Bugaboo Anything PINK Goes

Today is the first Bugaboo Challenge of October so it's USUALLY an Anything Goes challenge. Today we've changed it up a bit since it's October which is Breast Cancer Awareness month, we've decided to keep our Anything Goes Challenge but we've added that you have to use pink. That's not too bad, is it? I didn't think so.

Cocoa
Now it's your turn to make something with PINK and link it up at the Catch the Bug blog to be in the running for prizes! Can't wait to see what you create.

Oldie but Goodie-Sean & His Dog

If I could, I would show you this image every Thursday for OBG day. I absolutely love this image from the Bugaboo Brats line "Sean Dog" I've said before that Sean is my all-time favorite Bugaboo character and this image makes me smile every time I see it:

If you don't have Sean and his Dog in your collection, you should head over to the store to get him now. You could make a quick stop at the Catch the Bug blog to see what the rest of the DT wants to show you today. Then take your new wish list and shop!

Bugaboo Theme Challenge-Autumn/Fall

Time is flying by. I can't believe it's the end of September already. Fall is definitely here which is appropriate for today's theme challenge which is Autumn/Halloween. I used this adorable Halloween Peeker Frankenstein

I hope you'll join us in our challenge this week to show us your Autumn/Halloween images. You could win fabulous Bugaboo images!

Oldie But Goodie-Chicken Soup

Okay, I know I just showed you this cutie Chicken Soup image earlier this month but I think he's adorable so I wanted to show him again for today's Oldie but Goodie:

Head over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the rest of the DT rolled out for you today. You may find some new favorites and you'll definitely add to your wish list!

Bugaboo Color Challenge

Welcome to another Saturday Challenge at Bugaboo Stamps. Today we have a color challenge for you. Use the colors red, black and white. That's not too tough, is it? Nah, I think you can do it. I used Deacon Heart on my card:

Now it's your turn to make something with red, black and white. Then enter it over on the Catch the Bug blog to be in the running for prizes. Can't wait to see what you create.

Oldie But Goodie-Jesse Bear Love

Ahh..another Oldie But Goodie Thursday. I've been on the Bugaboo team for over a year now and I'm still finding images I didn't know existed. Sometimes my fellow DT members pull out images that I didn't even know existed. That's the whole point of OBG Thursday though, so it's good. Today I used one of Jodie's Jesse Bear images LOVE

Isn't he CUTE?? I love Jesse Bear. Head over to the store to pick him up for yourself and to see the rest of the set and you can go to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the rest of the DT wants to show you today.

Bugaboo Sketch Challenge

Today's Bugaboo Challenge is a sketch:

That's a pretty easy one, don't you think? I go back and forth on sketches. Sometimes I love them and they make it so easy to make a card. Other times they seem to get in my way and make things harder. This one falls into the first category...super easy to make your card using this sketch. I used one of Jodie's Birthday Monsters

I hope you'll play along with our challenge this week. Use the sketch to inspire your creation and enter yourself in the Catch the Bug Challenge. You could win lots of new Bugaboo images for yourself!

Oldie But Goodie-Snowman Bells

Welcome to another Oldie But Goodie Thursday at Bugaboo Stamps. Bugaboo has been in business for over two years now so there are probably A LOT of images that you may have missed or forgotten about and that's the purpose of OBG Thursday. That's when the DT rolls out some older images to remind you of what you may have missed. Today I used one of Jodie's snowmen, this SNOWMAN BELLS image:

Isn't he cute? Jodie has a whole set of these snowmen so if you missed them the first time, head over to the store to get them now. Also, you can go to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the rest of the DT wants to show you. I'm thinking your wish list is going to get a little longer... :)

Bugaboo Theme Challenge-Movies

Today's Bugaboo challenge is a theme challenge and the theme is MOVIES. So many Bugaboo images to choose from for your card (not that you HAVE to use a Bugaboo on your creation but why wouldn't you?) I'm still thinking Christmas so I went with "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" for my movie and I used this AKV Santa Snow image:

Now it's your turn. Think of a movie and make your card or other Movie inspired creation. Link it up at the Catch the Bug blog and you could be in the running for prizes. Can't wait to see what you create.

Oldie But Goodie-Cofee Cups

It's Thursday and you know what that means, right? Yes, it's almost the weekend but the OTHER thing that it means is that it's Oldie But Goodie day at Catch the Bug. Did you know that in addition to lots of cute animals and kids, Jodie also has several coffee themed images, including this one called Espresso Yourself:

Head over to the Catch the Bug Blog to see what the rest of the Design Team wants to show you today. Who knows what new treasures you'll find!

September Anything Goes Challenge

Wow, can you believe it's September already? Where did the summer go? Since it's the first week of September that means that it's time for Bugaboo's Anything Goes challenge. Today I used one of Jodie's Kitchen Chicken images: Chicken Soup:

Are you ready to play along? Go ahead and make whatever you want this week and link it up at the Catch the Bug blog so you can be in the running for prizes. Can't wait to see what you create!

Poppi Snowballs

Welcome to another Oldie But Goodie day at Bugaboo Stamps. Today I used Poppi again, but this time surrounded him with blue and snowflakes.

You can find him in the store by clicking on his name and for more inspiration, head to the Catch the Bug Blog to see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT wants to show you today.

Bugaboo Recipe Challenge

Time for another Saturday Challenge at Bugaboo. Today we have a recipe for you:
Use 1 Ribbon, 2 Buttons and 3 Colors
That's pretty easy, isn't it?
Since I made a Christmas card last week, I'm still in the mood to make some more so I used one of Jodie's Christmas Word images, Ho Ho Ho

Now it's your turn. Of course you don't have to make a Christmas card but just follow the recipe and create your own card to link up at Catch the Bug so you can be in the running for prizes.

A Skating Reindeer

Have you seen the adorable line of images from Bugaboo Stamps called AKV Reindeer? They are super cute and include this Skating Reindeer:

You can find him at the store by clicking on his name. You can also head over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT wants to show you today on this Oldie but Goodie Thursday.

Bugaboo Sketch Challenge

Did you play along last week in the photo inspiration challenge? I hope so and I hope that you were one of our lucky winners. If not, don't despair! Keep playing along and you'll eventually win! Today we have a sketch for you:

I used Little Penguin Winter Toque:

Isn't he a cutie! And NO, it's not too early to get started on your Christmas cards so go ahead if you want to. Use the sketch and make a card...link it up at the Catch the Bug blog for your chance to be a winner this week.

Marshmallow Snowman Corn Pipe

Welcome to another Oldie But Goodie Thursday at Bugaboo Stamps. Today I've pulled out another Marshmallow Snowman. This one is called Corn Pipe and he's super cute, don't you think?

Head over to the store to pick him up for yourself and if you're looking for more ideas, head over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT has decided to show you today.

Stella Says Sketch Time

It's time for another Sketch challenge from Bugaboo Stamps.  Today in the Stella Says Sketch challenge we have this sketch for you:

I used one of Jodie's Stella images since it IS Stella's sketch challenge :)

I hope you'll play along in the challenge this week. Link up your card over at the Catch the Bug blog to be in the running for prizes.

Bugaboo Challenge-Photo Inspiration

Welcome to another Saturday challenge at Bugaboo Stamps. Today is a photo inspiration challenge. Since it's almost time for the kids to go back to school, this photo is appropriate:

I used one of Jodie's Bugaboo Brats-Ruler Boy:

Now it's your turn to be inspired by this photo and create a card. Link up over at the Catch the Bug blog to be in the running for prizes!

Chubby Snowman 2

How cute is this guy? Doesn't he look like he's having so much fun? He's called Chubby Snowman 2 and you can find him in the store just by clicking on his name.

Hopefully, you've been keeping up with making your Christmas cards so you'll be in good shape when December rolls around. If you haven't started yet, you can jump right in now! You can also head over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT wants to show you today for Oldie But Goodie Day.

August Anything Goes Challenge

It's hard to believe it's the first Bugaboo Challenge of August already. Where is the year going? Where HAS the summer gone? I don't know, but I DO know that since it's the first challenge of August that means it's ANYTHING GOES so go ahead and make whatever you want.
Today I made my card with this Puppy Love-Wag Tail image:

Link up your creation at the Catch the Bug blog and you could be our big winner next week

Marshmallow Snowballs

Another Thursday, another Oldie But Goody day at Bugaboo stamps. It's August and I'm going to keep going with the Christmas theme for my August OBGs. This might be the last month, I'm not sure. :) Today I used this Marshmallow Snowman Snowballs image:

You can find this guy and his Marshmallow friends at the Bugaboo Store by clicking on his name.
Head over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT wants to show you for the Oldie But Goodie today.

Is That a Snowman in Your Pocket?

How cute is this? This adorable little Snowman Pocket is just so sweet! You can pick him up at the store and make so many cute little Christmas cards with him. Easy Peasy.

Since it's Thursday,you can head over to the Catch the Bug Blog and see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT wants to show you today on this Oldie but Goodie day.

Bugaboo Sketch Challenge

Hi There! Welcome to another Bugaboo Saturday challenge. Today's challenge is a sketch:


I used one of Jodie's adorable Christmas Kids-Boy 2 for my card:

Come on! Play along with Bugaboo this week so you can win some prizes! Get all the details at the Catch the Bug Blog.

Marshmallow Snowman Candycane

I don't know about you, but I never get tired of these adorable Marshmallow Snowmen images from Bugaboo Stamps. This one is called Candycane and you can find it by clicking on its name.

Since it's Thursday, that means it's Oldie but Goody day at Bugaboo stamps so you can head over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT wants to show you today. You're sure to find lots of new favorites.

Christmas in July BLOG HOP!

Can you believe it's time again for our Bugaboo Christmas in July celebration?  We always start off the week-long celebration with a blog hop so hopefully you've come here from
JOANNE'S BLOG
If you've stumbled upon my blog by accident and didn't know about the blog hop, head back over to the
CATCH THE BUG BLOG
to start at the beginning and be eligible for prizes.
The theme for today's blog hop and challenge is to make a Christmas card for a child. You know that Jodie has plenty of images that work perfectly for this challenge! Today I used the RUDOLPH FACE image:

So, here's how the blog hop works. Start at the beginning and hop along to each person's blog and leave a comment on their card. Each DT member will chose a random commenter and that person will win the image that DT member used.  Play along with today's challenge and link up your creation at the end of the hop to be in the running for free Bugaboo images.
In addition to the blog hop, we'll have challenges all week long so you'll have lots of chances to win prizes.
Thanks for stopping by! Your next stop on the hop is
MELISSA'S BLOG

Marshmallow Snowman

Today's OBG card is featuring another super cute Marshmallow Snowman. This one is called "Open Hat" and you can find it at the store by clicking on its name.

I hope you're keeping up with your Christmas cards. There are so many Bugaboo Christmas/Winter images to choose from you'll have more than enough inspiration. If you're looking for something non holiday related, head over to the Catch the Bug blog and see what the rest of the DT wants to show you today.

Bugaboo Anything Goes Challenge

Can you believe it's July already? Where is the year going? I don't know but I do know that it's the first Bugaboo challenge of the month so it's an ANYTHING GOES challenge. Woo hoo! That's right, you can make whatever you want and link it up to the Catch the Bug blog and be in the running for prizes...great Bugaboo images. You really can't go wrong.
I used Jodie's Book Stack image:

Time for you to play along. I can't wait to see what you create.

Snowman Broom

Welcome to Thursday-another Oldie but Goodie day at Bugaboo Stamps. I'm continuing my Christmas card OBGs through July to help me be prepared for Christmas when December rolls around. You can do it too! Just start now and you'll be in good shape for the holidays.
Today I used another adorable snowman. This one is called Snowman Broom:

If you need additional inspiration, maybe something NON Christmasy, head over to the Catch the Bug Blog to see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT wants to show you today. You're bound to see something awesome!

Anything But a Card

Time for another ABC Monday. If you're not familiar with ABC Monday at Bugaboo it's the day when we show you "A"nything "B"ut a "C"ard.
Today I used Roly Poly Chef Spoon and my Cinch to make this mini recipe book:

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! 
Remember there is a sale going on right now at the Bugaboo store so it's a good time to stock up on all those images you've been wanting!

Bugaboo Theme Challenge

Today's challenge is perfect for this time of year. It's a theme challenge with the theme of "4th of July" or "summer". How easy is that?
I used one of Jodie's AKV images. This one is AKV BBQ Three kids

I used my Snowflakes folder to emboss the background and make it look like fireworks. Might be a stretch. :)
Anyway, I hope you'll play along with our theme challenge this week. I would love to see what you create.

Winter Eggbert

How cute is this adorable Eggbert Winter image? You can get him for yourself over at the Bugaboo store by clicking on his name.

Since it's Oldie but Goody Thursday at Bugaboo Stamps, you can head over to the Catch the Bug Blog to see all the OBGs that the DT wants to show you today. You're sure to find some new favorites.

Bugaboo Recipe Challenge

Welcome to another Saturday challenge at Bugaboo Stamps. Today we have a recipe for you to follow: buttons, twine and sentiment
That's it...use all three of those items on your card and link it up at the Catch the Bug Blog to be in the running for prizes.
I used my favorite Bugaboo character, Sean. This time he's with his slingshot:

Now it's your turn! Can't wait to see what you create.

Freebie Friday-Elephant Toppers

Happy Friday everyone! You know you love Friday just because but did you know that Bugaboo gives you one more reason to love Friday?  Yep, that's right, every Friday Jodie offers a FREEBIE and today is no exception. You can get this adorable Elephant Topper for free over at the Catch the Bug Blog:

And if you like this guy, why not check out the whole set at the store!

Bugaboo Sketch Challenge

It's time for another Bugaboo Saturday challenge and today we have a sketch:
I used one of Jodie's adorable Kidlets-Curly Haired Boy

I hope you'll play along. You could win fabulous Bugaboo images. Just link up your creation at the Catch the Bug Blog!

Snowman With Polka Dot Scarf

How cute is this Snowman from Bugaboo stamps? Adorable, right? He's called Snowman with Polka Scarf and you can find him at the store by clicking on his name.

Head over to the Catch the Bug Blog to see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT wants to show you today on this Oldie But Goodie Thursday. You're sure to find some new favorites.

New Release..MONSTERS!!

Jodie's new release today is this set of ADORABLE Monsters...who can be scared of these guys?

Go check out the whole set at the store..one is cuter than the next...I mean, scarier than the next (not really!)

Bugaboo Photo Challenge

Time for another Bugaboo Saturday challenge and this time, it's a photo inspiration challenge. Check out this photo:

What is it about this image and inspires you? Is it the colors? The fun summer images? Choose something to get inspired by and create something! Link it up to the Catch the Bug blog to be in the running for prizes!
I used the Bathing Suits image:


I hope you'll play along.

Snowman Skates

Welcome to another Oldie But Goody day at Bugaboo Stamps. I'm going to continue the Christmas theme in June with this super cute Snowman Skates image:

You can find him in the store by clicking on his name above. Head over to the Catch the Bug blog to see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT wants to show you on this OBG day. You're sure to find some new favorites.

Tutorial for Christmas Tag Wallet

Remember the Christmas Tag wallet I made back in April? Well a lot of people asked me how I did that and that gave me the idea to make it my June Tutorial so here goes. In case you missed the original post, here is what I'm talking about:
This is what it looks like closed:
 
 And here is what it looks like opened, you can see the slots for holding tags:


Okay, I didn't take pictures along the way of making my original wallet so I recreated it and of course, I don't have all the exact papers that I used the first time but here is what you'll need to make yours:

One piece of 8.5x10.75 piece of cardstock for the wallet
One piece of 2.5x 7 15/16 piece of cardstock for the belly band
Scoring Tool
Patterned paper
Stamps, ink, embellies...whatever you want.

Here's how to do it:
Take your piece of 8.5x10.75 piece of cardstock and score it along the short side at 1.25 and 7.25

On the long side, score it at .5, 3.5, 4, 7, 7.5, and 10.5
I traced the score lines in pencil to help you see them better:
 

Fold along all the score lines and place score tape or adhesive (score tape will stick better) on the four small  rectangles along each side
 

Remove the score tape backing and fold inward to make 6 small pockets- three on the top and three on the bottom


Decorate the pockets with patterned paper and fold up the wallet.
 

Make sure when you fold it, the side with the thinnest scored piece gets folded in first.
 

For the belly band, score the paper along the long side at 1.25 and 4 7/8 then turn the paper to the opposite long side and score at 3 5/8 and 7.25. Again I traced the scorelines, I hope you can see them


Fold on all score lines and use sticky tape to close up the band.
 
 Decorate the band as desired and fill your wallet with 12 of your favorite tags!
Here is mine, undecorated:
 
Sorry for the blurriness of some of these photos, my camera was NOT cooperating today.
I hope you've enjoyed seeing how to make this tag holder and hope that you'll try to make one for yourself.