OSAAT #148 - Use a Digi

A nice easy theme for you this week over at One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi. It was my turn to choose an image for two of my team buddies so I hope that they like Corey by Sue of Beary Dust over at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop. 

I coloured her with Promarkers and then cut with my Xcutter before edging with Distress Ink in Dried Marigold. The cream card blank is by Craft UK. I used a Crafter's Companion Embossalicious folder in large dots, on Costco's tan paper, as the background. I fixed the image to the right side of the embossed square and then set the last of my Australian orange satin ribbon down the left border. I added a bow and a computer generated sentiment to the strip of ribbon. The sentiment was cut with a Spellbinders inverted scallop square die and edged with the Dried Marigold Distress Ink. Faux gems from JJD Cards were used at the bottom corner of the image and top and bottom of the sentiment.

Please check the challenge blog for full details of prizes on offer this week.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
ABC Challenges - Birthday Cards
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
ATCs/Cards with Attitude - Ribbons/Lace
Lady Anne's Challenges - Sentiments
Stampin' for the Weekend - Something Girlie
Paper Crafting Journey - For a Girl
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Ribbon
My Creative Moment - Word Play Saturday - Anything

OSAAT #147 - Love

I think you'll have gathered that the theme this week is LOVE. Check it out at One Stitch at a Time challenge blog and come and join us. The image I used is Young Love by Donna over at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers and then carefully cut it out. I went round the edge with a red Promarker but it's a bit shaky! My card blank is a large scalloped square by Craft UK. The small hearts are all Spellbinder dies and the word love is from the Spellbinders Romance alphabet set, which I've had for ages and rarely use. The large heart is a Memory Box die.

Please check out the challenge blog for the full details of prizes.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
There She Goes - Love is in the Air
Craft Room Challenge - Valentines
Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes
Avadares Challenge - Valentine or Love
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
Sweet 'n' sassy digi Challenge - Anything Goes

OSAAT #146 - Anything Goes

The theme for this week's challenge, over at One Stitch at a Time, is 'Anything Goes'.

It was the turn of my team mate Josephine to choose an image and she chose 'Godshill' by Ike over at Stitchybear's Digital Stamps Shop.

I coloured the scene with my Promarkers, however, I used the Distress Ink Stormy Sky to colour the sky. I then cut round the black frame. I simply mounted it on to the cream card blank made by Craft UK. My Memory Box tree die came into play again and I also used the Memory Box fence die. Three green rectangle gems completed the design. It was quite straightforward but I think, and hope, it looks effective.

The sponsor for this challenge is Stitchybear but please check out the challenge blog for full details of prizes on offer.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Stampin with the Dragon - Anything Goes

OSAAT #145 - 'New'

Happy New Year to you all.

The first challenge of the New Year over at One Stitch at a Time challenge blog and the theme is New. That means it can be new year, new baby, new craft items used, anything along the lines of 'new', good luck.

I chose the image of Catlady by Pookie over at Sitchybear Digital Stamps and decided to use her for a new year card. She would be welcomed at any new year party when she's wearing such a beautiful dress - I'm not so sure whether the big cat would be welcome though!!

I used a large scalloped card blank by Craft UK from Joanna Sheen. The embossed panel is white paper embossed using a Crafter's Companion Embossalicious folder and then matted on to purple Mirri card. Both panels had their corners rounded with a Carl corner punch. The image was coloured with my Promarkers and cut with a Spellbinders grand oval nestie and matted on to the scalloepd nestie.Her necklace was enhanced with some purple Stickles to add some glitz for that party! I used a Marianne die for the scroll and a Spellbinders die for the beautiful shape in the top right corner, it's from the Ironwork Motifs set. I generated the Happy New Year on the computer, rounded the corners, matted on to purple Mirri card as a small plaque and added three purple pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts.

All details of the prizes can be found on the OSAAT challenge blog, please come and join us.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Embossing
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Freshly Brewed - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - New Year
Simon Says Stamp - New Something
ABC Challenge - Embossing
Digi Galore - Something New
Crafty Sentiments - New
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes