Live Love Laugh

Today at Catch the Bug we have New Release or older images that are brought into the new shop. For my card the I have Chinese live love laugh symbols.  I used the new Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Speckled Egg Ink and also blending it with Distress Oxide Frayed Burlap. Then I added 3 layers of Tutti Fairies and layers of Martha Stewart Butterflies.

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Chinese live laugh love symbols

Dies:  Tutti Designs

Punches:  Martha Stewart

Pop Dots

Inks:  Distress Oxides - Speckled Egg & Frayed Burlap

Challenges

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Make your own background

Always Fun - Ch. 165 Layers

Crafty Catz - Ch. 508 At least 2 layers

CRAFT - Ch. 557 Decoupage / 3D

Allsorts - Wk 574 Magical Worlds

Get Creative - Ch. 92 Fantasy
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Favorite Technique (blending of distress oxide inks)

Sending you a great big THANKS

Today we start another challenge at Catch the Bug and being the last Saturday of the month it's a Recipe which is: 1 Ribbon, 2 Flowers, 3 Layers. For my card I used, 3 Square Floral Thinking of You and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I used the other portion of this image a couple of weeks ago. Since I make cards for my stash and my family members this one goes to my daughter who is a teacher. I have now put gift bags in my office so each person gets their cards put in their bag so I can keep track of where everything is going.

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - 3 Square Floral Thinking of You (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Sending you a great big THANKS

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Ribbon:  Offray

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Flower:  Recollection

Challenges

Arty Divas - Ch. 22 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 152 Flower and sentiment

QKR - Ch. 399 Anything Goes

Crafting Happiness - Ch. 50 Anything Goes with optional red

Crafty Friends - Ch. 136 Add embellishments

Love to Scrap - Ch. 133 Anything Goes

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Ch. 340 (see photo above)

But first coffee

My last coffee card is using an image and coffee paper are from TLC, Create. I just love these colors. I am just hoping soon to be able to get together with friends for coffee.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - 

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  TLC, Create - but first coffee

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles

Flower:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Mojo Monday - Ch. 537 

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 458 Color Challenge (see above)

Hand Stamped Sentiment - Ch. 340 Photo Inspiration (daisy - see photo above)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 440 - 441 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 152 Flower and a sentiment

Coffee very seriously

Here is another coffee card using a single Verve retired digi and a sentiment from TLC, Create. This is another background that I did blending stripes of distress oxide inks to make a red, white and blue background.

Cardstock:  Recollection

Watercolor Paper:  Stratham

Stamp:  Verve digis

Distress Oxides:  Salty Ocean & Candied Apple

Stars:  Darice

Challenges

2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Mojo Monday - Ch. 537

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 636 Stripes

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 509 All occasions

Polkadoodles - Wk 22 Anything Goes

Love to Scrap - Ch. 133 Anything Goes

Three Cheers

Well I had to make a few more coffee cards to complete the Coffee Hop.  This is from an older Verve digi set from years ago. I made the background by blending distress oxide inks on some watercolor paper. I tried to keep it in stripes for a red, white and blue effect.

Cardstock:  Recollection

Watercolor Paper:  Stratham

Stamp:  Verve digis

Distress Oxides:  Salty Ocean & Candied Apple

Stars:  Darice

Challenges

2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Mojo Monday - Ch. 537

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 636 Stripes

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 509 All occasions

Polkadoodles - Wk 22 Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Ch. 46 Anything Goes

Good Coffee Friends

Today is Oldie but Goodie day at Catch the Bug and I made a card using the image, Coffee Time - May your cup and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  It works out well since the 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop is going on and this is my first card that I am making.  It's a problem now that work is getting busy and that I don't have time to make cards when I want to since I don't have as much free time, lol. Well knew that lull wasn't going to last long.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Sugar & Cream

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Coffee Time - May your cup (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Good Coffee Friends

Spellbinders:  Small Circle; Lacey Circle; Small and Large Square

Flower:  Recollection

Challenges

2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lover Hop

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Ch. 340 Photo inspiration (see above)

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 440 - 441 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 152 Flowers and a sentiment

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Celebrate Graduation

I know that graduations are so different, unusual, unique than we have ever had them before. I am still making some regular graduation cards for my stash.  Here is a new die that I got from Frantic Stampers that I used along with some of my older dies. And a star embossed background.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Just Rite

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Dies:  Frantic Stamper; My Favorite Things

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges

Dies R Us - Ch. 145 Graduation/Congratulations

Happy Little Stamper - May Anything Goes with Dies

Double Trouble - Ch. 57 Brown Bag
    Thing 1 Use Kraft
    Thing 2 Partner with Crafting Happiness - Ch. 50 Anything Goes with optional use red
    Thing 3 Use Red

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 440 - 441 Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 508 CAS