Stampin' In Alaska

Thursday at Catch the Bug the Design Team pulls out the Oldie But Goodies! Are you experiencing Spring Fever where you live?! I sure am and my crafting definitely reflects it. Brighter colors AND fun Spring  images like the one from Bugaboo. My card features  Scene it - Happy Spring to Ewe I kept the design clean and simple to focus on  the fun scene.  A little dimension glaze was added to their eyes and Stickles to the flower centers. Jodi has decided to retire many of the Bugaboo images in the shop.  Be sure to check them out and add some of your favorites to your Bugaboo collection. Want more inspiration? Check the Catch the Bug blog for all of the design team inspiration. I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday Challenge #181:  Anything Goes Sister Act Card Challenge #103:  Anything Goes  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes Simon Say...

This week the Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge is a sketch. (I Love Sketch Challenges) So, I pulled out a couple of my Paper Smooches sets  and played along. My clean and simple take on the challenge features Surf and Turf and Sentiment Sampler   I'm also sharing my card with the following: Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Clean & Simple Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Anything Goes  Word Art Wednesday Challenge #180:  Anything Goes/Family Friendly  Sister Act Card Challenge #103:  Anything Goes Through the Craft Room Door Challenge:  Anything Goes Thanks for stopping by! 

I'm "sneaking" in a quick entry for this week's  Paper Smooches SPARKS Anything Goes Challenge. My card features an adorable image and sentiment from Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies . It's a clean and simple design with a few enamel dots to finish. The gopher image was colored with Prismacolor pencils and blended with baby oil. I'm also sharing my card with the following: Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Clean and Simple Word Art Wednesday Challenge #180:  Anything Goes/Family Friendly

I hope everyone is having a great  start to the weekend! I'm stopping in quickly to  share a fun birthday card for this week's i {heart} sketch challenge . My card features one of the fun From the Heart  Birdbrain images Birthday Candle Birdbrain and The sketch twist this week is to use a two word sentiment. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils on Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake Card stock. Stickles were added to the candle flame and a couple of gems for a little "bling". Not only is the image adorable, but it comes with a variety of 16 coordinating sentiments!  Wow! Here's the inside sentiment for my card:   Thanks for stopping by! I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday Challenge #180:  Anything Goes Sister Act Card Challenge #103:  Anything Goes

Happy Friday! I'm back with a second card to share with this week's Unity Stamp Company Friends with Flair. I'm inking up a new set that I received recently from Unity called  That Sucks . Don't you love the retro vacuum cleaner image?!! I have combined it with the Happy Birthday sentiment from Ol' Bag of Fun KOM 7/12 The sketch was inspired by this month's Unity {be Inspired} challenge Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at a fabulous grab bag of Unity rubber. I'm also sharing with the following: Little Red Wagon Challenge #286:  Seeing Spots  Digi Chooseday Challenge:  Spots and Dots

Happy Friday! It's time again to play along with  Unity Stamp Company and their Friends with Flair linky party. Last week I shared a card using  Unity's new You're Too Kind stamp set. You can find last week's card Here. The water color paper and inks were still on my craft desk so I made a couple of more versions this week to share with you. I used Tim Holtz distress reinkers and a water colors brush to color the image on water color paper. A very clean and simple design with a little ink splatters for interest. These will be going into my stash for Anniversaries. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment for a Unity rubber stamp prize. Don't forget to check out the fun Birthday Sales that Unity has going this week. Happy 7th Birthday Unity! I'm also sharing my card with the following Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Clean and Simple Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #180 Anyth...

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Monday's at Catch the Bug is  a day for the Design Team to share project inspiration which is  Anything But a Card. This week I am sharing an altered wine bottle photo display. I started with this fabulous pottery  wine bottle and wrapped it with a sleeve of burlap. I corked the bottle and inserted a recycled photo display pin. I printed the sweet Bee Bear- Heart String from the Bugaboo store and colored it with Copic Markers.  The image was fussy cut and taped to an acrylic strip to insert behind the large silk flower. I used my hot glue gun to attach the flower and sprigs to the burlap. I really like how this turned out! Jodi has decided to retire many of the Bugaboo images in the shop.  Be sure to check them out and add some of your favorites to your Bugaboo collection. Want more inspiration? Check the Catch the Bug blog for all of the de...

I hope you are having a great weekend! I'm so glad you stopped by. Bugaboo has a new Stella Says Sketch for  you this week and it has so many possibilities. My card features the sweet Sunflower Vase image. It's difficult to tell from the photo, but I die cut a window in the gingham panel for the vase. The vase was printed twice, colored with Copic Markers and fussy cut for dimension. I add a machine stitched border and Bakers Twine to finish. This will be going to a couple in our church who is having their Anniversary later this month. Many of the Bugaboo images have been marked down in the shop.  Be sure to check them out and add some of your favorites to your Bugaboo collection before they are gone! Want more inspiration? Check the Catch the Bug blog for all of the design team inspiration.   I'm sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #179 Anything Goes TTCRD:...

I'm having so much fun coloring the newest From the Heart digital stamp. Hamlet PigWit Being Shy is the April Stamp of the Month. FTH is offering him free with a $10 purchase. (you can't beat that!) Here's my card using this week's  i {heart} Card Sketch #105 with a twist to create it fast. I have been experimenting with colored pencil on Kraft card stock lately.  I really like how the colors pop off of the Kraft! This really went together quickly for me. Here's a close up of Hamlet..... Hope you get a chance to play along. Everyone who enters is a winner! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! I'm also sharing my card with the following: From the Heart Stamp of the Month Progressive Challenge Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  In the Middle

I am so crazy busy at work that another week has flown by for me! I'm still glad that it's Friday though because that means a chance to play along with Unity Stamp Company and Friends with Flair. I took advantage of one of Angela's fabulous sales recently and bought the adorable new set You're too Kind The image seems to be made for watercoloring. I stamped in Versafine black on water color paper then used my water brush and distress reinkers to color. Papers are from the Fiction paper pack by Basic Grey. I really like how this turned out! Because I need some Anniversary cards in my stash I opted to use an Itty Bitty sentiment Happy Happy Anniversary The color combination was inspired by Unity's {be Inspired} Challenge I'm also sharing my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  In the Middle Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance ...

Happy Friday! I'm so glad that you stopped by today. I am sharing a super sweet image that Jodie is giving away  over in the Bugaboo shop today. The image is called Summer Butterfly Bear - Umbrella The image was printed on Stampin' Up! White Cardstock. It was printed a second time on the polka dot paper to paper piece the umbrella.  The image was colored with Copic Markers.  The sketch is from this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #264 Jodi has decided to retire many of the Bugaboo images in the shop.  Be sure to check them out and add some of your favorites to your Bugaboo collection. Want more inspiration? Check the Catch the Bug blog for all of the design team inspiration. I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #178 Anything Goes  Through the Craft Room Door:  Anything Goes April 14 -20   Be sure to check my updated Stamps For Sal...

I have been seeing some super cute digital images out there by From the Heart Stamps . I simply couldn't resist the April Stamp of the Month Hamlet PigWit Being Shy Isn't he adorable? AND the set includes five fun sentiments! Here is my card using sketch #104 from i {heart} Card Sketches : The digital image was colored with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.  The cloudy sky was created with a scallop die cut template, Memento ink and a dauber. I'm also submitting this to the following: From the Heart Stamps: The Digital Stamp of the Month Challenge Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #178 Anything Goes   Be sure to check my updated Stamps For Sale page. (US shipping only)  

This week's Art Impressions Challenge #157 is "Make Me smile" My card features the adorable  Giraffe Set  From Art Impressions. How could this set NOT make you smile?? This was the first AI set that I bought  and it makes me smile each time I use it. The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils on Kraft cardstock. Thanks for taking a look!

I hope your weekend has started off great! I'm stopping in this morning to share a quick clean and simple card for this week's Anything Goes Challenge at Paper Smooches SPARKS. My card features the fun Birthday Buddies from Paper Smooches. This set is my Go-To for fun Birthday Cards! The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils. I {Love} how the colors pop on the Kraft! Rather than add embellishments I chose to  lightly splatter acrylic paint.   I thought it provided a festive/confetti look! Most of my cards are mailed so less bulk is easier. I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #178 Anything Goes TTCRD:  Anything Goes April 7 - 13      Be sure to check my updated Stamps For Sale page. (US shipping only)  

Wow, where did this week go?! It's Friday again and that means sharing a fun project created with Unity Stamps. Be sure to check out all of this week's Friends with Flair inspiration! I am sharing a card which features a fun Itty Bitty stamp from Unity called Coffee & Wine . These stamps are anything BUT "Itty Bitty"! They are all fun single stamps (and sentiments) that you will want to check out and add to your Unity collection. The sketch is inspired by the newest Unity {be Inspired} Challenge Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at winning a fun prize from Unity Stamp Company.

Happy Friday!   I'm so glad that you stopped by today. I am sharing a super sweet image that Jodie is giving away  over in the Bugaboo shop today.   The image is called Wee One Cowboy - Relaxing . The image was colored with Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils then fussy cut  and popped up with foam tape  in front of the little scene.   Jodi has decided to retire many of the Bugaboo images in the shop.  Be sure to check them out and add some of your favorites to your Bugaboo collection. Want more inspiration? Check the Catch the Bug blog for all of the design team inspiration.   I'm sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #178 Anything Goes TTCRD:  Anything Goes April 7 - 13 Cutie Pie Challenge:  #86 All About the Boys

Today is New Release day at Bugaboo. The design team is featuring one of today's new images called MIS Floral Mom's Day.     The image was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with baby oil.  Stickles were added for a little glitter. The sketch inspiration is from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #263 .  Don't forget to check out the sale going on in the shop right now. As always, new release images are 50% off. Hop on over and check them out!