I stitched this design when we were on our last campervan trip - it's a lovely pattern from Catkin and Lillie. I stitched it on 16hpi aida and changed some of the colours so I could use up oddments of thread. After finishing the stitching I used a stitched circle die to make a frame and then attached the panel to the card blank.
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Kath x
I made this card to send to Lucille for the April Card Chain Challenge using the Colour Option (Charcoal, Lime & Bumblebee) and the Theme Option (Spring & Friendship).
I die cut lots of spring leaves from snippets of yellow card, the foliage from green card and the loop embellishment from black card. To make the flower I die cut a circle from white card for the flower base and attached it to my craft mat with a small piece of double sided tape. I attached yellow leaves around the edge of the circle placing the solid leaves at the back and the cut out leaves on top. I attached the green foliage over the top of the solid yellow leaves and then the black embellishments between the foliage. I used black ink to stamp the sentiment onto white card and embossed it with clear embossing powder before die cutting it with a stitched circle die. I layered the sentiment onto the centre of the flower before attaching it to the card blank.
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To make this card I used:
5" x 5" white matt card
Practical Publishing 'Spring Leaves' dies (cover gift with Die Cutting Essentials 86 magazine)
My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics)
Crafter's Companion 'Sweet Florals' sentiment stamp
Versafine Onyx Black ink
Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail Embossing Powder
Snippets of white matt card, yellow, lime green and black textured card
I am entering the following challenges:
Addicted to CAS - Friendship
Allsorts - Anything Goes
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Snippets Playground - Challenge 427
This is the fabulous card I received from Brenda:
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Kath x
I made this card for the Butterfly Challenge using the colours fawn and flame with my butterfly.
I die cut a frame from orange textured card using the two largest circle dies. I attached a snippet of fawn paper to a snippet of white card and die cut a circle to fit inside the frame. I also die cut an orange butterfly from another snippet of card. I placed the circle into my MISTI and lay the butterfly on top so I could see where to position the sentiment. I stamped the sentiment in orange ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I attached the orange frame to the card, inlaid the fawn circle and attached the butterfly by its body so I could shape the wings.
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To make this card I used:
5" x 5" white matt card blak
My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics' dies
Practical Publishing Memory Box 'Springtime Butterflies' die
Practical Publishing 'Stamps for All Occasions' sentiment stamp
Versafine Habanero ink
Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
I am entering the following challenges:
Butterfly Challenge - F for Fawn & Flame (I have used the two colours with my butterfly)
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday - Butterflies
Kath x
This is another small notecard I've stitched whilst away in our campervan - the design is 'Yacht Race' by Mouseloft. After completing the cross stitch I made a frame from square and circle stitched dies before attaching the panel to the front of the card blank.
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Kath x
It's Rudolph Day again - time is flying by, where is this year going? My Rudolph Day theme this year is to use items that have been cover gifts with magazines. This card uses an 'Opulent Baubles' set that was a cover gift a Practical Publishing magazine - although I can't recall which one.
I embossed a piece of white card and trimmed the edges before attaching it to the card blank - the embossing folder had also die cut the bauble shape from the embossed panel. I attached a snippet of green marbled paper onto a snippet of card and stamped the bauble with black ink before embossing it with clear embossing powder. I placed the bauble into the embossing folder and die cut it before inlaying it into the card. I stamped the bow onto a snippet of green textured card using black ink and then embossed it with clear embossing powder. To finish I fussy cut the bow and attached it to the top of the bauble.
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I am entering the following challenges:
Allsorts - Something Beginning with B (I have chosen Bauble & Bow)
HappyLittle Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Rudolph Day - April Challenge
Kath x
I made this gold bauble for the Perfectly CAS challenge using lots of teeny snippets of gold mirri and gold pearlescent card.
I die cut a stitched rectangle from a snippet of white hammer card and attached it to the card blank. I die cut the Cabrini Ornament from both gold mirri and gold pearlescent card - embossing the pearlescent bauble so the veins in the leaves were prominent. I then attached the mirri bauble to the card blank and inlaid the pearlescent pieces. I die cut the Crisp Bow from gold mirri, snipped the tail from the bow and attached it to the top of the ornament.
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To make this card I used:
5.5" x 4.25" white matt card blank
Memory Box 'Cabrini Ornament' and 'Crisp Bows' dies
Snippets of white hammer card, gold mirri and gold pearlescent card
I am entering the following challenges:
Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies - April Challenge
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Perfectly CAS - Gold
Snippets Playground - Challenge 426
Kath x
I made this card for my father-in-law's forthcoming birthday. He doesn't have any hobbies, but he does like wildlife so I thought this Hunkydory image would work well for his card.
I trimmed a piece of the coloured card, layered it onto gold mirri and attached it to the card front. I used foam pads to assemble the decoupage layers before attaching the panel to the centre of the card. I die cut '80' from gold mirri and attached the numbers at the bottom of the panel. To finish I added a small sentiment topper at the top of the panel, sliding it under the foliage.
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To make this card I used:
6" x 6" white matt card blank
Hunkydory 'Perfect Planet Go Wild' Deco-Large topper and card
Memory Box 'Classic Numbers' dies
Snippets of gold mirri
I am entering the following challenges:
Allsorts - Masculine
Daisy Chain Challenge - Birthday
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
Kath x
This card was made with a Derwentwater Designs cross stitch card kit I've recently bought from ebay. - although it was sold as pre-loved the kit was complete, including the card and envelope.
After completing the stitching I attached the stitching inside the tri-fold card that was included in the kit.
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I made this notecard to send to a friend with a small gift - the gift was in shades of blue, cream and white so I wanted to make a card in the same colours. The butterfly strip was one of the many items I chose from 'WOWVOW' when I spent the gift voucher I won in the Allsorts challenge.
I trimmed the strip of marbled paper and layered it onto purple card. The butterfly strip had a plain band across the top which I snipped off and fussy cut around the top of the butterflies and flowers before attaching the panel across the marbled paper. I placed the card blank into my MISTI and laid the panel across the card so I could line up the sentiment. I removed the strip and stamped the sentiment in dark blue ink - as it looked a little too bright I overstamped it in purple ink so it matched the colours in the marbled paper. To finish I attached the butterfly strip across the card.
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To make this card I used:
6" x 4" white hammer card blank
Decoratif Papillon Pearlescent Ivory strip
Hobby Art 'General Greetings' stamp
Versafine Majestic Blue and Imperial Purple inks
Snippets of blue marbled paper and purple card
I am entering the following challenges:
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Kath x
This fridge magnet was made with a Textile Heritage kit I found in a charity shop. After stitching the design I trimmed the aida and mounted it in the acrylic fridge magnet.
Kath x
When Hilary sent me my Card Chain Challenge card she also enclosed the pink die cut from her card which I've used for this notecard.
I trimmed around the edge of the pink die cut, layered it onto a snippet of dark maroon, blue and grey marbled paper and attached it to the card I attached another snippet of the marbled paper to a piece of white card and die cut hello. I also die cut 'hello' twice from white card. I layered the two white die cuts and attached them to the bottom of the card before attaching the marbled die cut, slightly offset to create a shadow.
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To make this card I used:
6" x 4" white matt card blank
Lisa Horton 'Background Collection Solar Circles' pink die cut panel (thanks for the die details Liz)
Altenew 'Simply Hello' die
Snippets of white card and marbled paper
I am entering the following challenges:
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Snippets Playground - Challenge 425
Kath x
This is the card I made for Tina for the March Card Chain Challenge. I used the Colour Option (Green, Pink & Brown), the Theme Option (Friendship) and the Product Option (Patterned Paper).
I trimmed my last snippet of the lovely pink Antebellum paper and layered it onto brown textured card. I placed the panel into my MISTI and stamped the sentiment in brown ink before embossing it with clear embossing powder. The panel was then attached to the front of the card. To finish I die cut two small brown butterflies and attached them alongside the sentiment.
To make this card I used:
5" x 5" white matt card blank
Tattered Lace 'Mini Butterflies' dies
Practical Publishing 'Stamps for All Occasions' sentiment stamp
Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail Embossing Powder
Snippets of Lili of the Valley 'Antebellum' paper and brown textured card
I am entering the following challenges:
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
This is the lovely card I received from Hilary -
Kath x