A blue lady

The challenge at Color throw down reeks of summer this week. It's not summer were I live however so I did something different.

 

 

This is one of my favourite patterns to stitch and I have made it so many times. Bear with me as I use it yet again, please?

 

I will also be entering this over at CAS colours and sketches were the brief is

 

 

 

and at Simply less is moore were it's

'Brown and Blue'

 

Supplies:

pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-lady-with-umbrella

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in turquoise

Hand held Embossing tool, sorry don't know make or design name.

Satin ribbon in white

8 aug

3 Tulips

Curtain call challenge have this colour challenge

 

 

I made a second card using this same layout as this one  just with different colours.

Here it is

 

 

My colour inspiration

 

Source: Stamping up North

 

I will also be entering this over at Word art Wednesday were it's

'Anything goes'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                   Scrap of rose embossed in white

Double sided tape

Thread: Blue DMC 804

             10 aug

 

Welcome

Addicted to cas

 

 

A friend asked me to make her a little tag to put on the gift she was planning to give her son when her grand child was born. I ended up making four of the same thing. The white one is the one she choose.

 

 

The sentiments are computer generated.

 

I will also be entering this over at Split coast stampers Free 4 all 336 were we are asked to include some kind of doodling. My faux stitching around the edges is my doodle and at  

Simon says stamp Monday challenge were the challenge is

'Celebrate'.

I reckon the addition to a family is definitely something worth celebrating.

 

 Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm. Scraps

Cuttlebug

Embossing folders: Swiss dot and bricks

Bear buttons

Pentel Fine liner in black

 

 

5 Aug

Cricket

CASe this sketch have a new sketch

 

 

I used it to make a masculine card for one of the many cricket loving men in my family

 



 

I machine stitched detail to the background stripes

Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
paper: 80gsm in gold, red and green
Pattern: Stitching cards cricket
4 aug

 

For a music lover

The challenge at Share joy challenge is

 

 

I will be taking part in the colour section.

I made this for a family member who is a crazy classical music lover

 



 

I don't have much in the way of stamps or digi stamps but it's amazing what you can find out there on the web

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and red

Cleft and music score: downloads from Google

Flower punch

Flat backed pearls in black

Red beads

Red and black paper for layering 80gsm

Pentel fine liner in black

3 aug

 

Embossed flourishes

CAS colours and sketches have this lovely clean sketch this week

 

 

I made this card

 

 

I will also be entering it over at Word art Wednesday were the inspiration is

 

 

I choose to focus on the creation of nature.

and at

Simon says stamp Work-it-Wednesday-July were the challenge is to include

'August Birth Stone which is a Peridot'

and thanks to Jane I have found a new challenge AAA cards and will be entering it there too.
The challenge is

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Gold

Pattern: Stitching cards free-flower-bookmark-paper-embroidery-e-pattern

Cuttlebug

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Floral flourishes



3 aug

 

Embroidery tag

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

'Add some texture'

 

I made a couple of these tags.

 

 

I secured the fabric piece to the card stock using double sided tape then stitched the flowers. To neaten the back of the tag I cut a second one and then machine stitched them together.

 

My inspiration

Source: Pintrest

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm in kraft

Scraps of embroidery thread

Scrap of fabric



Die: Wplus9 Timeless tags

 Cuttlebug

1 aug