Think Pink for October

I am thrilled to see Suzanne K is well enough to bring back the wonderful challenge blog, Let's Ink It Up. I wish her a pleasant return to good health and many best wishes. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, the first monthly challenge is so apt - Think Pink. Now everyone by now should know I am not a pink girl, but lately, I have been drawn to it with some special challenges. Thank goodness I bought a Tim Holtz Shabby Chic Stash pad, which of course has some fabulous pages in pink.
Materials used.
Martha Stewart Garden Trellis punch.
Floradora stamp from Crafty Individuals
tattered butterflies from Lyndsay Mason - Personal Impressions
Roses from stash
TH Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap
I am also entering this card into the monthly challenge blog at Crafty Individuals - Winged Things
Tuesday Throwdown - Think Pink
Crafty Cardmakers - Anything Goes First week back after re-organizing. Welcome back.
Simon Says Stamp and Show Things with Wings

Challenge 13 LIIU Stitching

We have a great sponsor for the challenge in Stamping Scrapping who are very kindly offering a set of the stamps for their custom Spellbinders dies to the winner. You can check out the fabulous online store HERE Challenge 13 (Team B) over at Let's Ink It Up for the next two weeks is STITCHING - real or faux. . I used to do a lot of sewing, but the little old fingers aren't quite as good as they used to be. Equally nor is the eyesight, threading a needle, even with those magic pull through loops, is a task on it's own. My heart went into overdrive with the challenge of sewing, but I do love these challenges, so I took this one in steps and stages, and had a great time making it, so please don't be put off, it's more fun than sewing on a button or taking up a hem. I made an 8" x 8" card. Most of the sewing is faux, using a selection of stamps. I did however, sew the lace flower on the lower right and upper left. I made the 3 small flowers on the lower right. The ladies face and head and shoulders were stamped onto tissue paper to give the see through effect. Background paper used is from an 8" x 8" pad of Victorian Rose paper, sorry I can't find the front page. Stamps used are La Blanche Swirl, Bavura corset, two ladies faces from Across the Miles by The Stampman. The faux stitches stamps from Tandastamps. My team mates have come up with some beautiful inspiring work for this challenge, so if you have time, stop by their blogs (links above their entries) and check out their work! I greatly look forward to visiting your blogs to see your stitching, have fun, but please remember we do not allow Digi Stamps. I am also entering this card intto a few other relevant challenges. Sir Stampalot monthly challenge Ladies and Fashion The Secret Crafter Stitching The ABC Challenge S -Sugar and Spice Simon Says Stamp and Show Distressing Frosted Designs Handmade Embellishment Truly Scrumptious Vintage

Let's Ink It Up - Die Cuts and Punchies

Hello to all new and old players with the now fortnightly challenges from Let's Ink It Up. I have been a follower for a few months only but I am now so thrilled, for I was accepted at the last DT call and am now part of Team B. Suzanne and Claire our wonderful leaders, decided to hold 2 weekly challenges with an A and B team. We got off to a great start last week, so hopefully there are many of you who are eager to show us what you can do with the challenge for the next two weeks - DIE CUTS AND PUNCHIES.
I made an A5 card which opens landscape wise. I created the background using a piece of cream paper, which I randomly added patches of TH Distress inks Tumbled Glass and Old Paper. I randomly stamped a small flower and leaves using Sepia ink. I then covered the paper randomly with more Old Paper ink, then stamped with a larger flower head and leaves, again with Sepia ink. I enjoy trying different ways to make my own backgrounds, they don't all turn out well, a fair number do end up in the bin. Using two different size Nestabilities, I used a brown card for the outside one, the lighter one was edged with Antique Linen. I stamped the girl (Stamp It - Australia - Emily/Yvette ) lightly shaded in some areas with a pink pencil. I then made the flower using a Papermania Build a Rose set, adding a button to the centre. The punched strip in the centre is on cream paper using a Fiskas long punch. Thanks for looking, I am greatly looking forward to visiting your blogs to see your Die Cut and Punchie creations. Please remember that LIIU is for stamping only, we don't accept digi stamps. Have fun.