Girl with Heart Balloons

Hello all and Happy Tuesday!  I've been in bed for a couple weeks with a respiratory infection - and I'm still exhausted!!  But I'm here to share a card for this weeks challenge at Catch the Bug blog which is ANYTHING GOES!!

I did one of those die cut gate folds from Splitcoaststampers tutorial found here.  It closes with a tuck under the circle/heart.

The picture makes it look like the opening is crooked, but it was die cut and looks pretty good IRL.  I always like anything goes - since it makes it easier to make a card with a purpose.  This was obviously for Valentine's Day.

Another project for Valentine's Day are these little origami pockets for the girls' teachers.  I found the super simple folding instructions on Pinterest.  All of these feature Bugaboo Stamps' Make it Snappy Girl Valentines Day.  This image also comes without a sentiment so you can personalize with your own sentiment.  So join in this week if you can!!

Heart Monster Gate Fold

Hello all.  Today begins a new challenge at Catch the Bug: Bingo (please see post for Bingo card)!

My Bingo is Bugaboo Image/Red/Sparkle.  I saw a technique on Splitcoaststampers that I HAD to try - Die Cut Gate Fold.

Isn't that cool?  I just love that opening!  I'm featuring Bugaboo Stamps Heart Monster.  The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin.  That's about all for today - hoping for a relaxing weekend.  Thanks for stopping by and join in if you can.

This meets the following challenges: Crafting with Friends: Anything Goes, Making Memories Crafting: Valentine, and Simply Papercraft: Anything Goes.

Bugaboo Cowboy Horse

Hello and Happy Friday!  Today I'm sharing a card using the current Bugaboo Freebie Friday!  Remember, this freebie is available for one week only so make sure to pick it up.

This is Bugaboo Cowboy Horse and a very CAS layout.  And this post is short and sweet!  Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to pickup this cutie!

My card meets the following challenges: Crafts Galore Encore: Anything Goes,  Crafty Girls Creations: Anything Goes, Moving Along with the Times: For a man, and Crafty Creations: Anything Goes.

Sunshine and Smiles

Hello all and Happy Saturday!  Today, we are celebrating a very special birthday - my little one turned 5 years old last week and today we are rockin' the house Suicide Squad style!  I'm also here to share a card for this weeks challenge at Catch the Bug: Sunshine & Smiles!

I'm featuring the cutest little Bugaboo Cowboy Horseshoe image.  The background is from the Country Life Cricut cartridge and the sentiment is from a Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin.  So join us this week if you can!  Thanks for stopping by!

Teal Christmas

Hello all.  Today I'm sharing a card for this weeks challenge at Catch the Bug.  The first Saturday of each month is Anything Goes!  So to get a jump start on this year's Christmas Cards, I made this:

I'm featuring Bugaboo Stamps Christmas Trio Blocks - only using one block.  The background is a paint sample swiped from Home Depot long ago when deciding on paint for my living room.  The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin kit and the die cut is Sizzix.  So join in this week!

This meets the following challenges: Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes, Jingle Belles: Let the Flakes Fall Where They May, If You Give A Crafter A Cookie: Photo Inspiration, and Simply Papercraft: Always Anything Goes.

Eatin Watermelon

Hello and Happy Monday!  Almost the end of the month and I wanted to enter another House Mouse Challenge: Recycle/Re-use.

My re-use item is the card base.  I made this "fancy fold" around a year ago and it just didn't work out for what I was doing at the time.  I put it aside and forgot about it....until now.  The stamp was a little smaller than the rectangle, so I tried to fill in the space with die cuts.

I thought with the sentiment, this could easily be used for a birthday card.  I don't remember the name of this fold, but I'm sure I found it at Splitcoaststampers.  The House Mouse challenge lasts until February 4th should you want to join too.  Thanks for the visit and have a wonderful week!

This also meets the following challenges: Come and Get It: 3 or More Layers,  HeARTful Stamping: Anything Goes + A rubber Stamp, and Brown Sugar: Anything Goes.

Monkey Love Freebie

Hello and Happy Friday! Yay, I have made it to the weekend! Want to know what's cool about Fridays?  Bugaboo Stamps gives away a digistamp for free!  Here is a card featuring this weeks freebie Raggedy Critters Monkey:

Sprout wanted a sock monkey....so I found Beanie's old monkey, washed it, sewed the cap back on, and voila, good as new!  So this is her Valentine's Day card this year.  I've been wanting to paper piece something for a while now, and thought this would be perfect.  I added a little banner, stamped with single letters from the Michael's $1 bin.  I'll let her have it on Valentine's Day, then it will disappear into her box of memories to be handed over when she's 18.  Anyway, that's it for today.  Don't forget to pick up your freebie!