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Monday, April 28, 2014

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

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?
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!
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?
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!
These images shown here, are images ALL Fitztown Design Team members use for projects. Tell us which one you'd pick as a favorite!
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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
KATE
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GUEST DESIGNERS
LYNN
Fae 18
TRACEY
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Sunday, April 27, 2014

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

Saturday, April 26, 2014

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.

Friday, April 25, 2014

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 !!

Thursday, April 24, 2014

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

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

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.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

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

Monday, April 21, 2014

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.
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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

KAIJA


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Design Team Call

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

Sunday, April 20, 2014

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. 
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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. 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

Friday, April 18, 2014

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 :)
Coloring with, as usual, Copic Ciao and also glitter.
Hugs Kaija!

Thursday, April 17, 2014

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!

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Wednesday with Sande - No. 31 Top 3 favourite


Sande here, with my Wednesday DT posting for our current challenge
"TOP3 favourite ".
You can find this fabulous Easter image at the Fitztown store and
 the name of this collection is Easter collection.
I have made an Easter bag. Must do another one for my other daughter too. What kind of surprises the Easter rabbit will get to the bag? That is so exciting!! I have colored the image with my Copics as I always do.  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

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

DT Tuesday with Ema-TOP 3 Favs

Wow! Can you believe it's already the 15th?!? Where has the month gone? April Fool's Day was just last week! Time flies when you are having fun! Geez, I hope I'm having a blast! lol
Look at this image. He sure does look like he's having a blast! If you love fishing, you know he IS having a blast. Makes me jealous just to think of it! Hot summer days sitting in a chair by a lake somewhere with a couple of cold ones and good conversation with great companionship... my idea of a fantastic time... so long as the fish don't bite. ;) lol 
Oh, I'm getting ahead of myself. Welcome to our newest challenge. We kicked off Challenge #31 - TOP 3 Favorites yesterday. Sounds complicated but it's really rather simple! :) You chose a favorite item from each row to make your project. Simple as that! It's almost like Tic-Tac-Toe without the grid and it doesn't have to be a straight line! Yay! So these are the choices:
Buttons, Brads, Eyelets 
Ribbon, Fiber / Twine, Lace 
Flowers, Bow, Charm

See! Easy peasy! :) 
So here's my card:
Doesn't he just look so happy to have caught that fish?!? I would be! :) Here's a close look at some of the detail on the jacket. I used a silver gel pen where the zipper should go... and also on some of the detail of the fish.
I thought this image was listed in the store but when I was looking for the link, I come to find out it is not. So if you are interested in it, send this link in an email to sales@Fitztown.com and demand it be listed! In the meantime, if you express an interest in it, you can be assured someone will find a way for you to purchase it. :) You can find similar images in the Sports Collection. UPDATE: You can find Sports 27 in the store now! Yay! There are fantastic images in there for making masculine cards. If you want more details on how I put this card together, please visit my personal blog here.
I hope you visited the Fitztown Challenge Blog yesterday to see some of the fabulous projects my teammates came up with to inspire you! Remember, we are now running our weekly challenges for TWO weeks. That should give you plenty of time to join in on the fun and prizes.
Thanks for stopping by!
Ema 

Monday, April 14, 2014

Challenge No. 31 - Top 3 Favorites

Welcome to a new challenge! It `s Judy here hosting the 31st Challenge and it is one of my favorite themes, the Top 3 Favorites. 
I love this type of challenge. You pick one item from each row to make your own TOP 3 Favorites and just create your project. Here are your choices: 
Buttons, Brads, Eyelets
Ribbon, Fiber / Twine, Lace
Flowers, Bow, Charm
 Have fun making your project. We can not wait to see what you come up with.
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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! 
We've also added a Find Mr. Linky, Current Challenge and Last Week's 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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Please do not use one project for both open challenges. Rules read Challenge Rules. Each challenge must have its own project/post. 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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!
--------------------------------------------------------
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, April 27th, midnight EST USA. Winner and TOP 3 will be announced Sunday, May 4th.
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

Easter 7
KATE
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GUEST DESIGNERS
LYNN

TRACEY
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