GD Diane Celebration Blog Hop

One more day to to join us in our blog hop!

My card for today uses the beautiful image Cameo 8
I so enjoy coloring the gorgeous  images available at Fitztown  There is such a great variety of images.
They vary from gorgeous portraits, cutesy images, scenes, sports, and my personal favorite, animals, and then some!.

I colored this image with Copics.  .

The beautiful flowers and corner pieces are from Live and Love Crafts.

The ribbon is from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and the butterfly is from Cheery Lynn Dies.

June / July GD: Dianne

Hi Fitztown, please help the Fitztown Design Team welcome Dianne. She will be one of our Guest Designers for June / July and we're very excited to have her with us. Here's a little bit she wants you to know about her:

Hi, I am Dianne and 52 years young. I have a fabulous loving hubby, Mark, and I have two children, Daniel, 21, and Lauren, 19. I live in Doncaster in the UK. I have been doing some kind of a craft for a long time; whether it was cross-stitching, knitting or sewing but my love for paper craft started about seven years ago and I have been making cards ever since. I just love it and I am always willing to try something new. I love stamps and digis and all types of colouring mediums. I am still brushing up on my colouring now.

GD Cathy - Celebration Blog Hop

Products Used:

Image:- STAR DUST AND PUMPKIN 1 - FITZTOWN STORE

Promarkers

Graph'It Markers

Sakura Glitter Pens

DP:- The Mariposa Stack - PS-006-00056

Die:- Lace Corner Deco C - B163 - Cheery Lynn Designs

Flowers and Butterfly from Mei-Flower

Sentiment :- From Stamp Plate - Shabby Chic Frame - Creative Expressions

Thank you for looking. Do have fun playing this challenge! Hope you can find time to join the Fitztown DT in the Celebration Blog Hop. There are some fabulous prizes to be won! You can find all the info for the blog hop here.

Cathy

xxxxx

DT Day with Lynn - Celebration Blog Hop

Well I sure hope you are all enjoying the Birthday Blog hop here at Fitztown !!

Here's what I created for my DT Day project...

I used the lovely image GARDEN 7 which can be found here.

I decided to make a few cards using one image and keep them pretty simple...

and if you know me, you know I love CAS !!

I coloured each watering can the same and added different colours to the flowers

I cut each image out using a circle die, then matted each image on a colour to compliment the flowers

I embossed white cardstock cut slightly smaller than my card-base to give some texture and interest

I used a couple of stamped images from Stampin' Up for the cards

I left one card without a sentiment so it could be given for any occassion.

I hope you liked what I've created !

Don't forget you have until May 31st to play along with us at the blog hop !!

GD Crafting Vicky - Celebration Challenge and Blog Hop

Hello everyone hope your week is going well!!  It's time for me to share with you a card that I did for the Celebration challenge # 37. The Design Team is also hosting a blog hop so be sure to pop on over here and check out all the prizes and inspiration from the team!

Don't know about you but I always have trouble doing some masculine cards! This was the perfect opportunity to do one because I got to play with Car 10.

The paper for this creation is from Awesome - Simple stories.  I used my nesting frame 10 from Quickutz.  I added some silver Robin's nest drew drops.  I also added a little gear from my stash.  I thought it was the perfect embellishment for a masculine card!

Here's a closer look at the fabulous digi that I colored with my Prismacolor pencils and some solvant. I put some black soot distress ink all around the image as well.

I really hope that I have inspired you to play at the Celebration challenge there are sooo many fabulous digis to play with!! Don't forget! This challenge is also a blog hop and there are lots of prizes to be won! Be sure to go check it out here!

Hugs

Crafting Vicky

DT Kate

Kate here...

I have use the image Valentine 1 and color it with Faber Castell.

It´s a congratulation´s card!

I embossed the inside with a folder from Darice.

Stitches, organza and a scissors are my embellis on this card.

We have a holiday in Sweden so I just going to relax today!!

Inspirational Wednesday and Celebrations Blog Hop

Judy here, it is the official one year anniversary for the Fitztown Challenge blog. We  are devoting the entire week to the theme of the challenge, which is celebrations, i.e. birthdays, anniversaries, new baby, new home, retirement, graduations... follow my line of thinking? These are all reasons for celebrations. 

This is my inspirational card for Wednesday. I used Fae 2, one of Morgan Fitzsimon`s digital stamps.  I think she is beautiful.  I have used her for a birthday celebration card for one of the little girls in my family.  If you would like more information on how I created the card please visit my blog. 

 Please, visit at Fitztown store to check the gorgeous images and other products. If you want to purchase 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 want to have. They are still stocking the store and all images may not be there yet.

DT Sande - Celebration Blog Hop

Sande here, with my Wednesday Blog Hop DT posting.

I wish you have enjoying our hop and will keep looking the rest card of this week day by day.

My card has made by using this new Country Scene image by Morgan Fitzsimon. Country Scene 5
If you love coloring these new scene images are just for you!! Love all the details on these images. I have colored her image with my Copics as I always do. 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. They are stocking the store and the all images may not be there yet.

Come to join at fun!!
 

Hugs, Sande xx

DT TRACEY CELEBRATION BLOG HOP

SO IT MY TURN FOR SOME INSPIRATION.

Has the Celebration blog hop is still going on & the theme is CELEBRATIONS which can be birthdays,weddings etc.

This is my card for today!!

So on to my card this is GARDEN 15, I have coloured the image with greens & purple copics & added a white gel pen on areas. Have matted the image on to a purple card & a cream card. The extras on the 8 by 8 card are the purple satin ribbon,purple bobbins,flowers & the purple dots which I have made with pva glue. 

Thanks for looking & please join in our blog this week has there is always great prizes.

You will find the blog hop here.

And don't forget to check out my other DT's creations this week.

Challenge #37 AND Celebration Blog Hop

Welcome to the Fitztown Challenge Blog! We've got something special going on this week! As usual, we've got our challenge to play along with. We have a CELEBRATION theme for this challenge and this is for a very special reason! Celebrations can include birthdays, anniversaries, new baby, new home, new job, retirements, weddings, graduations... you get the idea!

Fifty two weeks ago today, Fitztown Challenge Blog launched its very first challenge! Woohoo! So put on your party hat and fancy duds, shine up your party shoes and come celebrate with us at our CELEBRATION Blog Hop! 

I cannot believe it's only been a year! So much has happened with the blog. We, as most new blogs do, had some growing pains and we continue to learn and grow. The collections in the store have also continued to expand! We want to show you something from ALL the collections. After all, Fitztown is not all about fairies and teddy bears! Fitztown has SO MUCH MORE to offer! Each Design Team (DT) member and Guest Designer (GD) is featuring a project from different collections through out the store. Be sure to visit all of them so you won't miss out on what's available!

In the mean time, we want you to party down with us! We've got some special prizes to make this a fun celebration! Keep reading! We've got our usual challenge mumbo jumbo about the challenge rules and such we need to get out of the way but all you need to know about how to win a prize for the blog hop is below!

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

Take a minute to review the challenge rules, angel policy and prize info tabs located at top of page as well, please.
At any time, you can find tabs to the two challenges on the tab bar along with a tab to find Mr. Linky to link up your project.

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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, June 8th, midnight EST USA. Winner and TOP 3 will be announced Sunday, June 15th.

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

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Along with having our usual winner and TOP 3 for the challenge, we will be having two additional prizes! We will be using Random.org to determine prizes for the blog hop. We will draw a name from comments on THIS POST for a TWO-DIGI prize. Plus, we have a freebie again and to win the freebie, all you have to do is dance on over and leave comments on the DT's and GD's personal blogs. We will draw a name from all the comments on their posts between now and Saturday, May 31st. This is the freebie:

RULES FOR ENTERING THE RANDOM DRAW of TWO images:

(Please read carefully - we do not want you to miss out!)

- Be/become a follower of Fitztown Challenge Blog or Crafting with Fitztown on Facebook

- Leave a comment on THIS POST between now and Saturday, May 31st, midnight, USA EST

To win the FREEBIE, we will randomly draw a name from all comments left on the DT's and GD's personal blogs. So be sure to shimmy, do the jig or tap dance your way over to each blog and leave some love before Saturday, May 31st, midnight, USA EST! We will announce the winners for the blog hop on Sunday, June 1st at 6:00 PM USA EST.

Here is the list for the Celebration Blog Hop:

Fitztown Challenge Blog (You are here)

GD Diane

DT Ema

GD Hazel

GD Ivette

DT Judy

GD Julie

DT Kate

DT Lynn

DT Tracey

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Boogie on over to Diane's blog for the first stop on the blog hop!
Good luck everyone and let the fun begin!

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Winner: Challenge No. 34 - Shabby Chic

Thank you to everyone who entered our Challenge #34 - Shabby Chic. We had a low turnout but that only means I have to handpick all the winners. 

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

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 10 participants! Now on to the winner!

#2 - aNNie

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 #34 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 you've used a Fitztown image, you also have the option to be a Guest Designer in the future and can chose an additional image! Please email me if you'd like to exercise that right. If prize goes unclaimed, winner will be drawn again next Sunday.
DT Coordinator chooses a TOP 3 from ALL entries only if we have at least 10 entries. Here are the TOP 3 in NUMERICAL order:

#4 - Katie Tate

#8 - Judith Hall

#9 - Cards by MI

Be sure to grab your TOP 3 badge from our sidebar to display on your blog. Great job!

We are having a Design Team Call. You can read the details here. Last day we're taking applications is June 1st.

We will announce the winner and TOP 3 for Challenge #35 - Feminine on Sunday, May 25th. We hope you are also participating in our week 2 of Challenge #36 - Thank You and Challenge #37 - Celebration which kicks off tomorrow, Monday, May 26th. We will also be having our CELEBRATION BLOG HOP! Be sure to join us for some fun and prizes! Thanks for joining our challenges! 

Ema
DT Coordinator for Fitztown

GD Ivette: Sports-Fisherman

Here is my Father's Day piece. 

Distress Inks used, Salty Ocean, Crushed Olive, Spiced Marmalade and Vintage Photo.  A

Tim Holtz, Faucet Knob, a Beads Landing fish/whale charm.  A thin piece of black wire and black netting was cut and layed on the side of the tag. I had drew the city scene in the background as well as the birds flying using a Copic Multiliner 0.3  A "Happy Father's Day" wooden stamp with  Stazon black ink was used.
Copic Pens:  C0, C2, C4, R00, R02, R08, V000, V91, V95, YR00, YR02, YR09, YR31YR61 E000, E000, E02, E11, E15, E31, E33, E21, E50, and E51.

This is the original stamp:

Hope you were inspired!  
Don't forget to pass by my place
 "Escaping Understanding" and become a follower!  Comments are always welcomed!

DT Lynn: Challenge 36 - Thank You

Well it's Lynn here with a post for this week's Thank You Challenge.  

I sure had fun creating this week's project !!

I decided to make something totally different with my image this week and I'm thrilled with how it turned out.

I made a candle using the image FL3 which can be found here.

I made a matching tag to go with it:

It was a lot of fun and I learned a whole lot!

Here's the basic steps to creating a candle using a coloured digi image.

Step 1

Print your image on tissue paper.

Run taped tissue paper through your printer on some card stock for stability.

Make sure you tape it with masking tape to hold it in place.

Step 2

Colour your image; being careful not to press too hard or add too much wet ink to it, or the tissue paper will tear.

Step 3

Cut coloured image out and place on candle.

Step 4

Apply wax paper over the image and around the candle, holding tightly, and heat with your hair dryer or embossing tool (I used a hair dryer). Make sure you heat it enough that the white part of the tissue paper blends right into the candle, but not too much to melt the candle!!

And here's the final product...

Here's the tag and candle together:

Please note that the pansy on the tag is coloured in purple and yellow like the candle, but turned out quite BLUE in my photo.

I hope I've inspired you to play along with us this week at Fitztown in our Thank You challenge!!
Lynn

DT Kate

New challenge is going on here at Fitztown and the theme is Thank you!

And since it's Thursday, it´s my turn to do the post today!

I have use the Floral 5 image and color it with Faber Castell.

Embossed the background and place the die cut on it.

Inside is an other die cut with the sentiment "Thank you"

My only embellis is a flower with ribbon on the front.

Have a lovely day

Hugs Kate

DT Judy - Thank you

Judy here with my thank you card to inspire you for this week's challenge.  The theme of the challenge is "thank you" and I used this beautiful rose stem digi from Fitztown's Valentine Collection called Valentine 12.  You can purchase this image here. 

To make my card I used the following products:

• digital image by Fitztown
• Tag curler and metal thank you tag by Making Memories
• Spellbinder dies 
• Ribbon from my stash
• Feather embossing folder by Crafts-Too
• Copic Markers
• Sliver glitter
• Papers from my stash

There is still time to join in this challenge.  It is always nice to have a few thank you cards in your collection for when you need to send a special thanks. 

GD Marg - Thank You Inspiration

A warm welcome to you all from me, Marg of Crafty Cards By Marg. I'm very lucky to be a Guest Design Team member for the fabulous challenge blog of Fitztown Challenge Blog. The theme this time is: Thank You. 

I was very warmly given the image of Country Scenes 5 (which is available from the store by clicking on the name of the image above). 

Next Monday, Memorial Day (May 26), I'm hopping with the talented Fitztown Design Team. We're celebrating! It will be 52 weeks of challenges on the Fitztown Challenge Blog. And, it will be quite a celebration -- great inspiration from the team, and prizes to be won from those hopping along. Please join us!

I am very very proud to have been chosen to design for Fitztown, their welcome was extremely warm & very friendly, and the help I've been given is enormous. 

Hope you can join us at this very interesting challenge & don't forget to check out the Fitztown store by clicking on this link: http://www.fitztown.com/

Marg

June / July Guest Designer - Hazel

Hi bloggers! Please help the Fitztown Design Team welcome Hazel as a Guest Designer for Fitztown. We're very excited to have her join us! This is what she'd like to share with you today:

My name is Hazel and I’m retired.  I’ve crafted all my life.

I was born in the 1940s and so almost everything in the home was handmade. I can remember making ‘proggy mats’ with my mother when I was just seven or eight. I don’t suppose many blogging friends will know what one of those is, apart from maybe those bloggers in the NE of England. When I was about twelve I helped my mother make spare covers for the sofa and armchairs and this was all by hand as we couldn’t afford a sewing machine in those days. It was hard work but I loved it.  I went on to make soft toys, rag dolls, dried flower pictures and wooden mobiles for children’s bedrooms. I crocheted, knitted and sewed many clothes for myself and family but have had to give that up with the onset of this current eye problem. I have always made cards and scrapbooks, on and off, throughout the years. About twelve years ago I was looking after a ten year old girl and she was ‘bored’ so I started her on some greetings cards. She loved making them and took them into school to show her friends and teacher. The teacher asked her to make some for her and she would pay her! Of course, she was straight here to use my stash and she sold about ten to her teacher. She was so buoyed up with the whole thing that it inspired me all over again and I did not stop making them.

My husband died almost two years ago after being ill for only four weeks and I thought I would never get over it. We had been married almost 48 years and were never apart. My blogging friends have been very supportive throughout this time and have continued to follow my blog even though the posts were a little thin on the ground. I did keep up with my DT commitments and in the past few weeks I have felt able to spend more time crafting. My husband had always been very involved with my hobby and that’s what I miss too. I know he’s right there behind me saying “go on, Hazel, I know you can do it”.  Thank you for giving me this opportunity to be a member of a fantastic and well organized  design team.

Hazel

Precious story! I teared up a bit! I hope we can make her feel welcomed into our little community. Please give her a warm welcome.

Ema

DT Coordinator for Fitztown

Challenge No. 36 - Thank You

Sande here welcoming you to join our new challenge no.36. Now you can Thank anyone you want because our theme is "Thank You". If you want to say Thanks to someone you have in mind, you have great chance to join our challenge as well. Have fun! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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 challenge rules, angel policy and prize info tabs located at top of page as well, please.
At any time, you can find tabs to the two challenges on the tab bar along with a tab to find Mr. Linky to link up your project.

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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, June 1st, midnight EST USA. Winner and TOP 3 will be announced Sunday, June 8th.
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

Fae 32 by Morgan Fitzsimons
TRACEY

Valentine 12
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GUEST DESIGNERS
Crafting Vicky

Fae 29
DIANE

Valentine 12
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GD Julie - ISN’T SHE LOVELY?

Hello, and happy Sunday everyone, Julie here today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers. This is my second time of guest designing for the Fitztown Challenge Blog and I’m having soooo much fun!! I particularly liked the image I was given to color for today's feminine challenge. Coloring her hair was the best!

I used Fitztown Cameo 18 on this card and, as the title of this post reads, "Isn't she lovely?".

Next Monday, Memorial Day (May 26), I'm hopping with the talented Fitztown Design Team. We're celebrating! It will be 52 weeks of challenges on the Fitztown Challenge Blog. And, it will be quite a celebration -- great inspiration from the team, and prizes to be won from those hopping along. Please join us!

For all the details about this easel card, and the supplies I used, or to see what else I’ve been creating, please visit my blog here.

Julie

Winner: Challenge 33 - Lots of Layers

Thank you to everyone who entered our Challenge #33 - Lots of Layers. We had a fantastic turnout! Yay! 

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

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. We had 50 participants! Now on to the winner!

#17 - LalkyGirl

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 ONE image you chose from Fitztown within seven (7) days. You can shop for images here.  Please use Challenge #32 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! If prize goes unclaimed, winner will be drawn again with the next challenge winner.
DT Coordinator chooses a TOP 3 from ALL entries only if we have over 10 entries. Here are the TOP 3 in NUMERICAL order:

#19 - Amy A.

#24 - Shell B.

#47 - AJ

Be sure to grab your TOP 3 badge from our sidebar to display on your blog. Great job!

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

We will announce the winner and TOP 3 for Challenge #34 - Shabby Chic on Sunday, May 18th. We hope you are also participating in our week 2 of Challenge #35 - Feminine and Challenge #36 - Thank You which kicks off tomorrow, Monday, May 19th. Thanks for joining our challenges! 

Ema
DT Coordinator for Fitztown

GD Cathy-Challenge No. 35: Feminine

Hi, my name is Cathy. I live in Hertfordshire in the U.K.

I am 62 years old. Don’t tell hubby he still thinks I am in my 30s! lol

I have been married to the love of my life for 29 years.

I have a step–daughter who lives in France with her husband.

I had to retire from work early through ill health. It is my blogging and crafting that keeps me going some days.

I love my crafting and, if I have too miss a day in the craft room, I get the grumps!!!

I love using my stamps but have found that digi images are so more flexible as you can use them for any size card or project.

I love sitting and colouring but I need more practice at blending and shading.

I also adore all the different dies there are on the market to use, they really bring the image that you are using to life.

Here is the project I've created for my first time as GD at Fitztown:

 

I was so thrilled and honoured to be asked by Ema to Guest Design this week.

Products Used:

Digi Image :- Cameo 3 Fitztown Shop

Graph'It Markers

Aged Mahogany D.I.

Clear Sakura Glitter Pen

Dp:- Country Lady - Nit Wit Collection - L.O.T.V.

Dies:- Radiant Rectangles - S5-161 - Spellbinders

Riviera Corner - 98372 - Memory Box

Lorelai Leaf - 839

Lorelai Outline Leaf - 840 - Poppy Stamps

Decorative Hearts - LR0159 - Marianne Designs

Pearl Sprig - Choles Creative Cards

Wired Butterflies - Mei Flower

Pearl Heart and Flowers from my stash

Thank you for looking

Hugs

Cathy