Stitched Snowflake

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers today I'm sharing something a bit different last week at Craft Group  we did these Stitched Snowflake cards. we have done stitched cards  before but not for a long time and  I really enjoyed doing it at class and also finishing it at home so relaxing. I made it into a card using the card design from Craft Group . Thank you Carol for the loan of the lovely snowflake embossing folder..

We were given two snowflake designs so I might have a go at the other one sometime .

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank Card 

Form -A-Lines Stitching cards Snowflake 2-Christmas 2 Pattern

DMC Bronze Metallic thread 

Cream card

Bronze Mirra card 

Stitched square dies

Merry Christmas die came free in this months Papercraft Essentials Magazine

Pearls my box.

Embossing Folder is Crafter's Companion Nordic Christmas Frosty Morning 

Sadly the metallic thread and  Mirra card have not shown that well in the photo its much more sparkly than the photo shows.

Well I hope you are all looking forward to the weekend I'm planning to do some more work on the last curtain at some point and some more Christmas shopping..

Finally I thought you would all like to see Miles in his Pumpkin Halloween outfit he's so cute especially that Hat !!. 

Love and  hugs Carole x

Retro Cars

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers. I hope your week is going well and  you are doing some nice things.
My post today is Retro Cars and  I've made it to launch our new challenge over at  Crafty Ribbons The theme this fortnight is Cards for the Men. I know this is not always popular but I find once I get started I quite enjoy making them. This challenge will give you the opportunity to make a male card and maybe win the great prize we always have from The Crafty Ribbons Store.

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank Card

Tan paper is from an old Docrafts pad

Kraft card is Crafter's Companion 

Turquoise card is Tim Holtz

Jumbo Ric Rac to form the border and the Retro Cars Ribbon are both from Crafty Ribbons Store

Twine from my Stash

Car charm from Whitby Crafts

Topstitch thread and sewing machine .

Metal Cogs from Michael's Florida

The Retro ribbon panels are on a strip and I cut them into panels and stitched to the card squares

Well I hope you find time to pop over and enter this challenge it runs until the 10th June so plenty time to get crafting those men cards

Enjoy the rest of your week hugs Carole x

Happy Easter

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers and a special welcome to my three new followers Sharon, Carole and Julie. Welcome to my Blog and I hope you enjoy my posts and  being a part of The Things I Love. I've had quite a busy week doing some prep work for the Wedding Invitations so have not had much time to do my crafting. My post today is a bit different its a stitched card I did when we were away in the Peak District in March. Its a gorgeous pattern from Stitching Cards . I've mounted it onto a card and added some simple embellishments Well for me they are !!!

 

 

 

 

Card Recipe

8x6 Deckle edge cream card Hobby Craft

Pattern Stitching Cards http://www.stitchingcards.com/

Thread Anchor Marlitt Gold, Bronze and  Green

Border bronze peel offs

Green card Bazzil

Spellbinder die

Computer generated sentiment

Daffodil flowers from my local store Boyes

Pearls Kanban

 

 

I hope that you all have a great Easter weekend I've not got a lot planned except a bit of gardening and a hairdressers appointment on Saturday. I don't like the Bank Holidays much as everywhere is always so busy. I also need a hat for a Wedding in May so may try and get an appointment at the hire place I've used before. I'm also trying to get all my commissions done so I can get them out of the way before I need to start the Wedding invitations.

I'm out with my girlfriends tonight so that should be lovely its the first time this year we've all managed to get together. So lots of chat and glasses of wine I think.

 

This post has taken ages Blogger was really having an off day with my photos !!

 

Enjoy the weekend and  all that lovely chocolate and  goodies on Easter Sunday.

 

I'm entering this in Crafting by Designs Anything goes Challenge http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/april-anything-goes-challenge-continues.html

 

 



 

 





1st Blog Birthday

This Candy post will stay at the  top of my blog until the 28th February . For new posts please scroll down. Thank you Carole x

Good morning everyone the weather must know its my blog birthday as the sun is shining brightly today gorgeous.
The first part of my post today is a small selection of candy I have I've put together as a thank you for the support I have had from Blog Land for my cards and projects over the last year. I have blogged with some  great followers and friends during the year and I even got to meet some of you. The inspiration from your comments is so lovely and  they make the time I spend crafting so worthwhile.

 

 

To be in with a chance to win the candy simple rules apply follow my blog, leave a comment  on this post and put a link back to my Birthday Candy on your own blog.. My husband will draw the winner from the comments posted by 12noon on the 28th February. Thanks for taking part and  good luck.

 

 

Birthday Card

 

 I couldn't celebrate a birthday without a card so this is the card I have just made using my new Heartfelt Creations Delicate Aster die I've been looking at this die for ages and finally got it. I want to thank one of my followers Pam who uses this die a lot on her amazing cards and I have taken the inspiration for this card from her work Thank you so much Pam.

 

 

 

 

 

Card Recipe

8x8 card Craftwork cards

Embossed card from craft show

Pearlescent papers Anita's cards

Tim Holtz white card distressed on edges and  stitched with white topstitch thread

Happy Birthday die from eBay

Marianne die

Heartfelt Creations Delicate Aster Die

Ribbon from my stash

Kanban pearls

 

 

Well quite a long post today cannot believe I've posted 86 times and put one tutorial onto my Blog in a year I've come a long way since the very frustrating day I spent setting it up. It has been worth it though as I do enjoy the crafty friendships it brings.

 

Finally just want to send my love to my friend Val who is being very brave and doing her first holiday in Lynton in Devon. Well done you enjoy yourself.

 

 

Enjoy the rest of the week what ever you have  planned make sure you do some nice things and  make time for crafting  Carole x

 



 

 

 



Beaded Christmas Card

Good morning to all my friends and followers sorry its been a while since I posted but I have been away for a few days to London visiting our dear friends Val and  Ed. We had a lovely weekend with them .
Now for todays card I stitched this beaded design at my Craft Group two weeks ago Hazel who led the class is a whizz with these beaded designs . I have now put the design into a Christmas Card. I have to say these are the sort I'm always reluctant to part with as they take quite a while to stitch.



 

Card Recipe

Blank cream deckled edge card from Hobbycraft

Green glitter card from Paper Mill Washington

Bead design from my Craft Group

Beads some of my own and  some from my Craft Group friend Carol

Spellbinders die Resplendent Rectangles

Die cut bells from my friend Barbara think they are Marianne

Sentiment LOTV heat embossed with gold embossing powder

Lace from local craft shop Boyes

Kanban gems from my stash
Vintage White Frantage

 



 



I want to  thank Carol and Barbara who both kindly gave me the beads and the bells for this card  such great crafty friends

 

I'm now going to start cutting 60 snowflakes to be used at my Craft Group tomorrow they are making the snowflake acetate card  I posted  a little while ago. Veronica who leads the group is preparing the rest of the things. If it doesn't take me too long then I will hopefully finish a LOTV card I am busy making using some lovely things I got at the GNPE.

 

Enjoy the rest of the week the weather is horrible here very dull,cold and wet which I hate I'm thankful for my crafting on days like this.

 

 



 

 

 

Stitched Christmas Card

Good afternoon everyone hope the week is going well for you. Its getting very cold here a real nip in the air so looks like Autumn is really upon us I also noticed in the garden this morning that my Winter Flowering Jasmine has its first lovely yellow flowers always the first sign of  winter. Enough of the weather the card I'm posting today is a pattern we did at Craft Class a couple of weeks ago and  I made it into a very traditional Christmas card. I love this holly paper the greens and  reds are so rich looking . Its by Kaisercraft.





Card Recipe

Blank Card Craftwork cards

Dark green card bought in Art/Craft shop in Litchfield

Stitched pattern from my Craft group

Sentiment Whimsy stamps Winter Seals stamped in forest green distress ink

Green velvet ribbon from Boyes my local craft store

Red Berries and Charm Wild Orchid Crafts

Pattern stitched in Anchor Marlitt Thread with Mill Hill seed beads

Holly paper Kaiser Craft

Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies

 

 

We are going out this evening for a meal with some friends . They have some Maltese friends staying with them at present so it will be nice to meet them again.

Also just some encouragement for Val on her Sober October for Macmillan Charity. Keep going you can do it. Nearly day 10 only 21 more to go thats a third of the way!!

Enjoy the evening whatever you have planned

 



 

 

Stitched Christmas Card

Good Morning everyone and apologies for not posting sooner. I was away last week for a few days seeing our friends in London and went  last Thursday with my friend Val to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham . We had a great day but the festival was a little disappointing lots of stalls and displays but everything was very similar so it  was easy to get sick of looking. Still we both enjoyed it and managed to find some nice goodies. Now its just us finding the time to  play with them!! We also joined a class showing you how to applique a 30'sstyle butterfly. My first photo is of  the quilt the lady brought  we attempted one of the butterfly panels. It was a lovely quilt I'm unfortunately light years away from this standard but you have to start somewhere.

 

 

Now for my post this is a Christmas card I made last year it was stitched at my craft group. I did intend to send it to someone but  I loved it so much I kept it. I may send it this year who knows

It is very traditional colours and the stitched poinsettia is a lovely Christmas Design.

 

 



 

 

Card Recipe 

Blank card 8x8 elegant design Craftwork Cards

Stitched pattern fro my Craft Group

Poinsettia flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (see link in sidebar)

Stitched with Marlitt thread by Anchor from Hobby craft

Ribbon from Craft shop in Litchfield

Paper and Mirra card from my stash

Sentiment Lili of the Valley (see sidebar for link)

Berries,leaves and beads from my stash

Swirl is a Magnolia Do Hickey die

 

Before I go just a couple of pieces of interesting information. Wild Orchid Crafts have just launched a new web site and have some great new products you can get the link in my sidebar. Also Live and Love Crafts Blogspot have a candy give away for some WOC products the Candy Button link with a picture of the prize is on my sidebar . Good  luck if you  enter the draw.

 

I hope you have a great week and find time to do lots of  Happy Crafting.

 

 

 

 

 

White Stitched Card

This is an idea I had to do the stitching in white on this pretty stitching design. I've done lots of these stitched cards but never one in white. The design is Fuchsia Flowers and the design for the rest of the card was inspired by the all white card I made recently for my daughter in law  Fiona which was my first all white card and as she loved it I thought I would do another all white card. The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder.

 

 

I haven't decorated the centre yet as I've not decided who to send it to yet.

 

 



Card Recipe

Blank 6x6 scalloped square card Craftwork cards

Embossing folder free in magazine

Stitched pattern from my Craft Group ages ago

Spellbinders floral die

Butterfly die free in magazine

Floral swirls Marianne die

Sentiment LOTV

White embossing powder from my stash

Thread Anchor white Marlitt available at Hobby Craft but think I got mine from Wye Needlecraft in Bakewell

 

Hope you enjoy looking at the stitched card and all enjoy a great weekend. I've got nothing planned at the moment but do need to do the dreaded grocery shop at some point. I also plan to do some crafting just finishing off a couple of commissioned cards for friends.

 

 

 



Beads and Feathers

This is a beaded and stitched card I made at my craft group last week very Art Deco colours not intentional but pink was the option for the bugle beads so just decided the black was a good contrast. I have put the card together around these colours and found the feathers in my stash and went from there. Different from the normal colours and style I make but hope you like it . Let me know what you think.

 

Card Recipe

Stitched pattern and bugle beads from my class.

Black petite beads Mill Hill Wye Needle craft Bakewell

Spellbinder die Decorative labels 8 and labels 8

Black lace Boyes a local craft shop

Pink cotton lace haberdashery stall Bakewell Market

Feathers from my stash

Thread Anchor Marlitt black

Cameo embellishment from Hobby Craft sale

Sentiment LOTV heat embossed in pink embossing powder

Gems Kanban from my stash

Black mirra card Samuel Taylor Harrogate show

Pink paper from my stash.

 

 

I'm still busy with my tutorial but hope to have it ready by next week have a busy few days ahead  so not much time to craft.

Hope you all have a great week the weather is still Ok not quite as nice as last week but still great for getting out and about. Going to put the last of  my plants in  the garden today now its just watering, watering, watering every day. I should add done by my lovely husband what a star.

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

A Beautiful Stitched Design

Good morning everyone hope you are enjoying a great weekend. Today I am showing you a card I started at my craft group a couple of week ago. It was led by my friend Carol and is a design she brought for us to use. Its a stunning design of flowers leaves and with  a lovely Thinking of  You sentiment.

 

I have mounted the card to match the lovely muted colours of lavender and willow green. I've sanded the edges to give a shabby chic effect. To finish I've added a flourish and some pearls to make a frame.

 

Card Recipe

Blank card 8"x6" from Hobby craft

Card Tim Holtz core dinations card from Strikes Garden Centre Craft Shop

Flourish Marianne Die

Pattern  Craft Group

Threads Anchor Marlitt Wye Needlecraft Bakewell also sold at Hobby Craft

Pearls hand done with Viva Pearl Pen in White  Dainty Crafts Washington

 

I really enjoy stitching these designs the flowers were a bit of a challenge to start with but I eventually got it. right .I want to say thank you to Carol for bringing such a lovely design to class.

She is brilliant at these stitched patterns.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and keep crafting.

 

 

 

 

70th Birthday stitched card for Val

I was commissioned this card by my best friend Val. It is for one of her dear friends 70th birthday. I hope she likes it. I have made this card before and I never tire of making it  I always enjoy the stitching and the results are always stunning and worth all the effort.

 

Card Recipe

Stitched topper made from The Flower Basket Pattern from Stitching Cards

Flowers and Doyley Wild Orchid Crafts

Gold Charm Wye Needlecrafts Bakewell

Sentiment Craftwork Cards

Ribbon, Papers and everything else from my stash

 

 



Hope you are all enjoying a great Sunday and thank you for looking  Carole