Bugaboo Christmas in July Recipe Day 5

Hello again,

Well we are past the half way mark in this years annual Christmas in July celebration and challenge week, today brings us to Humour me Wednesday and a recipe challenge.

Recipe:

Make it Funny (Crabby Cat and Sentiment)

Use scallops (Lawn Fawn Stitched scalloped border)

Bling (sequins)

Layers (four)

I chose Crabby Cat Christmas from my collection of Bugaboo images simply because I had to use this hilarious sentiment from Create with TLC from last years Christmas Digi Club, my Uncle will probably receive this card and it will give him a laugh… Paulette has relaunched her store this year and right now only a fraction of the Christmas sentiment kits she has in her collection are available with more to come undoubtedly as the Festive season approaches. This month Paulette has join forces with Desire from her Design Team to host an all new Challenge- Anything goes with a TLC image or sentiment challenge.

Here’s my card:-

What I used:-

White 5” x 7” card blank

Bugaboo image Crabby Cat Christmas

Create with TLC 

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Rouge Cardstock (AC)

DCWV Glittered Christmas stack

Brown, Green & White card scraps

Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop die

Memory Box Grand Merry Christmas

MFT Inside & Out Stitched Rounded Rectangle STAX

Poppy Stamps Die Peaceful bird

Sequins from stash

Fine Line black pen

Adhesives:- Double-sided tape, foam tape and Diamond Glaze

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bugaboo Christmas in July day 5 Humour me Wednesday and Recipe

Create with TLC Challenge #1 at Doing life Anything goes with TLC 

Glory of Christmas Challenge Use two patterned papers

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Extra July Anything Christmas

Poppystamps Challenge #22 Fly away with me (must use Poppystamps die or stamp) 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #37 Anything goes

Crafting circle July Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in…

Have a wonderful week

Megan

P.S. A huge THANK YOU to all the lovely ladies for taking the time to leave me a comment, your kind words are truly appreciated.

    

Bugaboo Christmas in July... Day One

Hello again…

Today brings us to the sixth annual Christmas in July event with the wonderful design team ladies over at Bugaboo Stamps Catch the Bug Challenge Blog. I used to join in the fun at home not game enough to have a blog or enter any challenges so this is my second year of joining in the fun and games online. There is a whole weeks’ worth of fun planned, a recipe challenge, a colour challenge a bingo challenge and more! You can see the full list here at the Catch the bug blog.

Todays challenge is Snowmen or Snowflakes, I’m being a tad cheeky with today’s entry which you can see below… my card features one of Jodie’s Summer Santa range called Trop Santa Tube and I typed my own sentiment printing it onto some scrap cardstock found lurking on my desk…

Talking about snow current predictions are for snow this week, although the rain will likely make it melt if any actually makes it onto the ground… I have bought my science loving niece a can of make-it-yourself snow for Christmas this year.... 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

Bugaboo Image  Trop Santa Tube

Faber-Castell pencils

White 10.5cm x 14.8cm card blank

Free papers from ‘Die-Cutting Essentials’

Scrap white cardstock

Scrap of metallic silver card stock

Sprinkled Sugar Stickles

Poppystamps Giovanna Snowflake die

Carl Carla Craft snowflake punch

Adhesives:- Double-sided tape and PVA Glue

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bugaboo Christmas in July Day1 Snowmen or Snowflakes

Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge 'Snowflakes'

Christmas Cards All year long are back with 'Anything goes'

ABC Christmas Challenge 'N is for No Rules' 

Glory of Christmas Challenge 'Two or more Patterned Papers'

12 Months of Christmas Link-up optional Challenge 'Christmas Blooms'

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra July 'Anything Christmas'

Thank you for looking in....

Have a great week

Megan

Merry Christmas to Ewe

Hello again,

Well this week brings Rudolph Day with Scrappy Mo, also a host of other Christmas themed Challenges which I have rolled into one card....

Here’s my card:-

What I used:-

White 5 x 7” card blank

Ancient DCWV Design Paper

Pink scrap

White card

Bugaboo Digi image “Scene it Christmas Sheep'

Fiskars scalloped border punch

Faber Castell and Derwent Pencils

Sprinkled Sugar and Tickled pink Stickles

Pink enameled brad

Wplus9 Stamp and Die set ‘Hand lettered Holiday’

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

Orchid Pastel Colorbox ink pad (inked the Merry die cut all over)

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, P.V.A. Glue & Foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

Rudolph Day June

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: use a sentiment

Sparkles Creations: #30 Anything goes Challenge

12 Months of Christmas: optional challenge of Silver and Gold or Anything goes 

Glory of Christmas challenge would like to see stars 

(I hope just 2 is okay)

Sparkles Christmas challenge is to use two dies 

(Merry and stitched rectangle die)

Polka doodles challenge this week is to use a die cut

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge extra June

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge June

Lil patch of Crafty Friends #36 Anything goes

Snippets Playground week 235 Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you for well wishes I hope that the Pain clinic has answers, when I head back...

P.P.S Thank you to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave a message I truly appreciate them all!

Christmas Kittens

Hello again,

Well after several weeks away from my blog, I have shared seven birthday cards for the coming year in Bugaboo’s sixth birthday celebration and now it must be time to get a head start on the year’s Christmas cards.

I have combined the Stamp of the Month stamp from From the Heart Stamps a really cute pair of kittens and a sketch challenge from the 12 Months of Christmas to create my card and I'm using up some paper which I've had for ages.

If you would like to join in with the From the Heart Stamps, Stamp of the Month Challenge you can purchase the Cozy Kittens image and sentiment set and the next challenge image will be emailed to you for free alternatively buy $10 worth of digi's and enter the code found here to receive the digi for free!

I have cut and scored my own card since I have a stack of envelopes I bought and no cards actually fit, so dimensions are 11.5cm x 17.5cm to fit a 12cm x 18cm envelope… you will probably be seeing several more cards in this size until envelopes are gone…

Here’s my card:-

What I used:-

Stamp of the Month Image From the Heart Stamps

First Edition Paper Pad:- Christmas Village

White Card stock cut to 11.5 x 17.5cm

My Favourite Things Stitched Rectangle Die

My Favourite Things Pierced Fishtail Flags

My Favourite Things Sentiment Strips

Bella! Droplets

Tiny Christmas Sentiment Pink Petticoat  (closed 31 Dec 2015)

I would like to enter this card in:-

From the Heart Stamps Stamp of the Month Challenge January 2016

12 Months of Christmas Challenge #13 Sketch (used in mirror image)

Scrappy Mo’s Rudolph Day Challenge

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge #265 Use a Sentiment

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Extra
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything goes with Patterned paper

The Glory of Christmas Challenge #76 Silver or Gold or Anything goes Christmas (gold droplets)

CRAFT Challenge #347 Christmas

and a new to me Australian based Challenge blog...

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #26 Anything goes

Happy Australia Day!!

Thank you for looking in…

Have a wonderful week…

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the kind and lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all.

Some extra Christmas Crackers

Hello again,

I hope you all have had a very Merry Christmas, had a lovely time celebrating with your families, I had a quiet Christmas at home with my parents…but my brother announced quite late (already posted the bulk of the Christmas Care package) that he and his family would be coming, my niece really announced this as you can imagine an excited 10 year old “I'm getting two Christmases this year!’, so just as well the second box of presents hadn't been sealed with the previously seen Christmas Crackers, I have now had to make a second set for us too, everyone needs a Christmas Party Hat... hehehe I got to pick my own...

I have used the three paper remnants from the previous set of crackers, added six more tags (they are back to back) scoured my very messy desk for some coloured images, which I thankfully found all three from different digi stamp companies. Scraps of white card to die cut the tags, scraps of cardstock, I basically started cleaning up my table and used what I found.... its really really messy!!

Here are my Christmas Crackers (set 2):-

What I used:-

Paper remnants from previous set

Coloured cardstock remnants from my scrap box red, yellow and blue

Digi Stamps from Di’s Digital Stamps Holly Pudding 

Bugaboo:- Kidz Christmas Boy and Dog

Freebie Pippi image

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Twine in various colours from stash (including a scrounged piece from rubbish bag)

Silver ribbon from $2 shop

Cracker strips from Riot art (Australia)

Gel ink pens in co-ordinating colours

W Plus 9 Timeless tag die

Lifestyle crafts Nesting rectangle dies

Mpress nesting square die

Steel ruler, Stanley knife, craft cutting matt

Adhesives:- Double-sided tape, PVA glue

I would like to enter these crackers in:-

Pixie's Crafty Workshop Snippets playground

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #261 Anything goes Christmas

The Glory of Christmas Challenge #74 Anything goes Christmas

I'm not sure that two Christmases is good for the doctors diet, let alone having added a third!! (another family catch up which has previously happened in August!) 

Wishing you and yours a Happy, safe, peaceful and Healthy New Year

Many thanks for looking in...

Happy New Year...

Megan

December Stamp of the Month

Hello again,

Well this months Stamp of the month Challenge over at From the Heart Stamps has the cutest little bear in a Santa hat with a pile of pressies and a tiny little mouse.

For once I actually remembered to select my piece of paper as the colour inspiration for my card before I started colouring the image and I decided to join the ladies with this weeks sketch.

If you would like to join in with this months challenge you can purchase the challenge image here.

Here's my card:-

What I used:-
Digital Stamp From The Heart Stamps
White card
White card blank 10.5 x 14.8cm
Bo Bunny Double Dot soft shades paper
Doodlebug Design paper
Memory box die Ho Ho Holly Leaves
Circle punches 
Lifestyle Rectangle nesting dies
Adhesives:- Double-sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:-
From the Heart Stamps- December Stamp of the Month Challenge
From the Heart Stamps- Sketch #131 Challenge
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge- #259 Anything goes
Holly Jolly Christmas- Merry Christmas Anything goes
The Glory of Christmas Challenge- Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...
Have a great weekend... it's almost here
Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the lovely ladies who leave me a message I truly appreciate them all!!

Away in a Manger

Hello again…

Well we are almost finished this years month long holiday card challenge over at Beccy's Place. Today Beccy's challenge is to create a card based on a Christmas Carol, so here goes...

This one  has to be one of my simplest cards to date, I have used a digi stamp I won from QKR Stampede and combined it with one of Paulette from TLC Creations digital word art images, coloured in the image, added washi (can you see it?) ribbon and a bow finishing off with a die cut Star of Wonder.

Here's my card:-

What I used:-

10.5cm x 14.9cm white card blank

Navy and white card

Scrap of gold glitter paper

Digital image from QKR

Digital sentiment from TLC Cretions

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Memory Box die ‘Star of Wonder’

Lifestyle Crafts nesting rectangles

Blue glitter washi tape

Blue ribbon from my cousin’s wedding

Adhesives:- Double-sided tape, PVA and glue dots

I would like to enter this card in:-

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Day 26-Christmas Carols

Rudolph Day- Anything goes

Snippets Playground- must use snippets

Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge: #51 Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas Link-up:- #11 Sparkle Sparkle Everywhere or Anything goes (I hope a little sparkle counts)

The Glory of Christmas:- CaS or Anything goes

Crafting by Design Get ready for Christmas November

Creative Craft Cottage:- #52 Christmas

Many thanks for looking in...

have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the kind ladies who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all... Megan

Je suis Paris Joyeux Noel

Hello again...

 I have been thinking about joining in a few of the month long card challenges before they close at the end of the month so this card is a combination of many...

 Over at the Sweet Stampin' Christmas Challenge they would like to see stars

 Beccy's Place is celebrating a whole month of Christmas card making with more inspiration each day, mine comes from day 15 Christmas trees 

 Christmas Cards all year Round would also like to see Christmas trees

 I had several trips back and forth considering this month's Case-ing Christmas Challenge #31 to decide just what I would take from this month’s case card made by Donna, I decided to take my inspiration from Donna’s three trees and use a similar colour scheme, in light of what recently happened in Paris I  used the French flag for the colour layout and using a single word sentiment as a reminder of what the season is about...

Over at the Glory of Christmas Challenge the ladies would like to see a Clean and Simple card or the other option is anything goes, I think my card is fairly clean and simple...

Hazel and her team are always glad to see any Christmas make at each months Christmas Challenge Extra...

Across the ditch (well in Australia) the Creative Craft Cottage ladies would like us to make a Christmas Creation

Finally late last night the lovely ladies over at Jingle Belles challenged us to use up or Holiday Leftovers, I'm always up for using my large piles of scrap so...

Okay so I just remembered that the team over at Pile It On's Challenge is Any Holiday or Celebration, I think I've piled lots of challenges on to one card ;-)

Here’s my card:-

As I left quite a bit of space below the trees, I'm wishing that I had placed them a little lower... never mind

What I used:-

• White 10.4cm x 14.8cm card blank
• Paper scraps from two different paper pads (Bo Bunny ‘Elf Magic’ & Doodlebug Designs ‘Santa Express’)
• Silver & black glitter card from scraps
• Memory Box Die Sketchbook Peace
• Tree die from Sizzix and Hero Arts pack Reindeer and Trees
• Adhesives:- Double sided tape, Glue dots, Xyron Create-a-sticker

I would like to enter this card in:-

Sweet Stamping’ Christmas- Stars

Beccy’s Place- Month of Holiday Card making (inspiration from day #15 Christmas trees)

Christmas Cards All year Round- O’ Christmas Tree

Case-ing Christmas #31 Donna

The Glory of Christmas Challenge #72- Clean and Simple or Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Extra- Anything Goes Christmas

Jingle Belles Holiday Leftovers- apart from the layer of design paper all are scraps

Creative Craft Cottage #52 Christmas

and a sneaky little extra
Pile it On Challenge- Any Holiday or Celebration 

Many thanks for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. a Huge thanks to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave a little message, I truly appreciate them all... Megan

Gold Elf

Hello again...

Well the weather has turned again from a 28C heat wave in October to a 12C day in November, we have been misted in today, the only thing that changes is how far we can see in front of us...

On to my card I have several paper pads which have come with various card-making magazines over the last couple of Christmases and its time to use them up.

I saw the digi image online several years ago and had to get it, it is a little elf playing with a couple of baubles, by Birdie Brown, as Torico has closed her store the little elf is no longer available. My elf has lingered in the computer for a while and I recently printed three, which are all coloured differently. I will make the other cards over the next few days they are just waiting in the wings. 

Here's my card:-

What I used:-

White card blank 10.5cm x 14.8cm

Elf Digi-Birdie Brown no longer available :-(

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

First Edition and Bo Bunny Silver and Gold papers

Digi Sentiment from TLC creations

Couture Creations Die Hanging Ornaments

Holographic glitter

MFT Pierced Oval Dies

Lifestyle crafts Nesting Circle Dies

Sequins

Adhesives:- PVA glue, Double-sided tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

Beccy's Place Day 3 Month of Holiday cards

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra November

The Christmas Challenge #71 Add Glitter & or Shine

Winter Wonderland Anything Goes (as long as it's Christmas)

Sparkles Christmas Challenge -#59 Christmas Decorations

12 Months of Christmas link-up #11 Sparkles Everywhere Optional theme

52 Christmas Card Throw down Pick a previous Christmas Elves #40 June 2015

Thank you for looking in...

have a great week...

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a comment, I really appreciate each and everyone

Angels, Fairies and Christmas trees

Hello again…

I have made another Christmas card today featuring a Christmas tree for the current challenges over at The 12 Months of Christmas link-up, Sparkles Christmas Challenge, Christmas at Sweet stamping and few other challenges.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

14cm square card blank

Marianne craftables Christmas tree die

Marianne Design Star Banner die

Marianne craftables Angel with star die (star die used)

Couture Creations nesting rectangle dies

Antique gold glitter card

Kaisercraft ‘Yuletide’ paper

Merci Collections paper (wood grain paper)

White card

American crafts ‘Leaf’ card stock

Sentiment from Cottage Market website

Kaisercraft 3mm Pearls

Star single hole punch

Red ribbon bow

I would like to enter this card in:-

12 Months of Christmas Link-up- #9 Oh Christmas Tree 

Sparkles Christmas Challenge- Oh Christmas Tree

Christmas at Sweet Stamping- Festive Décor 

C.R.A.F.T. #329 Add some bling

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge #247 Beginning with P- Pearls and Pine tree 

Sparkles Creations Christmas Card Challenge- #42 Photo Inspiration 

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge extra- Anything goes September 

The Glory of Christmas Challenge- Christmas Dinner or Anything goes 

I am also sharing with you today a couple of decorations I have created,  two angels in the first picture and a fairy complete with a wand (hope you can see her wand). For the purposes of the picture I unearthed a pre-decorated tree I made years ago and could do with a renovation on all sides in various places you can see the florists foam peeking through... I have lots of beads from left over beading glut when I was selling other angels, fairies and decorations at a local shop several years ago... and I've forgotten how much the wires can hurt!!!

  

 
I would like to enter the fairy above in:-

Winter Wonderland A Christmas Fairy 

I really must dig out some more beads making these three was very relaxing...

Thank you for looking in today...
Have a wonderful week
Megan

P.S. Many thanks to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a little message, I truly appreciate them all!!!

You're on the nice list...

Hello again...

Well here is my second entry for this week’s Bugaboo Christmas in July Challenge, small weather update it didn't Snow properly although promised :-( ... some bits did however fly about in the air, that will probably be all the snow we see this year, but never say never a couple of years ago it snowed as late as October here in Australia.

Today’s challenge at Bugaboo stamps is a sketch challenge which you can see below…

I had this image already coloured waiting to be used after the planned power cut a couple of weeks ago he is called Rudolph Stars…

Here is my take on the sketch:-

What I used:-

White card blank 11cm x 16cm

Bugaboo Digi Stamp Rudolph Stars

Faber-Castell and Derwent pencils

Navy blue card

White card for printing

Darice Chevron embossing folder

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting circle die

MFT Sentiment strip die

Computer created sentiment (Fish fingers font)

American Crafts Spots and Stripes paper pad

Bo Bunny Elf Magic paper pad

My Mind’s Eye Collectable by Jen Allyson "Smile-Grin paper"

Blue Glitzee glitter glue

Adhesive Double-sided tape

Cuttlebug, scissors, Stanley Knife, cutting mat and steel ruler

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bugaboo Christmas in July- Sunday Sketch

Christmas @ Sweet Stamping-July Challenge- Oh Deer!

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra- July- Anything Christmas goes

12 Months of Christmas Link up- Ornaments (Star garland)

Glory of Christmas Challenge- Animals 2nd entry

Polka doodles Challenge - Week #27- Add some Embossing

Beccy's place- Christmas in July

Thank you for looking in...

Have a great day...

Megan

P.S. Thank you to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a little message, I really appreciate each and every one!

Little Penguin

Hello again..

Well this week Bugaboo stamps is Celebrating Christmas in July with a week full to the brim of daily challenges, Saturday was the start of the competition and today's theme is Jingle all the way. 

Here’s my card:-

What I used:-

11cm x 16cm card blank

White card 

Bugaboo image Little Penguin Reindeer

Faber-Castell Pencils

Metallic gold pen

BoBunny Elf Magic paper

Victorian label die from mpress

Kraft paper

Red and gold card from scraps

Metallic Gold punched stars

Fiskars Scallop border punch

Fiskars Corner Rounder

Star punch

MFT sentiment strip die

Sentiment from Create with TLC

Red ink pad

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bugaboo Christmas in July- Saturday

Jingle Belles- Silver belles Challenge- Silver or Bells

Digi Choosday- Christmas in July

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge extra- July

Merry Monday- Penguins

The glory of Christmas- #63 Feature a Creature/Add an animal

52 Christmas Card Throwdown- Kraft plus fav Christmas Colour-Red