Glittery wishes at OSAAT

OSAAT December Prize Pack

This fortnight at One Stitch at a Time (OSAAT), our theme is Anything Goes with Glitter. StitchyBear's Digi Outlet has hundreds of digital products from many wonderful artists. Even if you don't use a store image, you'll still be in the drawing to win the super-duper December prize pack.

Using my Silhouette Cameo, I cut It's a Girl by Floppy Latte Designs from a shiny white paper. I took out some of the cut-out ieces and colored them green with a Copic. I backed the main piece with an adhesive-covered cardstock, re-added the cut-outs, and covered the whole with with a peach glitter. I added contrast to the sentiment with a pink Copic. All the patterned papers are by Graphic 45.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Paper Shelter Challenge #185: Special Celebration
Penny's Paper-Crafty #207: Anything but Christmas
Southern Girls: Celebrations (new baby)
Sparkle N Sprinkle: Anything Goes with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking (2nd entry)

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Just a Note - Anything StitchyBear Goes!

This week at One Stitch at a Time (OSAAT), it's Anything Goes with a StitchyBear Digi Outlet image. StitchyBear's Digi Outlet has hundreds of digital products from many wonderful artists. The DT is offering many fun prizes, so you'll definitely want to join in~


This week, Melissa chose Red Headed Woodpecker by Floppy Latte Designs for myself & our teammate Tracey. I decided to try my hand at coloring on cork:

I used a pressed-cork sheet (Magic Scraps) and ran it through my HP printer with...not too much trouble! I colored it with Copics and a BIC Wite-Out pen.

The printed tissue paper is by Tim Hotz, and I won it from Opus Gluei (thank you Rosemary!), and I tore the edges with a Fiskars Tear Edger. I attached the front piece with gold brads (and ZipDry glue).

The sentiment is from a Ladybug Crafts Ink set (via Simply Cards & Papercraft) and is heat-embossed in gold. It's easier to read in real life, but I do like the effect.

The flower was cut with the TH/Sizzix Rosette die from actual sheet music. I used Glossy Accents to add some gold mircobeads. The leaves were cut with a Sizzix die from a Sprite can and heat-embossed in gold.

For the scalloped red piece, I cut the cork sheet with yet another Sizzix die, and heat-embossed it in red.

I hope you'll grab your favorite image from StitchyBear's Digi Outlet and join us at OSAAT this week.

Digi Sketch (rotated 180°)

Inspiration/Challenges:
Digi Sketch Challenge: Sketch &/or Theme: Make your own Flowers (ST)
Just For Fun: Anything Goes
LEJ Designs #67: Nature Inspired
My Heart Pieces: Use a piece of metal
Pattie's Creations: Anything Goes
QKR Stampede #53: Anything Goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog: Use Twine
Sweet Pea Stampers: Tear It to Pieces (torn edges)
Sweet Stamps #131: Anything Goes

Update: This was the random prize winner for the Digi Sketch Challenge. Thank you!

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Simply Bling

This week at Pile It On, we're all about BLING. Our sponsor is Floppy Latte Digital Designs, and the winner will receive a $6 coupon to FLD; $10 if the winner used an FLD image. I just adore her images; they work as well as outlines as in full color.

I used Flowers in a Glass by Floppy Latte Digital Designs:

I couldn't quite capture it with a photo, but the vase is painted with Crackle Accents (from the same company that does Glossy Accents), which gives it a porcelain effect. The flowers were colored with Sakura glaze pens and Smooch pearlized inks.

I used Flower Soft and wrapped wire to make these tall white flowers. I'm not sure if they exist in nature, but they popped into my head when I saw this image.I colored the wire with a Copic to give it a green base.

I was inspired by this week's Monday Lunchtime Sketch at Technostamper, although I adapted it for a "tall" card. Technostamper is a Stampin' Up! site, and even though you aren't required to use SU! products, I did use their Whisper White paper & classic ink.

I stamped a lace design by Kaisercraft directly onto the background in the SU! white ink, and heat-embossed it with a mixture of white embossing powder and Prisma glitter. I didn't know that I could just add glitter to embossing powder, it worked great. Now I need to stock up on tiny plastic containers...!

The sentiment is from Prickley Pear's Clearly Beautiful Cardinal set. It's inked in green onto a scallop die cut (a•muse studio), and framed with an adhesive gemstone circle (Recollections).

Technostamper #269

Inspiration/Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps Challenge: Lace
A.R.T. Card Challenge: Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Creative Card Crew #39: No Designer Paper
Divas by Design: Pearls
Nutcrafters: Texture
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Technostamper Challenge: Sketch #269
That Craft Place: Flowers
Tuesday Throwdown #153: Glitz & Glimmer
WordArt Wednesdays: Anything goes + encouraging/uplifting sentiment

PS: Check out my 4th Blogoversary Blog Candy, through July 9.
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Going Dotty with Pile It On & StitchyBear Designs

Time for a new challenge at Pile It On... I really like the theme, but well I should I chose it! We're playing with "Dots" this week, and let's face it I'll take any opportunity to pull out some of favorite dotted embellishments.

I used Circles Interrupted by Floppy Latte Designs:
 

I colored the sweet image with Copics and Sakura glaze pens. It's difficult to see in the photo, but the background is colored with blue dots (2 different Copics). The sentiment stamp is from a Penny Black set, and you know I couldn't pass up a chance to use my hot pink embossing powder! The yin/yang DP is from Graphic 45, the banners are Washi tape, and I added some paper Candi Dots. The frame is a embossing folder/die set by Disney/Sizzix, cut from a shiny gold paper (Recollections). I finished it off with help from a cream Pearl Pen (Viva Decor).

Tuesday Morning #190

Inspiration/Challenges:

1. 4 Crafty Chicks #134: Circles
2. MyGrafico: Anything Goes
3. Oozak: Anything goes with spring
4. Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge: Spring Has Sprung
5. Pause, Dream, Enjoy: Anything Goes
6. Stamp with Fun: Anything Goes
7. There She Goes: Anything Goes
8. Three Scrappy Gals: Spring
9. Tuesday Morning Sketches #190: Sketch
10. Vickie's Challenges: Anything Goes

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Stitch It Up ... and Pile It On

This week at Pile It On, we want to see stitching, faux or real. Man, I just my teamies over there and all their talent!

We're sponsored this week by Floppy Latte's Digital Designs, and you know I can't resist paper-piecing her Funky Florals!

I added detail and shading with my Copics, but the large pieces are cut out separately. I even "fringed" the edges of the green layer.

I machine-stitched the border, using a seam stitch so that the bobbin color shows as well; it's hard to see in this photo, but the stitching is a mix of black and green.

Inspiration/Challenges:

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps Challenge - Anything goes
Paperminutes #233 - No Design Paper
Simply Create - Always anything goes with digital image
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
Speedy and Friends - Favourite Technique (Paper Piecing)
Stamp Man - Use hot colors

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Digitally Funky with OSAAT

This week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time is a favorite -- Use a Digi! I used Funky Floral VI by Floppy Latte Designs to make this 3D card:

I love fine papercutting, but I get terrible hand camps if I do too much repetitive, fine work, so I don't get to do this kind of card very often ... which is too bad, because I just love the result! 

Hope you'll join us at One Stitch at a Time for our "Use a Digi" challenge. For entries using a StitchyBear Store product (be sure to add a # after your name when entering), you could win a this month's SBDS Artist Collab set (right). You're welcome to enter the challenge using different products, but will instead be entered into the draw to win a $3 coupon to StitchyBear. Can't wait to see your projects!

I'm entering this into the following fab challenges:

ATCs & Cards With Attitude: Anything Goes

Card Crafter's Circle Challenge #33: CAS

Crafts and Me Challenge #94: Anything goes

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #196: Bright and Cheerful

Stamp n Plus Challenge #2: Anything Goes

Update: I gave this to our yard man and his wife in May 2013. I knew I wanted to give it to someone really special, and by the fact that he's mentioned it to me and my husband I think they like it! Isn't that what crafting is all about; I'd rather have the honor of being on their mantle than a big prize win any day! 

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Color Challenge at OSAAT: Red, White & Blue

With this weekend being Memorial Day in the U.S., the Queen's Diamond Jubilee coming up in Britain, and probably several other holidays in countries with Red, White & Blue flags, we're having a color challenge at One Stitch at Time! Wait until you see teh beatufiul DT projects...many of them aren't flag-inspired, and really showcase the color palette.

I was really inspired by this Peace Word Art by Floppy Latte Designs; as soon as I saw it, this card idea popped into my head.

Hope you'll join us at One Stitch at a Time for our "Red, White & Blue" challenge. We have two prizes up for grabs this week! For entries using a StitchyBear Store product (be sure to add a # after your name when entering), the prize is a £10 UK gift coupon to Joanna Sheen's shop. You're welcome to enter the challenge using different products, but will instead be entered into the draw to win a $3 coupon to StitchyBear. Can't wait to see your projects!

Inspiration/Challenges:

Craft Your Days Away Challenge #46: Red, White & Blue

C.Y.D.I? Challenge #10: Love of Country

One Stitch at Time Challenge #115: Red, White & Blue

Our Craft Lounge Challenge #119: You're a Grand Old Flag!

Papertake Weekly Challenge: True Colours (use your national colours)

Party Time Tuesday #69: Shabby Chic

Willow Sketchie Challenge: Theme - Red, White & Blue