Holiday Critter Chaos day 7

haha as you can see I missed a couple days...But I'm hoping to backtrack and play along on those days too Catch the bug challenge blog

so I got to use this week's freebie....the cutest lil penguin ever! you can get him at Bugaboo Stamps

 thanks for coming by to take a peek!

quick 3x3 Christmas cards

This year I made a few 3x3 cards to add to a small gift in place of a tag... here is just one design... I used the cute stamp set from Lawn Fawn HoHo holidays I love the cute Santa in this set!
This stamp set and all the inks used on the card can be found at Scrapsalot Shop

to make my life easier I stamped all my images and scanned them to my silhouette portrait to be cut out (scan and cut cheapo version LOL) so I have a stack of images to choose from and it helps when you need that extra card

here is a sample of what I was talking about...I normally have just a couple but I did these for special Christmas cards I'm making with a friend so I was trying to get ahead of the game LOL as I was saying I'll keep at least one set in the back of the stamp set ready to go.





Products used from Scrapsalot Shop

Distress oxides- Broken china, tumbled glass, faded jean and dusty concord
Archival ink -Jet black
Catherine Pooler ink-midnight 
Blending brush
Lawn fawn stamp shammy

More Christmas

I am so loving this reindeer digi from Bugaboo stamps

I'm entering this in the catch the bug challenge blogs Anything goes challenge! Asloenterining in the Simon Says stamps Wednesday challenge - Christmas

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Color challenge

I decided to join in the color challenge over at Catch the bug challenge blog...normally I stay away from color challenges LOL but I liked these colors!

thanks for coming to check it out!

Day 10 #thedailymarker30day

this is day 10...which was yesterday I just didn't get a chance to post to my blog LOL Its another Lawn Fawn set which I LOVE!

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Day 6 #thedailymarker30day

Here is what I was playing with this morning...its a digital image from a funky blog called wonder strange arts (just in case you were curious)you can find some really cool freebies there...I think they work great in my art journal!

I'm really thrilled with how this one came out...I used alcohol markers and colored pencils to try and get the right highlights LOL as I said try...I'm pretty easy to please it doesn't look so much like a flat image it had a bit of depth to it so all and all I'm happy!
I did use some Nuvo drops seashell on her jewelry and clear her eyeglass lenses so they are shiny!

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Day 5 #thedailymarker30day

Day 5 and I'm already feeling a little squirrely LOL I love this little guy he reminds me of the spaz's running around outside tormenting my poor dog..they are so much fun to watch.

one on the left I used Memento ink and alcohol markers with colored pencils the one on the right is archival ink and colored pencils with gamsol ...there are things I like and dislike about both squirrel but I really like the acorn on the right

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Day 4 #thedailymarker30day

I actually colored a few dinosaurs each with a slightly different color combo...its funny how the slight change changes the whole look...

so far I am having a blast in the latest 30 day coloring challenge...

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Day 3 #thedailymarker30day

I don't know about you but I love the little stamp sets from Lawn Fawn...that pack just a big punch for something so small LOL so this is day3 of the daily marker color challenge I decided to ink up some new stamps...I have four or five of these little sets (all different) but I only inked two sets the taco and the dinosaur (Omgosh he is the cutest!)

anyway I colored my little taco with Ohuhu markers and some colored pencils this time ...I'm not sure what I did wrong but he looks a bit blotchy :( It's still a cute card

So you can find these cute little stamps at Scrapsalot.com

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Bugaboo Bingo

This is the image I colored this morning for the daily marker color challenge last time Kathy held this challenge I learn also I wanted to take part again but this time to actually make a card out of the images I colored LOL..I did make cards out of a couple of the others but most sat in a pile until recently!

so ....here is the card I made with this darling little lady from Bugaboo stamps..hehe I think I own all the digi's with any kind of cats or dogs in them...they are just too cute! and took part in the new Bingo challenge over at Catch the bug challenge blog!

 I did ribbon, die/punch and sentiment....but then I also did button, Bugaboo image, and sentiment.. it just happened to work out that way!

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Day 2 #thedailymarker30day

here is my day 2 of the challenge...I find I get better results if I mix my alcohol markers and use my colored pencils for shading and added texture

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No ProbLlama

 I love these stamp sets I received from Scrapsalot they carry a variety of brands like Honey bee Altenew, Lawn Fawn the ink road...I love this one from Honeybee called No ProbLlama it's just so versatile...I used this one last week in a festive birthday card and now the design is a bit calmer...and I haven't even used the cacti yet LOL

I promise my next share won't be a llama...

 Oh, I almost forgot again.....if you head on over to Scrapsalot you can get a 10% discount off your order by using my code  Buffy10

Items used from Scrapsalot store:
Catherine pool~ Midnight
Honey Bee No probllama
waffle flower enamel dots

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Harry's Birthday Wishes

 Good afternoon my crafty friends, I just wanted to share another card..this card idea was sparked from one look at the stecil called witch brooms Cartabella you can find that at Scrapsalot...its funny I didn't think halloween I thought Harry Potter! I knew I had a digi stamp of Harry ....a little bit of ink a tad bit of color and Voila a magical card LOL

Supplies uses from Scrapsalot shop:
6x6 cartabella witch broom stencil
Distress ink-Black soot
Distress ink-Fired bricks
Catherine pool~ Midnight

other items
Cardstock- Neenah Black and yellow
Stars from my stash
clear embossing powder
Free Digital stamp from Mad forest designs


 thanks for coming by....Have a wonderful week!

Stella Says

 I love Stella...and these coffee digi stamps from Bugaboo stamps are the best...she has attitude LOL I thought this one would be perfect for the new Stella says sketch challenge going on over at Catch the bug challenge blog!

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Stella Says Sketch Challenge #706

Another Sketch from Stella...Over at Catch the bug challenge blog. I use a cute Bugaboo Stamps digi stamp called Easter Brat Sitter she was just too cute.

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CTB B-I-N-G-O Challenge

So I decided to take part in the bingo challenge over at Catch the Bug...I happen to be a winner last week so I was able to pick out some really cute digistamps to use in my card! I went straight down washi tape 2 images merged(dollar flower bug and Umbrella mouse from Bugaboo stamps)and green!
these challenges have been awesome for me to practice my coloring by not just coloring the image but to also use the image to make an actual card LOL

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Make a scene

the challenge at Catch the bug challenge blog was/is to make a scene, I'm not quite sure I accomplished that but it was fun trying... I used the freebie digital stamp cute puppy from Bugaboo stamps..I'm just learning about shading and shadows haha let's just say I have quite caught on to what I'm doing just yet but each time I color I get a bit better!

 
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Stella Says Sketch Challenge #705

The sketch Over at Catch the bug challenge blog was just too cute so I had to play along...I used the digital stamp LOVE EWE from Bugaboo Stamps.

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bugaboo challenge

I've never played along with the Catch the bug challenge blog..I'm kind of new to the whole digi stamp thing but this past month I've been doing the 30 days of coloring challenge so I've been practicing LOL

I don't have many bugaboo stamps but I did get scarlette cafe and decided to make a card for my friend...

so I decided to enter in the anything goes challenge...

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Day 29 Coloring challenge

I can't believe I made it 29 days...woohoo...just one more to go... #thedailymarker30daychallenge

I did learn a lot about my markers and colored pencils...that was the whole point in taking the challenge at least for me. I still have wicked issues blending but I guess that will come with time, I learned to mix my markers and pencils, that looks really cool and it helps with all the in-between colors that I'm missing. I find that I'm more relaxed after my time coloring which is awesome! I truly think it will be better after I get my new glasses because right now I spend more time taking them off and on than I do coloring LOL

so here is what I worked on today...both are still a work in progress...

here are a couple of my favs.....

Day 22

which I turned into a card for a swap...

and Day 24

I also turned this one into another swap card...

I hope my swap partners love them as much as I do!

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