Hoot Hoot

Claire at Hope Jacare has some really gorgeous digi's.  It's always hard to choose which one to use--thanks Julie (my teamie) for picking this awesome one, I really enjoyed creating with it.  You guessed it!!! The challenge this week at One Stitch at a Time is:

USE A DIGI--and we have a whole store full of them at Stitchy Bear Stamps--LOL!

You could win the collaboration collection for the month of July, so get your entries in.

The Olympics

It's the Olympics this year in London, England.  We thought we'd celebrate at the 

One Stitch at a Time challenge blog---so your challenge for this week is:

Olympics, Sports, or use the Sketch

Enter to win a certificate from our sponsor

 I found this especially challenging with the image I chose from Jess at Floppy Latte

She's used her talent on so many beautiful digi's at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

This one is a gorgeous Wild Blossom Vine, but you can see how I used it in my sketch and I love it, hope you do too.  So let's see how creative you can get and here's a big shout out to all you Londoner's, wishing you lots of fun, but also some peace and quiet when it's all said and done this summer----oooh!! I almost forgot, here' your sketch

Have fun!

It's a Frog

OMG! I just love this frog--she a digi from Pookie over at Stitchy Bear Stamps.  I'm using her for my ANYTHING GOES design team card this week at One Stitch at a Time.

The prize is the collab 

This week I'm entering in these challenges:

Poodles Parlour-Use a Digi

The Stamp man-Anything goes with summer colors

Craft-Summer

Card mad Fairy-Summer Fun

Sassy Cheryl's-Summer Fun

Baby Girl

 

I think these images are some of the cutest.  I've made this card for a friend and co-worker who just had her 4th little girl.

I'm entering for this challenge:

Simon Says Stamp and Show-Layers

The Sun is Shining

Well, I was a little stuck with the challenge this week.  I hope no one minds the sentiment, but it really was the only thing to come to my mind--don't you just hate having one of those weeks--LOL!

This is an awesome image from Barb Jensen at Stitchy Bear Stamps and the challenge is:
SUN/CIRCLES OR YELLOW

So head over to One Stitch at a Time, can't wait to see what you come up with for this one

our great sponsor this week is

 

I AM CANADIAN!

HAPPY CANADA DAY

I'm so lucky to live in this gorgeous and laid back country.

A little blurb about me, because I'm feeling sentimental:

I was born and raised in the south of England (a town called Basingstoke in Hampshire) and then moved to Manitoba when I was 14 years old.  

I finally became a Canadian Citizen in 2006 and it was one of my most exciting days.

I will always love my roots and part of my heart will stay in England, but this wonderful country is my home and here I'll cherish my days.

Here's a few photos of my big day and being sworn in.  My Dad was the year before and my brother the year after, we tried to do it at the same time but our government doesn't roll that way-LOL!!!--like I said, laid back!

So we had three celebrations, one each year, always an excuse for a party. 

  

Wishing all Canadians and Landed Residents, lucky enough to

 live in this wonderful country, 

a very Happy Canada Day.

 

Gorgeous Papers

I've stayed very simple for this one, hope you like it.  I used

these gorgeous papers from Oase at Panda Bear Designs and they're called "A New Me"

I also used the "Scent of a Woman" image from Stitchy and all can be found at the 

Stitchy Bear Stamps Shop

This week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time is:

USE A DIGI

Our fabulous sponsor this week is the Robin's Nest

 

Circle Easel

Happy Friday to all you wonderful crafty people

I sure hope we're in for a sunny weekend

I thought I would share with you today a round
 easel card that I made. It's super easy and just has a couple of steps
 and the beauty is that you can do it with just about any shape

I started by cutting out my circles.  Just leave a small area
 that  keeps them  joined together. Then cut one extra circle that
 you will decorate  for your card front.

 Fold the back circle in half, like so, and once you've decorated your
card front,  glue it to the folded circle.  I put a flower in the middle to
 hold my card up, but you can use just about anything--buttons, shells, etc.

And here's the finished card

I've used the image "Fairy Love" from the Prairie Fairy Shop,

 distressed the edges and threw on some stickles and flowers.

Hope you have as much fun making a circle easel as I did

Wishing you a creative and happy weekend
These are the challenges I'd like to enter:
Frosted Designs-Circles
Polka Doodle-Fairies and Fantasy
Totally Papercrafts-Use a Digi
Whimsy Inspiration-Anything but Square
 

Summer Dresses

SUMMER DRESSES--super great challenge at One Stitch at a Time this week

I've used this lovely image from Donna at Lil Diva and she's called "Flower Fairy".

There's a prize this week from Joanna Sheen and a huge variety in every category of stamps at Stitchy Bear Stamps for you to choose from

Can't wait to see what you create

Have a great week

The challenges I'm entering are:

Card Mad Fairy-Digi Days/Girly

Raise the Bar-Summer

Bearly Mine-Flowers

Charisma Cardz-Summer

Cute Card Thursday-Here Come Summer

A Spring Creation

I thought I would post a pretty simple tutorial on a spring card.  I've seen these made before, usually with butterflies so I thought I'd give it a go with some birthday presents.

I have used these images from Prairie Fairy Designs.  They are birthday presents and cake and can be found under"Gerry's Birthday" in the shop.  I colored with copics and cut out the pieces I needed.  The cake I'm using for my card front.

  To start, cut out a small circle and then cut around it like you would peeling an apple.  Leave your layers joined at the end, like so.

Attach your images where you'd like them on the spiral with glue dots.

Add some design paper to the inside of your card.  Take one end of your spiral and use a glue dot to attach one end to one side of the fold on the inside of the card, and the attach the other end to the other side.

 and here is the finished product.  

I hope you find this simple and easy to do and that you have as much fun as I did.

Big Hugs and Happy Creating

Stitch It

I love stitching on cards and here's the perfect challenge for it.  One Stitch at a Time has the STITCH IT, REAL OR FAUX challenge this week, Also you must use a Stitchy Bear image for this one as well.

 

I've used faux stitching on my circle easel and popped up this cute flower pot image 

from Lil Diva you can find it at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

Enter for a chance to win the Stitchy Bear Collaboration

I'm entering these challenges:

 Crafty Calendar-Flowers in Bloom

One Stop Craft-Pink, Green and White Easel

ATC with Attitude-Anything Goes

Crafts and Me-Pearls and Roses

The Paper Shelter-Anything Goes

 

Happy Father's Day

 

This is the Father's Day card I made for my Dad.  I've used some papers from Creative Memories and the image I found on the internet.  it's his favorite Porche.

I'm entering these challenges this week:

Paper Play-For a man with Twine

Do You Stack Up-Boys/Men

Charisma Cardz-Male Cards

Art Impressions-Husband/Father

Die Cuttin Diva's-Father's Day/Use a Die Cut

Crafty Sentiments-Father's Day

Fab N Funky-Father's Day

Celebrate the Occasion-Father's Day

 PaperCraft Star-Father's Day

Crafting for all Seasons-For Men

For the Man in your Life

Well, I never seem to have enough "Male" cards so here's a good excuse for me to make one or two.  The new challenge at One Stitch at a Time

"FOR THE MAN IN YOUR LIFE"

(father's day, male birthday, etc)

I'm using a classic image of Marilyn Monroe from Ikesart, this one and many more fab images can be found at the Stitchy Bear Stamps Shop.

Also, don't forget that our Fantastic collab set of images is available FREE  with any purchase from the store of $12 or more.. It is available throughout June ONLY.

I can't wait to see what you come up with for this one as I always need inspiration for male creations.  So get your entries in and you'll have a chance to win some prizes from our sponsor

I found these great challenges to enter:

Poodles Parlour-Father's Day/Male

The Stamp Man-For a Man

Craft-Male Card

Di's Digi Designs-Male Inspired

Just Some Lines-Black and White

Little Claire's Designs-Male Theme

Secret Crafter-Happy Father's Day

Mark's Finest-Male

Card Makin Mama's-Father's Day

Delicious Doodles-For the Fella's

 

 

USE A DIGI

I've gemmed up this lovely butterfly from Delicious Doodles and put it on an embossed image that I inked up a bit.  You could choose so many color combos for this one, it's really a quick and easy creation.

You can find all the Delicious Doodles images at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

Don't forget it's the Stitchy Bear Stamps Collaboration  and you could win the whole collab.  Enter your gorgeous creations at One Stitch at a Time for our

USE A DIGI challenge.  

We also have prizes from

 

Red, White and Blue

 

Well, it's time for another great challenge at One Stitch at a Time--and it is to use some

RED, WHITE AND BLUE

I used this super cute little strawberry from Tami at Gingerloft, you can find all her gorgeous creations at the Stitchy Bear Stamps Shop.

I even found a little strawberry charm to go with it--hope you like

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