Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #202 Christmas

 Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 2017  # 202  : Christmas

Last challenge of 2017 at Crafty Cardmakers!  June is hosting the event and the theme is Christmas. Anything you enter is fine  a scrap layout, a card, a mixed media piece, some home decor, as long as it is Christmas themed.

 I love this  Penny Black stamp, makes me  nostalgic for by gone years (not that I ever saw penguins singing ) and it is titled Penguins Caroling. I coloured the image with  Prismacolor Markers, decorated the card with: die cuts, punches,and a portionof a doily The white background was dry embossed .

Dies: IO Die 024-X(large snowflakes left hand upper corner), Memory Box Frosty Border

Punches:Martha Stewart snowflake punches

Embossing Folder: Stampin Up 's  Big Shot 'Elegant Dots'

Challenges
1. Addicted-to-Stamps: #159
2. Come and Get It Christmas Challenge
3. Fashionable Stamping: Celebrate
4. Glitter N Sparkle Challenge #269 Winter

Bugaboo Day 7 -Holiday Chaos 2017- Freebie Friday Photo Inspiration

  Bugaboo Day7 - Holiday Chaos - Freebie Challenge

Thursday  Dec. 8th and it is  day 7 over at the Catch the Bug challenge. Today's challenge is  a Freebie challenge so do go and get it,quite cute I think! 
Freebie:
Colour  Medium: Prismacolor Markers and Copics for the flesh colours
Sentiment: rubber stamp


Challenges:
1. Catch the Bug Challenge:Day 7

Bugaboo Day 6 - Holiday Chaos - Colour Challenge

            Bugaboo Day 6 - Holiday Chaos - Colour Challenge

Thursday  Dec. 7th and it is  day 6 over at the Catch the Bug challenge. Today's challenge is  a colour challenge and the goal is to capture as many of the colours available to you as you can.   I interpreted the colours as, Real Red,Melon Mamba, Pretty in Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Taken with Teal and Garden Green (all Stampin' Up)  At least that is the colours I used to create the above card.




Image: Bugaboo's  Kidz Christmas Boy and  His Dog
Sentiment: Stampin' Up 'Petite Pairs'
Snowflake: Impression Obession Die024-X
Other - left hand horizontal die cut from Stampin' Up

Challenges:
1. Crafty Gals Corner: #152 Anything Goes
2. Addicted to Stamps and More: #271 Anything Goes
3, Christmas at Sweet Stampin: November- Anything Christmas Goes
4. Craftaholics R Us: Challenge #48 Christmas
5. Crafting by Designs: December Anything Goes

Bugaboo Day 5 Holiday Chaos 2017 - Humour Me Wed.

Bugaboo Day 5  - Holiday Chaos 2017-  Humor Me Wed. at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog

Here it is day 5 already. The Catch the Bug challenge today is to make something with humour in it. Hope I succeeded with this poor doggy and his attempt to join the reindeer pulling Santa's sled. He does look a little forlorn does he not.

I used a Bugaboo image called 'Puppy - enough reindeer'. He is just so cute and the fun sentiment is part of the set. The large white snowflake is 'Impression Obsession DIE024-X'. The sentiment tag  holder from Spellbinders 'Fancy Tags' and the background was embossed with  Stampin' Up's Falling Snowflakers embossing folder. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the  fancy strip  behind the image.

Challenges.
1. Catch the Bug: Humor Me
2. Crazy 4 Challenges:C4C414 Color It
3. The Crafters Cafe #186 Embossing dry or wet
4. The Crazy Challenge #263 Christmas is Coming
5. Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything Goes
6. Make My Monday: Happy Christmas.Happy Holidays

Bugaboo Day 4 Holiday Chaos- 2017 Bingo Challenge

 Bugaboo Day 4 - Holiday Chaos- 2017  Bingo Challenge

There is a lot of fun going on over at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog with their annual Holiday Chaos challenges. Today is day 4 and the Challenge is " Bingo". I choose one of easier columns consisting of the following : Traditional Christmas Colours, Free and Bugaboo Image. I  used the image  of Christmas Bird 001  and coloured her with  Prismacolor Markers. The sentiment  is an unkown brand as I lost the info on who sold it. Was in a package of clear stamps.

Challenges
1.Catch the Bug Challenge - Holiday Chaos Day 4 - Bingo 
2. Crafting From the Heart:#186 Anything Goes
3. Dream valley Challenge: #169 Christmas
4. Glitter & Sparkle:#268 Anything Goes
5. Artistic Inspirations Challenge 191
6. Let's Craft and Create: #132 Anything Christmas Goes

Bugaboo Day 3 - Holiday Chaos- 2017 Anything But a Card

Bugaboo Day 3 - Holiday Chaos 2017- Anything But a Card

Catch the Bug Challenge

 I needed a gift bag to hold a few items for my great nephew's Christmas present.  I will put into it  a couple of  little toy cars, a bag of candy and a Christmas card  with some money. I used Bugaboo's  'kkcornament'  stamp for my image and coloured him with Copics and Prismacolour Markers. Papers are from my Christmas stash. 

Challenges

1. Catch the Bug Challenge - Holiday Chaos - Anything but a Card

2. Scrapping4Fun Challenge 104: Christmas

3. CRAFT  Challenge 444: Christmas Present

4. Sweet Stampin' November- Christmas:  Anything Christmas Goes

5. The Merry Christmas Challenge #45 ATG Christmas

6. Crafts Galore Challenge Blog: Merry Christmas #47

Bugaboo Day 2 - Holiday Chaos- 2017 Sketch Challenge

Bugaboo Day 2 - Holiday Chaos- 2017  Sketch Challenge
Catch the Bug Challenge Blog


Love the sketch and this is my interpretation of it.  I used Bugaboo's  Skinny Bird Candy Cane (BUGSBC02)  image and coloured  the image with a mixture of of Copics and Prismacolor Markers.  The Paper is  Stampin' Up's Cherry Cobbler and  Whisper White. I used a Stampin' Up embossing folder  ( Decorative Dots) for the background  and used a  punch from Michael's for the Snowflakes. The sentiment  is from  two separate die cuts.

Design Team Pick  from Crafting From the Heart
Winner of Challenge #3 at Maria KO
Challenges:

1.Catch the Bug Sketch Challenge: Day 2
2.Crafting from the Heart: Anything Goes  A design team pick
3. The Crazy Challenge: # 263  Christmas is Coming
4. Glitter N' Sparkle:#268 Anything Goes
5. Maria Ko  Challenge #3 Holly Jolly -  winner
6. Animal Friends Challenge: #57 December

Bugaboo Day1- Merry & Bright 2017

Bugaboo's annual  Holiday Chaos has started over at the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog and day one challenge is Merry & Bright.   I choose this fun snowman as my image and kept the background simple. I did add  some colourful punched snowflakes of all sizes just to brighten it up. Not sure if this guy is still available but Bugaboo has many snowmen to choose from, you should go and take a look.

Challenges:

1. Catch the Bug Challenge: Merry & Bright

2. Crafty Calendar: December-  It's Christmas

3. Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: #362 Anything Goes Christmas -optional quick and easy

4. Alphabet Challenge Blog: S is for Snow People

5. Crafty Catz #395 Anything Goes optional twist Let t Snow

6. Crafting from the Heart: Challenge #185

7. Creative Moments: Challenge 132 Anything Goes