4 small butterflies

I made some very simple cards for the Butterfly spot challenge which is

 

 

I choose to do the 'pink' part of the wheel.

 

 

I coloured the butterflies in very lightly with artist pastels

 

Supplies:

Card stock; 160gsm in white

paper: scraps

Rolfes metallic pen in rose

Pattern: 1001 Ideas for Embroidery on Paper by Erica Forgens

4 july

 

Yellow and blue

The flower challenge has this cue

 

 

I have chosen to use their Blue and yellow one and here is my card

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

pattern: Easy embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette

Pentel gel pen in blue

25 june

 

Geometric

AAAcards has this cue

 

 

Here is my card

 

 

Apologies for the slightly blurry photo

 

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

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scrap of blue stripes

Flat backed gems in clear

Rolfes metallic pen in blue

pattern: New Designs, New rojects for embroidery on paper by Erica fortgens

Blue seed beads

2321 june

 

Doodle bug

TGIF challenges has this cue

 

 

I doodled some grass on this tag

 

 

The tag is hand cut, the sentiment is computer generated and the frog is a button

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scraps

Pentel fine liner in black

Frog button

Single hole plier punch

21 june



Kitty Cat tags

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge has this cue

'Anything but a card'

I made a kiddies gift tag using a plastic sticker with some 'wobblies' in it.

 

They are hand cut

 

I will also be entering this at Color throwdown where it's

 

 

 

Supplies:

Cards stock: 160gsm in pale green

Scrap of paper

Pentel fine liner in black 

Twine

18 june

Something from Home.

CAS christmas card challenge have this cue

 

 

I reckon a Buffalo is pretty masculine.

 

 

This card was made for a colleague to send to her brother who now lives in the UK. She wanted something to remind him of Home.

 

I will also be entering this over at Time out challenges where it's

 

 

as well as at The library craft challenge where it's

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in red

Red beads

Pattern: Buffalo: Prick'n stitch.big five

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

             Holly: Form-a-lines_christmas_candle

Rolfes metallic gold pen

24/20 /30 june

 

A blue butterfly

Butterfly spot challenge

 

 

Another small card

 

 

 

Supplies:

Cardstock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scrap

Thread: Blue: DMC 1212

Glitzin' Glam iridescent glitter glue

Pentel gel pen in blue

20 june

 

Breakfast at Tiffany's

The library craft challenge has this cue

 

 

Here is my card

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Blue and white stripes

Flat backed gems in clear

16 june

A row of ducks

Colort hrow down has this cue

 

 

My card is another one from the archives

 

 

I will also be entering this at CASology where it's

 

 

as well as at Just add ink where I have chosen the speckles and spots

 

Supplies:
All supplies unknown as this card was made many moons ago.
11/11/13 june

 

Embossing

CAS on Friday has this cue

'Embossing'

 

I used some bought embossed paper to make this card.

 

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

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Liquid pearls in platinum

Rolfes metallic pen in green

Pattern: New Designs, New Projects for Embroidery on Paper 

12 june

A Butterfly Heart

Freshly made sketches have this sketch

 

I used it to make a commissioned card. The request was for a large card so I simply folded an A4 in half and made this one.

 

 

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

'Wedding/Anniversary'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    200gsm in silver

Pentel gel pen in silver

Scrap of silver ribbon

Small flat backed pearls

Cuttlebug

Die: Memory box: Butterfly Heart

Sentiment: Stitching cards words-wedding-baby-capitals

10/13 june

 

Over the rainbow

Dragonfly journeys has this cue

'Over the Rainbow'

I will also be entering this over at Lil red wagon where it's
'A rose by any other name'

 as well as at Simon says stamp blog work it Wednesday May 2018 where it's
'Summertime and Sunshine'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Gel pen in purple and red

Pattern: 1001 ideas for embroidery on paper by Erica Fortgens 

10/25 june

Sea

Addicted to CAS has this cue

 

 

Another small card for you

 

 

I will also be entering these at Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge where it's

'Masculine'.

 

At Cards in envy where it's

'Let's hear it for the boys'

 

as well as at a new for me challenge Parus cardmaking challenges june 2018 where it's also

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Pattern: 1001 ideas for Embroidery on paper by Erica Fortgens

Beads in copper, glass 

Rolfes meattlic pens in gold and blue

Cuttlebug

Embossing folders: Cuttlebug Swirls and Swiss dots 

8/6/25/17 june

An abundance of flowers

Pinspirational challenges has this challenge

 

 

I made another small card

 

as well as at Simon says stamp blog work it Wednesday May 2018 where it's

'Summertime and Sunshine'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and pale green

Pattern: Form-a-lines_flower_tub_riviera_garden

Gel pen in pink

Rolfes metallic pen in gold



4/26 june

 

Spring

Uniko studio has this lovely photo with a distinctly spring feel to it

 

 

Here is my 'spring' tag

 

  

Another one made from the recycled calendar.

 

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

' Anything goes'

 

Supplies:

Cared stock: 160gsm in white and green

Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus 9 timeless tags 2

Liquid pearls in platinum

22/6  june