Penguin Candle Tutorial for Catch the Bug

As Guest Designer over at Catch the Bug / Bugaboo

it's my turn to show you all a Tutorial, so I chose to make this festive candle.

I created it using this Penguin Trio Blocks image

which can be found HERE in the Bugaboo store.

To create this candle you need to follow the steps outlined below.

It is much easier than you may think to make one of these candles.

Supplies Needed

Pillar candle (I bought mine at the dollar store)

White Tissue paper

White cardstock

Step 1

Choose your image and cover a piece of cardstock with Tissue paper

(securely so that it doesn’t catch or tear during printing)

Step 2

Colour your image (carefully as tissue may tear if the ink makes it too wet)

You should end up with this

Step 3

Cut coloured image out and place on candle

Heat set the image using a heat tool

Being careful not to scorch the tissue or heat the candle too much 

Step 4

Add wax paper over the image(s) and heat set again to give the image a waxy feel.

And here's the final product...

I hope I’ve inspired you to try this fun technique.
Check out all the other great TECHNIQUE posts from the Catch the Bug team HERE.

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of blogland.

I'm entering this in the following challenges

Inspiration Destination #114 - Always ATG ends Dec 6 entry #

Artistic Inspiration #168 - Always ATG ends Dec 5 emtry #139

New Release at Bugaboo

It's time for another New Release over at Bugaboo !!

By now you all know I'm luck enough to be a Guest Design Team Member

Here's what I created with this great new image

(MIS ORN MOOSE)

A table place card

Here's a side view of it

You can get the image MISORNMOOSE  HERE in the Bugaboo Shop.

It's 50% off until next Tuesday, when another New Release comes out

so head over there and grab it!

I hope you are inspired by my creation!

There are lots of challenges going on at Catch the Bug.

Pop over and check them out HERE.

You may just be able to create something for the current challenge with this New Release.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges

Inspiration Destination #114 - Always ATG ends Dec 6

Artisict Inspriation #168 - Always ATG ends Dec 4

Another Holly Jolly Challenge

It's time for the last challenge of 2016 at Holly Jolly and it's a biggie...

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge

Challenge #86

Created a Christmas Card and/or an ABC creation (anything but a card)

This challenge runs from today 

(November 29th until December 31st) 

with winners announced on January 10th, 2017

There are lots of prizes from the lovely sponsors, 

so pop on over and play along.

Here's a couple of projects that I created this time.

This card was created using the Perfect Tree image from QKR Stampede.

Don't you just love this tree image? 

I coloured it with copics and stitched around the image, 

and card base and added a few hand-made enamel dots and it was done!!

I love how this card turned out.

Next is the ABC project.

I made a gift card colder which is quite easy.

I used the image Christmas Whiskers from Sami stamps for this creation.

Don't you just love this cute cat?

 

 I hope you like what I've created and are inspired to play along with us at Holly Jolly.

Anything but a card at Catch the Bug

It's time for ABC Monday at Catch the Bug (Anything but a card)

I'm still enjoying my time as GD at Bugaboo

For this challenge I created this gift card holder

Here's a peek of what it looks like inside

I used one of the circle sentiments from this image set - Mini Set - Christmas Tags.

I hope you like what I've created and are inspired to create an ABC project.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Inspiration Destination #113 - Always ATG ends Nov 29 entry #97

Artistic Inspiration #168 - Always ATG ends Dec 5

I love chillin' with you

I created this cute little winter card for the latest challenge over at 

Craft Your Passion (CYP)

Challenge #340

Theme - Always Anything Goes

Sponsored by Sasayaki Glitter

I used the image snowflake bunnies which can be found HERE in the Sasayaki Glitter Etsy shop.

I coloured this cute image with copics and used some paper from my stash,
along with the cute acrylic snowflakes as an added embellishments.

I hope I've inspired you to play along with us at Craft Your Passion (CYP)  this week.

Stella Say Sketch

It's time for another sketch challenge from Catch the Bug - Stella Says Sketch

Challenge #419

Here's what I created...

I used the New Release SWEET ANGEL which can be found here in the Bugaboo Shop.

I coloured this image with copics and followed the sketch.

I coloured clear rhinestone with my copic markers!

I hope you like what I've created and will play along with us this time.

You have until December 10th to play along with this sketch.

Don't forget to check out all the other great things going on over at Bugaboo

New Releases

Saturday Challenge

Freebie Friday

I'm entering this card in the following challenges

Brown Sugar #226 - ATG ends Dec 1

Inspiration Destination #113 - Always ATG - ends Nov 29

Happy Fall

It's time for another Saturday Challenge over at Catch the Bug.

Saturday Challenge 

Theme - Photo Inspiration

I used the image Autumn Owl to create this card

You can find this image HERE in the Bugaboo shop.

I coloured this image with copics and added some really cute LEAF brads I found in my stash.

I hope you like what I've created an are inspired to play along with us at Catch the Bug.

Don't forget to check out all the New Releases HERE

and the FREEBIE FRIDAY image HERE.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges

Brown Sugar #226 - ATG - ends Dec 1

Another Freebie Friday at Bugaboo

It's time for another FREEBIE over at Bugaboo.

Here's what I created with this great FREEBIE

You can get the FREEBIE FRIDAY image HERE 

in the Bugaboo Shop until next Friday.

I coloured this image with Copics and used a friend's die to cut out the image leaving cross-stitches around it.

I couldn't resist colouring the bride in pink

(mostly because it's my favourite colour)

I hope you like what I've created.

There's lots going on at Catch the Bug (Bugaboo)

Hope to see you play along with one of our challenges!

Inspiration Destination #113 - Always ATG end Nov 29 entry #56

A Caroling Penguin

I created this cute card for the latest challenge over at 

Creative Knockouts Challenge

Challenge #169

Theme - 'Tis the Season

Sponsored by Digital Delights by Louby Lou

I used the image Caroling Slippy which can be found HERE in the Digital Delights shop.

I cloured this image with copics and hand-stitched the border of the image
and the candycane background accent paper.
I found these cute clear acrylic snowflakes at the dollar store
and added a couple of rhinestones (clear, green and red)
to the centres to give them some pop!
I'm quite pleased with how this card turned out.

I hope I've inspired you to play along at
Creative Knockouts Challenge this week.

Humour me Wednesday at Catch the Bug

It's time for a little humour from me...

I created this card using the image "Stella Red Hat - Hattitude"  which can be found HERE

in the Bugaboo shop.

It's International Hat Day on November 25th 

so I used this image to create a funny little card for this occasion.

I coloured this image in the traditional "Red Hat Society" colours of red and purple.

I hope you like it. 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Inspiration Destination #113 - Always ATG ends Nov 29 entry #55

Penguin Joy...

I created this lovely card for the latest challenge over at 

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends.

Challenge #46

Theme - Always Anything Goes

Sponsored by

I used the image Joy to the World  which can be found HERE in the Conie Fong Art Etsy shop.

Oh boy...this challenge was a fun one.
It was a comedy of errors once I got the image coloured and started to create my card
First off, I put the image into my Big shot to diecut the stiching border (after I had coloured it)
and it slipped so it was cut off centre.
I decided I liked the colouring so much I couldn't dare throw it away, so I've used it.
Then I was stitching with red thread around it and ran out.

What does a crafty/creative person do when such a thing happens??
Colour white thread with copic marker to finish the project!

Crafty disaster averted!!

I'm not sure who will get this Christmas card this year...
but it has to be someone pretty special given all the FUN I had creating it!!

I hope I've inspired you to play along with us at Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends this week.