue at Cupcake Inspirations
Inspired By: Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Off The Edge at Come And Get It Challenges
Challenge #57 Animals (Hello Kitty) at Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge #44 Here Come The Girls at The Squirrel And The Fox
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Anything Goes With Ribbon at Crafty Ribbons
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Tie A Ribbon at Divas By Design
Challenge 200 Ribbon Lace or Twine at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #36 Anything But A Card at Can You Digi It
Challenge #55 Celebrate (birthday) at LEJ Designs
Challenge #59 Photo Inspiration (Polka Dots) at (PIN)spirational Challenges
Challenge #175 I've Been Framed at Corrosive Challenge

Monday, February 9, 2009

You Know You're Old When.....

Hey there! Happy Thursday! It's Oldie But A Goodie Thursday, here at Catch The Bug! Whoo hoo! Are you ready to see us bring some of those older images from Bugaboo Stamps back into the spotlight? I hope so because we have some for you and the creations are fabulous! Check out Catch The Bug for more Oldie But Goodie inspiration!

I went with a masculine birthday card, for my Oldie But Goodie inspiration, today. I've used the image and sentiment set, Gus Birthday - Rocking Chair, by Bugaboo Stamps. The papers are new, from a new stack I bought at Hobby Lobby. I went with blues, grays and browns - Seems to be the perfect masculine color scheme, doesn't it? The blue pearls are from my stash. (Who says pearls can't be masculine?!) The glittered ribbon is from my stash. I think it goes perfectly on this card - Gives it a slight touch of sparkle.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes With Ribbon at Crafty Ribbons
R#117 Cute As You Like at Crafts 4 Eternity
Challenge #177 Something Blue at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #153 Letter A (in Sentiment) at Mark's Finest Papers
Challenge #137 Sparkle and Shine at 2 Sisters
Challenge #73 Make It Cute at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #014 Sparkle at Mayzy Art
Inspired By: Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
TSG201 Masculine at There She Goes Clearstamps
Challenge #51 Anything With Flowers Or Ribbon at house Of Gilli
Day 91: April Fool at 365 Cards
Challenge #7 April Fools at Cards For Men
Challenge #64 Anything Goes at Digistamps4Joy
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at The Crafty Bloggers Network
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts
VSC#8 Anything Goes at Pin And Tack

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

My First Lacy Sunshine Card!

Hello everyone! I'm here, today, to show you my first card using a Lacy Sunshine digi stamp! Whoo Hoo! Love these stamps! So cute!

Today, I'm using the digi stamp called Gemma Gumdrop, which is the freebie for participating in this week's challenge. She is colored with Promarkers.

My card layout uses the sketch at Feeling Sketchy. All papers are from my stash. Flowers are layers and are by Prima and Recollections. I used the branch punch, from Martha Stewart to punch the greenery. The blue were used to add sparkle and shine. I used blue sheer ribbon, tied in a bow, to finish her off.

This is my first time trying shading on the hair, in ages. What do you think?

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

For The Girls at Send A Smile 4 Kids

Anything Goes at The Scrapbooking Queen

Make It Sparkle (Gemstones) at Great Impressions Stamps

Challenge #10 Make It Sparkle (Gemstones) at Paper Creator's Crafts

Show Us Those 3-D Effects at Whoopsi Daisy

Bright Colors at House Of Gilli

Challenge #168 In The Garden at Craft Your Passion

Challenge #12 Bright And Breezy at Crafty Bloggers Network

Challenge $94 All Tied Up at Paper Make up Stamps

Challenge #63 Sketch at Feeling Sketchy

Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Lacy Sunshine

Challenge #146 Anything Goes at Make It Monday

Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Platypus Creek

Girl Power at Crafty Sentiments

Challenge #153 Glitz and Glimmer at Tuesday Throwdown

Challenge #70 Summertime Fun at Pattie's Creations

Challenge #231 For A Friend at One Stop Craft Challenges

Challenge #177 Summertime at The Corrosive Challenge

Challenge #45 Summertime Fun at Eureka Stamps

Summer at Melonheadz

Challenge #59 The Sun Has Got His Hat On (Summer) at LEJ Designs

Challenge #63 Photo Inspiration (Summer) at PINspirational Challenges

Challenge #52 All About Summer at Creatalicious

Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp

Challenge #228 Fashion Is My Passion at Crafty Creations

Day 177: Beautiful at 365 Cards

Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon

Challenge #83 Summer at Aud Sentiments

Challenge #133 Girl Power at Penny's Paper Crafty

Challegne #55 Make It Girly at Crafting For All Seasons

Challenge #50 Anything Goes With Ribbon at Crafty Ribbons

Summer Fun at Milk Coffee Challenges

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

For A Golfing Fool On His Birthday

I'm back, again, already, with another card to show you. This one is for a guy who loves golfing and is having a milestone birthday next week.

For the card layout, I've used the sketch at Sketch N Stash. All papers are from my stash. I hope he loves the card!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #116 Sketch at Sketch N Stash