Fitztown Team Announcement

Fitztown has had two fabulous ladies as Guest Designers for the past two months. They have graciously accepted to be part of the permanent Design Team! Please welcome our two newest members:

LYNN

TRACEY

Please help me welcome these girls to Fitztown! Encourage them to unpack their bags and make themselves at home. They are no longer visiting but part of the family! 

Ema

Wednesday with Sande - No. 33 Lot's of layers

Sande here, with my Wednesday DT posting for our current challenge

"Lot's of layers".

This lovely image I used on my card is one of the Valentine images and you can find it with the name "Valentine1". I was run out of yellows so I used red then. I have colored the image with my Copics as I always do. The roses are layered right? and I used papers and doilies to layer more. I just adore this designer paper so I didn't wanna hide that completely. All the supplies are from my stash. Please, visit at Fitztown store to check the gorgeous images and other stuff. 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.

Come to join at fun!!
 Hugs, Sande xx
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We're having a DT Call. You can get more info here.

May / June 2014 GD Diane Ahlers

Please help the Fitztown Design Team welcome Diane Ahlers! Diane will be a Guest Designer with Fitztown Challenge Blog for the next two months. We are very excited to have her with the team! Here is what she has to say:

Hi, my name is Diane.  I live in sunny Arizona.  I work as a Special Education Secretary in an elementary school.  This is my twentieth year.  Three more years and I can retire.  I am really looking forward to that.  I have been married to my best friend for thirty eight years. We are the proud parents of two daughters and a son and have an eighteen month old grandson who is the light of our lives.

I started making cards about four years ago, Once I got my Copic markers, card making became a passion.  My favorite type of card to make is one with animals. I work primarily with digital images.  I make such a mess with stamps.  I always end up with ink all over the place. I recently came back from a year off card-making.  My husband had gotten seriously ill and I had to take care of him.  Fortunately, he is back to normal now. I am so excited to get back to crafting again.  The thought was a bit intimidating, I had forgotten so much.  I think I'm finally back in the swing of things.  My husband recently agreed to turn our living room into a craftroom and built me a very large desk with lots of storage.  I am in craft heaven.  I am really looking forward to being part of this design team.  Fun times ahead!    

This is my first Guest DT project for Fitztown.  This week’s challenge is Lots of Layers.  I used this adorable image CS10 available here.  What a joy it was coloring this.  I enjoyed every minute of it.  This scene reminds me of a quaint little neighborhood so I figured it would be an ideal card to welcome a new neighbor  The paper and ribbon are  from my stash.

Please come along and join us this week.  We’d love to see your creations!

Feel free to drop by my blog to see a little more detail about this creation.

Diane

Diane’s Country Cards and Crafts

DESIGN TEAM CALL & Challenge No. 33 - Lots of Layers

Judy here, welcome all of you paper crafters out there to this week's challenge. The theme this week is "lots of layers".  I love adding layers to my crafting projects.  My style is certainly not CAS. Pull out your dies, ribbons, pattern papers, doilies and all those little extras you have been hoarding and join us in this challenge.
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Wait, check this out! We are also having a DT Call!

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DESIGN TEAM CALL

FAE 10

Wanna earn a freebie?
Do you like pretty paper, flowers, rhinestones and pearls?
Do you like to color or the smell of adhesives?

Do you like to be creative?
Do you love Fitztown images?
Do you play well with others?
Are you able to meet deadlines?
Would you like to be a member of the Design Team for Fitztown?

KQ5

If you answered yes to all these questions, please send an email to

stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com

with a link to your blog until June 1st and let's start talking!

FL1

Please be sure to include the following information in your email:

How many other DTs are you committed to currently?

Are you a member of Facebook?

WILD 1

These are the terms:

• You will be assigned a Guest Designer status for NINE weeks. 
• During this time, you will be asked to complete three projects with an assigned image. 
• You can chose to earn an additional three images of your choice by participating in three challenges. 
• If there is a blog hop scheduled, we ask that you participate in the blog hop as well and you will receive additional image(s). 
• If you win or make TOP 3 in an outside challenge with your GD project, you can earn additional images.
• IF after EIGHT weeks, we both believe you are a good fit to the Fitztown Design Team, you will be invited to join the team.
• Fitztown is VERY generous with their design team and you get to work with an incredible team!

Cutie 2

These images shown here, are images ALL Fitztown Design Team members use for projects. Tell us which one you'd pick as a favorite!

Sports 15

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Be sure to check out the new Challenge Rules and Prize Info tabs at the top of the page. Please do not use one project for both open challenges. Each challenge must have its own project/post. 
We've also added a Find Mr. Linky, Current Challenge and Previous Challenge tabs to make finding things easier.
If you've used a Fitztown image, be sure to link up twice! Once with your post and a second time with your blog. All entries using a Fitztown image count twice in the draw for the prize.

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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.
Take a minute to review the angel policy tab as well, please.

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

We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations.

For this challenge, you have until Sunday, June 11th, midnight EST USA. Winner and TOP 3 will be announced Sunday, June 18th.
Check out the rules in the Challenge Rules tab on the toolbar before playing.

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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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JUDY

Cameo 11
EMA

Cameo 12

KATE

SNP 3

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GUEST DESIGNERS
LYNN

Fae 18
TRACEY

FAE 27

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Winner: Challenge No. 30 - Spots and Stripes

Thank you to everyone who entered our Challenge #30 - Spots and Stripes. We did not have a huge turn out but we did have some wonderful entries. 

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Please do not use one project for both open challenges. Please read the Challenge Rules if you need clarification. 

Something that is new for our team... in the future... as well as winner and TOP 3 being chosen for each challenge, participants who have used a Fitztown image will have the opportunity to be a guest designer (GD) for a future challenge. If you used a Fitztown image and would like to be a future GD, please send an email to stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com. The GD will be allowed to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too! Isn't that exciting!?!

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Our intention is to use Random.org if we have over ten participants; otherwise, DT Coordinator will chose the winner. We had nine participants! Now on to the winner!

#7 - Jackie C.

Now that Fitztown allows ALL digital images, the prizes have changed. You can find info about these changes here. Please email stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com with the three images you chose from Fitztown within seven (7) days. You can shop for images here.  Please use Challenge #30 Winner in the subject line. Don't forget to grab your winner badge located on our sidebar to display proudly on your blog's sidebar! Since +Jackie Cornfield used a Fitztown image, you are also eligible to be a GD for a future challenge. If interested, be sure to email me at stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com.

DT Coordinator chooses a TOP 3 from ALL entries only if we have over 10 entries. There were not enough entries for a TOP 3.

We are having a Design Team Call. You can read the details here.

We will announce the winner and TOP 3 for Challenge #31 - TOP 3 Favorites on Sunday, May 4th. We hope you are also participating in our week 2 of Challenge #32 - Anything Goes and Challenge #33 - Lots of Layers which kicks off tomorrow, Monday, April 28th. Thanks for joining our challenges! 

Ema
DT Coordinator for Fitztown

GD Ivette: Fae38

Hello once again!  Happy to share this piece that I've created for Fitztown.  I am having a fun time with this collection.  Thanks Fitztown!

This is Fae 38.

 I began by printing the image on Copic X-Pess It Blending Card.  It's ultra smooth and silky, the Copic pens work great on them. 

It seems I always begin with the skin colors, then the hair. 

 

After I was done with the inking, I used my Distress Ink, Black Soot around the image.

If you would like more details and info. on colors I used, please swing by my blog and check it out.  I hope you are pleased with this piece.  Thanks for joining us here at Fitztown's Challenge Blog and don't forget to join the challenge and please visit our team's blogs and leave some love!  We all feel good when we are loved.  ;)

Have a great day everyone!

Don't forget to visit me too at my personal blog here!
Ivette

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Please note, we are having a DT call and you can find the details here.

Guest Design Day with Lynn - Anything Goes with a Mustang

Well can you believe we are almost at the end of April?  

I know I can't and spring has finally started to appear here in Southern Ontario...thank goodness.

This week the theme is everyone's favourite - ANYTHING GOES!

So there's no excuse not to play along!

My card today features a wonderful image that makes me think of spring and summer.  

The image is called CAR3 and can be found here

This bright and cheery card was fun to colour and easy to assemble. 

I used traditional  Mustang BOSS 302 colours and simply matted it in black 

and mounted it out on some embossed cardstock and added my stamped sentiment.  

I created several at the same time in different colour schemes and made a few birthday cards too 

(which I forgot to photograph - silly me)

Those of you who know me, know that I am a big Mustang fan and we own one.  

I wanted to share a photo taken for the 50th Birthday of Mustang (April 17, 2014)

We were one of 25 cars chosen to take part in the photo shoot at Ontario Place a few days prior to the Mustang's actual Birthday.  

Our car is a 1986 Mustang GT Convertible and if you look closely at the photo, you can see us beside our car at about the 3:00 o'clock mark looking at the ZERO like a clock-face!

We were sooo excited and thrilled to be a part of this once in a lifetime event and this photo has been in newspapers across the country !! How exciting is that?  

Okay...so back to the challenge at hand...

I sure hope you'll create and share just about ANYTHING you create with us this week as it's the easiest and best kind of challenge !!  

I can't wait to see your creations !!

Oh yah...and don't forget to check out our Design Team Call (details on the blog)

Also keep an eye out for our upcoming blog hop in May !!  Very exciting indeed !!

Lynn

DT Kate

Hi, It´s thursday and my turn to share a card! The theme this week is Anything goes!!

I have use Cameo 5 to work with today and color her with Faber Castell.

I color a die cut in a similar color and place her on it.

It´s really spring out so I was give the card soft color because it fits fine now.

My embellishment are flowers, lace, ribbon, organza and pearls.

Have a super nice day!!

Hugs Kate

DT Judy, Anything Goes Inspiration

This is my project for this week's challenge, Anything Goes.  I used two of the antique cars from Fitztown's antique car collection for my project, you can find these cars here. 

I made my tag out of upholstery fabric  that I cut out with Tim Holtz's large tag die cut and glued on to some heavy craft paper to give the project some strength. I then added some stitching.  My next step was to layer my gears, cars and sentiments. The cars and trim of the sentiments were coloured with Copic Markers.  My last step was to add some dark pearls, a jute cord and Diamond Glaze for the headlights. 

There is still time to join in this challenge.  We would love to see your art work.

Judy

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Please note, we are having a DT call and you can find the details here.

Tracey GDT Tuesday!

Good morning

Tracey here, I have made a card from the new challenge which is a easy one, ANYTHING GOES!!!

The challenge is here.

So on to my card:

So I have used bird 2 which is here at Fitztown. I have coloured the bird with cool grey copics.

Cut him out & matted on to a fish background & a grey. Added black soot distress ink around all the edges. The extras are the feathers,fishes & sentiment.

Thanks for looking & don't for get to doing our challenges.

Tracey 

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Please note, we are having a DT call and you can find the details here.

Challenge No. 32 - Anything Goes

Hello people! Sande here with you again. It's time for our #32 challenge.
Our theme is "Anything Goes".
Is that the greatest theme or what?? I love it because there is no limit what to create.
ANYTHING will do!! Come to join us!
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We are also currently having a Design Team Call! Check out the details here.
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Be sure to check out the new Challenge Rules and Prize Info tabs at the top of the page. There have been some new and exciting changes made! Please do not use one project for both open challenges. Each challenge must have its own project/post. 
We've also added a Find Mr. Linky, Current Challenge and Previous Challenge tabs to make finding things easier.
If you've used a Fitztown image, be sure to link up twice! Once with your post and a second time with your blog. All entries using a Fitztown image count twice in the draw for the prize.
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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.
Take a minute to review the angel policy tab as well, please.

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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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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.
***********

For this challenge, you have until Sunday, May 4th, midnight EST USA. Winner and TOP 3 will be announced Sunday, May 11th.
Check out the rules in the Challenge Rules tab on the toolbar before playing.

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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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SANDE

Fae2 by Morgan Fitzsimons

EMA

Winter 9

KAIJA

Cameo 10 by Morgan Fitzsimons

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Design Team Call

FAE 10

Wanna earn a freebie?
Do you like pretty paper, flowers, rhinestones and pearls?
Do you like to color or the smell of adhesives?

Do you like to be creative?
Do you love Fitztown images?
Do you play well with others?
Are you able to meet deadlines?
Would you like to be a member of the Design Team for Fitztown?

KQ5

If you answered yes to all these questions, please send an email to

stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com

with a link to your blog until June 1st and let's start talking!

FL1

Please be sure to include the following information in your email:

How many other DTs are you committed to currently?

Are you a member of Facebook?

WILD 1

These are the terms:

• You will be assigned a Guest Designer status for NINE weeks. 
• During this time, you will be asked to complete three projects with an assigned image. 
• You can chose to earn an additional three images of your choice by participating in three challenges. 
• If there is a blog hop scheduled, we ask that you participate in the blog hop as well and you will receive additional image(s). 
• If you win or make TOP 3 in an outside challenge with your GD project, you can earn additional images.
• IF after EIGHT weeks, we both believe you are a good fit to the Fitztown Design Team, you will be invited to join the team.
• Fitztown is VERY generous with their design team and you get to work with an incredible team!

Cutie 2

These images shown here, are images ALL Fitztown Design Team members use for projects. Tell us which one you'd pick as a favorite!

Sports 15

Winner: Challenge No. 29 - Fancy Folds

Thank you to everyone who entered our Challenge #29 - Fancy Folds. It was interesting to see some new folds I'd not ever seen before. 

*****

Please do not use one project for both open challenges. Please read the Challenge Rules if you need clarification. 

Something that is new for our team... in the future... as well as winner and TOP 3 being chosen for each challenge, participants who have used a Fitztown image will have the opportunity to be a guest designer (GD) for a future challenge. If you used a Fitztown image and would like to be a future GD, please send an email to stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com. The GD will be allowed to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too! Isn't that exciting!?!

*****

Our intention is to use Random.org if we have over ten participants; otherwise, DT Coordinator will chose the winner. Woohoo! We had 26 participants! Now on to the winner!

#19 - CG

Now that we allow ALL digital images, the prizes have changed. You can find info about these changes here. Please email stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com with the image you chose from Fitztown within seven (7) days. You can shop for images here.  Please use Challenge #29 Winner in the subject line. Don't forget to grab your winner badge located on our sidebar to display proudly on your blog's sidebar! 

DT Coordinator chooses a TOP 3 from ALL entries only if we have over 10 entries. Here are the TOP 3 in alphabetical order by entry name:
#25 - Donna Mundinger

#21 - Jackie C.

#6 - LalkyGirl

Please email stampnscrapjunkie@gmail.com within seven (7) days to receive information on how to receive your buy one, get one free digi coupon. Please use Challenge #28 TOP 3 in the subject line. Be sure to grab your TOP 3 badge from our sidebar to display on your blog.

We will announce the winner and TOP 3 for Challenge #30 - Spots and Stripes on Sunday, April 20th. We hope you are also participating in our week 2 of Challenge #31 - TOP 3 Favorites and, everyone's favorite, Challenge #32 - Anything Goes which kicks off tomorrow, Monday, April 14th. Thanks for joining our challenges! 

Ema
DT Coordinator for Fitztown

DT-Kaija Friday!

It is Kaija here to show you my card for the current challenge.

The current challenge theme is TOP 3 Favorites, choosing one from each row:

Buttons, Brads, Eyelets

Ribbon,Fiber/Twine,Lace

Flowers,Bow,Charm

These are items I use very much, because I like them :)

I used Fae 16 digital stamp by Morgan Fitzsimons.

Coloring with, as usual, Copic Ciao and also glitter.

Hugs Kaija!

DT Thursday - TOP 3 Favs

Ema here with my DT-Thursday contribution for the current Challenge #31 - TOP 3 Favorites. In case you've missed it, these are the choices:

Ribbon, Twine, Lace

Buttons, Brads, Eyelets

Flowers, Bow, Charm

Here is my card:

Here's a close up of the image:

This is Valentine 12 from Fitztown. 

This is the recipe:

Coloring: Copic markers, RV69, R37, R27, R24 and G99, G94 plus C1 for some shading

Added Stickles Glitter Glue in Star Dust for some shimmer

Papers: Graphic45 retired Transatlantic Collection

Sentiment: Word Art Wednesday Freebie

Lace ribbon and red silk ribbon bow: Raisin Boat

Brads and card stock: from my stash

Please visit my personal blog for more details.

I hope you have time to join my teammates and me for the current challenge. Don't forget! We also have week 2 of Challenge #30 - Spots and Stripes going through till Sunday, April 20th, midnight, USA EST.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ema