Bugaboo Saturday Challenge

Well hello weekend and time for a new challenge at CATCH THE BUG.

Yes today is our 1st Saturday challenge of 2017 so do hope that you will play along.

Also have you seen it is our Birthday this month and we are having a special Birthday week so checkout the banner for details.

Back to todays' challenge and our theme is

ANYTHING GOES

so I guess no excuses not to join us.

Wow the girls have all been busy and there are some stunning creations on the blog all with links to the shops to make life easy for you.

So onto my card I have used 4 Floral Square  available here

Image coloured with promarkers

Ribbon from stash

NO design Paper this time however the

background is done with a embossing folder that I inked before running through my machine.

A Clean and simple layout

I do hope you have a lovely weekend maybe get some crafting in.

If so we would love for you to share it with us.

All makes of images are allowed but of course we would love it if you used one of ours.

Well have a lovely day and call back again soon.

Bye for now.

challenges i am entering this into are

Challenge Up Your Life  2W,E1, #57  Selfmade Background 

Crafty Friends Challenge 2W, 3E, #48 Anything Goes 

• Artbymiran Challenge - 2W , SIO, 3E, no digital projects - No.75 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 232 - Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E (must contain hand coloring) - No.1 - Anything Goes
• Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
• Creative Corner - W, 3E  Anything Goes
• Jo's Scrap Shack - W, 3E  - No.170 -   Anything Goes
• Get Creative Challenges - 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Anything Goes
• Use Your Stuff - W, use your stash - (Deadline Jan 8) Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge Anything Goes with a twist

Good day hope your well! 

Well the sun has gone and left us with dull grey and wet sky.

So what better than to stay in and join us at Crafty Catz with our 1st challenge for 2017

Our Host is our boss lady CAROL and she gets to pick our twist

Add A Ribbon

now this is optional but of course we would love you to follow it like the team has.

Our sponsor for this is the fabulous Ribbon company

CRAFTY RIBBONS

with a prize of £10 to spend with them

So here is my card I have used a image from MAKE IT CRAFTY

my sons girlfriend goes to slimming world and was saying that she will have put weight on over Christmas so need to get back to her diet.

Thought she could use this as a record dairy

Image coloured with promarkers

DP is a download i think from Pink Petticoat

Lace and ribbon from stash

Well that mine now come and join us and dont forget to checkout what the team has made.

Thanks for popping back see you really soon.

challenges

Craftaholics R Us W, Cards & Tags Only #17 New Beginnings

• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations M, 3E Anything Goes - Jan
• Julia Spiri Challenge M,3E  #28 Anything Goes With A Twist: Planner Or Journal
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - W, F - Anything Goes
• Passion For Promarkers Challenge W - must use promarkers - #376 Anything Goes
• Crafty sentiments-anything goes
• Crafting by designs-anything goes
Classic Design Team Challenge #10 - AG (26/1)

Get creative #54 - AG (30/1)

Love to scrap #93 - AG (30/1)

Craft Challenge Recipe

Good Day from a bright and sunny Manchester although it is cold.

I am here to share my DT creation for CRAFT CHALLENGE

This is our 1st challenge of 2017 and we are a weekly challenge so hope that you will play along with us each week. Any image company and 2 entries per person

To kick start us off we have a Recipe for you to follow

1 IMAGE

2 DESIGNER PAPERS

3 FLOWERS

now that isnt hard is it so we are hoping we have lots of entries.

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Digital Delights

now let me share with you my card

My image is a penny Black stamp which i have had for many years.

Coloured with promarkers and pencils

DP is Dovecraft and a strip from my oddments box

Flowers are diecut in the card and the same DP with some liquid Pearl centres

Some ribbon from stash to finish and a lemon base card.

Now it is over to you.

pop along to the challenge blog there are lots of cards for your inspiration and some fabulos makes using our sponsors images.

Thanks for popping by and hope you will visit again really soon.

I would like to enter the follow in challenges

Crafting By Designs - W, F, 3E - Anything goes 

Crafty Creations - 2W, 2E - #332 Always Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - W, F - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter Challenge - W, 3E, SIO - Anything goes

Stampotique Designers' Challenge - M, Anything goes

Passion For Promarkers Challenge W - must use promarkers - #376 Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting - W - Always Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes

Get Creative Challenges - 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Anything Goes

Love to Scrap - 2W, 3E, F, digi or real stamping - (Week 1) Anything Goes

Bugaboo New Release

Good morning and wow a New Year.

Cant believe that 2016 went so quickly. Hope you all enjoyed the Holidays!

Today Bugaboo has some new images in store and i got to play with this cutie.

Birthday Pups the team has been busy playing with them and there are some awesome samples on the blog HERE

Told you it was a cutie. I do have a soft spot for dogs. Yet didnt till I got my Doggie.

Image has been coloured with my promarkers and Spectrums

Dp is Falling Leaves from the range which a good friend sent me.

Die cut Heart. some Burlap and Trendy Twine to finish.

i am sure i can find a Doggie friend that would love this dont you.

Now pop along and checkout the rest of the New Releases in the store. 

Dont forget that they are half price for the week. How generous is that.

We have 2 challenges running on the blog so dont forget to come and join us.

challenges I would like to enter this into are 

• A Bit More Time to Craft (2W, P1/15, E3) Always Anything Goes
• Card Mania (M, P1, E5) #88 - Layer it
• Connie Can Crop (M, P1, E2) #54 - Anything Goes
• Crafting Musketeers (M, P2, 1E) #44 - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge (M, P1, E3, Must be a DT creation) Always Anything Goes 
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Friends Challenge 2W, 3E, #48 Anything Goes
• My Time to Craft 2W  #337 Something New - image
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes

Merry Christmas

Omg can't believe it has been 2 weeks sick I updated my blog.
Suffering with the dreaded bug and getting the festive bits.
Well I would just like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

Craft challenge #394 - Christmas

Welcome to a new challenge at CRAFT and this is the last Christmas Challenge for 2016.

So if you still have some cards or creations to do then why not join us.

Our sponsor for this challenge are

Sponsor 1: Pickled Potpourri

Sponsor 2:  Sami Stamps

Details of the prizes are on the challenge blog.

So onto my card i have again used a Mo's image for my card and gone with a white theme of background

Ingedients

Image by Mo Manning coloured with promarkers

Lots of loose glitter

Embossing folders from Creative Expressions and Crafters Companion

Dies are Spellbinders

Pearls & Ribbon

Just love this little Elf he looks like he is really enjoying himself.

Well thats my card and if you pop along to the blog there are lots more Christmas creations for your inspiration.

Thanks for popping by off to link up my card into a few challenges.

Bye for now.

Challenges

• Craftaholics R Us W, Cards & Tags Only #14 Cards For Guys + Christmas Theme
• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts W,2E,C8 #172 Winter Wonderland/Festive Fun
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination- atg
• Fab 'n' Funky - glitter and sparkle
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - M, 2E, Anything Goes Christmas

Stella Sketch #420 - Catch the bug GDT

Good morning hope your well. 

We have a new challenge at Catch the Bug and it is a Stella Sketch

So follow the sketch and add some Ribbon and pop it in the Linky.

Here is the Sketch

So here is my card for your inspiration.

I have used this fabulous Santa carrying his parcel called Santa with presents

Image coloured with promarkers

DP & Ribbon all from stash and must be a few years old.

pearls from Meiflower crafts

Sentiment is a very old rubber stamp from papermanina

Well thats mine now it is time to show us your.

Now mine is a Christmas card but it doesnt have to be Christmas could be any occasion.

Pop along and checkout the teams cards and have a lovely Sunday.

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges

Come and get it - Christmas
Crafting when we can - It's Christmas
Christmas cards all year round - atg
Inspiration Destination -Atg

Bugaboo Saturday Challenge

Good morning did you enjoy our Holiday Chaos at Catch the Bug. 

I do hope so and hope that you managed to play along with us.

Well we are now back to our Saturday Challenge and our theme this time is

MAKE US LAUGH

lots of generous prizes up for grabs.

So here is my card it is for my Dad's birthday this week.

Ingredients

Gus Tidbits Consciousness available from the shop Here

Promarkers

Cutlebug embossing folder

Papermania DP

Gems, Hessian, Twine

Dies- Creative Expressions & Clearly Besotted

The Sentiment comes with the image and this is a standing joke within our family so fits perfectly

Well hope you like and found this humorous 

Now it is your turn to share your humor 

look forward to seeing what tickles you

Have a lovely weekend. Dont forget to pop along and see what else the team has been giggling about.

Challenges

• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 228 - Anything Goes
• Morgan's Art World - 2W, E3, - No 25 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 42 (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes

• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Get Creative Challenges - 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Birthday 
• Use Your Stuff - W, use your stash - Layers
• Sunny Day Crafting - W - Always Anything Goes Sunny Day Crafting - W - Always Anything Goes 
• Crafty Creations - 2W, 2E - #330 Masculine 
• Fab 'n' Funky - W,1E, C10 - #330 Make Someone Smile
• Inspiration Destination - W, F - Anything Goes
• Paper Shelter Challenge - W, 3E, SIO - #276 Birthday

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos Day 7 final Day

Wow that week went quick what awesome entries we have had from you all during our 

Holiday Chaos at Bugaboo.

Today is our last day and we have our Friday freebie in the shop.

So if you need a image to join us in this challenge hope along and grab it.

Our last challenge of the Chaos is a Bingo Challenge and here is the grid. 

Pick a line and come and play along

So here is my card using our Freebie - Crabby Cat Christmas

Lines I have used are

Embossing, Mittens & snowflakes

Freebie, Mittens & Ribbon

Ingredients

Promarkers

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Distressed ink

DP from stash

Memory Box Mittens die

Crafty Ribbons Ribbon Sentiment

Mirri card, Red Preal and glitter

Well now its your turn .

 Not long now to see who wins the prizes hope you have joined in the fun.

thanks for popping by each day i do appreciate it.
Dont forget we have a new Saturday challenge starting tomorrow

Bye for now

Challenges

• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations 2W,3E Always Anything Goes
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Southern Girls 2W,1E,C10 148 Anything Goes
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - M, 2E, Anything Goes Christmas

• Fab 'n' Funky - W,1E, C10 - #330 Make Someone Smile - TOP SPOT
• Inspiration Destination - W, F - Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - W, F - Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts 2W, 3E, #29 Anything goes/Option of Christmas Paper          (Week 2 of 2) - WON
• Cardz 4 Guyz W, 3E - #149 - Christmas Animals
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge 2W, 2E, C10, Must be Christmas - #86 - Anything Christmas (Week 2)Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge 2W, 2E, C10, Must be Christmas - #86 - Anything Christmas (Week 2)

Crafty Catz challenge - Non Traditional Colours

Morning I am here today with my 1st of 2 posts. 

1st is my post for Crafty Catz and it is our lovely and talented Dianne turn to host.

She would like to see lots of

NON Traditional Christmas colours on your project.

Well if you haven't finished all your cards as i haven't this is a good excuse to get another done.

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Lacey Sunshine

Now we where lucky enough to be given some images to play with so here is my Card featuring Rory

As you can see I went Pink & Lilac for mine

Ingredients

Rory's Ornaments digital stamp
Promarkers
Memory box, Tim holts & Savvy dies
Lots of Gems
Happy Christmas Clear stamp
Scrim & Loose glitter
DP - papermania and Dovecraft

Well what do you think is this Non traditional colours i am never sure these days with all the changing fashions.
Well time for you to head to your crafty space and join us in the challenge.
cant wait to see what colours you pick.
the team has done an amazing job check them out
Well dont forget to pop back later as it is our last day at Catch the bug with our Holiday Chaos
Lots of lovely christmas makes we have had maybe you could combine the 2 challenges if your quick.
Bye for now

Challenges

• Perfectly Created Chaos 2W, 3E, Top Picks, #7 Christmas Anything Goes, all of Dec
• Southern Girls 2W,1E,C10 148 Anything Goes 
• Addicted to Stamps 2W, winner + Top Picks  Must include Stamping (no precolored digi's) #137 Christmas + a Stamp
• Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine - 2W, F, E3, (no pre-colored images) Always Anything Goes
• Come and Get It - W, 3E - Christmas
• Color Inspiration Monday - W, hand colored images - Anything Goes with hand-colored image
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (Week 1) Christmas

Dream Valley Challenges - 2W, 3E, C10 - (Week 1) Christmas

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos - Day 6

Good morning back with day 6 Bugaboo Holiday Chaos and what do we have for you today.

 FLASH BACK Holiday:  Use OLD paper from your stash and an OLD image.

So dig out those old papers and stash and come and join us.

More fabulous prizes up for grabs

So here is my card using some paper that I must have had for well over 5 years.

My image I have used is Teddy bear winter topper coloured with promarkers
twine, chipboard bird and snowflake from stash
Peel off that I got when I started Crafting
Hessian ribbon, Gems & gold mirri Card 
A simple layout but think works with these cute bears dont you.
Well hope to see you linked up into the challenge.
All makes of stamps allowed but of course we would love you to use one of ours.
Thanks for popping have a great day.

Card for guys -Christmas animals

Holly Jolly Christmas -atgSunny day crafting -atg

Christmas card Cuties - atg cute

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -atg

• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 227 - Anything Goes
• Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
• Kitty Bee Designs - 2W,2E,C10 No.86  (W1 of 2)  -  Christmas
• Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 42 (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar M,1E December - Christmas Time
• My Time to Craft 2W  #335 Christmas Animals 
• Come and Get It - W, 3E - Christmas
• Robyn`s Fetish - W, Winner + Top Picks - #345 Square or Rectangle