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A June swap will involve animals. I got ready with this outline cat from my own pattern. I stitched on a golden patterned paper so it would look like it was against wallpaper in a house.
I stamped a greeting and then mounted over an orange houndstooth print paper.
Ddd
I've been seeing cards all over the net with what is called the 'chalkboard technique'. I wanted to have a go at it myself and finally made some time for it.
Multiple images and sentiments are stamped on black cardstock with Versamark ink and embossed with white powder. Then some whitish chalk ink is lightly smeared onto the background to look like chalk dust. I used a white gel pen to add some doodling and some border lines. Colored pencils were lightly applied over selected areas and the piece was trimmed out. I had some black photo corners on hand so added these on all the chalkboards.
I used the same stamp combination on three pieces of cardstock and then mounted them on different color combinations of card base and chevron paper.
On the blue one I added accents of shaped rhinestones (using glue dots) and doodled in some borders and a bunch of dragonflies with black Sharpie. The dragonflies were colored in with white gel pen and over-colored with blue colored pencil.
I did a version in yellow and orange and added colored rhinestones throughout. Three paper flags were added to the right and each of these got rhinestones as well. I used the Sharpie to add doodles in the chevron paper.
Finally, I made a pink and purple combo. Shaped rhinestones, colored paper flags and some clear acrylic hearts are the accents. Sharpie doodling on the chevron paper is the finishing touch.
It is definitely a different style for me. I might try it again some time but I can't see doing it a lot. On the other hand, now I can check that off my to-do list.
Ddd
NOT a rabbit! Strangely enough it is actually a frog!
We had a class that was only advertised as 'origami'. We got plan white printer paper and the instructor talked us through the steps. I went back an immediately made another to reinforce the steps in my head.
If you press down on the back of the back and slide your finger off the frog will hop.
Ddd
Another craft offered was for making a key ring charm of a sea turtle using twine and pony beads.
(With my assistant Flat Stanley)
I probably will never make another one of these. I probably won't even use this one.
Ddd
A class was offered to learn a pattern of ribbon weaving. Not my favorite colors to work with but it does help to keep track of which step comes next if there is this contrast. Now that I am home I can duplicate it in various ribbon types, colors, widths and lengths.
(grandson's Flat Stanley joined me)
Some more delicate bits of this may make an appearance on a card some day.
Ddd
The second card made from the kit is less imaginative:
Mostly just layering bits and pieces.
Ddd
On vacation there were some crafts offered as part of the 'entertainment'. In one session we were given a little packet of cardstock, decorated paper, ribbon, paper flowers, rubons and rhinestones.
Here is what I made with the first card base:
I cut some of my paper flowers into two-petal sections and made the hearts out of them.
Ddd
Seems strange to be stitching a snowman this time of year, but it had to be done. As you can see some of the stitching stickers are much larger than others.
I placed the sticker on plain white cardstock and used blue, green and red for the stitching. The image was bordered with red and mounted with foam tape over a green card base with strips of various green printed papers.
The greeting is a clear sticker.
Ddd
On a recent vacation I took an offered workshop for a decorated journal. Calling it a 'workshop' was stretching it a lot as we bought a blank journal with a packet of supplies and were given a tape runner, glue dots, and scissors to use.
I made mine with big pockets on the front and back and used their stickers and diecuts to add details.
This is the front:
And this is the back:
Lots of supplies left over to use on other projects at home.
Ddd
So little stitching on these elements it hardly seems fair to classify this as paper embroidery! The canes each have 7 lines and the holly each have 3 french knots.
I trimmed all these elements and mounted them to a patterned cardstock over a cream decorated paper. The holly is popped up on foam tape.
The greeting is a red foil sticker.
Ddd
Here's a different format... a tall card for a change.
I mounted three tree stickers and a star to emerald green dotted cardstock. All the stitching was done in red and the panel was bordered in red as well. I added to a speckled card base.
The text is a sticker.
Ddd
Now I'm actually working ahead on Christmas cards - this one is for June.
Three stickers make up this arrangement - the bauble and a chain on purple and the bow on red. They are stitched with metallic threads in opposing colors. The bow was trimmed out and mounted on foam tape.
I mounted the panel on a red card base and added red faux stitching up the sides.
The sentiment is a clear sticker.
Ddd
Cute gingerbread stickers were placed ton ginger-colored dotted cardstock and stitched in different colors before trimming them out. I used two types of shiny silver paper to create a littel cookie sheet and glued the cookies onto it. More silver and a little black became a spatula and is popped up on foam tape.
I added the whole to a yellow card base and added a clear sticker greeting. This card makes me smile.
Ddd
This was such a pretty tree I decided to let it stand on its own. I placed the sticker on emerald green dotted paper and stitched all in red.
On a red card base I mounted two shiny gold strips and popped up the image with foam tape.
Ddd
Second card for April is made up of 9 separate stickers on random cardstock colors, stitched with random colors and trimmed to size.
I made a light 'floor' with lines of marker and stacked the presents - some on foam tape.
The greeting is a vinyl sticker.
Ddd
Now catching up to the April Christmas cards... Three separate tree stickers were placed on green dotted cardstock. I stitched all in red and added a red border behind. The greeting is a clear sticker.
I used a woodgrain background and popped the iage panel up on foam tape.
Ddd
This Christmas card was scheduled for March! Finally, I got it done.
The gingerbread house sticker was mounted on toasty brown dotted paper. The suckers and candy canes were stuck to pink and red paper and stitched before trimming out. I bordered the house with red to pick up the stitching and placed on woodgrain paper for a background.
The greeting is a clear sticker.
Ddd
I am catching up with the 'two Christmas cards per month' plan. I am still working with the stitching stickers and for this card combined two elements.
First I stitched french knots in the centers of the string of lights. Then I placed the stocking stickers on red and stitched the heels and toes before trimming out. These are mounted with foam tape to 'hang' from the light string.
Over a green card base I added a chevron strip and a thick acrylic greeting sticker. The bordered feature panel was then attached.
Ddd
Another swap I missed participating in was the one on 'weather'. This pattern is from the one book I own on paper embroidery. I selected a greyed blue for the sky and stitched up the clouds with white.
I mounted on a white card base and added a mix of leaf stickers and swirls.
Ddd
Another June swap for 'roses' will find me sending this one out in the mail. This i my own pattern stitched in two tones of red over a two-toned pink paper.
I stamped the sentiment on breen to match the leaves and popped it up on foam tape.
Ddd
