OSAAT DT - CHALLENGE NO 219 - ANYTHING GOES WITH A DIE!

Well hello there peeps - I bet you are thinking "oh she's still here then" - I have been making a few cards but have neither posted them nor have I been commenting on my friends/followers blogs.  I have been commenting on my DT work however, but if someone had said "don't worry about it" I would have quite happily isolated myself even more.  I do feel guilty that I have 'ignored' my friends in blogland but this is something that builds up and happens to me every now and again and I want to hibernate.  'Nuff of that!

This week, the One Stitch at a Time challenge is back after the summer holidays (I'm pleased because I have had to get me bum in gear to get this card posted!!).  There are a few simple changes which you will be able to read about here on the site!  This is an 'Anything Goes' challenge but with the addition that you must use a die or dies on your project - no problem for the majority of my blog friends - eh girls/guys!!!   One of the changes is that our challenges are now fortnightly so I do hope you enter this one and use your favourite dies!  The prize will be 5 of the images that the DT have used for Challenge No 219 - you can see them on the OSAAT site (here) where all the cards made by my teamies are posted.

I cut my card blank out using the Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Circle die - I had to pop it through a few times because it had to be doubled/folded - if you see what I mean - me brain's still a on strike just a tad!

I paper pieced the umbrella but to ensure that the 'under' side of the brolly was different I went over the 'outer' side with my Flexmarkers to deepen the yellow/blue colour.  I was really pleased with the result!  I also added some Glossy Accents to her glasses to make them look the part!

I put a few daisies on the lower half to make the 'stop' for the easel and added a couple of stars - just 'cos I like them.

The sentiment was a freebie I found on t'internet but I retyped it in dark blue then cut it out with one of my pierced dies.

Ingredients

Rainy Day image - BBKakes at the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet
Card Blank - originally a 7" x 7" Pearl card - Anna Marie Designs
Little Sizzlets Paper Pad - Country (for umbrella)
Checked card - stash from QVC (I think) many years ago 
Grand Scalloped Circle die - Spellbinders Dies
Stitched Star die - Lil'inkers Dies (USA)
Daisy and Leaf dies - Marianne Craftables Dies ref CR1272
Clouds (plus raindrops) - Cheery Lynn Dies
Ornamental pierced Tags 3 - Spellbinders Die D'Lites 
Flexmarkers
Glossy Accents

I think I have waffled on enough and I don't want to bore you any further - lol!!  I can see Sue J (Olliesmam) going glazed already!  I would love to see your cards - or anything else you want to make - on the OSAAT challenge.  You have two weeks to get your favourite dies and image out before it closes - plenty of time (says she who takes forever)!!!

Thank you so much for popping over to check my card out - I really appreciate the fact that you are there for me, especially when I know that there are plenty of people a lot worse off than me.

Take care of yourselves - lots of big hugs to you all.

Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 10 challenges -

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge No 9 - http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/make-card-challenge-9.html

Creative Corner Challenge - http://creativecornerchallenges.blogspot.de/2014/09/blog-post.html

Doodle Pantry Challenge No 50 - http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/doodle-pantry-digital-challenge-50.html

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge No 119 - http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2014/09/challenge-119-anything-goes.html

Melonheadz Challenge - http://melonheadzfriends.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/2-or-more-dies-challenge.html

My Time to Craft Challenge No 257 - http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/challenge-257-teddy-bears-picnic.html

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge No 193 - http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-193.html

Sisters of Craft Challenge - http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/sisters-of-craft-september-anything.html

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/the-great-outdoors.html

SweetPea Stampers Challenge - http://thesweetpeastampers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/use-lots-of-layers.html