Anns Paper Art Challenge No. 5

Hi Everyone,

Challenge No. 5 is under way, why don't you come along and get the chance to win one of these lovely stencils.
 This months theme is to make a card combining a stitching pattern from Ann's Paper Art webshop with a die cutting stencil of your choice.

Four lucky people will be randomly selected to win one of
Ann's New Stitching Stencils

For all the rules please visit Ann's blog

 

Below is my entry to the contest, I have used sections of Anns Pattern no.  a 430 and I used the Spellbinders set of dies Timeless Rectangles, which I think are so delicate.  The stamps were freebies in the Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine. If I don't get lucky I will have to buy Anns stencils, I really love them all haha!!

Thanks for looking in, hope you are all OK, hope to see your entries in  the contest, good luck

Sue xx

 http://annspaperart.blogspot.co.uk

Easter Card and a Birthday Card

Hi Everyone
I have made this Easter Card, I don't normally make easter  cards but I fell in love with this pattern by Anns Paper Arts, number a735.  She has 4 patterns on her site that can be downloaded, all with easter theme, they are gorgeous patterns and now I am going to surprise people by sending them Easter Cards.  They will certainly be surprised, and so will I when they begin to expect them every year LOL!!!.

The other card I have been playing with lovely Spellbinders dies. The little flowers are the poppies from Spellbinders D-lites and I coloured them yellow for a change. 


Hope you are all OK
Thanks for looking

Sue xx

Challenge No. 4 with Ann's Paper Art

Hi Everyone, why not come and join in this challenge

The theme of this challenge is: LOVE

Challenge Rules:

Your card or project must use a Stitching Pattern from

Ann's Paper Art

You card/project must feature in your Blog or Gallery and be linked back to Ann's Blog by using the blog post link of your card/project and NOT your entire blog link.

For further rules please check out Ann's Blog.

 

My entry is used with pattern a439. 

The stamp is from Lili of the Valley and I coloured it using promarkers.

Thank you for looking

Sue x

 http://annspaperart.blogspot.co.uk/

Birthday Cards

Hi
As I said in previous post, here are a couple of cards I have made today.  My dear hubby has been a bit under the weather again today so I went and locked myself away playing with card, in between doing my nursing chores.
The blue card with kite is for one of my many little grandsons, he has a birthday next week and loves kites, although he's now at the age where he will be more interested in what is inside it than the card haha!!  They do love their pennies don't they. The kite pattern is from Anns Paper Arts pattern number a701
The other card is from an idea I saw in a magazine, as I love quilting I couldn't resist this one. A friend recently gave me the haberdashery dies, so I picked a few bits and pieces from the set and cut out using foiled card in a lovely dark pink, when I was making it I had it in mind for a lady at one of the clubs, it took ages to make, cutting out all the hexagons and fiddling around with it, I am not sure if I am going to part with it yet LOL!!    I will see if I can resist the urge to keep it.

 

 

Well that's all for now, hope you are all OK
Take care, and thanks for looking
Sue xx

Tissue Box holders

Hi Everyone
Last winter when it was miserable I was knitting loads of  gloves, hats and scarves, I think I got up to 13 or 14 sets, once I gave a set  to my daughter she picked up loads of orders for me (thanks Carol xxx)

Anyway this long miserable winter has driven me to the knitting wool again, this time it's Tissue Box holders.  I use the plastic mesh. When stitched I cover each piece on the wrong side with card to form a lining (smartens it up a bit). I sew a flap onto the bottom to release the box of tissues, keeping it in place with button and loop so that when lifting the box it stays in tact.  I have seen these without the flap so when you pick it up you leave the tissues behind LOL!!
Well it's a bit of fun, I am now on box number 5, I think I have had enough of this, back to cards I think or quilting, mmmmm?????
I think spring must be on the way, a very dear friend gave me a few bunches of dafodil buds yesterday, as I have been having a bit of a rough time lately (that's another story) well blow me down when I came into the lounge this morning every bud was in full bloom  SPRING HAS SPRUNG hurray!!!!   They are beautiful, Thank you Maureen xxx
Well that's it for now, I will add some cards in a minute so here's the boxes

Thanks for looking
Sue xx

Silver Wedding Anniversary card

Hi Everyone
I have made this Silver Wedding Anniversary card using Anns Paper Art Pattern
A038
I used silver and pink metalic threads and added silver butterflies to it.
It is for one of my lovely step-daughters who got married just a few months after I married
her dad. 
Well I am not going to ramble on tonight as I must watch Call the Midwife in a minute, I really enjoy
the program
Thanks for looking

Sue xx

Cards for men

Hi Everyone
I have been making a few cards for men today as I didn't want to go and play in the snow.
I made the Get Well soon card for my neighbour who is in hospital, I used a pattern from Erica Fortgens book Basics of embroidery on paper and then added the die  from Spellbinders die D-lite, I was rather pleased with the results.  The Pink Floyd one is for my son who is Pink Floyd mad so he should like it, and the other two are from a mens CD which I enjoyed playing with. 
I hope you are all keeping warm and safe during this winter time.
Thanks for looking

Sue xx