Dustin Pike Anything Christmas Challenge

It's almost time to start my Christmas Baking! I use the same recipes every year and they are all from my Gram and Mum. I fit a few of them in the cute little recipe book I made for the Dustin Pike Anything Christmas challenge this week. I'm making another one from the rest of my family cookie recipes. I love how the gingerbread digi worked out perfectly for this one! I think I need to coat them with something so that they won't get yucky while baking next month. =)




The DS file that I used for the flower came from Capadia Designs and can be found on her awesome blog here

This weeks challenge from Dustin Pike can be found here.

Two of the digi sentiments were found here at Create with TLC. Lots of wonderful freebies here! =)

Thursday's Catch The Bug Challenge

Today's project was to make anything that has to do with snow. I love the little penguin with his arms full of snowballs, I just knew that I had to use him for this project. I sure am getting my Christmas cards done early thanks to this challenge!

Here is my card for today's challenge:



Catch The Bug Challenge Thursday: Snow Business, any project with Snow!

I almost didn't get my card done for today's challenge because we went to Denali yesterday and didn't get home until really late. But it was so worth it since Mt. McKinley was out in full view for us all day! It was a wonderful day and I somehow did manage to get my card done. =)




Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday's Catch The Bug Challenge

Wednesday - time for a Sketch Challenge!
Today's challenge at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog is to use a sketch they provide. Here is the sketch for this challenge:



Here is the card I made for today's challenge:


I used the Har Repotter gentle one digi stamp from Bugaboo Digi Stamps. I think these are one of my favorite stamps sets, I just love all things Harry Potter! I used paper and bling that I had on hand. I'm so glad I'm getting a head start on making my Christmas Cards thanks to this challenge!

I made this card for the Wednesday Challenge found here at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog,


Have a wonderful day!

Tuesdays Catch The Bug Challenge

Tuesday - use freebie provided to create a project!
Todays challenge is to make a project with the image that they have provided for you. It is such a cute image too! Here is what it looks like:



Here is what I did with her:



I colored her with Bic Markers and used paper, ribbon and buttons that I had on hand. I really like this image and it's the first Ruby digi from Bugaboo that I own thanks to this challenge.


I've entered this card in the challenge's found here:

Totally Stampalicious~ buttons-and-bows

Catch The Bug Blog~Christmas In July

Catch The Bug Blog Tuesday Challenge~Tuesdays Challenge

Have a great week!

Christmas in July Bugaboo Challenge

Monday on Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - Non Traditional Christmas Colors, you can find the challenge HERE. I'm a HUGE Harry Potter fan and just love these images from Bugaboo! Here is my card for the challenge.



I used Har Repotter wise one for this card and I printed the saying off the computer using Dumbledore Italic font.

Have a wonderful week!

Dustin Pike Challenge - Hot and Bothered

This week the challenge was to create something summer themed, wet and wild or sun filled. I don't think there is anything that says summer more than fishing! =) I used Bic Mark It pens to color the images. I haven't really used them before and I think they did an OK job. =) You can find the challenge here along with all of Dustin's awesome digi stamps for sale and a few freebies too!
Dustin Pike Challenge - Hot and Bothered

Have a wonderful weekend!

Har Repotter: the chosen one

I can't believe July 15th is next week! I can't wait to get together with good friends and enjoy the end of an awesome series! The Harry Potter movies by far have to be my favorite of all time! I love the Har Repotter stamps from Bugaboo, they are just so darn cute! I used The chosen one to make my card for this weeks challenges, I used Prismacolor pencils to color him in and paper that I had on-hand to finish it off with.





Catch The Bug: Anything Goes Challenge
Bugaboo Wacky Wednesday: #9



I hope you have a wonderful week!

Dinosaur Card

How cute is this little dinosaur from Bugaboo Digi Stamps? I just love it! I made this little card for my nephew. He loves dinosaurs! I colored him with 903 and 913 Prismacolor pencils. I used the Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls Embossing Folder and paper that I had on-hand.

I entered it into these challenges:

My Craft Central: "Color Me Crazy"

Catch The Bug Challenge Blog: July–Anything Goes Challenge!

Bugaboo Stamps Wacky Wednesday: Challenge #8

I really am loving these challenges because I have an excuse to make cards and play with paper! =)

Lemon & Lavender

I love this little fairy from Bugaboo Digi Stamps. I think she looks so cute in yellow and purple. I made this little card for two challenges. Here are the links to both of them:

Simon Says Stamps use LAVENDER & LEMON

Peachy Keen Stamps use this sketch


This was my first Simon Says challenge and my second Peachy Keen. I thought it would be easy to make a card when you follow easy direction such as use yellow and purple and follow the sketch provided. It was a lot harder than I thought and took me a few days to come up with the final card. I like the way it turned out though. =)



Have a great day!

BugWW#7

I joined PCP a while ago but never figured it out or really did anything with it, until this challenge popped up. I just hope that I uploaded everything the right way. I love this little girl and swing from Bugaboo! She is just so darn cute! I cut her out and just added her onto the swing. I have never tried to make this type of card before but it was really easy, I found the directions here. I just used paper that I had on hand and colored her with prismacolors 946, 945, 941, 929, 913, and 903. I blended the colors with goo gone.

You can find the challenge here at Bugaboo Wacky Wednesday #7.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Card for my little sister

My sister and I live at opposite ends of the USA and I miss her dearly! I made her this yesterday and I hope she likes it. She is my best friend and I wish that we lived closer!


I found the sentiment at Create with TLC, they have a saying for just about anything you could ever imagine!

4th of July card

I just love the 4th of July! I love how families seem to all gather together for a BBQ or picnic and just spend time together. I adore this little turtle and I think I might make a few more blank ones to send to Operation Write Home. Being from a military family I think what they are doing is great!

I just used paper that I already had on hand and bought this cute little turtle from Bugaboo Digi Stamps, they have lots of little turtles for different holidays. I colored the little guy with prismacolors 901, 902, 908, 911 & 924 and then blended the colors with goo gone.

I entered this card in two challenges which you can find here:


Peachy Keen Stamps :: Sketch Challenge 54

Catch the bug Challenge Blog :: Red, White and Blue with Ribbon Challenge!

Have a wonderful week!

Dustin Pike Red, White & Blue challenge!

My little one said that the bird looks like Blue from Rio after I colored him. =) I decided to make a card to send my gram telling her that I miss her. I missed a few of the Dustin Pike challenges and it's nice to get back into the swing of things. Have a great day!

Dustin Pike Freebie!!!

Dustin Pike has a wonderful freebie on his blog today! It is a cute birthday image. You can download it in color and black and white. You can find them on his blog HERE. Don't forget tomorrow is his Blog-Iversary and he will have lots of great digi's for sale!

Easter Cards

I love the rabbit images found HERE at Angels Landing. She did such a wonderful job coloring them in! If you love these images you should go over to her site and check out her cute chipmunk! Now I have to get these in the mail before Easter gets here! =)

It's A Party~Challenge

It's time for another challenge at Dustin Pike! I love these because I actually make cards instead of buying them. I have tons of projects I want to do...I just never seem to sit down long enough to do them all! Click here to find the challenge. I love love love that Dustin has hummingbird images! They are my grams favorite!!! Here is the birthday card we made for her. My little one wrote her a note on the inside. =) I just colored with prisma's and goo gone and then added stickles to the flowers and the throats of the hummingbirds. I really want to use markers but when I do it looks like a kid colored them!

Unicorn Card

I made this card for a friend of mine who's reading a book that has a Unicorn in it. I didn't put the message on until after I took a picture because it was an inside joke between the two of us. She loved it and laughed so hard! The stamp is a digi stamp from The Greeting Farm and it was colored with goo gone & prismacolors and then I added stickles just to make it sparkle!

Hop To It Challenge

You can find this challenge here at Dustin's blog. CJ wanted to wear the little chick as a necklace so I ran to Michael's and bought shrinky dink material and went to work. She loves them! We made a few more charms for her so that she can change them out during the month! I'm glad that I saw this challenge because we had a great time making jewelry together!

Doodle Dragon Studio's Sketch challenge.

I love challenges where you get to use a sketch. I have such a hard time coming up with them on my own. I flipped it on it's side so the littel elephant would fit. I need a few birthday cards this month so here's the first one that I've got done. I'm not sure who is getting it yet but now I'm one down and five to go! July is so busy for our family. Have a great day!