Sew Happy For You

Hi Crafters,

Well after yesterdays rain I'm hoping for something a little drier today. It doesn't help my mood or creative juices when the weather is so dismal.

I'm sharing the second of my sewing themed cards that I made using the wonderful Hobby House Toppers - Needles & Pins.

Recipe

Image Topper - The Hobby House, Needles & Pins

Paper - Little Claire Designs

Buttons and Ribbon - Molly Blooms Collection

Sentiment Stamp - Magazine Freebie

Stitching Stamp

Another quick make, anyone would think I had a deadline to meet :)

Love these toppers and I was lucky enough to win eight sets in a challenge recently, so you will be seeing a lot more of these in the future.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Allsorts Challenge - #238 Buttons

Craft-Dee Bowz - Sept. ATG + Bow

TTCRD - ATG

Thanks for visiting and for all your lovely comments on my previous posts too, I love to read them and appreciate you taking the time to do so. 

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Lorraine 

Mythical & Magical

Hi Crafters,

There is a new monthly challenge blog -  Unicorn Challenge. They have started off with their first theme being Mythical & Magical and it is one of my favourite themes to create for. I have already entered twice this month and this card below will be my third and final entry and we're only half way through the September! Anywho enough waffle here it is...

Recipe

Image - Flights of Fantasy CD Rom, Crafters Companion

Paper - Raspberry Road

Cool Faux reptile skin paper - The Range

Sentiment - Stampin' Up 'Best Yet' Stamp set

Border - Martha Stewart Punch

Gold fleck net ribbon

Black Pearls

Corner Die - Crafters Companion 

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Unicorn Challenge - #1 Mythical & Magical

Quirky Crafts - #19 Animal Magic

There are some great images on this CD and lovely papers too, I have another card nearly finished so will share that soon.

Lorraine

Industrial/Steampunk

Hi Crafters,

I have another 'Steampunkesque' card to share with you today. I have played with my alcohol inks and Spellbinders embossing folder for the background together with a few more X-Cut cog dies. These were heat embossed with black EP to look like metal. I then decided to add little red gems to the centres like you see inside a watch...

The background was a mixture of Adirondak Inks in Espresso, Rust and Gold and topped off on the raised embossed parts with black Memento Ink to define them.

The Happy Birthday die is a Memory Box one and it had the same treatment as the cogs. I backed it with gold card to show through the letters. A little matting and layering and it was complete.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Crafting From The Heart - #77 ATG

Frilly & Funkie - Stamps Be Gone (Vintage, no stamps)

That Craft Place - Steampunk
Cardz 4 Guyz - Embossing, Heat/Dry

A quick post as it's a busy day ahead for me, so I will say goodbye for now and see you soon.

Lorraine

Buttons

Hi Crafters,

I have a quick card share today using another topper from The Hobby House. This one comes from the Needles and Pins collection.

Recipe

Needles and Pins Hobby House Topper

MFT Stitched Square Die

Molly Blooms papers, Buttons and Ribbon

Stitched Banner Stamp - Magazine Freebie

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Creative Fingers - #92 ATG

Crafty Friends - #14 'B' is for...(Buttons, Basket)

Allsorts Challenge - #328 Buttons

Thanks for visiting me today and I will see you again soon,

Lorraine

Steampunk Trio

Hi Crafters,

I have been having a sort out in my craft room (a bigger job than I first thought, lol) and came across these fabulous Steampunk toppers from Kanban Crafts that I had forgotten about so I made a few cards with them.

Together with some cog papers, X-Cut and MB cog dies and sentiment stamps I created these cards. I'm really pleased with how they turned out but then again I'm a little biased towards the subject :)

Challenges I'd like to enter:

That Craft Place - Steampunk

NBUS Challenge - #5 ATG (NBUS - Kanban Toppers)

Creative Inspirations - #326 Vintage

Crafty Friends - #14 'B' is for...'BRIDE'

Hope you are having a lovely Sunday - we have enjoyed the sunny weather this morning as it is meant to be wet this afternoon.

See you soon,

Lorraine

Numbers

Hi Crafters,

I've been using my MFT numbers die and a little inspiration from Pinterest and created this card...

Quite a simple design really but very effective I think.

Challenge I'd like to enter:

Country View Crafts - Numbers
Cute Card Thursday - #390 Numbers

A fun little make and one I think I will replicate for different ages in the future.

Well that's all from me, a very late post today.

Lorraine

Shabby Chic

Hi Crafters,

This is my second post for today, must be on a roll :)

I have made another card using these beautiful shabby/vintage papers from Michele R Designs. The theme on the papers is sewing so I went with that for the embellishments.

 Recipe

Papers - Michele R Designs - Sew Shabby

Sentiment -  LOTV ~Quotables Set 61

Recycled Lace

Crochet Flower

Paper Doily

Buttons

Twine

Pearl Trim

I distressed and inked the edges of the papers once I had printed them out to complete the shabby feel. Then I layered them up with the doily and lace trims to complete the look. I was given the beautiful crochet flower, I wish I could make these - I've tried and they turn out wonky :/ it's the only one I have but I had to use it here as it seemed perfect for the card.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Come & Get It - Buttons and Bows

Creative Moments - #76 Use A Sentiment

Fab n Funky - #272 Shabby Chic
NBUS Challenge - #5 ATG (New Quote Stamp) and Crochet Flower)
Deep Ocean - #112 Shabby Chic

Lorraine