Delicate blossoms

Pinspirational challenges have this gorgeous photo this time

 

 

I loved how delicate the photo was and tried to catch that in my card.

 

 

The flowers are made with ribbon

 

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

"Anything goes"

 

 and at Inspired by all the little things where they have this photo

 

 

Supplies:

Cardstock: 160gsm in pink

                   200gsm in rose embossed white

Decorative scissors

Pattern: Silk Flower Embroidery by Anne Cox

Ribbon: Pink and green

10/5/7 april

 

Bluebells

I'm entering a new for me challenge today. It's at Curtain call  and this is the inspiration

 

 

 I decided to use ribbon for my card as these lovely cushion covers seemed to lend themselves to a bit of ribbon or lace

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Silk Embroidery by Ann Cox

Ribbon: Silk in green and variegated purple

Fancy scissors

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Found on Google

           Shimmery mauve

Green Ribbon: Self adhesive

(10 may)

Cherry blossoms

I absolutely loved the challenge over at Share joy challenge there where so many options that appealed to me. Look for yourself

 

In the end I decided to go with  the ribbon, flower and embossing row and made this

 

I combined the ribbon and flower bit and made flowers out of ribbon. The embossed paper is store bought

I'll also be entering this at Simply less is moore. where the cue is to "Add some Texture". There is a lot of texture on this card, the twine, the ribbon and the embossing and at

 Color throwdown where the cue card is

 

 

 

Supplies:

Ribbon: 5mm silk ribbon

Card Stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in cerise

Store bought embossed paper

Twine

Pattern: Silk Embroidery by Ann Cox

 

 

 

Silk Ribbon Fushias

CAS(e) this sketch have a new sketch

 

 

and here is my card. I made this a long time ago but have never shown it, hence the not so great photo.

It's made with ribbon and embroidery thread. The vellum hasn't turned out that great but I've learnt a bit about sticking that since then.

 

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Silk Ribbon Greeting cards by Ann Cox 

Ribbon: Silk ribbon 4mm in yellow, mustard and apricot

Thread: Yellow, apricot and green Brand and colour codes unknown

Yellow Vellum

Card Stock: White 160gsm

Paper: Orange 80gsm



 

Hanging Baskets

Well the new term started again on Monday with two teacher days and then on Wednesday morning bright and early I was greeted by 22 freshly scrubbed, eager little boys. Another year has officially begun!

Today I would like to share probably the most favourite of all my silk ribbon cards with you.

It was made for some friends when they moved into their new home in a new country so I wanted it to be extra special.

The ribbon is thicker than the intended thread flowers of the original pattern so I re-inforced that portion of the back of the card with a piece of white cotton fabric. 

Another version this time with punched paper flowers 

and stitched as the original pattern was intended.

Supplies:
Pattern: Stitching Cards Hanging Basket
Thread: Pink, Purple and green make and number unknown
             Gold: DMC Antique Effects E436
             Silver: DMC Antique Effects E 168
Silver filigree tape: Paper Chic Celebration Collection Decorative Lace Tape
Rolfes metallic marker in gold and silver
Border punch
Paper: scraps
Silk Ribbon 2mm scrapes
Gold glitter glue

Daisies

Here are two more cards using flowers made from silk ribbons.

Today's flower is the humble daisy.

For the card below I used fancy edged scissors to give the white paper a wavy edge. I then stuck it over the purple cardstock. The purple cardstock is actually a document file which I chopped up. Loved the colour.

Supplies:

Pattern: Silk Ribbon Greeting Cards by Ann Cox

Cardstock: Pink, Purple nas mottled stone

Ribbon: 2mm silk ribbon in pink and yellow

             Bow: 5cm satin ribbon in pale pink

Green and yellow thread for the french knot in the centre of each flower

Border Punch: Make unknown

Fancy Scissors: wavy edge

Roses

Recently I have been sharing some of the silk ribbon cards which I have made and today I would like to share my rose ones.

These where made as Thank You cards for the ladies at my place of work so be warned this post is rather photo heavy as I made a number of different colour combinations.

Thanks for looking.

Supplies:
Pattern: "Silk Ribbon Greeting Cards" by Ann Cox Single Rose design
Ribbon: 4mm in pink, green, yellow, purple, orange and white
Double strand of olive green embroidery thread
180gsm of card stock in red, navy, yellow, white and green
Scraps of white and black paper

Venetian Steps

I think every home should have a beautiful entrance. I love looking at how people personalize the access to their homes. Some really make a lot of effort and usually the interior continues that pride.

Today's cards have a door and steps as their theme.
For the first one I have combined embroidery and silk ribbon embroidery. Although the ribbon flowers took a really long time to make I was very happy with the end result.

For this one I wanted a Mediterranean feel so besides using traditional colours associated with this area I added punched flowers to the pots. It was a lot quicker but I actually prefer the one above.

Supplies:
Pattern: Form-A-Lines , Venetian flower tub and steps
Olfa pliers punch, small and big flower attachments
Stickles in Gold
Thread: Second card: red, light grey and navy
             First card: Kreinik Metallics Blending Filament 095
Pattern for ribbon flower: Lilac garland in 'Silk Ribbon Greeting Cards' by Ann Cox
Silk Ribbon: scraps of 4mm in shades of mauve
Double strand of yellow embroidery thread for the centre of ribbon flower.

Irises

A couple of months ago I mentioned that I had planted some Iris bulbs, well they are now in bloom.
I'm delighted. They are gorgeous and I always get such a thrill when something that I have planted comes to life.

To honour this happy time I thought I'd show you some of the iris cards that I have made.
I do however need to apologise upfront for the quality of the photographs, these where taken a long time ago!!!

For some reason I do not have any stitching iris patterns, will have to remedy that sometime soon.

These two cards are made with silk ribbon.
I received a lovely card making book from my S-I-L a couple of years ago and included was a section on silk ribbon flowers by Ann Cox. I tried them and enjoyed the process and results so much that I bought her book. Over the course of the next couple of months I will show you some of the other flowers that I have made but these where my first attempts.

Supplies:
Pattern: Silk Ribbon Greeting Crds by Ann Cox
4mm Silk Ribbon in purple, green and gold (25cm of each)
2 x size 18 needles
Nylon ribbon in green with white spots
Gardening and butterfly brass stencils, make unknown.
Scraps of paper off cuts
Silver glitter glue