Kitty card

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What a week we have had with the weather. Yesterday we had a huge hail storm in the afternoon and lots of rain. The sun did come out for a short time as you can see from Skipper's blog.  Took some time to play today as I have several birthdays coming up. Made this card using Penny Black stamp (stamped 3 times and decoupaged), Die Cut with a View paper, Basic Grey paper and crochet threads. I drew the curved shape with a rule and then punched the holes and then sewed the border with yellow and black crochet thread. 

Entering this in the following challenges:

Penny Black and More Challenge: Sew Special

Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Anything Goes

Have a great bank holiday weekend.

More sewing

Done a bit of stitching today as it's cold and wet outside.  The pennant is for an exhibition our craft club is putting on. I coloured the fabric using sprays and masks and cut out the leaves with tattered leaves die. The letters were also cut out using Sizzix dies and the hot fix gems added after. The coaster was made using free fabric from a magazine. Have a great day.

Did a bit of sewing

 Since my sewing machine has seen very little fabric recently, I decided to get it out and do some sewing. Above you can see a fabric coaster I made using two pieces of fabric, which came free with a magazine. I used heat resistant wadding in the middle and quilted the top. It's not perfect but I like it.

Also made two more baby kimonos for the Bonnie Babies charity. The only thing I find very fiddly is sewing the Velcro pieces, which are so tiny. Really please I got some sewing done again. Hope you have a great weekend.

Orange Christmas

What horrible weather we are having. Had to put the central heating back on, much to Skipper's delight. Just made another Christmas card for my charity stash. It's made from off-cuts and a stamp I had for years. Really pleased with how the colours work. The papers are Craft Creations and DCWV and Li'l Davis Group.

Have a great day and hope the sun comes back soon. 

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Praise the Lord, my soul;
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.  

Praise the Lord, my soul, 

 and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins
    and heals all your diseases,

 who redeems your life from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,

 who satisfies your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalm 103:1-5

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Birthday card

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Hope you are having a great weekend. It has been a strange one weather wise here.  Got very, very wet yesterday while playing a golf competition yesterday. I have never played in such heavy rain and driving winds, did make for an interesting experience!  Crafting will get back to normal next week but for now this is a simple card I made for my mother-in-law's birthday. I do so love these Spellbinders dies ( Labels 4 and 5x7Elegant Labels 4). The papers used were free with a magazine and they were perfect for this card. The flowers were made using flower punch. Have a great week.

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You, Lord, will keep the needy safe
    and will protect us forever from the wicked.

Psalm 12:7

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New card

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Hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weather we are having. It's been a busy week and I have not had a chance to do much paper crafting. Sharing a card I made recently using some of my new dies and stamps.  In this card I used 5 different sets of dies and I really like how it turned out. Hope you have a great weekend. 

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In peace I will lie down and sleep,
    for you alone, Lord,
    make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 4:8 

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Pretty in Pink card

Have a few birthday cards to make in May. This one is for a friend in Holland and I hope she will like it. The papers, I think, are from DCWV and the stamps are Just Right clear and the dies are Spellbinders. Used a flower punch for the flowers and the leaves are a Memory Box die. Hope you have a great day.

Made a Bag!

Been sewing today and made this lined bag using instructions from 'The Perfect Handmade Bag by Clare Youngs'  but the design on the front is all mine. I used some fun bumblebee fabric I got from Abakhan sometime ago, to line the bag. Used a couple of Sizzix dies to cut the flowers and circles. Hand-stitched around the flower using crochet thread. Really please with how this turned out. I am not as as comfortable with fabric as I am with paper so it's always a challenge to sew something.

Made another Christmas card using Third Coast Stamps and details can be seen on the Third Coast Creative Coterie's blog. Thank you for looking.

Have a great weekend.

Card for a male

What a wonderful sunny day it has turned out to be. Had  a great time on the golf course this morning and hoping to go again tomorrow (must take advantage of this weather). Made this card this afternoon using two of my A4 embossing folders and a Kanban set of stamps. It's the first time I have used these stamps and not sure I have used them well. Hope you are having a wonderful day.  If you have time do visit Skipper on her blog, thank you.

Birthday card

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Can you tell I love these dies? Have not stopped using them since they arrived. Today my (early) birthday present from hubby arrived and I just had to used them ( JustRite clear stamp set). My father, myself and my friend share the same birthday. This card is for my friend and as she does not visit the blog would not see it.

Hope you have a great weekend.

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May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
    be pleasing in your sight,
    Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 19:14

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Success!

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As I mentioned on a previous post I bought the Spellbinders Majestic Elements Radiant Rectangles. Well it has been a bit of a frustration to me,  as I could not get the larger detail die to cut on the corners. I tried my Big Shot and Big Shot Pro with different shims etc. Finally I decided to get a set of Grand Calibur plates to use in my Big Shot Pro and it finally cut!!! I did have to have many passes but it did finally cut. I used the largest plate of the Big Shot Pro with the base plate, Spellbinders Magnetic Placement mat  and  cutting plate of the Grand Calibur. Don't think I would purchase any more of these detailed Spellbinders dies in the future.

The first card is made with the positive die cuts and the second card uses the negative pieces of  cards. Really pleased with how they both turned out. Have only about 15 more Christmas cards to make for my charity. Hope you are having a great day.

Did a bit of sewing

 

Was looking at the tired cushions on the sofa and decided to make two new one. Used an old pair of jeans for the flowers and the main fabric, bought ages ago. I reused the cushion pad for the inside.  Really pleased with how they worked out. Been a cold and wet morning, hope things will get better. Have a lovely day.