Fitztown - Anything Goes

Here's my card for the Anything Goes challenge over at the Fitztown Challenge Blog. I've used the image 'Wedding Day Set, Ivy 4' available from the Fitztown Etsy Store.

The card blank is a large square by Joanna Sheen. I coloured her with my Promarkers and added touches of gold with my Sakura pen before cutting with a grand Spellbinders label die. Before releasing the image from the die I used Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink round the inside edge. The backing paper is from a First Edition pad called Hideaway and I matted this on to Burgundy card from Papermill. Using a Memory Box die I used the same card to cut the Whimsy Circle in the top right corner. I added a red gem heart to the centre. A small Xcut heart die was used to cut the little heart which I added to the bottom of the image.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
That Craft Place - Girls with no Pink
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes with a Twist - Use some Yellow
Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge - Pretty Woman
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for calling, it's good to 'see' you. Hazel x

OSAAT #209 Favourite Things

This week at One Stitch at a Time the theme is Favourite Things. I chose the image 'Balloon Boy 1' by BBKakes at the Stitchybear Digi Outlet. The card is for my great nephew's second birthday and as I used 'Birthday Boy 1' for William's first birthday I thought it was ideal to use the same little boy for his second birthday. Thanks BBKakes.

The card blank is a large square by Joanna Sheen. The checked backing paper is by Papermania and it's matted on to Papermill's pale blue card.as the base. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and after cutting with my Xcut guillotine I used Distress Ink in the colour Barn Door on the edges. I used my Xcut heart nesting dies for the extra balloons and for the sentiment. I distressed the edge of the sentiment heart after printing on the computer. I added three small Card Cani pieces to the bottom corner.

My favourites? Well, first of all, little boys! I love little boys and having had two of my own I wish I'd had another ten. Secondly, dies - any sort of dies, I love them all but hearts are pretty special. Third on my list is Card Candi which is safer than using gems on a child's card. Following on from these are Promarkers (which are usually number one on my list) and Distress Inks. Then, of course, checked paper - anything in checks or spots has to be on my list of favourites. So you can see that I've used everything that's ever on my list of favourites, come and join us and let me know what are your favourites.

Check the OSAAT blog for the prizes this week.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
2 Cute Ink Digital Stamps Challenge - Celebration
City Crafter Challenge - Up, Up and Away
Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge - Tax Man
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Challenge - Masculine
Rhedd and Rosie Challenge - Anything Goes
4Kraftygirlz Challenge - Anything Goes
TIME OUT Challenges - Masculine Birthday
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - B is for.....balloons, boy, birthday
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you all for your best wishes and condolences that you left for me.

MAWTT - Easter/Spring

This week the host of the Moving Along with the Times challenge is Sue and she chose the theme 'Easter or Spring'.

The small card blank is by Craft UK. The image is a digi, available over at the Stitchybear Digi Outlet. I coloured it with my Promarkers and then cut it with my Xcut guillotine and matted it on to bright orange card by Papermill. I added a little bit of glitz by colouring the centre of the flowers with a Sakura  Gelly Roll pen. The backing paper is from a pad by Kate Knight called Spring Fling. I matted that on to the orange card too. I added some faux gems by JJD Cards. A CAS card which I enjoyed making.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew Challenge - Spring
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Digi Makeover Challenge - Anything Goes
Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Time for Spring
Stamp and Create Challenge - Spring Flowers

Thank you for visiting and thank you so much for your comments - good or bad!