Bug A Boo Stamps Ribbon Bunny

 Oldie But Goodie Thursdays at Catch The Bug!

My card today is for "Oldie But Goodie Thursday" 

at the Catch The Bug Challenge Blog.  Each Thursday our 

Bug A Boo Stamps design team re-visits some of Jodie's 

previously released digital images.  

I used one of the breast cancer awareness bunnies that was a pre-colored freebie (?) back in October.  There's an entire set of these cute bunnies and bears available at the Bug A Boo Stamps online store.  They are no long available pre-colored but I'm sure that won't be a problem!  

The layout for my card is sketch #46 at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps turned on it's side just like Sue's sample.  The patterned paper on the card and the envelope liner is from the Basic Grey Bittersweet paper pad I've been hoarding.  The cardstock colors I used are Carnival White, Stampin' Up! Rose Romance & Pretty in Pink.  Sizzix large dots embossing folder, Stampin' Up! French Script background stamp embossed with Stampin' Up! White embossing powder and a couple of Basic Grey buttons with little bows made with crochet thread.

Here's a photo of one of my card making helpers, she decided to lay down on my paper cutter as I was using it.  You can see my husband sitting in the living room in the mirror too.

Have a creative day!

     Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch #46
Delightful Challenges - Embossing 
Digi Doodle Shops Best - Animals/Insects

Doodle Pantry Designs Christmas Blessings

I have a couple of Christmas cards to share with you today that use pre-colored digital images from The Doodle Pantry.  Laurie Wilson is the artist behind The Doodle Pantry, when I saw this set I knew it would be perfect for our Christmas cards at church.  The image was a line drawing and I could see baby Jesus blanket colored in a deep rich burgundy color.  Being the busy time of year that it is I took a chance and asked Laurie if she'd make this set into a pre-colored digital stamp set as well and she said she'd been thinking about it. 

I lucked out, Laurie colored these beautiful line drawings and I even got one in that deep burgundy I was day dreaming about for the cards for the church.  Thank you Laurie!!!  Monday my husband and I mass produced 80 Christmas cards very similar to the one above for our church and delivered them Tuesday morning.  Whew!   I'm a little behind on my design team projects, hopefully I'll catch up soon!

My second card was in the bunch I took for our Pastor to chose from, it uses the white pre-colored image.  He and his wife chose the deep burgundy colored one that I liked!

We've also been painting and updating our 10 year old daughters room for her so I'm distracted by that too.  I had to stop this morning and help my husband build a closet organizer for her.  He didn't need my help but I couldn't help myself...  I had to go in there and help put it together with him, I like to make stuff - lol.   

Oh!  We have a new Midweek Throwdown Challenge today at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps, "Getting Creative With Ribbon".  Cynthia made our sample cards and they are awesome!

Challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Stampavie - Christmas

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas

Papertake Weekly - Christmas Red & Green Must Not Be Seen

Tuesday Throwdown - Clean & Simple
ABC Christmas Challenge - Y Is For Yuletide
Little Red Wagon - Use A Die Cut

Michelle Perkett Studio

Have you been over to the Michelle Perkett Studio challenge blog today?  

We have a Holiday Magic blog hop coming up December 18th & 19th and everyone is welcome to sign up and hop with us, you can read about it here.  

There's also a new challenge starting today called "Once Upon A Time" that I unfortunately do not have a card made for,  Mari, Marilyn, Pauline and Shelley do though! 

...and Pointsettia Fairy is 20% off this week at Michelle's Etsy store!

This Saturday, December 11th a new image will go on sale.

Have a crafty day!

Clear Dollar Stamps Manger Lamb

I've been working on Christmas cards using Clear Dollar Stamps pre-colored images today, this set is called Manger Lamb and comes as a pre-colored digital image as well as the line drawing to color.  

I used the same image with the second card trying for a quick and easy project that could be mass produced.

This last card is what I would consider a "print job".  I copied and pasted the digital image into my Microsoft Publisher program, added the bible verse and a line around everything and printed.

I think the pre-colored digital images are so versatile, especially at this time of year!  I hope you enjoyed seeing how you can use those pre-colored digital images and make them simple or dress them up.

Published At Practical Scrappers!

I'm just popping in to share that I was published at Practical Scrappers!!!

 They have a brief post about Christmas cards that use digital images.  Here are the cards and one of them isn't made with digital images, maybe I should let them know...

Rudolph With Ornament by Bug A Boo Stamps

Snowman With Sign by The Stamping Boutique

Holiday Friendship Jar by Papertrey Ink (acrylic stamps)

Have a blessed day!

Winter Goddess by Michelle Perkett Studio

Welcome to my second blog post for today, it looks like December is going to be a busy month!  I was feeling a little overwhelmed December 1st thinking about all the things I need and want to do this month, then decided I shouldn't stress out I should dive in and enjoy myself!  So there you go... my plan!

For my card today I used the Michelle Perkett Studio Winter Goddess digital image and colored her with Copic markers R22, R24, R27, R29, E00, E000, YG11, E30, E25, E59, E49 and a clear Copic Spica glitter pen.  I cut her out with a Spellbinder's square die and matted her on an eyelet square that's also a Spellbinder's die.  The Cuttlebug embossing folders I used are Snowflakes and Swiss Dots, the "Merry Christmas" sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink stamp set and the snowflake is that MFT Stamps Die-namics snowflake die and some red rhinestones I bought at Michael's the last time I visited them.  

Don't forget the challenge going on at our Michelle Perkett Studio challenge blog, we are challenging you to use a Michelle Perkett Studio digital image and make your own background paper!

Challenges:
Stamp Something - Your Fav Christmas Colors
Wags & Whiskers - Snowflakes 
Tip Top Tuesdays - Anything Goes 
Sugar Sweet Paper Treats - Anything Goes 
Iris's Spot - Holiday's Winter 
2 Sisters Challenge - Sparklie Christmas 
Secret Crafter - Christmas 
Challenge Up Your Life - Christmas 
Paper Issues - Holiday Hookup 
Stamp & Create - Tis The Season 

Bug A Boo Stamps Anything Goes Challenge

I have a fun card to share with you today from Bug A Boo Stamps!  There's a new challenge starting today at the Catch The Bug challenge blog and it's "Anything Goes".  The challenge runs from Saturday to Saturday and there will be prizes!  Click the link in their name to check it out!

This cute digital image is from the Bug A Boo Stamps November Digi Club.  It's colored with Copic markers Y13, Y15, Y18, R22, R24, R27, E41, E42, E43 and cut out with a Spellbinder's circle die and matted on a scalloped circle.  The layout is a sketch I saw on Joanne's blog and thought was fabulous so I had to try it too.  (I hope she's flattered)  I used the Cuttlebug embossing folders Swiss Dots and Snowflakes, copied Joanne's paper piercing and half pearls and snowflakes.  The "Winter Wishes" sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink stamp set.  

Challenges:
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Winter 
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Let It Snow 
There's Magic In The Air With Paper Cupcakes - Anything Goes 
Sugar Sweet Paper Treats - Anything Goes 
Stampavie - Snow/Snowflakes
Paper Romance - Winter Theme 
Paper Issues - Holiday Hookup 

Clearly Inspired Challenge Snowman Cheer

I seem to have a thing for snowmen lately and I have another cute one for you today!

It's time again for the Clearly Inspired Challenge over at Laurie's Clearly Delightful blog.  This pre colored digital image is from Clear Dollar Stamps and also comes with the sentiment I used on my card.  It's the freebie for the challenge too!  

The Clearly Inspired Challenge is a color challenge using 3 shades of blue with black or white as your neutral - possibly a winter theme?  Sounded like fun to me!  I used the Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder along with the Sizzix Large Dots embossing folder and those fun snowflake and ric rac dies I have with white half pearls.  

I have a supply list for you today too:

Stamps/Images:  Clear Dollar Stamps Snowman Cheer pre colored digital image set

Cardstock/Papers:  Stampin’ Up! Brocade Blue, Brilliant Blue, Neenah Havilland Blue Linen, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White.

Inks/Markers:  HP OfficeJet 6000 Ink Jet Printer

Accents/Tools:  Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder, MFT Stamps Snowflakes die, Papertrey Ink ric rac die, Want2Stamp white half pearls.

Challenges:

Clearly Inspired Challenge - Color Challenge #20
A Crafty Little Place - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - Snowflakes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards - Snowflakes
Design Dollies - Layers
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes

Oldie But Goodie Thursday At Bug A Boo Stamps

For Someone Special

My card today is for  Oldie But Goodie Day at Bug A Boo Stamps!  There are lots of cute cards using digital images for you to see, just click the link in their name.

This Bug A Boo Stamps digital image is called KPT Hat Boy, he's colored with Copic makers Y13, Y15, Y18, Y19, B91, B93, B95, YR00, E000, E00, C00, R02, R37, R22, R46, R59, E59, E44, E37 and I "enhanced" the Dew Drops with B99 before I attached them to the stars.  I was thinking of my oldest son while I was coloring him so he had to have red hair!  I used Spellbinder's circle  and pinking circles dies as well as an old star punch and a Cuttleug Stars embossing folder.  The "happy birthday" sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink set. 

If you haven't noticed my side bar yet Bug A Boo stamps has a December Digi package, 20 cute digital images for $20.00, click the photo in the side bar and it will take you to them at the Bug A Boo Stamps store. I picked up mine yesterday and can't wait to play!  

I also discovered Bug A Boo Stamps has a monthly newsletter, if you don't already receive it you really should sign up for it!  You can find it on the Catch The Bug blog to sign up, there's free stuff and discounts and other fun stuff, we all "need" that right?!  I know I do! 

Challenges:
Fab & Funky - Happy Birthday  
Hodge Podge Shop - Birthday 
Moving Along With The Times - For Someone Special
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes 
Little Paper Shop - Die Cuts 
I Did It Creations - Surprise Me

Bug A Boo Stamps December Digi Club Images

This is my second post today and I don't have a card to share but I thought you might like to see the Bug A Boo Stamps December Digi Club images that are on sale now! 

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Challenge

My card today is for the Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown Challenge that starts today,  

the challenge is to use an animal on your card.  

This "animal" was made using a Cricket machine, one of my stamping friends gave me several of these cute animals she'd cut out and put together.  I thought they'd make some fun kids birthday cards and be great for this challenge too.

I hope you'll join us at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps for the challenge!

I also have a great sale I thought I should share with you for Copic markers,

Carpe Diem has a sale going on with free shipping when you buy $50.00 or $100.00 of sketch markers only, and the sketch markers are $3.95 each.  Here's the link for you  Carpe Diem online store.

...And...  did you see the post below the Midweek Throwdown Challenge at Operation Write Home today???  Check it out!  OWH Stars & Stamps.

Encore Presentation Michelle Perkett Studio Flying Birthday Girl

My card today is an "encore presentation" from July - the definition:  We are re-visiting a card I made back in July using a Michelle Perkett Studio digital image.   Our Thanksgiving holiday weekend was filled with family and friends and not much creating time so that's the reason for my "rerun".   I hope you don't mind!

This cute little flying birthday girl was fun to color with Copic markers, is printed on cream cardstock, I then  realized my plan for the clouds wouldn't work with cream card stock so I re printed my image on white and paper pieced the clouds so I could flick some color onto the bottoms of the clouds with Copic markers to make them more realistic.

The scalloped frame is two Spellbinders dies and I used Cuttlebug embossing folders to add more polka dots and swirls to the background papers.  I added three flowers in the top left corner and a touched up (with my Copic marker) Dew Drop to the center of each flower and two more touched up brown Dew Drops on the panel at the bottom.  The dotted organdy ribbon is to cover a little tiny boo boo and last of all I stamped "make a wish" from one of my Papertrey Ink stamp sets. 

We have a new challenge that starts today at our Michelle Perkett Studio blog you won't want to miss, I hope you can play along! 

Stamps R Us Holiday Card Challenge

There's a new Holiday Card challenge starting today at our Stamps R Us blog being sponsored by none other than Bug A Boo Stamps!   If you're wondering why I'm so excited about our sponsor that's because I'm one of their newest design team members!!!  I LOVE Jodie's images and I'm very excited to be part of the Bug A Boo Stamps design team.  

On to my card, this is one of the November Stamp Club images, I colored with Copic markers T1, T2, T3, R22, R24, 27, Y15, Y18, E40, E41, it's cut out with a Spellbinder's Oval and matted with the Oval Scalloped dies.  The white panel is embossed with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder and the Stampin' Up! Cameo Coral panel is embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The snowflake is from the MFT Stamps Die-namics Snowflakes die, I added a black rhinestone to the center and the "Merry Christmas" sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink stamp set.

Challenges: 

Stamps R Us - Holiday Cards
Stamp & Create - 'Tis The Season
A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Anything Goes

Michelle Perkett Studio Twinkle

Welcome to our Christmas Card Blog Hop! 

If you've come from visiting Debbie at Two Ladybugs From China, you're in the right place. If not and you'd like to play along with our blog hopping fun, you can go to the beginning at www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com.  Our blog hop is intended to help you get into the Christmas Spirit.... If you haven’t already started your Christmas cards, hopefully this will inspire you to come up with an idea... and maybe you can win some blog candy or get ideas for great Christmas gifts (whether they’re on your list or for someone else!).  So if you have a little computer time, come join us for some fun!

  

For my Christmas card today I C. A.S.E.d Joanne, The Inky Ocean Gazer because I love her style, she makes beautiful cards, the sketch, the texture and I'm just a fan of hers! 

The cute little snowman is by Michelle Perkett Studio called Twinkle and is a freebie at Crafters Digital Art Center for the members of her group there.    Twinkle is colored with Copic markers B21, B24, B28, R22, R24, Y32, Y35, C6, C3, G0000.  I trimmed around him with my paper cutter as close as possible, rounded the corners and matted each layer with Basic Black.  The white card stock is Neenah Classic Crest Solar White embossed with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder, the next panel is Stampin' Up! Brilliant Blue embossed with the Cuttlebug Stars embossing folder.  I also used two dies from My Favorite Things Stamps for the snowflakes and extra large ric rac in Stampin' Up! Brocade Blue.   I added a white half pearl to the smaller snowflake and the sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink acrylic stamp set. 

I hope you are enjoying your long holiday weekend and our blog hop, your next stop is the fabulous Joanne at Sleepy In Seattle Stamps!

Please don't forget you still have time to play along in the Michelle Perkett Studio Happy Holiday's challenge too!  All you need to play is a Michelle Perkett Studio digital image, if you don't have one you can visit Michelle's  Etsy Shop.

Michelle Perkett's Etsy Shop Announcement

50% OFF SALE - FRIDAY AND SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 26TH 12AM - NOVEMBER 27TH AT MIDNIGHT PST) 

Or for freebies at her groups on Paper Craft Planet, SNR Card Universe and Crafters Digital Art Center.  There will be a prize drawn and a winner announced on the Michelle Perkett Studio blog Monday evening.

Challenges:

Michelle Perkett Studio - Happy Holiday's

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Winter Snowflakes

Easy Craft Projects - Snow

Paper Cutz - Anything Goes

Stampin' B's - Holiday Card

Stampin' For The Weekend - Winter Theme

Bah! Humbug! - Feelin' The Blues

Crafty Catz - Christmas

Something Completely Different - Let It Snow

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas

Digital Tuesday - Let It Snow

Scrapbook Sisters - Let It Snow

Crafty Creations - Christmas Is Coming

Inktegrity - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Let It Snow

Freshly Brewed Challenges - Winter/Christmas

Fab & Funky - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas - Christmas

More Kids Birthday Cards

Is anyone home blog browsing today or is everyone out on the busiest Christmas shopping day of the year?!  I hope you had a really nice Thanksgiving holiday with your families, we had a nice day here.

My cards today are from a batch of birthday cards I made for the kids at our church.  They are the same yet different but only slightly.  

The cute monkey's were given to me by one of my stamping friends who made them with her Cricket machine.  I made up cards to use them on with one of the Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps sketch challenges from last month.

Have a nice Thanksgiving Weekend!

Challenges:
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes

Thanksgiving with The Stamping Boutique

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you're having a nice day with your families and have a long weekend to relax and enjoy yourself.

Both of my cards today were really fun to make, this first one uses A.J. The Pilgrim by The Stamping Boutique and is colored with Copic markers.  I was interrupted several times while coloring A.J. so the process took a couple of days and I don't remember all the marker colors but I did try a new combination for his pants and jacket, E70 & E71.  The sketch layout is Mojo Monday 166, the papers are Memory Box Black Bird patterned paper and Stampin' Up! Really Rust with Basic Black and Neenah Solar White.  Spellbinders dies were used to cut out A.J. and the sentiment which I picked up as a freebie at Sentimental Sunday's just the other day and I added three brads to the strip of black card stock to mimic the sketch.

Are you ready for a little desert after A.J. and his turkey?!

This is another image by The Stamping Boutique, it was a freebie last weekend during our Thanksgiving blog hop.  I've enjoyed coloring pumpkins so much this year!  It must be the Copic markers...  Both of my boys love pumpkin pie so this image was just fun for me!  

Here are the Copic markers I used:  C00, C1, C3, C6, E41, E42, E43, G21, G24, YR04, YR07, YR09, YR15, YR16, YR18.   The sketch is one I've used before but I couldn't find it in my sketch file to share with you exactly where it's from.

Challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch 166

Sentimental Sunday's - Thoroughly Thankful
Paper Playtime - Thank You
Artful Inkables - Punches or Die Cuts
Papertake Weekly - Cut It Out

Clear Dollar Stamps Patch Pal Scarecrow Pumpkins Digital Set

I have a clean and simple one layer card to share today, I used a digital image from Clear Dollar Stamps called Patch Pal Scarecrow.  After printing the image I used a Copic multiliner pen to outline around it, then colored it with Copic markers.  I ran out of orange ink in one of my markers on the first pumpkin the farthest to the left so I had to switch oranges.  Can you tell?!

Here's my supply list:

Cardstock/Pattern Papers - Clear Dollar Stamps Patch Pal Scarecrow – pumpkins digital image

Ink/Markers - Printed using HP LaserJet printer, Copic markers YR00, YR04, YR07, YR09, YR14, YR15, YR16, YR18, G20, G21, G24, G28, R22, R37, E000, E43, W0, W1, W3, W4, T1, T2, T3, T5.  Copic Multiliner 0.3

Accents/Tools - Tim Holtz idea-ology clear ruler.

Techniques – Coloring with Copic markers, Dotted background technique, One Layer Card

Challenges:

Michelle Perkett Studio Snow Family

We have a new Happy Holiday's challenge starting today at Michelle Perkett Studio! 

The challenge is to make a holiday card using a Michelle Perkett Studio digital image.  The image I chose for my challenge card is Snow Family Wishing.  I decided to try a "white on white" card which was a challenge in itself for me!  The Snow Family is colored with Copic makers and layered on Neenah Solar White card stock, one layer I put through the Cuttlebug with a snowflake embossing folder and rounded the corners.   I couldn't help myself I had to put a pop of Brilliant Blue in there too,I ran it through my paper crimper that I hadn't put away yet just for fun.   

I hope you have time this week to join in on our challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio, there will be a prize drawn next Monday and who knows you could be the lucky winner of one of Michelle's fun digital images!

Challenges:

Michelle Perkett Studio - Happy Holidays
Fairy Tale Designs - White
Die Cut Dreams Christmas - Anything Goes Christmas
Scrappy Frogs - Merry Christmas
Alota Rubber Stamps - Christmas
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Christmas
Creative Inspirations - Christmas - Winter
Elephantastic Challenges - Christmas Theme
Stampin' With The Dragon - Inspired by a Song - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Incy Wincy - Blue & White
Digital Tuesday - Let It Snow plus digital image
Anything Goes - Let It Snow

Bug A Boo Stamps November Club...

I bought the Bug A Boo Stamps November digital stamp collection and just love this cute little bird!

Did you notice I used that sketch I've been obsessed with again?  Maybe I should draw your thoughts away from those things that I'm obsessed about!  Moving on...  

I colored the skating bird with some of my favorite Copic markers BG10, BG11, R22, R24, R27, E41, E42 cut it out with Spellbinders oval and scalloped oval nestabilities dies and placed it on a Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist panel embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder matted in black.  The white panel is embossed with the Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder, the "Winter Wishes" is a stamp by Papertrey Ink and the snowflake is a die from MFT Stamps that I added a coordinating rhinestone to.

One of the reasons for making this card was to enter it into the Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Midweek Throwdown  "Winter Themed" challenge and just the fun of working with the sketch and coloring the cute bird is really enough for me.  

Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Winter Theme
Delightful Challenges - Baby It's Cold Outside 
Stampin' For The Weekend - Winter Theme 
One Stitch At A Time - Season or Event 
Pile It On - Winter Means 
Simply Scrapping Crafts, Copic Challenge Corner - Anything Goes

Michelle Perkett Studio Snow Family

Hi!  If you are blog hopping with The Stamping Boutique today please scroll down one post and you'll be there!

Introducing Snow Family by Michelle Perkett Studio!

I really like the new holiday images Michelle Perkett Studio has just released, my card today is from the Snow Family collection called Snow Family Singing.  I colored this cute digital image with Copic markers BG10, BG11, BG13, BG72, T1, T2, T3, G0000, R22, R24, R27, YR04, E41, E42, E43, Y13, Y15 and used the Stampin' Up! Top Note die to frame it.  

I used a Spellbinders rectangle die to cut out the center and make the frame, I left the Spellbinders die in place and took it over to my Cuttlebug and placed a snowflake embossing folder open on my "B" plate, the Top Note panel I'd cut out with the Spellbinders die in it, an embossing pad and then the other "B" plate on top and ran it through the Cuttlebug with my fingers crossed.  I "debossed" it instead of embossing it but was okay with that, I can try again.  My biggest worry was cutting into the plastic embossing folder.  I didn't see any marks on the embossing folder when I was done, but I haven't embossed anything else with that folder yet either!  If you're going to try it, I'd suggest not using your favorite plastic embossing folder till you know for sure.  I hope my explanation made sense, if not let me know and I can take some photos of the process and post them another day.

I also used a new Cuttlebug embossing folder for me, of course I can't remember what it's called but it has the music notes on it.  I popped the frame with foam tape and added snowflakes made with the MFT die-namics snowflake die and added coordinating rhinestones to them.   

You still have a few days left to make a Michelle Perkett Studio challenge card too, 

the challenge is "Lets Be Thankful"! 

Challenges: 

Paper Play - Let It Snow
Stampin' Bee's - Use A Snowflake
Easy Craft Projects - Snow
Totally Paper Crafts - Snow & Snowflakes
2 Sisters Challenge - Snowflakes

 Totally Gorjuss - Not So Traditional

Crazy 4 Challenges - Circles
One Stop Craft Challenge - Snow People