Sewing themed card

For this card I dug out a couple of old  retired stamp sets.  Sew suite and pattern pieces. I had intended to use  the Pattern pieces stamp on the front as a background but it looked way too busy so I used it  inside instead.

I stamped, coloured  and fussy cut all the cotton reels and tape measures before sticking them to the polka dot card. As always I used Copic markers to do the colouring.

  I sewed four small buttons onto the button card and added a sentiment. With hind sight I would have stamped the sentiment directly onto the button card before sewing on the buttons.

 As I had sewn the buttons on, it was awfully difficult to get the stamp between the buttons.

The lace trim  was made with Martha Stewarts Doily punch and edged the lace with ribbon and pearls. 

 

Brightly Coloured Cotton Reels

I have to say this card required a lot masking and a lot of colouring. I have to be in the "mood" for lots of colouring and today I wasn't so my colouring is not brilliant in places. But all in all I enjoyed playing.

I used four or five cotton reel masks and just kept stamping until I had covered the entire piece of card.

Actually it does require a little bit of thought. I wanted the reels going in different directions. and different parts of each reel showing and overlapping in different places.

I started by stamping the Reels that appear to be on the top then masking them off and stamping the reels below. I then set about colouring them with my Stamp and write pens.

Once all the reels were coloured in, I filled in all the remaining white gaps in design with a black pen. This was when I found out my black pen had gone fluffy at the end making colouring in the small spaces very difficult.

I have to confess my colouring was so diabolical in places I had to stamp a couple more reels coloured them cut them out and stuck them on top of the bodged reels.

The words inside for this card will say "Sew Much" not very original but appropriate.

Three to share today.

Today I have been sat at home with big box of tissues and a large portion of self pity.It seems I have contracted a stinking cold and don't seem to be functioning properly, everything I touch or go near seems to turns to dust or falls over, so I have given up on the day, I am just going to share three cards with you then I am off to bed. Hopefully I won't blow up the computer before I get there.

The first card I want to share with you was made for me by my friend Sharon for Christmas.

It is gorgeous and it took pride of place in my lounge over the festive season. I love it. Thank You Sharon.

Sharon has used the Vintage wallpaper embossing folder from S.U, the Welcome Christmas and lovely as a tree stamp set.

The second card I want to share is this one using the pattern piece stamp and another sewing themed stamp set from SU, which has been discontinued, so I guess it doesn't matter that I can't remember what it's called.

I love these stamp sets, but not many people I know sew, so they won't get used very often.

I stamped the pattern pieces stamp onto tissue paper twice and stuck one onto some patterned paper and cut out some of the pieces.

The second, I stuck onto some white card and trimmed round the edges and mounted onto melon mambo card before layering everything up and sticking down.

And Finally,... as they say on the NEWS programmes my last card for today is using the pattern pieces stamp and the same set I can't remember the name of.

I used Cherry Cobbler card for the base and a small piece of yellow polka dot paper scrap of red, black and white card plus a small red button to finish.

Hope you like them.