Bugaboo 5th Birthday Bash!

So, Bugaboo is about ready to turn 5 years old this January - Can you believe it?

Hard to believe we've been playing with all these amazing digi images for that long, isn't it?

It's a birthday and every birthday deserves gifts - especially to wonderful supporters like you!

So, get spreading the word - we'll have the cake and ice cream ready (and lots of fun challenges), we just need you and your friends to join the party!

I am so indebted to Bugaboo Stamps - they sponsor all of my CHNC extra challenges as well as regularly giving prizes for my weekly CHNC challenges.

If you love Bugaboo Stamps then please visit Catch the Bug and advertise their 5th birthday celebration on your blog too.

I'm looking forward to joining in the Celebrations - I hope you are too!

CHNC challenge 209: anything goes (as long as it's Christmas)

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 209 using The Stamping Boutique's 'snowman's laundry line' kindly provided by them as one of the sponsors. The background paper is an offcut of Artic Frog paper and the piece behind the image is an offcut of aqua mirror card embossed using the 'star of wonder' embossing folder:

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 156/157
The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Addicted to stamps 94: anything goes at Christmas
Crafty boots: winter wonderland
Melonheadz friends: Christmas/winter holiday
Just inspirational: Christmas
Inky impressions 190: winter wonderland
DRS 154: winter wonderland
Graph it markers week 50/51: festive wishes
Digi choosday 50: last minute Xmas
Order of the opus gluei 198: have yourself a merry little Christmas
Ooh-la-la 170: Christmas
Pile it on 49: anything goes Christmas/holidays
Card and scrap 87: Christmas or New Year
Seema crafts December: Christmas
Allways something creative 89: merry Christmas
The craft garden December: Christmas
Pink gem 134: anything Christmas
Crafting by designs: embossing for fun
Deep ocean 93: Christmas is all around
Creative inspirations 294: Christmas/new year
Papertake: pick a fave - I've chosen Oh how cute!
Creative moments 58: anything goes/non-traditional Christmas colours
The paper shelter 187: anything goes
CRAFT 291: anything goes
Pause dream enjoy: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 353: anything goes
Creative fingers 61: anything goes
Tuesday morning sketches 281: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Sweet stampin: anything goes
Whimsy 78: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Use your stuff 166: anything goes (I've had the paper for ages)
Crazy challenge 187: everything goes
Scribble and scrap 34: anything goes
Fairytale stamper 49: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday challenge: anything goes
613 avenue create 103: anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy: anything goes
Sister act 87: anything goes

The glory of Christmas challenge 49

The theme for today's Glory of Christmas challenge 49 is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas' - this challenge will be open until 23:55 on 10 January. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team.

I've shown three quick cards I made using LOTV art pad pictures - children depicting part of the nativity scene:

These are also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
CAS on Sunday 49: Christmas
Order of the opus gluei 198: have yourself a merry little Christmas
Ooh-la-la 170: Christmas
Pile it on 49: anything goes Christmas/holidays
Card and scrap 87: Christmas or New Year
Craftin desert divas 45: Christmas
Seema crafts December: Christmas
Allways something creative 89: merry Christmas
The craft garden December: Christmas
Pink gem 134: anything Christmas
Simon says Monday challenge: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes with a twist - all things Christmas
Deep ocean 93: Christmas is all around
Tuesday throwdown 225: Christmas
Papertake: last Christmas ... card of the year
Creative inspirations 294: Christmas/new year
Little red wagon 268: anything Christmas themeds
613 avenue create 103: anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy: anything goes
Sister act 87: anything goes

CHNC challenge 208

For my CHNC challenge 208 I'm asking to see whatever is still urgently need for Christmas.

This is a quick card that I made using a picture that was rescued from an advertising leaflet, mounted on to a tent opening A5 card.

This fortnight's Top tip Tuesday challenge it 'inspiration from something in your home' - my inspiration is our tree, which is quite minimalistic and reminds me of the one on this card. This is my tree:

And here is the card:

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Order of the opus gluei 198: have yourself a merry little Christmas
Incy wincy: Christmas anything goes
Ooh-la-la 170: Christmas
Crafty boots: Christmas
Pile it on 49: anything goes Christmas/holidays
Card and scrap 87: Christmas or New Year
Craftin desert divas 45: Christmas
Seema crafts December: Christmas
Allways something creative 89: merry Christmas
The craft garden December: Christmas
Pink gem 134: anything Christmas
Simon says Monday challenge: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes with a twist - all things Christmas
Deep ocean 93: Christmas is all around
Tuesday throwdown 225: Christmas
Papertake: last Christmas ... card of the year
Creative inspirations 294: Christmas/new year
Little red wagon 268: anything Christmas themed
Di's digi designs: any winter holiday
Brown sugar 125: Christmas
Craft for the craic December: favourite Christmas colours - I love Christmas cards with black to create a contrast
Sweet 7: 8: winter
Perfectly rustics 38: tree