New Year Fan

Hello

Happy New Year to all my blog friends and followers.  I hope you will continue on my crafting journey with me throughout 2013 as I am very much looking forward to doing with you.

Over at Willow Sketchie Challenge there is a sketch to follow and/or the theme of Let's Celebrate.  I've made another Calendar following the sketch:

6in square easel card.

Backing paper and fan printed from Joanna Sheen's Elegant Fans cd-rom, printed onto satin finish paper.

Gold linen card used for matting.

Martha Stewart Deco Fans punch.

Vellum used for panel from my stash.

Tassel and gems from Joanna Sheen.

I would also like to enter my calendar in the following challenges:

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything Goes

Pin and Tack Challenge - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

CD Sunday Challenge - Think of a Number

Thanks for visiting and all your lovely comments, they really do keep me going.

Proud As A Peacock

Hello Again

Back with my second card for today.

This weeks challenge over at The CD Sunday Challenge is 'Inspired by a Peacock'.  I immediately thought of Joanna Sheen's Elegant Fans cd-rom, as I thought the fan could represent the peacocks tail.  When I looked on the disc I found there was a decoupaged fan featuring a peacock.

I printed the decoupage onto glossy photo paper.  The backing paper was printed onto Centura Pearl paper but I wasn't too happy with the result, so rather than waste it, I ran it through my big shot with a 'Happy Birthday' embossing folder.  I couldn't resist adding the feathers, it just had to be done!  The sentiment was on the decoupage sheet and then 3 pearls were added to complete the card.

My card is for the following challenges:

The CD Sunday Challenge - Inspired By Peacocks

Allsorts Challenge - Green and Blue

Shopping Our Stash - Birds, bugs or beasts

Papertake Weekly  - Anything Goes

Thanks for having a look.

Jo x

An Elegant Fan

Good Morning

I hope you're getting some glimpses of the sun today. It keeps making a brief appearance here and it really gives you a boost!

Todays card is my entry into a couple of challenges.

The CD Sunday Challenge

Top Tip Tuesday

This card is created using Joanna Sheen's Elegant Fans cd-rom, and a beautiful cd it is too! You get a choice of a small or large fan in this design, and I have gone with the small fan. The backing paper is printed from the cd also.

I decided to make an easel card, because this displays the fan so well. I used paper embroidery for my stitching and used this for the 'stopper' as, again, I think it displays the stitching very well.

Two different sizes of pearls were applied to the card, these were from my stash, as were the ribbons. The card used for the 'stopper' is a beautiful pearlescent card from PaperMill, and the photo doesn't do it justice, it's a sage green with gold throughout and looks stunning when it catches the light. The stitching was done in a gold metallic thread.

I decided against adding a sentiment to the card, as I think it could be used for all different occasions.

On Monday, Emma asked if we could make a teddy for her to give to her valentine. Emma drew the teddy, then I cut him out. My sewing machine decided not to work, so he was stitched by hand. The stuffing was done between us, and then I embroidered his face. We then made a box between us, which Emma decorated. And here he is ....

He has now gone to his new home and Emma's valentine loves him.

Thanks for visiting today, enjoy the rest of your day.

Jo