Bugaboo Blog Hop, Christmas In July!!!!

WooHoo it's finally arrived! Totally Stampalicious is teaming up with Bugaboo Stamps for this fun Christmas in July Blog Hop, with lots of eye candy, prizes and surprises!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope that means you arrived from Paul Fords Blog! Bugaboo has put together a weeklong celebration you will not want to miss out on!

The image I used today is called Sassy Gal Christmas, from Bugaboo Stamps, she's definitely sassy! She's coloured with copics, and I added some glitter and crystal effects to certain areas, not sure if you can see them in the photo.

This is a center step card, you can find a tutorial by following the link.

The sentiment is from the Pimp My Ride Stella available in stamp form at Totally Stampalicious.

Now you need to head on over to Sandye Currys! Make sure you leave comments at each stop because each DT member will be giving away the image they used for the hop and of course there are many more to be earned along the way!!

If you've gotten lost along the way, you can find the whole list of particpating blogs at the beginning on the Catch The Bug Blog!

Recipe
Stamps: Sassy Gal Christmas, Pimp My Ride Stella
Paper: real red, old olive, white
Ink: black, old olive
Accessories: copics, holly ribbons EF, owl punch (holly berries), cropadile (holly berries), crystal effects, dazzling diamonds glitter, circle punches

Have fun on the hop!
Laurie

The Enterprise!

Hello, I've have been busy getting ready for lots of great upcoming stuff, so I thought I'd take a break and share this card I made for my BIL's Birthday!

He's a Star Trek fan, and when I saw this card by crazkim in the SCS gallery I knew I wanted to make it for him!

I hope he likes it! The card base is black with a layer of white and then a layer of dp from the DCWV rock queen stack.

The Enterprise was made with circle nesties, small oval and medium oval punches and some strips. I really just tried to get it as close as possible to crazykims!

What's coming up:
July 16th 7:00am Bugaboo Blog Hop, the Totally Stampalicious Team is also participating!

Totally Stampalicious Release Thursday July 28th, 9pm est. Also look for sneak peeks a couple days before!

Riley and Company Release Thursday July 28th, 10pm est. Sneak Peeks start Saturday July 23!

Mark your calendars, July is going to end with a Bang, wait til you see all the cool new stamps!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1411, Tag it!

Hello, it's time for another challenge from Riley and Company! This weeks challenge is hosted by Michele L. and she's challenging us to make a Birthday Tag!

I used the new Canon Riley and Circus Words, both were part of the New Circus Release!

Riley was coloured with copics. To make the tag I started with a piece of black cardstock. The dp and die cuts are from the Kaiser Craft Party Animals pad.

Please join us in the challenge, just make a birthday tag and upload it to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keywords RILEY1411.

Stamps: Canon Riley, Circus Words set
Paper: black, white, daffodil delight, certainly celery, dusty durango, Kaiser Craft Party Animal
Ink: black, daffodil delight, certainly celery
Accessories: copics, dienamics, star punches, oval punch, jumbo eyelet, ribbon, twine, brads, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT154, Daisies & Bees!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge, MMTPT154. The destination station this week is to Rita, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. The challenge this week is to bring at least 3 daisies (oops) birdies, bumblebees, but No trees! Well I didn't bring a tree, but I fell short on the daisies and I have a butterfly & ladybugs instead of a bird...I guess it's the back door for me!

I used last weeks MOJO198 sketch for my card today.

This is Deacon Bugs, he is a Bugaboo image available in stamp form from Totally Stampalicious. I coloured him with copics and added some crystal effects to the ladybugs & bee, some glitter to the bees wings & tiny gems to the flower centers.

The card base is riding hood red, with a layer of white and a layer of daffodil delight dp. On the white side I stamped it with a stamp from the SU Polkadots & Petals set in black to look like the teapot.

The faux stitching was made with the zigzag sew easy tool and a 0.3 black copic liner.

The strips are just scrap dp I had and the butterfly was made with the sizzix die & daffodil delight. I sponged the edges lightly with riding hood red and added a couple red gems in the center.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Anything But A Square Or Rectangle!

Hello and Happy Monday! This weeks Totally Stampalicious Challenge is to make a card in any shape other than the usual square or rectangle!

I made this for my Step Daughter, she asked for baking stuff for her Birthday, so I made a cupcake card to go along with it! Plus I had the perfect image, Dottie Desserts!

I searched online and found this Cupcake Template that I liked!

Dottie was coloured with copics, and cut out. I popped her and the sentiment up.

I made the cherry with a circle punch. I cut the top a bit to make an indent and added a small piece of cardstock for the stem.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your card to the Totally Stampalicious Blog! All Guest Designers are chosen from those who participate in the challenges!

Big News:
Totally Stampalicious will be teaming up with Bugaboo Stamps for a Christmas in July Blog Hop on Saturday July 16th. There will be lots of fabulous inspiration, and great prizes, so mark it on your calendar!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT153, Play Golf!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge, MMTPT153! This weeks challenge is to bring masculine golf cards!

My card will be going to Nathan, he is a young man (31) currently undergoing chemo for acute myelogenous leukemia. You can read his story by following the link.

I used Golf Riley for my card today. Riley is coloured with copics and I coloured his putter with a silver copic atyou spica. For a little dimension, I added a white brad as the golf ball.

The card base is night of navy, with a layer of dp from Basic Greys Oliver. The giant golf ball was made with the largest circle nestie and then embossed with the tiny bubbles EF and the edges are sponged with sahara sand.

The main image is popped up. The sentiment is from a clear set I got a while back from Kolette Hall/Hampton Art called circle sentiments.

I finished it off with some taffeta ribbon and a little buckle!

I hope Nathan is out on the links again soon!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Stars & Stripes!

Happy 4th of July to all our American friends! In honor of todays holiday, this weeks Totally Stampalicious Challenge is to include stars & Stripes!

For my card today, I used the adorable Bently! Hard to resist this cutie and he's wearing stripes!

The card base is night of navy with a layer vanilla, embossed with stars. Then I added some dp that has some strips.

Bently was coloured with copics 2 times. I cut one out and popped it up. I also added a tiny heart gem to the ball & chain and finished it off with some ribbon!

Please join us in our challenge, just make something with stars & stripes and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog! All Guest Designers are chosen from those who participate in the challenges!

I am also entering this in this weeks Bugaboo Catch the Bug Challenge - Anything Goes!
And the PCP challenge - wet or dry embossing
and the CDAC Challenge - wet or dry embossing!

Special Note, the Totally Stampalicious Design Team will be joining the Bugaboo Design Team for a Christmas in July Blog Hop on July 16th!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie