Daisy Girls Stamp

Hello and yay the week is almost over!  With the girls back in school, it's time for weeks to fly by and living life in a blur!  But that's ok.  Although the other night I was thinking about Bean and how more than half of her life with me at home is almost over and I couldn't imagine my life without my babies by my side....brought a tear to my eye.

But on a happier note, I'm here to share a Bugaboo card using an older but still much loved image.  Actually, I've had this one for a while and never colored her up:

She is Bugaboo Stamp Kidz Daisy.  Daisies are my favorite flower!  I'm also using Sentimentals Cricut Cart for the stamp die cut.  Also, for more Bugaboo inspiration, please visit Catch the Bug Blog.  So just a short post today.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek.

This meets the following challenges: Crafty Creations: Anything Goes,  Crafty Sentiments: Anything Goes, and Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes.

SWAK Giraffe

Hello all! Today is Saturday and that means a new challenge at Catch the Bug:

Anything Goes

I'm using the adorable Giraffe Heart 2 for Beanie's Valentine's Day card:

The die cut is from Cricut's Sentimentals cart - stamp at 3 1/4" and SWAK at 1 3/4".

It's a little bright but I think she will really like it.

Of course I show it to my DH and his first question is: what the heck is swak? *sigh* Men.

Snail Mail

I have so many Cricut carts and so little time. I feel like I need to take a vacation for a week just to craft....I have sewing to do, cupcakes to make, a house to organize. My darn job keeps getting in the way of life! But I'm so blessed to have such a great job.

I love the Sentimentals cart. Just looking through, there are so many cuts that match puns. I cut my little snail at 1 3/4" (on flip) and the grass is from Plantin SchoolBook (Fit to Length 4 1/4") once regular and once shadow...but I ended up staggering it so it'd look like more grass.

The sentiment are individual stamps using my Stamp-a-ma-jig...this took the longest! I added a little white pen, inks for shading, and a ribbon. Papers are from my fav paper pack that I always forget the name of. Layout is Mercy's Tuesday Sketch MTSC72.

Don't really know who this is going to just yet. I've been organizing and cleaning my room and this snail was calling me :)

Thinking Bee

I have a good friend, DJ, and 13 years ago, we went to a pet store and picked out Shaggy together. Shaggy had lots of character and lots of hair. It got to the point where his people (DJ and her DH) had to let go...so He passed this Sunday. This card is for them:

The deets: K&Co Wild Saffron DP, bee is from Cricut Sentimentals, nesties, chalk ink, stazon, Stampin' Up's Trendy Trees for the sentiment.

I know DJ is really hurting...and it made me think of Max. It's so hard to lose our furry loved ones...and some people dismiss the hurt because it's "just a pet." But I know it's more than that. I really hope this brings a smile to her face.

This meets the following challenges (challenges really help me focus):

• Card Positioning Systems - layout CPS 164
• BBTB2 - use the bee from Sentimentals