Paper piecing

Hi everyone,
I love paper piecing and cannot resist a challenge to do so.

I made this card for the Paper Sundaes challenge (paper piecing), but notice that it will also fit Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge,(Food & Drink),  Stamptacular Sunday Challenge (Seeing Spots) and Bitten by the Bug(6 petal flower).

The image is from My Favourite Things and the parts that are not paper pieced are coloured with Lyra Aquacolours. The border is made with a Martha Stewart punch. The sentiment is computer generated and the flower was made using the Flower Shoppe Cricut cart.  Papers are from my stash.

Thanks for looking

Lin xx

Happy Birthday Kath

Hi everyone
My friend is turning 60 next month.  We have been friends since school. The card that I have made for her will fit the Bitten By the Bug Challenge.
The image is Stamp It and I have clear embossed it and then coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.
The '60' was cut using George cart and then stickled.
The swirly flower is from Storybook cart..
The sentiment is computer generated and the paper is from my stash.

Thanks for looking

Lin xx

So True!

Hi Everyone,
Don't you just love the sentiment on this card and yes it is so true.
The card fits 3 challlenges:
Pink Elephant - Favourite Colours (pink)
Fab n Funky - Bingo (Top line,Handmade embellishment,Digi image,2 different papers)
Totally Papercrafts - Make your own flowers.

The image & sentiment is from Bugaboo stamps, coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.
I made the flowers using Cricut Flower Shop cartridge.
Paper is from my stash

Thanks for looking

Lin xx

Lots of challenges

Hello everyone,
I started this card and then noticed lots more challenges on the same theme, so I thought I would enter a few extra.  The challenges are:
Simon Says - Spots and/ or stripes
CCEE - the gorgeous sketch I followed
Totally Papercrafts - Spots & Stripes
Phindy's Place - Tic Tac Toe, I chose the middle down line of pearls, ribbon and flowers
Alphabet Challenge Blog -  Y is for You Choose
Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge - Anything goes with blue
One Stop Craft Challenge - On the Spot & Ribbon

The Image is Phindy's Place and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.
I cut the shape with Nestabilities
The pearls are Kaisercraft.
Everything else is from my stash

Just before I finish, is anyone having trouble accessing their comments? When I click on the comments, the page goes blank, it's only been happening in the last week.

Till next time
Lin x

Hello again

Hi Everyone,
Another card, I am doing well this week.  I hope I can keep it up.
This card will fit 2 challenges:
Crazy Challenge: Lace and/or pearls
Inspirational Card Sketches: A (gorgeous) sketch

The materials are:
Image is from Stampin' Up and stamped with Colorbox Paintbox pigment ink
To colour I used a damp brush and dragged the ink across the image.
The pearls are Kaisercraft.
The shapes are cut with Nestabilities
Everything else is from my stash.

Till next time..
Lin x

New Arrival

Hello everyone,

Today I made a birth congrats card for a friend of a friend. The card will fit 3 challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - New Beginnings

Cupcake Craft challenge - Something New

Digital Tuesday - Punch it Out.

The image is from Phindy's place and coloured with Lyra Aquacolour. The corner punch is from Carl. The ribbon is adhesive ribbon from Hobbycraft and everything else is from my stash.

Have a lovely day

Lin x

Paper piecing

Hi everyone,

I love this technique, always looks effective.

Today's card is for the One Stop Craft challenge which is bingo. I have chosen the middle line down which is Ribbon, diecuts/punches,paper piecing. I am also entering the Allsorts challenge which is paper piecing.

The image is from My Favourite Things, Who's That Girl series and the parts that are not paper pieced are coloured with Lyra Aquacolours. The flower border is punched with a Martha Stewart border punch. The sentiment is computer generated and everything else is from my stash..

Hopefully back tomorrow with another card,

Lin x

Let them eat cake

Hi Everyone,

Another challenge and its called 'Let them eat cake'. This challenge is from Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge. The image is from Mo's Digital pencil and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours. The sentiment is computer generated and everything else is from my stash (still sticking to my New Years Resolution).

I am enjoying being back in Blogland and may have another card later.

Till next time

Lin x

Birthday for the boys

Hi Everyone,

I needed to make a male card for a friend and thought I would follow the challenge for Phindy's Place. This is a coloour challenge to use the colours brown, teal, white and celery. Now this is not my favoutite combination of colours but that's what makes it a challenge.

The image is from Phindy's Place and is coloured with Lyra aquacolours.. Everything else is from my stash

Till next time

Lin x

It's been a long time

How quickly time flies. Although I have been busy making cards all last year I haven't entered any challenges for almost a year!

So to break myself in gently, this card is for 1 challenge and that is Mo's Digital Pencil,

Anything Goes.

The image is from Mo's DP and the sentiment is from Crafts 4 Eternity. I have coloured the image with Lyra Aquacolours, the centre strip was punched with a Martha Stewart border punch and everything else is from my stash. New Years Resolution is to use stash more and buy less, Don't think I will be able to keep that for long.

Till next time

Lin