OSAAT #173 Favourite Things

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Favourite Things

Our sponsor this week is CREATIVE CRAFT WORLD and there is a fabulous prize of 3 Promarkers of their choice for the lucky winner who uses a Stitchy Bears Store image.

Please head on over to the NEW LOOK  & REBRANDED Stitchy Bear’s Digi Outlet to check out all the lovely digis on offer from our great designers. There are some freebies available and there is a selection of cut price Monthly Specials that change often, there really is so much to choose from thanks to our very talented designers.

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You must use a store image to win the main prizes and all other entries will be in a draw to win $3 to spend in the store

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This week we are creating using the theme of Favourite Things. I used this gorgeous image of Winter Robin from IkeSart. My favourite things are pretty papers, flowers, twinkly things and Christmas so this little robin red breast was perfect. We are very lucky that we get robins visiting our garden quite regularly and they are very inquisitive little birds that come right up to me sometimes if I stay still. I love animals and nature and it is always a complete honour to see such things especially living in a big city. Sometimes you just need to stop for a while, stay still and watch all the wonderful things that happen around you.

My little robin is coloured with Promarkers and then cut out with an Oval Fiskars shape template. I then cut some matting layers from gold and green cardstock and added foam squares to lift off the paper.

The papers are from a magazine supplement that came free with a magazine. I really liked the shaped of the green patterned panel that was part of a multi patterned sheet so layered this on a plainer polka dot and grid pattern paper. The sentiment is from the same pack mounted onto green card and used a corner rounder punch to trim.

Finally I actually USED some of my favouritest Prima flowers that are twinkly fabric poinsettias with a holly leaf and an American Crafts gem brad to hold it all together.

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 Please pop over to OSAAT to see the fab cards from my colleagues on the DT. I look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card size – A6

Image – Winter Robin by IkeSart

Paper & Sentiment – Magazine Freebie

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, 3d foam pads

Embellishments – Prima flowers, American Crafts Gem Brad

OSAAT #169 Not Square

There's a new challenge today at One Stitch At  A Time 

Not Square

We want to see any shaped card but not a square

Our sponsor this week is CREATIVE CRAFT WORLD and there is a fabulous prize of 3 Promarkers of their choice for the lucky winner who uses a Stitchy Bears Store image

Please head on over to the NEW LOOK  & REBRANDED Stitchy Bear’s Digi Outlet to check out all the lovely digis on offer from our great designers. There are some freebies available and there is a selection of cut price Monthly Specials that change often, there really is so much to choose from thanks to our very talented designers. 

Also, to keep ahead of all the latest news you can sign up to the newsletter & become a follower at the

Stitchy Bear Store Blog

You must use a store image to win the main prizes and all other entries will be in a draw to win $3 to spend in the store

Would you like to be a Stitchy’s Angel?

We are having a DT call so of you are interested in joining our friendly team with the opportunity of working with 19 different creators this is the time to get in touch. Take a look at the details in our challenge post here

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I had coloured this fun image Busted by Stitchy Stamps in with Promarkers an Flexmarkers in traditional Christmas colours to match the paper pack I had chosen from Panda Bear Designs called Christmas Traditions. I had initially thought about doing an easel card but opted to make an octagonal shaped card as I have not made one of those before and thought the geometric shape would work with the checked paper and the striped. The striped paper was to go along the left hand side of the card but whilst playing with positioning decided it looked so much stronger the way I have placed it.

The image has been cut using a Nestabilities labels 25 die and I used a dry inkpad to distress the outside edges. The sentiment is a free digi from Bird’s Cards. I have used the dies from the new Petite Labels 1 D-Lites dies to cut the mat and sentiment and used the inside of the die to create a glittery red gel pen frame around the wording.

Finally I added some Prima glittery fabric poinsettia flowers secured with posh brads from American Crafts. Both these items have been coveted in my stash for a long time and I am proud of myself for actually using them J

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 Please pop over to OSAAT to see the fab cards from my colleagues on the DT. I look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card size – 5.5” Octagonal Shape

Image – Busted by Stitchy Stamps

Paper – Christmas Traditions Digital pack by Panda Bear Designs

Sentiment – Freebie Digi from Bird’s Cards

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 25, D-Lites Petite Label 1,

Embellishments – American Crafts Gem & Pearl brads, Prima Poinsettia fabric flowers

Techniques – Diecutting, distressing

Digi Sketch Challenge – Christmas in June

Eureka Stamps  – #44 Anything Goes

Melonheadz Friends – Die Cuts

Paper Makeup Stamps Digi Makeover – #93 Punches/Dies

Imagine That! Well Wishes

 It is New Release day at Imagine That! Digis by Kris and there are loads of new goodies to choose from.

We have Well Wishes, Fuschia & Hummingbird and a whole host of School themed images and papers. Al the images are available in outline or coloured options so are very versatile for colouring of use in scrapbook pages and printed cards. Please pop over to the store to see the New Releases.

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I chose to work with the Well Wishes set. The image of the wishing well is perfect with little butterflies adorning it and it was fabulous to colour, a great opportunity to break out all those brown markers to colour the stones in.

I used a sketch from The House That Stamps Built for the layout. I covered the cardblank with papers in shades of browns to complement the image which has had it’s corners rounded with a punch and a ink pad has been used to distress the edges.

I used the sentiment from the pack and cut it into a banner shape, inked and mounted onto 3d foam.

For the circular element of the sketch I used 2 of my most coveted items in my stash. The embroidered flower is from a haberdashery trim which I have had for 7 or 8 years and the pearl centred brad is obviously just too pretty to actually use! I cut a circle of scrap card, inked the edges and then mounted onto 3d foam.

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Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card size – A6

Image & Sentiment – Well Wishes from Imagine That 

Paper – Woodland Friends by Docrafts/Papermania

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, 3d foam, Woodware corner rounder punch, small inkpad for distressing

Embellishments – Emboidered flower trim, pearl brad from American Crafts

Techniques – Distressing and Punching

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• Bearly Mine - #87 Anything Goes
• CDAC Anything Goes – Any Handmade Craft
• Creative Moments - #17 Circles
• Dream Valley Challenges - #57 Animals
• Freshly Brewed Designs – Flowers
• House That Stamps Built – M1513 Sketch
• I Love Promarkers - #169 Anything Goes
• Inklings & Yarns - #16 Anything Goes
• Ladybug Crafts – Get Well Soon
• Little Red Wagon – Make It Punny
• One Crazy Stamper – Flowers
• Oozak Challenge - #14 Anything Goes With Earth Tones
• Penny’s Challenge - #128 Circles
• Shelly’s Images TTT – Show us What You Got
• Sweet Pea Stampers – Birds of a Feather
• The Stamping Chef – Something Metal (Brad flower centre)
• Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - #81  Anything Goes

The Stamping Chef Guest DT All Boy

This is my second card as a Guest Designer at The Stamping Chef in their All Boy Challenge.

I have used this super cool image Graffiti Jack, I thought it would make a great boy’s birthday card.

I used Promarkers and Flexmarkers to colour it in and then cut the image out.

I tried to make a shaped card so the wall was on one layer in front of the sky but it was too heavy and wouldn’t stop open so I added the sky background to the card base. The paper is from an American Crafts pad Neapolitan. I got a 12’’ stack from TK Maxx for only £6.99, complete bargain but I am not sure why the sky is green?

The bottom layer of the card is an embossing folder. I used some Kraft Core cardstock from Tim Holtz and sanded it down. This whole section is mounted on 3d foam and then the image is popped up on another layer so it is very dimensional.

I do hope you will check out The Stamping Chef. Tamara creates some wonderful images, some cute, and some sassy. There is a fortnightly challenge on the blog and on Facebook there is a group TSC Recipes where there is a weekly free image Progressive Challenge. There is loads going on and the people over there are lovely.

Thanks for having me as a Guest DT Ladies J

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – A6

Image – Graffiti Jack by The Stamping Chef

Paper – Neapolitan by American Crafts, Kraft core card from Tim Holtz Core’dinations

Tools - Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Embossing folder, 3d foam,

Embellishments – button from Papermania, Baker’sTwine, tag from stash

Techniques – Embossing, distressing

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

613 Avenue Create – #16 Anything Goes & optional colours

A Gem of A Challenge - #76 Distress It

Aud Sentiments  – #78 Card For a Guy

Cards For Men - #8 Anything Goes

CDAC Anything Goes – Any Handmade Craft

Crafting By Designs – Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint – Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges – Colour My World

Desert Island Crafters – #52  (1, 2, 5, 8)

Digital Tuesday – #207 Birthdays

Inklings & Yarns - #12 Anything Goes

Kenny K’s Krafty Krew - #140 Anything Goes

Make It Monday –  #137 Anything Goes

My Time To Craft - #218 Stitching Real or Fake

Outlawz Thursday Twisted – TT0418 – Card With a Tag

Paper Shelter - #109 For The Boys

Penny’s Challenge - #124 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp – Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - #35 Use Your Stash (1^st time used embossing folder & tag 5+ years old)

Sisterhood of Crafters – Free For All

Sparkles Forum Challenge - #43 Hearts

Totally Gorjuss  – #180 Embossing

Word Art Wednesday - #77  Anything Goes