C4E sketch #50

Yay!! Not late this week!!! lol!! wow what a mad week it has been!! What with sorting out my car after someone drove into the back of it 2 weeks ago, sorting out next months kit, catching up with everything, it's been busy!! Still not caught up with everything there is a ton of stuff to add to the C4E website, I am changing the weekly sketch challenge next month so there is still a lot to sort out with that...and a mountain of other stuff!!! lol!!! I am like Eeyore looking for his tail!! lol!!

This week on the C4E challenge blog we are looking for projects using the sketch and the colour combo ORANGE & BROWN. Check out the challenge and stunning DT cards HERE!!!

The PP I have used are from the July Kit Saffron Dawn, they are K&co wild Saffron papers and I just love them!! There are a few kits still available HERE

The individual papers are one of the products waiting to be added to the site!! If I don't use them all up 1st!! LOL!!

I have cut the corners with a circle punch and hand sewn a border in back stitch with tow different colours of Aida thread. The lace is from stash and the brown velvet, very stroke able, ribbon is from the July kit. Bazill CS pinecone and cheddar. The flowers are left over from the July crop kit LO, which are stamped, cut out, pinched and inked. The leaves are punched with the MS punch Fond branch.

The Gorjuss girl is coloured with watercolour paints and mounted on sticky fixers to make her pop! The chicken I cut away from the image and added to the little ribbon slide I made from CS.
I have slightly sanded the edges all over to soften the look.

I will be back tomorrow with some catching up stuff! Have a lovely Sunday!!
thanks for stopping by!
hugs
Michele
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c4e sketch #49

Sorry to be late posting this challenge card, I lost my Internet connection last Thursday. I was back online Tuesday but it's been hectic catching up with everything that I have missed just being offline for those few days! I had to borrow my mum's Internet to do the challenge post but didn't have time to do mine.

Anyway better late than never here is my card for last Sunday's C4E sketch challenge. The DT girls did an amazing job with the sketch too hop over to the C4E blog to see their gorgeous cards!

My card was made for a gentleman's birthday last month so I kept it very clean and simple. It is so easy to add lots of pretty embellishments to my cards, but it's nice to do something different.

The PP are from an old stash of HOTP papers, the ribbon is from stash and the image is one of my digi images, Gotch Ya! available HERE

I have coloured the frog with watercolour paints, no glitter!!! lol!
I'd better hop off and get all the other posts written that I have missed!!
don't forget to check out the C4E blog tomorrow where there will be another great sketch and gorgeous DT cards!!
thanks for stopping by have a great day!
hugs
michele xx

c4e sketch #48 - mice!!

It's Sunday and time for a new sketch over at the C4E blog! This week we are asking you to include mice on your cards and projects. Hop over to the blog HERE to see the challenge and gorgeous DT cards!!

I tried something a little different with this weeks card. I have been doing a lot of torn edges on my layouts, with photos under torn PP and I thought I'd try the same technique with a card or 2!!

The PP is from the c4e July kit, Saffron Dawn HERE. They are K&co papers and gorgeous to work with. The image is The Tailor of Gloucester, Beatrice Potter stamp.

I have coloured the image with water colour paints and H2o's for a hint of twinkle!! The image is behind the PP rather than layered on top, you don't get the dimension you do with a card that is layered up, but it still has a nice effect, and looks much better in real life!! LOL!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Sunday!!
hugs
michele
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c4e sketch #47 card #2!

This is the second card I made for this weeks C4E sketch challenge. It was actually made at the beginning of August for my uncle who was 65.
I have used papers from a Amy Butler (K&co) paper pad called faded china, buttons & rick rack from stash. The image is one of my digital stamps called "laundry boat" which you can buy HERE.

I have used water colour paints to colour my image. I meant to add a 65 to the flag before I took the photo...whoops!!

don't forget to check out the c4e challenge HERE!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

hugs

michele

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c4e sketch #47 Buttons!!!

Hello!

It's time for another C4E sketch challenge!! This week DT member Suzette has kindly donated a set of clear stamps that she has designed! Suzette is selling these stamps from her blog HERE, hop over to see more about this fab set and see her stunning examples!

This is the set up for grabs.....

Along with our sketch we are asking you to use BUTTONS on your projects. Hop over to the c4e blog HERE to see the sketch and gorgeous DT cards.

I have made 2 cards using this sketch, I will be back later with the second card!

My first card was for a lovely glitz n glamour girl, team mate Nikki from UK scrappers.

I have used gorgeous K&co papers from 2 paper pads I have just re-stocked, and a gorgeous Beatrice Potter stamp, also new in. These will be on the site soon.


I have coloured the image with pencils and added glitter glue and pearl beads to the shoe.

I hand stitched the flourish and around the outside using some Aida thread and ading some pearl beads to the flourish.

The buttons and organza ribbon are from stash.
Thanks for stopping by have a great bank holiday!!

hugs

michele

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clown!!!

Hello!

Bloomin' awful weather here! hope it's not too bad where you are today!

This layout was done for the C4E August crop kit. It is called "Clown" and is of my nephew, Lawson. The photo was taken by my sister at one of my wedding dress fittings in 2007. I loved the way she captured the mischief in his eyes!! Lawson is a little comedian and is always making us laugh, he is a curious child who likes to know how things work, much to the dismay of his parents sometimes when he starts taking things apart!! lol

The PP is Dream Street Birdie bits. An older collection but so yummy! We still have a few sheet in stock HERE. The CS is Bazzill, the letter tiles are from stash, they are from HOTP boys to men busy scrappers book of papers and embellishments. I have had these in my stash for years and not got round to using them much. Buttons, beads and threads from stash.
For this hand stitched swirl I used Bazzill In-Stitch template surprise party. So easy to use and gives you perfect results.

The letter tiles I cut out, inked and attached tucking the corners under the stitching.

This embellishment hides the date printed on the photo, although I don't like having the date on the photo it is handy when doing a layout!!! I cut 2 circles of PP one slightly smaller than the other, crumpled and sanded the edges, layered and finished by sewing a button on.

There is a lot of stitching on this layout, when I first saw the PP I wanted to get my sewing kit out!! The buttons and beads were sewn onto the LO rather than attaching with adhesive.

I kept the whole LO quite simple, not as cluttered and embellished as my recent ones. Even though the PP is pink I think it works for this photo of our little family clown!

The Project sheet for this layout will be available to download from the C4E website soon, as well as a few others.

Thanks for stopping by enjoy your day!

hugs

michele

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