Wishing you all the joys - Bugaboo new release

Tuesday January 22, 2019

 

I'm back with another New Release at Bugaboo...

Check out the design teams creations over at Catch the bug.

 

 

This image is called Winter bird 2.. I wanted a lots of snowflakes so thought I would used We R memory snowflake paper and then used a My favorite things arch die. I colored the image with copics and the sky and with a white gel pen I added some white dots of snow. I added the Paper trey ink sentiment. I added to top layer using some foam strips. I like the depth.

Challenges:
Sweet stampin - bright and cheerful
Just us girls #471 - colors
Crafting from the heart #235 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #211 - anything goes/ opt. tag
Christmas kickstart #2 - bundle up
Everybody art #429 - anything goes
Papercraft challenge #29 - bright colors

 

Happy Holidays - Creative with Stamps Challenge

Tuesday January 15, 2019

 

It's mid month reminder time at Creative with Stamps..

The theme is Mittens..

Note: CWS Challenges do not have many "Guidelines", but please read and follow the few we do have to be eligible to win.

 

 

This is my reminder card.. If you read about my January 1st. card you know I don't have a mitten stamp and so I drew a mitten and cut it out and traced it on Bristol paper and turned it over to create the other hand. I used Zig markes and painted the mittens. I used Simon Says stamps and embossing powder and created the fun texture to the mittens. I stamped the SS sentiment on We R memory keepers scrap and used Stampin up die. I then added this to a piece of scrap paper. I don't know who the background is by. I then used a copic and colored the twine and added this to the mittens.. I don't know about you but when I was growing up this is the way our mittens were. You would put your mittens on and then your winter coat and even if you took your mittens off they were saved by the cord that connected it to the other one.. I know my mom would add a safety pin inside my coat in the collar area and ran the cord through the pin so the mittens wouldn't be lost if I took my coat off.. The pin held them there even though they would have to go all the way through the coat sleeve.. I guess extra care that they wouldn't be lost.    I don't think they do that now.. but honestly don't know..

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations #211 - anything goes/opt. tag your it
Make my Monday #87 - word or sentiment
Pammie's inky pinky #1902 - anything goes
Double trouble #19 - mittens

We wish you a Merry Christmas - Crafty Gals Corner Challenge

Wednesday January 2, 2019

 

Yup I joined another design team.. I am so happy to be a part of Crafty Gals Corner  design team now..

 

So welcome to a super fun challenge at

Crafty Gals Corner #182.. 

Crafty Gals Corner is a bi-weekly challenge on Wednesdays. You may submit 3 projects per challenge using the theme of the challenge.  Now are you ready??..

We're starting off the  2019 year with a blog hop

.. I know.. fun huh!!

Our theme is SNOW MUCH FUN..

 

                  Billie  that's me

Carol

Connie

Dawn

Jana

Jeanie

Judy M.

Judy V.

Kleri

Lena

Rae Ann

Tracy

 

 

We have two sponsors Bugaboo Stamps $12. Gift certificate

 

Sparkle N Sprinkle  $15. Gift certificate

I am using the fun image called Snowman couple.. I now its after Christmas.. BUT I am one card ahead for 2019 Christmas..
 I colored the image with copics and used my cloud template and Ranger ink for the sky. I went over the snow area with Wink of Stella sparkle pen. I cut the image out with My favorite things stitch die and the sentiment with Spellbinders die. I mounted this to a piece of We R Memory Keepers paper. Perfect snowflake design.

Head over to Carol blog for her awesome snow much fun card

 Challenges:
Word art Wednesday wk. 368-369 - anything goes
Cute n crafty #17 - anything goes
Paper craft #27 - Merry Christmas
Crafty creations #381 - anything goes
Creative moments #159 - anything goes/ opt. Christmas
Crafting by designs - anything goes

Happy Holidays - Creative with Stamps Challenge

Tuesday January 1, 2019

 

Happy New Year.. Hope your year is wonderful, creative and blessed..

 

Welcome to another year at Creative with Stamps and a new month long challenge..

Our theme is Mittens..

 

Note: CWS challenges do not have many "guidelines", but please read and follow the few we do have to be eligible to win.

 

This Double Trouble challenge will run from January 7-20th

 

We are paring up with Double Trouble for this challenge

Challenge #19 - Let the Troubles Begin
THING 1 Trouble Maker wants you to use an embossed or patterned background and use a stamped or digital image to bring in something "Warm and Cozy" for these long cold January Winter days.
THING 2 Double Dare reminds you when you're feeling sad to simply remember "Your favorite things...whiskers on kittens...warm woolen mittens..." and then you won't feel so bad.
If you have included something to keep you warm in the winter you can link up your project HERE to Creative with Stamps and you will receive an additional chance at the Double Trouble Random Draw.

 

Well would you believe it.. I do not have any mitten stamps.. I know it's a shame.. So I just drew and cut out a mitten template and traced it on some Bristol paper and turned it over and traced it again to get the other hand.. I then used Zig markers and painted the mittens. I used Simon Says stamps and stamped a band and snowflake looking spots and heat embossed them. I stamped the SS sentiment on a piece of SU paper and used a Stampin up die to cut the frame. I added the scrap strip of SU paper onto another piece of dp by We R memory keepers.. I added the sequins and mittens and using a copic I colored a piece of twine and tied two bows and added them to the mittens.. WaLa.. mitten card..

So if you don't have a mitten stamp.. draw one.  

Challenges:
Creative moments #159 - anything goes/opt. Christmas
Word art Wednesday wk. 366-367 - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #562 - anything goes
QKR stampede #328 - anything goes
Cute n crafty #17 - anything goes
Tuesday throw-down #422 - winter sparkles
Paper-craft #27 - Merry Christmas

You're my cup of coffee 7

Thursday December 6, 2018

 

It's Coffee Lovers blog hop and the theme is Fall/Winter

 

Ok I love this darling tea cup or in my case coffee cup.. It reminds me of my Auntie Mae and Auntie Eve's house during the holiday. Always beautiful fragile coffee cups. That's when coffee and tea was served in these cups vs. mugs.. The coffee cup paper is from We R Memory Keepers. The background is a paper that I don't know who it's by but there are soft snowflakes and same with small strip. Perfect for the winter theme and my relative memories during the holidays. I stamped the sentiment also from the stamp / die set  from Stamp Simply. Using a scrap I used the Coffee die from the set and black foam and cut this out and layered.  In person this card is really pretty.  It's not as washed out as it looks on the computer.

 

Challenges:
Coffee lovers  blog hop -fall/winter
Artistic inspirations #210 - anything goes
The paper girls #165 - die cuts
Double trouble #16 - coffee lovers

Sorry I'm latte - coffee card 5

Tuesday December 4, 2018

 

It's Coffee Lovers blog hop time. The theme is coffee and Fall/Winter

 

This was a fun card to make. I used We R Memory Keepers paper and My Minds Eye papers. The sentiment is from Tech. Tues. and heat embossed. The die is from Stampin up.  I love my coffee..are you a tea or coffee drinker or neither?? 

 

Challenges:
Alphabet challenge - R - reindeer
4 crafty chicks #431 - anything goes
Coffee lovers  blog hop -fall/winter
Crafting from the heart #231 - anything goes
Pammie's inky pinkie #1848 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #210 - anything goes
The paper girls #165 - die cuts
Double trouble #16 - coffee lovers