Gotta love Gus!

For the Christmas in July Mini Challenge today Catch the Bug has the following sketch:

I decided that I just had to use this fun Gus image that I've had forever...

I colored him w/ my Bic markers & colored pencils, added some glitter to the "fluffy" areas & then added some glossy accent to make his glasses good & thick. (doesn't show in the photo, but they are like Coke bottle bottoms lol!)

The reindeer dp is K&Co & the stripe is Pink Paislee. I added some sparkly mini tree brads- I think they are Making Memories, but am not sure-I've had them in my hoarders drawer for a while.

I am also entering this on the following:

Make It Monday, anything goes w/ a linky party

ABC Christmas O is for Older- user an older image

My Grafico, Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes, Christmas in July

So have you joined in on the fun over at Catch The Bug? There is still time! Tomorrow's mini challenge is "Snow Business"- make a project w/ a snow theme. And there is a blog hop going on until Friday Night. 

Ok, here I go!

So here it is, my very first post... This year instead of resolutions, I set a few goals: #1 be more creative! It is a great stress reliever however it isn't so good on my sleep schedule-always looking up to see its 1 AM! #2 Actually participate in some challenges, calls for submitions, etc (thus the new blog-hard to enter without one!) #3 Use my Cricut more after all I didn't get it to just gather dust & #4 Quit being such a hoarder lol! Actually use my stash of supplies & try not to go on crazy buying binges just to end up adding to a pile that doesn't get touched.

So it is January 20th & so far, so good. New blog CHECK! And thanks to the big birthday bash at Bugaboo, I have created 5, yep 5 cards this week & the only "new" product I used was the super cute freebie they posted for one of the challenges. YAY! Check out all the fun stuff at Catch the Bug. See ya there tomorrow when I actually post photos of my cards. Woo Hoo, no looking back now!