Happy Monday

Well, I had a "not so great" start to my day today. It was an AWESOME start for my kids, we pulled up to their school and a teacher was in the lot telling us they were having electrical problems so school was canceled. How awesome is that (if you're a kid!)??!! After I took them home, I set out for work only to be pulled over twenty feet from my office. No, not that I was so excited to get to work that I was speeding...nope...apparently I have expired plates. How embarassing is that?? They were supposed to be renewed by October 31! OMG...so, that's what I'll be doing today...getting the car inspected and retagged. Sheesh. Isn't this what I have a husband for?? :)
Anyway, on to more fun topics....I think I'm finally back in the cardmaking groove. Got a few cards made over the weekend and that feels good. Here is one of them, using the adorable Jesse Bear from Bugaboo Stamps:

Challenges:
Digi Doodles Challenge-buttons
Teddy Stampers-celebrations with a teddy bear
Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a great day.

Gotta Love Stella

Do you know anyone like Stella? Are YOU like Stella? Go ahead, you can admit it, we're all friends here. :) I'm not quite like Stella YET but I might be heading in that direction, I'm not sure...
Here is a card I made with one of Stella's classics:

I might give this to my mom, I think she will appreciate Stella's humor.
Challenges:
Digital Tuesday Challenge-digi and shopping/purse/shoes etc
Midnight Madness Sketch-sketch

Bugaboo Stamps Emboss It! Challenge

Hi there! Welcome to another fun challenge at Catch the Bug, the challenge blog of Bugaboo stamps. Today's challenge is super easy...all you have to do is use embossing on your card! You don't have to use a Bugaboo image, but if you do, you're eligible for the grand prize of 7 free Bugaboo images. Woo hoo!
I mentioned earlier in the week that I was bummed that my Christmas Card counter was down to zero. But as I said that day, I was working on a Christmas card and would start getting my counter back up right away so here it is, using an image from the Stella Calendar set:

I used some awesome paper that I got at Archiver's before Christmas along with my Snow Dots embossing folder (one of my favorites!). Stella is colored with Copics.
I hope you'll play along in the challenge, I would love to see your creations!
Other challenges I've entered with this card:
Bugaboo Catch the Bug-use embossing
Sparkle Creations Christmas Card-christmas and embossing
Inspirational Card Sketches-sketch
ABC Christmas Challenge-anything christmas
Creative Belli Blog-snow

Welcome to Freebie Friday!

Wait till you see the fabulous image that Jodie is giving away for today's Freebie Friday. Don't you just love this guy? If you do,(and why wouldn't you?) go check out the rest of the set at the Bugaboo store. If you need a little more inspiration, check out what the rest of the Bugaboo DT has done with this guy at the Catch the Bug Blog. And don't forget to stop by there tomorrow to find out what the new challenge is.

Challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers-first and latest/greatest
Stampin Royalty-birthday theme
Cute Card Thursday-out with the old-use stash(all but the image is old)
Paper Play Challenges-clean and simple
Moving Along with the times-out with the old-in with the new (old: papers, ribbon, dew drops new: image)
I have to explain the Crafty Cardmakers challenge. You're supposed to post a recent card and one of your first cards you published to your blog. UGH! So here is a photo of one of the first cards I posted to my blog:

This was for a challenge at Cardmakers where you had to use one of those paint sample cards you can get at the local hardware store. I like the concept but I was obviously heavily into stickers at the time....way before digi images and Copic markers came into my world. Here's the other one I posted the same day...can you say "sticker overload"? :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Head over and pick up your freebie, and don't forget to join the Bugaboo challenge tomorrow!

Oldie but Goodie Time Again

Hooray for Thursday! Don't you just love Thursdays? If for no other reason than it is Oldie but Goodie Day at Bugaboo Stamps. I used this cute little boy out fishing for the day:

I sent a box of cards to Operation Write Home yesterday. There were 168 cards in the box so as you can imagine, my supply of cards is pretty low at the moment. I thought I'd better start making some birthday cards so that's what this card became.
Challenges:
Cards for Men: Sketch and male themed (of course!)
Crazy 4 Challenges: celebrate something
Go check out the Catch the Bug Blog to see what the rest of the Bugaboo DT created for you today. You won't be disappointed.

Thank You Bear

Hello everyone! I can't tell you how good it feels to be back to crafting. I took most of the month of December off (thank goodness for autopost) and that's not something I want to do again anytime soon!
Today I combined a couple of challenges to make this card with one of my favorite little bear images from Bugaboo Stamps:

Challenges:
Secret crafter-buttons and bows
Sketch and Stash-sketch
All sorts-thank you
I hope your 2011 is off to a great start. I was a little bummed to update my Christmas Card count over on my sidebar. Yep, it's down to zero. How depressing is that? Don't worry though, I've got card number one of 2011 underway and will have it ready by the weekend. I'll get my total back up to a respectable level soon!

Meet Ava and Deacon

Jodie's newest additions to the Bugaboo family are two cuties named Ava and Deacon. Check out the Catch the Bug blog to see how my fellow DTs used these guys on their always awesome creations.
I used Deacon to make this card that is going to Operation Write Home:

You can pick up the whole set of Ava and Deacon at the Bugaboo store.
Challenges:
Speedy the Cat-use something new
Paper Sundaes-something new
Tuesday Throwdown-embossing
Papertake Weekly Challenge-anything goes optional lace

Happy New Year

Hi Everyone! Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted to my blog. December was just crazy for me. We hosted Christmas this year and prior to that, took on a bathroom re-do project that was pretty time consuming. My DH did most of it, but I didn't spend much time crafting during the process...mostly out of guilt. :) Then we had my daughter's 14th birthday party. It's also hard for me to find crafting time when DH is off work and all the kids are off school. Now we're back to a normal schedule and I'll be posting a Bugaboo project for the Tuesday New Release later today.
I've missed blogging and visiting your blogs so I'm happy to get back in the swing of things today. I'm off to update my list of weekly challenges, print out some images, and get back in the crafting groove. :)
Happy New Year to all of you. Be sure to check back here at 12 noon ET to see Jodie's latest release, you're going to love it!

Bugaboo's Happy New Year Challenge

Hello everyone! Are you ready for another fun Bugaboo Challenge? This week, the challenge is to make a New Year's card. Check out the Catch the Bug Blog to see what the Bugaboo DT came up with for this challenge, then, create your card and get entered to win up to 7 free Bugaboo images. What a great way to start the new year, right?

Please join in the challenge, I can't wait to see what you create!

Oldie But Goodie Day

Happy Thursday everyone! Despite all the chaos and hub-bub around you these days, you can count on some things to stay comfortably the same. One of those things is that Thursday is ALWAYS Oldie But Goodie day at Bugaboo Stamps and the Catch the Bug blog. This may very well be the last of the Christmas cards you see from me this year :)

Isn't this Santa ADORABLE? If you're still scrambling to finish those last minute cards, pop over to Bugaboo and pick this guy up. He's so easy to color and makes such a cute card, you'll finish off that cardmaking to-do list in no time. :)
This is being entered in the Spoonful of Sugar challenge which is to make a Christmas card.