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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Christmas in July Bugaboo Style!

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Morning everyone! Welcome to my blog I hope you are here for the Bugaboo Christmas in July blog hop!
You should have arrived from the Totally Stampalicious blog.   If not please go here first to start the hop. 
As you hop along you will find a lot of fabulous creations from the Bugaboo DT!  Also as an added bonus the Totally Stampalicious DT has joined us for this very special occasion!  In case you didn't know, you can get Bugaboo in rubber from Totally Stampalicious!
Be sure to go through the hop and leave a comment as each of the wonderful DT will be choosing one winner to win the stamp they have used for their project! So don't forget to comment!
Below is my card using one of my favorite Bugaboo Characters, Gus, I just love this guy!  I have paired him with one hot mama Sassy another great Character From Bugaboo.    I used paper from American Crafts and some ribbon a dear friend sent me last year at Christmas time!
The next stop along the way is Joycelyn she is  one of the Talented designers over at Totally Stampalicious and I can not way to see what she has to show us today!
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Enjoy the hop – And make sure you come back next week for a full week of events!

Entering my card in the following challenges:
Fairy Knoll ~ Christmas in July    
Inspire Me Fridays ~ Anything Goes
Simply Create ~ Christmas Time   
 Stamp Something ~ Christmas in July
Stampin With The Dragon ~ Christmas in July    
Craft Us Crazy ~ Christmas in July
Digistamps 4 Joy ~ Christmas    
Simon Says ~ Anything Goes    
Digis with an Attitude - Anything Goes
Fun at Fairy Knoll - Christmas in July (2 of 2)
Simply Create - Christmas
Stampin' with the Dragon - Christmas in July
Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes
Craft us Crazy - Christmas in July
MelJens - Buttons (trees) and Bows

87 comments:

Carolina Girl (Cely) said...

Oh man....that's one happy dirty old man. I like the idea of some masculine Christmas cards...yup...need to work on that now that yours has inspired me.

sgc said...

I LOVE these merged images. I'm so glad I finally learned how to do this! Cute card.

Val said...

I agree with Carolina Girl Gus has a really cheeky smile on his dial LOL.....Great card for a male relative....

Craft Confectionery said...

I am super excited to see all this X-mas...it will totally get me in the mood to start creating cards. Thanks so much!
http://www.craftconfectionery.com/

jessica said...

This is GREAT!! Im a huge Gus fan and you did an excellent job pairing him up! TFS
jessica
chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Annie said...

I love yours. Very cute. Newest follower.

http://timelessexclusive.blogspot.com/

Sue T said...

Tammy, I am loving this card wtg, great sketch and love the dp~

Carol Hirsch said...

Cute card. Getting in the mood to start creating...yeah!!!

Tami B. said...

This is too funny and so darn cute. Who could possibly resist ole Gus?

Julie said...

I LOVE This! The Ho, Ho, Ho ribbon - perfect embelishment with this awesome combination of images!!!! Fabulous card!

Chelsea said...

Sooo cute ... hilarious image!

Anonymous said...

Great use of the two images Tammy. So much fun. I will have to lift this idea. Thanks for the inspiration. Melissa

Virgo5 said...

Awesome Tammy! I love the Gus and Sassy Gal combo, I need to learn how to do that!

Pink Room Therapy Designs said...

I love how you combined these two Tammy -- it just makes me smile! :)

Min said...

Great combo Tammy - just adorable!
Hugs & Happy Days!
~Min

Cheryl First said...

Oh my gosh, Tammy! I just love the combination of these two images together! What a rockin' job you've done!!

Becky G said...

Oh my word Tammy! Love how you merged these two images! Looks like Gus is gonna have a GREAT Christmas!
=) Becky

Marilyn Webb said...

Tammy, I'm still giggling!!! I love that card.
hugs Marilyn

Cindy Haffner said...

Hee hee, what FUN Tammy!!~

Anonymous said...

Oooooooooooooh this is a goooood one Tammy! Merging the images is way cool ! Such a great idea!!! I love the white accents - are they flower soft? Great card!

Anonymous said...

Fabulous card love how you did this! Great Hop too! thanks hugs Samantha

Lori Turner said...

Awesome card, Tammy! Thanks again for organizing such a wickedly-awesome HOP! :)

SiskiyouSue said...

Funny! I love the background, the brown is a nice twist from the usual things.
http://siskiyousue.blogspot.com

Joycelyn Pelkey said...

Oh now this is just WAY TOO CLEVER!!!!!!!! LOVE it, Tammy!!!!!! So creative!!! Thanks so much for inviting us all along to play...what a blast!!!!!

Marjo said...

Great Design, very creative Christmas Card! Thanks so much for playing with us at Simply Create.

xoxo Marjo

Terry @ Krazy's Place said...

ROTFLOL!! Fantastic card Tammy!! I do love Gus. One of these days I'm going to learn how to do 2 digi images together like you've done here. Still a newbie is so many ways!! LOL!!

Linda . J said...

Beautiful card Tammy and so sassy lol, love the colours and the gorgeous design.
Hugs Linda

Diane's Place said...

Gus is the coolest. I love him!

Tammy said...

This is adorable Tammy! I love the two merged images!!

Rebeccah Kuhne said...

OMG!!! One of the advantages of digi stamps is the ability to mix them up! Love how you put these two together! Great Card!

Debbie said...

I'm hoping seeing all this Christmas will make me feel cooler here ;- ) Thanks for sharing.

Lynn said...

I love this card and the two images work so well together. Perfect colour combo for a christmas card.

Lynn x

Jodie Mackrell said...

love how you paired these up Tammy! very clever!

NanaConnie said...

Ooooo, love the way you combined the two images! Fabuous background paper, too. Just perfectr for these two and their Christmas miseltoe. LOL

We Be Stamps & Scrapbooking said...

I love the way you combined these two images. great card!

jimlynn said...

So cute the way you used both images! Precious card.
Lynn

Marie Bingaman said...

Whew, Sassy sure is appropriate for that character! I love how you combined those images to make a great card! :)

Jen Leeflang said...

The combination of stamps is so perfect!!! I have had a good giggle at Gus's expression - I can just imagine what is going through his mind! Thanks Tammy, I LOVE your creation!!!

Jen Leeflang said...

Now here's me with my Digistamps 4 Joy hat on - thanks so much for entering your FABULOUS card in our Digitamps 4 Joy Christmas in July challenge.
luv n huggz
Jen
DS4J DT Lead and Challenge Co-ordinator

Deena Lyn said...

OMG this is just too cute.. Great job! Can't stop laughing at Gus' smile lol.

Ruby Taylor said...

That is one fantastic card! Now who's gonna kiss the grouch? I don't think it will be the beauty..lol! Thanks for sharing and the smile!

Wendy (aka Roo) said...

OMGoodness this is just too funny!!! Love Gus & Sassy together!!!
Puppy Hugs,
Wendy aka Roo
For some reason my google is not working :(
wendydotroos2boys@gmaildotcom

Paula Sievers said...

Yet another awesome card.

Nancy Keller said...

LOL Your little Gus is cracking me up. :) I love him. Just stopping by to check out the hop, thank you again for telling me about it. Best wishes!

Joanne (jojot) said...

how cute....Gus seems to have a smile on his face....I wonder whay???...lol

Mary said...

Gorgeous Christmas card!!

Rae Anne said...

Tammy, you - our fearless leader - have completely and totally aced this project! What a brilliant idea to pair a naughty Santa and his sexy elf. . .;) The red, green, and brown and the ribbon are both to-die-for! MWAH!

Sara I. said...

LOL, love how you merged the two fabulous characters together - and Gus is quite the character!! The paper is super yummy and just adore that ribbon!!

Billie A said...

Great card love the look on Gus. Great papers and fun card.

Lisa Oliver said...

I love Gus, too! Great pairing for a fabulous card!

klm said...

Very cute! I always love your card designs : )

Sandy said...

I LOVE the image you used...great card.

Dawn Frost said...

I love the look on Gus' face, lol! Fantastic card.

Charlene said...

lmbo...I totally love this card! Gus is one of my favorite characters and you teaming him up with Sassy was an incredible inspiration! That card is just so Christmasy with that wonderful ribbon and the incredible coloring job you did on it.

Charlene said...

Now I also must put my "official" hat on. This card is so adorable. Love the combination of characters. Thank you for joining us at Digistamps4Joy Christmas in July challenge ~ Charlene DS4J DT

Paul said...

Those two images are so good together.
TFS
Paul

Tami Kropiwka said...

Nice job, the combo is great!

Unknown said...

Hiya Tammy,
Fantastic card hun, so cheeky!! Love it.
hugs
Dawn x

JanR said...

Gus looks pretty darn happy. Great card!

Tammi said...

totally cute card! i love the added texture with the "fluff" on their santa suits!

Kimberly said...

WOW, what a great image...perfect for the men...Love Itttttt....tfs
www.justwordz.ca

Judy said...

Love old Gus and this is sooo funny and cute!!
jejaeb at cfl dot rr dot com

Unknown said...

Hi tammy, great card, love the image!! HUgs, Frea

Kendra-Sue and Jamie said...

I love how you combined the two images. They look fantastic.

Jackie said...

Tammy this image combination makes me smile :) Great job with the challenge, this Christmas is July is so much fun!

Jennifer said...

Great Card and Gus it a riot

Lisa R. said...

Fabulous! Great sketch and embellishing. TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

CLaire said...

Enjoying the blog hop so far... lovely card, and lovely image, the colours are really nice...

Mary J said...

What fabulous fun! Brilliant card!!

Lola said...

I ADORE how you put these two together so seamlessly! They really go great together and your card is fabulous!

Skye said...

love how you put the two images together - great card and textures too

In paper heaven said...

That is just so creative. Fantastic idea!!

Sandy said...

Funny, funny card! Looks great!

Sugar Cards said...

hahahah such a funny card!!! love it!!!

cheers!
Grace
http://sugarcards.blogspot.com

Ardilla said...

Nice card, I love how it looks... and it´s a very fun card :)

Dawn T said...

such a cute card. Love the two combined images.

Glenda Atkins said...

What a wonderfully delightful card, will certainly make someone smile this Christmas. Great how you combined the two images! Love it.

Lynda-Rose said...

The images look great merged together, very cheeky! Lovely card, thanks for the inspiration!

http://darksideoftheapple.blogspot.com/

mckinkle said...

Tammy,

What a great card, I love that youve merged 2 images! And just look at Gus's face!!

Keryn x

Carley said...

Tammy oh my goodness how stinkin' cute! I love that you put the 2 images together how creative are you? Oh duh I already knew that one! Thank you for sharing your talent!!!
Hugs
Carley

meg said...

What a tease great card

darling Ho said...

HaHa!! It's really very funny!! Love the cute image!
Thanks for sharing it this time.
~darling Ho~SC-DT

Jenn Zeeb said...

Great card, and Gus is super funny.

Jenn

sammi said...

LOL How Awesome! Love how you merged the two images together! The ribbon is so fitting! Gus looks like he's enjoying the attention he's getting!

Unknown said...

This is so cute! I love how you combined the two images!

Alison said...

Just a little note to let you know that I visited you on the Catch the Bug bloghop. Love how you have combined these images- Gus looks like all his Christmases have come at once!
Hugs, Alison (aka- Tillymint)

Unknown said...

This is so cute!

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