OSAAT - Orchid Beauty

Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

We have some changes going on with the way we run the challenge, we are now going fortnightly with a prize for the random winner and badge for the Top 3 chosen by the DT.

Challenge #220

Theme 'Anything Goes with a Flower' 

The sponsor is StitchyBear Digital Outlet with a 5 image September prize pack. Remember if you use one of the store items you can enter as many times as you want <g>.

This week I worked with the image Orchid Beauty Digital Stamp and Paper Pack by Coosty Creations.

 Yesterday when in IKEA I managed to find the type of mugs I have hunted for for ages, the ones you can put your own paper insert into.  I know they are readily available in the States but shipping to Saudi is to costly for that and if I bring them in from China I have to buy a huge quantity, far more than I can use.  Anyway, I was over the moon to find them yesterday and so today have used one for my creation.

I used two of the papers that come with this pack (there are four in all in the pack with the digi) to create my background and place the digi on top.  All this was done digitally.  I then printed my project.

Next I coloured the image with another another new pressie I bought myself - Faber Castle Inktense oil crayons - wow I am in love, I thought it would be hard to find something to match my Promarkers but these certainly do :)  I also shaded a bit behind the hexagon so it would have a 3d effect.

Here is a close up of the flower - not the best pic as I photographed it on my knee with only a light behind me, the colour is a bit wrong too - sorry :)

Once this was all coloured I used the liner which came with the mug as a template and cut what was needed - part of a cone shape.  This was then placed inside the area designed for inserts and there we have it - a new and unique mug :)

Ingredients:-

• Digi -  Orchid Beauty Digital Stamp and Paper Pack by Coosty Creations  available from the StitchyBear Digital Outlet
• Faber Castle Inktense oil crayons
• Mug from IKEA

I am entering the following challenges

• Crafting At the Weekend -M,  E3,  #5 Anything Goes
• 4 Krafty Girlz - 2W, E3 (W1 of 2) # 27 Anything Goes
• Divas by Design - W, 2E -  Anything goes
• Fresh Brewed Designs - 2W, 5E - School Days (2nd week) - EVERY TEACHER NEEDS A BREW ON THE GO WHEN TEACHING <g>
• Wonderful Wednesdays - W, SIO -  Always Anything Goes
• Sweet Stamps W, 1E, SIO, C10 - # 187 Anything Goes
• All Crafts Challenge - 2M, 1st Monday of the month every other month, NO CARDS - (Aug/Sept) Anything but a Card
• Crafty Bloggers Network - M, SIO - (Sept) Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and hope you have a happy crafting day:)