Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Crafty card

 I had a very busy day yesterday so wasn't able to get around to posting, so I am still sharing another card I did for the World Cardmaking challenge our card making group had.  This challenge was to make a crafting theme card and then send it to one of your crafty friends.

I finally found a crafty stamp and then had to figure out how to use it. I decided on making a crazy quilt design for my background using scraps.  I had plans on using a stamp for faux stitch marks and as you can see I started out doing that around the edges.  I wanted to use a white ink but that wasn't showing up at all so I went with a light brown over it and it was ok but I just didn't think it worked well, so between the actual scrap pieces I poked holes so that I could stitch a zig zag stitch between them and using some of my floss I hand stitched the pieces.  Of course after stamping and cutting the sentiment out with a stitch die I thought it looked a little plain so I added some buttons to it.



Great Impressions - E725 stamp, colored w/markers
Memory Box - Stitched Rectangle layers die
Making memories buttons
Crate Paper - DIY shop paper
Crafters companion - Pretty borders stamp (around edges)
Hand stitching with floss


Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by, I have been very busy as of late so I am a little behind visiting you all but will try to catch up :)

Connie

13 comments:

Esther Asbury said...

Your background is absolutely perfect for that sentiment, and I LOVE your hand stitched zig zags!! What a pretty quilt card!

Debbie said...

such a great card and the sentiment is so sweet!!! your stitching is so creative!!!

Beth Norman-Roberts said...

Fabulous crazy quilt. I used to make projects using crazy quilt items. Such fun. I like your sewing. Have a great week.

Louca por porcelana said...

Pretty card!

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, this is cute, Connie! I like the way you did the stitching. Really love the quilt idea!

Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmas said...

Super cute saying!! Thanks for visiting!!
Hugs,
Debbie

aussie aNNie said...

Fabulous sentiment perfect for this card. xx

Lowcarb team member said...

This card looks great Connie.

All the best Jan

wannabcre8tive said...

Awww, so cute. Love, love the sentiment.

Darlene said...

WOW! I almost missed this one ... for some reason the notification went into my spam ... grrr! Anyways, this is SO COOL ... and perfect for that awesome sentiment! Well done my friend!! Very clever!

ShazInOzCardsCalligraphy said...

Very different Connie think it’s great you went out of your comfort zone with this one! And with such great results.
Thanks for Sharing, God bless and keep you safe, and all those you love, hugs Shaz in Oz.x

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Donna Phelan said...

More pretty papers and pretty patterns. Love the way you 'stitched' them all together! What a happy (and cozy) card!

Janice said...

Lovely papers to make up the quilt. Love the sentiment, it’s just perfect.