Barb's Saturday Post - Say Cheese!

Hi Everybody!

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, I found myself needing some fun, but quick-to-make cards for friends.

This time around I found inspiration in Fitztown's Cutie 8 image.

Anyone who's been my friend for more than five minutes, knows that my love of cheese is a fairly deep and enduring love. So, saying that I love them more than cheese is really saying a lot about how much I value their friendship! Just don't ask if I love you more than coffee... you'll only be facing disappointment. I have limits, y'know?

For this card, I simply added the sentiment before I printed out the image. Then I colored in everything with a combination of color pencils and pastels. I also gave it a little "bling" by doing the dots on the bow and the necklace with Liquid Pearls. To make the eyes look watery, I added a drop of clear glue.

For that small, extra touch, I used my heart punch before I adhered the completed image to my red cardstock.

For other craft tips and projects that I've done, please stop by my blog, In the Studio with Barb.

Thanks and happy crafting!

Challenge No. 67 - Mid-way Inspiration

It's Lynn here with the latest post at Fitztown.
As you probably know by know we've switched things up a big and have an ANYTHING GOES theme going on and sometimes we even throw in a twist for you to play along with (see below for this month's TWIST).  We are also a monthly challenge now.
We are giving you some mid-month inspiration here, as Team A started the challenge on January 5th, and sure hope you'll play along with us.

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You have until the last day of the month to enter the challenge. We will announce the Winner and DT Favorites when the new challenge starts next month on the 5th.

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ANYTHING GOES  with a Twist of
Use Pattern Paper
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Ema here to introduce our newest CT member, Ana! Please help us give her a warm Fitztown welcome!

Hi! I'm Ana Isabel, a Spanish vet and animal lover who supports animal advocates and help local animal rescue groups in my city, Madrid (Spain-Europe). I live with my cat (Red mullet), I love him!!!! He is my baby. Apart from working and defending the animal rights, I like colouring digital stamps with Copic or other brands and making different scrapbooking projects. This is a big opportunity for me to learn a lot and meet amazing people! I hope you like my projects! Only a word: "Thanks".

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Good luck everyone and let the fun begin!

Check out these creation from some of our CT! 

Please be sure to leave some blog love for them! If click on their name you can pop on over to their personal blogs so you can leave some love there, too! They sure do appreciate it when you stop by to visit! Don't we all?

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CREATIVE TEAM
LYNN
using Fae 8

ANA
using Cutie 2

ANTONIA
using SNP1

HAZEL
Using Fae 21

LISA
using Cameo 4

NATALIE
using Car 11

TRACEY
using fairy-fae-1

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GUEST DESIGNER
SHARON
using Cutie 12

TRACI

Hi, I'm Traci.
I have been crafting for many years where I enjoyed cross stitching and knitting. However, I was only introduced to card making 3 years ago and was instantly drawn in. This is definitely my addiction. I adore colouring to the point of obsession! The cards I make I donate to various animal charities. My aim for the future is to be part of a design team.
Using Fae 38

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You can find Mr. Linky here.

Slay Your Own Dragons

Welcome to the 

Fitztown Challenge Blog

it's always

Anything Goes!

Hope you are playing along with us!

Visit the Fitztown store for more images. Btw, don't forget to see the other projects created by my talented teammates.

Visit my blog, Escaping Understanding

to view details on my 5x7 canvas.

Have fun!!

Ivette

Barb's Saturday Post - Telescope Card

Hello everybody and Happy New Year!!

Now that the holiday decorations are put away, I've decided to get busy with some Valentine's cards.

For this telescope card (I've heard this technique called by other names), I used Fitztown's Valentine 12.

For instructions on the telescope technique, please visit my blog: In The Studio With Barb.

Happy weekend and happy crafting!!

Final Winners for 2014

Ema here to announce the winners and TOP 3s for the final three challenges in 2014. Thank you so much for your patience! I'm gonna announce the winners first and then the TOP 3s. We had OVER ten participants for each of these challenges, so we've used Random.org to select all the winners.

Challenge 64 Winner:

#15 - Crafty Rose

Please use Challenge #64 FCB Winner in the subject line.

Challenge 65 Winner:

#20 - Crafty Rose (What incredible luck!)

Please use Challenge #65 FCB Winner in the subject line.

Challenge 66 Winner

#20 - Sharon R

Please use Challenge #66 FCB Winner in the subject line.

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 above reference in the subject line. I send out digis for several challenge blogs and I confuse easily these days! Don't forget to grab your winner badge located here to display proudly on your blog's sidebar! 

If prize goes unclaimed, winner will be drawn again with the next challenge winner announcement.

CT Coordinator chooses a TOP 3 from ALL entries only if we have at least 10 entries. We had over ten entries in all three challenges. And now the TOP 3s!

Challenge 64 TOP 3

#4 - CLC

#8 - Bettina

#14 - Carol Gill

Challenge 65 TOP 3

#3 - TaylorMade4U Cards

#27 - Jackie C

#36 - Art with Heart

Challenge 66 TOP 3

#12 - Merlina

#18 - Granne

#19 - Nicole Setter

Congratulations! Be sure to grab your TOP 3 badge from here to display on your blog. 

Please note that we've changed things up on the blog for 2015. You can read about these changes under the rules tab located here. These rules are also located on the right-hand sidebar for your convenience. 

I hope you all are planning to play along with Challenge #67 - Anything Goes with optional twist of using pattern paper. Fitztown is now a MONTHLY ANYTHING GOES with OPTIONAL twist challenge blog. Our first 2015 challenge started yesterday and all the challenges will now start on the 5th of each month. You have until the last day of the month to link up! Remember, your project must have some digital elements and the primary image MUST be digital. In order to win the prize, you MUST use a Fitztown image. Thank you for playing along with us at FCB!

Ema

January #67 Anything Goes with Optional Twist

Welcome to a new year and a new look challenge here at Fitztown.
 Cathie here with the first monthly challenge of 2015. You heard right - Fitztown is now going to be a monthly challenge with a theme every month of Anything Goes with an Optional Twist.
We, of course, will still need you to use a digital image on your project, you can use any company you like but you will only be eligible for the first prize using a Fitztown image.
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Ema  here to announce we have a Guest Designer joining us this month. Sharon is sharing a lovely project down at the end of the post. Please be sure to pay a quick visit to her blog and welcome her. I will be announcing the final winners and TOP 3 for the last three challenges of 2014 tomorrow. I was under the weather the final week of 2014 and got a little bit behind with things but I'm very anxious to announce who the winners were so please be sure to pop in for a quick visit.
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The Challenge Rules Tab has been updated so if there is any confusion with the new format pop in there to have a read.

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So onto this month's challenge and the theme will be Anything Goes with 
the Optional Twist of  
Use Pattern Paper
Good luck everyone and let the fun begin!

Check out these creations from some of our CT! 

Please be sure to leave some blog love for them! If you click on their name you can pop on over to their personal blogs so you can leave some love there, too! They sure do appreciate it when you stop by to visit! Don't we all?

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CREATIVE TEAM
CATHIE
using Fairy Fae
 
BILLIE
using Wild 2

DIANNE
using Mystical Fae Mermaid Selki and Seal

JULIE
using floral 4

LAINE
using floral 6

SANDE

using Easter 7

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GUEST DESIGNER
SHARON

My name is Sharon and I live “Down Under” in Australia. Although I am predominately a card maker I also love to create journal pages, atc’s and fabric creations. I love any style from vintage to cute! I love to colour with Copic markers, I love embellishments and charms and lots of layers and textures on my creations. I’m honoured to be a Guest Designer for Fitztown for the next two months and hope I can inspire you with my creations using the wonderful images available in the store!

using LE1

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Fitztown is now a monthly challenge blog and you have until the last day of each month to join in on the fun!

Fitztown - Winter Collection - Winter 6

Welcome to the

Fitztown Challenge Blog!
I'm using an image from the Winter Collection which can be found at the
Fitztown Store.

Another fun project! 

For further details on this project, visit my blog:

Escaping Understanding 

Hope you were inspired!

Play along with us, you have to be in it... to win it!

Thanks!

IVETTE