Peace - Catch the bug Free Friday

Friday October 30, 2015

 

Welcome to Catch the bug Free Friday and the image is Santa stockings

 

This is the Free image for Friday and you have a week to pick it up over at Bugaboo

It feels funny making and posting a Christmas card when Halloween is tomorrow..

But Jodie has been doing a lot of Halloween images lately and so this is a fun image and a change. I used some My minds eye dp and Paper trey ink Peace die. I made it like a tag with a tag behind it. I put a brad to hold them together.

 

 

Challenges:
613 Ave create #147 - atg
Craft your passion #285 - atg
Crafting from the heart #83 - atg
Use your stuff #197 - die or punches
Penny's paper-crafty #251 - atg
Simon Wednesday - atg
Crafty gals corner #43 - atg
Fab n funky #279 - Christmas
Creative moments #80 - atg
Word art Wednesday #207 - atg
4 Crafty chicks #279 - atg
Crafty catz #299 - tag it
Jo's scrap shack #112 - atg
PDE linky party - atg

recipe: bugaboo image, dp mme, club scrap base and red, brad, pti die, copics

I treasure your friendship - Inspiration Destination # 57

Wednesday October 28, 2015

 

Welcome to Inspiration Destination #57  ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor for this card is Bugaboo stamps

 

 

 

 

Ok WHERE DID OCTOBER GO???  I can not believe we are almost done with October..

Well there best friends  Shopping girls by Bugaboo... are out doing their Christmas shopping.  I have been using the amy tangerine papers a lot this month.. I really love the papers and I had this awesome base that is from Club scrap from many many years ago and it went perfect with the dp.. I have this awesome sentiment from Tech. Tuesday and I punched out a heart to add to the sentiment. This card is really colorful and I love it. I hope you play along and join us at Inspiration Destination.

 

 

Challenges:
Suzy bee's bloomin #103 - atg/add some leaves
613 Ave create #147 - atg
Craft your passion #285 - atg
Crafting from the heart #83 - atg
Use your stuff #197 - die or punches
Penny's paper-crafty #251 - atg
Simon Wednesday - atg
Crafty gals corner #43 - atg
Creative moments #80 - atg
Word art Wednesday #207 - atg


recipe: shopping girls/bugaboo, club scrap base, amy tangerine dp, qq scrap, su punch, copics

Morgan's Art World #10 - Halloween - hope your halloween is a real treat

Friday October 23, 2015

 

Welcome to Morgan's Art World challenge #10 Halloween

 

 

I am using the image Stardust and pumpkin 3

 

This is my Halloween card using stardust and pumpkin 3.. I know she is not really a Halloween image but hay it works huh? I just colored her like she would be a trick or treater and cut out a treat bag and added some Halloween papers and sentiment and you got a Halloween card.. simple huh. Its just trying to find something that works and this did..

I hope I inspired you to play along and you enter your card over at MAW #10 challenge

 

 

 Challenges:
Glitter n sparkle #159 - Halloween
Eureka stamps #163 - Halloween
Cards in envy - trick or treat
Creative inspiration #332 - atg /opt. sketch
Penny's paper crafty #250 - atg
The paper shelter #224 - trick or treat
Word art Wednesday #206 - atg
4 crafty chicks #269 - Halloween
Cute card Thursday #369 - atg
Moving along with the times #6 - halloween

recipe: sp3 maw, darcie sentiment, recollection dp, su base, scraps, copics, wink stella, ms punch, embossing powder

Becoming a grumpy old person is a goal, not a crse! - Aud #143

Thursday Oct 22 / Nov 3, 2015

 

Aud Sentiment #143 challenge  BIRTHDAY

 

Our sponsor is Stitchy Bear Digi

 

What a fun image I got to use.. This is BIRTHDAY BOY.. I love him.  I had this sentiment that was from a long long time ago. I think it was from Rubber baby buggy bumpers.. I don't even know if they are still around. But anyhow I had to use it.. and of course it's a birthday card. I thought he could be going to another old grumpy persons birthday party or he is a grumpy person..

 I hope you play along with our BIRTHDAY challenge and remember to put a sentiment on the front of your card or show on your blog the inside of your card the sentiment.

Have fun and I love seeing your cards each week.

 

Challenges:
Craft your passion #284 - atg
Crafting from the heart #82 - atg
Stamp and create - brown or kraft
Love to scrap #64 - atg
Digi choosday crafting wk 42 - happy birthday
Creative inspiration #332 - atg /opt. sketch
Penny's paper crafty #250 - atg
Word art Wednesday #206 -atg
Cute card Thursday #369 - atg

recipe: stitch bear birthday boy, kraft journal card base, echo park and club scrap dp, ss happy birthday, ? other sentiment, acrylic hearts and dots, copics

We are more than friends - Inspiration Destination #56

Wednesday October 21, 2015

 

Welcome to another challenge at Inspiration Destination #56

ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

 

Our awesome sponsor this week is Rick St. dennis

 

I am not a clown fan .. they scare me and I have only like JP Patches.. a local tv clown.. from a long long time ago.. But I like these clowns from Rick St. dennis.. Called Euro clown troupe.. They don't look like scary clowns. I had fun coloring them all weird colors. I had so many copics all over my table and just kept pulling more and more.. I wanted this card to be quite colorful.. I think I did it.

I used amy tangerine dp and some scraps and let the image carry most of the colors.  Thank you Rick St. dennis for letting me use your image.

 

Challenges:
Crafty catz #297 - atg
Jo's scrap shack #110 - atg
Lil patch of crafty friends #20 - atg
Craft your passion #284 - atg
Crafting from the heart #82 - atg
Love to scrap #64 - atg
Creative Inspiration #332 - atg /opt sketch
Penny's paper crafty #250 - atg
Word art Wednesday #206 - atg

recipe: euro clown troupe/rsd, su base, amy tangerine dp, recollection scrap, quick quote scrap, tech tues sentiment, copics, glitter pen

Happy Halloween - Catch the bug New Release

Tuesday October 20, 2015

 

It's Tuesday and you know it's NEW RELEASE day at Catch the bug..

We have Halloween circle silhouette

 

  
Wanted you to also see there is a big sale going on over at Bugaboo   Now is the time to pick up some favorites you may have seen on my blog or other design team members blogs..

Here is the new image.. cute huh. it's almost like double layer but it's not. I just inked the edges and then used some black thread behind the circle.. it's kind of hard to see. I punched out some bugs and added some viva peal dots.

 

Challenges:
Glitter n sparkle #159 - Halloween
Lil patch of crafty friends #20 - atg 
Craft your passion #284 - atg
Crafting from the heart #82 - atg
Eureka stamps # 163 - Halloween
Love to scrap #64 - atg

recipe: club scrap, recollection dp, rayon thread, circle punches, mft die, ranger ink, copics, wink of stella, viva peal pen

I love you, ladybug / Catch the bug SSS #316

Sunday October 18, 2015

 

Catch the bug / Sunday Stella Sketch #316

 

 

SSS #316 

 

Ok so I have never made a card like this before so I don't know if I did it right or not.. but I followed the sketch.. I cut the cream base down and then added the green above and mirrored with cream behind but added to the inside of the card. So when the card is open you can write on the die cut piece.. How else are you suppose to do this type of card??  I like the way it came out and it did follow the sketch like I said so I guess it's ok.

I used the image Chibiladybug which can be found at the bugaboo store

 

Challenges:
Crafty catz #297 - atg
Jo's scrap shack #110 - atg
Digi choosday crafting - sentiment
Word art Wednesday #205 - atg
Creative card crew #98 - ribbon
Creative moments #79 - atg / spots /stripes
Lil patch of crafty friends #20 - atg

recipe: chibiladybug/bugaboo, su base, recollection, dcwv, qq scrap, su punch, su die copics, recollection heart, ribbon, mft sentiment

Halloween pumpkin - Catch the bug FREE FRIDAY

 

 

 

Friday October 16, 2016

 

It's Friday and that mean it's a FREE IMAGE at Catch the bug  the image this Friday is called Halloween Pumpkin

 

 

Bugaboo

 

This is the Free Friday image.. Just in time for those Halloween cards.. I used a my favorite thing circle die and then the taylored expressions spider web/spider die and leaf die and various circle punches for the flower and a copper brad. I love the colors. This was a fun image to color and hope you find time to head over to bugaboo and grab this free image.

 

Challenges:
Come and get it - happy fall ya'll
IDIC - Robyns fetish #285 - use lots of orange
Pile it on #90 - funky or freaky
Eureka stamps #162 - pumpkins
The stamping boutique - Halloween orange/purple/black
Cards in envy - creepy crawlies
Melonheadz friends - Halloween / harvest
Simon Wednesday - color inspiration
Crafting by design - Halloween
Crafty catz #297 - atg
Jo's scrap shack #110 - atg

recipe: bugaboo image, kraft journal base, recollection and dcwv dp, te die, mft die, punches, brad, copics, embossing thread, wink of stella

Merry Christmas - to you and yours - Inspiration Destination #55

Wednesday October 14, 2015

 

Welcome to Challenge #55 - Inspiration Destination  

ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

 

Our sponsor for this card is Cute as a button

 

 

 

This is my card using the darling image called Christmas wish from Cute as a button.  I love the little girls look and just waiting for Christmas.. I really wanted this card to be bright.. I used some washi tape to give the background some interest but left the copic coloring to really bring the card to life.

I hope you get a chance to play along with us at Inspiration Destination.. Maybe follow us.. me and ID..

 

Challenges:
Allsorts #332 - no designer paper
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas #250 - vintage/shabby
Suzy bee's bloomin #101 - atg/twist beg. "S" - snow
Glitter n sparkle #158 - use some pink (card base)
Craft your passion #283 - atg
Addicted to stamps and more #166 - atg
Creative inspirations #331 - clean n simple or fussy n fancy
Word art Wednesday #205 - atg

recipe: Christmas wish/cute as a button, su base and layer, washi tape, copics, simon says sentiment, corner chomper, bling, wink of stella

Thinking of you - Inspiration Destination #55

Wednesday October 14, 2015

 

Welcome to Challenge #55 - at Inspiration Destination - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor for this card is Fresh Brewed Designs

 

 This is my card using the Fresh Brewed image called Snack time.. I love all the food she is eating.. she is thinking of her friend and I think eating enough for both of them.  I had a fun time making this look like a carpet and wall paper.. The chair I wanted to keep pretty blan and then let the background and her coloring stand out.  I hope I have inspired you to play along at Inspiration Destination.. it's always anything goes.. see ya over there..

 

 

Challenges:
Creative fingers #95 - atg
Suzy bee's bloomin #101 - atg /twist beg. "S" - snacks
613 Ave. create #145 - atg
Craft your passion #283 - atg
Crafting from the heart #81 - atg
Digi choosday crafting wk 41 - feeling sentimental
Addicted to stamps and more #166 - atg
Creative inspirations #331 - clean n simple or fussy n fancy
Word art Wednesday #205 - atg

recipe: snack time /fresh brewed, tech tues sentiment, amy tangerine dp, su base, copics, mft die

Another birthday & you're still - Inspiration Destination #55

Wednesday October 14, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #55  ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor for this card is A day for daisies

 

 OH my I LOVE the images by A Day for Daisies... I am using Fairy Lily Portrait.. I love the simple but elegant look she has. I went with fall colors.. There are fall and winter birthdays (mine is in November) and thought these papers went well with the look of the image. She was a lot of fun to color and I was going to add glitter to her wings but I thought it spoke more without doing that. I sure hope you find time to play along over at Inspiration Destination.. I love seeing your cards each week.

 

 

Challenges:
Creative fingers #95 - atg
My time to craft- autumn colors
613 Ave. create #145 - atg
IDIC - Robyns fetish #285 - use lots of orange
Crafting when we can #105 - whimsical with wings
Crafting from the heart #81 - atg
Always playing with paper #46 - autumn colors
Digi choosday crafting wk 41 - feeling sentimental
Creative inspirations #331 - clean and simple or fussy and fancy
Word art Wednesday #205 - atg

recipe: d4d fairy lily portrait, club scrap base, bg dp, recollection brown strip, dot embossing folder, negative die dark brown, copics, simon says sentiment, spellbinder die

Happy Birthday - Catch the bug New Release

Tuesday October 13, 2015

 

Catch the bug New Release - CAT and RAT

 

Bugaboo

 

I wanted some bright happy colors for this birthday card.. I love the look on the rat's face.. like should I trust you.. I used some ribbon that I love it has some  awesome colors and a button to kinda go with the grey of the rat..  the sentiment is from simon says

 

Challenges:
613 Ave. create #145 - atg
IDIC - Robyns fetish #285 - use lots of orange
The ribbon girl - atg
Pile it on #90 - funky or freaky
Craft your passion #283 - atg
Crafting from the heart #81 - atg
Use your stuff #195 - use ribbon

recipe: bugaboo image, dcwv dp, ribbon, ss sentiment, wink of stella, copics, button

Heartfelt thanks - heartfelt thanks - Catch the bug / Fall theme

Saturday October 10, 2015

 

It's Saturday and time for a new challenge at Catch the bug..

Fall is the theme..

 

 

 

I am using the image Autumn owl

which can be found in the Bugaboo store

 

 

This is my fall theme card. I like the pop of blue against the rest of the oranges/browns/greens.. I colored the images with copics. Added the sentiment from Paper trey ink along the bottom and a Martha stewart flower in the corner with some tailored expression leaves.

I hope you find time to play along and enter your card over at the Catch the bug site and remember it's FALL themed.

Challenges:
Eureka stamps - autumn leaves/fall colors
Incy wincy designs - thankful for you
Kraft journal #244 - Halloween /harvest festival
Simon Monday - autumn is in the air
Crafting by designs - all about autumn
C.R.A.F.T. #332 - autumn, Halloween, thanksgiving, bonfire
Creative knockouts #110 - thankful thoughts
Creative fingers #95 - atg

recipe: image/bugaboo, kraft journal base, club scrap papers, ms flower, te die, pti sentiment, copics

Let's celebrate - Free Friday at Catch the bug / Bugaboo

Friday October 9, 2015

 

It's Friday and that means two things... free Friday at Catch the bug / Bugaboo... and the weekend is just around the corner...

 

Today we have October Ruby 

 

Bugaboo

 

This is October Ruby.. and she is one snazzy dresser in her pumpkin skirt. I had to use some left over scraps I had from prior projects.. My scrap box is getting too full again. I just used the sentiment Let's celebrate.. as it could be for Thanksgiving.. a birthday (mine is in Nov.) or some other awesome fall celebration. She was fun to color with the fall colors and pumpkins in her hair.. Boy I have seen some large pumpkins growing in different fields..  I hope you find time to head over to Bugaboo and pick up this awesome lady. You will have fun using her in your projects.  Perfect time of the year.

 

Challenges:
Simon Monday - autumn is in the air
Crafty sentiments - atg
Papertake weekly - atg
Shopping our stash #222 - happy birthday (papers/dots)
Penny's paper crafty #248 - atg
Word art Wednesday #204 - atg
Crafting by designs - all about autumn
C.R.A.F.T. #332 - autumn, Halloween, thanksgiving, bonfire
Southern girls - lets celebrate

recipe: Oct. Ruby / bugaboo, scraps, club scrap base, ss sentiment, acrylic dots, copics

Catch the bug Oldie but goodie - Happy Birthday

Thursday October 8, 2015

 

Catch the bug OBG - Oldie But Goodie card

 

I am using the image Heels big bow  I love heels but never wear them.. I am more of a Uggs, birkenstocks and Vans tennis shoes type of person.. I guess cause I mostly wear levis.. But they are fun to look at and color.. I chose some awesome colors. I hope the colors come across on the computer as good as in real..  I used a new stamp from Tech Tuesday for the circle happy birthday..

 

Challenges:
Crafting from the heart #80 - atg
Crafty sentiments - atg
Papertake weekly - atg
Shopping our stash #222 - happy birthday (image/papers/sequins)
Penny's paper crafty #248 - atg
Word art Wednesday #204 - atg

recipe: bugaboo/heels big bow, tech tues. sentiment, mme dp, bazzil paper, sequins, lil inker die, copics, su old olive ink, black su

Just treats PLEASE!! - Aud Sentiments #142 - Halloween

Thursday October 8-20, 2015

 

Aud Sentiments challenge #142 HALLOWEEN

 

Our sponsor for these two weeks is Doodle Pantry

 

Oh my I love Doodle Pantry images.. This image is called CANDY CORN ANTS and the sentiment came with the image. . how sweet is that.. I love the little ant on top of the candy corn hiding under the sheet.. This card was so easy to color and love the look on the ant carring the candy corn.. I used some different dcwv papers and recollection papers. The card base is kraft card stock from Kraft journal.. Copics and acrylic dots .. cause they looked like candy. I hope you find time to make a Halloween card and put your sentiment on the front or show a photo of the sentiment inside.. and enter it over at the Aud Sentiments challenge blog. I love seeing your works.. They inspire me.. I hope I inspire you.

 

Challenges:
Kraft journal #244 - Halloween or harvest festival
Addicted to stamps #165 - photo inspiration
Penny's paper crafty #248 - atg
Word art Wednesday #204 - atg
2 crafty girls #7 - October challenge - different options.
Doodle pantry #10 - atg
C.R.A.F.T. #332 - autumn, thanksgiving, Halloween, bonfire
DRS designs #195 - spooky / cutesy

receipe: candy corn ants, recollection and dcwv papers, kraft journal base, copics, acrylic dots, lil inkers die.

String up the lights - it's Christmas time - Inspiration Destination #54

Wednesday October 7, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #54 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor for this card is Beccy's Place

 

I am using the image from Beccy's Place called Angel with wings.. She is cute and ready to string the lights.. getting ready for Christmas. I wanted this card to be bright and festive. I added some dcwv dp for the background and some banner strips that are left over from other projects and the sentiment was perfect from PTI.. I am liking this card and perfect for one of my grandchildren.

Head over and enter your card at Inspiration Destination.. It's always Anything Goes 

 

Challenges:
QKR stampede #159 - atg
Crafty catz #295 - fantasy / fairy
Jo's scrap shack #108 - atg
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas #249 - all wrapped up
613 Ave. create #144 - atg/ or use pink
Glitter n sparkle #157 - atg
Lil patch of crafty friends #19 - atg
Craft your passion #282 - atg
Crafting from the heart #80 - atg

recipe: angel with wings/beccy's place, su base, dcwv papers, pti sentiment, tech tues die, floss, wink of stella, copics, ss ink

Hi There - Inspiration Destination #54

Wednesday October 7, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #54 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

Our sponsor for this card is Aliciabel

 

I am using the image called Saludo.. which I think is also Hello.. hence the sentiment Hi there..

I really really kept this simple as I wanted the embossed background speak.. I noticed she has skull earings on a d charm around her waist so thought this is the perfect time to use this once a year embossing folder.. I took some white chalk in and softly went over the top.. the ink is real dry so it was perfect to kinda highlight the design. I put a purple streak in the front of her hair but it really is washed out in the photo.. I really need to re think how I do my pro shop crops.. the orange is really orange in real but here its really light.. Any how I hope you enjoy my card and play along.

 

Challenges:
QKR stampede #159 - atg
Jo's scrap shack #108 - atg
The stamping boutique - no designer paper
Suzy bee's bloomin #100 - atg / embossing
613 Ave. create #144 - atg/ or use pink
Glitter n sparkle #157 - atg
Lil patch of crafty friends #19 - atg
Craft your passion #282 - atg
Crafting from the heart #80 - atg
Kraft journal #244 - Halloween / harvest festival

recipe: saludo /aliciabel, recollection papers, kraft journal base, embossing folder, copics, verve sentiment, white chalk ink

You ROCK.. Inspiration Destination #54

Wednesday October 7, 2015

 

Inspiration Destination #54 ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

 

 

Our sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy for this card

 

 

This is the image called Pirate Parrot 3 - What a rockin parrot huh. I did a little green in the hair to give it a little rocker look and some bright colors.  It's really brighter in color than the photo shows. I used a strip of basic gray paper and die cut using mft dies for the letters. Little viva pearl along the one strip. Really simple. Oh I did some white dots on the you.. just to liven it up.

 

Challenges:
QKR stampede #159 - atg
Jo's scrap shack #108 - atg
613 Ave. create #144 - atg /or use pink
Glitter n sparkle #157 - atg
Lil patch of crafty friends #19 - atg
Craft your passion #282 - atg
Crafty sentiments - atg
Papertake weekly - atg
Shopping our stash #222 - happy birthday (papers/dies)

recipe:  su base, bg dp, viva pearl pen, white pen, mft die, copics