Fun In The Sun

I'm so excited!  I won last weeks challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's so I got to do a little shopping today!  I love her fun images and had a hard time choosing which ones I wanted.  Hmmm. how am I gonna pick?  After thinking it over I decided to pick a couple of images that fit this weeks challenge to make a  SUMMER card!  This is a card I made with one of the super cute and fun images I chose.  She's Callie's Swim Dance and she sure is enjoying her summer!

I colored the image using copic markers and watercolor pencils.  I pulled out some blue designer papers (Recollections) and card stock (Bazzil) and away I went.  The sun was cut using my Cricut & Graphically Speaking Cart,  The sun rays and swirls were cut using my Cuttlebug & Fancy Tag die cut.  I just cut away the parts that I needed and pieced them.  The face on the sun was punched from some designer paper in my scrap pile.  I think it was from CTMH.  

Other challenges I've entered this card in:

2 Sister Challenge-Anything Goes

Incy Wincy-Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes

Make It Monday- Anything Goes

Phindy's Place-Gingham Or Plaid

Pile It On-Make Your Own Embellishment (Wavy Tag)

The Paper Shelter- Punches and/or Dies

Totally Gorjuss-Something Yellow

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

Stamping Hugs, 

Becky

Hooray For The Red, White And Blue

I had a little FREE time today, so I thought I would do the current challenge at Sassy Cheryl's challenge blog!  It's a red, white and blue challenge in honor of the upcoming holiday!  What fun I had making this card  using her Avery  May Flowers image!  It's not really a 4th of July type image but by coloring it using the theme colors, I think it fits just fine!

I colored the image using a combo of Copic markers and Prismacolor Pencils. The papers I used are from Recollections and Bazzill Basics.  I used my Cricut and George cart for the die cuts. Add a few buttons, ribbon and some twine and the festivities are ready to start!

Other challenges I've entered this card:

Make It Monday-Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays-Anything Goes

Pile It On-Make Your Own Embellishment (Banner)

Divas By Design-To Die For

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Good Morning Sunshine

It's time for this week's New Release at Catch The Bug and  baby what a great new image it is!  She's Bugaboo Stamps Flower Pot Kid and she's ready to bloom!

I printed the image on white card stock and colored it using Copic markers.  The card stock is Bazzil Basics Textured.  The designer paper is Recollections Yellow & Gray Plaid and Yellow Pin Dots.  I made the flower accent following the tutorial found here .  I adjusted it a little by adding a punched flower between the layers and  I adjusted the  size of the smaller flower.  The flourishes on the sides are actually two  spellbinders Fancy Tags cut into two pieces.

Other challenges I've entered this card are:

Make It Monday-Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays-Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant-Springtime

Simon Says-Anything Goes

Crafty Boots-Yellow

Creative Inspirations-Inspired By Flowers

Lollipop Crafts-Anything Goes

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Time for pastels & bunnies

It's almost time for Easter and I'm so excited that today's challenge at Catch The Bug is all about Easter.  I have very fond childhood memories tied to this time of year!  My mom was a seamstress and she would sew my sisters and I each a new  dress every year.  They all matched but were different colors and we were so cute in them.

Easter 1972 with my cousins.
I'm the tall one in the back, that's my sister Anna to the left of me and my sister Pam on the far right.


I also have  great memories with my own children.  Dying eggs, filling their baskets with loads of goodies and anticipating their excitement when they woke up Easter morning.  Easter programs at church!  We've hunted Easter eggs in the woods and we even hunted eggs in the house one year because all three of the  kiddos had the chickenpox.  Hunter was five months old, poor baby!

The kids hunting eggs in the woods in Washington because Easter coincided with Turkey season!!  

My mom has passed on and my kids have all grown too old to hunt eggs, but I still love this time of year and love making cards for the season.  Here's my card for this weeks challenge using Bugaboo Stamps POLKAB-Side Sit.

I printed the image on white card stock and colored it using Copic markers and water color pencils.

The die cuts were made using Spellbinders dies (Circle, Oval, Scalloped Circle & Scalloped Oval).  The border and back die cut was made using my Cricut and Elegant Edges cart.  I created the sentiment using Print Shop.  A little sponging (I masked the image before sponging around it), some fun designer papers and a ribbon added the finishing touches.

For more challenge inspired cards, head on over to Catch The Bug and check out what the team did!  Create your own card and link it up to the site and you could win some fun Bugaboo images!  

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

I miss you beary much

It's Tuesday and it's time for another New Release from Bugaboo Stamps.  If you love our AKV Sign Its, then you are gonna love Bear Sign It.  They're so versatile and adorably cute too!

I colored the image using Copic markers.  The papers are from my The Blossom Song stack from DCWV and Asparagus from My Minds Eye.  I sued my Martha Stewart Eyelet Blossom punch to create the borders.  All it needed was a sentiment (Hugs & Kisses0 and a big ole ribbon and bow.


Other challenges I've entered this card:

Make It Monday-Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday's-Anything Goes
2 Sisters Challenge-Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time-Use A Digi Spring/Easter
Paper Crafting Journey-Make It Cute
Sassy Cheryl's-Are You Seeing Spots?
The Paper Shelter-Add A Sentiment

To check out this image and more head on over  to Bugaboo Stamps!

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Bugaboo Turns Two And Another Challenge For You

We're still  celebrating Bugaboo Stamps second birthday so here I am with another challenge for you!  This one's a sketch challenge.

Since I used such a long image for my card, Bird Greetings-Sweet Birthday, I turned the sketch on its side.

I printed the image on white card stock and colored it using Copic markers.  I created the sentiment using Print Shop.  The designer paper is Good Day Sunshine from My Mind's Eye.  A couple of punched flowers and border and some bakers twine and button and I was finished with this little cutie!

Other challenges I've entered this card:
Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamp Challenge-Bright & Cheery
Paper Crafting Journey-Use a Flower

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

It's A Sign

Good Friday morning to you!  This week just flew by and I can't believe it's time for this weeks Freebie Friday from Bugaboo Stamps, but it is!!!  This one's gonna have you thinking about what to say!!  He's Sign It-Boy and he comes with his own blank sign that you make your own.  I chose to add a Happy Birthday sentiment to this one but you can add whatever you want!

I printed the image on white card stock and colored it using copic markers,  I added the sentiment by opening it in my photo editing program and typing in the words.  Just a few punched presents and some masculine colored card stock and this card was finished!

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Santa Baby

Can you believe there are only 15 more days til Christmas?!!!  The days are just clicking by and I still haven't done all my shopping yet!!  One thing I can cross off my Christmas list is cards!  I have lots and lots of Christmas cards so I chose to do a recipe card for today's challenge at Catch The Bug.  The theme for the challenge is Santa Baby and Bugaboo Stamps has loads of cute Santa images to choose from but I thought Stocking Santa Star would make a great addition to my recipe card.

I printed the image on white card stock and colored it using Copic markers.  The DP is from Recolletions Sugar Plum mat pack. I created the tag using Print Shop and Curlz font.  This is a super simple recipe that is always a hit.

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Spark-lay, we love spark-lay

This is first post for today.  Be sure to check out The Greeting Farm challenge and Bugaboo's Freebie Friday above.

It's time for this weeks Christmas Stampin All Year Long challenge and I'm so excited!  Not only are we making cards with lots of sparkle, but this weeks sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps!!!  I love me some Bugaboo!!

One of the things I love about Christmas is all the sparkle!  From the shimmery snow to the glowing lights to all the pretty wrapping papers.  So with that in mind, I came up with this Christmas scene side step card using Bugaboo's Ava Christmas Sitter and AKV House.  .

I printed the image on white card stock and colored them using copic markers and then fussy cut them.  I drew in the lights on the house using a sharpie marker. The Christmas tree was made  using  three punched circles measuring  1 7/16, 1 7/8 and 2 5/16.  I'll post a tutorial for this on Sunday.  The sentiment is from Inkadinkado.

For more great spark-lay creations head on over to Christmas Stampin All Year Long!  You're gonna love what you see.  We're also being joined by some of the design team from Catch The Bug and you're gonna love their sparkly creations too!  Won't you join us too?!!  

Other challenges I've entered this card:

Inspire Me Fridays-Anything Goes

Make It Mondays-Anything Goes

OLLCB-Let It Snow

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

Stamping Hugs, 

Becky

I Was Working In The Lab Late One Night

When my eyes beheld a eery site!  Eery but sweet!  In fact, unless my eyes are playing tricks on me, this weeks challenge  at Catch The Bug is full of treats!   I guess by now you've figured out that the challenge is all about Halloween,  but that's not all!  There's a twist!!!  .  The twist is we're not making cards.  We're making anything but a card!!!  You should see all the fun and spooky projects the team came up with for the challenge.  You can find them here on the Catch The Bug blog.  Here's my contribution to the challenge.  A coffin candy box featuring the ever so cute Halloween Bobble Head Dracula!!!

This box is 6 inches long, 3 inches at it widest part and 2 inches deep so it will hold a good amount of candy.  I printed the image larger than I usually would so it would cover the coffin (one of the pluses of working with digi images).  He's printed on white card stock and colored with copic markers.  

Now it's your turn and we can't wait to see your Halloween themed projects!  We are offering our usual 2,4, 7 image prizes for the winner!  Remember, to be eligible for the 7 images you must use an image from Bugaboo Stamps.  Don't have a Bugaboo image?  No problem, stop by the shop and pick up this weeks Freebie Friday images.  Either one will be perfect for this challenge!!!

Other challenges

Crafts & Me Challenges-Use A Digi

Stamps R Us-Autumn/Fall

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

It's Purple Time-Christmas Stampin All Year Long

Christmas has gone purple this week!  At least it has at Christmas Stampin All Year Long.  This is not a problem for me since I love the color purple.  And what better images to work with for a purple challenge than a Pink Cat Studio image?!!  They're sponsoring this challenge with five free images to the winner!

Now that you have the deets, how about a some inspiration from myself and the team?!!  Here's my card using the image I created using Pink Cat Studio's new Digi Stamp Designer Program  that launched yesterday!!!  You're gonna love it!!!

I started with the basic Lily body, added the hair, dress, wings, holly on the head band, ornament and bird and got this cute image.  I printed it on white card stock and colored it using a combnation of copic markers and prismacolor pencils.  I paper pieced the dress and added glossy accents on the ornament and fur,  The sentiment is from Inkadinkado.

We hope you'll join us!  

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Oldie But Goodie-Bugaboo Stamps

I love penguins and I've had this little guy colored and in my stash for a while now just waiting to go on a card.  Since it's Oldie But Goodie day at Catch The Bug it was the perfect time to bring him out and put him to use!  He's such a cutie, I'm sure he'll melt you heart!  He'e Penguin Roses from Bugaboo Stamps!

I printed him on white card stock and colored him using copic markers.  I placed him on an embossed card base from DCWV.  For the heart and scalloped mat I pulled out my cricut and  george & mini monogram carts respectively.  The sentiment  is from Stampin Ups Love Ya (retired) set.

Other challenges

Craft Your Passion-Anything Goes + Ribbon

Make It Monday-Anything Goes

Marks Finest Papers-Polka Dots

Crafts 4 Eternity-Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays-Anything Goes

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

Stampin Hugs,

Becky

It's challenge time and Anything Goes& World Card Making DayCatch The Bug

Good morning my crafty friends!  Are you ready to get cracking on this weeks challenge at Catch The Bug?  I know I am!  Wanna know what the challenge is?  Well, I kind of gave it away with the post title.  Yep, that's right!  This week you get to decide what you want to do.  It's Anything Goes!

I'll get things started by showing you what I did using one of the fun images from Bugaboo Stamps Make It Snappy set.

Birthday Fishes

I started by printing the image on white card stock and coloring it with a combination of copic markers and prismacolor pencils.  The background paper was created by me using Print Shop.  To create the waves I used my Fiskars embossing folder and Cuttlebug.

Now for the best part of the challenge.  You could win some fabulous Bugaboo Stamps images by joining us.  Two for third, four for second and seven for first (you must use a Bugaboo image to be eligible for first prize).

Want a little inspiration to get those creative juices flowing?  Head on over to Catch The Bug!  The team has   created some fabulous samples to get you started!

Other challenges This Card Qualifies For

One Stitch At A Time-Favorites

Four Crafty Chicks-Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments-Happy Birthday

Simon Says-Anything Goes

Whimsical Wednesdays-Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays-Anything Goes

It's also World Card Making Day and in addition to our regular prizes   Bugaboo is offering a freebie so go check it out and enter for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate!  Here's a card I made using the Free image:

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Baby mine, don't you cry -Bugaboo Stamps New Release

Baby mine, dry your eyes Rest your head close to my heart Never to part, baby of mine.  I just love that lullaby especially when Bette Midler sang it in the movie Beaches but what does that have to do with todays post?!!!

It's all about this weeks New Release from Bugaboo Stamps.  I imagine this sweet little baby drifting off to sleep while listening to that song.  Her name is Pea Pod Boo and she's super sweet!!!

I printed her on white card stock and colored her using copic markers.  Designer paper is from Nana's Nursery It's A Boy pack.  The ruffled borders were made using a doilie.  I just cut it in half, cut away the center and made 1/2 inch cuts every few inches along the cut edge (just like you do in  sewing).  Then just had to glue it to the edges of green card stock.

For more great cards using this image be sure to stop by Catch The Bug and see all the great designs the team came up with!  

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

Stamping Hugs,

Becky

Have you scene her?!!!

She's really cute but in a spooky kind of way and she likes to make a scene!  Who is she you say??  Well she's  a Brat and she's part of  the New Release at Bugaboo Stamps today.  Jodie, the owner and illustrator  of Bugaboo,  has taken several great Halloween images and put them together in one really nice mix to create this haunting  scene.

Scene It Halloween Witch

I printed the image on white card stock and colored it using a combination of copic markers and prismacolor pencils.  The windows and ghost have glossy accents added to them.  I had some really bright lime green card stock so I paired it with some black card stock and Halloween designer paper.  

For more great examples using Scene It Halloween Witch, head on over to Catch The Bug and check out  what the team cooked up for you!

Challenges

CES Challenge-Make it Magical or Spooky

One Stitch At A Time-Anything Goes

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

Stamping Hugs, 

Becky

It's New Release Time-Bugaboo Stamps

Good morning my stamping and crafting friends!  Happy Tuesday to you!!!  It's time for this weeks NEW RELEASE at Bugaboo Stamps and Jodie has just the ticket for what ails you.  The team at Catch The Bug has been busy cranking out some awesome cards with the new images.  Images that make the perfect Thank You cards for someone in the medical profession.  I chose to use the super cute Nurse & Child image for my card.

Nurse & Child

I printed the image on white card stock and colored it using copic markers. The designer paper is from Nana's Nursery Baby Boy and Teal Blanket from Around The Block.  I continued the medical theme with some stitching along the sides, some doodled heart lines and punched hearts.  The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps and is part of the Help For Katie #1 set.



Be sure to stop by Bugaboo Stamps and check out the NEW images and all the great sales going on!

Other challenges:

The Pink Elephant-Stitching



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

Hugs, Becky

She's A Real Cutie-An Oldie But A Goodie

It's Oldie But Goodie day at Bugaboo Stamps!  Have I got a cute card for you?!!  I made it using one of Bugaboo's Brat images, Brat Girl Balloon Sitter!  Isn't she adorable?   I just love all the fun images in the Brat collection!

For more fabulous inspiration, check out all the amazing design team creations at Catch The Bug!

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

Hugs, Becky

Sketch Time-CSAYL

Wow!  It's seems like it's been forever since I've been able to do the challenge at Christmas Stampin All Year Long.  Our move really took a toll on my stamping, but I'm back and it's time for this weeks challenge and what a fun one it is!  We're doing a sketch challenge! I love sketch challenges cause half the work is already done.  All that's left is to pick papers and images and get going.  Now,  I tend to follow sketch challenges to a tee, but they can really be interpreted any way you like.  Flip em, substitute alternate shapes.  It's whatever you want to do as long as we can still see the basic sketch. 

Eggbert Winter-Bugaboo Stamps

I have a stash of images that I've already color so the layout was done, image was done all I had to do was pick the paper so I dove into my stash of scraps for this one. 

Won't you join us in the fun!  One of our lucky participants will be featured as our guest designer and will get to join us in next weeks challenge.  This week we're featuring Linda and her blog is The Stampers Touch!

Wouldn't you like to be next!  I hope you'll join us! 

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

Hugs, Becky

Knobby Knees Christmas-Catch The Bug

Good morning!  Are you ready for a sneaky peek at Bugaboo Stamps new release?!!! 

You all know from the note on my sidebar and my post last week that starting Saturday, we'll be hosting a week of Christmas In July challenges, so It's only appropriate that todays NEW RELEASE have a Christmas theme to it.  The image is Knobby Knees-Candy Cane and she's available for purchase starting today.

I colored her using Copic markers and paired her with some candy cane striped designer paper.

For more fabulous Knobby Knee creations, pop on over to the Catch The Bug site and check out all the fun stuff the team made using this image. 

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

Hugs, Becky

Joyful, joyful we adore you=Freebie Friday

What can bring such JOY that I would be singing a Christmas song in the middle of July?!!!  A Freebie Friday with a Christmas theme, that's what.  This one is sure to bring you that same JOY!  Okay, enough with the play on words!  Here's a sneeky peek at this weeks Free image from Bugaboo Stamps.  Just in time for our Christmas in July celebration coming up the week of the 16th. 

Word Art

I wanted to try my hand at making a center step card.  The instructions can be found here.  I thought this image was perfect for it.  I colored it using copic markers and then added a little glitz with glossy accents and dazzling diamonds on the ornament and stocking top.

Challenges

Crazy 4 Challenges 94-Make a Center Step Card

For more great ideas on how to uses your new free image, be sure to head on over to Catch The Bug and see the amazing creations from the team. 

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

Hugs, Becky