King of the World

Good Morning!

Do you know what today is? Its new challenge day at One Stitch At A Time! This week's challenge is #169 - 'Not a Square'. That means no square shaped cards, gift boxes, bags, etc, are eligible to win the prize this week. Tricky tricky :) And, I was super fortunate to be assigned to use one of the digi images by Luke Carr Designs this week. My grandson celebrated his 2nd birthday today and Luke's digi was perfect!

Enough jibber-jabber, here is my card for this week:

Front

 

 

Banner with his name

 

Close-up of the image

 

The inside

 

 

Card Recipe

Image: Luke Carr Designs - Adventure Kid King

Medium: Copics #B24, 29, C3, 7, E000, 15, 19, 23, R20, 46, Y13. I also used a CM Black pen for the writing on the banners.

Cardstock: Recollections & Copic

Patterned Paper: K & Company

Sentiments: CTMH 'Say It In Style' & 'Special Friendship'

Ribbon: Offray

Ink: CTMH - Outdoor Denim

Brads: my stash

Special Tools: Card base cut with CTMH Cricut cartridge 'Artiste', CM 'Banner' Border Punch

 

The sponsor for this weeks challenge is Creative CraftWorld with 3 x Promarkers.  To win our main prize you MUST use an image that's available in StitchyBear Digi Outlet by any of our creators.. Remember to put a # after your name so Choccy can find you easily.

 

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

The Squirrel and The Fox - #46 Use Something Metal

Here Come the Boys - #54 Lets Go Dotty

3 Girl Jam - #20 Birthday Party With Ribbon

365 Cards - Day 167 Super Sketchy Sunday

 

IBSIC - #55, 56 & 57 (I chose #56)

 

Fairytale Challenge - #70 Happy Birthday

 

 

Please be sure to pop around the OSAAT blog and check out all the amazing work the 

Design Team did this week. They would love to have you visit.

Thanks for coming by to see my latest card and I hope you play along with us this week :)

 

EXTRA!! EXTRA!!

Can you submit 2 Creations a month ?
Do you have an active Blog ?
Love working with Digi images ?
Can you comment on 2 out of 10 challenge enteries, each week ?

Then why not apply to be on our team ?
We are a team of mixed ability crafters. Who love what we do.. We are very easy to get along with and are such a caring group. We receive email reminders to keep us up to date with our challenges. We have ways of keeping in touch with all our teamies and we are always there for one another when needed.. Yes we are like a little family... A little family who is looking to adopt a few new crafters to our group.
Write to .. Choccy.oona@gmail.com  Telling her a little about yourself and remembering to send a link to your blog.
Our DT call will stay open until Sunday 7th July

Hugs, xo

Bluebell Gifts

Hello!

I'm back again to share my DT card for the current challenge at One Stitch At A Time. This week, we what to see all of your fabby 'Use a Digi' creations. You still have 2 more days yet to play along with us. Don't have a digi? No worries; there are 2 images on the StitchyBear Digital Stamp Site that are always FREE.

Here is my card for this week:

Front

 

Butterfly Paper

(the butterflies are silver & gold, and they are sparkly too)

 

 

Bow

Close-up of the Bluebells

Can you see all the different shades of blue-violet I used?

 

Card Recipe:

Image: Gingerloft "Blue Bells"

Medium: Copics #BV000, 00, 01, 02, 04, 08, 11, 13, 17, YG61, 63, 67

Cardstock: Copic

Purple Papers & Sentiment: HOTP

Butterfly Paper: Memory Lane

Ribbon: Dollarama

 

The sponsor of this fun challenge is us :O)

With the set of images that the DT  used in challenge #166.. So that's $20 + worth of digi images..

Plus

If you enter with a none StitchyBear Digi Outlet image you will be entered into a separate draw to win $3 to spend in the store.

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Make It Monday - #145

Crafty Bloggers Network - #12 Bright & Breezy

Deep Ocean Challenge: #54 Welcome Summer

Cute Card Thursday - #274 In the Summertime

YNS Fun Friday - #1 With Added Inspiration (I used the sketch only)

 

 

Please be sure you visit all of my teamies at OSAAT; they would love hearing from you.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs, xo

 

 

Christmas Chalkboard

Hi, and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the Dads out there!!

I'm here tonight to share with you the newest technique challenge from Technique Time Tuesday......

Faux Chalkboard.

Mynnette has produced another fabulous tutorial for you. I must admit, at first I was a little intimidated by this challenge; but once I started, it was surprisingly easy. I don't know what I was afraid of?!? I think my card turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself :)

Front

 

Bow & Lace

 

 

Flowers & Gems

 

Close-up of my 'chalkboard'

 

 

June's Top Winner will receive 

A FABULOUS PRIZE PACKAGE 

offered by our hostess, Julz!!! 

Here's what you could win~

Stampin' Up! "Packed for Dad" stamp set 

plus assorted ribbon!

Each stamper who's card is showcased 

will receive 1 digital sentiment made by Mynnette! ;) 

 

Card Recipe:
Black Cardstock: Recollections
Poinsettia Paper: recycled doily
Remaining Paper: HOTP
Ink: Versa Mark & CTMH 'White Daisy'
Embossing Powder: CTMH
Lace: Mom-in-law's stash
Ribbon: recycled from flower arrangement
Flowers: Prima
Rhinestones: Dollarama
Colour & White Lines: Crayola Pencils
Sentiments: CTMH 'Magical Season', 'Ms. Holiday Cheer', 'Snow Flurries' & 'Holiday Wishes'

I am entering this card into these challenges:
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - #20 MERRY CHRISTMAS (I used R-Ribbon, H-Heat Embossing and R-Rhinestone)
Christmas Cards All Year Round - June: Vintage Christmas

Thanks for popping by to see my card. Be sure to stop by all my teamies blogs and give them some love too.
Hugs, xo

Enchanted Ocean

Good afternoon Blog-land!
Popping on here in between severe thunder storms to get some posting done. Some of this is a bit overdue :(

First up is the card I made for my sweet hubby for Father's Day. James has been a scuba diver for at least 20 years so when I saw this image from The Paper Shelter, I just had to have it for our Father's Day Challenge. I just know James is going to LOVE it! You could also use this set for a card with 'The Little Mermaid' theme.

Front

 

Scuba Diver

 

Mermaid

 

My "coral"

 

All the dimension

 

Real seashells too!

 

Card Recipe:

Image & Ocean Paper: The Paper Shelter "Enchanted Ocean" pre-coloured images and paper

Card Base: Bo Bunny

Sentiment: CTMH "Say It In Style"

Seashells: real from Dollarama

Baker's Twine: Stampin' Up

Ink: CTMH "Black"

Ribbon: Offray

"Coral" & Greenery: Michael's

Foam squares to pop up images

Creative Memories Bubble Maker punch for bubbles

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

365 Cards - Day 163 Word Wednesday "Father"

Dream Valley - #59 Father's Day/Male Theme

Papertake Weekly - Hello Boys

Simply Create Too - #39 Father's Day/For a Male

Cute Card Thursday - #273 "Once Upon a Time....." (when I hear this phrase, I automatically think fairy-tales; this card could also be The Little Mermaid)

Little Miss Muffet - #63 Happy Families

 

Thanks so much for popping by today. Have a fabulous day!

Hugs, xo

 

Newsman

Good Evening!
Well, its raining here again today, and we have even had a couple of thunder storms. My furr-babies are not impressed at all. Hubby will definitely have to fire up the lawn mower his next days off. Our grass did a lot of greening up after the 5 days straight of rain we had but it will really grow in leaps and bounds after these next 4 days of rain. He isn't impressed either, lol.

Anyway, we have an awesome challenge running this week at One Stitch At A Time, and the prizes that are being offered by several of my team-mates are spectacular! I wish I could play this time, so much candy I would love to win!! The theme is "Make it Stitchy". What this means is you MUST use a digital image or paper from our store, StitchyBear Digital Stamp Outlet. With 19 different creators, including Ms StitchyBear herself, I guarantee you will find something to design with. We are even having a sale right now with a spectacular discount AND there are Freebies too!!! Go ahead and check it out, I know you want to :)

Here is the card I made for this challenge:

Front

 

Buttons & Image

 

Close-up of different paper patterns

 

You still have until Saturday, June 1st to enter this week's challenge; lots of time to play!!

 

Card Recipe:
Image: StitchyBear Digital Stamps "Daily News"
Medium: Crayola Pencil Crayons
Patterned Papers: HOTP
Sentiment: CTMH "Say It In Style"
Buttons: Mother-in-law's Stash
Threads: DMC
Ink: CTMH "Chocolate"

Challenges:
Here Come the Boys - #52 Must Have Buttons
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - #146 Use Sentiments

Thanks for popping by and I hope you visit all my DT sisters to leave them some love too.
Hugs, xo

Dahlia Fold Flowers

Good Day Everyone!
I am back today with the CASED card for this month's technique challenge, Dahlia Fold Flowers, over at Technique Time Tuesday. I am just loving all of the entries so far. Everyone is doing some fantastic work with this. I had a very difficult time choosing just one creation to case. I finally settled on entry # 2 by Shauna. In casing Shauna's card, I decided I would follow her layout but in a different colour scheme.

This is the card Shauna made:

Here is what I made based on her design:

Front

 

Close-up of Dahlia

 

Inside

 

You still have 10 more days to create a project using May's technique and enter it into our challenge. If you are looking for the tutorial and where to link up your post, you will find it HERE. I can't wait to see your creation. Don't forget about the fabulous stamp set I am offering to one lucky winner this month too!

 

Card Recipe:

Card Base: The Greeting Card Company

Patterned Paper: HOTP

Paper for Dahlia: Creative Memories

Button: my Mom-in-law's stash

Thread: DMC

Stamp: CTMH 'Gracious Greetings' stamp set

Ink: CTMH 'Vineyard Berry'

 

Thank you so much for coming by to view my latest card :)

Hugs, xo

 

Eli's Bells

Well, once again it is time for a new challenge over at One Stitch At A Time! The theme for Challenge #164 is "Use a Digi". This is always a super popular theme for us as almost everyone has a digital image of some sort they can use.
 I really enjoyed the digital stamp I got to work with this week as it is so cute and very versatile! I even took a small break from my usual colour scheme!
Here is my card:

Front

 

Ribbon Roses & Punched Scallop Circle

 

Flowers & Sentiment

 

Elephants

 

Inside

 

The sponsor for challenge #164 is us...

Where one lucky winner, that uses a StitchyBear Digi Outlet image will win the set of images that the DT  used in challenge #162... So that's over $20 worth of images !!

We also have a prize of $3 worth of images for the runner up using a none StitchyBear Digi Outlet image...

Card Recipe:
Image: My Heart Pieces - 'Eli'
Cardstock & Patterned Paper: CTMH 'Unforgettable'
Medium: Pencil Crayons
Scallop Punch: Fiskars
Flowers: Prima
Ribbon Roses: my stash
Gems: Dollarama
Ink: CTMH 'Chocolate'
Sentiment: K & Company

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
365 Cards - Day 132 Super Sketchy Sunday


Thanks for dropping by to visit. Be sure to have a peek at all my teammates cards this week and eave them some love too.
Hugs, xo

I'm Gorgeous!

Hello!!!
I'm so excited; its my turn to host this month's challenge at Technique Time Tuesday! For my challenge, I chose Dahlia Folding. Once again, the amazing Mynnette has created an easy peasy tutorial for you to follow.
This is such a versatile technique, and I just love making these wonderful flowers for my projects. A few of my fabulous teammates posted some ideas for variations on my technique too. You can find those HERE. One easy way to vary your Dahlias is using a scallop circle punch, as I have, instead of a standard circle.
I was super happy when our leader, Mynnette, said I could make a scrapbook page for a change. I have been gradually re-doing my children's albums and chose to do one of my son's pages using this technique.
Here it is:

Full Page

My son was almost a year old in this picture. He turned 29 this past December. Isn't he cute!

 

Main Dahlia

 

Dahlia Blossoms

 

Journaling Ribbon

 

Ready to hear what you could win this month? For May's Top Winner, I have donated this awesome set of 16 brand new stamps from Close To My Heart.

 

AND.......

Each stamper who's card is showcased 

will receive 1 digital sentiment made by Mynnette! ;) 

 

Here's the digi sentiment you could win~

I can not wait to see what you will create with this month's wonderful technique. Be sure to come back on May 21 to see who's card I chose to CASE this month.

Supplies used:
Background paper: (unknown)
Layered Papers: Memory Stor
Dahlia Papers: Lilybee Designs
Brad: my stash
Pen: Creative Memories
Scallop Circle Punch: Creative Memories
Title: Provocraft

Thanks so much for popping by to visit.
Hugs, xo

Butterfly For Mom

Good Morning!
How are you all on this Sunday morning? We got a good dumping of snow here yesterday. I thought spring was suppose to be on its way by now?
Well, Sunday morning means its time for a new challenge at One Stitch At A Time, and the theme this week is everyone's favourite.....Anything Goes. Hopefully, my card for challenge #158 will conjure up some spring time visions for you.

Here it is:

Front

 

Glitter close-up

 

Gems close-up

 

Flowers & Ribbon

 

Card Recipe:

Image: Floppy Latte Designs - 'Butterfly Frame'

Medium: Copics #E21, 25, Y13, 15, 17, YG61, 63 & 67

Cardstock: Copic & Recollections

Patterned Paper: Recollections

Glitter: Making Memories - Espresso

Flowers: Prima & Dollarama

Ribbon: 3 Girl Jam

Letters: Provo Craft

Gems: Dollarama

Brads: my stash

Ink: CTMH - Olive

 

Be sure to have a look at all the beautiful creations my teamies have made for this challenge, and don't forget to leave them some much deserved love too.

 

See you again soon!

Hugs xo

 

Beep! Beep!

Hello!
Its time for a new technique and tutorial at Technique Time Tuesday and what a fabulous one it is this month. Water Stamping! Mynnette has again designed a tutorial that is super easy to follow; she is so awesome. You really must give this a try!
 I am loving the Fast & Furious stamp set from CTMH so I chose to play with it again and make a boy card for this month.

Front

Close-up of the technique

Tags

Inside

April's Top Winner will receive

A FABULOUS PRIZE PACKAGE

offered by our hostess, Katy!!!

Here's what you could win~

Each stamper who's card is showcased

will receive 1 digital sentiment made by the fabulous Mynnette

Here's the digi sentiment you could win~

Be sure you stop by the Technique Time Tuesday blog to check out all the gorgeous creations the other girls have made using this great technique. Pop by their blogs and leave them some much deserved love!

I will be back later to list the supplies I used for this caard and I need to find some challenges to enter it into as well.

Hugs xo