STITCHES STITCHES STITCHES

Happy Saturday, I am back with another card. But, boy have I had a busy day. I got up early and was headed to the Walmart to pick up a few things for the house and my car would not start, I mean all I got was click, click click. Now this is a bother. I thought it was the battery. I called my roadside service they sent out the tow truck and he got me going.  Since I bought the battery at Walmarts it was a good thing that is where I was headed. Well, I got the battery tested and it is not the battery. The young man said he thought it was the starter. I was really praying that wasn't it. I knew the sound of that click click click. I had heard it before. Now I have got to set up an appointment with the mechanic. I have really been trying to stay out of his shop. But, the call must be made.

Let's move on to something that is much more fun than my car problems. How about my new card. I have used a Wags N' Whiskers image (He loves Me) and their challenge is to use stitches. The sketch is Papertake Weekly

I have been practicing making bows, I still have a long way to go.  The color combo is a challenge at Colour Create

This was their color inspiration picture. My cards colors pick these up. The DP papers are from Basic Grey their challenge is to have stitches.

Crafty Creations Challenge Summer lovin'

Fab & Funky Buttons and Bows 

Rosie D's Challenge All creatures great and small

Alphabet Challenge N is for Nature

Simon Says Stamp Going dotty

Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog Lazy Hazy Days of Summer

Kah-Wink-E-Dink Digi Stamps Anything goes (as long as its cool)

My card is colored with copics (of course) E09, E31, E33, 341, E25, E42, E53, G82, G17, W3, W5, W7, YR65, YR14, Y38 and the peach spica pen. The DP is Basic Grey green at heart. The card stock is Bazzill. I used my little pixie sewing machine to sew the stitches. I am still practicing with this. But, the Pixie is really more convenient than my regular machine. And I don't have to keep moving it. The ribbon and buttons are from my stash. This is it for today. I think it is time to go shopping online.

I did make it to the scrapbook store (My Scrapbook Mania in Bessemer, AL). I drove 45 miles for  Copics. I did get 2 stamps that were on sale for 50% off. And I did stop off at a couple of other stores in the area, although I did not buy anything else. I do like to look sometime.

I hope that you like my card and I would love to hear from you.

He Loves Me

Hey it is still Saturday and I am back with another post. This one I haven't decided how I'm going to use it yet. The image is from Wags n' Whiskers and is called He loves Me. It came from Stamp & Create. Lacey has really good service and it did not take long for my orders to arrive. I look forward to ordering again soon. One of my challenges is also from Wags n'Whiskers. it is to use ribbon. The sketch is from Friday Sketchers.

The next challenge is from Fab 'N' Funky Challenges it is to use something that has been neglected. That would be this image. I have had it for several months and never used it. I could not really think of what card I would make with it. The next challenge is from Cute Card Thursday it is touchy feely. I guess He loves me, would come under that heading. The next one is Stamp Something the challenge was to layer something. I can attest to the fact that my card has many layers. But, we aren't finished yet. Next up is Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge a day out. My image is set in the garden so that could be counted as a day outside enjoying the flowers and friends. One more, Allsorts Challenge Blog the challenge was to stitch something. Either real or faux. Unfortunatly my sewing machine is mad at me because I have not used it in years, and now all of a sudden, I want to sew on paper. And it is just not having any of that. So, I had to make a stitched look.

Well, now a little about my card.  As, I said, I used an image from Wags 'N Whiskers. I colored it with my copics.  I can't believe I did not write down the colors that I used. I colored it last weekend. I used the swirls and birds embossing folder from Cuttlebug in my Cuttlebug. The orange paper is from Basic Grey Lime Ricky collection. The other papers are just from my stash. The card base is Bazzill. The beads that I treaded on to the pin are from Hobby Lobby. I picked them up yesterday in the clearance isle for $1.79. They caught my eye because the irisdecence colors were the same as my papers.  I am working on my lighting. It is still to dark and I am not getting the best pictures like I want. The ribbon used is from my stash. And since I still can not tie a bow. I just folded like I knew what I was doing and stuck the pin through it and then added the rest of the beads on and capped it off with a plastic tip and a little glue. I distressed a little around the image with Versa Magic Dew Drop Spanish Olive. The flowers are from my stash as is the bling.