Be Square

Double trouble challenge has this cue

'Be Square- Christmas in July'

I seem to be on a bit of a roll as far as Christmas is concerned at the moment.
A small card with a 'square' gift

 

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

'Christmas in July"

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of Christmas paper

Sentiment: Stitching cards free-words-for-card-stitching

Gift: Pattern: 1001 Ideas for embroidery on Paper by Joke de Vette

14 July email ink

Gifts

CAS Christmas card challenge has this cue

 

 

I made a small card

 

 

I different coloured version here.

 

I will also be entering this over at The library craft challenge where I concentrated on the colours

 

 

as well as at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge where it's

'Non Traditional Christmas Colours'

 



Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

paper: wrapper from a discontinued line of toiletries

Rolfes metallic pen in Blue

Pattern: 1001 Ideas for embroidery on Paper by Joke de Vette 

24 june

 

Pink parcels

Splitcoast stampers F4A479 is

'Simple lines' as a background

I made another small card

 

 Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

paper: wrapper from a discontinued line of toiletries

Rolfes metallic pen in rose

Pattern: 1001 Ideas for embroidery on Paper by Joke de Vette
Thread: Pink: Light: DMC 818
                       Medium: DMC 730
                       Dark: DMC 326

3 may

Five Parcels

Pinspirational challenges have this photo for inspiration

 

 

and here is my card

 



 

 

I recently showed a small card which I made using a portion of this pattern here.

I will also be entering this over at Sugarpea designs where it's

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scraps of red satin ribbon and twine

Pentel gel pen in red

Pattern: 101 ideas for embroidery on paper by Erica Fortgens

Paper: Free download: Source unknown

1 jan

 

Put a bow on it

Split coast stampers F4A391 is

"Put a bow on it'

I made a card with gifts on it

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

pattern: 1001 ideas for Embroidery on Paper by Joke de Vetter

Scraps of ribbon

Paper: Free download from  Activity village

24 aug

Sorbet coloured tag

Curtain call challenge has this inspirational photo

 

 

I decided to concentrate on the colours and made this tag

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap book embellishment

Pentel gel pen in pink

Die: wPlus Timeless tags 2

Cuttlebug

25 june

 

Gift wrap

Now that Christmas is over and all the presents have been given and received I can share with you what my gifts looked like this year.

I always try to stick to a colour theme and use the same kind of embellishment on them all each year.

 

Here are my 2016 gifts

 

 

I used a strip of hessian tape and some red satin ribbon on each one and made my own clay hearts with air drying clay.To make the hole I used an old take out chop stick and to make the design I pressed an embossing folder into the clay before leaving it to dry.

I traced around the heart and cut out a card stock shape to write the messages on.

 

Here is a close up

 

 

Next time I'll roll out the clay a little flatter as they where a bit thick and heavy.

 

If you would like to see how I wrapped my gifts in years gone by click here and here.



Downton Abbey

One of the great things about the holidays is having the time to catch up with all the series that you enjoy watching. I absolutely love Downton Abbey  and I devoured all nine episodes of Season 4 during that time. I'm now on the prowl for the season 5 DVD but unfortunately none of the shops seem to have received stock of it yet. (Season 6 is airing at the moment on our pay for view channel but as we don't have that I'll just have to keep checking for when it comes into the stores.)

The new cue at Casology is

 

 

I decided to do gifts which are waiting to be opened.

 

 

I tore the topper and paper with the help of my edger ruler. It gives a more controlled edge to the torn page.

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: 101 ideas for embroidery on paper by Erica Forgtens

Thread: All colours and brands unknown

Card stock: 160gsm in white and pink

Paper: Scraps of green embossed and gold scrap book paper

Jef Paper Tear edger

Give

Well it's Sunday morning and has been an overcast weekend, perfect for snuggling up with a cup of coffee and a good book. I've got the good book and I'm drinking the coffee but unfortunately the snuggling will have to wait a couple of hours as reports are my priority today. Managed to get through six yesterday and the aim is to complete another six today so I guess I should stop playing here and get on with them!
But before I do CASology have a new cue card and it's

 

 

 I made these cards a while a go and have never posted them. I'm afraid that it's a rather literal interpretation of the cue

 

 

I can't claim the idea for this card as my own but sadly can't remember where I got my inspiration.

I think I prefer the pastel one best.

 

Supplies:

Pattern: My own

Thread: Brands and colour codes unknown

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: mauve and blue in 80gsm

Flat backed gems and metal dots

Parcels

Freshly made sketches's new sketch looks like this

 

 I have been saving these cards for just such a layout.

 

 

I took my inspiration from a fellow card maker just can't recall who exactly.

I coloured with some pastel pencils and smudged with a ear bud.

 

Supplies:

Pattern: My own

Card Stock: 160gsm in red and blue

Thread: Brands and colour codes unknown

Paper: Blue: Paper Pizzazz pastel plaids and stripes

           Pink: Free Download from Activity Village

Pastel pencils

metal dots