ONE STITCH AT A TIME

ONE STITCH AT A TIME

SPONSOR:  Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet

PRIZE:  December Digital Prize Pack

CHALLENGE:  Anything Goes with Stitching

DIGI:  Praying Mouse

When I saw this l'il meeser all that came to my mind was Fiffel.  I just loved that little meeser.  I also am not afraid of mice, living in the country.  I thought he was adorable!

I love sewing so I decided to use the different stabilizers to adhere fabric of "not so nice" cats on the prowl, then more stabilizer to give the cats height.  This was my form of "stitching" - to use fabric and stitching/sewing products and methods.

Hop over to OSAAT to see what the other girls did for STITCHING for some inspirations.

I hope you enjoy.

Best,

Samara

 

IKE'S WORLD CHALLENGE

MERRY CREEPMAS!

SPONSOR:  Freebie over at IKE'S WORLD CHALLENGE

DIGI:  Herrod and The Wise Men

Oh boy this was tough.  I made a first run on this project that was ummmmm very "to be censored" for most audiences because it was just a bit too HERRODish. But artistic license, it is on MY BLOG only, not the IKE'S WORLD CHALLENGE BLOG.  

So I took another run at it, still sitting on the HERROD story, but not being quite as graphic as the story insists.

I hope the irony of the "dark art" does not get wasted for most of you!  If so, my intention is NOT to offend!!!

Pop on over to IWC to see what the other Gals have done and to pick up Ike's Freebie!

Best,

Samara

BE CAUTIONED - THIS IS "DARK ART" THAT IS BASED ON THE IRONY OF THE HERROD STORY 

AND THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE

FOR ALL TO REMEMBER...

SANTA'S COMING TO TOWN ALL GLITTERED UP!

ONE STITCH AT A TIME

THE CHALLENGE IS TO USE LACE THIS TIME
(I DID NOT PARTICIPATE - BUT DID SOMETHING ELSE!!!)

where to find this art?
 Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet

SHOWCASE OF ALIPEEPS WORK

My neighbourhood is getting more glorious by the day!  Lights, blown up displays, music displays that are timed to lights and floats going on and off and a Merry Merry all around me.  This was a great time for me to be asked by ALI, a fantastic artiste from Stitchy's to showcase a humourous Santa! 

My Teamies have done a wonderful job of their LACE theme at OSAAT each choosing a different way to decorate and embellish in beautiful ways.  You have to pop over and check them all out...great inspiration too.

So get your Santa Hat on, your lacey hat on, or twinkle bits of glitter in your hair cuz this is the time of year to get your glitter on....and to show us whatcha got!  The Prize from the wonderful Stitchy for the LACE CHALLENGE is always worth your hard work...the pack is varied and great.

And for my art, I'd like to thank ALI from ALIPEEPS for entrusting me with her work.  I loved doing two different pieces for her.  I will post the next one tomorrow.  

Check ALI out over at STICHY BEAR DIGITAL OUTLET!

See you there.

HoHo

Samara

IKE'S WORLD CHALLENGE - RAINING CATS AND DOGS

SECOND WEEK

RAINING CATS AND DOGS

IMAGE - "Well Hello Kitten!"

For today's challenge I decided to combine fabric and Ike's wonderful Image once again.

I sewed up a pillow for the first image, using canvas and stuffing with batton.  For the second image, I used batton but quilted rather than made a pillow, and got some cat fabric I loved and found rather sexy mexy, like the image Ike sketched up.

I hope you like what I came up with - hop over to Ike's Store and enter Ike's World Challenge.  See you there!

IKE'S WORLD CHALLENGE - A PHOTO CHALLENGE - WEEK TWO

TIME FOR IKE'S CHALLENGE

WEEK TWO!

A PHOTO CHALLENGE

DIGI:  THE PET SHOP - PARROT

SPONSOR:  IKE'S ART STORE

This challenge was lots of fun.

I combined my love of sewing with my love of paper art, using Ike's fabulous Pet Shop Collection (the Parrot) and also some wonderful Batik Fabric I had.

After Paper Piecing the Parrot together, I heat set it onto the Fabric and then deco stitched around him and also around some of the lines on the Batik.

Now is your turn.

Hop over to Ike's World Challenge Blog 

Show us whatcha Got.

(remember to use Ike's art tho')

The FREE DIGI is AWESOME!!!!

YOU WILL LOVE IT.

Hugginz

Samara

• All Crafts Challenge - 2M, 1st Monday of the month every other month, NO CARDS - (Oct/Nov) Anything but a Card
• Artistic Inspirations - W, E3 - Anything Goes and/or TBA
• Card Mania - 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Use a Digi
• Dream Valley Challenges 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Anything Goes
• Fitztown Challenge - W, F, SIO, new 2-week challenge every week, must use something digital - (Week 1) Glitz & Glamour  / (Week 1) Anything Goes
• Friends of Speedy TV - W, SIO - Have to "sign in" for challenges 
• Get Creative Challenges - 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Anything Goes + Optional Twist: Glitter 
• Heart 2 Heart - W, 1E, SIR (mostly CTMH), weekly challenges are open all month - No Embellishments
• House Mouse Challenge - 2W, SIR, F - (Week 1) Anything Goes + Optional Twist: Sparkle
• Imagination Crafts - M, 3E, 7C, SIR to win prize - (November) Always Anything Goes
• Love to Scrap - 2W, 3E, F, digi or real stamping - (Week 1) Say It In Color - Sentiment stamped, printed, or die-cut in color NOT black and white
• Lunagirl Moonbeams - 2W, E3 - (Week 2) Asian Art & Ephemera
• Make My Monday - W, C6 - Glitter
• My Craft Creations - 2W, Challenge links on top - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards - 2W - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Anything goes
• Seems a Little Sketchy - 2W - (Week 1) Sketch*
• Sparkle N Sprinkle - M, E3, all crafts - (November) Anything Goes with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking
• The Crazy Challenge - 2W, 4E - (Week 2) Your Favorite Technique
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - 2W, E2, SIO - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
• The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - W, cards - Anything BUT a Card
• Vintage Stamping Challenges/Flonz Craft - M, P1, 3E, Must Stamp, does not have to be vintage - (November) Anything but a Card
• Whoopsi Daisy - W, SIO - ATCs / Mini projects
• Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes

Anything But A Card - 3W, no cards - #41 Anything Goes Week 3

Catered Crop - 2W –  Anything Goes (LAST CHALLENGE for the site)

CD Sunday -2W, must use something from a CD -  "P" is for .....

Crafting When We Can - 2W, 2E, C5 - Challenge #82 Use Your Markers

One Stitch At A Time - 2W, SIO - #223 Anything Goes 

Penny Black and More – M, no digis, 3E – November - Anything Goes

Pile It On - W #46 Vintage

Robyn`s Fetish - W - #238 Things with Wings

Scrappy Hands - M – #26 Textures

Scribble and Scrap - 2W, SIO, E3, C15, F - #31 Autumn

Stella Says Sketch - M, SIR  -   Challenge #219   - Anything Goes See  below*  

That Craft Place - 2W, 1E - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenges - 2W, 3E - #212 Girly

The Ribbon Girls - W, must use ribbon – Color Challenge Red

• • Fan-Tastic Tuesday - W, E4, Must Be Square or Rectangular #62 Anything Goes with twist - Masculine
  • Craft Room Challenge 2W, 3E - Anything 3D (Week 2)
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    • Clear It Out W, 3E, Must use stash item - Challenge Theme: Anything Goes  Stash: Anything Goes
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      • Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #91 - Shabby Chic - (Week 1)

OSAAT - ANYTHING GOES WITH DISTRESSING - ADULT CONTENT by STITCHY BEAR DIGITAL OUTLET

This fortnights fantastic OSAAT challenge its

Anything Goes with a Distressing

The Sponsor for this weeks challenge is StitchyBear Digi Outlet with the November 5 image prize pack. 

I feel honored that Stitchy entrusted me with her digi's called True Love.

This is an ADULT CONTENT digi pack, but I find it to be very beautiful - a testimony to true, uninhibited Love.

Say no more.

My distressing is in the form of the cloth at the bottom.

Hugginz,

Samara

  

FITZTOWN CHALLENGE BLOG - GLITZ AND GLAMOUR

FITZTOWN CHALLENGE BLOG

Theme:  GLITZ AND GLAMOUR

Digi: Cameo

This was NOT hard to compile.  FITZTOWN images make it a breeze to create art. Especially their Cameo and Fae series (for me.)  This particular image so reminded me of Charlize Theron that I couldn't get over it - I had to chose it.  I hope you will find an image you love as much as I love the CAMEO and FAE series at FITZTOWN STORE.

For this card, I really went GLITZ, using Transparency Paper on top of regular but sparkly card stock from Stampin Up. I think it is properly called Glimmer Paper or Shimmer Paper - I'm sure a SU rep can correct me.  And I got out all the embellies I had and went to town.

Please go over to our challenge blog, go GLITZY and GLAMOURY and let's see whatcha got. Surely you have some GLITZ.  Let it be your makeup, your jewelry, your embellies, your frames, your material or threads, your washi that sparkles, your stamps that are embossed with gold or silver - your stickes or glitter - anything that you consider GLITZ!

Check out the STORE, and come on over to see the Designer's and how they are interpretted the challenge.  This is always fun for me because we are always so different!

And don't forget, we have a FACEBOOK PAGE!

I hope you like my card.  Transparency cards are SO fun - either through the printer or not.

Hugginz

Samara

IKE'S WORLD CHALLENGE - TRICK OR TREAT

IKE’SWORLD CHALLENGE

WEEK TWO

TRICK OR TREAT

Look what you could win!

What a great thing to be able to choose from Ike's great collection!

I chose Ike's 10th day of Christmas Image

Pull out your scaries - goolies - skellies from Ike's shop

and show us whatcha got!

hugginz

Samara

Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes

• • 2 Cute Ink Challenge - 2W, SIO, E2, C10 - (Week 2) Halloween Treats
  • • Artistic Inspirations - W, E3 - Anything Goes and/or Happy Birthday
  • Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - W - Sketch*
    • Cards in Envy - 2W, E3, A2 Cards only (4.25x5.5") no more than ¼" thick - (Week 1)Pumpkin Patch
  • Cheerful Stamp Pad - 2W, JFF, mixed media - (Week 2) Fall ColorsC CCr
  • • • • Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
  • Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas - 2W - (Week 2) Brown & Orange
  • Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Bright & Sparkly
  • • • Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (Week 2) Music
  • Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - W, SIR - Must include Cricut cartridge cut - Anything Goes
  • • Haunted Design House Macabre Mondays - 2W, dark/gothic/Halloween only - (Week 1) TBA
  • • Imagination Crafts - M, 3E, 7C, SIR to win prize - (November) Always Anything Goes
  • • Lawnscaping - 2W, 3E, F, C3 but must be different theme - (deadline Nov 12) Fall & Pumpkins
  • • Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - W, 2E, must include Kraft cardstock and/or items that can be purchased at Kraft Outlet - Critters
  • • MarkerPOP Challenge - 2W, 2E, C10, must use Copic or ShinHan markers - (Week 2)Anything Goes
  • Melonheadz Friends Challenge - 2W, 2E, SIO - (Week 2) Halloween or Colors: Orange, Black, Green, Purple
    
  • • My Craft Creations - 2W, Challenge links on top - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
  • My Craft Spot - W, 1E, 5C - Metal
  • Not Just Cards - 2W - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
  • Ooh La La Creations - 2W, SIO - (Week 2) The Witching Hour
  • Paradise of Magnolia - 2W (1st & 3rd Mondays), SIR (Magnolia stamp), E3 - (Week1) Anything goes
  • • Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Anything goes + Option: Halloween
  • Seems a Little Sketchy - 2W - (Week 1) Sketch*
  • • The Crazy Challenge - 2W, 4E - (Week 2) Spooky Nights
  • The Outlawz Greetings Challenge - W, Must have sentiment or greeting, 1E, must sign in to participate
  • • The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - 2W, E2, SIO - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
  • • Through the Purple Haze - W, E3, C10 - Anything Goes
    • • • • Anything But A Card - 3W, no cards - #41 Anything Goes
    • • • • • enny Black and More – M, no digis, 3E – November - Anything Goes
      • • • • cribble and Scrap - 2W, SIO, E3, C15, F - #30 - As Always
      • Sentimental Sundays - W, must include Sentiment - #231 Anything Goes
      • • • • Sunday Stamper - W, JFF - #332 Sharp Dressed Man
      • That Craft Place - 2W, 1E - Halloween
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