Bugaboo ATC

Hello all and Happy Saturday. Today begins a new challenge over at Catch The Bug:

ARTIST TRADING CARD (ATC)

To be honest, I didn't really know what an ATC was. So I googled and went to a bookstore. The info I found was basically the same.

The "artist" puts whatever they want on a mini canvas measuring 2.5" by 3.5" creating a little piece of art. The size is that of a baseball card, and is meant to be traded - for free. I also read that your piece should be signed, dated and if you'd like, include your email and/or location.

So here's what I came up with. The hearts are clear heat embossed, "Love" is machine sewn...yup, that's "real" thread, not faux, and my adorable dog is from the Puppy Love collection. With this one experience, I could imagine how fun it would be to make and trade!

Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!

Deacon Swings

Hello and Happy Friday! Woo-hoo! I know it's officially the weekend and time to relax, but we actually have a very busy weekend. My Dad turns 76 Years Old on Saturday so I'll be making enchiladas and upside down pineapple cake for the familia. It should be a good time.

But on to today's creation:

This little guy is Deacon and you can get him for FREE at Bugaboo!! That's right, it's FREEBIE FRIDAY! And what a GREAT freebie!! I just LOVE the Ava and Deacon collection....but how could you not? I also love this layout (Card Patterns #99) and the clean and simple look.

A little close-up action here. I must confess, I enjoy practicing my coloring, and Bugaboo stamps are just so darn pleasurable to color. Obviously I'm not trying to get you to go BUY the stamp because it's FREE...just wanted to share how much I like Bugaboo. So go pick up your FREEBIE and thanks for stopping by!!

This meets the following challenges:

• Rainbow Lady - #137 Beary Good
• Creative Craft World - Cute & Cuddly
• Stamps R Us - #13 Animals

Birthday Fat Mouse

Hello and welcome to OBG (Oldie But Goodies) day at Catch the Bug. This is a chance to show off older, but still much loved Bugaboo creations.

Fat Mouse is one of my faves because he just looks SO happy going after that balloon! Plus, he's got a tattoo on his butt!!

You can't really see it in the pic, but he's got fuzzy/soft stuff (yup, that's the technical term) on his tummy. The DP is DCWV Spring Matstack, Bugaboo digi colored with Copics, nesties, $1 acrylic sentiment stamp, and sewing.

Feel free to take a look at the other OBG inspiration at Catch the Bug! And of course, I appreciate you stopping by to visit!!

My card meets the following challenges:

• Splitcoaststampers - Sketch SC48
• Die Cut Dreams - #81 Use a Digi & Rubber stamp together

Kiss Me

Wow! It's Monday already?! Just 11 more months to Christmas LOL! I just can't get over how fast time goes by. I don't know if time started speeding up in my 30's...or maybe it was when Bean was born. Either way, I just can't keep up! Or I'm slowing down?

Here's another Valentine's Day card. I'm using one of my favorite Designed2Delight stamps: Charmed. There is something about her face that I just ADORE.

She's colored with Copics and shaded with Ranger Inks. Glaze, sewing, and handmade "brads." Instead of putting pop-dots under the image, I diecut a cereal box (obviously the same size circle as the image) and glued them together. That way I have added dimension without worrying about it going through the mail (since this card will be going to Reno).

I have a few more Valentine's projects in mind (still got Bean's teachers and classmates to do!), so I better get crafting! Thank you for stopping by!

This card meets the following challenges:

• Cards & Things - #62 Sketch
• Tuesday Throwdown - #32 Valentine

Fancy Fold

Hello and Happy Sunday! I hope all is well as we near the end of our weekend. Today I'm sharing a Designed2Delight card. This weeks challenge at Card Ideas (the Designed2Delight DT blog) is:

FANCY FOLDS

Of course I'm "boring" in that I pretty much only make 4.25" by 5.5" cards. Sometimes when I'm feeling a little WILD, I'll make a square card! So this was a GREAT challenge for me, even though I started with one of the easiest folds out there LOL!

I think this is a gatefold...or trifold? I don't know, but it is considered "fancy!" Not only that, but it's super CAS and quick to make! I embossed the "doors" with the Dots folder (so the back is NOT embossed), and added my little rectangle with the Simple Stem and Thank You set flower.

Here it is closed up. I can't believe my edges lined up so well! I do use my score-pal, but even I can mess up the simplest things! BTW, I changed the color of the stamp (digis come in black and white) in Corel, and made a colored square using the same color (in word), and used nesties to cut it all out. I also added glaze to the flower for a little more dimension.

So enter your Fancy Fold creation at Card Ideas! Thank you for stopping by and have a great week.

Winter White

Hello all and Happy Saturday! Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!

Today at Catch the Bug, a new challenge has been set:

WINTER WHITE

I didn't want to go with a "winter" card, so instead I went with Dottie. I think she's a sexy and sassy lady...just like ME...well, just like I'd like to be again someday! I'm getting there! I finally lost most of the so-called "baby weight" from Bean - who is almost 4!

Here she is, all dressed in white, ready to party. I tried to make her blond, but it turned into a dishwater mess, so brunette she is. I put glitter on her dress and fancied her up with sparkly earrings. Super CAS with one embossed strip and diecut circle.

Here's an upclose of the lovely lady. I'm thinking maybe I should add a little pen floor...whadaya think? Something to ground her a bit? I'm so lost without my Ranger inks!

So create something white and enter the Catch the Bug Challenge!

My card meets the following challenges:

• For Fun Challenges - Glitter (dress and party hat!)
• Cute Card Thursday - #148 Recipe 1, 2, 3 (1 image, 2 rhinestones, 3 layers)
• Stamp N Doodle - DRESS it up!
• Delightful Challenges - Let's Celebrate!
• Hodge Podge Shop - #7 White on White

Juggling Sherbert

Hello and Happy Wednesday! Short post today...just want to share a birthday card using Poppi juggling ice-cream...but with the colors I used, it looks more like sherbert!

The DP has lots of sparkle, Poppi is colored with Copics, shaded with Ranger Inks, tag is Cuttlebug, ribbon and sewing.

Know why he's wearing sunglasses? Because my paper is SO BRIGHT!! LOL!

BTW, I'm using a fab sketch by Scrappy in honor of Birthday week at Catch the Bug. Today's mini challenge is: Sketch and Birthday!