Christmas cat

I have combined three challenges today Pinspirational challenges which has this photo

 

 

 Casology which has this cue

  

 

and Freshly made sketches which has a sketch that I have followed very loosely

 

  

 

 Here is my card.

 

 

 

At first glance it might seem to be a bit of a stretch for either of the first two challenges so let me explain. Here in South Africa we don't really 'do' Halloween but as you all know I'm a cat lover so couldn't resist this cute little guy. I just turned him into a Christmas cat instead.  

As far as the "Cure' goes some "Kitty cuddles" will cure most things for me.

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Cats:Free down load from            

           Red: Upcycled envelope

Glitter: Glitzing Glam in crystalina

Cuttlebug

Die: Taylored Expressions Notepaper Border die 

31 oct7 nov

 

Pink wreath

Sugar pea designs have this inspiration

 

 

I used the wreath as mine

 

 

I did different colour variations of these layout here and here.

 

Supplies:
Card stock: 200gsm in pink
                    160gsm in white
Flat backed pearls
Liquid pearls in gold

30 oct

 

Butterfly and a flower hoop

Butterfly spot challenge have
 

Butterfly, Hoops and/or harebell for this fortnight

 

Here is my card. I did the butterfly and the hoops

 

 

I did this in blue here.

 

I will also be entering this over at Word art Wednesday

Supplies:
card stock: 160gsm in white
paper: Paper Pizzazz pastels tints
Pearl beads
Pattern: Butterfly: Stitching cards free-butterfly-card-stitching-e-pattern     
              Flowers: Form-a-lines free_flower_circle
Rolfes metallic pen in rose

 

 

 2 nov

Anything with a dash of black

Stamplorations CAS challenge October

   is

 

I made this as a sympathy card

 

 

 I hand embossed the 'pebbles' adding a little silver glitter.

 

I will also be entering it over at Split coast stampers F4A 349 were the challenge is to

'Texturize'.

I think the embossing fits very well.

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Single flower: Stitching cards art-nouveau-rose-4       

              Double flower: Stitching cards art-nouveau-rose-5

Thread: DMC noir

Stencil: Matha Steward metal stencil "pebbles"

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in black

White metal brad

Black marker

31 oct

 

Christmas Tree swirls

Split coast stampers FS507 is Bev.

I took my inspiration from this card. The pattern I chose to stitch has the same swirly effect as her tree

 

 

It's "Anything goes" at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday Challenge so I will be entering this there too.

 

Supplies:

Border Punch: Fiskars stars

Metal dots

Card stock: 160gsm in red

Pattern: Chomikuj Narodzenie,6

30 oct

 

 

 

Acetate or Vellum?

Cas colours and sketches have a Christmas colour scheme this week

 

 

Here is the second card I made using the same pattern and layout just a slightly different colour combination

 

 

I will also be entering it over at Simply less is moore were it's

"acetate or Vellum"

 

I'm not exactly sure what the difference is but I'm sure this card covers one or the other of them

 

and at Always playing with paper were this is the challenge

 

 

 

Supplies:

Cardstock: 160gsm in white

Glitzing glam in red

Thread: Red DMC E321

             Gold: DMC E436

Red glass reads

Kindy Glitter in Crystalline

Pattern: Chomikuj Nardzenie,8

26 oct

 

Falling leaves

Curtain call  have these very blingy pumpkins as their inspiration

 

 

I don't have any need for Halloween cards/tags so I made one using the gold and white colour scheme instead.

 

 

I will also be entering this over at Inspired by all the little things were the inspiration is

 

 

and at Simon says stamp were it's

'Autumn'

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Form-a-lines Autumn_falling_leaves

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Brass brads

paper: 80gsm in gold

25/27 oct

 

Lady in a hat

Freshly made sketches have this inspiration this time

 

 

I was very literal in my interpretation

 

 

 

Supplies:

card stock: White in 160gsm

                   Navy in 180gsm

Cuttlebug

Die: Sizzixx 8 circles

Washi tape in pink candy stripes

Gold peel off

Pattern: Form-a-lines elegant_hat_3

Pearl flat backed gems

Orange and yellow

Pinspirational challenges have this photo for inspiration

 

 

and here is my card

 

  

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 180gsm in cream

pattern: New Designs, New projects for embroidery on paper by Erica Fortgens

Rolfes metallic pen in gold

Pearl beads

24 oct

 

CASing Ardyth

Time out challenges have this delightful card of Ardyth's to CASe

 

 

Here is mine. It's another small one

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: New Designs, New projects for embroidery on Paper by Erica Fortgens

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in green

Glass beads

Rolfes metallic pen in pink



26 0ct

 

Bling

Split coast stampers F4A347 challenge is

'Bring on the bling'.

 

I'm not a great 'bling' person myself but I know that it is something that a large number of people do enjoy so I try to incorporate it onto my cards when I can.

 

Here are some gift tags

 

 

I certainly think they qualify for 'bling'

 

Last year I made these little cards

 

 

and I used the cut out to make my tags this year.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 180gsm in silver

Flat backed gems

Liquid pearls in platinium

Cuttlebug

Die: Trees: Spellbinders Nestabilies 2013 Holiday trees
Crochet cotton
Gold stars

 

21 oct

Muted shades

Inspired by all the little things has this picture of some rather unusual pumpkins as inspiration this week.

 

 

I concentrated on the muted shades in the picture.

 





 

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

Rolfes metallic pen in gold

pattern: Stitching cards border-1--valentine-hearts

20 oct

 

Multi coloured flowers

AAA cards. has this picture

 

 

I made this multi coloured card



Supplies:
Pattern: Unfortunately this pattern is no longer available. The on-line shop has closed down
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Rolfes metallic pen in silver
Scrap of fabric daisies from my stash
22 oct

 

Metallic flowers

Sugarpea designs mix-it-up-challenge-18/ have this for inspiration.

 

 

I choose to use the sketch

 

 

I made the punched flowers

 

I will also be entering this over at CAS colours and sketches where it's a sketch this week

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-flower-5

Card stock: 160 gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in blue

Rolfes metallic pen in blue

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



30 Oct

 

Insects

Simply less is moore have this challenge

 

Spiders or Insects

Here are my cards

 

 

I was inspired by this card

 

Source: Pintrest



 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                   Assortment of coloured scraps

Cuttlebug

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Daisies

Liquid Pearls in gold

Martha Steward three butterfly punch

21 oct

Checks and butterflies

This fortnight's Butterfly spot challenge is

"Butterflies and checked and/or cyan"

I have gone with the checked option. Some more small cards

This one will be entered into the challenge.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Paper Pizzazz soft tints

Thread: Pink: DMC 050

             All other brands and codes unknown

18 oct

Francie

Split coast stampers FS505 is Francie. I cased this card. and came up with this one

 

 

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

 

 

I added 'G'reen leaves. 

 

as well as over at Word art Wednesday were it's

"anything goes"

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Thread: Red: DMC E321

              Gold: DMC E436

Red glass beads small

Glitzing glam in red

Kindy Glitz in crystalina

Paper: red acutue



Pattern: Chomikuj Nardenzie 8

16 oct

 

 

Explore the world

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

 

Explore the world

I used an old road map book to make these masculine gift tags. They are hand cut

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Old AA road map book

Hole punch

Twine

 

 

17 oct

Umbrellas and balloons

I love the new inspiration at Inspired by all the little things

 

 

I decided to concentrate on the green and yellow portion of the picture.

 

 

 

You can see the pink version I made here.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Double sided foam

Ribbon

13 oct

 

Pink, blue and green

CAS colours and sketches have these colours

 

 

I made this card with a matching envelope

 

 

I will also be entering this in the new challenge at The flower challenge which is

'Anything goes with florals'

 

and at Time out challenges were it's

'Breast cancer awareness/ friendship/pink'. I chose the last two.

 

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

Pattern: Stitching cards flower-border-thinking-of-you

Paper: Activity village

Store bought envelope

13 oct

 

Tangerine, kraft and white

TGIF challenges have a colour challenge this week

 

 

Here is my card

 

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Stitching cards flowerpots

Thread: Gold: DMC E436

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                   upcycled calendar

Paper: 80gsm in orange and gold

          Scrap book paper in gold and white

13 oct

 

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

 

Star gift tags

Candee Porter is Split coast stampers FS504.  I have the same die as she used on this card. So I decided to use it to make some Christmas gift tags.

 

Here they are

 

 

Initially I did the machine stitching around both layers but wasn't totally happy with it so did faux stitching on the second one instead.

My inspiration

Source: Pintrest

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in red

Paper: Red Gingham: Free download from

          Brown: Wrapper from a bar of soap

Cuttlebug

Die: Star: Sizzix 

Button from my stash

Pentel fineliner in black 

Quiet time

PINspirational challenges have this lovely serene photo as inspiration

 

 

I choose this pattern to stitch as to me it too depicts a lovely serene moment between Mom and baby.  

 

Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Scrapbooking
Border punch
Flowers: Olba Bloemenponstang punch with attachment Q006 and Q007 for flowers
Pastel Pencils for colouring
Ear bud for smudging
Liquid Pearls in platinum
Pattern: Easy Embroidery on Paper by Joke de Vette
10 oct