New Release Day At Bugaboo

More Humor over at Bugaboo this week. I just love Gertrude and this is me these days. I'm so not into working out but I really need to start getting into shape because spring is coming and next thing you know it will be summer. Extra pounds and summer clothes,.....not pretty.Delightful Challenges.

So for my card today I used some papers from a Recollections Stack I picked up at Michael's last week. Love all the layers on this card. The sketch I used is By Delightful Challenges.

I colored the image with Copics and added some Glossy Effects to the glasses.

 Love those glasses and that ribbon is my favorite.

 And inside.

Have a great day everyone.

Friday and A Freebie At Bugaboo

It's time for a Freebie again over at Bugaboo and this week Jodie has a great one for you. I just love Gus and this one is a goodie. This sentiment is so true at times, maybe not literally but.....I'm just sayin. Do make a point of heading over to the Bugaboo Challenge Blog and see what the Design team has to share with you today and then go to the Bugaboo Store and pick up this great image for yourself.
For my card I used a couple of pieces of paper that I have made using glossy cardstock and Distress Stains and a piece of pattern from a pad I picked up at Wall Mart.

I have used Glossy Glaze on the glasses. The bird trinket is from a dollar bin at Michaels.

 Inside....

I hope you all have a great day and weekend.

ABC Monday At Bugaboo

I'm late with this post, I'm so sorry. I have a cold again and it just took the wind out of my sails yesterday. I don't feel that much better today. Darn, but I'm getting tired of not feeling well. I think I need to pay attention on how and what I eat, time to get healthy for spring.
So much for my woes.. Today is an Anything But A Card Day over at Bugaboo and I made a corner bookmark for my project today. Here is the close up first today. I used one of Jodie' Topper Images. If you head over to the Bugaboo Store you can find this image and more.

 And here is is on a book page. I just love this Lion.

Have a great day everyone.

Pile It On Challenge Is Up

The new challenge over at Pile It On this week is to use Pins and or Clips on your project. I just love the look of hat pins on a card or layout and I happen to have these cute little butterfly pins sitting right therer on my desk. How lucky. the sponsor this week for Pile It On is

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for my card today I used an image by A Day For Daisy's and colored it up with Copics. The papers are Authentique Easter Collection that I bought on Friday and the Die is a Memory Box design that I also picked up on Friday.

 A close up;

 and the inside of the card.

I will be entering this in the following challenges:
Crafty Catz Challenge Blog: Bingo (Pearls, Dies and Ribbon)
Cute Card Thursday: Eye For Detail
Guylou's Inimitability Challenge Blog: Bingo ( Starts w/G glitter, free space, Die cut)
Inky Impressions: Twine or Ribbon
Inspire Me Fridays: Always Anything goes
Milk Coffee Challenge: Make It Cute
Pink Gem Challenge Blog: Swirls and Pearls (use 1 or both)
Simply Create: Always Anything Goes
Simply Create Too: Mothers Day or For a Female
Sparkle And Glitter: All That I Love ( Colors, coloring, die cut and bling)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch
The Crafting Cafe: Anything Goes ( New Challenge Blog)
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Use Spring Colors and ribbon

I hope you all have a great weekend

Friday Challenge At Dilly Beans

How about using up those bits and pieces of red paper that you have scattered all around from all the Valentine Cards you have been making lately? Throw in a little Black and you have the makings for a card for this weeks Challenge over at Dilly Beans. You got it. We want to see red and Black on your projects. Head over to the Dilly Beans Designer and Challenge Blog and see all the fun projects that the Design Team has been working on.
For my project today I used two of Megan's great images. # 379 Ophelia's Heart and # 377 Martin's Heart. How cute are these? The images are colored with Copics and the background is painted with Frost White all purpose ink. Nice shimmery background.

 It is really hard to get the shimmer to show up. Sorry.

So now let's see what you come up with this week. There were so many great entries last week and I still need to finish up my commenting. It has been a crazy busy week with my Mom this week so I have to apologize.
Have a great weekend everyone.

Friday Freebie at Bugaboo

Whoops! there goes another one.........as in week, as in year. Can you believe it is the middle of February already. And it is my 60th Birthday. Wow! I don't feel old, I feel a mild sense of panic because how will I ever do all the things I want to do in the 30 or so years that I have left? I think it is time to make a list of my priorities and set some realistic goals.
In the mean time it is Friday and that means another Freebie over at Bugaboo. I chose to make a book mark with the image that Jodie is giving away today. If you head over to the Bugaboo Challenge Blog you can check out all the great examples by the Design Team and then run to the Bugaboo Store and pick up this cute little image for yourself.
I colored the image with Copics and used a larg tag for the base. The background is made by running the tag through my Big Shot using one of my new embossing folders from Stampin' Up.

 Love the buttons.

Maybe I'll pass this along to my Hubby. He reads all the time and can never have too many bookmarks.
Well I hope you all have a great day and a fantastic weekend.

New Release Day At Bugaboo

It is time for another New Release over at Bugaboo.http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/ this week Jodie has this adorable Saint Paddy's Day Frog for you. How cute is this. Be sure to head over to the Bugaboo Challenge Blog and see what the Design Team has created.
I colored the frog with Copics, added Glossy Glaze to the eyes and beer mug and the papers are by
gcd Studios.JoAnns

 What a cutie

 And inside.

Have a fantastic Day everyone.

Challenge Day At Bugaboo

Well last week you all did a bang-up job with the Anything Goes Challenge over at Bugaboo. So many great entries. So for this week we would like to see what you can do with the theme "Affairs Of The Heart"
For my entry I used one of the ( 10 Valentines Sentiments) that Jodie has created for this season, The come in a set of 8 and they are all adorable.  These would make great little valentine for your little ones to give to their classmates or to decorate an candy bag or the top of a sucker. 
I colored the image with colored pencils and then added some Glossy Effects to the eyes and hearts and some Glass Bead Medium to the sheep.

 And a close-up. Love those beads.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Dilly Beans Hearts Challenge

You heard it. It is all about Hearts this week for the Dilly Beans Challenge. Our Designers have come up with some of the most amazing projects for you to feast your eyes on. For my card this week I used one of Megan's newer images, #546 Cinnamon Circle Frame. We had a few designers that picked this image this week and it is so fun to see all the different ways we used it. You really must check out the Challenge Blog.
For my card I colored the image with Copics, added some extra fine glitter to the bow and around the outer border. I added a little Glossy Effects to the girls Hearts. The layout is a sketch from this weeks Sweet Sketch Wednesday

 

 A close-up for you

 And the inside of the card.

I can't wait to see what you all have to share this week.

Friday Freebie At Bugaboo

It is time for another Freebie over at Bugaboo and this week Jodie has this adorable Cupcake Tag     for you. So head over to the Bugaboo Challenge Blog and see what all the Designers have to share with you today and then go to the Bugaboo Store and grab this yummy Image for yourself.
For this card I colored the image with Copics and then added some glossy Effects to the cherry and some glass bead gel medium to the top of the cupcake.  The papers are My Minds Eye.

 Love the beads in the medium. This stuff lasts forever if you are just using it on small projects like this. The spellbinders die cut was sprayed with Tattered Angels Mist and Goosebumps Texture Spray.

 And inside the card.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

New Release At Bugaboo

It is time for another New Release over at Bugaboo today. If you have any little baseball players around your gonna want one of these. The papers I used for this are Authentique, love the colors.

 A close up for you.

 I bought these new colored pencils last week to try and I really like the way work. I used goo gone for the blending medium.

 You can see how well the blending works.

I am always trying out new items and these are great and affordable.
I hope you all have a great day and week.

Fancy Folds at Pile It On

I am late getting this posted today. I have the hardest time with this. I knew I should have done this yesterday when I was making my list of challenges that I would use. At any rate I love the Fancy Fold that I used for the Challenge over at Pile It On this week and I hope you do too. We have Digital Delights for our sponsor this week. Yippee!

 

For my card today I used an image by Saturated Canary called Canary Love. The image is colored with Copics and the papers I used are from a stack I picked up at Michael's last fall and The Garden Tea Party Stack by DCWV.

 Ready to go in an envelope.

 A close up for you.

And a really close up. I used Liquid Pearls for the dots around the oval and a little bit of Glossy Glaze on her eyes and shoes.

I will be entering this into the following challenges:
Always Something Creative: LOVE
Card Makin Mamas: Love
Cute Card Thursday: A Different Corner
Digi Haven: Love/Valentines
Fat Pages and Cards: Love
Frosted Designs: The word love and a heart
Fussy And Fancy Challenge Blog: Circles
Go Fish Challenge: I Love You
Just Add Ink; Shaped card
Ladybug Crafts: Love/Valentines
MilkCoffee Challenge Blog: Valentines
One Crazy Stamper: Love
Rubys Rainbow : Valentines
Saturated Canary: Color Challenge
Simply Create Too: Valentines Day (or Hearts)
The Stamping Shack: Love Is In the Air

 

Thanks for coming by today and I hope you join us at Pile It On this week.

Anything Goes Challenge At Bugaboo

Well it is the First of the month and that means that it is time for an Anything Goes Challenge over at Bugaboo Challenge Blog. It is always so much fun to see all the entries that we get for this challenge. You guys do a great job.
For my card today I used one of Jodie's newer images Girlz-Wiggle The Bait. I just love all the Girlz images. This reminds me of my youngest Daughters friend Veronica. She is a fisher woman from the word go. I was too when I could still hop from rock to rock down a beautiful Mountain Stream or river. Veronica fishes in the ocean too which is something I have never done.
The image is colored with Copics and the papers are from a new paper stack by GCD Studios. I added some fun buttons and glitter.

 I can just see Veronica fishing in high heels. LOL!

 And inside.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Love Gives Me Wings

Today at the Dilly Beans Challenge Blog we want to see what you do with the statement Love Gives Me Wings. Lots of options to choose from and with Valentines Day just around the corner it is a perfect opportunity to make a card for someone you love.
Head over to the Challenge Blog and see what the Designers have to share with you today.
 For my card today I used Megan's image #396 Amalia-Flower Fairy. The image is colored with Copics and I added some Martha Stewart Tinsel Glitter around the image border and some Stickles on the wings. The papers are My Minds Eye.

 Very shiny. I used gel pen around the outside frame for the faux stitching.

 And inside... love these colors.

I hope you all have a great weekend. I am looking forward to the Superbowl game and all the great commercials. I used to be a huge 49er fan but lost interest when Montana, D. Clark,  Steve Young, Jerry Rice, all my guys moved on. Super Bowl is always fun though and it a great reminder of my Heart Attack 5 years ago.

Friday At Bugaboo And Time For A Freebie

How about a Fox for a Freebie on Friday from Jodie. I just had to do that. All those F's. So today is Friday Freebie at Bugaboo and as you can see Jodie has created this adorable little fox for you. If you head over to the Challenge Blog you can see all the great projects that the Design Team has made to share with you. then head over to the Bugaboo Store and grab your Freebie.
For my card today I used papers by My Minds Eye and he image is colored with Copics.  The orange hearts are from an earring and the flower (Prima) has been sprayed with Glimmer Mist and Perfect Pearls Mist.

Just a little Crystal Effects

And inside the card.

I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend.