Catch the bug / Bugaboo New Release / Kitty - Your are sunshine for my soul

Tuesday March 24, 2015

 

Catch the bug has a new release by Bugaboo

 

New Release is KITTIES

 

I thought of making this a mothers day card but scratched my head and thought ... no why not just make it a loving card. You are sunshine for my soul.. this way it can be for a male or female and for anytime.  I thought the little kitty should be sun color for the sunshine in the sentiment.  I used the towel and  colorless blender solution for the technique on the kitties but not sure if I like the effect.. I might need to find a different texture towel.  I used papers from Basic Grey max and whiskers. The sentiment is from Verve called happy hello.  

 

Challenges:
Sister act #98 - atg
Creative fingers #72 - atg
Craft your passion #254 - atg
Crafty sentiments - inspired by a song (what's new pussy cat- tom jones)

recipe: kitties bugaboo, bg dp, kraft card base, mft die, su punches, enamel dots and heart, verve sentiment, copics

Week 4 of Billie and Monika - FLOWERS AND SENTIMENT

Monday 23, 2015

 

It's week 4 of Billie and Monika background and or no designer paper.. this week is my choice and I chose FLOWERS AND SENTIMENT.. It can be as little or as many flowers as you want.

 

I have a great stamp set from Stampin up and the large flower and leaves are from that set, I masked the large flower and then found some smaller flowers in a Simon says stamps set so added them till I got the effect I wanted. Oh the sentiment is from the Stampin up set.  I am in love with this card.. I just may give it to myself.. I mean look at the sentiment.. it's me .. RIGHT?    Just kidding.

 

Please head over to Monika's blog Creative with Monika and see her card.

 

Challenges:
Fab n funky #251 - spring into color
The paper shelter #195 - spring delights
Word art Wednesday #175 - atg
Simon Wednesday - spring inspiration
The sisterhood of crafters - photo/colors
Scrappers delights #43 - atg
Cute card Thursday #365 - spring fever
C.R.A.F.T. #303 - mothers day / female
Sassy studio # 273 - atg
Scrap & craft #5 - flowers
Crafty catz #271 - no designer papers
Creative fingers #72 - atg

recipe: su base, su sentiment and some flowers, ss other flowers, su inks

Catch the bug / Bugaboo Free Friday / Thinking of you

Friday March 20, 2015

 

Free Friday at Catch the bug  and you'll find this cutie in the Bugaboo store

 

 

This is the Free Friday called ASTRONAUT    and I wanted to have him look like he is in space so I used some watercolor paper and my Kuretake Garsai Tambi paints and just kept applying the paints and drying and adding and drying till I got the effect I wanted. I then watered down some white paint and used a paint brush and splattered to get a sky full of stars.  I wish it looked as good on the computer as it does in the real.. I had this great sentiment from My Favorite Things that went perfect for the image also the rocket is from MFT.  I embossed some paper till I got a nice smooth look in silver and die cut the rocket out, I did the same with the flame but hand cut it out. Gave a nice added touch of space to the card.

 

Challenges:
Come and get it - make your own background
Lil patch of crafty friends #6 - atg
Use your stuff #177 - create your own background
OLLCB #176 - fashion - any kind
Shopping our stash #193 - I made this / create your own background
Word art Wednesday #175 - atg
Scrappers delights #43 - atg
Sassy studio #273 - atg

recipe: autronaut/bugaboo, kuretake paints, white paint, mft die, mft sentiment, glitter, su base, copics, ss silver and gold embossing powder

Catch the bug Humor Wednesday - One cool chick

Wednesday March 18, 2015

 

It's humor Wednesday at Catch the bug and the 19th is POULTRY DAY

 

So since it's POULTRY DAY tomorrow, I used this fun image Cool Chick 

 I was messing around with some watercolor papers and my H2O paints and did this fun background. I took some white paint thinned down and splattered it over the background. I wish you could see the sparkle background because of the H2O paints. I really think it's too pretty for the image after my DH said it looked more like a night sky. I took some copper twine from Stampin up and just pooled it. I added the sentiment that came with the image and some fun su punched flowers with viva pearl drops. The leaves are ms punch.

 

Challenges:
My time to craft #283 - for a special lady
Just us girls #284 - splatters
Come and get it - make your own background
Lil patch of crafty friends #6 - atg
Craft your passion #253 - atg
Incy wincy designs - color challenge
Kraft journal #215 - atg
Simon Monday - animal
Use your stuff #177 - create your own background
Melonheadz - animals
Shopping our stash #193 - I made this / create your own background


recipe: cool chick /ctb, scraps, kraft base kraft journal, watercolor paper, h2o paints, white paint, copics, su twine, su flowers, ms leaves, white gel pen for glasses dots, viva pearl pen

Inspiration Destination #25 - Anything Goes - A Dog is man's best friend

Wednesday March 18, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #25 - ANYTHING GOES

 

 

We have two sponsors this week. This is Gerda Steiner Designs

 

This is the card I made using Dachshund Valentine.  I know it's after Valentines day but has who says a heart has to be only Valentines day.. I love the sentiment and with us having four legged fur babies this one tugs my heart.  I think this image is just darling.  I chose some fun papers and kept this card nice an bright. I had these little metal bling so added them just to give some fun to the card.  

 

Challenges:
Craft your passion #253 - atg
Simon Monday - animal
Crafting from the heart #51 - atg
Cards in envy - spring is in the air
Melonheadz - animals
Crafty boots - spring
Not just cards #15 - atg
Crafty sentiments - bright colors
Loves rubberstamps #143 - a touch of metal

recipe:  su base, dcwv dp, scraps, sentiment??, dachshund valentine gerda designs. copics, metal bling

Inspiration Destination #25 - I exercise

Wednesday March 18, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #25 ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

 

 

Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo

 

 

This is my card using the Bugaboo image Mildred exercise spill coffee

The sentiment is not from Mildred,, it sounds more like Stella but thought it went well with the image. I colored her with the water color paint Kuretake Garsai Tambi and was so surprised to see that the Kraft paper from Kraft Journal didn't ball or feather up. I was so impressed. I love these paints. So worth the cost.  I had some strips of water color paper that I cut off of other projects and saved them so I just cut them up and slid them in behind the image. The were too pretty to throw away.. I used some sequins to finish her off. I was working on another project and set this image aside.. when I was splatting white paint on the other project some of the white hit this image.. that's why there are spots. I wasn't going to start over.. hate when that happens.

 

Challenges:
Suzy bee's bloomin #71 - atg/twist- spots and or stripes
Inkspirational #78 - she art/or image of a woman
Kraft journal #215 - atg
Eureka stamps #132 - greens
Crafting from the heart #51 - atg
OLLCB #176 - fashion - any kind
Shopping our stash weekly #193 - I made this/make your own background
Use your stuff #177 - create your own background

recipe: mildred exercise spill coffee, kraft journal kraft, sentiment bugaboo, water color strips, sequins, garsai tambi paints, corner chomper

Tuesday March 17, 2015

 

New Release day at Catch the bug  the new release can be found in the Bugaboo store 

 New Release is Egg tulip peeker 

 

Since I don't send out Easter cards thought I would make this one a birthday card.  I am thought it would make a fun cute card for that special birthday.  I left the egg plain vs. adding some dots or lines. The die behind the image looks yellow but in real it's more of a lime green and the purple is deep purple. I wish there was a way to get true colors.. but I don't know if there is a way. I wouldn't know where to go to figure it out. I love her little bunny ears.

Challenges:
Inkspirational #78 - she art/or image of woman
IDIC #255 - Purple and green
Lil patch of crafty friends #6 - atg
Craft your passion #253 - atg
Crafting from the heart #51 - atg
Craftin desert diva's - happy birthday
Cards in envy - spring is in the air
Crafty boots - spring
Not just cards #15 - atg

recipe:  egg tulip peeker/bugaboo, su base, scraps, copics, sequins, pti sentiment, su die