Freebie Friday at Bugaboo

Meet Dottie

new member of the Bugaboo family

Isn't she sassy??

Personally I think she would make a

perfect redhead.

Unfortunately I don't have the right

copics for the job.  Some of the 

other DT members made her a blonde,

which also looks really good.  

Want to see?  Go to Catch the Bug

and see what the others did.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday with Bugaboo

Check out the Martha Stewart 

border punch at the top of this.

Is that not the cutest thing you've

ever seen.  I could NOT resist this one.

Bugaboo is sponsoring a sketch

challenge over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

So give it a shot.  You might win some

Bugaboo images.

Christmas Ending

The front of the gift card holder

The inside .....

The back - sign the white space.  Gift card gets tucked in the pocket.

Now that Christmas is over, it's time to start sending out some Thank You cards!  Here is one I made last week.  With one of the cute little "elf brats" from Bugaboo.  I just love this paper and the soft colors.

bugaboo Challenge

At Bugaboo we are welcoming

2011 with a

challenge.  Go to Catch the bug

and check out the rules for this weeks

challenge.  It's time to move past

Christmas and go into the new year.

Look ahead to V-day and Easter.

Enter for a chance to win

BUGABOO IMAGES!!

Plus....don't pass up on SALE!

30% off your order :)

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

HOPE YOUR ENJOYING TIME WITH 

FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THE LAST 

OF THIS YEARS CHRISTMAS CARDS.

OFF TO PLAY MRS CLAUSE

AS SANTA IS SLEEPING ON THE COUCH - LOL

New RELEASE & FREEBIE FRIDAY AT BUGABOO

Check out this little cutie!

Want her??  Go to 

Bugaboo

click freebies and then....

Merry Christmas

a free Bugaboo image.

A whole collection of winter fairies.

Be sure to check out the new challenge

tomorrow over at

Catch the Bug.
And...they are having a sale right now
30% of your purchase!!!

Wishing everyone a very

Merry Christmas

&

Happy New Year!

Oldie but Goodie at Bugaboo

It's Thursday so it's 

Oldie but Goodie day over at Bugaboo.

I love this paper and thought this image was 

a perfect fit.

I'm entering this one in

Stamps r us challenge blog

where "anything goes" 

this week.

I'm so glad that Christmas is literally

around the corner.

All the shopping is done, house is cleaned

only a few gifts left to wrap and groceries

to buy.  Huge sigh of relief

come Sunday.

Naughty list

Countdown to Christmas continues....

Have you been naughty or nice??

One of my favorite sketch blogs is 

Fridaysketchers

I just love these Crabby Cathy

images from Bugaboo.

Sassy isn't she?

NEW RELEASE BUGABOO TUESDAY

How cute is this little guy??

More bobbleheads released at 

Bugaboo today.

Can't wait to use this on some

Easter cards too. 

I paper pieced the inside of the ears and the 

pads on the feet.  

It's been fun making 

Christmas cards but I'm looking

forward to making some red and pink

Valentine's Day cards.

Don't forget about Bugaboo's

challenge this week.

Sgrooge

Yeah, with shopping left to do, a menu to play and food to buy, plus a house to clean

and presents left to wrap......this is how I feel.  

Bugaboo is sponsoring a challenge over at Card Cupids.

The challenge is to use your favorite tool.  My FAVORITE tool 

is the irock.  Those little white "brad looking" things on my card.

Those are "rocks" put on with the irock.  It's a battery operated tool.  You place

the little rocks where you want them, then heat up the tool in a matter of seconds 

 and then place the tool on top of the rocks.  It in turn heats the 

glue on the backside of the rocks, melting them right to the paper.

They look like brads but without having to worry about prongs to hide.

It's genius and I use it ALL the time.

Bugaboo Challenge

Time for another Bugaboo Challenge!

This week the theme is

Christmas Cookies

So run over and submit your 

entry for a chance to win

Bugaboo images.

This image is from the 

December stamp set of the month.

20 images for $20

Can't afford to miss that deal!!

Good luck!

NEW RELEASE & FREEBIE FRIDAY AT BUGABOO

Meet Scarlette

One of my (many) favorite 

Bugaboo characters.

Go check out the new

Scarlette collection.

Remember: 

Tomorrow a new challenge

will be posted on the challenge blog.

RED AND GREEN

Did this for the challenge over at

Crafty Hos' Challenge Blog

The challenge is Red and Green.

Bugaboo (of course).

I have had so much fun making

Christmas cards this year

but I'm excited to start 

Valentine's Day cards.

Stella :)

Oh, how I love Stella

from Bugaboo.

This is kind of how I feel lately.

Sad to say I know but

my list just keeps getting longer 

while my time gets shorter.

Wanted to get some card making 

in  today but doesn't look like that's

going to happen.

Had to go shopping instead.

I think I can probably finish up 

the rest of it in a few hours if

I really put my mind to it.

Anyway, hope this brought a

smile to your face :)

New Release Tuesday at Bugaboo

Yeahhhhh more BRATS!

Bugaboo has a line of "Brats"

they are so sweet.

Can't wait to see  the other ones.

Difficult to see in the picture but

I cut the legs off and popped them out 

on pop dots for dimension.

I embossed the background with

my scor-pal.

One of these brats would make

a perfect card for the winter

wonderland challenge going on now

over at the

Catch the Bug challenge blog.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Countdown to Christmas continues...

I find myself running in place.

So much to do, so little time and all

I want to do is stamp.

The Christmas spirit is slowly setting in

but it never really feels Christmasy

to me until THAT day.

My son asked Santa for a go-kart.

Luckily the Santa at the mall 

talked logistics with him and I think

he's given up on the idea.

My parents got him an electric scooter

which will have to be close enough. 

Created this card for a challenge at

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog

Saturday Challenge at Bugaboo

This weeks challenge at Bugaboo is

Winter Wonderland

There are tons of wonderful images to

chose from that will fit this theme.

tho you don't have to use a Bugaboo image

however, you can only win the top prize

of 7 free images if you

use a Bugaboo image. So if you like 

Bugaboo, you will go enter!!!

The image above is "Poppi"

there are several Poppi images in the shop.

HERE AND HERE

NEW RELEASE BUGABOO & FREEBIE FRIDAY

Sure to put a smile on your face.

Meet Crabby Cathy

one of the Bugaboo characters.

Jodie has released a new set today

and don't forget the "Friday Freebie"!

Don't forget tomorrow a new challenge 

will go up so be sure to check the blog

Catch a Bug Challenge Blog

Oldie but Goodie at Bugaboo

When I look at at this image I think of 

my brother and I

snooping for Christmas presents in the

basement.

One year when my parents left for a bit 

my brother and I unwrapped some of our

presents very carefully

and no one would of been the wiser but....

when my parents returned my brother got in

trouble for something that had nothing to

do with Christmas.

In the heat of the moment he blurts out

"Well, Amy got blue boots!!"

The cat was out of the bag.

We got in trouble and Mom said all the 

presents were going back.

She never did return anything though.

The next year the gifts were kept at my 

Great Grandparents house

until they were wrapped and our lives

were threatened.

NEW RELEASE BUGABOO TUESDAY

It's New Release Tuesday at

Bugaboo.

One of my favorite days of the week,

the other being Freebie Friday.

I can't wait to see the rest of this set :)

Check out the punch.  It's a Martha Stewart punch.

The little stars scattered around the card 

are the scraps from using the punch.

Bugaboo's challenge this week

is Anything Goes

check it out HERE

so you can make a card with this image

(or any other) and enter for

a chance to win 

Bugaboo images.

Prickley Pear

Merry Christmas!

I made this card with an image from

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps.

I just love this paper.

I used a nestability to cut out the image.

I love that ribbon too.

It's big but it has wire in the sides

so you can shape it which makes ribbon

making easier.

There are little pearls on the 

scalloped ends.

Paper: Miscellaneous

Stamps: Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps

die: nestabilities

miscellaneous wired ribbon

miscellaneous pearl accents

Saturday Bugaboo Challenge

Anything Goes

That's the challenge this week over at

Catch the Bug Blog

This image is from one of the newsletters

a few months back.

If you haven't signed up for the newsletter

be sure and do that.  It's FREE

and it includes lots of fun stuff :)

So go check out the deets on the challenge

for a chance to WIN!!

NEW RELEASE & FREEBIE FRIDAY AT BUGABOO

How cute is this little guy?

It's Friday again and that means

a FREEBIE

over at Bugaboo.  Go check out the 

new releases and a freebie.

I had a white boa in my craft stash and cut it

up and then glued it onto the hat.

I do wish they made smaller, narrow boas

but it worked.

Don't forget to check out 

December's Stamp set of the Month

while your there and check

out the new challenge on Saturday at

Catch the Bug Blog

Oldie but Goodie at Bugaboo

Thursday's are "Oldie but Goodie" days at

BUGABOO STAMPS

This is a Stella image.  Bugaboo has

several "nurse" inspired images 

sure to get a laugh from the "sickie" 

in your life.

It's December so that means a

new stamp of the month 

set at Bugaboo:

Aren't they cute??
20 digital images for $20
that's $1 an image!!!

Make it an early Christmas present 

to yourself.

Let it snow

I don't think I've ever made a card with kraft paper.  I know, weird right.  I've seen it a lot lately and thought I'd try it.
I think kraft and red look good together.  The image is Bugaboo.  I found the little candy cane in my stash.  Bugaboo is sponsoring a challenge over at Stamps R Us.
If you win you get 7 free Bugaboo images.
So go check it out.  Don't forget about Bugaboo's challenge at Catch the bug for another chance to win :)

New Release Tuesday at Bugaboo

Bugaboo has a fun release today.  High heels.  Several varieties, including a leapard skin set.  OMG....must have.  Remember, Bugaboo has new releases every Tuesday and Friday.  And a "freebie" on Friday as well.  Most images sell for $3.00 a piece BUT.....
they are having a 50% off sale and TODAY IS THE LAST DAY!!  Doesn't get much better than that.  So be sure to check that out!!  You can't afford to pass that up.  Also, be sure to check out the challenge blog - Catch the bug  for the latest challenge.  The newly released heels would make the perfect card for the challenge :)

Bugaboo Design Team Member

I did it!  I did it!  I made Bugaboo Stamps Design Team! I'm so very excited to get started.  I found Bugaboo very shortly after they "opened" (almost a year ago) and immediately FELL IN LOVE.  I can honestly say that I love every one of the images.  Jodie Mackrell (artist/owner) is AMAZING!  I was lucky enough to be a Guest Designer for them this past September.  I've been on several design teams and Bugaboo is by far the most organized.  It was so much fun!  Jodie is so generous to her DTM!  I know this will be an awesome experience.  Let the paper crafting begin!!!!

            

Ribbon Butterflies

I don't remember where I first saw this idea

but I love it.

Think of all those little "shnipsals" of ribbon

that would otherwise be tossed away.

Well, toss no more...

Take a small piece of thin craft wire and wrap it around

the middle of a piece of ribbon then twist

the ends around a paint brush to make

antennas. It's genius really!

Too bad I didn't think of it :)

Why digi?

Have you heard the news?

There are 3 new artists over at Squigglefly

AND THEY ARE FABULOUS!

Suzanne Urban, Marlene S, and Brian Lock

The image above is one of Brian Lock's

The image you will find over at the store

looks a little different.

That's because I changed it a bit.

This is one of the many reasons I LOVE DIGI'S

I used white out to remove the bird that

sits on top of the snowman's nose.

I wanted more of a winter feel to the card

and the hat on the bird made the image too

Christmas-ey for this card. I also used white out to

remove the lines on the scarf and hat

so that I could paper piece the image on design paper.

And THAT my friends, is why digi...

Don't forget to go check out this week's challenge

and enter for a chance to win :)

Prickley Pear

I thought a little break from the Holiday Madness

might be nice.

This is a card I made for Prickley Pear to showcase

one of their "heart" stamps.

I love this paper. Hard to see in the picture but

the silver is very bright. Thought it would be

a nice break from the red that's usually

associated with hearts.

Bugaboo sketch challenge

This weeks Bugaboo challenge is a sketch.

I love sketch challenges. They are by far my favorite.

Makes card making sooo easy.

Just color your image pick your paper and put it together.

How easy can it be?

This image is part of Bugaboo's

November stamp set of the month.

20 stamps for $20!!!

What a deal!

Round 2 at Bugaboo

OHHH THE PRESSURE!!

So I made it to Round 2 in Bugaboo's Design Team Call

I took almost the whole week to come up with my card.

We were given the image and they wanted to see

what we could do with "people"

(Gotta love Stella)

I had this great patterned paper and I love the colors

of it. They are so bright and pretty but

because they wanted to see "people"

I decided to mute the colors a bit with vellum

so that Stella would POP. I also put her on pop dots for

added dimension.

I took the balloons from 2 different images

and cut them out.

We will find out by November 28

if we've been accepted.

Please keep your fingers crossed for me :)

Prickley Pear leaves

I made this with a leaves stamp from Prickley Pear.

I've had this paper for a long time and I love it

but just couldn't seem to find the right card for it.

I stumbled on this technique on youtube and thought it

would be perfect. This is the second card I've made with this

technique. Check out the purple, black, etc. a few posts down. It's

a Halloween card with a cat on it.

You stamp the image on the paper of your choice with

Versamark ink. Then emboss with clear embossing powder.

Then take a dauber with your black ink on it and just make

circular motions over and around the stamped image.

Then buff out the embossed image with a cloth.

Stay tuned to the Prickley Pear blog

we hope to have some challenges coming up....

SQUIGGLEFLY CHALLENGE

I LOVE PAPER PIECING

One of my favorite techniques is paper piecing!

If you have a patterned paper that you are particularly

fond of but just don't seem to have the right color markers

or pencils...etc, this is the perfect thing to do.

I love this paper but no matter how I colored the image it

just wasn't working for me. So I just ran the patterned paper

through my printer - printing the image on it

cut the image out and "pieced" it together

easy peasy lemon squeezy....

as my son would say :)

The challenge over at Squigglefly this week

is "Dance" to be interpreted anyway you like.

I love this quote and the image just "fit".

So get crackin' go create and upload to the blog

for a chance to win.

Bugaboo anything goes challenge

Well, it's Saturday so that means a new challenge

over at Bugaboo. This week it's "anything goes"

so......because most of the cards I make are Bugaboo I

have several just waiting to be posted.

Here's one I recently made. The addiction

is pretty serious when you start buying paper

to go with the images you have. LOL!

Love this cow! There are several more

HERE

So if you've never done a challenge before this would

be the perfect start. No rules or requirements just

"anything" will do. The prize.....well 7, 5, or 3 free

Bugaboo images.

Good luck!!!

Bugaboo challenge

Been a little busy this week. Finally getting this posted.

This challenge ends tonight and a new one will be

posted tomorrow over at

Catch the bug

This challenge is "fall" hard to decide

which adorable thanksgiving image to use.

You may notice the paper from some of the other

fall cards I've done. I just love it. The colors are perfect.

I think I've made about 5 cards with this one piece of paper.

Go check out the new winter releases over at Bugaboo

I had to buy the bundle.....too cute. Remember all images

are 50% off this month.

Happy paper crafting all - have a great weekend!!!

Prickley Pear Pumpkins

Isn't this fun?

You can find the tutorial here.

I made this with Prickley Pears pumpkin

stamp/die set. I just love it!!

Cut out pumpkin shape and stamp -- perfect!!

The leaves on the border of the card are also

Prickley Pear.

Interesting and easy!!

Rubber stamps: Prickley Pear

Paper: miscellaneous orange and

miscellaneous patterned paper.

Bugaboo Design Team Call

What I've been waiting for is finally here....

Bugaboo is having a Design Team Call

and this is my application.

You can find the details here

I made the first card (mouse with candy cane)

for the application and the other 2 you

may notice from previous posts.

they are 2 of my favorites.

(notice the difference between the quality of pictures - the first one

was taken on my 4G iphone and the bottom two were both taken on my 3G iphone

crazy huh?)

I decided to choose non-bugaboo images because

I recently spent a month with this awesome group

as September's Design Team Member of the month.

During that time (and the time since) I made so

many Bugaboo cards that I feel they know what I can

do with Bugaboo.

I truly LOVE Bugaboo images......clearly

just check out the 49 other Bugaboo projects on this blog.

(click Bugaboo under labels in the right side column)

Right now Jodie (owner/artist) is offering

50% off

the whole month of NOVEMBER.

How sweet is that?? That's $1.50 on most

images. (shhh, don't tell my husband - LOL)

So please wish me luck in hopes I will be chosen to be a

Bugaboo Design Team Member.

Happy Halloween

Well, this is the last of my Halloween cards.

I've had fun making them.

Now, on to Thanksgiving and Christmas.

This is a Bugaboo image.

They are having a design team call right now

so expect to see my application post in the next

few days. I had so much fun being a

Guest Designer for them that I'm going

to give it my best shot to try to land

a Design Team spot this time.

I absolutely adore their images.

As you can see in the label column on the right

side of the blog....I've made several cards

with their images :)

Hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween!!

PPRS "black" cat

I made this card with a

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamp.

An easy technique actually.

I stamped the cat on a piece of patterned paper

with Versamark ink then embossed it with clear

embossing powder. Then I took a sponge

dauber rubbed with black ink and rubbed in

circular motions around and over the stamped

image. After that I rubbed the image itself over

with a paper towel which cleaned it up and buffed it

out a bit making it pop off the paper. Now you

can see the patterned paper design in the background.

So easy!! Then I cut it out with nestabilities die and

finished layering my card. I tied the black ribbon

in a knot and thought, "that looks like a bat" so

there you go.....3 black bats to accent the card.

The "Goulish Greetings" sentiment is PPRS too.

This won't be the last time you see me use this

technique!

Stamps: Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps

Ribbon: Miscellaneous black ribbon

Paper: We R Memory Keepers

Die: Nestabilities