Bacon In The Sun!

Hello, I made this for this weeks Photo Inspiration Challenge at Catch The Bug! Here's the photo...

I used the Bacon In The Sun image from Bugaboo Stamps, I love this little pig! For the last 5 or 6 years my Daughter's & I have been going away in the summer with my Sister, Brother my Nieces & Nephew, my Mom & my Aunt. My Daughter Rachel couldn't make it this year as she's away working, so we all signed this card and mailed it to her to let her know we missed her.

I coloured the image with copics, and added crystal effects to his glasses and drink. The sand look was created using SU itty bitty background stamps and various brown inks. The sand castle is a YNS die. The water was created using the d-vine swirl EF, blue ink and some stickles. The star fish is an EK punch.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog for your chance to win!

All Bugaboo Stamps are 50% off for the month of July!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

OBG, Pink Ribbon Gals - Stella!

Hello, it's Oldie But Goodie day at Catch The Bug, and today I'm using one of the Pink Ribbon Gals - Stella, from Bugaboo Stamps.

My sign is different from the digi, because I had this image in stamp form when I was with Totally Stampalicious (which has since closed) and it came with different sentiments. I coloured Stella with copics, and paper pieced her dress.

The card base is marina mist, with designer paper from Basic Grey Soleil. I also added some little rhinestone earrings and bling on the bottom!

Make sure to check out more inspiration using Bugaboo Oldies but Goodies on the Catch The Bug Blog!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Bugaboo Blog Hop Winner!!!

Hi out there, Bugaboo Stamps just finished a Christmas In July Celebration which started with a Blog Hop at The Catch The Bug Blog and followed with a week long of challenges. Each Design Team member who participated in the Blog Hop is giving away Blog Candy, which is the Bugaboo image they used, to one lucky person who leaves a comment!

The Winner of my Blog Candy is Jessi! 

Thanks so much to everyone who participated, and thanks for all the wonderful comments, sure makes a girl feel good!

Have a Great Day 

Laurie

Bugaboo Christmas In July, Freebie Friday!

Hello, it's the last day of our Christmas In July Celebration at Catch The Bug! Today's Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps is JJ Merry Christmas, and the challenge today is to use the Freebie and something that starts with C!

I coloured JJ with copics, and used red & white to look like the christmas candies. The card design I used is a Center Step Card. I did change the sizes a bit so it will fit in an A2 envelope. My 'C' is Candy paper.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog for your chance to win! 

All Bugaboo Stamps are 50% off for the month of July!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Bugaboo Christmas In July OBG Photo Challenge!

Hello, Bugaboo Stamps has been celebrating Christmas In July all week at their Catch The Bug Blog with a new challenge every day! Today is usually Oldie But Goodie day, but today there is photo inspiration too!

For my card today I used Tropical Santa-suntan and if I remember right, he was part of last years Christmas In July celebration. I coloured him with copics. The card base is white, with blue on the top embossed with the d'vine swirl embossing folder and the bottom is a light tan stamped with SU itty bitty background stamps. 

The crab was made with an EK punch and the sun and pail are dies from YNS.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your card to the Catch The Bug Blog, for your chance to win!

Bugaboo Stamps are all 50% off the whole month of July!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Bugaboo Christmas In July, Bingo & make it Funny!

Hello, it's Day 4 of our Bugaboo Christmas In July Celebration, and today's Challenge is Bingo and Make It Funny!

For my card today, I went across the top of the Bingo board the image is AKV Snowman 2 from Bugaboo Stamps. I think the sentiment is funny, it's from YNS and I used the swiss dot embossing folder.

The card base is melon mambo, I coloured the image with copics then embossed the whole piece. The designer paper is from Recollections and the bottom is pink pirouette!

Please join our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog for your chance to win!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Bugaboo Christmas In July New Release & Recipe!

Hello, it's New Release Day at Bugaboo Stamps, and this is Mouse Ornaments. For our Christmas In July Celebration, the challenge today is a recipe: Kraft, embossing (wet or dry) & snowflake(s).

So I used crumb cake (kraft) cardstock embossed with the snowflake embossing folder. I coloured the adorable new mouse with copics and added some stickles to the white on his hat and silvery gelly roll pen to the tops of the ornaments.

Make sure to check out the New Release at Bugaboo Stamps, and remember all stamps are 50% off for the month of July!

Please play along in our Recipe Challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog for your chance to win some awesome prizes!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Bugaboo Christmas In July...It's All About The Colour!

 Hello, it's day 3 of our Christmas in July Celebration at Catch The Bug, and today it's a colour challenge!

 I made a cute little tag using Winter Circle Sentiments-Let It Snow, from Bugaboo Stamps, to go along with my gift bag. I coloured the tag with copics and added some stickles. For extra bling I matted it on glimmer paper and then matching cardstock. The colours match the colour challenge much better IRL!

Here's a close-up of the tag. I had a 50% off coupon for Michael's so I bought the new We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Maker. It's super easy to use, and I made the bag with Bo Bunny-winter joy frosty designer paper.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog for your chance to win some Awesome prizes!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Bugaboo Christmas In July...Sketch!

It's day 2 of our Christmas In July Celebration and today it's the  Sketch Challenge below!

For my card today, I used Snowman Broom from Bugaboo Stamps. I coloured him with copics and added some stickles. The card base is tempting turquoise, with white on the top embossed with the Decorative Dots EF. The bottom is dp from Recollections. The border was made with glimmer paper and the Martha Stewart icicle punch. 

Please join in our challenge, and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog for your chance to win some awesome...and I mean awesome prizes!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Bugaboo Christmas in July, Show Us Your Santa!

Thanks for joining the Bugaboo Design Team for our Christmas In July Blog Hop! This blog hop kicks off a whole week of fun Challenges and a chance to win some Awesome prizes!

You should have arrived from Kathy Curry's Blog

Today's Challenge is "Show Us Your Santa"  For my card today I used Old World Santa 1 from Bugaboo Stamps. I coloured the image with copics, and sponged the edges of the oval with Tim Holtz antique linen.

The card base is cherry cobbler with a layer of natural embossed on the top with the Cloudy Day EF. The bottom is designer paper from My Minds Eye. I used the EK pine tree edge punch on the green and finished it off with some twine.

Please join our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog! If you don't have a Santa, Bugaboo Has several and all images are 50% off for the month of July, but you don't have to use a Bugaboo Image to play along.

Make sure to follow the hop and comment along the way for your chance to win Blog Candy!

And now it's time to hop on over to Lola Cordova's Blog! 

Happy Hopping,

Laurie

OBG, Critter Balloons - Cat!

 Hello, it's time for another Oldie But Goodie from Bugaboo Stamps, and today I'm using Critter Balloons - Cat! This is a Birthday card I made for my Step-Daughter because she loves cats.

I printed the image twice, and coloured with copics. I cut the cat out of one and glued it onto the other so it looks more like the balloon is under him. I also cut out the tiny cloud and popped it up.

 I used the Sizzix Circle Flip-it die to made the card base from pacific point. The designer paper is from DCWV Pet Stack. The sentiment on the flip side is from Your Next Stamp.

It's not easy getting a good photo of this card design, so here's a view of it lying flat.

Make sure to stop by the Catch The Bug Blog to see more Oldies But Goodies.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Anything But A Card, Jungle Bookmark Set!

 Hello, It's Anything But A Card Day at Catch The Bug, and to day I'm showing you a Bookmark Set I made using the Mini Set - Tall Jungle Blocks from Bugaboo Stamps.

There are 7 Jungle Animals in the set, but today I've only used 5. I printed them all to be the same size, which is 3 7/8" x 1.25". I coloured them all with copics and then matted them with black.

 The bookmark itself is 2" x 5.25" and I added Designer Paper from Recollections. Then I added an eyelet to each with some twine.

 The holder can be folded up and and tied with a ribbon to give as a gift, perfect for book lovers, my Daughter has already staked a claim on this set! lol

I made a pattern for the bookmark holder so you can see how I made it...it's really easy...hope my instructions are! lol

This is made to hold Bookmarks 2" x 5.25" 

Start with a piece of cardstock 8.5" x 9" along the 9" side score at 2.25", 4.5" and 6.75" 

then turn your cardstock to the 8.5" side and score at 2.75"

Now with a pencil draw lines on an angle as shown below, and cut along the solid lines. Now fold along score lines, and fold the bottom (where you cut out the triangles) up.

To hold them in place, I used 1/8" scor tape along the center scor line of the triangles, but you could sew it or add a different adhesive, but it can't be too wide or your bookmarks won't fit.

I added designer paper to dress it up a bit, I didn't know how the black & white zebra would go with the green zigzag, but I like it!

Don't forget Bugaboo has 50% off for the month of July!

Hope you liked this project, Have a Great Day!

Laurie

SSS212, Congratulations To Ewe!

                                   Hello, the new Stella Says Sketch SSS212 starts today!

I made this card for our youngest Olivia who is Graduated from Grade 8 this week...hard to believe my baby is starting High School in September!

For my card today, I used Ewe-Congratulations To Ewe from Bugaboo Stamps. 

I printed off two of the images and cut out the head of one and popped it up. I also added crystal effects to his eyes and tiny gems to the tassel on the hat.

The card base is black, with a layer of daffodil delight embossed with a star embossing folder. The designer paper is from DCWV Hittin The Books stack, and I used red glimmer paper to mat the image and make the letter A using a YNS die. 

Please join us in our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog for your chance to win!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

FMS143, Octopus Time!

Hello, I've been lovin' the wonderful creations made with the new Sea Street set from Stampin Up, and I finally got my own...here's my first card!

I used this weeks Freshly Made Sketch FMS143.

The card base is night of navy, with a layer of white stamped with coastal cabana and the little school of fish. The striped dsp is from the Maritime pack. The coastal cabana piece was embossed with the Decorative Dots EF.

I wish my octopus had come out darker, but that was the best I could get it with my older style ink pad!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Anything Goes...Even A Snowman Card!

Hello, I made this for this weeks Catch The Bug Challenge, Anything Goes! It's been pretty hot outside here, so it was nice to work with these cool little guys called Winter Trio from Bugaboo Stamps.

All the paper and cardstock used is from Recollections.

I coloured the image with copics and added some gelly roll pen for sparkle!

I also used this weeks Seize The Sketch STS#23

Please join us in our Challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog for your chance to win!

All Bugaboo Stamps are 50% off for the whole month of July!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

SC495, Snowman Fun!

Hello, I made this card for this weeks Splitcoaststampers sketch challenge SC495. I will also add this to my collection of snowman cards for the Kards for Kids group.

This is AKV Snowman-sled from Bugaboo Stamps, one of my favorites! I coloured him with copics and added some stickles to the little snow drops.

 I recently purchased this Recollections 110lb white cardstock from Michael's and it is the perfect weight for a card base and takes the copics really well. In Canada it was $19.99 for 100 sheets, but I had a 50% off coupon so great deal!

All the papers I used on todays card are from recollections. The white card base was embossed with the Snowflake Banner embossing folder. I flipped the sketch because of the way my image was facing.

All Bugaboo Stamps are 50% off for the month of July!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Poppy Sketch #7, Mouse-Balloons!

It's Oldie But Goodie Day at Catch The Bug, and today I'm using Mouse-Balloons from Bugaboo Stamps to make a Get Well card!

I coloured the image with copics. I also printed the image twice and cut out the red and green balloon and popped them up.

The card base is tempting turquoise and the designed paper is from Recollections. The sentiment is from Stampin Up Fabulous Phrases set.

I also made this for Poppy Sketch #7 w/pop of pattern.

Make sure to check out the Catch The Bug Blog to see more creations using Oldies But Goodies!

All Bugaboo Stamps are 50% off for the Month Of July!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie