Crafty Friends Guest Designer

Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet is sponsoring the new challenge at Crafty Friends and as I am the Sponsorship Co-ordinator for SBDO I have been asked to be a Guest Designer. 

There is a Prize of 3 images upto $10 from Stitchy Stamps, Floppy Latte & Lil Diva up for grabs so head on over there if you want a chance to win this fab prize.

The challenge this week is a Photo Inspiration. Take a look at the fabulous picture we have been given

The card I submitted has appeared on my blog before for the September Mega Collaboration challenge at One Stitch At  A Time and I using this fabulous image from Hope Jacare Doodles called Sandcastle. I thought it would be perfect to go with this photo as it screams of seaside J

For More Details please pop to this post when it originally appeared on my blog.

OSAAT #167 Pretty It Up

There's a new challenge today at One Stitch At  A Time 

Pretty It Up

Use embellishments, bling, butterflies etc

Our sponsor this week is CREATIVE CRAFT WORLD and there is a fabulous prize of 3 Promarkers of their choice for the lucky winner who uses a Stitchy Bears Store image

 

Please head on over to the NEW LOOK  & REBRANDED Stitchy Bear’s Digi Outlet to check out all the lovely digis on offer from our great designers. There are some freebies available and there is a selection of cut price Monthly Specials that change often, there really is so much to choose from thanks to our very talented designers. There is also a weekly free image with a purchase of over $3.

  

Also, to keep ahead of all the latest news you can sign up to the newsletter & become a follower at the

Stitchy Bear Store Blog

You must use a store image to win the main prizes and all other entries will be in a draw to win $3 to spend in the store

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It’s wedding season and I have 2 wedding receptions to go to shortly so what a fabulous excuse to make wedding cards. I’m a romantic little devil and few things make me happier than seeing people I love and care about getting married to one another. This card is for a very dear friend of ours Martin who we have known for 20 years and his good lady Seona. We have met her only once but she is lovely and they are happy together.

I have used this pretty image Lovely Flowers WeddingHorseshoe from Hope Jacare Doodles and coloured it with purples and lilacs which were the colours on the invite. I have cut the image out and matted it onto some purple cardstock for contrast.

I have made a circle shaped side step card from a tutorial by Beccy Muir at Beccy’s Place. This is the first card like this I have made but Beccy’s instructions were very clear and easy to follow.

I covered the front and card steps with paper from a wedding pack by Dovecraft that I have had for years and years.

The image was mounted on thin foam pads and then I added embellishments to the other side to even the weight distribution. The pearl spray is from some  wedding embellishments I have had for about 9 years. The heart punch is one of my faves and I have wrapped the stem of a flower around a kebabs stick and looped through it. 2 more flowers have been added on the steps. I use a punch to create some pretty butterflies and added some gems to finish off.

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 Please pop over to OSAAT to see the fab cards from my colleagues on the DT. I look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card size – 6” Circle Stepper card

Image – Lovelyflowers Wedding Horseshoe by HopeJacare Doodles

Paper – Designer Wedding Stack by Dovecraft

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Martha Stewart butterfly punch and Lattic Heart Pucn, 3d foam pads

Embellishments – self adhesive gems, pearl spray, mulberry paper flowers

Techniques – Punching & Multifold shaped card

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• Digi Haven – Anything Goes
• Quirky Crafts - #12 More Than 1 Fold

OSAAT #149 Not Square

We have a new challenge at One Stitch At  A Time and the theme this week is

Not Square

We would like to see a shaped project this time.

Our sponsor this week has a fabulous prize for the lucky winner who uses a Store image

Please head on over to the Stitchy Bear Store to check out all the lovely digis on offer from our great designers. There are some freebies available and there is a selection of cut price Monthly Specials that change often, there really is so much to choose from thanks to our very talented designers.

Also, to keep ahead of all the latest news you can become a follower at the

Stitchy Bear Store Blog

You must use a store image to win the main prizes and all other entries will be in a draw to win $3 to spend in the store

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In the effort to get ahead on my Christmas cards this week I have used Holly by Hope Jacare Doodles and made my first centre step card. I have made side step ones before but never a centre one. I am very pleased with how it turned out, made a rough template in paper and it worked so I am sure I will be using this design again J

The image has been coloured with Promarkers and boy was I glad I had the fine tips on these colours as the tips of the holly leaves, necklace and hair tendrils are all so intricate. I created a decoupage layer with the skirt and that was some fiddly cutting out but the results were worth it.

The papers are from a Craftwork Cards magazine freebie. I was careful to cut the patterned paper so that it was symmetrical, it seemed important as the whole focus is in the middle.

The holly on the sentiment strip is from a sheet of paper that is in a Forever Friends pad which I have added some red stickles berries to. Simple gems and a sentiment complete this card. I do love the intricacy of the image, there is so much detail in the designs from Hope Jacare and they are a pleasure to work with.

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 Please pop over to OSAAT to see the fab cards from my colleagues on the DT. I look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card Size – 5 ½” Centre Step Card

Image – Holly by Hope Jacare Doodles

Papers – Craftwork Cards & Forever Friends

Embellishments – small gems, Stickles Glitter Glue

Tools – Tiny Fiskars scissors

Techniques – Decoupage and shaped cards

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

613 Avenue Create – #5 Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations – #26 Anything Goes

Catch The Bug – Anything Goes

Catered Crop – Polka Dots

CDAC Anything Goes – Any Handmade Craft

Challenges 4 Everybody  – #13 Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut’s Monthly Christmas Challenge – Anything Goes

Creative Belli Challenge - #162 Rhinestones (sentiments had for 3 years)

Creative Craft World BTCR – Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint – Anything Goes

Love To Create – #50 Anything Goes With Sentiment

Mayzyart Challenge – #10 Anything Goes

My Graphico – #144 Anything Goes

One Stop Crafts - #214 Anything Goes

Order of the Opus Gluei - #149 Bring on the Bling

Pile It On – #5 Fancy Folds

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - #25 Anything Goes

OSAAT #147 Love

We are in a romantic frame of mind at One Stitch At  A Time and the theme this week is

Love

Our sponsor this week has a fabulous prize for the lucky winner who uses a Store image

Please head on over to the Stitchy Bear Store to check out all the lovely digis on offer from our great designers. There are some freebies available and there is a selection of cut price Monthly Specials that change often, there really is so much to choose from thanks to our very talented designers.

Also, to keep ahead of all the latest news you can become a follower at the

Stitchy Bear Store Blog

You must use a store image to win the main prizes and all other entries will be in a draw to win $3 to spend in the store

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For my project this week I have made another 3D item. I had so much fun last week with my flower vase I thought I would make something other than a card with this lovely image, In The Frame Flourish Heart by Hope Jacare Doodles.

I printed the image onto red cardstock. I wasn’t too sure how it would come out but it is a very crisp image and all I needed to do colouring wise was use some glitter gel pens to colour the leaves and hearts.

I frehand cut the heart out on the outside edge and then used this as a template to cut a back section in red card and a chipboard centre to stiffen and stabilise my frame. The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Design, printed onto white card and coloured with the red glitter gel pen.

I assembled the frame by mounting the front section on 3d foam squares, adding this to the sentiment and layering the chipboard and back section in place. I added a small loop of ribbin onto the top and did a final trim so all layers matched up. I then distressed the edges with a small black ink pad and added the ribbon rose as a decoration at the top.

As the UK is actually having some proper wintery weather with deep snow I hope everyone stays warm and safe and what a perfect excuse to do some crafting J

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 Please pop over to OSAAT to see the fab cards from my colleagues on the DT. I look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Project Size – 14cm Wide x 16cm High

Image – In the Heart Flourish Frame – Hope Jacare Doodles

Sentiment – Love You Sayings by Raindrop Echo Designs

Embellishments – Ribbon Rose, thin black ribbon

Tools – Sakura glitter gel pens, small black ink pad

Techniques – Distressing

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• 613 Avenue Create – #3 Anything Goes
• Allsorts - #190 Flower Power
• Artistic Inspirations – #24 Anything Goes
• Avadares Challenge - #7 Valentines Day or Love
• Bearly Mine - #69 Anything Goes
• Bunny Zoe  – Anything Goes
• CDAC Anything Goes – Any Handmade Craft
• Challenges 4 Everybody  – #12 Anything Goes
• Craft Room Challenge – Valentines
• Craft Us Crazy - #35 Love or Red
• Crafty Catz - #166 Anything But A Card
• Crafty Ribbons - #37 Love, Romance or Anniversary
• Crazy Challenge - #136 No Designer Paper
• Cupcake Craft Challenge - #225 Anything But A Card
• Deep Ocean Challenge - #43 Anything But Square
• Digital Tuesday – #193 Flower Power
• Glitter & Sparkle - #16 Sentiment
• Inky Chicks - #1 Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays - #92 Anything Goes
• Lady Anne’s Challenge – Anything Goes
• Mayzyart Challenge – #9 Romance
• My Graphico – #143 Anything Goes
• Paper Creators Crafts - #3 Love is All Around
• Paper Pretties – #PWC241 Ribbon
• Pause Dream Enjoy - #1 Use Ribbon
• Pile It On – #3 Have a Heart
• Really Reasonable Ribbon - #64 Valentines/Love
• Scrappy Frogs – Try Something New (1^st wall hanging)
• Simply Create – #18 Anything Goes
• Simply Create Too - #29 Anything Goes
• Sparkle & Glitter – #8 Anything But A Square
• Stamp & Create – Love
• Sweet ‘n Sassy - #88 Anything Goes
• There She Goes - #190 Love is In the Air
• Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown - #130 Frame It
• Word Art Wednesday - #63 Anything Goes

OSAAT #144 Blog Hop

There's an extra special challenge today at One Stitch At  A Time and this time it is

Use a Digi

We are also having our very own Blog hop this week and there are lots of opportunities to win prizes along the way.

the lucky winner who uses a Stitchy Bear Store image is all of the images that the DT are using this week.

You must use a store image to win the main prizes and all other entries will be in a draw to win one of the images from the blog hop.

If you take part in the bloghop you have lots of extra chances to win images from each of our talented Design Team.

The rules are as follows:-

·         Bloghop runs from 16^th December through to January 5^th

·         You must leave a message on each of the DT blogs. Collect a special letter from each of us. On Completion of the blog hop you will find the instructions of where to email these letters to.

·         The prize for the overall winner will be the full set of all the images used by the Design Team. All hoppers who successfully complete the hop will get a gorgeous free image, Christmas Pixie by Ike

·         All Winners will be announced at 11am on 6th January

·         Our next challenge #145 will be from 12 noon on the 6^th January

·         The full order for the blog hop is as follows. My letter can be found below my card details.

Choccy - DT Coordinator

Jill

Josephine

Ali

Nataliya

Vicky

Nikki

Susan

Hazel

Trisha – You Should Have Come from Here

Mandy – You Are Here

CraftyGirl – Your Next Stop

Tracey

Cg

Karen

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Claire from Hope Jacare has created a very special image for this blog hop and named her Oona Owl in honour of our intrepid DT Co-ordinator Choccy. I am especially priviledged to have been the first person to work with this beautiful image and hope I have done it justice.

I used a colour swatch from Outlawz as inspiration for the colours using green, dark brown and grey as my main colours and adding lots of shading to add depth. I of course used my favourite Promarkers and Flexmarkers and adding some subtle glitter accenst with a Sakura clear glitter pen. I used a Nerstabilities die to cut the image and a mat in dark brown card.

Using a sketch from Try Stamping on Tuesday for the layout I covered the card blank with co-ordinating strips of paper from First Editions paper pad, using brown grosgrain ribbon to cover the joins.

For embellishment I used some lovely swirls cut from a Sizzlits die and rubber stamp combo, added some glitter pen faux stitches. The pretty flowers are Primas and the button centre completes the card.

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Now to continue on your merry way you need to collect the letter ‘O’ from me and pop along to your next stop which is

Crafty Girl

I hope you have enjoyed our little bit of fun and would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Wonderful Christmas and lots of Love, Luck and Happiness for 2013

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card Size – A5

Image – Oona Owl  by Hope Jacare Doodles

Paper – Daydream First Edition pads by Dovecraft

Embellishments – Prima Flowers, Boofle button by Papermania, ribbon

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Sizzlits swirl die, Nestabilities labels, Sakura clear glitter pen, small ink pad for distressing

Techniques – Diecutting, Distressing

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• A & T Digital Designs #19 – Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations #19 – Anything Goes
• ATC’s & Cards With Attitude #29 – Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion #140 – Stitching Real or Faux
• Crafty Blogger’s Network #6 – Anything Goes
• Delightful Challenges – Very Blingy
• D R S Designs #53 – Ribbon
• Eclectic Ellapu #10 – Anything Goes
• Eureka Stamps #18 – Sparkle & Shine
• Everybody Art #217 – Anything Goes
• Fat Pages & Cards With Attitude #29 – Anything Goes
• Fun With Shapes & More #123 – Hearts
• Go Fish #31 – Anything Goes
• House of Gilli #47 – Anything Goes
• Inky Impressions #89 – Use Something Old (Ribbon from Ebay 4+ years old)
• Inspire Me Fridays #89 – Anything Goes
• Love To Create #45 – Anything Goes
• My Graphico #142 – Anything Goes
• Nana Vic’s – Anything Goes
• Outlawz CC1211 – Colours & Twist Add Glitter
• Paper Makeup Digi Makeover #66 – Sparkle
• Paper Shelter – 2 of Anything (2 flowers)
• Penny’s Paper Crafty #106  – Something New (new swirl die)
• Papercraft Junkie #6 – Bingo (Flowers, diecuts, glitter)
• Really Reasonable Ribbon #62 – Anything Goes With Ribbon
• Simply Create #14 – Anything Goes
• Stamping With The Dragon  – Heard a Bird Sing
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity #129 – No Christmas Cards
• Stempelsonne Challenge #78 – Anything Goes with a Stamp
• Through The Craftroom Door #48 – Anything Goes
• Totally Stampalicious – Anything Goes
• Try Stamping on Tuesday #96 - Sketch for layout
• Wags n Whiskers #94 – Anything Goes