SBDS End of Year Sale

Stitchybear Digital Stamps has a fabulous sale on until December 31st with a MAHOOSIVE 35% off all products !!!!!

Head on over to the store to pick up those digis you have always wanted as this is an amazing bargain. 

You can also use one of your new stamps to enter the special Christmas Day challenge which is to use a stamp from the store, easy as that!

I'll see you back on the 1st January 2012 with a DT card for our new challenge.

OSAAT #93 Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today at One Stitch At  A Time and the theme is

Anything Goes

We have a fabulous prize this week which is a $10 voucher from Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps

Please head on over to the Stitchy Bear Store to check out all the lovely digis on offer from our great designers. Also, to keep ahead of all the latest news you can become a follower at the Stitchy Bear Store Blog

Stitchy is offering some great time sensitive offers so please make sure you are signed up to the newsletter to be the first to get the gossip! In the spotlight this week is Gert from Digi Blessings. There is an amazing 50% off all her designs in the store and if you spend $5 you get a fabulous freebie too J Run to the store as this offer ends Midnight EST on Monday evening.

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I made my card this week with a combo pack called In the Meadow We Can Build a Snowman from Reece’s Scrap Pieces which has the digi image, a coloured image and 5 different patterned papers in a blue and purple colour palette.

I selected the snowman paper and the marble blue one and then coloured the image with Promarkers and Flexmarkers to match. One of the papers has the repeating phrase on it so I isolated one to print out for the sentiment. I used a punch on the blue paper and matted the image on some scrap navy blue card and mounted with 3d foam. The sentiment has been cut with a Quickcutz die, mounted onto the dark blue and raised on foam pads. I used some stickles glitter glue on the snowflakes and snowdrifts and around the sentiment panel.

This is the last challenge for the year and we will be back again with challenge #94 on January 1^st 2012 however, if you are up for it there will be a mini challenge on Christmas Day so you can pop on over and see us if you fancy a challenge after stuffing yourself full of lovely Christmas goodies.

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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 card are as follows:-

Card Size – 6” Square

Image & Paper – In the Meadow We can Build a Snowman from Reece’s Scrap Pieces

Embellishments – Stickles Glitter Glue

Tools – scissors, 3d foam, Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Martha Stewart Punch, Quickutz Cookie Cutter die

Techniques – Diecutting & Punching

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

Craft Your Passion Blog Hop

Welcome to Craft Your Passion Challenges "Holiday Havoc 2011" Blog Hop!!

 We are very excited about holidays and wanted to add to the chaos and havoc. 

What better way to do that, than to have a BLOG HOP!!! 

If you have hopped over from Karen then you are in the right place. If you just happened to stop by and would like to join our hop from the beginning, please go to Craft Your Passion Challenges and follow along for a chance to win some AMAZING blog candy along the way and PRIZES at the end.

All Craft Your Passion DT members are going to be playing along in the hop with some very special guest designers. 

Each designer along the way is featuring a project that showcases a digital image from at least one of our amazing Blog Hop Sponsors.

What’s more exciting is you can participate too by creating a project and linking it up over at Craft Your Passion Challenges for a chance to win one of several prizes.

But, there’s a twist. Be sure to visit all the stops and leave a comment (we will be checking). Once you have finished the hop, we would like you to create a HOLIDAY project using at least one digital stamp and enter it with our Linky tool.

While you are hopping, be sure to check out the blog candy the designer's have to offer you. You don't want to miss out on any of it!

My Card was made using this fab image Meadow & Twigs Together from one of our sponsors Stretch n Bubbles

I have coloured the image with Promarkers and Flexmarkers in autumn colours. I used a Kraft cardstock base and this lovely acorn paper from a new range called Neighbourwood from Helz Cuppleditch by Trimcraft. The dark green and brown papers used for matting and layering are from Papermania

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Next stop by my good friend Jennifer’s blog, to see what she has in store for you today.

Remember, once you have hopped to all the stops and left your comments (we will be checking), it's your turn to show us your "Holiday Havoc" project.

Make sure to include a digital stamp somewhere on your project, and link up your project over at Craft Your Passion Challenges by Midnight CST December 23 to be eligible for the prizes. Winners will be announced on our Monday, December 26th Challenge post.

1.   Craft Your Passion Challenges http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/   

2.   Jenn http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/

3.   Shannin http://shanninscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

4.   Christine http://happyscrapper-sweetpeacards.blogspot.com/

5.   Cathy http://creativecathy.blogspot.com/

6.   Amy http://cavycouturecrafts.blogspot.com/

7.   Christy http://christyszaneycreations.blogspot.com/

8.   Joanna http://scrapjoanny.blogspot.com/

9.   Torrey http://left-field-studio.blogspot.com/

10.           Jenny http://cookieadventures.blogspot.com/

11.           Doreen http://www.doreensdream.blogspot.com/

12.           Jodi http://kaboodesigns.blogspot.com/

13.           Lisa http://craftybunny.wordpress.com/

14.           Joyleen http://joydianne.blogspot.com/

15.           Melissa http://expressionswithearthspirit.blogspot.com/

16.           Emma http://www.paperaddictsanonymous.blogspot.com/

17.           Joanne http://www.bigislandlady.blogspot.com/

18.           Gemma http://gemslittlecreations.blogspot.com/

19.           Lizy http://lizyshouseofcards.blogspot.com

20.           Joanna L http://www.mycraftingcorner-jo.blogspot.com/

21.           Helen N http://craftinghelen.blogspot.com/

22.           Natali  justbecozoflove.blogspot.com

23.           Julie http://julieprice3.wordpress.com

24.           Helen W http://crafty-mamma-mia.blogspot.com

25.           Alethea http://lilodesigns.blogspot.com

26.           Arielle  soccermom5982.blogspot.com

27.           Lisa G lisa-scrappingspot.blogspot.com

28.           Jan http://scrappyscatty.blogspot.com/

29.           Karen http://karensdigi.blogspot.com

30.           Mandy http://amandacruxton.blogspot.com/

31.           Jennifer http://justcoffeepleasestampsribbonspaper.blogspot.com/

32.           Jacqui  http://thepoodlesdoodles.blogspot.com/

33.           Dawn  http://cherrytreestudio.blogspot.com

34.           Roro http://rorobuildingdream.blogspot.com/

35.           Allison http://allidcards.blogspot.com

36.           Zahreen  http://splashbunny.blogspot.com

37.           Sarah http://sarahsassy468.blogspot.com

38.           Sue http://confessionsofapaperhoarder.blogspot.com

39.           Tracey http://craftyfox.blogspot.com/

40.           Susan http://sue-craft.blogspot.com/

41.           Julia http://paperandscrapscreations.blogspot.com/

42.           Craft Your Passion Challenges http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ 

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – 5” Square

Image – Meadow & Twigs Together by Stretch n Bubbles

Sentiment – from stash

Papers – Neighbourwood by Trimcraft & Woodland Friends by Papermania

Tools – Scissors, 3d foam, Promarkers & Flexmarkers

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges 

(in Alphabetical Order):-

Daisy Doodles TT on a Friday

At the halfway point of our challenge we have Tableau Tuesday and that is a way for the designers to showcase some of the fabulous Digis available from the store. I’m a little late with my offering this week but better late than never eh?

Let me introduce you to Snow Worries be Happy. This fun set comes with a separate image of the snowman and the sign in 3 different formats for only $2 from the Daisy Doodles Store

I have coloured the digi with Promarkers & Flexmarkers  and added some stickles glitter glue to the snowballs. The card is covered with a patterned paper which is a wrapping paper from Paperchase. The silver embossed panel was done with a Cuttlebug folder and the snowflake ribbon is by DCWV.

I have added lots of sparkly gems and a diecut snowflake which is a cut and emboss one from Cuttlebug and cut from Doodlebug flocked paper. I’m loving all the texture on this card J

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I hope you will pop over to the blog to see the lovely creations on there and please remember that you have until Sunday Night to get your challenge entries in for our Something Sweet Challenge

I'll see you again next week with another lovely Daisy Doodles design.

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – A5

Image – Snow Worries, Be Happy  by Daisy Doodles

Patterned Paper – Paperchase

Embellishments – DCWV Ribbon, lots of gems

Tools - Scissors, Promarkers/Flexmarkers, Cuttlebug embossing folder and Die

Techniques – Diecutting and embossing

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges 

(in Alphabetical Order):-

Happy Birthday Paul

Yesterday it was my Hubby's birthday and I took him to see Grease the musical at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham. It was a fab evening and they put on a really great show full of energy and all the songs you know and love.

For his Birthday card I made a gatefold design and covered it with a lovely metallic cardstock from my DCWV Mariposa stack. The dancing couple image is a freebie from the Creative Mind of Sylvie coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. As I had ordered the tickets online and had to pick them up at the box office I couldn't 'give' them to him so I printed some tickets and added the relevant text to it, he was really surprised I was taking him out and had bought him 2 new shirts so he could take his pick of what he wanted to wear.

Of course, being a gatefold card it had a nice surprise inside too J

2 Tickets to Strictly Come Dancing live for January. We have both really got into it this season and enjoy watching it snuggled up together on the sofa. I am so lucky that he likes dancey things and can enjoy them without feeling he is 'not a man' or his manliness is under question and he was delighted with this gift too.

I used some more of the same paper for the inside of the card and the dancers image is from Digi Darla, again coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. The sentiment is one I made up and is completely true. I am so lucky that after more than 22 years I love him to bits and he still makes my tummy tipple over inside.......

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – A5 Gatefold

Images – Creative Mind of Sylvie & Digi Darla

Paper – DCVW

Embellishments – Tickets by Dezinaworld

Tools – scissors, 3d foam, Promarkers, Flexmarkers

OSAAT #92 Use a Digi

There's a new challenge today at One Stitch At  A Time and the theme is

Use a Digi

We have a fabulous prize this week from our sponsor The Stamping Boutique

Please head on over to the Stitchy Bear Store

to check out all the lovely digis on offer from our great designers. Also, to keep ahead of all the latest news you can become a follower at the new 

Stitchy Bear Store Blog

Stitchy is offering some great time sensitive offers so please make sure you are signed up to the newsletter to be the first to get the gossip! In the spotlight this week is Jess from Floppy Latte Designs  There is 10% off all her designs in the store and if you spend $5 you get a fabulous freebie too J Run to the store as this offer ends Midnight EST on Monday evening.

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For my card this week I have used a fab image and sentiment pack from one of our new designers Digi Blessings. In the Snow Family pack you get a fab image of snow Mummy, Daddy and 2 babies and this lovely sentiment. It spoke to me as soon as I saw it J

I have made a larger card using an 8” square base. The image is coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers with some Sakura glitter pen added for a bit of twinkle.

I am proud to say that this whole card has been made with old items from my stash The image and sentiment have been matted on a dark blue scrap which was the inside of some packaging and then on some pale blue card. The patterned paper is an old one by Dovecraft and the silver card is a sheet of Dufex that I have had FOREVER!! The snowflake at the top is a 3d embellishment and I had to replace the foam as it had gone brittle, I can’t remember where that came from. The bottom snowflake is cut with a Quickutz die from glitter card and assembled with a brad. I have had these in my stash for at least 2 years

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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 card are as follows:-

Card Size – 8” square

Image – Snow Family by Digi Blessings

Paper – Dovecraft & Dufex

Embellishments – 3d snowflake embellishment, Papermania brad

Tools – scissors, 3d foam, Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Sakura glitter pen,, Quickutz die

Techniques – Diecutting

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

Craft Your Passion #87 – Anything Goes plus Glitter

Crazy Challenge #96 – Anything Goes

Heartsong Inspirations #27 – Christmas

Ooh La La Creations #94 – lots of sparkle

Paper Creations Ink #14 – Bling It Up

Pink Elephant #128 – Snowflakes & Sparkles

Pollycraft #120 – Christmas Fun