4th Of July Cutie

Happy Saturday! Well, I have to work today, so it isn't my happiest, but, such is life~
Today's card is made for the latest challenge at Catch The Bug , which is a Seasonal Challenge - Summer or 4th of July. I just LOVE this image, and she colors up so sweet! You can get her at Bugaboo Digi Stamps, along with several other Sunbonnet Gals!
I'd like to enter her into the following:
Sweet 'n Sassy - Stars and Stripes
Card Makin' Mamas - Red, White, and Blue
Just Us Girls - Stars and Sparkle

Thanks so much for stopping by! See you tomorrow~

Lavender Wedding

WOW, Thursday already! Today's card is made for Oldie But Goodie Day over at Catch the Bug!

I have used Make It Snappy - Congratulations.  I love to make Wedding cards with this Digi Stamp! They go fast ( snappy) and are so fun to color!

I'd like to enter this into the following:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Paper Makeup - Anything Goes with a Digi

My Time To Craft - Weddings

Please be sure to stop by Catch The Bug and see what the other Designers 

have made for your enjoyment! Thanks for stopping by today!

"Sew" Glad...

It's Tuesday, so you know what that means? NEW DIGIS AT BUGABOO!! 

I think this little gal is just so sweet! Who doesn't love a teddy bear?

Since we will be moving back to Iowa in a couple of months, I have gotten sentimental about the wonderful friends I have made here in Arkansas, so this card was created with one of them in mind! I think she will love that little face, too!
I'd like to enter into the following Challenges, too:
Bearly-Mine Challenges - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday - Amazing Animals

Please stop over at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog and check out the gorgeous cards the talented Design Team have put together for your inpiration, and then visit Bugaboo Digi Stamps  and see the rest of today's newest images! Enjoy your day-

Christmas Tic Tac Toe

Good Morning! I hope everyone is surviving the EXTRA WARM WEATHER ( we had 103 degrees here yesterday) this week! Let's think ahead to Winter and Christmas with a Challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge. 

As you can see, I have chosen the 3rd Vertical Line...Ribbon, Snowflakes, and Blue. I just LOVE blue Christmas cards, so this was right up my alley! I got these gorgeous Blue Glitter Snowflake Brads last year at Hobby Lobby, so they fit right into the theme as well! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you will visit Holly Jolly and see all the other pretty creations made by the design team, and JOIN US!! Have a GREAT DAY!

Thanks a Melon

Good Morning! Today at Come and Get It Challenges, there is a Recipe Challenge! We'd like to see 1 Ribbon, 2 Designer Papers, and 3 Brads. I just LOVE this little image by Bugaboo Digi Stamps called

Summer Butterfly Bear - Watermelon.

I have used the sketch at Feeling Sketchy! I think it is PERFECT for this card!
I'd also like to enter into the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew - 1,2,3 Challenge
Craft Your Days Away - Teddy Bears

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to visit Come and Get It Challenges and see what the talented Design Team has put together for your inspiration!

Fun Recipe

Happy Thank Goodness It's Saturday!  LOL

Today my card has been made for the Recipe Challenge at Catch The Bug! The Recipe is to use Buttons ( the Ladybug is a button with the shank cut off), Twine ( I dyed mine black), and a Sentiment~

The adorable little guy is Deacon Bugs, and can be found at Bugaboo Digi Stamps. 

I would also like to enter the following Challenges:

The Paper Shelter - The Great Outdoors

CCEE Stampers - Masculine

Fussy and Fancy - Boy Attitude

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you will hop over to Catch The Bug and play along this week! Have a Super Saturday ~ Stay COOL!

Julie

New Release Day at Bugaboo

Happy Tuesday! That means NEW DIGI STAMPS at BUGABOO!! Yup, every Tuesday, Jodi releases new images for everyone to enjoy! Be sure to pop over and see all the others that are NEW today!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments - Bright Colors

Try It On Tuesday - Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrappin' Corner - Ribbons and/or Bows

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a Great Day!

Julie

Die-ing to Get Punch-y

OK, so it is midnight, and I didn't have a decent Title for my post,

 and I lost the first draft, and....Sorry, I am whining! 

Happy Tuesday, Everyone! Today over at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges, the challenge is Anything Goes, but to use Dies and/or Punches. 

Our Sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digi Stamps. They are offering 7 free digis of the winners Choice! Be sure to play along for a chance!

See you soon~

Julie

Leslie's Sketch at Come and Get It

Happy Sunday, Stampers! Today's Challenge at Come and Get It Challenges comes to us from Leslie, and it is a really cool SKETCH! 

I'd like to add this to the following Challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - BINGO ( Flowers, Gems, Ribbon )

Pause, Dream, Enjoy - Yellow as a Main Color
Stampin' For The Weekend - Bugs and Butterflies

I hope you will all come and join us at Come and Get It this week for this great sketch!
See you soo~

Stella Sketch With Attitude

Good Morning! Today's Card is one I made for Stella Sketch #113 over at Catch The Bug Challenges.  Don't ya just LOVE the attitude Ruby is putting out there?  LOL
Be sure to stop over and check her out, as well as several other Gals with a "tude~

I'd Like to add this to the following Challenges:

Hiding In My Craft Room - Embossing

Digi Designs - Spots and Dots

ATC's and Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes

Hope your weekend has been WONDERFUL!

Floral Sketch

 

YAY, it is Saturday, and today we have a Sketch Challenge over at Catch The Bug !

I just LOVE this sketch! It was fun choosing which paper I wanted to pair up with this pretty Flower Can image! 

I would like to enter into the following Challenges:

Truly Scrumptious - Flower Power

Please be sure to stop over at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog and see all the gorgeous creations the Design Team has made for your inspiration!

Get Well Freebie

Good Morning! Guess what today is? It is FREEBIE FRIDAY at Bugaboo Digi Stamps! 

Today's Freebie is this adorable little Nurse Bear~ Isn't she too sweet?

I'd like to include her in the following:
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes
Poodles Parlour - Red, White and Blue
Paper Crafting Journey - Color It Up

Be sure to pop over to Bugaboo and grab her up!

AND stop by Catch the Bug and see what the Talented Design Team has done with Nurse Bear, too!

Cute Boy Bear

Hi Stampers! Another Beautiful Day here in Northwest Arkansas! Little humid, but oh, so full of sunshine! 

Today's card is made for Oldie But Goodie Thursday over at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog!  I used a little Cutie that I have had a while called Boy Bear. Isn't he adorable? I thought this would be such a neat card for a Male, since I don't make many cards for males, I couldn't resist!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz - For a Male

Delightful Challenges - For the Boys

Can You Digi It - Button It Up

Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you again tomorrow with a FREEBIE from Bugaboo!

Julie

Digi Stamp Background Tutorial

Good Morning. As most of you know, I have been honored for the past 2 months so be a Guest Designer for Catch The Bug  and Bugaboo Digi Stamps. I have has SOOOOO MUCH FUN, and have LOVED every single minute of my time with this wonderful group of Artists. I absolutely ADORE Jodi's precious, cutie patootie and Sassy digital designs, and will forever be thrilled to use them on my creations! 
When Tammy asked me to be a Guest Designer, she outlined what my duties would be ( as if I would say "NO"?) and one of them would be to create an online Tutorial using Bugaboo Digi Stamps. Needless to say, I took the challenge, and here it is...LOL! 

I LOVE to make my own Background Papers....yeah, I still have over 3000 sheets of DP,

 but what the heck? Today, I wanted to show you how to use Digi Stamps to make your Background

 to match your Main Image. I have chosen Cow Boy Boot as the background image

 and Dottie 2 Step, as my main image. 

First I opened both images in PSP ( Paint Shop Pro), but this can also be done in Word. I resized them , then set them up for printing. 

This is the printed page. 

Then I colored the images, and cut them to size.  

Then put it all together! It is a SUPER simple process that can help personalize your card. Bugaboo has MANY co-ordinating stamps that could be used for this. Please be sure to stop and check out all  of their GREAT digis! If you have any questions, please be sure to ask!

I hope you have enjoyed this Tutorial, and that your day is WONDERFUL!

A Christmas Carol

Good Morning Bloggers! Today at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge, I  am challenging everyone to make a Christmas card with Carolers as your main focus image. I LOVE Christmas Carols! 

I'd also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

CraftyHazelNut's Christmas - Feature a Creature

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes

Jingle Belles - Fa-la-la (Music)

Please stop over and see all the Carolers the Design Team have created, and be sure to join us!

Have a CREATIVE day!

Julie

Colors of Spring

Happy Sunday, Crafters! This week at Come and Get It Challenges, I chose to challenge everyone to make a card using SPRING colors! 

There are SO MANY possibilities with these colors! I hope you will pop over and join us this week!

Pretty as a Flower

TGIF!! Thank Goodness It's FREE! Yup, this sweet image is the Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Digi Stamps 

this week!  I just love this image...I think it could be used for various occasions - Baby, Thinking of you, Thank You, Friendship...I have left the sentiment off, and when I need this card, will add the appropriate sentiment.
I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
My Heart Pieces - Flowers
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Flowers and Ribbon

Be sure to stop over to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog and see what the other Design Team Members have made with this cutie!

Julie

Congrats and an OBG

Happy Thursday! Today at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog, it is Oldie But Goodie Thursday! I just love Thursdays, because I get to get out some of my older Bugs and just play! I chose Make It Snappy - Congratulations , to make this adorable Wedding card! ( If you check out Catch The Bug on this past Sunday, you will recognize the Sketch I used as well...it is this week's Stella Sketch )
I'd Like to enter this into the following Challenges:
Catch The Bug - Stella Sketch
Crafty Creations - Wedding or Anniversary
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Anything Goes with a Digi
Daisy Doodles - Wedding ( must use a Digi)

Be sure to stop over and check out the Creations by the Design Team..you are gonna LOVE them!

Julie

Congrats Grad

Happy Tuesday! Each Tuesday at Bugaboo Digi Stamps,  they release NEW digis! This adorable guy is one of this week's New Release~ 

He was fun to color up, and since this is the time of year for Graduations, he is just perfect! I colored him on my Alma Mater colors, and found this FANTASTIC DP I had in my stash. The diploma in the corner was cut from another piece of DP...I was using my noodle, there! I don't have any young men graduating this year, but I know there will be one soon, so I can put him in my card box, and he is ready when needed. 

I will also submit this into the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Background Text

Be sure to pop over to Catch The Bug and see all the other DT members creations!

Have a great day~

Julie

Time for a Trifold

Hi stampers! Today I got to try something NEW! This card is a Cami's Trifold Card. For the challenge this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge Blog, Judy has chosen a Trifold card. I have never done one, so VOILA, here is my first!  This week we are being sponsored by Robyn's Fetish, so please come by and play along with us!

Julie

Flowers and Butterflies, Oh My...

Happy Sunday, Crafters! This week at Come and Get It Challenges, Shell's theme for June is
Flowers and Butterflies. It has been a while since I have gotten out my rubber and ink, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity~
I'd like to add this card to the following challenges, as well:
Crazy 4 Challenges - Add Some Butterflies
Crafty Ann's - Butterflies and Flowers
My Time To Craft - It Takes Two
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Please be sure to hop over to CAGI and join in the FUN!
Julie

Bugaboo Sweetie

Good Morning! Today is Anything Goes Challenge Day at Catch The Bug~

 This little sweetie called my name! Her name is Desiree, and you can find her at Bugaboo Digi Stamps. 
I'd also like to enter this into the following Challenges:
Tanda Stamps - Something New ( Digi and DP's)
The Secret Crafter - Anything Goes
Stampin' For The Weekend - Sketch

I hope you will pop over and play along with the challenge and check out all the lovely work done by the Bugaboo Design Team! Have a GREAT Saturday...see you soon!

Julie

Love and Hugs....

TGIF! And since it is Friday, there is a NEW FREEBIE over at Bugaboo Digi Stamps!

He is Sock Elephant...isn't he sweet? Be sure to stop over at Catch the Bug and see what all the talented Design Team memebers have created with him, too!
I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Dilly Beans - Stripes
Paper Crafting Journey - For Kids
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you Tomorrow!

Julie