Freebie Friday Flamingo...

Try saying that 3 times fast! lol Well you probably guessed this is this weeks Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps. This image is Flamingo-Sand 2, you can hope on over and get him free this week. If you like him, there's quite a few other Flamingos you might like too!

I coloured the image with copics and covered his goggles with crystal effects. The card base is bashful blue with a layer of paper from DCWV summer stack.

I sponged the daffodil delight inverted scalloped circle with matching ink. The pink piece was from my scrap bin and the green is from Recollections.

I also made this for this weeks Saturday Sketch #324

You can see more great samples using this weeks Freebie on the Catch The Bug Blog!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Two Oldies But Goodies!

It's Oldie But Goodie day at Catch The Bug, and today I've used two fabulous images! This is Make it Snappy-Hey There and Make It Snappy - Udderly Amazing from Bugaboo Stamps.

I coloured both images with copics. I printed each twice, and cut out the heads and popped them up. The card base is early espresso, with a layer of blue from Recollections and then designer paper from My Minds Eye Dilly Dally.

I also made this for the Seize The Sketch challenge STS#27

Check out the Catch The Bug Blog for more inspiration using Oldies But Goodies!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Freebie Friday, Baby Bundle Peas!

Hi Everyone, it's Freebie Friday time at Bugaboo Stamps and this weeks freebie is this adorable Baby Bundle Peas!

I coloured the image with copics. The card base is marina mist, with a layer of white. I stamped an image on the top from SU Kinda Eclectic set in so saffron. The bottom is embossed with the Decorative Dots embossing folder. The designer paper is from DCWV Nana's Nursery. I finished it off with a tag made with Spellbinders Back To Basics Tags and some twine.

Make sure to stop by the Catch The Bug Blog to see more samples using this weeks Freebie, and don't forget to head over to Bugaboo Stamps to get this awesome Freebie!

Have a great day!
Laurie

OBG, AKV Love-Cuddle!

Hello, it`s Oldie But Goodie day at Catch The Bug, and today my card features AKV Love - Cuddle from Bugaboo Stamps.

I made this card for our Niece`s wedding shower. I coloured the images with copics. The card base is chocolate chip, with a layer of white embossed with the love language embossing folder, then a piece of designer paper from Basic Grey.

I finished it off with some twine, and a lock and key charm.

Make sure to stop by the Catch The Bug Blog to see more inspiration using Oldies But Goodies!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Did You Know It's Family Fun Month!

 It`s Humor Me Wednesday at Catch The Bug, and today I showing you a card I made a card for `Family Fun Month`. I`m sure there`s lots of families out there that enjoy going to a baseball game together during the summer, whether it`s a professional game or your kids or Grand kids playing!

This card is also for my Nephew Jack who turns 10 this year. Jack is on a baseball team and his gift was baseball related, so this seemed perfect.

The images I used are AKV Baseball Number - 1, and AKV Baseball Number - 0 from Bugaboo Stamps. . This is also the first time I`ve combined two images. I looked on youtube to find a tutorial,  you really do learn something everyday!

I also printed the image onto copy paper, cut out the pieces and used them as a mask. I sponged the top with soft sky, and the bottom with wild wasabi. I printed two of the images onto white cardstock and cut  the 1 baseball out and popped it up.

The card base is real red, with a layer of designer paper from DCWV summer stack. The sentiment is from Stampin Up`s Party This Way set.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

This is What Phil Looks Like....

 on the front of his Birthday Card! Which doesn't make a lot of sense unless you know our Nephew Phil often (or daily) posts photos of himself on Facebook always with the title "this is what I look like" then whatever happens to be going on in the photo or background...like "this is what I look like on a random porch". It's his thing and I must say I've started to look forward to them because they're usually funny...I mean who takes a picture of themselves on a random porch!

So for Phil's 40th Birthday, his wife thru a surprise party for him and this is the card I made for him. We copied one of the selfies from his Facebook and my Hubby printed it off for me. I used the Stampin Up On Film die, and printed the sentiment on the computer.

I did up the inside too, the banner and stores were made with Die-namics dies.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

YNSFFC15, Down On The Farm!

Hello, I made this for this month's sketch challenge at Your Next Stamp.

And also for the Kards For Kids colour challenge, we're making farm themed cards this month.

I used The Funny Farm Crew set for my card today, and the Funny Farm Animal Sentiments set. 

I stamped the cow twice and coloured with copics. I cut out the nose and popped it up. 

All the papers are from Recollections, and the little chick was made with a Martha Stewart edge punch.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

SSS213, It's a Party!

 Hello, It's time for another Stella Says Sketch, this is SSS213!

For my card today I used Scene It-Celebration Critters, this was a new image for July at Bugaboo Stamps. I made this for my Cousins Husband who is turning 65, so I tried to make it more masculine.

I coloured the image with copics. It was copied twice and then I cut out the balloon and banner to pop up. 

The card base is black with a layer of creamy caramel stamped with the weathered background stamp in matching ink. The designer paper is from BoBunny-zoology. I printed the party time sentiment on the computer.

You can see the popped up bits better in this photo.

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

FMS147, Fishing Time!

If you're looking for the Bugaboo Baby Blog Hop, you can find it here, or just scroll down!

Hello, I made this card for my BIL's birthday. I used the Fishing Rod from Bugaboo Stamps. It's coloured with copics and silver copic atyou spica on the reel.

I also used this weeks Freshly Made Sketch FMS147.

The card base is midnight muse, with a layer of soft suede embossed with the woodgrain embossing folder.

 I finished it off with some twine and I made a fish fly/bobby thing to match the image. It was really easy, I used an oval punch and cut the one end with scissors to narrow it. It was white so I coloured it with a red copic, then used a copic liner along the white stripe and a black marker around the outside edges. The hook was a safety pin a cut and bent then glued on the back.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Baby Blog Hop...Congratulations Min!

Congratulations Min and Hubby Glenn on the anticipated arrival of your little bundle of joy, I couldn't be happier for you!

Being a Parent is the most rewarding experience ever, filled with a life-time of Love...and dirty diapers, but at least that's temporary! LOL

Resist the urge to let your baby fall asleep in your arms at night, this is something I learned the hard way! With my first Daughter I was afraid to put her in the big crib by herself and wait for her to fall asleep, but with my second, we picked a bedtime and put her in her crib, and guess what, she did fall asleep! This gave us some time together at night and also allowed her to be comfortable falling asleep on her own.

For my card I used the AKV Baby Diapers from Bugaboo Stamps. I copied it twice and cut out two diapers and the powder bottle to pop up. 

You should have started the Hop at The Catch The Bug Blog. And if you started at the beginning you should have arrived from Kathy Curry's Blog!

Now it's time to head to the next stop which is Lola Cordova's Blog!

Looking forward to see pictures of the little one when he/she arrives!

Laurie

Freebie Friday, Button Bear!

Hello, this is Button Bear, and she is this weeks Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps! I coloured the image with copics, and sponged the edges with Tim Holtz antique linen.

The card base is bravo burgundy with a layer of baja breeze and designer paper from Basic Greys - Lucille. The buttons are cardstock made with a sizzix die and I finished it off with some rickrack and linen thread.

I also used this weeks Seize The Sketch STS#25

You can get your Button Bear Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps.

Make sure to stop by the Catch The Bug Blog to see more samples using today's Freebie.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie