Friday, July 19, 2013

7-13 It's Christmas in July at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

This post will remain at the top of my blog for this week to make it easier for those playing along with Bugaboo Stamps CIJ blog hop and challenge! We hope you will join us!


It's Christmas in July at Bugaboo Stamps and as always we are having a splendiferous BLOG HOP to celebrate! Can you believe thet Christmas is less than 6 months away??? EEK! Looks like everyone at Bugaboo Stamps is itching to get a jump start on their Holiday cards and projects! We hope you will join us during this whole week of FANTABULOUS mini-challenges!

ANYWHOOOO...If you've just come from STEPHANIES BLOG then you are on the right track and you are HERE almost at the LAST STOP on the bLoG hOp! If not, head to the beginning to be sure you don't miss out on the cool prizes along the way! "WHAT PRIZES" you say??!?!? Well head over to where the fun begins and find out! Then follow the hop, leaving comments at every stop until you get to the END HERE to leave one last comment! Easy Peasy and SO MUCH FUN! And who knows...maybe YOU will be one of our lucky winners! Good Luck and Happy Hopping! I hope you like my card above featuring Tropical Santa - Drink from Bugaboo Stamps!

 
My card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:
 
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Inklings and Yarns - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Inky Impressions - Christmas in July
Lady Annes Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas in July (*Limit 1 Entry)
Deep Ocean Challenge - On the Beach
LEJ Designs - Christmas in July
Paper Minutes - Anything Goes
Card Mania - Christmas in July (1 of 3)
Eureka Stamps - Beach
House of Gilli - Bright Colors or Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Platypus Creek - Christmas in July
 

52 comments:

  1. Think Santa would mind if I joined him for a drink? Very cute!

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  2. a great card, and I love the saying. Thanks for the chance to win.
    Cindy

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  3. Awesome card. I love the phrase you added!

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  4. Scrappy - I think your card is adorable - you always do great work and you do wonderful creations for Bugaboo -thank you so much for the hop and the Christmas In July at Bugaboo week! Enjoy your crafting day! Gail http://ilikepaper01.blogspot.com/

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  5. Adorable...love your ribbon, it's the perfect embellishment!

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  6. Great card and super sentiment.

    Toni xx

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  7. I almost missed your post, Yvonne. Didn't see a link to it on Stephanie's blog but checked at the Catch the Bug blog and found out you were listed there. :-D Love this card! How wonderful that you did it in traditional red and green even though he's in the tropics, feasting on seafood and rum. Love it !

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  8. LOL!! I just adore that sentiment! Such a clever idea and beautiful coloring! Thanks for sharing! :)

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  9. Smashing card hun.

    Love that image and colours.

    Traceyxx

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  10. What a fun card. I love the tropical image with the traditional colors. The faux stitching is really cute. My hand is not anywhere near steady enough to make a card look that great!

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  11. Hi There, I'm sure I had posted earlier, but maybe not. Love the Santa you chose, and love the saying you put on it. Merry Christmas

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  12. Love your colouring of his beard - I'm always too scared to use grey on the beard but maybe I should try in future. Great striped ribbon too.

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  13. How fun!! Love that image, plan on using it for today's challenge!

    Linda

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  14. Great card Scrappy, love the sentiment you added. We have a great blog hop and I am so glad to be a part of the CTB team. Hugs.

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  15. Hey Scrappy! Great card and of course, a great Scrappy sentiment! HUGS to you & Miss A!

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  16. The sentiment on this one - LOVE IT!!! Great card!
    Hugs & Happy Days!
    Min

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  17. Fun sentiment, and adorable card!!

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  18. Cute card. Lovely saying.
    I would love you to visit my blog if you get a chance. ♥ Jamie at CraftyGirl21

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  19. A great image so beautifully coloured and some fab doodling - a brilliant card Jan, Jx

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  20. Great sentiment and lovely papers!

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  21. Lovely card sweetie :) Pretty coloring. Thank you for playing along with us at Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge and we hope to see you again soon. Good Luck :)
    Hugs,
    Asmah
    [Lady Anne's Challenges DT Member]
    [Qinaahana Arts And Crafts ~ My Personal Blog]

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  22. What a fabulous card. I love how you colored your Santa up and your papers are so fun. Sooo cute!
    Hugs, Nancy

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  23. Fantastic card, perfect sentiment!

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  24. What a prefect "end" of the hop, this card is cute!

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  25. Lovely Christmas card with these traditional colours!
    xxx Marianne MW

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  26. Nicely done, love seeing Christmas in July! Thanks for playing our Anything Goes Challenge!

    Leanne DT!
    Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog

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  27. Great card, Yvonne! And a big "AMEN!" to that sentiment! :)

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  28. really cute card, love the paper
    thanks for playing with us at crafty sentiments
    hugs
    céline

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  29. wonderful card and great fun image! Thanks for joining us at Crafty sentiments this week and good luck x

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  30. love the sentiment and coloring Scrappy!

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  31. I love him, he is definitely an Arizona Santa, we spend Christmas in shorts and on the patio. I love your card and the colors are just right. Thank you for sharing him with us. hugs, Cathy K

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  32. Really cute card! Cute pun! Great coloring.

    DebiB

    thatmightlookgoodonacard.blogspot.com

    visit anytime!

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  33. Great card, Scrappy! Can you believe we've done three of these?

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    1. I know! It's a CRAZY thought! I can't wait until the next one though! Love ya Sandye!

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  34. Oh, this is adorable! And your sentiment is just perfect! I love your layout too.b Thanks for the great blog hop! It's fun to get some inspiration - some days I really need it!

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  35. What a super card .... really cute
    Thanks for joining us at LEJ DESIGNS CHALLENGE

    Good Luck

    Tina DT xxx

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  36. This is just adorable. Love that image and the sentiment is perfect with him. So stinkin cute!

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  37. Oh this is lovely. Great design with the santa,colours and faux stitches. Thanks for playing at Inky Impressions and good luck. Hope to see you back wednesday for a new challenge. Bettina DT Member at Inky Impressions xx

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  38. Great card, Scrappy! Love the sentiment! Had so much fun looking at all the fun cards! Glad I'm on such a fabulous team!!!

    Hugs,
    Becky G
    Bugaboo DT

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  39. Cute card. The little image is quite amusing. Nicely done. Thank you for joining this week's challenge at Inky Impressions.

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  40. I could go for some bright spirits myself right now :) This card is so cute and very appropriate for many people I know.

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  41. Nice card. I like the ribbon, the doodling, the coloring and the stitching. A lot of detail.

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  42. Love this cute Santa on his beach vacation -- Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Lady Anne Stamp Challenge and we hope to see you again soon, Elizabeth (DT)
    Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge

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  43. Like the relaxin Santa.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  44. Sweet Creation ~ thanks for sharing and for the Bugaboo Hop - Gail
    utb 01 @ att dot net no spaces

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  45. Very funny image and I can make a list right now of the people on my list that would really chuckle over this one. I enjoyed seeing it. It's my first Christmas in July blog hop with Bugaboo and have no idea what I am to do, but I have enjoyed seeing all the cards!

    Life is good!
    kren
    @http://afourthlife.blogspot.com

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  46. Gorgeous card!! Love the image and the details😄
    Thank you for joining us at singbird challenge this time!
    Good luck Sophie DT

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  47. Your card is fantastic! I love the coloring, the ribbon, the doodles - I Love it!! Thanks for the inspiration!
    Lyn

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  48. Fabulous card, your beach Santa is soooo cute and love the sentiment! You do wonderful faux stitching! It wa a fabulous blog hop!
    hugs
    Glenda

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