Two Step Challenge

At Bugaboo's challenge blog, CATCH THE BUG, the double theme this week is

WARM COLOURS and

PAPER PIECING

I'm going to admit, I found this one a real challenge. Had a few different tries before I settled on Itchy.

Of course, with it being a Bugaboo Digi Images blog, we'd love for you to use one but it's not essential. If you are new to digis or want to try before you buy or simply looking to expand your Bugaboo collection, remember that there is a freebie available every Friday. Head on over to the shop now to pick up this week's one. And make sure you visit the challenge blog at CATCH THE BUG for all the details and more inspiration from the Design Team.

Flip It

Do you like the sentiment on this card? What, can't you see it?

Here it comes...

There it is!

I first saw this type of card via some fellow Bugaboo design team members - Cely and Marilyn. I loved them and knew I had to have a go. I used the Stocking Santa from Bugaboo and an Old Olive colour scheme. I used a PTI background stamp and stamped Old Olive ink on the Old Olive and White cardstock to create co-ordinating papers.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Fab N Funky ~ Mono Madness     Divas By Design ~ Christmas in August

Paper Pretties ~ Make your own backing paper     Stampavie ~ Christmas

Jens Digi Stamps ~ Non Standard Fold     Passion For Promarkers ~ No Designer Paper

Stamp Fairy ~ Fancy Folds     Paper Playtime ~ Anything Goes

High 5

Here's my latest Bugaboo creation. I used the AKV Skateboard image.

No backing paper used - a stamped background using Papertrey stamps.

And an extra fold for interest and dimension.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Jens Digis ~ Non-standard Fold     Passion for Promarkers ~ No Patterned Paper

Top Tip Tuesday ~ Masculine Card     Cards For Men ~ Anything Goes

Make It Monday ~ Anything Goes     Stamp Fairy ~ Fancy Fold

Stamp With Us ~ Summer     Victorine Stamps ~ Summer

I Did It ~ Sports    Lollipop Crafts ~ Make It Masculine

Fond Farewell

This is my last post as Guest Designer for Ooh La La! It's been fun using items I wouldn't usually use. It has been a challenge indeed but loved every minute of it. This time, the challenge theme is:

NO DESIGNER PAPER

I have used some circular pyramage. These are so effective (and so easy if you have circle nesties too). Instead of backing paper, I embossed some card with my Cuttlebug folders.

I added an extra fold to add interest too.

One small step...

...for another of the Bugaboo AKV Astronauts. Such great images for boy cards.

Im really liking this clean and simple look lately with my PTI stamps and Bugaboo images. I think the zig zags work well with the image.

As it is a Thursday, today is Oldie But Goodie day at Catch The Bug and so there's lots of inspiration to be found over there. Go head over for a look.

I'm entering the card into the following challenges

Crazy Amigos ~ Black, White and Red     Try It On Tuesday ~ Anything Goes

Cards For Men ~ Anything Goes     Make It Monday ~ Anything Goes

Come and Get It ~ Black, White and Red     One Stitch at a Time ~ Anything Goes

Sparkles ~ One For The Boys     Wee Memories ~ Masculine

A bit distressed?

No, not me! It's the challenge this week at CATCH THE BUG!

DISTRESSED/SHABBY CHIC

So which Bugaboo image have I chosen for this week? Well it's not the Stocking Santa this time, it's just simply Santa with a Sack.

The card was scrunched up to really distress it and then I used distress inks to highlight it and make it looked aged.

I stamped some Argyle Papertrey stamps onto the card but stamped away a little first so as not to get a good print. I wanted it to be faded in parts to give it more of a distressed look.


Also entering this card into the following challenges:
Secret Crafter ~ Christmas is Coming     Joyful Stamper ~ Anything Goes
ABC Christmas ~ Presents (In Santa's Sack)     Fab N Funky ~ Christmas

Stella's Birthday

I can think of a few people to give this card to! I have used a Stella image from Bugaboo along with Papertrey Ink background stamps (Twinkling) for this card.

I made it for the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar ~ Birthday     Anything Goes ~ Happy Birthday

Crazy Amigos ~ Anything Goes     Top Tip Tuesday ~ Straight Lines

Tuesday Throwdown ~ Birthday     Creative Stamp Friends ~ Make Own Backing Paper

KB Cute Monday ~ Use a Digi     Make It Monday ~ Anything Goes

Christmas with Ohh La La

It's Christmas time over at Ooh La La today! That is this fortnight's challenge.

Now this topper doesn't come as pyramage. i took it into Publisher and used the crop tool to keep cropping down to create the layers. Was quite quick and easy. I like the matching backing paper too. Made it a zig zag card do add interest. When I layered it up (before sticking it down), I felt the white was too harsh so used some distress ink to tone it down a bit.

A spot of gardening

JJ looks in her element here in the garden! Had this image for a while but this is the first time I've actually coloured her in. Thought it was about time she had an outing. You can find her HERE in the Bugaboo shop.

The card was made for the Catch The Bug Challenge which this week (and every first Saturday of the month) is ANYTHING GOES. There's prizes to be won so make sure you head on over for all the details.

This card was made for the following challenges:

Poodles Parlour ~ In The Garden

Frosted Designs ~ Colour in an image

Inspire Me Fridays ~ Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy

Bugaboo are sposoring Fussy and Fancy's latest challenge - a Christmas theme! It's been great having their DT play with Bugaboo images as well as our own. Always great to get a head start on the game!!!

So, being Christmas, I thought Stocking Santa had to come out again...

My PTI Christmas sentiments re-emerged again too.

Am entering this into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday ~ No Designer Paper

Crafty Sentiments ~ Christmas

Paper Play - Christmas in August

Oldie But Goodie - Santa Stocking

Yep, here he is again. I said I loved this character and he keeps popping up!!! This is Bugaboo's Stocking Santa digi. This time it's an outing for the one with a sack.

This time it's an Old Olive (Stampin Up) colour scheme with PTI stamps and border dies.

Sewing JJ

Here's the latest Bugaboo range to be released - SEWING JJ

I have teamed her up with SU Pacific Point card and ink and some PTI stamps and dies.