OSAAT # 127 Back To School

There's a new challenge today at One Stitch At  A Time and this time it is

Back To School

Our sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen and the prize is a £10 voucher for the store for the lucky winner who uses a Stitchy  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

Don’t forget that we have changed the prize structure. 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 this project I used this great set from Digi Blessings called Tammy Tween Girls Rule which has 1 image and 3 sentiments, perfectly suited to a sassy teenage girl.

I bought a stationery set and decorated all the items using elements from the digi set. For the pencil tin I covered the top with the paper and used a sequin trim on the edges to add a bit of girly bling J Using colours from the paper I coloured the image and sentiments, cut them out and ran through my Xyron sticker maker.

The rubber I coverd with a srap of the paper and added a sentiment. I liked the duh as it seemed quite appropriate if you had made a mistake and needed to rub something out…..

I added the same sentiment to the pencil sharperner popping some more of the sequin trim around it. On the ruler I covered it with some more of the paper and added the ‘whatever’ sentiment to it, typical teenage wording!

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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:-

Image –Tammy Tween Girls Rule by Digi Blessings

Paper – Creative Cardmaking Magazine

Embellishments – Sequin trim

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Xyron Sticker maker

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

Can You Digi It #16 – Purple Please

Cards & More #62 – Anything Goes

Clearly Inspired #58 – Circles

Craft Your Days Away #52 – Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint – Anything But A Card

Critter Sketch Challenge #128 – Use a Digi

Eureka Stamps #1 – Back To School

Going Grey With Scrap Creations – For Kids

Inspire Me Fridays #72 – Anything Goes

Jackson’s Digital Expressions #18 – Anything Goes

My Sheri Crafts #92 – Back To School

Paper Pretties PPMC52 – Anything Goes

Pink Elephant #161 – Back To School

Platypus Creek #13 – Back To School

Raise The Bar #109 – Back To School

Simply Create Too #20 – Back To School

Stamptacular Sunday #176 – Girl Image

There She Goes #169 – Back To School

Through The Craftroom Door #32 – School Theme

Whoopsi Daisy – Anything Goes

OSAAT #110 Anything Goes

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

Anything Goes

We are sponsored this week by Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps and one lucky winner will receive the Full Mini Collaboration pack the DT have used

The DT are all using products from the new Mini Collaboration pack. There will be a new one available every 2 weeks. The Mini Collab is free with a purchase from the store of only $7

Please head on over to the Stitchy Bear Store to check out all the lovely digis on offer from our great designers. There are always 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

Don’t forget that we have changed the prize structure. 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 was my teamie Choccy’s turnto choose and image for us to work with and what a cutie we have for you this time. We have the gorgeous Daydream Girl by Gert at Digi Blessings and she is such a gorgeous little beauty. I am sure we all know a little girl who looks just like her.

In a very rare move for me I have used light pastel shades to colour the image using Promarkers and Flexmarkers. I have selected papers to match from the Spring Feast & Boho Chic First Edition pads by Dovecraft. There is a lovely assortment of papers, many with a subtle glitter sheen and I have added Stickles glitter glue to the centre of the flowers and the buzzy bee wings.

I have used a sketch from Craftings Life’s Pieces which has lots of intricate layers. Paper punches are Martha Stewart and I have done some distressing with scissors. I have purchased one of those paper scuffers but find for me that a pair of scissors works better….

I have added lots of Prima flowers, using one of the green ones to make leaves by simply cutting the petals apart. The centres are buttons, the textured ones were a fab bargain bag of vintage buttons that I got from a visit to a National Trust property when they had a fair on. The stick pin decoration I made from a pearl headed pin with beads and a butterfly from a bead decoration that I dismantled. The fluttery butterfly is a clear Papermania sticker placed on paper and cut out. I have just stuck it down in the middle and curled the wings. The sentiment was cut using a Marianne die as a template.

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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 – Daydream Girl by Digi Blessings

Paper – Boho Chic and Spring Feast First Edition pads by Dovecraft

Embellishments – Prima Flowers, vintage buttons, pearl headed pin, beads, butterfly bead, Papermania clear and gem sticker

Tools – Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Martha Stewart punches, scissors for scuffing apper

Techniques – Punching, distressing

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

• 2 Sisters Challenge #88 – Use a Digi Image
• Aud’s Sentiments #52 – Spring/Summer Colours
• Bizzy Becs – Texture
• Card Makin’ Mamas – Make it Girlie
• Cards & Scrap #30 – Use Flowers
• CES #82 – Buttons
• Clearly Inspired #50 – Spring
• Creatalicious #33 – Butterflies & Flowers
• Creative Belli Challenge #141 - Children
• Crafting Life’s Pieces #46 – Sketch for Layout
• Crafts 4 Eternity R#68 – Something New (digi & some of papers)
• Creative Stamp Friends #49 – Bingo (Button, Flower, Dots)
• Crop Stop #68 – Hand Made Paper Lace
• Digital Tuesday #156 – Distressed
• Di’s Digi Designs – Animals (hope butterflies count?)
• Fairy Fun Fridays #77 – Anything With Flowers
• Fat Pages & Cards With Attitude #11 – Anything Goes/Faces
• Fussy & Fancy  #61 – Punches & Dies
• House of Gilli #31 – Flowers
• Incy Wincy Designs #142 – Digi’s Only
• Inspire Me Fridays #55 – Link Up Party
• Just Keep On Creating #1 – Anything Goes
• Just Some Lines – Give the Gift of Flowers
• Lexi’s Creations #63 – Punches & Dies
• Lily Pad Cards – Simon Says Stamp Flowers
• Little Claire Designs #20 – Circles Dots & Spots
• Little Darlings #21 – Pastels
• Made Especially For you – 3 Flowers
• Oldie But Goodie – In The Garden (prima flowers 3 years old)
• Our Craft Lounge #114 – Vintage Buttons
• Our Creative Corner – Butterflies (represent change, beauty & freedom)
• Pan Pastel UK #15 – Add A Flower
• Paper Crafting Journey # 7 – 3 or more patterned papers
• Paper Creations Ink #23 – April Showers bring May Flowers
• Paper Pretties PWC 202 – Card for Girls
• Paper Shelter #60 – Things With Wings
• Robyn’s Fetish #104 – Pastel Colours
• Sassy Cheryl’s #111 – Butterflies
• Simon Says Stamp & Show – Anything Goes
• SJ Crafts #4 – Use something that is your fave (pretty DP, butterflies & flowers)
• Tuesday Alchemy #10 - Spring Sweetness
• Stamp n Doodle – April Showers and/or May flowers
• Stamp Man – Shabby Chic/Distressed
• Stampavie & More #166 – Fall or Spring
• Stamping Sisters in Christ #136 – Soft Pastels
• Stamping Boutique #34 – Anything Goes
• Stamptacular Sunday #160 – At Least 3 layers
• Tammy’s Scrapin Corner #6 – Anything Goes With a Splash of Green
• Top Tip Tuesday #74 – Spotty Dotty
• Totally Papercrafts #113 – Buttons
• Wags n Whiskers #77 – Anything Goes
• Waste Not Wednesdays #15 – Butterfly sticker and bead
• Whimsy Inspirations #35 – Punches or Die Cuts
• Whoopsi Daisy – Free & Easy

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