Anything But a Card at Catch the Bug Blog

 Hello and Happy Monday!  If you celebrated Thanksgiving last week, I hope you had an enjoyable time with lots of love, laughter and good food! 

 Today on the Catch the Bug Challenge  Blog, it's Anything But A Card Monday.  The design team shares projects with the hope of inspiring you to create something other than a card with Bugaboo images.  For my project today, I used the Gingerbread Christmas Pocket digital image to create a Post-It Note Pad holder.

This is a design inspired by several I saw on Pinterest; it's an Easel Design and it's basically an Easel Card with a note pad adhered to the bottom, very easy to make and very cute.  Would make a great gift and the image is just too stinkin' cute!  

The designer papers are from the Echo Park "A Gingerbread Christmas" 6x6 paper pad and I added some Nuvo Crystal drops in the colors Red and Green for sparkly accents.

Please stop by the blog and see what my team mates created; you may be inspired to create something other than a card.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Dream Valley

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Pixie's Crafty Workshop

Cupcake Inspirations

Colouring in Scrapland

Beccy's Challenges

613 Avenue Create

Crafty Hazelnuts

Kraftin' Kimmie's

Gem of a Challenge

Crafty Catz

Polkadoodle

Cardz TV #128

Penny's Challenges

Christmas Craft Creations

Snowmen Selfie - Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge

 Hello and Happy Monday!  Today begins a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies with the theme being Anything Goes.  Our sponsor this week is the talented SheepSki Designs.  For my design team project, I colored up the Snowmen Selfie image.  It is truly an adorable image and perfect for a Holiday or Winter themed project.

I chose to color the image in traditional Christmas colors.  The designer paper is from the Carta Bella "Merry Christmas" 6x6 paper pad.  I didn't add any embellishments to this project but did use a Sakura Gelly Roll Sparkle pen to hat brims here and there for an added bit of sparkle.  The sentiment is from a very old Hero Arts set.

Please join us this round at Pammie's.  We would love to see your creations and we hope to inspire you with ours.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Sheepski Designs Challenge #54

Creative Moments

Scraps of Life

NBUS #20

Dragonfly Dreams

Try It On Tuesday

Lemon Shortbread

Rustic Noel

 Hello and Happy Sunday!  It's a rainy Sunday here in Central Florida, so what better day to craft and work on Holiday Cards and Tags.  Today's make and share features a Snowflake from Gina K. Designs, Rustic Designer papers and heat embossing.

This card measures 5.5" square, I stamped and using fine detail gold powder from Ranger, heat embossed a Snowflake from the Gina K. Designs Sparkle and Shine Stamp Set.  The sentiment is from the same set, which I stamped in Gina K's Red Velvet ink.  The papers are from The Paper Studio "Rustic Noel" 6x6 paper pad.  For finishing touches, I added Nuvo Crystal drops in Copper and Gold ribbon.

Have a wonderful day and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

A Bit More Time to Craft

QKR Stampede

Classic Design Challenge

Crafty Sentiments

Creatalicious

Createful Heart

Word Art Wednesday

Crafty Catz

Crimbo Crackers

Craft Rocket

Simon Says Stamp

Penny's Challenges

Ornamental Shaker Card

 Hello and Happy Saturday!  I've had a lovely day at the Craft table and I hope you had the opportunity to do some Holiday crafting as well.  Today's make features elements from the Hero Arts October 2020 Monthly Card Kit, Silver Mirror Card, Glitter and Fine Eyelash Yarn. 

I created a shaker card using the Ornament from the Hero Arts Kit.  I die cut the ornament using silver mirror card, die cut 2 Reindeer and put the shaker element together adding 2 types of fine glitter for the inside.  The designer papers are from the Doodlebug Designs "Winter Wonderland" 6x6 paper pad, the sentiment and tiny Reindeer are also from the Hero Arts kit, the fine eyelash yarn came from my stash (purchased from an Etsy Seller a few years ago).

I'm pleased with the results as Shaker Cards are definitely not my specialty.  I took an extra bit of time making sure to get every piece of the shaker element correct.  My husband said just the ornament would make a nice gift to include in Happy Mail; I'm not sure I have the patience to create more than 1 of these at a time.  It is pretty though and I like the non-traditional colors of the designer papers.

Thanks for visiting and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Christmas Card Throwdown

Crafty Hazelnut's

A Gem of a Challenge

Inkspirational Challenges

Crafter's Castle

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Dream Valley Challenges

Crafty Catz

Polkadoodles

Cardz TV #128

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

Creative Knockouts

Just Us Girls

Friday Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps

Hello and Happy Fri-YAY!  That means it's Friday's Freebie at Bugaboo Stamps.  This funny Stella image titled "Today's Menu" will be available today and yours for the taking!  

Digital Stamps are so versatile; in this case the image isn't specifically for the Holidays however I made it a funny Christmas Card by my choice of colors, patterned papers and sentiment.  The papers are from the Carta Bella "Merry Christmas" 6x6 paper pad, I added the additional sentiment of Merry Christmas, which is from the Cardz TV "Mini Messages" Stamp set.

Please stop by and grab today's Friday Freebie.  I'm thinking of coloring an 8x10 of this digital image, framing it and hanging in my kitchen :)

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Catz

Polkadoodle

Cardz TV

Di's Digi Design

Pattie's Creations

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Cute Card Thursday

Crimbo Crackers

Craft Rocket

Lil Red Wagon

The Paper Shelter

Penny's Challenges

Christmas Stash Busting

 Hello!  Today's make and share features stash busting and using what you got.  I have several 6x6 paper pads from past Christmas projects, going back a few years, and thought it was time to use up the paper pads.  I had just enough in an older Echo Park paper pad to create 6 Christmas cards.

The card out front is the one I would like to showcase today.  An easy make and to embellish, I added blue gems and a snowflake button.  The sentiment is from a stamp set I purchased at a Church Sale this past summer.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

TTCRD

Lemon Shortbread

The Holly and Ivy

Always Fun

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Dream Valley

A Bit More Time to Craft #128

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

QKR Stampede

Crafty Calendar

Deck the Halls - Fa-La-La

Hello and Happy Monday!  We are quickly approaching the holidays and I've been busy with Christmas Card making.  Today's make and share features foil, a die cut, designer paper and lots of Holiday Spirit!

I created a simple and quick card with papers from the Echo Park "Lumberjack Christmas" 6x6 paper pad, a Fa-La-La die cut from red foil paper and red sequins.  A super easy and festive card for the holidays.

I hope you were able to make progress on your holiday crafting this past weekend.  I'm going to try and work on cards again this week with another power session the weekend coming up.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

A Bit More Time to Craft

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra

A Perfect Time to Craft

Arty Divas

Classic Design Challenge

Corrosive Challenge

Crafters Castle

QKR Stampede

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Dragonfly Dreams

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge

Red and Gold Christmas

Good Sunday Morning to you.  Today's make and share is a Christmas card featuring die cuts, heat embossing and hot foil transfer.

I enjoyed the process of creating this card.  I die cut snowflakes and heat embossed Gold powder on them 3 separate times which gave them a thick, enamel like appearance.  I then heat foiled the sentiment using Gina K. Designs/Thermoweb Foil-Mates Holiday Cheer.  These are pre-printed ink toner sentiments that are run through a laminator.  The foil them adheres to the toner and you have a foiled area.  I found a couple packages of the Foil-Mates on eBay for a great price.

The papers are from the Memory Box "Christmas Plaid" and the Echo Park "A Gingerbread Christmas" 6x6 paper pads.  Lastly, I added  Gold Gems for that finishing touch.  

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna  

**Challenges Entered:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Pixies Crafty Workshop

Corrosive Challenge

Chocolate Baroque

Dragonfly Dreams

Gem of a Craft Challenge

Christmas Card Throwdown

Creative Knockouts

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge

Creative Fingers

Holiday Tapestry

Good Morning and Happy Saturday.  Today's make is another Tag Card featuring Gina K. Designs, Heat Embossing, Ink Blending and Designer Papers.

Black isn't a color usually associated with Christmas but I've noticed a trend of non-traditional holiday colors being used in decorating and crafting this year so I thought I would give it a go.  

I stamped an image from the Gina K. Designs Holiday Tapestry Stamp set on a Tag dies cut that is from Gina K. Designs also, the heat embossed it using Simon Says Stamp White Sparkle powder.  You cannot see how sparkly the embossing is but it's lovely, perfect for a holiday card.  I ink blended over the stamping with Festive Berries Distress Oxide ink then added Nuvo Drops in White.

The background paper is from the Echo Park "My Favorite Christmas" 6x6 paper pad, the ribbon from my stash, the fancy circle die cut was given to me in a swap and the sentiment is from the Gina K. Designs Ornamental Snowflakes Stamp Set.

My Christmas card crafting is well underway.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix

ABC Christmas Challenge

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge

Sweet Stamping

A Gem of A Challenge

Polkadoodle

Creative Fingers

Cute Card Thursday

Craft Rocket

Colour Crazy Challenge - Winter Snowflake

 Hello and Happy Fri-YAY!  Today begins a new challenge at the Colour Crazy Challenge with our sponsor being Ching Chou Kuik.  I'm a Guest Designer at Colour Crazy for the forseeable so for my design team project, I had the pleasure of using Winter Snowflake for my card.

I've created an A2 sized Holiday card in non-traditional holiday colors.  I die cut a large panel for the background and die cut the focal image, which I popped up on foam pads.  I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, added Wink of Stella to her wings and placed some clear drops for additional interest. 

We hope you'll join us this week at The Colour Crazy Challenge, we would love to see your projects and hope to inspire you with ours.

Until next time, Happy Crafting

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Polkadoodle

Cardz TV

Creative Fingers

Di's Digi Design

Pattie's Creations

Winter Wonderland

Cute Card Thursday

Crimbo Crackers

Craft Rocket

Lil Red Wagon