Christmas Birds

 Krafty Chicks challenge is

'Christmas'

I made a quick and easy card

A corner punch and scarp of ribbon from my stash finished it off.

I will also be entering this at  CAS Christmas card challenge where it is

as well as at  Moving along with the times where it is

'Animals or Birds'

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm kraft

Paper: Free dowloda from

Scrap of silver ribbon

Double sided tape

Corner punch

14/24/30 oct

Things with wings tag

Stamplorations is 

I received a very beautiful birthday card recently and just had to use the lovely images. Her is a tag I made with it.

I will also be entering this at Krafty chicks challenge where it's
'Silver or Gold'
as well as at CASology where it's

Supplies:

Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus timeless tags 2

Reycled birthday card

Gold ribbon

2 Jan

A quick and easy tag

Alphabet challenge is

'Q for Quick and easy'

I made a quck and easy tag using a wooden button that I bought on sale.

The card stock was pre cut and I simply added a scarp of gingham paper, a gold peel off to neaten things up and some Faux stitching to finish off.

This is the last tag made with the owl buttons which came in a pack of five.

Supplies:

Card stock: Pre cut business card found in my Mom's stationery supply when we where clearing out for her to move.

Button: Brand unknown

Crochet cotton in white

Gold peel off

Pentel fineliner in black

Single hole pliers punch

21 nov

A bird in the sky

These inspired challenges has this image

I concentrated on the colours for my card

This card was made using scraps of paper so I will be entering it at Use your stuff whhere it's

'Use Scraps' as well as at Stinkin inkers where it's

'Die-licious and punchy'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of sky paper

Paper: 80gsm in blue

Pentel Fine liber in black

Flat backed gems

Cuttlebug

7/9/29 nov

Peacock

It's a long time since I've played at Casology. Here is their cue

I made a peacock

My inspiration

Source: Marybeth Lopez

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Thread: Green DMC 712

             Pale Green DMC 368

             Pale Blue: DMC 3811

             Turquoise: DMC 3766
Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark peacock
14 oct

Penguin

The holly and ivy Christmas challenge has this cue

'Anything goes'
as does Merry little Christmas challenge and Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge has

'Christmas'

So I made this card

I will also be entering this at Just add ink where it's

I added a hat

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in red.

           Santa Hats free download. Source unknown

Pattern: Stitching cards Christmas-penguin

14 /31/16/16 oct

Another oldie

Smon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge is

'Midsummer Blues'
and here is mine

When we moved 18 months or so ago I discovered a stash of cards made when I first started doing this many moons ago. This is the last one that I have to share.
As far as technique and products are concerned I can remember very little except that I used a hand operated air brush to make the speckles which I then outlined in felt tipped pen to make it look a bit neater.

 

21 aug

A purple owl

I concentrated on the colours over at These inspired challenges 

 

 

and made this tag

 

 

The tag is hand cut and the owl is a wooden button.

 

I will also be entering this at CASe this sketch where it's

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock : 200gsm in white

Scrap of purple spotty paper

Gold peel off

Crochet cotton in white

Felt tipped pen in black

Single hole punch

21 aug link on mail/22 aug

 

Stripes

The library craft challenge has this cue

 

 

I concentrated on the colours and the word stripes and made this small card

 

 

My inspiration

 

Source: Bronwyn Eastley

 

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of striped paper

Paper: 80gsm in pink

Pentel Fine liber in black

Liquid Pearls in ballerina, Taffy and sage

Cuttlebug

Die:

15 june

 

Create a set

TGIF challenges have asked us to

 

 

I made a set of gift tags using paint chips

 

 

I cut a second tag out of plain white to adhere to the back of the tag to cover the writing. Some colour co-ordinated ribbon finished them off.

he colours are muted in reality but they look very pale in this photo.

I will also be entering this at CAS on Sunday where it's
'Birds'

and at Stamplorations' challengewhere it is

'Summer"

Supplies:

Cuttlebug

Paint chip samples

Iridescent Glitzin' Glam glitter

Die: wPlus 9 Timeless tags 2

Embossing folder: Birds on a wire. Brand unknown as it was bought on a sale and the packaging was damaged.

6/12/31 June

Frame it

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

'Frame it'

Here is my card

 

Initially I used a black fine liner to do the frame but it didn't work so I tried these gold peel offs and they where perfect.

 

My inspiration

 

Source: Unknown

 I will also be entering this over at Krafty chicks challenge where it's

'Anything goes'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Cuttlebug

Die: Bird

       Heart: Sizzixx heart

Flat backed pink gem

Gold peel offs

Black fine liner 

3 june

Look up, way up.

Lil red wagon has this cue

'Look up, way up'

Here are some more Owl tags made with buttons

 

 

The tags are actually some old blank business cards . I added a gold peel off and some crochet cotton to finish.

 

Supplies:

card stock; 200gsm in white

Scraps of pink gingham paper

Gold peel off

Pentel fine liner for faux stitching

White crochet cotton

Owl buttons

23 april

A blue owl

Cupcake inspirations have this cue

 

 

I used it to make an owl tag

 

 

I love owls so couldn't resist when I found these owl buttons on sale recently.

 

I will also be entering this at Krafty chicks challenge were it's

'Chicks or birds'
 

Supplies:

 Card stock: 200gsm in Kraft

                   160gsm in white

                   Recycled birthday card for the pink card stock 

Owl Button: Smart Craft Sewing and Crafts

Crochet cotton in white

Pentel fine liner in black

Cuttlebug

Die: 9 wPlus Timeless tags 2

15/17 april

 

Nature

The male room challengeblog has this cue

 

 

I made a second tag from the same card which I was recycling. See here. This time with a seagull

 



 

I will also be entering this at Addicted to CAS were it's

 

 

at

Lil red wagon were it's  

"Winter Blues"

and at Split coast stampers F4A467 were it is

'I might use that some day'
 



Supplies:
Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus 9 Timeless tags 2

Card stock: recycled greeting card.

5 feb

 

No Embellishment

ABC Christmas Challenge have these cues

Y for Your favourite thing

and Z for zero embellishments.

Embroidery is my favourite thing and this card has no embellishments

 

I will also be entering this at Use your stuff were it's

Christmas/Holidays'

 

Supplies:

Thread: Silver: DMC E168

             Green: DMC 911

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Sentiment: Source Unknown

           Green: Pearlier 80gsm 

Pattern: Stitching cards dove-of-peace

31/21 dec

Two Browns and a green

Color throw down have these colours this week

 

 

I made another personalized card

 

 

Once again the letters are drawn by myself.

 

I will also be entering this at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge were it's

'Anything goes as long as it's Christmas'

 

and at Uniko studio were this is the challenge

 

Supplies:

Card stock; 160gsm in white

paper: 80gsm in gold

          Scrap of chevron paper: Source unknown

Metal dots in gold

Pattern: Stitching cards dove-of-peace
Thread: Gold: DMC E3821
              Green: DMC 911
28/30 Nov/21 Dec

 

All that glitters.....

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge  is

 

"All that glitters is Gold'

I made another small card

A different colour version of this card.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of gold and black paper

Flat backed metallic dot 

21 nov

 

 

Take Flight

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

 

'Take Flight'

 

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge where it's

'Anything Goes'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of spotty paper

Flat backed gem in champagne

Thread: White: DMC Blanche 

5 nov

Big Eyes

CAS colours and sketches have these colours this week

 

 

I used them to make a little owl tag

 

 

I bought these buttons on sale and love how the tag has turned out. I also bought these buttons at the same time. Just love owls.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm in Kraft

                   160gsm in white

                   Recycled birthday card for the pink card stock 

Owl Button: Smart Craft Sewing and Crafts

Crochet cotton in white

Pentel fine liner in black

Cuttlebug

Die: 9 wPlus Timeless tags 2

22 oct

 

A touch of gold

Parus card making challenges has this cue

 

I  used it to make this owl tag

 

 

I bought these owl buttons on a sale and am delighted with how the tags have turned out. I'll share the other colours in due course.

 

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge were it;'s

'Anything but a card'

 

Supplies:

Black pre-cut business card in white

Single hole plier punch

Crochet cotton in white

Peel offs in gold

Scrap of green gingham paper

Pentel fine liner in black

Button: Smart Craft Sewing and Crafts

25/ 17 oct