My Bugaboo Valentine

Hi, Friends…Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. It has been cold here in Colorado. Our duck pond has been frozen for weeks. The actual pond size is almost 1/5 acre and it is frozen now to about 6 feet in diameter around the aerator. Hubby has been out of town for a couple days and he usually breaks up the edge twice a day so the ducks and geese have more room to swim.

A few days ago a herd of deer roamed and settled in our backyard right next to the house. I could see them from my craft room window so I had to get some pics to show you. If you subscribe to my blog via email you won't see the slideshow. You'll have to click the Title link above.  

The photos aren’t all that good as they were shot out the window at twilight so I adjusted them as much as I could to share them. We just love the country and the wildlife here is so awesome to watch.

“In the Bag or Box”

Craft Your Passion has a new challenge up for you. This week our theme is “In the Bag/Box.” So all you have to do is create a project that has a bag or box and you’re in. To get you started I’ve created my own heart shaped template after crafting my Valentine box and I’m happy to share it with you.

Here is a link to the pdf files. Heart Shapes and Box sides. You may need to trim a small amount of the box sides depending on how close to the lines you cut the heart shapes. If you'd like to see a tutorial, leave me a comment and I'll try to work on that is week.

Using my heart shape box template I created a Valentine candy gift box. And because it's heavy cardstock it can be loaded with sweet goodies. I prefer Hershey’s Hugs & Kisses; they are some of my favorite chocolates. Yummy!

I used my new Bugaboo Angels – Love You image from our wonderful sponsor Bugaboo Digi Stamps. I colored her with Copics and added a coat of stickles to her wings and glossy accents to her heart. I adhered her to my Magnolia Doo Hickey Scalloped Tag die and sponged Victorian Velvet Distress Ink around the edges. 

I printed the accompanying Bugaboo sentiment on the opposite side of the tag and distressed it as well.

For the box, I used my template as a pattern for 140 lb. cardstock and cut out all the pieces and assembled them. You can also use the pdf files to print on heavyweight cardstock or designer paper if your printer allows. I used Scor Tape around the edge of the top and bottom shapes to adhere the box sides for a strong hold. I punched several lengths of heart border with my Martha Stewart border punch and adhered them around the edges of the top and bottom. Then I covered my box with designer papers from Heidi Grace and pink satin ribbon with lace trim on the top side of the box. I also added DPs to the inside top and bottom layers for a finished look. I added pearl ribbon with glossy accents, some WOC flowers and a pink satin bow. I finished it off by attaching the tag. Now it’s ready for those chocolate goodies.

These are the Copics I used to color my image.

I’m entering my project in the following Challenges:

Papertake Weekly – Die Cuts

Make it Monday – Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge – Anything Goes

Crafty Catz – Use Something New
Paper Creations Ink - Love/Romance
Catch the Bug Challenge - Use 2 of Something (used 2 digi stamps)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week…

Hugz,

Birthday Cards for Sisters

Hello Friends and Happy Sunday! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ours was quiet which was kinda nice for a change. Last year my DH and I spent Thanksgiving with my mother, sisters and their families and my kids and grandkids. We traveled to my home town in Illinois and had a grand time. Of course it didn’t occur to me that they had also planned to ROAST me at a surprise 50th Birthday party. I was trying to ignore the fact that I was turning 50. But it was so fun.

This year my 2 oldest sisters and I are going on a cruise with our hubbies. It is just a week away and I can’t wait. So I thought I would share the birthday cards I made for my darling siblings with you. We all celebrate our birthdays in November and 2 of us occasionally celebrate on Thanksgiving day. Hopefully they will be too busy getting ready for the cruise to read my blog and peek at their cards…LOL

“Stella”

I’ve been enjoying these whimsy Bugaboo “Stella” digi stamps. I practically roll on the floor laughing. So I hope to get a chuckle out of my sisters.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and have a look. Check back tomorrow morning as I'll have another post for our weekly “Craft Your Passion Challenge.” Have a great evening…

Hugz,

Very First

Hello, Friends...and welcome to my “Very First” blog post. I am so excited to have this little space for displaying my creativity and maybe a few photos of my loved ones. I plan to post something one to two times a week as my time permits. As a busy woman in the corporate world there is only so much time to “play” in my scrap room.

So for my first post I want to share a few of projects with you that I completed this week. There are so many talented card designers who’s blogs I follow and they have become my greatest inspiration. 

I made this card for the CMC Copic Challenge Group. I used this cute as can be “Unwrapped Tilda” stamp by Magnolia which you can buy at Simon Says Stamp. They are some of my favorites so you may see them most often.

This one is from a digital stamp I just got from Bugaboo Stamps. I have fallen in love with these and there are literally hundreds to choose from.

I made this little Christmas Tilda card this weekend and I think she is so precious with the blue hues and small mix of green and silver. Most of these will go to friends and family for the holidays.

The Holidays!!! GASP...They are coming up so fast. Christmas is practically around the corner and I have so much to do. My husband (Bruce Lee - yes, I know...he refers to us as "the famous family." lol) and I share a love of riding our Harley's in the Colorado mountains. We shoot video of our riding adventures every year and send it to our family members with their gifts. This year it is my turn to do the editing so I will be working on that in the coming weeks.

My next post will have a few more detailed photos and I'll share some highlights of the supplies used and where you can obtain them.

Catch up you all next week.

Happy wishes to all,

Cathy Lee