One Stitch at a Time Challenge 231

This time at One Stitch at a Time, the challenge is Anything Goes with a Birthday. So, another easy one.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

For details, see the challenge blog.

For this challenge, I used a lovely image from Gingerloft called Sunflower Collage.

I coloured the image with Promarkers. The paper is from Paper Pizazz, and I've used dies by Spellbinders and Creative Expressions, along with a pre-inked stamp for the sentiment.

I hope you can join us this time.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts where they want purple,
Crafty Calendar where anything goes,
Digi Galore where anything goes,
Simply Create Too where anything goes
Sister Act where anything goes,
4 Crafty Chicks where they want 'things with wings',
Southern Girls where they want 'winged things',
Addicted to Stamps and More where they want us to 'make our mark',
Inspiration Destination where anything goes.

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 220

This fortnight at One Stitch at a Time the challenge is 'Anything Goes with a Flower'. So, easy? If you're like me, then making a card without a flower is the hard thing!

Our sponsor this time is:

 and the prize is a fabulous collection of images and papers:

So, this time I chose an image from the Gingerloft collection, and this is the result:

The image has been coloured with a combination of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pencils I cut the image with a Spellbinders die and edged it with a little Pan Pastel. For the background, I embossed some card , and finished with some die cut bluebells (dies by Memory Box and Sizzix).

I hope you can join us this time.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Reves2scrap where they have a colour combination,
Creative Craft Cottage where they have a colour combination,
Sisters of Craft where anything goes,
Ladybug Crafts where anything goes,
Doodle Pantry where 'any digi goes',
Sweet Stamps where anything goes,
Passion for Promarkers where they want us to 'make it digital',
Inky Chicks where anything goes,

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 185

This week at One Stitch at a Time, our theme is Winter Wonderland, and we're sponsored by

See the challenge blog for prize details.

This week I used an image by Gingerloft called Christmas Gate, which is available from the Stitchy Bear shop.

I coloured the image with Promarkers, adding a bit of sparkle with a Sakura Stardust pen. The paper is one I've had for ages, and I finished with a couple of die cuts from Memory Box.

I hope you can join us this week.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly where they want us to use two of something (two border die cuts)
Passion for Promarkers where the theme is 'Snow is Falling',
Creative Craft Challenges where anything goes
4 Krafty Girlz where anything goes,
My Heart Pieces where anything goes with a digi,
Brown Sugar where anything goes,
Craftitude where anything goes with a letter 's' - for snow,
Sister Act where anything goes,
Stamping for the Weekend where anything goes.

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 176

This week and One Stitch at a Time, we're keeping it easy. If, like me, you find summer weather a trial, you'll be glad to hear that all we're asking is that you use a digi! So, show us what you've been up to.

Our sponsor this week is:

See the Challenge Blog for details.

So, this week, I got to work with a sweet image from Gingerloft called Bird with Leaves. It's quite a simple image in some respects, so I kept the design fairly simple too.

I cut the image and mat usings some Nestibilities Labels, and coloured the image with Promarkers. The papers are from Paper Pizazz, and the die cut is an adapted version of a new one I've got from Crafts Too. (It was too wide, so I shortened it and reattached the outer two leaves ...)

I hope you can join us this week.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly where anything goes,
Crafts and Me where anything goes,
Paper Pretties where they want two or more patterned papers,
Whimsical Designs where anything goes,
Hanna and Friends where anything goes,
Brown Sugar where anything goes,
Sister Act where anything goes,

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 164

This week at One Stitch at a Time, the challenge is to use a digi! So, easy, isn't it?

We're sponsored by

See the challenge blog for more details.

This week, Haze chose a lovely image for us to use. It's called Rustic Bench from Gingerloft.

I coloured the bench and pots with Promarkers and Flexmarkers, and did the background with Distress Inks using a stencil brush to dab colour. The area behind the bench uses Faded Corduroy and Old Paper, but the paler bit isn't really visible in the photo!

The paper is from Dovecraft's London Collection, and the flowers are from my stash. The various die cuts are from Spellninders, and I finished with a butterfly charm.

I hope you can join us this week!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Our Creative Corner where anything goes,
CMC where anything goes,
Wags n Whiskers where anything goes,
ABC Challenge where they want three or more embellishments,
Country View Crafts where the theme is 'How does your Garden Grow?',
Sandy's Crafty Creations where they want three or more flowers,
My Sheri where anything goes,
One Stop Craft where anything goes,
Simply Create Too where anything goes.

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 151

This week at One Stitch at a Time, we want you to go 'girly'! So, break out your frills, flowers and pearls.

We're sponsored by

This week I worked with a lovely image from Gingerloft.

I went for girly colours (well, I love peach and aqua shades ...) and coloured the image with a mix of Promarkers and Flexmarkers. (Love that Rose Peach shade!) Theb I matted using some Spellbinders die cuts and embellished with some Sizzix swirls. The paper is from Papermania and the rosebuds and pearls are from my stash.

Hope you can join us this week.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown where anything goes,
Bunny Zoe where they want flowers and pearls (rose buds and pearl gems.)
Eureka Stamps where they want pearls and swirls,
I Love Promarkers where they want something 'for the girls',
A Gem of a Challenge where they want die cuts,
Sweet Pea where they want digital images,

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 138

This week at One Stitch at a Time, we're having that easiest of all challenges: Anything Goes!

Our sponsor this week is

and

This week, I worked with an image from Gingerloft, and it's one of three in her set called Vintage Valentine Set. And just to show that they're versatile, I didn't make a valentine card or anything specifically romantic at all!

The image is supplied in black and white, but I decided to soften the effect by changing those shades to brown and cream. Then, still in Photoshop Elements, I added a border to the image in a pale saffron shade before printing. I matted it on dark brown, and then on some textured metallic coated paper and I mirrored the stars in the image using a punch I've had for many years. I mounted all of that onto more of the dark brown card, and finished with a roughly tied bow.

Hope you can join us this week.

I'd like to enter this card intot he following challenges:
Fab 'n' Funky where they want die cuts or punches,
The Paper Shelter where anything goes,
Anything Goes where anything goes,
LEJ Designs where anything goes,
Pause, Dress, Enjoy where they want orange and brown,
Raise the Bar where anything goes,
Card Making Mamas where anything goes,

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 97

This week at One Stitch at a Time, our theme is Round and Round. We're sponsored by

 

and

This week I worked with an image from Gingerloft which is available at Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps. It's called Swing on a Star, and I've got to warn you. If you're like me, you'll be singing the song for days!

Although there is a sentiment included with the image, due to the theme of the challenge, I made my own, adding it around the image in Photoshop Elements before printing. I coloured the image with Promarkers. Then, I set to, in Elements again, and designed a background paper to work with it. After that, I put together a sentiment, punched a star, and went rooting about in my embellishment box. Now, at the top of the card, there's a irridescent glass moon that I've had for a long time. I bought it when we were on holiday somewhere in the West Country, and I distinctlly remember that my daughter was in a buggy. (She'll be 18 in March!) So, that gives you an idea of just how long I've had it! I bought several shapes at the time, and while I've used a few, others have been broken while in storage. So, it's definitely high time it got used!

I hope you can join us this week!
I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Truly Madly Crafty where anything goes,
Crafty Sentiments where anything goes,
I Love Promarkers where anything goes,
Crafty Purple Frog where anything goes,
Shelley's Images where anything goes,
Stamping with the Dragon where anything goes,
Card Making Mamas where they want us to use something old. (That glass moon has been in my craft supplies for at least 15 years!).

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 56

First, a Happy Mother's Day to all mums reading this. Hope you're being thoroughly spoiled.

Now, onto this week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time. This week, we want you to make something 3D. That can be decoupage, or anything else that stops your creation from being flat on the page!

We're sponsored this week by Michelle's Scrap

So, I could have chosen to do some decoupage, or some other technique to give lots of dimension, but I thought I'd try something a little different. I chose Tree Set from Gingerloft, and despite wanting to use several of those gorgeous images, settled for using just one, several times.

I first put together a digital background, consisting of a gradient that went between green and blue, and printed it onto paper. Then, I took the tree image, and separated it digitally into 'foreground' - the main tree and ground texture, and 'background' - the rest. I printed those two images separately, and then layered them with the background using sticky pads.

 

As you can probably see, I added a frame, which is also mounted on sticky pads.

Finally, I made a 'tray' into which the whole thing fitted so you can't see the sticky pads any more!

The effect is remarkably three-dimensional in real life, but I struggled to show that well in a photograph, so you're probably going to have to take my word for it!

I had originally thought of making it into a card, my my husband liked it and suggested it stay just as it is, so it's currently on display in our living room!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Paper Playtime where anything goes,

Top Tip Tuesday where they want something 'nature inspired'

Digis with Attitude where anything goes,

Stamp Something where it's Digi Day.