Edward St. Patrick -- For Bugaboo Stamps

It's Tuesday, and that means that it's New Release day today at Bugaboo Stamps, or in this case, re-release day. It happens every Tuesday. This adorable Edward  St. Patrick's Day Tag will be1/2 price for a week, so grab it while you can! 

I'm in the process of making some St. Patrick's Day cards, so I was pleased I was able to  use this version of Edward from Bugaboo Stamps:

I colored Edward St. Patrick's Day Tag with Copic markers, then used a circle die to cut him out, and one a size larger to back him.  I used an even larger circle die for that contrasting circle.

Papers on this card are from AMB Illustrations.  I found some very fun St. Patrick's Day papers there.

You'll find some other great St. Patrick's Day images in the Bugaboo Stamps Store (plus any thing else you may want). Check  out what the other talented designer made using this adorable Edward over at Catch The Bug Blog.  Grab this cutie and join us in the weekly challenge. I'd love to see your creations!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Monday Greetings -- Green Reigns
Outlawz Festive Friday -- St. Patrick's Day
D.L. Art -- March Linky Party
Polkadoodles -- ATG
QKR Stampede -- ATG

Have a Blessed Easter -- for Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges

It's the first Monday of the month, so it's time for a new challenge at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges, where the challenges are always Anything Goes!

I used a darling Easter set for the challenge today called Cottontail Easter. I used it to create this:

Cottontail Easter comes with 2 versions of the bunny (with and without the bow) and in both pre-colors and black & white. There's also a variety of Easter eggs and sentiments to keep you creating for hours!

I chose a black & white version of Cottontail Easter.  I colored him with Copic markers, then fussy cut him.  I printed the sentiment (also from the Cottontail Easter set), and then I was ready to make the card base.

I found this card front in the Silhouette Design Store, and cut it out on my Silhouette Cameo 3.  I used a wet glue to glue it down to the card front, then added some tiny rhinestones to add sparkle.

I hope you can join our Anything Goes challenge the next 2 weeks at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges.  I'd love to see what you create! One $10 gift certificate will be given away to the Jan's Digi Stamp Store.

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

D.L. Art --March linky party

TTCRD -- ATG

Outlawz Twisted Thursday --Hoodie Hoo

You Color My World -- For SheepSki Designs

It's March 1, and that means it's time for a new challenge on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  The challenge theme this time is "Die Cuts &/or punches" -- an easy theme to work with, don't you think?  I rarely use punches anymore, but oh, do I have dies!

I've been longing to try my hand at the SheepSki Designs image, Camouflage.  This isn't what I had originally set out to create, but this is where it ended up:

I used distress inks and brushes on the Camouflage image and background. The sentiment is computer generated.  The frame is a die cut and uses a paper from We Are 3 Digital Shop. The flowers use a die from Creative Expressions.  I used specialty papers from Tonic Studios that give them the felt-like look.  The pearls are from my stash.

I hope you can join us for the Dies &/or punches challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  It runs the month of March.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Crafty Animals --ATG with an animal 
Polkadoodles --ATG
Brown Sugar Challenge --ATG
Outlawz Monday Greetings -- ATG

Some Bunny Loves You -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

It's March (already!) and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group. This month's theme is "my favorite color".  You'd think that would be an easy one, but I always  way over think this. My favorite color changes with the season, it changes with what medium I'm using to color, and even what kind of paper I'm using.  See? I make it way too hard.  In general though, I prefer blue and pink in life, so that's what I chose for today's card.

Using All Dressed Up Stamp's image, Some Bunny Loves Me, I created this:

I colored Some Bunny Loves Me with Copic markers in my favorite pinks and blues, then used dies from Anna Griffin to create the card base.  The papers on the card are from Close To My Heart. The pretty blue ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

You have all month to enter the "favorite color" challenge in the All Dressed Up Facebook Group. Visit the All Dressed Up Stamps Shop to pick out your favorite image, color it up with your favorite color(s), and enter it in the challenge. I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art-- March Linky Party
A Gem of a Challenge -- ATG
Send a Smile 4 Kids --Easter or Spring
Outlawz Festive Fridays' -- ATG

Winter Fairy -- Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps!

It's Friday, it's Friday!  Not only is it almost the weekend, but it's also Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps! Every Friday, there is a freebie that you can grab for the next week to do with what you'd wish.  I'd suggest coloring it up and entering it in challenges at Catch the Bug so you can win more wonderful Bugaboo images!

This week, at Bugaboo Stamps, the freebie is Winter's Fairy.  Isn't she sweet?

 I colored Winter's Fairy with Copic markers.  The sentiment was from a Newton's Nook Designs acrylic set. 

I foiled  the background with my Gemini Foil Press machine and a snowflake foil stamp.  After that, the work was pretty much done for me, I added some contrasting card stock and 3 flat backed pearls to finish off the card.

Hop on over to the Bugaboo Stamps store to pick up this week's freebie, then go to the Catch the Bug Blog to see what the other talented designer created with this wonderful Winter's Fairy.  Join in tomorrow's challenge.  I'd love to see what you create!

Big Eye Girl -- for Colour Crazy Challenges

As I recover more & more from the stroke I had in October, I am able to return to some of the design teams I've put on hold (yea!!).  Today, I'm back with the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog, and it's great to be here! 

Today's challenge will run for 2 weeks, and our sponsor is Oddball Art Stamp Co.  I had the fun of coloring up the digi called Big Eye Girl with Heart:

I colored Big Eye Girl with copic markers, then cut her out with a stitched die from my collection.  That fun double sided heart die in the background is from Crafter's Companion.  The trio of silver hearts is from Diamond Press.  I Didn't think she needed a sentiment at all.  The card spoke for itself.

A new challenge starts each week at Colour Crazy Challenges, and each challenge runs for 2 weeks (images must be hand colored).  We have lots of wonderful sponsors with incredible prizes that you can win.  I hope you can join in the fun!

Hare to Celebrate -- for Lavinia World Challenges

It's Thursday, and it's time for a new challenge at Lavinia World Challenges.  Challenge #21 starts today.  They are always Anything Goes as long as you use an acrylic or rubber  stamp.  Of course, we love to see those Lavinia Stamps and papers! 

You can never have too many birthday cards, that's why this Woodland Hare donned his party hat and grabbed some balloons! It's time to celebrate!

I used one of the 2 hares in the Woodland Hares set and stamped him with VersaFine Clair ink in Morning Mist.  I think he might have been able to hold on to all 3 of those helium balloons if his party hat wasn't just a tad too big. But then again, he's a Woodland Hare, and doesn't have thumbs, so he was bound to have some trouble. Hopefully a magical fairy will come his way and help him to the party!

All the fun die cuts on this card are from a Birthday Icons set from Frantic Stamper. The 'Celebrate' sentiment is also from Frantic Stamper. The stitched circle die is from Lawn Fawn. The pretty birthday papers are a new release at We Are 3 Digital Shop.   They are part of the Happy Birthday Collection.

I used the current sketch at Cheerful Sketches to jumpstart my creativity and will be entering it in their challenge. 

I hope you can join us at Lavinia World Challenges.  You might be the lucky winner of a $15 gift Certificate to the Lavinia World Store.  How great would that be?!?  If you don't have a blog, you can enter in the Anything Lavinia Facebook Group.

Have fun getting inky!

 I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Cheerful Sketches -- February
Outlawz Festive Friday -- Birthday
Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG with an animal
Crafty Sentiments Challenge -- ATG