Yellow, Bright and a Small Candy

Welcome for joining us today! It's Sande here sharing a new card with a handmade flower.
I've made my flower by using a yellow lace and rolling it as a flower and using a hot melt adhesive to mount it. I put this gorgeous button in the middle. Don't you just love this button? I did find these a while ago in one store and they were on sale. I bought at least 3 bags of buttons :).

Here's my card:

And the gorgeous button :)

 

The image is one of Morgan Fitzsimons called Forget me not. I have colored her with my Copics and added some glittering glue and rhinestones. I'm not sure who's papers I have used because I have a BIG box full of 6" x 6" papers and they are all separated. The pins I bought from Live and Love Crafts (LLC) and decorated them myself. Also the corner embellishment is from LLC.

You can find our current challenge "Handmade flowers" HERE. I cannot wait to see what types of handmade flowers you make!

I have a surprise! :) 

I want to offer this yellow polka dots ribbon to someone who leaves a comment under this post during this day (Wednesday) on Eastern Daylight time. The winner will be announced end of this week. 

All you have to do is 

* to be our follower 

* put the photo of this ribbon to your blog

* link the picture back to Fitztown.

I will draw one winner by random.org. 

Good luck everyone! 

August Guest Designer

Please join us in welcoming our Guest Designer for the month of August, Alan Scott. Alan is a DT member for Cards for Men. 

We are very excited about having him with us. We are looking forward to see what he will be creating to share with Fitztown and our followers!

Alan tells us a little bit about himself:

"I have been involved in Crafting in one way or another since my Mum started to teach me how to cook, Sew and Knit. These skills have kept with me since then. Crafting has played a big part in my life both as a Student and a Teacher. Education wise l have a C&G Teacher training and Photography. CENTRA Group Workers Certificate. BH [Hons] Design as well as BA[Hons] Textile/Surface Design. I would like to bring together all the skills l have learnt and observed into my crafting. Then in some small way sharing with my fellow crafters both New and Old. As a crafter l never stop learning. There is someone out there that will place their own twist onto something and then offer that out to the crafting community. I hope in my way lm doing just that. Crafting is all about FUN. There is no right and no wrong way of placing one piece of paper onto another its all about your own expression of what you are doing. Some crafters create theses wonderful creations, that does not mean to say that another crafters work of a simple stamping onto some paper is not just as beautiful and creative. RELAX, ENJOY and more importantly BE CREATIVE no matter what level you are at.

I have a FLICKR Account that i upload all my card projects after I have photographed them. Please click here to be directed to this site. I hope that you might gain some inspiration from one or two of the cards on view. We all get crafters block and I myself can gain a creative spark from looking at what's been made and uploaded to the web. So pull your chair up closer and have a good look. I hope something you see from The Collection might light that spark if your suffering from Crafters Block.

I have made 2 videos so far and uploaded them to YouTube. This is something I want to explore and in the new year I hope to upload what I hope will be funny and informative crafting videos."

This is the first project Alan has graced us with. Please be sure to leave some blog love for him! 

Alan has used Morgan Fitzsimons' digital image Le Fay.

Thanks for joining us in making Alan feel welcomed to Fitztown.

DT Tuesday - Maria

Welcome to fitztown. I would like to share a card I made For DT Tuesday. I really enjoy coloring this image. I used a Digi stamp from Morgan Fitzsimons. You can find this digital stamp here.

I think this stamp turned out beautiful. I colored her with my copic sketches. 

Don't you just love how her hair flows in the air? I just think she looks powerful.

Don't forget to do the Bi-weekly challenge on Fitztown. 

The Challenge is Handmade Flowers to your project

leave some love

Thanks for stopping by

Maria

Challenge 6 - Handmade Flowers

Welcome back! We had such a great turnout last time around. I hope we can keep the momentum going! :)

Have you felt the earth moving beneath your feet... heard the soft whispers of changing winds blowing through your hair? Well you should have! We're shaking things up at Fitztown! Please review the new challenge rules and join us for some fun and prizes!

This is a handmade flower challenge. I absolutely LOVE these. I love to make my own flowers. I love it even better when they turn out correctly! Ha! Come visit my personal blog for a tutorial on how I made my flowers.

Good luck and don't forget your project should include your own handmade flowers. Please give a brief description of how you did this.

Be sure to come back same time next week when we will announce the winner to Challenge #5 - Anything Goes!

                                             DT Ema

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In order to win the prize, your creation must now 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 AND use a Fitztown image.

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 twenty participants, Random.org will be used to pick a random winner. If less, there will be one winner chosen by Design Team (DT). In order to win the prize, you must use a Fitztown image.

We will no longer announce the winner of our challenges on the Sunday before the new challenge. Instead, we will be announcing the winner on the Monday AFTER the new challenge begins. Be sure to check back with us to read the announcement. We will also be posting the announcement on Facebook.

Winner will receive 3 digis of their 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 and these three will receive a 50% off ONE digi coupon.

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 before playing in the Challenge Rules tab on the toolbar.

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

Fairy Child by Morgan Fitzsimons

Kaija

Calypso fantasy fairy digi stamp

Maria

http://scrapbookstampsociety.com

Sande

Image by Morgan Fitzsimons

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Giddy Up!

Ride 'em cowboy! Yeehaw! I got a hankerin' for some country living! lol 

I love the country. When we lived in Connecticut, we lived in the town of Lebanon and it was very spread out. We lived in one of two apartment complexes in the town. Our backyard met up with the woods. The middle school was across the street up the hill, next to a convenience store and on the other side was the high school. I should have stayed put! Nearest town was 30 minutes away on both sides but I loved it! We didn't hear sirens... it was peacefully quiet. We were 20 minutes from the beach too! I don't know what possessed me to leave?

Here in Texas, I use to live out by the airport which, technically, is not the country but it may very well have been! The roads were dirt and I remember Christmas 2009 spending it stranded at my home because we had snow and cars weren't going anywhere! When I glanced down the road, most of my neighbors had their vehicles stuck in the road as well. If I needed ANYTHING at the last minute... it was a 20 minute drive into town to the nearest convenience store. It was peaceful... to a point... we were by the airport after all. :-\ lol But that commute into town for a loaf of bread just KILLED ME! :(

So this image reminded me of country living, it filled my need for country life but I'm still in the city! :) Here's my card:

Card stock is all retired Stampin' Up paper. The sentiment comes from two separate Raisin Boat clear stamp sets. The image is a Karen Sheltrown image called Cowboy and I've colored it with Copic markers. I've kept it very simple because it is for a man. Took everything I had to keep from adding glitter to his scarf and belt buckle. He's wearing chaps so I thought it best NOT to add sparkle of any kind. :)

Tomorrow is the last day to join us for our #5 Anything Goes Challenge! Don't miss out! :)

Thanks for stopping by! 

Ema

Kor-Gat!

This card was supposed to be totally different...
Then I ended up to the  blue/white combination.
Simple is pretty also.

What a magnificent digi:Kor-Gat and Dragon Fantasy Digi Stamp.

Colouring whit Copic Ciao.

Dragon is whispering to the little man:

Sun is always shining to hard blokes!

Drago got it`s glossy with GlossyAccent`s.It will create a fabulous feeling.

Background papere is embossed.

You still have time to take a part to

Ghallenge # 5 -Anything Goes!

Hugs Kaija!

dream BIG

When I saw this image, I thought it would make a great card for a young baseball player. I have several of those in my family! :)

Here is my card:

Eyelets and twine are from my stash. Paper is from Scenic Route Paper Co. North Shore collection. Image is a Karen Sheltrown image. "BIG" comes from a Raisin Boat stamp set and I hand wrote the word "dream." 

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget there are only a couple of days left to join us in our Challenge #5 - Anything Goes! :)

Ema

Monochrome Card and Goodbye DT Deni

Good Morning everyone, this post was going to be scheduled for the future challenge date, but unfortunately I am using it as my goodbye post.

I have very sadly decided to temporarily step down from my position as DT for Fitztown.

My Mum is going through Breast Cancer at the moment, and will be starting radiotherapy soon so I will not be around Fitztown as much as what I need to be, my family needs to come first before anything else. I honestly don't think I would be able to think about anything else anyway, so this is the only fair thing to do. I would like to thank Fitztown for having me on the Design Team, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here and hope you will have me back down the track.

I would also like to thank the other DT girls for being around for me while my Mum has been fighting this, without their support I wouldn't be as strong as I am.

So now that I have done the hard part, here is my post for the Monochrome challenge which I created a little early since I had no idea what Monochrome was.

From my research into Monochrome, basically it means something which is done in shades of a certain colour, it can be shades of blues, shades of grey etc.
Yesterday morning I created this gorgeous card using a Fitztown Image from The Last Enchanter, you can find the image here.

Don't forget to come and check out the current Anything Goes challenge on the Fitztown Challenge Blog.
We also have a facebook page for you to check out here.


For this card I have used

Bella! Papers
Kmart Cardstock
Kaisercraft bling
Whimsy Stamps Vines Die
Bella! Paper Florals
Twiddleybitx Card Base

I have coloured the image using Copic Markers purchased from Craft a Lot.

Colours Used

W1, W3, W5, W7


Thanks for stopping by,

Deni

Challenge 5 - Anything Goes

Hi all! We're so glad you've come back to play along with our fifth challenge! Can you believe it?!? We're up to our fifth! Wow! Time DOES fly by when you are having fun! ;) lol

This is an Anything Goes challenge so let loose! :) In order to win the main prize, you MUST use a Fitztown image but it is not necessary to play along with THIS challenge only. 

DT EMA

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Normally, your creation must include a Fitztown image; however, for this challenge we've got an "Anything Goes" theme and we're loosening the rules for now!!

Please read the challenge rules and angel policy tabs above. In order to receive the prize, you MUST use a Fitztown image, 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 we will use Random.org to pick the winner; otherwise, there will be one winner chosen by Design Team (DT) who's used 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 and these three will receive a 50% off ONE digi coupon.  For this challenge only, any image can be used.

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 along.

Your creation must include a Fitztown image to win the main 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 use a Fitztown image to win the prize. You MUST be a follower of our blog OR a follower of our Crafting with Fitztown group on Facebook to participate in 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 Deni

For these Lolly Tubes I have used Flower Toppers from Fitztown

Kaija

four Elements digi stamp fire

Maria

Find the Stamp image here

Sande

The image is one from the Morgan Fitzsimons Fairy Childen sheet

Ema

This is a Karen Sheltrown image called Rooster.

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Challenge 4 Winner - Sketch

Thank you to everyone who entered our challenge this week.

A big thank you to all our participants.

Sadly there were not enough entries to have the TOP 3, but we did have enough for the DT to chose their favorite! :)

Now onto the winner!

FIRST PRIZE
Jackie C.

Question #7

Papers..

Do you or have you ever used digital papers? 

Is there a specific "theme or pattern" that you download? 

I don't have anything specific I download, if I am desperately searching for something I need and can't find it I will search for digital papers. I think they are great as just like digi images if u need it straight away u can download it and not wait til u can get to the shops. 

DT Deni x

18th July 2013 - Happy Birthday to our very own Dt Julie

Julie, from all of us at Fitztown we would like to wish you a wonderful birthday! 

We hope you are spoilt rotten and eat lots of cake :-)

Sorry we couldn't tell you this in person.. But we are all in different parts of the world haha.

Thanks for always being true to yourself and others x

Question #6

Colouring Medium

What is your medium of choice for digital images or do you prefer pre-coloured images?

I love my Copic markers; however, I have also used a few pre-coloured images when I know I just can't get it to look as good :-)

DT Deni x

Question #5

Location... location... location...

We would like to know where you are located, country/state/city/suburb. 

Ok, so I will start with me...

I'm from Western Sydney, NSW, Australia. 

Dt Deni x

Question #4

Are there images you would like to see (from no particular designer, just in general) but find it difficult to find?

I have a lot of difficulty making male cards (even though my house is full of males) so I am always after great male/boy images.

DT Deni x

Question #3

What are your favourite types of images or what images do you use the most?

I use a lot of female images. I love making girly thing with lots of pink, flowers and bling :-)

Dt Deni

Question #2

What are your favourite tools for paper craft?

I couldn't go anywhere without my Kaisercraft trimmer, my X-press it tape, and my Fiskar scissors. 

DT Deni x

Question #1

My question for you today is..

What makes u want to join in on a blog challenge? 

For me personally, I enjoy colour or embelishment options eg use a flower or use a certain colour. 

What do u like? Let us in on your thoughts :-)

DT Deni x

Good Days and Pretty Cards

Have you ever had one of those days that were just destined to be good but you just didn't know it when you woke up? I had one today. Fortunately for me, it's almost over! :)

I woke up feeling great and that's a rarity for me. Had an MD appointment and received good and bad news. I focused on the good news. I'm an optimist! :)

Arrived at home and decided to do some crafting. I sat down with my daughter's furbaby, Fish. She's an almost 3 year old Summa. You know the kind... summa this, summa that. :) We love her. Not the smartest dog around but she's VERY affectionate and I'm afraid... I've got a tid bit spoiled! :( Not her fault though. :) So I sat down with her for a bit and fell asleep! Woke up three hours later with a start! Remembered I had several cards I needed to get done so I jumped up, had a quick lunch and sat down to work on these cards. 

The first card, I was pretty sure I could get it done in about an hour. Turned out to be a three hour job! :-\ I had the hardest time coloring the hair! Goes to prove... if you color... you must color every day or else you lose your "touch"... :)

After that, I decided to take a small break and sat down to pet Fish. I woke up two hours later with a start... :-\ ... drove out to retrieve my son from his job and came back home. Came straight into the craft room determined to save my day!

One thing, I should have done... I should have stayed off of Facebook all day! It's on those days when you think you're having a good day... but maybe you are not... and the silliest thing will set you off. 

So my day is almost over... and this is the best part of today for me. :)

My card:

I used a Fitztown image from the Kitten Queen CD. Card stock, printed paper, pearl beads, flowers, ribbon, lacey corner, 3-in-1 butterfly and heart punch and twine are from my stash. I used Stickles to add some shimmer to the butterfly and flowers. Here, I'll show you:

Pretty, aren't they! So all in all, I had a good day and made a pretty card and isn't that what life is all about? Good days and pretty cards? :)

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to play along with our current Fitztown challenge, #4 - Sketch. It's a great sketch by our DT member, Deni. 

Happy Birthday Vintage Style

Happy Birthday Vintage Style

I had a phone call today from our yardies wife asking if I could make a birthday card for him. They are the most lovely people you will ever meet.

I am so lucky to be on the Fitztown Design Team so thought of a gorgeous card I could make using one of the Fitztown images I was given a while back (that I thought was so not my style) that I thought I would never use as I don't often make male cards.

I can't believe I didn't even struggle making this card, I am so proud to say yes, I have created a vintage male card lol.

You can also see this card on the Fitztown Blog and The Fitztown Facebook Page

So here it is

For this card I have used

Pre coloured image from Karen @ Fitztown , you can find the image here

Kaisercraft On the Move collection

Bling from stash

I have coloured the bling using copic marker E57 since I didn't have one to match my card

Copic marker purchased from Craft a lot.

Rub on is also from Kaisercraft

Have a nice night,

Deni
http://angelscrapbookgoodies.blogspot.com.au/