Tagging .....

Made tag for a Decorated Tag swap over on UK Stampers Forum ....

Colours are a bit garish but thought it went ok during it's making ....

If you fancy joining in the swap click HERE to go to the forum - it's free & fun to join ....

Sid xx

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June square ......

This 4 x 4 inch decorated square was made for a monthly swap over on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group ..... this one is for June !!!

I used an embossed background treated with paints and metallic waxes on card from a recycled cereal box.  A stamped and coloured tag along with printed collage elements, fibres and metal florals have been complimented with buttons and glitter glue.

This one is going to a member in Germany ..... hope she likes it !

If you fancy joining in the Group click HERE to go there and join ..... it's free and fun .....

Sid xx

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Green Love .......

Made a decorated tag for a Swap over on UK Stampers Forum !

I have used unusual colours for a 'Love' theme.  There are stamped elements over a background made with Distress inks.  The heart has been stamped and foiled in gold and green metallic film and mounted on foam pads to raise it.  I have stamped the buttons with Stazon ink and applied at the base.

Finishing touch was to add some green eyelash fibres.

If you fancy joining in the swap (one of many) click HERE to join the Forum and join in !

Sid xx

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Soaring by ..........

This card was made on a 5 x 7 inch white card blank.  I cut a slightly smaller matt in teal coloured card and embossed this through a dotty embossing folder in the Sizzix Big Shot. This was glued to the front of the card.

I then diecut a square stitched matt in more white card and stamped this with hills & hot air balloons in Versafine black ink.  I then took some buttons coloured with dark teal Copic alcohol ink and tied these through with some glitter twine.  They were attached with hot glue.

The sentiment was stamped on white card and diecut with a stitched oblong die.  Both panels were attached as shown on foam pads and some adhesive pearls added to finish the card.

This meets the City Crafter Challenge blog challenge for this week which is to CASE a card by Stella. I have used spots, balloons and teal as my CASED elements.

Sid xx

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Button Love ......

Happy Easter Monday !

Made a card with diecuts, buttons & stamps today !

Sid xx

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Easter Chicks ......

A little Easter chick card made today ......  Happy Easter !!

I started with a 5 x 5 inch square card blank, cut some white card matts and mounted these on foam pads, made the chicks from buttons added stamped wings and eyes & some pearls to finish.

Sid xx

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Cherry Ripe ........

Been doing a bit of machine embroidery lately with my Singer Futura XL400 machine which has been mothballed for a while.  I used cream calico as the base for this cushion and it makes a super base material where you want to focus on the design (I used a tearaway stabiliser in the hoop during the embroidering).

I embroidered a large cherry design which was free from Embroidery Library Inc . They have a free weekly giveaway and all you need to do is register !  They also have loads of designs that you can buy.  I used polyester thread from Madeira for the sewing.

Thought this one was nice and fresh looking so used it as the centre on the cushion front.  Once embroidered I used a Greek key fancy stitch in red thread to frame the design and added a small red button on each corner of the border.  The cushion measures 16 x 16 inches.

Sid xx

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