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50% sale for one day only at StitchyBear's Digi Outlet.  The doors are open now.

Don't forget, the collab is still active, so on top of the 50% savings with all your favourite digital images, you get the collab images FREE once you reach the $10.00 mark...why not stock up now while you have the chance...Look forward to seeing you there...

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MAWTT Challenge - Girly with NO Pink

Sarah was responsible for choosing the theme for this week at Moving along with the Times and she chose - Girly with NO Pink. Come along and join us because you can have a lot of fun with this theme. Check out the DT cards too - there are some lovely cards there to give you some inspiration if you need it.

Here is my take on this one. I won this digi image earlier this year and it's the first time I've used it. The signature on it is Jen Lee so thank you for a lovely image. I cannot for the life of me remember which challenge it was that I won. Perhaps someone might be able to tell me Jen's website.

My card blank is a large square by Joanna Sheen. The yellow card and orange card is all by Papermill. I've used the Memory Box large Madera Corner die and Joanna Sheen's Signature dies for the Lacy Corners and the Butterfly Spray. I coloured the girl (she's called Mysteri if I remember that correctly) with my Promarkers and then cut with a Spellbinders grand oval nestie. I also used a Spellbinders die for the fancy star shape at the bottom left and added a piece of Sunset Strip Card Candi to the centre of it.  The mat was embossed with a Crafter's Companion Embossalicious folder.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - No Design Paper
Digitally Sweet - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Come and Get it - Anything Goes with twist of using Digital stamp
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

OSAAT #191 - Bingo

OK, the theme this week at One Stitch at a Time is Bingo and the Bingo card is below. You MUST still use a digi no matter which line of the bingo card that you use. 

I used the middle line - Stickles, Dies and 3 or More Layers. I chose Coosty Creations' Camel Digital Pack from Stitchybear Dig Outlet and you get the image plus the backing papers in the pack. You have to agree, surely, that this camel is a real sweetie. I love camels. I know that they spit but that's just in their nature. lol

I used my Promarkers to colour the image and I used Stickles Diamond on his eyes, nose and mouth just to make them look moist. I hope you can see it on the photo. My large square card blank is by Joanna Sheen. The beige card is by Papermill. The handmade paper is by Indus and I thought it suited the camel image perfectly, along with the Coosty Creations' backing papers. I used some X Cut dies to cut the image and the two backing papers. I raised the image on foam pads and then to give it a little more oomph I added some Cosmic Shimmer Bronze liquid pearls  to the corners. I like this card and I can't always say that about my cards. lol My brothers have both had their birthdays this year so I'm not sure who'll be getting this masterpiece!

The sponsor this week is Creative Craft World with a prize of 3 Promarkers. Please check out the challenge blog for details of the prize structure.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Anonymous Stamps - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Let's Make it Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Digitally Sweet Challenges - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

OSAAT #190 - Anything Goes

Anything Goes is the theme for this week's challenge over at One Stitch at a Time. It was Shell's turn to choose an image and she chose 'An Inviting Hug'. You can buy this digi from the Stitchybear Digi Outlet and it's by April of Reece's Scrap Pieces.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers and then trimmed it. The card blank is a large square by Joanna Sheen. I already had a sheet of 'sky' paper printed but can't remember whether it's off a CD or not, sorry. The clouds are cut with a Memory Box die and edged with 'stormy sky' Distress Ink. The silver card is from a children's activity pack. I used it to mat the sky paper on to and I cut some corners to make a 'frame' for the picture. I'm not happy with the sides of the image, they show up quite a lot on this photo but in real life it looks quite good. I might have to try and rectify that somehow but I'm not sure what I can do. I might have to sprinkle some snow. I generated the sentiment on the computer and matted it on to more silver card.

One prize winner will get all the images that the design team used for challenge 188 but head over to the challenge blog to read all about how you can win them

I'm entering my card in to the following challenges:
C is for Challenge - Winter is Coming
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge - Winter
LEJ Designs Challenge - Seasons Greetings
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Snow and Ice
ABC Christmas Challenge - Winter Wishes
Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Something Snowy
Stamp 'n' Doodle Challenge - Snow men and Snow women

Moving Along with the Times - Furry Friends

This week the theme is Furry Friends over at Moving Along with the Times. Please come along and join us.

My furry friends are my cats Gracie and Casey but until a few years ago I also had a Maine Coon called Maisie and this stamp looks exactly like her when she was a kitten. I didn't colour the image because it has so much detail in the drawing I didn't want to spoil it. It's a Clarity stamp and I cut it with one of the cheap dies that I bought from Joanna Sheen - there's no name on the packet. I typed Happy Birthday in red and cut that with a Spellbinders die. The backing paper is from Costco and that's matted on to Papermill red card.  The small card blank is by Craft UK and the red organza ribbon is from Joanna Sheen, as are the pearls.

It would have been our 49th wedding anniversary today so I'm thinking of all the happy memories. Thanks for visiting me and keeping my spirits up.

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

Artistic Impressions Challenges - Use a Sentiment, Anything Goes
Digi Sketch Challenge - All for the Animals
Creative Card Crew - Pearls
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

OSAAT #189 - Holidays (occasions)

Just to clarify the theme for this week over at One Stitch at a Time - it's Holidays and by that we mean special occasions such as Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Easter amongst others.

This week is a collaboration week by all the creators of the digi images and the DT have no choice of which images to use. We are all allocated an image which we then have to use to come up with a card to showcase that image. This week I've been given two images and so I have two cards for you to check out.  I was given this image of Pumpkincat by Crafty Girl over at Stitchybear Digi Outlet. Obviously this image had to be used for a Halloween card. At first I was daunted by it but once I got started, for the second time, it became easier!

The first time I coloured it I had used too much black and I had to have a rethink. I'm pleased I changed it as it works much better. The orange card and the greeny/black glitter card are both by Papermill. The image was coloured with my Promarkers and a Sakura black pen was used on the cat whiskers, eye lashes and bits of the bat wings. I cut round it freehand leaving a small white border. I matted it on to the glitter card which had been cut with a Spellbinders label die. The card blank is a small square by Craft UK. I wrapped two strands of black silk round the bottom section of the orange card and then added a small 'head' with goggle eyes. I'm not sure whether it's the head of a ghost or just a floating head......... .HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check out the OSAAT challenge blog for details of prizes this week.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Card Mania - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Costumes/Dress Up/Halloween
Parade Your Crafts - Halloween
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge 44 - Anything Goes

My second card uses the image 'Christmas Baubles' so obviously this holiday was Christmas.This image is by Stitchy herself.  I'm not making my Christmas cards again this year, second year in a row. I just can't get into it the way I did when Eric was here. We used to discuss what type of card we wanted to send and I always checked out with him before I made a decision. For various challenges I've made about seven cards in total so these will go to certain people who expect and look forward to a hand crafted card.

My card blank is by Joanna Sheen. The red card is from Papermill. The printed vellum is from Create and Craft from years ago - I've still got loads. The image was coloured with my Promarkers - I used the metallic gold and silver on the baubles but I'm not sure that they give the desired effect. The silver starburst is a Signature die by Joanna Sheen. The swirl in the bottom left is from a Tattered Lace die by Stephanie Weightman. The silver glitter round the edge is years old and I've had it for ever.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Card Mania  - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts Challenge - Use Glitter
Charisma Cardz Challenge 44 - Anything Goes

These images that I've used and all the images used by my team buddies will be put into one big bundle and anyone buying anything from Stitchybear Digi Outlet will get this bundle free of charge. (Please note: Time span and certain spend will come into effect for this free bundle.) Here's a picture to show you all the images.

OSAAT #188 - Use a Digi

The theme this week over at One Stitch at a Time is Use a Digi. It was Josephine's turn to choose an image for herself, Shell and me to use and she chose Susan's 'Bear Guitar'. You can buy this image, by Sentimental Susan, at Stitchybear Digi Outlet.

I've used a large square card blank by Joanna Sheen. The turquoise card is by Papermill and the music paper is by Payper Box. I coloured the image with Promarkers and cut with a Spellbinders grand nestie. I gently touched the edges with Distress Ink. The musical interlude and treble clef are dies by Memory Box. I used two pieces of Card Candi in the two RH corners. I generated the sentiment on the computer and set it across the top LH corner. I've given the brown bear the name of Busker so I hope Susan doesn't mind! lol

Please check out the OSAAT blog for full details of the prizes, however, I can tell you that someone will win all the digital images used by the DT on challenge 186.

I'm entering my card in to the following challenges:
House of Gilli - Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anythng Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
I love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for calling in, I appreciate it and love reading your comments.