SSS406, Bugaboo Bunny!

Happy Easter Everyone! It's time for another Stella Says Sketch

For my card today I used Bugaboo Bunny. I like that he could be used for Easter, new baby or get well etc. 

I coloured the image with copics. The card base is pistachio pudding with a layer of dsp from All Abloom pack. I also embossed the strawberry slush piece with the swiss dot embossing folder. 

I tried colouring white candy dots with a copic marker, which works, but if you over colour it leaves streaks.

Please join in our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The bug Blog!

Have a Happy Easter,

Laurie

Bugaboo New Release Spring Duck!

Hello, Tuesday is New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps, and this is Spring Duck is one of the new images this week!

I printed the image onto white and onto yellow gingham paper from Recollections. I coloured the image with copics and paper pieced the body. There's glitter on the butterfly and flower.

Of course right when I was about to take the photo I noticed the tail wasn't totally glued down, so I added some glue with a quickie glue pen which leaked out and then when I tried to fix it, it left a smudge mark! I managed to get most of it off, but not all, so I ended up covering it with the tiny butterfly punched from glitter paper with a Martha Stewart punch.

The card base is marina mist with a layer of white and then a piece of scrap designer paper I had. The sentiment is from Stampin Up, itty bitty banners.

I also used the Saturday Sketch Challenge #354

You can see more samples using this new image on the Catch The Bug Blog.

All New Releases are available at Bugaboo Stamps.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Bugaboo Freebie Flower Critter Bunny!

Hello, it's Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps, and this weeks Freebie is this Flower Critter Bunny! I printed the image 3 times and coloured with copics. The first was cut out with a circle die. From the 2nd I cute out the face and flower together but cut a bit along the lines between the head and the outer petals, so I could curl the ends a bit. Then from the 3rd image I only used the center petal which is also curled a bit for a 3D effect.

The card base is so saffron, with a layer of white embossed with the Daisies embossing folder. I also used designer paper from Recollections.

I'm also entering this in this weeks Saturday Sketch #353, which is sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps!

Make sure to stop by the Catch The Bug Blog to see more samples using this image. And of course you can get your Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Bugaboo New Release Egg Tulip Peeker!

Hello, It's New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps and this Egg Tulip Peeker is one of the latest releases!

I coloured the image with copics and added some sparkle to the butterfly with a gelly roll pen. The card base is perfect plum, embossed with the Framed Tulip embossing folder. I finished it off with the sentiment and a glittery butterfly made with a Martha Stewart punch.

Make sure to stop by the Catch The Bug Blog to see more samples using this New Release.

Check out the New Release here at Bugaboo Stamps...all regular priced Easter Images are currently 25% off at Bugaboo Stamps.

Have a Great Day,
Laurie

Spring Into Spring!

Hello, it's time for a new Saturday Challenge at Catch The Bug. This week it's a Theme Challenge - Spring into Spring!

For my card today, I used the Scene It-Happy Spring To Ewe from Bugaboo Stamps. It seemed like a great match for the Challenge and it's super cute!

I coloured the image with copics, and added some a bit of sparkle with some copics atyou spicas and a gelly roll pen.

The card base is marina mist with a layer of white embossed with the cloudy day embossing folder. The designer paper is from Recollections. The butterflies were punches from some glittery paper with a Martha Stewart punch.

I also used the Sweet Sunday Sketch SSSC259...which was to pick an older sketch so I used SSC169.

Make sure to join in the challenge for your chance to win some Awesome Bugaboo Stamps. Just upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

SSS305, Easter Bunny Line!

Hello, It's Stella Says Sketch Day at Catch The Bug...I love sketches, it eliminates have the work! lol

For my card I used the new Easter Bunny Line at Bugaboo Stamps, perfectly adorable for Easter!

I coloured the image with copics.

The card base is pink pirouette and the designer paper is from Recollections. I finished it off with some twine and a sentiment from SU Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Make sure to join in the challenge and upload your creation to The Catch The Bug Blog!

 Bugaboo Stamps currently has all Easter Stamps 25% off. 

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

SSS208, Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Everyone! Stella has a wonderful new sketch for us over at Catch The Bug!

I used the adorable Spring Friends image from Bugaboo Stamps and coloured it with copics! The card base is melon mambo, with a layer of white embossed with the Butterflies embossing folder. The designer paper is from DCWV The blossoms & Butterflies stack. 

Make sure to join us in our challenge and upload your creation to the Catch The Bug Blog!

Hope the Easter Bunny was good to you!

Laurie

SSS207, Happy Spring To You!

Hello, I love this image and I think Everyone will feel this way when spring weather finally arrives! I made this card using this weeks Stella Says Sketch challenge SSS207.

This is Scene It-Happy Spring To Ewe from Bugaboo Stamps. I coloured the image with copics, and added stickles to the bee and butterfly, and crystal effects to the Ewe's eyes. I also put tiny gems in the flower centers.

The flowers were made with a SU itty bitty punch and I added Stampendous stickers to the centers.

Please join us in our challenge, and upload your creation using this weeks sketch to the Catch The Bug Blog!

Have A Great Day!

Laurie

Happy Keester!

Happy Easter Everyone, I made this card for my Mom, and used the Stella Says Sketch Bonus Edition!

This is Gus - Happy Keester, LOL I love him!

I coloured Gus with copics, using colours to match the dp that's from a big Recollections pad. I also added crystal effects to his glasses and glitter to his tail and the flower center.

The card base is wild wasabi. The flower was made with a Marvy punch and the center of the flower is one of the purple circles on the dp!

Hope Everyone and a wonderful weekend!
Laurie

Riley and Company Blog Hop & Release!

Please scroll down, or Click Here for the Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop Post!

Hello, and Welcome to the Riley and Company March Release and Blog Hop! I hope you've been enjoying all the new Riley Sneak Peeks. There are 14 new Riley's being released tonight!

There is also a Special "Share A Smile" Riley logo stamp that won't be available for purchase, but each $25 order placed in the first 24 hours, will receive him FREE!

And there's more, check out the Riley and Company store, to see the new surprise Riley Product, perfect the the Riley lover! Everything is available in the store now!

Please make sure to hop around to all the Design Team members blogs to see some more awesome creations with the new Riley's. Leave a comment on each blog as you go, for your chance to win some Blog Candy!

Please consider leaving your email so it is easier to contact you if you are the winner!

The project above features the new Chocoholic Riley, I think he is so cute and funny! Now if you saw Frances's post the other day, you know she made a Fry Box using this image too, lol...great minds think alike! I just searched for a free fry box tutorial in google and printed it out!

This card features the new Flower Bonnet stamp. Is't she sweet, perfect for spring.

Here's the complete Blog Hop lineup, incase you get lost!
Riley and Company Blog
Cindy
Frances
Kelly
Silke
Laurie - that's me!
Jovita
Michele
Joy
Therese

Happy Hopping!
Laurie

One More Riley Peek Before the Blog Hop!

Hi All, I have one more peek before the Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop, tonight Thursday March 22nd, at 10pm est.

I used 2 of the new images here, Bunny Hugs and Lamb Hugs! This release is a spring/Easter theme, and it's all about smiles and hugs!

I made a 2 pocket treat holder I found here. and the image flowers can be used as tags or bookmarks.

Make sure to stop by tonight for your chance to win some awesome blog candy!

-Join us for our release Blog Hop tonight Thursday 22nd March 10 PM EST, starting on the Riley and Company Blog.

-New Release Stamps available in the Riley and Company Store from Thursday 22nd March 10 PM EST.

-Any order over $25 placed within the first 24 hours will receive a FREE Exclusive Riley 'Share A Smile' logo stamp. These will not be available for purchase!

-Check out the Riley and Company Store to discover a surprise Riley and Company product also being released on Thursday!

Hope to see you later,
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek, Stacked Eggs!

Hello, I have another new Riley stamp to show you! This is called stacked eggs from Riley and Company. I picked the paper from Basic Grey's Nook & Pantry, and coloured the image to match!

The card base is early espresso, with a layer of calypso coral embossed with a mesh embossing folder. The chicks were made with a MS edge punch.

I just had a peek at the new Surprise Product at Riley and Company, and you are going to Love it!...I can't say any more, because it's a Surprise!


-Join us for our release Blog Hop this Thursday 22nd March 10 PM EST, starting on the Riley and Company Blog.

-New Release Stamps available in the Riley and Company Store from Thursday 22nd March 10 PM EST.

-Any order over $25 placed within the first 24 hours will receive a FREE Exclusive Riley 'Share A Smile' logo stamp. These will not be available for purchase!

-Check out the Riley and Company Store to discover a surprise Riley and Company product also being released on Thursday!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY0612, and a Sneak Peek!

I'm the host of this weeks Riley and Company Challenge RILEY0612, and I'm challenging you to make a spring/Easter themed card or project and add some polka dots!

Since the challenge falls during Release week, I get to show you another sneak peek! This is a new stamp from Riley and Company called Bunny Costume. I used it to make a tag, along with a sentiment from the Everyday Sayings set. It was perfect to go along with the Box in a Bag!

Share your card or project with us, an upload it to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY0612.

-Join us for our release Blog Hop this Thursday 22nd March 10 PM EST, starting on the Riley and Company Blog.

-New Release Stamps available in the Riley and Company Store from Thursday 22nd March 10 PM EST.

-Place your order within the first 24 hours after the release to receive a free Riley “Share A Smile” logo stamp. These will not be available for purchase.

-Check out the Riley and Company Store to discover a surprise Riley and Company product also being released on Thursday!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Everyone! Here's a peek at some of the treats I made for the kids in my family!

Isn''t he the cutest little punched bunny! I came across this card by Mercedes at SCS, and she provided a link to her Blog with a great video tutorial on how to make this Hop inspired bunny! There is also a second tutorial here which includes a bunny body!

The basket was made using creamy caramel. Then I embossed the front & back with the square lattice EF and rubbed the creamy caramel ink pad over it!

The sentiment is from a MFP set called 'Spring Has Sprung'

I made these using the Pentagon Treat Tube tutorial! The bodies are pretty in pink for my Nieces, and soft sky for my Nephew! The scalloped punched edges are scrap dp. The 'Chocolate Bunny' was stamped with versamark onto close to cocoa and embossed with clear embossing powder!

Hope you have a Happy Easter,

Laurie

Speedy's Challenge #42, It's a Sketch!

Hello, this weeks Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #42, is to follow this sketch!

I used the newly released Spring Has Sprung set, and flipped the image! The Easter basket was stamped onto white and coloured with copics. I added dp scraps to the eggs.

The sentiment used is also from this set. The card base is old olive, with a layer of blushing bride. and basic grey's green at heart on the bottom.

Please join in our challenge and upload your creation to the Mark's Finest Papers Blog!

NEW PRIZE PACKAGE: Participate in at least 3 of the challenges for the current month,[enter as many times as you would like - must be new projects, no back dating please-] for your chance to be a Guest Designer for the following month on the MFP Sr. Design Team. (Each time you participate, your name is entered in the drawing. The more times you participate, the more times your name is entered!)
The randomly chosen winner will have the choice of participating in the following month's Blog Hop, and will receive a Sr. DT Member package that will contain the 4 stamp sets that will be released in that month, along with papers, and embellishments. The winner will also receive a blog button and a watermark for their MFP creations.
How exciting is this! Oh so fun - we can't wait to see what you create, and who will be the next GD!!

Now, go and have fun with the sketch - you may tweak it but just make sure we can tell it is the sketch~~ We'll be commenting~~ Speedy's Friends

Have a great Day!
Laurie

MFP New Release, Spring Has Sprung!

Hello, it's New Release and Blog Hop time at Mark's Finest Papers! I made this card with a new set called Spring Has Sprung!

The card base is baja blue with a layer of MFP white that has texture. Then another blue piece that has a window made with a mega rectangle. I popped up the top layer.

The eggs were stamped onto Basic Grey's Olivia and the bows onto pink! They remind me of the beautiful painted European eggs. I curved each egg slightly by running it over the edge of my bone folder. Then I added dimensional tape down the centers.

The sentiment was embossed with white embossing powder!

Make sure to join in on the Blog Hop, the prize is Awesome! Here's all the details....

Welcome to the MFP February Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!

Our New Sets are: Greet the Day with Gerber, Big Cats, Spring Has Sprung and He is the Lamb.For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

We have a BRAND NEW Blog Candy Contest! BE A GUEST DESIGER!

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY!

All Blog Hop participants will have the chance to win a Month Long GUEST DESIGNER position on our Senior Design team! That’s right! ONE lucky winner will receive a Guest Designer package that will include March 2011’s Four New Release sets, a selection of Premium Papers, and beautiful embellishments. The winner will also receive a Guest Designer Watermark, Blog Button and have the choice to participate in the March 2011 Blog Hop!
What do you need to do to qualify? Just comment on the Design Team blogs during the blog hop. EACH DAY that participants comment on all the Design Team blogs, their name will be entered once in the random drawing. Each participant has the opportunity to have his/her name entered up to four times. (There are four days of the blog hop, so there are up to four entries per person.) The winner will be announced on the Mark’s Finest Papers blog on Saturday, February 12, 2011

Thursday, February 10, 2011-Spring Has Sprung

Nancyruth
Lois
Vicky
Anne
Emily
Karen
Patty
Roxie
Vicki
Liz
Claudine
Dawn M
Joanne T
Nicole
Marilynn
Geri
Lynn
Neva
Silvia Mabie
Mark’s Finest Papers

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Happy Easter Part #1

Hello Everyone, I hope you all ha a great Easter. I know I did, we got to spend lots of time with my Family! My Brother and Sister in law had their annual Easter egg hunt on Friday, and we all had dinner together yesterday, Sunday.

These are the Easter Treat Baskets I made for my Girls this year. When I first saw Tammy's Cutest Bunny Ever Tutorial, I made sure to save it, because I knew I had to make these cute bunnies!

Then I came across this bunny treat holder on SCS made by Stampin Fanatic, and I decided to combine a couple features! I used all the punches listed on Tammy's blog, and added the paws and carrots from the other!

All the edges were sponged, did you see the great idea Tammy has for holding her sponges? I think I'm going to go get some of those clips and give it a try!

I can't get overhow cute these

turned out, and I think the girls really liked them!

I have lots more Easter stuff to show you, so make sure to read on.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Happy Easter Part #2

I made these little Easter Treat baskets for my Nieces and Nephew. I love the way they turned out, and they were so easy!

I used the Easter Basket Tutorial at SCS in the resources section to make the baskets.

I came across this cute little punch bunny made by Mercedes and just had to give it a try! The carrot was made using 1/2 of a heart, from the SU 3 heart punch, and the top is a Martha Stewart leaf punch. I glued the bunnies feet to the basket, added pop dots to the back of the bunnies body and positioned over the feet.

The sentiment tag was made using oval punches and a stamp from Mark's Finest Papers.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Happy Easter Part #3

Here's some pics of the Easter Cards I made for my family. I decided to make it easy and do the same for all three and just switch up the colours!

I used the new Chocolate bunny stamp from SU. I stamped him in versamark onto chocolate chip and embossed with clear powder. The scallop oval punch was used to make the bite marks.

The grass was made with the Martha Stewart grass punch, and I popped it up. The whole image panel is popped up too.

The background was embossed with the bloom dots embossing folder, and the sentiments were computer generated.

I finished them all off with white taffeta ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you all had a great Easter!

Laurie

F4A4, C4C29, White Chocolate Bunny Basket!

Hello, I made this for last weeks Free 4 all challenge F4A4, we were to make a basket of any kind and use the colours barely banana, certainly celery and perfect plum.

I think this also fits the C4C29, to make something spring.

I used the Easter Basket Tutorial on the resources page at SCS. I was pleasantly surprised to find it was actually bigger than I expected!

I stamped the Chocolate Bunny onto very vanilla with versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder. I made 3 bunnies and cut them out.

The flowers were made with the MS hydranga punch and some tiny brads. I know it would look better filled with candy, but if I buy it now, I'll end up eating it!

I popped the middle bunny up on dimensionals.

Stamps: Chocolate Bunny

Paper: barely banana, perfect plum, very vanilla, dp

Ink: versamark

Accessories: clear ep, MS hydranga punch, tiny brads, dimensionals, elastic cord

Have a Great Day!

Laurie