OSAAT #175 - In the Summer

The theme this week, over at One Stitch at a Time, is 'In the Summer'. I chose April's 'A Buggy', at Reece's Scrap Pieces at Stitchybear Digital Outlet.

Yikes, I thought - how do I make this image fit the theme? As it turned out it I didn't find it too hard to imagine that it was my holiday buggy all packed and ready to go holiday in the sun. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and cut it with a Spellbinders grand nestie. After cutting I used Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade for the edges. The blank card base is an 8x8 square by Joanna Sheen and the bronze Mirri card is also from JS. I matted the First Editions, Hideway, glitter paper on to the tan Mirri card as the mat. The circular diecuts in the bottom left are by Marianne Creatables and the one in the top right is the centre of the same die. I then used my Whimsy pennant die to make the bunting which I strung together with orange silk and added the word Fun in red with my Whispers fine pen. I also added Sun 1 to the number plate on the buggy - I hope that's acceptable and not seen as altering the digi. :(  The lights were 'coloured' with a Sakura gelly roll pen, diamond, to give a hint of glass perhaps? Once the elements were all put together it looked OK and I think it passes muster.

The prizes can all be checked on the OSAAT blog - please come and join and check them out.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
City Crafter Challenge - Summer Time
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Summer Holiday
Die Cuttin Divas Challenge - Anything Goes
Twisted Tuesday Challenges - Playing Bingo
Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafts Too Challenge - Summer Days with twist of Fun in the Sun
Delicious Doodles  Challenge - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede Challenge - Summer Fun

Thanks for your comments, all much appreciated.

Fluff the Cat

 

I made this card yesterday but I've just managed to get the photo taken this morning. I've used a Craft UK card blank again - gone are the days when I used to score and make my own! It's an 8x 8 square and the backing paper is from a First Editions pad called Hideaway. The red card is from Papermill. The image is another that I won from Sweet 'n' Sassy and the face on this cat is priceless! I coloured it with Promarkers and after cutting with my Spellbinders oval nestie I used Distress Ink in Mustard Seed round the edges. I matted it on to the scalloped nestie in yellow card frorm Papermill and then matted that on to another grand oval nestie in red. I tucked an Ironworks motif under the image and a strip of Joanna Sheen's red organza ribbon is across the bottom. I then went the whole hog and cut some Whimsy bunting and Cuttlebug balloons. I used Creative Expressions baker's twine for the strings on balloons and bunting.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments - For a Child

Ladybug Crafts Ink  -Birthdays

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Spots and Dots

The challenge over at Whoopsi Daisy is Sports and Dots, or is it Dots and Spots? Hm, never mind, I've got both. The colours are Spring like so I've also entered this one in to the Joanna Sheen Challenge which has the theme Spring is in the Air.

The image is from Joanna Sheen's CD Daisy and Friends, all the images drawn by Linnie. I coloured it with Promarkers before cutting out into a rectangle. I cut a Spellbinders scalloped square and put it through the Grand Calibur with the Cuttlebug folder Swiss dots. This was used as a mat to make the image stand out. The backing paper is from a First Editions pad called Hideaway and I used the sheet of glittered spots in springlike colours. I matted it on to yellow card from Ross Paper. I used a Whimsy die to cut the circle and added a button from Create and Craft and some yellow baker's twine from Joanna Sheen. I generated the sentiment on the computer. The large square card blank is by Craft UK.

A cute girly card

I haven't made a cute card for a while so here goes!! I've used a Lili of the Valley stamp and coloured her with Promarkers before cutting with a Spellbinders oval nestie. The lime green pearlised card is from Payper Box. The Whimsy bunting die was one of my new buys from the Craft Show I was at last week. I used Costco pink paper for the bunting. The flowers are from the candy I won on Nataliya's blog. The leaves are cut with Crealies dies. The small square card blank is by Craft UK.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - Let's Get Girly
Lil's Lil Fairies - Spring Colours