'U' for umbrella

Alphabet challenge blog is

'U for umbrella'

Another printed image with some liquid pearls and glitter glue for emphasis

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Double sided tape

Liquid pearls in robin's egg

Glitzin, glam in iridescent

Silhouette Cameo

Canon inkjet printer

28 jan

An orange umbrella

Rainbow card challenge have this cue

 

 

I used it to stitch one of my favourite, a little umbrella

 

 

I raided my husband's fishing tackle box for the nylon for the bow so please don't ask me what it's official name is!

 

I will also be entering this at Mix it up challenge were it's

 'Anything goes'

and Split coast stampers F4A469 were it's

'Orange you glad I didn't say banana'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scrap

Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-lady-with-umbrella

28/28 feb

 

Fire or Rain

Cards in envy has this cue

'Fire or Rain'

 

I made a small card

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: scraps of reversible gold/yellow 80gsm

           Scrap booking paper in gold and white flower pattern

Nylon ribbon in white

pattern: Stitching cards lady-with-umbrella



 

Beach Umbrella....not really!

TGIF challenges have this cue

 

 

I concentrated on the umbrella and made another small card

 

 

To complete I added gold peel off and a cream ribbon

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in green

Gold peel of

Scrap of satin ribbon

Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-lady-with-umbrella

23 aug

 

Last tag of the set

Addicted to CAS have this cue

 

 

I will be entering the last tag from this set

 

 

Which is an umbrella

 

 

In South Africa spring means rain so I will also be entering this at Time out challenges where it's

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus timeless tags 2

        Sizzixx 8 circles

Pentel fine liner

Button from my stash

Crochet cotton

Paper: Publisher

Satin umbrella: Bought

13/25 april

 

Palest pink Parasol

CAS on Sunday/ have this cue

 

'Umbrella"

I love stitching umbrellas so here is my card

 

The tags are hand cut

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    160gsm in navy

paper: Scrap booking reversible

Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-lady-with-umbrella

Thread: Pale pink

Satin ribbon   

17 march

Coral coloured lady

CASe this sketch has this sketch

 

 

 

I made this card

 

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching cards Bookmark-lady-with-umbrella

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Cuttlebug

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug leaves

Button from my stash



13 oct

 

Pink Umbrella

AAA cards have a cue which initially I thought might have been too challenging for me . It's

 

 

But then I came up with this

 

 

My inspiration

 

 

Source: Wendy Weixler

 



As well as over at Word art Wednesday

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-lady-with-umbrella

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Baker's twin in blue and white

Flat backed pink gems

Paper: Old birthday card envelope in pink

Ink:

Stencil: Mask Stencil SP022

8 Oct

 

Rainy Days and Mondays

Okay, so I know that today isn't a Monday but it is a special day for me. I am the Guest Designer over at Uniko studio 

The challenge is to be inspired by a song or the lyrics from a song and my song is

"Rainy days and Mondays" by The Carpenters.

 

I suppose I'm kind of showing my age by my song choice.

 

Anyway here is my card

 

 

I haven't used my Texture paint for a while and it had got a bit thick hence the bald spot in the bottom left. It just fell off as I was working with it. But I decided that it added to the rough texture so I used the panel after all.

 

So pop on over and see what the rest of the design team have to inspire you.

 

I will also be entering this over at CASology were the cue is

 

 

I'm dreaming of a rainy day, or a couple of them rather, to break our drought!

 

and at  Curtain call challenge were I concentrated on the colours in this photo

 

 

 

  

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-lady-with-umbrella

Thread: Cerise: DMC S601

              Grey: DMC 310

Rolfes metallic pen in rose

Mask Stencil SP022

Creative Talent Texture Paint

Flat backed gems in cerise

 

A blue lady

The challenge at Color throw down reeks of summer this week. It's not summer were I live however so I did something different.

 

 

This is one of my favourite patterns to stitch and I have made it so many times. Bear with me as I use it yet again, please?

 

I will also be entering this over at CAS colours and sketches were the brief is

 

 

 

and at Simply less is moore were it's

'Brown and Blue'

 

Supplies:

pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-lady-with-umbrella

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in turquoise

Hand held Embossing tool, sorry don't know make or design name.

Satin ribbon in white

8 aug

Pink Parousel

CAS colours and sketches have this sketch

 

 

For my card I went back to an old favourite

 

 

The art work down the right hand side is a rub on. I made the flowers.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in pearlised pink

Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-lady-with-umbrella

Glitter glue

Flowers: Olba Bloemenponstang punch with attachment Q006 and Q007 for flowers



A second attempt

Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate this special occasion. We are having a family get together at my Mother's house with the traditional South African braai (barbeque). Looking forward to that.

Tic tac toe challenge have this board

 

 

I wanted to give this pattern a second go as I wanted to improve on some things and realized that it would fit perfectly with the diagonal row of Umbrella, clean and simple and all I had to do was add the patterned paper. So here is my card.

 

I'm a lot happier with the umbrella but seemed to lose my way a bit with the skirt!
I will also be entering this over at  CASology were the cue card is

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Double sided foam squares

Washi tape in pink dots

Thread: Light Pink: DMC 4108
             Flesh: Anchor 501
Clear flat backed gems



(31 March)

 

Silhoutte of an elegant lady

Color throw down have these colours as a challenge

 

 

Here is my card

 

Supplies:
Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark lady with umbrella
Thread: DMC Noir
Punch:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Scraps of blue, pink and cream
Rolfes metallic pen in blue
Glitter glue
Olba Bloemenponstang punch with attachment Q006 and Q007 for flowers



(7 March)

 

 

 

Singing in the Rain

Simon says stampblog Monday Challenge is inspired by a song

Mine is Singing in the Rain

(I wish I was singing in the rain, we are still very much a country in the grip of a drought. So sad.) 

 

 

I love how the lady turned out but think some sections of the umbrella are a bit untidy. Will do this pattern again sometime and see if I can sort them out.

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Pintrest

Thread: Flesh: Anchor 501
             Pink: DMC 4108 

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Flower washi tape

Flat backed gems

 

Rainy days and Umbrellas

That is the challenge at Split Coast Stampers Free 4 All, it's rainy days and umbrellas.

I wish we were having that problem here but driving home today the newspaper headlines were all about the possibility of my province experiencing a drought and the possible water restrictions. 

Although we are in a summer rainfall area and so we can't expect rain at the moment, it is still extremely dry so I wouldn't be surprised if we do get some kind of restriction soon.

Oh well, on to my card.

I stitched the umbrellas and then fussy cut them. I also made the little flowers in the top corner.

You can see some cards made with the same pattern here and here.

I will also be entering this in Addicted to CAS challenge

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching Cards Lady with umbrella
Embossed paper: bought but it is a cuttlebug folder

Card stock: White 160gsm

Thread: DMC metallic effect in gun metal grey, sorry no colour code.

cream satin ribbon

Punch: Olba Q001 and Q006

Liquid pearls in platinum

April Showers

I am taking part in two challenges. One at Splitcoast Stampers. Free For All Challenge 269. The challenge is April showers bring May flowers and the other at Addicted to CAS. The challenge is showers.

Here is my entry

 I enlarged the parasol from the original pattern and added a handle.

The flowers were hand made with two large flowers punched in yellow and then a smaller one added in aqua. I added liquid pearls to the centre. I made the "Mother" sentiment.

The Background paper was bought. 

Supplies:

Pattern:   Stitching Cards. Bookmark Lady With Umbrella
Thread: Yellow, Brand and number code unknown.

Pen: Rolfes metallic pen in gold

Twine

Small safety pin

Card Stock: White 160gsm

Punch: Olbi Set 1: Large Flower: Q006

                              Small Flower : Q001

Liquid Pearls in Platinum

The butterfly and the lady

My second entry for Butterfly Challenge is this one. I took the challenge quite literally this time and put my butterfly in the corner!!!

This is a favourite pattern to stitch and you can see some other veriations here.
 I hand cut the tags as I don't have a punch or die this size.

Supplies:

Embossed paper: store bought

Scrap of nylon ribbon in yellow

Metal scrapbook embellishment butterfly

Pattern: Stitching Cards. Lady with umbrella 
Card stock: 160gsm in white

Umbrellas

The pattern I have adapted today is one of my all time favourites. I used a small section of it and added a handle and voila something different.

This one was inspired by Kittie over at Kittie Kraft and is bright and pretty. Her blog is worth a visit, her work is spectacular.

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching Cards Bookmark Lady with Umbrella
Thread: Salmon, light green and yellow (sorry no number but brand is DMC)

Ribbon: narrow satin in white 

Rolfes metallic pen in pink

Vintage lady

I have decided to take part in this weeks Queen for the day QFTD230 challenge over at Split Coast Stampers.

Here is my card.

Here are a couple of other versions of the same pattern. Over the years I have stitched this design often, in fact I suspect that all my female friends and relations have received one of this design sometime or another.

The black ribbon used above was recycled from a gift. I made all the little flowers.

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching Cards  Lady with Umbrella
Embossed papers both store bought.

White Bow: Satin ribbon home made

Flowers: Olfa plier punch Bloemenponstang set 1

Glitter glue

Martha Steward border punch

Raindrops keep falling on my head...

…well not literally but I can always hope!

It’s winter here in the Southern Hemisphere and in Durban, the city where I live, it does not rain in winter so I suppose you could call this wishful thinking.

But I do so love the rain. I love the smell of it, the sound of it and how lovely and clean everything looks after a shower. For me there is nothing better than lying in bed and listening to the rain falling outside.

Oh well, these umbrellas will have to do in the mean time.

 I found a lovely stamped card on  Splitcoast Stampers  that was my inspiration for this card. I knew that with a little tweeking to one of my all time favourite prick and stitch patterns from Stitching Cards the umbrella would be perfect. So I added a curved end to the handle,  left the lady off of course, and I was ready to go.

Once the stitching was done I punched an oval hole on either side, threaded some baker’s twine through that, added 3 flat backed gems and 'voila' a card.

The baker’s twine proved a little thick and the topper would not lie flat so I adhered the top panel to the rest of the cardstock using double sided foam dots. Besides solving the problem nicely it also added some good dimension. 

Supplies

Pattern: Stitching Cards Bookmark Lady with an umbrella
Oval punch and craft hammar

Baker's twine in pink and green

flat backed gems

double sided foam dots

Labels: umbrella