Pastel coloured Butterflies

CAS on Sunday where it's

'Butterflies'

 

 

 

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

'Anything goes'

Supplies;

Card stock: 160gsm in white, blue, green and pink

Clear sequins

Pentel gel pen in silver

Silhouette

Pattern:  Butterfly: Silhouette 

1 may

Going round in circles

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

 

'Going around in circles'

 

My card has circles on the background paper

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of paper

Pentel gel pen in gold

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette 

29 april

Hang it

ABC Christmas challenge is

H for hang it up

and

I for intrigue

I am doing the 'Hang it' cue

 

I will also be entering this at Rudolph's' Days Christmas Challenge April

and at Addicted to CAS where it's

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in red

Red beads

Pattern: Form-a-lines Christmas_baubles

30/30 april

Purple and red flowers

The sketch over at Freshly made sketches is one I often make use of

 

So here is this weeks entry

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: old soap wrapper from a discontinued line

Flat backed gem in purple

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on Paper by Joke de Vette

29 april

 

A spring mood board

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge is a mood board

 

 

I used it to make a small card

 

 

I will also be entering this at Kat scrappiness blog  were it's

 

 

 

and TGIF challenges where it's a technique

 

 

I pierce my pattern onto the card stock every time before I stitch a card. 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                   Scrap of rose embossed yellow pearlized

Border punch

Flat backed gems

pattern: 1001 ideas for embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette

24/30/25 april

 

Look up, way up.

Lil red wagon has this cue

'Look up, way up'

Here are some more Owl tags made with buttons

 

 

The tags are actually some old blank business cards . I added a gold peel off and some crochet cotton to finish.

 

Supplies:

card stock; 200gsm in white

Scraps of pink gingham paper

Gold peel off

Pentel fine liner for faux stitching

White crochet cotton

Owl buttons

23 april

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to all these that celebrate.

 

I thought I'd share something a little different today. The Easter wreath that I made for my front door this year.

 

I love a wreath on a front door and so have wanted to make one for a while now, ever since I was given a couple of embroidery hoops which sadly a colleague's sister-in-law was no longer able to use due to illness. I just somehow never got around to it. That is until I went shopping for colouring for some icing ( I am planning on making some Easter biscuits this year for my class.) The shop had artificial flowers and a selection of fake eggs and so there was no longer any excuse not to give it a go. I looked at a couple of YouTube videos and then it was A for away. I'm very happy with the result.

The polystyrene eggs came covered in small white beads with a silky cord wrapped around them so it was just a case of cutting the ivy leaves and flowers into smaller more manageable pieces and with the help of a glue gun it came together pretty quickly.

 

Supplies:

Glue gun

Embroidery hoop

Polystyrene eggs

Artificial ivy leaves

Artificial baby's breath

 



Beautiful Blooms

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

 

'Beautiful Blooms'

 

I used my new 'toy' to make these tags

 

 

I used an existing Silhouette pattern for these tags and cut the white motive a fraction smaller than the blue backing. It was fiddly getting the two adhered together and I'm sure that there must be an easier way but I'm still learning.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and blue

White ribbon

White crochet cotton

Single hole plier punch

Silhoutte Cameo 3

Pattern: Aaa'k: Floral Circles

 

22 april

Mary Poppins

The library craft challenge is

 

 

I ran with the idea of a lady in a hat and made this card for my sister's birthday

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Paper Pizzazz Plaids and stripes

Flat backed gems in champagne

20 April

Silver Christmas Tree

Rudolph Challenge

'Anything goes as long as it's Christmas'

Another version of this tree

 

I will also be entering this at The holly and ivy christmas challenge and  

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge  were they are both

'Anything goes'
and at Splitcoast stampers Christmas-cards August 2019 where it's
'Decorate the tree'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160 gsm in  white

Scrap of silver foil

Pattern: Form-a-lines Christmas_tree_c3_3

Thread: Silver: DMC E168

Silver bugle beads 

31/26 /19april

Snowdrops

Uniko studio have this cue

 

 

I made a spring card

 

Some liquid Pearls and doodles lines complete the look

 

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Work it Wednesday March 2019 where it's

'Spring Flowers'

as well as at  CAs on Sunday and Splitcoast stampers F4A477where it's

'Spring'

 

and at Moving along with the times where it's

'That spring feeling'

 

Simply less is more also has something that this applies to

 

 

 

My inspiration

 

Source: Unknown

 

 

Supplies:

Cad stock: 160gsm in white and cream

Flat backed pearl

Pentel fine liner in black

Border punch

Liquid Pearls in gold

Thread: White: DMC Blanche

              Green: DMC 703

19/17/24 april (W it W is link in mail)

 

Perfectly Pink

Rainbow card challenge has this colour cue

 

 

Here is my third entry for this challenge

 

 

I will also be entering this at Splitcoast stampers F4A476 where it's

'Creative cut'

 

and at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge where it's

'No Designer paper

 Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and pale pink

Paper: Pink sugar paper

Cuttlebug

Die: Memory box Butterfly heart

Liquid Pearls in Platinum

Flat backed gem in pink

30/17 april

 

Green and navy hat

CAS colours and sketches have this great sketch

 

 

Here is my card

 

 

I will also be entering this at Stamplorations CAS challenge April where it's

 

 

and at Time out challenges  where it's

 

 

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

paper: 80gsm in green

Peel off silver birthday sentiment

Clear sequins

15/24 april

 

A blue owl

Cupcake inspirations have this cue

 

 

I used it to make an owl tag

 

 

I love owls so couldn't resist when I found these owl buttons on sale recently.

 

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

'Chicks or birds'
 

Supplies:

 Card stock: 200gsm in Kraft

                   160gsm in white

                   Recycled birthday card for the pink card stock 

Owl Button: Smart Craft Sewing and Crafts

Crochet cotton in white

Pentel fine liner in black

Cuttlebug

Die: 9 wPlus Timeless tags 2

15/17 april

 

Diagonal leaves

This weeks CASe this sketch is

 

 

I made a small card using the leaves to make the diagonal line and the flower to do the circle aspect

 

 

I will also be entering this at Sugarpea blog where the sketch is very similar

 

Supplies:

Card stock; 169gsm in white

Gold peel off sentiment

Pattern: 1001 ideas for embroidery on paper by Erica Fortgens

11/30 april

 

Pink flowers

Time out challenges have this photo inspiration

 

 

I picked up on the pink flowers in the fore ground and made this card.

 

 

You can see a different coloured version of this card here.

 

I will also be entering this at Rainbow card challenge were it's

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Paper Pizzazz soft tints

Rolfes metallic pen in pink

Flat backed gems in clear

Pattern: A free gift when I made an on line purchase

10/30 april link on email

 

Horse tag

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge is

'Animal antics'
and their Monday challenge is
'Down on the farm'

Here is another tag in this set I made

 

 Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in cream

Cuttlebug

Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities H2 Curved

        Oval: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Oval small

Single hole plier punch

Pentel fine liner in black

Scraps of paper

Horse charm 

10 april

 

 

Krafty Chicks

Krafty chicks challenge is a new challenge for me. There cue is
"anything goes with optional twist of this photo inspiration'

 

 

Here is my card

 

 

 Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: scrap

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette

Flat backed gem in champagne

Metallic gel pen in gold

10 april

 

Pink and green inspiration

Just add ink have the following inspirational photo. 

 

 

I concentrated on the colours and made this small card

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of paper from a magazine 'Ideas'

Rolfes metallic pen in green

10 april

 

A silver winged dragonfly

Dragonfly journeys have this cue

'Dandelion Dragons'

Here is my card

 

I will also be entering this at Stamplorations CAS challenge where it's

 

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Prick 'n Stitch. Dragonfly and dandelion
Thread: Silver DMC 415

             Purple: DMC 105

             Blue: Rayon 809

             Green DMC 703

Card stock: white 160gsm

Foam squares

Derivan 3D Kindyglitz in Glt. Crystalline

6/ 30 april

A green butterfly

CASe this sketch has this cue

 

 

I used it to make this card

 

I took my inspiration from





Source; Maskerade



Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and light green

                    200gsm in silver

Silhouette Cameo 3

Butterfly: Silhouette

Silver peel off sentiment

Liquid Pearls in platinum

Pentel fine liner in black

4 April

Baby

CAS on Sunday have this cue
'Baby's'

 

I stitched an old favourite which I haven't done for a while

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

 

as well as at Rainbow card challenge where it's

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Old doily

Gold ribbon, scrap

pattern: Stitching cards pram

3/3 april

Silver snowflakes

Freshly made sketches have this

 

I turned it sideways to make this Christmas card

 

 

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

'Anything goes'
as well as at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge

Supplies:

Card stock: 169gsm in white

Rolfes metallic pen in silver

Cuttlebug

Folder: Cuttlebug Daisies

Silver ribbon

Pattern: Stitching cards christmas-snowflakes

2/3/5 april