Remember Those Cute Bugaboo Characters?

Hello, my friends! Another post from me! (giggle)

Today's cards are doubly sweet - made with fond thoughts of Jodie (former owner of Bugaboo Stamps), and also for a dear friend who loves her little white mischievous puppies! Her birthday is drawing near, so it was the perfect opportunity to showcase Jodie's silly images for a person who will appreciate them. 

Copics, inks, paper-piecing techniques, and recycled ribbon comprise this 5 inch square card. 

Does anyone know the name of this fun fold card? 

I think it might be called the Triple Panel Pop Out Fold?

Anne Buckingham taught me the mechanics in making the fun fold last year, but I don't know the name of the fold. It's really simple to make. Cut a piece of cardstock that matches the card base - 4 inches wide by however tall your card is (in this case, it is 6" tall). Score the piece at one, two and three inches. Fold into a "square tube". Apply adhesive to the two ends of the "tube" - first and last segments - and adhere both on either side of the card base fold. Be sure to fold the card while your glue is drying to make sure you have placed it perfectly on either side of the card fold. NOTE: It was easier adhering the sentiments after the tube was in place. Decorate with all sorts of ephemera, images, sentiments, die cuts - so cute ~ !

Thanks for popping by!

Products: Baxter Puppy from Bugaboo, digital sentiments, Dies: Darice Nested Ornate Rectangles, Surprise Creations Large stitched rectangles, Tutti Stitched Rectangles, LaLaLand Flag Banner, Spellbinders Fleur de Lis, Embossing Folder: We R Memory Keepers Next Level Woven 2, Coloring: Copics and Distress inks, Patterned Papers and cardstock from stash, Glitter, Ribbon

ALWAYS THANKFUL FOR THE DESIGN TEAMS AND HOSTS OF ON-LINE CHALLENGES:

1. Critter Crazy Challenges #95 (final challenge SOB!) AG with Featured Critter 2/25
2. Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2508 AG 11/25
3. CD Sunday Plus #152 Anything Goes (3 digital images, several digital sentiments as shown on the fun fold card - I hope it fits the rules of your challenge). 2/25
4. Snippet's Playground Challenge #500 CELEBRATE 500! (in the fun fold card I used snippets for interest in the bottom portion of card front, and lots of snippets from scraps of designer papers in the flags/banners. The yellow glitter border is the "negative" left over portion of a die cut. The interior also uses several snippets of left over lengths of cardstock and pattern paper - thanks for the fun challenge! 2/25 (playing JFF for top 3 spot)
5. Love those Pretty Papers (a D&D challenge) Feb 1 Use pattern papers 3/1
6. Creative Fingers Challenge #295 Anything Goes 3/8 (products I used are listed above - hybrid layering. Thank you!)
7. Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges Blog #2 (Feb2) BEWAS - using birthday cards, one is pop out. 3/2
8. Halloween & Other Occasions Crafts Year Round (Feb 1) Birthdays and Dogs 2/28

Stamping Hugs,

A little Shabby Chic - Moving Along With The Times Challenge

Hello, dear blogging friends!
To spice things up, I have a colorful take on the Shabby Chic theme.

(taking a few cues from my color-loving friend Sue Drees)

My wishes for you all...

And now... 

It's time to share a Project for the new Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenge #91's theme is A LITTLE SHABBY - for the next 2 weeks upload your creations that feature Shabby Chic style in some way!

Verses Rubber Stamp "Today" is the star of today's show. Sigh. I just love this sentiment and would use it very often if I could. Perfect inside or out!

The edges of the blue frame are painted with glue and coated with Ultrafine Navy Glitter. The sentiment is popped up on top, after being stamped with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair ink and heat set with Satin Velvet Embossing Powder.

PERSONAL NOTE: The antique lace is at least 75 years old, from my Great Aunt Agnes's Stash - the lace is from the 1930s when she worked in a hospital as a registered nurse. Because of her skills, friends and neighbors came to her home for help during the Depression. They paid her with all kinds of barter and goods when they were able.

Along with my fingers, I died the lace with Blue Print Distress reinker.

BOO-BOO CONFESSION:
For the interior, I dropped my distress ink applicator tool and smudged ink near the top of the insert. When picking the applicator up, I dropped it AGAIN, so I deliberately smooshed more ink on the panel, and stamped this lovely Penny Black Stamp rose "When I love you". 




I loved making this card! Hope you will join us this fortnight!

Some of the Products Used:

Verses Rubber Stamp "Today"
Penny Black Stamp rose "When I love you"
Darice Nested Ornate Rectangles
Spellinders Curved Borders Two, Bitty Blossoms Two, Foliage

MS borner punch

SNS Satin Velvet Embossing Powder EP209

SNS Blue Belle VersaFine Clair ink
SNS Ultrafine Navy Glitter

Bo Bunny Genevieve Paper

Blue Print Distress ink and reinker (for lace), Scattered Straw
Spellinders Curved Borders Two

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

1. Scrapy Land Challenges #107 AG SL dies (Spellbinders, Darice) (2/20 sep post)
2. Stamping Sensations "All things bright and BEAUTIFUL" 3/1 sep post
3. Classic DT Challenge #2 AG DT 3/1 sep post
4. Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges (Feb) Embossed Sentiment, Glittered Frame
5. A Perfect Time to Craft #2 AG 3/1 (sep post)
6. Crafting With an Attitude #48 AG 3/1 (sep post)

Stamping Hugs,

Tingling Slime! (Dies R Us}{Tiddly Inks}

Greetings, Crafty Friends!

Welcome to my blog for a little Dies R Us Inspiration!
Yikes! This morning we had a fierce thunderstorm bringing an unusually strong amount of lightning and thunder and LOTS OF HAIL! It beat the vegetable garden down pretty badly, but other than that, all is well.

In the Ellis Household, we are celebrating our 40th Wedding Anniversary,
so today I'm showing a humorous card for my husband,
who prefers Simple and Silly.

(Noooo, I'm pretty sure that is NOT why he married me, giggle)

That being said...

          Have you ever tried combining... 

                    elegant, ornate elements... 

                              with... 

                                        silly, humorous pieces?

Dies R Us  is an on-line store carrying a huge assortment of amazing dies by several manufacturers.

I hope you enjoy today's project

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My card uses the following Dies R Us Products:

Die-Versions - Bug's Life Sweet Petites DVP-086

Sue Wilson Spanish Collection Seville CED1203

Darice Dies - hearts (plain and scallop) nesting dies

Impression Obsession - Grass DIE038-J

We live on a mini-farm, and my husband is constantly battling the buggies and ickies around the place here in central, rural Florida. Hence, the characters of my card. 
Wouldn't this card would be so sweet even without the easel effect?

But I liked the sentiment so much, that an easel card was the only option.

How my multi-dies are held together:

(this is what my work area REALLY looked like before cropping the above photo): LOL

Will those buggies NEVER stop?

How to make the border for the "stop":

Use the same border to create cohesiveness on the top panel.
Be sure to distress-ink the border for interest!

I discovered the slug on a freebie site! It's eyes are just perfect for the theme. The clip art site is called Clipart Panda by Ron Leishman. 

The silly, love-smitten slug has been paired with the cutest ever snail digi set called 

Snails Galore by Christy Croll at her store called Tiddly Inks. Would you believe her fantastic 9-piece set is only $1? 

I used some of Christy's "slime" behind and round the clipart slug. 

Christy, thanks for such a fun image!

Other Products Used:

• Image: Snails Galore by Christy Croll at her store called Tiddly Inks.
• Sparkle N Sprinkle Parisian Mist Glitter G1037 (border stop)
• Copic Markers, Distress Inks, Fibers

Submitted to the following fabulous challenges:

1. Crafting a Beautiful Mess #2 Anything Goes 5/26 (last Friday M) (3rd entry)
2. Crafting by Designs (May 4) May Anything Goes, M (1st Wed)
3. Crafting with an Attitude #18 Anything Goes M (1st Thurs) 6/2
4. Digital Delights by Louby Lou #9 - Anything Goes (used 2 digital image and 1 digital coloring book image) (last Thurs 5/26
5. Ellibelle's Creative Moments Let's Color Saturday Linky Party #9 (images are colored with Copics)
6. Fab N Funky Challenges #303 "Three Or More Layers" 5/11
7. Inspiration Destination #84 "Anything Goes" 5/11
8. Jade's Sparkling Butterflies (2 Crafty Girls) #18 "Add a Sentiment" 5/12
9. Scrapy Land (#41) Anything Goes with a Die Manufacterer SL sells (listed in body of post) 5/15

Our winter herbs have flowered and are now seeding:

The lush, thick densely-green parsley, suddenly spiked upward with elongated, straight leaves, and then blossomed, barely resembling green Queen Ann's Lace:

The aromatic Basil struggled through the winter but provided lush, yummy leaves. Then it flowered a salmony-coral color, bursting open with seeds this week!

wishes that you enjoy an interesting-but-sweet week-end,
and lots of stamping hugs,

Friendship Heart - Special Place

Greetings Blogging Friends, 
and special welcome to new follower Jacee.
I've been visiting your blogs via an iPhone, hence the shortened comments.
Today I'm able to sit at the computer for a bit, so would like to share another card using Becky's beautiful "Special Place" heart and her sentiment "Miles Apart":

Becky Parton owns a wonderful little shop called My Paper Moon. 

She has her own line of eclectic rubber stamps. 

• To receive 10% off your entire order, just use the code DE10 at checkout. 
• Or if you prefer free shipping, use the code DESHIP.

My Paper Moon - Unique Art Rubber Stamps and Accessories

My card features this darling rubber stamp:

Butterflies with Flocking

Peek at the inside

Microfine Glitter is adhered to the back of the banner with double-sided Tear-ific Tape by Sparkle N Sprinkle.

The image is stamped with Memento Plum and colored with copic markers.

The interior image is also frome Becky's My Paper Moon.

#232H-07 Note...Miles Apart (please click on link and scroll down)

I hope you will enjoy browsing Becky's shop My Paper Moon.

products used:

• Stamp: Special Place  and Note...Miles Apart (please scroll down the page to the thumbnails)
• Die Cuts: LifeStyle Nesting Hearts and Nesting Scallop Hearts, Darice Scallop Hearts, Cheery Lynn Butterflies, Memory Box Heart Flourish
• Copic Markers
• Inks: Memento in Plum; Brilliance in Sky Pearlescence, VersaMark (for distress embossing powder), Old Paper Distress Ink (for edges of distressed card front)
• Paper: Neenah Solar White, SU DPs, Pale Pink, White
• Adhesives: Quick Dry Tacky Glue,  1/2" Tear-ific Tape by Sparkle N Sprinkle to adhere glitter to the banner
• Glitter: Elizabeth Craft #17 Vintage Pink Silk Glitter
• Embossing Powders: Stampendous Fran-tage Chunky White and Shabby White
• Flocking: Sparkle N Sprinkle Pink Spirit "Sparkle N Soft" (used on some of the butterfly elements)

Challenges my card is submitted to:

1. Outlawz Monday Greeting Card Challege: GCC072715 "Anything Goes" 8/2
2. Crafting from the Heart  #70 "Anything Goes" 8/1
3. Craft Your Passion #272 Anything Goes 8/1
4. Use Your Stuff #200 Anything Goes 9/7 (Old printed paper, lace and EP from my stash)
5. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - July - Anything Goes with Patterned papers (used 4 different patterned papers) 8/1
6. Creative Craft Cottage #44 "Anything Goes" 9/7
7. Avenue 613 #134 Anything Goes with Shabby Chic 8/7
8. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #14 - Anything Goes 7/31
9. Brown Sugar #156 - Anything Goes 7/29
10. Crafting with Friends Challenge - #2 Anything Goes 7/31

Loving Hugs to each of you,

Special Place {My Paper Moon Stamps}

Hello, Blogging Friends! I am beginning to feel a bit better these days and have a card share from last month! (Thanks for being very patient, Becky!)

This card is dedicated to Diane Brown.

Long time stamper Becky Parton owns a wonderful little shop called My Paper Moon. 

She has her own line of eclectic rubber stamps. I'll be showing some of her images in coming weeks.

• To receive 10% off your entire order, just use the code DE10 at checkout. 
• Or if you prefer free shipping, use the code DESHIP.

My Paper Moon - Unique Art Rubber Stamps and Accessories

My card features this darling rubber stamp:

The individuals words "SPECIAL" and "PLACE" were inked with a Tombow Marker, and then cut out for the left and right hearts.

The edges of the turquoise layer were distressed with my DisTrezz-It-All, coated with Aleene's Quick Dry Glue and dredged with Blue Nile Glitter by Sparkle N Sprinkle.

3/4 inch Double-sided tape was applied to the borders of the card base, then the heart panel was placed on top so that the white borders stuck to the tape. Starfire Glitter was then blanketed on top to give the borders that sparkly look.

Fits in a standard business-size envelope and will use a single postage stamp! 

(See? I did it!)

I hope you will enjoy browsing Becky's shop My Paper Moon.

products used:

• Stamp: Special Place  (please scroll down the page to the thumbnail)
• LifeStyle Nesting Hearts and Nesting Scallop Hearts
• Darice Scallop Hearts
• Martha Stewart Loops Heart punch
• Copic Markers, Tomboy Marker (for sentiments on 2 hearts)
• Inks: Memento in Danube Blue, Cottage Ivy and Plum; Pool Adirondak Ink
• Paper: Neenah Solar White, Turquoise, Marina, White
• Adhesives: Quick Dry Tacky Glue, Pop Ups, 3/4" Tear-ific Tape by Sparkle N Sprinkle to adhere glitter to the borders
• Glitter: Blue Nile, Starfire and Lemonade Ultrafine Glitter by Sparkle N Sprinkle

Challenges my card is submitted to:

1. Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge - Anything Goes May 25th GCC052515
2. Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #82 Anything Goes with bright and colourful! 6/4
3. Sister Act Challenge #108 "Anything Goes" 6/4
4. Addicted To Stamps #146 Anything Goes 6/1
5. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #229 Anything Goes 6/2

Big thanks for your e-mails, comments, and snail mail cards which brightened my days this past month! I try to remain flexible and content with these bad old exacerbations - I do cherish how you help make that possible! Hopefully I will be able to visit your blogs soon. Your amazing designs have been so missed!

love,