SFTW - Festive

It's the weekend!  Yeah!  I hope you're ready to enjoy this one and that you've got some time for stamping.  Come and join us for this fortnight's "Festive" challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend.  Do I need to point out that this is the last weekend before the hostilities I mean festivities begin?   So get your stamps and papers out and get cracking now.  We're all just waiting to see what you can whip off before you run out to shop in one of those Black Friday sales and our sponsor Live and Love Crafts is going to give one of you a prize so don't forget to link up your creation on the SFTW challenge blog.  While you're over there check out the rest of the design teams creations, they are fantastic.  Maybe you even have some time to leave them a little love.

If this is your last free weekend before the festivities thanks for spending some of your time with me.  I hope to see you back here soon.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Merry Christmas to Ewe" digi; My Favorite Things "More Washi Patterns"
ink - printer; Stampin' Up "Baked Brown Sugar" for faux washi tape
paper - Stampin' Up "Cherry Cobbler", "Whisper White" and "Baked Brown Sugar" card stock'; Memory Box "Spiceberry" patterned paper; Xpress card stock
miscellaneous - copics; Stampin' Up corner punch; Spare Parts brad; My Favorite Things "Washi Tape" die-namics

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Festive
Moving Along with the Time - Music Inspired! (We Wish Ewe You a Merry Christmas)
Crafty Sentiments Designs- Christmas
Charisma #46 - Christmas
ABC Christmas - W is for Winter Wishes
Cards For Men #23 - Christmas

CIC232 Bugaboo

BOO!

It's time for Cupcake Inspirations CIC232 Challenge.  It's also time for all the ghosties and goblins to be making an appearance so if you've got some some fun Halloween stamps and embellishments now would be the time to break them out.  If you don't celebrate Halloween you can still play along by using the colors white, chartreuse and black for your challenge inspiration.  We want everyone to be included.

This week our sponsor is the great, and fun Bugaboo Stamps.  I love Bugaboo Stamps, I shop there frequently.  I happen to love a couple of the characters and can't get enough of them.  Stella is my favorite.  She is just so snarky.  She's the kind of woman that if she worked in your office she'd have you spewing out coffee on your keyboard on a regular basis.  I love lots of other images there, I love the Rudy the Christmas reindeer, Gus and JJ, then there's the cupcakes.  I could go on and on but I think you get the point.

Here's the deets:

stamp - Bugaboo "Make It Snappy Boo to You" digi

ink - printer

paper - My Favorite Things "Sour Apple" card stock; Stampin' Up "Basic Black" card stock; K & Co Tim Coffey Halloween Specialty pad, K& Co Kelly Panacci Halloween Specialty pad

miscellaneous - copics; Jolee spider stickers; Spare parts candy corn brad; lacy ribbon, waxed linen twine; candy corn charm

Here's the challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations CIC232 - photo

Simply Create Too #48 - Halloween

Crafty Catz #202 - Halloween

Sister Act #28 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, come back again.

CIC221 - Bugaboo

I love cupcakes and I love dogs, so getting them both at the same time is like a dream come true.  These gorgeous cupcakes are the inspiration for this week's Cupcake Inspirations challenge CIC221.  

This week we're being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps. Bugaboo is one of favorite companies.  So much to choice from cute kiddies, fancy cupcakes, flowers, numbers, food, holidays,and  crazy character including my favorite Stella.  Stella has an attitude, she's snarky and she is my favorite but I do love JJ and Ruby too, oh and of course Gus. There's tons of fun images, if you haven't been there yet, you have to go there now.  You'll be glad you did.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Summer Dog Pool"     
ink - printer; Stampin' Up "Chocolate Chip" marker for sentiment
paper - Stampin' Up "Cherry Cobbler", "Soft Suede" and "Basic Grey" card stock; DCWV "the Pet Stack" dp
miscellaneous - copics; dew drops; baker's twine; paw charm; scalloped corner rounder punch; glossy accents; Stampin' Up "Mini Vintage Tags"





Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC221 - photo
Southern Girls #74 - Animal Antics
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #44 - Animals
Sister Act #17 - Anything Goes
Speedy the Fox #170 - Tie It Up

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SFTW - Buttons

It's the weekend, time for to get some crafting done.  So at Stampin' for the Weekend we've got a new challenge for you.  This fortnight we want to see "Buttons" on your work.  That's it - easy, peasy right?  There's a good reason for you to play.  We've got Bugaboo as our sponsor.  Who doesn't want to have a few Bugaboo images in their stash?  There are lots of cute images but I like the funny ones.  Yesterday I was walking through Target, passing the card aisles and I heard the best sound in the world.  Three women laughing hysterically.   I imagine that when someone gets a card made with one of the Stella images from Bugaboo they are laughing when they read it.  That's the best present you can give someone.  So get inky and make a card with buttons on it, and some stamping, and link it up to our challenge so you will have a chance to win some Bugaboo images

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Frame It - Stella and Gus - Person to Annoy". digi
ink - printer
paper - My Favorite Things "Natural" card stock base; Bazzill "Hillary" card stock; October Afternoon "Sasparilla" patterned paper
miscellaneous - copics; buttons; My Favorite Things "Layered Heart" and "Solid Bracket" border dies; burlap twine

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Buttons
What If Wednesdays DCC58 - Masculine

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PIO #18 For or From a Mom

On this side of the pond we're nearing Mother's Day so this week at Pile It On we want to see cards "For or From a Mom".  Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digi Stamps.   If you're a frequent visitor to my blog you know that I love Bugaboo.  I'm particularly partial to the Stella line.  However there are many, many others that I like.  If you're not familiar with Bugaboo (is that even possible?) take a little stroll through the shop.  I'm sure you will find lots of stamps you have to have.  I know that's what happens to me every time I visit.

If you're living in a place like England where they've already celebrated Mother's Day then make a card for your mom just because you can.  As a mom I can assure that if I got a card from my child on any day of the year I'd be thrilled.  If like me, you don't have a mom, or a mother-in make a card for a friend to tell her what a great mom she is.  Make a card for yourself if you must, just make a card so you can have a chance to win the Bugaboo prize.  Don't forget to link it up on the Pile It On challenge blog and enter it into at least one more challenge to be eligible.  We look forward to seeing your creations.



Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Words from an Angel - A Mother's Love" digi
ink - printer
paper - Bazzill "Petunia" card stock; Kaiser Craft "Hey Birdie" Collection
miscellaneous - copics; dew drops; pink cord; flower charm

Here's the challenges:
Pile It On #18 - For or From a Mom
2 Sisters #142- Bingo (gems/pearls, image, sentiment)
Di' Digi Downloads - Anything But Square
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
Sister Act #5 - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy #88 - Anything Goes
Daring Cardmakers - Pale Pink, Mint and Gold
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #38 - Mother's Day/For Mom
Southern Girls #68 - You Can Say That Again (use a quote or sentiment)
Fab 'N' Funky #169 - Lots of Pink
Creative Belli #168 - Spring (old embellie - when was the last time you saw dew drops?)
Partytime Tuesday PTT118 - Anything Goes
Creative Corner #17 - Flowers and/or Mother's Day
Brown Sugar #40 - Mother's Day

Thanks for stopping by, come back again.

CIC206 - Bugaboo

These cupcakes look heavenly and a great choice for an inspiration photo for this week's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge CIC206.  The sponsor for this week is Bugaboo Stamps. 









Bugaboo is one of my favorite stamp stores.  They've got lots of cute stamps (and I totally adore cute) but what I love about Bugaboo is that there's tons of humorous images and sentiments.   I particularly like Stella, she's a snarky old babe with a wicked sense of humor.  So of course I hoped I could find a Stella image that would go with the inspirations photo and I found Stella Tidbits - Heaven.  Of course you could go in a different direction, maybe rain clouds or showers, or you can just use the colors.  When you finish your card don't forget to link it up.  The sweeties love to see what you create.





Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Stella Tidbits - Heaven" digi
ink - hp printer
paper - My Favorite Things "Kraft" and "Whip Cream" card stock; Stampin' Up "Notebook" dsp
miscellaneous - copics; MFT "Clouds Trio" die-namics; twine; angel charm; stickles; Honey brown bic fine point marker

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC206 - photo
Allsorts week 202 - Letter of your name (Chris, C for charm)
Totally Papercrafts #162 - Get Krafty
Sister Act #2 - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too #35 - Use Your Stash

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PIO #2 - Funny Card

Pile It On's  challenge #2 of the year could easily be my favorite.  It's to make a humorous birthday card.  Who among you doesn't love to torment anyone older than yourself with an insultingly funny card?  Sadly, for some of us, no names mentioned, the list of people we can send this kind of card to is growing shorter.   I've remedied that by sending them to people younger than me too, hey, they're getting up there now too and it's about time I let them know it.  And yes I know that it leaves the inevitable "you'll always be older than me" remark to be made but it's going to be made sooner or later in the conversation anyway so I might as well get my dig in there too.  Have you noticed that the people who are only a little bit younger than you are the ones who really like to dig it in, or am I the only one who has that kind of friend?

 

Here's the deets:

stamp - Bugaboo "Make It Snappy Stella - Stella Birthday Old Fart"

ink - hp printer

paper - My Favorite Things "Kraft" card stock; October Afternoon "Sarsaparilla"' Stampin' up "Brilliant Blue"

miscellaneous - copics; mini brads; buttons; burlap twine

  
 

Chris' Challenges:
Pile It On #2 - Funny Birthday
Ruby's Rainbow #45 - Smile
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes  collection closed
2 Sisters #126- Celebrations
Card Makin' Mamas - Anything Goes
Challenges for Everybody #11 - Anything Goes
Dream Valley #48- Anything Goes

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Shopping Our Stash #84 - Use Your Old Buttons

CIC193 - Bugaboo



 



CIC193
 

Look at those sweet little birdies, I'm not sure if they're puffins or penguins, but I'm pretty sure that it really doesn't matter.  You decide what it is about them that you like, be inspired by it and create something for this week's Cupcake Inspirations challenge, then link it up for a chance to win the prize from this week's sponsor Bugaboo.  Bugaboo is one of my favorite shopping spots because besides the cute images like the penguin I used for my card, I can find funny images there. 











Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Poppi Water Toy"; sentiment A Muse
Ink - hp printer and Memento "Teal Zeal"
paper -Stampin' Up "So Saffron" cardstock; DCWV blue card stock scrap; My Mind's Eye "Kraft Funday Happy Days" 
miscellaneous - copics; sun brad; buttons; hemp twine; Stampin' Up "Oval" and "Scalloped Oval" punches; mini brads

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC193 - photo
Top Tip Tuesdays #93 - Fur or Feathers
Pinspirational #39 - Penguins photo
Whoopsie Daisy - Die Cuts and Punches
Top Tip Tuesdays #93 - Fur or Feathers
Ruby's Rainbow - #45 - Smile

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SFTW24 Anything Goes

It's the weekend!  Yeah!  It's the last weekend before Christmas.  Yikes!  Are you one of those folks who has everything done weeks in advance or are you like me, trying to figure out who and what you forgot.  Well, if you're one of those people who's ready why not sit down and make a card for the Stampin' for the Weekend challenge #24 "Anything Goes".  How much easier can it get?  And this week there's two prizes up for grabs, so don't forget to link your masterpiece up with the linky thingy on our blog, here. 




Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "JJ Tequila and Shoes - Instant Fun"
ink - hp printer
paper - Stampin' Up "Bermuda Bay" and "Melon Mambo" card stock; My Mind's Eye "Lime Twist, Life of the Party" dsp
miscellaneous - copics; Martha Stewart border punch; Glossy Accents; Versa Mark pen; gold embossing powder; buttons; hemp twine;bling

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend #24 - Anything Goes
Polka Doodles week 51 - Happy New Year
Friday Mash Up #89 - Clean and Simple and/or Heat Embossing
Card Makin' Mamas - It's the Holidays (Christmas or New Years)
Milk, Coffee -Christmas or Winter Holiday
Cute Card Thursday #248 - Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Oldie But a Goodie - Use a Sponsor's Image (I think everything on this card is over 6 months old, the image was recently colored but I've had for awhile)

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CIC183 - Bugaboo Witch

CIC183 Cupcakes by Sugarbloom Bev

There are so many fun decorations for Halloween, even decorated cupcakes.  Although in my home cupcakes don't last long enough to be decorations.  Fortunately the photo lasts as long as I need it to make my sample for this week's Cupcake Inspirations challenge.  This week we're sponsored by one of my favorite companies - Bugaboo Digi Images.  There's always something fun to pick up in that store so be sure to play along for a chance to win a little spree.

Stella is my favorite character from Bugaboo so I choose to use one of her as a witch.  She's a real pip and she's quite at home on that broomstick.  If you're more into cutesy stop over at Cupcake Inspirations see the work of the rest of the sweeties. 









Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo  "Stella Witch Broom Fits"
ink - hp printer
paper - Stampin' Up "Orchid Opulence" card stock; Bazzill "Parakeet" card stock; Basic Grey "Eerie Bats" and "Eerie Creepy" dsp
miscellaneous - copics; hemp twine; charm; Martha Stewart "Graveyard" border punch; mini brads; K & Co. die cut chipboard; machine stitching

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC183 - photo
Card Positioning Systems  CPS102 - Sketch (the last challenge - sorry to see you go)
Chocolate Coffee and Cards #24- Stitching
CRAFT #177 - Use Metal on Your Card
Crafty Catz #155 - Halloween
Raise the Bar #116 - Which is Witch
Allsorts week 177 - Autumn Colors
Crafting for All Seasons #38 - Spooky

Thanks for stopping by, come back again!
 

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

When you're ailing nothing makes you feel better than a good laugh.  Whatever you're doing if you're laughing it's always more fun.

Today's Hope You Can Cling To challenge is "You Had Me In Stitches" (pun intended).  Pop over to Splitcoast Stampers to join in the challenges.  This is Patricia's challenge to make a humorous card with stitching - real or faux. 

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Frame It - Gus and Stella Person to Annoy"
ink - hp printer
paper - MFT "Natural" card stock; Basic Grey "Sugar Rush"
miscellaneous - copics; the Cat's Pajamas "Heart Trio" die; ribbon; heart charm; bling; Bic orange marker

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers HYCCT1209 - You Had Me In Stitches
Sentimental Sundays #123 - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, come back again.

HYCCT Cupcake

You never stop learning and that's a good thing.  Yesterday I learned that cupcake is slang for breast.  It's kind of cute, huh?  It's the inspiration for LuvLee's challenge in the "Hope You Can Cling to" challenges on Splitcoast Stampers.  Lee is challenging us to make a pretty wrapping for a cupcake and a tag or note to go with it. 

I do love cupcakes and just about anything cupcake themed.  The paper used in this project is called "Cupcake" and the plaid paper co-ordinates with it.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this paper.  I purchased 5 or more sheets of each of them.  If it's still around the next time I'm at the store I'll pick up more - you know, just in case.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Cupcake Word Block"; Lockhart "Happy Cupcake Day"
ink - hp printer and "Pink Passion" SU marker for sentiment
paper - My Favorite Things "Pink Lemonade" card stock; Stampin' Up "Certainly Celery" and "Melon Mambo" card stock; Recollections "Cupcake" and "Pink Plaid" dp
miscellaneous - copics; Spellbinder's "Tag Trio" die; Queen and Co. pink bling

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers HYCCT1202 - Show Us Your Cupcakes
Cupcake Craft #212 - Think Pink
Craft Your Passion #130 - Save the Hooters - Pink
Our Creative Corner - Use Plaid or Gingham

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SFTW #18 - Feeling Floral

It's time for the weekend.  Yeah!  So if you aren't up to your head in children's activities maybe you can find some time to stamp.  In which case if you add some flowers to your card you'll have an entry for this week's Stampin' for the Weekend challenge. 



I'm not very good with flowers so I found a little pink flower charm and added that to my card but decided it wasn't enough so I added a few prima roses to a corner.  I'm not sure if they look good or not.  One of these days I'm going to "get it" and know just how to use the flowers but that'll probably coincide with flowers going out of style.



Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo - "Cupcake Word Block" digi; Lockhart  "Happy Cupcake Day"
ink - printer; Stampin' Up "Taken with Teal" marker for sentiment
paper - Stampin' Up "Taken with Teal", Yo Yo Yellow" and "Melon Mambo" card stock; cosmo Cricket "De Lovely" dp
miscellaneous - copics; bling; yellow cord; flower charm; Prima flowers

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend #18 - Feeling Floral
Seems a Little Sketchy - sketch
Digi Doodles - Anything Goes
CCEE1238 - Food or Drink
Crafts and Me #102 - Roses
Shabby Tea Room - Pink, Green and Flowers

Thanks for stopping by, come back soon.  Your visits and comments put a smile on my face.  AND Happy Cupcake Day to you.

CIC175 - Back to School

This week the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge have back to school cupcakes for your inspiration.  They are adorable.  So are the back to school images provided by our sponsor Bugaboo.  Usually it's the funny images at Bugaboo that I gravitate to but there plenty of cute images I can't resist.   Fortunately the prices aren't high so I let myself go a little nuts when I go shopping there.  Go check out the stop and the prices and you're likely to fill a card in no time.

One of the perks of being on the design team at Cupcakes is that when Bugaboo sponsors us we are given an image to use.  It's always hard to pick one because there are so many I like.  If you pop over to the CIC you can see some more of the back to school themed images that the other cuties used.  Well, if just picking one image is the biggest hardship I have to endure then my life is pretty blessed.  I hope that your life is equally blessed.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Deacon - School Sign It 2"
ink - hp printer
paper - Recollections gold card base; My Favorite Thing "Kraft" card stock; Cosmo Cricket "The Boyfriend" dp
miscellaneous - copics; Stampin' Up notebook punch; hemp twine; apple charm




Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC175 - photo
Simply Create Too #20 - Back to School
Crop Stop #86 - Back to School
Fussy and Fancy #70 - Back to School
Simon Says - Back to School

Thanks for stop by, come back again.  I hope to see your creation for the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge.

One Big Martini

The glass in this image reminds me of a funny story involving one of those enormous glasses that some honeymoon type resorts have.  I've never been to one but I have seen photos of them.  Without telling the whole story I'll just say that when you are taking your souvenir photos for show and tell if you aren't properly dressed be aware of where the mirrors in your room are or you could be embarrassed when you take those pics to work.  'nuff said. 
I love that there are lots of Christmas in July challenges out there.  It's just the incentive I need to get some more cards done.

the inside

I haven't been showing the insides of my cards lately.  They're still getting done most of the time but I'm just too lazy to take and post the pics.  I know, that's really lazy.  Today is different because one of the challenges calls for a finished inside and I don't think they'll just take my word for it.

Instead of machine stitching there's doodles around the paper edges.  It doesn't show well in the photo but Glossy Accents were applied to the berries, small glass and swizzle stick. 


Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "JJ Christmas Cheer" digi
ink - hp printer; Ranger "Worn Lipstick"
paper - Stampin' Up "Poppy Parade" cs; Me and My Big Ideas "Reds Color Basics" dp
miscellaneous - copics; ribbon; bling; glossy accents; Spellbinder's "Label One"

Here's the challenges:
Freshly Made FMS45 - sketch
Creative Belli #148 - Christmas in July
ABC Christmas - O is for Open It Up (decorate the inside too)
Cutie Pie #23 - Christmas in July
Whoopsie Daisy - Christmas in July
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Christmas in July
Partytime Tuesday PTT#78 - Christmas in July
Cardmadfairy Digi Days #38 - Christmas in July
Jellypark Friends - Christmas in July
Speedy Fox #117 - Christmas in July
Crafter's Companion - Ho Ho Ho Christmas

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Let's Go to the Beach

Can you believe those little sand buckets are cupcakes.  They look so realistic, I'd be afraid to bite into one.  They sure are a great source of inspiration.  If you're living in the Northern Hemisphere you just might be planning a trip to the beach today.  I've been hearing the temps in my old NJ stomping grounds have been in the 90's and almost 100.  YIKES!  that's hotter than it is here in the sunny Gulf Coast Florida.  It's probably muggy there too. 







Enough about the weather... 

This week for the Cupcake Inspirations challenge #166 we've got Bugaboo Stamps for our sponsor.  I do love the Bugaboo images and for my card I'm using the very fun "Flamingo - Car" image.  If you knew me in real life you'd know that I've been a flamingo fanatic for the last 40 years and have had lots of fun with my equally crazy flamingo friend Joe.  He's used a lawn flamingo for his Christmas tree topper for years.  Then there's the convertible.  When VW came out with the "new' convertibles in 2003 I got one of the first ones to hit the lot.  Just like the one of the card it was orange with a black roof.  That was a fun car.  In case you can't read it the license plate is "NO SNO" and there's a tiny flamingo charm hanging off the pink cord.  this was a fun card for me to make.  I can't wait till the middle of winter to send it to one of my snow bound NJ friends.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Flamingo - Car"
ink - hp printer
paper - Recollections gold card base; Imaginisce "Summer Cool - Banana Flip Flop" dsp; Stampin' Up "Melon Mambo" cs
miscellaneous - copics; Stampin' Up ticket punch; My Favorite Things "Bracket Border" and "Ticket Tab" die-namics; pink cord; flamingo twine; bling; sewing machine

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC166 - photo
Allsorts week 160 - Any Die Will Do
the Stamp Man - Time or Travel
Cute Card Thursday  #222- Here Comes Summer
Crafty Sentiments - Bright Colors
Charisma #24 - Summer
4 Crafty Chicks #95 - By the Sea
What If Wednesdays DCC620 - Head for the Beach
Love to Create #20 - Summertime Fun

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  I look forward to seeing your creations for the Cupcake Inspirations challenge.

Pile It On - Make Your Own Embellishment

Oh boy, this is a real fun week at Pile It On.   The theme is a fun one, make your own embellishments and the sponsor is a fun one Bugaboo Stamps.  .If I weren't on the design team I'd be playing in this challenge every day of the week.  Even though I can't do that you can, so make as many cards with your own hand made embellies and you improve your odds of being the winner of some goodies from the Bugaboo store.

I've got a few Bugs in my arsenal.  I've got a few cute ones and many of my hero Stella.  For this card I went with cute and knocked off another Christmas card.  For my home made embellies I used one of my button dies (yes, I have to admit to owning more than one, what can I say, I'm addicted to this stuff).  The great thing about a button die is that you can always get a perfect match to your papers and they are flat and light weight which makes it good for mailing.  The tiny button was made from white cs and colored with the copic I used for the background of the image.  If you want to have a thicker more realistic button you can use chipboard to thicken them up, most dies are supposed to be able to cut through chipboard.  I like the way this card turned out, I think I will make a few more just like it.  I will enjoy just sitting at my desk, listening to my favorite music and mindlessly coloring the same image over and over.  Hey, what can I say, I'm easily amused.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Make It Snappy - Reindeer Trio"
ink - hp printer
paper - Stampin' Up "Kraft" card stock; Cosmo Crickett "Oh Joy: Frosty" dp; scraps of DCWV cs for yellow border and button
miscellaneous - copics; Sizzex "Buttons #5" die; My Favorite Things "Bracket Border" die-namic; red bling
Here's the challenges:
Pile It On #26 - Make YOur Own Embellishments
Pause, Dream, Enjoy  #25 - 3 Things (the first three things I grab are an image, my copics and my die cuts)
Fabulous Friday -Make Your Own Embellishment
Paper Play Week 25 - Use a Die
Delightful - Anything Goes
ABC  Christmas - L is for Lyrics ("Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer)
Crafts and Me #89 - Anything Goes
L'il Red Wagon #138 - Get Krafty
One Stop Crafts #188 - Christmas in June
Catch the Bug -Recipe:  Twine, Buttons and Sentiment
Allsorts week 160 - Any Die Will Do
2 Sister #97 - Anything Goes
Crimbo Crackers #18 - Anything Goes
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll visit again and of course I hope to see you join us in the Pile it On challenge to make your own embellishments.

My Sentiments Exactly

What a day this is!  First, I'm guest designing with the Bugaboo peeps on today's Catch the Bug Challenge.  Second, I'm going up to the My Favorite Things store where Wendy Ramlakhan is giving a couple copic classes.  If you're not familiar with Wendy's work then you must pop over to her blog Sugar Pea Designs.   Could it get any better?  Well, this is Florida and the weather is great and the scenery is gorgeous so I don't it can get much better.

Back to the Catch the Bug challenge.  Today me another designer from the Pile It On challenge will be guesting there and then tomorrow a couple of the Bugaboo team will be guesting with the Pile It On team.  It's kind of like exchange students for crafters. 


The Catch the Bug challenge is "Dry Embossing, Designer Paper and Bling.   This card uses the "Cupcake Word Block" digi image.  Did you notice the "ransom" lettering for the word "frosting", too cute!  The dp is Recollections "Cupcake" which is one of the cutest papers I've ever seen.  I should have brought a ream of it.  The embossing is tiny dots on the aqua card stock behind the image.  I haven't figured out how to get a decent photograph of dry embossing but in real life you can see it.  Purple and Aqua bling was used to match the paper.    The "happy cupcake day" sentiment is clipped on, I still can't decide if I want it there or not, so the clip works out well.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Cupcake Word Block"; Lockhart Stamp Co "happy cupcake day"
ink - hp printer and Memento "Tuxedo Black" for sentiment
paper - Bazzill "Frosted Teal" cs; the Paper Cut "Sno-Cone" cs; Stampin' Up "Orchid Opulence" and "Pale Plum" cs; Recollections "Cupcake" dp
miscellaneous - copics; Spare Parts clip; baker's twine; cake charm; bling; stitching

Here's the challenges:
Catch the Bug - Dry Embossing, Designer Paper and Bling
Crafty Ann's #130 - Stitching
Crafts and Me #81 - Embossing
Simon Says - Anything Goes

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Snarky Birthday Greetings

I need to build up my birthday card stash.  I have tons of cards but not many are specifically birthday.  There's a couple coming up soon and nothing but a snarky card will do.  That means it's time to ink up some Bugaboo Stellas.  Oh yeah, you don't get much snarkier than that.
This one is for a guy so the embellishments are plain - some stitching, a couple brads and buttons.

the inside



Here's the same image and the same sketch.  This one is for a gal.  It's embellished with bling, ribbon and a charm, a little more girly.

The insides of both cards are very simple, just a small piece of one of the dp used on the face and white cardstock space for notes.



the inside

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo - Stella Old Fart Birthday 
ink - hp printer
paper - Stampin' Up "Dusty Durango" cs (both cards); Echo Park "This and That" dp (top card); Theresa Collins "Carolina Breeze" dp (bottom card)
miscellaneous - copics; buttons, brads, ribbon, linen twine; present charm; stitching

Here's the challenges:
Ladybug Crafts #59 - Birthday
Ribbon Carousel RCC50 - Anything Goes
Simon Says - Anything Goes
For Your Inspiration #28 - photo (purple grass and gold sky)  (Bottom card)
CES #82 - Button It (top card)
Totally Papercrafts - All Buttoned Up
Paper Playtime #72 - Say It With Sentiments - Birthday card

That's it for the card stuff but I wanted to add a couple pics from around the neighborhood and house so I can get them onto my Pinterest board.  So you're welcome to to keep scrolling through. 



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This alligator is about four or five feet long.  Here he's hanging out in one of the ponds we pass on our morning walk.  There was a smaller one a few feet away.

The cranes are strolling along the pond that runs behind the houses on my block. 

This morning they were in the street in front of our house and walking up to the boulevard where they made the motorists a little nuts as they kept going in and out of the road.

Get Your Teddies

If you've been looking for an excuse to put away those bunny images here it is.  The new Stampin' for the Weekend challenge is to use a Teddy Bear.  Our sponsor is Bugaboo Digital Stamps where you can find plenty of teddy bears.  There's also many funny images and I do love those, especially Stella.  If you play along with us you may be the lucky winner of a gift certificate to shop at Bugaboo. 








Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Flower Bear Poppy"
ink - hp printer; bic pen for sentiment
paper - K & Co "tim Coffey Cottage Garden"; Stampin' Up "Blushing Bride", "Pear Pizzazz" and "Melon Mambo" card stock
miscellaneous - copics; candy dots; Spellbinders circle and peony dies; sewing machine

Here's the challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekened #7 - Ready Teddy GO!
Tuesday Morning #140- sketch
DYSU #66 - Friendly Critters
Cardmadfairy #30 - die cuts and or punches
Digital Tuesday #154- Easter

Thanks for stopping by I hope you'll come back again and that you'll play with us at Stampin' for the Weekend.