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

Catch the Bug Challenges - Stella Says Sketch #404

Hello crafty peeps, hope each of you is doing well today!

Every other Sunday of each month at Catch the Bug Challenges 

there's a new STELLA SAYS SKETCH challenge for you to try.

Here's Sketch #404 - it's a goodie!!

This is kind of a long and skinny card sketch, but

it could also work well for a square or traditional A2 size.

  

I went with the long and skinny option and flipped  

the sketch vertically for my card today

(the overall size is 4" x 6")

This sweet little image called "Edward Valentine"

was perfect for my daughter's valentine this year

(she LOVES elephants).  I added my own handwritten

sentiment for a personal touch.  

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #182 - Make Your
The Alphabet Challenge Blog - Z is for Zoo Animals
The Corrosive Challenge Blog Challenge #2 - Love, Love, Love
The Crafter's Cafe  Challenge #143 - Love is in the Air
Crafty Calendar Challenges -February "Love is in the Air"

I hope you will be joining us for Stella Says Sketch #404!
Have a wonderful rest of the month :o)
Hugs D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Oldie but Goodie

Hello friends and followers - happy Thursday!

On Thursdays at Catch the Bug Challenges we

feature some of the wonderful Bugaboo digital stamps

from the Oldie but Goodie category (really that just means

not brand spankin' new but still soooo good and fun to use).

Since this is the month for love, I'm sharing a valentines 

card that I made for my son using a really fun image 

called BUGPUPHEARTS01.

I don't typically make many valentine's cards - 

really just for my family.  I know they enjoy receiving

a handmade card.  Both of my kids save theirs -

makes my heart happy :o).

I used two things that I don't use very often on this card

buttons and twine.  Not sure why...I think I just forget :o)

Don't really need to add much when you have an image 

that is this adorable.  The inside says

"I Freakin' LOVE You".   And I really do :o) 

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

Come and Get it Challenges - Love is in the Air"

The Corrosive Challenge Blog Challenge #2 - Love, Love, Love

Creative Card Crew #106 - LOVE

Addicted to Stamps and More! #181 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!

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

Catch the Bug Challenges - Anything But a Card Monday - Valentine Treats

Happy Monday (if there is such a thing LOL) crafty peeps!

Mondays are always a good day at Catch the Bug Challenges

because it's the day that the talented DT for Bugaboo Stamps

share some extra creativity with you by making a project

that is ANYTHING BUT A CARD.  

I've chosen to make some little valentine's treats for my co-workers.

Here's a closer look at the images I used from the 

Mini Set - Love Circle Sentiments - 10.

   Oh my goodness...arent' they FUN?  

I sized each image so that it would fit in a 1 3/8" circle punch.

They were pretty quick to put together.  It took me longer to 

stuff each clear plastic sleeve than it did to color the 8 images.  

Hope they like these!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Have a Heart
Brown Sugar Challenges - #184 Valentine/Love
My Time to Craft #314 - Love is All Around
Just Us Girls JUGS #329 - Word Week "Valentine"


Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Have a wonderful week won't you?!
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 Stamps 6th Annual Birthday Bash - Welcome to the Jungle {Photo Inspiration}

Hello! Have you been playing along with the fun challenges

so far this week for at Catch the Bug Challenges for

the 6th Annual Birthday Bash??!

It's been a week of wild fun - as in a Jungle/Zoo Theme :o)

Today's challenge is to make a creation based on this 

photo (scrapbook page, frame, card, tag, cake toppers, etc.)

Is this just adorable or what?

What inspiration do you take from this? 

I saw a new baby shower or celebration so I made

a card featuring a couple of the adorable images

from Mini Set - Critter Blocks.

I've noticed that jungle themed baby decorations are very trendy
right now.  I love that the colors are so bright and cheery and
can be used for boys or girls.  In this case I made a card for
a boy as I am behind in sending a card to a family member
who had a precious little son not long ago.  Hope they like it!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Create with a Critter
Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #121 Animal Magic
Robyn's Fetish Challenges #299 - Animals
Crafting from the Heart Challenge #95 - anything goes
Addicted to Stamps and More #177 - Make Your Mark

I hope that you've been playing along with us this week.
If you haven't you still have time to catch up!  Go here
for details and links to each of the daily challenges.

This is a big event so there are some big prizes up for grabs, 

I hope you have time to join us for the week! 

 The rules are simple, please create a Birthday project fitting

 each theme of the day and add it to the inlinkz per day.

   You can enter once or you can enter each day to increase your chances.
 A Bugaboo image is not required however we would love

 to see what image you dust of to show your support!

Thanks for visiting me today!  Hugs! D

Bugaboo Stamps 6th Annual Birthday Bash - Welcomes to the Jungle {Color Challenge}

Howdy! It's time for Day 3 of the Bugaboo Stamps
6th Annual Birthday Bash celebration.
And another fun challenge at Catch the Bug!!

Usually on Mondays the Bugaboo designers showcase a project
that's not a card.  Today the birthday challenge is a wild color
pallette to use.  If you are playing along with us you can
make a card or another type of creation using the colors
below.    The rules are simple.... just create a Birthday project
using this fun color pallette and share it with us by adding
it to the inlinkz for the Daily challenge (here).

Here's a little closer look at those colors:

I made a fun birthday tag using
Edward Elephant - Happy Birthday

I think I even got all the colors in there :o).

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

Crafty Girlz Challenge #11 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenges #295 Always Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - Challenge #100 It's Party Time

This is a big event so there are some big prizes up for grabs, 

(see details here). I hope you have time to join us for the week! 

 You can enter once or enter each day to increase your chances.

 A Bugaboo image is not required however we would love

 to see what image you dust of to show your support!

See you tomorrow for another day of WILD fun - hehe!

Bugaboo Stamps 6th Annual Birthday Bash Celebration - Welcome to the Jungle {Sketch Challenge}

Welcome back for Day 2 of Bugaboo Stamps

6th Annual Birthday Bash celebration.

Each day of this week we have a Jungle theme

and the Bugaboo DT are going wild

with our creations to inspire you :o).

I converted the sketch to a square and layered my
main image on a circle doily instead of  an oval.
That's one of the great things about sketches - they jump
start your creativity and you can follow them exactly
(usually what I do) or modify slightly as you are inspired.

Here's my card using Edward Elephant - present

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

Simply Create Too Challenge #100 - It's Party Time

Seize the Birthday Challenges - Topping option CAS

(I didn't use the topping option)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - January "AG"

This is a big event so there are some big prizes up for grabs, 

(see details here). I hope you have time to join us for the week! 

 The rules are simple, please create a Birthday project fitting each

theme  of the day and add it to the inlinkz per day.   

You can enter once or enter each day to increase your chances.

 A Bugaboo image is not required however we would love

 to see what image you dust of to show your support!

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me!
I hope to be visiting you soon too.  Hugs! D

Bugaboo Stamps 6th Annual Birthday Bash Celebration - Welcome to the Jungle!

Happy Weekend crafty friends!
Today is the start of a week long celebration for
Bugaboo Stamps 6th Annual Birthday Bash
at Catch the Bug Challenges - whoo hoo!
We are going to be getting wild and a bit crazy this week
as the theme is "Welcome to the Jungle"!
The Bugaboo designers will be showing you some
fun and fabulous creations all week using Jungle/Zoo images.

You have the opportunity to play along with us each
day for the challenges.  The rules are simple,
please create a Birthday project fitting each theme of the day
and add it to the inlinkz per day.  You can enter once or you can enter
each day to increase your chances of winning a fabulous prize.
 A Bugaboo image is not required however we would love to see
what image you dust of to show your support!
There will be a fabulous SURPRISE GRAND PRIZE
(click here to see the details) as well as daily prizes!
How fun is that?  Let's get this Birthday Bash started...


We'd like to see your creations using the prompt above.
Here's my card to share with you today
featuring Valentine Critter - Lion


Cute huh?  This could be a valentine's card, an anniversary
card or a just plain "love ya" card.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #176 - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create Challenge #158 Annual Block Party
w/twist of Birthday or Anniversary
Crafting from the Heart Challenge #94 - anything goes

I sure hope that you will play along with us this week by
entering one or more of the fun challenges.
Thanks for stopping in to visit me! 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 - New Release Tuesday and Stella Says Sketch #320

Hello friends and followers, hope you are doing well!

Today is Tuesday which means it's a NEW RELEASE day

at Bugaboo and Catch the Bug Challenges.

This one is so cute and perfect for those last minute

Christmas cards - take a peek:

See what I mean...ADORABLE!

 I used Stella Says Sketch #320 for my layout. 

This is our last official challenge of 2015 at Catch the Bug Challenges.

The Stella Says Sketch #320 will be open until January 3rd so you 

have time to go grab the NEW Release or the Freebie from

Friday and play along with us.  You could WIN a prize!

How you ask? Well....keep reading to see. 

Enter up to 3 times a project using the above Stella Says Sketch sketch. 

If you use a Bugaboo Image, you could WIN 10, 7 or 4 Bugaboo Images

 of your choice. We LOVE to see what you do with your Bugaboos! 

If you NEED a Bugaboo Stamp to use, head on over to the store and get

this weeks Friday Freebie! If you have a wonderful NON-Bugaboo Image

 you want to use, you’ll be eligible for 7 or 4 Bugaboo Stamps Images

 of your choice if you’re one of our winners! 

All entries must be new, follow the sketch and be named and 

linked to our challenge.  Easy peasy right?! 

I hope the you will join us!  Merry, Merry Christmas 

and big hugs from me to you! D  

Sketch Saturday #391 and Catch the Bug Challenges "Penguin Parade"

Hello friends! Today I have a dual DT post

for CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES 

where the theme is "Penguin Parade" 

and SKETCH SATURDAY #391!!

So as you can probably guess I've used the sketch for the

design of my card and featured some adorable penguins

from Bugaboo Stamps (Peace love joy penguins):

Here's the fabulous sketch

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

Come and Get It Challenges - Merry Christmas

The Corrosive Challenge Blog #239 Merry Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - December 2015

I hope that you will decide to join us at both of these challenges this 

week!  I'm going to spend the rest of my weekend trying to get some

Christmas shopping and wrapping done.  Oh...and I guess I'd better

get my Christmas cards addressed and sent out too.  So much to do

Better get busy!  Thanks for visiting! See you soon! D

Catch the Bug Challenges "Christmas Chaos - Freebie Friday w/BINGO"

Ho Ho Ho Hello!!!
Are you ready for another fun Christmas Chaos challenge
at CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES??

I sure hope so 'cause its a goodie!
A BINGO board full of lots of options
that are perfect for a Christmas creation.

There's also a new Freebie Friday image that you
can go grab and use for this challenge.  Who doesn't love Freebies?

For my card I used the Freebie and the top row of
Snowflake, Silver and Bling

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

Creative Card Crew 102 Holiday Season

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges - Merry Christmas "Anything Goes"

Fab N Funky Challenges #285- Snowflakes

There's still time for you to add your own fabulous creations to 

Days 1 - 6 of the challenges.  And you can join this one too! 

Did I mention that there's a fabulous grand prize and prizes for each

daily challenge?  Go to the main blog HERE to check it out! 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me! 

Hugs D

Catch the Bug Challenges "Christmas Chaos Day Six - Oldie but Goodie w/Christmas wrapping"

Hello friends! Welcome back to DAY Six of the

Christmas Chaos celebration and challenges

at CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES!!

 What a fabulous week it's been so far.  Such amazing

creations showing up in the galleries (I'm just starting to

get around for comments) and the DT has really been

rocking it too with their inspirations. 

Today the challenge is "Oldie But Goodie w/Christmas wrapping"

so I've used some images to make tags for my gifts to family

and friends using Christmas tags - ginger, 

Christmas tags - snowman, Christmas tags - Rudolph

and Christmas tags - elf.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create #153 Anything Goes w/twist of bags, tags. boxes...
Clear it Out Challenges Theme: Anything Goes / Stash: Anything Goes
(the ribbons are from my very old stash).
Crafty Creations - #304 Happy Holidays
Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Tag it!

Soooooo what will you make for this challenge as a Christmas wrapping?
A gift bag, a gift box, a set of tags, a wrapping sheet??
I can't wait to see!!

I'll be back tomorrow with another creation so stay tuned!!

Catch the Bug Challenges "Christmas Chaos - New Release w/recipe"

Howdy! If you are here to see what's happening for

DAY Four of the Christmas Chaos event at

CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES

then you are in luck as I have another 

creation to share with and inspire you today.

Tuesday's are NEW RELEASE days at 

Bugaboo and today is an adorable one.  

Here's today's challenge:

Here's what I did - hope you like it!


I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Pick A Previous 2015 Challenge
(I used October 2015 - the Wild Woods)
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #33 Photo

Just Us Girls #322 Word Week "Merry"

I hope that you will play along with us!  There's still time
for you to join in with Days 1, 2 and 3 also.  An awesome
GRAND PRIZE is up for grabs as are daily image winners.
(See details HERE).
Go go go and get Christmas Crafty!!!

Catch the Bug Challenges "Christmas Chaos - Color Challenge"

Oh hello again! I see that you are back to visit me
for another fun challenge for Christmas Chaos 
at CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES.

Have you been enjoying the challenges so far?
I hope that you are playing along with us too!

Today we have a color challenge for you.
I think it looks particulary yummy myself


Today I'm using one of the more recent releases
called "Girl Gingerbread - Cocoa" with
this awesome color combo.  And...I used the
Christmas Chaos sketch from yesterday again.

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

Come and Get it Challenges - Anything Goes Christmas

The Corrosive Challenge Blog Challenge #239 - Merry Christmas 

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #138 - Use Die cuts and/or Punches

I used both (dies = circle, shape of main image, sentiment. punch = tiny tag)

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!
See you tomorrow for more Christmas Chaos FUN!