Buttons and Pins

This is the first card I have made using the Shabby Chic Haberdashery cd-rom form Debbi Moore.  I had such fun making this card:

I distressed all around the edges of the backing paper with my distressing tool and then matted it onto gold linen card.

I cut out the dress bodice and then cut a circle from a co-ordinating paper and folded it to make the skirt.  Again I distressed the edges of the skirt.

I stamped the sewing machine from Joanna Sheen's haberdashery stamp set, and the buttons and thimble image from Debbi Moores stamp set, onto shrink plastic and attached the twine before shrinking them.  I then threaded the twine through a button, which was attached to a picot edged circle, along with a couple of pins.

A few buttons were added to the card for extra dimension.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Craft-room challenge - Collage

One Stop Craft Challenge - No floral embellishments

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft Challenges - In Stitches

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Distressing

Birthday Wishes

My card for today is made using Joanna Sheen's Heart of the Garden cd-roms.  I love the artwork on these cd's and can highly recommend them.

8 x 8 fancy edge card blank from Cupcakecrafting

Backing paper printed onto satin paper and edged with shaded lilac distress ink

Decoupage image printed onto super smooth decoupage paper and matted onto silver mirror card.

Swirl cut with a Dienamics die from lilac card from PaperMill and gems added

Floral arrangement created using pins from Wild Orchid Crafts, Charm from ebay, flowers and feathers from my stash.

Sentiment is a WOW stamp, stamped in metallic silver ink.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Use metal

Squigglefly Challenge - Use an old or new technique (decoupage)

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Flowers

Papertake Weekly - Pins and Needles

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Cupcake Craftroom - Fresh and Summery (Lilac and Lime)

Wild Orchid Challenge - Summer Blooms

Craft-room Challenge - Pins and/or charms

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Summer

Stampin' For The Weekend - Pearls and Swirls

Thanks for visiting my blog today and for all the comments you leave, they mean a lot.

Relax Teddy Bo

My card for today features one of my favourite bears, Teddy Bo, here he is relaxing on a Sunday afternoon.

8 x 8 card blank

Backing papers and cards all from my stash along with the silver 'mesh', bakers twine and button.

I printed Teddy Bo onto Neenah cardstock and coloured him using Spectrum Noirs in colours to tie in with the backing papers.

The mat the image is sat on is cut using a Spellbinders Labels 5 die, and I cut a faux nestie from bronze pearlescent card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Stamp With Fun - Sketch

The Teddy Bo Challenge - Masculine

Craft-room Challenge - Buttons and bows

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge - Ribbons and bows

Ready Teddy Go - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl Challenge - Bingo - I chose image, button, twine