All stitched up ..........

Hi,  how are you all in blogland today.  I hope that the weather we've been having has not dampened your creative spirit.

Today's card is for my other blog  The Cutie Pies.   It's monday again which means a new challenge and boy what a challenge it is.

I love sewing so this challenge was right up my street.

CHALLENGE #20  REAL OR FAUX

This fortnight's challenge is real or faux stitching.  This can be anywhere on your make, and in any colour or stitch.  So go on get your needle and thread or pokey tool out and let your imagination run wild....

This challenge is sponsored by the brilliant online store One Stop Craft Shop.  There is everything here to make a crafter happy.

And our random prize is sponsored by the gorgeous Digital Delights.  Their online digi store has so many gorgeous images.  

Here's my card for this fab challenge.  

I used the Wellington Die Cuts from Papermania and Wellington papers which were distressed with the fab Tim Holtz distressing tool and then distressed using Tim Holtz distressing dies.  The sewing was done by hand using normal embroidery threads (6 strands).  I used a Boofle (Papermania) embossing folder as well. The buttons were from my Stash.  Dad was cut on the Cricut and I finally finished the card off with some Card Candi  

Hope you like it.

Hugs

Cutie Pie Challenge No 11 - Come on over and have a go

Good morning Cutie Pies and my lovely followers, its

 Craftybird Lisa here with the brand new challenge over at The Cutie Pies. 

  This time it's something a little different and we hope that you will join in the fun with the Cutie Pie DT!  My first time of leading a challenge and I'm looking forward to picking the winner too!  This challenge is ideal for those of you who like altering things, scrapbooking, making boxes, bags, knitting, beading and more!  We have two fantastic sponsors, my Winning choice will win a prize from 'STAMP & CREATE' 

STAMP & CREATE LINK HERE

In addition we have another generous Digital Sponsorship from the wonderful Prairie Fairy!  A firm favourite with the DT, you will see some of the images used in their Work.

So don't be shy, lets see them here, as long as it's not a card you can enter this one!  The DT have had fun with this one, I hope you like their ideas and makes as much as I do!

So come on over to The Cutie Pies challenge site and join in the fun.

For this challenge I made a memory book out of paper bags.  I used Tim Holtz papers and black card from my stash.  The ribbons were from Stampin-up.  The tags and the fantastic car on the front were cut using my cricut.  All pages were edged with TH distress inks.  

from the top

one section open

close up of pockets and tags

the front

the side

I hope you like it and it has inspired you to make something a little different.  I loved doing this one and my baby brother (32) thinks it's great and is going to start filling it with photos and momentos to record his move into his new house.

I am entering this into the following challenges;

Paper Sundaes:  Clean and Simple

The Hybrid Chick - Ribbon

Allsorts Challenge - Free and Easy

Catch the Bug Blogspot - Anything goes

Little Claire Designs:  Anything but a card

Creations by Gillm:  Challenge 2 colour inspiration

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Wags'n'whiskers:  Home Decoration

Hugs to you all

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Favourite Song

Hi Everyone.

Bit late with my post this week.   Sorry.  Anyway more good news:

      I am now a fully fledged member of the Cutie Pie DT Team.  Thank you sooooo Much Woo for giving me a place on Team A.  I look forward to joining in regularly.

      Secondly I have offered a place as a featured guest designer on the Anything Goes blog in March this year.  I am busy preparing my projects for this and a short bio - an oh help they want a photo ............

Anyway enough of the news - now the important bit.

We have a fab challenge going on at the Cutie Pie blog this fortnight ...... it's your favourite song.  There are two brilliant prizes up for offer. So why don't you pop on the radio, sing along and create a masterpiece for us to look at and drool over and give yourself a chance to win some fab goodies from Crafty Emmas Store and our very own Woo.

Here's my card for the challenge:

My song is Jolene, by Dolly Parton - the character has flaming auburn hair and eyes of emerald green and her beauty is beyond  compare ..............

The image is from Make it Crafty Stamps.  I just love her - she's coloured with my faithful promarkers and then mounted onto black card.  The papers used are from my Papermania stash and the sentiment also from my stash.  The base for the card is a square blue card. 

Hope you like her and I'm looking forward to seeing your creations over on the Cutie Pie Blog.

Hugs