BRAVE GIRLS Friday with FLAIR!!!!

Hello Unity Friends With Flair,
so glad to be here again this week with you!!

I am so happy that I got to ink up this AMAZING BRAVE GIRLS set by Unity to share today!! This is such a fabulous stamp set, there are so many things I have rolling around in my head that I want to do with it.....the #1 being a BRAVE GIRL inspiration journal. I have come to a point in my life where there is no possibility that things can possibly get any worse. I am at a constant right now....things aren't getting better, I'm surviving , I am protecting my soul (one of the sentiments in the set) and this stamp set made me realize I am a BRAVE GIRL!!! It is very odd that a stamp set can teach you something about yourself, but this one has and I am very grateful for that. THANK YOU Unity and Brave Girls!!!!

Today I only had time for a card to share.......



I pulled out some of my old Basic Grey papers & buttons, then used the "background" be brave stamp to make one of the patterned papers. Then I combined the birds and come fly with me for the main image. All of the flowers were cut out of the Dp & the large one was paired with 3 coordinating buttons. I used a large spellbinders tag die, a fiskars border punch and all of the edges were distressed with ink. I hope my project did the set some justice.

If you just happened upon my blog you will want to go over to the Unity blog for the list of blogs with fabulous Unity eye candy. One of them will have a blinkie to find, then leave a comment there and you could win some Unity stamps (25)!!!

Hope you have a fabulous weekend & thanks for visiting!!!!
{HUGZ}
Jodi

Bugaboo ABC Monday

Hello,
Happy Monday!!!

Mondays at Bugaboo Stamps means Anything But a Card. I decided to make something I've been wanting to do for quite a while. I started putting together an Inspiration Journal for my daughter. A journal where I will write inspirational quotes, add inspirational pictures and where I will document favorite memories I have of her. I plan on it being a constant work in progress, a place for her to come for that little pick me up we all need once in a while. I also plan on showing you more of this as it comes together, today is the very beginning.

The 1st time I saw this Bugaboo stamp & sentiment set I knew I wanted to use it for the cover of this journal. She is called Bugaboo Angel Anything is Possible. I found a 5 1/2 X 5 1/2 Kraft colored album at Michaels for .79 cents. I was able to take it apart and change the ribbon as desired. Right now there seems to be quite a bit of ribbon, but as it fills up and I add things I will need to loosen it.

Here is what I have done so far....




The Dp used here is Fancy Pants Kraft Kuts {this girl}, the cardstock is Bazzill. I colored my Angel with Copics and spica glitter markers. I printed the sentiment very lightly on cardstock and colored over it with a pink spica glitter marker. Decoart Glamour Dust was used on her wings and wand. The oval and square cutting dies are Spellbinders.



The inside pages are also kraft...which I LOVE....so I couldn't turn down this great mini album.
Hope you like my little creation and if you would like to check out more of the amazing stamps like these head on over to the Bugaboo Stamps Store.
Hope you have a great week!!!
THANKS for your visit,
{HUGZ}
-Jodi

Tiddly Inks BUGGY Blog Hop!!!!

****PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR MY BUGABOO STAMPS FLOWER POWER CHALLENGE POST, THANK YOU!!!!****

Hello and welcome to Tiddly Inks very 1st Blog Hop, the BUGGY Hop!!! I am so very happy to be a part of this event. I fell in love with Christy's designs the second I saw my 1st Izzie stamp at Stamping Bella. Then I was just lucky enough to see one of her digital images while surfing one day and I recognized her signature at the bottom.

You should have arrived here from Nancy's DieCut Fun Blog. IF you did not or if you just happened upon my blog today, you will want to go to the TIDDLY INKS Blog to see the list of participants so you can start at the beginning. Also, be sure to leave comments for everyone, because there will be random prizes given out along the way.

When I saw this very CUTE reading Bug I knew she was perfect for me. Her name is Versa Bug and is available in the Tiddly Inks Store. I used to be a mystery reader, but now I am all about the Love Stories. Versa Bug is reading a love story and that is why she has all of those hearts coming from her book.





My card is made with supplies from The Taylored Expressions Jan 2010 Key Ingredients, which includes the Basic Grey line Nook and Pantry. She is colored with Copics and on her wings I used Glamour Dust by DecoArt.

I hope you liked my BUGGY card and THANKS for visiting me along this hop.
I would like to wish a VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to everyone
{{BUGGY HUGZ}}
-Jodi

Your next stop along this hop is TANA at Kreative Kaleidoscope, and, if there isn't any BUGGY goodness there ....go see Jess at Farm Fresh Designs.

Bugaboo Flower Power Challenge

Hello and welcome to another Bugaboo Stamps Challenge!!
This week our theme is Flower Power.....however you would like to interpret that.
If you did not arrive here from the Catch The Bug Challenge Blog you should definitely go there for all of the Official rules and to find some AMAZING inspiration from my fellow very talented Design Team members.

Oh, and before I forget..... I want to remind you about Freebie Fridays at Bugaboo. Every Friday Jodie has some brand new stamps to preview....and she lets you "try before you buy" at the Bugaboo Store. This weeks freebies are some VERY CUTE sock monkeys that are very much worth trying as a freebie!!! I have seen some sock monkey stamps recently, but I must say I am partial to the cute ones Jodie has come up with. You will find some Friday Freebie Design Team examples at the Catch the Bug Challenge link above too.


For my Challenge Card today I chose to use the Bugaboo Brat Sean, I think he is so cute holding that flower behind him!!! I didn't want the card to be too girly with a boy stamp. But as I was coloring Sean I was reminded of a little boy named AJ I was a Nanny for for 6 1/2 years (I miss him SO MUCH!!! :( ) AJ new I loved flowers, and he would pick them and draw them for me. With that in mind, I didn't think this was too much....even if it was coming from a little boy.


The sentiment is from Unity and I LOVE it, but it is kind of hard to read. It says "may flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day". ALL papers and the flower center are from CTMH. All 3 die sets.... the ovals, the flowers and the tags are Spellbinders and Sean is colored with Copics.

This is definitely a challenge you should enter because Jodie is very generous to the winners....1st place receiving 7 bugaboo images!!! 2nd and 3rd place also receive images!! This time of year we can usually all come up with a Flower Power Card!!!

I'm so glad you came to visit today!!! As you can tell I love talking about (and creating with) Bugaboo stamps.
Hope to see you again soon!!
Have a wonderful weekend and HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the Moms out there!!!
{{HUGZ}}
-Jodi

Unity Friends With Flair

Hello!!
I can't even tell you how happy I am to be back with my Unity Friends with Flair!!! I have been busy with other things for a while, but Fridays just aren't the same without all of that Unity goodness & eye candy.

If you have just happened upon my blog today you will want to go the the Unity Blog to get the entire list of participants. Someone along this trail of eye candy will have a special blinkie that could help you win 25 random Unity stamps, just be sure to leave a comment on the blog where you find the blinkie...simple. You may also want to check out the incredible new release stamps in the Unity Store. My VERY Favorite is their collage set in collaboration with BRAVEGIRLS....it is a MUST SEE and absolutely perfect for me right now with some of the hurdles I've had to deal with.!!!



I can't wait to see some of the amazing projects the Unity crew and Friends come up with to show off this set.

For my card today I pulled out a beautiful stamp from the August 2009 Kit, following my heart. I love this amazing tree and paired with paper and embellies from the Dear Lizzy line by American Crafts. The only thing not from that line are the small flower brads by Making Memories.



Hope you like....

THANK YOU for your visit today!!!
I will be back tomorrow with a Challenge and a Blog Hop so try to come visit if you can.
Hope you have yourself a GREAT weekend!!!
{HUGZ}
-Jodi

New Release Tuesday!!!

Hello and Happy Tuesday!!!
It is a very happy Tuesday here because the weather is going to be gorgeous AND today is New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps!!! It is not just any NR day today, Jodie has 4 sets of New Releases today. Not just 4 stamps BUT 4 GROUPS of stamps. The cards The Team have to show you are just the beginning. When you go to the Bugaboo store and click on the images you like, you find a whole series of similar images to chose from.

My 1st card today features Bugaboo Angel Maggie, OH how I LOVE her!!!! Isn't she great??? This Digi comes with the beautiful sentiment too. She is DEFINITELY an all time favorite stamp of mine, and so much fun to color, I can't wait to see more!!!



For this card I colored my angel with Copics, outlined the sentiment with Spica markers and used Glamour Dust on her wings. Then I cut them out with my nesties, along with a mat/background for each. All of the papers here are from Close To My Heart and the border punch is Martha Stewart.


My next AMAZING release to share is from the new WEE One Fairies. I CONTINUE to be amazed with Jodie and how she comes up with all of these fabulous images. Again, not just one, but a whole series at a time. I have a feeling these new Fairies will also be some of my favorite go to to images. I've always loved Fairies and Angels, that is why I have been bursting at the seams to be able to show these off to everyone!!!




My Fairy is colored with Copics, her wings and the stars were colored with Spica markers also, but the sparkle doesn't show up in the picture. The large scalloped square die and scalloped border die are from Spellbinders. The sentiment stamp is CTMH. All papers and embellies are from Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients (either spring or easter??).

I really hope you like these digi stamps as much as I do. There are 2 more New Releases to see so you need to head over to our Catch The Bug Blog to find them and then the fabulous blogs of the rest of the Design Team. They are listed on the Bugaboo blog and on my right sidebar.

THANKS for coming bye today!!!
Don't forget to come back soon for more goodness from Bugaboo, including a new Challenge on Saturday.
{{BIG HUGZ}}
-Jodi

Tiddly Inks

Today I have a card to share with you that I made quite a while ago. This very cute digital stamp Annie is from Tiddly Inks. If any of you love Stamping Bella you may have some of the great rubber stamps by Christy Croll....My very favorite is Izzie. Well, Christy now has a wonderful digital stamp site also. Her paper craft planet group has 1,000 members in only 7 weeks, that has to be some kind of record....don't you think???

Her Tiddly Inks store, that I linked above, is just getting started but you should really check it out. She will soon be having a big sale and a blog hop. I have a link to her blog on my sidebar where you will find a lot more info, or you could click HERE if you would like info on getting in on the blog hop or checking out the Tuesday Challenge Blog.







I still have some of my Be Loved papers from My Mind's Eye(I am not tired of them yet) that I used here along with some coordinating cardstock. I popped up the book to add some dimension and made my own flower with some spellbinders flower dies. The sentiment is from Unity and Annie is colored with Copics.

Thanks for stopping to see my creation today, hope you have a great week!!!
See you soon!!!
{HUGZ}
Jodi