You Make My Heart Happy -- a New Release at Bugaboo Stamps

It's Tuesday, and that's always New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps.  Every Tuesday, there's a New Release, and its 1/2 price for a week!  Grab it while the grabbing's good!  Today's New Release is the really cute Flower Trio:

It's quick to color, and quick to make into a card.  I was easily able to color Flower Trio with Spectrum Noir and Copic markers.  Then, I used a Crafter's Companion die and matching stamp set for the sentiment and sentiment stamp.  And, just that simple, my card was done!

I hope you visit the Catch the Bug blog today to see what the other talented Bugaboo stamps designers did with this delightful Flower Trio new release.  You won't be disappointed.  

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party
Digichoosday -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
TTCRD -- ATG
Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- ATG
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Spring

Spring Crocus Friendship Card -- for We Are 3 Digital Shop

I love crocus, and they are just starting to poke up their pretty spring heads where I live.  I plant them every fall, and the squirrels and chipmunks follow right behind and feast on the bulbs.  But, a few survive and greet me with a springtime treat!  In honor of spring, and wonderful friends who brought us Easter dinner last week, I made this spring crocus card using the beautiful Margaret's Irises papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop:

Isn't that pretty as a picture?  Just like this beautiful crocus flowers?

The crocus is a double sided die from Crafter's Companion.  They have quite a few of these, and they are a lot of fun.  They cut out very quickly because you can cut multiple layers with one pass.  The banner die is also from Crafter's Companion.  The computer generated sentiment fit on it perfectly.

We Are 3 Digital Shop has gorgeous papers (like this one), but also printables, digital images, and sentiments.  You can truly find whatever you are looking for at the We Are 3 Digital Shop. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. ART -- April linky party
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Cut it Up Challenge -- Our Beautiful Earth
Dragonfly  Dreams -- Add a Flower
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Easter/Spring
Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- Romantic Garden

Ladybug Thank You -- For Bugaboo Stamps

It's challenge time at Catch the Bug Challenges, using Bugaboo Stamps!  Today begins a week-long bingo challenge.  It's an easy bingo card for you to follow along with.

First, my card, then, I'll show you the bingo card:

I used the very versatile image, Thank You Flower, to create my card:

I love the look of colored pencils on Kraft, so I thought I would do that on this challenge.  The Thank You Flower is a very easy color. I used Faber Castell pencils to get this look.

Here's the bingo card:

I went diagonally (stitching, Bugaboo image, flower) or straight across the bottom (stitching, twine, sentiment).

Papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  I used a paper from both the Ladybug Lace and the Ladybug Lace Too collections.  The "stitching" was accomplished by using a Spellbinders die. I added the twine using some I purchased through Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I hope you can join us this week for our bingo challenge at Catch the Bug!  I'd love to see your creations, and there are wonderful prizes up for grabs! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Polkadoodles Challenge-- ATG
QKR Stampede -- ATG
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- ATG

You're the Cat's Meow!

I try to participate in the Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge each month.  I've broken my streak a month of two due to illness, but overall, I keep the streak going.  This month's image is provided to us by Star Stampz.  It's called Red String.  I'm not a cat lover.  Think "dog" and you have me figured out!  My mother-in-law, though, is living with 2 of them, and she's recovering from a major surgery, so I'm trying to send her cards every few days.  This is another one heading her way:

I colored the Red String digital image with Copic markers.   I used a card base from Sizzix that cuts out the front stepper design.  The papers are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are the Dotted Swiss papers.  I computer generated the sentiment, and added a bit of twine from Timeless Twine to finish off the card.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge -- April
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party

Dahlia Celebration -- for Dies R Us Challenge Blog

It's April 15.  Do you have your taxes done?  It was challenging for us this year, but it is accomplished.  It's April 15, which also means it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenge Blog. Challenges are every 1st and 15th of the month, and you must use at least 1 die that Dies R Us sells, plus follow the challenge theme.  Today's theme is "Spring Flowers".

Flowers are one of my favorite things of spring (that, and warmer temperatures), so I really liked this theme!

Birch Press Designs are some of my favorite dies, so I jumped at the chance to use one for today's challenge:

This card uses the Dahlia Mini Frame is layers A, B, and C.  I cut the Birch Press Designs Dahlia Mini Frame 4 times -- once to get the yellow center, then once for each layer.  The Celebrate word die is from Crafter's Companion. The butterfly is by Cheery Lynn.  It is one of a set of 3 and comes with an angel wing (used here).

Dies R Us supplies used on this card:

Birch Press Designs Dahlia Mini Frame

Cheery Lynn Designs Small Exotic Butterflies

I hope you join us this next 2 weeks for our Spring Flowers Challenge.  You could be the winner of the $10 gift certificate, or a top 3 award. 
We have some exciting news to share with you.  .Dies R Us now has a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts.  

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG
Crafty Sentiments -- ATG
TTCRD -- ATG
Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- Romantic Garden
Outlawz Monday Greeting Challenge -- Light pink, light blue, and white
Outlawz Festive Friday -- Easter/Spring

Bold Butterfly Card -- for We Are 3 Digital Shop

Hello, and Happy Easter!  This is going to be the quietest Easter I can ever remember, but since Easter should be about what's in our hearts, not the hustle and bustle of church, family, and gatherings anyway, maybe the extra time for reflection on this holiday season is actually good for us.  

Bonnie, the owner of We Are 3 Digital Shop recently released a beautiful sets of papers in honor of one of our design team member's birthdays.  Margaret is celebrating her birthday this month, and she loves iris, so there is a wonderful new set in the We Are 3 Digital Shop in her honor. The set is called Margaret's Irises. Here's a cared I created using papers from Margaret's Irises:

It is hard to see because of all the layers, but I used 5 different papers form the Margaret's Irises Paper collection on this card.

There are 2 doily type dies on this card.  They are both from Crafter's Companion.  That big, bold, layered butterfly is fast becoming a favorite die of mine.  It is also from Crafter's Companion.

My Mother-in-law had a kidney and ureters removed because of a malignant tumor this week.  I made this card for her. It will be a Get well/Easter/Happy spring card.

Check out all the beautiful papers, printables, sentiments and digital  images at We Are We Digital Shop.  You can literally find something for any occasion! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party
Polkadoodles -- ATG
QKR Stampede -- ATG
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Easter

Be a Rainbow on a Cloudy Day -- for We Are 3 Digital Shop

Rainbows -- they are turning up everywhere these days.  I started hearing about them from my friends in England, but I believe they are catching on everywhere.   I found this delightful rainbow die in my stash, and We Are 3 Digital Shop has some wonderful Rainbow themed sentiments, so I thought it was time to join in with the rainbow parade and make a card:

This card uses a couple different sets of dies.  The rainbow and clouds are a die set from Crafter's Companion.  The umbrella is a die from Spellbinders.

The papers and sentiment on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. The sentiment is one of the Rainbow Wishes Sentiments. The papers are from the Rainy Days Papers.

We Are 3 Digital Shop is a treasure trove of beautiful papers, printables, digital images, and wonderful sentiments.  Check it out for yourself here.  

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Sunday Song & Rhymes -- Raindrops
Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- Rainbows
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party
TTCRD -- ATG