Another cat

CAS colours and sketches is

Here is my card

I will also be entering this at CAS on Sunday where it's

'Animals'

as well as at Perfectly CAS where it's

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Cuttlebug

Die: Spellbinders Kitty cats

Embossing Folder: Bark

Paintchip flowers

Flower punch

Clear flat backed gem

Scrap booking flowers

1/6 June

Tea party

Country view challenges is

"Tea party'

I was given the little chip board tea pots with an on line order I made a couple of years ago.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Source unknown

Flower from my stash

Pentel fine liner in black

31 may

A detachable Christmas ornament.

ABC Christmas challenge is

"J for joy or K for king"

My card is a joy one

My Husband's Aunt gave me a whole lot of these card stock frames for Christmas decorations. I decided to make them and adhere them to the front of a card to send out this year. Once the cards have been taken down at the end of the Christmas season the decoration can be detached and hung on the tree for years to come.

I will also be entering this at Rudolph Days challenge where it;s always
'Christmas'
and at Lil red wagon where it's
'Line it up'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Double sided tape

Foil

Red gel pen

Crochet cotton in white

30/30 may

Pretty Pastels

These inspired challenges has this challenge

I made these tags using yet another card which I was given last year.

Being a teacher I get a lot of Thank you cards at the end of the year and some of them are just too pretty to bin.

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

Supplies:

card stock: recycled thank you card

Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus 9 Timeless tags

Pentel fine liner

White satin ribbon

Glitzin' Glam in iridescent

28 may

Recycled

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge is

'Recycle'

I recycled an old holey table cloth to make this card. I machine stitched it to the topper and them frayed the edges.

I will also be entering this at Moving along with the times where it's

'Flowers'
and at Lil red wagon where it's
'Recycle'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Wrapper from a discontinued range of soap

27/30/26 may

Water sport

Just add ink has this inspiration

My card couldn't be furture from the inspiration photo if it tried..... I concentrated on the colours

Another card made from some chipboard embellishments I bought on sale.

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

'Clean and Simple'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Wrapper from a discontinued range of soap

Penetel fine liner in black

Picnic embellishments: Upikit Chipboard Embellishments

27/28 may

A Daffodil

CASology is

Mine is a daffodil

The base card stock is large. Another thing I was given by a family member when she down sized

i will also be entering this at Use your stuff where it's

'Patterns'

Supplies:

Paper: 80gsm in gold

Green: Scrap booking paper

25/30 may

Winter berries

CAS Christmas card challenge is

I made a wreath with beads for berries

I will also be entering this at Christmas kick start challenge where it is



My inspiration

Source: Mary Fish

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and red

Label: Bought

Sequins

Red gel pen

Scrap of red ribbon

24 may/7 June

Candy Cane

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge is

'Candy Canes'

So here is another cross stitched card

(Told you I had made a good dent in my stock of patterns!)

My Husbands Aunt included this card base in the pile of things she sent me when she packed up her craft supply to move somewhere smaller.

I will also be entering this at The holly and ivy Christmas challenge where it's
'Anything Christmas goes'

Supplies:

Card stock: Precut

Flat backed pearl

22 may

Teddy bear buttons

Alphabet challenge is

'C is for checks'

Another card made with buttons which have had the shanks cut off.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Apricot checks

Buttons from my stash

Pentel fine liner in black

20 may

Sweet on you

These inspired challenges has this photo

I cross stitched an icecream

I will also be entering this at Mix it up challenge were it is 

' Anything goes'

Supplies:

Card stock: A free inclusion from a Cross stitching mag

20/31 may

A Xanthic Butterfly (Yes that is a colour!!!)

Butterfly spot challenge has some strange words for colours

Xanadu  = Grey - green

         Xiketic   = Black  

Xanthic   = Yellow

Guess you learn something new every day. Have to give Mrs A ten out of ten for creativity and determination.

Here is my card
Another small one made with embellishments bought on sale.

I will also be entering this at AAA birthday were it is

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Wrapper from a discontinued range of soap

Penetel fine liner in black

Picnic embellishments: Upikit Chipboard Embellishments

19/31 may

A welcome cat

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge is

'Animal Fun'

I have had the inspiration card for this one aved as part of my 'To try list' for years now but it wasn't until I got my Silhouette machine that I had a pattern for a door.
So here it is.

The cat was done with a die.
I embossed the topper. Cut two doors, one white and one blue and then filled the windows of the door with the white cut outs. An enamel dot was added for the door knob.

I will also be  entering this at CAS on Sunday where it is

'Use a Die'
and at The male room challenge  where it is

My inspiration

Source Unknown

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in blue and white

                   Grey: Paint chip

Cuttlebug

Die: Cat: Spellbinders Kitty Cats

Embossing folder: Brick wall

Enamel dot in gols

Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette door pattern

20/27/26 may

A really good read

The library craft challenge is

Amazingly I'm actually busy reading this book right now

I choose to concentrate on the colour palette and the fact that we can only see half of her face.
Here is my Half a snowman

I cut the snowman with my Silhouette. A little bit of fiddling but am happy with how it has turned out.

I will also be entering this at My NBUS challenge 14 as I have never used this Snowman pattern before

as well as at Krafty chicks challenge where it's
'Christmas"

My inspiration

Source: Di

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white, silver and black

Paper: 80gsm in orange

Flat backed gems in black

16/31/19 may

Thank you

CASe this sketch is

I used it to make a tag

It was cut from a card I received.

Supplies:

Card stock: Recycled thank you card

Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus 9 timeless tags 2

Ribbon

14 may

A bit of history

These inspired challenges is

I made some small cards

The embroidered flowers come from a very old table cloth that used to belong to my Mom. When I was helping her pack up our family home I came across it but unfortunately it had holes in it. I managed to selvage some which I added as a detail onto a dressing gown but the rest I used for cards.
I love re purposing things with a little bit of history.

i will also be entering this at Addicted to CAS  where it is

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in whiite

paper: Wrapper from a discontinued line of soap

13/23 may

Bells

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge is

'Anything Christmas + optional twist Bells'

and Merry little Christmas challenge is

'Anything Christmas goes'

so here is my card

I will also be entering this over at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge where it's
'Use dies or punches'
Both the tag and sentiment are made using a die.

Late last year I was given a stack of cross stitching magazines by a friends Mom. At Christmas time I went through them all and marked the patterns I would like to stitch. I'm happy to say that this lock down I have made a sizable dent in the list. Here is one of them. I machine stitched it to the card stock. The little tag is made from a recycled Christmas card from last year. Too pretty to throw away.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Cuttlebug

Die: Lawn cuts Merry Christmas line border

Tag: wPlus 9 timeless tags

Pattern: Cross Stitcher Magazine Issue 204

Bakers twine

Glitzin' Glam Iridescent glue

8/31 may

Red flowers

These inspired challenges is

and here is my card. I went with the colours

I used my Silhouette Cameo to make the flowers and raised it with double sided foam to give it some depth.

 I will also be entering this at Use your stuff where it's

'Use flowers and/or butterflies in your project'

as well as at The flower challenge where it is

My inspiration

Source: Unknown

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and red

Bakers twine

Button from my stash

Double sided foam

Flat backed pearls

Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette flower pattern

6/16/25 may

Floral swirls

CAS colours and sketches have this sketch

and here is my card

I will also be entering this at Simon says Wednesday Challenge where it's

'Anything goes'

My inspiration

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and green

Paper: Recycled orange envelope

Liquid pearls in platinum

Pentel fine liner

Pattern: New Designs, New Projects for embroidery on paper by Erica Forgens

Thread: Orange DMC 3340

              Green DMC: 703

4/6 may

Not a Card

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

'Not a card'

I have been doing quite a lot of cross stitch embroidery since the start of lockdown and used some to make this Christmas tree decoration

Supplies:

Card stock: Bought

Pattern: Cross Stitcher Magazine Issue 204

Crochet cotton

Double sided tape

4 may

Pretty pastels

Use your stuff has this mood board. Love the pastel colours

I have had this card on my To-do list for ages. Finally got around to it and I'm very happy with how it turned out

Double D is a new challenge I am entering for the first time. It's

'Showers and Flowers'
 and it's alos going to Double trouble challenge which is

" Spring thing"

My inspiration

Source: Laurie Willison

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Buttons from my stash

Crochet cotton

Double sided tape

Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette flower

Liquid pearls in Taffy

2/3/3 may