Rows and rows of butterflies

CASe this sketch has something fun this week.

 

 

I made these small cards

 

The butterflies are punched from paint chip cards and machine stitched to the topper.

  

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    Paintchip cards in autumn shades

Paper: Gold in 80gsm

Butterfly punch.

1 sept

 

Baby balloons

Clean and Simple on Sundays have a cue of

 

'Balloons'

 

I used this to make a baby card

 

 

I'll also be entering this at Simon says stamp Monday challenge where the challenge is
'All stitched up'

 My layout inspiration came from this card

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Satin ribbon in pink and white

Double sided foam dots
Thread: Pinks :056 and 335

 

 

2 sept

Bowl of flowers

Color throw down have these colours this week

 

 

and here is my card.

 

 

 

It's a colour variation on this one. I actually prefer todays version.

 

I will also be entering this over at CAS colours and sketches were this weeks sketch is

 

 

as well as over at Split coast stampers featured stamper 499 were I CASed this card of Mary's. I love how she makes a matching envelope for all her cards.

 

 

Supplies:

 Card stock: 160gsm in white

 Thread: Mauve/blue House of Embroidery 14

Paper: wrapper from a discontinued bar of soap (Click on the word 'one' above for the story behind this)

 Pentel fine liner

30 aug

 

Go Fishing

Simon says stamp Monday challenge is

 

'Go Fish'

I choose to make this cute little teddy

I will also be entering this over at Just add ink were it is

 

 Supplies:

Card stock: recycled an old calendar

                   180gsm in kraft

Paper: Free download from Google

Pattern: Easy embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette

Earbud

Pastel pencils

 

29 aug

Clouds

dragonfly journeys have this lovely cue card
 

 

Here is my card with a cloud

 

 

 

Supplies:

card stock 160gsm in white

Homemade (not by me) Yellow paper

Satin ribbon with elephants and rabbits

Pastel pencil in yellow

Earbug for smudging

 

 

27 aug

Girl, you'll be a woman soon.

I'm thrilled to be the Guest designer over at Uniko studio for challenge 35 and this is my second card.

 

The challenge is to take inspiration from a song or the lyrics of a song.

 

Here is my first card and for today's one I have used a line from the song 'Girl' by Sundance Kid.

It goes like this

"Girl, you'll be a woman soon"

and I came up with this card

 

 

Initially I pricked the pattern and then added the watercolour working from the left across the page. Once it was dry I stitched the topper, added some glitter around the edges, a couple of gems and it was all done.

 

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

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-girl-on-a-swing

Thread: Grey DMC 317

Paint: Reeves water colour 'Violet'

Glitter: Glitzin' Glam in crystalina

Flat backed gems in mauve

 

 

 

 

Something Exotic

Simply less is moore

 

'Something Exotic'

For my exotic I made a peacock.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Free download from Activity village



 

 

26 aug 

A very late Easter card

CAS colours and sketches have these colours this week.

 

 

This is the very last Easter card that I made and somehow never got around to showing.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching cards Easter-basket

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    160gsm in grey

Self adhesive message tape

Liquid pearls in gold

paper: recycled yellow/cream envelope

 

24 aug

 

A touch of Gold

Stamplorations CAS Challenge August

 

 

Here is my card or rather cards

 

 

I made the one at the back first but didn't like how dense the stitching made the heart outline look so for the second one I counted a couple more holes between stitches and am much happier with this result.

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching cards we-are-family

Thread: Dark Gold: DMC E436

              Light Gold: DMC 303

Cuttlebug

Cuttlebug enbossing  folder swiss dots

Card stock: 160gsm in white

paper: 80gsm in white and gold

Gold enamel dots

Flowers: Gold are store bought

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

 

 

31 aug

Flowers and twine

Color throwdown's cue colour combo is

 

 

I made this card

 

 

It is a colour variation of this card.

 

Supplies:



 Card stock: 200gsm in kraft

                   160gsm in white

Pattern: My studio 3D

Thread: Green DMC 703

             Silver: DMC 415

Button: from my stash

Twine: Saved from a price tag on a shirt my husband bought

22 aug

 

Have a heart

Split coast stampers Free 4 all 338 is

'Have a Heart'

This is the card I made for my sister for her anniversary this year.

My inspiration

Source: Unknown



 

Supplies:

Card stock: White 160gsm

                    Green 160gsm

Scraps of paper in yellow, blue and red

Thread: DMC in blanche 

 Die: 2 die 4: heart

Cuttlebug

 

+-19 aug

Multi coloured Congratulations

Sugar pea designs have this colourful challenge

 

 

I made 3 cards with the same design. I have shown the birthday one before but today's one has a 'Congratulations' sentiment on it.

 

 

I will also be entering this over at Share joy challenge were I chose the coloured side of this

 

 

as well at Word art Wednesday were it's

"Anything goes"

 

Supplies:

Thread: Grey DMC 317

             All other colours codes and brands unknown

Silver peel off sentiment

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Free download from Activity village

6 sept

 

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

 

Hit for a six

TGIF challenges have a sketch this week.

 

 

This card was made for my other nephew. He plays wicket keeper for his local club

 

 

Cricket is "Summer Fun" for boys so I'll be entering this over at Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge where that is the cue.

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching cards cricket

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    200gsm in kraft

                    200gsm in brown

Scrap book paper

Silver peel off numerals

Raffia

18 aug

 

Kraft and white baubles

I hardly ever use stamps on my cards and it's for that exact reason that I love the challenge over at Time out challenges this week. It's

 

'Holidays with the optional twist of no stamps'

 

Here is my card

 

I will also be entering this at Sugarpea designs where the challenge inspiration is


 

My inspiration

 



Supplies:

Card stock: Kraft in 200gsm

Thread: DMC Blanch

Flat backed gems in red

Flat backed pearls

Glitzing Glam red



 

17 aug

Music

I come from a musical family, we can all sing but none of us play any instrument very well. My cousin, on the other hand, is one of those annoying people who can make music with just about anything that he picks up and through the amazing mystery which is genetics, my niece has the same ability. When I saw the challenge over at Addicted toCAS I knew that it would be the perfect opportunity for me to make her card for later this year.

 

 

So without any further fanfare here it is

 

 

I'll also be entering this over at Share joy challenge were I will be doing the clean and simple side

 

 and at CASe this sketch were it is

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Karin's Creations patterns KC088

 Thread: Grey DMC 317

Card stock: White in 160gsm

Paper: Paper Pizzazz soft tints

Liquid pearls in gold

 

 

 

18 aug

Dizzy

CASology have this cue card

 

 

I did a geometric pattern, you can get 'dizzy' just looking at the repetition

 

 

 I made the envelope using a page from an old book of road maps.

 

I will also be entering this over at a challenge that I have just discovered Just add ink were the inspiration is this lovely photo

 

I concentrated on the green.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: green and white in 160gsm

Pattern: Sentiment: Stitching cards words-wishes-art-nouveau

Beads: small green

Paper: silver in 80gsm

Page of old road map book

Birthday Tortoises

Freshly made sketches have this great sketch. I think it might just become one of my favourites.

 

I turned it on it's side and made this card for my youngest nephew.

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Tortoise: Stitching cards turtles

              Sentiment: Stitching cards free-bookmark-words

Card stock: 180gsm in dark green

                    160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in light green

brass brads



15 aug

 

Potting shed

Sugar pea designs have this challenge

 

 

I choose to concentrate on the colours and came up with this card which will go to my Brother in law as he is always pottering in his garden.

 

 

 I will also be entering this over at Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge were the challenge is

'Let's go wild'.

I'm going wild in the garden.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in green and white

Straw burlap

Buttons from my stash

Digi stamp: free one but unfortunately I can't remember the source

Odourless mineral turps

Pentel water soluble pencil crayons

Ear bud for blending



6 sept

 

Serenity

This week's Split coast stampers Featured stamper 496 is Mandi
I decided to CASe this card of hers.

Here is mine made for a young lady who is turning 18 this year.

 

I used a large oval die, placed long ways to make the curved lower edge. It took a bit of working out so that it didn't leave a mark on the card stock but eventually I realized that if I just rolled the card stock half way into my Cuttlebug and then backed it out, that would work. It was worth the extra brain power to work that out. I'm very happy with the end result.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Free download from Activity village

Cuttlebug

Die: Sizzix ovals 657562 Largest die

Pattern: facebook bordandoen papel

 

 

 

 

13 aug

 

 

Some small flowery cards

Uniko studio have this great cue card

 

 

My little cards 

 

 

This one is for the challenge

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scraps of pink and mauve 80gsm

Liquid pearls in gold

12 August

 

Baby Bear

Share joy challenge have this challenge. I will do the middle, vertical column

 

 

 

I made this baby card

 

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on Paper by Joke de Vette

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Rolfes metallic pen in blue

White enamel dots

Wobbly eye



10 aug