Now You Have Something to Crow About!

Today I am featuring Pumpkin Crow from Bugaboo Stamps!  I have always loved this image and wanted to create with it....so I finally took the opportunity!  As you can see I  fussy cut the little crow and placed him on the inside of my card too.

This image is great for Halloween or Fall but I also thought it would make a wonderful Congratulations card so that is why I titled this card:
"Now You Have Something to Crow About!"

Today our challenge at Catch the Bug is Black, White and a Pop of Bright! Come play along this week with us.  Check out the inspiration of our DT too!

Today is the last day of Bugaboo's Halloween and Fall image sale!  

Be sure to stop and and pick out some images for your future creations!

Catch the Bug this week and join us!

This card was entered in:
QKR Stampede Challenge #163
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #168

My Recipe:
Image:  Bugaboo Pumpkin Crow
Papers:  SU Pumpkin Pie, Recollections Black, White Cardstock
Ink:  Copics
Tools:  Lots of Labels Framelits, Die Namics Blueprints 20, Cuttlebug Pumpkin Harvest Embossing Folder, SU Mat Pack
Accessories:  Enamel Dots, Wink of Stella

Happy Halloween!
Be Safe!

Halloween Pumpkin Tree Silhouette

I have another fun and easy Halloween Silhouette card to share with you today.  Jodie at Bugaboo Stamps has created so many fun silhouette images for you to add to your collection.  These silhouette images are quick and easy to make a last minute card for a special friend or to make your cards in mass production!  Be sure to stop by Catch the Bug and see all the great inspiration from the rest of the DT.  And also stop by the shop to see all the new releases for the week.  There are a few more day to take advantage of the Halloween and Fall Image Sale too!

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo Halloween Pumpkin Tree Silhouette

Papers:  Bo Bunny Spooktastic Smell My Fee and Spooktastic Stripes, SU Elegant Eggplant and Gumball Green

Inks:  SU Elegant Eggplant, Copic 

Tools:  Spellbinders Small and Large Deckled Rectangles

Accessories:  Ribbon and Pumpkin Button

Happy Halloween

It's Tuesday and that means it's New Release Day at Bugaboo Stamps.
Today I am using Halloween Circle Silhouette.  This is such a fun and easy image to use to create your last minute Halloween Card.  Be sure to stop by the Bugaboo Stamps store and pick up your image and be sure to browse around.  The Halloween and Fall images are still on sale through the end of the month.

This card  was entered as #267 in Crafting With An Attitude Challenge #8.

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo Halloween Circle Silhouette

Papers:  Doodlebug Designs October 31st Spooky Firends, Recollections Black, Bazzill Circus Peanuts,

Inks:  Copic YR14, SU Summer Sun and Basic Black

Tools:  DieNamics Background 20,  Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large and Lacey Ovals, Quickutz Photo Corner

Accessories:  Celebrate It Ribbon

Halloween Pumpkin

Well, today is Freebie Friday and this is the fabulous Halloween image you can receive at Bugaboo Stamps today.  Be sure to stop by and check out all of Bugaboo Stamps while you are there.

Bugaboo Halloween and Fall images are also on Sale now through October 31.  

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo Halloween Pumpkin

Papers:  Doodlebug Designs 6x6 pad Fall Friends, SU Eggplant Envy, Lucky Limeade

Inks:  Copics

Tools:  Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large, Lacey Ovals

Accessories:  Ribbon, Brad

Spooky!

Well, it's nearly that time of year again when the little ones will be arriving at your home for some little tricks or treats!  I hope you will be ready!  Actually, I cannot believe it is October!  But we have had such a beautiful week here in the Pacific Northwest...with temps in mid 70's.

I am happy to share this fun Halloween House Silhouette image from Bugaboo.  Today is Freebie Friday at Bugaboo and you can get this image too!  I hope you will take the time to look around the shop and see what other images you may like for the holidays or any other occasion.

I am also delighted to share that I am a Guest DT Member for Bugaboo through the end of the year.  I hope you will stop by often to see what I have created for you!  I love Bugaboo images and have been using them since 2009.  Jodie, the owner and creator of Bugaboo images, is so very talented.  I cannot even begin to count how many images she has on her site.  Have fun looking around Bugaboo Stamps!

Oh, by the way, I had so much fun creating this card.  I loved the googly eyes paper to go along with the night theme and then I happened to find these Faux Eyelets in my collection that went perfectly with this paper! Hope you enjoy!

Be sure to stop by Catch the Bug Challenge to see what the rest of the DT have created!   You will love all the inspiration!

I am also entering this card in the Dragonfly Journeys Challenge.  Jeannie's theme this week is owls! A great site to play along and get crafty!

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo Halloween House Silhouette

Papers:  Doodlebug Design Halloween Parade, SU Eggplant Envy, KMA Orange and Black

Tools:  Spellbinder Large and Small Deckled Rectangles

Accessories:  Li'l Davis Design Vintage Wood Small Words Halloween, Joann Craft Essentials Faux Eyelets, Ribbon from my stash.

Holiday Duo!

This "Cute Ghost" and sentiment was the 

Freebie of the Month for September at 

Digi Stamp Boutique.

Both of these cards were so quick and easy to put together.  Thank Goodness as 

life has been a bit hectic lately and I needed something simple to create. 

 Hope you enjoy!

This "Xmas Tree" image  was a past freebie at Digi Stamp Boutique.

The sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

We would love to have you play along at

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 

with the sketch above.  

Digi Stamp Boutique

 is our sponsor this week and Sally Ann is offering a  

£10 voucher 

to the lucky Grand Prize Winner. 

 Hope it is YOU!

"All images/designs are created and copyright owned by Sally-Ann Hancock.  My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too, often the inspiration for my designs.  Hope you enjoy my images as much as I enjoy creating them."

Thanks for stopping my by blog!  Have a great week and enjoy crafting to your hearts content!
Hugs,

Judi

 Cat and Her Brew!

What a delight to create a card this week for 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday!  

During the past year my life has been so busy trying to catch up on household responsibilities and also working as coordinator for Sweet Sketch Wednesday.    It just seems like there isn't enough time in a day!  

But I did have a fun time creating this card!  Hopefully this card will inspire someone.  I believe the best part was just using my craft supplies again.  They have been laying dormant for nearly a year.   My previous card was created in October of last year as I always like working ahead.

Our sponsor this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday is

Deidre Mosher Designs. 

The image that I used is "Cat and Her Brew." The sentiment and three other sentiments are also part of this image. 

These are the other sentiments:

"Eye if newt, wing of bat and toe of what??? 

'Ghoulia Childs' cooks here

Hang around for a spell!

At present this image is not in Deidre's shop but I assume she will be putting it back on soon.  You could also contact her at her shop if you are interested in purchasing it. 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DeidreMosherDesigns

Wildly Whimsical and Seriously Sassy Art is definitely a trademark of Deidre Mosher.

I have been in the business of art for over 25+ years. Starting out as a fashion illustrator, moving into Art Direction, where I did everything from print to TV...and eventually I found my way back to illustration. My art is just plain fun and my love of color is clearly evident in the designs I create. I'm currently licensed with a variety of companies...my designs are used on craft products, greeting cards/paper products, kitchenware, business products and such.
I am first and foremost an...Illustrator and Designer. I am inspired by seriously sassy & bold colors, but also love the 'wow factor' of classic black and white designs. I'm crazy for stripes and dots, and they are a repeated theme in my work.
As an Illustrator, I work in many mediums and styles, ranging from the line art to pastels...having fun adapting them to the latest project. I am inspired by some my favorite artists ...Matisse's use of bold color, Klimt's knowledge of figures and lavish attention to detail, and Gauguin's wild approach to his subjects. They are all so 'awe inspiring'! I'm happiest when I am in my studio and starting a new project...making a mess, experimenting...and even throwing paint. 
Any day in the studio is a great day! 
I usually get an idea when I least expect it...so when the 'light bulb' goes off...I sketch and sketch and sketch...(hence the reason I buy tracing paper in bulk). I always begin with a pencil and paper, and it evolves from there. My favorite part of the process?? EVERYTHING...from beginning to end.

Sweet Sketch 219

I hope you will play along at Sweet Sketch Wednesday with the sketch above.  If you do, you will have a chance at winner a $10 gift certificate at Deidre Mosher Designs.

I have always loved using Deidre's images.  Here are a few from the past.  

Thanks for visiting my blog and have a great week!
Hugs, Judi

Ghost Peeker

Sweet Sketch 177

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sponsor:  Bugaboo

Can you believe that the holidays are upon us?  Where did this year go?  Is it just me?  Life seems to be spinning by faster and faster!  But in spite of the year's fast passing....I love Halloween!  I love to decorate and enjoy the fall transitioning before Thanksgiving and Christmas arrive!

This week our fabulous sponsor at Sweet Sketch Wednesday is Bugaboo.  Jodie has sponsored us since our  early beginnings.  She was just getting her blog going and had so many fun images and such a unique style!  Now she has so many more images I cannot begin to keep up with them all!  That is what makes it so fun to look around her shop.  There's a lot of creativity in that brain of hers.  And I love that it just keeps flowing!  Thanks, Jodie, for sharing your talent with the world!
  

Now at Sweet Sketch Wednesday we love to have you play along and use Arlana sketch of the week.  Remember to follow the rules.  If you are the lucky Grand Prize Winner, you will win 

7 free digis of your choice from Bugaboo.

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

Our links are:
Store : http://www.bugaboostamps.com/
Catch the bug Challenge blog: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

SSW Sketch 177

I made this card while I was in Utah visiting Arlana!  In her stash I found this die cut that looked like bats.  I had to do a little trimming but I think it worked!  I wanted to use the Bat brads and the Swirls with this card so I brought them from home!  You don't see these swirls much any more but I always liked them and have plenty in my stash...thanks to Arlana!!!!

Happy Halloween!

Boo!

Sweet Sketch 73

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sponsor: Digi Doodle

Happy Halloween weekend! I just had to make a final Halloween card! It is one of my favorite holidays to decorate. When I saw this image at Digi Doodle I just knew that I had to create a card with it! Hope you like it! You can find this image, of course, at Digi Doodle! It is called Mummy Mouse. Digi Doodle is our sponsor this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and as you can see Arlana has another fabulous sketch for you to create with. Digi Doodle is offering a very sweet prize for our lucky winner. Just think you could win a $10 gift certificate to spend in their store! So why don't you go ahead and just look around and choose your favorite images!

Arlana's Sweet Sketch 73

A close up of Mummy Mouse!

My Recipe:

Image: Digi Doodle Mummy Mouse

Papers: My Mind's Eye Boo! To You!, Basic Grey Ambrosia Citrus, SU Black and Old Olive

Ink: Copics and Promarkers

Tools and Embellishments: Nestabilities Classic Square Large, Hot Off the Press Pumpkin Brads, Sheer Black Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments!

Have a spooky Halloween week!

Boo and Candy Corn Girl

Sweet Sketch 71

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sponsor: Sassy Cheryl's

Boo!

For this week I managed to get two cards made. Arlana bought Nancy and I each an image from Sassy Cheryl's so that is why I have two cards this week. We just love Sassy Cheryl's images. They are so fun to work with. I love all her detail. Our DT was given three images to create with. All three images are so fun. I just loved this little ghost. It's he just adorable? Hardly the scarey type but that is to my liking! I'm not fond of spiders either but even he looks rather friendly! Don't you think? To accent the image I used the MS bat punch!

As you can guess...Sassy Cheryl's is our sponsor this week at SSW! Cheryl is offering a fabulous prize of a

$5 gift certificate!

So be sure to play along....you may be the lucky winner!

You will love using Arlana's Sweet Sketch 71 this week! It's one of my very favorite sketches!

This is a close up of BOO!A close up of the MS Bat!

Candy Corn Girl

Candy Corn Girl is my second card this week. I had a blast creating this card. I cut out the candy corns from the background paper and glued them to the purple polka dot paper. I also cut out the wrapped candy to add to the top of my bow. Then I topped things off with the green metal dots...just love using those dots.
Close up of Candy Corn Girl

A close up of my wrapped candy and candy corn!

My Boo Recipe:

Image: Sassy Cheryl's Boo

Papers: SU Kiwi Kiss, BoBunny Orange Citrus Dot, The other papers I have no clue as Nancy and Arlana and I split it three ways. Sorry!

Ink: Copics and Promarkers

Tools and Embellishments: Nestabilities Standard Cirle Large, MS Circle Cutter, MS Bat Punch, McGill Deckle Square Punches, Ribbon

My Candy Corn Girl Recipe:

Image: Sassy Cheryl's Candy Corn Girl

Papers: Tim Coffey Halloween I Want Candy, Bazzil Basic Paper Lavender, SU Summer Sun, BoBunny Orange Citrus Dot, Dark Purple Dot?

Ink: Copics and Promarkers

Tools and Embellishments: Nestabilities Standard Circle Large, MS Circle Cutter, McGill Square Punches, Ribbon, Metal Dots, Candy cut out from paper

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!

Happy Halloween

Sweet Sketch 68

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sponsor: Tiddlyinks

Yes, it is Wednesday again! I am always anxious for Wednesday to roll around so that we can showcase our DT cards at SSW! So yes, go take a peek! This week Tiddlyinks is our sponsor. They have some really sweet and unique images. Please take a few moments to look around on their site.

Tiddlyinks is offering a $10 gift certificate to the lucky weekly winner at SSW! So why don't you play along.

Be sure to use this sweet sketch from Arlana for this week's card!

Papers are from Heidi Grace!

This is a rub on also from Heidi Grace. It was perfect for my card! Thanks, Heidi. I had the opportunity of meeting Heidi last year. Didn't know she lived in my area. So when I found out she had a little shop, I stopped by and purchased some fun items. Twice I have bumped into her at JoAnn's. She has since closed her little store due to the arrival of her third baby! Not sure if her little one has arrived yet but I do wish her well. What a sweet and talented lady and Mom!

My Recipe:

Image: Tiddlyinks Peek a Boo Bug

Papers: Heidi Grace Tinsel & Witches Brew, SU Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Copics and Promarkers

Tools and Embellishments: Nestabilities Standard Circle Large and Petite Scalloped Circle Large, SU Large Oval and Modern Label, Ribbon, Hot Off the Press Pumpkin Brad, Karen Fosters Scrapper's Floss, Heidi Grace Words Rub Ons, Rhinestones