Quilted Cards

 I adore making sewing themed cards!  I pulled out the gorgeous October Afternoon 'Farmhouse' papers (from many moons ago...), and got busy die cutting.

The frames and squares are the Quilted Frames Dies from Waffle Flower - a little finicky to assemble (don't look too close!), but the result is so lovely.

I used the Needleworker Tool Kit dies from Spellbinders to cut out all the notions - using some brushed silver cardstock for the metallic items.

I had some already pressed sentiments using the You Are Everything Betterpress plate, done on cream cardstock with black ink, and added them with some foam adhesive.

Newsprint Lilies

 This paper is so ancient, I can't even tell you when I bought it!  Happy to be using it to create another card using the April Betterpress Society plate, Cascading Lilies.

It's a very thin paper, so I pressed it with Betterpress Black ink, and an extra shim - worked beautifully.  I cut the entire image out with a stitched rectangle die, then added some Dried Marigold and Bundled Sage ink to the image with blending brushes - just to make it stand out a little.

Finally, I added a hot foiled sentiment from the You Are Everything plate set, attached with 3D foam adhesive, plus a few gold pearls.

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Hot Flash Happy Hour!

What a fun stamp set name... by Unity Stamp Co.  

I coloured her up with Copic markers, and die cut her with the Essential Arches dies from Spellbinders.

Sentiment is from Uncorked by My Favorite Things

Lilies on patterned paper

My second project with the April Betterpress Society plate, Cascading Lilies was done on patterned paper.  I found several pieces of patterned paper in my stash that were 'calm' enough to support a pressed image overtop of the print.  This was an old paper from Graphic 45.

I wanted to keep it tone-on-tone, so used Betterpress Tawny Brown ink, and did a little ink blending over the flowers and foliage with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink.

I used Spellbinders Hemstitched Rectangle dies to cut out my image, then layered it over a cream pearlescent cardstock with some 3D foam adhesive.  I used the same cardstock to press the sentiment, which I cut out with the coordinating die.

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Needle Felting

 A little something different!  My daughter and I took a needle felting course today, and we created this little fox!

I have wanted to try this for ages, so jumped at the chance.  It wasn't difficult, but there's definitely a bit of a learning curve!

This was a 5 1/2 hour class if you can imagine?  And we worked pretty solidly the entire time.

Lots of new skills learned, and I definitely have the bug now.  And of course, I hurried home and did a little photoshoot.

Painted Daisies

 I am revisiting an older set from my craft room.  This is Painted Daisies from Pinkfresh Studio.

This stamp set has a set of stencils that produce the most amazing floral cluster.  I used three colours of Distress Oxide ink (Scattered Straw, Bundled Sage and Faded Jeans), then used the coordinating die to cut it out.

I mounted it to my white card base with 3D foam adhesive, and added my gold metallic sentiment from the Serenade Sentiments die set by Spellbinders (doubled!).  A few gold pearls finished it off.

Cascading Lilies

The April Betterpress Society plate, Cascading Lilies, is SO pretty!  Lots of possibilities with this one.  I decided to create a tri-fold card with it.

I decided to hot foil the plate in gold, along with a couple of the sentiments, then used the coordinating dies to cut them all out.  I was even able to successfully do the reverse foil of the image!

I added a little ink to the flower centers to match the gingham background.

The gingham paper was attached to the card front, and the tab that I cut with the foiled image was adhered behind the card back:

I hid the sentiment and a couple of vellum vines under the lilies, so they show up after the first flap has been opened.

I added an organdy ribbon to the back of the card, and tied it closed, then placed a few gold pearls on the gingham.

The inside has a companion sentiment.

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