Lost in a book

I got this free pattern from an email subscription and thought it was perfect as a thank you gift for someone who loves books as much as I do. It hasn't photographed particularly well unfortunately. I backed it with felt after adding the ribbon and then blanket stitched the edges.

You can find the pattern at Tangled Threads.

Bookmark

We had a lovely day with my Mum yesterday. I asked her what she would like for her Birthday and she asked for a new knitting bag, the type which have a folding frame and pockets inside. I bought her one with bees on it and decided to use that as my theme for her presents. One of them was the bookmark I made her. I used part of one of the bees and flowers patterns that I recently used to make a set of 4 hoop pictures, see a previous post.  I backed it with white felt and blanket stitched around the edges. 

 

Cross stitch bookmarks

Now these are something that look much better in real life. I thought I would have a break from my cross stitch LOTV fairy picture and try a couple of bookmarks using some free patterns from Durene Jones on Facebook.  I started with the owl one and of course it wasn't quick to make at all. There are so many small sections in different colours and lots of backstitching. The butterfly one was much quicker. I backed them with felt and blanketstitched around the edges.  They will be on sale at my craft fair next Wednesday.

In the Garden

Challenge time again at Little Claire and this time we are looking for tags. You can choose to make a tag or add a tag, the choice is yours. You don't have to use a Little Claire image but we love it when you do.

Image - Little Claire In the Garden

Medium - Copics

Papers - Papermania Henbury Lane

Dies - Joy bird table, Cheery Lynn butterflies

Punch - MS birds on a wire border

Pearls - Meiflower

Other - DI Frayed Burlap

And the prize this month is this bundle of goodies

4 x 6x6 Red Dots on White Paper

4 x 6x6 Pink Meadow Narrow Stripes Paper

4 x 6x6 Green & Blue Stripes Paper

4 x 6x6 How Sweet it is Dble Sided Paper

1 sheet of 24 Circular Sentiment Greetings

5 x Assorted A4 Design Sheets

8 x Assorted Concertina Tag Cards

1 x You’re so Tweet Stamp

1 x Me to You Teapot Stamp

1 x Me to You Assorted Ribbons

Challenges

Crafty Blogger's Network Nature

Have you entered my candy yet, see candy page?

I will be back shortly with a card.

Alice in Wonderland

It's my second and final GDT make for the lovely ladies at It's all about the vintage and beauty. This fortnight the sponsors are Delicious Doodles and Villakeiju. Yes, it's another bookmark. I love the vintage images from Nicecrane and was delighted to use this which is from the original book drawings. Bit of a challenge to colour as there is so much black shading in the picture but I am pleased with the way it all turned out. I used another of the large Prima tags, a Papermania diecut, dictionary page including the word curious, some mini playing cards from a cracker, ribbon from stash, a Tim Holtz clock rubon and DI Vintage Photo.

Challenges

Crafty Catz Not square

 Di's Digis Girly 

Bizzy Becs Tag it 

Bunny Zoe Shabby chic/vintage
Allsorts Make a gift (bookmark)
Sweet Stampin' Use tags
Songbird Your favourite song (I have so many but I love White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane)
Simon Says Monday challenge It's a Mystery ( I have always been fascinated by Alice in Wonderland, very mysterious story)

I'll be back shortly with my DT card for Crafty Little Fairies.

Sewing Bookmark

You may have noticed that I love making sewing cards though I don't sew nowadays. I used to like embroidery, patchwork and cross stitch before I discovered cadmaking. I thought a sewing bookmark would be fun for my DT make this week for the anything goes with ribbon at Crafty Ribbons. I stamped various sewing stamps which were a mag freebie, using Memento Rich Cocoa and then used DI tattered Rose. The diecuts are Tim Holtz and I used ric rac and tape measure ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. The bows and baker's twine are from stash.

Challenges

Bizzy Becs Tag It 

Crafts 4 Eternity Anything but a card 

Scribble and Scrap Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe Shabby chic/vintage

Enjoy the Journey

It's another bookmark for the men today. I am really enjoying making these. They are such fun and a chance to use all those fab Tim Holtz products and various dies.

Tag - Prima

Stamps and rubons - Tim Holtz

Bicycle die - Marianne

Moustache and Umbrella dies - Memory Box

Other - DI Black Soot, ribbon from stash

Challenges

Simon Says Stamp Monday Anything Goes 

TTCD Anything Goes 

Scribble and Scrap Anything Goes
Simon Says Anything Goes
Charisma Anything but a card
  MAWTT No papers
  It's all about the vintage and beauty At Least 3 stamps (Enjoy the journey, NY ticket, arrow)

We are out this evening with a friend, meal and then theatre to see the new musical Save The Last Dance.

Steampunk Tag/Bookmark

This is my second DT make today.

Our challenge at Crafty Ribbons this week is anything but a card. I have my next craft fair on 30th October and hope to have a few of these bookmarks/large tags to sell. After making a girly one with my new Prima doll stamp I wanted to make a steampunk one. It's the first time I have tried something like this and nowhere near as clever and complex as some of you clever crafters make but I loved making it and will definitely be giving some more a try.

All the products are Tim Holtz except the rubon pennyfarthing and ribbon which is from Crafty Ribbons of course. Even that has had the DI vintage photo treatment as I didn't want it white. I used various rubons and stamps, then DI Vintage Photo and Aged Mahogany. I then heat embossed the die cut on the edge steampunk cad with copper embossing powder and added a bulldog clip.

Challenges

Crafty Catz A gift to remember 

Bunny Zoe Ribbon
The Ribbon Girl Brown

Playing with my new doll

My lovely friend Lisa sent me a voucher for My Crafty Heart for my Birthday and after looking at the paper pads and dies, thought no I will get something totally different so I choose a Prima tag pad and a Prima doll stamp. I thought these would be fun and I was right, they were. I paper pieced the doll and added some lace under her skirt.

Image - Prima

Papers - Prima Lyric

Medium - Copics

Flower - Prima

Other - Tim Holtz rubons, DI Frayed Burlap and Tattered Rose, lace, alphabet and ribbon from stash

These make great bookmarks as well as tags and I will definitely be making some more.

Challenges

Simon Says Rubber or clear stamp 

In the Pink Luscious Lace 

Southern Girls Sing a song (Living Doll) 

A Creative Romance Pink 

Allsorts Use your ABCs 

That Craft Place Think Pink