The Time Has Come

 It is  with sadness that I have to tell you as of this yesterday, we are shutting down the Challenge blog!   This is so sad because the team has worked so hard and shown so much dedication to Bugaboo over the last 11 years but without a store there is no reason to continue.

Thank you all for your  dedication, love and support to Bugaboo over the years it has been a blast but all good things must come to an end!  Thanks to the loyal followers who have helped us bring Bugaboo images to life over the years

I want to thank the Bugaboo DT, all current and past DT members as well as our Guest DT members for all their hard work and dedication to Bugaboo without them we would not be where we are today!   

The the current FF image will be left up at Catch The Bug til next Friday so please grab it while you can!  

 All current challenges have be shut down, I'm a so sorry for the inconvenience.

Blossom Definition

Hello and welcome.  Today I have a card to share using Bugaboo's Blossom Word Block for the new Saturday challenge over at Catch The Bug.

After printing off the image onto Neenah white card stock, I pulled out my Castle Art pencils and got to work coloring before trimming down to size then layering.  Since I decided to keep the design pretty clean and simple, I only added black brads before adhering to my card.  I then stamped the thinking of you saying from a long retired Stampin Up set to finish it off.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #25 - Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Colour Crazy Craft Week 14 - Anything Goes Coloring 

CD Sunday Plus #58 - Anything Goes Digital 

Krafty Chicks #555 - Clean And Simple 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day, stay safe and please wear a mask so we can stop the spread of COVID.

Stamps: Bugaboo, Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Glue Dots, Castle Art Pencils

Big Sister Princess

Hello and welcome.  Today we have another new release for Bugaboo Stamps called Bobblehead Big Eye Princess.  Since my card today is going to a friends grand-daughter that just became a big sister.  Her little brother was born premature, but is feisty enough to be discharged from the hospital the same time as his mom. 

After printing my image onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before lightly stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around the edges then layered.  The layered image panel was then added to a regal rose card with glittered tiara designer paper.   Please forgive me, but I don't remember who makes the designer paper as it was in my scrap pile.  I then sponged rose ink around the edges of the card before adding a pink ribbon, K&Company pillowed sticker (I've had for eons and never used), and highlighted the parts of colored image with diamond ice stickles.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #17 - August 
Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Unloved Stash 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2033 - Anything Goes 
Arty Divas #28 - Anything Goes 
Digi Chooseday Week 33 - Anything Goes 
Colour Crazy Craft Week 32 - Anything Goes 
Crafting Happiness #62 - Anything Goes 
Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper - August 2020 
Outlawz Twisted Thursday Aug 13 to Aug 26 - Anything Goes: Optional Ribbons/Lace 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and stay safe out there!

Stamps: Bugaboo
Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Stampin Up Regal Rose
Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up, Scrap Designer Paper
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Stipple Brush, Sponge, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Glue Dots, Ribbon, K&Company Pillow Sticker, Diamond Ice Stickles

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream......

......for ice cream!!!  Hello and welcome.  Today is Freebie Friday over at Catch The Bug.  The freebie this week is this wonderful little ice cream cone with sprinkles and topped with a cherry.

After printing my image out onto white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before stippling Tim Holtz broken china distress ink around the edges before layering.  I then added some coral brads and added the panel to a multi-colored panel on a white card I received as a RAK (thank you Kelli).  I then stamped the wish saying in memento black directly onto the card before adding some velvet ribbon and prima flowers with a pearl center.  The final touch was highlighting parts of the ice cream cone using Sakura 3D glaze pens and a faux sewing border.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #17 - August 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2031 - Anything Goes 
Aud Sentiments Challenge #257 - Anything Goes With A Sentiment 
Through The Purple Haze #170 - Anything Goes With Optional Sketch 
Crafty Creations #412 - Anything Goes 
Little Red Wagon #561 - Happy Days 
Outlawz Twisted Thursdays July 31 to Aug 12 - Anything Goes 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and stay safe out there!  Also, don't forget to go to the Bugaboo store to grab your freebie.

Stamps: Bugaboo
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Broken China
Card Stock: White, Scraps
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Ribbon, Stipple Brush, Glue Dots, Prima Flowers, Pearl Bling, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens

Winner, Winner!!!

Just found out I was one of the daily winners for the Christmas In July event over at Catch The Bug.  To see if you're a winner too, please see the post here. 

Stella And Mood Swings

Hello and welcome.  Today is Anything But a Card Monday at Catch The Bug so I have another framed piece to share using a new Bugaboo image for me called Stella Tidbits - Caution and a dollar store frame.

After printing it out as a 3.5x5 inch image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before lightly stippling some Tim Holtz tumbled glass and milled lavender distress inks around it.  I then took the frame apart and traced the frame part lightly onto the image panel so I would know where my borders would be.  Taking several pieces of scrap Stampin Up card stock, my leafy vine sizzix die and my big shot, I began making several vines to drape from above the image and from the frame itself.  I then took a Martha Stewart three hydrangea punch and made several two-toned flowers.  Once I began assembling the frame, I place the glass part behind my image for added support, which would give me more room for the vines.  The vines and flowers then were assembled using micro glue dots and Ranger Glossy Accents.   I'm really pleased with how this turned out.  I'm going to hang it in my house instead of giving it away. ;)

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #16 - July 
Pixies Crafty Workshop Snippets Playground #383 - Anything Goes Using Snippets/Scraps 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2030 - Anything Goes 
CD Sunday Plus #40 - Anything Goes 
Corrosive Challenges #7 - Anything Goes 
Gem Of A Craft Challenge Week 15 - Anything Goes 


Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and stay safe out there!


Stamps: Bugaboo
Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Milled Lavender
Card Stock: Neenah White, SU Scraps
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Sizzix Leafy Vine Die, MS Hydrangea Punch, Ranger Glossy Accents, Micro Glue Dots, Ice Stickles, Prismacolor and Copic Markers

Stella's At The Beach

Hello and welcome.  I'm still guest designing for Bugaboo Stamps and this week's challenge over at Catch The Bug is a photo challenge.  That's right.  We're going to the beach!  For my project, I decided to use Stella Outdoorsy.

After combining the image and saying in Microsoft Word, I printed it off and colored using both prismacolor and copic markers.  I then stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass and broken china distress inks over and around the edges before adding some Adirondack caramel ink before layering and adding to my card.  For the card, I just went with a textured caramel base with  some light blue bakers twine around it.  I then highlighted parts of the image using Sakura 3D glaze pens before adding some hand drawn birds and brads.  The final touches were a punched crab from red scrap card stock and a never before used (NBUS) shell charm I've had how for years.  The charm was adhered using Ranger Glossy Accents.  As an afterthought, I added another punched crab to the inside as well as a punch sand dollar also from scraps.

Challenges entered:

Not Just Cards - July Anything Goes
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #16 - July 
Arty Divas #26 - Anything Goes 
Gem Of A Card & Craft Challenge Week 15 - Anything Goes 
Challenge Up Your Life #125 - Vacay Mood 
Digi Choosday Week 29 - Anything Goes 
Outlawz Festive Friday July 24 to Aug 6 - Travel/Vacation 
Colour Crazy Craft Wk 29 - Anything Goes Coloring 
Crafty Catz #516 - Make It Funny 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend and please stay safe out there.

Stamps: Bugaboo Stella Outdoorsy
Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China Distress, Adirondack Caramel
Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up
Accessories: MS Word, Computer, Printer, Stipple Brushes, Charm, Ranger Gloss Accents, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens, Bakers Twine, Fiskars Crab Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Brads

A Garden Of Friendship

Hello and welcome. I'm guest designing over on the Catch The Bug blog for this week's Saturday Anything Goes theme challenge for Bugaboo Digital Stamps.  My project today is a fairly clean and simple (CAS) card using the Make It Snappy - Friend Garden image. 

After printing off the image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering.  As an afterthought, I added some light blue and banana chalks to the image before adding the layered panel to a plain red card.    It was at this point I discovered I had run out of black brads so I made some using a small hole punch and a Martha Stewart glue pen.  Necessity is the mother of inventions right?  My only other embellishments were a black/gold organdy ribbon, a gold rose charm and a Jolee's ladybug sticker.  All of these I had bought eons ago it seems and never used them.

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

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2026 - Clean And Simple
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) - July
Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Forgotten Stuff
Colour Crazy Craft Week 26 - Anything Goes
Arty Divas #25 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the design teams blogs to leave them some love and enter this week's challenge at Catch The Bug.


Stamps: Bugaboo
Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up
Accessories: Chalk, Applicator, Ribbon, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Small Hole Punch, Glue Dots, MS Glue Pen, Jolee's Ladybug Sticker, Charm, Ranger Glossy Accents.

It's Fried Chicken Time!

Hello and welcome!  I'm thrilled, and honored, to be a guest designer for Bugaboo Digital Stamps over on their challenge blog Catch The Bug for the month of July.  My project today uses the Friday Freebie from Bugaboo called Fried Chicken. It's a perfect summer image that I absolutely love.

After printing off my image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before stippling some Tim Holtz tumbled glass and broken china inks over and around it then layering.  For the card, I used some Die Cuts With A View Sweet Shop mat stack paper I had forgotten about, and never before used, from my stash.  The pattern reminds me of the popsicles my mom had in the freezer when I was little.  I then added some never before used turquoise ribbon, buttons and enamel dots before adding a clear circle sticker over the sun.  The final touch was some highlighting of my image using Sakura 3D glaze pens.

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

Colour Crazy Craft Week 26 - Anything Goes
Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Forgotten Stuff
Outlawz Festive Friday Jun 26 to July 9 - Anything Goes
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #40 - Anything Goes
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #16 - Anything Goes Using Never Before Used Stuff
Arty Divas #25 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design teams blogs to leave them some love and grab this week's Friday Freebie.

Stamps: Bugaboo
Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China, Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up, DCWV Sweet Shop Mat Stack
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ribbon, Thread, Buttons, Glue Dots, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, 3D Glaze Pens, Stipple Brush, Clear Circle Sticker

Growing Old

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made for my husband's birthday using the Gus Birthday Optional digital stamp from Bugaboo Digital Stamps.

Once I had the image printed off the image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering onto scraps and adding to a stamped card base (also a long scrap).  Since I didn't have any matching brads, I made my own by punching a scrap piece of bermuda bay card stock then did my own "stitching", or faux sewing, around the image.  For the saying, I printed that also onto Neenah white, cut the saying in half (one half outside, one half inside), again layered onto scraps before adding my faux "brads" and faux sewing.

Here's the inside:

Challenges entered:
Catch The Bug - June Bingo (stitching, Bugaboo image, sentiment) 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2025 - Anything Goes 
Outlawz Twisted Thursday June 18 to July 1 - Anything Goes (Optional Twist For Him) 
Crafty Catz #511 - Anything Goes 
Colour Crazy Craft Week 24 - Anything Goes 
CD Sunday Plus #38 - Anything Goes 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Bugaboo Digital Stamps, SU Itty Bitty Backgrounds (retired)
Ink: SU Bermuda Bay
Card Stock: Neenah White, SU
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Small Hole Punch, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, SU Navy Marker, Glue Dots

Shortened Happy Meal

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I've made using the Crabby Cathy Fries digital image from Bugaboo Stamps.  I absolutely love Bugaboo's snarky images, however, I haven't had a chance to use this image/saying until now.

I started out by printing the image off onto Neenah white card stock then coloring using copic markers.  Since I'm still dealing with this migraine, I decided to keep the card clean and simple with the only embellishments planned being yellow brads and a red glitter gel pen for the heart in the saying.  However, I ended up smudging the heart a bit and added a small punched flower to cover up the oops.

Challenges entered:

Catch The Bug - June Anything Goes 
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) - June 
Crafty Catz #509 - Anything Goes Optional Clean And Simple 
Outlawz Thursday Twist June 4 to June 17 - Anything Goes Optional Party Time 
Creative Fingers Challenge #187 - Anything Goes 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!!


Stamps:  Bugaboo
Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Copic Markers, Brads, Red Gel Pen, Glue Dots, Martha Stewart Punch

Out Of This World Thanks

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made to say thank you to another healthcare worker on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

After printing off the Monster 4 Block from Bugaboo Digital Stamps, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering.  I then stamped the card background using a retired Stampin Up set before adding a dry embossed scrap strip.  I then added the layered image using dimensionals before adding some SU enamel dots then highlighting parts of the image using 3D glaze pens.  The only other embellishments added were ice stickles for parts of the antenna and planet rings, googlie eyes, and buttons.

Challenges entered:

Catch The Bug - April Bingo (Button, Image, Sparkle) 
Catch The Bug - Stella Says Sketch #808 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2016 - Anything Goes 
Splitcoaststampers F4A530 - True Heros 
Arty Divas #20 - Anything Goes 
Not Just Cards April Challenge - Anything Goes 
Outlawz Twisted Thursday - Anything Goes 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and please stay safe out there. 

Stamps: Bugaboo, SU Itty Bitty Backgrounds (retired)

Ink: SU Pixie Pink

Card Stock: SU

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Googlie Eyes, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens, Ice Stickles, Buttons, Big Shot, Sizzix Mesh Embossing Folder, SU Enamel Dots, Dimensionals