Motorcycle chick(en)

Spots and stripes is an old favorite combination of mine, and I think one can never have enough of these patterns in one's stash.
The same goes for glitter of any sorts for sparkle. Here I added strips of black glitter paper.

The chick was colored with Promarkers and a a white gel pen. The sentiment is a sticker from Art by Marlene.

This card is for:
Shopping Our Stash - #478 Animal Antics (animals acting like people)
Try It On Tuesday - Animals - real or imaginary

Sunbonnet Beach - This week's freebie

Happy Friday! I'm here to show you my card featuring the Bugaboo Freebie Friday - you can pick it up at no cost for one week by clicking here.
This will be my last Bugaboo card for a while as I need a little break for personal reasons. I hope, however, to find mojo and time again to craft other stuff, as it's quite an important relaxing activity for me.

I used a slimline die with circle cuts, as well as dies from Marianne, Poppy and Memory Box for the details. I kept to blue, brown and kraft colors. Coloring with Promarkers.

This card is also for:
Little Red Wagon - #607 Sun or Summer
Passion For Markers Challenge - #597 Keep It Slim

Growing up is optional

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug - we are now doing biweekly Anything goes challenges and biweekly sketch challenges on alternate weeks.

For this card I chose Gus Birthday - Optional - I used part of the image and sentiment that came with it.
My favorite Distress Oxide color is the speckled egg one, here I used it with several stencils and I added orange too, I love this color combo.
I stamped with random choice of stamps and fussy cut a stamped candle border from Lawn Fawn.
I used a black Posca pen to make frames for the senitmensta nd the dotted line around the edges of the card.

This card is also for:
Little Red Wagon - #604 Masculine
The Male Room - Dads and Grandads
WaterCooler Wednesday - #317  Masculine 

Sketch - Watering can on foiled background

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug - we are now doing biweekly Anything goes challenges and biweekly sketch challenges and alternate weeks.

For this card I went with Rose Watering Can, cut with a Penny Black antique fram die.
Earlier this year I watched some videos on YouTube where foil and a laminator were used - there are several videos on this topic, just try and search "Foiling with a Laminator". It's really easy. To make my background I used a stencil, deco foil transfer gel and Heidi Swapp mint colored foil, and a laminator. This background was part of the first batch I made.
Lace and and ribbon from my stash, the sentiment came free with a magazine.

This card is also for:
Happy Little Stampers Stencils May - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges - #211 Anything Goes + option: For a Woman

 

Pierre Wine - this week's freebie

Happy Friday! I'm here to show you my card featuring the Freebie Friday - you can pick it up at no cost for one week by clicking here: Chef Pierre Wine.
I colored Pierre with Promarkers and fussy cut and placed him on top of a clock, the inspiration came from the sentiment, a sticker by Art by Marlene. The "cheers" and the "Chill" are both stamped.
The background is stamped, with a stamp from Pinkfresh studio, the clock die is from Marianne. 

This card is also for:
I love Promarkers - #435 Anything Goes -  Add a Sentiment
Challenge Up Your Life - #135 Under a Hat

Sketch #909

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug.
I went with a monster theme, using an image from Mini Set - Monster blocks, it makes me think of Nessie, the monster of Loch Ness. I think he (or is it  a she?) works for a birthday card for a young boy.
I used different shades of green and teal, spots and stripes. I used a white Posca pen to add detials to the image and a black one for the DP.

This card is also for:
Little Red Wagon - #598 Mystical Creatures (Nessie - the monster of Loch Ness)

Flower bee for Freebie Friday

Happy Friday! I'm here to show you my card featuring the Freebie Friday -  you can pick it up at no cost in the Bugaboo store.

I chose to fussy cut my bee and place it at an angle. 

The background is stenciled, I used a brush - I very much prefer it to the sponges - and white and gold ink. 

I heat set the sentiment with white embossing powder.

Sewing theme in pink

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug.
I went with a sewing theme in all pink, using the image Stella sewing - Thread. All other stamps used are from the same set, which came free with a magazine several years ago. I gave the stamped buttons a thick coat of glossy accent.
I also added lace, string and metal scissors from my stash.

This card is also for:
Creations in Pink - #32 Anything Goes in Mainly Pink
Sweet Stampers - #55 Lots of layers

Sketch and Easter

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug.
The image has been colored with Promarkers. I used mandala stamp for the background, I heat embossed with white and inked with yellow. The white panel was die cut using dies from Pinkfresh studios. An Easter sentiment and flowers from my stash.

This card is also for:
Do-Al(l) Kreatives - #51 Easter
C.R.A.F.T. - #592 Spring/Easter

Things with wings

This week's challenge at Catch the Bug is THINGS WITH WINGS.

The image is Jacobean Bird 1 and I colored it using peach, coral and green Promarkers.
I die cut a bird cage (Poppy) and heat embossed it to give it a metllic finish.
I heat embossed "Just a note" onto musical noted vellum and added flowers and lace.
I'd say it's not a typical card for me, but I'm trying to go for for feminine and use up some of the gorgeous flowers I've got in my stash. I got myself a glue gun, it's a must to get them stuck.

This card is also for:
Craft Rocket Challenges - #79 Use Dies and/or Spring
Passion For Markers Challenge - #582 Soft Finishes (Use ribbon, lace, burlap, muslin, twine..)

Winter trio

Over at Catch the Bug, Thursday is 'Oldie but goodie' day and that's when we showcase some of the older Bugaboo images.

The image, Winter trio, is colored with Promarkers and a white gel pen, and I used hexagon and wreath dies to frame the image. I used a black pen to draw a line ariound the edges.

A die cut snowflake with a pearl brad was added as embellishment. Sentiment is a sticker from Tim Holtz.

This card is also for:
Sparkles Forum Christmas - #121 Snowman/men
Winter Wonderland - Anything Christmas goes

Recipe 123 - 1 ribbon, 2 buttons, 3 layers

This week's challenge at Catch the Bug is a recipe challenge: 123 - 1 ribbon, 2 buttons, 3 layers.

I never know how to count layers, but I counted the DP background as one, the yellow strip as one and the image as one.
I colored teddy with Promarkers and added glossy accent to the balloon. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.

I was planning on adding this card to my baby card selection. But I guess it could be used for a toddler's birthday as well. 

This card is also for:
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #576 Buttons and/or Bows
Krafty Chicks - #544 Any Occasion

 

 

Bottle tag

It's Monday and over at Catch the Bug that means we've got some "Anything but a card" inspiration for you. 

I used Mouse - candle, colored with Promarkers.
The paper is old and came free with a magazine several yeard back - I do like the combination of red, white and blue and dots.

This bottle tag is also for:
Creative Knockouts - #385 Anything goes

Winter Penguin Trio and BINGO

Today starts a new challenge over at Catch the Bug and tis week we are playing bingo. I used the row of snowflake+Bugaboo image+ribbon.

I used the image Winter Penguin Trio. DPs from Maja Design, die cut snowflakes, a holly frame and a tree. Added two buttons from my stash, I drew a white line with a Posca pen on them, and ribbon from my stash.

This card is also for:
Christmas Craft Creations - Ribbon or Twine
Crafty Gals Corner - Snow Much Fun
Christmas Crafts All Year Round - January - Something starting with A and/or B (Blue, buttons)

Day 7 of Bugaboo's 11th annual Birthday Bash - Woodland Friends

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 11th birthday.
For day 7 we have a color theme. The DTs have used today's freebie, so if you do like the fox I used you can grab it for free from later today and a week ahead.

I gave the fox a birthday hat and a bow tie to add to the party feel. Papers are old freebies.

This card is also for:
Paper Minutes - #674 Headgear

Day 6 of Bugaboo's 11th annual Birthday Bash - Woodland Friends

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 11th birthday.
For day 6 we have a photo.

I used Theodore Bear and teamed him up with animals from a magazine freebie set and stamped toadstools - all stamps are new to me. I arranged the scene onto a die cut tag, used an old-ish DP and lace and string for texture, as well as an embossed panel.

This card is also for:
Always Fun Challenges - #196 SOMETHING NEW

Day 5 of Bugaboo's 11th Birthday Bash - Woodland Friends

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 11th birthday.
For day 5 we want you to make us laugh.

I used Goofy Squirrel and teamed him up with old freebie papers with plenty of nuts as a well as a "nut themed" sentiment. Two die cut leaves, a glitter strip and string, and my card was ready.

This card is also for:
Get Creative Challenges  - #97 ANYTHING GOES 

Day 4 of Bugaboo's 11th Birthday Bash - Woodland Friends

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 11th birthday.
For day 4 we have a bingo board.

I made my card using the line of ribbon+die cut+sentiment. The image was colored with Promarkers. I stuck to blue, green and golden colors.
I heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder and fussy cut it.

This card is also for:
Crafty Calendar - Make It Cute

 

Day 1 of Bugaboo's 11th annual Birthday Bash - Woodland Friends

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 11th birthday. Day 1's theme is to create a birthday card with woodland creatures.

I made my card using the image Owl trio, colored with Promarkers and with glossy accent eyes. The background is made with an embossing folder that came free with a magazine recently and a green ink. The trees are die cut, colored and I used a white and black pen for detailing.
The birthday greeting was stamped onto a tag.

This card is also for:
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #573 - Birthdays
Shopping Our Stash - #436 What's New With You? (white Posca pen and embossing folder)

 

First Stella Sketch of 2021 - Birthday animals

Happy New Year everyone! Let's hope 2021 will be far better than the previous one.

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug. I need to stock up on cards for most occasions, staring with a birthday card for a child.
I used the image Sign it birthday critters. colored it with Promarkers and added a birthday greeting in Norwegian. I used a strip of glitter paper and a MFT border die and several paper scraps in shades of brown. A green striped ribbon and brown string from my stash.

This card is also for:
Crafty Animals - Always Anything Goes