Challenge #10 - Anything Goes with a Twist (Use Something Old/Something New)

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Welcome back to our newest challenge! Can you believe we are up to Challenge #10? It seems like only yesterday I was making a card for the first challenge!

So here are all the details for this challenge. Our theme is Anything Goes with a Twist! The twist is use something old and something new. Be sure to tell us in your post what is old and what is new! Some of the girls have added this info below but to make sure you get all the deets, visit their blogs!

So let's get started and have some fun! Can't wait to see what you guys create and share with us!
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In order to win the prize, your creation must include a Fitztown image!

Please read the challenge rules and angel policy tabs above. In order to receive the prize, you MUST be a follower of our blog OR a follower of Crafting with Fitztown on Facebook.

If you see an image you'd like to have and are unable to find it in the store, copy the link to the image and email sales@Fitztown.com. Someone will help find the image you want. Fitztown is a new store and items are being uploaded daily so check back often!

Fitztown is more than just a digi stamp company.

We have digital stamps and images, craft CDs, books, comics, Apple and Android apps and a whole lot more.

Take a look at what else Fitztown does here!

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We are so pleased you have come to join us on our challenge blog.

Please feel free to take an 'I play at Fitztown' badge to display on your blogs.

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We have some fantastic prizes to be won from Fitztown Store.

We must have at least one entry with a Fitztown image to have a winner. If there are more than ten participants using a Fitztown image, the winner will be chosen using Random.org. If less than ten, there will be one winner chosen by Design Team (DT) Challenge Hostess. In order to win the prize, you must use a Fitztown image.

Winner will receive 3 digis of their choice AND is responsible for contacting Fitztown to claim prize within seven days.

If there are a minimum of ten participants total there will also be Top 3 chosen by the DT Challenge Hostess and these three will receive a 50% off ONE digi coupon.

If you would like to join our challenges and do not have a blog, you are welcomed to email your project to stampnscrapjunkie {@} gmail {dot} com and we will upload your project for you.

This is a bi-weekly challenge starting on Monday and ending the second week on Sunday.

We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations.

Check out the rules in the Challenge Rules tab on the toolbar before playing.

Your creation must include a Fitztown image in order to win the prize!

Please read the challenge rules and angel policy tabs above. Be sure to follow the rules in order to win the prize! You MUST be a follower of our blog OR a follower of our Crafting with Fitztown group on Facebook to play along with the challenge.

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Good luck everyone and let the fun begin!

Now lets see what our wonderful design team have come up with. Please stop by and leave our DT some blog love about the inspiration! :)

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DT EMA

This is from the Fae Collection by Morgan Fitzsimons, Fae 3.

DT KAIJA

I used the new image Halloween 5, 

the old is a lace and button.

DT MARIA

I used a new image from Karen Sheltrown

and for old I used one of my older paper stacks.

DT SANDE

I have used the beautiful fairy image and the butterflies by Morgan Fitsimons. The new things are the images, this little white lace and the white corner. ***************************************************************
We also have our GD joining us this week. Be sure to welcome them back! 
GD ERIN

This is a Morgan Fitzsimons Fae 2 image from the Fae Collection.

Judy is a new GD and this is her first Fitztown project.
GD JUDY

This is a Morgan Fitzsimons Fae 17 image from the Fae Collection.

GD KATE

This is a Mariana Cagnin image from the Four Elements Collection, Fire at Fitztown.

Sharon is a new GD and this is her first project for Fitztown.

GD SHARON

This is a Morgan Fitzsimons Fae 2 image from the Fae Collection.

WIO

Using Fae 11 from the Fae Collection at Fitztown.

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Week 3 Freebie

Here I am back as promised with this week's freebie! We will be drawing from comments left on the image here on the blog and on Crafting with Fitztown on Facebook (FB). If you comment and share this link on Facebook, you get two entries. If you comment here on the blog and post it to your sidebar, you'll get two more. That's a total of FOUR entries! How exciting is that?!? We'll be drawing a comment on Saturday at 6 PM USA EST. Be sure to add to your comment if you've posted or shared on FB! 

This is one of Morgan Fitzsimons' awesome fairy images from the Fae collection at the store. Who could be the lucky winner? Good luck!

You can find the image at the store here.

Ema

Week 2 Freebie Winner!

Sorry I'm late with this! I should have done this on Saturday, but as the case often is these days, I am a day late and a dollar short. 

On to our winner of the Week 2 Freebie! We had this great vampire image just in time for Halloween! In case you forgot what it looked like, here it is:

We used Random.org to generate the number for us and here it is:

Ardilla!

Please send an email to Sales@Fitztown within seven days and put "Week 2 Freebie Winner" on the subject line. Be sure to add Fitztown's email to your address book to ensure receiving the image in your inbox. :)

Thanks for playing along ladies!

Ema

GD Friday - Kate

Today is GD Friday - Kate.

We have already seen her beautiful work with the Fitztown Fae Collection. Here is another beauty!

This is Kate's project for today:

This is what Kate has to say about her project:

Here we go again! My image this time is a …. Fairy .... just love them! This is one of the new image from Fitztown and I colored her with Tombows. Becomes so good when you can use the water along with the pens. Have a die cuts from Spellbinder behind her and my embellishments this time it rose, leaf and twig. Made a few stitches after the long side. Inside just a simple sentiment. Have a lovely day, hugs Kate

Who doesn't love these Morgan Fitzsimons fairies?!? I love them too! 

Time is running out for our current Challenge #9 - Pearls and Lace/Ribbon! We hope you can join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kaija

GD Thursday - Erin

Ema here with GD Erin's post for this Thursday. She's used one of the images from Kitten Queen collection and you can find it here.

Swing by Erin's blog so you can read all the details of this cute card! Leave some blog love while you're visiting if you think of it! 

Don't forget! The store is constantly being updated almost on a daily basis. If you ever see an image on the blog and you are unable to find it in the store, email the link for image to sales@fitztown.com. Someone will help you find what you are looking for!

We'd love to have you join our current #9 Challenge - Pearls and Lace/Ribbon! There's a few days left to play along.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ema

MIA GD

That's right! You read that correctly. Our GD, Avril, is MIA. She's having computer issues. :( We all know the horrors of that! I tiptoe around mine in fear it will just give out. I've had it since 2008 and it's been fried by electricity TWICE! So I sympathize with Avril. Wish I could reach out through cyberspace and give her a rubber hug! We hope she'll be back soon! So I've stepped in during her absence. Sande will be back next week. :) Stay tuned in for her mini candy! Don't we all love that!?!

So anyway, here is my card:

I've used a Morgan Fitzsimons image from Fitztown. You can read all the details on my blog. 

There's still a few days left for you to join Fitztown's current Challenge #9 - Pearls and Lace/Ribbon. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Ema

GD Tuesday - Kate

Today is GD Tuesday with Kate. She's got a gorgeous project to share with us using a Fitztown image you can find here. This is what Kate has to say about her project.

Here is my first card for this week at Fitztown Challenge!

I have chosen to work with the image of Fairy Dust Collection and just love to be able to use many parts of the image collection.

She is colored with Spectrum Noir, glitter pen and a little bit of heat embossing. She had to take place at a step card so she can fly away!!

My embellishments are die cuts, beads, flowers, ribbons and board made ​​of glossy paper.

Isn't this just a lovely project?!? Please stop by her blog and leave some love! 

There's still time to join us for the Challenge #9 - Pearls and Lace/Ribbon!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Maria

New Images at Fitztown!!

Be sure to check the store often these days. It's being updated daily and we've got lots of new colored Cuties, Stardust and Pumpkin and Kitten Queen cut outs! What fun! Come check out what's new at the store!

Challenge #8 winner - Anything but a card

Thank you to everyone who entered our 

Challenge #8 Anything but a card.

Unfortunately there weren't enough participants to choose 
the top3 or the winner.

Our intention is to use Random.org if we have over ten participants using a Fitztown image; otherwise, DT Challenge Hostess will chose the winner. No one were using the Fitztown images so no winners have been chosen.

We hope you will be participating in our current 
Challenge #9 Pearls, lace and ribbon.

Hugs, Sande xx

The winner of my current Wednesday MINI candy

Thanks for the entries! Here comes the winner: 

It's you Karin! 

Congratulations! Please contact me at nannakoo @ suomi24.fi (remove the spaces) to claim your prize. You have time to claim it one week.

Weekly Freebie

Hey bloggers! Ema here with our newest freebie. Thanks to Julie Ann for posting the winner last week. I was laid up for a bit but I'm here now!

Here is this week's freebie from Fitztown. We will draw a winner from the comments on Saturday, September 28th at 4 PM USA EST. Winner will be announced shortly thereafter. 

Remember, you must be a follower of Fitztown Challenge Blog or Crafting with Fitztown. If you share this post on your blog or on Facebook, please tell us this on your comment and we will add your name to the final draw again. So you could have up to FOUR entries into the draw upping your chances of winning! Woohoo! 

Here's the image:

Perfect image just in time for Halloween! :)

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!

Ema

GD Sunday - Erin

Hi all! Ema here to introduce one of our newest Guest Designers, Erin Stephenson! Please give her a warm Fitztown welcome!

Here is what Erin would like you to know about her:

Hi everyone! I am a veterinary technician living in Upstate NY. I started pen palling in my spare time to ladies from all over the world. They introduced me to the world of crafts, glitter and glam. I became obsessed with stamping and digital images.I have been card making for a few months now and loving every minute of it. I have tons to learn but am excited to grow as a card maker.

This is Erin's project and you can read all the details on her blog, Erin's Owl Nest. She used a Stardust and Pumpkin image from Fitztown and you can find it here.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget, there's still plenty of time to enter in the current Challenge #9, pearls and ribbon/lace. 

Ema

GD Sunday - Wio

Ema here to present our GD, Wio with her inspiration for today!

You can read all the details on her blog, Wiola's Creative Space. She's used the image Stardust and Pumpkin (SND2) from Fitztown.

Please visit her blog and leave some blog love on behalf of Fitztown. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Ema

Week 1 Freebie Winner

Fitztown Creative team would like to announce the winner of our first weekly freebie. We used

Custom Random Number Generator

                                                           The winner is Nicky Perry-Trist.

I will just remind you on the prize. 

            one of Karen Sheltrown's cuties available at Fitztown. 

Nicky Please send your details to sales@fitztown.com and our team will email you your free image . Thank you for every one who entered our free image draw.

Julie Ann

Design Team Saturday Julie Ann

Hello Julie Ann here, which means it must be Saturday. Have you any thing planed this weekend ? can i tempt you into making a card or project for our current challenge the theme is to use Pearls, Lace or Ribbon.
I hope this fairy card gives you some inspirations..The image i used is by the very talented Morgan Fitzsimons, Fairy 3 and you can buy it from our Fitztown Store

The Fitztown Creative Team look forward to seeing all your cards and projects using our beautiful digital stamps,  printable decoupage sheets and craft CD-Rom
                            Crafty hugs Julie Ann

DT Kaija-Friday!

Hello,it is Kaija calling.This is my card for the current

 Challenge:Pearls and Lace/Ribbon.

I used the awesome digi stamp by Morgan Fitzsimons.

Thank you for visiting!

Sande's Wednesday and a MINI candy (Pearls, lace and ribbon)

Sande here, with my second DT post for our current challenge "Pearls, Lace and Ribbon". I made my card by using this gorgeous digital image by Mariana Cagnin and colored the beauty with Copics. The design papers are from the Fairy Belle collection by Prima Marketing. If you want to buy some images and can't find it in the shop, please send an email to this address: sales@fitztown.com with the link to the image (posting) you wanna have. They are stocking the store and the all images may not be there yet.  

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This time I'm offering this MINI candy for you.

All you have to do is:

* be our follower 

* put the photo of this candy to your blog

* link the picture back to Fitztown.

* leave a comment under this post from now until Saturday on Eastern Daylight time.

I will draw one winner by random.org on Sunday 22th of Sep. 

Good luck everyone! 

Weekly Freebie

Yes! You read that right! A weekly freebie! Fitztown will be giving away a weekly freebie starting today! Woohoo! You have one week to comment on this post because this is the one and only post we will be using for that draw. Well, technically. If you are on Facebook and are a follower at Crafting with Fitztown, you'll get two opportunities to comment and two more to share! Wow! That's four chances to win! Yes, that's right! You are more than welcome to share this and link back to this post on your blog. If you do share, please say so on your post so that your name can go into the draw two times! What? Yes! That's right! Crazy, huh? Here's a peek at this week's freebie. This is one of Karen Sheltrown's cuties available at Fitztown. Drawing will be held on Wednesday, September 18th at 2 PM USA EST.

Good luck!

DT- Tuesday

Wow, can't believe it's Tuesday again. I just feel this month is going so fast. I would like to share my card with all of you. I used a super cute cat digital image. If you would like to purchase this digi you can find it on http://www.fitztown.com/

Here is my card:

Thanks for stopping by

Maria

Challenge #9: Pearls, Lace and Ribbon

Welcome and thank you to those who participated in our last challenge! :) Winner will be announced Monday, October 7th. Be sure to come back and check out that announcement!

Now on to some fun!! :)

This is a pearl and lace/ribbon challenge! Take out your pearls, lace and ribbon!  Add it to your project. Can't wait to see what you come up with. 

                                             DT Maria

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In order to win the prize, your creation must include a Fitztown image!

Please read the challenge rules and angel policy tabs above. In order to receive the prize, you MUST be a follower of our blog OR a follower of Crafting with Fitztown on Facebook.

Fitztown is more than just a digi stamp company.

We have digital stamps and images, craft CDs, books, comics, Apple and Android apps and a whole lot more.

Take a look at what else Fitztown does here!

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We are so pleased you have come to join us on our challenge blog.

Please feel free to take an 'I play at Fitztown' badge to display on your blogs.

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We have some fantastic prizes to be won from Fitztown Store.

If there are more than ten participants using a Fitztown image, the winner will be chosen using Random.org. If less than ten, there will be one winner chosen by Design Team (DT) Challenge Hostess. In order to win the prize, you must use a Fitztown image.

Winner will receive 3 digis of their own choice AND is responsible for contacting Fitztown to claim prize within seven days.

If there are enough participants, there will also be Top 3 chosen by the DT Challenge Hostess and these three will receive a 50% off ONE digi coupon.
If you see an image on the blog you are unable to locate in the store, please send an email to sales@Fitztown.com with a link to the image you are interested in. Someone will assist you.

This is a bi-weekly challenge starting on Monday and ending the second week on Sunday.

We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations.

Check out the rules in the Challenge Rules tab on the toolbar before playing.

Your creation must include a Fitztown image in order to win the prize!

Please read the challenge rules and angel policy tabs above. Be sure to follow the rules in order to win the prize! You MUST be a follower of our blog OR a follower of our Crafting with Fitztown group on Facebook.

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Good luck everyone and let the fun begin!

Now lets see what our wonderful design team have come up with. Please stop by and leave our DT some blog love about the inspiration! :)

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EMA

Morgan Fitzsimons 1920s #1

JULIE ANN

Using Christmas Decoupage Sheets
KAIJA

Kitten Queen

MARIA

Mariana Cagnin Four Elements - Fire

SANDE

Ayalgas fairy by Morgan Fitzsimons

We also have our GD, Kate Leroche joining us today. Here is her project:

This is what she has to say about her project:

As GDT is always fun to start with a specific theme and see the results.

Everyone is doing very different and you will probably do what you feel sure about.

My choice of color changes just like the season. There have been and are very purple and pink now.

This time I have used the image Ragamuffin and colored with Tombows and Spectrum Noir.

Since the theme is pearls and lace / ribbon will be my embellishments this time.

Dies are from Joy and Marianne Design

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Guest Designer - Saturday

Hello, DT Julie Ann here. As we are coming to the end of Challenge #8 we have one of our September GDs posting today, Avril.

Here is her project:

Ann used one of the images from the Kitten Queen Collection at Fitztown. You can read more about her project at her blog.

There is still time to join Challenge #8. All of the Fitztown design team look forward to visiting all your lovely blogs to see what you have made. Monday will see the start of a new challenge which will see Maria as your hostess. The theme is pearls, ribbon and lace. Hope you all have a happy crafty weekend. Bye for now. 

Julie Ann

Guest Designer-Friday

Let`s wish a warm welcome to our Guest Designer Kate Leroche.

We have already seen her gorgeous work here earlier. Take a look and see what she has made again for us to admire.

You can read about her project here. This image is from our newer Teddy Bear line. It will be available soon at Fitztown. Check back often for new images. The store is updated almost daily. If you see an image you'd like to have and are unable to locate it in the store, send the link in an email to sales@fitztown.com. We'll be happy to help you find what you are looking for.

Challenge #8 - Anything But a Card is coming to an end! Hope you find time to play along before it closes tomorrow night. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Kaija

Guest Designer - Thursday

Welcome to Fitztown on this lovely Thursday. Ema here to introduce another September Guest Designer, Wio. You can see more of her fabulous work on her blog, Wiola's Creative Space.

Here is what Wio wants you to know about her:

I’m a social worker, tree hugger and veggie lover. I’m also a big sister and little sister. I have three awesome sisters. My oldest little sister is like a twin to me, since we have almost identical opinions and ideas.

At high school I went to the Aesthetic Program - textile/fashion. For several years my crafting was focused on sewing – only. When I had finished high school I was so tired of sewing that my brand new sewing machine was left untouched for a long time. I went to social work college and didn’t find time for bigger craft projects, such as sewing. Eventually I felt the NEED to craft again. So, I started painting… with all the left-overs of my nail polish. Since I worked in the social care, I couldn’t use nail polish anymore since that would be against the hygiene regulations. I made small paintings (in post-card-sizes) and I found myself enjoying it. Later I purchased actual paint and markers, instead of nail polish. Then it didn’t take me long before I had discovered the world of scrap-booking/card-making with all the different and fabulous papers, digital stamps and other scrap-booking supplies. I found that it suited me perfectly. It wasn’t too time-consuming or demanding. Also I didn’t have to rip more seams (which my sewing projects had often resulted in). 

Here is my project:

It's a bookmark.  I painted the digi with Promarkers (Almond for skin; Buttercup, Pumpkin & Burnt Orange for her clothing; Cocoa, Burnt Orange and Pumpkin for her hair). I also added some touch of Stickles to her clothing (Diamond and Orange Peel). The flowers are painted with Promarkers: Burnt Orange, Pumpkin and Mint Green plus green acrylic paint and finally Stickles: Eucalyptus, Fruit Punch and Orange Peel. The wings are painted with Stickles: Diamond, Green, Orange Peel, Yellow and Cinnamon. The background is painted with Golden Acrylic paint and Chalk-Ah-Lot: Lime on black paper. The stitched border is painted with first green acrylic paint and then golden. The left corner is made with the Soap Bubbles technique (soap mixed with lots of water and golden acrylic paint). I love golden acrylic paint. Lol.

Isn't it fabulous!?! I absolutely love it and I love that she included a link to a new technique! I cannot wait to try something like this myself!

Be sure to stop by our current Challenge #8 - Anything But a Card. There's only a few more days to join in on the fun! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Ema

Guest Designer - Wednesday

DT Sande here with today's announcement. We have a new Guest Designer to introduce, Avril Ann Watson. We're so pleased she agreed to be a GD for Fitztown!

Here's what Avril has to say about herself:

About Me

Avril Ann Watson

(Craftingin the Bedroom)

  

I started crafting as a young girl, first with crocheting and knitting, then embroidery and tapestry.

I got into Paper crafting in 2005, after nursing my Dad through cancer and losing him in February of that year.

I started off with a little plastic box, mainly doing decoupage, then got into stamping, and later, CD crafting and digis.  

I have been disabled and unable to work for several years, where upon I found Blogland and FB, I have amassed an amazing amount of friends and like-minded people.  This has been my saviour, in so many ways, as my family, go about their days, I too have something to do, and hope contribute.

I am on several Design Teams, mainly in the Digi arena.  I did do a little stint on Kanban, before they went into administration, that was fun, and I made several projects for their shows, at the NEC and Create and Craft.

Here's my first project:

What a fabulous project, wouldn't you agree? I love the originality of it!

Don't forget! We've still got a few days left on our current Challenge #8 - Anything But a Card. Please join us for some fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sande

Guest Designer - Tuesday

Welcome Fitztown bloggers! Maria here with today's news... we have our September Guest Designer, Kate Leroche with a card she's made using a Morgan Fitzsimons' image. We'd love to have you leave her some blog love for her awesome project!

Here is what Kate has to say about her project:

It's time for my next card at Fitztown Challenge blog. I have used an image from the Fairy Dust Collection and colored with Tombows. Dies are from Spellbinders and corner punch is an unknown brand. I've used some paper rose and feathers to accessorize the image. I enjoy making angels and fairies just because it has a lot to do with fantasy when you make them.

Have a lovely day!!

Kate

Isn't this just a lovely project! We're so pleased to have Kate with us as GD. She does beautiful work. 

Don't forget there's less than a week left to play along with our current Challenge #8 - Anything But a Card. We'd love to see what you can create when you let the creativity flow!

Thanks for stopping by!

Maria