That's something to crow about

Today it's a New Release Day at Catch the Bug and it's Crow Trio along with a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I just love this color combination which is so cheery.  Hope that you have a great week.

Patterned Paper:  Teresa Collins

Cardstock:  Paper Studio; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Crow Trio

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Congrats Crow about it

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
        Distress Oxide - Broken China

        Distress Oxide - Peeled Paint

Leaves:  Tonic

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Gems:  Mark Richards

Challenges
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 258 - 259 Anything Goes
Allsorts  - Wk 491 Pearls and/or Gems
QKR - Ch. 319 Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 226 Anything Goes
The Creative Crafter - Ch. 9 Anything Goes

Sorry about your Boo Boo

I have an uncle who had to have surgery so I made this card for him and he should receive it as he returns home from the hospital.  The image and sentiment is from Mo Manning called Boo Boo. I have a bunch of Mo's images and just had to color one up for this.
I haven't told anything personal in quite sometime so I am going to just vent for a second....I have a lot with lots of trees so hence lots of leaves.  All weekend long I have been trying to get outside and deal with my yard which I'm sure my neighbors are not happy with since working full time I have not done during the week. On Saturday after being out for 30 minutes it started to rain and then Sunday I was out for 45 minutes.  Today I rushed home and in the dark I had 30 minutes to have just a small pile before it started to rain, really.  These leaves are wet and I have mushrooms growing underneath.  Luckily I went to my Allergy appointment to find out that I don't have allergies just chronic sinusitis with a wonderful sinus infection since June so we are trying another antibiotic.  OK, thanks, at least I typed out my story and beat on my keys, lol.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dination; Recollection

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Boo Boo

Ink:  Memento - Real Red

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Die:  Taylored Expressions

Spellbinder:  Large Petite Oval

Challenges

Die Sketch Tanten - Ch. 49

Double D - Stripes and Dots (see mood board above)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 358 - 359 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 226 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 269 Embossing Delight

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 215 Use a funny sentiment

Todays witches ride swiffers

Today starts a new Stella Says Sketch Challenge at Catch the Bug.  For my card, I used the image and sentiment of Stella Swiffer.  I love the sarcastic humor of Stella.  I added Glossy Accents to her glasses and the stars....and when I went to take my picture this is the first time I had this happen, but it was not quite dry and I smeared them when the card flopped when I was taking a photo.  ARGH!  Now I can imagine what Stella would say.

Patterned Paper:  Cloud 9

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Stella Swiffer

Ink:  Distress - Concord Grape, Distress Oxide Wilted Violet

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Glossy Accents

Gems:  Duct Tape

Die:  My Favorite Things

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' - Humor

Kraftin' Kimmie - Ch. 454 Witches

The Sisterhood of Crafters - We could all use a little humor

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 215 Use a funny sentiment

Crafty Catz - Ch. 435 Anything Goes with twist of Halloween

Sparkles Monthly - Ch. 109 Color Project Use 2 Colors (Purple, Green)

Pattie's Creations - Ch. 151 Halloween or Autumn

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 269 Embossing Delight

Breast Cancer Angel 3

Here is my final Breast Cancer card for my Aunt Marian, my Mom's younger sister.  My Mom is in a family with 13 children and there are 10 girls and now 3 have breast cancer, besides my Grandmother.  So this is a very dear subject to me. Her sisters were just diagnosed this year so they are all doing genetic testing.  For this card, the image is from Bugaboo Ava Heart 1 and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  The ribbon background patterned paper is from Imagine That Awareness Ribbons Pink Papers.

Patterned Paper:  Me and My Big Ideas; Imagine That Awareness Ribbons Pink Papers (see above for direct link)

Cardstock): Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Ava Heart 1

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Beauty Grace Hope

Ribbon:  Michael's 

Button:: Papertrey

Flowers:  Recollections

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Creations in Pink - Ch. 3

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 97 Breast Cancer Awareness

Crafting with Dragonflies - Ch. 115 Mostly Pink Breast Cancer Month

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 225 Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 112 Pretty Pinks or Halloween

Foundation of my food pyramid

Today I have a new card with a sort of New Release at Catch the Bug called Coffee Time Perk Up and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I remember my Grandmother having a coffee pot like this, so I pulled out some papers that had a vintage look to me.

Patterned Paper:  Authentique

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Coffee Time Perk Up

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Caffeine is the foundation of food pyramid

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Sequins: Stash

Ribbon:  May Arts

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Flowers:  Recollections

Challenges

The Creative Crafters - Ch. 9 Anything Goes

CHNC Patterned - October

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 552 Food/Drink

QKR - Ch. 318 Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Ch. 95 Circles

You cannot cure stupidity!

Just a reminder that at Catch the Bug there is the Stella Says Sketch Challenge joining on for one more week.  I made a card using the funny image of Stella Stupidity.  My Dad uses that sentiment as well.  I added Glossy Accents to her eyeglasses and the IV bag.  I also put some pearls for her earrings.  I have been a nurse for almost 30 years and I have never worn a nursing cap and I can't tell you the last time that I wore a uniform dress/skirt.  I guess Stella isn't up to date, hehe.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Messy Scraps; Core-dinations

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Stella Stupidity (see above for direct link)

Die:  My Favorite Things

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Glossy Accents

Pearls:   Recollections

Ribbon:  American Crafts

Challenges

Double D - Spots and Stripes

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 412 Embellish with Ribbon or Lace

Crafty Catz - Ch. 434 Anything Goes with twist make it square

little red wagon - Ch. 418 Digi do

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 402 Anything Goes

I get so CRABBY

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and it's a BINGO Challenge.  For this one, I used an image that you can get for $1 called Crab Flower Digi Stamp and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  This is an image that I colored years ago and had sitting in a pile waiting to be made into a card, so I thought it was time to do so.  For the BINGO...I did all the items except forgot to find a ticket.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Crab Flower Digi Stamp (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Who Me Crabby
Dies:  My Favorite Things
Ribbon:  Michel's
Ink:  Distress - Broken China
Stencil - My Favorite Things
Flowers:  Prima
Gems:  Paper Studio
Tim Holtz Paper Distresser

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Ch. 147
Double D - Spots and Stripes

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 412 Embellish with Ribbon or Lace
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 402
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 356 - 357 Anything Goes

Have a Witchingly Wonderful Halloween

Today at Catch the Bug it's a New Release and the image is JJ October and I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  The patterned paper is also from TLC, Create.  I wanted to do something different so I did my JJ in blue so she is stylin'.  I added Glossy Accents to her glasses.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Witches & Spiders Papers 5

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo JJ October

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Witchingly Wonderful Halloween

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Ribbon:  Olfray

Spider webs:  Martha Stewart

Glossy Accents

Sakura Jelly Glitter Pen

Challenges

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 214 Fall or Halloween

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 551 Halloween

Sisterhood of Crafters - Cute Spooks

Sweet Stampin' - Halloween

Pattie's Creation - Ch. 151 Autumn or Halloween

QKR - Ch. 317 Anything Goes

Breast Cancer Angel 2

As I said before, I had several more cards to make using the Bugaboo Ava Heart image and the sentiment from TLC, Create.  I made the one for Mother who is a 9 year survivor and this one is for my Aunt is who is currently going through treatments now.  She is HER 2 positive so she has a year long of treatments to go through.  She happens to be my Godmother and is a retired nurse.  So this is the card that I made for her.

Patterned Paper:  Me and My Big Idea; Paper Sudio

Cardstock:  Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Ava Heart (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create

Die Cuts:  My Favorite Things

Ribbon:  Michael's 

Button:  Papertrey

Flower:  Recollections

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 356 - 357 Anything Goes

Crazy for Challenges - C4C456

Crafting with Dragonflies - Ch. 115 Mostly Pink Breast CA Month

Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 112 Pretty Pinks or Halloween

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 97 Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Courage

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug, and the theme is Cowboys and Cowgirls.  I used the image, Cowboy Saddle and a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Cowboy Saddle (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Courage Saddle Up

Spellbinder:  Small and Large petite ovals

Star:  Memory Keepers

Twine:  Natural Fibers

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - October

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 356 - 367 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 223 Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 413 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 401 Anything Goes

Breast Cancer Angel

As it happens my Mother is a 9 year survivor of breast cancer this year so this is the card that I made for her. Now she has two sisters that were diagnosed this year with breast cancer so I will also be making them cards as well with variations of this image and sentiment.  So my Mom with be getting genetic testing done this year since my Grandmother also had breast cancer....so we will see what that means for me and my daughter.
For my card the image is from Bugaboo called Ava Heart and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  The patterned paper is from Imagine That Digistamp by Kris - Awareness Ribbon Pink Digi Papers.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That Digistamp by Kris - Awareness Ribbons Pink (see above for direct link)

Cardstock:  Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Ava Heart (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Beauty, Grace, and Hope

Marker:  Stampin' Up - Pretty in Pink

Ink:  Memento - Angel Pink

Ribbon:  Simplicity and Michael's

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts and Recollection

Die:  My Favoire Things

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Challenges

Sketch Tanten - Ch. 48

Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 112 Pretty Pinks or Halloween

CHNC Patterned - October

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 97 Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Creations in Pink - Ch. 2

Crafty Cardmaker - Ch. 219 Lace or Ribbon

Quilt Squares with sympathy

I always like to have sympathy cards on hand for when that dreaded occasion.  With it being World Card Making Day yesterday, I thought it would be a good time to get a couple added to the stash.  For the card, I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I did a technique for a quilt square that I found on Pinterest.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - With Sympathy

Button:  Stash

Divine Twine

Ribbon:  American Crafts

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 354 - 355 Anything Goes

JUGS - Ch. 461 Sympathy

ATG with TLC - Ch. 24

Crazy for Challenges - C4C455

QKR - Ch. 316 Anything Goes

Fat, Jolly and Generous

Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug and it's a Anything Goes Challenge.  For this challenge, I made another Twisted Pop-Up Card using Reindeer Blocks and an additional sentiment from TLC, Create.
I made this in non-Traditional colors ad added some die cut snowflakes and pearls.
I love the sentiment because I feel like those are the words that describe me too, lol.

front

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe 

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Reindeer Blocks

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Fat, Jolly, Generous
Dies:  Sizzix
Punch:  EK Success

Gems:  Recollection

Pearls:  Jolee

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 354-355 Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes

Let's Craft & Create - Ch. 142 Anything Goes with optional paper strips instead of ribbon

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 19 Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Ch. 19

The Merry Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 3 October

CHNC - Ch. 406 Anything Christmas optional add a flower or more

You are One Tough Cookie

Today at Catch the Bug there is a new Friday Freebie with JJ Wrench and I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  It just works out that my supervisor had a rough week and I walked in her office to her having a break down after a group of my co-workers had attacked her.  So I thought this would be an appropriate card to give her since I have been in management and I know that just because you are the leader you still have feelings.
For the glasses I put Glossy Accents. Make sure to get this image this week while it's FREE.

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Paper Studio; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo JJ Wrench

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - You are one tough cookie

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Glossy Accents

Punch:  EK Success

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 354 - 355 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 400 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 550 Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Ch. 8 Anything Goes

Happy Teacher's Day

At Catch the Bug today is Humor Me Wednesday and I chose to celebrate that October 5th is World Teacher's Day so my card is using the image Deacon - School Sign It.  On the sign, I put a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I put two punched apples and one is on pop dots, and I put a yellow paper clip that I had in my stash.  I saw my daughter this past weekend and gave her this card with a Starbucks gift card and on the envelope I put - DO NOT OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 5th!  So it's driving her crazy because I wouldn't tell her what the card is for. lol

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Deacon School Sign It (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  Happy Teacher's Day

Paper clip:  Stash

Apples:  Martha Stewart

Pop Dots - 3M

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - October

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 354 - 355 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 222 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' - Spots

Love to Craft - Ch. 27 Anything Goes