Keeping the Christmas Theme Going...

It is Christmas in July week at Bugaboo Stamps so you know I had to pull out a Christmas image for my weekly Oldie But Goodie post, right? I love these snowmen so it's probably not much of a surprise to you that I chose one of them for this post:

It just so happens that today's mini challenge is SNOW BUSINESS. Make something featuring snow or snowmen. I hope you've been playing along with our Christmas theme this week so you can get a start or keep chugging along on your Christmas cards for this year. You'll be glad you did and you can win lots of prizes this week just for playing along so it's a win-win! Head over to Catch the Bug for all the details.
Challenges:
Sparkle Creations: Christmas in July
The Crazy Challenge: Christmas in July
Papertake Weekly: Cute
Digi Doodles Shop: Clean and Simple

Sketch Challenge

Are you enjoying the Bugaboo Christmas in July festivities? I know I am! Today's mini challenge is a sketch. Make a Christmas project with the sketch below:


I used one of my favorite snowmen:

I hope you'll play along for your chance to win great prizes. Good luck!
Challenges:
Simply Create: Christmas
CES: Christmas
Secret Crafter: holiday
Paper Sundaes: Christmas

Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Have you hopped along in our Christmas in July Blog Hop yet? I hope so because you can win lots of prizes and I know you wouldn't want to miss out on prizes! The hop is open all week so you still have time to make your way through it. Start back at the Catch the Bug Blog.
In addition to the hop, there are mini challenges going on all week too for MORE chances to win. Today's mini challenge is to make a card with non-traditional Christmas colors so I chose this Santa and brown:

I hope you'll play along and if you do...GOOD LUCK!
Challenges:
Stamp Something: Christmas in July

Christmas in July Blog Hop

Hooray, it's blog hop time and this time around it's a Christmas in July theme. WOO HOO! Hopefully you found your way here from JULIE's blog. If not, go back to the beginning at the Catch the Bug blog and start there...you don't want to miss out on your chances to win prizes.
Today I used an image from one of my favorite collections at Bugaboo, Snowmen! This one is called Snowman Snowballs and I hope you like him because you can WIN HIM right here. Just by leaving a comment. I'll choose a random winner from everyone who leaves a comment here during the hop and I'll send him to you so you can get started, or keep going, on your Christmas cards.


Your next stop on the hop is MELISSA
Enjoy the hop and GOOD LUCK in the prize drawings!

Tag! You're It.

We're gearing up for our Christmas in July blog hop which starts tomorrow. But today, as a preview for the festivities, Jodie is giving away this adorable Christmas Tag:

If you like this, you can see the rest of the set at the Bugaboo Store. Believe me, you won't be disappointed.

Oldie But Goodie Day

It's mid July so what better time to check on your Christmas card progress. How are you doing? Hopefully you've kept up making a Christmas card here or there so you have an easier time when November and December roll around.
I can make Christmas/winter themed cards all year long. I love snowmen and snowy scenes so today I'm showing you this adorable image:

Head over to the Catch the Bug blog to see the rest of the OBGs today. Who knows, you might find something fabulous you didn't know you needed!
Challenges:
Speedy the Cat:Die Cuts as background
All Sorts: anything goes
Lollipop:anything goes
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Spellbound...use diecuts
Pollycraft: Great Outdoors
Paperplay:Things with wings
Cute Cards Thursday: Circles

Knobby Knees

Did you see Jodie's newest characters, the Knobby Knees? She debuted them last month and is adding to the set already with some Christmas themed images:

Head over to the Bugaboo Store to see the rest of the set being released today. One is cuter than the next!
Challenges:
Speedy the Cat:Die Cuts as background
All Sorts: anything goes
Lollipop:anything goes
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Spellbound...use diecuts

Challenge Time

WOW...we had a huge response to last week's Anything Goes challenge. It was great to see all of your wonderful creations so thank you so much for playing along. It's already time for a new challenge and this time it's to make a Clean and Simple card. I know for some people this is a real challenge...trying to lay off the fancy folds and all the embellies. You can do it! Make something C&S and post it over at the Catch the Bug Blog to be in the running for the prizes!

This is just one of MANY cutie pie images you can get from Bugaboo. Head over to the NEW store and pick her up HERE and then enter the challenge. I can't wait to see what you create!

Freebie Friday

Can you believe it's Friday already? With the Monday holiday here in the US this week just flew by. Even though it's July and we've been having record heat here in Missouri, Jodie is up in Canada thinking about Christmas. Today she is giving away this Christmas word art:

If you like this, head over to the store to pick one up for yourself HERE
Challenges:
The Paper Variety-Christmas
Little Red Wagon-Christmas
Moving Along with the Times-Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown-Christmas

Happy Birthday Dad!

Tomorrow is my dad's birthday! As I've mentioned before he plays softball and golf regularly so Jodie's golfer images are perfect for him. This one is from the AKV line:

Challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers: spots and stripes
Sketch and Stash: sketch (striped paper I've had for 2 years!)
Pollycraft: celebrations, optional stars and stripes
Lollipop Crafts: anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles: celebrations