New Bits and Pieces

I had a lovely time at a recent craft show at Five Lakes Hotel in Essex. I went on the Thursday with Red Hat friends and then back on the Saturday with my lovely sis-in-law and my niece. I bought a couple of the new Sue Wilson dies, the Filigree 3D Bow and the Faux Quilled Leaves and I've used both of them on my card today.  I also purchased the Santoro A4 paper pack and one of the papers was perfect to go with this sweet image called Clara Cupcake from Hope Jacare that you can find here in the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet. I created this with my beautiful granddaughter, Lacey. in mind as it's her birthday is very soon.

This is also my DT card over on the OSAAT blog this week. our theme this week is Girly and our rules for our challenge are very simple

1. You may enter as many times as you like when using a Stitchy Bear digi stamp to win our top prize this week. But, if you choose to enter without using one of the images from the store then you will be entered into a separate draw for $3 to spend in the store. You may enter the challenge a maximum of three times with a non-Stitchy image.

2. You must link back to our blog.

3. No back linking, it must be a new creation after our blog goes live.

Here's my card-

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Colour Me Creative # 87 - Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge #17 - Use Red/Pink
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - February - Anything Goes
Emergency Crafters - Pink or Red
Feeling Craft Challenge #25 Dies and/or Punches.

Use a Digi Challenge #200 at OSAAT

Everyone's favourite, Use A Digi is our theme this week on the OSAAT Challenge blog here.  The top prize this week from our Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet is seven images. A stitchy image must be used on your new creation to win. A non-Stitchy image on your entry will be placed in a draw for $3 to speend in the store.

Our rules are very straightforward.

1. You may enter as many times as you like when using a Stitchy Bear digi stamp to win our top prize this week. But, if you choose to enter without using one of the images from the store then you will be entered into a separate draw for $3 to spend in the store. You may enter the challenge a maximum of three times with a non-Stitchy image.

2. You must link back to our blog.

3. No back linking, it must be a new creation after our blog goes live.

For my card we had Panda Bear Designs - Chocolate Valentine Pack 2 set of papers to play with.

I've used a couple of the designs and added some spotty ribbon to hide the join. I cut the pale pink heart with  Memory Box Heart die and embossed it. I then cut a Memory Box La Rue Heart from the top paper. Decorated with pearls and a simple sentiment to complete the card for my husband.

Love Is In the Air

It's Valentine's Day very soon, that time of the year when anything pink or red trebles in price!

Well, you can feast your eyes on the wonderful designs over on the One Stitch At A Time challenge blog and feel the love that the design team have put into their cards.  Our theme this week is 'With Love' and it certainly shows in all the fab designs.  For the top prize in our challenge this will be $9 to spend in the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet  but you must use a Stitchy Bear image. If a non-Stitchy image is used then you will be entered into a draw for the chance to win $3 to spend in the store. Our rules are very simple:-

Our general rules for entering our challenge are very easy:-

1. You may enter as many times as you like when using a Stitchy Bear digi stamp to win our top prize this week. But, if you choose to enter without using one of the images from the store then you will be entered into a separate draw for $3 to spend in the store. You may enter the challenge a maximum of three times with a non-Stitchy image.

2. You must link back to our blog.

3. No back linking, it must be a new creation after our blog goes live.

For my card this week I chose Winter Elf by Scrappers Delight, isn't she a sweetie!  

I've coloured her with a mix of Promarkers and Flexmarkers and used a Sakura Souffle pen on the white fur.  She's been mounted her on a pink mat to give some definition, The background paper is from Dovecraft (I think).  Another lovely banner die bought from the lovely Tams and  Memory Box Precious Hearts die cut. The sentiment is self generated.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-

Aud Sentiments - Sharing the love

Card and Scrap - Challenge 69

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox - Challenge 63 Love

Just for Fun - Love is in the Air
That Craft Place - Love

Time for a new Challenge at OSAAT, this week it's Anything Goes

This week the challenge at OSAAT theme is Anything Goes and it's when you can create with your favourite colours and papers.

This week our Sponsor is our own Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet and thr brilliant prize this week is all the images used by the DT on Challenge #196. Fabulous images the design team chose that week.

Our general rules for entering our challenge are very easy:-

1. You may enter as many times as you like when using a Stitchy Bear digi stamp to win our top prize this week. But, if you choose to enter without using one of the images from the store then you will be entered into a separate draw for $3 to spend in the store. You may enter the challenge a maximum of three times with a non-Stitchy image.

2. You must link back to our blog.

3. No back linking, it must be a new creation after our blog goes live.

This week I've used Pook Puck by Pookie Designs and you can find the image right here. 

I've used a mixture of Promarkers and Flexmarker on the image and mounted him on some sparkly rust coloured paper. I think it's a male pixie as a girl would have had heels on those boots!! The background paper is from from First Editions Spring Leaf and was perfect for this card. Another lovely Memory Box die I bought from Tams of Droplets in a Rusty Bucket. Please check her blog out, it gives me lots of inspiration. 

The leaves are from Spellbinders.  Hoping Spring comes soon.