Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps

Another week 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! But on Fridays', Jodie offers one of the new stamps from one of her newly released lines for FREE!

This weeks line of awesome digis is another of those that I hold dear and TOTALLY LOVE! It's a new line called 'COFFEE TIME'!! The sentiment is a computer generated one that I decided was PERFECT on what has been a particularly difficult week!

Hope you like my card!

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

Paper Pretties - Ribbon

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Diecuts (Nesties)

Creative Card Crew - No Flowers

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad - Ribbon

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime #40 - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft Challenge - Black/White + 1 Color (GDT)

Stamping Vacation - Pick 3 for April  (Stars/buttons, torn edges, white gel pen)

Stamping Vacation - You Name the Challenge ("Java Good Time" - Distress it as much as possible)

Stamping Vacation - No! No! (Flowers)

Do you Stack Up Challenge Blog #10 - Layers (1 of 3)

The Rubber Cafe #8 - Fave Die (Nesties Squares) (Limit 1 Entry)

Sassy Studio Designs Dare to be Sassy #63 - Recycled (see below)

*Ribbon from Valentines Chox, Stamped coffee BG was from a kit I made 2 years ago!*

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #108 - Stitching

Creative Card Crew - No Flowers

Craft Your Passion #48 - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime  #40 - Anything Goes w/ a digi

Designed 2 Delight - Lucky Bird

I'm back again to show off another of Designed to Delight's digital stamps! This weeks stamp for their progressive challenge is called Lucky Bird! I flipped it and changed the sizes to make a cute little bird family' for my card! Why not head over to the D2D challenge blog to see all the other fantastic projects too?

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

Delightful Inspiration - Progressive Challenge/ Use provided stamp

Card Ideas - Going Green Challenge (ribbon and cardstock is all from my scrap drawer)

Paper Pretties - Ribbon

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Diecuts (Nesties)

The Crafty Pad - Ribbon

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

AI Factory - Luck of the Irish or Green project (AIF DT)

Shelly's Images/TTT - St. Pats or use Green (SI DT)

Craft Us Crafty - Inspired by Nature *

Do you Stack Up Challenge Blog #10 - Layers*

Pals PaperArt #84 - Spring/Easter inspired

PaperPlay / Week 10 - Green

The Rubber Cafe #8 - Fave Die (Nesties Squares) (Limit 1 Entry)

Penny's Paper-Crafty #48 - Use some Green

Little Red Wagon - St. Patricks Day Green

Craft Your Passion #48 - Anything Goes

Diecut Dreams #84 - Spring Garden Scene

Paper Playtime #40 - Anything Goes w/ a digi
Sassy Studio Designs Dare to be Sassy #63 - Recycled (See Below)
* All cardstock and ribbon was from my scrap drawer!*

OBG Thursday at Bugaboo Stamps

It's OBG day for the DT at Bugaboo Stamps - the day that some of the Bugaboo DT shows off their creations featuring some of their favorite Bugaboo Stamps images! These images aren't part of the current release, but are still some of Bugaboo's best! 


Those who know me well, will eagerly fink on me about my serious coffee addiction! In fact - I'll just out myself now - I NEED my java, or lets just say...I'm not a very nice person! :( In fact...at one point my family was about to stage an intervention to get me drinking it again! lol! :-p That said...this coffee card featuring Mildred from Bugaboo Stamps is perfect for me - or one of my fellow java junkies! :-)

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

Paper Pretties - Ribbon

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Diecuts (Nesties)

Creative Card Crew - No Flowers

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Lovely Ladies (2 of 2)

The Crafty Pad - Ribbon

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime #40 - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft Challenge - Black/White + 1 Color (GDT)

New Challenge at AI Factory

There is a new challenge up at AIFactory today! It's an interesting new theme this week - 'Luck of the Irish'. That's right - your cards and papercraft entries will be St. Pat's or Green themed!!

For all rules and prize info, head over to the AIF Challenge Blog. Of course, we'd prefer that you use AIFactory Digis, but any stamps are acceptable! Don't forget AIF has plenty of freebies available at their site HERE too! You'll have until 11:59EST on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 to link up your wonderful projects!

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

Flutterby Wednesday - Butterflies and picture inspiration

Little Red Wagon - St. Patty's Day Green

The Paper Shelter - Lucky Charms

Penny's Paper-Crafty/Challenge#48 - Going Green

Paper Pretties - Ribbon

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Diecuts (Nesties)

Stampin' Royalty #62 - Go green*

High Hopes Stamps - Go Green

Scrap-Creations - Going Green

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

House of Gilli - Go Green

The Crazy Challenge - Lovely Ladies (1 of 2)

The Crafty Pad - Ribbon

The Corrosive Challenge - Going Green

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime #40 - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft Challenge - Black/White + 1 color

ECP #33 - Green

New Release at Bugaboo Stamps!

Today is New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps, and I am super excited to share this card featuring a digi from the Easter Bunnies line! This fun digi is just one of a brand new set in the BUG SHOP. Head over to check out the whole collection!

(Unfortunately, I noticed the typos to late...they've been sent - & responded to!)

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

Shelly's Images/TTT Challenge - Lotsa Layers (SI DT)

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes  (BB DT)

Digis with Attitude! Challenge - #20 Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Digi Day

Craft Us Crazy - Nature

The Rubber Cafe/TRCC#7 - Sew Fun

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Prairie Fairy Fridays - Inspired by a song - 'Here comes Peter Cottontail' by Gene Autry
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad - Ribbon

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Diecut Dream - Spring Garden Scene  (Thats where the kids will be dying them too! ;))
Incy Wincy - Pastel Colors

KB Cute Monday - Use Pink

Lexis Creations - Easter

Paper Playtime #40 - Anything Goes

Cards Cupids - Anything Goes

3-7 Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images!

Good Morning everyone! I hope you are having a fabulous day wherever you are! I know all of us at Shelly's Images are! Afterall it's Marvelous Monday - The day when a very special stamp is discounted in the Shelly's Images store for one day only! Head over to the SI SHOP to nab this image at it's discounted price before it's too late!

My project below features 'Pot of Gold' from Shelly's Images as well as the freebie sentiment from this Fridays Shelly's Image blog! I filled my pot with a giftcard holder and good behavior coins to give my daughter for St. Patricks Day! She has already seen it, and is so excited for St. Patty's Day - in fact - so am I! :)

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

Shelly's Images/TTT Challenge - Lotsa Layers (SI DT)

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes  (BB DT)

Crafty Hos - St. Patty's (Ho DT)

Digis with Attitude! Challenge - #20 Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Digi Day

4 Crafty Chicks - #27 Stitching

Craft Us Crazy - Nature

The Rubber Cafe/TRCC#7 - Sew Fun

KB Challenge 5 - Anything Goes with a digi

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Prairie Fairy Fridays - Inspired by a song - 'Daddy's Little Girl' by Michael Buble

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

Cards Cupids - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Going Green

The Crafty Pad - Ribbon

Creative Inspirations Paint - Gone Green

Crafty Emmas - St. Patty's Day

ECP #33 - Green

3-7 New Challenge at OLLCB!

There is a new challenge up at Ooh La La, and its a fun and easy one! The theme is to make a Man's Card!  So go find your mojo and get creative! Then go to OLLCB to show us what you've got! We can't wait to see what you create!

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

Shelly's Images/TTT Challenge - Lotsa Layers (SI DT)

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes  (BB DT)

Digis with Attitude! Challenge - #20 Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Digi Day

4 Crafty Chicks - #27 Stitching

Craft Us Crazy - Nature

The Rubber Cafe/TRCC#7 - Sew Fun

KB Challenge 5 - Anything Goes with a digi

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Aly's Sunday - Anything Goes

Crafty Ann's - Birthday

Prairie Fairy Fridays - Inspired by a song - 'I'm a little more Country than that ' by Easton Corbin

Fun with Shapes and More - Happy Birthday
Stamping Vacation - Have you Tried (Sewing Beads on)
Card Cupids - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes - Stripes*

New challenge at Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog!

Crafty Ho's has a new challenge up today! This week we challenge you to make a card or papercraft project with a St. Patrick's Day theme! For further details on the Ho Challenge and to enter your own fantabulous creations, head over to the HO BLOG.

The clover digi I used is from Shellys Images. It is currently a freebie from Shelly Images! Head over to the Shelly's Images Blog to nab it for yourself! Be sure to check out the TTT challenge too!

Above: Front View, Below: Rear View

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

Shelly's Images/TTT Challenge - Lotsa Layers (SI DT)

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes  (BB DT)

Card Creations and More by C - Sparkle (Glimmer mist)

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Anything GoesShannon's Sentiments - Spray Misting

Alphabet Challenge - 'R' is for Ribbons*

One Stop Craft Challenge - White, Black + one color (Green)

Celebrate the Occasion - Any Occasion - w/ Green, white and 1 more color.

Card Makin' Mamas - Something Green (2 of 2)

Digis with Attitude! Challenge - #20 Anything Goes

Do You Stack Up - Green (2 of 3)

Stamp Something - Digi Day

4 Crafty Chicks - #27 Stitching

Mami Doodles - Monochromatic Green

Cute Card Thursday - Signs of Spring

Craft Us Crazy - Nature

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC71 - Black &White with a splash of another color

Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge #64 - Seeing Polkadots

The Rubber Cafe/TRCC#7 - Sew Fun

Penny's Paper Crafty #48 - Use Green

KB Challenge 5 - Anything Goes with a digi

Lexis Creations 34 - Flowers (Are Clovers flowers?)

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Prairie Fairy Fridays - Inspired by a song - 'Might Get Lucky' by Darius Rucker

Paper Cutz - St Patricks Day
Stamping Vacation - Occasion Oasis - St. Pats Day

New Challenge at One Stop Crafts and Bugaboo Stamps

As I mentioned last week, I am guest designing for One Stop Craft Challenge and have been having a blast! My card below features Bugaboo Stamps Flower Tags!  Isn't this perfect for their new color challenge - White and Black + one color of your choice?

This card is also perfect for the Bugaboo Stamps Catch the Bug Challenge this week! This week at Catch the Bug we have everyones favorite challenge theme again - Anything Goes! To dig out your Stampin' Mojo and play along at One Stop Crafts and Catch the Bug! We can't wait to see what you create!

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

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - White, Black + one color (Green)
Celebrate the Occasion - Any Occasion - w/ Green, white and 1 more color.
Alphabet Challenge - 'R' is for Ribbon (1 entry Limit)
Card Makin' Mamas - Something Green (1 of 2)
Digis with Attitude! Challenge - #20 Anything Goes
Do You Stack Up - Green (1 of 3)
Fairy Knoll - Think Spring (1 of 2)
Fussy and Fancy - Embossing and/or Paper Piecing
Stamp Something - Digi Day
4 Crafty Chicks - #27 Stitching
Digi Doodle Shops Best - Mostly Black & White (sm. amt. of another color allowed)
Mami Doodles - Monochromatic Green
Cute Card Thursday - Signs of Spring
Crafty Purple Frog - Fly away with us (Butterflies)
MelJens Designs - Animals (Butterflies)
Craft Us Crazy - Nature
Paper-Crafting Journey - Things with Wings (Limit 1 Entry)
The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC71 - Black & White with a splash of another color
Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge #64 - Seeing Polkadots
The Rubber Cafe/TRCC#7 - Sew Fun
Shelly's Images/TTT Challenge - Lotsa Layers
Creative Craft Challenge - Thank You
Penny's Paper Crafty #48 - Use Green
KB Challenge 5 - Anything Goes with a digi
Lexis Creations 34 - Flowers
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps

Another week 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! But on Fridays', Jodie offers one of the new stamps from one of her newly released lines for FREE!

This weeks cutie is from a line of awesome digis called 'A Kids View Too'. I'm not a huge hoops fan, but this fab digi was irresistible since I know several dozen people who LOVE basketball! However, I didn't dare make it in any of local NCAA rival team colors here because I didn't wanna hear the fallout! Don't tell anyone, but I googled the ACC standings to see what someone was talking about recently! I'm *SURE*  to get a lecture about that soon! :p

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

4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching

The Rubber Cafe - Stitching

Aud Sentiments - Birthday (AUD SENT. DT)

Crafty Sentiments - Birthday

Bearly Mine Challenges - Birthday

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Birthday for a boy

The Outlawz Challenge - Birthday Card w/ ribbon and a circle

Shelly's Images - TTT - Lotsa Layers (SI DT)

Little Miss Muffet - Use DP (1 entry limit)

Creative Craftworld - Card for a male

Easy Craft Projects - For the Boys

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Ribbons and Brads (3 of 3)

Digital Tuesday - Celebrations

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

KB Cute Monday - Anything Goes with a Digi

Stamping Vacation - No! No! (flowers)

3-3 New Challenge at AI Factory

There is a new challenge up at AIFactory today! It's a fabby new theme this week - 'Drop in the Bucket'. That's right we wanna see you're water-themed projects! Easy Peasy right?!

For all rules and prize info, head over to the AIF Challenge Blog. Of course, we'd prefer that you use AIFactory Digis, but any stamps are acceptable! Don't forget AIF has plenty of freebies available at their site HERE too! You'll have until 11:59EST on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 to link up your wonderful projects!

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

Wags  'n Whiskers - Punches

Desert Island Crafts - #3 (Distressing, Insp. by Nature, Hand colored Image)

Digital Tuesday - Celebrations

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (optional Something old - Fish brads)

Paper Romance - Anything Goes

PaperPlaytime - Anything Goes w/ a digi

KB Cute Monday - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Faves (distressing)

*I ran out of chaulk ink so I made a paste from reg. chalk to finish chalking/distressing the BG.

 Tuesday Taggers/Try it on Tuesday - inspired by: 'See you again' by Miley Cyrus

Prairie Fairy Friday - Song inspired ('See you again' by Miley Cyrus)

Jac-Inks Papercrafts Challenge - Picture Inspiration

Corrosive Challenge - Distressing (2 of 2)

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes (3 of 3)

IDIC/Robyns' Fetish - Punches/Dies

GAB Stampin' Challenge - Embossing

The Stamp Man - Swirls and Curls

Sundays with Chrissy - Stitching

March 1st...and a New Release at Bugaboo Stamps!

 Today is my daughter's Birthday. My baby turns FIVE today! I'm am more than a bit emotional about this milestone. As always, I'll share a few pictures of her from the last year...

 Above: Annabella and Pop Pop at my cousin Michelle's wedding

Little 'Ms. Cool' Annabella

 

 Above: Annabella and Daddy on vacation.

Above:  Annabella playing with our new puppy, Enzo in August 2010

Annabella, 7 mos. later with our *HUGE*, overprotective 'puppy', Enzo in February 2011

Happy 5th Birthday Annabella!

Besides my daughter's birthday, today is New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps! I am super excited to share this afternoons new release, Bobblehead Kids! My daughter being a serious stamper like her mama, just LOVES this digi~ so much so that she wanted her Birthday Card to be made with it! This fun digi is just one of a brand new set in the BUG SHOP. Head over to check out the whole collection!

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

Shelly's Images/TTT Challenge - Ribbon (SI DT)

Fresh Brewed Designs - Ribbons or Bows

OLLCB - Pink, Pink, and more Pink (OLL DT)

Irish Teddys - Birthday
Crafty Ann's - Birthday Card
Just for Fun - Angel Wings
Crafts and Me - Things with wings
The Pixie Cottage - Something Cute (optional Sketch)
Craft Your Passion - Girly Girl

Delightful Sketches - Use your Scraps (ribbon)

Fussy and Fancy - Embossing and/or Paper Piecing

Top Tip Tuesday - Bling it On*

(*Apply Mini Glue Dots and dip your card in loose glitter. Brush off excess. Instant bling!)

Paper Pretties - Glitter

Wags n' Whiskers - Punches

Incy Wincy - Punches/Diecuts

Digital Tuesday - Punches

Stamping Vacation - No!No! (Flowers)
Dream Valley Challenges - #1 Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes (1 of 2)
KB Challenge #5 - Anything Goes with a Digi

Paper Romance - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Digi Monday/Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Love