Let it snow

I don't think I've ever made a card with kraft paper.  I know, weird right.  I've seen it a lot lately and thought I'd try it.
I think kraft and red look good together.  The image is Bugaboo.  I found the little candy cane in my stash.  Bugaboo is sponsoring a challenge over at Stamps R Us.
If you win you get 7 free Bugaboo images.
So go check it out.  Don't forget about Bugaboo's challenge at Catch the bug for another chance to win :)

New Release Tuesday at Bugaboo

Bugaboo has a fun release today.  High heels.  Several varieties, including a leapard skin set.  OMG....must have.  Remember, Bugaboo has new releases every Tuesday and Friday.  And a "freebie" on Friday as well.  Most images sell for $3.00 a piece BUT.....
they are having a 50% off sale and TODAY IS THE LAST DAY!!  Doesn't get much better than that.  So be sure to check that out!!  You can't afford to pass that up.  Also, be sure to check out the challenge blog - Catch the bug  for the latest challenge.  The newly released heels would make the perfect card for the challenge :)

Bugaboo Design Team Member

I did it!  I did it!  I made Bugaboo Stamps Design Team! I'm so very excited to get started.  I found Bugaboo very shortly after they "opened" (almost a year ago) and immediately FELL IN LOVE.  I can honestly say that I love every one of the images.  Jodie Mackrell (artist/owner) is AMAZING!  I was lucky enough to be a Guest Designer for them this past September.  I've been on several design teams and Bugaboo is by far the most organized.  It was so much fun!  Jodie is so generous to her DTM!  I know this will be an awesome experience.  Let the paper crafting begin!!!!

            

Ribbon Butterflies

I don't remember where I first saw this idea

but I love it.

Think of all those little "shnipsals" of ribbon

that would otherwise be tossed away.

Well, toss no more...

Take a small piece of thin craft wire and wrap it around

the middle of a piece of ribbon then twist

the ends around a paint brush to make

antennas. It's genius really!

Too bad I didn't think of it :)

Why digi?

Have you heard the news?

There are 3 new artists over at Squigglefly

AND THEY ARE FABULOUS!

Suzanne Urban, Marlene S, and Brian Lock

The image above is one of Brian Lock's

The image you will find over at the store

looks a little different.

That's because I changed it a bit.

This is one of the many reasons I LOVE DIGI'S

I used white out to remove the bird that

sits on top of the snowman's nose.

I wanted more of a winter feel to the card

and the hat on the bird made the image too

Christmas-ey for this card. I also used white out to

remove the lines on the scarf and hat

so that I could paper piece the image on design paper.

And THAT my friends, is why digi...

Don't forget to go check out this week's challenge

and enter for a chance to win :)

Prickley Pear

I thought a little break from the Holiday Madness

might be nice.

This is a card I made for Prickley Pear to showcase

one of their "heart" stamps.

I love this paper. Hard to see in the picture but

the silver is very bright. Thought it would be

a nice break from the red that's usually

associated with hearts.

Bugaboo sketch challenge

This weeks Bugaboo challenge is a sketch.

I love sketch challenges. They are by far my favorite.

Makes card making sooo easy.

Just color your image pick your paper and put it together.

How easy can it be?

This image is part of Bugaboo's

November stamp set of the month.

20 stamps for $20!!!

What a deal!

Round 2 at Bugaboo

OHHH THE PRESSURE!!

So I made it to Round 2 in Bugaboo's Design Team Call

I took almost the whole week to come up with my card.

We were given the image and they wanted to see

what we could do with "people"

(Gotta love Stella)

I had this great patterned paper and I love the colors

of it. They are so bright and pretty but

because they wanted to see "people"

I decided to mute the colors a bit with vellum

so that Stella would POP. I also put her on pop dots for

added dimension.

I took the balloons from 2 different images

and cut them out.

We will find out by November 28

if we've been accepted.

Please keep your fingers crossed for me :)

Prickley Pear leaves

I made this with a leaves stamp from Prickley Pear.

I've had this paper for a long time and I love it

but just couldn't seem to find the right card for it.

I stumbled on this technique on youtube and thought it

would be perfect. This is the second card I've made with this

technique. Check out the purple, black, etc. a few posts down. It's

a Halloween card with a cat on it.

You stamp the image on the paper of your choice with

Versamark ink. Then emboss with clear embossing powder.

Then take a dauber with your black ink on it and just make

circular motions over and around the stamped image.

Then buff out the embossed image with a cloth.

Stay tuned to the Prickley Pear blog

we hope to have some challenges coming up....

SQUIGGLEFLY CHALLENGE

I LOVE PAPER PIECING

One of my favorite techniques is paper piecing!

If you have a patterned paper that you are particularly

fond of but just don't seem to have the right color markers

or pencils...etc, this is the perfect thing to do.

I love this paper but no matter how I colored the image it

just wasn't working for me. So I just ran the patterned paper

through my printer - printing the image on it

cut the image out and "pieced" it together

easy peasy lemon squeezy....

as my son would say :)

The challenge over at Squigglefly this week

is "Dance" to be interpreted anyway you like.

I love this quote and the image just "fit".

So get crackin' go create and upload to the blog

for a chance to win.

Bugaboo anything goes challenge

Well, it's Saturday so that means a new challenge

over at Bugaboo. This week it's "anything goes"

so......because most of the cards I make are Bugaboo I

have several just waiting to be posted.

Here's one I recently made. The addiction

is pretty serious when you start buying paper

to go with the images you have. LOL!

Love this cow! There are several more

HERE

So if you've never done a challenge before this would

be the perfect start. No rules or requirements just

"anything" will do. The prize.....well 7, 5, or 3 free

Bugaboo images.

Good luck!!!

Bugaboo challenge

Been a little busy this week. Finally getting this posted.

This challenge ends tonight and a new one will be

posted tomorrow over at

Catch the bug

This challenge is "fall" hard to decide

which adorable thanksgiving image to use.

You may notice the paper from some of the other

fall cards I've done. I just love it. The colors are perfect.

I think I've made about 5 cards with this one piece of paper.

Go check out the new winter releases over at Bugaboo

I had to buy the bundle.....too cute. Remember all images

are 50% off this month.

Happy paper crafting all - have a great weekend!!!

Prickley Pear Pumpkins

Isn't this fun?

You can find the tutorial here.

I made this with Prickley Pears pumpkin

stamp/die set. I just love it!!

Cut out pumpkin shape and stamp -- perfect!!

The leaves on the border of the card are also

Prickley Pear.

Interesting and easy!!

Rubber stamps: Prickley Pear

Paper: miscellaneous orange and

miscellaneous patterned paper.

Bugaboo Design Team Call

What I've been waiting for is finally here....

Bugaboo is having a Design Team Call

and this is my application.

You can find the details here

I made the first card (mouse with candy cane)

for the application and the other 2 you

may notice from previous posts.

they are 2 of my favorites.

(notice the difference between the quality of pictures - the first one

was taken on my 4G iphone and the bottom two were both taken on my 3G iphone

crazy huh?)

I decided to choose non-bugaboo images because

I recently spent a month with this awesome group

as September's Design Team Member of the month.

During that time (and the time since) I made so

many Bugaboo cards that I feel they know what I can

do with Bugaboo.

I truly LOVE Bugaboo images......clearly

just check out the 49 other Bugaboo projects on this blog.

(click Bugaboo under labels in the right side column)

Right now Jodie (owner/artist) is offering

50% off

the whole month of NOVEMBER.

How sweet is that?? That's $1.50 on most

images. (shhh, don't tell my husband - LOL)

So please wish me luck in hopes I will be chosen to be a

Bugaboo Design Team Member.