Snail Mail with Scallops

Hello and Happy Saturday!! Today a new challenge is set at Catch the Bug:

Scallops

I rarely use scallops, but like 'em alot. I used Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart at 3/4" to cut 3 rows of scallops. The DCWV Crafty Stack DP actually has scallops on it (just coincidence), sewing glaze, and the lovely Snail!

Isn't he sweet? Just LUV him! Thank you for joining me today and hope you have a lovely weekend.

Free Coffee Cup

Hello all and Happy Friday! I'm so glad the weekend is finally here. For one, Bean has been sick so I need to catch up on much needed sleep. For another....it's FREEBIE FRIDAY over at Bugaboo Stamps!!

The freebie today is this lovely coffee cup....and one can never have too many coffee cups!

I just got this Paper Studios mat stack and LOVE the retro feel of many of the papers. The freebie coffee cup comes with a lovely sentiment...but I thought I'd go with one from a stamp set.

So make sure to pick up your FREEBIE! You have one week to get it at this incredible price! BTW...anyone notice anything "strange" about my card? Well, I'll tell ya: NO SEWING!! I have such a dependence on my sewing machine but thought "what the heck...lets see if I can pull it off." Whatcha think? A little naked?

Well, I thank you for joining me today and have a wonderful weekend. Oh, I'll be testing out a recipe for soda bread...working on my St. Patricks day menu!

Wee Bit O' Luck

Hello and happy Wednesday. It's almost St. Patrick's Day, and considering that Bean is part Irish, I thought I'd do a few cards for the occasion. I'll also be making Shepard's Pie and something green for dessert.

Here's a Wee Bit O' Luck for you:

Now how cute is that little jar?! The set is Wee Bit and Lots O' Luck and comes with this jar and a jar full of shamrocks and 3 sentiments. Image is D2D, colored with Copics, nesties and Ranger Ink, DCWV Dots Stripes & Plaids DP, sewing, and Glossy Accents.

Just a close up....because I LOVE close ups! And just a small reminder that there is a FREEBIE (grab it before Thursday) for the progressive challenge - use the freebie by Thursday and get another freebie emailed to you! And the GREEN (as in recycle/reuse/upcycle) challenge is going on at Card-Ideas.

Thanks so much for joining me today!

This will be entered in the following challenges:

• Corrosive Challenges - #106 Going Green
• Paper Sundaes - #59 Stripes
• Eat Sleep Stamp - Layout #120

Easter Box

Hello and Happy Tuesday. Today I'm sharing one of the new releases at Bugaboo Stamps. Yup, it's time to get crafty for Easter!

Is it a box...or a bag? Well, I like to think of it as a little bit of both.

For this I used Bigger Bags at My Scrap Chick using Make-The-Cut on my Cricut (boy that's a mouthful!). I colored Artsy Bunny with Copics and Prismas and added Glossy Accents. Just a touch of sewing and homemade dots. I'm thinking of filling this with candy for Bean's teacher for Easter. Nothing like being ahead of the game!

Thank you for joining me today and taking a peek at the new releases at Bugaboo!

This will be entered in the following:

• Paper Sundaes - #59 Stripes
• Craft Your Passion - #48 Anything Goes
  

Funny Money

Hello all and Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend!

Today at Catch the Bug is ABC Day (Anything But a Card). One thing I really enjoy is making things for Bean. I feel there are so many learning opportunities and I try my best to be creative to make it all fun.

Bean LOVES quarters. For chapel the other day, I gave her a dollar bill. She was so disappointed and wanted a quarter. I tried to explain how the paper money was more than the shiny metal money. So here we are:

I got a great template from Kids Money Farm, inserted some Bobbleheads, and printed out the new money on green paper (it's the same design on the back). These are "money size."

Of course to go along with the new money, Bean needed a new wallet. I embroidered her initials on the heart, did a blanket stitch, and filled it with fiberfill. The inside has the pocket and a little zig-zag stitch for fun.

So far, she is enjoying her "hundreds" of dollars.

Thanks for joining me today and have a great day!

Little Birds

Hello and Happy Saturday. I really can't get over how fast time flies. I was just thinking how one day leads into another and then weeks, then months. Anyway, today at Catch the Bug, a new challenge is set:

ANYTHING GOES

So speaking of flying:

An all occasion card with soft colors. I'm using Birds from Spring Stuff, DCWV Mod-Retro DP, and the layout is Splitcoaststampers SC36. I made two of these to gift to my little cousin along with a few more.


So have a great weekend and don't forget to enter the Anything Goes challenge at Catch the Bug!! Thanks so much for stopping by.

This will be entered in the following challenges:

• Sundays With Crissy - #15 Stitching
• Paper Playtime - #40 Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday - #154 Signs of Spring

My Mom is Dino Mite

Hello everyone and Happy Friday! Wow, what a busy week for me! Last night was the first chance I've had all week to get crafty....and I made this little number for my mom who is celebrating her FIRST DAY OF RETIREMENT today!!

The inside reads "You're Dino Mite" using the same Cricut cart: Create a Critter at 3.5". DP is Paper Studio's Pink Armadillo and the layout is Splitcoaststampers SC322.

It seems like my ma has worked FOREVER! She retired from the public schools first, and now from an eye clinic...so she has two retirements going on and will be living out her "golden" years, nice and comfortably. I'm so proud of her.

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to pick up your Bugaboo Stamps FREEBIEs (yes, TWO freebies) today!! It's.....FREE!! It's...Bugaboo!!! You really can't go wrong.