Card Pouch

It's Monday and over at Catch the Bug that means we've got some "Anything but a card" inspiration for you. I used a sweet bee, colored with Promarkers,  you can find it in the Bugaboo store here.

I made a card pouch using a tutorial I found here. I kept to orange, black and white for this card. The embossed background is made using a Darice EF. The panel with the sentiment is made with a Spellbinders die and the sentiment is heat embossed with white EP. The bees are made with a die from Memory Box. Boy, it was fiddly putting them together, such tiny little pieces. I've had them for more than a year but it's the first time I've used it. Now that I know how it works I'm sure going to use them more. Flowers, skelton leaf ,bling and paper ribbon from my stash.


This card is also for these challenges:
1) Allsorts - Creature
2) Cut it Up - #67 Spring - Anything But a Card
3) Darnell's 4th NBUS Challenge - NBUS Memory Box bee dies
4) Simply Create Too - #82 Anything Goes

Football card

Over at Outlawz Twisted Thursday our challenge theme this week is "Anything Goes" without a twist. Our sponsor for March is the Outlawz Challenges with this

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 7 set as the prize for one lucky winner.

I love LOTV images, and this young footballer looks like my nephew Noah, who will turn 8 years in May. The card is far more busy than what I normally make, but I had a fun time making it.
I used dies from Die Namics to make the letters, I used a black pen to highlight them. The fence is made with a die from Marianne, the cloud and number 8 are Memory Box. I cut out some bingo boards from a DP, added string and a metal football charm, and I used my Dymo to make the birthday sentiment. The blue DPs are from Pebbles. I stitched around the edges, used a bit of burlap paper and some wooden stars.

This card is also for these challenges:
1) Inspiration Destination - #26 Always Anything Goes
2) Digi Choosday Challenge - #12 Lots of Layers
3) Papertake Weekly - A Cut Above
4) Penny's Paper-Crafty - #220 Boys & Girls Come Out To Play

Hugging Cats

Every Tuesday there are new releases in the Bugaboo store, and this is one of today's new images.

I couldn't resist playing with these cats, I love cats, so I colored them up using Promarkers and fussy cut them.

The window is cut using a Marianne die and paper from Kaisercraft. The starry sky is made with a paper from Pebbles.

I found some lace in my stash to make the curtain. The white background paper is embossed with an EF with stripes.

It's a really simple card, but I like how it turned out.

This card is for these challenges:
1) Inspiration Destination - #25 Always Anything Goes
2) Crafty Creations - #285 Chevrons or Stripes
3) The Corrosive Challenges - #220 Our Animal Friends
4) 2015 World Wide Design Team Challenge - Any DT project (DT project for Bugaboo)

Birthday chickie

Over at Catch the Bug we're playing bingo this Saturday. You have one week to join us in the fun and be in tha chance of winning images from the Bugaboo store.

This is my DT card featuring "chickz - happy birdday chickie" colored with Promarkers. I chose the middle vertical row.

I chose a bright yellow/orange paper for the background and embossed it using an EF from Darice. I added a bit of cheesecloth and a ribbon with spots for added texture. The postmark sentiments are stamped and handcut.

I'd like to enter my card in these challenges as well:
1) Fab 'n' Funky - #251 Spring Into Color
2) Crafty Catz - #271 No Design Paper
3) Crafty Sentiment Designs - Bright Colors

My favorite...

"My favorite" - that's our optional twist over at Outlawz Twisted Thursday this week. You can interprate the theme however you like - your favorite color, favorite image, die, pattern or whatever.

Our sponsor for March is the Outlawz Challenges with this

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 7 set as the prize for one lucky winner.

My "favorite" is masculine cards and using kraft. And I've used a new stamp from Tim Holtz. Really, look at those eyes. Isn't this birdie one of the cutest? I almost feel sorry for him...
I made it really simple, stamping the bird with black ink onto a DP with script, added glossy accent to hos eyes. A ticket with sentiment and 3 wooden stars and a DP from Doodlebug Design.



This card is also for these challenges:
1) Stamping Sensations - One For the Guys
2) As You Like it Challenge -  Favourite Stamp or Digi & Why (who can resist those eyes!?)
3) Crafting By Designs - Masculine Projects
4) Addicted to Stamps and More - #136 Anything Goes

A monsterous birthday

Did you know that March 20 is "Extraterrestrial Abductions Day"? Well, now you know:) This little cutie is certainly not human, you can find him here in the Bugaboo store

I paper pieced his body and the balloon, cut out the tie, eyes and hat for some extra dimension. I covered the balloon with glossy accent and loose diamond glitter for some sparkle. I stitched around the edges and added 3 turquoise enamel dots. I also used a paper straw onto which I attached a hand cut banner with a birthday greeting.

This card is also for these challenges:
1) House of Cards - Enamel Dots
2) Addicted to Stamps - #100 Celebration
3) Glitter n Sparkle - #128 Glitter and Sparkle
4) Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
5) Sparkle N Sprinkle - Anything Goes with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking 

Easter Bunny

Every Tuesday there are new releases in the Bugaboo store, and this is one of today's new images.

I colored the image using Promarkers and a white gel pen. I die cut a frame of kraft and mounted the image onto a doily.
Papers are from different paper pads, the butterfly is from my stash, the little bunny and middle flower from a Norweian low price store called Nille and the two other flowers are from Storyteller.

The layout is inspired by this week's sketch over at Sketch Saturday.

This card is for these challenges:
1) Sketch Saturday - Sketch #352
2) Dream Valley Challenges - Easter
3) Simply Create Too - #81 Easter or Bunnies
4) Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes with a Twist of Easter

Spring into Spring

"Spring into Spring" - that is this week's theme for the Saturday  challenge over at Catch the Bug. The theme matches our weather in Oslo today, so sunny and nice! I will sure take advantage of it and head out for a stroll.

This is my DT card featuring "Flower Puppy" colored with Promarkers.

I used DPs from Pebbles' "special delivery" paper pad, burlap paper and butterflies from Prima. The inside, not shown here, has the same layout.


I'd like to enter my card in these challenges as well:
1) Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - #86 For a Child
2) Polkadoodles - #11 Birthdays
3) 4 Crafty Chicks - #237 Cabin Fever
4) Fab 'n' Funky - #250 Focus on Image
5) Simon Says Stamp - Things That Fly

Birthday Monkey

Yippi, it's Friday and finally I have a week-end with no pre-made plans, I can do exactly what I feel like doing, I can even choose to do nothing - oh glory!

My card today features this week's  Bugaboo freebie, so why not head over to fetch this little monkey in the store! Jodie also offers a 50% discount on all Easter images, so if you need some it's wise to get them now.

I colored the monkey with my Promarkers, fussy cut him and mounted him onto a die cut oval. I tried out different backgrounds and dies, but I decided to keep it fairly simple, just adding some die cut ballonsmade  with a Poppy Design die, a stamped birthday greeting and some enamel dots. I doodled a frame with a black pen, and that was it.

This card is also for these challenges:
1) Crafty Sentiment Designs - Birthday
2) Doodle Pantry - Anything Digital Goes
3) The Crazy Challenge - Happy Birthday

Feathers and Sequins

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist this week is "Use 3 of something". I used 3 feathers and 3 sequins.

Our sponsor for March is the Outlawz Challenges with this

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 7 set as the prize for one lucky winner.

My card is made with some freebie papers and scraps, the only thing I know for sure is that the striped paper is Maja Design. The feathers are cut with a die that came free with a magazine. The sentiment was part of a Whimsystamps digi set. Pearls from my stash.

This card is also for Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes.

Garden Bunny

Today is the start of a new "Stella Says Sketch" over at Catch the Bug. I used an image called "Garden Bunny Carrot" you can find it here in the Bugaboo store. I used my Promarkers to color it and I fussy cut it.

The orange DPs are from Doodlebug Designs and I used 4 different dies to make the sentiment and the spring scene - I can't wait for spring to arrive, we now have very mixed weather, some days with a little sun and good temeratures, grey days, windy days - it's a bit all over the place... The butterfly is a wooden button. I machine stitched around the squares.

This card is also for these challenges:
1) Moving along with the Times - Show Us Your Bunnys
2) Allsorts - Spring is in the air
3) Send a Smile for Kids - Easter/spring cards for kids
4) Brown Sugar – #136 Spring

Sweet Lulu

This is my second card today, no card since Saturday, than two in the same day...

This is my card for "Oldie but Goodie Thursday" over at Catch the Bug, I've used an image called "LuLu Doll" - you can find it in the Bugaboo store.

The image is colored with Promarkers in different shades of grey. I mounted it onto panels of silver and made a bow with a Tim Holtz die and a heart pendant from Memory Box. The black border was part of a paper pad and I decoarted with a piece og lace. A simple card, but I think it turned out rather cute.

This card is also for these challenges:
1) Sweet Stamps - # 211 - Girly
2) ABC Challenge - ‘E is for Exceptionally Cute’
3) Dies R Us Challenge - #21 Monochromatic
4) Penny's Paper-Crafty - #217 One for the Girls/Female Cards

40!

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  it's "Use texture".

I've used an image from Stamping Bella, colored with Promarkers and fussy cut. I made a livingroom scene, using a wooden patterned paper and one I thought would fit as wallpaper, both from Fab Scraps.
I mounted the scene onto corrugated cardboard and another DP from Fab Scraps.
I added a piece of rose ribbon and since this card was made to someone turning 40 I decided to add the number on the front. I also took a photo of the inside, I used a sentiment, a freebie some time ago, from Create with TLC.

I'd like to enter my card in these challenges:
1) Make My Monday - Girly Birthday
2) Addicted to Stamps - #99 Use a Number
3) Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #73 Anything Goes with a twist: Add a Ribbon