Circus Fun with Sunshine Mail

Happy November! It's time for a new Sunshine Mail Foundation Challenge (November 1-15). Our theme is "Anything Goes" and the only real rule is that you send in at least one card (it doesn't have to be the card you enter in the challenge; Donation guidelines here).   

Our sponsor is StitchyBear's Digi Outlet, and I'm on the Stitchy Bear DT (OSAAT) so it was especially fun for me to use one of their creator's images. I used Fun in the Jungle by Lil Diva Stamps:

I cut the Circus Tent shapes on my Cricut using the Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge. It's cut three times at 4.25 inches, on black and white shiny papers and a polka-dotted cardstock.

I paper pieced the image with some DPs from my stash. This is a great use of small scraps. I added some details and color with Copics and a white Sakura glaze pen. The base image is cut-out with deckle scissors and edged in black.

The sentiment is actually a leftover from another project... I stamped the sentiment in Memnto brown on a scrap of DP andcut it down to a banner. I adhered it with this Seal brad. Mom sent me a bag of them, they are just too cute! I traced the lines on the brad with a black PITT artist pen.

For the base card, I just folded a piece of cardstock in half, traced the tent shape, and hand-cut it.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Digi Makeover Challenge: Use your Scraps
House That Stamps Built: Paper Piecing (October 23 Theme challenge)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
Stampin' Royalty: Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting, and hope you'll join us at Sunshine Mail,

For the Kids at One Stitch at a Time

This week at One Stitch at A Time, we're making cards for folks "Under 18". It's always fun to make cards for kids, so I know you'll want to join in with this one! 

I used Chloe's Ballet Lesson by Lil Diva Stamps to make this flowery card:

I used a Fiskars Texture Plate to emboss the two glittery, pink papers. I punched the corners with my favorite MS punch. The ribbon is actually two ribbons. The sentiment is a freebie from Create with TLC, and I used Spellbinders dies to cut out the shapes. I colored the cute image with Copics.

Hope you'll join the "Under 18" challenge at One Stitch at a Time this week.

For entries using a StitchyBear Store product (be sure to add a # after your name when entering), the prize is 3 Promarkers from Creative Craft World! You're welcome to enter the challenge using different products, but instead you'll be entered into the draw to win a $3 coupon to StitchyBear. Can't wait to see your projects! 

I'm entering the card in the following great challenges:
Inky Impressions: Anything goes
Jellypark Challenges: All about the Children
My Mum's Craft shop: Anything goes

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations: Embossing

Poodles Parlour: Here come the girls

Shelly's Images: Anything goes
Stamp n Doodle: Embossing

 

Thank you for visiting,

White + 1 at OSAAT

Hi all! This week at One Stitch at a Time we're looking for cards that use White + 1 other color (you can color skin & hair, but everything else needs to be white or the color of your choice).

I chose green as my second color, and used Winterville by Lil Diva Stamps:

Hope you'll join us at One Stitch at a Time for our "White + 1" challenge. For entries using a StitchyBear Store product (be sure to add a # after your name when entering), you could win a £10 gift coupon to Bunny Zoe's Crafts. 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:

Creatalicious Challenges - Christmas
Inky Impressions - embossing
Ribbon Carousel Challenge #64 - must include spooled item / Christmas in July
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting,