Holly tags

I used the Freshly made sketches sketch to make some Christmas Tags

 

Here they are, quick and easy.

 

 

The sentiment is computer generated and the holly and stars are both stickers. The tags are hand cut and I did faux stitching to complete

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scraps of holly and red

Single hole plier punch

ribbon

31 july

 

Fresh colours

Color throw down has a lovely fresh colour combo this week

 

 

I made a small card

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scrap

Liquid pearls in gold

Rolfes metallic pen in green

31 july

 

You've got the edge

Simon says stamp blog Monday Challenge is

'You've got the edge'

I made a tag and added a second layer to exaggerate the edge.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in cream

Cuttlebug

Die: Tag: wPlus timeless tags 2

        Heart:2 die 4: heart

Paper: Fabscarps Dots with red

Pentel fineliner in black

single hole plier punch

cord 

31 july

Baby jump suit

CAS colours and sketches have this sketch

 

 

I used it to create a card for a baby boy

 

First I traced the shape onto the card stock and then pricked the holes. Once I had finished stitching I hand cut the little jump suit.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and blue

Hand made paper

Dotty ribbon

Gold beads

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



31 july

 

Red, black and white

Always playing with paper have a colour challenge this week

 

 

I choose red as my third colour 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Merry Christmas: computer generated

          Black: 80gsm

Pattern: Form-a-lines christmas_tree_c3_3

Beads: Black bugle

           Red round

28 July

 

Winter in July

Split coast stampers F4A387 is

'Winter in July'

Where I live it is Winter in July, although it hasn't been a very cold one so far.

I made a stitching pattern from a doodle and stitched this very abstract snowman

 

I will also be entering this at Pinspirational challenges where it's

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

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

Double sided Foam dots 

28/31 july

Merry Christmas Tree

Christmas card challenges has this cue

 

 

I stitched an old favourite

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Rolfes metallic marker in gold

Flat backed gems

Pattern: Free download from Bergkaarten 

25 july

Summertime Blues

TGIF fchallenges has this cue

 

 

I stitched a delicate blue flower

 

 

I will also be entering this at Uniko studio where it's

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in mauve and white

Pentel gel pen in blue

Liquid Pearls in gold

27 july/22 aug

 

A pair of Butterflies

Butterfly spot challenge has this cue

Matching pairs and/or color of orange peel, with a butterfly or two of course!

I made a pair of butterflies, no orange in sight I'm afraid.

 

I used artist pastels to colour them in. To complete I smudged the pastel using an earbud

Supplies:

Pattern: 101 Ideas for embroidery on paper by Erica Fortgens

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of paper

Flat backed gem sin pink

Pentel artist pastels 

25 july

Green flowers

CASe this sketch have this cue

 

 

I have really enjoyed stitching the pattern I have used for today's card and did it in a variety of different colours. This is the last one ( for now!)

 

 

I will also be entering this at  Simply less is moore where it's

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Thread: DMC 4040

Brad: Uprint Scrapbooking brads D252

27 july

 

Lots of layers

The flower challenge have the following for us

 

 

I experimented a bit with layering, something that isn't my usual style. I did some dry embossing

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Strip: Microsoft Publisher

           Pink: 80gsm

Cuttlebug

Die: Swirls

Red Foil

Rolfes metallic pink

Flat backed gem I red

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on Paper by Joke de Vette 

25 july

Blue and white

Curtain call challenge has a great colour scheme. I love blue and white

 

 

I made another small card which I free hand doodled around the edges to complete.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Liquid Pearls in gold

Pentel fine liner in black

25 july

 

Just add a twist

Just Add Ink have a fun challenge

 

 

Mine is an abstract shape turned into a Christmas Card

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and navy

Thread: DMC Blanche

White beads

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

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



19 july

 

Blue butterfly

Always playing with paper  have a sketch challenge this time

 

 

I made another butterfly card 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in plae blue

Paper: Activity village

Thread: Green: DMC 896

Pattern:  Creative download 22

Flat packed pearls

 

19 july

Watermelon colours

Color throwdown have a lovely colour palette for us this week.

 

 

I made a small cards

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Freedownload: Source Unknown

Pattern: Free pattern from Stitching Cards. Sadly it is no longer available

Fat backed pearl

 

17 july

 

What big eyes you've got.......

CAS colours and sketches have this sketch for us

 

 

I made another owl card but this time I used a different pattern

 

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Bergkaarten

Cards stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Free download: Source unknown

Pentel metallic gel pen in gold

17 july

 

Ornaments

This fortnights challenge at Christmas card challenges is

 

 

I made a card using a digistamp this time.

 

 

My colouring needs a lot of practise but I had fun. I coloured with aqua pencil crayons and then blended with mineral turps.

 

I will also be entering this at Dragonfly journeys as well  as Splitcoast stampers F4A386 where it's

'Christmas in July'

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Free download: Source unknown

Aqua pencil crayons

Mineral turps

Corner punch 

16/22 july

Turtle Love

Splitcoast stampers FS544 is honouring Ann Greenspan this week. I loved her turtle card here.

Recently I was asked to make a couple of cards for an engagement and one of them also had turtles on it so I thought it would be a perfect way to honour Ann if I shared it here.

It is also my 16th wedding anniversary today so it's kind of fitting in that way too.

 

 

Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Fabscarps dots with lime

Pattern: Stitching cards turtles

Thread: Pink: DMC 3326

              Green: DMC 3348

               Red: DMC 047

White sequins

Small wobbly eyes 

A square of Green velum

CASe this sketch have this for us

 

 

I made another small card using a square of green velum

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Green velum

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette

Pink flat backed gem

 

13 july

 

Large pink flowers

Always playing with paper has this cue

 

 

I focused on the large pink flowers

 

 

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

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock; 200gsm in pink

                   160gsm in white

Liquid pearls on gold 

12/22 july

 

Tic Tac Toe......

I have found a new challenge over at Tic Tac Toe challenge. Here is there cue card

 

 

I have choosen the last vertical column for my card

 

 

The ribbon is in a vertical stripe behind the topper and if you look carefully at it you will see the pink at the top.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsmin white and green

Thread: Green: DMC 663

             Mauve: DMC 105 and 155

Self adhesive satin ribbon

Pattern: Ann's paper art

10 july

 

The colour Vermillion

Butterfly spot challenge have

K for key and/or colour Vermillion, which is a scarlet or rich red and a butterfly or two of course.
I have never heard of the colour vermillion so I hope I'm on the right track with this card.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Free download: Source unknown

Gold peel off

Thread: Vermillion: DMC 5601 

12 July 

Keep it Summery

Simon says stamp blog Work it Wednesday June has this cue

'Keep it summery'

 

 Working in my garden is definitely something I do a lot of in Summer and so I get a better change at seeing the wonderful array of insects, both wanted and unwanted.

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

'Summer Sunshine'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Green strip from Google

           Red: 80gsm

Sentiment: Computer Generated

Wooden Ladybirds

21/12 July

White on White

Addicted to CAS is

 

 

Recently I made this little card and it's perfect

 

 

I hand embossed the frame using a Crafter's Companion.

 

I will aslo be entering this over at CAS on Sunday here it's

'Flowers'

 

My inspiration

 

Source: Pintrest

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Carfter's Companion

Embossing tool

Liquid Pearls in platinum

flat backed gem

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

7/12 July

 

Flowerpots

Always playing with paper have this cue

 

 

The idea is to use as many or as few of the above as you chose.

I made two cards with bright flowers on them.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

paper: scraps

Flat backed gems in champagne

Pattern: Stitching cards flowerpots

6 july

 

Celebrating a Mother's love

Time out challenges have this cue

'Celebrate'

I have chosen to celebrate love with this card

 

 It was made for a Mom to give to her daughter and ended up framed and handing on the daughter's bedroom wall.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and pink

paper: hand made paper in Burgendy

Pattern: New designs, New projects for embroidery on paper by Erica Fortgens

5 july