Rocking The Stripes.

I'm feeling mighty guilty, we had internet troubles last weekend and I forgot to check the date of team Lou's challenge, how bad am I, I'm almost a week late with giving it a mention and I completely missed adding my card.

So just to let you know, the theme for the Southern Girl's present challenge is 

"Stripes"

As usual there are some great sponsors this month, check out the challenge blog for full details.

I'm using this card for the following challenge:-

CCC, No stamps,

SPC16, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Southern Girls Go Cute, Fun And Whimsical

It's just a shame that I didn't quite follow instruction.

My image is rather cute though, it's by Zuri, one of the challenge sponsors this time, they also have a sale on at the moment if you fancy treating yourself to Chise or any of the other cute digi images available.

Please check out the Challenge blog for full details of all of the sponsors this time.

This is the first time in a while that I've got out my Copics, I really enjoyed colouring her, I even did a little fussy cutting of the legs, allowing me to do a bit of Out of the box die cutting, not done this in a while either.

I also did a bit of patchwork with my punched flower adding some inky blanket stitching to tie in with the lovely design paper.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

FBD, 3 or more papers,

GCC24, Fantasy,

House Of Cards, Stitch it up.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Patchwork Tilda

 Here's one that I'd forgotten about, a card made for my lovely Sister-in-law a few weeks ago. I bought these papers with her in mind as she's a real whiz on the sewing machine, would love to have her skill!

She made a beautiful patchwork throw a while back  and that's what inspired my card.

The Tilda 12x12 pad has a couple of pages of die cuts so I decoupaged using two of the sewing machines. I even threaded the bobbin and added a snippet of cotton fabric and some ricrac to give the impression of it being mid sew and made a tape end to add to my tape measure ribbon where I tucked in the sentiment.

  Then you know me, sometimes bunting is the only way to go lol!

4CGC, Anything goes,

CRC99, Anything goes,

DC, Ribbon,

STB, Twine,

TSOC, Die cuts and punches,

DOCB82, Lots of layers,

TTT, Material Girl,

PDE15, 3 or more papers,

OLL161, Vintage,

SFC29, Round.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B.x

Lavinia's Birthday Girls.

Morning, with the new start date of the second day of the month, it's time for a new theme at 

Lavinia Stamps.

The theme this month is

"Birthday Girl"

My first card was made simply by using the scraps on my desk, inking them and stamping, the remains of a die cut that just begged to have the gorgeous Lavendar stamped onto it.

I had some fun making this card,stamping the gorgeous 

Zen Butterfly with a clear versamark randomly over a piece of A4 card and using clear embossing powder.

I then used a selection of ink pads and sponges to gradually build up a lush colourful background. 

I've got a board on pintrest where I pin colour mixes and these colours were inspired by one of them.

I then just stamped into the spaces using a bright pink ink pad and the tiny stars 1 stamp. I just couldn't bring myself to throw away the colourful offcuts after making this card so instead, I cut them into 2.5 cm squares and glued them around the edges of a 10 cm square of card, added inky stitching and popped it onto foam pads after removing the centre to form a patchwork effect frame. I've used this technique in the past, it makes me happy lol!

 The butterfly was stamped and fussy cut before I sponged its wings to match the frame.

 I LOVE THIS CARD!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

STB Birthday,

SOC, Wings.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Sewing Patchwork.

Another of those last minute requests came yesterday, luckily I had the perfect image for a tailor!

The gorgeous Nitwits paper remnants were perfect for a bit of patchwork!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

MD168, Tag,

BC173, Stars,

SC24, Ribbon,

UIT59, Birthday, (paper remnants)

DDC225, TTT,Top left to bottom right.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Who Turned The Light Out?

Just sharing another of the cards that I made a few weeks ago, how I wish I'd checked my photos before I packaged them up! 

Could you just squint a little?  

The cards didn't look too bad, honest!

I love making this style of card, don't think I've done one with three flowers before though but I might be mistaken.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

PCJ, Not square,

CFAS55, Girly,

CM20, Flowers,

SD, Dies and punches,

CCC13, Stitches,

PM276, Diecuts,

MIM147, Anything goes.

Hope you have a great weekend,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Flowers To Match.

As soon as I saw the Forever Friends Kraft Notes paper pad I knew it was perfect for my lovely nieces birthday card.



You know me and patchwork, I love it so the cute little patchwork butterfly cried out to be cut out, I just added little hemp antennae dotting the ends with stickles.

It doesn't show in the photo but the flowers on the paper are also a patchwork style so out came my flower punch and some paper offcuts and patchwork flowers were created to embellish the card.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
CC186, Lace and buttons,
BMC90, Anything goes,
DOCB53, For a girl,
TEFC44, Dies and punches,
ECUK, Buttons and bows,
WS60, Shaped cards,
R&R8, Ribbon and lace,
FnF175, Birthday,
HOAC, Bingo (Top left to bottom right)
MIM144e, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x





Opposite's Attract At TLT

It's time for a new Ladybug challenge, have to say, I was a bit stroppy about this theme lol, don't know why but when I knew that the theme was to 

"Choose Opposite Colours" 

from the colour wheel,

I couldn't decide which to use and the idea of only using those colours, well, it threw me into a tizzy.

Anyway, after a bit of straight talking by the lovely Lisa I eventually got my act together and decided on

Red and Green.

I used "Three Vases" LCI digi from the range 

"Floral Delights Too" 

I teamed these with my rather scrummie new papers along with my first washi tape. 

I do rather like making patchwork papers, 

just love the look it gives.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Card and scrap 56, flowers,

MIM143, Anything goes,

TCT12, Birthday,

C4E21, Anything goes,

CWWC45, Punches or die cuts,

Hobbycutz 7, Flowers,

OG158, Birthday,

SSS137, Sketch,

SSS185, Sketch.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Organised Files

Anyone that knows me will know that I'm a bit of a technophobe so when my husband treated me to a new laptop some time ago I panicked as to how I would transfer my files, anyway to cut a long story short my youngest has helped me to start the transferring process and I've tried to start organising my photos.  

Here's a card I had lost along the way lol!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CM18, layers,

SOC, No image,

CRC, Scraps,

CSD, Stitching,

AI43, Piercing,

MIM142, Anything goes,

MMM, Handmade embellishment.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x 

A Little Something.

Just a quick post to share the gift and bag that went with the card in my last post.

It seems that every week my daughter comes home with at least one request for a friend's birthday.

 I'm thinking that maybe I need to start charging her, how much ironing do you think is the going rate lol!

I'm using this for the following challenges:-

AC, Paper flowers,

C4E20, Anything goes,

HC6, More than one fold,

Allsorts 207, True blue.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

A Patchwork Variation

This Card makes me happy!

A different colour scheme for me

But a favourite design.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CMM69, Punches,

CFC101, CAS,

CC50, For girls,

Cardabilities 75, Sketch.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Krafty Make.

I seem to have a never ending list of cards to make for my daughter at the moment, it's a shame as I'm going through a bit of a creative blip at the mo but what a good job the girls always seem pleased to see their names on cards.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

MIM139, Anything goes,

AYLI1, Diecuts and punches,

CRAFT, Birthday,

MAWTT, CAS,

PPC 126, Diecuts and punches,

SAM193, Kraft,

PCC81,Celebration,

HIMCR97, Scraps,

WnW103, Girl birthday,

TP166, CAS.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Time Out!

 

I'm sooooo tired, still haven't finished making all of my Christmas cards yet but at least I've got the postal ones made,written and sent  on their way. My daughter's convinced me to sit and watch a Christmas favourite of ours,"Miracle on  34th Street" so I'm watching with one eye and writing a post with the other lol!

If you've never seen the film, you really ought to, it's a real, feel good film!

 





 

I needed a simple design for a card and came up with this one using my lovely Fishtail Flags which I nested in order to cut a narrow window in the larger flag, slightly shaping and placing over a stamped sentiment. A bit of paper piercing a gorgeous die cut snowflake topped with a Swarovski Hot Fix Flat Back White Pearl completes the card. Not quite a five minute card but once you've got all the die cutting done, assembling doesn't take too long.  

In a recent post I showed a variation of a design and the same goes here, the usual last minute request for a birthday card came whilst I was making the Christmas cards so I tweaked the design slightly, used up a leftover patchwork flower and paper pierced around the edges.

 

 

I'm using these cards for the following challenges:-

ABCCC, Favourite die cut,

PPC107, Christmas,

CTO93, Christmas anything goes,

CMC10, Snowflakes,

HOCC27, Christmas,

Lexi 80, Snow,

MIM, Anything goes.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

 



A Variation Of A Design

I've been finding myself lacking in time to craft lately, I'm sure I'm not the only one but I've found myself keep going back to one simple design.

 

 

A few variations in papers and flowers.

 

 

But a simple design that suits a wide age range of recipients.(does that actually sound right?)

I'm feeling a little guilty to confess that I even resorted to sending one of this design, the first card here, to Queen Ladybug herself, I send my apologies Kerry!

 



 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Bearly Mine 65, Anything goes,

EAC217, Anything goes,

TA44, Anything goes,

CYP140, Stitching,

MIM119, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

 





My Baby's Fourteen Today!

 I don't know where the years have gone but she's grown into a beautiful,kind, gorgeous young lady.

 

 

 

 

I'm sure that Mo Manning has seen her at some time as this image is so her, though I've been informed by the birthday girl herself that "It can't look like me, the parting is in the wrong place and I don't wear a necklace".

I however think it's her to a T, especially the glance up under her hair and the Uggs (other makes of footwear are available lol!). She is from the set Dani and friends.

I'm sure that you may have noticed that I'm still getting the "Patchwork" out of my system.

 



 

 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

B and BC164, Anything goes,

BSCB19, Stitches,

CCC52, December celebrations,

IMF88, Anything goes,

DTBS154, Celebrations,

ATRAM5, Markers,

FBWC217, Inc butterfly.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

 

p.s.Thanks to Stacey for helping me with the origins of this image, it was a favourite card of mine that she made several years ago.

It's All About The Size!

 

Evening all, I've been having some troubles uploading my photos but I'm hoping that with some help and advice from some friends that I've found a way round it so, here goes!

 Another Patchwork creation that I made the other week, only another two to go, lol!

 

 

 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CFE8, Anything goes,

TCC163, Anything goes,

JSCB, Anything but Christmas,

TCP, No Squares,

S&F31, Anything goes,

TG159, No Squares.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

 

 

Patching It Up (again)

 

Here's yet another patchwork offering, I would apologise but I'm having too much fun making them!

 

 

 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Bugaboo November, Right hand vertical,

CCC49, Texture,

PCJ, Anything goes,

Shelly's, Scrap,

In The Pink, Dies and punches,

SCT26, Use your stash.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

 

p.s. Don't forget to take place your order soon, before your favourites sell out!