Bookmarks with a difference.

Welcome

I have recently been stitching bookmarks on waste strips of canvas, as well as a wee (group) project on plastic canvas

The cross was a church women's group project - I stitched the purple in long legged cross stitch, and the double running stitch between the rows in white, with a sliver thread added.

The tassel shows the (errant) silver thread well .. but the silver throughout catches the light beautifully

The next two are canvas scraps and are stitched in pearle 8 thread - I design them as I go, which can end up with some interesting situations when I have not counted correctly 😀

The green variegated thread does not have white in it, despite what the camera says.

I love playing with colour, and enjoyed reversing the colours in the solid colour bands, and seeing the different effects of the same stitch.

This time the light catches the subtle differences in the stitch directions in the gold 

The close up shows the detail in the stitching in the edges, repeating the blue and orange from the centre panel

I have another stitch project, but the photos are tucked away as it is part of a group project for a competition, and I cannot do a full reveal until the full project is complete and the competition is over.

A Fruitful Vine

Welcome

A was thrilled to be asked to Guest Design for Word Art Wednesday for the month of June

this is the card I have made for the start of the June Challenge - Weeks #451+452

I wanted to draw on the first line of the verse in particular, so went hunting for my green leaf ribbon - which I could not find, but I did find the gold version!!

I sized and printed the scripture verse, which is available free on the website, and then trimmed it to a tag shape.  I distressed the edges and inked them with DI Tea Dye.  The ribbons I stapled on for a point of interest.

This photo shows the sparkle in the gold ribbon and the attachement of the tag ribbons

The background was a piece of watercolour paper I was experimenting with, and I added some   Altenew Warm Sunshine shimmer spray to it to 'fill in' a blank corner and liven it up.  I also distressed and inked this layer before adhering it to the card base, which, incidentally, is a piece cut from an old manilla folder, as I am a bit of a waste not, want not crafter, and I find brown/kraft cardstock is hard to come by these days.

The inner was also had the edges distressed and sponged, and I stencilled a stylised leaf border down either side. 

I am linking this to:

Digi Choosday Challenge Week #22 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #279 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge Week #11 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2422 - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenge ##225 - Anything Goes. Twist, Use Lace or Pearls

PolkaDoodles Challenge Week #22 - Anything Goes 

Through The Purple Haze May Challenge #215 = Anything Goes - Opt us a Stencil

Crafty Chicks Challenge #718 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge # 673- Anything Goes

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Sparkle and/or Shine

Dancer

Welcome

This card was made for my Great Granddaughter, who loves, and is very successful in, both gymnastics and modern dance, so what image could I use... I sought Mr G**gle's help, and found an image.

I sized and printed the image which was so full of colour and movement it 'fitted' what I wanted perfectly.  After fussy cutting it, I put it aside to make the background

This was made by 'stamping' (read pounding) onto the card, previously textured with a STAMPlorations Cover Plate Circles All Over , with with TH Distress Stains Barn Door and Scattered  Straw, then sprinkling a sparkly gold embossing powder over the card and heating it from underneath, to give some sparkle.

The sentiment is an old stamp from Ellen Hudson

I also added some pink and purple sequins - the birthday girl's favourite colours.  The front panel was mounted onto a Cranberry card base

The envelope also got the pounded distress stain treatment

I am linking this to:

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Sparkle or Shine

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #649 + 650 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2421 - "Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #21 - Anything Goes

A Place To Start May Challenge - Anything Goes - Opt For a Lady (used)

Get Creative Challenge #131 - Ladies Only

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Lots of Texture

Lil' patc h of Crafty Friends Challenge #230 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #782 - Anything Goes or Blast From the Past

The sentiment stamp and the cover plate are older than I care to remember...

Pok+lkadoodles Challenge Week #21 - Anything Goes

 

Floral Eclipse

Welcome

I'm not sure if I am getting older and slower, or time is speeding up, but I intended to be back much sooner than this..... 

This was the card I made for our wee New Zealand swap group, with the eclipse background technique to be used on the background.

I chose a hollyhock image from Graphics Fairy, and printed it out twice, then went to hunt for a coverdie... and 'she-who-set-the-challenge' only found one in her stash!!  Oooops.

But I am pleased with the result, using the Couture Creations Art Deco Lace Frame. (an oldie that I have had for some years and not used enough)

I stacked the die cut image on another two plain white die cuts - all layers were cut from card, some of which had been used on one side, so it was a great way to use some snippets.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts - the die is two words, but I cut the 'there' off to use just the hello.  Again I layered it, using a pink layer, slightly offset, to define it against the busy background.

After gluing the layered die cut over the bottom image, I added a few pink sequins for a wee bit of sparkle.

The inside was finished with a wee sticker, and a matching one was adhered to the envelope.

I aml linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #649 + 650 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #781 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #230 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge Week #10 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #278 - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week #2-- Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz Challenge #652 - Anything Goes (Opt not used)

Ally's Angels Challenge #82 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2420 - Anything Goes

Snippets Playground Challenge # 480 - Anything Goes Using Snippets

I used snippets of card for the layering of the main diecut, and also the sentiment.   

Mousie, mousie...

Welcome

This card was made for a friend's husband, who recently told a tale about a very cheeky mouse in his house, and that was the inspiration for this card!!

It's very CAS, but it works and was appreciated.. I started with the image from Katzel Kraft.  

I know it is a rat, but it served the purpose... 

The image was stamped on the inside of the card in London Fog ink and coloured with watercolour paints and pencil, then masked and a halo brushed around him.

I hand printed the ha ha ha with a fine pen, and added some glossy accents to it's eyes.

The top and bottom edges of the card were accented with geometric washi tape.

I die cut the front panel of the card, and then 'framed' the image with a layer of grey card

The sentiment, a much used magazine freebie, was stamped in London Fog ink, cut into a banner shape, edged with the same  geometric washi tape and mounted on foam tape.

I added a part of the image on the bottom right of the envelope.

I am linking this to:

Through The Purple Haze Challenge #215 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2419 - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge #116 - For a Boy or Man

polka Doodles Challenge Week #19 - Anything Goes

Simply Clean and Simple May Challenge - AG, Opt Flowers

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #647 + 648 - Anything Goes

Stamps + Fun = Creativity Challenge #454 - use Stamps

AAA Birthday Card Challenge #61 - CAS

Daisy Chain Challenge #85 - Boys or Men

Incy Wincy Designs May Challenge - Spring +/or Animal

Smooshed Flowers

Welcome

I made this for a birthday earlier in the year, but as it went overseas, I waited until it had been received before sharing it.

The card base was white, and layered over it was a blue triangle that I had stamped with the greeting (a magazine freebie) and embossed, and edged with  blue ink before adhering.

The focal point stamping is an Altenew Build a Flower, Camellia stamp, stamped in Catherine Pooler Rouge ink, then fussy cut

I decided to take a leaf, or should that be a petal, out of Kelly's , of Sandcastle Stamper, book, and stamped my flower onto some card that had been smooshed with blue inks.

I then used green ink to stamp it again onto some green smooshed card, fussy cut that, then  layered the fussy cut flowers over it

The finishing detail on the front was to add some faux stitching to the white portion of the card before adhering the floral image

I stamped the image on the left of the inside of the card in gray ink, and the envelope was stamped 'off the edge' in the same ink.

I am linking this to:

Unicorn Challenge #98 - For the Girls

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration May Challenge - Feminine

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2418 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #229 - Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #218 - Anything Goes with a coloured image

Craft Rocket Challenge #114 - Flowers

Creative Fingers Challenge #227 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #647 + 648 - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #521 - Finish the Inside

Polka Doodles Challenge Week #18 - Anything Goes

White and Gold

Welcome

This card was based on this video by Natasha Foote, using white scraps ...

The texture was several layers of an old Spellbinders lace and edge die - there were two dies, which proved challenging at times... it was not a quick card to make because of that.

There are three layers in each 'strip' of lace

The poppy image, from Sweet'n'Sassy is the largest flower in the Precious Poppies set, simply embossed in gold and fussy cut, and mounted over an oval, coloured with Delicata Golden Glitz ink.

The sentiment, from the Hero Arts set Hello There, was also gold embossed, and a few gold sequins finished the card front

The inside liner was brushed with the golden glitz ink around the sides, and a narrow strip of gold washi was added

The envelope was also decorated with the same Washi tape

I am linking this to:

Creative Knockouts Challenge #520 - For the Kids

This was made for my granddaughter - a (young) teenager

Pixie's Snippets Playground Challenge #479 - Anything Goes using Snippets

The strips were all snippets

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations May Challenge - Feminine

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Feminine

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #645 + 646 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #229 - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations May Challenge - inspiration was the white flowers, top left of the photo

Crafty Calendar May Challenge - Anything Goes

Gem of a Challenge Week #9 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2418 - Anything Goes