Christmas Crazy- Humorous

You can always count on the snarky Stella images for humor- and sarcasm : )  For the Bugaboo Christmas Crazy Day 5 challenge, make a card with humor here's Stella!

  Image and sentiment are both from Bugaboo.  I am sarcastic, so just get a huge kick out of Stella. I colored with Copics and added shimmer with Sakura Jelly roll pen.

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Shelly

Christmas Crazy B-I-N-G-O

Day 4 of Christmas Crazy over at Bugaboo is a B-I-N-G-O challenge.

 Here is what I made:

 I went straight down the middle row and used a Die Cut, A Bugaboo Christmas image and Washi.
I made the background with Christmas Washi tape. The image is colored with Copics and shimmer added with Sakura Stardust jelly roll pen, Sentiment is SU. I added enamel dots that I have taken out of the packaging, but if I had to guess, Recollections.

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 Shelly

Anything but a Card

For Day 3 of the Bugaboo Christmas Crazy challenge, anything but a card is the challenge. I decided to try- for the first time- a wine bottle tag.

The DP is SU. I colored the image with Copics and colored over it with Shimmer pen. The ribbon is from Target dollar spot and twine. I used a spellbinders die to cut out the hole for the bottle top.  I would love to get wine (red please) for a gift : )

Each card is posted separately, as I do not know how to link up more than one challenge from the same URL.  Any hints, please clue me in!

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Shelly

Christmas Crazy Sketch challenge

For the Bugaboo Christmas Crazy challenge #2, we have a sketch to follow.

I used Memory Box stitched circle dies to cut out the image.  The DP is Basic Grey. The 'believe' die is Tim Holtz Alterations.  I used my rarely used Nuvo drops for accents.

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Shelly

Baby It's Cold Outside

I try to do the Bugaboo Christmas Crazy 7 day challenge each July, as it gives me a great start to making Christmas cards and projects, and I love the Bugaboo images!

The image was masked and blue lightly applied with a brush type applicator... The die is Gina Marie and I used Ballet Blue cardstock. I colored the image with Copics.


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Shelly

Grad, Grad, Grad!

My sister had not one, not two but three graduations this year- one High School, two college!  Wowza!!!  I made cards from myself and from my mother for the boys........

 The grad cap is SU, and the owl and circle congrats is Denami Designs. The circle dies I used are Spellbinders.

 The Grad cap is SU and the sentiment is Lawn Fawn. I used Memory Box dies to cut out the rectangle.

Again, SU grad cap, embossed grad cap on black.  I used Memory Box dies to cut out the rectangle.

 Denami Designs owl and circle and Memory Box dies to cut circles and year numbers. The background circle and numbers are sparkly cardstock.

 SU stamp used again

The SU grad cap came in handy for these cards : ) 

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Shelly

ATC's using Die Cuts

The monthly ATC group I meet with exchanged Die Cut ATC's this month. I have a few of those..... so went to work creating.

This was so fun : )  The Frog is Great Impressions (very old...) and the sentiment SU.  The backdrop is a portion of a Memory Box die. 

 This little scene was done with Alcohol inks on Yupo.  I like to use Copic reinkers as the colors are not as dark IMO.  The dies are generic.

  This is inked up on glossy cardstock, some stamping and stenciling.  I used a Memory Box die cut out and used the negative space on the card. This is backed in Groovy Guava cardstock from SU.  I added shimmer to the open space left by the die.

 This is inked up on glossy cardstock, some stamping and stenciling.  I used a Memory Box die cut out and used the negative space on the card. This is backed in Orchid cardstock from SU.  I added shimmer to the open space left by the die. I believe the little words are Spellbinders, but not sure.

 I have many of my dies on magnetic sheets in DVD cases and did not save all of the outers nor did I label them- now I regret not labeling because, if the dies are not different colors like Memory Box, Cheery Lynn or MaryAnn dies, I have to guess what brand they are .....

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Shelly

Tuesday Throwdown Stitching- Faux or Real

Its time for another Tuesday Throwdown Challenge- Stitching, Faux or Real.  Our Sponsor is KittyBee Designs.

  I used a die by Gina Marie for my stitching. There are 2 layers of the die edge- bottom one is white and top one is black. I added a touch of a light colored pencil to the stitching to make it a bit more visible.  The cute Trike Panda image has just a touch of color added, and a bit of shimmer to the silver bell.
  The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Hanko Designs.

We'd love to have you join us for the challenge!  And, you may like to check out the other DT samples of shaped cards as well. You can find the challenge and DT cards Here!

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Shelly

Dueling Dazzlers- 'Its all a buzz;!!!

Were all a buzz with the July challenge- the Dazzlers hostess is Terry A /Terry S for the Diva's.
The kit was so fun that I made 2 cards : )

This card is so much prettier IRL! The flowers are a vellum overlay and it is over black/white DP.

I will add the deets later : )
Stamps- Hero Arts
DP-Paper Studio
Honeycomb on vellum- SU
Honeycomb die- SU- trimmed down- bees on 1st card
Gold doily
Twine
Ribbon
Black/white bling

  Did you know that the greatest threat to bees in North America today is Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)?  This is where entire hive of bees suddenly disappear.  In the early 2000s there was a sharp increase, especially in North American.  There is still uncertainty about the cause or causes of CCD;  disease, mites, increased use of neonicotinoid pesticides and fungal infections are all possibilities.  There are often multiple stressors, none of which is lethal enough by itself, but the combination is too much for the bees.

The annual failure rate of honeybee colonies averages around 30% in North America.  Honeybee losses are potentially devastating economically since bee pollination is vital to at least one-third of crops worldwide.

Be sure to hop along and see what the other Dazzlers- my team, and the Diva's have made!

Divas and Dazzlers links : )
Divas
Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly  LJ  Tami
SCS Galleries:  Suzy  , Terry S 

Dazzlers:
Blogs: Darlene  ,  Donna,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie

SCS Galleries:   Paola , Terry A , Debbie B

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Shelly

Unity ATC's

 I love making ATC's, art in miniature : )  Here are some fun ideas using Unity stamps

I used distress inks, a stencil, a stamp, an embossing folder for the ticket on a Delusions sprayed background. I watercolored the scooter that was cut out on the Scan and Cut, and finally, holographic Washi tape. I finished this off with some sparkle using the Spectrum Noir shimmery pen.

 This is an impossible card made miniature. I had fun making this- used SU retired DSP and cardstock. I watercolored the coffee cup and the wine glass-and added sparkle.
  Now, off to work on that wine : )

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Shelly