Shabby Chic Hearts

                                                                 

hi everyone

a little bit of shabby chic i have just finished sewing

made from distressed rose printed linen cut with 3 of the classic nestie heart dies

hand stitched and filled then decorated with ribbons from Joanna Sheen

lace flowers and pearl beads from wild orchid

im loving sewing  these at the moment

thank you for dropping in

hugs linda xxx

Good Evening Sunday

wow what a day i have had

my son rang this morning asking if i wanted to go to for lunch  no cooking for me which was perfect

got to play with Sophia which is always a pleasure and then we went out shopping to ikea

i got some lovely stuff ornate tea light lanterns in white

throws and cushions all shabby chic

for my  second bedroom that’s getting a make over in time for Christmas

a lovely day all round my battery has run flat now though lol ….

right for this card has a little of everything going on  water colour card radiant rain paints sticky 2’s transfers foils 

embossing powders and distress inks  stamps …..

im very impressed with the foil packs i heat embossed over the top and it had no effect on the foils at all they kept there colour and never moved at all !

im of to have a nice long soak in bubble bath then settle in for the night

i hope you all have a lovely evening

hugs linda xxx

good morning Sunday

              

it’s blowing a gale has been full on high winds all night

got a bit of a headache this morning  sleep was very hit and miss with it all as well as staying up late watching a movie on TV

shouldn’t moan really i am still stitching  mittens got a lovely collection now all completed

right down to my efforts for today

Core-dination card Centrura pearl Radiant rains stencils and embossing powder  gingham ribbon gems and card candi

complete my card

Sheena will be show casing these products tomorrow at 9am over on create and craft do try watch or set your record

im sure she will have lots of lovely demo’s lined up

thank you for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

Sticky 2’s and foils card

a simple little card using sticky 2’s transfer and foils

they really are lovely and so intricate

very easy to use these were from the romance sheet with the red foils

im still stitching hearts  just having a coffee break so i thought i would share another card

for this evening with you all

hugs linda xxx

radiant rains with stencil

hi everyone  wow it’s the weekend

not long now till Monday when Sheena will be show casing the radiant rain sprays and daubers

here i used the paints on water colour for a back ground with the blue and pink just swiped over with a brush to make tree like  shapes, once dry i stencilled the bird  and twig with  cut and dry for a crisp image  with both the colours i used in the back ground mixed together

then with versa mark and white wow powder went over in places to add more branches and a little more contrast i wiped the edges with   white glitter embossing powder  heat embossed matted and layered onto core-dination card stock and a little satin ribbon onto a 8x8” card blank

here is another link to a video Sheena has done on making toppers

thank you for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

Christmas Heart Tree Decoration

 

Had a change from mittens

made a vintage heart  Christmas tree decoration

i used the  largest Nestie from classic heart die…. so darn easy to  cut takes all the guess work out

you know they will be perfectly cut each time i glued this together with book binding glue left a opening so i could fill with toy stuffing then closed  again with glue the stitched and decorated as the mittens

i did add a extra bell to the point after i took the picture

this one has got the crystal snow flake  i made with acetate glossy accent and glass glitter 

glued on with glossy accents it stuck really well  im impressed

hugs linda xxx

Victorian style vintage mitten

vintage pre printed mitten

kept this one  neutral to go with the Victorian   vintage material

i cut out the shape then went around the edges with book binding glue to stop it fraying

then blanket stitched in cream   but im thinking i could have  stitched in white  or brown thread

what do you think ?

added the bridle ribbon from Joanna Sheen the other embellishments are from wild orchid

hugs linda xxx

more mittens

 

im on a roll now  making these Christmas  tree decoration

made with the large nestability mitten die  felt and Maderira metallic thread

sat watching TV last night happily stitching away . not sewn for a while now so real change for me

my son collected Sophia yesterday and spotted them saying oh mum we have a new tree for this year and are going red and gold could you make  some for us ?

in all yesterday i made a pair of green and 3 red mittens  cut out more ready to stitch so i can  put them on the presents

as a added keepsake

thank you for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

cling film and sticky two’s

 

hello again  wow it’s Friday already where has this week gone?

November is nearly over im sure i have missed some weeks it’s flown by.

had fun with this card  with radiant rains paints sticky two’s and foils a very quick card to make from scratch but never the less a very pretty  effect

i made the background once again with paints and cling film  cut into sections matted onto some contrasting core-dination card then die cut and embossed the leaves on the panels i added the sticky two’s and foils  a few pearls and then 3D the leaves with  gel

i really do love the cling film effect you are always going to get an original  and the sticky two’s and foils so detailed

i loved using them, 

thank you for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

crafty morning with sophia

while Sophia is taking a nap i thought i would share our endeavours from this mornings crafting

Sophia did sticking and glueing with a touch of glitter made 6 in all ..not bad for a 2-1/2 year old i think lol..

she does love to play  she calls my grand calibur …the squeaky thing  bless her

but she is so right  it does squeak!

here is my effort made from felt

a tree decoration  made with nestie mitten die  hand stitched and decorated with the gingham ribbon from Joanna Sheen   flowers and pearl string  and silver bell all from wild orchid

off for a coffee before i m back on duty  ..

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx