Have a Beary Merry Christmas Catch the bug - Holiday Critters Chaos Day 3

Monday December 16, 2019

It's Day 3 of the Holiday Critter Chaos over at 

Catch the bug

The theme today is

  CREATE ANYTHING BUT A CARD USING A CRITTER AND CHRISTMAS

I am using the image called Beary Merry Christmas circle image which can be found in the Bugaboo store.. I fussy cut the image into a circle and left a little tab at the top which I folded over and added a brad and twine. I colored the image with copics. I added some pom pom's to the hat. I added some Nuvo drops to the dots. 

Challenges:
Crafty animals #33 - anything goes
Time out #150 - merry and bright
Crafting by design - Dec. anything goes
Cute card Thursday #612 - anything goes
Crafty hazelnut's #468 - Christmas / word Merry

Daffodil - Bugaboo Free Friday

Monday October 28, 2019

Hello.. It's a Monday and so over at Catch the bug it's

 Anything But a Card..

So digging through my mind I thought I would use this old Daffodil block image and make a tag.. Wasn't till I went to find the link in the Bugaboo store that I saw that Jodie had an old tag I did using the exact image.. and pretty much the same colors.. WEIRD.. it felt so weird that the colored image looked so much like the other one.  The tag background is totally different.. I love the background for this one.

This image is called Daffodil block which you can find over at the Bugaboo store.. I started with getting my Ranger Oxide inks out and I got a large Tim Holtz tag. I went over the tag with the three Oxide colors. I then spritzed with water and dried the tag. I mixed up some perfect pearls and flicked it all over the tag. I then set it aside to dry. I thought I would work off the Oxide colors and using copics colored the image. I added this to the tag and digging through some old ribbon scraps I found the awesome green silky ribbon and found this small scrap of yarn.  I like how this came out and I think it's another tag for my bible study book.

Challenges:
Love to scrap #124 - no cards allowed
Tuesday throw-down #443 - one layer
Lemon shortbread #105 - anything goes
Penny's paper-crafty #453 - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - fall colors
QKR stampede #369 - anything goes

You are simply the best - Always Fun Challenge #124

Monday August 19, 2019

 

hello and it's time for another challenge at

 Always Fun Challenge #124

Our theme this week is MAKE A TAG

 

This is my tag.. I do like making them but I always seem to not know what to do while designing or what to do afterwards.. (although I have been making tags last few weeks..) I can only use so many in my bible journaling or planners but here's one more..

So for my tag.. I used a Tim Holtz tag and then dug through my scraps and found this grayish greenish paper. I stamped some various Club scrap stamps all over it and  Simon says sentiment. I then adhered it to the tag and cut the excess off. I went over different areas with stripe washi tape. I used Distress crayon and went around the edges. I added some Taylored Expressions butterflies and some acrylic dots. I added a brad to the top.

Challenges:
A gem of a challenge wk. 16 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #98 - anything goes
Crafty animals #29 - anything goes
Crafters café #225 - spots/stripes

Happy birthday beautiful - Always Fun Challenge #120

Monday July 22, 2019

 

Hello and welcome back. I have a card to share from the challenge going on over at Always Fun Challenge #120

 

Our theme this week is MOOD BOARD

 

I decided to make a tag .. I wish the colors showed up better on the computer.. I do have a lot of these fun colors and I also did the seashells / ocean.  I started with a white card stock and cut the shape of a tag. I then used Ranger ink and my wave and ground template to create the background. I stamped the My favorite things images and used Zig markers to color them. I then used the dies and added the pieces to the tag. I added a few Nuvo drops for bubbles. I added a bling to her bellybutton and acrylic dot for the top hole area.  The sentiment is from Simon Says.

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday - make your own background
Lavinia world #5 - anything goes
QKR stampede #357 - anything goes
A gem of a challenge wk. 14 - anything goes
The paper girls #180 - magical Monday
Simon says Monday - not a card
A bit more time to craft #96 - anything goes

Hi - Catch the bug... ABC

Monday July 8, 2019

 

Hello.. Today over at Catch the bug is ABC..

Anything But a Card day..

There's only a few of us who create a project.. So if you're interested check out Catch the bug design teamies who did

 

 

My go to when I am stumped is a tag.. For this card I used some Oxide inks and smooshed them around on a Tim Holtz tag. I let it dry then I had some H2O paints out and flicked on some of the ink to give some sparkle.  I let this dry for a day or two. Then I used Newton's Nook paw stencil and black texture paste and created the background and edges. I set this aside for a day to try. I printed off the Rottweiler trio block and colored in two of the dogs with copics and fussy cut them out. I know they aren't colored as a Rottweiler.  I added a couple strips of Washi tape and added the dogs. I used My favorite things Hi die and cut this out three times and layered them. I thought of adding color to the letters but decided I like the white.

Challenges:
Love to scrap #123 - anything goes
Crafty animals #28 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #589 - anything goes
QKR stampede #355 - anything goes

You're dog gone awesome - Always Fun Challenge #113

Monday June 3, 2019

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a tag to share for the challenge over at Always Fun challenge #113

 

Our theme is SUMMER FUN

 

I wanted a larger area for my card so I created a tag. I used a Tim Holtz large tag. I then used my cloud and ground template to create the background. I then stamped and colored with Zig markers the My favorite things images and cut them out.  I adhered them to the tag. I stamped the MFT sentiment.. which is so cute.  The added some ribbon and twine to the hole area.. These darling dogs are having some summer fun.. they are tiny like my three babies.

Challenges:
Cute card Thursday #584 - masculine
Jo's scrap shack #284 - anything goes
Qkr stampede #350 - anything goes
Love to scrap #122 - anything goes
Use your stuff #361 - summer fun

Hello, Hello, Hello - Do - Al (l) creative challenge #30

Saturday June 1, 2019

 

Hello and I am so excited Summer is my fun time. I love the heat.. not that Washington State gets that hot.. mid 70's and 80's.. yes we have gotten hotter but its not often..

 

So are you ready for a fun challenge from

Do-Al(l) Creative #30

 We have a fun theme. I have never made this kind of card before..

The theme is Lift card..  what is it you ask.. Well it is as you'll see below on my card..  you add a tag to the out side of your card and on the inside of the card are two more tags.. One you lift and reveals the sentiment  or image.. It's better to just see my card to see what it all means.

 

Oh so this is the front of my card.. I used some My minds eye script paper and some bakers twine. I then used a Tim Holtz tag and created the background with my cloud template. I then used Lawn Fawn trees, hills, houses and hearts and die cut them out. I used copics to color the houses and scraps to create the trees. The ground is with Ranger ink. I stamped the Simon says hello.

Ok so the inside top tag ..the lift tag.. again another TH tag. More twine and I used my cloud and ground template to create the background. More scraps for the tree and copic for the house color.  I just used the outline die for the hearts.

 

so now we are on the reveal part .. the sentiment. I colored the TH tag with Ranger and added the Stampendous sentiment and a little SS heart. I added some scraps to the background before I adhered the tag down..

Challenges:
Creatalicious #164 - anything goes/opt. blue
Use your stuff #360 - mood board
Make my Monday #97 - moving parts
Crafty sentiments - summer
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #284 - anything goes
Daring cardmakers - secret hideaway
Crafty Hazelnuts pattern paper - June

Bookmark - Catch the bug ABC

Monday April 8, 2019

 

Hello. Today over at Catch the bug is ABC..

ANYTHING BUT a CARD

 

 

I made another tag.. I started with using the Stack books and added the Coffee time image. I added this piece to a tag and cut off the excess. I added brown washi tape at the top and I had a scrap of the green/yellow print so added this. Then  I colored the image with copics. I added a little Wink of Stella to the coffee and parts of the books.

Challenges:
Crafting by designs - April anything goes
Cute card Thursday #576 - anything goes
Creative fingers #161 - anything goes

Artistic inspirations #214 - anything goes

You're perfect in my book - Catch the bug ABC

Monday March 18, 2019

 

Today is Monday so over at Catch the bug

it's ANYTHING BUT a CARD.. ABC

 

 

So I made a book mark for my ABC project.  I took a Tim Holtz tag and then I traced around the monkey image which is BM topper.. and adhered the image to the tag. I colored the image with copics. I stamped the sentiment from Simon Says and then there was so much white space I took couple different Washi tapes and added them. I punched a hole to the top of the tag over the one from the TH tag. I took a tag enforcer that I had stamped and colored over the hole. I put the ribbon through it and tied some twine around the ribbon to hold it. I think this will go into my bible study book.. It's perfect in my eye.

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #213 - anything goes
A bit more time to craft #88 - anything goes
Creatalicious challenge #159 - anything goes/opt. monochromatic
The paper funday #3 - anything but a card
Use your stuff #351 - washi tape

Cast all your cares upon him - Catch the bug ABC

Monday February 18, 2019

 

Hello and today is Monday so over at Catch the bug..

It's Anything But a Card

 

 

 

So since this is my day I have a tag to share.. I always look for tags to go with my Bible Journaling and Studies.. So this one is for my studies. I used the Bugaboo image called Kidz hope/anchor/soul..

I started by using a Tim Holtz tag and I had this scrap of designer paper with the clouds and thought this was perfect. I adhered to the tag and then cut around the tag. I have these circle enforcers that I created years ago so I used one for the hole circle. I then fussy cut around the image. I colored the image with copics and went over her wings, stars and heart with glitter. I stamped the Paper Trey ink sentiment scripture..  This is going in my bible study book.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 374 - 375 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #569 - wings
Crafty friends #80 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #212 - anything goes
Pammie's inky pinkies #1907 - anything goes

Happy Birthday - Catch the bug ABC

Monday January 28, 2019

 

Hello.. It's Monday and so over at Catch the bug

it's

Anything But a Card Monday..

I have a tag to share..

 

 

This is my tag using the image called Candle Set. I started with a Tim Holtz tag. I then die cut some Paper Trey Ink numbers. I adhered them down and then with Distress crayon and Ranger ink I add the colors. I got it where I liked it so then I took glitter paper and My favorite things happy birthday die and adhered to the tag. I had this fun party hat so added this as if it was the dot for the i.. 

 I had some MFT balloons that I had colored up and sitting in a bowl on my table.. I added them I then took the three candles from Bugaboo and colored them with copics. I cut then out and apart and added two down on the lower right corner and one to the upper right. I added some glossy accents to the candle flames and some Wink of Stella.. I added some white gel pen highlights to different images. I love the fun look this tag has..

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #211 - anything goes/ opt. tag
Everybody art #429 - anything goes
Papercraft challenge #29 - bright colors
Creative moments #161 - anything goes
Creative fingers #156 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #266 - anything goes
QKR stampede #332 - anything goes
Crazy 4 challenges #464 - celebrate

Day 3 Awkward holiday chaos at Catch the bug

Monday December 3, 2018

 

Welcome to Day 3 of Tis the season for awkward holiday chaos at Catch the bug

Our theme is Bring on the White Elephant Gifts!

 

Ideas on the banner below

 

I made a tag to go with a gift bag. I really wanted this to be masculine. It's for my son Samson. I colored the skates with a brownish look and a soft blue background using copics. I used a sentiment from Paper trey ink. I used twine to tie the tag to the bag. For the bag I used a large Stampin up wheel called So swirly. I used Versa mark and created the design.  You can find the tag in the Bugaboo store

Challenges:

Make my Monday #85 - non traditional Christmas colors



4 crafty chicks #431 - anything goes
Inkspirational #175 - Christmas
Dragonfly journeys #130 - handmade holiday magic 

Hi - Craftaholics R Us

Monday October 8, 2019

 

So as you know we are now a monthly blog starting on the 8th. Our challenges are tags.. Not tags on cards but actual tags..

So welcome to a new challenge at Craftaholics R Us.

 

 I started with a Tim Holtz tag and using Ranger inks created the color background. I then stamped the Magenta image.. It's an old wood red rubber stamp.. I took Texture paste and stencils and created texture. I added some bling and Nuvo drops. I added scrabble tile HI.. To the lizards I added some glossy accents. To finish the tag off I added a ribbon and twine.

 Challenges:
Make my Monday #81 - animal
The paper girls #161 - mixed media
Cute card Thursday #550  -anything goes
Crafty catz #432 - anything goes / opt. tag
Crazy 4 challenge #455 - anything goes
Sweet stampin - stencil
Word art Wednesday wk. 354-355 - anything goes

Location: adventure - discover the world - Catch the bug

Monday May 28, 2018

 

Monday at Catch the bug is ABC - ANYTHING BUT a CARD...

 

 

I never know what to make for ABC so I do the usual either Journal page or Bookmark.. Well today it's bookmark..

I took a tan book mark and stamped in a light blue some stars. I then colored the image called wavy hair girl from the Bugaboo store with copics. I added this to the tag and added some Washi tape to the top and bottom. I then added some Tim Holtz words and went around them with black pen and around the edge of the tag with Distress crayon pen. I do like the way the tag turned out.

Challenges:
Crafty gals corner #166 - anything goes
The house that stamps built M2318 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #235 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #201 - anything goes
Use your stuff #313 - washi tape

Daffodil - Catch the bug ABC

Monday December 18, 2017

 

Monday again and Monday at Catch the bug means ABC..

Anything But a Card..

 

 

I made a TAG.. as my ABC.. I never know what to make. I guess I play it safe. I do use my tags in my journal. It helps me stay in the month I want to be in and sometimes I put if for the next month if I have things coming up..
I used some Dylusions stamps and Ranger inks. I even spritzed with some shimmer spray and added some Washi tape. I used the image Daffodil 
which comes in a block of flowers from Bugaboo I colored the image with copics.  I added some twine to the tag and it's ready to go.

Challenges:
Fab 'n' funky #375 - anything but Christmas
Jo's scrap shack #219 - anything goes
Brown sugar #273 - anything but a card
Hiding in my craftroom #331 - use a digi
Sugar pea designs #38 - anything goes
Creatalicious #129 - anything goes

Day 3 Holiday Chaos - ABC Catch the bug

Monday December 4, 2017

 

Welcome to day 3 of our Holiday Chaos.. at Catch the bug.

Today is ABC Monday.. Anything But a Card.. Make a gift for someone, gift card holder, jar with a tag, gift bag.. something that you can use on a gift or as a gift to someone.. No cards.

 

I made a tag and used the image Galz Xmas present I colored the image with copics and adhered it to a Tim Holtz tag and added Washi tape to the top and bottom. I added some Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen to her outfit. This tag will go on a gift.

 

Challenges:
4 crafty chicks #379 - anything goes
Jo's scrap shack #217 - anything goes
Brown sugar #273 - anything but a card
QKR stampede #272 - Christmas tag
Crafty Hazelnut's #362 - anything goes/quick and easy
Hiding in my craft-room #329 - Christmas colors

Crazy 4 challenges #414 - color it 

A bit more time to craft #57 - anything goes
Come and get it - Christmas

You - make me happy - Inspiration Destination #139

Wednesday November 29- December 5, 2017

 

Welcome to another challenge at Inspiration Destination #139 -

this challenge is

NOT A SQUARE CARD

 

I decided to take a tag and make a card out of it..
I took a scrap of card stock and cut around the card stock/tag  and scored about 1/2 inch down on card stock side and adhered just that 1/2 inch behind the tag so that you could lift the tag area and write your sentiment on the inside. 
You can see the photo below this one for a side view.

Before the back was added I took the tag and dot embossing folder and embossed it. I then took some scraps from the My Favorite Things die and stamped the sentiments on different colors and added them to the tag. I die cut the YOU from MFT and layered them 3 times and then added YOU to the tag. I stamped the flower from Birch Press and bud with Altnew inks and die cut them out. I took a leaf from Stampin Up set and added this under the bud. I added Spectrum Noir glitter pen all over the flower and bud.  I finished the front with some Nuvo drops.

I hope you play along and enter your NOT SQUARE card over at Inspiration Destination.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 310-311 - anything goes
Crafting from the heart #185 - anything goes
Crafty gals corner #150 - to die for use dies
HeARTful stamping - anything goes
Always fun #34 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #191 - anything goes
Everybody art #413 - anything goes
Creative moments #132 - anything goes
Crafting by designs - anything goes
Simon Wednesday - anything goes

A friend is someone who knows - a tag for Raelene

Sunday August 20, 2017

 

My daughter showed me a tag she liked.  I think she found it on Facebook.. I don't know who created the beautiful tag she showed me.. I wish I did so if it's one of you that frequent my blog.. please let me know..

 I pretty much followed the colors, sentiment, leaves and flowers.. I did use different flowers even though I had the Simon says stamps she used but her tag must of been larger cause it would of been to crowded on this tag. I just happened to have the same sentiment but hers was smaller. I did add Nuvo drops to the card and some dots from SS.. I colored the background with Ranger inks. I colored the flowers with Zig markers. I added ribbon and called it done.

 (I added Ranger micro distress glaze paste over the inked background so it wouldn't show finger prints when touched.. should I add before I stamped the leaves or after???? I added before and was hard to get the leaves darker.)

 

I love this tag and it's off to my daughter Raelene..

 

 View of the ribbons  its variegated and love the colors

Challenges:
Simon Wednesday - add a sentiment
Word art Wednesday wk. 296-297 - anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun #97 - anything goes
Color crazy wk. 33 - anything goes
Pile it on #133 - recycle or for a child (for my child)
HeARTful stamping - anything goes