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Welcome to The Bug Bytes a site/blog mainly for Papercrafting and some photography and other stuff thrown in here & there. Add in some die cutting machine, scrapbooking tools, cameras, scissors , glue and...... My name is Pam. If you have been redirected from Papillon Digital Design you have come to the right place.Hope you get inspired by the projects, videos and files. Would love it if you could leave comments and become a follower. (Word verification is turned ON to avoid spam. Sorry for that inconvenience.) Would love it if you would also share your project here . If you find a linky under the post do share your project by posting link there or if you do not find a linky post your link in the comments.Thank you for visiting. The website Papillon digital designs has changed to Papillon Digital Design so if the link gives and error or takes you to page with chinese characters then please drop the 's' in the link at the end of papillondigitaldesigns and try . That is change papillondigitaldesigns to papillondigitaldesign and try the link.

August 20, 2019

Ebosser with 2 A plates. Yes it can be done.

I wanted to try this for a long time and at last I did. For those having ebosser (not cut n boss) who want to use 2 of those see through A plates. Yes you can! Get an additional C plate. C plates are available at craftwell site. (Always better to have an extra c and d plate as u never know when they will not be available anymore.) Keep the D and B aside. The sandwich for thin dies becomes - two C plates 's, and A plate , magnetic shim, die, cardstock and another A plate . You can cut without the magnetic shim too. And hooray since you are using the 2 A plates I am sure you can use the double cut dies from crafters companion too. I am sure you can pass 2 cardstocks without the magnetic shim. 



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July 14, 2017

Heart of Roses

Hi
Today I am a guest designer at Digistamps4joy Blog.. Thank you, Margaret .
I have used the image Heart of Roses for this easel card. Sentiments



Dies used are from Tattered Lace..
Really enjoyed making this card. Hope you all like it too.




June 29, 2017

Wanna Dance with Somebody...

That song kept ringing in my ears while I saw the image for Sasayaki FB Challenge last fortnight

The Bendi card is made using Tonic Window dies. Image colored with prismacolor pencils and copics. The embossing folder is Tattered Lace. I wrote in the sentiment instead of printing. Sometimes you need to have your won handwriting on stuff even if it's not all that good. As we get older and with all the technology nowadays I look at the pen or pencil in my hands and almost forget how to use it to write. That's bad.





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Happy Father's Day Pop up Slider Card

For this fortnight's Sasayaki FB Challenge I decided to do the pop up slider card again. You can find the cut file for almost all the machines under the respective tabs under the main menu. It will be called Pop Up Slider Card.

Here's the card. Image colored with copics and prisma colored pencil.



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May 12, 2017

Antique Lace - DS4J

Recently I got some tattered lace dies and this collection - the ornamental antique lace I should say is one of my favorites along with the tuck in dies to match.
And When I saw the digistamp4joy challenge this month both on the Fb Challenge page and their challenge Blogspot I thought this would be the perfect die to use.



Image : Dress up Dummy (which can be got from this link here after reading and following the rules)
Colored with copics and the background is with distress ink and prismacolor pencils
Dies used : Tattered lace ornamental antique rectangles , ornamental tuck in dies and flower medley
Sentiment : Printed in computer.

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April 26, 2017

Have a Bow-tiful Day

Made a card for Digistamps4Joy Progressive FB Challenge. using the image Betty Bow.



I colored the image using Copics. 
The sentiment I typed out ( Font used is Roundhand Blk)
Materials used are:
Copics to color. 
(E13,E11,E00 and E000 for face; RV 6's and RV 1's for bow and flower; B0's for dress and E55, E50 and E3 for hair)
Dies used are:
Tattered Lace Pearl Bow die (D1344)
Tattered Lace Essentials Pearl Drops (  ETL276E)




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March 19, 2017

Happy Spring from Flower Ant

This card is for the Mid March FB Challenge at Sassayaki Glitter.
Quick coloring with copics and cut out by using scissors, trimmer and spellbinder die.


A few more die cuts for embellishments. The central one at the bottom is snipped from tattered lace die and the corner dies are from cottage cutz . A few rhinestones to glitter up and the card is done.

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March 16, 2017

Spring Card

Here's another card and this time for Scrapper's delight. I was able to walk up the stairs  to my craft room to create and sat and did 3 cards at a stretch and this is the 3rd one scheduled one a day :)
The image is a cute egg in a basket so I decided to make an Spring/Easter Card.
The die cut is frame die from Amy Designs. The embossing folder is cherry folder from either Darice or Sue Wilson. Not sure.
Image is colored using copics.





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March 15, 2017

You are Loved

Here is a card made for Sassayaki Glitter Fb Challenge.
Simple card but this time I cut out a die using Tattered Lace melded dies
The stamp is also from tattered lace melded collection I think.
The image "Elle" from Sassayaki Glitter is colored using copics



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March 14, 2017

You've Got This

Made another simple card for Digistamps4Joy Fb Challenge.

Love this image so much. Colored using Copics.
Very very simple card.



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March 13, 2017

You Color my World

Made this simple card for Art by Barb FB Challenge.
I created the background using photoshop. And colored the image using copics.
Cut the grass using Martha Stewart Scissors which has multiple blades rather like herb scissors.
I hand drew and cut some copic markers to add  more embellishments .
But that's it.



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February 28, 2017

Loves me. Loves me Not

After a long break made a card for Artbybarb FB february challenge.

I have used the image Loves me. Image is colored using copics.

I have used spellbinder die and also anna griffin dies to cut the embellishment. The embossing folder is from Crafter's companion. The daisy is from botanical set from daisy trail and cut with scan n cut.


Simple card and easy to put together.



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November 26, 2016

Hugs - Scrappers delight friday freebie

Made a card with the cute friday freebie image from scrappersdelight for the FB Challenge.
I also used the xmas background topper from the shop for the background.
Had to manipulate with photoshop as I wanted the image to be white inside itself but to show the (outside the outline of the person) the background as transparent. Added sentiment onto the background
just the image (not the background) is colored using copics.


Matted the image onto gold paper and then red card. and added some bling.


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November 25, 2016

Bearing gifts - Artbybarb FB challenge

Love the cute image bearing gifts which is the free image we get to play with this month for artbybarb FB challenge.


Immediately when I saw the image I knew I had to use the crafters companion edgeables die . Image is colored with copics, I did not want to use the traditional colors so decided to use pink and purple. But I had to use bling :) so added the mesh rhinestones.


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November FB challenge - ArtbyMiran

Loved playing with the cute image for November FB challenge - artbymiran.

I broke out my sewing machine and used frantage . Love their chunky embossing powder. I have used both memory box/poppystamp dies and crafters companion edge dies. Colored the digi stamp using copics





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November 15, 2016

With Respect - Cute as a button FB Challenge

For veterans day made this card with the cute image from cute as a button for their FB Challenge.
Colored it with copics.





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November 11, 2016

Steampunk - Scrapper Delight

Loved playing for the scrappers delight challenges both at the fb group here and the blog challenge here.

I have used the freebie friday image and colored it with copics after printing it in laser printer on hdigitalill digial cover paper.
The background paper is a free steampunk paper from freepik . I have  used nuvo embossing paste on stencil from stampendous called steampunk clock over the background pattern paper.

A few gear charms and flowers and bit of gold chain for embellishments. Also broke out the mini sewing machine for some stitches and added a bit of embossing with stampendous aged  bronze powder.




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November 10, 2016

Mr and Mrs - Lily of the Valley

I made this wedding card using parchment and image from Lily of the valley.

I have ways to go to master this craft yet. Loving it.


The sentiment was printed on cardstock but I wanted it to look a little bit transparent to merge in so I glazed it with glycerine and then added it to the card. On the whole not bad.


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November 5, 2016

Ducklin' coloring challenge - art by barb

Art by Barb FB group has coloring challenges and this fortnight the challenge is with the duckling image - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1869820206583476&type=1.

You can get ArtbyBarb images either from the FB group itself or etsy shop - ArtbybarbDesigns

I already had this image so made a card with it


The gate die cut is from Crafter's companion die. The flower is from botanical garden kit from daisytrail cut using scan n cut.

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October 12, 2016

Joy - ArtbyMiran October Challenge

For the Art by Miran October FB Challenge I made a block card with the lovely  image.
I cut the card base by using scoring board but I also made a cricut design space file in case you want to use that. You can find the link here - https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/46769088 and also under the main menu tab under the respective tab.



I have used copics to color the image. The JOY is die cut using couture die.
Though in the file I have used Arial black so that everyone can access it. You can of course customise it.
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