Time For A Birthday Cutie

I was playing around with my Photo Shop today and merged one of my Bugaboo Stamps images with a circle sentiment I created!  I have some birthdays coming up this month so this was perfect for one of them.  I love this cute little image and used the PNG file to layer it onto this background.  Add the sentiment circle and all I needed to do was add some color!  

Kidz Like Mom


Fabulous Card Challenges I'm sharing this card with:

Crafty Gals Corner-Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge-Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday-Anything Goes

I'm enjoying card making again and hope I inspire you to get creative.  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

It's Time For An Oldie But Goodie

Good morning and welcome to today's post.  

I recently saw a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers for partial die cutting, so I thought I would give it a try.  I guess you could say this is similar to s swing gate card, but this doesn't have that extra fold and cut.  

For my card I'm featuring this sweet little  Bugaboo Stamps image. Cute Bee Flower.  I've also included three photos so you can see what it looks like in all of it's stages.

Partially open:

Closed:

Open:

i colored the image using Copic markers and then fussy cut the image.  The sentiments were created using PSE 12.

That's all I have today.  I've got a busy day ahead of me.  My oldest daughter is ready to try it on her own again so we are moving to a smaller apartment.  What fun, right:?!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for this weeks Freebie Friday post!

Until next time, have a great day and thank for stopping by!  TTFN

Crafty hugs,

Becky G

Other great challenges:

613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes
QKR Stampede=Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door-Anythng Goes
Marker Pop-Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday-Anything Goes (Uplifting Message)

Sweet 4 You-Freebie Friday

Wow! It's been a while since my last post.  I've been a busy lady what with school starting back up (I drive a school bus), some medical procedures and Labor Day weekend.  It's time to catch my breath and get back to what I love doing.  Card making, and have I got a sweet image to share with you?!!  Here is the card I made featuring this weeks Freebie Friday image from Bugaboo Stamps!  Check it out!

Now that you've seen what I did with this image, head on over to Bugaboo and grab it for yourself and have fun with it!  

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs, 

Becky

Lifting Your Spirits

Good morning and welcome to another Tiddly Inks creation.  They are currently having a Design Team call and I was going to submit this  stair step card to be considered, but my daughter said the red on the mushroom was throwing off the design, so I created another card instead.  That's okay!  This card will still be put to good use.  I'm sending it to my sister.  She recently lost someone very dear to her through heart disease and I thought this might lift her spirits.

I chose this image, Wrynn-Fairy Friends, because it's such a sweet image and I think she might put a smile on my sisters face.

I used a combination of Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils to color the image. I love combining coloring mediums, but there is one thing to remember when combining these two.  You need to color with your  Copics first, then your Prismacolors.  You cannot color over the Prismcolors with the Copics.  They are a wax base and will resist the ink.

Y'all have a fabulous day!

Until next time, thanks for stopping by!  TFFN

Stamping Hugs,
Becky G

Have A Bear-y Happy Birthday

Check out this adorable bear image!  He's this weeks Freebie Friday image from Bugaboo Stamps!  All you have to do to add him to your collection is head over to Bugaboo and download him for FREE!

Here's a birthday card I made featuring him:

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs, 
Becky

Oh Baby, Are You Ready For A Sweet Bugaboo Freebie

You are gonna love this sweet baby image from Bugaboo Stamps!  She's Baby Fairy and you can have her for free cause she's this weeks Freebie Friday image!  I've featured her here on this girly first birthday card!  

For more fabulous cards featuring this image, head on over to Catch The Bug!

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs, 
Becky

Anything Goes at Catch The Bug

Good morning!  It's time for this weeks challenge at Catch The Bug and it's Anything Goes.

What's better than birthday cake and candles?!!!  A card with birthday cake and candles!

Here is my card featuring Bugaboo Stamps Make It Snappy-Birthday Cake!  

For more great cards to get your creative juices flowing, head on over to Catch The Bug and check out the fun stuff the team has for you!

 Looking forward to your creations!!!

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs,
Becky

Freebie Friday-Bee Birthday

Happy Friday!  Hope you had a great week!

Are you ready to see this week's Freebie Friday image from Bugaboo Stamps?

I know what you're thinking,:"that bee sure is cute"!  Well guess what?!  That's what this image is called,  Cute Bee Flower and he's just a simple click away from being yours.  Just head on over and pick him up this week.

For more great cards featuring this little guy, check out what the design team did over at Catch The Bug.

Other challenges I've entered this card:

Creative Inspiration-Anything Goes
Make It Monday-Anything Goes
Scrap Creations-Insect Of Animal
Simon Says-Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss-Embossing

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping hugs,
Becky

Gentlemen Start Your Engines

It's New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps and this one's gonna be a checker finish.

Check it out!

I paired the New Release image (Race) with some awesome DCWV papers and cranked out this fun little number.  Perfect birthday card for that little race car fan in your life!

For more great cards featuring this fun image pop on over to Catch The Bug and see what the DT has in store for you.

Other great challenges I've entered this card in:

Make It Monday-Anything Goes
2 Sisters-Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges-Movement
Digi Stamps 4 Joy-Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time-Anything Goes
Incy Wincy-Out Of The Box
Simon Says-Happy Birthday

I gotta race on outta here and get to bed!  Y'all have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs
Becky

It's Time For Another Challenge

From the team at Catch The Bug!  Are you ready?

It's a recipe challenge!

ABC - A (Anything you choose), B (Bling) and C (Cardstock)

Here is a birthday card I made featuring Bugaboo Stamps Kidz Girl-Heart Balloons and some fun washi tapes.

I've entered this card in the following blog challenges:

Bearly Mine - Girly Pink

Through The Craft Room Door-Anything Goes

My Grafico-Anything Goes

Make It Monday-Anything Goes

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Bugaboo Stamps New Release Kidz Fairy

Howdy everyone!  It's Tuesday and you know what that means?  It's time for this weeks New Release image from Bugaboo Stamps.  She's Kidz Fairy and she's absolutely adorable and a definite must have!!!  

 

For more great inspiration using this image, check out the fabulous samples from the Bug team at Catch The Bug.

 



Other blog challenges I've entered this card:

Make It Monday-Anything Goes

2 Sisters-Easter/Spring

Crafty Boots-Flowers

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs, 

Becky

Wild And Crazy Birthday Cake

What do you get when you cross Stella with a challenge?  You get this week's Stella Sketch Challenge. 

Are you ready to get creative?

Here's what I did with it!  Now, because I used Bugaboo Stamps Tall Birthday Cake, I needed to turn the sketch on its side, but it still works great!

Other challenge I've entered this card:

Pile It On-Dots

Bearly-Mine-Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door-Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks-Dots

Pause Dream, Enjoy-Anything Goes

Stamp With Fun-Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin-Lots Of Layers

Challenges 4 Everybody-Anything Goes

Crafty Catz-Sparkle With A Bow

Creative Corner-Lots Of Layers

Scrap Creations-Favorite Embellishment (glossy accents)

Paper Crafting Journey-Ribbon Or Lace

One Stitch At A Time-Use A Digi

Creative Inspiration-Anything Goes

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Photo Inspired Challenge-Shades Of Blue

Good morning!  Are you ready for this week's challenge at Catch The Bug?!!  It's time for a photo challenge and the great thing about this kind of challenge is it's left up to your interpretation of the photo.  For instance, I chose to go with color and used blue as my focal color, but you could go with shape, texture, an outdoors theme.  It's all up to you to decide.

Here is the photo:

and here is my card featuring Bugaboo Stamps Bubble Birthday Present and a fun card idea I found on Pinterest.

Other challenges I've entered this card in:

Crafty Boots-New (technique)

Creative Inspiration-Inspired By Your Fave Stamp

Digi Stamps 4 Joy-Anything Goes

Make It Monday-Anything Goes

Paper Pretties-Try A New Technique

The Paper Shelter-Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps-Fancy Edges

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Bugaboo Is Three, Let's Celebrate

This post will remain at the top.  For the current challenge, please scroll down.

Are you ready for a week of fun filled challenges and some awesome Bugaboo prizes?!!!  For all the wonderful details and a list of prizes just pop on over to the Catch The Bug blog.  Now onto the hop.  If you've been hopping along with us then you  should have come here from Amy's blog.

Amy Ely

if you were just lucky and ended up here by chance - Start at the beginning of the hop HERE - you won't want to miss all the birthday fun!

We're kicking things off with an Anything Birthday challenge and I'm celebrating with this fun card featuring Bugaboo Stamps Bubbles Birthday Present.  This little guy is perfect for birthday cards and is sure to put a smile on your face!

I hope you feel inspired to create and will join us in the challenges!  I look forward to all the amazing creativity that's gonna be going on this week!

Now it's off to Billie's blog! 

Billie A

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs,
Becky

Masculine Birthday-Oldie But Goodie

Morning everyone!  It's been a busy Birthday week for Catch The Bug and Bugaboo Stamps but it sure is fun!  Today, we have a Masculine challenge for you.

I struggle with masculine cards but love being challenged to make them.  It makes me put on my thinking cap and dial things back a bit.

So here is my masculine card featuring Bugaboo Stamps Guy Car Keys.  I thought he was the perfect image for this sixteenth birthday card.

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs,
Becky

Humor Me Wednesday

Wow! This week is going by super fast.  We only have three more birthday challenges left in our week long birthday celebration of Catch The Bug and Bugaboo Stamps.  I hope your having as much fun as we are.

 Speaking of fun, today's challenge is Humor Me Wednesday. I've made this humorous easel card featuring Bugaboo Stamps Lion Love. I love taking images and adding punny humor to them and this one was easy! Just a play on words.


 

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Celebrating With A New Release

Here we are at day four of our Birthday Bash  at Catch The Bug and we have a Bingo challenge for you.  We also have a New Release image to show you.  But first things first, here is your Bingo card.  Choose three things either diagonal, straight down or across and include them on your card or project.  Super simple and lots of fun!  The really cool thing about this challenge is you can pick up a free Bugaboo image for it!  How cool is that?!!!

Here is my card featuring Bugaboo Stamps new Birthday Envelope.

Other challenges I've entered this card in:

Totally Stampalicious-Three Fave Colors

Simply Create-Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles-Anything Goes w/fave colors

Stampin For The Weekend-Anything Goes

Stampin With The Dragon-Anything Goes

Make It Monday-Anything Goes

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs, 

Becky

Still Celebrating With A Stella Says Sketch

Bugaboo Stamps and Catch The Bug are celebrating their third  birthday, so all week we'll be keeping our challenges Birthday themed.  How fun is that?!!!

Let's get to today's challenge.  It's our super fun Stella Says Sketch for you to try.  Oh, but there's a slight twist.  You don't have to make yours birthday themed, but we would like to you include three of  something (papers, embellishments, etc.) in your projects.

Here's what you get what I came up with when I combined  the sketch with some fun paper and this cute little Bugaboo Penguin Birthday-Cupcake image.

Other challenges I've entered this card:

2 Sisters-Celebrations
Creative Inspirations-Inspired By Fave Stamp
Divas By Design-Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday-Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time-Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey-Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss-Spotty

Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  TTFN

Stamping Hugs, 

Becky

Tutorial-Making Faux Candles

Good morning!  It's Tutorial Wednesday over at Catch The Bug and it's my turn to share with you all!  I thought it would be fun to show you how I make my Faux Candles for birthday cards.

The cool thing about making faux candles is they're made from paper so you don't have to worry about wax melting all over your creations when you mail them and you can customize them to match your cards.

So let's get started!  I made a fun girls birthday card using Bugaboo Stamps Wee Ones-Cake Time.

Faux Candles

Supplies you'll need:

Various pieces of designer paper measuring 2 x 1.5 Inches

Embroidery floss or bakers twine

Adhesive

Glossy accents or glue tabs

Skewer or thin knitting needle

Start by rolling paper around the skewer so that the finished candle will be 2 inches long. Apply adhesive to the end and attach.

Remove from skewer and insert embroidery floss through the middle, leaving approximately ¼ inch out the top.

Apply a little drop of glossy accent to the inside top to hold thread in place. Trim excess thread from bottom.

Let adhesive dry and your finished.

Here's a card I made using the Faux candles, tied together with twine and attached with glue:

Images: Wee Ones Cake Time (Bugaboo Stamps), Jot It Down (The Cutting Cafe)

Papers: White. Bold Yellow Stripe (Recollections), Surf & Swim Lei and Dots (Trinity Papers), Hello Summer Little Flowers (Echo Park)

Accessories: Embroidery Floss, Glossy Accents, Spellbinders Fancy Tags

Other challenges I've entered this card:

Inspire Me Fridays-Anything Goes

Make It Monday-Anything Goes

2 Sisters-Primary Colors

One Stitch At A Time-Use a Digi

Paper Crafting Journey-Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl's-Got The Blues

The Pink Elephant-Use Patterned Paper

Whimsy Inspires-Lots Of Layers

That's all there is to it!  Can't wait to see your birthday creations with faux candle embellishments!  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Stamping Hugs,

Becky