Stitching and stuff

I am more likely to use a needle in non-card making projects...

for instance last Christmas I made this for my sister and family - my great nephew was not phased by the fact that Santa's sleigh was pulled by a kangaroo - I originally bought the kit for the picture in Australia and then developed it into an advent calendar!

Also in the Autumn last year I knitted and crocheted items

 for the Portsmouth Museum of the Royal Navy Yarnscape...

Here is a collage that was on show at the Museum - I hope to try and visit this Summer!

And then quite recently I had a go at my first quilt - a tipsy 9 patch,

 using lots of fabrics I had in my 'sewing stash'.

Anyway I have seen so many lovely cards and ATC's using stitchery I thought I would try and use more...

For instance my aunt sent me this lovely fuchsia card that she made for my Birthday...

and then a friend gave me this as a 'farewell' card...

So...here are some of the stitchery cards I have done...some ATC's in February

and then a cross-stitched ATC yesterday...

Finally, the two cards I have made for Sketch'n'Scrap Challenges this week,
 have stitched pockets attached.
 These were purchased, but I could have stitched them myself had my machine not been in storage!!

I wrote about the first card in my last blog but the second is made following this sketch -
 Sketch'n'scrap Card Challenge #6.

 Here is my card:
The papers are from 6x6 pads in my stash,
 the stamps from 'Keep Stamping' magazine and Hobbycraft.

Happy Crafting!

Sketches

 I quite like following sketches to make my cards. The above picture shows 4 cards I recently made for a PPS Dubai blog featuring a card sketch challenge

The following sketch is for Sketch~N~Scrap Card Challenge #5

This is my take on it...

Funnily enough I used a tag on it - I now find the Challenge #6 also includes a tag -

 maybe I will have a go at that tomorrow!!

I used a purchased stitched pocket over banners of scrap papers.

 The tag was stamped using a stamp from 'Get Stamping' magazine.

The ribbon, gems and butterfly were from my stash...in fact the butterfly was attached to a present I recently received - nothing is ever wasted in my house!!

Happy Crafting!

Emma's Crafty Challenge #18

Just a quick post to show you
 one of the cards I made today... 

This is my entry for Emma's Crafty Challenge #18

Lace and Pearls

I used a square pre-folded card matted with a pretty paper and embellished with a decoupaged image.

I added gold and cream lace, large pearl brads and gems 

(these were mainly acquired in Naif Street Souq in Dubai!)

and a little gold butterfly from my bits and bobs!

Hope you like it!

What have I got to use?

Well, my 'mega-stash' is now in storage in Abu Dhabi,

 packed and ready for instructions for our next port of call.

I was then onto my 'micro-stash' in the hotel - mainly my 'ideas' box containing scissors, glue dots, double sided tape, washi and a few embellishments, a few card blanks and a 6x6 pad...

I still managed to make a few cards - these were two:

The first one consisted of various layers of items that I had made for a tutorial for PPS Dubai

 using Hero Arts Dye Inks.

The second one was to illustrate a sketch, again for PPS Dubai.

This was the sketch:

and this was my card just using paper shapes, washi and a couple of flowers from Naif Street Souk.

I am now back in the UK and on to my 'mini-stash'!!

So far I have made these cards:

This was for a quickie 30 minute challenge - I think this took about 15...

The image is a 'Bugaboo' digi - 'beachbaby' coloured with Promarkers.

This one I made yesterday and I put it on Very quick card for a Digi Darla Challenge.

Finally this card is to submit to the Cards Galore 'Copy That' Challenge' 

I have used Delicious Doodles 'Butterfly Border' image (which I won recently!)

So...I am crafting again...what I miss most so far is the brilliant white glue (made in Korea) I used to use in Abu Dhabi - cannot find anything as good yet. So far they seem too wet...

Any way, will post again soon!

Happy Crafting!

Very quick card

It has been a while since I have written a blog - but I am now back in the UK. I was staying with my daughter for the last couple of days - now I am back at Mum and Dad's.

Anyway I wanted to have a go at this sketch...

I had seen it on the Digi Darla Challenge Site a little while ago.

This is my very quick card - the image is the Digi Darla Birdhouse and flowerpot, coloured with Promarkers.

The 'doyley' is a stamp I have in my stash.

 The layers are papers I have in my scraps and some die cut borders.

I am submitting this to Digi Darla's Challenge #71

I would like to say thank you to Digi Darla for all the Digi Darla images I have - I have enjoyed using them!!

Happy Crafting!