Stampin' In Alaska

The Bugaboo Design Team is sharing inspiration featuring images from the shop that you may have missed.  This one is called Polar Bear and you can pick it up for $1.00!  Isn't he adorable?  AND perfect for winter projects. One of the things that I love about working with digital images is the ability to resize.  To create this shaped card I printed the bear out at 5 inches tall!  He was fussy cut, colored with copic markers and adhered to Perfect Plum cardstock from Stampin' Up!  I fussy cut again around the card base to create the final shaped card.   The image was printed onto designer papers twice for the scarf.  I then paper pieced and attached the scarf.  Don't forget to mark your calendars for the Annual Holiday Chaos week of fun starting Saturday, December 2 at Catch the Bug.  There will be a new challenge each day and lots of prizes! I'm sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Anyth...

It has been a very busy month so I'm sneaking in a last minute entry with SugarPea Designs challenge. My project started with SugarPea Best of Cluck stamp set and matching Sugar Cuts . I love this little set and can't wait to ink it up again!  The chicken images were stamped onto water color paper and colored with distress inks then die cut.  Sugar Cuts Farm Scapes was die cut for the background.  Distress inks were splattered on the base panel.  The fun sentiment is also from Best of Cluck.  A final size for this card is 4.25 square. I'm sharing my card with the following: SugarPea Designs Mix It Up:  Challenge #37 Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #310 - #31 Crafting from the Heart:  #185 Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Anything Goes

I'm joining the Progressive challenge at Gerda Steiner with this adorable mouse and ornament image.  You can find it HERE . I decided to paper piece the image and color with Spectrum Noir pens.  Liquid applique was added to the hat for dimension.  The tag was created with Spellbinder dies and retired Stampin' Up! designer papers from my stash.  A Stickles border, snowflake rhinestones and silver cord finish the tag. I'm sharing my project with the following: Gerda Steiner Monthly Challenge: November Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #310 - #31 Crafting from the Heart:  #185 Anything Goes  

I was lucky to be a recent winner at Through the Craft Room Door and asked to be a guest designer.  The sponsor for this week's challenge is DigiStamps4Joy .  I chose to play with the lovely Bird House image. My project began by printing the digital image onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White card stock.  The image was fussy cut and colored with Copic markers then layered onto SU Basic Black and a doily.  A coordinating paper from MME is the base.  SU ribbon and Stickles finish the card. Supplies Used:  Stampin’ Up! Whisper White and Basic Black Cardstock Stampin’ Up! Ribbon My Mind’s Eye Bramble Rose Designer paper Doily Yellow Stickles Copic Markers:  YG03, YG17 E57, E35, R05 and R22 I'm sharing my card with the following: DigiStamps4joy Challenge:  #142 Anything Goes Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #310 - #31 Crafting from the Heart:  #185 Anything Goes

I'm joining the current sketch challenge at My Favorite Things with Birdie Brown's newest set "New Best Friend".  I kept the design clean and simple.  The pup was stamped onto water color paper and colored with Tombow markers. Hope you have a great week and thanks for stopping by! I'm sharing my card with the following: My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch:  Challenge #360   Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #310 - #31 Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #193 Anything Goes + Sentiment Crafty Friends Challenge:  #71 Add a Sentiment  

A few months ago while cruising Pinterest I came across the altered mouse trap idea.  Wow, what a crazy thing to alter!  And there are some VERY elaborate designs out there.  So, I bought  a package of mouse traps and they have been sitting in my craft drawer ever since.   Well, this was the weekend to give it a try. AND I thought the butterfly image from the new Beautiful Birthday Wishes set by Graciellie Design would be a perfect embellishment.  This set and many others are on sale now at Unity Stamp Company .  Be sure to check it out!  I started my project by removing most of the hardware from the trap.  There are tons of how-to videos on You Tube to demonstrate how this can be accomplished.  Be sure you have good pliers and lots of patience!   Next I covered the trap base with tissue paper then glued grosgrain ribbon around the edge. I stamped the butterfly from Beautiful Birthday Wishes twice, fu...

Happy Saturday and welcome to a new challenge at Catch the Bug ! This week the design team has a color challenge with a fabulous Fall color variety.  I can't wait to see what you create!  Of course, we always enjoy seeing Bugaboo images used but you can use any stamp or digital image to play along. My card features the pre-colored Autumn Critter Stack 1 .  It's hard to see from the photo, but the image was printed onto a textured card stock then die cut. It was layered onto designer paper from Basic Grey Oxford paper and Stampin' Up! retired Bordeaux Burgandy. The "hello" die is from My Favorite Things and cut from black foam for added dimension.  I finished the card with a yummy organdy ribbon.  Don't forget to mark your calendars for the Annual Holiday Chaos week of fun starting Saturday, December 2 at Catch the Bug.  There will be a new challenge each day and lots of prizes!  I'm sharing my card with the following:   Word Art W...

Graciellie Design has three lovely new sets which were released with Unity Stamp Company this week.  Be sure to stop by Unity and pick up these new sets during their 50% sale.  My card features beautiful detailed images from Faith & Hope .  The detailed red rubber images are perfect for embossing.  I used detailed black emboss powder from Close to My Heart then colored with Tombow markers.   A layer of Walnut Stain was applied for a vintage feel.  The bow was customized by coloring with a Copic marker.  The lavender cardstock is from Paper Temptress and White Confetti from My Favorite Things. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving and maybe get to sneak in a little crafting as well! I'm sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #310 - #311 Penny Black and More Challenge:  Flower Power Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #193 Anything Goes + Sentiment

Today Bugaboo is releasing an adorable new image called Three Snowmen. This trio of snowmen are perfect for your winter projects! My card started by printing the image onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White  cardstock.  The image was colored with Copic Markers and liquid applique was applied to the snow.    Vellum and coordinating designer paper from my stash were machine stitched for the base panel.  The finished card size is 6.25 x 3.50.

The Bugaboo Design Team is sharing inspiration today with anything but a card.  My project is a fun Fall tag featuring Scarecrow Trio from the Bugaboo shop.  The image was printed onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White card stock and colored with Copic Markers. Be sure to stop by the challenge blog for all of the design team inspiration! Have you heard?  Catch the Bug is hosting the annual Holiday Chaos challenge week starting December 2.  Mark your calendars and join the fun!  Lots of inspiration, challenges, freebies AND prizes. Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have a great week. I'm sharing my card with the following: Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #193 Anything Goes + Sentiment Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes #308-#309   Crafting from the Heart:  #183 Anything Goes    Crafty Friends Challenge:  #71 Add a Sentiment

The Bugaboo Design Team is back to share a new Stella Says Sketch challenge and some fun inspiration! Wow, where has the month gone?! Thanksgiving is only a few days away and I am finishing up cards for family  and friends. My card features a great Fall digital image from Bugaboo called Scarecrow Trio . Of course, I have one used one of the scarecrow images, but all three are super adorable.  The image was colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut and layered onto die cut circles. The designer paper is an older Reflections Paper Pack from Michaels.  Have you heard?  Bugaboo will be hosting the annual Holiday Chaos challenge week again this year.  All of the fun will begin on December 2!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great week! I'm sharing my card with the following: Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #193 Anything Goes + Sentiment Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes #308-#309   Craft...

I'm sharing a clean and simple design tonight featuring the lovely Winter Blessings digital set  and Holiday Traditions Digital Paper by Graciellie Design.  This set is also available in red rubber from Unity Stamp Company .  Be sure to check out Unity's current sale -- an automatic 55% off all non-sale sets!  I started by printing images onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock and coloring with Copic Markers.  The entire panel was then sprayed with Krylon Glitter Spray.  The panel was layered onto Stampin' Up! Garden Green and Paper Temptress Gold Pearl Linen.  The card has been embellished simply with a bow created with yummy ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon Country Holiday Collection.  To purchase this lovely ribbon assortment check out the RRR Monthly Ribbon Club HERE . Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week. I'm sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday: Anything...

The Bugaboo design team is sharing an adorable new digital image called Fall Fox. The image was colored with Copic Markers and fussy cut then layered onto a galaxy background panel that was in my stash. I finished the card with a sentiment from Unity Stamp Company. Be sure to stop by Catch the Bug Blog for more design team inspiration and how you can get this new image. I'm sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes #308-#309 2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  Challenge #8 Anything Goes Come and Get It Challenges:  Thank You/Thankful  Crafting from the Heart:  #183 Anything Goes

I'm playing along with this week's sketch challenge over at  My Favorite Things. I chose to go with a one layer design  featuring The Whole Herd stamp and die set . Designer paper is MFT Trail Mix.  The card base was created by applying Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed  Distress Inks with the MFT Radiating Rays stencil. Thanks for taking a closer look! I'm sharing my card with the following: My Favorite Things: Sketch Challenge #358   Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes #308-#309 2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  Challenge #8 Anything Goes

I had a few minutes to play today with the current challenge over at Art Impressions .  We were asked to  make a tag... and I chose to create a birthday bottle gift tag. (Who doesn't love to receive Bath & Body Works goodies?) My tag began with cutting the Spellbinder  Long Classic Rectangle and scoring about half way.  I then used a Spellbinder circle die for the top to slide over the soap pump.  The cake image from AI's Chocolate Therapy was colored with Copic Markers.  Stickles were  added to the candle flame.  Brown liquid applique was added to the cake icing. I fussy cut the image and layered onto a doily which was sprayed with dylusions ink spray and distress ink. Sequins and bakers twine finish the tag.  I'm sharing my tag with the following: Art Impressions Challenge:  #221 Tag It  Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes #308-#309 Through the Craft Room Door:...