Thursday, September 8, 2011

A stitch or two will do

Why hello there!

Today I've got a card for the new Stitch it Up Challenge over at Some Odd Girl. Yep, that's right... we want to see you make stitching a big center of attention on your card. It can be hand stitching, machine stitching, faux stitching, or heck a combo of them all! Just don't hide it!

Now guess which of the three ways of achieving this look I went with? Remember... I'm a laaaaazy crafter, LOL! If you guessed faux stitching then you get a gold star. Yep, believe it or not there isn't a single stitch of actual thread on this card. Instead, I raided my handy dandy stash of rub-ons and found these awesome 'stitched' pumpkins and alphas that I just knew I had to use for a funky Halloween card.
Being very much in the Halloween spirit of things I really wanted to color up Witchy Tia. She is an oldie but goodie digi image from Some Odd Girl but I had to have her for some of my cards this year. I just think that she and her kitty friend are totally adorable! I ended up printing them out a bit on the smaller side since so much of the card was already being taken up by my 'stitching'. But I think it gives them the appearance of flying past us at a distance. :)

Alrighty, time for you to pick up the needle and thread (or not heehee) and take on the challenge! You've got until September 20th to enter a card for a chance at winning a fab prize and while you don't have to use a SOG image to qualify, you do get an extra name in the hat come drawing time if you do. :)

Have fun and good luck!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digi stamp- Some Odd Girl (Witchy Tia)
Colorbox black pigment ink
The Twinery twine
EK Success border punch
Autumn Leaves stitching rub-ons
Creative Cafe rub-on stitches
Kaiser Craft gems
Sharpie White marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E31, e23, E57
eyes- YG03, YG95, YG99
clothes- W5, W7, W9, YR14, YR18, E19, V06, V09, YR21, YR24, YG25, YG67, Y38, YR04
cat- N1, N3, N5
broom- E55, E77, Y21
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29 comments:

  1. chrilvianSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    oooooo she is cute
    thanks for showing
    i have some digies in my head, but didnt know about this one
    hmmm think-im-going to shopppp
    great card

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  2. Chris_PSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    This is sooo cool!!!

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  3. LiliyaSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    Beauty!!! Very cute card! Love your colouring!

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  4. HloraSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    wow! Fantastic stitching! Maybe I will try to make the same oneday. Thanks for your creative works!)) Love your cards! The images are so cute! Love all of them! ))

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  5. Heidi BrawleySeptember 8, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    Ohhh this card is Awesome!!! She is a cutie too. I am not a huge fan of Some Odd Girl but this Witchy Tia is very adorable!!! Your cards are always sooo inspiring too!
    Hugs, Heidi B.

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  6. RobinSeptember 8, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Super fun card!!

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  7. corryskaartSeptember 8, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    hoi amy
    weer een prachtige kaart met dat borduursel maar zelf kan ik dat niet omdat ik maar een oog hebt:-))
    groetjes van corry

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  8. ShaelaSeptember 8, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    This is sooo cute! Love that adorable witch stamp, and I would NEVER have guessed that the stitching wasn't real! :)

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  9. RiNNESeptember 8, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Fantastic card, Amy! The stitching challenge was well executed! Those rub-ons came in handy! Witch Tis is adorable (can u say that about a witch?).

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  10. Lau WSeptember 8, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Oh this is creative, superb card with this sweet stamp, love the little cat :-))
    xxx

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  11. SuiLanSeptember 8, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    Wow your cards are soooo beautiful!

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  12. JennySeptember 8, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    OMG- love this! AND I was totally fooled by your faux stitching!

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  13. Cindy H.September 8, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    Love this adorable card!! This sweet image and your gorgeous coloring - Wow! I was amazed that the stitching wasn't real.

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  14. DanniSeptember 8, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    So very adorable!! and so clever to use rub-ons as they look so much like real stitching!!

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  15. ShazzaSeptember 8, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    fab card, the image is so adorable x

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  16. AnneSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    wow very cool Amy. A great card
    Anne x

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  17. ElenaSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Oh Amy this card is super!! I love it, totally deeply love it! The sweet witch is soooo cute (it's on my purchases-list from the first visit on SOG) and the way you found to use stitching is... fabolous!

    Hugs,
    Elena

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  18. Crafty LoopsSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Amy I would have sworn blind that you had stitched every bit on this card!! Those rub-ons are awesome, I have never seen any like those before. What a terrific card. Lee xx

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  19. MimiSeptember 8, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Amy, I seriously thought it was real stitching, and in such a sweet technique! Adorable Tia couldn't be any cuter! TFS! ;)

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  20. krisSeptember 8, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    this is waaaay cool!!! it really looks like you stitched the card!! how wonderful is that! i really like this... has a fun, kiddy feel to it!! =D

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  21. CraftdeeSeptember 8, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Now this is REALLY my kinda stitching!! Don't even have to do all the little dashes, yay! The fact that it looks FAB is such a bonus :-) Love it, TFS, Dee

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  22. gobeagirlSeptember 8, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Amy I think I am brain dead today. I forgot that I actually got the chance to see this card this morning but had no time to tell just how cute I think it is. I love your sticker stitches. What a fun idea. I don't have any of the Odd girl stamps, but I love their eyes and I really need to splurg on some. lol... One of these days I will be a millionair and I will come and get you and we will fly to the Greeting Farm home office. lol and of course any where else you would like to go. heehee. I think I am tired. Have a great night. Hugs, Lisa

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  23. Cor*September 8, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    R U freakin kidding me! No thread. SHUDDUP!!! LOL this is totally wicked ! Great coloring! You? A lazy crafter? for real!?1!? You amaze me daily girl!

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  24. IverovaSeptember 9, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    Oh, I love, love,love this card!!! It's gorgeous Amy!!!! Hugs!!

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  25. Lou MacSeptember 9, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    Rub-ons?! You gotta be kidding me. It all looks like THREAD!! Such a neat effect!!
    I love the small size of Tia and your colouring is freakin' awesome - as always!!

    I love the three little baker twine bows and the added bling!! So neat.

    xo

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  26. YaniSeptember 9, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    Super cute!! What a fun idea!! Really, your card looks amazing :-)

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  27. donna mikasaSeptember 9, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    What an adorable image! And I LOVE that faux stitching--that's my kind of sewing, too! The twine is a yummy touch! Love this!

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  28. Vera Yates (Ling)September 10, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Amy, this is so cute! Love your stitched pumpkin!

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  29. LeanneSeptember 15, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    I was going to say, wow if you could stitch like that I'm throwing my machine away!! hahaha.. pure genius Amy! I think little Tia is adorable, with her cute little kitty friend just flying by on her broom. Fun card! ;)

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