One Stitch at a Time Challenge 237

This time, our challenge at One Stitch at a Time is to show some appreciation! As usual, we're sponsored by

See the challenge blog for details of our prizes.

For this challenge, I used one of a set of sentiments from Sentimental Susan called A Whole Lot of Thanks. There are several styles in this set, and they're all available in multiple file types. I chose just one to use here:

I started by recolouring the text in Photoshop Elements, making it a mid-blue shade and outlined it with a darker blue. Then, I added a pale background. After printing, I die cut the sentiment and matted it using Spellbinders dies. The background paper comes from a CD Rom. To finish the card, I made some flowers using Sizzix dies and added some extra swirly bits cut using some more Spellbinders dies. I toned the flowers and edged the sentiment with Pan Pastels.

I hope you can join us this time.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

A Dragon's Lair where the theme is, A Bouquet of Flowers,
Digitally Sweet where the theme is Aprils Showers bring May Flowers,
Sister Act where anything goes,
Stamping Boutique where they want us to use a die cut or punch,
Di's Digis where they want us to load on flowers,
Fantastic Tuesdays where they want flowers,
City Crafter where they want us to focus on flowers,
Digi Choosday where the theme is flower power,.
Crafty Gals where the theme is May Flowers.

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 226

This time, our 'anything goes with a ... is Glitter! So, this close to Christmas, that's easy, isn't it?

Our sponsor for the challenge:

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I chose a digi from Sentimental Susan's range at the outlet called Christmas Tree Scene.

I added the sentiment in Photoshop Elements before printing, then coloured with Promarkers. To fulfil the 'glitter' requirement, I got out my Sakura Stardust pens and coloured the baubles and tinsel on the tree, the stars, and highlighted areas of the snow. That doesn't seem to be very clear on the photo. I dotted the sky with highlighter pen, but that wasn't quite bold enough for what I wanted, so I went back over with a Sakura Souffle pen in white.

I added some paper from my stash - something bold and bright like the image, and apart from a little matting, that's it.

I hope you can join us this time.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Creative Romance where anything goes,
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards where the theme is Christmas,
Crafty Catz where the theme is 'Last Minute Christmas',
Sister Act where anything goes,
Crafty Sentiments where the theme is 'Christmas',

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 188

This week at One Stitch at a Time, our challenge is to use a digi! Easy!

We're sponsored by

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This time, I got to choose an image from Sentimental Susan for Hazel, Shell and Lisa. I chose Bear Guitar, as I've got two guitar-playing sons and it appealed to my sense of humour.

I added the wording in Photoshop Elements, printed, and coloured with Promarkers. For the background, I embossed some pearlescent white card using folders from Crafter's Companion and, I think, Papermania. I matted with blue to match the text, and die cut some snowflakes from the same card using Cuttlebug and Spellbinders dies. I finished the snowflakes with glitter glue to add a bit of sparkle.

I hope you can join us this week.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments where anything goes,
Party Time Tuesdays where anything goes,
Lady Anne where anything goes with a stamp,
Crafty Hands where anything goes,
Sister Act where anything goes,
Aud Sentiments where they want Christmas sentiments,
Moving Along with the Times where they want no patterned paper

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 181

This week at One Stitch at a Time, our theme is Autumn. So, let's see those lovely Autumn colours or whatever else reminds you of this time of year.

Our sponsor this week is:

I got to work with an image from a new Stitchy Bear artist - Sentimental Susan, and it's called 'Owl Landing'.

I added the wording in Photoshop Elements before printing, die cutting, and colouring with Promarkers. The background was made using a Colourbox ink pad in Autumn Colours, and a couple of leaf stamps from my collection.

I hope you can join us this week.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine where they want Autumn colours,
Crafty Sentiments where anything goes,
Craft Room Challenge where they want trees or leaves. (Hope the leaf background is ok for this.)
LEJ where they want 'Autumn Colours',
Tuesday Throwdown where anything goes,

Creative Card Crew where they want 'things with wings',

4 Krafty Girlz where anything goes,

Craftin' Boutique where they want 'anything with an owl',

Sarah Hurley where the theme is 'Autumn Glow'.