Bright & Cheery Shaker!

Being up at oh dark thirty has its perks, I guess...it means I was quick on the draw to combine a few challenges and actually *gasp* link up in time!

Supplies: Image from Bugaboo; papers from Doodlebug; Sharpie & Copic markers; classic small circle Nesties

Bugaboo has a Bright & Cheery challenge this week, and Just Us Girls wants us  to make shaker cards - I'm currently addicted so you might see more from me this week :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Catch the Bug Colour Challenge

As soon as I saw the colour palette for this week's Catch the Bug challenge I knew I wanted to colour this Chibi with Balloons!

Supplies: Digi image from Bugaboo; Spectrum Noir & Sharpie markers; Cuttlebug embossing folder; unknown sentiment stamp; Wplus9 banner die; Distress inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry, Broken China, Spiced Marmalade; 4 colours of embroidery floss; Tim Holtz design ruler 

I randomly mixed up the colours of floss while cross-stitching - which I love how it looks, but do not advise unless you are well absorbed in a show on Netflix and not paying attention to how much longer it takes, lol. (Season 3 of Wentworth.....whoa!!!)

Here's the colour palette:



xoxo,
Jessi

Bugaboo Christmas Chaos!

I don't know that I'll get to all 7 challenges for Bugaboo's annual Christmas Chaos but I've made a good start :) Popping what I've done so far into one post:

Day Three - Colour Challengin'

Supplies: Stella-turkey; AC patterned paper; Spectrum Noir markers; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; 1.5" circle punch

The red in the paper is a much closer match than it appears here - and I selectively coloured the scene to speed up creating a little bit :)

Day 4 - Recipe Challengin'

Supplies: Bugaboo Christmas fairy; American Crafts papers; Lil Inkers stitched rectangles dies; Spectrum Noir markers; Diamond Stickles; rub on 'joy', buttons, and bling from stash

For the recipe I used the word 'joy'; buttons & bling as my two embellishments; and interpreted the 3 layers of paper to mean 3 types of patterned paper. 

Day 5 - Pick A Treat

I chose Fruit Cake – Make it Funny & use ONLY scraps to create your card

Supplies: JJ Christmas martini; Spectrum Noir & sharpie markers; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; Diamond stickles; Lil Inkers stitched rectangles die; 1 1/8" circle punch; scraps of Bo Bunny & AC glitter paper

The glitter circles were punched from small strips - too small for full circles, actually, so I hid the missing parts with the sentiment! 

Still waiting for some more images to dry, so perhaps I'll be back in time to join all 7!

xoxo,

Jessi

Wishing you a Happy Birthday!

Well, my back WAS getting better, and then I dropped the soap in the shower. *sigh* Being old kinda stinks! And the laundry's piling up, so I envision another week with muscle relaxants and lots of naps. Actually, that doesn't sound all that bad! I've still managed to spend some time sitting gingerly at my desk, so I have a few posts for you today. 

Supplies: Chibi flower girl from Bugaboo; Spectrum Noir markers; patterned papers from Heidi Swapp; Wplus9 banner die; PTI sentiment; Festive Berries distress ink; classic small oval Nesties; embroidery supplies

I printed out & coloured two copies of the chibi girl so I could pop up the flower and her head. She's so cute! I'm entering three challenges with this card:

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Sketch:

Catch The Bug - Bingo: I used the right-hand column, adding stitched borders to the panels, flower, and 3D



Creative Card Crew - Birthday with Sentiment 

xoxo,
Jessi

Adding Gloss Tutorial for Bugaboo

As a guest designer for Bugaboo Stamps, I get to share a crafty tutorial with you! One of my favourite techniques is to add little bits of gloss to my stamped images to give them just that little extra OOMPH, and Jodi's fab characters (with glasses, yay!) are perfect for this.

For this project, I decided I also wanted to pop up the mug for some extra dimension, so I printed out two copies of the image Stella Peeker- Magical Substance

Colour the images with your medium of choice - I used Spectrum Noir markers. As you can see I only coloured the portion of the second image that I will be cutting out.

Now for the fun part! I use Mod Podge Dimensional Magic, but you can use any gloss medium (such as Glossy Accents). I save the plastic clamshell packaging from tapes, etc, to use as disposable glue and paint trays. You'll also need a toothpick! 

Squeeze a small amount (you can always add more if you need to) into your tray, dab the toothpick into it, and dot onto the area you want glossy - in this case, Stella's glasses. 

I also coated the handle of the mug, and the part of the mug showing behind the coffee. 

Now, how to cover a larger area? Dabbing with the toothpick is going to take a lonnnng time. Carefully outline the area you want to coat...

...and smoosh it around with your toothpick. You can add more gloss if needed, but it's realllly hard to get it off if you've added too much! 

Set aside to dry. And I mean really, set it aside. Don't poke it to check if it's dry, because it won't be, and then your fingerprints will be in the gloss, and you'll be sad. Ask me how I know.

Here's what it looks like when the gloss is DRY and your images are ready to finish: 

I cut out the red portion of the mug, and used foam tape to add it to the fully coloured panel, and then I finished my card. To get the thin black borders on all the panels, I used a black marker. I love the pop without the extra bulk of matting them! 

Supplies: Bugaboo Stella Peeker - Magical Substance; Spectrum Noir markers; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; AC paper; home made enamel dots 

There you have it - a really simple technique that will always have people asking you "how did you DO that?"
xoxo,
Jessi

New release day at Bugaboo Stamps!

Busy blog day!

My Snarky Anniversary & blog candy post

My Tuesday Morning Sketches post

My Shopping our Stash post

It's my last new release day as a guest designer for Bugaboo Stamps, and this week we're showing off this darling ChiBi Ballerina:

Supplies: Bugaboo ChiBi Ballerina; Spectrum Noir markers; classic small oval Nesties; Shrinky Dink clear; AC thickers #3; Basic Grey letter stickers; Sakura Stardust glitter pen; bling strips from Dollarama; various glitter, microbeads, and confetti for the shaker contents

So hard to get a good photo of a shaker card! This is for a special little three year old, so lots of glitter & girly goodness. I sparkled up the letters of her name :)

I'm entering this over at Quirky Craft Challenges for their Window challenge!

xoxo,

Jessi

Bugaboo Photo Inspiration!

I'm nearing the end of my guest design term with Bugaboo - there are still some great things coming up before the end of January! Today's Saturday challenge is a photo inspiration:

Supplies: Bugaboo Noel Birds; Spectrum Noir markers; Bo Bunny paper; Sakura Stardust glitter pen; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic

I coloured the lights with the Stardust pen before coating them with Dimensional Magic - super shiny! 

Head on over to Catch the Bug to see the rest of the design team's creations & to link up yours!

xoxo,

Jessi

Catching up with Catch the Bug!

My apologies for being late with these cards on my own blog - I'm having my meds adjusted and my sugar is all over the place, so I've been feeling pretty under the weather. I've got some more Bugaboo Birthday Bash cards for you! Blogger has played tricks on people all week, so go to Catch the Bug's main link and scroll for the posts (every time I link to a specific one, it disappears. AUGH!)

For the Tuesday colour challenge:

Supplies: Bugaboo Birthday Monsters; Spectrum Noir markers; classic small oval nesties; googly eyes; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; home made enamel dots; snow writer 

Friday's challenge I just love - pick your favourite circus treat & follow the recipe.

Cotton Candy:  Use Flock and the colors pink & yellow

Supplies: Bugaboo Party Pig Trio; Spectrum Noir markers; pink velvet flock from Doodlebug; yellow glitter fabric paint

xoxo,

Jessi

Birthday Bash Photo Inspiration!

Continuing the week-long birthday celebration for Bugaboo's 5th birthday, we have a photo inspiration challenge for you today.

There are so many terrific elements to draw from in this photo, and finally I let myself be captured by the cute elephant on top.

Supplies: Bugaboo Stamps Edward Valentine; Spectrum Noir markers; rub on sentiment from Making Memories; Tim Holtz design ruler & embroidery supplies; googly eyes; paper from stash

Tons of inspiration from the designers - go check it out & don't forget to enter your creation!

xoxo,

Jessi

Cupid rhymes with...

It's time for the sketch challenge celebrating Bugaboo's 5th birthday! Like Bugaboo's other week long challenges, there is a master post with all the week's challenges listed (each day's linky opens at 7 a.m.)

Here's the sketch: 

Supplies: Bugaboo - Stella Love-Stupid Cupid; Spectrum Noir markers; Labels 4 Nesties; 1.5" circle punch; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; Wink of Stella clear glitter pen; Studio Calico veneer hearts; Stampendous Carnelian & shabby pink Frantage EP; K&Co paper

I coated Stella's glasses, heart antennae, arrow, and boots with Mod Podge. The hearts were an experiment - I wanted to give them something OOMPH-y. I used a glue pen for the first layer of Carnelian embossing - I did 2 with that, and then sprinkled the Frantage on top. 

Head on over to the master post to see the other designers' creations & enter yours!

xoxo,

Jessi

Come One, Come All!

It's Bugaboo's 5th Anniversary! WOW! You've got to have a party for that, and my goodness there's a terrific line up of challenges for you this week, and priiiiiiiizes :) Head on over to Catch The Bug to see what's in store! 

Today's challenge to kick it off is Big Top Bingo!

I've gone with the bottom line of Animal, Bright Colours, and Buttons:

Supplies: Big Heart Bear from Bugaboo Stamps; Spectrum Noir stamps; tags from K&Co; classic small circle Nesties; patterned paper from American Crafts; buttons from stash; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; googly eyes

This bear just couldn't be cuter! 

Make sure to pop over to Catch the Bug to see what the other designers have come up with & to check out the challenges for the week! 

xoxo,

Jessi