PAPER PIECING

Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts at Allsorts today and as well as Anything Goes the optional theme, which I have chosen, is paper piecing.

I have used my Woodware sneakers stamp for this and paper pieced the sneakers with the spotty paper from a Maja Design pad called Denim & Friends.  

The other two papers used are from the same pad and I've backed them with kraft cardstock and inked gently around the edges of the stitched square.  The sneakers have been shaded lightly with copics and the sentiments are from LOTV,

Our prize this fortnight is a £25 store voucher from Personal Impressions (inc pps, winner meets costs of any additional spend).  PI are proud to represent over 70 brands from global, recognisable brands to small, niche and new.

Also just to give you some advance notice it is the 16th birthday of Allsorts coming up and there will be a special birthday challenge on 24th May.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I will be back later in the week.

Lynne x

MORE SNEAKERS

Hello Everyone,

Now that my daughter's wedding is over I can get back to some crafting again.  We had a wonderful day and even though it was a bit chilly on Saturday we didn't let it ruin the day.

Another card made using the Woodware Sneakers stamp.  I've used the same paper pad as my last card with the stamp, but a different layout.

This card was for my niece and I have paper pieced with the star paper and coloured the white bottom of the sneakers with grey copics.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Lots of layers

PIP challenge #2422 - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - For a Child

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Anything Goes

A pic of the bride and groom;

Thank you for visiting and I will be back soon.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE PAPER BRAND

 Morning Everyone,

Today is the start of our first challenge for 2024 over at As You Like It and we are asking you to lshare a project featuring your favourite paper brand and you must say why it's your favourite.

I do like many brands, but for this card I have used My Favorite Things paper.  I like their small prints and this was ideal for the sneakers from my new Woodware stamp.  I have paper pieced the sneakers with a star pattern, although it looks like dots on the photo, coloured the laces with white copic paint and shaded the white bottoms with copics.  All the papers are from the same pad and I've changed them about a bit so the candles are on top at the bottom of the card and the balloons on top at the top (if you get what I mean).  

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a voucher for the lucky winner.

I would like to enter:

PIP challenge 2401 - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes

Rabisco challenge - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Something New (sneakers stamp)

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I hope you can pop over to the challenge to see the inspiration from the rest of the DT.

Lynne x

VINTAGE MALE

 Hello Everyone,

A very wet day here today. I managed to take the dogs for a walk before it started so I think that will be it for today. They don't like the wet weather. 

This is a card made for my older brother and was inspired by one I saw in a magazine a few years ago.  I have used the Woodware stamp 'Wearing it Well' stamped in black and heat embossed with clear powder.  I stamped the shoes and hat again and fussy cut them out so I could stick the die cut sentiment underneath.

Edges were lightly inked before distressing with a Tim Holtz tool and brown enamel dots added.  I don't make many masculine cards, but do like to send him one as he always seems to appreciate it.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Vintage

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Rabisco - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping- Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and let's hope this wet weather clears up soon.   I have some clearing up to do in the garden before our next green bin is emptied.

Lynne x

TARTAN OR PLAID

Morning Everyone,

I'm back with a reminder post for Christmas Craft Creations where the theme is use Tartan/Plaid. 

For my card I have used a Woodware stamp coloured with copics, apart from the paper piecing of the heart and stocking.  I've added glossy accents to the berries, raindrops from Lucy's Little Things to the strings and glitter to the stocking.

It is the 2nd birthday of the challenge and there are 3 lovely prizes to be won.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Beginning with B (Bird, berries)

Dream Valley - Add embellishments

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Passion for Markers - Favourite colours (green and red for Christmas cards)

Rudolph Days April challenge - Anything Christmas

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I will be back again tomorrow.

Lynne x

SLIMLINE AT CHRISTMAS CRAFT CREATIONS

Morning Everyone,

I am back with my reminder post for Christmas Craft Creations where the theme this month is 'Slimline'.

I have used a Woodware stamp for this one called Peaceful Night, heat embossed in gold and coloured with pencils.  Gold card has been added for the mat and with it being a large stamp nothing else was needed.
 

Last day for entering is 12th April so still plenty of time to have a play and there is a stamp set given as a prize for the lucky winner.

I would like to enter:

ABC Christmas - E for embossing

Simon Says Weds - Favourite things (heat embossing and christmas cards)

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a good day.

Lynne x

SILVER AND GOLD

 Good Morning Everyone,

I want to try and enter the CAS Christmas challenge every month to get my Christmas cards stocked up.  A bit last minute with this one for the January challenge where the theme is Silver and Gold.

I have heat embossed the Woodware Festive Panel stamp randomly in silver and gold, cut out with a stitched rectangle and heat embossed the sentiment in gold.

I would like to enter:

CAS Christmas - Silver and Gold

ABC Christmas - A for Anything Christmas

Thank you for visiting and have a good weekend.

Lynne x

VINTAGE NATIVITY

Hello Everyone,

This is a card I created using a Woodware stamp called Vintage Nativity.    I made the background first with Distress Oxides then stamped on top with Versafine Onyx Black.  I must say the stamp doesn't look as though it stamps very well, but I think this is how it's supposed to be and where the Vintage part comes.   

I would like to enter:

November Rudolph Days challenge

Allsorts - Hand stamped or Digital image

We Love Stamping - Christmas

Stamping Sensations - Christmas 

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thank you for your visit and I hope you have a good rest of the day.

Lynne x

 

BLUE & GOLD CHRISTMAS

Good Morning Everyone,

It's the start of a new month (can't believe it's September already) and time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas.  The theme this month is blue and gold so we'd like to see any  christmas projects featuring these colours.

I must admit this colour scheme stumped me a little so I decided to keep it a quick and simple card.  I embossed the woodware tree stamp and sentiment onto blue card in gold and cut it out with a stitched rectangle.   I added a few small punched stars and then stuck it onto gold mirri card.

If you'd like to pop over to the challenge here you'll be able to see more inspiration from the rest of the DT.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CraftyHazelNuts Christmas - Anything Goes
Simon Say Stamp Weds - Anything Goes
Creates and Makes - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty #395 - Anything Goes
Christmas at Sweet Stamping - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I hope you have a lovely weekend.  I think it's going to be warm again here in the UK.

Lynne x

CHRISTMAS TREES

Hi Everyone

Another christmas card from me.  This is another first for me, this time with the emboss resist technique.  I heat embossed a rather large christmas tree stamp from Woodware in white and then inked the paper with a mixture of greens and yellows in distress and stampin up ink.   It wasn't my first attempt at it by the way, but I was more pleased with this one so I added a few little gold stars and also the sentiment from the set was heat embossed in gold and matted it onto some matching green paper.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter 263 - Embossing of any kind

Paper Creator - Christmas

Craftyhazelnut CCExtra - Anything Goes

Penny Black at Allsorts - Add a Sentiment

SSS Monday Challenge - Stamp It

SSS Weds Challenge - Stamp It

Thank you for visiting, it is really appreciated and I do enjoy reading your comments.

Lynne x