For a BEARY SPECIAL friend - Crafty Sentiments

Tuesday January 28, 2020

Hello.. Today is a new challenge week over at 

Crafty Sentiments Challenge

Our theme this week is HEARTS / VALENTINE

 I am using the image called Stanley Valentine's heart..   I colored the image with copics and using my cloud template and Ranger ink. Simon Says die to cut the image out. I added to some designer papers and added a ribbon. The sentiment is from My favorite things. I went over the hearts with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush.

Challenges:

Dragonfly dreams - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Jan-pattern paper

Word art Wednesday wk. 422-423 - anything goes

Jan's digi #6 - anything goes

Use your stuff #390 - friendship

Everybody art #461 - anything goes

Polkadoodles wk. 4 - anything goes

QKR stampede #382 - anything goes

Crafting happiness #33 - anything goes/opt. love

Simon Monday - all loved up

Life is like a cup of tea - Colour Crazy Challenge Wk. 2

Friday January 17, 2020

Hello.. It's time for a challenge over at

Colour Crazy Challenge #2

Our theme is ANYTHING GOES..

 just make sure you color your image. No digital colored images.

                                        Our sponsor is Knitty Kitty

I used the image called Kittaccino.. I colored the image with copics and fussy cut it. I found this awesome piece of dp and I added a strip of ric rac then added the image with foam dots. I stamped the Simon says sentiment with Stampin up ink. I added some sequins and Nuvo drops to the centers.

Challenges:
Crafty animals #34 - anything goes
Use your stuff #389 - anything goes
Dragonfly dreams - anything goes
Inkspirational #204 - fauna
Lemon shortbread #111 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 422-423 - anything goes
Krafty chicks #490 - CAS

Happy birthday Pig time - Catch the bug Day 6 of 10th birthday

Thursday January 16, 2020

Today is Day 6 of our DOWN ON THE FARM birthday at

Catch the bug

Our theme is COLOR

For my card I used Pig Vacation. I thought staying with the birthday theme that this guy was going on a nice vacation for his birthday.. Maybe it was a trip given to him.. wouldn't that be nice.. I used the color guide above for my card vs. the photo guide.  I used copics. I used my cloud template. I used Simon Says rectangle die. I added to a piece of JoAnn dp for the background. I stamped the Tech. Tues. sentiment and added a Doodlebug heart. I used black card stock and Stampin up heart die and wrote out with a white gel pen the Enjoy your vaca.

Challenges:
Crafty animals #34 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Jan-pattern paper
Use your stuff #389 - anything goes
Dragonfly dreams - anything goes
Allsorts wk. 554 - say it with flowers
Inkspirational #204 - fauna
Watercooler Wednesday #254 - occasions

Happy birthday to ewe - Catch the bug Day 5 of 10th birthday

Wednesday January 15, 2020

Today is Day 5 of our DOWN ON THE FARM birthday over at Catch the bug

The theme today is MAKE US LAUGH

                                       

This card made me laugh.. I hope it does for you too.  I used the image called Ewe are fabulous. I colored the image with copics. I used Simon Says rectangle die.  I added this to a piece of DCWV dp and then to a piece of JoAnn dp. I heat embossed the Tech. Tues. sentiment and added some twine to the end. I went over different parts of the image with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush.

Challenges:
Crafty animals #34 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Jan-pattern paper
Love to scrap #129- anything goes
Use your stuff #389 - anything goes
Dragonfly dreams - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #616 - embellishments
Inkspirational #204 - fauna

Hope your birthday - Catch the bug Day 4 of 10th birthday

Tuesday January 14, 2020

Today is Day 4 of our DOWN ON THE FARM 

10th birthday over at Catch the bug

Our theme today is BINGO

This is the BINGO card to follow

This is the New Release image. I used the left hand row for my                                        BINGO .. Stripes / Twine / Ticket..
I colored the image with copics. I used My favorite things stitch die. I used My minds eye stripe dp and using a scrap of Quick quote dp added to the bottom. I added the twine and ticket stamping the sentiment from Tech. Tuesday. I tied a little bow out of some gingham and added this to the card. I went over a few pieces of the image with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush.

Challenges:
Crafty animals #34 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Jan-pattern paper
Use your stuff #389 - anything goes
Dragonfly dreams - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #616 - embellishments
Creative fingers #177 - anything goes
Inkspirational #204 - fauna

Party Time Catch the bug Day 3 of 10th birthday

Monday January 13, 2020

Today is Day 3 of DOWN ON THE FARM 10th birthday at

Catch the bug

Our theme today is ANYTHING BUT A CARD

I made a gift bag piece and adhered to the bag.. (I may remove it and make it into a card since I hardly ever give gift bags).. But for now it's a gift bag using the fun Pig cupcake image. I colored with copics. I then used Spellbinder die. I dug through some scraps and found this perfect paper for the birthday theme and bag. 

Challenges:
Crafty animals #34 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Jan-pattern paper
Use your stuff #389 - anything goes
Try it on Tuesday - what a cutie, make someone smile
Dragonfly dreams - anything goes
Watercooler Wednesday #253 - anything goes/feminine
Inkspirational #204 - fauna

Happy birthday to MOO Catch the bug Day 2 of 10th birthday

Sunday January 12, 2020

This is DAY 2 of our 10th Birthday celebration 

DOWN ON THE FARM at Catch the bug..

Our theme today is use the sketch below.

This is the sketch to follow

I used Basic Gray papers for the background design. I heat embossed the Tech. Tues. sentiment and added Pretty Pink Posh jewels. I then colored the Pretty cow image with copics and using My favorite things oval die. I went over the flower with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush

Challenges:

Crafty animals #34 - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Jan-pattern paper

Use your stuff #389 - anything goes

Dragonfly dreams - anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. #540 - anything goes

Cute card Thursday #616 - embellishments (bling)

Allsorts wk. 554 - say it with flowers (flower on head)

Inkspirational #204 - fauna

My heart is fragile - Crafty Catz #488

 Friday January 10, 2020

Hello and welcome to a new challenge over at 

Crafty Catz #488

Our theme this week is ANYTHING GOES / OPT. ANIMAL

Our sponsor is SheepSki Designs

This image is called Little heart.. Isn't is just darling. This would make a perfect baby card, anniversary card, so many options. I just thought with Valentine coming it would fit someone who has a crush on someone. Any how I colored the image with copics. I used My favorite things stitch die. I added to some My minds eye dp. I stamped and heat embossed the My favorite things sentiment. I went over the heart with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush. I added some Doodlebug hearts down the side. . 

Challenges:
Crafty animals #34 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 420-421 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Jan-pattern paper
Love to scrap #129- anything goes
Use your stuff #389 - anything goes
Try it on Tuesday - what a cutie, make someone smile
Digi choosday wk. 1 - anything goes
Dragonfly dreams - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #616 - embellishments (hearts)

Happy Birthday - Catch the bug Free Friday

Friday January 3, 2020

Hello.. Happy New year.. 

We have a Free Friday image for you from 

Bugaboo stamps. 

Check out the design teams creations over at 

Catch the bug.

this image is called Lil bear birthday.. Cute huh.. I colored the image with copics. I used My favorite things stitch die. I went over the balloon with Spectrum noir sparkle brush. I found this awesome yellow paper so dug and found this pretty purple ribbon. I added this to the card front and then backed the image with some Stampin up purple card stock and added to the card. I heat embossed the Simon Says sentiment on some more of the SU card stock. 

Challenges:
Make my Monday #112 - a female birthday
Paper craft challenge #53 - anything goes
Simon Monday - party time
Jan's digi #4 - anything goes
Crafting happiness #29 - ribbon
Lemon shortbread #110 - anything goes

Crafty animals #34 - anything goes
Word art Wednesday wk. 420-421 - anything goes
Little red wagon #529 - NBUS -never been used schtuff (ribbon and dp)
Cute card Thursday #615 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Jan-pattern paper

I'm sweet on you - Creative with Stamps #46

Wednesday January 1, 2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!   I hope your year to come will be filled with blessings. I have so many blessings and I hope you all feel the same.

We are back with some awesome challenges for 2020.. To start this year at Creative with stamps #46

our theme for this challenge is SCARF

I decided since I really don't have many stamped images other than snowmen with scarfs.. I'd use this fun image from Sugar Pea Designs.. the cute little penguins and block of ice. I painted these cute little image with Prima paints. I then set it aside to dry. I created the scene with copics and my cloud template and Ranger ink. I added some greenery with Simon Says stamps and Stampin up ink. I used Paper pretties sentiment. I used the dies for the images and added with some foam dots.

Challenges:
Paper craft challenge #53 - anything goes
Jan's digi #4 - anything goes
Lemon shortbread #110 - anything goes
Crafty animals #34 - anything goes

Hey, cutie - Merry Christmas - Bugaboo Stamps Free Friday

Friday December 13, 2019

Hello.. Today is Friday so over at 

Bugaboo Stamps it's Free Friday.. 

Just in time for our Christmas Chaos that is starting tomorrow..

Check out the design teams cards over at

Catch the bug

This is Bear candy cane.. I colored the image with copics. I cut the image down and rounded the corners with the chomper. I found this awesome candy cane paper scrap. I wrapped some twine around the end and added this to the card base. I cut two banner pieces and went over them with Ranger ink. I stamped the Simon Says sentiment on each and added behind the image. I went over different parts with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush.

Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Dec. - designer papers
Crafty animals #33 - anything goes
Shopping our stash #410 - happy holidays
Time out #150 - merry and bright
Papercraft challenge #52 - Christmas
Try it on Tuesday - Christmas is coming
Digi choosday wk. 50 - anything goes
Crafting by design - Dec. anything goes
Cute card Thursday #612 - anything goes

happy holidays - Crafty Catz #487

Friday December 13, 2019

Hello.. It's time for another challenge over at 

Crafty Catz #487

Our theme this challenge is

BLUE CHRISTMAS

prize...$12 gift voucher

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

This is my Blue Christmas card using the image called Snowflake Penguin. I started by masking off my image and using Ranger ink and creating the background around him. I then colored the image with copics. I added some embossing powder to the snowflakes and then added a Pretty pink posh jewel to the centers. I stamped the sentiment from Taylored Expressions and punched out with a Stampin up punch and using some designer paper also punched the backing to the sentiment. I added the image to a piece of card stock then added to the pretty designer paper. 

Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Dec. - designer papers
Crafty animals #33 - anything goes
Shopping our stash #410 - happy holidays
Alphabet challenge - S is for snow
Scrapping 4 fun #155 - Christmas
Sweet stampin' - Christmas
Addicted to stamps #180 - cold and frosty
Crafting happiness #26 - winter
Papercraft challenge #52 - Christmas
Try it on Tuesday - Christmas is coming
Crafting by design - Dec. anything goes
Fab n funky #461 - winter clothing
Cute card Thursday #612 - anything goes

Gifts of love

Sunday December 8, 2019

Just playing around in my craft room so thought I would make another card that is not for a design team.. lol

I heat embossed these images by Simon Says and colored with my Mission water color paints and fussy cut out. I die cut an oval for the tree skirt from Spellbinder die. The background is from Quick Quote scraps and then I laid out the scene. I added the sentiment to the front and them the Christmas sentiment inside. I want over the ornaments with Nuvo drops.

Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Dec. - designer papers
Crafty animals #33 - anything goes
Jan's digi stamps #3 - anything goes
Shopping our stash #410 - happy holidays

Penny's paper crafty #459 - anything goes
Little red wagon #526 - wrap it
C.R.A.F.T. #538 - Christmas presents (showing presents on card)
Cute card Thursday #611 - anything goes
My time to craft #411 - Christmas scene
Scrapping 4 fun #155 - Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #467 - anything goes/ opt. quick and easy
Crazy 4 challenges #514 - Christmas stamps or dies

Miss you - Do-Al (l) Creative #36 Shabby Chic/Vintage

Sunday December 1, 2019

Hello.. It's December already.. Hope your weather is great and you're getting ready for the holidays. It's always a busy time of the year.. but I hope you have time to play along with our challenge. 

We have another challenge over at

Do-Al (l) Creative #36

Our theme is SHABBY CHIC / VINTAGE 

Our sponsor is Crafty Ribbons

I DO NOT DO Shabby Chic/ Vintage so let me tell you.. This card was very very hard for me to create. I found this awesome Moda dp so started with that and using Versa Mark smudged the edges and heat embossed the gold. I then used Tim Holtz bird cage and bird die and cut them out three times and layered them. I heat embossed the gold on the cage. I used Ranger inks and colored the bird then clear embossed it. Both were embossed three times. I added some lace I had below the cage. I add these cute lacy hearts by Webster pages. I added the bird then added Kaiser Craft flowers. I added a key sticker and heart acrylic stickers. The sentiment is from Simon Says and heat embossed and I used a Stampin Up tag die. I finished with a ribbon at the top of the cage.

Challenges:
Simon Wednesday - anything goes
QKR stampeded #374 - anything goes
Paper funday #11 - anything goes / opt. thanksgiving
Just us girls #516 - anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends #119 - anything goes
Crafty animals #33 - anything goes

Snowy Greeting - Bugaboo Stamps New Release

Tuesday November 19, 2019

Hello.. Time for another New Release image over at

Bugaboo Stamps

Check out the design teams creations over at 

Catch the bug

 This image (I think it's an older one but new to the store.. I could be wrong??  Anyway it's always fun to make card using fun images from Bugaboo.. I first cut the image out using My favorite things stitch die. I then colored the image with copics. I die cut out of scraps using Simon says scallop strip and added to the image. I added this to a piece of Stampin up designer paper and added a ribbon. I added some Sequins and Nuvo drops to the sequins. I stamped the Paper Trey ink sentiment with Stampin up ink. 

Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper - Nov.
Crafty animals #32 - Nov.
Try it on Tuesday - cold - cold - cold
The sisterhood of crafters - forest animals
Cute card Thursday #608 - festive
Inkspirational #200 - celebration
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #464 - Christmas / glitter
Sweet stampin - all things bright and beautiful

Kick up your heels - Catch the bug Saturday

Saturday November 16, 2019

Hello.. It's time for a new challenge over at Catch the bug

Our theme this week is BINGO

I used the bottom row for my BINGO.. Ribbon / Button / Sparkle

I also used the image called BD ewe trio which can be found in the Bugaboo store..

I colored the images with copics and then used My favorite things stitch die. I found this Make an impressions sentiment and added this below along with some banners using MFT dies and glitter paper. I added the ribbon/twine and button to the side. The background paper is DCWV. I went over the balloons and eyes with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush.

Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 412-413 - anything goes
Craft rocket #65 - happy birthday
Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper - Nov.
Crafty animals #32 - Nov.
Paper craft #50 - birthdays
The sisterhood of crafters - forest animals
Watercooler Wednesday #247 - occasions
Cute card Thursday #608 - festive

grateful for this life - Bugaboo Stamps Free Friday

Friday November 15, 2019

It's Friday so over at Bugaboo Stamps it's Free Friday..

Check out the design teams creations over at Catch the bug

Just in time for Thanksgiving in USA.. This fun Turkey pumpkin image could make some awesome table name place cards, card for that special house having the holiday at their house or just sent to that / those special ones.  I found this designer paper and so created the background and using a scrap and Paper Trey Ink die the ric rac piece.  I colored the image and fussy cut the image out. I dug through my scraps and die cut the Tech. Tues. sentiment 5 times and layered. I then added the for this life. I went over different parts of the image with Spectrum Noir sparkle brush.

Challenges:
Scrapping 4 fun #153 - thank you / Thanksgiving/ gratitude
Crafty Hazelnut's pattern paper - Nov.
Crafty animals #32 - Nov.
The sisterhood of crafters - forest animals
Simon Wednesday - thank you / Thanksgiving
Watercooler Wednesday #247 - occasions
Cute card Thursday #608 - festive
A bit more time to craft #104 - anything goes