BUGABOO HUMOR ME WEDNESDAY -- WORLD TURTLE DAY!

Hello fellow crafters!  I hope you are doing well, and that this week is being good to you!  Things have been a bit hectic in my household the past couple of weeks.  The place where I work bought all new (smaller) desks for us to work on, and were selling off the old desks.  I managed to buy one of these desks, which is 6 feet long, and my hubby and I have been working on replacing my old craft desk with the new one.  It's been a slow process between regular life and such, and my hubby needing to get his garden planted.  The desk is in place now, I just need to get everything back into the room.  So, I apologize for the delay in my post for Bugaboo Humor Me Wednesday.  Here is my card:

Ain't this turtle adorable?  I think I say that about all Bugaboo images, but it's TRUE!!  This image is called Turtles - Rain, and it is so sweet.  I colored the image using alcohol markers.  I chose some colorful patterned papers from Doodlebug and Lawn Fawn to go with the image and my coloring.  The sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps, and the inside says, "Take the time to celebrate the little things."  I thought it went well with this turtle enjoying himself in the rain.

CHALLENGES:  

CHN Patterned Paper:  ATG using patterned paper

Love To Craft #34:  ATG (4/5)

Classic Design Design Team #4:  ATG

Creative Moments #169:  ATG (1/3)

613 Avenue Create #221:  ATG (3/8)

Gem of a Challenge Week #9:  ATG

Crafty Creations #391:  ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #106:  ATG

Crafting by Designs:  ATG

Polkadoodles Week #9:  ATG

Digi Choosday Week #21:  ATG 

Crafty Sentiments:  ATG

Die Cuttin Divas #421:  Turtles

The Outlawz Festive Fridays:  ATG

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday:  ATG

That seems to be all for tonight, folks.  Thanks for stopping by, and make sure you also stop by Catch the Bug to see what the other DT members have created.

Take care, and God Bless!

~Marie~

BUGABOO SATURDAY CHALLENGE -- SCHOOL'S OUT/TEACHER APPRECIATION

Welcome crafty friends!  It's Saturday, so we have a new challenge for you over at Catch the Bug:  School's Out/Teacher Appreciation.  Here is the card I have made for the challenge:

Teachers really do deserve so much of our appreciation, don't they?  They do lots to shape our future in the form of educating our children.  And these days, sadly, it seems that they do so at great risk, and for little money.  With this in mind, I created this simple "thank you" card using the Thank You Tulip Block image.  I asked my work friends what colors to use for the flowers, and they suggested orange and yellow.  The rest of the card is all in yellow, with the base layer coming from an ombre paper pad, the patterned paper from a K and Co. pad, and the yellow square under the image from my huge stash of Recollections card stock.  The image itself was colored with alcohol markers.

CHALLENGES:

CHN Patterned Paper:  ATG using patterned paper

Love to Craft #34:  ATG (3/5)

Color It, Create It, Show It Off:  ATG (3/3)

Classic Design Design Team #4:  ATG

Creative Moments #168:  ATG (2/3)

613 Avenue Create #221:  ATG or optional make a shaker card (2/8)

Crafty Creations #390:  ATG (2/2)

Creative Fingers #163:  ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #105:  ATG (2/3)

Word Art Wednesday #386 - #387:  ATG

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  Flowers

Crafting by Designs:  ATG (2/3)

Crafty Gals Corner #191:  May Flowers

The Paper Shelter #382:  Color It! (2/2)

Digi Choosday Week 19:  ATG (2/2)

Crafty Sentiments:  ATG (2/3)

Papercraft Challenges #36:  For Women and Girls

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoy your weekend, and find some time to stop by the Catch the Bug blog and join in the challenge fun!

~Marie~

BUGABOO HUMOR ME WEDNESDAY -- EAT WHAT YOU WANT DAY, AND HOSTESS CUPCAKE DAY

Well hello, crafty friends!  How are you doing?  I hope all is going well in your parts of the world.  Did you know that today is Eat What You Want Day, AND Hostess Cupcake Day?  I think I have found myself another holiday to embrace, how about all of you?  ;)  Here is the card I have made for this grand day:

I know, you almost need sunglasses for this card, it's so bright!  I have a friend at work whose favorite color is orange.  Her car is orange, her kitchen is painted orange, and she has orange dishes.  That might not be all of the orange in her life, but it is all I know of ATM!  LOL!  I hope she will like her birthday card...it is pretty simple, but I did try to add some special touches.  This image is called Cupcake Word Block.  The icing and the polka dots on the wrapper have clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen on them, and the orange square is made from a textured card stock.  To break it up some, I added that white ribbon across the middle, and tied a knot around it.  It was secured with some Aleene's Tacky glue.

CHALLENGES:

Crafting by Designs:  ATG
Fab 'n' Funky #439:  ATG
Simon Says Wednesday:  For a Special Lady
The Paper Shelter #382:  Color It
Sweet Stampin':  Spaced Out or ATG
Polkadoodles Week #18:  ATG
Digi Choosday Week #19:  ATG
Crafty Sentiments Designs:  ATG
Papercraft #36:  For Women and Girls
Love to Craft #34:  ATG
Color It, Create It, Show It Off:  ATG (2/3)
Classic Design Design Team #4:  ATG
Creative Moments #168:  ATG
613 Avenue Create #221:  ATG or option to create a shaker card
Crafty Creations #390:  ATG
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #105:  ATG
Word Art Wednesday #386- #387:  ATG
The Outlawz Monday Greetings:  ATG
The Outlawz Festive Fridays:  Birthday

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Please stop by the Catch The Bug blog to see what my fellow DT members have made for this week's Humor Me Wednesday inspiration.

Take care, and God Bless!

~Marie~

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR ROUND -- ORNAMENTS AND BUGABOO HUMOR ME WEDNESDAY - BIRD DAY

Hello, crafty friends!  I hope all is well with you.  Things here are going just fine.  I'd like to share with you the card I have made for the current CCAYR challenge:  ORNAMENTS, which also happens to work for the Humor Me Wednesday post at Bugaboo.  May 4th is Bird Day.  Who knew?

My card features the adorable Bugaboo image, Ornaments Penguin.  I LOVE HIM!  Honestly, I really haven't found a Bugaboo image I don't like.  :)  I had this guy all colored up to match that patterned paper from the 6x6 Winter Whimsy pad from Love Nicole.  I added some white puffy paint to the brim and pompom of his hat for some fun texture.  The snowflake die going across the top doesn't have a name, but I did get it from Hobby Lobby.  I added a white layer underneath the card stock layer so it would stand out more from the patterned paper.  Each snowflake center has a rounded gem in the middle.  The die cut sentiment comes from Tim Holtz, and I added some clear Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to the top 3rd layer of each word.  There is also a bit of White Blizzard Nuvo drops on the penguin and the snow in the image.

CHALLENGES:

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #53:  ATG or optional Creature Feature

Merry Little Christmas #10:  ATG

CHN Patterned Paper:  ATG using patterned paper

Love to Craft #34:  ATG

Mix It Up #25:  ATG or optional mixed media

Color It, Create It, Show It Off:  ATG

Classic Design Design Team #4:  ATG

Gem of a Challenge Week #8:  ATG

Crimbo Crackers#183:  ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #104:  ATG (3/3)

Polkadoodles Week #17:  ATG (2/2)

Digi Choosday Week #18:  ATG

Penny's Paper Crafty #428:  ATG

Winter Wonderland:  Cute Christmas

The Outlawz Festive Fridays:  Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by again.  I hope you have enjoyed your visit, and please be sure to visit us over at the CCAYR blog, and the Catch the Bug blog for more inspiration!

Take care, and God Bless!  :)

~Marie~

BUGABOO NEW RELEASE, FLOWER POT PEEKER

Hello blogger friends!  It's that time of the week again, where Bugaboo releases a new cutie patootie image.  Here is the card I created for this week:

This adorable image is called Flower Pot Peeker.  Isn't she sweet?  I made this for a friend's birthday, and she loves purple, so that is the direction I went with the coloring.  I did add some pops of green with the leaves and her hair bow.  The purple card stock was embossed with the Large Petal folder from Darice.  The Martha Stewart punch butterflies were cut from a purple credit card offer envelope that has a rainbow sheen to it.  I added a small pearl from my stash to the center of each butterfly, and curved the wings upward.  My friend really liked the card, and she even gave me a hug!

CHALLENGES:  

Moving Along With The Times #96:  Floral

Gem of a challenge:  ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #4:  ATG

Digi Design challenge:  Spring Flowers

Simon Says Wednesday:  ATG

Polkadoodles Week #17:  ATG

Digi Choosday Week #18:  ATG

Penny's Paper Crafty #427:  ATG

Crafting with Friends #3:  ATG

Cute Card Thursday #579:  Brads, Sequins, or Gems

Papercraft Challenges #36:  For Women and Girls

The Outlawz Festive Fridays:  Birthday

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today, and please make sure to stop over at the Catch The Bug blog to see what my fabulous design team cohorts have created!

Take care, and God Bless!  :)

~Marie~

BUGABOO HUMOR ME WEDNESDAY -- HUSBAND APPRECIATION DAY

Hey crafty people!  How is your week going so far?  I hope you are carving out some crafty time for yourselves!

I'm here today to share with you the card I created for Husband Appreciation Day, which was on April 21st.

I was in a bit of a dilemma as to what image to use to show my husband that I appreciate him.  Then I came across this little guy, which is Fat Mice - Flower.  I wouldn't ordinarily give my hubby flowers, but this is a pretty cute way to do that.  Here is what I stamped on the inside, using Honey Bee stamps.

I used Faded Jeans Distress Oxide for my stamping, and I also used it to sponge the front of my card.  The patterned circles were die cut from a tissue box.  The chubby guy was colored with alcohol markers.

CHALLENGES:

Love to Craft #33:  ATG (4/5)

Classic Design Design Team #4:  ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #104:  ATG

Word Art Wednesday #384 - #385:  ATG

Digi Design Challenge:  Spring Flowers

Simon Says Wednesday:  ATG

Sweet Stampin':  Recycled elements or ATG

Polkadoodles Week #16:  ATG

Digi Choosday Week #17:  ATG

Simon Says Monday:  Going around in Circles

 Crafty Sentiments:  ATG

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.  Please pop on over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the other designers have made for your inspiration.  ETA:  There was no blog post made for this week.  My apologies for the mix up!

Take care, and God Bless!

~Marie~

CHRISTMAS WITH THE CUTIES --- FEATURE A CREATURE, APRIL 2019

Hello bloggers, how's it goin'?  I think Spring has finally arrived here in PA...HOORAY!  It's about flippin' time!  Now, hopefully this spring and summer will not be anywhere near as rainy as last year was...we can only hope!  

Anyway, I know you aren't here to see me complain about the weather, so how about looking at a Christmas card instead?

I made this card for the current challenge we are having over at the Christmas With The Cuties blog, which is FEATURE A CREATURE.  This month, we are being sponsored by

BUGABOO STAMPS.

I  absolutely ADORE Bugaboo images, and thanks to Jodie's generosity in giving out freebies every Friday, I have a plethora of them to choose from!  It just so happens that this cute little Polar Bear is one of my favorites! 

I decided on a blue and white color scheme for this card design, and I used another sheet of patterned paper from the Northern Lights 12x12 pad from Recollections.  I believe I have mentioned before how much I love this paper pad!  I colored the image (what little coloring there was!) with alcohol markers, and used Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies to cut the image panel and layers.  I had a hankering to add some ribbon to this card too, which is something I haven't done for awhile.  The wider white ribbon was too plain on it's own, and the thinner iridescent ribbon was too narrow, so I solved that problem by layering the 2 together.

To match the whimsical feeling of the image, I used a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Winter Scripty Sentiments set.  Distress Oxide ink in Salty Ocean was used for stamping.

CHALLENGES:

CHN Patterned Paper:  ATG using patterned paper

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #52:  ATG or option to use fairies

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  ATG or optional Monochromatic theme

Merry Little Christmas #9:  ATG

A Gem of a Challenge:  ATG (#2)

Crimbo Crackers #182:  ATG

Fab 'n' Funky #436:  Christmas

Digi Choosday Week #16:  ATG

Penny's Paper Crafty #426:  ATG

Sparkles Christmas #93:  Feature a Creature

Winter Wonderland:  Cute Christmas

Classic Design Design Team #4:  ATG

Thanks for stopping by today!  Don't forget to stop by the Christmas With The Cuties blog to check out the creations of my teamies, and to join in the fun!

Take care, and God Bless!

~Marie~

HOLY CRAP, I FORGOT.....CCAYR MID-MONTH INSPIRATION POST, APRIL 2019

I totally zoned out and forgot to make a blog post to share my Christmas Crafts All Year Round  project for our current challenge FAMILY AND FRIENDS!  Sorry to Deanne and my teamies for being forgetful!  Here is what I did:

My card features the Snowmen Family image from Bugaboo, and I colored it using alcohol markers in a blue and green color scheme.  I was attempting to match the patterned paper I used from the Northern Lights 12x12 Recollections pad.  Are you at all surprised that I used some of this paper pad again?  LOL!  I really should have gotten more than one!  I used some white puffy paint on the brims of the young snowmen's hats, and added Star Dust Stickles to all of the snowmen, and all of the snow on the image.  The sentiment comes form Lawn Fawn's Winter Scripty Sentiments (again!), and is stamped in Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink (I'm pretty sure...maybe I should write some of this stuff down!).

CHALLENGES:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  ATG or optional monochromatic

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #52:  ATG or optional twist, fairies

Merry Little Christmas #9:  ATG

CHN Patterned Paper:  ATG using patterned paper

Love to Craft #33:  ATG

Color It, Create It, Show It Off:  ATG (#3)

Classic Design Design Team:  ATG

Creative Fingers #161:  ATG

Crimbo Crackers #182:  ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #103:  ATG

Word Art Wednesday #382 - #383:  ATG

The Holly and Ivy #47:  ATG Christmas

Christmas Kickstart #8:  Frosty and Friends (snowmen)

Winter Wonderland:  Cute Christmas

CHNC #433:  ATG Christmas

Thanks for stopping by my blog, and be sure to pop over to the CCAYR blog to see what the other Christmas Belles have made, and to join in the challenge if you haven't already (or even if you have!)

Take care, and God Bless!

~Marie~

BUAGBOO NEW RELEASE DAY -- APRIL 16, 2019

Hey everyone!  I'm popping in here really quick tonight to share the card I just made for the new release at Bugaboo this week:

This image is called Deacon Skull Flower.  Isn't he cute?  I colored him in my husband's favorite colors, because I think he will get this card when he least expects it...heh heh heh.  I grabbed some miscellaneous patterned paper from my stash and placed it all wonky behind my image panel.  I figured that Deacon wouldn't want things all perfect, ya know?  I pondered a bit over what sentiment to use, and finally decided on these dies from the Tim Holtz Celebration Words collection.  I cut them each 3 times from the red card stock to give them some dimension.

CHALLENGES:

CHN Patterned Paper:  ATG using patterned paper

Love to Craft #33:  ATG

The Paper Nest Dolls:  ATG (#2)

Craft Rocket #58:  For Men/Boys 

Gem of a Challenge week #7:  ATG

Crafty Creations #388:  ATG

Creative Fingers #161:  ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #103:  ATG

Word Art Wednesday #382 - #383:  ATG

Polkadoodles Week #15:  ATG

Digi Choosday Week #16:  ATG

Crafty Sentiments:  Just for the Boys

The Outlawz Festive Fridays:  ATG

Creative Moments #166:  ATG

Color It, Create It, Show It Off:  ATG

Classic Design Design Team #4:  ATG

Thanks for stopping by, and please stop on over to the Catch The Bug blog to see what some of the design team has made for the new release!

Take care, and God Bless!

~Marie~

BUGABOO OLDIE BUT GOODIE DAY, APRIL 11, 2019

Hey all!  How's it going?    Things in my neck of the woods are pretty OK; I do have a cold though, which brings me down a bit.  Funny thing is, I feel worse when I'm at work...wonder why that is?  ;)  LOL

I do have some awesome news though.  Do you remember last month when I was a guest designer for Bugaboo's Catch The Bug blog?  I had a blast joining the team, using those Bugaboo images I love so much.  Well, they asked me if I wanted to stay on as a full time design team member!!  Of course, I said "YES!!"  WOOT WOOT!!  So, that is why I am sharing this card today!

My card uses the super cute Happy birthday to ewe image, which also comes with a sentiment (not used on this card.)  I have a DCWV 12x12 pad called Confetti that I pulled this paper from, and colored my image to match.  A textured cardstock in a pale yellow is behind the patterned paper, the sentiment panel (which is from the paper pad), and I also cut a scalloped circle from it to mount behind the image circle.  I recently acquired this cute little stitched balloon and flower die in a swap, so I happily added 3 balloons from more textured cardstock, each with it's own whimiscal string.  :)

CHALLENGES:  

CHN Patterned Paper:  ATG using patterned paper

Love to Craft #33:  ATG

Animal Friends #73:  Lamb

Moving Along With The Times #95:  That Spring Feeling!

The Paper Nest Dolls:  ATG

A Gem of a Challenge Week #6:  ATG

Crafty Creations #388:  ATG

Creative Fingers #161:  ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #103:  ATG

Word Art Wednesday #382- #383:  ATG

Kitty Bee Designs #140:  Easter (not necessarily Easter-themed, but something to do with Easter)

Tuesday Throwdown #429:  ATG

Sweet Stampin':  Mellow Yellow or ATG

Polkadoodles Week #14:  ATG

Digi Choosday Week #15:  ATG

Penny's Paper Crafty #425:  ATG

Simon Says Monday:  Down on the Farm

Crafty Sentiments:  Only for the Girls

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday:  ATG

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Birthday

Creative Moments #166:  ATG

Color It, Create It, Show It Off:  ATG

Classic Design Design Team #4:  ATG

Thanks so much for joining me today!  I hope you have liked my card, and if you haven't already, pop over to the Catch The Bug blog to see what the other DT members have made for today's Oldie But Goodie post.  I promise you won't regret it!

Take care, and God Bless!

~Marie~