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Autumn Wreath

Evening Everyone

I have hopefully scheduled this post to go out when I am at Craft Club. I have had to keep this secret as it is for a challenge I set for them tonight, but I wanted it on my blog asap too as I have to say I am rather pleased with it :-)

 I have cut the orange flowers on my bug & added black flower sequins to the centres. These have then been pinned onto a polystyrene wreath.  I would say it is quick & simple like the instructions suggest but you do need a bit of patience lol!! x Clare x

Challenges I have entered.......
Theme.......Ribbons and/or Buttons.......PPCC
Theme.......Ribbon or Twine.......PCJ
Theme.......Anything Goes.......Fussy & Fancy
Theme.......Anything But A Card.......SWTD
Theme.......Too Cute to Spook.......MAWTT
Theme.......Halloween.......Daisy Doodles

Papers, Sequins, Wreath, Pins & Ribbon : All tucked away in drawers waiting for a rainy day x

Serenity

Good Morning Everyone. Hope this damp weather is encouraging you all to snuggle up warm & do some crafting :-) I have finished making a card this morning using the Pinflair Serenity Cd. It is a lovely cd & great for what I call awkward cards - Sympathy, Get Well Soon, etc.

I chose this lovely flower decoupage & used only 4 of the layers of the small flower. I loosely followed a sketch over at TMS. It was a fairly simple card to put together once I had got my head round which colour papers to use.

I took the base of the sketch through to the inside of the card. x Clare x

Challenges I have entered.......
Sketch........Sketch #169.......Tuesday Morning Sketches
Theme........Anything Goes........Fussy & Fancy
Theme.......Autumn Colours........Allsorts


Papers : K&Co, Serenity Cd
Image : Serenity Cd
Sticky Ribbons : From Stash
Punch : EK Success
Die : Spellbinders Scalloped Circle

ATC Distress

Hi

I have been a bit awol over the last couple of weeks again but I do have a reasonable excuse...... I now have my own Craft Room yay!! I will be adding a page to show my piccies once I have done this post. I have also been back & forth to the Vets as one of my cats had to have major surgery done on her spine. She is now home & recovering nicely.

I wanted to show you today an ATC that I have made. I generally stick to making my ATCs as miniature cards but thought I would have a go at creating something a little different.

I have used my Distress Inks & used a small Tim Holtz mask. Once I had created the background I decided to take the risk & use the frame stamp. I added a butterfly tag in the centre of the frame & an acetate sentiment over the top. The mini butterflies were peel offs that I added Distress Ink to as well. Finally I added Distress Ink to an embossed Butterfly sticker. I have to say I am pretty pleased with it. I may even have another go soon x Clare x

Challenges I have entered........
Theme........Autumn Colours.......Allsorts

Distress Inks : Forest Green, Tea Dye, Antique Linen
Stamp, Stickers & Peel Offs : From Stash

Pink & Blue Teddy

I wanted to do a softer version of the Teddy card to use as a child's christmas card. I am really pleased with the result.

I used pale pink & blue threads I coloured the bear again with Promarkers & added stickles. I added these cute flowers to finish it off.

I added another bear to the inside of the card & continued with the pastel pink & blue theme. x Clare x

Papers : Nitwit & Popcorn Bear Freebies
Image : Kanban
Stickles : Silver Ice & Blue
Flowers : From Webstore

Promarkers Used :
Caramel, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Denim Blue, Pastel Blue, Tan, Twilight Sky,  

Teddy Christmas Card

I can't believe how quickly the year is passing & we are already in to Autumn. I have made a pretty good start on my Christmas cards & it was helped along by the fact that I was asked to do a demonstration at our local Hobbycraft on Sunday. Unfortunately it has taken to today for me to get the card finished.

I used one of last years Kanban stamps & coloured with Promarkers. I added Silver Ice stickles to his hat. The stitching is an Ann's Paper Art pattern & I stitched in Green, Red & Gold thread. The flowers were given a bit of Stickles along with the sentiment. Here is a close up of the image.

I carried the theme of the papers through to the inside of the card stamping directly on to the paper & just adding some colour to the bear's hat.

I am hoping to get some more of the cards finished over the next couple of days in between getting my craft room ready for me to move in to x Clare x

Challenges I have entered.......
Theme.......Anything Goes.......Incy Wincy Designs
Theme.......Anything Goes.......Crafts & Me
Theme.......Winter Holidays.......Delightful Challenges
Theme.......Anything Goes.......Totally Gorgeous

Papers : Forever Friends - A Christmas Tale, MME - O Christmas Tree
Image : Kanban Stamps
Stitching Pattern : Ann's Paper Art
Stickles : Silver Ice, Red
Sentiment : From Stash
Flowers : From Webstore

Promarkers Used :
Berry Red, Caramel, Cardinal Red, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Cool Grey 1, Red, Tan,