Showing posts with label bugaboo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bugaboo. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

I'll try to be nicer...

I wanted to share a project I made for a dear friend of mine. As soon as I saw this Bugaboo image, I knew it was perfect for her. My friend works in a computer lab at one of the local high schools and this image completely reflects her outer personality. One thing about Nancy, you never have to wonder what she's thinking! She's a little crusty on the outside, but she has a heart of gold and I just love her! But what else could you expect from an ex-Miami cop? Guess you have to have a little attitude to survive there!
Anyway, this project was over a year in the making. Getting the image, blowing it up, and getting it colored was the easy part. When that was finally done, I realized I didn't have a frame to fit it after all. But I remembered that the LSS had exactly what I was looking for on their clearance rack....so off I went to get it. Well, not exactly. It was more like trying to remember to get it when I was in the store which is harder than you might think! You see, I have a little problem with follow-through unless I write it down. Anyway, by the time I remembered, the store had put away the items on the clearance rack to make room for more new stuff and an up-coming move. They were sweet enough to dig it out of the store room for me and I finally had the frame at home.
Of course, because I have follow-through issues, the frame sat untouched for almost another year before I got it out and got it painted. From there it was pretty quickly accomplished. I layered the image on some retired Tango Tangerine dsp and finished it off. I even managed to get it delivered within the week and she loved it! In fact, even though she is sure it will get her in trouble, she says it will proudly hang in the computer lab. She says her kids will totally get it.
Well, I had fun making this little project even if it did take me forever to complete. Hope you liked it too!

Monday, December 27, 2010

Recycle It!!

I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas with friends and family. I know we did...got to see all the kids over the two days and most of the grands, too! It warmed up nicely for Christmas day, but got really cold again that night and never warmed up yesterday....freezing again today. I hear that there were reports of snow all around us, though I never saw any of that nasty white stuff, and very glad I didn't!!
It seems like everyone gets in the mood to start over and get things cleaned out with the approaching new year, so Totally Stampalicious has a very appropriate challenge for this week, and they even started things up a little early. This week's challenge is to grab something headed for the trash, or maybe even out of the trash, to make your project. I had some ribbon spools that I had thrown away that were in three parts...a small plastic bobbin, a foam ring, and two cardboard disks. I grabbed the first two parts back pretty quickly thinking there must be a use for them in the crafting world. Before those cardboard disks hit the big can, I pulled them back, too. No wonder my room is always such a mess!!
I used the plastic bobbins and foam rings to make Christmas tree ornaments for the grands.  I used the Angel Bear set and colored them with Copics. I used punches and Nesties for the various layers. Added a bunch of sparkle with tiny gems or pearls and Stickles. Found the little charms in a box of Christmas embellishments that I buy and rarely use, so they are almost recycled, too!!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Woo Hoo...Anything Goes!!


It's time for another challenge from Totally Stampalicious and Anything Goes!!! How's that for a simple challenge. And here's a direct quote from the TS blog....
Now we expect to have quite a few players for this one...
but we've NEVER had 100 players or more! Soooo, if we go OVER the 100 player mark, we're going to give away a PRIZE valued at OVER $30!
  Now, how's that for a deal???
  For this one, I pulled out one of the new sets in the Bugaboo line from Totally Stampalicious. I colored the image with Copic markers. I stamped her twice, once on white and once on the dsp. I fussy cut the white layer and placed her over the other to match the tiny details on her outline that I couldn't cut out. Added some tiny half-pearls for her earrings. 
The dsp is from BoBunny and is part of the incredible bargains I got at Priceless, the LSS, on Black Friday. That's the only place I went on Friday as I don't like crowds and lines well enough to do the whole shopping thing. I just hung out there all day and played with new toys among some of my favorite people! Trish had these awesome paper packs for $11.99. Each pack included 50 sheets of Bo Bunny papers, most of them double sided and some doilies with cute edges, two sheets of chipboard, two sheets of rub-ons, a shaped book kit, and a package of buttons or bling!!! I guess I did do some Christmas shopping because I bought several of them!! I used one of the doilies and coordinating papers to make this card. I cut the doily so it covered most of the card with a right angle in the corner.
The sentiment was added by using a scalloped oval punch on a scrap of card stock that was folded in half. I didn't insert the paper all the way into the punch, meaning I left the folded edge partially unpunched. That gave me a flap under which I could hide the second half of the sentiment.
I'm pretty happy with this. After I made it, Bonnie and I were running around the whole store coming up with ideas for using some of those other oddly shaped papers that we never knew what to do with! Great...something new to collect!!!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

New Release Blog Hop


 

It's that time again!!!
Welcome to the FIFTH STOP of the November Release Blog Hop!! The hop begins at the Totally Stampalicious blog if you want to start from the beginning. There is a line-up posted below to make sure you don't miss any of the design team's creative talents. We have FOUR New Sets from the Bugaboo Line by the incredibly talented Jodie Mackerell, owner/artist of Bugaboo Digi Stamps!
All 4 Fabulous new stamps sets are available NOW at Totally Stampalicious!!

So are you ready to get HOPPIN'?
As always, we've got some great PRIZES to give away! Be sure to leave comments on all the Design Team's posts and maybe YOU could be a winner of one of these AWESOME PRIZES!!
1st Prize - All 4 New Stamp Sets
2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certificate
3rd, 4th and 5th Prizes - $5 Gift Certicate

Here's a peek at a creation using the new Old Truck Gus set. 

 
I decided that Old Gus wouldn't be driving around in a shiny old truck, so I added some rust spots to his ride. The image colored with Copic markers. I used a combination of images to create my background and sponged everything up to age it.

My second project for the hop is this card made with the Stella Cupcake set, only in this case she has a cup of coffee. There are actually two images with this sets and plenty of sassy sentiments to go with both of them. 
For this one I used some Bo Bunny papers to paper piece some coffee mugs from the Coffee Brawd set, a TS classic in my opinion!! The image is again colored with Copic markers. Can you see her glittery accents and the sparkly steam on the coffee cups?


Now it's time to HOP on over to Laurie's blog, On the Bright Side, and see what AMAZING creation she has come up with for us!

And here is the entire Blog Hop line-up just in case there are any hiccups along the way!!

Totally Stampalicious
Joanne Grzelak - The Inky Ocean Gazer
Cindy Haffner's Corner 

 Monique - For The Love of Paper 
 Lynnor - Just Add Glitter
  Laurie - On the Bright Side
 Becky - Stampin' For Fun
 Patricia - Stamping With Kokirose
  Joycelyn - Stamps 'n' Coffee
 Vicki - Summerthyme Studio
 Stacy - Twinshappy
Sue - Coffestamper (SCS Gallery)

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Picking up the pieces...

Seems like that's what we've been doing around here for the past week. We woke up a week ago today to the tragic news of the loss of five neighborhood children in a horrible house fire. The children ranged in age from 6 to 15 and the oldest three went to the school where I teach. The oldest boy was in the classroom next to mine and had been with that teacher for three years, so it was especially hard on that teacher who is also one of my dearest friends. Yesterday, we attended the memorial service and cried yet again. The mother and father of these children lost all of their babies and I can't imagine how they will find the strength to go on. The family will need the support of many for a along time to come to survive this tragedy so if you find it in your heart to send some extra prayers to the Jordan family, I know it will be greatly appreciated!!
With things being such a mess here this past week, I am a little late getting my card posted for this week's challenge for Totally Stampalicious. The challenge this week was paper piecing and I just don't use this technique nearly enough! I used Shopping Cart Stella for my card and some new papers from Basic Gray. Had to fussy cut the layer around my Nestie label as the next size was just too large for my liking. The layout is from one of the sketches I spotted this week out there in blogland and I'm sorry to say I can't remember which one. But rest assured...the layout is scraplifted!! The ribbon is some new stuff that just hit the shelves at the LSS, Priceless Scrapbooks. It's from May Arts and has such a gorgeous shimmer to it and makes perfect bows!! Comes in like a kagillion fabo colors, too and I had to have every single one!!!
There is also going to be a new release this Thursday with a blog hop to celebrate. Join us at 9 pm Thursday for some fantastic eye candy from the design team and some fabulous prizes from Totally Stampalicous!!! The new release will feature four more new sets of Bugaboo images available in acrylic for the first time! These are some of the cutest sets yet, so be sure to stop back in for the blog hop!! See you there!!!

Monday, November 8, 2010

Monochromatic Blue Challenge

Wow!! I actually got a card done for this week's challenge at Totally Stampalicious and got it uploaded in the same week! This week's challenge is to make a monochromatic card in blues. I used Let It Snow Stella for my card from the Bugaboo line. The card stock is Pacific Point and Neehah super smooth white. DSP is from a Tim Holtz stack I picked up at Micheal's on the clearance rack. I used Copic markers to color the image and added some stickles and glittery flocking. I used a a sketch from I (heart) to Stamp for the layout.
There is some exciting things happening at Totally Stampalicious and you can get all the details on their blog but I will tell you that they are looking for guest designers and you could be one of them. For more information on how to apply for a guest designer position, just go to the TS blog and read up on the details. There is more excitement to come, too! We will be having a new release blog hop in the near future with some super cute new images for the Bugaboo line! Be sure to check back for more details!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Case a DT member....really late!

A couple of weeks ago, I made this card for the Monday challenge at Totally Stampalicous, but I never got it uploaded. Things got so crazy around here....couldn't believe it!! Anyway, the challenge was to case one of our DT members and I decided to case this card from Pat aka Kokirose. I used Bubble Bath Scarlette and Linen Closet papers from DCWV. 

Monday, October 25, 2010

Angel Bear

Where does the time go? I had this post hanging in cyberspace for over a week!!! I never even got my TS challenge card posted last week and now it's time for another one!! Things have been sooooo crazy here. Adult children moving, switching out major appliances, planning trips out of state, being voted Rookie Teacher of the Year at my school....sheesh!!! I hardly know which end is up. I am so far behind on my stamping commitments!! I'll go ahead and get this one posted and then maybe I'll get last week's challenge card posted later this week. I know there is no hope of getting one done for this week's challenge before the next one arrives! 
Here's another card made with one of the new sets of stamps from Totally Stampalicous featuring their Bugaboo line. I stamped the bear on kraft card stock and colored him with Copic markers and white Smooch paint. Yes, I finally bought another Momento ink pad, so I was able to color with my Copics again!! I've missed them!!
The papers are from Bo Bunny and are actually the scraps from the card I made a week ago that was inspired by the shirt of one of my students. The flower is made from punched card stock and shaped while wet. You can't see the shimmer that is one this flower. I sprayed it with pearl glimmer mist.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Snowflake Challenge

Hi all!
After a glorious weekend of chamber of commerce weather, it almost seems a shame to think about the upcoming cold that will soon be upon us. Today's challenge at Totally Stampalicious is make a card with at least three snowflakes on it. Here is my sample for the challenge. i used Let it Snow Stella from the newly released stamp sets from Totally Stampalicious' Bugaboo line. I love the sentiments that go with this set because they pretty much sum up my feelings about snow. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty stuff....on the news, on a calendar, on a Christmas card...but I moved to Florida at the tender age of 18 because I knew I didn't want to deal with the dreaded white stuff! I have never put the Let it Snow sentiment on a card before, because I really don't want it to. But this set allows for the exception because on the inside I was able to add...."somewhere else!"
The big fuzzy snowflake in the background is a dollar store find. There were six of these babies on the card and I knew it would be perfect for this challenge. The little ones on the front were punched from a shimmery brown paper with a Martha Stewart punch. The papers are some SU! dsp from years ago called Wintergreen. I loved this paper so much, I hoarded it and used very little of it. I uncovered it in my stash of Christmas papers when I dug them out of the closet this weekend. I think I'll be using them again before the season is over!!!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

On Blitzen!

Another card using one of the newly released Totally Stampalicious images from their Bugaboo line. This time I used the second image from the Christmas JJ set. After I had almost completed coloring the image I realized that her dress is a reindeer costume, so my colors are exactly accurate for a reindeer....oops! Added lots of sparkle to go with the sparkle on these papers from SEI from last year's Christmas line. Still love 'em and have tons of them. The image is colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The fibers are from the same SEI line.
Looks like it's going to be a great Sunday. Kyli is here and the weather is beautiful. On top of that, DH ordered BBQ ribs and chicken from one of the local kids' sports leagues, so I won't have to cook this evening! Yeah!!! Happy Sunday to all!!!

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Naughty Stella

What a wonderful weekend this is shaping up to be!!! Got to play with the girls at Priceless last night, going to get that sweet little granddaughter in just a little bit, and I didn't bring home one piece of work that had to be done for school!! I can just relax and do what Lynnor wants to do for the first time since school started back!
Here is a card I made last night using some of my new toys and some stuff that has been in my stash for a really long time. The image is from the newly released stamp sets from Totally Stampalicious' Bugaboo line. This image is called Naughty Stella.....hehehehehe!! The other new stuff is the Nestabilities die I added to my collection last night. I punched all of the holes going around the border by hand, so they are not all perfectly aligned...but that's what makes it a handmade card...right?
I packed up all my papers from Christmas past and used some of them on this card. The pink snowflake paper has the prettiest shimmer to it and I love the big glittery snowflakes on the bg paper that is by Reminisce. Swapped a couple of Dollar Tree snowflakes I had picked up the other day for the pink double-sided ribbon and my card was done! Oh yeah....added stickles too to go with all the glitter on the snowflakes!
Well, off to get my sweet girl. I think we'll stop at the park and play a little before I bring her back to the house!! Another gorgeous day, so I think we should enjoy the fabulous weather before the cold stuff gets here!! Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

New Release Blog Hop

Ho Ho Ho!!! Merry Christmas!!!

Welcome to the next stop of the Christmas in October Stampalicious Blog Hop!!

We've got PRESENTS GALORE to give away to some of our lucky Blog Hoppers so be sure to post comments all long the way for your chance to WIN!!!
Here's what you might find under the Stampalicious Tree:
3 - $5 Gift Certificates 1- $10 Gift Certificate 1 - Gift of ALL FOUR NEW SETS!

We're celebrating Christmas just a little early with the
FANTASTIC RELEASE of FOUR NEW STAMP SETS!!

Once again, you'll find us on the Humorous Side of the Holidays, so hang on to your funny bone and head on over to
Totally Stampalicious
to see the latest and greatest from the Bugaboo Line!

Don't forget, if you're interested in the Digi Images of these characters, you can find them all over at
Bugaboo Digi Stamps by Jodie Mackrell!



I've been having lots of fun with some of the new sets and have three samples to show you today.
The first one is a card I made using the JJ Holly image and one of my favorite layouts using punched squares and lots of sparkly details.

I colored my JJ image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The sparkly papers are by Reminisce.
My second card uses Naughty Stella. I love how cute Stella looks in Santa's sleigh and her sassy sentiments are so funny!
My last project is an ornament I made using Santa Called Stella and a die cut ornament from Close to My Heart. These new sets just have so many possibilities!

Now it's time to hop on over to Cindy's Blog. If you get lost along the way, you can always hop back to the Totally Stampalicous blog and get back on track.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Thankful Challenge

The challenge for the week at Totally Stampalicious is to make a project or card with the Thankful theme. Well, I have to admit that the theme is a stretch for this project, but it was the first thing that popped into my head, so I went with it. I immediately thought of this cute Shopping Cart Stella image from TS when I saw these 5 x 7 inch photo sleeves to go on the fridge. I thought it would make a great place to jot down those things you need to pick up from the store. While I hate grocery shopping, I am so thankful that my hubby and I have the means to purchase our own groceries and provide our own transportation to the places we need to go. So many people don't have these options.
The colors for my project were inspired by the shirt that was worn by one of my students on Friday. I just loved it and he was so tickled that I wanted to take a pic of it to use as a color guide for my stamping that night. I used BoBunny papers to match up the colors that you can see in my student's shirt below:


The blue-ish green in his shirt is a little brighter than those in the papers, but it works for me. Nestabilities and an EK Success punch provided the shapes for the project. The clear sleeve works perfectly with a dry erase marker that is kept handy with a couple of Velcro dots.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Bookmark challenge

 I made a bookmark for the challenge this week at Totally Stampalicious using one of the newest Bugaboo digi images turned into acrylic by TS. The challenge is to make a bookmark and I have been wanting to make some of the cool corner bookmarks I have been seeing around. There is a great tutorial on SCS by Beate Johns.
For my project, I used Bubble Bath Scarlette and Linen Closet papers by DCWV. The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. Here is a shot of the bookmark inserted into a book to show how it works.
 All of the bubbles have lots of glitter added. I hear that reading in the bath is a relaxing past time but something I wouldn't know from personal experience. I would never take a book into the tub with me as I tend to get very sleep while reading....need I say more?

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Totally Stampalicious New Release Blog Hop


Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
It's the fourth STOP of the
SEPTEMBER RELEASE
BLOG HOP!!
So you know what that means?!!
Lots and lots of gorgeous EYE CANDY and fabulous PRIZES!!!
Prizes will be selected randomly from 3 different DT Blogs (also randomly selected) so be sure to stop in and comment on all of them!

Wanna know what we're givin' away?

3rd Prize - $10 Gift Certificate
2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certificate
1st Prize - ALL FOUR New Release Stamp Sets!!

All of the New Releases are AVAILABLE NOW at the
Totally Stampalicious Store!

If you are interested in the Digi Files of these stamps, head on over to Bugaboo Digi Stamps to find these and many. many more fun images by the fabulous artist, Jodie Mackerell!

The first stop on the hop is at the Totally Stampalicious blog where you will see a creation by one of the TS owners, Joycelyn. If you found your way here first, you may want to hop over to the TS blog to make sure you don't miss any of the stops along the way.

Now it's time to head on over to Melissa's Blog to see what FABULOUS creation she's come up with for us!!
If you get lost along the way, just head back over to the TS blog to get back on track.
 Now, on to my cards for the new release blog hop! My first card is made with the Breast Cancer Stella set. The papers I used are part of a set of papers that were designed for breast cancer awareness that I picked up a couple of years ago to make a project for a friend who is a breast cancer survivor
I paired the papers with some pink pirouette and wild wasabi card stock. The image is colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I added some stickles to her dress, shoes, and earrings....gotta have some glitter...tee hee!!
The Angel Bear set was calling to me from the time it arrived in the mail, so my second card was made with that set. Perfect for baby cards and I have a shower to go to on Sunday, so now I am ready to go!! Here's my card...

Pacific Point and Crumb Cake were added to the Blueberry Crisp dsp by Stampin' Up! the clouds were made with a die from My Favorite Things. Image is colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. Added Stickles to the star and halo. Can't wait to play with the rest of the cute images!!
Enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget to leave lots of comments along the way to increase your chances of winning a prize!!!

Monday, September 6, 2010

Paper Flowers Challenge

 I made this card for the challenge at Totally Stampalicious this week to add paper flowers to your card. Cafe Scarlette is colored up with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol to match the papers I used which are from a set of retired papers from SU! I used several different ribbons and trims on this card and lots of black blingy accents. The flowers are made using a scallop circle punch, a paper crimper and brads. I've made these and used them on cards in the past...very quick and easy to make.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Pink Black and White

 The challenge this week at Totally Stampalicious is to make a card using the colors pink, black, and white!! One of my fave combos!!!! One of the other girls on the DT used this cute image from the Bugaboo line from TS to make a baby girl by adding a bow and I really wanted to try it having a granddaughter who loves to spend lots of time at Grandma's house.
Stamps: Bently from Totally Stampalicious
Paper: GP white, basic black, melon mambo card stock and dsp
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Nestabilities scallop circle dies, Colluzzle, Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, ribbon

Monday, August 9, 2010

Only one layer??? Are you serious???

 Well, it wasn't easy, but I managed to make a card that only has one layer!! I used JJ Pregnant from the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo line to make my card for this week's challenge at Totally Stampalicious. The card base is Sahara Sand and the inks used for the stamped design on the border are chocolate chip, close to cocoa, and tempting turquoise. I used the rock and roll technique on some of the flowers from a clear set from Our Craft Lounge. Sponged an oval shape using the negative space from a Nestabilities oval and colored the image with Copic markers. A little bow finishes it off. I have to make a confession though. I will have to add a layer to the inside because I forgot that the Copics bleed through cardstock!!! JJ is just as visible on the inside and that won't do!!! I think this is the only one layer card I've made since I first started stamping about eight years ago!! Definitely a challenge!!!

Monday, July 5, 2010

Totally Stampalicious Food Theme Challenge

A food challenge and an incredible sale!! That's what is going on over at Totally Stampalicious this week! The sale details can be found here and it's a great time to pick up some of those sets you've been eying but haven't purchased! It's a hot, summer sale!!! Now on to my card and the food challenge.

While I had my crochet supplies out to make the cute little stars I used on my patriotic card the other day, I decided to try adding a crocheted trim around some circle scraps I had laying around. I had two bright pink circles, so those were the basis of the card design. I decided to use JJ Pregnant by Totally Stampalicious for my card for this week's challenge at Totally Stampalicious. The theme of this week's challenge is to make a food-related card or project. I colored JJ up in some pinks and found this old paper I've had for eons and had never cut into. It is by Making Memories and the colors are definitely out of my comfort zone. Probably one of the reasons I had never used it! I added some blings and such to the layers and popped up my smaller layers. You can't really see it in the photo, but the orange background has a small heart pattern stamped all over it and I rounded the corners around the whole card. A little over-the-top even for me, but I like it...hope you do, too!!! Thanks for stopping in!!

Monday, June 28, 2010

Bentley Jailbreak

Bentley has made a break for it!! After nine long months on the inside, he has made his debut! Bentley is one of the four new sets released by Totally Stampalicious last week and in honor of two of the new sets (Bentley and JJ Pregnant) we are making baby cards as this week's challenge at the TS blog.
I tried to keep Bentley in monochromatic tones and added just a hint of color with the red on the little heart on his ball and chain. I repeated that design in the ball and chain I added to the sentiment. I made the chain by punching 1/2 inch circles from a piece of black card stock and then going back over the scrap and centering the punched circle in a 3//4 inch circle punch to get the little rings. Now I have to say that getting these little rings linked and glued down was a bit tedious and I almost gave up. But I figured if Bentley could do nine months, I could spend a few more minutes getting this chain together and here it is!
Now the background paper is actually part of a bag hubby and I got from a gift shop when we went to visit Fort Clinch on Amelia Island about seven or eight years ago. It was one of the few day trips we took while I was on spring break. (We really need to do that more often) The bag was made to look like an old newspaper, so I just cut a piece of it out, distressed it by crumbling, inking, and tearing, and then adding it to a piece of black card stock that had been embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.
The edges of the images layer were done with the faux burnt edges technique that I learned last summer over at Splitcoast Stampers. Tear the edges, and distress with three progressively darker colors of distress inks. I used Brushed Burlap, Walnut Stain, and Black Soot. Just a little sponging on the label to give it a more aged look. Image is colored with Copic markers mostly in the warm gray family. Wow! That was involved! I really need to work at doing some clean and simple cards!
Now, if you want to play along and win fabulous prizes, just make up a baby card and post a link to it from the TS blog. I'm headed off to the very same thing even though I'm not eligible to win any of the prizes. Let's see what you come up with!!