Billie and Monika Week 8 / background and or no designer paper challenge between ourselves / Takea moment to

Monday April 20, 2015

 

Well we are on Week 8 of the Billie and Monika background and or no designer paper challenge between ourselves.

 

Monika from Creative with Monika and I are doing a different background and or no designer each Monday and without die cuts.

 

This week it was my choice and I saw this awesome card by Julie Campbell  awhile back and drooled.. I loved it and said ok this will be our next challenge for us to try.  You can see Julie's card at the link above.  

Thanks Julie Campbell for the inspiration. 

 

This is my card. I used Kuretake paints and just added colors till I got the effect I wanted. I wanted mine to be a little darker.. ok a lot darker.. I then added some splatters.  I then took out my Paper trey ink retro vol. 3 that I used last week for the diamonds and used some of the other borders in the set to get the design on all of the papers. I used ranger inks to cover white paper and then black ink to stamp the designs. I cut the green, but I did punch the circle.. I tried to cut one but it was not going to be round no matter what I tried. I used the Paper trey ink sentiment Harvest berries.  The little hearts are from Simon Says stamp set.  The stitching is faux.. I took my hole punch and just pierced the paper and then took a blue pen and ran it from hole to hole to give a thread stitch look. I am very pleased with the way it came out and I really am excited to be using stamps and making my own designer papers and backgrounds.
I hope you head over to Monika's blog and see her card and leave her some love.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday #179 - atg
Simon Wednesday - make your own background
Sister act #102 - atg
Creative fingers #76 - atg
Stamp sun #139 - atg
Allsorts #307 - quick and simple does it
Suzy bees bloomin #76 - atg /twist die and or punch
Lil patch of crafty friends #8 - atg
Craft your passion #258 - atg
Incy wincy - faux tech (the teal paper has hole piercing for sewing look)
Use your stuff #180 - atg

recipe: case Julie Campbell card, kuretake paints, pti harvest berries, retro vol. 3 borders, hearts ss, ranger inks, piercing tool, blue pen, card base is kraft

Catch the bug / Sunday Stella Sketch SSS #308 - Your like no udder

Sunday April 19, 2015

 

Catch the bug Sunday Stella Sketch / SSS #308

 

 

 

SSS #308 

 

 

This image is called You move me - ewe move me  Funny huh..  I think the ewe looks so funny and the cow is like WTH.. obviously the ewe is saying the sentiment.  It was a laughter moment for me.. I hope you play along and have as much fun with the sketch as I did.

 

Challenges:
Sister act #102 - atg
Creative fingers #76 - atg
Stamp sun #139 - atg
Dragons lair - add an animal
Just us girls #289 - white/beige - brown and ? (black)
Suzy bees bloomin #76 - atg / twist die or punch
Sentimental Sunday #255 - animal love
Lil patch of crafty friends #8 - atg

recipe: ewe move me/bugaboo, su base, mme dp, su scraps, azudi sentiment, viva pearl pen, copics, pti die, lil inker die

Bingo at Catch the bug / Happy birthday

Saturday April 18, 2015

 

Catch the bug BINGO challenge 

 

 

Choose any three in a row and make your card. I chose to use Flower theme, scallop, 3 layers

 

I made another background and wanted to show it off so using this darling image Kidz fairy sitter

I cut her out and then die cut a scallop piece for her to sit on. I had a scrap of water color paper that kind a had the colors I was using so I added it along the edge of the scallop so it looked more like a ledge for her. The background I did on a piece of chip board. I spritzed it with different colors of dylusinons sprays. It came out really cool looking.  I added some added flowers from a su punch and added some bling to the center. There's some glitter on her wings.

I hope you play along at Catch the bug..

 

Challenges:
Pennys paper crafty #223 - one for the girls
Word art Wednesday #179 - atg
Simon Wednesday - make your own background
4 Crafty chicks #242 - fairy
Fresh brewed april 15-21 - Happy birthday
Crafty catz #275 - its a girl thing
Sister act #102 - atg
Creative fingers #76 - atg
Stamp sun #139 - atg

recipe: kidz fairy sitter/bugaboo, bazzill, scraps, dylusion sprays, hero art bling, pti die, su punch, glitter, ss sentiment, copics, ms punch

Catch the bug / Bugaboo Free Friday / Always there to cheer you

Friday April 17, 2015

 

Catch the bug / Bugaboo Free Friday SUMMER BUTTERFLY BEAR

 

 

This is my card using Summer Butterfly Bear.. I think it's a girl bear.. I had a left over attempt at Bokeh technique.  A few weeks back Monika and I did the Bokeh technique and I made about 3 attempts before I found one I liked. This one was just too washed out but of course I cant throw away because some day I would fine a card to make and use it.. WELL TODAY IS THE DAY.. I thought it kind a gave a weather look to the background so just added the sentiment and image a few hearts colored with copics and wink of stella.  Loving the look.

 

Challenges:
Lil patch of crafty friends #7 - atg
Scribble and scrap #42 - atg
Eureka stamps #136 - four legged friends
Papertake weekly - words words words
Pennys paper crafty #223 - one for the girls
Word art Wednesday #179 - atg
Simon Wednesday - make your own background
Sister act #102 - atg
Dragons lair - add an animal

recipe: summer butterfly bear, ss base, su black, water color paper bokeh tech. failure (lol) copics, ss die hearts, glitter, mft sentiment umbrealla, white gel pen

Inspiration Destination #29 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES / Sending you a little sunshine

Wednesday April 15, 2015

 

Welcome to another challenge at Inspiration Destination # 29 where it's ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

 

 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Fresh Brewed Designs

This is a first for me using a design by Fresh Brewed and I chose to use GRACE BEACH FUN   She is having some fun on the beach. Wish I was there. I wanted to make a beach scene so found this designer paper from DCWV and I have a stamp that will stamp sand if you turn it one way and if you turned it around you get water.. I chose to use sand because she just came back from the water catching all of those crabs.. and getting her flip flops.. oh how times have changed.. growing up in my days they were thongs.. Not now days.  I like the hibiscus flowers in the corner. Gives a nice tropical feel.

I hope you head over to enter into our ATG challenge at Inspiration Destination.

Challenges:
Crafty sentiments - atg
Papertake weekly - words words words
Little red wagon #285 - travelogue (tropical place)
Pennys paper crafty #223 - one for the girls
Word art Wednesday #179 - atg

recipe: Grace beach fun/fresh brewed, su base, black scrap, dcwv dp, sand stamp?, sentiment PTI, flip flops punch EK, copics

Inspiration Destination #29 - ATG - I zig you zag

Wednesday April 15, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #29 ALWAY ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo

 

I think this image is too funny. I found the sentiment from Simon says and think it went perfect with the images. The different snails faced different directions..  The image is Scene it snail.. 
I once again made my own background design. I took water color paper, a marble all over background stamp and embossed it in white. Then I took a few Glimmer mist bottles and sprayed them to get the effect that I wanted to kind a give a natural look.  Dried it and I think it came out great. It was sad to have so much of it behind the stamped image but there was no way I could cut out the image and make it work. It's really pretty in real life.. I colored the images with copics.

Challenges:
Craft your passion #257 - atg
Inkspiratinal #80 - photo challenge (my background has egg shell look)
Incy wincy - embossing wet or dry
Simon Monday - in the middle
Crafty sentiment - atg
Word art Wednesday #179 - atg
Simon Wednesday - make your own background

recipe: scene it snail/bugaboo, simon says sentiment, scraps, su base, water color paper, marble bg stamp, white embossing powder, glimmer mist sprays, copics

Catch the bug New Release - Love is everything

Tuesday April 14, 2015

 

Catch the bug - Bugaboo new release Ringlet Kidz topper

 

While you are checking out the new release at Bugaboo.. Check out the BIG sale going on. This is the time to get those must have images. There are lot's retiring and so they are cHeaP :)  

This is my design using the Ringlet Kidz Topper new image. I used paper I got in my Simon says kit with the dots already embossed on it. I love the softness it gave.  I used my MFTcircle dies and cut out the purple and the plaid circle frame and fussy cut out the image. I added the sentiment on a Stampin up scallop die. The binding ribbon I added and the little piece of charm.  Rounded the corners a little to go with the roundness of the cards design.

Challenges:
The ribbon girl - any image /ribbon or lace
Craft your passion #257 - atg
Crafty sentiment - atg
Clear it out - yellow things

recipe: ss card base, club scrap scrap, quick quote scrap, binding ribbon, charm, su punch, mft die, copics, corner chomper, ss sentiment