Fairy Dust Birthday

I'd like to share with you a birthday card I made using some digi-stamps from Bugaboo Stamps.

I wanted to participate in their Stella Says Sketch Challenge 109.

I'm getting used to these digi's and am really starting to have some fun with them. 

If you haven't tried them, I highly recommend it. 

Here's the sketch:

So here's my card:

I used the digi image of Girl Fairy Birthday Dust from Bugaboo.

It comes with the sentiment. "Birthdays are regular days sprinkled with fairy dust"

I colored her using colored pencils.  

I added Stickles to her petal skirt. And on the circle of the sentiment.

You can't see it in these pictures but I added Glossy Accents to her wings.

I really like the effect of the Glossy Accents.

The glitter paper for the mat is from DCWV.

The calendar paper is from Foof-a-la's Hall Pass collection.

I trimmed the paper with the Fiskars grass punch and added some ink and stickles.

The pink ribbon is from my stash.

I added some gems and doodled around the edges.

That about covers it. 

Hope you found something to take away from this card.

Pop on over to Catch the Bug Challenge Blog if you'd like to participate in any of their challenges.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Stella Says Sketch Challenge 108

I decided to try the challenge over on the Catch The Bug Challenge Blog.  It's the Stella Says Sketch Challenge 108.  Here's my version of the sketch:

I used the Pig-Cupcakes image from Bugaboo Stamps (You can find it here)

I colored the sweet little piggy using colored pencils. 

The patterned paper is from DCWV "Sweet" Matstack.

I added a strip of turquoise cardstock, a pink button tied with some silver thread.

And wrapped the other end of the strip with the silver thread. 

Matted everything on brown cardstock and ta-da! 

Short and sweet!  : D

Thanks for taking a look.  Hope you enjoyed your time here.

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Monster Truck

Hello crafty friends.  My post for today is a birthday card I made for my son.  He'll turn 6 on the 22nd of this month. He's a big fan of Monster Trucks.

I used the sketch from Stella Says Sketch Challenge #107 over on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.

The Monster Truck is a digi image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps and you can get it here.

I colored mine with colored pencils. 

The patterened paper is Echo Park.

I trimmed the green cardstock with my Fiskars grass punch.

My son's name is done with Webster's Pages sticker alphabet.  The color of the letters is actually tan but I went over them with the same colored pencil I used for the truck and I'm pleased with how it turned out.

I added 3 gray pearl dots and that completed the sketch. 

Thanks for taking a look.  I look forward to hearing your comments.

Have a wonderful week. 

I love you more than...

I don't know if you are familiar with Bugaboo Digi Stamps ... I'm new to their products and I have to say that they have so many cute images.   I got a set that has to do with chocolate chip cookies... yum! ... and it's really cute.  You can check it out HERE. 

I made this card for their Catch the Bug Sketch Challenge. 

Here's the sketch:

Here's my take on it:

(you can click on the picture to see it bigger)

The senitment says "I love you more than I love chocolate chip cookies"

I started with a Kraft card base. 

Added some green checked paper from DCWV Nana's Nursery Collection

I printed out my Bugaboo Digi stamps and colored them with Sugar Loaf Markers.

I cut apart the digital sentiment that came with the Bugaboo Cookie kit and inked all the edges. 

I added some stamped hearts and some faux stitching and the red ribbon.

Thanks for taking a look.  Hope you'll come by again soon.

Girl with Balloons - Birthday

I'm new to using Digi-stamps but I'm finding that I like them very much.  I made the following birthday card for my niece and want to enter it in the Catch the Bug Challenge for Bugaboo Stamps.

 This is the tag that pulls out from the pocket.

I used the Bugaboo WO Balloon Girl digi stamp.

I colored her with colored pencils.

I added some Stickles to the balloons and her shoes.

I had fun coloring her tights different un-matching patterns because that's how the kids are wearing them.

I used some liquid pearls to add a little to the pocket and to the scallop trim.

I stamped her name using Sweet Alpha Doodles stamp set from Sweet Stamp Shop.

The star is from Stampin' Up.

I inked the edges with different shades of Martha Stewart inks.

The happy birthday sentiment is a rub-on.

All the papers were from my scrap pile.

That's all folks!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

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