Colour Create and More Stitching!

Oh how I laughed when I read this weeks challenge over at Colour Create was to use Duck Egg blue and Rose with ......stitching faux or real! Was I going to attempt stitching after my last dismal attempt?

Yes I was but I was going faux...... I learnt my lesson the hard way!


Pink Petticoat Spring Wishes, Pro Markers, ribbon, nestabilities

I used another cute bunny image from Spring Wishes collection at Pink Petticoat. Coloured using Pro Markers and then added faux stitching to the bunny using a Letraset fine liner pen.

All mounted on rose and duck egg card and finished with a bit of ribbon with REAL stitching on. Before you applaud my neat stitching - it was already on the ribbon, much as I'd love to take the credit, I can't!

Victoria
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Papertake Weekly Challenge and Easter Wishes

Only just managed to do this one on time as the new challenge will be set today over at Papertake.

The challenge was to make a card using the following:
one circle
two ribbons
three images


Papers and images Pink Petticoat Spring Wishes



I love love love these new papers and images from Pink Petticoat. The images are coloured with Pro-Markers and cut with nestabilities. I printed the ribbon myself as wanted some to match the papers. The plain pink ribbon was out of my odds and ends box. I decorated the inside of the card too with another bunny and greeting.

If you want to have a go at printing your own ribbon, here's how I did mine. Can't promise it'll work for you as it will probably depend on your printer, type of ribbon and card used etc.

First I got a sheet of A4 card and popped lots of strips of low tac tape on with plain white satin ribbon over the top. carefully trimming the edges and making sure well stuck down. I know how temperamental my printer can be!



Next I selected my chosen paper and set my printer to best photo setting (I have an Epson RX685) and crossed my fingers! It worked, a little bleeding and smudging but I'm OK with that. I used white Zeta linen card by the way.



Then hey presto - peel gently away from the card sheet and I have fab Pink Petticoat ribbon to match my card to perfection.

Going to print lots more later on if I get the time. Got to face the supermarket shortly and then the housework and then some real work too!

Victoria

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Citrus Brights

The latest challenge over on Cute Card Thursday is to make a card using some or all of the following colours: hot pink, lime, lemon and orange.

How could I resist using them all?


Doodlebug papers, cuttlebug emboss border, ribbon, sparkle gems, coredinations cardstock

I bought all the bits and bobs for this yesterday when I was out Birthday shopping with Sue. We had a fab time and went to the pub for a huge lunch of Caribbean chicken curry and rice. Was very yummy but with that and my enormous bubba bump I had no room for tea last night! Still made up for it by watching Quantum of Solace, mmmm Daniel Craig!!

The base card is lemon with the other bits and pieces layered on top. I cut the border to match the circle shapes before mounting another piece of lime card behind that I'd run the the Cuttlebug to emboss.

Whilst I've been admiring so many other blogs I noticed that some of you go to so much effort and decorate the insides of your cards too. So I had a go:



Sue gave me her started card for me to finish but I'm not going to share it until I've completed it. If you want to see it, have a look on Sue's blog.

Hopefully my next creation will be lots of Easter goodies made with the fabulous new Spring Wishes collection from Pink Petticoat.

Victoria
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I've started........she'll finish

My friend Sue is coming to visit today with the other half of this challenge.........


Selection of card, ribbons, flowers, Craftwork Cards sentiment, Cuttlebug embossing

The challenge is for me to start a card and then hand it over to Sue for her to finish and vice-versa. Our styles are poles apart so the result should be interesting! I don't even know if we work the same way. I tend to get a load of stuff out and plan my cards around that. Sometimes I get sticking and stamping, other times I play around with layouts and colours first. So that's what I've done here.

I had all this card left over from a wedding order I made recently so cut a square card out of pistachio and ran it through the cuttlebug with a floral embossing border down the side. I've left it at that and included matching card, some ends of ribbon, a sentiment (I know Sue doesn't normally use these so not sure how favourably this will go down) and some gorgeous flowers. Sue doesn't have to use all the stuff and can add anything she wants, can't wait to see the result on her blog Stamping Sue Style.

Looking forward to our day stash shopping and of course to getting my started card to finish.

Victoria
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Feeling Bright

I haven't made anything today as not feeling too clever. So to cheer me up, here are a couple of very bright cards I made a while back:


Cuttlebug emboss borders, flowers, nestabilities


Cuttlebug emboss borders, flowers, nestabilities

These were the first cards I made using the embossing border folders from Cuttlebug. I love the simplicity of them so went with zany colours to be a bit different. I stamped the flowers with a Penny Black swirls stamp using Stayzon inks, mounted a plain flower over the top and finished with a few glitter gems, ribbon and sentiments from The Range.

Victoria
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Colour Create Lilac and Blue

This weeks challenge over at Colour Create is to make a card in lilac and blue with extra options of using ribbon and swirls. There's also a chance to win some blog candy with this one too.


Cuttlebug emboss folder, Momento inks, Free stamp, Nestabilities, Ribbon

I saw a really fab technique over on Valentines Blog using ink on a Cuttlebug embossing folder so thought I'd give it a try. I ended up covered in ink with several disastrous attempts not turning out how I'd expected. In the end I used a brayer and Momento Bahama Blue ink to get a smooth surface before embossing. I used the Cuttlebug swirls folder in two colour ways.

The cute birdie image and swirl stamp were free with a card making magazine, coloured with Pro-Markers and the ribbon is from a Brenda Pinnick kit off QVC.

I'll be spending the rest of the afternoon scrubbing the ink off my hands and my embossing folder. Looking forward to using this technique again as it's messy, fun and I love the result!

Victoria
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Birthday Stash

As promised here are a couple of pics of the stash I was lucky enough to get for my Birthday yesterday.....

Loads of flowers, gems and buttons



Enough papers to keep me quiet for a few weeks




Well I'm hot, itchy and sneezy now from a morning in the park with the toddler group and then mowing the lawn when we got home. Zac is fast asleep and I'm off to put my feet up for a while whilst browsing some other blogs.

Victoria
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