Craft Your Days Away

Good Morning

The current challenge over at Craft Your Days Away is to use stitches (real or faux) on your card.  I decided to use the Paper Embroidery technique.  Here is my card:

The pattern for this card is a download from form-a-lines.  On the pattern it uses just gold thread, but I decided I wanted to add some colour to mine.  Metallic threads are used to stitch the design, and then a simple 'Happy Birthday' banner added to complete the card.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

A New Baby Boy

Good Afternoon

Thought I would share a new baby card with you today:

The main image is stitched using a paper embroidery pattern and metallic threads.  I paper-pieced the blanket.  This is then matted onto blue holographic card.  The base card is a white linen, punched with a Martha Stewart deep edge punch.  Peel-offs complete the card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - New Beginnings

A New Baby

Good Morning

I have a new baby card to share with you today, created using the paper embroidery technique:

All the sewing uses metallic threads.  This was then matted onto holographic card, and finally white linen card to which I'd punched a border with a Martha Stewart punch.

My card is for the following challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Colour of your birth flower (mine is iris, hence the blue)

Crafty Sentiments - No designer paper

Ladybugs Crafts - Oh Baby

Raise the Bar - Stitching

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Clean and Simple

Crafts and Me - Use blue

Creative Craft Challenges - Fancy Edges

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Graduation

Back with another challenge card, this time for the challenge at One Stitch At A Time which is school's out/graduation. I was one of the lucky winners of last weeks challenge, thank you very much ladies.

Here is my card:

This card is made using the paper embroidery technique and a pattern purchased from stitchingcards.com.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jo x

Easter Stitching

Hello

Isn't this sunny weather fabulous? I hope it lasts for a few more days.

Today's card is another made using the paper embroidery technique, this time with a pattern from stitchingcards.com.

The design is stitched using gold, green, red, blue, pink and purple metallic threads.

Have a lovely Sunday.

Jo x

Time For Tee

Good Morning

Sorry I've not been around much this week, it's half term holidays and John is off work too so I've not spent much time at the pc this week.

My number of followers has increased, which I'm very pleased about, and I'd like to say hello to my new followers :o)

Today's card is for my nephew's birthday. He is a very keen golfer so this should fit the bill.

This card uses the paper embroidery technique and a stitching card pattern from Form-a-lines. Gold, green, and blue metallic threads were used to stitch the design.

I do enjoy making these cards, they're very theraputic.

Have a lovely sunny day.

Jo x

Floral Stitching

Good Afternoon

My card today is made using one of my favourite techniques, paper embroidery.

The design is stitched onto pearlescent card, then matted onto some vintage gold paper. The corners are punched using a Martha Stewart punch. The bow is made using organza ribbon from my stash.

Emma went into school today dressed as Mr Gum for World Book Day. She was delighted with her finished costume and here she is all dressed up and ready to go!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Jo

Out Of Africa

Good Evening

I was recently asked to make a card for someone who is very into Africa. There were no words required anywhere on the card. I immediately thought of giraffes and zebra's, so went straight to my Jayne Netley Mayhew cd's from Joanna Sheen.

I'm a bit uncertain about this card, and really hoping it will be ok. The base card is the pearlescent card from PaperMill. The backing paper I created using an image of zebra stripes. I chose a pink and yellowy orange card for matting and layering, thinking along the lines of a soothing sunset, along with a matt gold card. I decoupaged one of the zebra's just to add a bit of interest.

The border on the front of the card is created using the paper embroidery technique and is stitched in pink and orange metallic threads, unfortunately the camera hasn't picked up the colours too well. I thought this made a nice change from a punched border.

On the inside of the card I added an image of a giraffe, from the same cd, matted onto the same card as before. This was made to accommodate a bookmark, which once again was from the cd, which I laminated and then added a tassel.

The insert was made using one of the inserts from the same cd, which I took into a graphics programme to resize, so that the images of the animals is a bit like a watermark.

Fingers crossed this fits the bill.

I'm happy to report that I am still sticking to my stash diet. I know there's going to be lots more temptation this weekend, but all these items will still be available next month, so I'm confident now that I can stick to it for February at least.

Thanks for your visit today. If you've time, please leave a comment so I know you've visited, I really enjoy reading them all.

Enjoy your Friday evening.

Jo

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