OSAAT #168 Use A Digi

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

Use A Digi

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear’s Digi Outlet and there is a fabulous prize of all the images used by the DT on Challenge #166 for the lucky winner who uses a 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. There is also a weekly free image with a purchase of over $3.

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

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This week it was my turn to choose an image for myself and teamie Choccie to use. I needed to make another wedding card so am using the cute image Wedding Bears by Reece’s Scrap Pieces. In the pack you get the image in colour for quick cards and black and white if you like to colour as I do. I used Promarkers and Flexmarkers to colour the image in, cut  it out and mounted onto 3d foam pads.

The base of the card is a sheet of patterned cardstock from Hunky Dory. It is the 1^st time I have used their cardstock and I have to say I am impressed with how sturdy it is.  I have added some ‘ribbon’ which is actually a shoe lace from a pack of patterned ones in different lengths that came from the local pound shop some time ago. It is amazing what you can pick up from places that you can utilize in your crafting if you just look at it a different way.

The background paper is a wrapping paper which has holographic elements to it. I used a Crafter’s Companion die to cut it out, added some scrap cardstock on the back to strengthen it and mounted on foam squares for added dimension.

The ‘Just Married’ plaque is an embellishment I have had in my stash for at least 4 years. I’d had it so long that the sticky stuff on the back was no longer sticky (I am sure we all have embellishments that has happened to!) The top was looking a bit bare so I used my Martha Stewart Heart Lattice punch on a scrap of pink card and mounted it onto some really shiny silver paper (which looks white in the photo but I promise you it isn’t!)

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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 – A5

Image – Wedding Bears from Reece’s Scrap Pieces

Paper – Base card by Hunky Dory, patterned paper is wrapping paper

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Die cut from Crafters Companion, Martha Stewart Heart Lattice punch, loads of 3d foam

Embellishments – patterned shoe lace and 3d lace & felt sticker from Poundland,

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

• Delicious Doodles - #40 All Creatures Great & Small
• Delightful Challenges – Wedding & Anniversary
• Inspire Me Fridays - #107 Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenges - #11 Anything Goes
• Southern Girls – Die Cut and/or punches
• Stamping For The Weekend – Cute
• Wags ‘n Whiskers - #106 Wedding/Anniversary/Love

Single Rose RSVP

The challenge at Beccy’s Place this month is anything goes with one of Beccy’s images. I was very fortunate to win the Rose Bouquet Set last month and felt it would be particularly appropriate to use this set for my card this month.

My favourite image is the Single Rose, just sheer perfection and so very detailed. My favourite colour of rose is yellow but as I had just made a card recently with the same colours I went more towards the pink spectrum for a change.

I used Promarkers to colour my image and added darker colours to the centre of the rose and petal edges. I used a border due from Crafter’s Companion for the trim at the bottom and layered it up with 3d foam.

I used a sketch from CAS Colours and Sketches for the layout. The paper is a Pink Petticoat one from a magazine freebie. The ribbon is a scrap from DCWV and the sentiment is a rub on from Royal & Langnickel.

We have been invited to another wedding reception and I needed to do an RSVP for it so I felt this image would be perfect for it. I don’t do CAS very often as it is I really have to fight the urge not to fill the space up with an embellishment but at least the paper is pretty and not covered up with loads of added elements and of course the image is perfection and needs very little to complement it anyway J

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card size – 5” Square

Image – Single Rose by Beccy’s Place

Paper – Pink Petticoat magazine freebie

Sentiment – Rub on from Royal & Langnickel

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Crafter’s Companion Grace Frame border die, 3d foam pads

Embellishments – DCWV Ribbon

Techniques – Diecutting

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

• 613 Avenue Create – #21 Anything Goes
• Beccy’s Place – May Anything Goes Challenge
• Rhedd & Rosie’s - #7 Blooming Lovely
• CAS Colours & Sketches - #26 Sketch for Layout
• CDAC Seasonal Fun – Weddings (RSVP card)
• Challenges 4 Everybody  – #21 Anything Goes
• Craftin Desert Divas - #7 Ribbon or Twine
• Crafting For All Seasons - #52 Think Pink
• Crafty Blogger’s Network - #11 Bingo Board (Diecut/punch, Flowers, Ribbon)
• Crafty Calendar Challenge – Blooms & Blossoms
• Crafty Ribbons - #46 Anything Goes With Ribbon
• Crazy Challenge - #146 Use a Sentiment
• Creative Belli Challenge - #170 Flowers (rub ons are about 8 years old!)
• Creative Inspirations Paint – Anything Goes
• Emerald Faeries - #43 Ribbons
• Everybody Art – #237 Flowers
• Freshly Brewed Designs – Flowers
• Hobbycutz Challenge – #7 Flowers/Roses
• Inspire Me Fridays - #104 Anything Goes
• Kaboodle Doodles - #173 Anything Goes
• Lacy Sunshine - #9 Anything Goes
• Make It Monday –  #142 Anything Goes
• Milk Coffee Challenge – Flowers
• One Crazy Stamper – Flowers
• Ooh La La Creations  – Inspired by Nature
• Outlawz Saturday Paper A La Mode – PAM05252013 Anything Goes
• Paper Creators Crafts - #9 Anything Goes
• Paper Makeup Stamps Digi Makeover – #90 Anything Goes
• Passion For Promarkers - #199 Anything Goes
• Pause Dream Enjoy - #11 Use Foam Tape
• Pumpkin Spice - #21 Anything Goes
• Shelly’s Images TTT – Show us What You Got
• Sister Act Card Challenges - #8 Anything Goes
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity - #153 Clean & Simple
• Word Art Wednesday - #81  Anything Goes

Imagine That! Rose

As I took part in the progressive freebie last time from Imagine That! I got a lovely digi pack with this rose image with lots of different sentiments. As I am now on the Design Team I don’t have to play along with the Progressive Freebie challenge but wanted to enter a card made with this beautiful and very realistic rose.

I love yellow roses and my personal favourite are the ones that have an orange/red edge to the petals so this inspired my colour choice. I used Promarkers and Flexmarkers to colour and created a second layer for just the rose alone. There is a lot of layering foam  on this card I can tell you.

The card base has been covered with a rose paper from the First Edition Blank Canvas pad. I love tones of oranges and yellows and there are lots to choose from in this pad.

I used a very ornate die called Grace Frame from Crafters Companion Die’sire range. The bottom layer is another paper from the pad and the sentiment section is just a scrap of cream card. The middle section of the die embosses into the panel so I used some distress ink to knock back the edges of the papers and highlight the embossed sections. Finally I used a rub on sentiment to complete what for me is a quite elegant card.

I hope you will join us tomorrow for a new challenge at Imagine That! and come and take a look at both mine and my team mates creations.

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card size – A6

Image – Rose Blessings from Imagine That 

Sentiment – Rub on from Royal Langnickel

Paper – Blank Camvas First Edtion pad by Dovecraft

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Crafter’s Companion Grace Die’sire die, 3d foam, Distress Ink Pad

Techniques – Diecutting & Distressing

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

• 613 Avenue Create – #19 Anything Goes Optional Shaped Card or Scrap Page
• Challenges 4 Everybody  – #20 Anything Goes
• Colour Me Creative – Anything Goes
• Imagine That! Digis by Kris - #6 Progressive Freebie
• Lacy Sunshine - #8 Anything But A Square
• Lady Anne’s Stamp Challenge – #8 Anything Goes
• Mema’s Crafts – Anything Goes
• One Crazy Stamper – Flowers
• Songbird Challenge - #20 Flowers
• Three Scrappy Gals - Flowers

Janey's Digi Designs Daylily Beth

Okay get your sunglasses on because this bright beauty will burn your eyes if you look at your screen for too long! It may be cold and possibly piddling down, but you will soon warm up when you have colourful flowers around you J

I have used Promarkers & Flexmarkers to colour this fabulous image Daylily Beth from Janey’s Digi Designs in bright orange colours and coloured them both differently. The one on the left has a yellow line in the centre of the petal which I have added glitter to. The one on the right I am most proud of as I have used a darker pen to draw lines on and then use glossy accents to raise them up. I’m pretty sure I have seen real lilies that look like that….. I cut around the image and mounted it on 3d Foam.

I have used the sketch from 2 Sisters Challenge for the layout. The papers are from the Boho Chic and Blank Canvas First Edition pads. I loved that there are so many orange shades of papers to choose from in these pads. Lots of them have encapsulated glitter or glossy effects on them too, they are lush J

The flowers are mounted onto a diecut using the Crafters Companion Grace Die’sire die. I love the intricacy of the shape and distressed the edges with a small inkpad.

The sentiment is part of a free digistamp from Michelle Perkett’s blog. She is very generous in giving away special blog freebies as well as full digi’s that are for sale on her Etsy store.

Janey’s Daylily Beth image can be purchased from the Etsy store. For inspiration please pop over to the blog and Facebook page where our very talented designers will be regularly showcasing these amazing images. There are cards featured which are from customers who have purchased the stamps too which must be an amazing feeling for Jane to see her images being used to create some fabulous cards.

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – A5

Images – Daylily Beth by Janey’s Digi Designs

Sentiment – Freebie from Michelle Perkett

Paper – Boho Chic & Blank Canvas First Editions pad by Dovecraft

Tools - Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Dies from Nestabilities and Die’sire,

Techniques – Diecutting, Distressing

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

• 2 Sisters Challenge - #141 Sketch
• Artistic Inspirations – #39 Lots of Layers
• CDAC Seasonal Fun – Spring
• Crafter’s Companion – Flowers
• Crafting By Designs – Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - #15 Spring
• Critter Sketch Challenge – #162 Flowers
• Die Cutting Diva’s - #112 Flowers (Grace Die’sire Die)
• Get Inky - #3 Floral Fun
• Inklings & Yarns - #12 Anything Goes
• Love To Create – #63 Punches and/or dies
• Party Time Tuesdays  – #117 Tic Tac Toe (glitter, Flower, die cut)
• Penny’s Challenge - #124 Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp – Anything Goes
• Sisterhood of Crafters – Free For All
• Sparkle & Sprinkle – Use a Digi
• Stamp n Doodle – No Embellishments
• Tammy Scrapin’ Corner - #60 Lots of Layers
• There She Goes - #205 April Showers, May Flowers
• Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - #77  Anything Goes

OSAAT #161 For a Mum/Mom

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

For a Mum or Mom

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear’s Digi Outlet and there is a fabulous prize of $9 to spend in the store for the lucky winner who uses a 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. There is also a weekly free image with a purchase of over $3.

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

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As it is Mother’s Day in the US on May 12^th we have had a challenge to give you some ideas for Mother’s Day gifts and cards but they could be used for the special Mum in your life all year round.

I decided to make a gift tag for a bottle of Molton Brown shower gel/bath bubbles. I used the colour of the Heavenly Gingerlily to guide me towards my colour choices of bronze, brown and cream. The image is called Relax and is from BB Kakes.

I coloured the image in using Promarkers and Flexmarkers, fussy cut and added 3d foam for dimension. Please note that the wine of choice is red. Nothing like having a long hot soak in the bath with some quality reading material and a bottle of plonk J

For the tag I used the Grace Die from Crafters Companion which produced the pretty frame from some pearlescent bronze cardstock. The gold mat is cut from metallic card using a second part of the die which also embosses the panel. I tied a near perfect bow from some spotty ribbon and used some rustic textured string which is recycled from a gift package. I added lots of stickles glitter to make the bubbles pop and added a tag sentiment from When The Scrap Hits The Fun.

I don’t make tags very often but had fun making this and really ought to do more. Afterall when we go to so much trouble to make a gorgeous card it is such a shame when the gift packaging lacks that special something too.

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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:-

Project – Gift Tag approx. 5” x 3”

Image – Relax by BB Kakes

Cardstock – Metallic & pearlescent

Sentiment – When The Scrap Hits The Fun

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Crafter’s Companion Die'sire Grace Die, 3d foam pads,

Embellishments – Stickles Glitter glue, Ribbon, Recycled String

Techniques – Diecutting & Recycling

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

• Bearly Mine - #83 Digi Days
• CDAC Anything Goes – Any Handmade Craft
• Challenges 4 Everybody  – #19 Anything Goes
• Crafty Ribbons - #44 Anything Goes With Ribbon
• Crafty Sentiments – Monochromatic
• Cupcake Craft Challenge - #239 Monochromatic
• Dare to be Sassy  – #174 Mother’s Day or Special Lady
• Di’s Digi Designs – Anything but Square
• DL Art Thankful Thursday – #108 Mother’s Day
• Inklings & Yarns - #12 Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays - #100 Anything Goes
• Inspired By Stamping WHW - #98 Homemade Tags & Boxes
• Lacy Sunshine - #7 Monochrome
• Love To Create – #62 Bingo (Sentiment, Ribbon, Bling)
• My Sheri Crafts - #109 Mother’s Day
• Natalie & Amy’s Challenge - #8 Monochromatic
• Outlawz Friday Copic & Promarker – CPC042613 Anything Goes
• Pattie’s Creations – #66 Anything But A Card
• PCW Tags n’ ATC’s – Glitter
• Penny’s Challenge - #124 Anything Goes
• Really Reasonable Ribbon - #70 Mother’s Day & ribbon
• Simon Says Stamp – Anything Goes
• Sisterhood of Crafters – Free For All
• Stampavie & More - #192 Lots of Die Cuts
• Stamping For The Weekend – Die Cuts/Punches
• Tammy Scrapin’ Corner - #59 Bling It Up
• Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - #77  Anything Goes

Beccy's Place Penguin

I have been a follower at Beccy’s Place for a long time and she is so generous giving away her freebies. I have to be completely honest and say that although I have been collecting them I am ashamed to say that I have not previously coloured one up and actually made a card with one. Last year I didn’t make many cards other that doing DT work and I am trying to re-dress the balance this year and make more cards for my own pleasure as well.

I am entering Beccy’s challenge for the 1^st time, thus forcing myself to use more images from other designers J

I am consciously making a big effort to get my Christmas cards made earlier this year and I do love this little fella. He is a freebie called Penguin from Beccy’s Place and is still available here. I coloured him up with Promarkers and Flexmarkers and used the outside of an Oval die to cut the shape out, inking around the edge with a small almost dry ink pad.

I have used a sketch from Sweet Stop for the layout. The snowflake paper is a Crafter’s Companion freebie from a magazine pullout, the stripy card is a glittered one from a DCWV drawer set that I had years ago from QVC. I cut 2 rectangles into the cross shape to piece together so have the opposite pieces to use on another card.

The snowflake dies are from Spellbinders. I purchased these in a sale for only £9.99 and this is the 1^st time I have used them. I LOVE LOVE LOVE snowflakes and when I saw these at such a bargainous price I knew that some of my Christmas pennies were going to buy them. I am sure you will see them a lot…… I have used oddments of glitter card and different blues to make them, adding 3d foam squares and gemstones. The sentiment is recycled from a store bought card.

Woohoo, that’s another Christmas card done J

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – A5

Image – Penguin from Beccy’s Place

Sentiment – Recycled from a Christmas Cards

Paper – Crafter’s Companion and DCWV
Tools - Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Spellbinders Build A Snowflake dies, small ink pad

Embellishments - Gems, Glossy Accents

Techniques - Die Cutting and distressing

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

• Anything Goes - #85 Monochrome
• Artistic Inspirations – #26 Anything Goes
• Beccy’s Place – January Challenge
• CDAC Seasonal Fun – Snow over the last week, lots of it (no penguins though!)
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin’ - #2 Cold & Frosty
• Christmas Cards All Year Round – Anything Christmas Goes
• Crafty Creations  – #206 take 2 (DP, blue gems)
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Monthly Christmas Challenge – Anything Goes
• Creative Craft World BTCR – Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations Paint – Anything Goes
• Hanna & Friends - #163 Snowflakes
• I Love Promarkers - #152 Anything Goes
• Jen’s Digi Stamps – Blue Silver & White
• Love To Create – #50 Anything Goes With Sentiment
• Milk Coffee Challenge – Snowflakes & Sparkle
• Moving Along With The Times – Bling It On
• Order of the Opus Gluei - #149 Bring on the Bling
• Perfect Sentiment – #63 Blue Silver & White
• Sweet Stop - #195 Sketch for Layout
• Twisted Tuesday - #2TC42 Free For All
• Word Art Wednesday - #64 Anything Goes