BUGABOO STAMPS CHALLENGE AT CATCH THE BUG

Hello All!!  Time for another challenge over at BUGABOO STAMPS CHALLENGE BLOG  This week's challenge is a sketch by our own DT member Scrappy (Yvonne).  Isn't it great?  I LOVE sketches:)  Make sure to visit BUGABOO STORE if you need to pick up some more stamps - make sure you check out all the AWESOME new releases!!

I used one of my new favorites for this card, Sock Monkey girl - isn't she adorable?!?  I made this a 6.5 x 5.5 card so I could encorporate the sketch properly based on the size of my image that I printed.  Background CS is SU crushed curry and pink is SU as well.  All DP is K & Co. - I love the stack it came from, so spring-y and fun:)  Colored this beauty using copics and cut out using nesties.  DP behind her also cut with nesties.  All embellishments are sticky chipboard from K & Co. and trim us from Michaels.  Scalloped DP was trimmed using SU scallop border punch and pink paper trimmed with personal trimmer.  Hope you like it!  Thanks so much for looking.  Now head on over and enter your own challenge project - I can't wait to see!!                                                                                                       

SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE MARCH 12-18 - EASTER THEME

Hello all my friends out there in the blogosphere!!  Guess what?!?  It's challenge time again at SEW MANY CHALLENGES.   Don't forget to stop by  THE SHOP so you can get some images!!   This week's challenge is to create a project using Easter as the theme.m  I chose to do a scrapbook page this week, just to mix it up a bit:)

I chose to use 3 different SMC images for this page.  All DP is K & Company.  All images are printed on GP white 110.  All images are colored with copics.  Eggs with jelly beans are from the image with Fawn the fish coming out of the other side of the egg.  I used stickles and liquid pearl on the jelly beans.  PJ the Penguin's tummy is done with liquid pearls as well and his eggs are colored with atyou spicas.  Sentiment is computer generated and border trimmed with Martha Stewart border punch. EK Success small scallop circle punch used to make cuts on pink DP.  Yellow CS is Bazzill textured, all other solid CS is all from SU - certainly celery, cameo coral and pixie pink.  All shapes cut using nesties, other images are hand trimmed with snips.  I had LOTS of fun making this, I hope you like it!!

Also, don't want to forget our wonderful sponsor this week, STAMPS ALIVE. 

***SPONSOR PRIZE PACKAGE -- CUTTLEBUG COMBO EMBOSSING FOLDER -- DAMASK***

A little bit about Stamps Alive:
I started my business in 1993 to give me something to do. I had worked all my life and recently quit to be a stay at home mom to my new baby. I've always been interested in paper products and I didn't like paying full price for some of the things I wanted. So I started my business. I like to pass my savings on to others. I've made some really good friends over the years. I've always been a small business I only advertise word of mouth. Over the years I've kept as busy as I wanted to be.

It has been very interesting to see the hobby industry change over the years. I had a "scrapbook" store in my basement before Las Vegas knew what a scrapbook store was. I've dealt with Provo Craft the entire 17 years I've been in business and that has been fun, to watch them change!!

ALL KINDS OF FUN AT SOFTPENCIL!!

It's Thursday, which means time for my SOFTPENCIL project of the week!!  Don't forget to visit  SOFTPENCIL SHOP - you'll definitely want to check out the new St. Patrick's Day stamps b/c we're having a St. Patrick's Day Party - woo hoo!!  You'll be able to find that HERE.

Here's the rules:  To start the party, we would like you to create a card or project with something totally GREEN!  Your project MUST include Michu and Ratiny, and it must be GREEN! And please link your post here by Monday 15th March, 2010 at 11:59pm EST.

Then you will vote for the winner, and the poll will be open until St Patrick's Day (Wednesday) 17th March, 2010 11:59pm EST.

The winner will become our guest designer for the first 2 weeks of April!!!  So, what are you waiting for?!?  Get your projects started!!
 

Ok, so now onto my card for the week.  Theme this week is EMBOSSING and we're using Michu, friend and paper boat image.  I have used this image before and I just LOVE it!!  I colored it with copics and then cut out using nesties.  Then, I covered the whole cut out of GP white CS with Versamark ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I used more powder in the middle than the edges so the edges kind of stick up a bit giving it a nice dimensional effect.  I also used dry embossing by using a Cuttlebug EF on SU baja breeze CS.  Then I daubed over the embossed part with SU bermuda bay ink.  The sentiment is SU stamped on GP 100 white with SU bermuda bay ink and then cut with SU punch.  Decorative 3-D flower stickers are from K & Company.
 
Thanks so much for stopping by and make sure you join our St. Patty's day party - looking forward to seeing you there!!

NEW RELEASE DAY AT BUGABOO!!

Hey Everyone, it's NEW RELEASE DAY AT BUGABOO STAMPS http://bugaboostamps.com/Shop_digistamps.html  YAY!!  There's lots of fun to be had over at the shop as well - not only are there 3 new releases today, but there's also more Bugaboo Brats and Stella tidbits!!  If you want to see some of the DT samples using today's new releases, make sure you get yourself over to the CHALLENGE BLOG.

For my card, I chose this adorable image of the little girl playing vet.  I just love this image!  I colored it with copucs and cut out using nesties.  CS and DP are SU.  White CS is GP 110.  Sentiment is computer generated and punched out with SU punch.  Ribbon is from Hobby Lobby and flower stickers are K & Company.  I used the Sketch from last week's 2 Sketches 4 You challenge 47 - they have a new sketch for this week, so make sure you go check it out http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/.  As always, thanks for stopping by!

BUGABOO STAMPS ABaC

Every Monday is ANYTHING BUT a CARD day at Bugaboo (http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/) and today, it is my turn to submit an ABaC - woo hoo!!  I love to alter things☺  I also LOVE coffee and BUGABOO STAMPS (http://www.bugaboostamps.com/home.html) has many coffee related stamps.  I chose this great one of Ruby for this mug that I altered.  I got the mug at my local scrapbook store.  I used My Mind's Eye paper from a stack that I picked up at Hobby Lobby.  It is sparkly, which I love!  I colored Ruby with copics and cut her out with scissors.  Then I mounted her on the DP.  Also mounted the sentiment she comes with after cutting out with nesties.  Then I slipped the paper and images underneath the plastic cover on the mug so I don't have to worry about ruining anything when I fill my mug:)

Hope you like it, let me know what you think!!

LOTS GOING ON TODAY! FIRST KABDOODLE DOODLES BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE

Good morning!  First post this morning is for Kaboodle Doodles Birthday Challenge which starts today and goes til Sunday, March 21.  Get on over to  Kaboodle Doodles and enter your project.  Our sponsor this week is one of my favorites (might be due to the fact that I'm on the DT☺), BUGABOO STAMPS!

I love one of the newer lines at Bugaboo, the FABULOUS Scarlette that I used in this card.  She is colored with copics and atyou spicas and cut out using nesties.  The sentiment, which I thought was funny, is computer generated and cut out with nesties.  The cabochons are from Mark Richards, flower is from Offray and the decorative trim is Hobby Lobby.  Nesties also used on background circle, all SP is SU and CS is also SU.  Sketch is from this week's Friday Sketchers http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/friday-sketchers-92-sponsored-by.html/
Thanks so much for looking!!  Don't forget to go play along at Kaoodle Doodles!  You could win 7 free images from Bugaboo!!:)

CRAFTY HOS' CHALLENGE - MARCH 7-13

Our new challenge over at CRAFTY HOs' is to create a card with the theme of Six Pack.  You can interpret this any way you wish - making 6 cards, using 6 embellishments, a 6 pack of beer, pop, etc., a six pack relating to one's abdominal muscles, etc.  I chose to be silly with mine and comment on the abs 6 pack, or lack thereof.  I chose this image of Mildred from BUGABOO STAMPS - she cracks me up.  The bottom sentiment comes with the image, I added the top sentiment for extra silliness.  Both are printed on GP white 110 and cut out with SU punches.  Bottom sentiment colored over with copics.  I paper pieced Mildred's dress with glittery paper from fantastic My Mind's Eye paper stack.  Mildred is also colored with copics and cut out using nesties.  Background DP is My Mind's Eye.  Brads are Anna Griffen.  CS is SU Kraft, close to cocoa and textured pretty in pink.  Sketch is from Sketch Saturday Week #93 http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2010/03/week-93-6th-march-mayas-dt-week.html/   Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy:)

SEW MANY CARDS BLOG HOP WINNER

My blog hop winner from the SEW MANY CARDS hop last weekend is Cindy N. (aka nadci)!!  Congrats Cindy!  You win the image of Fawn the fish coming out of the Easter egg that I used for my card - WOO HOO - it's such a fun image - ENJOY!!  Jeri (jeri@sewmanychallenges.com) will be sending you your image.  Thanks so much for playing along in the hop!!

SEW MANY CARDS SPONSOR - KLM DESIGNS

Another WONDERFUL sponsor this week for our SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE - make sure you check it out at (http://SewManyChallenges.com) and don't forget to visit the Sew Many Cards Shop(http://shop.sewmanycards.com) to get your images!!

Our sponsor this week is KLM Designs - http://klmdigistamps.com/


SPONSOR PRIZE PACKAGE -- 3 digital images of your choice from the KLM Designs store

KLM Digi Stamps (KLM Designs) was started by a Mother & Daughter team. Kathryn (owner of KLM Digi Stamps) and Sue (Company’s artist) started designing digital stamps for their own creations. After much response & excitement to their designs they formed KLM Digi Stamps.
KLM carry’s a large selection of designs from clowns, which are the company’s signature design todigital sentiments. All images are delivered ZIP format. Each image file contains JPEG and PNG format files. Images can be resized, reversed and altered to your likings.  Make sure to visit the shop and check out their images!!  Thanks SEW much for sponsoring us this week.

Here's a card I created using one of the KLM images - tulips.  They are so pretty.  I'm not a huge flower lover, but I ADORE tulips!  I colored them with copics and cut out image by hand.  I chose SCS Sketch Challenge 270 for my layout and also used Color Dare Challenge 58 (http://colordare.blogspot.com/) to use SU regal rose, certainly celery, tempting turquoise and whisper white (although I used GP white 110) as the color scheme.  I also added some K & Co. DP.  Buttons are from The Paper Studio grab bag that I got at Hobby Lobby.  Sentiment is computer generated and punched with SU punch.

Thanks so much to KLM Designs and thanks for looking!  Remember to check out the SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE BLOG and play along with us this week!!:)

SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE MARCH 5-11

Hello everyone!  It's another fun challenge this week at SEW MANY CARDS so make sure you come by and join us!  You can find it here: http://sewmanychallenges.com/ and if you need some images, make sure to stop at the Sew Many Cards Shop http://shop.sewmanycards.com/ - LOTS OF NEW AND FUN STUFF in the shop!!

Challenge this week is to make a card for a male.  I have to admit, I don't do many male cards, but I had a lot of fun with this because it is always fun for me to go outside of my comfort zone:)  I chose this image of Morty the Moose fishing b/c to me it screams "MALE" LOL.  I colored him with copics and then used Doodlebug Designs flock to make his antlers furry.  LOVE the effect.  I also used Smooch to make the water look more shiny.  I chose SU basic black for my card base and then mounted SU old olive after I ran it through my Big Shot using a Sizzix EF.  I cut the background octagaon out of SU night of navy using nesties.  I also used nesties tag to cut out computer generated sentiment and mounted with brads by American Crafts.  Hope you like it, let me know!!  Thanks for visited and make sure you go to the SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE BLOG!!

INKTEGRITY GUEST DESIGNER FOR MARCH

Another fun announcement, I have been chosen as a GUEST DESIGNER at INKTEGRITY for the month of March!  YAY and thanks Joni:)  You can visit the blog here: http://inktegrity.blogspot.com/  Also, they have a new sketch challenge coordinator and will be offering weekly sketches on Weds., so make sure you pop on over and enter!

Also, don't forget to check out INKTEGRITY'S store here: http://www.shophandmade.com/Store/Joni  You will LOVE the amazing digis!!  For today's card, I used one of the new releases, this adorable bunny and sentiment.  I followed The Cat's Pajamas Tues. Sketch #99 http://dancinginpajamas.blogspot.com/  I colored the INKTEGRITY image with copics and atyou Spicas and then used JudiKins Crystal lacquer for the carrot and SU chunky white glitter for the bunny's tummy.  Papers are base - Bazzill textured yellow CS, side is SU sage shadow CS, scallops are SU tangerine tango and DP is K & Company.  Used nesties to cut out image and daubed with SU sage shadow ink.  Cut scallops with SU trimmer.  Sentiment is from INKTEGRITY and flower on in colored with atyou spicas.  Sticker flowers/bling at bottom of card are K & Company and button is from bulk set purchased at Hobby Lobby.

Thanks for looking!!

OLDY BUT GOODY DAY AT BUGABOO STAMPS

Well, it's Thurs., which means Oldy but Goody day at Bugaboo.  Check out the challenge blog http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/ - you can still enter this week's challenge!  Also, make sure you visit the store, Jodie is always adding new images and they are always FANTASTIC!! http://www.bugaboostamps.com/Shop_digistamps.html

 I chose this image of Nurse Margaret for my card.  She's so funny!  I showed all my dr. friends this image and they all said they had a "Nurse Margaret" in their offices!  LOL.  I colored her with copics and atyou spicas.  She is printed on GP white 110 and cut out with scissors.  Flower buttons are Basic Grey Origins and pearls are e. by Prima.  Base CS is sparkly Bazzill textured and DP is K & Company.  Thanks so much for looking. 

Challenges this card is entered in:
Inky Impressions - Use green somewhere on your card http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for looking.  Please let me know what you think:)

FIRST CARD AS SOFTPENCIL DT MEMBER!!

Hi Everyone, I have some VERY EXCITING news!  I will be serving as a DT member for Softpencil for the next 4 months - YAY!!:)  I have been following SOFTPENCIL for quite a while and Elizabeth, the owner and designer, is one of my VERY FAVORITE people, so I am just SO EXCITED to get to work with her and the rest of the AMAZING SOFTPENCIL DT.  Don't forget to visit Softpencil's blog: http://digitalstamps.blogspot.com/ as well as the store: http://softpencilshop.blogspot.com/ (make sure your check out the ADORABLE new St. Patricks Day stamps).  Also, come join us on PaperCraftPlanet where you'll find challenges, games, tutorials, FREEBIES and other FUN:) http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/softpencil

This week our DT projects are showcasing Lilly.  Isn't she cute?!?  I colored her with copics and added pink lace to her dress sleeves, collar and bottom edge.  I used Heather Flower-soft for her flower that she's offering to her friend.  I also put pink lace across the top of the card.  Lace is from Hobby Lobby.  I cut out Dovecraft DP using Quickutz (background and pink piece) and nesties (flower).  I used SU metallic silver for base and pink piece is Bazzill textured.  I also added some K & Company flowers on the edges.  The sentiment inside is computer generated and cut out with SU punch and daubed with SU pixie pink.  Thanks so much for looking!  Let me know what you think:)

CRITTER SKETCH CHALLENGE #3

Welcome to week 3, Challenge #3!! This week kicks off our sponsorship month with Paper Jewels (http://paperjewels.weebly.com/) Paper Jewels is an amazing, fun new store that has wonderful customer service. They carry Bildmalarna images which are out of this world precious. The owner, Jenny, is now taking pre-orders for Ching-Chou and Kiuks Fantasy Art collection. Jenny has a wonderful store and her customer service is TOP NOTCH!!! Paper Jewels also host monthly challenges so if your a challenge type of girl pop over to her blog and check it out ( http://paperjewelsstamps.blogspot.com/)

At the end of the month you'll have the wonderful opportunity to win a gift certificate from Paper Jewels. Play along each week and increase your chances to win (see Critter blog for more details.)

Big super duper welcome to our guest sketch designer Kelly Haberstroh (http://therubberprincess.blogspot.com/). Kelly is an Air Force wife and the mother to two beautiful little girls. She is a substitute teacher and stampin' addict!! Kelly has amazing talent and you'll love seeing her work. Along with being a stamin' fool, she created an amazing sketch for us to play with this week. THANK YOU KELLY!!!!
Here is my interpretation of the sketch.  Had SO MUCH fun with this one - I LOVE sketches!!  I used SU chocolate chip as base CS, red rasberry from color coredinations as background layer.  Stamps are from Gel-a-tins pack.  Cut scalloped squares using 1 3/4 SU punch and circle cut using 1 1/2 SU punch.  Stamped images and words with SU chocolate chip on SU kraft and TAC white 100.  Colored coffee cup and background highlights with copics.  Ribbon is SU chocolate chip stripe.  Thanks so much for looking us.  Make sure you join the challenge this week by visiting us at CRITTER CHALLENGES BLOG