12-21 ABaC Monday at Bugaboo Stamps!

The Bugaboo Stamps DT is on break for the holidays. I'm preparing for the holidays too, but I decided to share a project I made for a local cookie swap. My Recipe Card Tag features Let in Snow Tag from Bugaboo Stamps. I hope you and the recipients of the cookies like them! :) Merry Christmas!

This Recipe Tag is apropos for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

My Time to Craft - Last Minute Christmas Makes

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas

Digi Design Challenge - Anything Christmas

Fussy and Fancy - Happy Holidays

Left of Center Creative Challenges - Anything Goes

Digitally Sweet Challenge - Digi - Winter

Sweet Stampin - Merry Christmas

Patties Creations - Any Christmas creation

QKR Stampede - Christmas 

Crafty Calender Challenge - Let it Snow (* Limit 1 entry)

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

My Sherri Craft - Christmas Spirit

PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Favorite Things at Christmas

Jo's Scrap Shack - Christmas Treats

Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Craft for the Craic - Christmas Cheer

Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps and a new challenge!

Another week is coming to a close and as always we've something super cool and FREE at Bugaboo Stamps for you all! However, with our week of Christmas Chaos mini challenges at Bugaboo Stamps the fun just keeps on getting better! Head over to the Catch the Bug Blog and see what fun we've got in store for you today! Don't forget to nab your FREEBIE HERE too!  

This card  is apropos for and may have been entered into the following challenges:


Craft Rocket - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Scrap and Craft Inspiration - Anything Goes with Christmas(1 of 3)
Crafting with an attitude - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Star Stampz Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

12-8 NR Christmas Chaos with a new challenge

WOOHOO! It's New Release Day today at Bugaboo Stamps! Since it is our Christmas Chaos week, I am really happy to share my sample using this super cute digi from todays new release!





Join us for todays mini recipe challenge! I hope you'll check out mine below, and then go to the Bug Shop to nab this super cute image for yourself!
 

This card may have been entered into the following challenges:


Lacy Sunshine Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Glitter and Sparkle - Anything Goes
Great Impressions - December Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Pile it On - Anything goes with Winter
One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes with Christmas/Winter
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Robyns Fetish - Christmas Cards
That Craft Place - Christmas (*Limit 1 Card)
Scrappy Hands - Color Combo #53

12-7 New Monday Christmas Chaos Challenge at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's another fantabulous Christmas Chaos Challenge day for us at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps! Today, I'm sharing the card, that I made featuring the colors for todays color challenge! I hope y'all like it!

This card is apropo for and may have been entered into the following challenges:


A Gem of a Challenge - Christmas Anything Goes
Di's Digital Designs - Winter Holidays
2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes
Animal Friends Challenge - Christmas or New Years with an Animal (1 of 3)
Artistic Stampers - Christmas

12-6 SSS - Christmas Chaos style

As always, Christmas is rushing in on us all, so we are all off and running with our Christmas preparations! In keeping with all of this Christmas Chaos, Bugaboo Stamps is celebrating with a weeklong Christmas countdown. All of us at Bugaboo Stamps have been planning a fabulous week of  themed challenges!

Todays Stella Says Sketch has us using the wonderful sketch found HERE, to create an awesome Christmas card! Check out my sample below, as well as the rest of the fabulous digital stamps available at Bugaboo Stamps HERE!! (PSST! There is a HUGE SALE going on there right now too!) I'd be over the moon if you'd comment on what you think of my card!

This card may have been entered into the following challenges:


Crafty Girls - Anything Goes ( 2 of 3)
Creative Knockouts - 'Tis the Season (2 of 2, C8)
Scrap and Craft - Anything Christmas (2 of 3)
Craft Rocket - Anything Goes (2 of 3)
Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes (C10)
Crafting for an Attitude - Holiday (2 of 3)

12/5 Christmas Chaos at Bugaboo Stamps!

I can't believe that Christmas is so close! Last week in the Southeastern United States, we had temperatures in the mid 70s(F)! Either way, the calendar says Christmas is only 20 days away! All of us at Bugaboo Stamps are ready to say "bring it on"...the Christmas Chaos that is!


Bugaboo Stamps is celebrating with a weeklong Christmas countdown. Rather than doing a 12 Days of Christmas theme, we have been planning a themed week of challenges! We hope you will join us for each if not all of them!


Today's challenge is a theme challenge. We want you to use a 'Here comes Santa Claus' theme! Easy peasy and super fun too! Check out my card below featuring AKV Santa - Sack and let me know what you think! Then make your own card and join us on out challenge blog HERE! We look forward to seeing what you create!

This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:


Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes (*Limit 1 Entry)
Crafty Girls - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Creative Knockouts - 'Tis the Season (1 of 2, C8)
Scrap and Craft - Anything Christmas (1 of 3)
Digital Delights - Anything Goes (*Limit 1 Entry)
Craft Rocket - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes (C10)
Crafting for an Attitude - Holiday (1 of 3)

December 1st New Release at Bugaboo Stamps!

Hey all! It's New Release Tuesday at Bugaboo Stamps! Check out this cool Christmas Card that I made featuring this weeks new release Meowy Cats. I hope you snatch it up for yourself, because it's awesome!

This card is apropro for and may have been entered in the following challenges:




Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes with Christmas (1 of 3)
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Crafty Cardmakers and More - Twas the night before Christmas (c15)
Get Creative Challenges - Holidays (1 of 3)
Melonheadz Friends - Use a Digi (1 of 2)
The Crazy Challenge - Everything Goes (1 of 4)
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 2)

11-21 New Challenge at Ctb with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's time for a new Bugaboo Stamps Challenge! Why not join us and play along with your favorite Bugaboo Stamps digi?! It's super fun and easy too! I hope you like my card featuring Christmas Sunbonnet Turkey! Be sure to check out my card and all of the other design team cards HERE!

This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes (1 of 10)

Crafting for all seasons - Embossing

Crafty Creations - Give Thanks

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Humor me Wednesday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

Uh oh! Guess what day it is! Guess.what.day.it.is...

It's 'Hump day!'...Wednesday is also a fabulously fun day for some of us here at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps! We try to post our cute and funny cards to celebrate whatever the odd Holidays happen to be for one of the days of this week! 

 November 11th is apparently Young Readers Day on 11/10. I made the bookplate below. It is totally appropriate for the holiday, as well as for the 35 books we are donating for a nearby elementary school that needs books for their kindergarteners to read at home!
I hope the kids will look upon these as they enjoy their new books!

November 1st Stella says Sketch at CtB!

It's Stella says Sketch Sunday, so there is a new challenge at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps  featuring a new sketch! My card below uses the sketch and features Little Penguin Winter - Candy Cane ! Check out the sketch HERE and add your own project to our linky widget! We'd love to see what you create!

This card is apropos for and may have been entered into the following challenges:


ABC Christmas Challenge - 'V' is for 'Very cute'
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Fab ' n' Funky - Christmas
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow - Birds of a Feather
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Whimsy Stamps Whimsy Inspiration - Christmas or Fall Colors
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesdays - Anything Goes

10-31 New Challenge at CtB!

It's time for a new Bugaboo Stamps Challenge! Why not play along with your favorite Bugaboo Stamps digi?! My project below features Halloween Peeker - Frankenstein, and falls in with the black and white +a pop of color theme. It's super fun and easy too! Check out all the details HERE! Hope we see you there! :)

My card below is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:


4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Halloween
Sassy Studio Designs - Halloween

10-21 Humor me Wednesday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

Did you know that today is National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day? Well, it is, and I am celebrating this silly holiday - along with some of my friends at Bugaboo Stamps! How am I going to celebrate? Well that's easy! I will finish more pages for my Holiday Cookbook - like the one below featuring Circle Sentiments - Pumpkin Season! (And maybe scarf down some of this pumpkin cheesecake...for quality assurance purposes! *wink*wink*) Check out some of the other fun and creative creations at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

10-1 ObG Thursday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's Thursday for all of us at Bugaboo Stamps
, so that means it's time to share an Oldie but Goodie project with you! Today my ObG features Scene it - Halloween Peekers from Bugaboo Stamps! It's a cute and simple digi to use! Click on my link HERE to find this and all of the rest of Bugaboo Stamps fantastic and economical digi stamps! I hope you like my card!

ABaC Monday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's AbaC Monday for us at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps! Today, I'm sharing one of the favor treats that I created as a prototype for party favors for the child of a very good friend. This project features Rollerskating Monkey by Bugaboo Stamps.

Check out more DT projects HERE!

This is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Boys, Boys, Boys

Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes

The Pencil Case - BRIGHT!

Freebie Friday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

Another workweek is coming to a close and we've something super fun and FREE at Bugaboo Stamps for you all! That's right, today is FREEBIE FRIDAY at Bugaboo Stamps! Every week Bugaboo Stamps puts a bunch of brand spanking new stamps into the Bug Shop! However, each Friday Jodie offers one stamp for FREE!

This weeks featured digi is awesome! Wanna use it to make your own cards? Head over to the Bugaboo Stamps shop to download it for FREE! While you are there, why not check out all of the other goodies in the Bug Shop today?!

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This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Creative Moments - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Crafting With an Attitude - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Wonderful Wednesdays with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Doodle Pantry - Anything Goes (*Limit 1 Entry)

New Release day at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's New Release Day today, and all of us at Bugaboo Stamps are so excited! This is the day when Jodie releases BRAND NEW digis in the Bugaboo Stamp Shop! Check out my sample below using one of the super cute digis from todays release, then go to the Bug Shop to nab em all for yourself! You'll be so glad you did!

This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Inspire me Friday - Anything Goes

8-31 ABaC Monday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's AbaC Monday for us at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps! Today, I'm sharing the recipe book and one of the recipe card pages that I created as part of a Christmas present for a very good friend of mine. This project features Marshmallow Snowman - Snowflakes by Bugaboo Stamps.

Check out more DT projects HERE!

 

This project is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

 

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes  (1 of 3)

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes (1 of 2)

 

8-21 Freebie Friday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's Freebie Friday for all of us at Bugaboo Stamps! Be sure to check out all of the design team projects featuring this weeks free digistamp at Catch the Bug! Then, mosey on over to the Bug Shop to nab it yourself!  Oh...and while you're there check out the new half price digis before the sale ends!

 

Freebie Friday and a break!

All of us at Catch the Bug at Bugaboos Stamps are happy to challenge y'all and create wonderful masterpieces! Today it is Freebie Friday - the day that Jodie offers a freebie in the Bug Shoppe! Check it and all of the other awesome digi stamps available HERE.

This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes ( 1 of 3)
Southern Girls - Anything goes (1*Limit 1 entry)

The BUGABOO DT will be going on hiatus from August 1st -August 8th in order to come up with new, exciting challenges! We can't wait to share with you our new ideas!









The hardworking volunteers at Catch the Bug at Bugaboo Stamps will be on hiatus from August 1st until August 8th, 2015. We are recharging our batteries so we we can share even more awesome projects with you!

7-21 New Release at Bugaboo Stamps!

It's New Release Day today, an

d all of us at Bugaboo Stamps are so excited! This is the day when Jodie releases BRAND NEW digis in the Bugaboo Stamp Shop! Check out my sample below using one of the super cute digis from todays release, Lily Trio then go to the Bug Shop to nab em all for yourself! You'll be so glad you did!

7-15 Humor me Wednesday at CtB with a Christmas in July twist! :)

Today at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps we have another fun mini challenge for our spectacular Christmas in July celebration! The theme is 'Humor Me'! That's right! We wanna see your FUNNY Christmas cards featuring a row or column from the Bugaboo Bingo board found HERE!



Need a laugh yourself? Check out my card below featuring Stella Christmas - Prozac! Then head over to enter your cards at Catch the Bug and give us all a good giggle! If you're lucky, you just might win one of our special prizes! Good Luck!

This is card is apropos for and may have been entered into the following challenges:


Card Mania - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Crafting Musketeers - Anything Goes (*Limit 1 Entry)
Crafts Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi anywhere (1 of 3)
Emerald Faeries Challenge - Christmas in July (1 of 3)
Karleigh Sue Challenge - Christmas in July

7-11 Christmas in July Challenge at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's Christmas in July at Bugaboo Stamps and as always we are having a week of super fun challenges to celebrate! Can you believe that Christmas is less than 6 months away??? EEK! Looks like everyone at Bugaboo Stamps is getting a jump start on their Holiday cards and projects!



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 tag below featuring Christmas Brat Girl Elf from Bugaboo Stamps! We hope you will join us during this whole week of FANTABULOUS mini-challenges!

This tag is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:


4Crafty Chicks - Christmas in July
Art Impressions - Create with Christmas (1 of 2)
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Humour me Wednesday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

Uh oh! Guess what day it is! Guess.what.day.it.is...

It's 'Hump day!'...Wednesday is also a fabulously fun day for some of us here at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps! We try to post our cute and funny cards to celebrate whatever the odd Holidays happen to be for one of the days of this week! 

July 1st is apparently Make a Joke Day! Well, my fun card featuring Frame it - Stella - Drink more coffee by Bugaboo Stamps will be used for just that purpose! :) Hope you like it!

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6-11 Oldie but Goodie Thursday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's Thursday for all of us at Bugaboo Stamps, so that means it's time to share an Oldie but Goodie project with you! Today my ObG features Giraffe Heart 2 from Bugaboo Stamps! It's a super cute digi to use! Click on my link HERE to find this and all of the rest of Bugaboo Stamps fun digi stamps! I hope you like my card!

This card is apropro and may have been entered into the following challenges:

ABC Challenge - 'K' is for 'Kritters' (C10 , Limit 1 Entry)

Paper Creators Crafts -  Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Allways Something Creative - Anything Goes

6-1 AbaC Monday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's AbaC Monday for us at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps! Today, I'm sharing the Tag that I made to accompany a gift for a young family friend who has been in the hospital. My project below features CB Bear Balloon by Bugaboo Stamps.

This tag is apropos for and may have been entered into the following challenges:


Colour Your World with Lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes (1 of 3, c10)
Scribble and Scratch - Anything Goes (1 of 3, c15)
Challenge up your Life - Anything Goes (*Limit 1 Entry)

ObG Thursday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's Thursday for all of us at Bugaboo Stamps, so that means it's time to share an Oldie but Goodie project with you! Today my ObG features BBrat Girl Balloon Sitter from Bugaboo Stamps! It's a cute and simple digi to use! Click on my link HERE to find this and all of the rest of Bugaboo Stamps fantastic and economical digi stamps! I hope you like my card!

This card is apropos for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes (*Limit 1 Entry)

Doodle Pantry - Anything Digi Goes (*Limit 1 Entry)

Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Anything Goes (1 of 2)

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes(1 of 3)

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes (1 of 2)

ABC Monday at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps!

It's AbaC Monday for us at  Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps! Today, I'm sharing the Chocolate Bar Sleeves, that I made for to help a friend with her daughters medieval theme party. My project  below features Clyde by Bugaboo Stamps. I hope y'all like it!

This paper craft project is appropriate for and may have been entered into the following challenges:






















Hiding in my Craftroom - Use Scraps (*Limit 1 Entry)
Brown Sugar Challenge - Layers (1 of 2)
Crafty Catz - CAS ( 1 of 3 )\
Simply Papercrafts - CAS or Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

4-21 New Release Day at Bugaboo Stamps!

Well it is definitely feeling spring-like around here, although I wish it was more 'April showers' than 'May flowers at this point! Either way, my garden is flourishing in the rain! However, my garden is safe and hearty and I can't wait to partake in its bounty! Check out my card below featuring one of   Bugaboo Stamps New Releases - Dandelion Wish! I was so happy to use my Twinkling H2O's to give this fab digi extra sparkle and depth while using a very simple layout. 


See my card and all of the others at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps! Then why not browse the Bugaboo Stamps Store to see everything Jodie has to offer! You'll be so glad that you did!

Here's a close-up of the Butterfly that I painted for my card:

This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Card Mania - Flowers
House of Cards - CAS w/ Butterflies
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Wags n Whiskers - Flowers
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a handmade bow
Di's Digi Designs - Include an Animal
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

4-11 Earth Day Challenge at Catch the Bug AND a cool TUTORIAL!

Remember a few weeks back I mentioned I wanted to share a cool little tutorial featuring recycled goodies with you? If not, CLICK HERE for a look at the original project post. Today, I'm going to share a brand new project featuring the SUHWEEEET 'lil album I created...with an awesomely fun - but different - Bugaboo Stamps digi! So hang in here, while I share my TOILET PAPER TUBE MINI SCRAPBOOKS shown below! I hope you like & comment on my project featuring Bugaboo Stamps AKV Boy - Flower Pot

Here are the challenges I entered this into:

Crafty Catz - 2 or more DP's

Digitally Sweet - #133 Anything Goes

Graph'it Colour Challenge - Flower Power

Stempelsonnen Challenge - Anything Goes - (1 of 3)

Sassy Studio Designs - No Cards

Now for the promised tutorial...

Here are some of the RECYCLED/REUSED/REPURPOSED items you need:

 

Pretty sure you have some of these!

First you flatten out your toilet paper rollers. (SERIOUSLY, Flatten them as best as you can!)

Collect whatever designer paper scraps you have...

Measure them, and then cut your scraps about 1 to 1.5 inch larger than your roller.

Fold your scraps around the flattened roller, before gluing that baby down!

It should look like this. Make several of these. Punch holes for the ribbons and embellish as you wish! Be sure to leave plenty of space to add wallet size pix! :)

4-4 Anything Goes Challenge at Bugaboo Stamps!

It is the first Saturday of April and we are hosting a new ANYTHING GOES Challenge over at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps! There are so many awesome samples from my fellow DTTeammates over there! I hope you will join us in the fun!
 


We are starting  to prepare our house and yard for what has become a neighborhood tradition. What started out small, has gotten bigger every week! We started hosting our subdivisions weekly 'Sunday Soiree' on our porch by asking our closest neighbors to stop by for a drink. Now, when the weather permits, everyone who wants to is welcome to join us for a bit of potluck on our porch on Sunday evenings. Adults, kids, and pets bask in the nicer weather, eat, enjoy catching up, and share recipes and gardening tips with each other. We are often asked for the recipes for whatever we grill, cook, bake, or prepare for these potlucks, so the idea of a written recipe exchange has been on my mind for a while! I just needed just the right idea...


One of my first projects with the Bugaboo Stamps DT was a Recipe Book, so why not make a new one to celebrate how much I LOVE Bugaboo Stamps!  Yesterday's freebie was the perfect digi to inspire me and I was delighted to create a new recipe book! I made four complete copies (like the one pictured below) for my closest neighbors and printed out the recipes for others to take if they so wish! I can't wait until we host our first full Sunday Soiree of the season! Won't everyone be so pleased?




My project below features AKV BBQ by Bugaboo Stamps.

This project is appropriate for and may have been entered into the following challenges:


2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes but no cards
Crafting by Design - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes (1 of 5)
Doodle Pantry - Anything Digi Goes (Limit 1 Entry!)
Mema's Crafts Challenge - Anything Goes
Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - 'G' is for 'Go Digital' (Limit 1 Entry!)
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes (1 of 2)
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Creative Moments - Anything Goes, but no cards (1 of 3)
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow (1 of 3)
Karleigh Sue Challenge - Anything but a Card
Scrappers Delights - Anything Goes
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 2)