Elizabeth has started to put challenges up on the Elzybells blog. The challenges are fab sketches using Elzybells wonderful stamps and the DT cards are beautiful so go check it out. Here is my humble attempt :) I love paper piecing with these stamps. Materials: Stamp - Elzybells Colouring - paper piecing and Letraset promarkers Ink - VersaFine black Papers - PaperMania…
I've never tried free machine embroidery before, not a whole project – I've played around with stitching but never actually made something. Well, that is until now. The project came from Stitch Magazine issue 49 and was written by Tracy Curtis – the instructions were really easy to follow and inspired me to give it a go. So here is my first…
This card is for my first entry for the Tilda and Co challenge, which this week is about embossing. Not being a girl of many words, we go straight to the card :) Materials: Stamp - Magnolia Colouring - Derwent Inktense pencils Inks - VersaColor Pink; Versafine black; Distress Ink walnut stain Papers - Life's Journey; BasicGrey Sultry Other - Wire; Lakeland…
Some sunshine for you all with this card using the Papertake Weekly Sketch and Designs by Krista Southern Sunrise papers. Still hanging on to the summer as best I can :) The swirl was made by printing the flourish embellishment from Krista's kit onto inkjet acetate, cutting it out and layering on top of a paper flower fixing with the brad. I…
How about a card celebrating a hen night? Well, here is one that I made with Kaboodle Doodle papers for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, which has a Stars and Stripes theme and, coincidentally, an engagement announcement :) Materials: Stamp - Penny Black Papers - Kaboodle Doodle All Star Colouring - Watercolour pencils; Letroset Aqua-promarkers Inks - versafine black; distress ink walnut…
Another new challenge blog for me – the Sarah Kay Weekly Challenges. I've never taken part before but I thought I would give it a go this week with the purple and green theme they have and these lovely Designs by Krista papers. I have my sewing machine out at the moment so thought I would use some stitching. Materials: Stamp -…
So a new card for you, using Designs by Krista papers from her Tula kit. This one uses this week's sketch from Friday Sketchers. Material: Papers - Desgins by Krista Card - cream cardstock Inks - Versa color Blue, Distress ink Walnut stain Other - Sewing machine
I love this set from Kaboodle Doodle – it is the alien papers and I've used them with the sketch from Sketch Saturday. I'm new to this challenge blog – I love finding new challenges. Talking of new challenges, you still have a week to enter the Kaboodle Doodle challenge with its fab FREE papers. Materials: Papers - Kaboodle Doodle Stamp -…
Another card using the the Sugar Pie kit from Designs by Krista. Materials: Stamp - Sarah Kay Papers - Designs by Krista Sugar Pie Colouring - Letraset Promarkers Inks - VersaFine Black; Distress ink walnut stain Others - Ribbon; eyelets
I'm honoured to be on another design team! Krista designs beautiful digital scrapbook papers, embellishments and kits and I count myself lucky to be on her design team working with these beautiful papers on card layouts. Krista's shop is called Designs by Krista and she also has a blog. You guys should go take a look– the downloads are really easy to…
I had the urge to do some sewing – a touch of embroidery and this week Papertake Weekly has a stitching theme – real or faux. So here is a little embroidery strawberry for you – not that I am trying to hold onto summer or anything. Materials: Paper - made by me Card - white cardstock Other - embroidery threads; cotton…