Thanksgiving Treat Box -- For Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and there is a new challenge underway at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode.  The challenges all year have been sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  One lucky participant will win a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Shop! Great prize! This time, the theme is Give Thanks. Thanksgiving truly is the overlooked holiday, so I'm glad we are focusing on it.  I have much to be thankful for! 

The design team was given some gorgeous products to use for today's inspiration!  Very fall-like in feel, and perfect for Thanksgiving!

I started with 2 of the Howdy Autumn papers and printed them back to back.  I used a Bigz die from Sizzix to cut out the box die.  Once I got that constructed, I started on the tag.  Again, I used 2 matching papers from Howdy Autumn, the basket from the Harvest Printables (there are 4 in the set) and a 'Thanks' sentiment from the Itty Bitty Sentiment Set. The tags are a set by Tonic Studios.  The twine is by May Arts.  

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks for our 'Give Thanks' challenge!  I'd love to see your creations, and I'd also love to see you win a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Digital Shop! 

Halloween Treat Box -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, so there's a new challenge starting today at the Outlawz.  That's the Paper ala Mode Challenge.  For the next 2 weeks, we want to see your Halloween projects.  Cards, layouts, boxes, or bags.  Add them to our challenge!

As per this whole year, we are sponsored this challenge by We Are 3 Digital Shop. Bonnie will award a gift certificate to her shop at the end of the challenge. 

I thought it would be fun to create something other than a card for today's challenge, so I made  a Halloween Treat Box, using papers, a "spooky" printable and a sentiment from We Are 3 Digital Shop.

The papers on this treat box & tag are from the Cute Halloween papers.  The spider on the tag is part of the Itsy Bitsy Spider & Balloon Printable set.  The sentiment is part of the Halloween  Sentiment Set. 

The gift bag and tag were created with a die set from Diamond Press. I used a bit of twine from Timeless Twine to finish the box. 

I hope you can join us these next 2 weeks for our Halloween Challenge. I'd love to see your Halloween creations!

Stuck on You -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and that means it's time for a new challenge at Paper ala Mode Challenges at The Outlawz. Challenges this year are sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop and run for 2 weeks.  This time, our theme is Succulents/Cactus/Flowers. 

My parents spent every winter in Arizona after they retired.  I would visit them for a couple weeks, and I really learned to appreciate succulents.   They are beautiful!  So, I was excited when given a chance to create with this theme!

This slimline card uses 3 different Cactus Papers, Camille's Cactus printable, Camille's Cactus Flower printable, and Cactus Greetings sentiments (set of 6). I also used Pastel Burlap for the bright prink paper. 

I hope you can join us the next 2 weeks for our Succulents/flower challenge at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode.  I'd love to see what you create! 

Shades of Blue for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and that means it's time for a new challenge at Paper ala Mode challenges, over at The Outlawz.  Challenges this year are sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop, and have a theme.  This time, the theme is "Shades of Blue". One lucky participant will win a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Digital Shop. There are beautiful papers, sentiments, and printables to choose from!

Shades of blue -- my favorite color!  I enjoyed this challenge very much!

I used several digital papers from the Textured Scenes Collection.  The pretty deer amidst the trees is one of the Silhouette Scenes printables. There are 4 in the set. The sentiment is one of the Hugs Sentiments. There are 4 in the set. 

I used Stitched Hillside dies by Lawn Fawn to create the layers of snow, and a frame from Lawn Fawn.  The mirror card is by Crafter's Companion. 

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks for our Shades of Blue challenge at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode! 

Musical Mini Slimline -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

It's Saturday, and it's the start of a new challenge at the Paper ala Mode over at The Outlawz.  Challenges run for 2 weeks and have a theme.  For the next 2 weeks, the theme is "musical".  Our sponsor is We Are 3 Digital Shop. Bonnie will award one gift certificate to the We Are 3 Digital Shop.  Hurray! 

I've jumped on the band wagon for the Slimline card craze, but until today, I hadn't tried a mini slimline.  This seemed like a good time to start.  Here's my first mini slimline card...

The papers on this card are the Just a Song papers (background) and the Gingham Pastel  The "You are Amazing" note is one of the Notes printables.

The background, oval die,  and the notes were cut out with dies from Spellbinders. 

Here's a slightly different version of the card that I made:

I hope you can join us the next 2 weeks for our Musical challenge at the Outlawz Paper ala mode Challenges. I'd love to see your creations!

I'd like to enter these in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- August Linky Party

A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

ABMTTC Extra -- ATG

Nautical Slimline -- for The Outlawz Paper ala Mode

 It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz.  Saturday means it's the Paper ala Mode challenge!  Those are sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop, where Bonnie Kohane awards a $6 gift certificate to her awesome store.  Woot!  Our theme this challenge is nautical! It will run for the next 2 weeks. I love a good nautical card!

I'm smitten with slimline cards, creating them whenever I can, so I jumped at the chance to create one for today's challenge: 

I used a number of products from the We Are 3 Digital Store for this card.  The designer papers are from the Nautical collection.  The Oceans of Love sentiment is one of the Mermaid Wishes Sentiments.  It is printed on a Nautical printable. 

All the dies are from Crafter's Companion.  The ephemera is from Spellbinders.  Combine all this together, and you have this slimline card. 

I hope you join us the next 2 weeks at Paper ala Mode for our Nautical themed challenge!  We'd love to have you!

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

D.L. Art -- August Linky Party

Less is More -- Shades of Blue

Pattie's Creations -- Under the Sea

Little Red Wagon -- Under the Sea

Have a Spec-tacular Birthday! For Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and that's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz!  At Paper ala Mode Challenges, that is! The challenge will run for 2 weeks, and is once again sponsored by the awesome We Are 3 Digital Shop.  Woot Woot!  For the next 2 weeks, the challenge theme is "For the Boys".  

Bonnie has so many incredible sentiments, digital printables and digital papers in her We Are 3 Digital Shop that fit this theme.  Take a visit and see what you can find, then join us at the Paper ala Mode Challenges. 

I'm a bird lover, so when I saw the fantastic owl in the Woodland Animals Printables, I knew exactly what I wanted to create for this challenge:

There are 4 printables in the Woodland Animals set, all of them work equally well for masculine projects.  The papers on this card are from the Trees Paper Collection.  The fun sentiment is from the Masculine Sentiment Set, printed on a tag from Impression Obsession.  I added the glasses to the owl with a set of dies from Impression Obsession, purchased at the Dies R Us Store. 

I hope you can join us for the Paper ala Mode challenge these next 2 weeks.  You could win a fantastic gift certificate from the We Are 3 Digital Shop! 

What a Trip -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz.  The Paper ala Mode Challenges, that is!  The challenge starts today and runs for 2 weeks.  We are sponsored by the awesome We Are 3 Digital Shop, and we have a theme.  This time, the theme is "What a Trip".  If you are a scrapbooker or a maker of mini albums, this challenge is for you!

The design team was given the most awesome papers, printables, and sentiments to work with for this challenge.  They were very vintage and so much FUN!

That awesome vintage lady, tickets, and clock are all part of the same printable.  There are 4 of them in the set.  All are very vintage.  You'll find the Trains Printable Set here. Then, there's the Trains digital paper collection. There are 8 papers in the collection -- all of them gorgeous!.  The sentiment is part of the Travel Sentiment Set.  There are 5 in the collection, in several different fonts.  Together, this whole collection is amazing and makes very quick, very beautiful cards.

What a Trip!  I so hope you join us for this challenge at The Paper ala Mode.  you have 2 weeks to enter.  One lucky winner will get a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Digital Shop. 

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

ABMTTC Extra -- ATG

Hello Spring! For Paper ala Mode Challenge

Hellooooooo spring!  My favorite season of the year!  We're starting a new challenge today over at The Outlawz.  It's the Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge.  For the next 2 weeks, the theme is Spring &/or Easter.  Challenges are always sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop, and I used her products in the card below:

 I used 2 of the beautiful papers in Margaret's Irises on this card.  There's one on the furthest layer back of the card, and one that the sentiment is one. There is a Margaret's Wreaths layer printed on to one of those Margaret's Irises papers.

The lacy doily dies are by Sharon Callis.  The 'Hello Spring' die is from Crafter's Companion.  The pretty crinkle ribbon is from D.L. Art's Etsy Shop. 

I hope you can join us over at the Outlawz this next 2 weeks for our Paper ala Mode Spring &/or Easter challenge.  I'd love to see what you make, and we've got great sponsors! 

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

Challenge Up Your Life -- Flowers

Crafty Calendar -- Feminine

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

My Turner Foundation Prize Winners and Paper ala Mode Challenge!

 Woot!  Woot!  I've got lots to tell you in this post today, so stick with me to the end, please! First, since it is Saturday, there is a new challenge beginning on the Outlawz Paper ala Mode. For the next 2 weeks, the theme is Forever Love.  Interpret that however you'd like!  Wedding, anniversary, engagement?  Your choice!

As always, the challenge is sponsored by the lovely Bonnie Kohane of We Are 3 Digital Shop.  One winner from the challenge will get a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Etsy Shop.  It's a fantastic prize!  

For my DT inspiration, and using all We Are 3 Digital Shop products, I made an anniversary card to fit our Forever Love theme...

The image is called Cake.  It comes in a greyscale version and a black & white version.  I used the black & white version of Cake here and colored it with Copic markers, then fussy cut it. The papers are the Something Blue papers. Bonnie has a lovely set of Anniversary Sentiments, although I did not use them here, as they didn't work on the banner I wanted to use.

Now, on to the My Turner Syndrome Journey Blog Hop prize winners.  My original post is here.  I agreed to sponsor two prizes, and pictured them in that post.  I also talked of a 3rd prize if I reached 600 followers.  I have achieved that, so 3 winners are announced here!

Winners, you have 2 weeks (until March 27) to contact me by leaving a comment on this post with how I should contact you.  I will need your name (if I don't already have it), and your mailing address. 

The 3 winners -- DRUM ROLL!!!!!!!  --   are!

Chosen by Random.org

#21 Denise Bryant

#8 - Verna Angerhofer

And the 600 follower prize winner is  # 41 -- Glittered Paws!

Congratulations!  There will be many more winners announced on the My Turner Syndrome Journey link. 

Outside Looking In -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenges. Challenges run for 2 weeks, and are always sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop. Today's challenge has the theme of "Outside Looking In".  You can interpret this however you'd like.  Use those window dies that you own.  Make an outdoor scene, if you wish.  I used the awesome Window View and Window Layer from the We Are 3 Digital Shop.  Layer everything together, I created this:

The deer looking in the window is from Window Layers Collection. The window frame with the floral bouquet is part of the Window View Collection.

I framed the whole card with a die from a company no longer in business (Craftin' Desert Divas), I cut it out with a piece of paper from the Happy Birthday Collection.  The pretty pink textured paper is from the Sentimental Canvas Paper Pack.

The banner die and stamp are by Crafter's Companion. 

I hope you can join us this next 2 week's for our Outside Looking In Challenge.  I'd love to see how you interpret this, and we have great prize for you to win!

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

Crafty Animals Challenges -- ATG with an animal

A Gem of a Challenge -- ATG

D.L. Art -- February Link Party

Wishing You the Happiest of Birthdays -- for the Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and a new challenge is beginning today at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode. Challenges run for 2 weeks, and they always have a theme.  This time, the theme is sentiments.  Use a sentiment on your project, and you a good to go!  As always, our awesome sponsor is We Are 3 Digital Shop. 

This card uses the pretty Sentimental Canvas papers. That pretty floral wreath printable is part of the set, too.  The sentiment is one of the Birthday Sentiments. There are 4 in the set. 

The dies are this card are by Sharon Callis.  The flower embellishments are from my stash.

I hope you join us this next two weeks for our Sentiment Challenge at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode. 

Purse Gift Bags -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, so that means it's challenge time!  Where?!? At The Outlawz!  At the Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge, that it! 

The theme for the next 2 weeks is Anything Goes!  Yea!  I love Anything Goes challenge themes!  

Again this year, We Are 3 Digital Shop is the sponsor of Paper ala Mode Challenges. Thank you, Bonnie Kohane for your generosity! 

Bonnie has some fairly new Purse Texture papers in the We Are 3 Digital Shop, and I have a new purse gift bag die I was dying to try out, so it seemed like a good opportunity to combine the 2.  Here's what I came up with:

I used 2 of the papers in the Purse Textures collection. There are 8 papers altogether in the collection.  The die is from Crafter's Companion. 

Here's close ups of the 2 purses:

I left this one plain to show off the Purse Textures paper.

I hope you join us the next 2 weeks at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge. I'd love to see what you create!

I'd like to enter these in the following challenges:

613 Ave. Create -- ATG

Dare 2 Be Artzy -- ATG

TTCRD -- ATG

D.L. Art -- January Linky Party

Celebrate 2021! for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and we're starting a new challenge over at The Outlawz.  It's the Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge that starts today.  This month, there will be 3 challenges (Jan 3, Jan 16, and Jan 30) and each challenge will be Anything Goes!  Yea!  I love those! Again, for 2021, We Are 3 Digital Shop will be sponsoring the Paper ala Mode Challenges. Thank you, Bonnie Kohane! 

Since we are so close to the first of the year, I made a New Year's celebration card for today's challenge, and it uses some beautiful Celebration papers and sentiments from We Are 3 Digital Shop: 

The background paper on this card is from the Celebrate papers.  The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Birthday Sentiments set.  The paper that the sentiment is printed on and the banner behind it are from the Something Blue papers. 

Those pretty champagne flutes are by Tutti Designs.  I purchased them in the Dies R Us Store. A  the other dies are from Crafter's Companion. 

Anything Goes -- I hope you join us for our popular themed challenge this next two weeks at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode!  I'd love to see you linked up there! 

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

Crafter's Castle -- ATG

Crafty Friends -- ATG

Sweet Stampin -- Something new -- New Year

Vintage Christmas -- for The Outlawz Paper ala Mode

 It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge.  In a little over a month, it will be Christmas.  Can you believe?  To help us get those Christmas cards made, the Outlawz Paper ala Mode Challenge for the next 2 weeks has the theme of Vintage Christmas.  Oh, pretty, pretty! 

Our sponsor this week, and all year long is We Are 3 Digital Shop.  There are many wonderful Christmas products to be found in the shop.  Take a look for yourself!

Using some of the fantastic vintage products in the We Are 3 Digital Shop, I created this for the challenge: 

This uses the printable, Victorian Holiday, and papers from the Victorian Christmas Collection. 

I hope you join us at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode for our Vintage Christmas Challenge.  It will run for 2 weeks. 

Give Thanks -- For the Outlawz Paper ala Mode

 It's Saturday, and I'm giving thanks today -- for many things!  We've had a glorious week of weather with temperatures in the upper 60's (the ice even melted off the local lakes!),  I have a wonderful husband, the world's best dog, and many supportive fiends:  all things to be thankful for.   I'm also thankful for all of you that stop be my blog.  

Saturday -- the start of a new challenge at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode.  As always, today's challenge is sponsored by the wonder Bonnie of We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The theme for the next 2 weeks, as you have probably guessed is: Give Thanks!

Using some wonderful products from the We Are 3 Digital Shop, I created this for the challenge: 

That pretty pumpkin arrangement is called Harvest.  I used the pre-colored image here, but it also comes in a black & white image.  The papers on this card are from the Pumpkin Delights Collection. I used 3 of them on this card.  The sentiment is one of the Itty Bitty Sentiments.

I hope you join us over at the Outlawz Paper ala Mode for our Give Thanks challenge.  The Outlawz has challenges every day so there's always a challenge to play in! 

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

D.L. Art -- November Linky Challenge

Pattie's Creations -- ATG

Lemon Shortbread -- ATG

Dog Hair is my Glitter --for Paper ala Mode Challenges

It's Saturday, and it 's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz. On Saturday's the challenges are the Paper ala Mode challenges, and all year long they are sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop. Every challenge a $6 code will be given for the We Are 3 Store! The theme that begins today and runs for the next 2 weeks is "Pets are People too".

In our house, the dog is the boss.  All life centers around the spoiled Golden Retriever named Winter.  Here's one of my favorite pictures of my boy:

So, in sticking with the theme of the challenge, Pets are People too, of course I used a dog, and a sentiment with a dog theme.  What do you think?

This card uses all We Are 3 Digital Shop products. The image, colored with Copic markers, is Puppy Dog.  It comes with a pre-colored version also.  The papers are from the Watercolor Delight papers.  I used 3 of the papers on this card. The sentiment is one of the 4 sentiments that come in the Dog Sentiments set. 

I love making pet projects, and I hope you do, too.  Join us these next 2 weeks for the Pets are People too challenge at the Outlawz Paper ala Mode! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- June Linky Party
Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG with an animal
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge -- ATG with a Critter

Hope Anchors the Soul -- for the Outlawz Paper ala Mode Challenges

It's Saturday, and when it's Saturday, there's a good chance of a new challenge starting at the Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenges.  They are every other Saturday, so check it every week, just in case! If you missed the Saturday challenge, there are challenges every day of the week.  Really!  Check out today's challenge, then stay and play!

Today, at the Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge, the theme is Encouragement.  Wow, that's a great theme for everything going on in the world right now!  Make a get well card, a "just because" card, a card centered around Covid 19, whatever you decide to do.  Just come enter it at the Saturday Paper ala Mode before the next challenge starts in 2 weeks (June 6).  This challenge, and every challenge this year is sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop.

Here's my encouragement project for the challenge:

I used papers from the Strawberry Jam paper Collection.  There are 4 different papers from the collection used on this card.  The anchor it the pre-colored version of the Seaside Anchor.  It comes with a black & white version, also. The porthole die that I place it in is from Crafter's Companion, as is the rope die.  The sentiment is one of 4 that comes in the Hope Sentiment Set. 

There may not be a better time to make and send Encouragement cards.  Join us at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- May Linky Party
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Crafter's Castle -- ATG
Creative Fingers Challenge -- ATG

Seaside Fun -- for The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode

It's Saturday, and that's always a fun day to play in my craft room, although this time of year, yard work and other outdoor activities vie for my time.  But you know the saying, "I'd rather be crafting!" I've joined the design team at The Outlawz.  It's been my favorite place to play for a few years now, so it just feel right to be on one of the teams there.  What feels even more comfortable and familiar is that the Saturday Paper ala Mode team is sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  I've been on Bonnie's team for some time now, so I feel like I'm family already. 

Most of the challenges at The Outlawz, including the Saturday challenge run for 2 weeks.  There is a theme each time.  The theme for the next two weeks is "Seaside Fun". And speaking of Seaside Fun, I used a collection called Seaside Collage, along with a Seaside Mermaid and sentiment, all from We Are 3 Digital Shop:

I cut this easel card out on my Silhouette Cameo 3.  I thought she looked rather pretty on that Easel, with that nice sentiment to "anchor" her. 
Of course, you don't have to use a mermaid theme for Seaside Fun -- break out those photos from your trip to the beach and scrapbook them, find those seahorse dies and create a card -- whatever you like!  Then, come join us at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode! The prize is a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Digital Shop!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to Ewe -- for Bugaboo Stamps

It's Thursday, and not too far from St. Patrick's Day.  It's also Oldie but Goodie day on the Catch the Bug blog.  In honor of these 2 days, I've created this card:

This uses Bugaboo Stamps digi, Happy St. Patrick's Day to Ewe, colored with Copic markers.  The sentiment is part of the Happy St. Patrick's Day to Ewe set. 

Papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. The kites background paper is from the Little Star paper pack. The fun houndstooth papers is one of the Houndstooth Holiday paper pack.

I used the sketch from this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge.  Here's the sketch:

I hope you check out all the great inspiration on the Catch the Bug Blog for Oldie but Goodie Thursday!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday -- week #554
The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- Kites (background paper)
Outlawz Monday Greeting Challenge -- St. Patrick's Day
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- St. Patrick's Day
Colour Crazy Challenge Blog -- hand colored project