Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Bugaboo CIJ, New Release Winterbirds!

Hello, it's new release day at Bugaboo Stamps and we're celebrating Christmas in July at Catch the Bug! This is the newly released Winterbirds, and today's challenge is to use 3 embellishments, 2 designer papers & 1 ribbon/twine.
I coloured the image with copics and added white wink of stella to the snow and white on their hats.
I used glitter paper as one of the deisgner papers and 3 rhinestones as the embellishments.

Make sure to join in our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog.
Head over to Bugaboo Stamps to get the New Releases.


Have a Great Day!
Laurie


Sunday, July 12, 2015

Christmas In July Sketch!

Hello, we're celebrating Christmas in July at Bugaboo Stamps with a week full of challenges. So today's challenge is a sketch!
For my card today, I used Snowman Snowboard 2 from Bugaboo Stamps. I coloured the image with copics and cut if out. The card base is not quite navy, with a layer of white embossed with a snowflake embossing folder. The designer paper was from a big pad from Walmart. I embossed the white of the circle with the decorative dots embossing folder. 

Please join in our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog. There`s lots of prizes with week, so make sure to check out the other challenges too!

All stamps are 50% off at Bugaboo Stamps til the end of July!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Bugaboo Christmas In July, Jingle All The Way!

Hello, It's this is the first day of the week long Christmas in July celebration at Catch The Bug! That means a whole week of challenges and as usual, some awesome prizes!

The theme of today's challenge is Jingle All The Way, so for my card I used Christmas Gingers-Bells from Bugaboo Stamps. I coloured her with copics and added some gold on the bells with a uniball pen. The card base is crumb cake, embossed with the decorative dots embossing folder. I finished it off with a scrap of designer paper and some gold cording!

Please join in our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog. There will be a new challenge every day this week, so play along for your chance to win!

Now is the time to get new images to play with, all stamps are currently 50% off at Bugaboo Stamps til the end of July!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Thursday, July 9, 2015

OBG, Sock Monkey Birthday Wish!

 Hello, it's oldie but goodie day at Catch The Bug, and today I'm showing you a card I made for my Niece's Son for his 1st Birthday! I used Sock Monkey/January/Birthday from Bugaboo Stamps. I coloured him with copics and added some stickles to the confetti dots.

The card base is real red with a layer of white and a layer of designer paper from Bo Bunny Surprise. The stars were made with die-namics dies. The #1 is from a YNS die. The sentiment was made on my computer and cut out with a YNS word bubble die.
I chose the Sock Monkey and his colours to go along with the sweater I knit for Hayden, I hope he likes it! The pattern I used had a band for a collar, which I made longer, but maybe not long enough because it doesn't fold over very well!

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

Now's the time to stock up on Bugaboo Stamps...all Stamps are now 50% off til the end of July!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Bugaboo New Release, Curly Hair Sitter!

Hello, it's New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps, and this beautiful Curly Hair Sitter is one of this weeks new images! I combined her with the FAB-rosebush bench, and although I say that casually, this really was a learning experience for me, but it was really easy. So if you haven't tried combining and overlapping images you really should give it a try. I used the Tutorial found at Bugaboo stamps, my word program was older so I had to search around a bit for the functions, but I did find them!

I also flipped the little girl to face the other opposite way to make it more balanced.

I coloured the image with copics and added pink copic atyou spica to the roses & butterfly, and tiny gems to the yellow flowers and butterfly.

The card base is lavendar lace with so saffron embossed with the butterfly embossing folder. The butterfly was made from glitter paper with a SU punch.

I used this weeks Sketch Saturday Challenge #368, and flipped it as well, for balance!

Make sure to check out more samples using this new image on the Catch The Bug Blog.

And now is the time to stock up on Bugaboo Stamps...maybe even get some elements/backgrounds and give combining images a try, because all stamps are 50% at Bugaboo Stamps now til the end of July!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Anything Goes...LadyBug Line!

Hello, it's the first Saturday of the month, so this weeks challenge at Catch The Bug is Anything Goes! For today's card I used Ladybug Line from Bugaboo Stamps. Who would want these laydbugs to fly away, they're so cute!

I coloured the image with copics and added a bit of stickles for some sparkle. The card base is real red with a piece of black dotty paper I found in my scrap paper and the green striped paper is from Cosmo Cricket.

The tag was made with a Martha Stewart punch, the sentiment is from SU Honeycomb Hello, and I finished it off with twine.

I also used this weeks Freshly Made Sketch FMS193

Please play along and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog for your chance to win!

ALL stamps are now 50% off at Bugaboo Stamps til the end of July!

Happy 4th of July,
Laurie

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Oldie But Goodie, Bentley!

Hello, it's Oldie But Goodie day at Catch The Bug, and today I'm showing you one of my favorites...this is Bentley-On The Inside from Bugaboo Stamps. I used Bentley to make a baby card for my Nephew & his Girlfriend who is expecting a boy in July.

I've already been to a shower, but I made the baby a sweater so I will include this with the gift when he arrives. So I made the card smaller, it's actually 4.25" square. I coloured the image with copics.

The card base is marina mist, with a layer of white and then dsp in the same colour. I used a word bubble die for the sentiment, and finished it off with some twine!

I also used the sketch from Sketch Saturday #367.

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

Have a Great Day!
Laurie