Freebie Friday August 26th, 2016 {Bugaboo Stamps}

Happy Friday or should I say Fri-YAY!

What a crazy week it's been for me.

I'm so looking forward to the weekend 

and hopefully some good crafting time.

How about you?

If you are able to get some good crafty time

there's an adorable FREEBIE available 

today at Bugaboo Stamps that you can 

go download for your very own to use.  

This is the super sweet image

and my card using it

If you'd like more inspiration just pop on over to 

the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog and

see what some of the other DT members

have made to share with you!  

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #292 Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenges #22 Thing with Wings

Moving Along with The Times Challenges - CAS

Thanks so much for popping in today to see me!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs to each of you!  D

Humor Me Wednesday "National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day" - Catch the Bug Challenges

Oh hello! Thanks for being here to visit me today!

It's hump day and Humor Me Wednesday
at Catch The Bug Challenges as well.

This week has lots of fun holidays that you might 

not be aware of.  For example did you know there

is a National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day?
No? Well it was Monday May 15th. 

I didn't know but I'm super excited for a reason to

celebrate this holiday because I love, love, love

chocolate chip cookies!  Really I LOVE cookies

of all kinds but I especially love chocolate chip ones! 

In fact they are my all time favorite dessert! 

I used a sweet digital image, sentiment  

and matching digital paper from
Card Kit - KIDZ Cookie 

for my card today - take a look:

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today!

Go have a chocolate chip cookie when you get a

chance!  I know I will :o)  Hugs! D

Stella Says Catch #409 {Catch the Bug Challenges}

Hello sweet friends.  I have to laugh at myself

as I am typing this today.  It seems I always start

my blog posts the same way.  I think I need some 

new material but I struggle with what else I could say.

Should I say "What Up friends"?  Or maybe

"Hey how you doin'"?  Or something very off the

wall to see who's paying attention?  Hmmm...

will have to work on that for future posts. But

for now I'm very happy that you are here to visit me

so....hello sweet friends :o) !!!

Today is the start of another new Stella Says Sketch

at Catch the Bug Challenges - take a look at SSS#409

 It's a goodie I think - can be very simple

or can be very embellished. Can be flipped 

or it can be square - lots of possibilities I think.

Since I've been running around like a frazzled chicked

these past 3 or so weeks I decided to stick pretty 

true to the sketch and keep it simple.  No 

sentiment on this one so I can use it in a 

variety of ways later when I need a quick card

to send out to someone.  Here's my take on this fab sketch:

This sweet image is called BUGLBEAR (ladybug bear).

It's hard to see in this photo but I added some stickles

glitter glue to the middle of the flowers and the stem.

Fun right?!  Hope you like it!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More #192 "Make Your Mark"

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #276 "Anything Goes"

I hope you will go check out the lovely creations from 

the other talented ladies on the Bugaboo team and

then decide to link up your own creation!  

There's an awesome prize for the winner - just sayin!

Thanks for stopping in to visit me - hope you have 

an amazing day and week! Hugs D

Freebie Friday - Bugaboo Stamps

It's Friday, it's Friday - I'm so happy it's Friday!!

What a week - Oye!  Looking forward to the weekend

and we are almost there now! Whoo Hoo!

Friday's are fun at Bugaboo Stamps because 

Jodie puts an adorable image out there for you

to grab for free.  Let me repeat myself...

it's Friday and there's a FREEBIE!!

Here's my card using this week's image

This card is going to special lady who's been

undergoing chemo treatments for the past month

or so.  She doesn't seem to have lost her humor 

during this whole ordeal which I think is quite amazing!

I hope this will make her smile!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew #112 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-CraftyChallenges #276 "Anything Goes"

Go check out the other fun creations from the

talented and lovely Bugaboo DT team at

Catch the Bug Challenges then 

Go go go grab your freebie now too!

Hugs and Happy Friday! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Anything Goes {May 2016}

Happy Saturday to all my crafty followers!
We've got a very busy weekend planned - how about you?

Today is the start of a new month of challenges 
at CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES!
How in the world did that last month go by so fast.
It seemed as though it was only a few sleeps 
and viola it was a new month.  

Oh well...at least we'll start seeing some beautiful flowers
in the yard and around the area.  Already the lilacs are
budding up and I can hardly wait for them to bloom!

The theme for this first Saturday of the month
is ANYTHING GOES!  Oh I know you like that one!
I do too!  For my DT creation I made this sweet baby boy
card using the adorable image called Hang in there dog

I fussed around for awhile trying to figure out where to 

put a sentiment or die cut word "baby" but finally decided

that I like it just fine without that and it's quite obviously

that its a new baby boy card.  This way it can be for a 

shower or for the actual congrats after.  

Please come play along with us this week! We love

to see your wonderful creations in the gallery! 

See you soon!! Hugs D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Oldie But Goodie Thursday 4/28/16

Hello friends hope you are doing well.

At the moment I have a sore neck and a 

pounding headache so I'm going to keep 

my post a bit short if you don't mind :o(.

Maybe you know by now that Thursdays

at Catch the Bug Challenges are

OLDIE BUT GOODIE days.

I love the opportunity to print up

one of my older but loved digital images

by Bugaboo Stamps and make a

new creation to share with you. 

This card uses the uber-cute Bubbles Birthday - Balloon

 this makes me smile when I look at that happy face!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

City Crafty Challenge Blog Challenge Week 309 - Balloons

Craft Your Passion Challenges #309 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Hugs! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Bugaboo Stamps Freebie Friday!

Happy Friday everyone!

Each day this week I seemed to be off by one day.

Yesterday I thought it was Friday and was so bummed 

when I realized that it wasn't :o(.  But....today IS FRIDAY

so YAAAAY!!!  I have a fun digital image to show

you today that is this week's FREEBIE at 

Bugaboo Stamps - take a look:

Isn't she a cutie?  

The sketch is from this week's Sketch Saturday #406

I used three star die cuts to accent around her

and the die sentiment (both from Your Next Stamp).

You can get this week's Freebie by entering your information

in the Freebie Friday post linky and it will be 

emailed right to you. 

Go grab her and have some fun!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew Challenge #110 - Die Cuts

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #272 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges "Happy Birthday"

Little Red Wagon Challenge #336 - Celebrate

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today.  I hope you

have the most wonderful weekends.  It's supposed to 

be nice here for the next several days so I plan

to be outside catching some rays :o) Ta ta for now! D

Spring Coffee Lover's Blog Hop - Coffee a Magical Substance {Bugaboo Stamps}

Oh hello again!  I was busy last night
(translated to stayed up past my bed time)
making a couple cards for the
SPRING COFFEE LOVER'S  BLOG HOP.


This is my 3rd entry.
To see my first entry click HERE.
My second entry can be found here.

This time I went with a sentiment only card
(one of my favorite types of cards to make)
that might seem kind of funny to you - but if you ask
my hubby he'd tell you that it's true (hehe).

This is a digital image from Bugaboo Stamps.
It's included with the image called
"Stella Peeker - magical substance".
There are lots and lots of coffee related digital
images in the Bugaboo Stamps store.  Just search
by coffee and you'll see lots of options pop up.
The papers are from the NEW Echo Park Spring
collection (6x6 pad).  The heart clip and little hearts
were a gift from my Kraftin' Kimmie sister Tracy.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges also:
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #104 - anything goes

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #186 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #270 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - #105 Be Funny/Make a Joke
Craft Your Passion Challenges #304 -  Always Anything Goes
The Challenge #65 - photo inspiration (the pink flowers inspired
me and the books mean reading with a cup of coffee to me)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - March 2016

Thanks again for stopping in to see me!  I sure do
appreciate the sweet support.  Til next time...
hugs and happy crafting! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Anything Goes

Oh hello! Thanks for stopping in to visit me today!

It's the start of another weekend and that means it's time for
another fun challenge at Catch the Bug Challenges.  

This time we have the very popular "ANYTHING GOES" theme.
That means any theme, any colors, any design, any project
any image...you get it :o).  You don't have to use a
Bugaboo digital stamp but we LOVE it when you do.

You are probably aware of all the CUTE images that 

 Jodie has in the Bugaboo Stamps store but there are

also many elegant and beautiful digital images as well.  

 Today I'm sharing a beautiful card that I made for a friend's 

birthday using a Bugaboo Stamps image called "Rose Tag"

(don't worry she has already received it)

Can you tell her favorite color is purple?  I found

this perfect paper in my stash. I have no idea how long

I've had it but I was delighted to find it for this card! 

I colored the image using copic markers in the following colors:

Rose (V22, V25 and V28) 

Petals and stems (G21, G24)

Shading (W00 and W01).

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Just Us Girls Challenges JUGS #333 - Word Week "Flowers"

Craft Your Passion Challenges #301 - Always Anything Goes

The Outlawz Challenges - Monday Greetings "anything goes"

Seize the Birthday - anything goes 

Creative Moments Challenge #88 - anything goes

I hope that you will be joining us this week at Catch the Bug Challenges.

Have a wonderful weekend! Til next time...hugs! D

Bugaboo Stamps - Freebie Friday - Catch the Bug Challenges

Hello friends TGIF!!

Every Friday Jodie offers her crafty peeps a 

fabulous freebie digital image and the DT share our 

creations at Catch the Bug Challenges. 

This Friday it's an adorable and sweet little sock monkey.

The image is called "My Little Sock Monkey Flowers"

and you can find it in the Bugaboo Stamps store. 

Here's my card using it to share with you today.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #284 LOVE

613 Avenue Create #161 - Anything Goes w/option twist of 

Use Something from Your Stash (mine is the little red hearts)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Have a Heart

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #122 - Anything Goes

Isn't he just adorable?!  He can be yours this week 

thanks to the generous Jodie.  Just pop on over to the Bugaboo 

Stamps store (link provided at the top of my post) and grab it!

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today! 

I hope you will go visit the other ladies too and see what 

they've made to share with you today. You won't be 

disappointed...I guarantee it :o)

New Release Tuesday Feb 2nd, 2016 - Bugaboo Stamps

Hello friends - happy Tuesday! 

You've gotten your Monday out of the way and the rest of the week

is cake - right??!  That's usually the case for me anyway :o)

It's time for a New Release at Bugaboo Stamps and this one

 is soooooo ADORABLE I can hardly stand it.

Here's my valentine card using the sweet little bee:

I added the littlest bit of sparkle on the wings and antennae using

a clear wink of Stella brush.  The papers and enamel hearts are 

from Doodlebug Design, The dies and embossing folder are 

from Stampin' Up.  This funny valentine is going to a very

sweet gal who loves bumblebees.  I think she will adore it!

I'd like to enter this into this following challenges:

The Brown Sugar Challenges #183 "Anything Goes"

Come and Get it Challenges #103 Sketch

Creative Card Crew #105 Anything Goes
Updated to also add:
My Crafting Stories Challenge Blog #2 - Anything Goes
(thanks for the invite to participate!)

Click here to pop into the Catch the Bug Challenge blog
and see what the others from our talented DT have made today
using this sweet little bee!  Thanks so much for visiting me!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Oldie but Goodie {Bugaboo Stamps}

Hello! Thanks for popping in to visit me today!

Thursdays at Catch the Bug Challenges are

special because we get to pull out some of our

Oldie but Goodie Bugaboo images and make a 

fun creation to share with all of you. 

My card today features an image called Kidz - ice cream 

The layout is based on the sketch this week at

MOJO Monday 432

 I'd also like to enter this in the following challenges as well:

Creative Card Crew #105 - Anything Goes

Hope you have a fabulous Thursday and an even better

Friday and weekend! Hugs D

Catch the Bug Challenges - New Release Tuesday

Hello friends! It's Tuesday - whoop whoop!

Tuesday is one of my favorite days of the week. 

Know why?  'Cause it's no longer Monday LOL!

What is it about Mondays I ask you?!
Always so crazy and hectic - at least for me. 

Well never mind that now because it's in the past :o)

Tuesday's are NEW Release days at Bugaboo Stamps

and Catch the Bug Challenges. 

Today we are featuring a few of the absolutely adorable

little bird-day chicks that Jodie designed for the grand

prize of the recent 6th Annual Birthday Bash.  

Here's my card featuring just one of the four adorable images

Oh my heavens....how adorable - am I right?!!!

I used some really fun older papers from my stash, a couple
of fun dies to layer and the sketch from

SKETCH SATURDAY #396

I'd also like to share this over at Simon Says Wednesday Challenges
where the theme is "Create with Critters".
Also 613 Avenue Create where Challenge #160 is Anything Goes (no twist).

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Make it a great Tuesday (and week) won't you!
Hugs D

Bugaboo Stamps 6th Annual Birthday Bash - Day 7 Freebie Friday & Recipe

Happy Friday friends and followers!
Have you been playing along with each of the daily
challenges this week of the 6th Annual Birthday Bash?

We have reached DAY 7 of the celebration and we have
an adorable FREEBIE that you can use with the final challenge.

Here's the challenge (see below)


and here's my DT card using the FREEBIE image and the recipe

Let's see: 1 animal - check!

2 layers (doily and main image circle) - check!

and 3 buttons - check, check, check! 

 I wasn't so sure I could pull off a card with only 2 layers.  

It's very difficult for me to wrap my brain around and 

actually put together (the only more difficult style for 

me is a one layer card).  But hey...isn't that what challenges 

are for, to stretch your creative talents a bit?   I gotta tell

you that I'm quite pleased with myself and how this turned out. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Fab N Funky Challenges #288 - Buttons or Bows or Both

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #299 - Animals

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #121 Animal Magic

Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Create with a Critter

Seize the Birthday Challenges - Topping Option Clean and Simple

There's a few hours left in the challenges.  If you have 

participated in ALL the daily challenges you have the opportunity

to WIN a fabulous GRAND PRIZE.  There are also some

great daily prizes that you can win too.  But only if you play along!

Click here for specifics on the prizes. 

Thanks so much for helping us celebrate the Big 6th Birthday!

I hope you've enjoyed this week of creations as much as I have!

Check back next week for the prize notifications.

Hugs! D

Bugaboo Freebie Friday (Dec 18th) - Catch The Bug Challenge Blog

Hello and happy Friday!!

Isn't it odd how some weeks drag and some just fly by?

This was one of those weeks that flew! 

Probably because Christmas is so close and I am not

really ready yet.  This weekend will have to be my last hurrah :o)

Friday's are wonderful for lots of reasons.  One of them is

that Jodie from Bugaboo releases a FUN new digital image

on Fridays that you can grab from the store and make your

own fabulous creation!  Here's today's new release called

"Christmas Prim stocking" on a card by yours truly :o)

I decided not to use my usual bright colors and go with 

a more earthy feel this time.  I'm happy with how it turned out. 

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Creative Knockouts #120 Winged Wonders

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #258 - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday #404 - Stars

Please go grab this adorable freebie from the Bugaboo Stamps store

and make him your own. We'd love to see what you create with it.  

You could enter Stella Says Sketch #320 using it 

up until 6 am on January 3rd.  

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit,  

Merry Christmas hugs! D 

Catch the Bug Challenges - Humor Me Wednesday - World Hello Day

Happy Wednesday friends and followers!

I'm sharing a card I made with you today for

Humor Me Wednesday at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.

Humor Me Wednesday highlights an unusual or funny

holiday and the Bugaboo designers feature one of the 

digital images in celebration of the "holiday/event".

I chose "World Hello Day" for my creation today

featuring Edward Elephant - Hello

Isn't he just adorable?  I love elephants! 

I used the current sketch from Sketch Saturday #387 

I'm also sharing this at :

613 Avenue Create - Challenge #150 "Anything Goes w/optional twist of 

World Hello Day" - how perfect is that??!

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D 

Sketch Saturday #387

Hello friends - so happy you're here to visit me!

 It's time for another weekly sketch challenge

 at Sketch Saturday.  

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp!

The Sketch Challenge Prize is a super generous 

$25.00 to spend in the 

Simon Says Stamp Store

 

Here is sketch #387:

 and here is my card to share with you today

Digital image from Bugaboo Stamps - "Kidz Graduate Boy"

My cousin's son has just finished his last college course 

and is on to the next phase of his life.  We will be celebrating

with him tonight :o)  I remember what an awesome feeling

that was (and a bit scary) to be done with college. 

I hope that you will go visit the rest of our talented team

at Sketch Saturday and see what they've made this week too.

Then...maybe you'll play along too with your own

fabulous creation??!  

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Anything Goes

Hello, hello, hello!! 

Happy weekend - whoo whoo :o) 

It's the start of November and a whole new month
of awesome inspiration at  Catch the Bug Challenges.

This first Saturday of the month we have an "Anything Goes" theme

for you and the DT have made some terrific creations to share with
and inspire you to play along.
  

My card for you today uses the adorable digital image called 

"Frame it - Have a Spooktacular Day"

Aren't these cute little monsters (my favorite kind of monster)?
Halloween has now passed but this was my last halloween card for 2015.
I was happy to have several this year to send out to friends :o). 

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Girlz Challenge #8 - anything goes w/twist of bewitched
Crafter's Cafe #136 - Inspired by a Song (Monster Mash)
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
I hope you will join us this week with your own fab creation.

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Oldie but Goodie at Catch the Bug Challenges {Bugaboo Stamps}

Happy Thursday crafty peeps!

Today I have a card to share with you along with the 

fabulous news that I am now an official member of

the Bugaboo Stamps design team!  I was soooooo

thrilled to be asked to stay on this team after my 

recent guest designer term ended.  Looking forward

to sharing lots of the darling and fun Bugaboo digital 

images with you each month!  

Thursday's are Oldie but Goodie days at 

Catch the Bug Challenges 

where the DT gets to show you a creation using 

an older stamp from the amazing collection.

I chose to use the adorable BUMPKIN TRIO today

Aren't they just the cutest?  It just makes me smile to look at them!

I used the sketch from The Challenge #45 for this card

(but I flipped the orientation)

I'd also like to enter these challenges as well

Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge #165 Photo Inspiration

(halloween and pumpkins)

Crafty Creations #299 - Falling For You

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #29

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today

I'm sure glad that you did.  

Oh BTW...Did you know that halloween and fall images

 (such as the one I used ) are on SALE?  

It's a great time to snatch up a few images that you

don't already have - or have been on your wish list for awhile. 

 Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

My Time to Craft Challenge #304 - Owls

Happy Saturday lovelies!

I'm sharing my DT card today for the

newest challenge at MY TIME TO CRAFT.

Wow! You loved our last challenge theme of flowers

with over 100 entries! Let's see if you like this one as much!

The theme for MTTC Challenge #304 is Owls.  Very popular and on 

trend right now.  I found an image by Bugaboo Stamps that now only

meets this theme but also shows my love of coffee.

Take a look:

Hahahaha - that's how I look in the morning sometime

before my first 2 cups of joe!  I used the sketch from 

MOJO Monday #414 for my layout. 

I'd also like to enter this at Papertake Weekly for "Things with Wings".

Thanks so much for visiting me today! The rest of my lovely teammates

have also made some wonderful OWL inspired creations.  Please go 

visit them too and then play along with us too!  

Hugs! D