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Sunday 29 April 2012

OSAAT 'Here comes Summer'


Its a rainy sunday here in Nottingham :O( ooh dont forget the wind too :O(
I am spending my Sunday inside in the warm crafting, i have a few samples to make up. So its a perfect day to sit snuggled in a blanket with my glue in one hand and a cup of hot chocolate in the other !!

Above is my OSAAT DT card for this week
Its a gorgeous image by Claire from Hope Jacare, here a close up.
The trimming i added to the bottom of my card was there to represent sand.. I think it worked ok..

The theme is 'Here comes Summer'
Sponsor is Creative Craft World
Prize is 3 Promarkers.

Of course if you enter a none StitchyBear product creation you can win $3 to spend in our store

Pop over to the Challenge blog and join in the fun
Hugs
Choccy xxx

Thursday 26 April 2012

Just Inspirational challenge #26

Ooooh i hope this posts !!! I am struggling with this new blogger :O( Why oh why do they change something that works ?
Anyway heres hoping that i get to share this creation with you all.
Over at Just Inspirational this week..
Our sponsor this week is Stamping dragon designs...
I worked with this gorgeous image by Janette

Isn't it adorable ?
Heres a bigger view of my card

Of course to join in you need to see the inspirational picture.
Here it is
Wow thats one yummy looking cake !!!

Dont forget to pop over to Just Inspirational and join in all the fun.

Hugs
Choccy xxx


Sunday 22 April 2012

OSAAT....Anything Goes

Well ewwww what a horrible day :O(   Wheres the glorious sunshine that we had the other week ? Please come back...i miss you !!  Its perfect crafting weather though ... so i suppose its not all bad ;O)

We have a fantastic new challenge at One Stitch At A Time...Its a favorite ..... Anything Goes.

For this challenge we have a great sponsor (us)  With our fantastic new collab set

Remember to win the above prize you MUST  use  a StitchyBear store product on your creation.
You may still enter without using one, but will go into a separate draw to win $3 to spend at our store.
You can also treat yourself to a nice set as above.By spending $7 or more at our store. The freebies will then magically appear in your basket :O)

On to my card.

This week I had to pick an image by Gert from Digi Blessings.. Now it was for Mandy to use also. So i had to pick the gorgeous Daydream girl.

Isn't she just adorable ?

I coloured her ussing Promarkers with added Stickles and glossy accents ( Well you have too don't you ?? )  Then i used a piece of Basic Grey DP That i felt was just made for this image.
It was all then mounted onto a 6x6 scalloped edge card.

Dont forget to stop by the challenge blog to see all my teamies GORGEOUS  creations..
I can't wait to stop by your blogs and see your creations.

Have a funtastic week
Hugs
Choccy xxx

Thursday 19 April 2012

Just Inspirational challenge #25

Its Thursday again :O) So time to be inspired over at Just Inspirational challenges

Theres 2 fabby sponsors

and

Find out more at the challenge blog

Heres this weeks inspirational picture


We were given an image to work with
Heres my card

I must say that it was a dream to work with ( and we had 2 inspirational pictures to work with originally lol)
I used a doiley sent to me by my DT  teamie and friend Judy, who also sent me the flowers. I added some large blingy gems too :O)

Please stop by the challenge blog and see my teamies gorgeous creations.. We cant wait to see your gorgeous creations too

Hugs
Choccy xxx



Tuesday 17 April 2012

A bit of pink and a beautiful image by Stitchy

When i saw this image by Stitchy called 'Good Girl' It was one of those ooohhh light bulb  moments. I knew that i wasnted to attempt to re create the effect from the side of her top.... I added twine to a light pink striped background paper. Then added abit of bling. I wanted the twine to stand out somewhat and yet didn't want anything to take away from the image. I think i got the balance right ?

Here's my card

and a close up


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

Card Making Mamas... Make it Girly
Polka Doodles week 15.

Monday 16 April 2012

Catch a bug photo challenge

Whilst on my DT  comment posting journey. I came across Catch the bugs latest challenge which is a photo inspiration one... Well i ran to my freebies so i could join in ;O)

Heres the picture of my card

and a close up


Why not pop to the blog and see the fun challenge ?

Hugs
Choccy xx

Sunday 15 April 2012

OSAAT challenge #109 Bright

Yay ,  its another sunny Sunday and how perfect for the challenge we have over at OneStitch At A Time..
We want to see 'Brights'

The sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen  with a £10 gift coupon.... To win this you must use a StitchyBear store product in your creation and put # after your name so you are not missed in the draw.

If you dont want to use a StitchyBear store product then you can still enter in a draw to win $3 coupon to spend in our store.

This week i have worked with 2 creators.
Firstly Donna from Lil Diva Designs with this soooo cute bunny.
This was such a fun image to colour and i had great fun finding the brightest cards and papers that i could. I added gems for extra shine. I also used my nestibles, Martha stewart punch and some bright prima flowers that i just had sitting here..

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

Papermake up challenge #31

I also worked with an image by Sylvie from Sylvies Designs
Again another fun image. I used some oriental papers that i must of bought 2 years ago. Prima flowers, card candy and liquid pearls. Not forgetting stickles and glossy accents ;O)

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

Crafty Creations #165 Flower Power
Pink Elephant TPE 143 Flowers
Use it Tuesday... Anything goes #29

Dont forget to stop by the challenge blog and join in the fun.. I look forward to seeing all your gorgeous creations..

Hugs
Choccy xxx

Thursday 12 April 2012

Just Inspirational week 24

Oooooh now we have such a fun challenge for you this week. Just inspirational challenges really does seem to do just that .....inspire me  :O)

The inspirational photo this week is
Isn't that a fantastic picture ?? I love it.....

The sponsor this week is
Teri from Delicious Doodles

Well the fantastic images that we were given to create with were just perfect...
So heres my DT  card for this week

and a close up


I must say that i had such fun colouring this image...
Well i cant wait to see how the photo inspires you ...
Click on Mr.Linky on the challenge blog to share your creations.
Dont forget to visit my teamies blogs and leave them a little love :O)

Hugs
Choccy xxx

Sunday 8 April 2012

OSAAT Challenge #108

Happy Easter !!

Well its Easter Sunday but over at One Stitch At A Time we still have a fantastic challenge for you :O)
This week its another fun freebie collab challenge for you.
Spend $7 instore and you can get this fantastic set free


A beautiful set ... Dont you agree ?

For this 'Use a Digi' challenge we have 2 great sponsors
and

To win the prizes above you MUST use a StitchyBear store product.
if you choose not to
Then thats fine you can still join in the fun to win a $3 coupon to spend instore :O)

This week was team week ... So Mandy chose this gorgeous image by Teri at Delicious Doodles. Its called ' In the Harbour' its available here.
I had such fun colouring this image and as you can see from Mandys creation on the challenge blog
 Its very versitile.

Heres my card


It was coloured using Promarkers then i added glossy accents.
I used just the one design paper and 3 buttons.. Well its a male card and knowing the men in my life they would be shocked to have flowers, lace, glitter or bling lol. So its nice and as plain as i could make it ;O)

Don't forget to stop by the challenge blog and join in the fun
Hugs
Choccy xxxx

Challenges i would like to enter:

Dude Time Doodles..... masculine
Scrapbook Sisters..... Dads birthday/ male
Catch the bug...... Anything Goes
Pollycraft.... Water, water everywhere
Joanna Sheen..... Its a mans world

Thursday 5 April 2012

Just Inspirational week 23

Awww i am late today :O(
All my medication is playing havoc with me at the minute and i lost track of days... A great big sorry to my teamies xxxxxxx  ( Even though its not my week to post lol)

Ok so onto the fantastic challenge at Just Inspirational challenges  its an Egg septional one for you this week .... Like the easter egg bit i got in there ? lol.

The sponsor is
with  a £10 gift voucher.

We have 3 inspirational pictures for you this week.. I chose one but pop to the challenge blog to see the other 2 gorgeous choices.
I chose to use this one

But i was also inspired by the mega cute Saturated Canary images we had sponsor us last week... I had to go buy more .... I admit i have a slight addiction setting in hehehe.
So heres my card this week
and a close up

Awww isnt she sweet ?   I luuuurve her :O)

Hope to see you over at the challenge blog soon

Hugs
Choccy xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Divas by Design..... Anything Goes

 

Sunday 1 April 2012

Challenge #107 for One Stitch At A Time

At One Stitch At A Time this week we are asking for 'new'
Now that could be a new baby, new adventure such as wedding or moving house. Or even a new craft item !! You get the idea ;O)

We are sponsored by
With 1 lucky winner. Winning their choice of die cuts.
To win this prize you need to use a StitchyBear store product.

or if you would rather create without using a StitchyBear product you can win $3 to spend at our store.

For this challenge i have used Tami from Gingerlofts' fantastic 'serenity set' which is available to buy here. Its a beautiful set and i thought it was perfect for my .Pastures New' card.
Oooh wouldnt you love to float away in those clouds some day ? I know i would :O)

I used the hot air balloon image and found some perfect matching paper.. I coloured the image with promarkers then added some glossy accents. To my card i added abit of twine and a few square gems.
The sentiment was made up eith 2 die cuts then handwritten..

Yes a very simple card but perfect for the occasion i believe...

Come and share your 'new' creation with us at the challenge blog..
I look forward to seeing all your creations..

Hugs
Choccy xxx