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

Birthday Card for a very dear Friend

Hi Everyone
Well this is my second post in a week, how good is that hahaha!!
I made this card for my dear friend Buttons.
I wove strips of paper for the background and embossed it, then added flowers using Spellbinders die Rose Creations and inked the vellum, added lace and bits and bobs, finally I stitched pattern no. a316 from Anns Paper Arts onto a small piece of card and then turned it into a tag attaching it with ribbon.
Thanks for taking the time to look

Sue xx

Another Quillow

Hi Everyone
This is the latest quilt I have finished.   I made it for one of my step-daughters, she is taking it to her home in France.  Her and her husband have bought a ramshackle property over there and are doing it up.  As the property is now nearly complete I have made this for them as a house warming gift, she loved my other quilts that I have made so I decided to surprise her with this.  I am rather pleased with the results.  One of the pictures shows when it is all folded into a the back pocket making it appear as a cushion and the other one shows it opened up.  When I delivered it and the baby quilt just recently I picked up an order from my grand-daughter for a black and white lap quilt, backed with fleece and with purple flowers on the corner.  Well she actually gave me the money for the material so it's a pleasure to make it for her, I intend starting it this week-end.
Hope you like this one
Thanks for looking

Sue xx

Lilac and white Wall Plaque

Hi Everyone
I have just finished this wall plaque. I purchased the plaque from Christine Emberson of Hope & Chance Creativity. I did the festive plaque when I went for the day class with her, and have got hooked. I can see everyone receiving wall plaques next christmas.  I chose Lilac and white for this one to go with my bedroom scheme.  The centre flower I stitched on card using a pattern from Anns Paper Art then coloured it in with pan pastels (I love them).  I then cut the large flower using spellbinders Rose Creations die in vellum and tinged the edges with inks. All the other die cuts were from Spellbinders dies, and a couple of punches for the butterfly hearts and tiny flowers.
I really enjoyed playing with this one and I am sure I will soon be doing more  (not until after Christmas though haha!!)
I hope you all have a lovely Christmas, I am not sure if I will be posting again this side of it.
Thanks for looking
Oh and Happy New Year

Sue x