Lots of Sparkle for OSAAT

Good morning and I really hope everybody is well. Today it is time for challenge # 277 at OSAAT "Anything Goes with .... lots of Sparkle".

Please scroll to previous post if you are looking for my CCC card.

My Card

Recipe

6" square white base card

blue card - Limetree Crafts

papers - LOTV "Frosty Christmas" (disc.)

digi image -Digi Blessings "Snow Family "

sentiment - LOTV Grungy Christmas Messages

die cut - Spellbinders Damask Accents

Card Candi - Craftwork Cards

Promarkers to colour

Lashings of glitter

Well I certainly went to town with the glitter! I didn't set out to make a monochrome card but that's how it turned out! Such a smiley snow family!

Why not pop over to the blog and see what the rest of the DT have come up with.  Maybe you will be inspired to join in the challenge and maybe win the prize of $10 to spend instore at Stitchy Bear Digital Stamp Outlet.

Take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Buttons and Bows at OSAAT

Good morning to you all.  I'm a day late with my DT card for OSAAT. I was so busy with all the stuff for the WI events over the last 10 days or so that I very quickly had to make a card for the Christmas Card Club and OSAAT.  I was a bit too quick for my own good ... lol!  I looked at the wrong week on both challenges and actually made a card for each challenge using the wrong image and theme!  What a dork!!   At least I am prepared for two weeks time.

My Card

Recipe

5" x 7" base card from pearlescent card stock

blue pearlescent card for matting

backing paper - Summer Harvest from Panda Bear Designs

Floral Ovals die - Spellbinders

sentiment stamp - JustRite

ribbon and buttons from stash

This paper was ideal to make a very quick card!  I stamped the sentiment onto another paper from the pack which I had printed onto card stock. The grosgrain ribbon bow looks a totally different colour to the strip across the centre whereas in real life it is almost exactly the same.  I was congratulating myself on matching real ribbon to the paper ribbon strip and then I saw the photo! Weird!

Please hop across to the blog to see what my teamies have made.  If you decide to join the challenge you could win $10 to spend in store.

We had a very good night at our Craft Fayre on Thursday evening but I was pretty exhausted at the end of the evening. I spent the morning baking mince pies and Victoria sponges to sell on our WI produce stall.  We had about 25 other stall holders as well as my own stand and the WI produce stand and we had to set everything up in advance and then put the hall to rights afterwards. Phew!  But we had a very good night and made quite a profit, which will be going to our centenary fund.

Then Friday was  our trip out to Worcester Victorian Christmas Market.  What a fabulous day!! The weather was very cold but bright and sunny and the market was wonderful.  I will definitely be making the trip again next year.

Well that's all from for today.  Hope you are all well.

Take care.

Autumnal Colours

Good morning.  Here I am two days in a row!  This time my post is my DT card for OSAAT Challenge # 275 Use Autumn Colours in your project.

Please scroll down if you are looking for my Christmas Card Club card.

My Card

Recipe

6" square base card

papers - First Edition

bronze card - Craftwork Cards (as yesterday)

image - "Blossom" IkesArt

small pine leaf - Britannia Dies

Sentiment - Rub On (ancient stash)

Promarkers to colour

Please pop over to the blog  and see what the rest of the DT have made and see if it inspires you to join our our challenge and win $10 to spend instore.

Just a very quick post today and I hope it finds you all well.

Take care.

Recycling for OSAAT

Good morning to you all and I hope this finds you well. Today's post is my DT card for the OSAAT challenge "Recycling".

My Card

Recipe

6" square card  made from Rymans dark blue card

backing paper - LOTV Frosty Christmas (discontinued)

image - Lake in Winter Stitchy Stamps

sentiment stamp - Penny Black

recycled ribbon

I really love this image. It actually comes black and white but I changed it digitally to blue to convey the icy, wintry feel. Lashings of glitter added to the feel.  I felt the image was so serene that I didn't want to add embellishments and spoil it. My sister saves lots of bits from cards, gifts etc that she receives in case I can use any of it and this is where the lovely navy and silver ribbon comes from.  Thank you Jeanie!

Please pop over to the blog and see the inspiration from the rest of the team and maybe you will be inspired to join us. You could win $10 to spend instore.

Take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Monochrome Snowman

Good morning. Hope this finds you all Hunky-dory.  Speaking of Hunkydory, I attended the Great British Craft Show at Kenilworth and luckily Ang (Mrs Duck) was well enough to attend. We had a very long gossip session over brunch as you can imagine.  Hope it wasn't too much for you Ang and that you didn't overdo it! Today is a day for you take things easy or Mr D will not let you loose again! Hope his cold is well and truly on the mend.

Please scroll down if you are looking for my Christmas Card Club card.

Well it's time for the next OSAAT challenge  which is "Anything Goes .... With Monochrome".

My Card

Recipe

6" square base card

blue card stock - ancient stash

snowflake paper - LOTV Frosty Christmas (discontinued)

digi image - Snow Dad  Stitchy Stamps

snowflakes - Memory Box

sentiment - computer generated

classic oval scalloped die - Spellbinders

bakers twine

promarkers to colour

I love snowmen and this one appealed to me.  I love his expression.

Why not pop over to the blog and check out the offerings from the rest of the DT and maybe you will be inspired to join in our challenge this week. You could win $10 to spend in the store.

Well that's all from me today.  Hope you enjoy what remains of the weekend.

Take care.

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12 Months of Christmas

Using Lace and Pearls for OSAAT

Good morning to you all.  Here is my DT card for OSAAT challenge # 270 Anything goes With Lace and/or Pearls.  Another simple card for me because time seems to be slipping away from me- and I think Mr Mojo must have taken the trip up north with me decided to stay on with my sister!

Please scroll down if you are looking for my Christmas Card Club card.

My Card

Recipe

5 x 7 " white base card - Hobbycraft Card stock

purplepearlescent card - Jellybean Crafts

nacking paper - French Lavender from Papermania

Labels 16 - Spellbinders

Digi Image - Stitcher Fae from Stitchy Stamps

lace - local haberdashery shop

pearls - Docrafts

Promarkers to colour

I wanted to use the largest die for the image but that meant I didn't have one for matting, so after printing the digi, I coloured the edge of the die with ink and then carefully die cut the image.   Looks just the same but one less layer so hopefully it will be flat enough for posting.  I haven't added a sentiment yet because I'm not sure wha,t or who, it will be for.

Please pop over to the blog and check out the work of the rest of Stitchy's Angels and you might decide to join us in our challenge.  A nice easy one this time and this is the prize you could win.

Hope everybody is well and enjoying the weekend.

Take care.

A Bag or Box for OSAAT

Good morning to you all.  This post is scheduled because we have family staying with us this week. Hopefully it will appear at the right time.  If I get chance I will check later in the day to be sure. Today it is Challenge # 268 at OSAAT and we would love you to join us.

My Project

Recipe

Double sided cardstock - Crafters Companion

Image  Poppy - Stitchy Stamps

Classic Oval Large dies - Spellbinders

Oval Bliss die - Spellbinders

Ribbon - local haberdashery store

I used my We R Memory Keepers Bag Punch Board to make the bag. I had to make some adjustments because my cardstock was too big but I wanted a very large bag.  I also folded back the top to give a nice effect.  The image is actually black and white but I altered it digitally to brown and printed it on sand coloured card stock so everything would marry together, and I really like the effect.

Please pop over to the blog and see the creations of my teamies and this is the prize you could win if you care to join us.

Hope everybody is well.  Take care.

One Stitch At A Time - Anything goes With Nature

Good morning to my friends and fellow bloggers, and if you have arrived by mistake, or by chance, you are very welcome.  Please leave a comment and if you have a blog I will visit you in return.

Please scroll down to the previous post if you are looking for my Christmas Card Club entry.

 Time for another challenge at OSAAT and this time it is "Anything Goes ... With Elements Of Nature".  Now that is a really wide brief so you can go with trees, flowers, animals, birds etc. As you can see I have gone with a bird.

My Card

Recipe

6" base card - Papermania card stock

grey pearlescent card stock - Pennies Worth

DSP - "Feathered Friends"  Coosty Creations

image - "Feathered Friends" Coosty Creations

black feathery fibre - from stash

card candi - Craftwork Cards

I have been pretty busy lately with a lot going on so my cards are tending to be fairly simple, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I think this will make a great male card so will make a good addition to my box.  I have plenty of cards in there - but never enough masculine cards!

"Feathered Friends" by Coosty Creations can be found here in the store  There are four papers as well as the digi image in the set so a great pack to have. Why not visit the blog and you might be inspired by the projects of the design team to enter the challenge. This is waht you could win.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.  Take care.

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613 Avenue Create  Birds of a Feather

Lavender And Lace For Grandma

Good morning to all my friends and fellow bloggers. I don't seem to have a  great deal of time to spend on the computer and in Blogland, at the moment, but when I get a few minutes I keep popping in. I have also had a problem with my computer  when my virus software detected a threat.  It isolated/closed down my search engine and a couple of other programmes that I use on a regular basis to contain the threat.  I was starting to panic a bit!  However, all is well again and it dealt with  the threat and I'm up and running again. Phew!

OSAAT has another challenge starting today and the theme is "Anything Goes With Vintage." I am using "Grandma's Cookies" from Digi Blessings. This image comes with a sentiment too but I chose not to use it this time. I was thinking this would make a nice Christmas card and the sentiment is "Grandma's never run out of hugs or cookies."

My Card

Recipe

6" square card base - Crafters Companion cream pearlescent card stock

Digi image - Stitchy Bear

Purple pearlescent card stock - Jelly Bean

Backing papers - Papermania "French Lavender"

Pierced Noblw Rectangles - Sue Wilson

Lace - Local haberdasher

Crochet flower - made myself

Pearls - Hobby House

Promarkers to colour

Sentiment - computer generated

I do hope you decide to join uis this week because a number of youlike making vintage cards.  You have the chance to winn $10 to spend in the store. 

 Please pop over to the blog and see what delights my team mates have in store for you.

Take care and I  do hope that you enjoy the rest of the bank holiday weekend.

OSAAT Challenge # 245 Anything goes .... With Gratitude

Good afternoon dear friends.  It's time for another challenge at One Stitch At A Time.  I am using My Best Friend from the designer Alipeeps Art  and you can find it here.

My Card

Recipe

White card stock - The Range

Backing papers - First Edition "Love Letters"

Sentiment - JustRite Stamps Grand Sentiments

Flowers - Prima (ancient stash)

Pearls - from stash

Promarkers to colour.

6" x 6" base card made from The Range card stock. Otherwise I think it speaks for itself.  The Prima flowers are actually a deeper green than the photo show.

We would love you to join us for our challenge and this is what you could win, so don't hang around.

Hope you are all well.  Take care.

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Crafty Friends - Use A Sentiment

Di's Digis - Include A Sentiment
Crafting With An Attitude

OSAAT # 234 - Anything Goes for Easter

Good afternoon  I'm sorry for my absence but right now there is a lot going on here.  When I can I try to check up on your blogs but it is a bit sporadic I'm afraid.

This is my DT card for the  One Stitch at A Time  challenge and this time it is to make a card for Easter or Passover.  My image is the Cala Lily Digital Image and Paper Pack from Coosty Creations available here at Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet.

My Card

Recipe

6x6" card made from Papermania cardstock

Papers from Coosty Creations

Tiny pearls from Meiflower

Large pearls from Hobby House

Martha Stewart Scroll Lace Punch

I actually didn't use the digi image.  The cala lily image I used as a topper on the front of my card is actually part of one of the backing papers which I cropped and printed onto card stock.  I also used that paper to line inside the card which made a lovely finishing touch. Although it's not very clear in the picture I also used another of the papers on the front. I didn't want to spoil it by adding any text so I computer generated the text on to white card stock and cut it into a label/tag which can be pulled out to read. I trimmed the edges with the MS punch to match the backing paper.

We'd love you to play along with us.  This is the prize you could win.

Hope you are all well and enjoying a blessed and peaceful Easter.

OSAAT Challenge # 231 - "Anything Goes ..... Birthdays"

Good afternoon to you all.  Sorry I'm being such a bad blogger right now.  Life seems to be a bit hectic at the moment and I am also involved with a project with our WI group which has a deadline.

Anyway, I'm here with a card for One Stitch At A Time. The challenge is "Anything Goes ..... Birthdays", so this is a nice easy one.  My card features Sunflowers from Barb Jenson which can be found at our sponsor Stitchy Bears Digital Outlet

My Card

Recipe

7" square card - AnnaMarie Designs

Pearlescent cardstock - Create and Craft (bought at Wilko's)

Yellow backing paper - very old stash

Ribbon - Offray

Dies - Floral Ovals from Spellbinders

Sentiments - JustRite Grand Sentiments

Damask embossing folder - Couture Creations

Coloured with Promarkers

Pearls from stash

This card was a nice easy one to put together.  I thought the different shades of yellow suited the sunflower.The tiny yellow sunflower I found stuck to something else (as happened to me recently ... lol!) which I used months ago so I decided to pop it onto the centre of the bow.  I used the smallest die from Floral Ovals and just stamped a tiny sentiment onto each one.

I hope you decide to join us in the challenge this time.  If you pop across to OSAAT you can see some inspiration from the DT and this is the prize you could win. 

Take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

OSAAT # 224 - Giving Thanks

Hello to all my friends and fellow bloggers.  I hope this finds you all well.

Today I am posting another card for One Stitch at a Time challenge  "Giving Thanks". I am using "Black Eyed Susan Floral Corner" from Floppy Latte which you can find  HERE at our sponsor Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet.

My Card

I decided to make a CAS card this time to showcase the image. After colouring with Promarkers I added Glossy Accents to the centres and filled them with multi-toned brown micro beads which are not showing too well in the picture unfortunately. The sentiment is from JustRite Stampers "Grand Sentiments" stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa.  A few Hobby House pearls in the corner finished it off.  I matted it onto a lovely bronzy brown pearlescent card stock and then onto my 6" x 6" card base.

We would love you to join us for this challenge and this is the prize you can win.

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Well that's all from me today.  Take care and enjoy what's left of the weekend.

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OSAAT Challenge # 222

Good afternoon to all my friends and fellow crafters. Well it's time for our next challenge at One Stitch at a Time. This time it is "Anything Goes ....... With A Butterfly".   My image is "Fancy Free" by Barb Jenson which you can find  here.  Please click here to see the cards made by the rest of the DT this week. We would love you to join us.

My Card

Recipe

7" x 7" card from Anna Marie Designs

Papers - Pastel Dreams from LOTV

Die - SB Grand Decorative Circles

Butterflies - SB Jewels and Flourishes 

Tiny butterfly - a punch (sorry, no name on it)

Promarkers

Pearls - from stash

Sentiments - Mixed Sentiments from Personal Impressions 

Well, there's a lot of pink here isn't there? Very girly!  If you would like to join us you have the chance to win the October prize pack of digi images and papers. You could also be one of the Top Three chosen by the DT.  So what are you waiting for?

Hope you are all feeling well today, and if not I'm sending you a virtual hug from Oxfordshire.  I've been left with a very irritating cough so I'm hoping it will soon be gone.  Take care everyone!

OSAAT Challenge # 221

Good day to you all. This is my DT card for the new OSAAT challenge - Anything Goes ..... With Orange. 

My Card

I am using the image Spring Flowers by Alipeeps Designs which is available from our sponsor  Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet.   Now I am not an orange person by any stretch of the imagination, but I did manage to find some orange pearlescent card in my stash which I used for matting and also for the die cut.

Recipe

 Clear Dollar Stamps (now closed) - Daisy backing paper

Clear Dollar Stamps - Sentiment 

Woodware Large Daisy Punch

Spellbinders - Lacy Circles

Spellbinders- Dainty Dots Embossing Folder

Promarkers

Orange brads - from stash

We would love to have you join us in the challenge when one person could win the October Prize Pack, but the DT will also be choosing the Top Three - so what are you waiting for?

More Fairies

Good morning.  Hope everybody is okay, or starting to feel better.  Just a quick post because we are having mega problems with our broadband connection.  We are in a very rural setting and at the very end of of the line for the exchange - only a few feet from the next county Warwickshire - so our broadband is never quick but at the moment we can barely use it. BT - when we eventually managed to speak to somebody after being on hold for 47 minutes!!! - said it will be resolved by Wednesday mid - morning. I'm sure I just saw a flock of pigs flying past!

I tried to post this yesterday but it wouldn't,  because of the broadband problem, so I'm trying again now.

My Card

This is a 7" x 7" card base from AnnaMarie Designs.These fairies are from the same set as Sunday's card. The background is a Lavinia Scenescape which I bought in January and never used.  I printed the png images directly onto the card stock again and flipped the top fairy. I then printed the main image onto cardstock,  fussy cut her and attached her with Pinflair to give a little height to an otherwise flat card. The mushrooms were a freebie Lavinia image from a magazine. Lots of glitter again.The fairies were coloured with Promarkers. I computer generated the sentiment  which I felt was very apt for this shy little fairy. Then just matted it onto three coloured layers. 

I can't tell you how long it has taken to do this post so I'm going to stop right now and try to publish it.