Friday 24 August 2012

All Stitched Up!

Good morning folks, you're probably wondering where I've been with no blogging over the last few weeks and it's because I'm in the middle of a huge craft sort out as I've got to the stage of not being able to find things!
As well as this my mojo seems to have gone missing too so if any of you see it could you please send it home lol
It's time for a new challenge over at Polka Doodles and this week the theme chosen by shell is Stitching - Real or Faux. I had to cheat slightly with mine and use one of the samples made for Nikky's latest and gorgeous Here Comes Christmas CD as it has stitching on it.


A fairly simple design here but with lots of texture and my favourite kraft card too. The cute angel is coloured with Promarkers and detail added with Prismacolor pencils and glitter on her wings. Don't you just love the sweet little robin! I die cut the panel and added a mat of kraft card.
I used a piercing tool and a brown fineliner pen to add faux stitching on the background paper then added die cut hearts, one from hessian for texture and another with faux stitching done the same way.
One of the lovely borders from the CD, some buttons tied with thread and a sentiment coloured with Promarkers and also tied with thread complete my card.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend and as this post is number 600 (!) there will be some candy very soon so keep an eye out for it!
Hugs, Fliss xx

Challenges for my card:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Crafting For All Seasons - Stitching
Divas By Design - Anything Goes

10 comments:

Jacqueline said...

Hi Fliss - a lovely card, I love your button border - Jacqueline xx

Valerie-Jael said...

Lovely card, and good to see you around again! Valerie

Zue said...

This is great and stitching makes designs go pop. I know what you mean about not finding things. If you can't find what you want when you need it, it sort of holds the creativity up.
Have fun!
xx

Ephemera said...

Hi Fliss, beautiful card, such a lovely image and that button border is stunning. I love kraft card too. Have a lovely day. Xx

Anonymous said...

Hi Fliss
Such sweetness. Beautiful use of the hearts.
Wishes
Lynne

Jenny Marples said...

Congrats on posting 600 times - no wonder you are worn out!! Love this card Fliss; your mojo can't have gone too far. Hugs, Buttons x

Fiona said...

Hi Fliss,
Hope your mojo returns soon, think mine has gone AWOL too. Congrats on 600 posts, I've got a lot of catching up to do. Pretty card btw.

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Such a lovely Christmas card, wonderful image.

Gale said...

Lovely card. Love your sweet little image and the hearts. Thanks for joining us at Paper Crafting Journey and good luck in the challenge. Hugs, Gale

Carly said...

lovely!

those buttons really look gorgeous too.

Thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous project with us at CFAS.

xoxxoxoxox Carly