A new challenge blog (for me), right up my alley!

I find a new love. A new challenge blog that is :) It's called Shopping Our Stash. Hello!!! This is what my whole blog adventure is about. If you've never been here, here is the lowdown. I'm on a quest to create using ONLY my stash. So far I've been really good, and its been killing me. Alas, there still is no sight of my craft room floor but one day my hubbie will see it again.....one day. (actually he's really good about it)
Anywho, here is my entry to the Stash challenge. We were to use a digi and a sentiment on our card. What I used from my stash was scraps (see that scallop thing?) and everything else basically-lol. Image is from Bugaboo.
The challenge just started today so you have lots of time to play along. Thanks for looking!

Silver, Black, and Bling at Catch the Bug

Nope, not time to dress up all pretty like, just another wicked challenge from Bugaboo!
The challenge: use silver, black, and bling in your card.
Easy peasy right? Well, I don't have any silver paper. As you know (if you've been here before) I am on a quest to use up my stash before I purchase a new so I had to get creative. Bling is on the snowflake and glittered on the snowman. Black is the card base, as well as , on the DP (designer paper). The silver ended up being some wired ribbon I had laying around. Voila! Challenge complete :)
Lots of time to play along so go get a craftin'!!

Oh so soft at the Hambo Hoedown!

This weeks challenge at the Hambo Hoedown is to use something soft in your project. If you played last week AND emailed your entry you received this weeks computer image called Soft Wares. Although I did play, I totally forgot (again) to email (sigh)
But never fear, 'cause they are totally awesome and have freebies in their store you can use to play along :) How sweet is that?

Okay my card this week is using the freebie image 'Cool Cat'. An odd choice for this time of year? Perhaps. However my extended family is going away on a trip over Christmas so I thought this card would be fitting! I used felt as my 'soft' thing to make the santa hat. Thanks for looking and don't forget to play along!

Dustin Pike, oldie but a goodie!

Here is a card I made using a Dustin Pike image for his 'Anything Christmas" Challenge. Challenge ends today so hurry along and go play!

I used liquid applique for his beard and had. Sentiment is computer generated.

ABC Christmas Challenge

Well I'm on the exploration front again today and found this challenge blog ABC Christmas Challenge.
The challenge is to case a previous DT (design team) member's card and recreate it (x is for xerox is the name of the challenge) WOW was it hard to pick. They have some awesome cards and I will certainly be spending more time browsing for ideas :) The card I found to case was in a challenge called  R is for Recycling (use ribbon/rhinestone as an added bonus). The card I chose is from DT member Delphine. I loved the simplicity of it-but wowzers check out her colouring. AMAZING!
Here is my card, details below:

I coloured an image from Bugaboo and added rhinestones to some of his lights. I adhered that onto acetate adding bling to the corners like Delphine did. The background was stamped with SU stamps with white stazon. The ribbon had to placed on the top so the actetate would hold. It really looks much better in person, it was hard to get a picture without a glare :(
Thanks for looking and don't forget to play along!

Hambo Hoedown Challenge and more!

This week at the Hambo Hoedown the challenge is to use a tag on your project. I thought I would combine this with the challenge Stamping with Dragon which is to use food in your project. (the turkey) and The Cheerful Stamp Pad challenge-add a santa hat.
My card  uses a version of the original Hambo Stamp called Wee Henry Turkey ( I added a santa hat to him). Since here in Canada we have already celebrated Thanksgiving, I thought I'd make this a Christmas card.

 I haven't decided what to put inside yet but I was thinking something like:
For another turkey dinner (a Christmas dinner invite)

What do you think I should put inside?
Thanks for looking and don't forget to play along!

Challenge time :)

As exhausted as I am from the craft show today, I wanted to craft away tonight. I think it was the kind words from buyers/viewers that had me on a craftin' high :)
If you've read my blog before you know I LOVE bugaboo stamps.
Bugaboo is soooo generous in giving away digis to winners on other challenge blogs. This week I thought I'd venture from my usual 'challenge sites'. I combined a few challenges and created this:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday  - Oh boy, Oh boy. Use a male image on your card
Craft Challenge - use stars
DYSU - a splash of blue
ABC Challenges - D is for dazzle (check out the Stickles on the monkey, stars and glittery DP!)
Sketches by Carly - follow the sketch.
Thanks for looking, have a great night, and don't forget to play along!!