SPUNK FAIRY - FAE 33

 Hello once again bloggers with another great image from Fitztown.   Join us here at the Fitztown Challenge Blog for a challenge.

I began with a tag, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Fired Brick and Barn Door. Crackle Paint (Rock Candy) for the crystal ice affect.  I also used an Idealology Arrow Adornment, Mini Gear, Metal Word Band.  A few pieces of screen throughout the tag and some twisted metal that I purchased and was waiting for a good time to use it. 

Ranger's Glossy Accent was used on her top hat,

upper garment. 

  

 

Ranger's Glossy Accent was used on her top hat,

upper garment. 

I traced her wings on vellum paper and used my Copic Pen C0, C1 for a translucent affect. 

Notice the shadow over her left shoulder and you can have an idea of how I used my awesome Bumble Bee percision scissors.  You can't really tell but her hair is spiked by the way I used my scissors for detailed snips. 

That's it for now peeps... Don't forget to visit my blog,

"ESCAPING UNDERSTANDING".   Comments and followers are always welcomed! 

Thank you for visiting the Fitztown's Challenge Blog.

Design Day With Lynn

It's Lynn here with another Creative Design to go along with this week's challenge

Challenge #45 - Browns.

I used this great masculine image SPORTS 9 which can be found here.

Who can't use more masculine cards in their stash, right? 

I used some burlap strips I had on hand, coloured the image with copics and chalked the water and sky.  The enamel buttons are made by melting Perler beads in the oven.  

They are a perfect addition to my card as they add texture/dimension without being too "girly".

I do hope you'll play along with us on this challenge. 

 It's pretty easy to use browns on just about any creation, especially a masculine card like this.  

DT Thursday

My turn to do the post today at Fitztown and the theme this week is "Browns" 

I use the image Teddy 5 and color it with my new Faber Castell Polychromos. 

Love then already, spend all day out and coloring in the sun!!

Color a heart dolily in brown with watercolor and add it to a paperhert in light brown. 

Use lace around it and cut out the image with a die cut and place it on the doily.

My embellis are besides that flowers, leaf and a bow!!

Take care in the sun

hugs Kate

Judy's Inspiration Tag for the Brown Colour Challenge

Judy here with my inspirational project for the brown color challenge.  I chose to do a tag this week  for the challenge and I used one of the images from Fitztown's wild animal collection called wild 5.  You can find the image here. 

The supplies I used for this tag are :

Fitztown's Wild 5

Time Holtz tag die

Distress Inks

Sentiment Stamp by Inkadinkado

Tree Embossing folder by Darice

Stamp by Lizzie Anne Designs

Ribbon from my stash 

There is lots of time to still join in this challenge.  Just create your project and enter it here. 

GD Jacqui - Browns

Hi there everyone its Jacqui back again with my final challenge project for this guest term.

This is one of the projects that took me out of my comfort zone and i'm really glad of that.  I really  think we tend to do what we know and what's safe.  Because of this project i've now started to challenge myself in more ways by using different size cards and images etc.

For this challenge I used Dog 6 from Fitztown i'm a real animal lover with 2 cats and a big husky but i've never really used an animal image before and I really love this card.  I've even purchased some more animal stuff to use in future.

Because i'm now challenging myself instead of my usual 8x8 base I used an A6 card blank.

Kraft Card

A patterned paw print card from my stash

A sizzix shape die 

Creata mirror board and rub ons

Sizzix friends die

Sue Wilson border die

A dog button

Butterfly die

Gems

I love how this turned out and hope you do too! And if you can let me know. 

Till next time Jacqui over and out.

http://cinderellaspalace11.blogspot.co.uk/

Challenge No. 45 - Browns

Julie here, welcoming you to challenge #45 - Browns.   Do you like to use browns in your projects?  Use any shade, and as many shades as you would like, then link up with our challenge.
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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, Aug 3rd, Midnight EST USA. Winner and TOP 3 will be announced Sunday, Aug 10th.
Remember that ONLY PERSONAL BLOGS ARE GUARANTEED to receive comments from Fitztown's Creative Team. If account log-in is required for commenting, we may be unable to leave you some luv! THANK YOU for your understanding!
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 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
EMA

Teddy 5

SANDE

Cameo 17  
TRACEY

Flower Set
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GUEST DESIGNERS
CATHIE

Vintage Set - Colored

DIANNE

Cameo 4
HAZEL

Dog 4
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GD Hazel - Altered Item

Hazel again, and this week with my 'altered item' for the challenge here at Fitztown. I decided to take part in this challenge and then had quite a job - go to my blog and check it out! 

The image is the beautiful Cameo 18, available here, and you can check out this and other images by visiting the Fitztown store.

One of my friends fell in love with this gift bag so I don't think I'll be keeping it for very long. Get your thinking caps on and then come and join us. I'll look forward to seeing all your altered items. 

See you soon.

Hazel

Winner: Challenge #42 - Anything Goes

Thank you to everyone who entered our Challenge #42 - Anything Goes. We had a great 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!?!

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Our intention is to use Random.org if we have over ten participants; otherwise, (Creative Team) CT Coordinator will chose the winner. We had 58 participants! Now on to the winner!

#32 - Erin S.

Now that Fitztown allows ALL digital images, the prizes have changed. You can find info about these changes here. Yay +Erin Stephenson! We've not had a winner using a Fitztown image in forever! 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 #42 Winner in the subject line. 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. Here are the TOP 3 in NUMERICAL order:
#17 - Coldwaters2

#22 - Cathy (KraftyKoolKat)

#42 - Alycia Clark

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

We will announce the winner and TOP 3 for Challenge #43 - Pick a Holiday on Sunday, July 27th. We hope you are also participating in our week 2 of Challenge #44 - Altered Item and Challenge #45 - Browns which kicks off tomorrow, July 21st. Thanks for joining our challenges! 

Ema
CT Coordinator for Fitztown

GD Cathie - Altered Item

Hi everyone,
Cathie here Guest Designing for Fitztown's Altered Item Challenge. I have to say this was my first ever altered item, I have always stayed with making cards and have never ventured into any kind of mixed media before; but that is what it is all about, crafting outside your comfort zone. I am really happy with how it has turned out.

 I have used Fitztown's Cameo 14 image and coloured it with Copics adding some sparkle here and there.
I have used pattern paper from Rosie's Studio and embellished with flowers and swirls.

For all the details and to see inside the box as well as an extra tutorial.

 head over to my blog House of Borowski

So start looking at things around the house in a whole new light and alter them. You have until midnight EST Sunday 27th July 2014 to get those entries in.

Have a great day everyone.
Cathie

GD Julie -- Altered Card Box

Hi everyone, Julie here today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers. I'm honored to be guest designing again today.  This week's theme on the challenge blog is an "altered item". One of my favorite things to alter are card boxes -- it's something I can have on hand and give as a gift, filled with handmade cards:

The box is 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 inches deep.  It will hold about 8 handmade cards with envelopes, depending on how embellished they are.  I inked the edges of the box with Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Tarnished Silver, then, using Mod Podge, attached Close To My Heart paper from the Lucy paper pack.  I used the Fitztown image, Garden 7 as the focal point, coloring the flowers to match the papers.  I used Copic markers to color the flowers.  I used a Spellbinders Gold label die in 2 sizes.  The flowers started out white, but I inked them to match the papers and added matching brads (flowers and brads from CTMH).  The rhinestone flourish is also from Close To My Heart.

Here's a view where you can see the box a bit better:

This is a great challenge -- it takes us out of our comfort zones a bit and does what it's supposed to -- challenges us!  I had a wonderful time as a guest designer with my altered card box!

CT Tracey - Altered Item

Good Morning 

It's my day today for this challenge the theme is 

ALTERED ITEM!!

My project started off has just a pretty purple box, that I make but didn't use.

This is what I have made with it.

So I made it in to a Tea light Candle Box. The lovely butterflies are from our shop called FAE 18 you can get them & more here.

Coloured them with purple tones using my copics. The inside is a backing paper using the outlines of the butterflies. 

This is going to be a gift for my son teacher has a thank you.

Thanks for looking!

The current challenge is here.

Challenge No. 44 Altered Item and CREATIVE TEAM CALL

Judy here, welcome to Challenge No. 44,  the theme this week is to create an "'altered item".  Does this challenge get your creative juices going?  Lots of possibilities.
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Check out our Creative Team Call!
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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, July 27th, midnight EST USA. Winner and TOP 3 will be announced Sunday, August 3rd.
Remember that ONLY PERSONAL BLOGS ARE GUARANTEED to receive comments from Fitztown's Creative Team. If account log-in is required for commenting, we may be unable to leave you some luv! THANK YOU for your understanding!

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 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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DESIGN TEAM
JUDY

Vintage and Garden 16
KATE

 

Fitztown
LYNN

SNP5
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GUEST DESIGNERS
DIANNE

Cameo 11
MEGGI

Cameo 11
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GD Ivette - Pick a Holiday

Hello eveyone, Ivette back with my addition to the Holiday Challenge #43. 

 I used Fitztown's Cutie 12 image and enjoyed embellishing it and putting it onto a Sizzix's Pop 'n Cut, Multi-Tier, 3D Die. 

Please visit Fitztown to purchase some of their beautiful images.  Also, please view all the beautiful designs that the designer's created and don't forget to leave some comments, they're always welcomed.

Don't forget to visit my blog, Escaping Understanding and view further details on how I created my card.

Thank you for visiting us and I hope you were inspired by us all!
Ivette

Winner: Challenge #41 - Shaped Card

Thank you to everyone who entered our Challenge #41 - Shaped Card. 

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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, (Creative Team) CT Coordinator will chose the winner. We had 25 participants! Now on to the winner!

#19 - 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 ONE image you chose from Fitztown within seven (7) days. You can shop for images here.  Please use Challenge #41 Winner in the subject line. 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. It was really hard to chose three! There were lots of really great shaped cards entered into the challenge! Here are the TOP 3 in NUMERICAL order:
#2 - Scatty Jan

#6 - Calypso

#21 - Craftin' Suzie

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

We will announce the winner and TOP 3 for Challenge # 42 - Anything Goes on Sunday, July 20th. We hope you are also participating in our week 2 of Challenge #43 - Pick a Holiday and Challenge #44 - Altered Item which kicks off tomorrow, July 14th. Thanks for joining our challenges! 

Ema
CT Coordinator for Fitztown

GD Amy- Pick A Holiday

Good Morning!

I'm here to share with you a card I made for

~Challenge #43- PICK A HOLIDAY~

I used Car 4. Of course my dad loves CARS!!! Especially Classic Cars!

So, I thought this would make a great FATHER'S DAY card!

I sure hope you join us for this fun challenge!

For more details on this card, check out my blog here!

Happy Craftin'!

~hugs~

Amy

GD Hazel - Pick a Holiday

Hello, Hazel here again, this time with a card for our challenge 'Pick a holiday'. Well, I'm not sure whether this was meant to be any holiday or whether it was meant to be an occasion holiday but I chose to think it was any holiday and as I was assigned this image, cs6, available here, I decided to tell you about our holidays when our sons were young. You can check out my story by visiting my blog here. 

Come and join us and tell us about your holiday, whatever type you choose. lol

I'm looking forward to seeing all your creations and remember, if you check out the Fitztown Store you can see images galore. Let us know if you don't find what you want and we'll point you in the right direction.

Here's to next time,

Hazel

Design Day with Lynn

It's Lynn (aka Lynnpenguin)  here with another Design Day creation!

This week I had fun with the VALENTINE 13 image.

Challenge #43 - Pick a Holiday

I chose Valentine's Day (which isn't really a holiday, but it should be) 

I created this shaped Valentine's Day card by printing the image fairly large and cutting it out.  Then I cut a back (inside) piece too and attached them together after printing "Happy Valentine's Day" on the inside piece.

I also added some pearls to the heart to dress it up a little bit. 

Here's a look at it inside:

I am very pleased with how this turned out.  

I hope you'll play along with us for the current challenge here at Fitztown. 

DT Kate

Thursday and it´s my turn to inspire you!

"Pick a Holiday" is the theme here at Fitztown!

I choose Christmas and use the image Winter 10 and color it with Faber Castell.

Cut is out with a die and also cut a bigger one in light blue cardstock.

Place it on a silver Christmas designer paper.

My only embellis are snowflakes!!

Hope you will come and join us!!

Hugs Kate

Judy's Inspiration for Pick a Holiday Challenge

Judy here, this is my inspiration card for this weeks challenge, Pick a Holiday.   I chose Valentines Day as my holiday and used this pretty digital from Fitztown called Valentine 2.  You can purchase any of the Valentine images here.  

To find out the steps I used to make the card please pop over to my blog for  more details on the products used for this card. 

Thank you for stopping by.  To join in this challenge at Fitztown., just create your card and enter it here.  

GD Jacqui - Pick a Holiday

Hi again everyone GD Jacqui back with another project for you

This challenge was to pick a holiday and as summer is coming (I hope) and i've just booked my summer holiday to Majorca I decided to go for a summer holiday theme.

I must say its lovely to be back working with the Fitztown images as I really love using flowers and fairies and they've also given me images that took me out of my comfort zone which is awesome as I think we do tend to stick to the familiar instead of challenging ourselves more.  Anyway onto the card.

For this project I used the Fitztown image Valentine 5   

I used a 6x6 card base 

Green & pink card from my stash

Promarkers to colour

Banner from a magazine

Some ceramic flowers from my stash

A leaf die

Half pearls

Creata gold rub ons 

Two gold metal embellishments from my stash

And a sentiment to finish

I really hope you like and if you do plz pop by and let me know.

Till next time Jacqui over and out xx