Winter Is...

Today at Catch the Bug it's Friday Freebie again and there is this adorable image of Winter Birds - Skate.  For this I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.   When I was a kid, we used to skate during our recess after lunch which would never happen now due to safety concerns.  We had a blast and I used to skate with my children. I think that it would be helpful to have our youth do more play outside instead of all the inside computers and games.  Oh well, what do I know.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection; Paper Studio

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Wild Birds Skate

Sentiment;  TLC, Create - Winter is poem

Die:  My Favorite Things

Punch:  Martha Stewart; McGill

Ink:  Memento - Rich Cocoa; Distress Oxide - Broken China

Stencil: My Favorite Things

Icicles

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 416 Anything Christmas with optional things with wings

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 366 - 367 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 277 Tis the season

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 21

Crafty Animals - Ch. 21

The Cutie Pie - Ch. 130 Add a little sparkle

You're the marshmallows...

My husband and my kids would have hot chocolate together and there were times that they would be putting marshmallows in it.  He was so good at spoiling them.  When we were at the mall, we would get a coffee and he would always get them a hot chocolate.  So for my card today which is a new release at Catch the Bug is Hot Cocoa Bear and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I had a die cut with marshmallows that I had to add and some straws which were the perfect color.  Hope that can take time to enjoy a cup this season.

Patterned Paper:  Pinterest - Danielle Doucette

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Hot Cocoa Bear

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - You're the marshmallows in my cocoa

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Straw:  American Crafts

Divine Twine

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 416 Anything Christmas with optional things with wings

Christmas Card Throwdown - Challenge from 2017 

Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Ch. 442 Anything Goes with optional just do what you like best (hot cocoa and center step card)

QKR - Ch. 326 Anything Goes

Deer Merry Christmas

I have another deer card that I had put together and now finally get a chance to post.  It is also using a Sizzix die cut and I heat embossed the sentiment.  I distressed the edges of my papers.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Paper Studio; Recollections

Stamp:  My Minds Eye

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Zig

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Flowers:  Recollections & Hobby Lobby

Die Cut:  Nestabilities 33; Sizzix

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 387 (see sketch above)

Color Throwdown - Ch. 523 (see swatch above)

Double D Challenges - Run Run Rudolph (see mood board above)

The Cupcake Inspiration - Ch.460 (see above)

If you give a crafter a cookie - Ch. 109 (see above)

CHNC - Ch. 416 Anything Christmas with optional things with wings

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 364 - 365 Anything Goes

Merry Elfing Christmas

Today at Catch the Bug, there is a new Challenge which is a BINGO.  For my card, I used the Elf 004 image and a sentiment that I asked Paulette to make for me from TLC, Create.  I used all the BINGO items except 2 merged images.  This will be the last challenge for the year.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Elf 004 (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create Merry Elfing Christmas

Spellbinder:  Small and Large Circle; Grand Circle

Die:  My Favorite Things; Sizzix

Pearls:  Recollection

Spectrum Noir

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon

Divine Twine

Lace:  Wrights

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 416 Anything Christmas with optional things with wings

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 420 Cute Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 560 Embossing

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 224 Christmas

Addicted to Stamps - Ch. 169 Christmas non-Traditional Colors

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 86 Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Brown Sugar - Ch. 285 December Holiday or Winter

Snowflake Coffee

I was wanting to make more card for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, but time was not in my favor last week.  So here is one that I was working on that I have finished and still want to post.  It is using a digital stamp from Verve along with a sentiment.  I added some extra snowflake dies and bling. I love the non-Traditional colors.

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations

Stamp:  Verve 

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles; Lacey Circle

Die:  Chery Lynn Die

Ribbon:  May Arts

Bling:  Mark Richards

Challenges

Mojo Sketch - Ch. 504

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 364- 365 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 232 Anything Goes

CHNC - Ch. 415 Anything Christmas with option use some gems or peals

DL Art Thankful Thursday - Ch. 238 Christmas

Cute n Crafty Christmas - Ch. 2
Christmas Card Throwdown - Challenge from 2017

Snowmen Block

Today I have a card for you with some playful snowmen for the Thursday Oldie but Goodie at Catch the Bug and the set is Snowmen Block.  This time I used an oversized pom on the one hat. I added some twine and washi tape around my patterned paper strips.  I also added a few red snowflakes with some clear bling. Just wish I had this much energy, lol.

Patterned Paper:  Me and My Big Ideas

Cardstock:  Martha Stewart; Bazzil

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Snowmen Block

Pom:  Recollection

Snowflake:  EK Success

Bling:  Paper Studio

Washi Tape:  Recollection

Spellbinder:  Picot Circle

Twine:  Natural Fibers

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges

Cheerful Sketches - December

CHNC - Ch. 415 Anything Christmas with optional gems or pearls

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 180 Anything Christmas

Simon Says Moday - Warm Winter Wishes

Crafty Calendar - December It's Christmas Time

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 364 - 365 Anything Goes

Pinecone Deer

Well, I had a sinus CT last week and it shows that my entire right sinus is opacified and occluded.  So the note from my MD is that this will absolutely affect your breathing. So she isn't surprised that I am having panic attacks about feeling like I can't breathe. I have an appointment to see ENT on December 19th and my doctor is hoping that I will get some suggestions from that. Now on top of that I got a cold with a cough and laryngitis.  So I really feel rotten.  I am hoping to get some relief soon.
I needed to make a masculine card so I used a Sizzix die cut and added some embossing powder to it.  I cut some pine cut dies and put Liquid Pearl on it and Glitter on top.  I heat embossed the sentiment in the corner.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Paper Studio; Recollection

Die:  Sizzix; Lifestyle Crafts

VersaMark

Stamp:  My Minds Eye

Embossing Powder:  Stamp Craft; Tim Holtz - Photo Vintage

Liquid Pearl

Glitter:  WOW Glitter

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 543 Sketch Saturday

Double D - Run Run Rudolph Challenge (see above)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 364-365 Anything Goes

CHNC - Ch. 415 Anything Christmas with optional use some gems or pearls

Scribbles - Ch. 71 Reindeer Games

Crafty Animals - Ch. 21

International Art & Soul - Ch. 48 Add some sparkle

Bears all in a row

As I am finding as I am getting older....I like things softer. Not only do I like stretch pants I like the REALLY soft ones that you like to rub like a baby blanket while wearing.  My daughter tells me that they are soft as butter; however, I buy real butter which I find to be rather hard.  I like soft flannel sheets especially this time of year.  So this image with four bears from Bugaboo called Teddy Bear Winter Topper appeals to me because you want to hug and squish them. I made this card for the Stella Says Sketch 620.  This is the LAST one for 2018.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Recollection; Paper Studio

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Teddy Bear Winter Topper (see above for direct link)

Doily:  Paper Studio

Bling:  Mark Richards

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - December

Addicted to Stamps - Ch. 169 Christmas Non-traditional colors

CHNC - Ch. 415 Anything Christmas with optional pearls or gems
Dream Valley - Ch. 192 Christmas
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 559 Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Ch. 285 December Holiday or Winter

Stella Shopping

Well, the week of Catch the Bug Holiday Chaos has ended so watch for the winners in the next couple of days.  So today starts a new Saturday Challenge and it's Anything Goes.  For my card, I used the Friday Freebie of Stella Christmas and did her in Traditional Christmas Colors.  Wishing you a great weekend.

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts
Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Stella Christmas
Ribbon:  American Crafts
Ink:  Distress Mowed Lawn
Button:  Hobby Lobby
Die:  Tutti
Pom:  Recollections
Glossy Acceents

Challenges
ABC Christmas - Y Your favorite Thing (presents, shopping, Stella images)
4CC - Ch. 432 Ribbons/ Bows
Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 35 Merry Christmas
International Art & Soul - Ch. 47 Funny Christmas
Dragonfly Journey - Ch. 130 Handmade Holiday Magic

Cost a lot like Christmas

LAST DAY of the Catch the Bug Awkward Holiday Chaos Day 7 which is "Was BINGO one of Santa's reindeer?"  There is our Friday Freebie and we have a BINGO board to go with it.  We have Stella Christmas which how can you not have humor with all of this awkward challenges?  I also used a retired elf.  I used ALL the BINGO items!!! So I have a card in overload and Stella's sweater is sure UGLY.  Hope you have some fun with this challenge.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations;  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Bazzil; Paper Studio; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Stella Christmas & Elf cc

Spectrum Noir

Poms:  Recollection

Star:  Making Memories

Divine Twine

Stickles

Glossy Accents

Die:  Sugar Pea 

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 414 Anything Christmas with optional stickers

International Art & Soul - Ch. 47 Funny Christmas

Addicted to Stamps - Ch. 169 Christmas Non-traditional colors

Create with Stamps - Ch. 33 Santa or Gift

Sisterhood of Crafters - Use stitched dies

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 86 Non-traditional colors

Noel birds

Well we are on Day 6 of the Awkward Holiday Chaos at Catch the Bug which is about the fruit cake so it's a color challenge.  So for my card today, I used the image, Noel Birds.  I dry embossed the white background with a snowflake design. I just love non-Traditional Christmas colors.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Noel Birds
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug
Ribbon:  Michael's
Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 414
12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 48 Anything Christmas
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 21
Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 5

What do you mean?

This week is just moving along and the Holiday Chaos is going on Catch the Bug and today is Day 5 for Smile for the Camera.  So it's to make a card with humor.  For my card, I used Puppy - Enough Reindeer and I added Spectrum Noir to the bells and Stickles to the hat along with some Liquid Applique to the snow and some glitter pen to the snowflakes.  Even with all the sparkles, I couldn't cheer up this poor pup who couldn't join the magic reindeer.  I all think we have days like that.....lol.  Hope you get a chance to check out what my team mates have created and have some laughs and it leaves you with smiles.

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Puppy - Enough Reindeer

Ink:  Memento - Lucky Red

Die:  My Favorite Things

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Divine Twine

Spectrum Noir

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Liquid Applique

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 414 Anything Christmas with optional use stickers

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 21
Scribbles - Ch. 71 Reindeer Games
Crafty Animals - Ch. 21
little red wagon - Ch. 475 Purrs and wags (house pets)

When all else fails...CAFFINATE

Welcome to Megan, my new follower.
I am behind this year and didn't realize until it was upon me about the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop which I enjoy participating in.  So even though I have the Catch the Bug Holiday Chaos going on I just had to make a card.  It was a quickie.  I used a pre-made coffee sticker and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I flipped the sketch and used some washi tape.  Then pulled out some bling and enamel dots.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Core-Dinations: Recollections

Washi Tape:  Recollections

Sticker:  Recollections

Bling:  Paper Studio

Enamel Dots:  Paper Studio

Ink:  Memento - Rich Cocoa

Challenges

2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 542

CHNC - Ch. 414 Anything Christmas with optional stickers

CHNC Patterned - December

613 Ave Create - Ch. 216 Anything Goes with optional use of washi tape

Be naughty!

Today at Catch the Bug for Day 4 of the Awkward Holiday Chaos it's "Is that an ugly sweater or what?"  So today we have three 3 Ugly Sweater Options to use on your card/project.  I used option #2 (Glitter, 3 Buttons, Ribbon) on our New Release...of sorts Gus Christmas Be Naughty.

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo Gus Christmas Be Naughty

Ribbon:  American Crafts

Glossy Accents

Pom:  Mark Richards

Buttons:  Stash

Hemptique

Ink:  Distress - Mowed Lawn; Distress Oxide - Broken China

Stickles

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 414 Anything Christmas with optional sticker

Crafty Friends - Ch. 98 Christmas

Creatalicious - Ch. 152 Anything Goes with optional use a stencil

Create with Stamps - Ch. 33 Santa or Gift

CIC - Ch. 459 Holidays

Elf Tag with White Elephant Gift

Today is Day 3 of the Catch the Bug Awkward Holiday Chaos and it's Bring on the White Elephants. The challenge is to create a project that is gift packaging whether it is a tag, gift card holder or anything that could be used to give a gift.  I made a tag using elf peeker.  I included a white elephant gift that I made for an exchange that I will use as one of my gifts for my co-workers for our Christmas party, lol.  It is VERY AWKWARD!!!! It is a pair of slippers made out of the thickest maxi-pads I could find. I have included pictures below...they are not really to be worn, but they always get a huge laugh, especially among nurses.

Tag and twine:  Target

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Elf Peeker (see above for direct link)

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Spectrum noir pen

Marker:  Zig

Challenges
Crafting with Dragonflies - Ch. 118 Large Christmas Tag
Not Just Cards - November
Allsorts - Wk 496 Fairies, Fantasy, Magical
CHNC - Ch. 414 Anything Christmas with optional stickers
Cute 'n Crafty Christmas - Ch. 1