Bugaboo and ATCs - Two Faves in ONE

Has there ever been a challenge more up my street than the current Bugaboo challenge over at Catch The Bug? 

Make an ATC!

So these are the ones I've made for ATC Swappers too. The theme is Up, Up and Away

I'm entering them into the One Stop Craft Challenge as they are having an ATC theme over there.

So head on over to Catch The Bug for all the details on how to join in and be in with a chance of winning some Bugaboo digis.

It's Snowing!

What an apt day for this release. Just as we see some snow here, Bugaboo brings out a bunch of Snowmen images.

These are for an ATC Swap we are having within the team. The backing panel are made using Pacific Point Card with Pacific Point ink sponged on the edges and then a SU Sparkling wheel rolled over the top.

Do you like this snowman? If so, you can have him as he's today's Friday Freebie. Check him, and the rest of the set, out over at the shop.

I'm entering these into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp ~ Let It Snow

Scrapbook Sisters ~ Let It Snow

Digital Tuesday ~ Let It Snow (with a digi)

ATC Swappers ~ You've Been BOO'ed

Just wanted to share with you my swaps from the October swap over at ATC Swappers. Here are the 4 I got in the swap along with 2 RAKS for hosting. I've now been running these swaps for nearly two years and can't believe the response over the last couple of months. The number of participants and new swappers has really increased. I seriously appreciate the effort you all put into your work. I can't wait to see what next year, the THIRD one has in store.

My thanks go to

Ali, Jean, Kris

Andrea, Catherine LV, Debbie

This month we have a mega 12 Days of Christmas Swap where you make 12 identical ATCs and get a great selection back. If you are interested in joining in, head on over to blog at ATC SWAPPERS for all the details.

3 New Bugaboo Sets Released

Firstly, an apology as these should have been posted yesterday but I ended up staying away for the night and so was unable to upload them. These projects show the latest new releases from Bugaboo. There's THREE sets been released - Birthday Gus, more BRATS! (YIPEE, love those guys) and some accessories too. 

 The first is this Brat Witch who is sitting on a broom. They are seperate images but have been designed to be layered.

Here she is in close up.

These ATCs have been made using the Halloween Bench Accesory and then layering the Brat Wizard on top.

So make sure you check out the SHOP to see all the new goodies available.

More Halloween Themed ATCs

I love ATCs and Halloween so have gone over board with them! Will have more to show next week too with some new Bugaboo images which are coming out - wait until you see them - they're fantastic and there's also some great images which will be very useful across the board.

Anyway, here's today's. They are using the recently released A Kids View Witch (you can see them HERE). I made some the other day with another image from the set. This time, she is in Blue with a background of cobwebs which I created myself using an Elzybells stamp.

To see more of this Witch Set, visit the SHOP now.

I'm entering these ATCs into the following challenges:

Penny's Challenges ~ As Long as It Flies (well, as long as remembers her broom)
Cupcake Crafts ~ Scary Creatures (in the nicest possible way, as she is quite cute)
Aly's Sunaday Challenge ~ Halloween

Cowgirls Sunday Stampen Challenge ~ Create your own background

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge ~ No Cards Allowed (and use a stamp - web background is a stamp)

Bee Crafty ~ Use a Digi and Halloween
2 Sisters ~ Halloween
One Stop Craft ~ Halloween
Stamp Something ~ Halloween
Digi Doodle ~ Person/People (well, a witch is a person, right?)
The Creative Cottage ~ Halloween
Stampin' Royalty ~ Spooky Kooky
Everybody Art ~ Halloween
Karber Weekly ~ Digi & Halloween
Karber Monthly ~ Digi & Fantasy

Witching Hour

Another Spooky Release today from BUGABOO. This time it's the fantastic A Kid's View range under the spotlight with this Witch. She is available as a Friday Freebie too.

Do you like the background? I made it using the Broomstick and Cauldron images from the Magical Tidbits set. I had a bit left over and so you can see it better if you look at the inside of the card below.

The sentiment was typed and punched.

And I also used the witch to create these 4 ATCs.

These are for Spyder's Halloween swap over at Cardmaking and Papercraft.

And please remembber, we are talkiing American Fridays here which is quite a bit later than us Brits so if it's not up yet, keep checking back.

Goofy Halloween Cats

Want to see some ATCs ready to be swapped? These are for ALI'S ATC SWAP STOP and they use today's NEW RELEASE from Bugaboo. The set is called Goofy Halloween Cats and you can see why.

There are cobwebs galore and a great 'Booger' Green as Rae Anne calls it. And speaking of Rae Anne, make sure you visit the Catch The Bug Blog to see more inspiration with this cat and see the rest of the DT's creations especially Rae Anne's backing paper - it's purr-fect! 

Artful Inkables ATC Challenge

Here's a set of ATCs I made using the Bugaboo Halloween Bobbleheads. I made a similar set before which I shared in orange so this time I've tried them out on slimy looking lime green.

These were made for the Artful Inkables ATC Challenge. 

These images would be great if you wanted to join in with the October swap over at ATC SWAPPERS as the theme for October is 'I've Been BOO'ed'

Halloween Bobbleheads' Awesome Release

I can't begin to tell you how long I've been waiting to share the latest release from Bugaboo with you!

These are certainly some of the best Halloween images I've ever seen. They are from the Bobblehead range (a Christmas set has also been released). As it's Friday, there's a FRIDAY FREEBIE available. The Frankenstein's Monster is up for grabs.

I decided to use him to get ahead with my ATCs for ATC Swappers as next month is a Halloween theme. I was going to create a set of 4 with just him but then got carried away and printed off more images and these were the result:

Here's Dracula:

And a Mummy:

And finally a Ghost:

There's also a Witch, Princess and a Little Devil in the set to enjoy. The background was stamped with an Elzybells web stamp onto Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The sentiment was simply typed under the image before printing (the joys of working with digital images). Head on over to Bugaboo and check them out and pick up the freebie but please remember that all effort is put into the images being up in time but sometimes a delay may occur, just keep checking back and they will be there (they usually go up between 5pm - 6pm British time). While you're over there, check out the Monthly Club - in September you can get 20 images for $20 - that's about 60-70p each in our money! How cool is that?

If you like Halloween images and treat holders, make sure you check out my blog candy HERE. As it is nearing the end of the month and the draw will take place soon, I'm going to allow entries by simply commenting on the post - no need to copy the image and post on your own blogs - SIMPLY ONE COMMENT COULD WIN YOU LOADS OF THINGS!

I'm going to also enter these ATCs into Gingerloft's Happy Haunting Challenge. This is a new challenge to me and probably most people as this is only their second challenge.

Loads of ATC News

Firstly, here are my ATCs for the current September swap over at ATC SWAPPERS. The theme is Tea or Coffee Break. I have used this Coffee image from Bugaboo on mine.

The August Swap was a Sporting Summer theme and I posted these Golf ones I made a while back:

And what did I get in return? Well these fab ones:

Have these whetted your appetite? If so then head on over to ATC SWAPPERS for more details and maybe even join in with the TEA/COFFEE BREAK swap. The theme for October will be 'You've been BOO'ed' and is a spooky/Halloween theme. I have printed my images in readiness for that one!

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And for some different news too!

Yesterday was Friday which meant it was Freebie Friday over at Bugaboo. Go check out the new Fall Collection from the A Kids View Range (and pick up the Free one while you're at it. If that wasn't enough, there was also some great news on a new concept:
A DIGISTAMP CLUB

That's right, there's now a digi stamp club run over at Bugaboo where you can get a bundle of images at a remarkable price. The usual price for a Bugaboo image is a rather reasonable $3. Well, the September Club Bundle comes with 20 images for £20 - yep, that's right, $1 each!!! Want to see them? Here they are (and no, it's not a choice, you really do get both bundles!):



If you are a fan of Bugaboo stamps and would like to win some images then please check out my Blog Candy Post at the top of my blog. Part of the prize is the ENTIRE GOOFY GHOST range! I have extended the deadline to allow people more time to create door hanger treat holders to enter the draw. Please check it out.

Sporting ATCs

No Halloween projects today but don't worry, there are more on the way soon. Remember to check out my Halloween themed candy HERE. You can win die cuts, 7 digi images, embellishments and be able to create your own treat/gift holders.

It's Thursday which means it's OBG DAY (Oldie But Goodie) over at Catch The Bug, the Challenge blog for Bugaboo Stamps. This is when the design team show some love to some of the older images from the Bugaboo.

Right now, the swap I'm running at ATC Swappers is a sports one. I've made some Golf ones for my swaps. I created these using my A Kids View (Men) Golfer from Bugaboo.

I created the background by using my Papertrey 'A Little Argyle' set. I am actually in Crete right now and so the end of the swap has been increased and there's still another week to go so you still have time to join in with this. Simply visit the ATC SWAPPERS blog for more details.

  

Addicted to ATCs

These are my swaps for the Addicted to ATCs swap. The theme was Make a Splash. I've used my Bugaboo Turtle digi image to create this set.

I am entering these into the One Stop Craft Challenge as they want 'anything but a card'.

ATC Bundle

Another month has passed over at ATC Swappers and what a great month it was. It was an open theme so the variety was vast. Here are the 12 ATCs I now own in my collection. Normally we only swap 4 but this month was different and you were able to swap up to 3 sets of 4. Make sure you check out the blog to see the rest too.

Big thanks go to, in no particular order, (exactly as if you were X Factor contestants) Sue E, Catherine, Jan, Helene, Sue D, Andrea, Ali, Poppet, Julie and Angela.

This month we have a Sporting Summer theme and there's still plenty of time to join in as there's an extra week to get your ATCs in as I'll be away in Crete for the first week of September. Seeing some of these beach and sun ATCs are whetting my appetite already. So don't hesitate, get on over to the ATC SWAPPERS BLOG right now to find out more. HERE's a direct link to the current swap info post.

Male Skelekinz Released

Have you seen the Skelekinz range over at Bugaboo? From what I gather, there's been a real 'want' for some male ones too and now they have arrived!

How cool is this little Rock Star? I've created a set of 3 ATCs, each in a different colour. I've matched the jacket to each of the backing card colours.

And have added some of the same colour into the hair. It doesn't look very obvious but I think it does tie in the whole colour scheme with the image.

Like him? Then head on over to the SHOP to see more.The best part of this release is that it's on a FRIDAY which means it's FRIDAY FREEBIE time so you can get your hands on this little rockstar for nothing all this week. Also remember right now, the 50% off sale is on and it ends TOMORROW so be quick and go and look around.

Christmas in July with Bugaboo

IT's BUGABOO CHALLENGE TIME

over at Catch The Bug

Our theme this time is Christmas in July.

I haven't made a card this time, instead I've made a set of 6 ATCs. These will either be swapped or maybe even used as toppers on cards, I haven't decided yet.

I have used the Rudolph images from Bugaboo and there's a set of 7 of them. These are some o my fave Bugaboo images and are so (and easy to colour too which is always a plus at Christmas time when there's loads to do).

The colour combo is Soft Suede and Real Red from Stampin Up.

I like them all but I think my fave is this one with the stars. I really like the colouring on the super size bauble but can't remember whic colour Promarkers I used to achieve the shading. I know I repeated the colours on the tree below too.

So why not get into the Christmas spirit and get a head start on those Christmas cards? There's loads of prizes on offer too. Bizzy Becs is offering a $30 Gift Basket to one lucky participant. There's the usual Bugaboo images of your choice up for grabs and also a sponsor this time. And remember, use a Bugaboo digi and you'll earn two entries into the prize draw. So head on over to CATCH THE BUG and get all the details.

I'm also entering these ATCs into Fussy and Fancy's Christmas Challenge,

Digital Tuesday #66

The theme for the current challenge at Digital Tuesday is RED, WHITE and BLUE. I have created this set of ATCs which fit in here and also can be used for a swap. The image is from Bugaboo's A Kids View Summer range.

I'm also using these for my ATC Swap at ATC SWAPPERS as our theme is Seeing Quadruple (making sets of identical ATCs). If you are interested in swapping ATCs then please check us out.

  

I'm also entering these into Aly's Sunday Challenge which has a theme of Red, White or Blue or you can use a combo of all 3 like I have.

Cool Cat ATCs

The theme for this month's swap at Addicted to ATCs is 'Fashion' and so as I don't really have anything in my collection to suit, I had to be a bit more inventive. I thought about this cat image from Bugaboo and thought that he was a very fashionable kind of guy. He looks so trendy and cool.

I liked the colour scheme of the pop up card I made the other day and so kept it the same for these.

The sentiment was simply typed beneath the image to cement the 'fashion' theme.

Bugaboo New Release meets ATC Swappers

Now, I'm hitting two birds with one stone today! Being a Tuesday, it's time for a New Release from Bugaboo. Today's release is a set of Giraffe Themed Blocks. Aren't they so cool?

And being the first of the month, it's time to announce the June theme for ATC SWAPPERS:

ANIMAL ANTICS

What perfect timing!!! So, any animal themed ATCs will qualify this month. Head on over to the blog to get all the details or simply e-mail me at atcswappers@hotmail.co.uk for more info.

And do you remember the little tag book I made the other day? Well I had a go at altering the sizes to create smaller pockets to create a little ATC wallet. I wanted the smaller pockets so that they'd show more of the ATC - don't want to hide all the work!!!

Here's a pic of the cover:

And the book itself:

And the great thing about these is that the pages can be pulled out and a gallery effect achieved to display them: